The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-23

We received no New Orleans or Texas papers by
the Saturdays or Sundays mails This evening IS
mail brings us New Orleans papers of the 18th,
18th, and 10th instant, but they give us no news
from Texas, unless the following paragraph, from
the "Picayune," comes under that description:
Sweet sensibity, o, la,
/ heard little lamb cry Ball.
Says |, Little lamb. have yon lost your mammap
1--WE learn from gentleman recently from Texas that
Captain Elliott his return to Galveston from his seahy
descent upon Mexico way to emotions of the pro-
onndest pathos lie seemed to be- Of sudden impressed
that in that contingency Mexico would declare
He thought that the United States would of course
blockade the ports of Mexico aud said that step would
ainy bring both England and France down upon u.s. and
that Texas consequently would be the theatre OF
pity for the poor Texans who good sort Of people
at bottom although strangely impcneable the persua
but Ss paa heir
man full OF pity indeed, a most pitiful man."
This embargo upon the journals and intelligence
from Texas is tantalizing, at moment when we
might have expected accounts late as the 18th or
by this time, the results of most of the elections OF
the 4th June, Of the delegates for the convention OF
4th July, from large portion of the republic.
The account we have received from gentleman,
who reached this city on Saturday evening, leaving
Galveston on the 4,h June, midday, when they were
in the midst of the election comedies with the arti-
Gle in the Picayune, far it goes. This gentle
man was in conversation with Captain Elliott, who
considered the annexation of Texas to the United
States as certain; but who predicted, in such an
event, that Mexico would be urged on by clamor-
Gus people to make war upon the United States.
The captain did profess say what course Great
Britain would pursue, except to declare that she
would not permit US to interrupt her trade with
Mexico--as if we had not the right to wage any
war which the law of nations would authorize UNI
der the system of blockade--the same rights which
France exercised in her against Mexico. Cap
tain Elliott may not however, prove the best author
i,y upon this subject. As an intelligent correspond
ent wrote last evening: I" He is shrewd, but fd-
getty; an amazing busybody. All know his ca
reer in China, and that he was officially censured
Whatever the wishes of England against our hav-
ing Texas may be, am slow to believe in the abb
sence Of all official knowledge, that she means to
give us trouble on that head-serious trouble,
mean. am disposed to think her statesmen too
towering to the skies, they cannot think of throw
ing stones"
This gentleman, just from Galveston, counts with
great confidence immense majority of dele
gates being returned to the convention in favor OF
annexation Perhaps there might not be single
exception. He considers the public sentiment in
Texas as fixed in favor Of the measures and that
President Jones would not attempt to resist it. He
heard reports Of considerable body of Mexicans
having passed, or being about to pass, the Rio
Grande, to occupy the country between that river
and the Nueces. He brings reports, too, about a
large body Of the Camanches-some thousands
who, with their wives and children, were said to be
in the neghborhood of Austin. 1t was rumored
that they had obtained permission of President
Jones to pass through Texas, their way to an
attack upon Mexico. Some persons had suspected
that they might have design to interfere with the
proceedings of the convention, which is to meet on
the 4th of July at Austin But there is great doub,
over the whole story Our administration have
no official advices about the reported movement.