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WESTERN TEXAN.
SAN ANTOITIO:
TiiU!tSDAY:;::i:ti.iuiY it I8.li.
lfor Governor
JOl-IN A. GREET!.
lor CongressWestern District.
VOLNEY E. HOWAjlD.
KfcTCnpl. J. I). McCown Iv authorized lonr
us our Agent for Huntwille an I vicinity.
f.77" Gun go C. Cialy Imhii aniliu'r iVed agent
for the Northern Sink's.
5 tThe Corpus ChriMiJW Vntint uhieh
has been enjoying a lot icpo-e ha again ic-
mmed Its publication under the cunliol. of
Messrs Uryant & Scott Proprietors and Mr.
J. A. Bcvcrldgo lMltor. Tho cdUotitifn eviuec
nn able and lively pen ami are only equalled
by the tasty arranincnt and neat appearance
f the paper. We have been hui nod well ac-
quainted with the pioprfctor and fimn ttieli
honesty industry and petsrveranee wetiut
we shall bcaMe to commune huig and regulnily
with the Vathy We wish Ihc paper and it
young comluriorH much success.
fc'The following Is an exdact fionin ktlei
flated Eagle Pass July 'Jlli IKM :
''A man airlved here vrMrrdav fram Piesl.I-
io who btatfH that Mr. Thomas had received a
ji-tlor lrom Morale? inhuming him ilmt mi
American had been killed by iwn Mexicans m
Ihc Hacienda nf tlie Alamo. I 'mm lb ciiriun-
Manccs stated I (tar it W Air. Nash nlSau An-
tonio. The diilirriliy orilnnied I am told
nbout a mule in the possession oflhe Ameriean
hut which was claimed by a Mexican at tin
Hacienda."
Editorial Strictures No. 4.
Tin; Iat number of the Wo Granric Sentinel
contains an editorial exceedingly milalr and
abusive toward? Mr. West ajourneyrrfah prin-
ter employed in this office whom it attack us
editor of this paper and upon this false as.
sumption indulge in a tirade of abuse totally
unSerom'Ing a ntlemili or the columns of a
public journal claiming itf be respectable. The
wilier Is vny inueb rnU(a!;cn in supposing that
Sit'. VW linpasud upon IK We werej'nadc
aupinhited tilth liiamllbttitnos befoic be was
employed and wc saw nothing In thorn dbhon-
ai'ablf.or vhal iiilghi not befall the best of ul?u
without aiivcrhniinl ilrsi;m. An 1 wc are as-
loiiMirtl that lb.! cilltor ofthe.S' utind who is a
bimlift M.isi.ii and a hmihT I't inter should
have talc li .MlvaMae uf tie cnufiilcticu re
poMil In him or pi mitt d his paper In a qurtsi
editorial to be the vehicle of meanness misrep-
fWutatlon and fnlsehonl which has been
aimed at an uufottimritj brother. The dHotled
ttatenif'tit ol'farKllotlh in the Knthtd the
mrilMouH vhilbtlve pltll wlihh maik llie
ihob'pffn satlsfrs ii'lhatlhe editor Isimtlhc
wilier. KevcilbiliM be ban pf unfiled il to
go foithtotb" uoiU and lliueby tnloises it
thus bowing that be is tiuwoithy of all conhl-
denee.aiid capabl: of U'iugUH'd for any pur-
pose. We ibitik we know thw aullmr II is not Mr.
Seatboiouh. It N a reitiilnhigli fiiurtlonary
in that serlion of lln nuintiy who by hand
by niinjiref ntation.by f.il n b iicn of ireotii
iiiiidatiou. aided an In: was by a ora mUrt
fur asbaeainl unpiiueipl il tip In was vi-loiis
and bad succeeded In bumlin;;iiig tln public
htllhcieiit to nnnc his eltrtiun to a high l'-
fponsibte and dfgt'lified po-dilon j and wemoir-
ovrr think we know whal iliew loilh tliis foul
Mill lul.and vnitfnoifs aitl de. Il is owIiilMo
ISTJpl. h- K. luis anfvrd in (own rn an arliele iu mn pap-i oi May VUHli headed-
.'fonday.nndaddiessnl tho cil'lzens oil the en- "IMitoiial Slrkiuios: Hilling INiionRtioagiu
ijuingevcninr- We did nnl hcai his leinaiks Ih-ath" whieh bnppfiinl tolas! the consekm-e
r'-' -T i.. 1-11 i .1 i.': . K.. ..... IMItnil.'il Ml rb.l llli's Ittllirt r I;isIoji SllOIlL' in
inpevenim'. We did not hcai his leinaiks lieain wnien imppeiifiiio lasn uic consnrnre
Am n'ndcrsiood I.. Jiiiluh.nil in a irooJ deal of 'of (his ii"wly-cieafd expounder ol law this
wlrand pTcasan'ry wliii fi (ended nVurb to imiunculate jtiJge. A )aiii-1 eoim- to jtnlg
amuVctheaudiei.ee. Tbe Carta In seems to iwnl-yca a Daniel! Thfs frainemosi right-
rniujudg" we fake to he trie niilmir a man
who lias worn the mask of religion u hile the
damning it. ark which natuti! has ao jdah.ly
lc In fine epii its and hilly confident ifsucefs.
It IsVliqwever a well .sellletl tulu niiiong can
ilidalesalways to believe and asscit they will
certainly be clcct'd. They arc not mj apt to
trumpet their own defeat.
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'l5TCob II. N. Toller arrived in town on
Tuesday and will addiess Ibc citiens of this
place this evening In front of the County
Clerk's Office on the Military Plaa.
Tlio Supremo Court Judges.
