The Civilian and Galveston City Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 31, 1843 Page: 2 of 4
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interior. íbié matt last due átl
ington did DÓt'aírive previous to the departure oí the
Lad'y Byron, in consequence, oa it U supposed, of
some of1 the sWearns having become impassable from
the late laitis. Nothing, theiefore, has reachlsd'us from
the Seat of Government.
The publtu meeting'r'opnrted in another column ac-
tually transpired as described, and I lie pniceedingsand
speech are published at the request of those present
• It is useless to say that the utmost hilurity and good
Reeling prevailed upon the occasion.
Capt. Cox, the bearer of the late des patches fioní
¿¡ora. Moore and Col. Morgan, left for Campeachy
or Sunday, taking with him I*. Pinckard, Esq., lete
editor of the Times, and a nu mber of young men, Who
go down to take a part in the exciting scenes Aow
rife on the óoast of Yucatan.
Accounts from the Interior represent the prospect
for crops as highly flattering. Corn and cotton,
though it wtla late before a étand was procured, are
growing with great vigor arid promise, urged forward
by" tfio regular and gentle rains of the last two
months.
Garden vegetables of almost every description,
are now to be found in our markets in great a-
bundáuce. A dozen varieties may bó had any mor-
ning.
Nothing but tho most extraordinary accidéní can-
prevent a great surplus of provisions from being pro-
duced in Texas this season. There is already a great
surplus of cattle, and beef may be had in interior al.<
most for the asking. The abundafnce of porn and kit-
chen vegetables promised by the season ftiust mako
Supplies of provisions low in price and easily to be
obtained the approaching fall, giving to immigrants
the advantage!) of cheap and comfortable living líiilíl
they have time to produce supplies for tHerrfaelves.
—We non-arrival of a mail from atiy quarter, leaves
its without accounts of current events beydnd our own
neighborhood, since our last publication; A stearrler,
however, is hourly expected fibm New Or leans, upon
the arrival of which we shall probably have matter of
moment. If matters work as' we have reason to ex-
pect they will, Mexico will no longer be in a situation
calculated to leave the impression abroád that Texas
has any thing to appfeliend from tliat quarter, or one
to give much ground to believe that thfe requisition of
the tltijtecj Slates, that the war against Texas must be
prosecuted "immediately, vigorously, with u force ád-
equate to the undertaking, and continuously to its ter*
mination," can be complied with. The other alterna-
tive, however, will,remain toher—to abandon the
undertaking, and submit to the establishment of
peace.
, Prom all the indications on the Subject which we
have noticed, We think it maybe safely anticipated
that a very material reduction will be made in the
tariff of this country by tho next Congress. Were we
to venture upon a gliess us to the rate which will be
established, from the conversation of influential
gentlemen upou the subject; we should say that it
would not vary far from, ten or twelve per cent, ad
valorem. Most of those who have studied the sub-
ject, and whom wo have heard spetik upon it, are in.
favor of adopting a uniform ad valorem duty of one of
the ratesnamed,believingthe industry ofthecountry to
be too imperfectly fixed, and liable to be operated on
by too many changing circumstances, to admit ofa gen-
eral discriminating tariff, for the purpose of protecting
' home production, being so adjusted as to have, per-
manently and certainly, that influence upon the sup--
plies and wdnts of the country which, should be con-
sulted in the adoption of such a system. A uniform
tariff woqld operate as a protection to industry goner-
ally, and draw attention and labor mostly to the pro-
duction of súch .urtícles as, naturally; may bo produc-
ed with tho greatest profit and advantage. Capital
and industry, left free to take tiiechaunel dictated by
personal interest, may lie safely left to their own
course. While a general preference is given, by law,
to these things, in the hands of our own citizens, and
foreign competition is restrained, we think that laws
calculated to-give one citizen, or dine branch of domes-
tic industry advantages over others, should bo care-
fully avoided.
most large, in¿elli
assemblages evWr
d at I Shaw's Hotel1 ón' Saturi
27th May, 1S43, under the sanction and auspices of
thé Córporation, which bad been obtained fforn writ-
ten notices, issued the day previous!
