Telegraph and Texas Register. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 44, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 29, 1845 Page: 1 of 4
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"AjdiscountofO perjcent on the above "rales will be made to
sheriff:- on all lejjalJnotices.
! 'Persons desirous oT advertising by the quaiter can do so on
the following terms:1 Per 4 squares' with the privilege of
changing 2 squares eacli weelf per quarter S25'; 5 squares
" chinsrinl' 3 each week $30 : Gsquares changing 4 eacb week
.S35.
All adyertinients-seni'withauticrW:n instruction'; will un
leSgp-rforbld'teins'ertedsixmomhfa'andcharedaccord'
--o personal advertisements will be inserted upon any terms.
No credit will be given o any transient ad verti&ei under any
circnmstances. . -
t Tb.eabove terms are rated in specie or ite equivalent in Tcx-
a'or statps paper.
sl' SUNDRIES JUST RECEIVED.
jrjEDICINES 200 ozs auinir.e
-y-VXr. 50 Ibb Galomel
-VjE-r g9 ca-.es Vial?and Bottles
"V-wi Z "JlOO'doz Moffatt's Pills
3zSr - -t Sandb' Sarsaparilla
10 " Pbcenix Bitters
-t'LIQ-UORS 3000 galls Brandy
jlgp- JO0 Hum
J- 50 bblsojd rectified "Whiskey
10 cahks. Madeira Vjne
-s - bbls Muuijuyahora
A casks'Port "Wine
- ' 25 boxes Claret
' " GROCER IES on consignment
50 kegs and hlf kegs Tobaeeo
. 300 sacks Salt
j 4000'lbs Sal Eratus
Pof .4le Jow by aur 14 J. D. GRQESBEECK.
JJrD. GROESBEECK HA.S REMOVED HIS
DRUGS. AND MEDICINES
TO the room formerly occupied by"D. Niel next door to
Torrey & Bi other where he will be pleased to wait upon
his old customers and as many new ones as may need Medicines
branyof those needful articles called sundries. He alto keeps
an assbrimeiit tjf Liquors of all kinds of as good qualitv.and at
as low-prices as can be had in Tettas. . r
QAH his medicines are recently imported and warranteds!8
gemune. V - " feb4
SHACKELFORD SAMPSON- & CU.S'have just received
the following from New Orleans and oiler the same for tale
at led Uced p rices : sl - vi.
&rojCl 5000 lbs flat rtfd square tlab and hoop iron any
"variety ot sic. .
flough Moulds 100 Swede & Tennessee plough moulds
Slccl Am rican German Blister and cast steel.
" gComJIills '36 steel corn Mi Us'.'&ssjtcul sizes.
y Curry Combs 175 doz English curry comba various qual.
Traf-e Chains 500 pair bright trace chains.
" Ox Chains 2 casksiox -chains.
k Sad Irons 2000lb. Sad Iron-. . -
JJlncksmilk'sHammcrs-lGO .lbs Smith's hammers froin
r' ''.Utobseach. .-
' v n ceainzttoss s casKacasi sieei aaa oaroiina noes.
pudesianjp8hovcls Ame'sffiAlams' and Taylor'b spades.
BejrnwriceS sfhHs ax hatches; 'stock and dies scythe
itUU SIJOVATIS
rchased 'on debenture !
raDi-portatiorT added.""
. . HOUSTON ACADEMY. . -
feRevr Charlks GilLett AAM. Principal.
HVF Gillett SuperjritendentiPf the Male Department.
Mrs. M. H. Biglow Superintendent of the Female De-
partment ? '
rpHE scholastic year of this Institution -will commence on
i tht-lSth day of September andcontinue untillhe middle of
Jhly when there will be a vacation xf two rpontfi. This ai-
rnngement ismade in order to en able parents from the cocutry
who may desire it to send their children and have lliem at
home during what is usually teiiuedtheiickly seaon.
Terms of Tuition as follows payable at the end of each
month:
FoHReading "Writing Spelling- -2; pcx muiith'"
l Arilh. Gram. and Geog. additional .250 " "
"Lat.-GreekPhil'y history and higher matter 3 50 " "
The Teachers engaged in the HnuMon Acade.my have had
much experience in some of the best Insiitutiojisol the North.
And no paips will bespared toiveto the Pupils entrusted to
them that moral and mental training which wilL Ut them for
occupying useful and honorable station in life. .
iParents and guardians are requested to viMttbe Irihtiluiion at
all limes and witness the manner in which their children and
wards aie instructed. No allowance will be made for abs-enca
unless the ichollar isdeiained by sickness. No slhollar will
be received for a les-iime than one nionih.
Z P. S. The best Text Books usedSn Northern schools also
Stationary &c will always be fumishedbyiihe instructors at
an advance npon flie publishers "wbolesale prices simply suffi-
cient to pay the cot of bnnginglhem lotRis'conntry. r
Houston Sept. 8th 1845.- .-".jflf ' g
JTO FAMILIES ANDtlxSTVALlDS.
