Mobile register and journal. [volume] (Mobile, Ala.) 1841-1849, 1845-03-17

The steam ship New-York, at New Orleans,
brings accounts from Galveston of the 9Th. By this
conveyance have received the Galveston Civilian
and News, and the Washington National Register of
the latest dates.
The extracts from these papers will confirm what
we have heretofore stated, that the administration of
TEXAS is opposed to annexation. The Register,
which represents the administration, is very artfuly
exciting the people of TEXAS against the resolutions
which passed the House Of Representatives. They
are denounced as insuferaby degrading to the Tex-
an Republic, and the people of Texas are invoked to
avoid them as they would "the pit of nsignifcance
and infamy.'
1t is from preference to any other form or terms
of annexation that these resolutions are thus assaulted
in the organ of President Jones and Elk President
Houston. The Senate bill Of Mr. BENTON, which
has been Incorporated into the measure since passed
was known in Texas and is subjected in the same
organ, TO as severe and contemptuous a commentary
as the House Resolutions Both are pronounced
indign'lies to Texas-practica reputation of every
form OF annexation to which Texas will consent
and that article, for which we have no room, con-
cludes thus:
/" The boon Of independence seems forced upon n,
against will. We can neither beg, give, seH. nor
purchase ourselves into the Union. Let US then sine,
must be SO, assume, at least beore the oord The erect
attitude belonging to nationality and srerc,ss those .nc
lions necessary TO sslf:preseruation."
When we correct this with the declarations of The
Texan papers, that it is well known that the execu-
tive is IN communication with the British Ministry
and that direct offers of asslstace to secure in,e
pe"dence and maintain the new government, have
been received, with the sole condition attached that
annexation with The United States shall be forever
ahjured, we Cannot doubt, that many obstacles as
possible will be thrown by President Jones, in the
way Of the adjustment Of the terms under the action
oil our Congress, if he do not positively reject them
Jones and his cabinet may seriously embarrass the
progress of this question: They show what has been
long suspected, that they have been nsncere in their
professions Of friendship TO annexation. Ii is last
effort now, to rouse the pride Of the Texans against
supposed iadigny, SO as to leave the apparent re-
sponsbiiY Of the failure of the measure upon the
acts Of the United States. Nothing but II predeter-
mined purpose of hostility could fnd much Of in-
dignity in the proposition by the United States, frank
~ Of terms, for which she asks the consent Of
Texas. There might he difference in regard to
t"e terms themselves, but it is the best proof Of pre-
JUDGED III will, to ind as the organ of the Texas
government does, insu, in the fact of proaerog terms
for acceptance and to consrue the consideration of
the terms the act of degradation.
We do not believe that the Texan people will so
consrue the action Of this government, Thew have
been slow to believe their own executive hostile IN
anne xaton, and have believed in the protes,a,;ons
If friend dim IN "A nnnular measure The AMI; . |
aIioners are but small party in tine Republic, bu, |
h-ir position, now that they control the executive
&C; ion, enables them to do much mischief.