The meeting Was called to order bjy A. F. Jantes,
Esq, assisted by séveral other patriotic and influential
gentlemen, when
Colonel Joseph Taylor was chosen President,
and E. Q. Lynch, ͣsqr. elected Secretary.
report, the cry
SEAWELL !! 1" was echoed through the a*sen£-
bly; accompanied by immense cheering, in ttfp
midst of which the gentlema'n of that uam'e appeared,
standing upon a chair Under the awtting in front of
the hotel, and began an address to the assembled
multitude ai follows.
"Friends ánd Fellow Citizens—
"Hating béeti cálled on to cheer the occasion
[cheers} of our gallant War dogs—No; our gallant lit-
tle créws commanded by one who has been declared
an outlaw and tf pirate, [cheers]1 yes, gentlemen, one
who was placed in office by Congress*'*—The cheer-
ing here was immense, while the speaker proceeded
with some degree nf apparent embarrassment, arid
between thelwo the reporter Was Unable to follow the
orator, but i.ould her occasionally tbé words, "war
dogs," "Mexican hyena," "God of Hercules," "ex-
pec facto," &c. followed by great cheering from the
audi'ance. Sortie degree of hesitation was in a short
time exhibited by the speaker, and lie finally announ-
ced that he did. not feel iu the humo?, and could not
speak witho'itt he was in the humor.,,
Repeated cries of "go on," go on,"
and
'no
back-
Santa Anna caused a circular to be sent to all the
Foreign Ministers in Mekico, on the 20th of April,
in which he, states that Mexico will riot "answer the
claims which may be made in favor of emigrants From
foreign counries made prisoners by Mexican troops in
Texas, and that all those who may bo found in Texas
willbe treated as real invaders and enemies, and pun-
ished accordingly." He says also that Consuls in
Texas will not be allowed any other lights than those
of neutral foreigners, and even this ho calls u conces-
sion .
We have tiot learned the character cif the uotices
taken of thivstartling announcement by the agents of
till the nations named) but have l'lmrned that theEng
ish Minister immediately protested both againfet the
avowal and exerci'se of the right asserted by Mexico.
Santa Anna must either back.out of this absurd po-
sition or involve fiimjolf iu new troubles, if he re_
'mains in office.
ihg out" were now heard', and at lenigth the orator sta-
ted that he had prepared notes of a speech for the
occasion, Which he ádded he had with him; but had
been unable to remember in the confusion of the
moment, Cut if the crowd would accofapany him
into the*bar he would proceed.
This proposition was received with demonstrations
of great applause, and imnfiediately carried out. 1 he
speaker took his stand upon the couriter, but was
unfortunately a good deal restrained In bis move-
ment? by the Kiwhess of the céiling, in consequence
of which he was 'unable to assume a perpendicular
position. Holding his notes and a lighted candle,
lie proceeded and Spoke with great animation and ef-
fect. Several of the most eloquerit passages he had
comitted to memory, and growing tjnusually animated
gave such parts with a force and beauty of delivfery,
slightly impaired by his constrained altitude from
the lowness of ihe ceiling, but nevertheless exciting
thunders jl pppl&Use. .
• After he had concluded, a motion was madé dud
carried to publish the address in this city and N. Or-
leans, and to have a copy printed* on satin and
to Commodore Moore.
The {following is a literal copy of the speech, as
furnished by the orator himself:
COL. C. MACOft SEÁWELL'S ADÍ)EESS.
Friends ami Fellow Citizens1.
