Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-11
Violence of the Teras Presses.

A crisia is approaching in the affairs of Texas,
which seems to excite much uaeasiness in the
minds Of the friends Enumeration. They profess
indeed not to be i'm the least apprehensive of the
result, but the profession is not sustained by their
conduct.
We have heard all along, and did not ourselves
doubt il TO be so, that the Angola merican popula
ton OF Texas, constituting the vast maj 1rity, were
nearly or quite unanimous in favor of annexation.
Yet is now certain that the President of Texas,
(JOnes) has secretly negotiated Treaty with
Mexico, at the city Mexico, las alledgcd unde
British auspices,) the leading feature Of which is
that Mexico agrees TO recognize the independence
Of Texas, condition that the latter declines an.
ncIatlon and remains independent
If the fact be so, and it seems we'll avouched.
the reader will in the first place md himselrbl
zled to account for the conduct Of President Jones
Ii the people of Texas be so unanimous for annex.
alton, why should their President negotiate a
Treaty which he cannot but know will be as unan.
imously rejected by the Congress of Texasl-
Why should he so unnecessarily and gratuitously
forfeit his popularity and expose himself to legs.
atye censure and popular indignationl Or why
should England desire so vain a thing to be done
as the formation Of Treaty which she knew
would be rejected by the people and Congress Of
Texas.
These are points which appear TO us difficult Of
solution If il is possible TO solve them except by
the superstition either that change is expected 70
be wrought in the popular inclination Of Texas,
that that change has already been wrought, or
that there has all along existed more opposition 10
annexation in that country than was admitted in
the u. States.
We quote the following bitter Philippe from the
New Orleans Courier Of the 2nd, a leaoing Texas
print for the purpose Of exhibiting the rage into
which this Treaty Of President Jones has thrown
those who could find no fault in a similar proceed.
ing by President Tyler.
"MEXfCO AND TEXAS.
ave have received dates from Vera Cruz a the 00d
l3 by the British i2aie Euydice, and of the 2sth from
6alyos,on by the steamer McKim.
The Euydce - or the mouth Of the rjyer and seve,sl
Of her officer, with Capt Elliott. tho notorious eb,rpe
asbaes u BnglsDd 70 ToEa, up 10 the city, and
lodge the ST. Charles Hotel The Cst "a glc,,!. a..
val here with dispatches from Mexico fr the sg.e, Of h,
government gives ground presume that the esr has
been concluded between MeScO and Jones OF Tsr.s 10
he elerna dsraeo u that person and every Texan Who
apprOyes n hs treason, that raty neaoelttd under
the supenniendauee Of Elliott, Tie TeHs1 agent was pro
eeed 20 the heHca1 capital b. The Brush afnissar
where neither he any other citizen n he republic would
have dsed 70 piee BIZ foot 9th 10 other guarantee Of safe
" then that e Texsn ciuzenship--he vas Introduced
70 the hercan Secretary o. Btste BY the same enemy
Of hs coyniy-wbo urged upon TIE Me1csn government
~ lnyonf 10 Great Britain, The acceptance Of the popo
als from President Jones. We heard sOmo days seo Ibs
the treaty vas concluded whereby Merco acknowledge
the Independence Of ToEss. and the latter republic h pedR
cd 10 refuse the offer msds By government, 10 receive
her into the confectionery. The spse Of few weeks will