THE following indispinsable family remedies may be found ai
thevillage drug stores and soon at every country 6tore in the
state -.Remember and never eel them unless they have the fac
Bimlle7S!gnatuy;'QtCb7TisOTrp Co. on the wrappers as all others
bytfie same names are base itnpositiongand counterfeits. If the
merchant nearest you liasthem not urge him to procure themat
'71 Maiden-lane- the next time heisitsJSew York or to write for
them. No family should be a week without these remedies.
.-Baldness Balm&ftXj)lv.mbia far the Hair
which will stop it iffalhngW'Titr restore it on bald places; and on
childrenjnake it -grow rapidly or on those who have lost the hair
from any .cause. All vermin that infest the heads of chilaren in
schools are prevented or killed by it at once. Find the name of
ConistoiJ: f C on it or never try it. IlemenibeMhis always.
''Ttheiimaiism. and Lameness oosilivelv cured and all shrivelled
rsX .
muscles and. limbs are restored in the dldSriH.young by the Indian
Vegetable Elyx'r and Nerve and Bone Liniment but never with-
out tho name ol r'-omstock& Co. on it.
- . :
'"'Pileaf &c. are wholly prevenfed or governed ifhe attack has
come on u" you use the only true Hay's Liniment from Comstock
&Co. ALL SORES andcery thing relieved by it thatadmits of
an outwara appucauon. xi acts iiKea cnarm. use it.
" Dalley's Magica Pain Extractor Salve This most extraordina
"Jyn-enledy ever invented for all new or old Buras and Scalds and
sore; and'sore eyes. It has deliglited' thousands. It will takeout
"all pain in" ten minutes and no failure. It will cure the piles.
- "Lin's spread plasters. A better and more nice and useful articlo
never was made. AllhoultLwear them regularly
Lin's Temperance bitters: on the pnncijile of substituting the
Ionic m place of theslimulant principle which has reformed so ma-
ny drunkards.
' HEADACHE. Dr. Spohn's headache remedy will effectually
cure sick headache eitherfrom thenerv es or bdious. Hundreds of
families are using U with great joy.
Dr. Sp-ihn's Elixir of Health for the cerlaiirprcvention of Fevers
or any general sickness; keeping the stomach in mosperfict order
tthe bowels regular-and a determination to the surface. Colds
'Cqflghs pains in the bones hoarseness and Dropsy are quickly
cared byu.-' Know this by trying.
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" CPJIKS. The French Plaster is assure cure. Indfan Hair Eye
colorstne'HBjrjiny shade 3'ou wish but will not color the skin.
. 7
i S'AIA'BARILLA. Comsuick' compound extract. There is
no oth ' praparatjon of Sarsaparilla that can exceed or equal this
ilfyoit-are bure to get Comstock's you will find it superior to all
others. 1 1 does not require puffing.
Kolmsiock's Vermifuge will eradicate all worms in children or
adults wijh a certainty quite astonishing. It sells .with a rapidity
almosi mcredible. by womstocb. oiuo IN wsYorJe. v
TOOTH DROI'S. Kline's cure eHccaufll
Entered according- lo act of Ccngress in the year 1912 by Com-
- .stock & Co. in ihe Clerk's office of ihe Southern District of New
Yord. -
By.applyingio our agents in each town and village papers may
.be had free showing themosl respectable names hi the country lor
these facts so that no one can faillo believe them.
" !3rBe sure you call for oufiarliclcs. and not be put ofFwfih anv
stones that-'omers are nsgSSa? HAVE THESE 02. NO.K
EhonH be your motto and ws&can never be true and.genuine
Sithout ournames Co than. All these articles to be had wholesale
and retailolily-of ns. COMSTOCK & CO. wholesale Druggist
-t- J COMSTOCK & ROSS New Orleans.
- J. D. GROESBEECK. Galveaion & Houston
T I 3. D. GROESBECK
Impotlerand Dealer in Drugs Medicines Paiyils Oils
"Dye'Sluffs Chemicals. Glassware t
Perfumery SfPi ' "7
-CORNER of Avenue D. andr23rdstreetf$.Gayestonrand
r earner ui mam ana UQDgressjsiree'ao'jajfiD
IJS15IGO; 100 lbs Jndigo ja. -ercr't sl. ffl alf b '
XJie principal ole above "were-'ipiii
and will'bpfsQUrar.New Orleans prices
leu izwi'j-
HOUSTON.
A MERCHANT PRINCE.
Most readers are familiar with the name "ofaJoseph
Peabody of Salem. Ma:sand his fame is coufinedTwiihin
no narrow limits. He was born at MiddleloriMn 1759.
Be took though young a lively interest in the'Revolu-
tionary struggle attaching himself to the private armed
marine. His first crujse was in Mr. E. W. Derby's
privateer "Bunker Hill." and terminated nnsurrpcsml'lv.
