The New York herald., 1845-03-23
The Important Intelligence from Texas
Hostility of the Government to Annexa-

Hostility Of the Government TO Annexa-
tion.
We give in another column, late and highly
important intelligence from Texas, from which II
would appear that annexation is far of ever.
The organ OF the government-the National Reg
ister-is 1t will be seen, exceedingly bitter and de-
termlned in its expression Of hostility 10 the House
resolutions and tits quite apparent that so tar as the
Executive OF Texas is concerned, the terms offered
by the Congress of the United States, Will be re-
jected with the utmost scorn. We are strongly
inclined TO believe that the article IN the Register
was written by President Jones himself II IS
coached lin his style, and there scan be no doubt
that il expresses his sentiments. How the mass Of
the people are disposed TO treat the matter remains
10 be seen; but whatever the decision of the popu-
lar will may be, the completion Of the measure
may be now regarded indefinitely postponed.
II will be recolected that simmedately on the
passage OF the resolution leaving to the President
the choibe of the alternatives, the House Resolu-
tions, as they are called, being the one, and Mr..
Benton's bill the other, Mr.. Tyler selected the for
mer, which it now appears was the most unpala-
table TO Texas. What is the natural inference il
the Executive of Texas refuses TO annex on these
terms? Why, another protracted appeal to the
people, and the probability is, that the influence Of
the government, and various other interests, may
be able 10 defeat the project altogether. There
certainly cannot be any doubt that the resolutions
are less favorable to Texas than the treaty rejected
by the Senate, and contemplated by Mr.. Benton's
resolutions, which were to negotiate on the same
principles. And it was very well known at the
time, in wel-informed quarters, that the feeling in
Texas was likely TO run counter to the resolutions
selected by Mr.. Tyler.
II Itwould appear, therefore, that Mr.. Tyler and
Mr. Calhoun, III selecting that alternative, had some
inkling, probably through Duff Green, that such
proposition would be negatved by the government
of Texas, and was not likely TO please the people,
and that by selecting it the whole annexation ques-
tion would be again thrown before the people, in
our elections throughout the country, and that thus
the question would remain as unsettled as ever
The conduct of Mr.. Tyler and the hasty manner in
which he despatched his messenger to the govern
ment OF Texas, after selecting the worst and most
unpalatable resolutions, would thus seem to imply
that he did not wish to the question settled, and
desired to take it out of the hands Of Mr.. Polk al
together leaving it to popular dscusson.for future
direction
IL would appear, from recent vote In secret ses-
sion of the Senate, made public the other day, thai
the President is prohibited from selecting any other
mode OF annexation, that every point of view,
and on all hands, the question is aAoat again
When we take all this into consideratlon-the
movements in South Carolina hostile to Mr.. Polk
the determination Of the whig party to sresist an
nexaton TO the latest gasp and various other mat
ters are very much inclined to believe that an
nexaton is as far off as ever, and that the battle
must be fought over again.