The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-06-11


President Jones for COHrentiOR-the Amer
ican Squadron of the Coast-Annerafion
certain.
The latest intelligence from Texas and Mex
leo is highly Interesting and important. The fact
is now clearly established that the plratical 60
Vcrnmeut of England and the scmi-barbaran 60
vomment of Mexico have had all their machine
ry secretly at work TO prevent, ii possible, the
annexation of Texas 10 the United States -
There is villainy and corruption developed nI
this clandestine operation which will astonsh cy-
erybody Without any publication of the fact,
Capt. ELLIOTT is sent out by the British Govern
ment, and secretly visits the Texan capitol He
there engaged in private conference with Mr..
JONES, the President of that Republic, and pro-
poses that in case Texas will agree never to at
tach herself TO the United States, he will proceed
Immediately to the city of Mexico, and will at
once get the Congress of Mexico to recognize
the independence of Texas! President JONES,
cas- y lattercd and cojoled,and willing 10 beray,
readily acquiescos, embraces the British captain,
and bids him proceed with the disgraceful drama /!
Elliott soon arrived at Mexico, and the Congress
then in session, all at once declare Texas free
and Independent state!
A more unwarrantabc proceeding, and a
greater outrage upon the rights of nations could
not have been perpetrated, than this interference
on the part Of Great Britain The negotiations
for annexation had we'll nigh drawn TO close.
Seveneighths of the people of Texas and an un.
doubted majority of the people of the u States
have given the measure their unqualified appro-
baton, Or as Mr. Clay says, ''woud be glad TO see
1t" accomplished. The recognition of the indie.
pendence of Texas on the part of Mexico, is a
poor paltry affair, not worth pinch of snuff Ii
ties up the hands Of the people Of Texas COM
Pletely--they can annex or unite themselves to
England, France, Spain, or any other power on
eartll--but they are prohibited entirely from an
nexlng themselves to the United States! How
admirably this suits the purposes of England
and Mexico!
But against all this viIlainous and iniquitous
preceding, the citizens of Texas seem to have
simultaneously and almost unanimously rose IN
in opposition. The Niagara Of public opinion
roared around the ears of President Jones. his
traitor soul began to quail he was forced to aban
don his previous policy, and come out publicl,
IN favor of annexation. And to carry out the
wishes Of the people of Texas, the President was
compelled Immediately to issue the following
proclamation:
By the President Of tie Republic of Ycras.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas the people of Texas have evinccd {
decided wish that prompt and definite action
should be had upon the proposition for aunexa
ton recently submitted by the government o.
the United States to this government, and that a
convention should be assembled for this purpose
and
Whereas it is competent for the people alone
to decide finally upon the proposition f5r annex
alton, and ''deputies in convention assembled, ;
to adopt constitution with view to the ad
mission of Texas as one of the SAFES of the
American Union; and
Whereas no authority is given by the cons.itu
ton OF this republic 10 any branch of the govern
ment TO call convention and TO cla7ge The O..
ganic law-ths being a right reserved to the
people themselves, and which they alone car
properly exercise;
Therefore, be it known that |, ANsoy JONES
President of the Republic of Texas, des;rous O
giving direction and effect to the public will al
ready so fully expressed, do recommend to the
citizens of Texas that an election for "deputies'
to convention be held in the different courties
OF the republic on Wednesday, the fourth day o.
June next, upon the following basis, viz: Eacl
county in the republic TO elect one deputy, ir
respective or the number Cf voters il contained
at the last annual elections; each county voting
at that time three hundred, and less than sis
hundred, TO elect two deputies; each county vo
ting at that time SIX hundred, and less than nine
hundred, 10 elect three deputies; and each count,
voting at that time nine hundred and upwards
to elect four deputies; which basis will give ,c
the county of Eustin two, Bastrop one, Bcxa
two, Brazoria two, Brazos one, Bowie one, Colo
rado one, Fayette two, Fannin two, Fort BEND
one, Goliad one, Galveston two, Gonzales one
Harris three, Harrison three, Houston two, Jacl,
son one, Jasper one, Jefferson one, Lamar two
Liberty two, Matagorda one, Montgomery four
Milan one, Nacogdoches three, Red river three
Robertson two, Rusk one, Refugio one, Sabine
one, San Augustine two, Shelby two, San Patri
clio one, Travis one, Victoria one, and Washing
ton three deputies; and that the said deputies s.
elected do assemble in convention at the city o
Austin, on the "fourth Of july next, for the pur
pose of considering the proposition for the annex
alton of Texas 10 the United States, and an,
other proposition which may be made concerning
the nationality of the republic; and should they
judge it expedient and proper to adopt, provision
ally, constitution to be submitted 10 the peo
pie for their ratification, with view to the ad
mission ofTexas, as State, into the American
Union. in accOrdancn with he inrrls &C il,n ,,rn