Hio second cruise was in the Pilgrim Capt. Hill. They
hadthegood fortune to fall in uitti a British Merchantman
deeply laden but strongly nrtiud. After a shortaetiim
the merchantman surretidertd and Mr. lnboilyftsjprize
mnclnr tl. I r.- : mi nt - 'rff'
""'i iuuu uur .wu miu x uoinasmn. iwaine. tie com-
menctd a stcond cruise in the Pilgrim bul "the piivateer
being dismasted and obliged to leiurn to Salnm. Mr Pp.i-
- body resolved to ab-indon the oee.m fnmiimp nn.l iLi.
himself to studies ana" the acquisition of the knowledge
necsary to the attainment of rank in his
profession
He subsequent! v embarked savs his hmwrnnlipr in ih
letter of maroue "Ranger" owned bv Missis. H. Sameni.
of Boston Henry Gardner and Ward and Chimin nf
.C31am- ti c?:. -Z..i. ...- .'
wu..111. j liumus oiiuiiioijs was comniiinuer 1 hos rer-
kins first officer and Mr."Peahody second. Thev left
Salem in the winter of 1781-2 with a cargo of salt
winch they disposed of -at Richmond Virginia and pro-
ceeded to Alt-Aandria where they loaded with flour for
navanna ana arrived sale A part of the cargo b ing
from the plantation of Gen. Washinmnn u-.-iq nrpf.-rrrHV
;by the Spaniards and uhatuvas unusuiiLlherpiut-:'
iaiilieiinankd.Jsrt'j iinftsnowintheir confidence in
tnq orana. if "Ranger" returned to Alexandra and
after receiving tn boaid another cargo of flour on tht 5th
of July" 1792 dropped down the Potomac to near its
mouth where encountering head winds she was obliged
to anchor and after mal:itig the ordinary arrangements
for the night; the officers and crew retired to their bi-jlhs.-About
eleven o'clock the watch ran aft for a speaking
trumpet and announced to the officers the unwelcome '
news that boats were making for the ship. "Capt. Sim-
mons directed by Peabodv notto let them come iIon"side :
they-both rushed up the companion way and as ihey
reached the deck received a discharge of musketry by
which CapL Simmons fell badlv wounded and entirely
disabled from further action. Mr. Peabodv. havinsr no
jime to dress himself ran forward in his night clothes
calling on the crew to seize th boarding pikes and ginsp-
ing one himself accompanied by a man named Knt
armed in the like manner sprang to the bows where ttiey
had a fierce encounter with "several of ihe.enerrfa I ready
on the gunwale. The crew having armedtrjvms.elvi s ii
desperate conflict ensued in the midst of Jvhichjanothpr
boat came alongside and began a heavy fire on the other
quarter. - "
The first officer being employed at the magazine in-
procuring ammunition for those who were arnipd with
muskets the command of the deck devolved on Mr. Pea-
bpdy -who wearing a white shirt was a conspicuous
uii m even m a uartf nigni. tie now ordered cold shot
to be thrown into the bo"ats and it Vis done with such fleet
that one of them gave away both hid been grappled to
the "Ranger" before receiving any damao-el
Perceiving the advantage-thus oblaim d.jie.-a'p'plied his
enure toice to the other boat and cheerinhis men.with
they of "We have sunk omfy bbyff now let us sink
jthc olhcr" the responding cheer of .the crew7 soalarmed
the "assailants that they dropped astern and both'were soon
lost io th darknrssiil the night.
When the confusion was ovpr one of 'the crew only
was foui.d to be dead and three wounded. Capt. Rim-
inansvoupd was severe" and disabled him for a long
lime. MrPPeabody was not aware during the action that
that he-had received any wounds; but when it subsided
he found his arm stiff and a ball lodged in his left wrist
that the bone of his right elbow was laid bare and a ball
had grazed his left shoulder AudavlijrhiTO dub-ofliair
ivoJiscovered on deck which proved to be his it ha'ving
been shot offclose to his head as if dinned hv a barber.
We well remember one of the crew who had cut off the
hand of an assailant which was raistd over tin- bulwark
armed with a pistol and aimed ut Mr. "Peabody ; and it
s unnecessary to say he continued jfor life a pensioner
on the bounty of the latter. Ilr. Peabody's escape from
death in thisuction appears to have been almost miracu-
lous. Ther Ranger" was armed with seven gujjind the
crew comprised but twenty while the barges ofjheenemv
ntained sixty men. From information obtained the
latter lost fifteen killed and had thirty-eight wounded.
The assailants proved to be a band ofnories with which
the bay had for some time been infested commanded by
two of their n&ted characters Barret and Anderson who
had a rendezvous atSL George's Island near the anchor-
age or the "Ranger." They had a few days before suc-
ceeded in capturing a brig often guns and thirty men.
' It was found necessary to return with the vessel to .
