Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-01-07
SPECULATIONS OF LETTER WRI-
TIERS.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Morning News
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1914.


The prospect Of Annexation at the pre-
sent session is, | fear, rather adverse
Some measure for that purpose will, |
think, pass the House, but will either be
rejected in the Senate, or pass in form
SO altered as probably TO be then rejected
by the House. There is less disposition
than existed before 10 require The consent
of Mexico. The refusal of the Mexican
Congress 10 grant the loan called for to
prosecute the war, looks certainly very
much like virtual, if not formal, aban-
donment of it; and many regard it, as the
Globe has done, as producing already the
very contingency provided for in Benton's
Bill. The subjected is expected TO come
up Tomorrow in the House. How long ii
may be detained there by debate no one
can tell. 1t will not be acted upon imme-
diaiely in the Senate. Some delay will be
caused by the inquiries to be made under
Benton's resolutions, into the specufatons
Of public officers in Texas land and scrip,
&c. The friends of Oregon, too, will
have that question acted upon before Tex
as. These and other circumstances in
duce me to believe that the annexation Of
Texas will be left to be consummated, in
manner satisfactory TO The general na.ion-
al sentiment of the country, by the admin
istratiou Of Felk.
There is one thing you may depend upon
that Mr.. Polk toiU be President himself.
and all rotor clques will be disappointed.
His real, sound and true friends believe
that he will make an entire new cabinet;
and, if possible, in the selection, avoid ia
king man who has ever before held
cabinet Office. strong effort will be
made, and hope successfully, TO induce
him to appoin; some man Of great bust
ness habits and experience 10 the rost-Or-
fee Department, and not regard him rs
occupying a Cabine. cnair. This was the
case until General jackson came into pow
err; and in the formation of new admin
israllon, such an arrangement can be made
with perfect proprie,y. This will take all
those little Post Office appointments that
are not confirmed by the Senate, on, Of the
range of politics.
In regard TO the nomination Of Wal
worth, my prophecy is tina: it will not be
confirmed. In that event i, IS generally
supposed that it would be offered to either
Butler OF Marcy-enher of whom would
be promptly confirmed.
1t is reported that some striking devel-
opements will be made under the INQUIRIES
OF Benton's resolutions into the matter per
tanning TO the debt and lands of Texas
How loosely the public accounts of some
of our Western States have been kept.
everybody knows. What may be the con-
tlen of those Of Texas, who knows To
enable the annexation TO get through at the
present session, the necessity of making
some satisfactory arrangement Of this point
is ielt by the friends of this measure. The |
treaty plan of assuming tho debt to the
amount of ten millions, will never answer.
MS would carry with it at least an impli- !
ed obligation Of honor to pay the whole if
1t should turn out TO be more, as it undoubt.
eddy will; while no one here can now tell
The true amount and value of the public |
lands OF The new territory, left unappropri-
ated by grants of one sort and another,
within the last eight or nine years, through |
which, the Government OF Texas has had |
to maintain So hard financial struggle 10 |
''get along" The feeling seems 10 be
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Texas must remain chargesble to the re-
sources of that Territory. and to them
alone. WelIer's form Of The measure will
probably receive more favor in the House,
than Ingersol's; though fortified as the
Wings in the Senate are, by the strong an
Enumeration vote in the Legislature Of
North Carolina, il is no, likely that they
will allow any thing to pass which the
friends Of Texas would be willing 70 accept |