Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-08-07
Fromthc Washington Union Of July 23th
Mt ESTING INTELLIGENCE
FROM DISQUALIFICATION
BY THE PEOPLE IN CONVEN-

BY THE PEOPLE IN CONVEN-
TION.
BY the arrival of Gen. Besancon, d.
rect from Austin, in Texas, we are in
possession Of the gratifying intelligence,
that the people Of Texas. in convention
assembled dd, on the 4th of July-a day
haIlowed by the glorious declaration of
our own independence in '16-with but a
single dissenting voice, give their unqual-
flied assent to the Reunion OF that fair
country to the parent stem, from which,
in an unguarded moment, it had been
rudely torn. The act, as represented to
us, was one of great solemnily, marked by
that quiet dignity of manner which is
most expressive of the decision and firm
ness of free people. Like the declara.
ton of our independence, the resolutions
of union were enrolled upon parchment,
and every delegate affixed his signature to
the instrument. At one o'clock of the
4th, all was we'll! And the convention
Immediately adjourned, in honor of the
day.
Gen. Rusk had been unanimously chos-
en- president Of the convention, and James
Raymond Esq, {brolher of the late charge
from that government near this, was elect
ed secretary, After the passage of the
resolutions of assent, Col. Love Of Calves
ton, moved "lhat the members wear Grape
upon the left arm for one month, as a tes-
iimony of respect for the decease Of Gen.
Jackson" The people of Texas ttd that
to the great name and noble efforts OF
that distinguished man, they are greatly
indebted for the result which we have now
the happiness to record.
A resolution requesting the President oil
The United States to send troops upon the
frontier Of Texas vas passed
Volney L Howard, delegate from BeX-
ar and General Tarrant, another dele
gate, whose absence created some uneasI-
ness, arrived on the evening Of the Slh,
upon the west bank Of the Colorado.-
Their horses had been stolen by the Indi-
ans. Particulars had not been learned
when our informant eit on the morning
of the 9th
the convention is composed Of gentle
men of more than ordinary talent They
, are reported as constituting a body tina,
would do honor to any Of the old States Of
the Union. Gen. Besancon has beer
kind enough to furnish US with a table o.
the places nativity and present residences
of its members. We lay this curious piece
of statistics before our readers. How wa.
it possible TO resist the enthusiasm of q
people in favor of reanneAatIon, so many
of whom had emigrated from ou
States, whose feelings were so strong lily al
= lied to our own-"nesh of our flesh ant
bone of our homeland who seemed des
tined by nature to come back again inc
our bOsoml Is it at all wonderful tina
; such people, bound to us by so man,
ties, impressed with the value Of our in
stitu,ions, worthy ofpartlcipatug with u
the blessings which we enjoy, should have
, spurned every attempt to separate TeXa!
from the Union, to which she once belong
edl-ihat they should have resisted tn,
alurements of England, combined will
= the diplomacy OF France?-should hav,
$ rejected the commercial privileges, an,
S the monied facilities which have been hell
e forth to their embracesl they SHOULD
1t have turned away with contempt from tn
e insiduous temptations of their own govern
t ment and unanimously repudiatcd tn
!. treaty of independence, and accepted tn
Il resolutions Of the United States, and lk
It congenial drops of quicksilver, shout
e have attracted at once and melted int
d each other! How cordial the union! an
e how appropriate to accomplish it on til
v 4th of July!-the day Of American indie
l. pendence, to become the day for unitn
5, the two republics together We have n
!, room at present to express the thrllln
81 feelings with which we are animated b
lr this glorious consumatlon, But we agai
D, and again congratulate our country upo
&c this remarkable event