Alexandria for the purpose of refitting ; where the action
was pronounced as desperate as any upon the records of
naval warfare. In admiration of the valor disp ayed
on this occasion a boarding pike richly mounted i'viih
silver and bearing a suitable inscription was presented
to him bv the merchants of that borough. This'liapny
' "r n j.... : i i i- ' !..
iiit-iuuiiui ui ionium uuuuu-.i leiuuiiisuireasureu renc miiK
Mr. Peabodv's heirs. "
In 1791 Mr. Peabody left the sea" and entered upon his '
career as a merchant. He soon -rose to affluence. The'
following statislics.of a business which for magnitude has
seldom been equalled by the industry and rnterprize of an
individual will interest the reader. He built and owned
eighty-three ships which in every instance hp freighted
himself; .and for the navigation of them he shipped at
different times upwards of seven thousand1 seamen.- Since
the year 1811 he has advanced thirty five to the rank of
ship master who entered his em ploy as boys." He had
performed by thf-se vessels the following vovagrs viz:
To Calcutta 88; Canton 17; Sumatra 82; StrPwi-rs
burg 47; other ports in the north of. Europe 10; ihe
Mediterranean 20. -before the war of 1812.'
Although engaged in active business for more -than
three score years?to the extent 61 rnillions of dollars) and
connected with thousands of agents of all descriptions ytt
so maturely were his contracts considered so resppciful
was he of the rights of others and so much more did he
.prefer to submit to slight pecuniary sacrifices iban to
hazard his peace of mind that he was never involvid in
litigation or controversies. - -
Dr Franklin's Toast. Long after General Washing-
ton's victories over the French and English had made
his name familfarnll over Europe Dr. Franklin chanced
to dine with the English and French ambassadors when
as nearly as I can recollect the "words the following
toasls ivere drank :
' By the British Ambassador. '-England Thi sun
whose beams enlighten and fructify ihe remotest corners
of the earth"
TheFrench Ambassador glowing with nntion.il piide
drank ''France The moon whose mild steady and
cheering rays are thi delight of all nations; consoling
them in darknpss and making the drearines beautiful."
Dr. Franklin thpn rose and with his usual dignified
simplicity said '-George Washington the Joshua
who commanded the sun and moon to stand still and they
obeyed him."
Electricity applied to- Agiicullure. Several evperi-
ments have bren mado in electricity in this vicinity tho
present season on the growing crops but so far as wo
can learn without any decided advantage to them
Whether the disappointment in these experiments is ow-
ing to the extreme dry weather or an improper .fixture of
the electrical wires or galvanic plates we ore. unable to
say; for certain it is that rleclro-culturc has been highly
.i'i-f--' :n manv instances in brinninrr crone fnrwnrTl
I much more rapidlj 'ban they otherwise have been.
Published JZeelrfy.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER. 29
From lite. New Orleans Bulletin.
TEXAS AND THE ANCIENT PROVINCE
OF LOUISIANA.
Mr. Wm. C. Jones
Dear Sir: Enclosed you will receive sonic notices ol
the first discovery and settlement in.'and claims of France
to Louisiana with historical references to the authori-
ties on which my final deductions in relation to that pro-
vince were founded. Though the data to sustain the
position I have taken in this branch of Americnn history
have accumulated durinir the last thirlv vears. vou will
discover that I had assumed that position when my trea-
tise on Louisiana- was written inlS15 and published in
1816 and 1817. i
My views were not directed to-lhe subject of Louisiana
by 1113- researches in and concerning lhat countiy; but the
reverse. I was residing there when it uas received into
our domain and was led by the discussions which were
excited by the event to regaid the acquisition as involving
consequences seldom then brought into view.
Time and every circumstnnce which have since
nvirkfd the histoiyof Texas have given foice to the
opinion that the United States ought to have enforced its
claim to the Rio Bravo Rio Grande or Rio Grande del
Norte as severally nannd. A ereal mistake was then.
and even now indulgedyas to the political position of the
province of Texas under the authnniji-f p-""" wtio
imroepTuOeiiT oh tiiif-VTceroyaliy of Mi;ico but on the
CoairfNDANciA Genkral de Chihuaiiua and consti
tuted one of the Provincias Intern as or Internal Pro-
rirtCcs. When Louisiana uas re ctded to h ranee and bv
that nation tiansfered to the Unhid States the latter hail
not the most remote intercourse with Mexico on the sub
ject nor any call for such interference. In the subse-
quent revolutions which severed tho continental provinces
of Spain in America fiom tin ir Mdropole the Viceroy
ally of Mexico and-Provincias Internas bicame nominal-
IVj for they never have to any useful purpose really
formed one state..
Called early in life by causes which need not be intrud
ed on ynur attention to witness ihe inpid and steady aug-
mentation of population westward on this continent the
introduction of Louisiana into our domain enforced my
vieus into fulurily views which have been proved cor-
rect in a powerful manner tiy means lhat appeared adverse
to their truth. The reception of Loui?iana by the United
Slates was opposf4asrhas been that -ofrgxas long after-
wads on constitutional giound.jjindplntisible if not reas
onable remonstrances were urged aglfinsuhe measure.
