American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-25

; shall sink from the dignity Of an indepeudc;
nation, recognized and courtcd by the powers c
Europe, into a dependent State of the Amer
can union. .Indging from the tone Of these Al
ticles, we consider it very doubtful whether Tia
Texans viii consent to the proposed anneNa
tcn on the conditions prescribed. We make
single extract from the National Register, SAT-
10 be- the government organ, which is as to!
+ lows:
1--WE have always been a warm and heart,
advocate for the cause of anneNatOn; but ncve
did we dream that the approval Of the people o
/ Texas would he required to proposition SO ab
/ surd-so degrading as the one pgopounded b.
I this resolution. Oar space does not now adm
: of further detail. Suffice it, that we contfas
( our present elevated position, as a people, Sc
cure in the enjoyment OF peace, and in tin
speedy acquisition of acknow lodged mdcpcn
dencc; secure in the wealth which the commerc,
ut Europe Is about 10 pour into our lap, and il
the increasing value OF our lands, arising from
extended occupation, and the investment of 70
reign capital; secure OF becoming the most IA
vorcd by those powerful and wealthy sove-
regnties, whom both interest and policy impel
to cherish our prosperity and growth, that then
'ii'lhCtH llluf w SuppItN Will bul SldpHS, anu
secure that the increase of commerce will spec.
Oily render no less consistent than desirable, Il
great dlmnution OF the present tariff with the
alternative presented by this resolution, ofTey-
as Invested of ali these high privileges and adj
vantdgeS; ahoru Of her attributes as a nation;
crippled in her commerce, in her prosperity, in
her domestic resources; depressed by the bur
dens of public debt and direct taxation; her
land in consequence deprecated in value; and
IN the event of final annexation upon the pro-
posed bass. our public domain not only raced
and mortgagcd to secure the payment of our
debt, but oven cylsceratcd Of IFS mineral wealth,
20 swell the federal treasury.
This is indeed but dim and totally made
qnate view Of the actual PIT and grave OF lnSg
ulhcdnce ana ntamy into which the House OF
Representatives ofthc American Congress have
proposed TO plunge this nation.
..iinrcEr. miscal'd rhr Morning Star:
Nor min--nor tirnd halh iLl'u 50 far"
The present coalition of Mexico may nave
had some influence in producing this change Of
position on the part of The Texans. The fall
Of $miA Aunl may have induced the hope,
(Which viii probably be realized that Mexico
will rcaogal the independence of Tc%as. In
deed such wond seen to be the policy which
prudence would dictate 10 the Mexican govern
ment for it would he much better and slter to
have the Independent nation Of Texas rs Il
neighjor, than the formidable government OF
the United States II President Jones be adj
verse TO annex ltion, 1t is not likely that the
proposition Of the United States will be ac-
copied.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE At CARLISLE, PA. We
are indebted to the polieness of the Clerks of
our City Post Office, for the following copy of
letter received last evening from the Post
master at Carlisle, giving the particulars of a
destructive fire.
CARLISLE, PA, Monday, A. NJ.
Our Town Hall, containing al! our engines
and fire apparatus was fired by an inccndiary
last night. Before the citizens collected, the
Hall was enveioped ia flames, and the engines
and hose destroyed. In few minutes the
Court House took fire, and is now a mass Of
ruins. The records were saved.
As the wind was high, the fire at one time
threatened to sweep all the southeast portion
of the town. Several buildings were on fire,
but were saved without damage.
In haste, ". NJ. PORTER, ?. NJ.
NvRRAu roR Sr. Lows. On the 18th inst.
an election was held in the It'll ward of ST.
Ioars, tor an Alderman, which resulted in the
choice Of II. d. Bacon, Esq. the American
Republican candidate, by majority of liz.
Well done, St Louis.
ANOTHER AMERICAN REPUBLICAN NIcroRY,
We learn from Harrisburg, that at the election
for Borough officers on Friday, the American
Republicans elected thirteen of their candidates
out of nineteen. having secured the Assistant
Burgess, High Constable two Of the Town
Council, one Constable, two Assessors, two In
spectors, aud other officers. This Borough has
heretofore been strongly Democratic
EARLY YisIr The sea serpent has been seen
already at Cape Island. He was discovered
about 100 yards from the shore, and continued
for two or three hours sporting on the surface
of the pillows, when he finally disappeared for
parts unknown. His snakeship was seen by
hundreds of spectators copyrighted upon the
beach.
Mass NcHUsErrs u. S. SENATOR. The Hon.
John Davis, Is the wing, and the Hon. Fred'k
Robinson, the democratic candidates for the U.
s Senator to supply the place vacated by the
death Of the Hon. Isaac c. Bates. They are
the caucus candidates of the Legislature, Mr..
Davis, will, of course, be elected
VESSEL on FIRE At n. York, on Saturday
morning the brig Mary Hooper, of Baltimore,
caught fire from the stove ppe-burning the
mainsail and doing some other slight damage.
The brig lay in the East River at the time of
the accident
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT, a young man