American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-06-14

We 90 not believe that congress or the people
passage Of twenty per cent. tariff act, cXPe-
riencc having sheWn the ruinous consequences
Of adopting SO low rate of duties, II the in
1en,on Of the Secretary of the Treasury, in
sending agents through the land to obtain sta
tisticaI facts be, 10 ascertain whether the ''hca-
vicr-tIXcd articles cannot be admitted at di-
Unfinished duties, there can be no objection to
the procecdlng--but if 1t he designed to reno
del the whole tariff law and to destroy its pro-
tcctvc feature, we feel confident that he will
fail in his attempt.
Texas. Public opinion fnctuatcs on the
subject of the annexation Of Texas 10 the Unit
cd States. At one time the conviction appears
10 be general that the event will certainly take
place-and then doubts arise in consequence OF
the course pursued by President Jones. We
have heretofore expressed the opinion, to
which we still adhere, that if Mexico will re-
cognize the Independence of Texas, and Eng
land and France guarantee it, the people of
that country will decide against annexation
1t is very natural that they should prefer exist
ing as an Independent nation to becoming a
mere State of our Union. Texas has her am
bilious member odice-scekeIs-as well as the
United Sta es--and it is not to be supposed
that they will willingly torcgo the individual,
as we'll as national, advantages, which will flow
from possessing an Independent government.
As State, the appointments would be few and
of secondary character-whilst as an indepen-
dent nation offices would be numerous, impor-
tant and lucrative. The selfish principle is
implanted in all human beings, and it is not
therefore, Judging harshly of the people Of
Texas, to express the belief, that they viii
yield to the same influence which controls the
mass of mankind. The Texans would no doubt
prefer annexation to remaining in the position
which they have heretofore occupied harrass-
ed by debt and in constant dread Of an nva-
sion from Mexico-5ut let them be well assur-
ed that Mexico will give no further trouble
that they will be aided in the discharge of their
public debt aud upheld as an independent
power; and we shall be greatly surprised if the
minority in favor Of independence be not great
CIR thtn that which is supposed to exist at the
present time, in favor Of annexation.
DouBrruL. We clip the following from the
letter of the Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald. If the statement contained
in this article be Gas we SUPPOSE mere fiction,
the President should cause it to be promptly
coHtradcted,
at may not be known, but such is the fact,
that Col. Polk was, before the assembling of
the Baltimore Convention, an aspirant for the
Vice Presidency, Himself and friends, during
last winter, regarding it to be settled that MIR.
Van Buren, would receive the nomination, open
ed d correspondence with the renowned sorcer-
err of Lndenwald, and his friend, the modern
Cato. In this correspondence, it is said, the
President that is conceded with Mr.. Van Blu
zen in his view on the Texas question, and
promised large favors to the clique now centred
at Albany. In order, also, to make sure of the
nomination, Col Polk prepared a letter, it is
asserted against The .fnneration Of Texas, and,
in company with Cave Johnson, went to the
Office of the Nashville Union and asked Harris
10 insert IL. MS, WHICH lC was uCi uillltcd
with It's contents, Harris refused to do. In the
meanwhile, other councils prevailed, and MIR.
Folks opinions underwent radical change
But it is furthermore said that copy Of this let
ter, properly authenticated, is in possession of
the modern Cato, together with the other let
tiers from Mr.. Polk on various subjects.
SroRu IN PRlNCE GEoRGE's COUNTY. 1t
appeals from the Marlboro Gazette, that p.
Georges county was visited by 4 copious but
partial shower Of RAIN on Monday, and by a
general washing on Tuesday, from the violence
Of which it is feared the tobacco plants put in
the ground the previous day, were much in
jured. During the gust on Monday, a new
barn belonging to Mr. r. AlcGregor, near that
place, was blown down, killing negro wo.
man, and gripping boy. Some cattle in the
shed attached to the house, miraculously es-
capped, the shed and house having been rent al.
rrQst to atoms, and heavy timbors we're hurled
upon the spot where the cattle stood.
AN EXPOSURE. Gustavus c. Hebbe, the
the distinguished Swedish writer on European
politics, has again arrived in New York. 1t is
said that he will Immediately communicate to
the American public the real views Of the Eng
lish and French Governments with regard to
the annexation Of Texas.
APPOINTMENT. Cornelius w. Lawrence has
been appointed collector of the port of N York
to take effect on the LIST Of July next, in place
of C. P. Van Ness, resigned