The real motives "wereprobably Inthcases not very
candidly expressedfnoTcwere the suTe consequences of
either Reception or'refusArdistinclly understood in either
case. Politicians and Poetasters have been thick sown
over the earth in all ages; but Statesmen and Poets ap-
pear few and farbitween. To ihe politician the exped-
if nt of the moment is all i to hitxTihere is neither past or
fuluie; on the contrary the st.ueman consults the past lo
rocure counsel for the future. If when Louisiana was
ceded to the United States any statesman like views had
guided the government-one ol its most steadfast prin-
ciples uf policy would have been lo secure the obvious
natural long established and acknowledged as well as
peace securing boundaiy of ihe Rio Grande.
Previous to tho annexation of Louisiann two decennial
enumerations of the population)! the United States had
beem-made and data by thiaY'means procured to demon-
slralejhe progress ofihegrealeslfjnll modern revolutions;
the western motion with the enormous increaseon North
America of that most active nn'd rnergeticfajnily the
Anglo Saxon. In vain was it shown lhat the general in
crease in ten years from 1790 to 1800" wHs more-tftghj
one-third Aonr the original mass. In vain was it sfibwir
that. in tnelsamfi inn yeire ihj inhabitants of the yreat
central vajjey had increased in a ratio from about one and
half to five' or from one hundred and fifty thousandvxqi
near half a million. All this great lesson wasunavnila'-
ble and the Sabine made what cither naturejor .policy
would have forbidden a nafionaondaryf'aruljoiinda-
tion laid for interminable difficulwjf iv
Under all circumstances it is wrongvto insist and if pos-
sessedjdj" power to enforce uiorevthan our rights; but not
to enforce our clear right is worse- as it involvesjerror.
The entire course of ourpolicy on the subject oT that. pari
of Louisiana called Texas has been a tissue of error.
The nation literally refused to receive that country when
no serious opposition to its reception rose Irom any foreign
quarter; butawiited until the operation of causes which
oujrht to have been foreseen and could not be counter-
acted rendered annexation imperative. -
The language I now use-1 used to the-men who were
my assistants on the banks' nndrinnlrlren-untouchcd4
forests of the Sabine. It is nouyanitybut-juslice to my-
sen in oia age wmen inuuces meig request yuurcuiuums
to recall lo public notice whafjl ptedicied moreihan thirty
years past. In povcriy and deprivation Tmade the Sabine
survey and freely published my reflections on the sure
results of an impolicy but very partially since redeemed by
wiser counsels or more enlightened measures.
Texas is a large a fine and healthful country but is
only a partof.a country of vastly greater exient muchf
which is as fine and'as healthy as Texas. The veiy
measures taken to restrict our domain and set bounds lo
the emigration of our people have had just the reverse
effect 'what all experience would have taught those who
persisted in such impolicy had.lhey listened to experience.
Inexcusable then upwards of forty yeais past what
language can depict its repetition now? Louisiana
Arkansas and Missouri with Iowa and we may say
Wisconsin ulready States- or regularly becoming such
and advancing peaceably and prosperously as members of
the confederacy all owing except Wisconsin their politi-
cal existence to the incorporation of Louisiana. Had
Texas then a void as to population not been rejected
in 1803 peaceful and flourishing States and Territories
would years since have been formed on its surface and
nationnl harmony not now to be disturbed. Nations or
rather T0vernments. in thiir pride too often over-rate their
power. To stay the increase or the motion of population
westward in North America is as farteyond political
power as are the tides winds or succession of seasons;
yet "such attempts are frequently made. The heart is
painrd when refleclion forces us to draw a contrast be-
twppn ihe good thai might have been effected and the evils
reallv produced; and we are enabled to make the con-
trast by viewing Texas as it is and the central States of
our confederacy admitted since 1803 as thi-y are.
In brief if you do me ihe favor to lend your columns
to place before the publicthe enclosed data a.nd r fivctions
I intend with your leave to follow with statistical views
to awaken as faias in my power attention tothenece&
sily of securing territory if the present generation wishef
to save the future from a bequest of evil. It is time to
kgchew abstractions and to act upon things as they are; to
abandon attempts to stay ihe laws ol nature and on the
contrary to adopt and pursue measures with their accord
ance. For the moment I am dear sir yours
WILLIAM DARBY.
Washington Sept. 4th 1845.
. ..
The Serfs of Russia. Dr. Baud in the course of a lec-
ture recmily delivered in Boston. iT notice of which we
find in the mercantile JournaItriatvcily. explained the
difference existing bet w"een the "serfs of Russia and the
slaves of this country. The serfs of Russia that is the
mass of them are bought and sold with the land. There
are about 48000;000 of these seifs about 1000.000 bond
serfs are bought and sold seperate from the land these
serfs are generally house servants The tenures upon
which the serfs are held vary in different provinces In
some districts the serf pays to his lord the sum of 84 per
annum he being permitted to keep as his own property
whatever additional he may earn. Many of the bes. me-
chanics are serfs they ol course pay.amuch larger sum
? &
HAU
1845.
