Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-07
[ From the Washington Union, july 81
IMPORTANT AND GLORIOUS NEWS


On the Of the great day which is conseerared to the
independence Of our country hail the Of Texas
with tie United States. We wall tread the road If
freedom ind greatness together. This 10
by the Pnnctton steamer which arryed Annapolis lay
at o'clock. DR.. Wight brings the dispatches from
Annapolis lie lci, Washington Texas the 2l-l June
and arrived ~ Galveston the 23d-on which day the
Princeton lett tiat place We favored by the Doctor
with the following Memoranda:
the United Statcshp Prnceion. Commodore Stockton
arrived Annapolis, from Galveston. Texas, after tie
short passage OF nine dsy. having consumed only 90 ions
coal She steamed against head winds, with the cxcep-
ton Of only 80 hours when she assisted by eTsas
No atlantic steamer nus made good hourly aver
oge, with the economy OF ue; end considering oil tn
circumstances u may be regarded as uuPrc cdened
passage.
The news brought By tho Princeton is Of the most in
eresing character. Both houses Of the Texan Congress
have unanimously consented the Of the Joint re
solution Of tie United States. The Senate had rel eed
the freely with Mexican by unanimous vote Capt Wag.
gauan had arrived at Washington Texas, TO select posts
be occupied 10y c United States troops and to provide
for thtiT subsistence resolution wns introduced into
both houses Of Congress- requiring the Executive 10 sur
render oil posts nayyyards barracks, &c 10 The proper
auiEGrIies Of the L. States The uint resolutions were
introduced ro both houses Of Congress on toe same diy
aud almost identical in their tenor. The resolutions
passed the Senate the lsh Of June ani cent 10
the House; the House laid them the table snd passed
their resolutions unanimously, aud them the
Senate the day. In the ne considerable
jealousy which branch should claim honor Of
the paternity Of the resolutions and 1t finally settled
that the House should take up resolutions Of the Sc.
House
hcn passed them in their present fo. them back
to the 6Cn1ic, which body cyncured in the amendment
The Presidents pledged To give ln and immediate c. CT
10 tie will u Congress, Tor depends upon himself"
This important intelligence has jest reached tho Pros
debt 81 The United States, this evening hBi past Dr.
Wright brings oopious dispatches from ab,e chage
NJ Jp DJuesOn bot they written prior the adop.
ton 81 the resolutions Of the C0ngfoss Of Texas lie also
briggs newspaper embracing tho "NutOnul Register"
printed At Washington Of the l9h June three days after
Congress assembled. We must o1nhne ourselves pfnci.
phy the contents Of the Galveston News Extra" Of the
23i June.
The "Nationai Register" contains the correspondence
between MuJJr DrrelsJn bnd The Government Of Texas
hom March 81, 1876, down to Iuns lin accompanying
President Jones mcssogc TO Congress.
NEWS ExTRA-PhEsIDENT Jones' MESSAGE
&C.
We are nd,btcdto Mr. Briggs for tho following interest
ing documents. which hasten 10 give our readers.
Verbally learn from Mr.. Bhggs, tat the proposition
Tor Independence have been Submitted the Senate
They not yet made public; but II is understood tina
hey highly Objectionable. aud will be promptly tect
ed.
! EEcuIWE DEPARTMENT,
, Washington, June l6, ls45.
Csafismea OF tie Seugts,
and Of the House Of Rsgresfnfafiusss
lam happy TO meet you, this interesting occagion
the representative Of the people, again assembled in IN
discharge II your high and important duties The coll
On ersordnsry Session Of Congress this early dsy
the EKecu,sc yes mode without the mature d
bsrancn and due defesnse The great whichh
asen since youf late sdour1wen 10 ibe sfsits Of TeHs
a. well the almost unanimous expression OF pubie wi
which TOOK place throughout the country in regard TO III
ssme.
The Executive hss coy tho pea'ure 70 TRANSMIT, TO II
honorable Congress- for such aesn - they may deem sui
Sblo the propositions which have becn made on horph'