Frightening ns.
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The following letter from Texas published IN
the Calhoun Constitution at the Metropolis, Is
fair specimen of the devices BY which the An
nexa,ionists are trying to drive Congress and
the country into acquiescence in ,heir scheme:


Housroy, Texas. Jan. 6. 1875.


De,e ALLEN: Yours, caied Ph.ladsiph
Dec. 10. came duly 10 hand; and your fears
abou, the Annexation of Texas are iui!y reailzed
bvs,hc citizens OF this country. Thelove OF our
mother county, and that strong American leel.
;ng. more than any other, induced our sPplica
ton 10 the United States ;or Annexation. 1t
seems now that we shall be forced to aoancon
that hope, and depend upon our own resources,
which thanks to an ali.wise Providence ere ail
sufficient TO make great, prosperous, ana nap
NY neople we are now beginning seriously TO
ibink of making commercial treaty with Eng
1ar6 and which | doubt not, Will, IN pecunlary
ro;rt nj view, be better for Us than annexation
n the United States, as her propositions are OF
,oost liberal character. Tbey are similar to what
con wrote me they were IN your previous adVicss.
We ore now mooting the question OF getting up
n convention for the porpose o! altering the con
s,;,rtion. By the constitution, as It now exists,
,vo are prohibited from importing slaves nom
o,ber countries than the United States. II Is
row proposed to Iegesl that Article OF the consti
,n,ion. and introduce another in lis pl1ce, allow
inc the Introduction Of slaves from the Spanish
and French West India Islands, and all other
countries except Africa, or, III other words, pro-
hibit onlv the African Stare trade. 1t is under
stood and believed that the British Government
will wink at this, in order 10 secure our trade, as
well as monoyoze the best cotton growing region
in The world. For my own part, am now vii
ling 10 abandon the idea OF anne1aton TO me
II,I,ed States. and take our chances with the
British Government, in view OF an alteration IN
our constitution.


The country is more prosperous than 1t has
been for wears; our crops are very fine. Con-
oress has passed resolution 10 remove the seat
Of Government back to Austin.