Having been Called upon to cheer the occa-
sion of the news of bur Gallant crews, commanded
by one who has been declared an outlaw and, pirate
Yes Gentlemen one who was placed in office by Con-
gress, who is the representative of free men, and I
hope will redily sustain and bee witling to share the
samé that-this Hero is risking iu attacking the etibmy
when the immérgéney of his coutiiries cavVs require it,
And gentlemen, when it becorhes necessary ás it
appesrs in this cause, We as a nation are driven to thb
last Extremity to sink br swim, and fellow citizens}
right or roug—when the immergency of our countries
cause require it we must bee United aiid Sustain
Him, our Hero with his War Dogs—have beHrj al-
ready barking on the gulf to grapple with the Mexi-
can Hietiles—?aud may the god of Hercules—croWh
his success. ;
From all the circumstances of what I can learn I
consider the Presidents Prqcíümátion declaring our
little Squad, out laws and Pirates under the Present
circumstances', place it on the baéeát footing you please
against Commodore More, it is ungratefull revenge-
full and uncalled for, deserving the sensure, of every
citizen, whould you have ali the brave crews lálten
by any forreign power who are sioriger anil hang them
as Pirates, wlx^i they Where uncónsi^us of the orders;
No¡ Gentil you would say rise and gird oí your swords
then I say it is malignant and rbvengéfull.
Besides wo have no evidence that the Presidents
orders where ever disobeyed For Col Morgan the?
Coinmisheoner who had orders to take cliárge of the
vessels, has taken all the responsibility and stated
Commodore Moto was Bound for Galveston and lie
was the cause of tho visit to Ucalnn.
In as much Getitlemen as 1 felt a delicacy to
touch upon the controlling póweis of the Executive
the other evening when I was called upon.
I cannot no longer with hold my sentiments as re-
spects the inconsistecencees he has and is.persuing.
It is well known to you all, thai we have had our
country invaded and our dear friends and Brealhten
time after time loaded with chains and dráged tó the
Tyrants Throne, besides the Bloody deeds that have
been re peated time after time.
Yettliecrys of the children of the wildernesá cannot
and will riot be herd by the Excutive until it is lime
that the voice of Free men must and Will be lield in
the language of Henry give us liberty or death.
Should our wai dogs prove successful it will be all
well but unsuccessful!, The Yoke will be thrown off,
the Freo men will rise and take the laws in their own
hoods—something must and will be done and that
shortly to, the news of lé of our Brave mier pilsen-
eis have been desemenated and shoot, not with stand,
ing they had pledged themselves lo treat therr. as pris-
oners of war* nor is this the first time their VOWs have
been broken.
Can you will You under these circumstances ap-
ovo of the Presidents couse, To show you Gentle-
men h ivv inconsistent his pollecy had been he declares
his voice is still for war and in order to make a big
lusa or show as he is full of vanity and deceit.
He cawls congress to get.her for ther saution,
makes a paper Blockade and carries on a ueVvs paper
war inviting our friends and kindred in Blood from
the U. States declares martial law in the west in order
to keepoar Valilent friends lhare Six months living on
Beef an d water and when congress says Sam thy will
be done all that \hou asked thou shall have go thy way
ánd lead thém to victory or death peace we must and
wil have his roply is—my wife has just arrived and 1
ant uuder polticoát goVernient I have no Idea we can
stice'de SsirlfgoJeatlon is goin on and I soy it &ill go
on from tina to eternity and never be at an end.
And WBy stand we here idle is life so dear as to
purchased at the price of Blood, the voice*of the Peo-
ple is still for war, and let us risfe and Gird on our
swords and say libef'.y or death.
Gentlemen much might be said on this subjtect I
will pa'sa'it over and Will onty touch' on the subject
of the Unjust Tarriffofjbirty perceut ad valoruni dutty
which is to be paid in gold Or S1lver|or Exchequers at
market Value. Asfor the uxpofa'cto Law requiring Ex-
chequers tó pass ai ,/rtarket Val'tfé. Y oil a 11 know it
is iiicó'nsistaut and Unconstitutional and calculated for
ever to'distioy What little confidence might í'émain
in the goverment i'l is well known thá't eastern Texas.
Transported last year by wey of read River more
cotton than all the Balance of the Republic and they
may well uáé thó language they hav free trade with'
the United States and peoples Rights. Galveston-
then alone t .rtiay say has to support goverment as for
the news, that has lately reached ui. Relative to the
Presidents orders being CiicUla'.ed in Mexico relative
to the Miere prísionen crossing the Riogran contrary
to orders also the late news of Certain Bribes beei'ng
paid is for you to judge for Convináé á man a gafns't
hit will The same opinion he wóúfd hav still.