"JVc aVc fr-Sly gratified toTi-af A fhat the people
trmri every K"'lion of the country are deter-
mined I'oic-elect tbe piesent innimbcn's. It
would indeed be ricMtuctlvc of tlui best interest
ofthc counlrytochangclbe benchnt this peri-
ol. If Judge Webb should he elected (and lie
is the only opponent) It would indeed cripple
the HnpremcCouil to an extent the people are
hardly aware of. Many of the eases now on
docket vn'uld have t'6 be eilliet ic-argued or re-
MtWittnd on brief. I fen Idea be Is employed Irt
rmjstoflhe cases and could not therefore do-
cnlerrpoh tbent tlm's icdurlnglh'e bench to two
Judges.
Lifelike Likenesses.
On veiling the Dagucrrean Uooms of Mr.
Ho over Fishei'.s jewvhy store we were
pleased to lecogntc the. lnlniatun's of many
Jadi'.' audgenilemen of this city as specimens
of his attislic skill. The pictures weie nol as
large as life hulas natural as il is possible for
art to copy the "human face divine." Wo
hope our citizens w ill embrace the piccnt op-
portunity of teeming the shadow of them-
fche.s ind fi lends nc the substance passes
away fo'rcVer. Mow often do wc hear persons
lagiett'ing tliattbey have neglected toseeuiethc
likeness of tome dear d palled child hwoin
lompanioiinr ftlefd and yet they are as neg-
llgent in repaid' to those jtN as dear now liv-
ing who iu a day yea in an horn may fall a
victim to the lcleniles m'omtcr- -tl'-ath. Mr.
Koss miniatures will compare fj . i.iblywith
thchcM rpecimens of the art we lr . .-ecn.nml
we cordially t-ommcndhlm to u public as
vrotthy of patronage.
tampfd upon every lineament of bis face am
which aie Miglatlngly evident in tbe restless
quick uneasy and suspicious glances of bis
eye a man who has ben trcaeberousto his
Ood faithless to the 'companion of his own
bosom unmindful of all tbe obligations of so
elety who'has waged war against every prin-
ciple of even common decency whose heart is
as black as night who.se thoughts are as foul
as Hell and who is only fit for treasons for
Miatagcius for f polls and seductions. Live
teott embodiment of all that is bad ofalltha
is corr'upl base And faVsc Move on a living
monument of all the Ices and crimes wh'ieh at-
tach to fallen man.
flut In the meantlm'" deft flic Judicial robe
which you now wear lo coversins whiehan
gel's tears can never wash out and no longer
insult' Justice by assuming to administer her
hivfy jjr che put a pkunk skin (your
proper emblem ) over that foul and fes-
tering body and besprinkle It daily with the
highly conrcntiated fluid of lhal animal so that'
llie blench without may warn the wot Id cV (he
rottenness ami corruption within. And when
youcoincto'shutlle otflbis mortal coll' let your
giavche dug a thousand feet under gtound. so
lhal nol a pailiIe of your corrupt dust &hafl
be boine upon ihc breee to gj-nvra'c an epidem
ic more learlul ami ilotiuetive to Jiiiman hie
than Iheeholcra "I'IIm plague.
Yom lovelhlu. t- youi fiii'ndshipallach 'at
Yoiii smilesb)poeiiM' yout words deceit.
Whokuowsyoa hit will quit you i11idigilM;
Ib'grnded m'aHs ol animated dust.
Tliough you have tied llie Ihillsofthe Miih-
odiM Chinch which weie tbumlcied against
you and sought a icMdenru upon a boundaiy
line between two nation'' sotliat escape in time
of need may be erisy yel remember there is
a retributive justice thai sooner or later will
oveitakeyon. Vou will yet have to resjiond to
thettibuual id' public opinion i court' from
which there is no appeal and a just eondcitna-'
lion will be passed upon you notwithstanding
you have ascended the judgment seat so as to
exempt you fiom pronouncing judgment upon
your oun conduct. We know you; and boon
the public fball know you. The Go I of Na-
ture lias plainly uiaikcdyou with characters of
countenance which vour owiuj'onduct fiom
huddiii"1 mnnhoon I to lull maluifly has but two
death- luteipreted. It will yet be lelt for some
manwhnse btfiness if is To p.iintViee iu all its
defoinlily to shoot tblly and impudence as they
ily and to hold up as a minor thecnounity of
yourofleiiecsas a sbockiujrexainple of the de-
pravity of man to eolnphte the diiil" reci-
tal of your life hv wiiliug whan-ver may bo
kno'un ofyolt In a l'l'' to bccniillol : The l'at
Nubllo riatiun' nr thi IINtory of AI juicj VA-
witrdu and A. V. AVihigiou.
In suppoit ofthc ehaigesKt fuith iu the pre-
ceedinga'ilicloof out pap-'i'as well aslheallu-
slou iu Ibif (be f.ul.s can be found in llie pos-
sesion uf the llou.il. 1. I tee of Laredo.
Ano'.her Skfrihisff wilh llio' Indians.
AVc arc indebted to n friend for the fol
hiwhi' letter for which wc tender him'
mr wnuncM thanks :
lli:wwjruts of tub Ui:ok July 10 1.
' Mf Kilitor It is with pleasure that I again
infotui you of our successful tiraties with the
Indians iu this section. Capt. Wallace one of
our Special Indian Agents is very successful
in his duties with iheni. A few days since
an Indian (rail was dico;Vred between the
waters of the Kiiccjh nnl An in1 flieelr leading
down the country. Capt. Wallace on lecelviiig
tlw infoimation iumiediately made piepain-
liotis to plllMie lln'in. On the 1 July he Kit
bis .encampment with folly lii-'ii and on llie
thiiuday uveitookthcui on the Kueeis about
twenty five miles below llie oU Presidio toad
find them encamped at 12 o'clock iu the day.