VOL.
"to their Jord and with tr passport travel over the country
in searcn ol employment; they keep whatever they earn
over and above the sum agreed upon between them and
their owner. Many serfs are wealthy men. Ope man
in Russia formerly a serf now owns 100.000 serfs. A
nobleman in St. Petersburgh owns a serf worth infinitely
more property man nimseli whom We will not fxee in
order that at the entertainments he gives when the serf
is obliged to wan on him ho may say he is waited on by
the richest serf in all Russia. There are no serfs in the
three Baltic provinces none in Finland; thuaboliiion of
serfdom was commenced therein the time of Alexander
and completed by the pres'ejit Emperor. It took about
thirty years to effect it. The difference between the
serfs of Russia and our slaves consist principally in that
j the former are perpetually attached to the soil and go with
it in all transfers.
The subjoined! correspondence -between the-Hon.
Thos. J. Rusk President of the laleT'Convention of the
people of Texas and ex-President Tyler we find pub-
lished in the Washington Union: '
" Convention Hall
Austin Republic of Texas July 8 18-15.
Dear Sir: It affords me very great pleasure to trans-
mit to you theendoscd copy of a resolution- urianimonsly
adopted by the Con.vejitipnInfhri-n.i3S5
in session. ' tie stand taken by vou on thisgrearqueslion.
has brought it to a speedy termination secured to you the
lasting gratitude of -the people of Texas and will eutitle
you to occupv a bright page in the history of a transac
tion deeply involving the interests of tho two countries
and vitally affecting the cause of republican governments.
I have the honor to be with the highest respect your
Excel lencv'3 obedient servant - -
- THOS. J. RUSK
President of the Convention.
His Excellency John Tyler P
Ex President of the United States.
Resolutions expressive of the graiiludeof this Conven
tion lo Ex President Tyler and his Cabinet.
Resolved That the early and resolute stand taken by
John Tyler whilst he was Prrsident of the United Stales
to restore Texas to the bosom of the republican family
has secured to him the gratitude"and veneration of the
people of Texas. - .. - " .r - -
Resolved That the like sentiments -'are due to 'the as-
sistance afforded Mr. Tyler by the able members of his
Cabinet who with a noble enthusiasm espoused the cause
of Annexation as a national question and 'co-operated
faithfully in" securing its consummation by the passage of
the law which has enabled Texas to become a portion of
the Union.
Resolved That the President of the Convention be
directed to furnish a certifiid copy of these resolutions to
Mr. Tyler and to each one of the members of his Cabi-
net the Hons.-John C. Calhoun George JVI. Bibb. Wm.
rWilkins John Y. Mason John Nelson Charles A.
Wickliffe and to the families of A. P. Upshur and Thos.
W. Gilmer deceased.
Adopted at Austin Texas July 8 1845.
THOS. J. RUSK- President.-
Attest: Jas. H Raymond r
' Secretary of the Convention.
Mechanics' Wife. Speaking of ihe middle ranks of
life a good writer observes :
'lihere we beheld woman in all her glory not a doll to
carry silks and jewels not a puppst to'b'o flattered by pro-
faneadoration reverenced to day discarded lo mqrroural-
avavs jolted out of the place which nature and sgcigty:
would asgrgnrfacrroy acuauuttyor Dy contempt aamiretf
HTnot respected desired but not esteemed; ruling by pas
sion not affection; imparting her weakness not her constan-
cy to the sex she could exalt the source and mirror of
vanity; WCSee ner a wne puriaiuug mo cuies uuu cueer-
ing tiieanxiety of a husband dividing his toils by her do-
mestic diligence spreading cheeifulness around her for
his sake sharing the decent refinements of the world with-
out being vain of them placing all her joys and happiness
in the man she loves. As a mother we find the affection-
ate the ardent instructress of the children whom she has
tended from their infancy; training them to -thought and
benevolence; addressing ihem as rational beings prepar-
ing them to become men and womeu in their turn. Me-
cnanics' daughters make the best wives in the world.
The President's Religious Habits A correspondent
of the Journal of Commerce writing from Washington
aava oi-tir .i.?nn..
