Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-03-31
Domlratir kMtelliUeMce.
From The National Iateiiigsneer.
ANNEXATION" IN TEXAS.


Iexss has been received at New Orleans the Sth In.
stani, at which time nfdrmaon had reached Texas of
The passage oil The Joni Resolution BY House of Rsn
f~sentsiives, hic ELECTED the suhpined commeniafrs
from papers understood 10 be cxpuens Ut the views of
the Government ii that country. We copy them Just
find them. Our readers must receive dinpren,
impression frum the Isrns OF them than we do If they
sasgae any firm Of annexation whatever that The
Caied States Guild possibly agree To- which would be
acceptable 10, or accepted by the authors Of the com
mcntaries.
From The Ga'rcaoa CiriLan.
The article which we copy to-day from the National
Register affords Crafty, ny .sdtnc. OF return, on The
parI o the friends u anne xaon In this county, pro-
per sense oi self respect and understanding of the
position which Texas may and ought assua in Ie-
laion 10 the question: Our friends beyond the Sabine
hsve lbs, sig hi oi the homey adagc that takes two To
maze bargain and only studied how shape mea
sures as 10 make The ecprociiy all side ;" IN
sal at length their utter seshness and disregard Vi The
rspct due n Texas as an independent nation, which
has thus FAT maintained her nsiiuhaty. rights and lib
critics. begins Ia produce The natural fruits u dsappoInl
Incut and aversion IN those of cxrns lao had Look
cd 10 that quarter for magnauimous and disinresled
regard for osr wesFe and happntss. The helpless and
rershlng begear may without hesitation accept the must
Illuminating condnias for, and agree 10 hccume the
a,s VI, him irom nhom he receives the ul avert
sng famine and death but the sturdy yeomsn whose
honest ind usy aud sronp afford him all the
Il subsistence aad protection requisite his condition
and habits In Life. well shun The banquet and the as
soca,uu II invited into the society VI The mure wealthy
and pfcsuming, when his acceptance is 10 be coupled
with Acknowledgements Of vassalage aud inferority.
From iht 1tros) National Register.
THr PROPOSED ANsEXArton.-1he Congress Of the
uniud States doth consent that the territory included
within and rigLYy belonging To The Republic Of 1e,
MAY be erected Tito Stair. 10 be called the
Stale II 1tres. with republican lorm Of government
~ be adopted by the people al said Republic. by depu
ties IN Convention, assembled with HE consent of the
t,tx in Il int Il, 10.
mIii.d ui The States OF the niunn Such is the
language Of the first nol the resolution which has
passed the lower House Of The American Congress
What is lis impau
The sasys.r lie, that must lay aside our national
name, abandon our cinsliiubu ourselves nin n
,ss State, sdopt The appeltion al estate of Texas"
ogs6sea new Government OF epuhliran form. by
{" depotIes assembled ~ convention and after We have
passed Though tbs prescribed uroiion; after have
thus voa1aFy deprived ourselves ofe,ery feature and
lipeau,eni Of that nationality under which indcpen
dence has been recognised by toreenPowers after wc
have. IN fact. aasiiiiaird mdeptiigcs comppifv
ADD rt}adiafed era eur name So that can neither
knew nor he known in The rank and seal among the M
tions which Ne have hereoffe occupied nj least with.
uut dishonor and ailh the nseni ii the old world aud
the new after oil hese sacr fees aud Nil thus dcprnds>
ton, what shall We have gained What shall We have
accomplished .fnnczotion 10 The american Union
No not even The pnlmise Of II.
Under such circumstances, all our connections with
h"e9" haus ""nia oc uissved, our rplaiions toward
them changed all advantages Lccfuing trrm past nego
ua'lous erase ir TO one can pretend that the great
European Powers will continue their amicable inter
course with ouf Government as the Republic Of Teras
o"nef me name OF ihe State q Teas, habned in the
ca'o OF suppah ior adn'ssun nio the family Of A
h.fcan siaes the very cut and fashion of which have
bern prescribed by their Congress Why, in such
puse. Ne should nui even know ourselves In such
e'ae OF ua"nal abey aud nbo We could neither as
eeH separate independence for ourselves, claim any
species ct alliance OF oonnexoo known by any name
gwen under heaven or among men, with any other
Government. In such altitude Of Notifying and hu.
m'sling md.fineisss, We may well be di,avowed as
ais'inct nai'sn,
"By all our kied and kin. when they
"Compafe our day aud yesterday"
And, having assuncd tbs equiyocal posture. by the
consent oi the America Congress, "n order" as The
,esou''uh declares. THAT msy be Admitted Of
'he States Il lie Isti then are are bound unto them
aut they are mol ionnd US We are vet again and
in the ftyh ii,ns, 10 knock their door for admission
ION or dCfore The first day # january mat" with our
aew C'nsto,hn IN our hand, when that Congress will
take their final dcfn (Gr against as the case may bel
on The subject Of our application.
ih's rs The Substance and extent of their "guaran-
hes pafaded as The expression is IN the resolution,
under The imposing grammatical form Of The pluyd mum.
Der Have We any pledge that We shall then be an
htredF No th,y tnly premise that they will once
inore consider The pup slion and take what they are
pleased to denoiDinate Their iua aeilono upon it, And
judging from the language they now hold we have no
thing inore nor ess 10 expect Than That they will then
'spurn' Us as befufe-f they ran do SO without yio
laiIng any pledge
But, II We adopt the course Indicated by the resolu-
finn "a dn o., u,.e, h, ,,..,.I e