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Indian, Wttr.ead givlngipeace and urityi6'6iir froiirief,
and iticn get'up a, well organized and strong expeditici
against.Mexico gnd letthe '.war, be conducted "in .tt-
name of Texas rWitKan culareed nationalpolicy; ah'-
xSt-lfr fornatibnaljJuTpj'ses. Thfs -'fair and winter .shqtihltrj
iS"! .nnloved to" defeat' "the 'Indians; and next.spring is-tirn'1
AAm ' ,. -'-.;.':l2A. .... ".r..:...., 1Uav!X . Uit iai Pa kA 1?nlAMtj
xslai-ihey may. assist Mir pufif I fight on theothettsid.
ofiheRioQrandeandvib.we'will have thellionVsharJj
Wiethe department wiU'cbncentrate 'all the regulars i-'T
CUUUliil UJ U1UYC UKUluab wu.u . um Liuh.jut luc l-,cuciaj;
MeMcgj?ulll&g
inromntlv,
absence. of'lhe President, w511.pfevent my receiving"ther i,
tor a montn.-
lit the meantime! the Indians, aje getting more an J
more impudent daily and my hands are tied. The fat ,
is, Ifeel very awkwardly situated I'donot find any d. i
cided opposition, and if is probable that the plan I propos ;
mnVbe adontBd. but I'fear'that the tendency is to g(7
up "precipitate arid illy prepared expeditions which I d j-
not wisnto leau.-Decuusu j-nnuw maiiucj uouut.i.4
I, will write you again when I learnmore.. The, call c j
theSecfetary of War en-mowe is poorly Teepoiicjed 'to.-
. " Yours, &c, -
V FELIX HUSTON,
From the MorningStar.
T JrX E T E Ij E GjB, A3P H .
EDITED" BY FBNCIS.MOORE, Jr.
Houston, Wednesday, July f8, 1840.
Err,tjc In our last .number, in the article Telatiri
toTthe'bdundary question, we cajraally mentioned, that ,w
believed the first'timeXGenTHuntiet foot in Texas, was i
the close"of the year 1836, about eight months after th
battle of San, Jacinto. We were mistaken, ,. He arrive'
inthe country in May of 1836, about onemonthafterth
battlo-rt8inrJarinto- but returned almost immediately-!
the United-States.
DefencElOf the EROHTiER.T-'We regret hat Gov
erhmentrhasnot'yet established any-military posts beyon r
the settleti.-portions of the frontiers. There;weuld"be,bo'
little more dilEculty'in sustaining a few 'companies, on
hundred miles beyond' the settlements j' than directly i.
the settlements;' and, troops .thus stationed would betenfol l
more efficient. .About one hundred and fifty men har
been stationed, at..Bexaf, for "several months, at' great' ex-
pense to the Government yet-they have been ofso littl
serviceTlhat the Indians in little parties often or twenty
havescoured .thejsountcy all around. them, andrveriiu re 1
within a few rods ,of their camp" with 'perfect impunity-
Ifrpnerthird of theselroops had'heen'stationed af theandr-
de'Ubalde, therwouldldouBtlcss have been abIe.lo;kef,i
these. savages.-cpmplelely-jn.check. Ana fhepjotectior.
thus afforded to'th'al. section,' would have attracted socman-
settlers to'-this beautuuljvallev, that they would soon hay
been'enabled'toTiroteetkhemselVes. 'Kraay, be obiecUoVl
thata body ofTroopsitationed so.ar from the. settlement
could n6VbB-farnished'-jvhh'the,neces6ary supplies of pre-
visions. SThere.was'a time, when the soldiers-of Tex?
were quite-content to; receive .mereljb'eef and. salt fixations.-
'If theni areany.;such soldicraslilUinjour.Tankf'
IIIKV bUUIU4J0JU.:T JMtffc."-." M..M"-, .-! .4W..I
v ,. sixtyjniles'distant Jfom;;Bexarcmtle.cquld4bedriven
Ajti.. A.?-...fi . nnii).niiiininnAlIn fliiit" nnni r(tiiW atn.
' f?7.T-,;fS?-; "T- - ; i-T-' '
plies couldxbe.packedtdhem onmul.. Wiysoldiei
';, .r.f ,i ,ji. - -. --- . .i - . i i.
thus stationed? would jprove more-efficient, than.a-whol ;
. c-'.. -j &iiw3i'' i',- -i"- ,'f j- i '-
-raen.uuus u--,- -ruygg
n 'i t-:!-----; HA..ii'krn mh,.nrn.ii;,.i "!
H nV,he-inouthfThT;S'anTaBai a?da
. .v-. A-Vf ,V , 1,...-fii ii mi. "
Brazosfone hundredTniles above "the.falls." Thes
rzzT?':i j:--1.I. -iT.:. 1"r.-.i. tj:. r .i. -
lons'WQUiu uiven uiu uuruuuu ui iuc uiuuus huui iu
settlements, and the soldiersthus.sfationed would find s
much arausement'Jn- the-continued skirmishes, with,th
enemy, that they vo'ild become indifferent to the qualit
of their rations. But there are men inhighstations.-wn.-"'
will unhesitatingly-says,- this is impossible. Our'frqntte '
soldiers shonldTje'-taughtlo' believe, that, with? thenf' nc
tbat".v
a pole
jhiN'o is impossisi,e.,(V The brave Coleman
ataught
thi
.doctrine on that Irontier more, than three, years sincr
-when the'Bavageswere.fat more- formidable- than at thi.
.time:. Thatbraveman',with:onlyrthirty dr.-forly soldn:rf
dared to push "beyond' the .extreme3rwget.ofL.lhe. frontier.
winchwas- then kalmost4 entirely "aeserte3.by the. settler
anierected a fort at"point?where.Ihe. whole forces t''
those;hostilesavages.cb'ulibe"cdncjmtratedvBut he; wit"
bis little Band of heroeVbade them all defiance, and nobl
sustained their position, whennhe Government was s
.poor, thatlt could scwely.furnUhamunitionTeauisUe.fo .'
theiraefence; much' less anyprovisidns of clothing- Hie
SOLDIERS DRESSED JN SEER SKINS, ATp THEIR KATI0N
WERE-MEATAKDwrLD'HONET. ytlhey wereso efE
cient, that the frontierssttlers, instead of complaining .a
during. tb'e, late administration,, that the savages. killeT.
their children; merely complained thai, those soldier
failed their hogs!' 'Nor :was this gallant man content t-'
act only on the defensive. With ahandfulof coraradcf
he pursued the savages to' their -mountain, homes; and. at
tacked a village of the, Toweash, containing, an Indian
force five.'times greater than his owtf, and afteradesperat
battle, in which he charged directly through the very
heart ofthe village, he returned in safety to his:l!ule fort;
where his bumbled enemy dared not follow.- He hao
gone, but long .will jiis name.infuse tenor among the red
warriors of the Colorado. His wife and son bave fallen
victims to savagecruelty, but they d id not fall iirireyenged.
