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IMPORTANT AND GLORIOUS NEWS


to the independence of our country, we hail the re-
now tread the road Of freedom and greatness togeth-
err. This news comes to US by the Princeton steam-
er, which arrived at Annapolis to-day at 2oclock
DIR. Wright brings the dispatches from Annapolis.
He left Washington, Texas, on the 2lst June, and
arrived at Galveston on the 23d--on which day the
Princeton left that place. We are favored by the
Doctor with the following memoranda:
"The United States ship Princeton, Commodore
Stockton, arrived at Annapolis, from Galveston,
Texas after the short passage Of nine days, having
consumed only 80 tons of COAL She steamed
against head winds, with the exception of only Sc
hours when she was assisted by her sails. No At
lantic steamer has ever made good an hourly
average with the economy OF fuel; and, consld-
erng all the circumstances, may be regarded as an
unprecedented passage.
dThe news brought by the Princeton is of the
most interesting character Both houses Of the
Texan Congress have unanimously consented TO
the terms of the Joint resolution OF the United
States. The Senate had rejected the treaty with
Mexico by a unanimous vote. Capt Waggaman
had arrived at Washington, Texas, to select posts
to be occupied by the United States troops, and to
provide for their subsistence resolution was In
troduced into both houses Of Congress- requiring the
executive surrender all posts, navy yards, bar
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States. The joint resolutions were introduced into
both houses of Congress on the same day, and were
almost identical in their tenor. The resolutions
passed the Senate on the 18th of June, and were
sent to the House; the House laid them the table,
and passed their own resolutions unanimously, and
sent them to the Senate on the next day In the
mean time, considerable jealousy arose as to which
branch should claim the honor Of the paternity of
the resolutions; and it was finally settled that the
House should take up the resolutions of the Senate,
and amend them in the third section. The House
then passed them in their present form, and sent
them back to the Senate, which body concurred in
the amendment. The President is pledged to give
full and immediate effect to the will of Congress, so
far as depends upon himself"
This important intelligence has just reached the
President of the United States, (his evening, half
past 81 DIR. Wright brings copious dispatches from
our able charge, Major Donelson; but they are writ
ten prior to the adoption of the resolutions of the
Congress of Texas. He also brings newspapers,
embracing the "Natonal Register" printed at
Washington, of the 10Th June, three days after
Congress assembled. We must confne ourselves
principally to the contents of the Galveston "News
extra" of the 23d June.
The tNational Register" contains the correspon-
dence between Major Donelson and the government
of Texas, from March 81, l945, down to June 18th,
accompanying President Jones's message to Con-
gress.
NEWS EMBARRASSMENT JONES'S
MESSAGE, &c.
We are indebted to Mr.. Briggs for the following
interesting documents which we hasten to give our
readers.
Verbally we learn from Mr.. Briggs, that the prop
ositions for our independence have been submitted
to the Senate. They are not yet made public; but
is understood that they highly Objectionable,
and will be promptly rejected
Executive DEPARTMENT.,
Washington, June l6, lS45.
Gentlemen Of the Senate,
and Of the House Of Representatives:
am happy to greet you, on this interesting occa-
son as the representatives of the people, again
sembed in the discharge ofyour high and important
duties. The call of an extraordinary session of
Congress at this early day, by the executive, was
not made without the most mature deliberation, and
due reference to the great crisis which has arisen
since your late adjournment, in the affairs of Texas,
| as well as the almost unanimous expression of pub
lie will whieh took place throughout the country in
The executive has now the pleasure to transmit
to the honorable Congress, for such action as they
may deem suitable, the propositions which have
been made on the part of the United States to this
government for the annexation of Texas, and its
confederacy, together with the correspondence be.
tween the two governments which has arisen out of
the same This correspondence, entering, as it
does, very fully into the views and sentiments of the
governments in question, renders it unnecessary for
the executive to add or the information or consid-
Grafton of Congress) but little thereto in reference to
| the proposed measure.
| Theexecutve has much satisfaction in observing
what no doubt will forcby arrest the attention of
the Congressional although the terms embraced in
the resolutions of the United States Congress may
at first have appeared less favorable than was desi-
rable for Texas, the very liberal and magnanimous
views entertained by the President Of the United
States towards Texas, and the promises made
through the representative of that country in re-
gard to the future advantages to he extended to her
If she consent to the proposed union render those
terms much more acceptable than they would other
| wise have been.
The state of public opinion, aud the great anx-
iey of the people to act definitely upon the subject
of annexation, by convention of deputies, ss pre-
scribed in the resolutions of the United States Con-
gress, induced the executive to issue his proclama-
ton on the 9th of May, utimo, recommending an
election for sxty-one deputies to be held in the sew
era counties throughout the republic on the 4th of
| the present month, and to assemble in convention.
at the city of Austin, on the 4th of July next This
recommendation has met the sanction of the citizens
| of Texas generally, and the deputies in the sew
eral counties; so far as heard from, having
IDENTIFY expected the convention will assemble at the
time and place fixed upon. To this convention, the
question of annexation, and the adoption of State
constitution, will properly BELONG and they will de-
termlne the great question of the nationality
of Texas, as to them shall seem most con.
ducive to the interest, happiness, and prosper
ity of the people whom they will represent.
1t is important that the consent Of the exist
ing government" should be given to their EXERCISING
the powers which have been delegated to them, in
order to comply with requirement to that effect in
the resolutions on the subject of annexation, passed
by the American Congress. For this purpose the
present extraordinary session othe Congress of the
republic oil Texas has been convoked and to it's
wisdom, as coordinate department, the executive
now submits the determination of the matter.
The services to be performed by the convention
will be arduous, and will probably engage it for a
considerable period of time; and the executive
would respectfully recommend to Congress the pro-
pnety of making suitable appropriation for the
payment of its members, as well as the officers Il