I said Sam was Under petticoté'goverment Yes he
may thank his Stars that he has been fostered Under
sutch a goverment for had it not. been'for his Mutch'
Esteambd. Spouse from irregular terpperiifient his fate
was sealed and the loane star would noW triumphant-
ley Wave
ore the Land of the frée and Home of the Brave—
I Am ever clear fur free trade and pebpleS'rights.
NÓTe,—The undersigned on reflection will oWly
remark th^( under peculiar circumst^jices, be a'c
PRESENT. Is not á candidate for Congress and
the citizens who are Willing to contribute on the occti-
sio'/i'will excuse him,' C. MACON SEAWELL.
. Mr. S> was then called upon to give his views- on
Finance/ but not havih'g prepared himself on this sub-
ject especially for the occasion, lie repeated a speech
on the subject(of the old U. S. Bank, tohich he had orifcé
deliféreil on a similar occasion iu the States, and for
which he had received much appfáúsé. The peo-
ple on this occSsiou were well satisfied with his views,
and cheered votiferousl'y. A few questions wfe'ré
then put tt> hirti oil the subject of old Old Red Backs,
or Treasury Notes, to which he answered that "they
ought to be paid doilai for dollar; [great applause;]
but that be did not believe the Govefrtttient was able
to doit." This last announcement Was badly re-
ceived by the holders of this paper.
A committee was then appointed io nominate a
suitable candidate to represent this county in the
next Congress, when Mr; S. received the nomination
with buton.e^disseuting Voice;
impréssiort' is that the uicendsnpy will b^ decided
treachery on ói>e side or ihe oíhér. The war how-
ever, is conducted upon perfectly savage principles.
Oribe scares n o priaouerá. The other party is almost
equally cruel.
We learn that Daniel Webster yesfcáffday resigned
the office of Secretary of State, ^odJtAat
Hugh S. Lepare, Attoi'ney of the United
States, is appointed1 to be Acting SeCretajy of State'
for the present.'
Caleb Oqahing; of Massachusetts, is appointed1
Minister and Commissioner to China, in ihe place of
Edward Evéi'éit, who declines the appointment.—
National Intelligencer.
A Smart Ben)-—The New York Sund'ay Mercury-
liasa'genius in, their "Nim'rod," whose brightness
the editors duvelopu in the following 1 dssbno&fiate-
ch ism:
"Well, Nirnrijd, can you lejli' me who' Wás'ma fiist
mauf
'Adam' somebody. His' father wasn't nobody, and.'
lie «ever fiad no mother, on account of thd edarcily of
Women apd the pressure of the times' ♦
'How long were the children of Israel in thip wild*
erneis/'
'TilJ they found their Way out-'
'Who wns cást in the lioii's den?' *'
•Why Araburg.
•Why did they not devour liim?'
. 'Becausls they -had been fed With a great deal bet-
I6f beef,'
."Who was compelled to seek réfugo in the land of
No'dt" [ ;
'Goverror Dorr.''
• Wh] was he obliged to flee thither?'
"Became he got up the filing's Ebeúéí'é'r
Vidén'ceYould'nt protect him.
•Th'at Will do NimrOd, for this weett; You are
ttf-uly a sdiolar, and might be a gentleman with little
exertioti'
ahd Pro-
He returned his thanks to the Meeting fdl- th'é
compliment: but did not feel prepared.to answer de-
finitely that he would rUu, in cTonsequéiicé of the
great expense attending síich a meaáuie; upon which
the meeting passed a resolution authorizing J. M.