WhentUey wercTiarroundedin their log cabin by hostile
savages, such wasthe spirit ofthe father burning in tlia:
brave youth, that he fiercely fought, single-handed, until
overpowered by. numbers, and the life's blood of. his mur
derers was mingled with his own. Ill-fated family I -
Would that the lofty spirit .that animated them whila
living-, could be diffused abroad in our camps; then, would
the voice of repining.cease, energy would succeed indo
lence, and the .treacherous and cowardly'Commaricn
would shrink back with terror and dismay, before advanc-
ing bands of adventurous" rangers.
'Admi'ttiko, ,to JBaie. There is no class of public
ofSceis whooeserve so fullythe.detestaiidnofsociety'ad
those good nataredeasy, judicial, scoundrels, who. yield
to the entreatiesiof the friends and relations .of person!
charged -with murder,. and in 'violation of' every principle
of tho constitution, and; the public security admit such
criminals to bail. Whenever a person is brought before
a judgs or justice of the peace, charged with this, horrid
crime, unless .there-is the most positive, unequivocal proo'
ofinnocence, he should invariably be committed to prison,
to nwiit hisjria before ajury of his country; Neither
6-ealth rlor rank, nor influence, nor entreaties, should bo
listened to ;for a moment, by the officers of justice, who
should constantly bear In mind, that they are acting under
the sol'-mnities of an oath, and by releasing one murderer.;
thry may. ie only acting as accessories to another. For
the wetch who has once imbrued his hands in human
blood, from that moment Tiecoraes so loathesome to all
mankind, that.sopner or later he contracts a hatred for his
-- . ,.
angianwacoy ino.isioi January, -cut ram losingum
andjegfeVit,'aiI Know that" it if expected- that Ijwi. j
act?Dromntlv. which" rcannbtolwitfiout ordersand tb 1
fellow man, heaeema as '.if haunted'by some evil, spirit;
an1 1 1 Ira tnA A Uirfan . 'mIio' linn nnjtnttAistait hltmnn-
flesh, seemsjo thirst everafterorTapine"an(IAmurden:
-TfiosepfficcrsojV justice, who in violation brtheir oaths,
and indirect hostility to the best jnterests.ofhe'commu-:
-:nity permit such..wretches logoYat' .largesbould .be
execrated.an'd.detested.bvJ'eveiv-citizcn-whb has thejrood
.of society in view ;andMf;p6ssibehey sHbuId-receive a
- larger share, of-public odium and abhorrence tbanthe
murderer himself. -
Eossii; Elephant or Texas,
Few. .of out citizens
probably are aware, that-droves, of .huge elephants;once
pastured upon our prairies ; and possibly accompanied
the ancient herds of "buffalo and the mastodon in their
annual migrations to the northern portions of America?
In the bed of the Brazos, near San .Felipe, and in the
Colorado, near Bastrop and Columbus, the huge, skeleton's
of these animals have been found in great. numbers.
They are often found mfxed indiscriminately 'with those
ofthe mastodon., The remains of this animal are found
in such. great abundance, and are so much- more numer-
ous than those of the "mastodon, that we are led to believe,
that the elephant maintained the ascendency in this coun-
try during the; period of their, existence. The bones 'of-
the fossil elephant' resemble those of the mustodon in.di-
mensions. The teeth areprecisely "similar to some fossil
teeth.of the elephant, found in, yariduFparts of .Ohio and
'Kentucky A lower jaw hone of this-ahimal, which is
now in the possession of Mr. Huff, at San Felipe, is of
about the same dimensions as that ofthe celebrated mas-
-i'todon, in Peale'a museum, Philadelphia. The molar
tooth, of this jaw bone is about nine inches long and three
-inches wide. Its upper surface is flat and of an oval,
form. It is furrojwed transversely with numerous ridges
of.enamelwhich extend entirely across the tooth ; thus
distinguishing itfromthe tooth-of' the .mastodon, which
has. its upper sui face roughened with tubercles arranged
in rowseach tooth having generally three or 'four tuber
. cles.on each side. Many of these bones are completely-
siiicified, others are changed to an argillacioursubsta'nce,
but fir tin: larger proportionwhen found imbedded. in the
alluvial, depoiitta of those sections are of a marly charac-
ter, soft and frcq-iently'crumble to powdeFon 'exposure 'to
the air.- This fftssil elephant .improbably .allied.to'thVtrue
mammoth, of Siberla.tlie skeletons -of. ivhichj are, found
widely st;oivn..aldng-the shores, of thcArtic sea, and
along-the banks' of the northern, rivers of Europe and
Asiau Mr; LyelL'endeavdrs toa'cco'unt:for their deposi-'
:"tion in that rf gioh, by stating', thar"tlie83. animals may
nave ' maue. excursions uuriutr me neat 01 a onei noruiern
su'iiunr, from-ihe Ci'ntraLportions ofAsia to the, sixtieth
pirillfcl of htit'l-ittj in which ca5e,"-thcicarcases-of such
as were "drowned, or overwhelmed by-dsift snow, may
i Jiave'b&n hurried doCvrTinto thi: Polar sou, and imbedded
in thedopoiitt-sth'Jie.i'ccuni'iiIatin." As similar remains
I of the mammoth are faund in the noithein regions:of
J Amei ica. possibly theyalso ire depos ted in a similar
manner, and froimlttrjcauses: Thisquestion, how-
eVt-Y,.can b-bt'tter solvSllwhn ttie geologis't.shairhave
f.th
orAVn0nca.inharidlritifisTbtdonrtonhe
-,'i?er.i.-.-i;'y' '.iv .i;", .
