The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-06-13

Hloot duuieuuC Ildl6TldiS, TcCelVeu III Illl
city; of these two problems! Mexico has
adopted a treaty of independence; and
therefore, she pretends 10 forbear the de
claration of war against tile, United States
Ist. 1t now appears that Captain Elliot
has been playing diplomatic part which
does not become frank, bold and manly
character. Instead of visiting Charleston tc
see his family, as he gave out, he slips of
to Mexico to negotiate treaty with that
government. Instead of appearing at Vera
Cruz, under his own title, he assumes fc-
titious name: He crosses the mountains in
a species of disguise, and is robbed en- route,
il is said, of some of his papers:
I'd. The whole transaction--we must say
it with all due respect to her Britannia Ma
i;estv's minister--looks like an unwarrantable
aud indecent interference with the affairs of
our own country. Can it be denied, now,
that Captain Elliott would have the oppor-
tunity to employ the Eurydice frigate as the
constant bearer of his dispatches, without
some authority from his government; or that
he would have visited Mexico under the in
structions, or at least with the countenance,
of President Jones, without some instruc-
tions, too, from his own government, or her
accredited agents in America? We are
very mush disposed TO concur with the
Picayune," in thinking that Z" a few more
such developments, as those made by :he ex.
ecutive message TO The Congress of Mexico,
upon the propositions submitted to the Mex
can government by Texas, will convince the
most sceptical that deep, not to say dis
graceful, intrigue has been long on foot, in
which the British Minister to Texas, the
President of Texas, and probably Captain
Elliott's shadow, ARE implicated. When the
people are let to know the precise objects
of Ashbel Smiths mission to England, the
nature and purposes of Captain Elliott's
iunketings with President Jones, the paltry
aims of certain foreign diplomatic fy-up-
the-creek, and the extent Of the concessions
coaxed out of the chief magistrate of Texas,
they will have an opportunity of contemplat-
ing disclosures, which will realize, in moral
sense the idea Of aassr!kness visible"
When Capt. Elliott ieis Texas, he might
have received instructions from Mr.. Jones
to open a negotiation with Mexico for her
But soon " change came
over the spirit of his Dreams" The people
of Texas were alarmed and agitated by the
course he appeared TO be taking. The Rur-
r;cane of popular sentiment began to rise,
and it swept every thing before it--Jones's
scruples, Jones's diplomacy, and Elliott's
treaty. We have letter before us, which
we received ten days ago, stating, soon after
E)liott's departure, that he had declared che
would receive the offer of unconditional in
dependence in sixty days, and that he would
submit it to the people with the proposals
from the United States. And this informa-
ton was conveyed at time when there was
every reason to believe that he would not
call an extra session Of Congress. You
may then set it down, that we are not indebt-
ed to the executive of Texas for the forma-
ton and timely force of that public sentiment
which is to disappoint Great Britain"
The steamer Cincinnati, which came up
as far as Paducah, favored us with New Or
leans Picayune of the 25th ult. with the
latest news from Texas, being from Calves
ton to the 23d. The steamship New York
had arrved-on board were Gen. Sam. Hous-
ton, .ex-President of Texas, and family, who,
it is said, arc enromc for the Hermitage.
The United States squadron, under the
command of Commodore r. f. Stockton,
of the steam frigate Princeton,
Lieut., CONG f. R, Thompson, ship St.
Mary's, Capt. Saunders, ship Saratoga, Capt.
Shubrick, and brig Porpoise, Lieut.. Cong
w. E. Hunt, have arrived and anchored off
Galveston.
President Jones on the 5th at Washington,
the Capital, issued his proclamation calling
for a Convention to adopt Constitution,
preparatory to the acceptance of the annex
alton proposition and to their admission into
the American Union as State-naming the
forth of JnIy as the day for the Convention
to assemble. This seems like being friendly,
but it compares strangely with the intrigues
going on before tile Mexican Congress.
WooL-Our merchants are buying and
trading for wool. We see it coming in
in small quantities. We believe the prices
rate from IS to 33 cents per. pound. We
hope our farmers and wool growers will re-
member the tariff Of the "iL-starred Wing
Congress-, which has withstood, so far, the
storms Of southern opposition and " northern
democracy" is the cause of them getting
price like the present. I:will behoove them
to be careful, and not hereafter trust any of
those free trade disciples Of Calhoun, Polk
and Richie with power 10 disturb the exs-
ting revenue laws-CarroH Free Press.
The silly coen who wrote the above, should
have known that wool is now lower than be-
fore the present unequal tariff was enacted.
One of the benefits which was to result from
its passage, was to raise the price of this
very acticle.-Ohio Statesman.
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