When ihciatvis cam.- within a quaiier f
mllcofiho Indian encampment the trait led
through uihickchaparel till wiiblu about two
hundred yaid when it eiosj.nl a lagoon which
as about iuo hundred yauls wide ami the
mu J and water kiicu deep. On coming to the
.ihdUeovcied their most fnvi;il
repatril to rctreal. 'i'he rangeis
he depth tfihr hiiion they
on fool hnding it very ditlt-
when they icacbrd llie shore
Wallace in fiout leading bis
e Indian encampin'enl. When
ground they weie within rifle
of the reheating enemy and
s at the uf. Jt is su'pposedthat
eio badly wounded but none
X on the ground. The lu-
n or twelve in nmnher. Two of
oiijthelr horses the re stampeded
fiou'i them. Tlicy captured nil of
p equipage two tile's lances ?)eai.s
nbiiguTilch they found a large mall
i wah mailed at Corpus Chi Ml foi hare-.-
also found a roar which had a ball bole
.liroughihehrcaBlofit. Il is thought by (he ttT1 Wo Ictim front our f.xuhauges
OJplaiu that a patty had bein going up the ; thai the Now Coiistiliuiuii uf Ohio Imt
.'country and had met thi patty goingdoWn.by ( K.eirnjullwi y tl majrily uf ucar thinv
which menus the latter came by the mail. t llirilA(lrtll c '
uiurMiuii il"" nu.ililUUilj HIV . 4VJIVIH W'-
. . portion of I lib fedeml imriv. This is a
glorious lviiinij.lt of ilemoeruey over chnr'
lured monopolies and gjieciulprivilegu.
AitMrot' Pit'NAW.r KcuKoi:. Tun
hue? who crcaped a short lime Hiiec
fioni the plaiilation of 1r. Aledee four
miles this side of Ihiint on the rolorurio
and who weie ttaeed to this vicinity
weroanested on Saturday last nbont Jif
teen miles north of tliNeily mi tlio Leon
hy Samuel Cherry who left heto with
Col. lohn6(Ui's party of Topouiphienl
JChgiuoerp. iMr. Cherry waju julvnnee
oflhepaily looking out for deer when
he overtook-them. Wo learn lioin Mr.
iIet!ee that there intihothor putty of four
hlave.ct who ctcupeil ftoln flu atuo neigh-
borhood about the same time. Front the
direction taken by those aireMed they
would evidently have perished before
reaching Moxico llie place ol their desti-
nation. Thoy were mounted hut their
horses had nearly given out.
The Late Expedition into Hie Indian
Country.
The New Orleans Picayune of tbe 8lh of
Junc.contalnsnn editorial entitled "The Tex-
as Indians C4o1. Hardee's Expedition" which
for Its many errors deserves a notice. Wc will
simply fctate Ihc facts as they are known here
and leave it to the Picayune and others to make
inferences if they think proper to do so. We
quotf-from the Picayune eo much of the article
o'nlyas U necessary for our present purpose
Intending to publish the remainder with our
comm'iits in subsequent numbers:
' Wi; are extiemcly anxious to learn the ic-
sult of the expedition recently tent into tie;
Comanche country hV lien. Harney and which
Is slid to be iftidcr th: fmindlate command of
Col. Ilatdce. We learn Vet bally that its main
objects are to demand peremptorily the release
ui rtTiniii prisoners now uujusuy neia uy whs
gient praine tribe to asceitain luliy the ncn-
tiunsoflhe chici and to come to some definite
undcrMamliug with them."
It is an riior to suppose that this expedition
was "seal into the Comanche country by Gen
ll'itncy' hi the sense conveyed by the article
leleiied to or lhal it went for the objects or that
it went wilh ihc powers stated. On the Kith
day id December l.SIiU a potthmuf the Indians
ol Texas about six hundred In miuibsr cnteicd
into a treaty with the acting A-.'iil John II.
Uollius by wblcli tb"y agiecd among other
things ns follow.
Aur. 1(1. Th" Indians piitl-s hereto agree
lodeliwi by th- ir.nid.iyo! l-'cbnuiv IKM to
Ibeoflirer I'lununn ling al l-'mi MaMin Scott
the Indians wln nun cu-d v (icimati at
Chaig's Hading Ihhis" on the IJauo durin? the
pn.viii I all; or should tln-v li" uuald" to deliv-
er Ihem ihen lo point out ;l I imndircrs and
nndei such assistance in aiiestingilicm as may
be necessary.
Aiit 17. ThoI'dians parties herein agree
todctivr at the same time and place llie In-
dians who captured and carried away the white
giil near the town of lim;ir on Copano hay
iu Heptemb-r or Oeloherlnsl or should they be
unable i do so' then to poii.t out .said Indians
losucli foifp as may be sent alter them and
lender such fuithcr assistance as may be ne-
cessary to their arrest and punishment.
Tlio Indians cam to Toil Afat On .Scott at the
lime appointed and stated that they cetild riot
arrest lh' offenders because they vere Northern
Comanehes and beyond their control or power;
but they expressed not only a readiness bat a
meal desire In accompany any military force
t'hat' might be sent into the Indian country and
to comply in all respects with the articles of the
treaty. No elfort was made al the time to send
a force into the Indian country and the Indians
returned to the woods disappointed and dfes-at
i'-fied. Indeed the only order made totheofli-
ceis of the army in relation to this tieaty was
to carry out its spirit "so farascan consistent-
ly be done."
The subject rested here until the Indian
Ayent addressed a letter to Gen. IJiooke urg-
ing the propriety of sending out a loi cc sufficient
to induce a compliance wilh the treaty. Gen.
