Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-04
TEX AS.

We publish in another column full ACCOUNTS Of the
final action Of The Texian Convention the subject Of
Annexation and resolution asking that tbs exposed
and defenceess portions of the territory may be placed
under the protection oitbe United States forces u
seems therefore, iai have still frontier 10 defend;
and may add much more extended one, and far
liable To assault than that which we have eachan-
ged Dr it, Public opinion is nol little divided, too as
Ia the propety Of throwing body Of American troops
into Texas, which, although the terms Of the compact of
anne xaion between the two governments have been
concuUed ip by both il is con,ended is not yet mem
her Of The American unon-not Territory, Of course,
because her government is essentially Of her own crea
on, and administered by Ulcers her own selec'lon-
and not State, because she has not yet been admitted
Into the Union, and cannot be u Congress shall pass
the necessary law for that purpose. Without engaging
in this metaphysical discussion, however, Of the
opnion that, ~haievss be her tue position, the Cnited
States having invited and urged her TO assume it. is
bound to defend her. She Is virtually part Of the
American Cohfederacy, though there certain forms
to be gone through before she her place
Of the States Shonl1 she be assailsd in this posi-
lion, daily To repei her ASSISTANTS is clear and inds
putabIr and consequently think the administration
has acted wisely in preparing for that contingency.
The Sweets Of courlship o,er and the
realities Of natrimony! Among these will probably
be The payment Of The BRIDES d.hs though hope she
will be compelled to do this for herself for nipple
her fine landed estate said 10 be-, while the woung
was in progress, shall he sgreeaby deceived it, as il
"bit" by assuming her responsibilities and taking her
property.
A letter from New Orleans 10 the New York Herald
leads us 10 nj han bu,,i
that their hopes will probably be realized IL gives
the present price of Texas bonds which seem not To be
asbuoyan had been anticipated as one of the first
fruits OF "imrredate annexation" They are quoted
thus: Red back. Is cents on tae dollar; interest
notes to l6; per cent, bonds 10 to co. 10 per
bonds. 30 10 2l"-o~ enough in all conscience. The
varis issues Of the Texan government are estimated
ten miloas Of dollars and il is said that. if Texas b.
required 10 lquidate them herself Far from being pro-
yided for immediately they will be slponed 10 the
last and then probably paid not dollar for dollar but
even lower rates than those which they now sell for
in the market, the government having sold them in its
distress, for from three eight per dollar bros
kers and SPECTATORS in New Orleans, by whom they
are now chiefly held. There is bu, one mode Of ena-
bling the Texan boud-hoders 10 amass fortunes ont o.
their specula'op and that is by getting Uncle Sam 10
the Texas debt. This they succeeded in doing
in the famous Tyler treaty, which was, If on that ac
count al"ne most fortunately rejected. We hope that
all fu'ure efforts 40 effect like nlqutous purpose may il
like manner be defealed-and that class Of the Tex
as annexationsis. (and they the most unprncpedD may
thereby be hwarled in the great object which inpeet
them To urge the "mmediate, sooner if practicable
accomplishment of tina. measure That object was I,
get hundred and ten twenty dollars for each HIM
dred of Texas bonds in their possession, amounting il
some cases 10 many hundreds of thousands, (nieres
and principally and for which they originally gave from
three 10 egh, doIars II would certainly have been
magstscent speculaon; and consequently we have ne
been surprized their intense zeal in the cause
Texas annexation. The'r Disappointment will be sor
punishment, but just one.