Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-04-12
Highly Important from Texas.

S"y'i W. "a'O supply VI pdptIS NY u ieNch' ~
rival from Texas, mp to the 25th ult, and we find
they are filled with rejoicing at the passage of
the Annexation resolutions by the United States
Congress. The citizens of both Galveston and
Houston testified the livliest joy Immediately on
the reception of the news, fact which proves
what the journals of that country have always
asserted, that the people strongly in favor Of
the project, however much the prominent poll.
ticians opposed to it 1t is from the latter
that the only opposition to the measure is to be
found. The vessels in the harbor at Galveston
displayed the STAR .Spanged Banner and the Lone
Star in unison from their masts one hundred
guns fired in honor Of the event, and an H.
Elimination of the city was agreed upon with the
greatest unanimty. Apublic meeting was con.
vened, at which Gen Memucan Hunt presided
A preamble and resolutions expressive of the
Joy o! the people at the prospect of becoming
once more citizens of the United States, were
drawn up and passed without dissent from any
person present.
A committee was appointed to address the in.
habitants of Texas upon the great event, and
every thing indicated an unanimty and fervor Of
popular sentiment in favor of Annexation, which
we had scarcely anticipated from the rumors that
have reached us of late from that country 1t
was also requested, by spacia! resolution, for
President Jones to call an extra session of Con.
gress, for the purpose of asccrtanng the will of
the people in respect to annexation. At Hous.
ton there was the same evidence Of qualification
II was hailed with a burst Of enthusiasm by the
citizens that has never been exceeded The
news of the victorious battle of San Jacnto
scarcely excited such general and enthusiastic
rejoicing, the sound of the drum and other mus-
cal instruments, the roar OF cannon, and the loud
shouts of the multitude, resounding long after
midnight. II is thoughta favorable indication on
the part of President Jones that he should have
appointed the Hon, David 5. Kaufman, an ardent
friend of AnncXatiou Charge d'A flares to the
United States. We copy the following from the
Galveston News
at will now be expected that every man in
Texas will speedily make up his mind and de-
clare his sentiments upon the proposed measure
of annexation. although the JOINT resolutions
which have Just received the sanction of the T.
States Government do not embrace all the pro-
visions, or give that ample and complete JUS
ticc which we could desire, yet they present to
us 10 important solid grounds of objection
We certainly conld not expect the Government
of the United States to leave us our lands and
yet assume the payment of our national debt
nor indeed could We expect that Government to
assume our debt on any terms. while the amount
OF il has never b,en ascertanrd by our own Go
vcrnment, but is left to vagu" and indefinite con
lecture so that in the United States it has been
represented by men, supposed To be we'll inform.
ell upon such matters, 10 vaiv from fny 10 me
hrndred m Mons And in regard 10 our public
lands, tn" showing by this Government is still
more indefinite and conjrctural So much so
that our best informed citizens differ widely in
regard TO tha amount OF our vacant territory
Upon the subject, therefore, of Government
Liabilities and unapProprated public lands all
we could exp at this tim, that they
should both be left entirely to our disposition
and this accordingly has been done. The ques-
tion of boundary every Texan will be glad 10
have settled 10y the United States 1.-THE United
States could be supposed TO have interest in
this matter adverse 10 our own-if we could he
permitted 10 make the prcposterous assumption
that the Government will have a disposition to
narrow down and circumscribe her own limits
and enlarge those of Mexico, for the purpose OF
doing injustice 10 the citizeas of Texas then in
deed we NAV object to this provision Of the joint
resolutions.
"Ii such absurd exceptions will be taken, in
spite of that complete identity and harmony Of
interest that characteTikes the two governments
If the opponents Of annexation are determined
in the slightest degree against our complete So
vereignty and independence, as we expect they
will in Srder 10 be consistent with their own de.
clared hostility ia the measure-then our short
proposed measure ia detail, merely because they
intend TO oppose every possible measure that can
be devised. And such, in fact, has been the case
up 10 this tme. The Treaty Of Mr.. Tyler was
opposed by eur government journal at that time
chiefly upon the ground that it deprived us OF cur
public lands The government icu,nal at this
time is opposing the Joint Resolutions because
they leave US the Incnmhrancc of our own debts
and impair sovereignty, Mr.. Bcntons reso-
Buttons are objected TO because they settle no.
'hing but the naked question of annexation,
leaving the details TO Predetermined upon by ne
gotlatlon aud compTomse-Mr, Browns, again,
are found very exceptionabe, because they set
lie too much, leaving too little TO negotiate In
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