Ihooke vcxy propeily and truthfully replied
lhal the season was not suitable for sending a
foice Into the Indian country it befng impossi-
ble at that tinu to subsist horses eh grass (the
only leliance in the Indian' countiy) but as
soon as the season would allow Ihefoice would
be sent out he supposed nbont the first of
April; and in the meantime he would consult
the department at Washington. It is known
Ocn.llrooke died and Gjii. Harney succeeded
to the command before the llth of April and
before it would have been prudent to send
troops into tbe Indian country.
A'. seen as Gen. Ilatney hcai rid commander
the Indian Agent who had made the trcity
visited him al San Antonio and bi ought to bis
attention the expedition contemplated by Gen.
Ihooke. Gen. Harney stated that (Jen. Ihooke
hadieqncsted advice liom Washington whirh
had not been received and that whatevei
might have been bis course in the fust instance
it would be improper for him to act until the
icply to Gen. Urook.1 communication was re-
ceived. This for him was certainly the only
proper couise and he left ier Austin
without m iking any suggestions or arrange-
mehts iu'rVferencc to'flie matter.
The Indian Agent did not believe that any
sjieclal Instiuetious fiom' Washington weie ne-
cessary or that they would be received in time
to send an expedition In the spiing and as he
was not bound by the same rules governing Gen
IfuVney he felt himself nt liberty to pursue
some legal eoliWe that might hasten the expedi-
tion and telievc Gen. Harney from embairass
ment. Wilh this lew the said Agent in com-
pany w ill. Afajor Stem (then eutci ing upon his
duties ns Indian Agent) visited Austin iu the
caily jhiit of April when a correspondence was
opened wilh the Kxecnlive of the State fiom
which the following extracts are made :
Austin. Texa. April lfj. 1R.11.
"Sir: It will he remembered hy your lixcel-
leney that during the past fall and winter a
German was muidcrcdat Crai'sfradlngbousc
on the Idauo and a small white gir!" stolen iu
the vicinity ol Aransas Uav. Alter nnieii jii-
quhv among the Indians the Agent of the Uni-
ted .States then acting wasatHied that both
of these eiinvs weie couiimfled by the Notlh-
eru Coiphnelies and he succeeded in obtaining
ihu girF.
"The Indians piomised by an agiecm.Mit made
with said agent iu Uceeinljer last to aires! and
deliver irt one ot the military posts iheoll'enders
lot punishment m to poiul them out lo sucn
unlifaiyloieens might be sent alter Ihe.u. Tbe
titlendeis w'cie nol serrendered find although
ofieuaud urgently ih'ii.nnded by the Agent aie
still at lariri nnp'unisbed. It icmaiiis for (he
fiiendly Indians to point them out which (hey
piol'ess a williuimesstodo.
It is supposed by us lhal In this matter the
laws of llie S'ati- of Texas has been violated
and as theie seems to be doubt as to the power
of the uiiilt'iM"iied under (heir instructions lo
call upon the miliiaiy for a foice to aucst the
gmliv panics we ask the advice and aid ot
jetir FverlVneye."
Signed John II. Rollins
JKsnSn:M
Special Agents U. S. &c.
To this Governor lA tcplied on tlji lOlh of
Apul and said am ng other things as follows
"In the absence of any powci in the special
Agents for this State to call upon the military
authorities for a competent foiee to ariest the
guilty natlies iu tliff eases refered to and nol
doubting for a moment the piopiiety of the
State Kxcemive under the eheiimstanccs le-
qnesOngibb mtlitaiy commander of this De-
pigment to supply .such a force I shall not
hesitate to represent to him nl the ei'rltesi mo-
Texas toask the advicc.sanct Ion and assistance
oftheGovernorin relation to this mater which
being as you are aware readily and kindly
grantcd.it lcmalns for usonly to say to you
that to the extent of our authority we unite with
his Mxccllencv in lequcJthig that a suitable
force be bent into the Indian country as early
as possible to demand and nrrest tbc&c oll'en-
dcrs It is deemed by the undersigned of the blgh-
cM importance that the Indians guilty of these
high crimes should if possible be arrested and
punished according to law and they will co-
operate with any expedition jl may be deemed
pioper to send ouTfor the above puipoHs.
Signed Jons II. Koi.mnm )
Jr.33E Stkm
Special Agents U. S. Ind.
Upon this Gen. Harney issued an order in
part as follows:
San Antonio April COtb lfi.1.
1 In accordance with a requisition lrom the
ICxecntive of this State made on the application
of the special Indian Agents of the U. States for
the Stale of Tera.s. a torce of two hundred ef
fective men to be taken under command of
llevt. Ueu't. Col. W. J. Hardee will be imme-
diately prepr.ied to inarch into the Indian
country .orhc purpose ol enforceing agreea-
ble to treaty Mipulatlons the demand of the
Agents of the release of all captives among the
several t'libes thcsuricriderot the mtitderers of
I In Amciican citizen near Craig's trading houe
on llie Llano and llie captors in the autumn of
IbfjU II it can bo asreitaiued by what tribe or
band the son of Afr. Unit was taken prisoner
from the neighborhood of Lamar on tue llth
ultimo a demand lor his release will be made
and enforced as well as the stn tender of Indians
who carried him into captivity."
Tle'papeis horn which the above extracts
aie made me in the public otlices and open to
the inspection of any one Wio desires to see
ihi-m. rionilhe foregoing it is obvious 1st.
That the expedition under Col. Uaidee was
oiiginatcd sustained and biought about by the
action of the Indian Agents alone and not by
Gen.llainey nor upon bis suggestions or assis-
tance. And 2nd. that the commander of the
expedition bad no powers except such as he
derived fiom the older of Gen. Jlainey which
being made upon llie requisition of Hie State
Executive could not go beyond the objects
enumerated. Whatever geneial powers the
commander of Hi" Aliliiaiy Dcpailmcnt may
possess yet acting iu this instance solely upon
ihe request ofthc Governor of the State for the
specific purposes culminated by the Agents
neither be nor bis subordinates could go'beyond
these. The efforts made by some of Gen.
