The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-06-07
STILL LATER FROM MEXICO.

vera OTuL nine uayS ldler) 10 The ION
lnsL have been received The Bee saws
N sooner was her arrival known than the
air was filed with rnmors. The first i'm
porlance was that Mexico had formally
declared war against the u States, and
hat lhe vessel had been chartered cx.
preSsIy to convey the intelligence, together
with dispatches from the Government TO
the Mexican Consul. There is 10 lounda.
lion whatever for this report, and we give
II meleI as one of thousands stories which
flew about yesterday from mouth 10
mouth.
Another rumor, more plausible, that
Santa Anna had not only been pardOned,
but promoted TO the command-in-chlc( oi
Ihe Mexican armies.
This project Tor recognizing lhe indePen.
ence Of Texas has been favoraby reported
upon by a special committee Of The Cham
Der of Deputies The repor! was adopted
by vote of 4 TO H.
The PIcayune says:
'Rumors Of revolutions in various nor
tions of The Mexican Empire are rice.
Upon more reliable authority than
mere rnmor, we may stale HIS ExcelIency
Senior Juan Ge Dos Csnado passed lhro Ell
Vera Cruz about he first Of HE month
Government Of Mexico TO that of HE Unit
ed STATES. The circumstance; taken in
connection with The negotiation then pend.
ING with Texas, aud the secresy with which
he object Of his mission was kept from the
public, caused no litle cOmmOllOn in that
city. One Of the journals, apparently
more favorable 10 war Inan peace,ln remark.
ing this mission. eXCIaIme: Every thing
Il appears, has been confdcd to diplomacy
the hands Of the strangers are thrust into
hIS business. How shall we Ilquda,e!
What will become If The country! The
storm is raging over our heads-ihe thunder
Irever5etatei abOvs uS!'
We have been permitted 10 publish an ex.
tacl from t'tet written 10 Vera Cruz, on
ue 9Th day Of May, the purpOrI Of which
iook US So completely aback Gal were il
OF Tor the respectable source from which
1t comes, one would pay IluIe heed 10 ii in
iced. The Ieuer is from an individual
whose word might challenge the belief Of
rVery man 10 the cUuDry, moi to say lat
lGOvernmenI itself, and yet The announce
DnenL we make u1On lis authority will slals
,e all of our readers. The extract ia II
hese words--we lranscIi6e them literal.
Iy:
Elliot and tho Texan Commissioners
are about leaving this Very CruzJ in al
English tsiga'e for GaIyesen,wI,h lie nealJ
acknowledging the Independence Ct Texao
3ul they nlte dream 0i Their reception d
Galveston. rhe people (lhe Mrxicaus
hInk thai the acknowledgment Of Texal
Independence will prevent Annexation, ant
hereby they will get clear Of declaring
var, az they had threatened. They swear
noweeer, thai Il Texas prefers ApneXaliol
o acknowledgment. they wild Loci4r
var
| What vii! aslonish the American people
IN this extract IL the intelligence that EIl
1T Is IN Vera Cruz, aud THAI lhe PrcSiGen
IoI Texas has secretly sent Commissioners
% WeXIco under Ihe patronage o. Engand
o Teat for recogoj ion upon he basis al
ndtd 10 10 SsnOI Cueyas eIleI 10 CUugres
Can these lhlngS te'possibIe? Car il be lhsl
ICapisin Elliott, who leiI Galveston viii
he ayowed purpose Of going 10 Charles
on, s, G., has sneahcd off 10 MeXlco I,
IgeI s. y advantage IN negotiation whIci
he people will battle should every sceplr,
~ Europe be raised in menace over them
Can il be true that President Jones, in lh,
circumstances which now Surround hlm
has had the tGmerIIy TO despatch srcret
agents 10 Mexico To form lrea;y in whlct
he people Of Texas are to be sacrificed.
We have seen 50 much duplirlIy GnC
ljouJle.dealng in this Whole affair, and
heard SO much official mendarly ia regard
o Ihe purposes of men unfortunately hlgl
lpIaces at 10 mOmenlOus crisis, that we
are prepared 10 believe that some Of the &c.
ors 10 lhe busy scene before us are capable G
iJI doing any thing, ,howcye! low and assert
|lng auy thing, hO@eY false, but We cot.
Tess Ihal these Iwo liule items in a Iel G!
rom high source eXcled ouF RmazemeoI
IeI hsTe are he words before us, IN black
aud Whlie, aUJ sigRsd BY an honorable and