Sim?peeie3,.thc:opinion .advancpd by?Mr.jyelI-.will be
- '', :;.-- ; , J .-stsi, ;
,con5r:ned. We. have,-?bowever., been .mformedby an
JifcHlWt n.tucaHstr-thaVthobpnesf the:fo!l elephant
--I.1. - .. .A"- . - -". r . ---. "
ofthtf Unibnrndrth of-1he:parallel-of 32 degrees, and are
- J - - .. , -,- --' 5
nofnear sd.numerons as the remains of the mastodon m
those sections. -.Should' future researches confirm this
statement, iVwjU.terid to" weaken the evidence in' favor of
tbeopmion.ofMrrtLyell. -,". .
."""iMany of-our readers may begahxtbu8..to. know- why.
these huge anTmals'are riot- still found' existing upon this
continent, and by what catastrophe thoy wt.re.destroyed.?
These. ;r3 questions which 4he wisest philosophers cannot
yet answer-;: but merely substitute conjecture for truth.-
. Even the epoch.nf-tha;?extstencc,.of' these -animajs,- is .yet
involved in doubt androbscurity. Some geologists' have-
v-a'dvanced.tieopnioriUhat!theyas"ed to exjst-lbng'before,
tne creauonoi .maujoiucra -ucucvc yr. 5x1c ucsiruytxi
bythe,MiisaieTdeluge'; and none, we believe; bringmny'
ievidence.-to provp-lhat nnyvof these. animals have existed,
subsequent'tothat'general cataclysm Future researches
in-Mexico, amid thl!o.s55ancient artificial structures of
Arnerica-may-throvyoJlight upon, this obscure subject
Itlwoul.d bo easy'toTaccbnnt Yor the destruction of these
animals', in Texas, by theihstrnmentality of man. For
thnannnaf fires kindled by-the, Indians, in our, vast, prai-
ries; would devastate so large a portion' qf'the pasture
grounds, ofthe country, that these nnimals; which require
:an enormous" amount of food, would necessarily perish
for want of means of subsistence. In Mexico, however,
where ranges of mountains and forests, and numerous
strearhs intersect the country, these fires would devas-
tate only small tracts, .and consequently would hardly
affect these;anjrnals.- We must, therefore,'seekifqr'Sonie
more .general agent of destruction to account' for this
nvent. Possibly the ancient race" of men who. piled up
the huge pyramids of the central portions of -America
and erected the vast mounds of the west, once extended
their cities antTtowns from'thelsthmus of Darien to the
"extreme sources .of the-Mississippi and by coveririg.the"
mast fprtile spciign3'throughont thi3Viist region with'cuf-"tivate-J
fields, forct-d these ancient monsters to seck-sbelter
in the: more sterile portions of the country, where they
pvMhwl gradually -nsho bnfKtlo-afeno'iv siowly'perishT
ing before .the advancing sytlemtnts of tbrnvhite.man.
- TexiXs PrKK Apblk. We were shown, a few days
.ince, a bge tine.-ripo Pin;'- A,-.ph', uhich wns raised in
.a g-irJ iv in this cityi' We wtfv not aware until we saw.
this ftuit that trie pin apjjlerpulji bciuliivattd toadvan
lig( u 'ihy portion of Texas.'""In the Burmtidas the. pine
aj)pl.e is cultiv.itcd u .proti-cted in the open'grdund, as far
-jhotthas'latitud'- of 32 deg. In 'Europe,-'it flourishes at
Re-jgib, riar, Naples, in lat. 4d deg. 50 In. It is well
-khovn that Tsno-.v often fails at Naples in considerable
quantities, there can lie but litile doubt, therefore; that the
climate, of HoiisfonV and indeed of the whole coast of
Tiixas, is milder than that of the portions of Europe lyinff
in latitude 40 deg.; for snow is.scareely ever seen in this
ponion of litxas, even tn .the severest winters; we may
therefore, reasonably-mferthat our climate will prove fky-
orabletothe culture. The pine applealiuded to above, aas
raised from thecrown.cotjrdm.anappie imported' early
in the spring, from NewLO'rleans. The common method
of prorogating this delicious fr'uit,.is by planting suckers,
or elsj the excresences roVing'ron the fruit. The most
suitable soil for the cultivation ofthe pine apple is good
loam with on admixture of sand and vegilable mould.
The whole of this county afTords a soil of this description ;
our' planters, therefore, should derive encouragement from
ll?ese ;mortimt fap the cuUure of ihia vaIta.j
Tlll. ,X tA.ua;viiji".Jwao uiuiauuuutu.-viuciAuiiicgtuuo
able 'plant, which under their fostering.care may become
an important acquisition toour agriculturalists.- -
We notice in a late number" of; thefSanrAugustine.
Journal and Advocate,-an article.-headedANTiQBiTTf or
the Surface or Texas, which" cost' us much.iator and
hard study: It was published in the'Telegraph" of:May
6th; but is inserted.as original in theAdvocate. Why
this mistake frieriU Parker ?
i, '. "From the Morning" Star.
. . .Rumor had it yesterday, that orie.of.tHe Cabinet .Ocerf
iiitu ueen Kiiieu hi asireei iigm at Ausim. 11 was amusing
to. see the rapidity, with.Tvhich. this tale in circulating,'
gathered up all "the circumstances; of time, cause, weapon
and assailant- necessary- for a " fatal rencontre' 'In the
course of an hour, -a" more connected and.better toldstory
never circulated than this became. When some, mind
more inquisitive than the rest, undertaking to stem the
current to the source, discovered. that the wonderous yarn
had. its origin in the.every dayocc-irrence of a-Mississippi
street fight; which'in this instance; terminated in the
death of -nd 'individual of theeame name as one ofthe
Cabinet atj&ustin. -K ,
. The late, hot-and- sultry. weather has produced some
sickness in Matagorda; ji'6'"'nro learn by papers recently
recelved'from.that rjlaceTbere" was pothing alarming
or dangerousn the casegNvJiicli hadoccurred, and doubt-
less', the favorable?chang'evib;;the weather has'restorcd,
before now, the health and comfort of the'v.itizens of, that
place, such haveeen theNesults.ih this.city, and we
can but hope we are about to hav"e?a season of uninter-
rupted health'throughoutthe country. Galveston Cour-
ier. We learn from gentlemen who have Jtist arrived from
". TTT. xt-. .1 I l . ? X . - - .
me wesi, mat. me wnoie country remains.Tjuue tranquil.-
The idle apprehensions ofthe advance of thVMexicans,-
are entirely, dissipated. The impression now- nrevaila
fond it probably "is not wholly without foundation). that
"Anstanas receivea oraers irom tne Government ot-Mex?
ico, to respect the Territory, of -Texas, andean armistice
or treaty will soon be formed between the two Govorn
ments. Wedoubt not. that the visit of Com. Moore, to
the coast of Mexico, .will soon enable us"tb' decide re
lative to the probability of this rumor.
