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and protection requisite his condition and habits
invited into the society of the wesy and presum
ing when his acceptance is to be coupled with acknow
iedgments oivassasge and inferority.


(From the Galveston Weekly News)


we have already furnished incontesbie evidence mat
the British policy in opposition to annexation has 80 lar
succeeded that her Bitannic Msssys Mnier ;. .s n.s
endeavors to defeat that measure


We are told that upon condition Of our renouncing
the American Union forever the Monarchia powers OF
Europe will then terminate cur formidable war win
Mexico, "forthwith aud compulsively." The same
friendly promise has been made from time TO tme for
the last seven or eight years, and its repetition, just at
this particular crisis when the speedy success OF annexa


ton is beyond ell reasonable doubt is exceedingly well


tined in order to create reaction in public feeling OF
this country. We not told whether this friendly
mediation sgan to be attended by another "Armstce
necessary preliminary step, to be afterwards I'M
proved OF convenient duration" We are,
however assured that " France and England will openly
the consideration Of government and people
inducements for us to remain independent" Such in
formation this is usually confined to the chief agents
M matter OF state secrecy and rarely
political influence and foreign counoraction This an
made in the positive and unqualified terms
secrets and intrgues of both hemspheres


The public need not be surprised should this singular


manifesto prove to be the habnger Of party organization
and Of great ons In this country to couneract the
abors of friends in the United States and to defeat
this great measure here after it has trumphed there


We fud the following extract from the National Regis
ter in the Civilian:


"The removal Of this duty on cotton, will enable the
British government to throw commercial advantages
into the hands OF the merchants and planters Of Texas
We have every reason to believe that we conclude to
remain independent. this duty will be moved from all
Texas cotton into Eng ish ports while 1t will
be retained upon that produced in the u States Under
this discrimination in our favor may be also embraced
sugar and tobacco In this way rivalship with the
United Stass will be almost instantly established These
great advantages could not fail attract hther the
planting capital the Southern Sates for under such
arrangement they would gain by the change in.
crease OF profits Of not less than forty per cent
mum.


The Ciplan Of the 9Th has the following paragraph in
relation to the export trade in provisions, SC.


We still look, with great confidence, for the period
when highly important and lucrative trade will te done
in the expectation OF many ariclesfrom Texas, which
have rot hitherto come into the account of the foreign


trade OF the country Within the last year important ad
vances have been made and there good prospect that
they will continue until the many important but dor.
mant resources which capable Of making Texas the
most prosperous country on the globe, eveloped


The paper referring to the fact that the trade be
tween Galveston and Havana Is beginning attract at
tentien and the prospect that will ultimately become
Of great Importance, publishes list Of the rates and
Havana.


The same paper of the lst instant has the following
paragraph in relation to Gen. Duf Green's misunder
standing with the Texan President 1t from this
that the affair has not been settled as stated


We observe statement in of the United States
papers that the matter between the President of Texas
and Gen Duff Green which led to the revocation of the
ference left that amicable adjustment has been made
OF the whole stfar to the satisfaction of the President
We are informed that no adjustment of any kind further
than appears from the proclamation has been made
OF the matter unless remark OF the President that he
GREETED the necesstv which compelled him to take the
course he did may besso considered Neither he his
friends believe that the proclamation predicated up
on any misapprehension insufficient cause whatever
The American Minister, we have understood entertans
similar views.


From THE NoRrH.-We have received by Liv
ingson " Co our Montreal, Buffalo and Albany
advlces. We annex the news:-


BUFFALO, March 2O-The prospect for navigation is
not whit more promising than it month since
There has been two heavy snow storms and intensely
cold weather. reclosng the creek and bringing in
mutation Of ice from the upper end Of the lake in such
Quantities as to cose up the mouth Of the harbor and
here on the l0th returned the sh but instead fore
ing passage through the ice landed her passengers
Point Albino, IL miles distant in Canada couple Of
other steamers put into Dunkrk from whence their pas
sengers came in stages.


Albany yesterday and are now probably coming over
samples in your place or Boston, As to lake navigation
concur in my previous opinion that an unobstructed
harbor may be expected here about the beginning OF
April.


NEW YORK LEGIsLATURE-ALBANY,M March 81
Railway projects continue to occupy promneD,
place in the legislation Of the State. The Erie railway
has probably acquired the votes of the entire delegation
from Orange county consent having been obtained TO the
construction Of railway from Goshen to Newburgh.


The Commercial Bank of Albany has application be
fore the Legislature for extension of its charter for
term ofwenty This banks charter contained the
personal liability clause, and that may find ta
vor th the Legislature, although the renewal of the
charter of any incorporated bank opposed to what


Bills were renorted IN thy House toaav To-
the New York Philharmonic Society; 70 amend and con-
dense the several acts relating to Brooklyn cy to ncor
This last is the first OF series of bills by which pro
posed to tap the New York and Erie railway running
West


The Albany bridge BILL if il ia ever to come fingers
long in the hands of the committee II was to be in
Tuesday-then i was certain for Wednesday, hut both
days have passed over and Friday also and still
port Will it ever be reportedi That's the question:
as Mr.. D. Lee says


The bill revise and the charter of tho Oswego
and Syracuse railway company passed the House to day
with amendments fixing the maximum Of passenger toll
st cents per mile motion to reconsider the vote on
its final passage was made by Mr. d Lee, Of Buffalo, and
he farther moved to lay his motion the table, The
House refused to lay the motion the table and refused
reconsider the vote So the bill Is passed. The
ment Of Mr. Lee had squirting toward the Buffalo and
Oswego contest Mr. Nixon charged that Mr. D. Lee had
less anxiety for the interest Of the State than for his cit,


The bill for the relief of the New York Institution for
the Blind passed by vote Of liz ayes.


The bill to incorporate the Troy and Greenbush rail
way Association passed by vote Of 1903 to o imposes
upon the company the payment Of toll freight carried
which would to the canal or on loo freight


The bill imposing tolls on the Troy and Schenectady
ssTay snd passed similar bill Ped to the Mohawk


The Comptroller has reported in to ,lution
ofthe House. the amount Of outstanding issued by
The gross amount is ST. 402 this amount there
in circulation February LIST, ,lO2 S72, and hand
$3O0 2S he does not think the public interest would be
promoted by issuing registered for the whole
part OF such amount at this time He thinks, however, Il
would be safe to the bubc and to the banks allow
each bank on February lst 1896 to credit to profit and
loss an amount equal to 20 per cent Of the registered
notes then outstanding (most of which will be
turned having been destroyed by fre and otherwise)
end to receive from the Comptroller like Of
sstered notes one year thereafter 20 per cent Of the
amount in circulation might be credited in the same man.
nsr, and thus continue the process the end Of each
year Banks with large capitals feel little interest 10 the
matter.


Those which bank on their circulation are of course
anxious to avail tn, mselves Of all the Comptroller will
permit them to add to that circulation Some Of the banks
have credited their accoun; Of profit and loss with an
amount assumed to have been lost but the Comptroller
refuses to sanction the operation unless he has evidence
OF the loss OF the notes The outstanding registered
no es OF the incorporated banks reduced from
$40 in July, lsa3, to Si,l0l, 7sa in I945


In the Senate we had two memorials from New FORK
against the license law


A bill was reported to extend the Harlem Railway to
Albany The ferry bill (Long Island and New York OF
which wrote you days since report I'd to-day
bill was reported to the charter of the Utica and
