The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-30
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boston next Sunday. Her mail bags are at Adams
< Co.'s in this city; they will close at quarter TO
hive tomorrow afternoon.
This steamer will take out some important ntel
gence relative TO Texas-one of the results of the
recent intrigue of England and France in Texas and
Mexico to staye oil annexation. She will also take
out important dispatches from our government and
from the English Minister concerning Oregon.
All the news relative to these two questions will
be given in the Weekly Herald, to be ready at eight
O'Clock tomorrow morning, and in the Evening Edl-
ton of the Herald, to be issued at three o'clock TO-
morrow afternoon ssftas 1ea aMna.f3a
HE TEXAS QURsTIoN.-The plot thckens more
and more We give to-day additional particulars,
developing more clearly the extraordinary diploma
cy of France and England, in reference to the an
nexatlon question. There can be doubt now,
from this news taking it in all its details, that if the
Washington Union be considered the authentic
positor Of the opinions of Mr. Polk and his cabinet,
our government has been most shamefully duped
by It's agents and correspondents in Texas.
II will be recollected that few weeks ago Major
Donelson, the United States Charge in exas, was
so satisfied of the popularity Of annexation that he
abandoned his mission, and returned to the United
states. II is said in some quarters, that his pur-
pose In returning was, to take up his residence
IN the White House with President Polk as
one of the editors of the Union. Whether this
be MOTIVE do not know; but it is certainly
very wrong for an American public functionary to
desert his post in this way in the very crisis of the
question, and when the agents of France, England
and Mexico, in connection with the executive of
Texas, were doing all they could to prevent annexa-
ton, and perpetuate the independence of that re-
public.
We are, indeed, more and more disposed to
think that great difficulties will grow out of the
present condition of the annexation question: before
II be settled either way the other If by any
means, the British and French agents should pos
sufficient influence on the meeting Of the Texan
Congress to induce the Senate of that republic or
even the executive power, to give their voice
against annexation, then we fear that the Ameri-
can population of Texas would Immediately proceed
TO exercise the revolutionary rights of human
nature, and attempt carry annexation without re-
gard to the power of the government In such
crisis, it is probable that the Executive would call
for the intervention of its foreign allies, by means of
the French and English naval force, now in the
Gulf of Mexico, in order to maintain the indepen-
dence of the republic spite of the wishes of the
great mass of the American population. Such a
state of things would, at once lead to collision
end of which no one can tell
CLEANING THE STREErs.-It is quite impossible to
have the of great city effecually swept and
cleansed by manual labor only combination of
machine and manual labor does the work efectual-
~, and at the time in the most economical
manner. One of the best street sweeping machines
which has been invented is Whitworth's 1t con-
sists of cart formed of two distinct parts; the
lower part, which contains the soil, is suspended
from the cart-axe by chains, the weight of the load
ed part is confined to the axle, haviog no tendency
to decrease the action OF the sweeping apparatus to
which motion is given by "a cog wheel attached to
the offside wheel of the cart; the chains, to which
brooms are attached, carried round two cores
pondng wheels or sheaves, and as the cart moves
forward, each brush in succession meets the ground
and sweeps quantity of soil up an inclined trough
INTO the lower portion of the cart, which, when fill
ed, can be removed, and an empty receptacle SUBJ
stituted.
Why cannot we have such machine introduced
here The cleansing of the public thoroughfares is
of the most important duties of the Corporation,
and in no other way, perhaps, could the present
authorities completely the gratitude and sup
port of the great mass of the community, than by
the introduction of efiectual and economical sys-
tenn of sweeping the streets.
Coon NAruREp CERTIFICATES see that
number of individuals, highly respectable merchants
and others in Buffalo, have given certificate OF
innocence, and the most extraordinary ability and
reliability to Captain Squires, who commanded the
unfortunate Swallow when she run aground In
the darkness OF night the Hudson. 1t seems
that twas not any fault of Captain Squires or any
one connected with that boat, according to the nc
rrrpt pF tlooa .Gccta rrI
nate vesselwas "led on by fate, "and the Captain
and all are perfectly innocent We think that the
owners and relatives of the sufferers ought to bring
an action tor damages against this " fate" who had
charge of the boat the night in question. and if
they cannot catch him any where in the State of New
York, let the of the next boat that is swalnped
IN the Hudson, diligently prosecute the search in
another world. That Captain Fate must be cold
booded villain. He is the author of great many
terrible accidents. We should not be surprized if
he were the sole author of the late fearful accident
at Camden race course.
BREAKING UP OF THE REPEAL ASSOCIATIONS
have TO add another broken up Repeal Association
TO the list OF those returning to their senses This
IS the Association at Norfolk, Virginia. Resou-
tons, expressing in the strongest manner indigna-
ton on account of the hostility of O'Connell to this
country-nostlty which, +" II unrebuked,' the ASSOC
citation justly considered, would :" bring down upon
them the nmerted suspicion of being more alive TO
the cause of Ireland, than firmly attached to the
lame, honor, and support of their adopted country j
and then the association formally dissolved. The
iaudabe example Of the Repealers in New Orleans
and Baltimore has thus been followed by their bre-
thren OF Norfolk What is the reason they do not
move In this city DO the Repealers here mean to
Justify the atrocious language of oConnell and his
Clique in reference to the United States, The pa
triotic conduct Of the Repealers of Norfolk, Balt-
more and New Orleans, has placed the New York
Association in very awkward predlcarnent.
THE New AMERICAN OpERA-A GREAT HIT or .