Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-01-11
EXPERIMENTATION

tereSllnR news from leXas. we make luT-
Their extracts from our exchanges. w.
Ex.Presdent Houston, in his valedictory
address, holds the following language on
annexation
The attitude Of Texas now, to my APP
prehenson, is one of peculiar interest. The
United States have spurned her twice al
ready. Let her, therefore, maintain her
position firmly, as it is, and work out her
own political salvation. Let her legislation
proceed upon the superstition that we are
to be and remain an independent people
If Texas goes begging again for admission
into the United States, she will only de-
grade hcrself-,hey will spurn her again
from their threshold, and other nations will
look on her with unmingled pity; let Texas,
therefore, maintain her own position. If
the United States shall open the door, and
ask her to come into her grand family of
States, you will then have other conductors,
better than myself to lead you into union
with the beloved land from which we have
sprung-the land of the broad stripes and
bright stars. But let us be as we are until
us go in, if at all, united in one phalanx
and sustained by the opinion of the world.
We find the following in reference TO
President Jones' Inaugural: .......
President Jones' inaugural is confined TO
a proestation of his diffidence in assuming
an office that has been so ably filled, and
few general recommendations touching the
future policy of the State. Amongst the
principles avowed by his excellency we are
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tanning the public faith is boldly incucated.
The establishment of public schools is also
recommended, and the abolition of all pa
per money, whether issued by corporations,
the government. or individuals, is strongly
insisted upon. President Jones makes no
auson TO annexation. .
The Houston indicator has long arti-
Gle on annexation" After speaking of the
rejection of the treaty by the United States
Senate, as "an act of Madness" the article
concludes with the following paragraph
which will give some idea as toTfAe manner
in which further proposals for annexation
will be entertained:
"In this instance Jonathan did not evince
his wonted practical sense; usually. no gen.
tleman can see the advantages of a good
bargain quicker than he. He Numbered
this time. The next, we will try and have
something to say in the bargain. We shall
not resist annexation. If the people will
have it, be it so. But such treaty as was
negotiated last winter, we will resist TO the
bitter end. A reasonable treaty that Sc
cures to our citizens share of the public
domain, for literary purposes-a guaranty
for our slave property and admission into
the Union as State, on the same condi-
ton as other States have been admitted,
without qualifications, save the establish
ment of a constitution in accordance with
that of the General Government, will meet
with our concurrence. More of this anon
The Galveston Civilian of the 18th inst,
(seven days after the arrival of Capt. Ell
lott, the British Charge d'Affaires,) con-
tains the following significant paragraphs:
The political elements were never more
tranquil in Texas than at present. We ap-
prehend, however, that they will not long
remain in this state. Unless we are greatly
deceived in the signs of the times, a new
and highly important question will be pro-
posed for the decision of our citizens, and
we ALLURE them in advance to give to it that
calm and rational consideration which its
importance demands. The question, we
think, will be put in tangible and authen-
tic shape, whether we will take an ac-
acknowledgement of our independence from
Mexico, coupled with the condition that we
will decline the overture of annexation
from the United States, or await the
chances Of a union with that nation. We
arc inclined TO think that this issue will
come much sooner than many expect, and
think that it is one which should be viewed
dispassionately and candidly by all par
ties; for all have an equal interest at stake
in the matter, and the same motives of pa
triotism to govern their decision.
MISSOURI HISTORICAL AND PHI
LOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.
A meeting of number of the members
of the General Assembly, and citizens of
Jefferson City, was held in the Capitol on
| the 18th ult., for the purpose of forming a