Harney's iinsciupufus friends to have it un-
derstood thai this expedition was sent out by
htm soma addition and enlargement upon the
request of the Agents very singular in his older
toCol. llaidec some powers which ibis Mili-
tary commanJer claims to possess will be
noticed hereafter; .'our present object being to
refer to so much of the history of the matter only
as shows the enormous chaiaeter of the article
refered to and the true object of the expedition
under Col. Uaidee. It was clearly an expedi
tion gotten up by the Indian Agents to at rest
certain pffmthrs and the suggestion of the State
Incentive to lecover the son of Air. Ilatt and
arrcj-t his captors and this was all. 'i'he In-
dian Agcnlh could nut be guilty of the fully of
applying to the Governor (tf the State in icla-
lon to captives for upon that subject their pow
ers weie ample; nor to the commander ol the
Depai linent tor a force as none is necessary in
the recovery of piisoncio they being always
surrendered on the appllcalolu of the Agents
without reword or rductatiee and a militaiy
force in such a case would be only an incum-
brance. 0
Having the facts fairly et i-ut we shall con-
tinue our icview -! (he aiticle iu the Picayune
and the history ufCol. llaidc V. expedition in
our ue.t.
' Cut Il.inlic li.nl (i't ntiiliurii) lo m.ic win r hi
any n-piet i liinuji- llicpubcy l ll"' (iovrrmm-nl 1 1-
unnls tlie Iti'lisnn
Our CaiulidiUes Voice of tlio People
and tlio Press.
We clip the following from our ex-
change's tuoeived by the last mail. The
Washington Texas Hunger of July !d
has lite following leader :
"We place at the head of our columns the
name ol V. !. Howard as our candidate for.
Congress. He has been our choice from the
opening of the canvts but we have defened
placing his name at the head of our columns
till we cm Id hear ris per.cnal explanation of
one or two points in his congressional acts.
On Saturday last he addressed ou'r cIOcns and
on that occasion be gave those explanations to
wlib'lt i-( have icfeiied. and ibev are enliielv
satisfactory to u&. The main querdion t'o which
we allude 'was Ids votes on (he Pea ice bill.
It was certainly a eiv judicious and pru
dent couise in him to vote as he did. This
course ol Col. Howard's was undoubtedly
the very thing that finally saved the hilt. We
are not supiNed theiehue to find those who
were nupuMil to ibis bill now opposing Col.
Howard especially those who Mill cutcitnlu
feelings hostile fo Hits measuie ; and we believe
it is a fact tliat those who aie tbe most violently
opposed to Col. Howaul's ie election now are
those who weie oprosed to this measine.
Among our eotemporatles the Asuthi panels
weie both bi'terly opposed to llie Peatce bill to
the vi-iy last and now we find them bitteily
opposeif lo Col. Howard. This is true in
nearly every instance with regnid lo the papei&
in ihisdistiiet. and so far a.s our ubcivation
goes (l (stiuc among our cillens. There aie
many however who were opposed to the Pearee
bill at (lie time who now regard ( the m'entiic
wilh favor and are Kind (hat it passed ami was
accepted by our people and most of these are
now in favor of Col. Howard.
"As we weie among those who approved of
lire settlement of our noiindniy question on the
plan ofthc Pea ice bill and voted to accept il
we ate satisfieil with Col. Howard's course in
securing its passage. Objections have been
made hy soni" against Cot. Howard because he
voted f.'-r the li-iwr and Harbor bill as being
antidemocratic. That bill if it had pasM.il
would have seemed to rexas we tieiieve. about
two'liundrrdihous-ind dollar iuaphiopriathms
to clear out cettain tivers in (his State. Will
llie most fastidious (leu. oeial interested in bc-
tMu ins these appiopriationsto impiuve the nav-
igation of our livets eomlemu (Job Howard
forvotinefoi ihcml We aie finite sine that
tthey would not have icfused the money at any
rate."
The Ifonfltr of July Otb has tbe following
paragraphs together with n letter liom Came-
ron which we give below.
"On the itihli ultimo. Col. Howard addressed
a large assemblage of the citizens of Grimes
couutwat Audeison. His speech was Well ic-
ceived and fiom the I email; of .he ciowdnfter
the meeting we should sav that Ueg.uncd num
citing through this and four or five of our neigh-
boring counties that Gen. AIcLcod would get
all of the rotes in this section. Now sir to be
candid with you I do nol believe that Gen. Mc-
Leod will get a half-dozen votes in this precinct.
At any rate but one man voted for him nt this
town fast election and he will not support him
the nuxt. He wsas favorably spoken of before
he came through here with his long tirade of
pertonal abuse against Col. Howard. Since
which time the citizens have lesolvcd not to
Mippoithlin for any thing. lie rendered bim-
sclt perfectly ridiculous by sitting down by a
eioccry door reading and commenting upon
Ids long speech that be had delivcrd at San
Antonio before be addressed Ihc citizens of this
section. As for Col. Howard he still occupies
that high and honorable position in the esti-
mation of the citizens of this section ofthc dis-
trict which Ids distinguished meiits ns a states-
man entitle him.
Col. Howard Is looked upon beic as one of
the ablest stalLsinpn of the South and one of
the most inlluential members ot Congress and
one loo w ho is not to be sacrificed at the option
of an ambitious aspirant whoe object doubt-
less is to tear lrom the brow of Col. Howard.
the wieath of laurels that the whole South bc-
stowud upon him lor the able manner In which
he has defended their rights.
Fiom the above cxtiacts as well as from pri-
vate souices we feci now more than confident
that both Col. Greer and Col. Howard will be
elected by laigc majorities.