TriB Bound ariT Question. We have, been inform
ed by a gentleman recently from San Augustine, that, the
Commissioners appointed to survey the Eastern Boundary
of the Republic have suspended their labors ohr account
'of the ad va'nce of the warm season. They- have, however,
establfshed'the point where the 32nd degree of N, lati
tude- touches the Jsabine.- Agreably to. their observa-
tions; this point is east ofthe station previously designated,'
and will probably leave toIexasa whole, line of town
ship which hayebeen" hitherto considered as the territory
of the United States; v ;
. The hon.r5trgSaligny;jphar'ge'J.de Aflaires, from
France,-near,ourliovernment."leff.tbis'citv-last evenine-.
'for Austin, wKe""he".intondj1to,.feside!permanentl3
ttftllM feltllM- hMllL.MJrfta A J abb. L il a. (
, Campeachy: TheNew.QrleansBulletin ofthe 18th,
ult., pontradicis the report of TtJie"captnre;of Campeachyj
yb the. Federalists: The place hadjiofcap7tnlted.by the-
luirai luiciiigeiicej uui. wHs.cioseiy mvesiea oy aooui duuu
"Federal "troops, and a -fleet of'five' or six armed, vessels.
The Centralists still- held possession of the fort near the,'
middle 01 tne city; tney numbered only three hundred-
men, and have probably ere this time surrendered.
The steamer.Neptune arrived in New Yorkon thei5th
June.- She arrived two days in advance of the. mail
from .New. Orleans, and one.-dayin advance of the. -mall
from Charleston." She was to. make one, more.. tripto.
Charleston, after which,-she would be laidup for the
summer. - -. .- - - - , '
' We. have often been. amused to noticehowlreadily can
didates for' office, and" opponents ofpublic'.jnen deceive
themselves relative to. nublic oninion. 'l'hn fnpnrta nf
each candidate, are'so fully conymcedo,f theipopulanty,
01 me lnuiyiuuai ,01 ipeir cnoice, mat iney are, reaay.to
denounce any, person Who diflers with.them in this bpiiv
ion, as a' fool so blinded By prejudice that- .hexahno't
uisccin iub win 01 me jnajoniy.- ourrecepiiywe neara
anVindividual, declaring with theiitmost confidence, that
one of.his opponents was the mest unpopular irian in the
country, and could not even secure. the "vote for the lowest'
um.c iit..tuivii, tviicii, iu lati, uic buuio raiicr ,uau. lor.
years chenshed.a bitter private- pique against the. indivi-
dual he was denouncing, , and :had constantly endeavored
to'Tendefhira odious.to his ifrien'ds and acquaintances.
Thus men deceive tliemselves :they contract.a dislike for
an. individual.-and'-then finding- a few friends agreeing.
wiiu lueiu iu uieir erroneous opinions, imagine, mat
the whole community . Will concur with them in -attempts
to-drive the obnoxious individual froni.befbrc'the public.
How often are such individuals disappointed? We can
point toseveral individuals of this description of 'our ac-
.quaintance, - who have been thus deceived at several'
successive eIections,--anayet tbey -'are just' as sanguine as
ever.- -fl hey have- heard certain pothouse politicians de--clare,
that a certain individual is unpopular, and they
imagine that the. majority pf; the people are" opposed, to
him. They-forgetthattjie majority ofthe people aregen-
erally silenfc until tlie.moment when necessity calls jhem
to 'action, and 'then arising-in their rhiffht,. their decision.-
baaed upon justice and virtue, blien overwhelms the- pre
juuicru'uuu-seiusu wuiijjurpnzB.una cuuiusion. .-
:..js-.-j. J ic-i :.u : rj -..?
The-.Galve$toniCdurier will bo-publ&bedtri-weekly,
during-the-next succeeding'three months.
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, We-learn from.the San Augustine Journal and Adver-
tiser, ofthe. 11th ."ult, .that crowds of emigrants are. still
corning-irito the country, by the roads from" Louisiana..
A, large'and commodious- custom-house ,hosrecently
been erected in that city.. It is composed ofithe best
building materials, 40. byj50 feet in dimensions, and was
erected for 82,960 Texas Treasury Notes. ' ' .
j No, rain .had fallen in that section during, the" Jour
-weeks enaing.the ittn.
-We.leara from the Texas-Emigrant, that about two
hundred -of the militia of Washington. County, recently
embodied at Lagrange; but finding nothing to db. return
ed home, and while on their retur'n,met about one hundred
more goingouL Both officers and privates were much.
incensed, ana were to nota.a public meeting on the 2d
inst., at the court house, in Washington, "to adoDt resolu
tions expressive of their-disapprotation of the conduct of
the hon. the becretary ot Var. .Keen cool gentlemen.
"'mistakes will happen.-.The hon. ffiTftr-ithdaubtJTricirignhBenariieii While he-bestowed re-
rflyTneanrainorTthe- good, of the country. Instead of
wasting time nn useless., complaint, our .citizens should
rather rejofce, that the'eondition, both of the Mexican 1 and
savage enemies is such, that there is no necessity for the
militia to, be called out, nor is there any probability that
any such contingency will soon arise.