.Tories, Esq. to defray such expenses aé might bo in-
curred, when Mr; S; cohseííted tü become a candi-
date. j
Aftfet1 fab hadglyéu His vievvs iri a desultory man-
ner on a variety of Other subjects, á procession was
formed, With the cándidate in front, fliid the tneet-
ihg adjourned to the Shakspeare liouáé;
, A large number ol other persons having been ad-
ded iothe assembly by Mr. S. was thtíh called for
and repeated it, with the same demonstrations of
appltíuse which liad accdmpanied tile Operation be-
fore^ ; ''
A Yankée Sea Captain•—The Boston Post says
that the vessel described as the United Slates ship
Alert," which was reported to have taken possession
of a fort,on the Western coast of Mexico, (about the
time of Commodore Jones's acting iu the same man-
tier upou the rumor of war with Mexico,) was a mer-
chant ship of that name ' from the port of Boston
commanded by captain Phelpá. Tho Alert had On
beard four si* pounders, with a Ctfevir of sixteen men
aiid boys, half a doaien hnnters, and plenty of amuni-
tldii. The capfaiti concluded that he would burn a
little powder on his oWri llluibk. Accordingly hb took
possession of the lbrt in tiio harbor of San Diegb,
spiked the cannon, and kept the flags of victory
floating till lie recfeived official information of the e—
vacuation of Monterey by Coriimodorb Jones, when
lie ceased his oWn warlike operations.
LATEST FROM MONTEVIDEO.
By the barque Louisa, arrived at Philadelphid bh
5th inst. we have irltelligbnce from Moriteveo lo tlife
2j'th of February. The Louiáa, had a passage of
sixteen days. We were unable tb pl-ocute files ol'
papers, but ai? indebted toa gentleman who cttme
in the barque for verbal information as to the state
Of political affairs at Montevideo. The trade of the
place was entirely suspended by the war which was
still in progress. For what particulars the prices
current aff'oid. our mercantile leaders are refered tu
the commercial head.
General Oribe, the Commander in Chief of tlie
Rosas party, was beseiging Montevideo with about
10,000 troops. The town was defended inside by
about 6000 Montevedians under the Command of Geii.
Paefc. General ltivera, With about 7GÓ cnValry was
on the rear ofOribe; The forces of both parties wdro
ruther iuactive, although Oiibe, about the 2'0th of
of February, had made an attack on'the fortifications.
Ten or a dófc'en of the Paez troops were killed, and
the enemy was repulsed.
Admiral Brown with his squadron, was iu the bar-
bor to give countenance or aid to Oiibe, and tliey bad
exchanged salutes. A British squadron was there
also, and the British Admiral had issued .a proclama-
tion, forbidding the subjects of her Majesty to ebgage
With either of the beligeiaiit páriies, and declaring
ib substance that ahy f'oüiid in the rank woUhl be
capitally punished. This proclamation is believed
to be chiefly directed against Brown. He - had «'so
been threatened with the destruction of his fleettf lie
should b'obibard the town.
The American merchants residing at Montevideo
had suffered some alarm. Captain Sehubrick, of iM
U'. SjN. who was in port with the Columbia and
.EntéVpVis'e, had been applied to by Mr. Hamilton
the Consul to send a force tó protect the persons and
property of the Americans ashore. A similar appli-
cation was made by Frazet, but in terms, we believé,
not agVeeable lo Capt. S.—However, a btly of two
hundred men was sent by Captain Shubrick, and Ye>
maine'd in a position to affoi'd assistance if needed.
Our informant is ofopinion that there is little prob-
ability of bloodshed between the hostile armica. The
ingenitiiS lnvention.~A Washington correspondent
of the Niw York Aurora thus describes au invention
which isnow iri operation in the former city.—
There bas been lately constructed at the national
arsenall me á contrivance for testing the strength of
powder|1 ij tlie recoil of heavy ordnance aiid the mo-
mentum of the shot, Which is truly admirable in its
way. I will try td convey to you some idea of this
valuable inVetitioni A thirty-two pounder is suspeu-
dbd by uÁiron pendulurti ten or twelve féót long, at
the top of which is a heavy bar of the same metal, tho
exiremitiCi of Which rest Upon smooth i'rou plates,
which ard sustained by strong abutments of stone.—
Underrteath the gun is placed a ségmént óf a circle,
regularly graduated, upon which a piece of irón,
slides, the',uppef part coming in contact with the gun.
