The New York herald., 1845-07-15
Latest and Interesting from Texas.

The Executive has been polite enough TO place IN
our hands the following correspondence between
MAJOR Donelson and the government Of Texas, along
with printed document, commun Gated to the Con-
gress OF Texas, and comprising some OF the myste-
RES OF the treaty with Mexico. IL impcates Mr..
President Jones IN these extraordinary transactions.
We hasten TO lay them before our readers. This RI
dicuous negotiation, at which the courts Of England
and France will have some cause 10 blush-every
way ridiculous, well on account OF the scheme
ITSELF OF the conduct OF its agents, elliott aud
Sallgny,) and oi Its unqualified and unanimous re-
lection by the Senate OF Texas, VIII reflect some
light on the absurd and new-fangled doctrine OF NJ
Guzot, about the balance OF power on the American
continent How ridiculous, that after all this see
merry, machinery, aud decoratlons"-atter all this
elaboration of machlnery-all :h,s working of the
wlres-al these trips Of the Eurydlcc5 backwards
and torwards--the Mexican treaty should haze been
unanimously rejected The whole drama, indeed,
is more ridiculous than any farce that was ever
played upon the French or English stage.
The papers which we here lay before readers,
were received in this city last evening. They were
brought 10 Galveston by Col. Samuel B. Marshall,
OF Nashville, Tennessee the brotherln-law OF Judge
Cairon, who died at Galveston of fever caught
from exposure 10 the sun IN the prares, his way
to that place. They Were brought from Galveston
by Captain Foster in the Revenue Cutter Woodbury.
who arrived at New Orleans on the 4h of July ; and
a letter from New Orleans, which encoses them to
our government, states upon the authority OF Cap
tain Foster, report which had reached Galveston,
that Major Donelson seriously Ill but :" / hope
(says the New Orleans correspondenD that the re-
port is without foundation" The Congress of Tex
as was to ad oum by resolution, the 2Sth of June
DEPARTMENT or STATE
Washington June 2s, 1915
The Undersigned Attorney General of the Republic
of Texas charged ad interim with the direction Of the
Department of State. by order of his Excellency the
President has the honor of transmitting 10 the Hon Mr.
Doneson Charge dAffares of the United States,
this government the enclosed copy of joint resolution
adopted by both houses Of the Congress of Texas, on
,ha md 1o and
the President declaring the consent OF the existing gov
ernment of this Republic to the terms of the proposition
for annexation rendered by the United States, through
the Hon. MIR Donelson the 3lst of March ultimo TO
the government and people Of Texas.
To a tue friends OF the great cause of annexation,
and especially a the Hon, Mr. Doneson whose ryies
and talents have been ably and faithfully devoted TO
the of that cause through the several stages
its recently triumphant progress, it must be peculiarly
gratifying to observe the harmony and unanimity with
which this resolution has passed the two houses OF Con
gress, and received the executive approval
Rejecting the idea OF separate nationality although
commended to their choice by the proered recognition
of their independence by Mexico and the
OF powerful European sovereigntes the people this
country have thus evnced, by most decided manifesto
tions their strong but natural preference for the advan
tages of voluntary incorporation into the Amer
Union and their strong attachment to the free nstitu
tions OF that great and glorious republic.
Among the features Of this resolution it mus. be gra
observe that provision, whereby the acts of the
tion TO meet on the ih proxmo clothed with all the
sanctions which can result from the concurring appro
val and consent Of the executive and the
of the peoples and not less gratifying the undersigned
trusts will be the necessarily resulting from
the premises that the various steps yet to be taken
the part Of this republic, to perfect far depends
upon her the of yaon upon the proposed
basis will be adopted with the prompness and II
deity which have distinguished her preceding move
ments in the great and in that conhdng spirit
firm reliance upon the magnanimity and generosity
the United States which has characterised the poll
cy of her and the dispositions of her people
The undersigned renews to Mr.. Donelson, tho assur
of his high regard and remains his most obeden
servant. EBS'R ALLEN.
Hon A. j. DoNELsoN,
Chargc d'Afaires Of the United States sc.