A correspondent of the Brazos Courier, who appears to
be ".a;arge landholder," is complaining bitterly of the
lawifelatiBg to direct taxation. He' says (he lowest tax
imposed by this obnoxious law. on any citizen bavin? a
location," with return ofurvv,'for a Jeagjae and JaboV of
.lajnaj ana a sasuie norse, ts, at.ine mmimiim lor 1840,
assessment on 4505. acres:of land, ,at one dollar per acre,
'l " , " 84505 00
Half of one per cent to the. Republic;
CLuarter do Countv,
Poll
Horse
822 52
1126
1 00
1 00
Tax'fbr 1840 $35 78
What a terrible hardship I ;thittyrfive"dollars in Texas
Treasury Ifotee, equal to only six dollars specie ; for a
tract of land that would be considered a princely fortune
in any' portion ofthe United States or in Europe. If this
land were under cultivation, the crop of corn it would
yield, on an average, annually, would be worth about
9100,000. It is the true policy -of republics to prevent
large tracts of lands to accumulate in the hands of specu-
lators, who will not cultivate.them. The law in question
was intended tn induce the citizen eitherto cultivate his,
land, or to sell portions ot it to poorer settlers who would
cultivate it, and cheerfully pay the- enormous tax which
now frightens only tho wealthy landholder. Doubtless
the very individual who is cdmplainmg sojhjttcrljf .bf.this
'land tax,-is dashing about in a. fine" coat,Tor-vrhih;he has
paid a tax of "sixty dollars without knowing itbecause it
was.paid at the custom-house.
The report that the small-pox has been prevailing at
Bexar, is-c"ontradicted.-
Aboh'iiqnists Outdone. A fellow' named Munro
Edwards,.w'ho was imprisoned at Brazoria, about a,year
ago,, for counterfeiting and Jled from justice Jo the United
. States; has recently published a statt-ment.in the abolition
iia"persof;the north', thatihe.has manumitted all his slaves
m. Texas. He has :probablyi also, induced those credu-
"lous fools to advance'a-large'sumof-money to enable' him.
to defray tbeex'bensea. of. these .emancipated negroes to
Liberia. The.nrch.rogue knows, hfscue he.dpes'ngf
own a-single slave in, the,Republic, ana will not venture
back- here for fear."ofjslip"ping- Eis neckj,inlo'a;halter. He
may-go to Liberiaor tosome other settlement on' the
African coast; but instead of rnafiingthis-voyageto return'
Africans to.the)r"'nativcpurtfry,.1Pwiirrather"be to steal
them from thence, Jqr we understand he 5vas; formerly
engaged in "this black traffic. - ThisTpnegade emancipator
fwill prove a-meet associate for" Arfhur''-Tappan1'dnd O'.-
Connel. the celebrated Irish agitnton .
We know of no man in the country, who 'unites the'
.essentialiqualities fora" good Judge, in a more.minent
degree than the gentleman whom several papers have
mentioned as suitable to Jill the importahVofficeorCHJef
Justiceof the Republic' We mean John. Scott,-Estfysof
this city. We. are satisfied that the appoinfment,rof;this;
sound and. able lawyer would be hailed by every citizen
who knows him osasur'e.earnest, that the first decisions of
the Supreme Court .would be worthy to become,-as'they.
needs must,-a. part of the. laws of the land.
Not so black as he is-painted A considerable
-Tiumber'bf horse3 were, recently stolen aud. several cattle
killed in the vicinity ofastTSp- -The .crime, was- of
.course immediately charged upon tne Indians ; but:fecent
" facts seem.to .indicate that, white savages had.cuband.in
the affair. Two whites in,company with a ''small party
of Indians were seen-by'jatfavellei'.about that tim'i? driving
'a large number of.horses in "a lTnrryalongrtheriiG6cfier
Capt. Lewis is the only'man who ;for sometime has
been successful-in re'eovermg spoils from the savages.
He.lately lost.the'horstsboj'onging'to the company under
ins tuinmauti near Austin, ana lmmcuiaieiy. commenced,
a hot p'usuiL He overtook and recaptured his horses, to-
gether jwith.sevefal belonging' to the enemy ; but the In-
dians. themselves made .their escape..
A correspondent-of the. New -Xork Courier, says the
Picayune-ofthejsinstant, says?that Geri.HamihW is
" (now'in. Ldndonj-and'thaf, hehas'a prospect" of finding
contractors" of jhe:IJ6a4niFrance. r- ;
TheZaralla-jbadr'h sTie.owifl
-"remain-ashortirae'io'Eflt-jromplele.trimfbr.seaV1
'', They..baye.gplthe;8toryNeVorfe"thaTnh"e y'elib
feyer-hasialreadyrappeaedri9;New:p.r,leans-boutiaa
hud us i.uo,iuic iiicj uaYniu-'oou-jiiuonio-inaisiCKness
- lis,prevaijin'giaihls.'-dtyiratthe;mf
' a.aa.thisvorrdlis'givebijbIymgl -X.t-i "!?v,
---. Tno MlMiMinm la Tallinn, anrl ajl ttWnHAl.AHn-MH. ..f A
overflow 'isTat-an end. ''
..''The GreafWestern leftXiveri)oolith'e-3d June, and
reached New York-on the 18th, bfingingnineveen days
later news from England.. WcaCfind but fewiitems of
interest " . "'
Nothing" has appeared respecting .tho north-eastern
boundary. Sonie "week's., since Lord, Russell informed
.rcu-namenutnat the. ministry were reflecting. on a reply
, 'Mi U.n 13,1rl,n)'.n.n if,: "' '
ui'The. Chancellor of the Exchoiuer- has Drobosed to
ma.ke up .the deficienoyJin'the.jeye'nue by an addition to
.tha present:duti'esron'imports and excise.- - "
r The Batik 'ofEngland, On thtf',.8tE May, usueU'their
penoaicat notice '.'granting ioans,.to be paid on the 16th
July; 'at 5' per-cent ;. ' "
tn,cpns"e"quence of the' continued extensive' arrivals 'of.
cotton.at'.Liverpooljuptq,the,29thot.May,.a declineiof
-m naaoeenisnoramea to-.on nearly everydescnption.
. ThSLondon-money market is quite easy, ra"hd Consols
lave ndvanced.a little, ' .
"."" MARRIAGE ' .
"What a delicious breaia: marriage sends' forth !
'The violet's bed'snoVsweeter. JHdnesI 'weilldck
Is like abanqueiing'-honse bnilt" in'a garden, ..
On which ihe'spriag's chaste flow'rs.take delight
TdVcast iheir modest odors'.," ' ' t
-MddUtm.