The people of this State are too well ac-
quainted with the political life of Col. Greer
to abandon him now tbathe iv a candidate for
the highest office in their gilt. It is known to
the country generally that he commenced his
political eaieer with the formation of this Gov-
ernment ; that he continued to occupy the posi
tion of Senator under the late Republic and
also under the Slate Government until called
to the odice of Lieutenant Governor. In every
position he hasdlsplaycd a sound judgment a
conect knowledge ofthc character of the legis-
lation adapted to the wants necessities and con-
dition ofthc countiy that had justcmcrgcdfiom
revolution when all was chaos doubt and un-
ccitainty. lie was piesent and aided towaids
moulding the system of laws thai gives protec-
tion to life and propcity. lie has ever been
firm constant independent and true to the in-
terest confided lo him. All of which is true as
the confidence (for a long pcilod of years under
trying circumstances) reposed in him at all
times proves. If he had been unbound in his
political views faithless lolhe ti lists 'tcposcd
in bim incompetent to act iu the position in
which he was placed or corrupt in any public
capacity a thousand tongues would be .ready
to denounce ten thousand hands would beready
todiaghimdown though lie occupied a pot
In high heaven. Can anything be urged
against him as a politician f Let the journals
of the Legislaluie show let his past political
connexion with our country show. Let the
public presses the sentinels who are ever 'ready
to ring the alaim when danger tlucatens.speak.
Do they clnrge him with unfaiincf-sl with
incompetency 1 with ignoiance touching the
slate of afiahsl No. Do they charge htm
with any thing showing be is incompetent to
make a wise sound jedicious and faithful
Governor"? No they do not iliry cannot. As
for the olher candidates they aie no doubt clev-
er men and all peihaps haie omc claims to
the sulTiages ofthc people. Ildocs nor there-
fore follow that they ought and should defeat
a well-tried and firuthful sciVant. Among th
whole only line ba to he elected Governor.
rfliQ question then aiise.s who is the hot the
iri.ist competent to administer the Govern-
ment. We answer Col. Gieer because he has
been weighed iu llie balance an I not found
wauline; lie has been faiily teM.-d fully hied.
As fui Col. lb.11 we admlie linn as a gentle-
man and al'Mi esteem him as one who has been
faithful toTexiu who has fought lorhci who
has mm vod her to tjie best of his skill and abili-
ty lint wbnti Vi'i may be his claims upon the
Hie country one thing isccitain tie has been
amply compensated for his services by being
alicady piomotcd lo the oilier of Governor. A
heltci lemuneration tb'an tranj have received
who have b.'in equally faithful who have
dared as much and who aie still icady lo do
the same again. Uesides weaicnot one of
those who regaid Gov. Hellas a sound practi-
cal statesman. Theshoil pen'od he has already
seived as Governor shows too cleat ly the vaul-
ting ambition which is so often the lesnltofa
militaiy life. The militaiy cxpeiieuca of Gov.
Uell dining the snuggles of this country has
created an burning anxiety for the storm and
noise of battle and renders him unsafe to pre-
side over the affairs of this State. Let bis
proclamations his called sessions of the Lcg-
Matuie show bow keen be was to pilch Texas
into a conflict with the General Government.
l-'ur innately the sound judgment the second
sajber thought of the people rose citpciior to (be
temporary exci'eiren for war blood nnd fame
and saved Texas from becoming the wheel on
which to break this Union. Tfie awful calauj-
ity of a contest wilh the General Government
would have pieced (his Stale in an unenviable
position. To be just introduced in llio tJnion
and immediately to raise the parricidal band
for the destruction of the Union would have
been playing the part of the frorn viper that
was warmed in the bosom of the luishandman
the moment a ictiirning sense of vitality was
fell.thedcadlystin was turned against its ben-elactor.
ry to our State character is so widely
spread and so firmly believed ? Not by
acts of the people. How then 1 By the
correspondence of the Executive ?"
"Let the people of Texas took to it.
Secessionists talk and write boldly that
the schemes for tile dissolution of the
Union is not abandoned. Should wc
then rush blindly to the polls and vote for
Gov. Bell ; or shall we await Ins answers
to the questions asked."
The Bcacoti objects to this mcth A of
ascertaining Gov. Bells views and senti-
ments on the ground that questions' nre
not proof. If so they will be the nloro
easily answered. It is also objected that
these questions aro propounded during
Gov. Boll's absence. This is certainly
poor grounds of objection. It is not ex
pected that Gov. Bell will answer over
his own .signature all the quc&tioil that
maybe asked or defend himself from all
the attacks made ngahiH him. This his
friends should do as they must bo ac-
quainted with his views and sentiments
on all questions now before the people of
this State. If they are not they should
be before casting their votes for him for
the important and dignified oflicc of execu-
tive of our noble State. As Gov. Bell has
a few friends in this vicinity perhaps they
would like to make n display of their
loyalty by answering the questions above
quoted. That the Governor's past politi-
cal acts have lost him many political
friends is evident and the more they arc
reviewed the less will be his prospects of
re-election. Jle has not so faraswc arc
capable of judging been assailed unfairly
or with virulence as it was not consid-
cied necessary to prevent his re-election.
His political and other follies have
through pity and regret been almost pas-
sed over iu mournful silence any other
cause would have been acknowledging to
the world that wc had elected a man to
the highest State oflice in our gift who
lacked the necessary qualification6.
Melancholy Tragedies.
On llie l'lth inst. a mile from Austin
a negro stabbed a Mr. Baker and his wife
causing the iutant death of the latter.
The negro had stopped at Mr. Baker's to
inquire the way to a neighbor's house.
The family being at breakfast ho was
invited to alight till after they were done
which he did. A Col. lloberston passing
recognized the negro as u runaway and
he and Mr. Baker tied him. The negro'
succeeded in cutting himself loose with
a large butcher knife. MiviBakcr at-
tempted lo re-tic him hen he commen-
ced stubbing him with h'- knife au'd'Mrs.
