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g. t,...,on Ex.Presidenfl of Texas made
- IN New orleans on thes2sIh nit In the
cor,,.. Of which be remarked mat nearly eVtey
-, {, Tef.s 0as 10 favor Of anaexstion. He
80 ee,n a any meetings ia the Repnbiie, and
,,h-a ne question Of snnexstion vas pat a mega.
live voice was rare Thing. President Jones,
he sta lei, was in favoro the Measure, and would
10 every hing 10 bis power 20 satisfy the wish
Is THE people.-xBsis .fmsTiesa.
10 This speech, Gen. II. reeouuts his efforts 10
bring shout Aanexaiion, soon after his accession
10 ihe Presidency Of Texas. His overiurss be-
ing rejected, .she thought linle innocent ifeke-
~ would benefit the cause, and help on the mea-
safe 10 fnsl settlement He had often heard
that when lover had been kept in abeyanceby
his mistress for sometime, unable to obtain yes
or mo, some sudden holding OF or violent
praise ol some neighbor beauty would scarce
" fail to elicit an answer. Prompted BY thiS
ides, rs efficacy was immedisiely put TO test
Friendly intsreoEre iras e0Srtsd irh other POrsrs,
and sscaFs Or az mutual jealousy ,risfng bstrssn
cur country aud that Of England, her land ras frsI
solicited as partner IN tsIanes, which she Ieadi-
Is granted |: buLthe familiarity was never such
in Inc gallopsds as TO .anslOve with her. Tft
bail ,eas idksn md she ,sho aI,rays dearly Iorsd
sinking efsei,d ressEre-niqis direct proposal.
Gen. H. made slalsmenr, somew hatin detaI
onhis measures uPto 1871, to bring about An
lnsxaiipn.
aWIh his statement Of facts, Gen. n. said
lie wqnd leave The public 10 infer whether be
vas Opposed 10 or ia favor Of annexstiou. u
wasarne, The ssid,l that he had ecqHeiitd a ihL
,citk Sxal Britain, ana made the Uaf,d STATES Al
i,alais Of that PClcer he possibly could and h1d
Il NOT BEEN ne said for the sagsrntss Of The TerdF
rongr,s, in p1ssisg and sending 10 this country q
declaration tha, ine ,sniEs u he psop!e Of Ttra'
,,,y, faror Of the measure he irOuld hare 50 epf
rsf,d o The ars o.. tLt .qneriean Senate tAat tn
prise eoIld slip through their grasp as 10 hare pro
cured he ratification eG The treaty tast P'tns'
With that assurance 10 their hands, however, DC
said the seraie could aIlene TO other matters a
that lime, sndSiesl with Texas al their leisure
aHs then esaled that there exists but one see
ttiment in Texas. andlhat is in favor Of annexa
,;on. mai be.is perfec:lysure The Texan Execu
live as far as he can do il, will carry out The
m.aSpEe 10 good faith that when. the Congress
, mes,s fhey will give their assent 10 the measure
A thesPtesident has already given his; anc
ihat whensthe special depuiies Of the people
meet in Convention, in pursuance OF the Pfesl-
DENTS proclamation, they will raiify the act viii
7 every solemniiy, and then the country will pre-
,eole united front, He said there was no OPPOSE
lion 1amons the people ! be was sure the Presl
denlwotld not, nor would he himself, inierPos
one hfealh in its way. /
aCien. ". then alludel 10 very graceful term
} lolAe object Of his present tour, which is qnc
/ more TO have 40 inieryiew with Gen. Jackson
T before The des,h of that HluStrous citizen Sh
then sat down amid theS general cheers efFitb
House,