Marriage is .a. part of the "aw of nations, anil is
kn own to both civilized and savage states., After the com-
rncn wealth's- of Greece were-established, marriage, was
inuxh encouraged by the laws, and the abstainnig.from'it
wasdiscountenancedj'andin many places punished: The
La cedemohians were very remarkable 'fortheirseverity
tnwrardsthosewho deferred' marriagebeybnd a "limited
ume. as well as" those who" Tvhoilv- abstained from it
-Th-e', Athenians had-an;"express.law that all. commander&.
orajors,, ana persons entrusted, .wita, any' public affairs,"
-sho'uld'be'married men. ' - "; ' :
The time.oj'marriage-varied,-in different-places; the
SpaTtanSrwere.noi permitted to marryjill they arrived at
-their full, strength ;'thereasonassjghedforwhichcustom;
"by .Lycurgus; was, thatcthe Spartan-childrfn might be
.strong and vigorous; 'anil.tbe Athenian; laws-areisald'to
ihave once Drderedi-uaimen, shoutdrnpt,m"arry tilUhey
j, wtjre;iuiryuje at5 01 age.- ;. sj .
Ji ' , Most qfcthekGrecian B"tates,-'esp'eciallyuch,tas' maae
? any figure .required .jhathe.citlzensshouldmatckwith
.nondibut citizens.-iand-lhe, children weretiailQwedtd
" narry withdut.h'e; consent of their, pdrenis, rhnsual
ceremonyin promising "fidelity, was"kissing-each"tother
or giving their right rhands, which was a,general.form;of
Tatifying.all agreements.'', . , t-
So important was the marriage state considered among
the Romans, bothin a mral and .a,joliticar"vKw;.tIiai"
tney not oniy.rewaraea tnose wjTo,marrieabut.decreeg
penalties; against .meruwho remained in.a state. of celibar
cy. tines were hrst levied on unmarried men about the
year.ot Kome dauand when pecuniary forfeitures failed
to insure their obedience to these connubial edicts, tbeir
contumacious negl&t ofthe fair, sex- was punished by de-
ijiauaiiuiijiuui iucii irioe. vyenoacy coDunuea, nowev-
i s?'" giuuu in huluc, uuu 10 coonieract lis enecis,
'-we find, that. in the year 518 from the foundation ofthe
ity thecensora bad recourse to the extraordinary measure
'of obliging,all theyoimg'nntnarriedmen to pledge them-
" "" wo.ui iu iuai: v wiuiiu aceicain. nine.
Augustus-followed tbetajnneoCGffisaii53drsRi
wards .on those, who had a numerous ofBorinir bora in
weuiocu. marriage aiso. gave Bumerons aeivantages to
lathers ofrfamilies; they obtained the preference in all pub-"-lic
employment ; and if they had not obtained the age
Tequired by law, sa many years o that perforf were dis-
jjciiscu wiiu is.iucy irau cniniren. Jisnnguisneu places
wereassigned to. married men inthe pnbhc.theatres thej
had precedence of their unmarried colleagues, and' they"
were exonerated Irom the discharge o! several burdensome
public officer Sucbwere the immunities granted to mar
ried men'among- the. Roman until the reign ot the jtm--peror
Constan'tine, wha modified them .in several ppihts,-
,anu aoousnea ino penalties imposcu.on ceiiuuty.
Am'nnrr nil 'tlm aatrnfTA nntinne whether Ml Asia. Africa.
n America, the wife is commonivbotwrhtby the husband
from the father, or those other relations, who have aa au
thority over her j and the conclusion, of a bargain, for this
nnmnsp tho-cther with the navment ofthe price, has there
fore been the usual form or solemnity inthe ceJebratiinpf
their marriages. - . ' .. , -
Notwithstanding!, the sacredness of the institution, Jhe
English law. considers marriage in no other HghYth'an as
a civil contract, its-Sanctity being left to, the' ecclesiastical
law, to which it belongs to puttish or onanknnjawral mar.
riages! Pope Innocent III.' jssaEto have been thefirst
to ordain the celebration ofmarriageinthe church, before
which it was atotally civil, contract. In the time. of the
grand rebellion in England; nil" marriages were perform-
ed by the justices ofthe peace; and nil these marriages
were arterwards-uVclared yalfd, by an act ofthe 12th o
Charles the Second.
!Rea50Xabi.s. The "price of performing the marriage
ceremony, in lowa.-Territory, is three coon skins or four
bushels of sweet potatoes. So says the Pic.
X.
..PQBATE NOTICE.
TO allwhom itjnay;concem, I will auend the probate, coort
of this'connly, to be holden on the. last Monday In Joly
inst. Then and there tb'reader my account, .and maka afiaal ,
settlement ot the estate of Martin Allen; deceased: ...
JAMES, B ALLEN, .
Admlnislratof of the E-Kteot Martin Allen, dee'd
Aaslin connty, 1st Joly, 184Q.T-jy.8w3t-247 r .
tr-k4vi k mrv ifcT'AnilT
"VTOTICE is -hereby given; that'l'shaUj-as-administratotof -J.Y
Sylvanus Castleman, deceasedpressnt-niy-acc''onnt';for- -1-.
??.VS-etl,em,eat"ahdalIowahce;'-ar ihene.il term of ' ih'erprdbaterC
courf, of iin&tin- county: ahd'pray lo'be dischafged'iroi&l'u"rihcr-',
administraiion'. ."--- --.- - '-vi &&
ELIZABETH" CASTLEMAN', AmTnlsfrSlrlxW
Sun Felipe, Anstin coanty, Joly , 1840-jy 8-wat-24T 14r"
A'DMlNlSTRATHiT's Nnvir.v.-'w
THE undersignetl having been duly appointed," by.lhn honp-
'Jesse'Grimes. piob'lleiud?(? for the rnnnn n'r, Vr.fSnm-
ery, administratrix upon theestai'e of-Jobh H.Y Hlgginbotna"afiT T
estate, whether by.nole orfaccoun; to -makejminediatepay-.-;
mem. to John O. eibejs,-wlioismyaathori2ed aliorneyjrand,"
all persons having claims or, demands airiinst the said esi'aie.l
must present them.tojnv-.said'aUornevvdalvaaihenticatEd. wiili
-in the time;preseiibed'by'law: or ihey will be forever barred.. i
" ,.--. J .aiAlty litiUiN UlUGUNBOi'ttAM."
