The New York herald., 1845-03-23

Highly important from Texss-sTwo Weeks
Later --Probable Refusal OF that RephbiIc
To Annex.
The steamship New York, arrived at New Or.
leans on the 18th with advices from Galveston 10
the slh inst. inclusive.
The advices, in an annexation point of view, are
very important.
There is an evident determination on the part of
Texas TO refuse to accept the plan Of union to the
United States as offered by Congress. 1t is stated
that the British Charge has obtained pledge from
ExPresldent Houston TO exert himself to the Ut
most TO prevent annexation" And President
Jones has already nearly committed himself to the
same end.
Suboined is the news -
Correspondence of the N. Y. Herald
GALVESTON, Texas, March A, I845.
DEAR SIR I'VE have all, In this section of coun-
try, been looking with considerable anxiety for
your journal, TO see what opinion you may have
formed relative TO the recent discontinue OF the
Warwick OF the Democracy" as he is termed
here, God save the mark, but it appears that you
have not either deemed 1t necessary 10 exPend your
shot on him, or, that.beiDg without the proper IN
formation, you did not think II advisable to hazard
conjecture.
The advent of Duff Green, in this country, was
peculiarly auspcous His arrival was heralded IN
long article in the Telegraph, OF Houston, entl
tied the "Warwick of the Democracy" which, it is
shrewdly conjecured, was written by himself He
arrived at Galveston and created good deal OF ex
element by giving out that be was en- route tor Mex
ico 10 watch the movements OF that Government,
by authority. Hereturned with a batch of informa
zion of all kinds Infringing, at the same time, the
correspondence between Shannon and Rejon,-
wlnked slyly, put his fingers to his nose and spoke
knowingly of matters supposed to be going on in
Mexlc0,-lnsinuated very gently that he had given
Mr. Shannon immortality by writing the diplo-
matte despatches,-talked Of his connection with
M Tath q al L. -.
erner mentioned in Mr.. Tyler's mt ssage to the
Senate, whch!frs put him on his guard with regard
TO the designs at Britain on Texas and abolition,-
and, IN short. he very meekly, by "insinuaton,"
claimed to have set the annexation ball in motion;
which, too, was 10 make Texas great, Polk, Presl-
dent, and he, Duff Green, marvellous On his arri-
val at Westinghouse took d suite of rooms, (tor
prlvacy)-lyour Minister boarded and lodged in
room with dozen at the same time, land COM
menced his practice as advIser-deneral to the ma
uon,-prOposed that the whole tariff regulations
should be changed ,-proved it by certain funda-
mental principles the glst of which was that they,
il adopted, would throw the North into fever for
annexation throw MIR. Polk into the hands of Mr.
Calhoun, and finally, make him, c., President
All these dolngs, l. now appears, was only prellml
nary to his grand debut, which came of shortly
after, as follows:-He proposedto DR.. Jones, Presi
dent, to sign or recommend bill for frontier
protection, which was 10 be done, without cost
TO Texas, as follows: General Green and his as
sociates were to be incorporated into company
annex territory and to pay the expenses of the
with the spells. To do this they were to have the
privilege OF Inducing some 60 600 Northern Indians
to migrate to Texas to be placed under the control
OF the company, to carry on the war with, &c.
The President, being reasonable man, gently OBJ
Jected to this wholesale annexation of the wrong
side OF the RIO, and perhaps said So The General
quite as politely lnslnuated to him. that if he did
not slen such bill when passed, that he would
make his seat anything other than one OF roses-in
fact,, that he would revoluonize the country. The
result was that he was ordered out of presence,
and proclaimed as you have seen. So ended the
matter
The General, however, is not satisfed-he has
sworn the oath of allegiance, and sworn Likewise
that he would be In the next Congress, &C. To this
end he has taken up his domicil in one of our de-
populated counties, gone into mercantile busl-
ness, that is trade with Mexico, alias smuggling,
and will have, doubt not, the honor of being
M. G. from San Patrlcio next session. intend to
look after him occasionally, and let you know his
whereabouts, and what he is at.
There IS no news here. The people are opposed
to the bill OF annexation, and the opposition is gain
ing ground. A fair treaty, as State, assuming
our public debt, &c, would be accepted almost
unanimously, but they do not like this mongre an
nexatlon. Yeurs, truly, AsMODEUS.