The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-09
From the New orleans be
ANNEXATION-TEXAS.

The following is an extract from letter address
ed by one of the most influential and respectable
citizens Of Galveston to friend in this city. Its
statements may be relied upon:
~ am most happy to assure you that the demon
STATIONS throughout the country have been most
unanimous, and decided, IN favor OF closing at
once with the propositions now before the country
without further delay, and apprehensive as many
men in different counties were, that our executive
and most of his immediate partlsans would do every
thing they dared to do, postpone and ultimately
defeat the measure, meetings were held IN several
counties proposing that the people should at once
move IN the matter, by requesting their respective
members of Congress to assemble about the middle
of May, to advise and deliberate the matter. Our
President, however, at length issued his proclama-
ton TO convene the Congress in June, with which
we are contents although most of believe il was
made so late in order to give the British inriguers
time to mature all their plans for its defeat But
public sentiment is SO entirely overwhelming, we
satisfied that there was chance for the sue
cess of their Vaccinations, and consequently acqui-
esce in the late day fixed by the President, rather
than throw the country in a state of anarchy and
enemies OF annexation could have succeeded, we
should have gotten up revolution insanter,
Yours, &C."
In connection with this subject il is worthy of re-
mark, that although the few opponents of annexa-
ton in Texas base their opposition upon the belief
that Mexico is prepared to offer Texas formal
recognition of her Independence, on condition she
declines tie proffered union with this country we
find nothing, either in the tone of the Mexican press
or in the action of the Mexican Congress- to justify
the opinion that Mexico will abate jot or title
Of her spurious claims upon Texas On the con-
rary the entire scope and tenor of the late advces
lead irresstibly TO the conclusion that Mexico is de-
termned to and maintain, by all the resources
in her power, her pretended rights the terrific
| ry which she terms "the department of Texas. .
The solitary document upon which rests the impress
sion that Mexico might be disposed to acknowledge
Texian independence, if coupled with the condition
of refusal of annexation is the memorial Of Senior
Cuevas to the Chamber of Deputies, in which that
measure is extremely limited at preferable TO the
absolute certainty of annexation Yet it seems that
such sentiment is wholly repugnant to the feelings
and prejudices of the Mexican Congress; for the
joint commission which reported, the 7th instant
the two projects published in Wednesdays paper,
| make no ausion whatever to the independence OF
Texas, but declare, in the most positive and unre-
| served manner, that Mexico twill maintain her
rights to that department.
| We know something Of the Mexican character
1t is deeply impregnated with the steadast pride and
indomitable obstnacy derived from its Spanish
| source. Mexico may be unable to indicate her
claims to Texas by an appeal to arms; she may be
doomed in sullen silence and conscious impotence
to witness the incorporation of that young and -four
ishng republic in the American confederacy; blu,
she will not yield one particle Of her assumed SOW
ereignty over the country. What foreign influence
may be enabled to effect, what the impudent tam.
pering of Great Britain may bring forth, il is diff
cult to say but left to herself and to her imperturb
able hatteur, Mexico would rather see her domin
ions dismembered piece meal than make the smales
concession injurious, in her opinion, to her pride
dignity, and rights.