Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-04-10

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THURSDAY. arm 10, 1916.
NEWS FROM TEXAS.

The Richmund Enquirer Of Saturday last aeknow~
hedges the receipt Of the Galveston News Of March %
after the idings had reached that place Of the passage
of III. JOINT Resolution. They received by the
citizens Of ifa town with many demonstrations Of JOY.
From the vessels in the harbour the flag Of the United
STAIRS noaied in nnson 18th the Lone Star, salute Of
one hundred guns was fred and an illumination took
place. TIE Galveston News defends the provisions of
the Joint Resolution very properly, that
Texas ought not 10 expect the government Of the IT,
States to her debt at all, 50 long as its amour,
is unasceranedand not at all while it leaves The lands
Of Texas in her own hands-and that the adjustment Of
the boundary with Mexico ought properly to be left. in
HE event Of annexation, 10 Tho general government,
ITO which. by the way. may be confded with entire
confidence 'ha, ii will not yield 10 Mexico inch Of
soil to which Texas Las Tic least precxt Of ,ie) The
Galveston paper tells its friends in the United States
that at least nine enhs Of The people Of that country
unchaneeaby in favor Of annexation.
large public meeting was held in Galveston on -
18th Of March Gen Mcmucan Ilual in,t
'es r,1,''e 4'rod, setting forth
s'as' a" e'-.ning their cordial thanks TO The leading
advocates of that measure in this country, under hose
auspices IL has far successfully progressed. reso-
Jones, In the respectful terms. the propriey Of
speedily calling special session Of Congress- for the
purpose of ascerlaning the will ol the people in regard
To the Joint Resolution just adopted by the Congress Ct
the United States and with the further purpose Of acting
upon this important subject ty convention; and
another. recommending "to the people of Texas the
pnprely Of Immediately converting in their respective
counties, declaring their sentiments upon these deeply
,,,..
ting such preliminary steps as they may deem nectssa-
ry and espedient in this great crisis of their national ex
isehcc." Tie meeting was addr ssed by Dr. Brancl
4. Archer, Gen. Hugh NJ. Lcod Thomas NJ Joseph,
WIN. II. Rhodes and NJ. b. Mesard, and a commit
tee, consisting Of Messrs w. Richardson, J. T. boswell
T. NJ Joseph, w. II Rhodes and 4. z. Anderson was
appointed to propose Address to the people Of Texa.
on tho subject.
The National Register ('he government paper. how
ever, received by the arrival was still bitterly op
posing annexation
LATER,
Since the foregoing was in type, We have received
through The New Orleans papers, later adyces iron
Texas. We learn iom the Houston Star, that in tina
city, well in Galveston The news Of the passag
Of the joint Resolutions was hailed with great en,husi
asm. mingled only with few murmurs of disconlen,
of xaon. II expresses the belief that the .Nation
al Register. whose bitter TRADES against annexation
have heretofore noticed, although regarded as the GOV
ernmen, organ, does speak the sentiments of Pres
cent Jones, who, Che Star says.) is wrrm friend
anneXailon-in coordination oi mhlch opon il cites III
appointment of Mr.. David 5. Kaufman as Charre d
Aflares to the L. States who is an ardent supporter
the measure.
II is Thought, tho, (und doubtless not without reason
that the abolition Of the duty on cotton by the Enplis
government will lake away the main prop of the ant
Annexa'ioniss, AS II was the hope of obtaining an a
vantage over The u. States in that particular that FL
nlshed the strongest argument Of its opponents An
thus It VIII be seen that, while the British goyernnci
Is daily denounced Tor its lnrgues TO prevent annexa
lion. lis own act has done than all other causes ron
4 boed, So far as the people of Texas are concerned
facilitate il! Nevertheless suspicious are still espresso
that the British government in cooperation with that
France. is endeavoring to defeat annexa,ion-a BIRTHS
man otwar having Just arrived Al Galveston with d,
4, spaiches to Capt Elliott its Envoy in Texas. wLic
II is said 1--WE should like 10 know however, by VIII;
magic Their contents were So speedily disclosed "cot
tanned instructions to Capt, Elliott offer to puaran,
the national independence ofTexas. provided the ar
nexaon resolutions rejected-as if her indcps,
= dence would not be electuay secured by her ncorn
o ration with the u. States!
From these indications Of public sentiment in Texa
we ih'ok ii now more than probable be the dsposi,io
OF President jones, Gen Houston and other LEADING mc
what may. tina, the Joint Resolution will be accepe,
and the question OF annexation finally settled.
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