The North-Carolina standard., 1845-05-07
TEXAS IN A BLAZEY


favor of annexation is breaking down all opposi-
ton. The whirlwiad sweeps onward, bearing
the stern and unalterablc resolves of Il brave and
free people TO unto their destnies with,ours, and
paint their bright star beside ours on the nation
al ensign. From-every Section of the Republic,
says the Houston Telegraph, we hear but the
continued roar of piaudils; as the people assemble
in county after county to testify their appreciation
of the terms of annexation offered by the Ameri-
can government 1" The whrlwind Of public
opinion has swept down all opposition; and the
few opponents of annexation, have turned with
dlsmay from the contest, if contest it could be
called, when the opponents of this great measure
only looked around them once to survey the field,
and>cFy all is lost" In Jasper and Jefferson it
is said there is scarcely one man opposed to the
measure. In Robertson, only five or six. In the
great counties of San Augustine, Nacogdoches
and Montgomery, 1t is estimated that the majority
In favor Of annexation exceeds two, thousand
Along the whole line of the counties on the Bra
zos, Colorado, and Guadaloupe, there is scarcely
Washington. Evcn the officers of government
now declare that, the torrent of public opinion is
irresistible. and they are bending beneath it. We
have learned with pleasure that the Seeretaryof
the Treasury has stated that he his in favor of an
nexation. and is Wiling to accept the propositions
of MIR. Brown. The Secretary of State, we are
told, has written back to the President, and in
formed him that it is useless TO delay the measure,
and that the popular enthusiasm is Irresistible"
This is even more cheering and glorious than
we anticipated. The President of Texas, it will
be seen by his Proclamation in another column,
convenes Congress on the 10th of next month i;
and in the meantime it appears, from the Wash.
ington Union, ,Tfat President Polk has declared
his preference for the House Resolutions. The
provisions of these resolutions are doubtless fresh
in the memories of our readers. Underfheni, q
Convention will be. called in Texas, "with the
consent Of the existing government "a " repub-
liean- form Of government adopted and adihis-
sion into the Union claimed for Texas at the' en-
suing session of our Congress. This government
to adjust with, other governments all questions of
boundary.
Since writing the above, we have received the
New Orleans Jeffarsonian Republican OF the Goth
April, which contains still further intelligence
from Texas. That paper says:
"The Hon. AshbeI Smith, il appears, has been
appointed Charge de Affairs to France and Eng
land. The~Various conJectures which his sudden
departure from the Texas seat Of government gave
rise TO here and elsewhere are thus set at rest.
=. We believe he himself gave currency TO the be.
lief that his business from Texas of aure q
diferent character. Upon his. route from w ASH
ington to Galveston, he s reported to have said in
nI.ti6 mi rf
government Of Texas would lake lis own good
time in this mafer--that there were reasons for
delay which 1t was not proper should be made pub
te--that before Congress could be called an order
would have to be issued For filling some vacancies
in that body, &c."-
1t isconsidered ex,remely probable by the Re
pubeqn. that the proposition Contained in the
Joint Resolutions Of fCongress will be carried by
Of the Pe2an Congress- 1t will pro.
baby be suhmiNed to the people for their ratifca-
Iion sThey will ratify it. 1t is more than pro-
bable, sban, that before the meeting of the next
Congress- Texas will have organized and, put ia
operations State Government, have elected two
Senators ana a ,Rep-esenlatiye; and be ready for
admission into the American family of States. :
The Office of.secretary Of State made vacant
by disappointment of Mr. Ashbel Smith as Charge
dAfmres to France and, England, will be taken :.
by Hon. Ebenezer Allen, now Attorney General
t is now generally believed that both President
Jones and Gen. Houston are. in favor of the ac-
ceptance Of the, Joint Resolutions HodstOa has
so'decfared himsel, it is said, at public meeting
at Montgomery. Tie Washington Register says
that Maj, Donelson has presented the Joint Reso-
luton of MIR, Brewn, forstne action Of the Texan
Government agfeeably TO the Instructions of Mr.
Tyler, in which-it appears Mr.. Polk concurs
Virginia, It is noy fully asceftained that
the democrats of Virginia have elected fourteen.
out of the fifteen members of Congress TO which |
she is entitled, and that there wtll be majority
of thirty two, on joint ballot in the Legislature
IMMORTAL homer TO the Old Dominion. She will
now have Senator of the genuihs s,stamp in place
of Mr. Rives, while such men as seldom. HIM H1ttin
ter, and Bayly will nobly represent her n IN the
House. II SD. =,