GroceSTtetreatrJnly;l, 1840. ' . " '
E;S.lTfie Texas Sentinel will insert the aboveVfor. lhre1 '
monthJxid-'forward.lheir account fdlhe TelesraphOffice.-i':..
jygdlt w3m-247 , , - ' ' f m&wfif
jT.OHN Oi.SElBELS is my authorized attorney duringiai
, ,;ieuiuvruyf JUJscuctriruui iqb iiepuDiic.- .saKjf
'-Groce'sTietreat, Joly-l, 1640. iy;8dlt-rw3m-247 SStiZ
EIVEHUNDRED DJ3LLARS REW.ARD$tp
. " TEXAS 'TREASURY"N0TE8.-V f """St"'.
j- ". ,
-rj
.Q.TOLENrrFrqmAe fenidence ofthe subscriber, On thenlglfe'
',0. of Ufe 25th inst, a'yery valnalile fall-jewelled gold wadaE"
auuuvxvx uuuuic-iiuitcu gunia Jzuaui. jn iue.oacic ui iac c
id h&vv wilK "alarse-rtnff'i
IUin'doii'maEe fnnmberand'makeirsrwmcTfpt-lm'owDc
el.he above, reward mil -be given fol -tlie.appfehensionutt
'lhief.ana'recotverr'ofthe-watch'. . . .""" ..-f-?"
.- 'ev ..-'-..' - - .-'..- L..Aurl
ap zo-aui-w.it k. -,v,- jnaimua,'
Jose Astoniojde la.(34hzi
Alfiiaauj-r; Action Fgrecl.osare?.Ol
Mi
.GfEoS:c.'CJHjf
,. gaEfVunvSlQjtgajgg
tch. ' V.Debt.SS.000. sTr
IN. this case it is rriledjandofdered by' the honorable the
t"rici Court of.BexarcoBn'tvfatMarch term 1840. th'st n,
snail Degivcu ,uy aaTenisenienij-.us reqnirea Dyiaw", in
puDiic uazeue, mat uie saia-snit is Dendioe.'and thatnnlp
principal, interest, da'masesiand "costs shallibe fnaid-intn
'conit, oh ofbefore. the Just'dayjof ihe.next sdcceedibg ten
ment'iof the.amonnt'due 01 said'-morfgae'jind note forec
aivi i.uuti,iiuo.vuuii wiii.iucu cuiuiucre oroceea to ffivff 1
iuS .uc miu luunggc, auu uiucnug lueinorigageupropen'
be sold. -. - " r'v : '- ' S3
.Given nndermy Band and private-seal, (there beingnonej
vmcu mr luisoiutijj at. lae.aiy.oi.Danjinionioijexar con
luciviuuay oiuruirca,.!?.. . -.
m
-, v .Deprity,Cl'erk lit thelDistriet coort ofBex ar. conntyjj
f w4m sg'.y J&ss&&1 k "-. fu mAvS
j m; w . a MtTHj j?
m"3r
STXUCUrsiJtUsUl'XlSAAiS.
SSCJJwi DenarimaiU:of -Stale'f-Afiir-:TnBi:9ail-;ifl
v'r.. r-.:- :-iJ-r---z-:i - -- l . --77-t w
newspapei.vJz:Uhe"--A'nsun.CitviGa2etti-CoInin-fiatii?iSs.
.HoustoB.Telegraph, Riclnnond Telescope," BraxosConrier.aar' - 1
TexasEmigiant.are done byauthority ot anA'cf of CbngresS"-
( entitled,"- tn Act Drbvidio? for-.the better dissemination fifc?-'
laws,'r;approved 25fli January, 1840, and published in. t5
Austin City Gazette, dated 5lh Febrnarv:1840. No.ia anti a .
entitled to fullJalth'andcredit asstichi: '
rt1 tiitf fnltk n A mmmJI aa'W f- ,-.."' i. it
OSEF!H;WAPLES.'
.jy'6-wlot-247
8URVEYING,
CIVIL iENGINEERJNG-,- rANlA
m
t GENERAL LAND; AGENCYi
5,.Jt0nSTOH..'iTEIAS?
3f
irr. j- -ji.ii : - it?r?. .;-r-..-; . .1
tc unaEraigueu uaviuir, opaeaaa omce in Main streets neatly. '
ivia'j? anened.azinffiA-m'I'Mam m, C
the Post Office.-.will attendtaha'-inirirfnr- IkhW ..j
r-T
dhnsion of lsnrtii and nta , tttA-'wrnnnfllunM ..! 'nKfZ---, '
verjorts. connected -with. Civil Eiieineerimftfia mnvtrinfmd.nT:
ooatrucUoh of Public Wurka; rand thVpurehase and sale' of Landd
ndRealEstatff in general. '. itt VV"'1 S3
-w .&.A -. ,' '- tEDfiRICK-A;STlIAHT, I
maopatpn,-jQiy,i wan a war? YVKfcUi,a..J.t -, -
SUCCESSION OF SAM,R9GBS,
J
Br -virme of a decree, inade by the ion.vobjjrjraes Ji
- Probatea'of.the'CountV-orLiljertr-'aliaH;oBi-hT-;
i decree, loade by the aon. John .OTile!
public inction; at the court hooos in the town of Liberty,; on Vibe ijrt.
Tuesday in Aoeast nexCall the lands beloDmno-'tnflji-oncivci-nM-nr
, at
Samuel RogersdecM; consistmg.of bami IS to"-20,e0 acres, lyinr
and being ataated 'opoir Tillage Cr; and'te; tnWtari,-Wtha.
rniint,pi 01 Liiherlv and Jenerson.. v -t . " --.-j. -Si
'Thn above Lands hold out CTcal indu'csmtnfi tnnmi
rjr. lt it. ; ... . - ...-. --. - r r-
aa-noln om trrtt mrinomwih itmtiiG4:-KaTv
simatpd . in a'rif h aDcLaealtbT rcmon-of eouhtrr: wJi-mtiml
imioereu,-ijruig tuuuguuua iu uKvigautui,-ana mipf rvart-rriincn
and rapidly increasing settlement., -To beaoRjilnnaajtiJies to suit
purchasers.. Plata ofthe surveys can be seen uutiLtiie day'cf iale,
at the Recorder's office, at Liberty.- ., s- ?
