The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-06

not q syllable spoken could be distinguished. This
shouting continued about quarter Of an hour, and
puglistio fsints and pushng and crowdng some idea
Of the nature Of this proceeding may formed, when 1t
stated that one Of the secretaries tainted In his seat
The result ofthis affair was that the convention did
not take the question upon the amendment offered BY
Mr. Doottls and that the radicals refused to upon
the address and resolutions offered by MIR Seymour In
order that their passage might be defeated account Of
ut NJ motion adjourn was also declared carried
though It was evidently defeated by large majority
Altogether this extraordinary convention The
radicals are sIasperatsd beyond all bounds.
The Engiish View or tho Annexation OF Texas
and OF Tyler's and Houst0n's Letters.
From the London Times, Sept. 1871
The citizens Of the United States have just been
proved guilty of want OF sharpness In managing their
national affairs From the revelations Of Sam Houston
1.-THE man with the blanket coat" as he IL somewhat
irreverently styled throughout the Unionit would
suit that an American citizen to the rest Of the
world, Texan is to American citizen We could al
most be sorry for the humiliation Of friends at
Washington city deep is the pahos vehement the
by the Texan negotiators The simple
Of France has yet something to and Gen. Houston
that King Louis Philippe has cheating
the Model Republic This last great fact is probably
GOOD old man a. he turns his face 70 the vail must
feel the nfu consciousness that he has been pre-
coded and outdone by kind of savage in blanket
in the wilds of North America Thus stand the facts
In his tranquil retirement at Huntsville, in Texas
number Of the Weekly Union was lately put into thu
Journal the General found letter bearing the Signature
of Ex-President Tyler. Mr. Tyler In speaking Of the
annexation Of Texas writes that 1t not until he
csived authentic information that other nations
exertng their efforts to induce course Of action the
part Of Texas ct variance with the interests of the
friend Abel Upsh ITO scatter to the winds the web Of
their intrgues" by direct proposition for annexation
Little did that Yankee conjecture from what
these reports derived In his eagerness
cheat the European he had but slender suspicion
that he himself in Of being submitted to the
process In question. 1t General Houston who got
up the which be his stock In trade for
negotiation. II General Houston himself-so he
tells us-who acted the part OF auctioaeer at nook
crowd to tate the esgernsss ofthe gaping clowns and
advance the price Of his worthless Ex-Presdent
"Vicar of Wakefield" aud Texas has turned out upon
his hands neither less than gross Of green
:psctaoss Tho General charged himself With treason
trap. Astounding dsclosures then progaosticat-
ed Tho President began to feel uncomfortable France
and shape to the astounding disclosures" still, II
would not quite do At length It boldly proclaimed
selling that desirable province to Great Britain Alas
for Mr. Tyler Alas for the simplicity and ingenious
Of Yankeedom Our ex-President Immediately
wrote off to the lamented Abel Upshur to scatter to
the winds the web Of British intrigue by direct pro-
position for annexation How the brace Of Machiave
sneered at Lord Aberdeen and the Brtshers
There was however, ut Huntsville, certain General
dbnOTmtS Mtnerud, who appears II
have given chuckiss and that infinite
ly more to the purpose. The radiance Of the star
spangsd banner had grown dim Sam Slick lay prostrat
Texas took his time well. He duly weighed the geniu
Of the Texans and of the people Of the United States
IL
1t certain they would together before shutdown
General Houston had only to wait the moment wher
one or other party at Washington He might then b,
sure that, like Aarons rod, would swallow up thu
angel to carry ON It's wing to the great
Of America" Giving him all due credit for sharpness
1t Is doubtful II the crafty Texan could have fore
seen how true his words would prove. sympathy and
annexation the alpha and omega Of Yankee diplomacy
the American continent, have done their work in the
Of Texas but from that has resulted the
Mexican war. The policy seemed excellent and &C
simpleso like Mrs CLASS famous receipt Annex pro
vince that rghtfuy belongs to another people and ther
fall quArreling about Its limits. That will give you
excuse for with Its late owners Make war ther
until you compel your Advesaries to cede another pro-
limits-wsr, cesson, and annexation, as before Con
tnue the process till the whole continent 10 done nic
and brown Garnish with stars and strips, and serv
up, sc. All this il beautiful and simple In theory
1t Ia sad pity breaks down In practice Given, con
tnent inhabited by two such races the shrewd cs
cuating citizens OF the United States and the gusty
practical Mexcans the scheme would be certain ofsuc
did 1t not fail from cause which defeats manyA
clever project-the want Of money At this very momen
the with Mexico, We see by every account tina
reaches u.s. 10 growing and unpop and tn
late elections have gone In favor Of the wings Thu
prophecy, and to prove q destroying angel to thu
statesmen who have Matched 1t into existence II Their
be any truth in the report that Paredes has to
either coaesce with to supersede Santa Anna
what will become Of the nsldous offers of Mr. Trist thu
negotiator with the dolorous name Cadwallader, Pill
low, and Twggs, We are told are boldly advancing uper
Mexico but OF what avail will be the efforts OF these
mighty men of war they repeat the feat of Cor
test The Mexicans, II would seem, have taken mea
for abandoning their capital city and the sushos
expense of the to the United States be diminished
will 1t not rather be increased, by the possession
Mexico? In what condition will those statesmen be who
ars compelled to come to Congress for further supplies
after having wasted the OF their country in
protracted and useless war! II give the chief men
In Mexico credit for common foresight and common
sense 1t must be evident them that all they have t.
do TO protract the until their adversares retire
from sheer WEAKNESS and want Of means. As far a.
traquity Is concerned, the presence OF the United
States army not much alter the normal condition
OF their country Such the first fruits Of that polio,
over which General Houston chuckes 80 complscentl,
In his letter to Colonel Hatch the editor OF the Tsra
Banner Let all due credit be given to him for hi
astuteness and success. Mr.. Tyler, In his eager
to sggrandise his country was fairly duped and
would be unjust to refuse TO General custom the
mums he demands for successful trckery. He repudi
stss Indignantly the notion Of fair dealing, In terms
which, could we believe that the Rambler had penetra
ted far Huntsville, would appear to be initiated
from DR.. Johnson" To charge" says the Texan sage
either nations individuals with faults crime
S 40 not
the intelligence Of the agen The morbid taste whic
General Houston considers Of such ephemera duration
is simply the belief in straightforward dealing and prt
bity To pander to this he considers utterly unworth
Of the intelligence Of the sge He s, therefore, con
PEELED to come forward In vndicstion Of himself and
| friends. "What previously humilating truth
quote from American journal" 1t Is for the peopl
Of these United States. oh, Messrs Tyler Upshur
Donelson and the rest what fats you all are made
appear BY this revelation from the man OF tne psn
ooat Thus 10 that the Of history laments owe
| national calamities in the United States