The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-11
Extract Of letter 10 The Editor Of the Union, from
GALVESTON July 26 lS45.


GALVESTON, July 26, lS45.
"You will have seen, long before this reaches
you that our Joint resolution has been uncondltion-
ally accepted by the convention at Austin. On the
llth instant they progressing rapidly with
business each committee being resolved to put moth
ing new or questionable in the constitution, and de-
termined if the measure Of annexation is opposed
in Congress, that no grounds for II shall be fur.
nished by Texas.
oMuch diversity of opinion prevailed in the con-
venlion as to the period at which the new govern
ment should go into operation, and as to what
should be done before our Congress can be in pos
session of the constitution 1t was delicate sub.
ect in respect to which the wlses course seemed to
be that which promised TO check excitement here,
and to afford the least cause for division of opinion
in our Congress. Although the existing govern
ment have sanctioned the convention, which may be
therefore considered as fully empowered to destroy
or supersede the government, yet the work of this
convention has to be submitted to the people, and il
was not SO certain that formidable party might
not be formed TO oppose its ADOPTION should there
be connected with it premature or unnecessary
disturbance of existing laws. collision thus
arising, although poweress to prevent the adoption
of the constitution, might be attended with unpleas-
ant results in the general administration of the gov
eminent This could not have failed to be the case,
if the Executive had become party to a scheme OF
dsorganzation
"Under such general view of the subject, it APP
pears to be the best course to consider the gov
eminent as intended alone to take effect when our
Congress shall have passed the decaratory law yet
necessary, and that no different measure should be
made obligatory by the convention, without a full
understanding with the existing government. In
this opinion there is sufficient concurrence Of the
experienced members of that body to justify the be-
lief that it will be the controlling one.
"Mr. seemed to think that clause IN the
constitution, making the present government pro-
visional one until the action of our Congress, will
be the proper mode Of meeting oil the difficulties in
the case. The President and cabinet are now on
their way to Austin. If they unite on these views,
all will be right
at is supposed the convention will adjourn next
week. Tie presence of our flag there,s and the
sound of our bugles, will make quite,a sensation.
The whole country will rejoice, and feel that annex
alton is q reality. None of our pioneer history in
the valley of the Mississippi records more hair
breadth escapes and noble sacrifices than this portion
Of Texas. Even now, you frequently hear Of COM
bats, in which some five or six Of these brave fell
lows defend themselves against treble the number of
Camanches. Capt. Hays, last year, with fifteen
men, whipped seventy-fve Indians in open prairie,
killing their leader and more than half of his follow
ers. What corps of dragons can be formed out
of such materials, and how pleasing should it be to
our government to take them into its service! 1t
will require such a corps to conquer the Camanchcs,
and teach them that they can no longer rob and
murder our people with mpunity. MAJOR Donel-
son is waiting to set our troops at their right posts,
and to learn what Mexico is going to do One of
the light-boas passed this place yesterday, sending
word that the Alabama would be at Corpus
Christi the next day Of course, the others are not
far behind"
THE writer refers of course to the arrival Of ra-
goons Austin for San Antonio wherever may
be their destination in Tcxas--Usics.