The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-12


and position with reference to annexation or indie
II pendencc and of the relative position Of the people
i and government as a people and government, upon
the same questons II
eve are sorry 10 find that our friend of Galveston
n News still doubts that President Jones is dis.
posed to do thing his power advance the Of
alton Our friend inmates that our assertion Is not
~ in DIE face Of them He overiooks one important fact
The proclamation OF President Jones relative to the conyen
that he Is in sor Of annexation From the moment that he
issued that proclamation his power TO obsuct or 70 ea
people had decided IN favor Of Ills great meaare and he
as their agent offered the requisite facilities Tor them
as hes Es Ioud hand and into
the hands OF the people The sovereign power OF the gov
o. Texas has gone back 70 hs grsa, intern
pose any TO defeat the wishes OF the people os ex
and psnd p sSSS S% os to our
pendenee acknowledging the limits we claim TO the lo
sss 70 pay Sas sen aeo or twenty sn
dollars they would not be authorized TO accept the PROPOSE
and they have delegates to the
ton for the sole purpose OF framing new constitution of
gress ha the right for mumpnt to entertain any PROPOSE
tons having for their object the defeat oil this great meas
ure.n
1t is happy circumstance that the Telegraph has
come to President Jones's rescue. We trust, for
his own sake, that at some future day he may be
able to satisfy the people Of Texas and the United
States that the Teegraph's view of his late action
is the correct and just one.
We obtain the following interesting items from
the "Civilian' of the 2lst ultimo
'Danel IIbnsby, and Mr. Atkinson were killed by In
dams short time since, while fishing in the Colorado, nine
miles this side Of Austin
1.-The National Register that the government has re-
ceived information om Captain Hays that Santa Ana the
Indian chief and part Of his tribe hithsr hostile has
visited Bexar with overures for peace Captain Hays did
feel authorized to treat in the natter but appointed
day for the return Of the Indians and sent TO the govern
requisite authority. These the Indians who have re-
They have probably learned from experience that they
have to suffer than gain from their hostility and wise
Ihe National Register contradcts the rumor that the
government had received certain nformation from Captain
forces had taken place in the vicinity Of our frontier swell
ing the whole Number Of troops 10 about 900 Captain
such reports in the west but expressed his disbelief in
their trih In his last letters, Captain Hays makes no
mention Of these reports and they thought to be entire
ly uniounled The Register mentions report brought by
party of traders that nconsierabe force had arrived
on the Rio Gande supposed for the purpose oil re-
levng those duty there heretofore The Same paper
u says; $3.50,
which is that il any such movements or any other all
suspicious being attempted by Mexico the President
will be prompt to ac and that one will go further in
maintaining our rights to the country west OF the Nucces
invioate, than he will,
convention who have either been opposed to in
toto who have not regarded the conditions and guaan
tees proposed by the United States just and fair towards
Il Texas We believe however that ofthese so to
the convention With the view Of presenting any obstacle 10
scrbed since Is manifest that majority OF the people OF
every county the republic excepting two decidedly
The work framing constitution viii doubtless progress
with great rapidty and there but few questions upon
the rao q REPRESENTATIONS Il Ike State Legislature viii
perhaps, be difficult Of adjustment than ey ether
though anticipate great delay that point
10 he that the western and parsey popula
ted counties will endeavor to makc extent Of territory the
and Texas win desire to proportion the number Of
representatives naccodunce with that of the inhabitants OF
nd gnnp pmg
ing desire of annexation seems to have borne with cor
responding spirit Of concession on n minor points and will
doubtless be sufficient TO bring parties together this
ton Of representation which would otherwise doubtless
be sharply contested This is we believe the only ques
much discussed which parties have been regularly
se bs @ Of
conflicting opinions will no doubt exist in the conventions
a rs e
will probably arise but they have not been mooted yeti
"THE MAN WITH THE WmrE HAr!"--The Mystery
Il selred.
i The "Civilian" says!
"The with the white hat" other than Captain
Charles Elliott the British minister to Texas who has area
dy been endowed by these imaginative gentlemen with
many astonishing qualtes THAI this last wonderful invest
men with duality scarcely adds to the strangeness OF his
character. The mistake however, was innoceny made
i At Vera Cruz Capt Elliott went ashore with his cousin
Capt Elliott Of the Enrydic who entered their
Capt Elliott and friend the hotel and other registers
on their passage t. III. city Of Ne apt E. The minis
toriety possible Il leaked out however that Capt FL
was best known BY the title he immediately the
tain; and as in guessing at mans name the chances Of
which is in ths world the correspondents Of
SsT s 4 e II wSo @
they gave avery correct and minute description in all
II Is hoped that this reading of the riddle which has
much pneasness the Red Lander the New Or
leans papers and the smiths by placing the white hat
ness Of parties allow the affairs Of the world go
usual after the sudden interruption which the matter
has caused.
In speaking of the present military resources Of
Mexico, and the state Of preparation for on her
/, Rio Grande frontier, the "Civian' says:
In reference the reports that Mexico has been
concentrating troops upon her northeastern frontier and
portion of territory not known Texas proper"
Texas before the separation from Mexico, the
Telegraph says:
at has been satisfactorily nsccftancd that Mexico
wholly unprerared for the emergency The late rnmors
he had e % sss Is N the
neous; and It found that the forces in s eastern
are weak not ys # an ey hf,f
there are now two three hundred troopsi and the
terror sao Monterey and other large towns, bare
y sufficient to supply the losses in the garsohs caused by
clothes and indicates that the new government
poorer than that OF Santa Ana and its military resources
arc scarcely adequate defend the frontier from the assaults
E ofhe ndans.n
!, The Camanches threaten trouble TO the settle
r ments high up on the Brasos as will be seen from
the following extract from the Telegraph"
1.-THE conduct Of the Indians who lately visited Toey's
trading has excited much alarm They expressed
anger because they presented with many pres.
they expected and the muiteed threats and hostile
looks of OF their warriors indicated that they were
by no disposed to bury tho Ratchet Their chiefs
however, declared TO the last that they would
influence their WARRIORS for they
their tribe would only suffer greater disasters il the
should be renewed with the whites They complained bit
terry Of the treatent they had received from the Mex
& the frontier and from Of the Indians
Arkansas and Missouri and they pretended be the
more establish friendly relations with gov
ernment because they wished 10 procure and
milton frontier towns to carry the with their
Mexican and Indian enemies. The agents of the govern
with much proprety refused TO furnish them with
and ammuntionj and this may be the Of the
E cent hostilities"
By II. Green, .auctioneer.
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