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GALVESTON, Texas, April 6, 1915.

 :. Ny arrival here has been too recent to enable iae to gather much news by actual observation, or To lo.m any ve1y definite or reliable opinions from what have gathered. For the present, therefore, l will give YOU merely my impressions, from what | have seen and heard, here at the fhfeSh0}d of the country. l. remains 10 be seen wheth- CT time and further observation will confirm my presant views.

 Making all due allowance for the bias of judgment which may be attributed to my deep solieiHde and ardent desire for annex a;ion, am clearly and strongly of opinion taa the great measure will be aehieved- In some degree difficult, il may b., and re- qnifing a struggle; vet 1t cannot fail. Il is believed, here, that the President, Joae&, will, eiaHdestihely, throw every possible obstacle ia the way, without seeming To be openly against IL l fear lie will not call all extra session, of Congress, until he Is forced 10 to so=bY= public opinion But so much the worse for him; for dislike and delay 1t, as he may, the People will dtiec linn 10 IL

 h a te@ days, q Central Committee will he formed, 10 open correspondence with tba several counties, asking lof county mee- tIngs, and tha appointment of delegates lo meet al the seat of Government, about the middle ot May, to consider the mo7t peace alle, and at the same time the most pgaelca- bie mode ol carving into effect the provs- ions of the .Jont Resolutions of our Con- gress. X reaS-Haiie lime will be allowed the President to issae his Proeamatiom, con yeaing Congress. | he decline, as he prob- aaIY will, the ,.hall will then be put in mo lion, aud il will roll on with such force as to compel hinl to convene Congress with in month or so, l have no doubt.

 The British aAd French Ministers. here, have used and are still actively using every eXeEtion and means in their power 10 defeat annexation. They have recently paid visits Ia President Jones and il Is said, and be- lieved, here, that they have offered on the part of taeir Governments 10 pay the Ma tioual debt of Texas, and guaranty the rec ogatian of her independence, by Mexico, Il she will refuse annexation with the Uni- ied Sates Despatches have reached here, from England and Mexico, in Var Steamers recently arrived; aad, to-day, Capt. Elliott, the British Minister sent oA a Wa sloop, ci- ther 10 his=own Government or to Mexico, Il is not certainly known which. IL seems lbai the British, French and Mexican Gov enaeass are hem on aeleating annexation, at all hazards, if il he possible; and regret ta fad tial the tarMS pfopaaed hy them, are so atfafiRg as to eaase the s3rffameM of iaia country to hesitate in the path ot honor aud duty, even for moment Stll, the PeaGL 2@eritaaH; and thev will not even Esaea ta any proposition ef alliance, howey- CT favorable is tefa's, wi4H any .faseisa country