Correspondence of the Reg ister and Journal. THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVAS.
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CLAIBORNE, July 2l, lSl5.

 MEssRs. EDITORS :-tiaving seen one or two communications from the cou ltry to the Advertiser purportns to give an account of the wonderful ex- pioits of the whig candidate for Congress on the stump; and as have upon more than one occasion, heard that distinguished apostle of Federalism, l will give you d summary oi,he position he occupies beltre line people on ihe Texas question, together win that of his opponent.

 It IS usual with Col. Dunn to treat of ,his gues- ton fir st, , aud he seems attach great deal Of in pnriance to II, bv devotns, generally, al leas, half of his ime tu explanation ot his position. To who divest himself Of the Facts thai he Is a candidate for office, and that there isa well ascer taned popular majority in favor of annexation in this district, he certainly Is, seemingly, very honest and candid m his views. There IS, however, a giar- ing inconsistency in all that he says aSd one need onv hear him to be thoroughly convinced of the ut- ter aity of his position, and the vanity "i hls at- lempis tn sa'siy the friends of Texas. So far he las made no scrupe ia declaring that he has ever been, and IS now, opposed 10 annexation, and as signs as the prIncipal reason oi his opposition hs belief that il was political intrigue oi Mr. Tyler, in order To ngratate himself into the favor oi the people, and hus his election To 'he Presiden- c,-lhat il w,ll be breach of national faith tO the Mexican Government, and thai he never could see that any good would be derIved from il.

 Now, even admitting that il was m intrigue on the part of Mir. Tyler, (which l deny,) d'd that effect in inc slightest degree, the true merits of he

  Ie proposed by the wlses and best ol statesmen, or The yerriest william that walks the face of the earth The question should be the amount s good to be at- tained by such measure, and noi who first proposed it, and what the moiive But Col. Dunn says 1t will be a breach of ional faith, and in supporting this objection quotes d letter of Slr Webster while Secretary ofSiaie, to the corresponding ohcer oi the Mex ican Government, in which he recognised the right of Mex,co reconquer Texas. In lis re- ply to this argument, Judge Dargan asked Col Dunn eff by annexation our Government would v'o, late any right which Mexico could claim to the soil of Texas?" To ihis he answered no! ibe question was repeated, and the same answer was gwen Now how Col Dunn can after such an admlssIon, insist that annexation would be breach oiaIih the part of our Government. leave for those wiser than myself to determine Had he replied m the ai- 6rnative and denied as he did, by vote, m The last Legislature, ''Fhnl the people of Texas are en titled of right to place among the nations oi me earth," there would he both consistency and plau- sibliiy in ihe argument.

 u IS said tliat Col. Dunn is, and has ever been, opposed to annexation on constitutional gionnds s.- If so, h he thought of the serious dilemma in which he voluntarily places himself by promising