'fEBMS 'iveive raonma credit ; notes with secunty rccvareoVand
a lien uponTproperty until final pavment. ' " ' "
H BLITTLEFIELD; Adinnnstrator.
ijiDerty, June ia, ieu jy -qn-wiaa
Republic of Texas, ) Will be sold, on Wednesday, the twenty-first
uoumyaiiums. uay 01 mc present monin, unaer. tDedireclion
of the Judge of the Probate Court, at the boose, foimeriy occupied
Bton'of Field Secrest-'dectased. Fexcept necroesttansatiiiffoi honse-
hgld and kitchen furniture, clotSing, &c, and orrera and. calf,, for ll
cash, to the'hisfaest bidder.
"Houston; July l-jy2w3t'
"B"H SECBEStitonirr.
ESTRAY NOTICE. - : "t
rpAKESl. up. by Joseph DenriiatViand eattoyed before James -J(
'.4- McGee.' justice of the peace. The follo'wiiig descrfeedrEstiay,
-VIZ. .. rj. !.. V.., O .. 'J J IStfLLJ. LI-L 'T..1.t...2 .
,zt a dmv horse, about. 8 years-old, 131hand nigh-Iargeblazed
;fce, witha:blaclLsrripe'onl
h a blact-smpe on ma bade; iand f branded both oa Urengh
high, wiih'Spanish' and Indian brands. Apsaised byveb'
ani left thig
illel
-Gamer und W-K: Wilson, at 25,'ani ret&rofd to thaoffice,"June 2Sp
1810.
V-W-CWiyroNiHARRIJSrCvanty.:ClerkF
,. JByJ.A.SOinaMaYlPepuCES.. fe
jrt-wat,yg
riTAMES.LOVE oV JAMES.RElIi'Jj--Atterne- at-Law;-
JAWNOTlCB-XiMrs ;S. Matfikid,' Caawliv SB&AUamt
dLiat'Cat'of Texas, has made:An.arranec with Jo?a?'f lit
at law of. th supreme courtjof .the.CnitedSutes;; togrre(his advice
leffaloDinionsJjmitinstn'irtionsin "air cases in whjdvheis-retained is
Texas, 'CoU'Whita' will in all cases give written instmenonsi asd in
him.TirixsiMc&aesillwbJamaS.'MastfJdaieliuseA
as an xLKarrtey and Land Agmtvapatu, ttt-mu rtcmtny otr.
mkeaniaOeteedid'cmautm'.' --s-"" ' J5 i, JSM.'WmTElt .
neKeyiandaran5'Materitetui''fpieaaesBbl
nuQ-vegLX-monUia.
NOTICEJohn Hemp hill and.Chaites H. Raymond will ptactica
.EAWm conaitneiBbiDin'the'conhnetof Milam andKoainscn;
'Office'ofueformeratBasu-opj'-bfthoUttnatFranlilin;" - " , M1
- - - - - .- . nTrvninwpinr.Trt . . R
tfanl waSS-tf -; CHARLES H KAfMOMTX-'
vif-3 FTD'A"v"iTOIlXWiPQKTi3; - ' .
UiuDniMinn mnr WivImiSt r.-Vedier,s;"aHctionxoom.. i?Y
-a TTnn IVI.-.VSS am t.onasetiorsr ariv:. omw wut: oikx .
tV".o "" ."-. -".m SScLi-iiVirii,- tkiis. 3fl
al Courts of'.Harrisburgconntir, andtheflEstriaomteJDrthe
Main-Street.VtfOnsion,, j.exas,. a.ncy.wiuuriiiiv w ukkiiw- s-l,
adiacent connlies.
Oi T. imtVSkCa snccessorsi to MKinnTft .Williams.
U3H.. ifi.
'Oa general KegfoiiaiStonnaii
fe-sncmeyi. ai laWfrJiacogaucheS - cgv
T- -WY.NNS has removea o w - k
X-. WhUe&Pool's.on Main-street .
oct30 ..-
"rjT w" P. SMITy.-attorney and counsellor:ai law,-.Qon-" '
V? zales,"will attend the'di&rent conrts'of tie 4th-jBuicfett-
district; All bosiness entrusted b feijnwiU be promptly, atten'd-
atol - " . QonxalesapnU7 Sa-968r '
DR. BAlXJEY.onershis services to the citizens, of Houston
audits vicinity. OfficeatMr.Taylor's.eastoTtnejenblic-
Sqnarg;near Maj-Mooays; , " IPv-
1T1AT-C. JACK,-Afljrnv at iaui ; office onCoart-honreKraare.
J7 next door to DrAshbel Smith's office " jan'l ,236-tfi
RICHARD MOaRlS & -J AMES H DAVJS, attomeja-and
cwinsello! at bw.'JlouBton, Texas. Office second floor abora- "
Hedenberg & Yeddera auction store. " rjanl'236-tf-
rpGE undersigned will practice, law in the smreme anddis-
X trict cbnrtsof thisfrepnblicT. BesidencV' Washington Co-
jan i;?236tf B. flf.. WILL AMSOIf w
'fVJ'oTicz llie firm of S. & &,. AC TewJcint & Scott, -iathia. j
1" day dissolved by mutual consentsand "John-Scott is alone an
thorized to settle the business of the firm.
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Im all tho cou'naof tho second jddTa'alTli3trKj..'wiifjnoYataU,time3-
i-.,aa. n.-oc a. ni. -lnmicins wiiianii couuiiub La nnenwuBn: -
he found in their office, up-staia in Heaensera eu veauera;aucuon
stores jan, t 236uf S.,3.. jfc-BL Taautma.- -
RAIQ St, JFOWLER Attorneys, and Cinoeellots at-lawj.
Clarksville, Red River conjjtyTexasE
SOHK B CRADOl , -
jan 1 236-tf AyDREW FOWLED,
J.
R. CUMMlNSattorney a law, WasbJngtonTexas.
ian 1 " - ? 236-tf
LAW HO Xlcui-dViiW u, jaORKISjauome andcoun-
"sellor at lawhas located himself at San Antom and will
attend to the duties of his profession 1n the courts, ci. Bexai,
ns likewise those of Goliad. Victoria and San Patricio:.. .Air
business entrusted to. his care will .meet with prompt, and ready
attention jan 1 53fttf
ALQEBNON P. THOMPSON,
COUNSELLOR & ATTORNEY JtVUAW,,
HoDSTOK, TKXiS.
Office in the building occupied by the.City. Council.
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