Baker seeing lierhuMmuil m danger ran
lo his relief and wns erelf stubbed.
There was no hope for Mr. Bakers recov-
ery. Tiff tragedy makes six children
orphan'. No one being present but the
chi alien the negro mounted liore
and tied. The citizens soon assembled
and started in pursuit. We leatn that
he was traced to this vicinity.
Mr. Sutuens Askew overseer of Dr.
Teeble iu the neighborhood of Wash-
ington while attempting to whip n ser-
vant girl was attacked and stabbed twice
to the heart by a negro man. Dr. Peebles
wjio was present seized a loaded whip
nnd struck the negro over the head when
he was himself attacked and would have
been killed but for the interference of
other negroes. Dr. Peebles immediately
summoned the citizen who fairly and
impartially tried the negro and sentenced
him to be hung. He was a favorite servant.
affirmative. Why then by your delay
will you suffer our charter to be forfeited
and trust your hopes nnd Interests to the
uncertain future ? "Why hesitate one
moment about entering heartily and to
the utmost of your ability into the present
plan adopted by the Board and secure
beyond a contingency the great work
which you so much desire and which will
add so largely to the growth and prosper-
ity of this section of the State ?
It is well known that Now Orleans is
moving for the construction of a railroad
to Opelonsas and continuing the same to
unite with a Texas road crossing the
Sabine Trinity and Brasos and so on to
Austin and the Far "West ; and that the
Legislature of Texas will be called on to
aid iu this great enterprise? Ve would
say then ih advailcc that while wo enter-
tain no other than friendly feelings to-
wards this project or any general system
of aid which the Legislature may extend
to a system of internal improvement whicli
would aid this New Orleans and Texas
enterprise yet at ho same time wc can-
not but see that however much such a
road would benefit a portion of our State
its construction is more for the benefit of
New Orleans than for us of the "West and
South-West. Our interest is plain and
clear. Wc aro for the short route to th'6
Gulf where we cati haVc steam connec
tion not only with New Orleans but
with the Atlantic and foreign ports and
at the same time aid in building up a com-
rfiereial mart upon our coast. Our inter-
est is too manifest to require argument
and quite easy or accomplishment if I ho
land plan adopted by the Board' i3 pur-
sued with the proper energy and persever-
ance. Let it tie remembered however that if
we forfeit our present charter wc shall
only procure another under some careful-
ly devised system that may be adopted
under which we may not find that prefer-
ence for our particular work which those
who may de disponed to invest in such
enterprise would be given to ours as
it now stands.
Hit Them again They have no friends j
here. 1
We clip the following extract from the '
Galveston' correspondence of the Lone
Star and Southern Watch' Tower:
It may be that the apparent attempts
made by the South Western American
and some other papers to produce the im-
pscssiou that Col. Potter stood no chance
of election may have had some momen-
tary eilcct; but I think those prints will
find out before long that their anxiety to'
elect Gen. MeLeodhas led them to make
rather wild calculation0. The anxiety of
some of these editors to elect the General
i easily accounted for as they have stood
for many years so nearly upon the same
political platfonn thut it is hardly to be
expected that they should part company
now. They tub men prole-Being to bo
Democrats and at all times nnd under nil
times and under all circumstances doing
everything iu their power to defeat the
Democratic porty in ihc election of their
regularly nomirated candidates.
J daresay that on the first Monday in
August next the Democratic voters of
this distiietwill not forget that Gen. Mc-
Leod now the Democratic candidate for
Congress was a leader of the "forlorn
hope" constituting the great Taylor Whig
Convention at Austin in 1818 and that
the combined cllbrts of his Whig allies
cannot white-wash him of his well known
federal tendencies.
Circular or Circulating Medium of Thos.
Wliitcdcad.
"Tin: cuv is stilt TimvcoMn!" Wo
have jiist read Mr. Whitehead's circulaP '
nminniifitiir lmncnlf nc n p.'ititlitlntn th
iiiiiiuiiuyiii- ....jw . j w. ...... .i... . .
Olir Railroad TIlO Prospects CllCOring. represent Bexar and Medina counties ill
Wo understand from the Agents who the next Legislature. He says her is "hi
i'
our readeis to the
communication in nuoitier eoiuinn of mis pa
Piiom Kaom: Pass. Wc ieanr from
a gentleman from Kale Pafs that it is
generally believed that Wild Cat has had
gome; misunderstanding with the Mexican
1 government which he intend to Fotlb
hy u. resort to arm? ns lie hits' moved lib u inillion'of dollars. 1 la was Provident
iWomeuuud'childreu to1 this sidy gf ihu of thu Huhm Mutual liuuratiue Company
JUo Grande. I of tlmt ritv
05? John Falconer dry goods dealer
of Now Vork has failed for a quarter of
Vojfidunt
Anupany
her of ftdim hiends. Tbe people arc defer-
tiinA.l i furIit oitn.l )fim til r?.iniMt.a liv fin
!....!.:! l...nM.i !.! c.fr.- " "'- "' "' "- V - 0. j ..
in -lit nun u is ni in; jum-m wuui .v.v. ( OVl.rwj:'t Jmjnff majorUV.
andprop.r that be should do so &c." I 'We call the attention of
Governor Hell did ndJrew n romumnieatiou
to Gen. Harney nndtho wbulo eoriespondenee
vauhmtui'd with the follow lug note fiom the
Indian Agent.
'Sir : The underfalgiied beg leave to submit
to you a ratidspumtvucu between them and the
Uovcrnor of the State of Texas horn which it
will appear that the undersigned tUsiro to ae-
complhh by the aid of the military the arrest
and punishment according to law of certain
til Hail believed to be guilty of the grocc cllcn-
c therein mentioned.
