MR.. VAN BUREN'S LETTER.
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Almest simultaneously with the publication of
Mr.. Clay's letter upon Annexation, appears one,
also, from Mr.. Van Buren, Mr. Clays having been
published in the Inteligencer on Saturday morn-
ing, and Mr.Van Buren's in the Globe on Saturday
evening. Both are equally characteristic of their
authors. Mr.. Van Buren's occupies six columns
and half of the Globe, being more than twice the


length of Mr.. Clay's 1t is less explicit less clear,


more crcumlocutory and abstract than Mr.. Clays,


and goes more into collateral subjects, specula-


tions, aud the discussion of contingent issues
One is at loss for sometime to discover what
Mr.. Van Burens opinion is in regard to the great
question, upon which it had been asked, or
| whether he intends to express any. Neyerthe-


less, the reader is finally brought to the conclu-


sion that he is at present opposed to the ratiica-
| ton of the Treaty of Annexation. 1t will be re-


membered that the application Of Texas to be an


nexed to the United States during Mr.. Van
Buren's administration, was rejected 10 the most
unequvocal and decided manner in a letter ad-
dressed to Mr. Memucan Hunt, the Texian Min
ister, by Mr.. Forsyth, then Secretary of State
Referring to this correspondence, Mr.. Van Buren,
says: "The correspondence was, very soon after
it took place, communicated to Congress, and,
although the public mind was at that time in
state of the highest excitement the administra-
ton daily assiled through every avenue by which
it was deemed approachable, | am yet to see
the first sentence Of complaint upon that point in
any quarter of the Union. Even a resolution
offered in the Senate, declaring annexation,
" whenever it could be effected consistently with
the public faith and treaty stpulatons of the Uni
ted States, desirable" was ordered to be laid up
on the table and similar disposition was made
in the House of the papers upon the subject,
which had been referred to the COMMITTEES on
Foreign Relations, and that committee discharged
from the further consideration of the natter upon
It's own application"


Standing in this position before the country,
IL becomes my duty to consider whether either
'he nature OF the question, or the circumstances
Oh 'he case, have SO far changed as to Justify me
III no" advising policy from ,olich Then. in
me mosf solemn form dissented."


In subsequent part of his letter Mr. v,n
buren says, What mean to say, is. that from,
all the information | have been able ,o ,o,,;ro
upon the subject, NO CHANGE HAS vrr w.,
PLACE IN THOSE RELATIONS THAT worm NAV.
THE OBJECTIONS, WHICH HAVE HERE pr,rourn
INApPLIoABLE."