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From tte Union. OUR DUTY TO TEXAS AND TO OUR4 NES
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We could scarcely anticipate that there would be one American who would hesitate 10 arrest, by our own arms, the invasion and devastation of Texas, by advancing Mexican troops. Never were wiser or more moderate and consderaie instructions given by our government, than In the case discussed in NIT. Donelson's excellent correspondence We wait until our own propositions for re- union are accepted by the Congress as well as by the eonycntion--that is, both by her goeernmeDt and her people; and yet the "New ork Courier and Enquirer, cons plains of our Executive pledgng himself to assist Texas in such an emergency Wo know not whether we ara more astonished or indignant, upon such an occasion We must not, we suppose, draw cordon around any Mexican post which may be cast of .hs Rio Grandal We must not prevent ,hom spreading over the territory ef Tsxas--or, rather, our own territory!

 Give ps rather the generous spirit of an American whig, os developed in the follow ing anecdote of Mr. Winthrop, Of Bostons who speaks in the right vein, end in the place where t is most important to speak ss an American:

 ssAt the celebration of s.he fourth in Bos- ton, |. C. Winthrop, member of Congress from the city, is reported b hage responded to [ toast 10 the Congress of the United States, as follows;

 "slle was unwilling to say anything which might seem 10 be iu violation of the political neutrality usually observed on tho occasion of celebrating the national independence But he felt constrained 10 express an opinion upon subject which had been regarded somewhat as of q party character. At this moment, he said, there IS now assembled convention in Texas, which will this day, in all probability, add another star to the Union. He could not say he was prepared to rejoice very warmly in such an event; but fl t occurred, he would receive the new State with the feelings of m American citi- zen, whose duty il is, not only 10 stand by lis country as 1t is how, but to stand by his country as il hereafter may be- This was. the feeling he would cherish and inculcate with regard to Texas, Oregon, or other ac-. sessions of new States, and he concluded, with the following:

 "'GuR GouNrRY-Bounded by the St. Johns aud the Sabine, or however otherwise bounded or described, and be the measure ments more or iess-still our country; to be cherished iii all ong hearts, to be defended by all our hands.'3'