"Like the General he is a good Presbyterian and like
him he has taken a pew intheFirsl Presbyterian Church
the location of which is exactly opposite to that once occu-.
pied bv Gen. Jackson whose pew is now occupied by
the family of Col. Benton whose residence is much more
in Washfnirtonthan m Missouri. The President sits on
the left side ofthe pulpit supposing you to stand m it and
by his side every Sabbath his amiable and good wife who
unites an easy air of gentility wiihuentirc plainess of per-
sonal mnnners. about as handsomely as any lady with
whom I am acquainted. Tiie Secretary ol Slate Mr. Bu-
chanan has also taken a pew in this Church but alas!
solitary and alone doth he sit there. No charming wife fol-
lows him into the family pew. No sweet and lovely
train of children adorn that naked seat. He is an invet-
erate bachelor but nevertheless one ofthe pleasantest of
the race none of your isolated misanthropes scorning
thesacred relations of society or jesting with that vhich
to others is a source of the purest joy. A dignified man
andone who is imbued with the religious sense beyond
most politicians around him. Amos Kendall's family too i
belong to this congregation. Gen. McCalla the new head
ofne ofthe principal bureaus hasalso enrolled his name
among the pew holders; hefsa brother of ihe Rev. Wm.
L. McCalla. He belongs to lhat branch of the Presby-
terian church called Old-School but his-broiheris proba-
bly less devoted to thatScct. Even father Ritchie was
seen at the same church the other day I What will not a
good example do 1" -
B'e Kind None of us know the good a kind deed
accomplishes. A word soothingly put in when the
hearty is sick a little help bestowed when" want presses
near-by goes.far far beyond what those suppose who
are able to speak this word or give this help.
An instance illustrating this has just come to our
knowledge A young man intelligent and well-educated
came let our city to find employment. He sought for it
in -vain When his means were about gone and he lay
half sick with fever broughfon by anxiety ; a friend bade .
him be Sf good cheer and through their joint efforts ob-
tained for nun a se. vant's- place at a boarding house. He
worked then- like a brave man and won the confidence of
his employer though he received only his board "and a
few dollars a month.
That friend watched him and finding him failhrul
mentioned the fact to a mercantile genJetnan who said.at
once -'bring the vbun man lo me.' 1 his was done and
soon he was more profitably employed.. He was now
head clerk. And did he forget his eurlyjriend ? In the
auietcn way possible without the slightest profession or
pretention hel sought out as soon as he was able the
choicest and most substantial present and sent it to him ns
a token of remembered kindness'
When the present was received our friend knew not
from whom it came. He did not once dream of the poor
homeless youth to whom he had shown only a little kind-
ness and it was not until after repeated enquiries that he
discovered who had sent it "I have learned a lesson" when
he found out the giver said he "and that is. always to be
more kind if I can be under similar circumstances here
after." If it werc lnus w'ln a1 of U3' how muc K
r. raTfc. srsrk. "u-v -
41 iJrisSiJla -- -
' a BBBgtSMP jBaiMwl
i mi i i ja&iyiiri'g
or S7 at the cnpgjfc4re ffgig
X.-NO. 4WHat82S8&-6U.
numan misery should we relieve. snfegiwfi coald
we add to the amount of positive iudi'vidiWae
Learn io oe Kind The habit of kindgeslrwtil CO -j
wiiat no other habit can.do.-lt will brmgsWpecetQ'
the mind and increase as it is virtDouslyrjjrRcujeajalu'
only permanent wealth Earth mry crave or Hgafiyrff-
Lmit the wealth of heart. -
TJie undersigned passengers on-theam. M -WflisKS.
respectful tender to Capt. Wood and tin- officers c'fsoJd
boat their unfeigned thanks foe the very satisfactory maa "'
ner In winch they discharged th? duties incufcbentV
them; and beg leave also to express their satisfectrort. with
the running and action of the boat'orr this her Ursfltip j
and would respectfully recommend her to the travelling;
liuuiic us in every way a superior uoau f .
Wm N Wilson Thos M League r ? "
Jos C Eldredge John H Brown- s
John F Tor rev Jas Conner. ' 1 -'
JWCruger LG Phillips -z -
David K Torrcy MHopson
Francis Edward Eldredge; Dal'TiM'utterr"
George Stebbms Mirabeau B LarafirpBri
James W Soott " - Robt Lockhart i
tsnerman Reynolds W R Baker.
r r r t r -i
I- WmA"-. "misrr: -PTTfi: .annel fy
xv x uuvui'. Jimp isnilpv
Henry Samnson. '
J j miner vj'
Polar T2 AT...'- .
Lewis B Hants ;r'
PBremond.
John W White
N Williams.
Vv ' y "u"l i
A J Ynlrs .
A G Stokes
3obnsOruinrunj.
Wm Renney a-
John Carlos
rm A Reynolds
Thos H Borden;tv
t J L-Gordon
" I WBrashear VKC
A "Wfclws.
Joshua Burr
J Custame
J no J Jacobs
E B Nichols
'tCi
U Buffalo Bayou Oct. 24 1845
PASSENGERS.
fer ship Star Republic from New Pork to GTveslon!
wm w Smith L G Comdreau Wm L Busbifd
uu.u ...! .u iuijco xjauiwiii iviusier rsaiawmj jail..