Aswuue doubt was entertained as to the
authority of tin undersigned to call upon the
mUitamfor the arrest of even known od'endeis
they hayw thought it pluncr under that part of
their hStiuctton which rerjuircs (hem to
.ii.iiium-.iii' ii iilt ilit Aiilluii ilirn nt ibt' Slate til
n?r over the signature of "Ainvrieus Pomili.''
The facts therein Mated wo have no doubt are
substantially correct. lheyagret wiih nil ac-
count we receive fiom lhal quaiier. The truth
it (Job Howard is carrying the field auaiuM all
of hit competitors in neaily every direction
and will be elected by a larjre vote over the
highest ot his' opponents. Thin we believe U
now admitted by his mot violent oppoieis."
(hir.Ros Texas June III ISjI.
Jttr. Ui master Ucar Sir: In jiulice loCol.
Voluev IL Howard and the eitieu of this sec-
tion of country J alf permission through your
paper to correct some erroneous eoncluhDs
that have been published iclativo to Gen. Mc-
leod ' (strength in this poitlon of the district.
The S. Ameriean ha been iuformed by
soni" wry Mimviii? gciiiu ulio ha beeu trav-
Oo Mellon the Witness Stand.
In the latt number of the Houston
Jicacnn we find the following questions
propounded lo Gov. UcII by a correspon-
dent Hgning himself "Many Voters."
"Did not the warm friend of Governor
Uell ex-Governor Henderson at Nash-
ville pledge the State of Texas to seces-
sion .' AVho authorised him to do this
Governor Bell ? The people certainly
did not "Many Voters" answers empha-
tically for them.
"Did not Gov. loll recommend the uo
af the school fund to "equip an army to
march lo Santa Fe "no matter what the
consequence"
"Did not Gov. Hell find his strongest
supporters at this term iu secessionists
and journals favoring secession ?"
"'IMte Sob ih Carolina iu'e-eaters asser-
ted that Texus was pledged to support
them. Texas is now accused by the
disunion patty of having proved treach-
erous to the South. Did she? Not
through tho people. Then did she
through her executive ?"
"Dan. AVcbstor believes that had not
the compromise passed Texas would
have marched troops to Santa Fe and
hronsltt on u collision that would havo
resulted iu consequences fearful to con-
template. How did he obtain his infor-
mation ? Certainly not from tho citizens
of Texas. They refused to send dele-
gates to tho Nashville Convention.
They remained quiet nt their daiiyoonupa-
tiou a Union loving people. How
then '"'h -Hat an impic ion so dcrogato-
arc now actively engaged in procuring
lands to aid in the construction of tho
railroad from this city to tho Gulf fhat
they have already secured two hundred
thousand acres. They cannot expect
much more from the citizens of Dexar.
Citizens of other sections of tho State
owning lands upon any of tho principal
rivers within say eight miles of San
Antonio' or twenty ofthc proposed line
of said rorid if they would sccuro to them-
selves the great advantages kn'own Ihcy
will icsult to them from this great work
should lalio tho trouble to inform tho
agents at onco what amount of lands and
where and on what terms they wilt eon-
tribuleto the enterpiisc.
Wc hear some talking of getting lands
from the State or money or some further
legislation or waiting to seo what course
the Legislature will pursue as to the pay-
ment of our debt. Now whilo wc have
no objection to discuss any one or all of
these propositions yet wc would most
respectfully submit to every candid land-
holder of this section of tho State the two
following questions;
FirU Do you not know tlmt by
giving to tho Railroad Company ono
favor of paying off the State debt'itrimc-
diatcly according to tho seated rato
already adopted by the Legislature; nml
if this should bo found to to unjust to
particular persons I would remedy thi
by special legislation." Thislookssomc-I
thing like a creeping out place. AVho is!
to judge of the injustice done "to partic-;
ular persons V The Legislature wo
presume. And who aro tho particular
persons? They may bo all whos4 debts
have been scaled. It would be Letter to
go for tho paynicrit of tho whole debt at
its face at once rather than leave it to
future legislation; because one-third of
the time of filturc Legislatures for tho
next ten years may he occupied in exam-
ining and' passing relief bills.
Mr. AVhitchcad says he is a democrat
accorning to tho object of all true philan-
thropists. Ho then is not exactly a dem-
ocrat according to tho Jeflersoniauschool-
ire must belong to a Philanthropocratie;
order. If wo understand the- word' dem-
ocrat it is derived from tho Greek words?
demos the people crutcs power the
power of tho people. Ho being a Phi
lanthropocrat from tho Greek words phi- '
Cos love a?tthropos man and crates
uii -.i- ....... .. r i l .... :.. .
mm U( utuiy uwu ui i.uiu juu ut in p0Wer when tianslatcd.eislier means love
Western iexas (were you thereby to sc-jofmcnfor powcr( or i0Ve of power for
men. Now Mr. AArhitchead don't break
tip our Jcflbrsonian Democratic School
by your new Planthropocratic order.
Ono of the leading principles of this new
pnrty it. opposition to a paper currency
whilo its followers circulate a great deal
of it in the form of political circulars.
cure tho construction of this road) you
would ho largely tho gainer in the in-
creased value of your real estate?
Secondly' Do you not know that
with five hundred thousand acres of our
best lauds situated upon our principal
streams this scheme can bo carried for-
ward to a speedy completion against all
opposition fiom any and every quarter
whatever '.'
Wo believe every intelligent man who
has examined this subject thoroughly
will answer both tneso questions iu tho
Wanted At this office immediately-
a copy of "Desparados of tho Soutlr
West" written by A. AV. Arrington alia
Charles Sunnncrfiold Judge of the twelfth
Judicial District of this State.
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