When ibefcannon is discharged, this pieto of metal'
is pushed, by the recoil, along the scale, aá'd indicates
exactly the extent of the vibration of the pendulum.
i of a'uoüí sixty jfeety
nstead of a gun, is
ing a large mortar,
filled with sand, The ball iu passing from the can-
non enters (be mouth of thiá mortar and causes it to'
recoil, thus indicating, in the manner beforé describ-
ed, the velocity or force' with which the shot is pro-
jected. You Mill see at once that two importaut points
are thus ascertained, to wit; the distance which a gun-
will recoil vwtba given Charge, and the foice with
which a ball 6fa given wéi'ght can be thrown with a
certain quantity 6'f powder. This, it is believed, is
the only dynaneter of the kind in th'fs country, and
should you; rix iny of your readers, visit Washington,
is well Worthy of a visit.
School Examination.—The editór of the Bo-ton
Pii¿t, that most incorrigible of all^the editorial wags
in athe country, gives another "school examination" iu
a lates nuniher dlhia paper. Reiid it:—:
"Class iu Natural History, come áfhd'rtfcife; What-
are the principal fishes of Massachó'sétlst" "Eels,
clams, haliboats.&c." " What is an éelí" "An eel
is a slippery animal, of the constructor' specie; it lives'
in the eel grass anj in fryirig pans, being very ceta-
ceous of life."—"How are eels caught?'* ."In vari-
ous Ways—With hooks and lines, some with spears,:
and some by setting Mr. Grizzle. Those who catch
them With books and lines work by the day; those with'
spears work by thejoA."— "Right. What is a clam?"
"It is an animal which inhábiiB the mud, and is sold'
at a shilling a bucket; makeé excellent k. k. or eland'
chowder."—"Nextrnay tell me wliatfuriher he kno^s
of the clam." "it is a very biinuing bivalve, and
wlieti the market ia glutted it strikes .oil' into deep
wátéK"—"Right. '.What is a haliboat?" "It is au
aniniál ot'the whale'kind, and is called haliboat, be-
cause it hauls tlie boat about when it is hoofed.—
Unfortunate fishermen are often totedout to sea in this
way and loat.'—i'VVlieHiarehaliboats taken?" "On
St. George's shoal, by vetisels.called pinkys; because
they ate painted Of a pink color, which tolls the hali—'
boat. Sometimes tHjy jurnp on board in large num-
bers, and sin*k the plhkyej then the men daub the pink
over with coal tar, \vhen the haliboat swim off and tho.
vessel rights."—"Very Well if you go oil at this rat^
you will one day be skippers. Take y out seats,"
t 'I
Something of'kan obtlable.—MeHl. is often an obst
cleVto fortune and¿r,he reason is, because it ali., ,
produces tWo bad effects—envy and fear. iSrivy
in those who cannot rise to the same degree of
perfection, and fear in thosb Who are established,
and who dread that by advahbing a man posse&Sed
of.more abilities and merit thuiiUhemselveB, they tíiáy.
lie supplanted. It will,however;work its wayin tlitt,
end; if accompanied with perseverance and energy
Whenever a man does a disgraceful thing, one tti4
more Women aro sure to euffW; foV be who has n«i
mother, sister, wife, daughter or friend tti lové him;
isa mofet unsommonly miserable wretch.
AQoó& Maxim,—Let your lot be bad, gobd, of;
indifferent, convince the World that you merit abet-
ter; it will cause even your remains lo be lespeCted.
Absence 'of mind.—The first Lord Lyttleloh wal
very absent in company, land when be féll into a riv-
er by the upsetting of a boat, it is saVo® him that h(&
sunk twice before he recollected ^lalf^v pould swim;
Mourning.—The universal custom of mourning was
white, over the whole world, till aboiit the year 1430
when black Was.substituted. In Spain white was re-
tained the last, wheie it continued till 14915.
As a stone is raised with great labor up a llioun-
tain, but thrown down in an instant, thus sre our
virtues acquired with difficulties and our vicés with
ease. : . ,. . if'. ; mH|
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