Merriman A Degener. RJ Wright T B Alexander; J f
Adriance Sherm n Reynolds; Mrs Fellows Mrs Sor
gent and child A B Laforge.G N Siebbins. UK Tor-
Ktllrlivln turn fti;.- D-IJ m... f I i t
rey Miss L A Cooke J L Briggs D M Cutter A Rey-L -nolds;
JohnH Brown J Reynolds fohJfflUlb3jr
F E Eldredge Mrs Allen dpi L M HitchcockfjosTT
Hendley Wm Hendley P Gildersleeve Dt J&'ih-'
venport 1 lm the stetiraee-aaiiMg?. ' "1
INJirnrQ ronM T.iTDnTk'iBHn.M.t.:K - I ; J 5-
rived at Boston on the 2dSSPahi brought flajesfrorft '
Liverpool to the 19th ult. . rSsoF i-
-The crops in England have suffered mtithtfrom tha "
cold wet summer and are befbw an averageTbey are
also of an inferior quality. . . -j- "
Q.ueenr Victoria had returned from -Germany. Her "
visit is said to have-terminated abruptly in. consequence of T
the umbrage caused by her supposed parsimpnyjtpwards
the GermansThe British papers endeavor to exonerate'
her from the charge of illibgralily on the ground.' that
her income is so limited that she cannot exercise great
munificence. .Reports are in circulauqrwtfiat she fs par-
tiallv insane. -z "
The Britishjpapers-.are discussmgithaquestion whether-
CromweUshaIl have a'jstatosg"3
tiament as a-nicbc is: to be reserved forrercrypersre-
who has exercised sovereign power inEngiand.
It is said that ordershave been sent out. frorn England
for the importation offorgngiltu 'to tjievaJue o'
300000 under the expectation thai-it will be required.
before the next harvest. . t Jg
Some fanatics have been preaching in Exetejf!orira-
mense crowds of people that ihe world will co'rae ta snr
end on the lOih of October next.
The French papers are still dfscussjng the question
whether there will be a war between the tJhileeVSl!ates "
and Mexico and they predict that if a w'ar sholild fake -place
Mexico will be crushed. One or tweCdf&ejpac-
nalsf draw the conclusion "that in course j)f iirnrjer
ca will succeed in completely beating down and usurping
the vast trade carried 'on byjKtBritain
wito.ever
iSttjk
countrv in the worlds On even
ner question as wc
.it!
as lllis me r rencn press anecis to luuiu iiiai tue u
i . t -n cr... - I. .u.t j
ence of Great Britain draws nigh and that the Umtw
States will be the most active'conlributors towards ii:
the sole authors of Tier humiliation and ruin"
s . - .. T - m-.- - u ..
H said that Louis Philippe wishes to erect Algiers
'jnto a Vice Royalty and confer it on his son the Da'c
'd' Auraale. The European population orAIgiers is rapid-
ly increasing. lTast 'year this population was 73o54r -'
and the number ofsoldiers was 51057. Every yearsince -the
French took Algiers the European population has
gone on.increasing very rapidly but during the-'Iast twa
or three it has. done so in a very remarkable manner; and
the first six months of the present show an increase.still -'
greater m-proportion.
The fashions in dress in Paris are exceedingly' rrdicu- --
lous. "Men wear tiny hats with scarcely any brims
coats almost without tails trousers without straps and
about a yard wide at the ankles; tremendous' waistcoats
of the fashion and the dimensions worn in the year of
grace 1745; enormous watch ribbons bearing ponderous
bunches of seals. The ladies wear robes fitting tight to
the body and "buttoning up to the chin like a soldier's
lacker paletots fastened in every respect like those ot
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men only made of silk ; and bonnets resembling corpulent Hjg
rl or.nr.lartw rm I-SfMHtlesA' " S ' f - aFW
gPAIN. There has lately b'een¬her insjirrection in
Morlr?fl hut it was soon suppressed. 'Much discontent
prevails against the Narvaez Ministry. It is denounced
as tyrannical and unjust.' -'"- ;
German?. The new"' religion continues to Bgitale f
Germany. In someplace its apostles are received wfctt
favor in others they are pelted and ducked. The-police T
ofBerlin haveforbidden religiousand political discussions f
In the cafes and Rongc and Ccrki the two chiefs ofthe
new faith have been forbidden to travel about the kfng-i
Belgium." Much distress has been caused in Belgiurn
owine to the almost total destuxicuga the potato crorO
A disease probably similar to ihaJdHTfing in heXJnj'j
States last year has 'affected ihepblaloes in all parjts
the Kititrdom : and as this vegetable constituted tbj
cipal part of thejood of the poor classes it isfeara
famine will ensue. The Ministers have nnthonzeoi5?
toes to be imported into Belgium free of duty. SHB
Italy. The Pope is in a declining state of flDJ
caused by a cancer in the nose and it is believed that1ie
will survive only a few weeksf- He is up wards oefh
yeSwiTKni.is stiilagiiated with the contrst bctweer
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