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WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16th 1846.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
w MILLARD FILLMORE.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
ANDREW J.DONELgON
FOR ELECTORS STATE AT LARGE,
W. B. JONES, Or TRAVIS.
mywrrRT H. TAYLOB, OF FANNIN.
EASTERN DISTRICT,
W. FLANNIGIN, OF BUSX,
WESTERN DISTRICT.
'THOS. W BLASE, OF LEONA
JUstant Elector* íoi State at large.
J. F. Waddell, Esq.,—-oí Galveston
B. B-Peck, Travis.
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W- F- Bogers, "••••oí Washing'n
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L- F Frico,
John Wheeler,
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A SOUECE OF CONGBATULATION.
To the American party and the support-
ers of Millard Fillmore, that starting as they
did, under all the disadvantages of the pre-
judices against the party and their nominee,
raised by the combined efforts of the old
Democratic party, and supported by the
Abolitionists and foreign voters, opposition
arrayed more especially against the party
nominating—fulminated against the princi-
ples and party who nominated—rather than
against the man, Millard Fillmore. Their
nominee has risen superior to them all, and
oves himself by his former actions, exhib-
ited to the people by the strict investiga-
tion instituted by his opponents into his
former acts, to be the true man for the peo-
ple—honest alike to the North and South.
In feet a Constitutional and Union loving
man—one with whom both North and South
with safety, entrust the office of Chief
Magistrate of these United States. The
facts are evident and acknowledge his rapid
lacrease in supporters, the combined ad-
vent of new forces brought over to his ranks,
from discovering the important fact, that in
aiding him, they are strengthening the Un-
ion, an institution dear to all true Ameri-
/^.H| Md one that it is clearly seen will be
jeopardised (if not broken) by the election
of either of the other candidates. These facts,
give this consolation, that even if beaten,
(which, we do not think there is a possibili-
ty of) despite the amount of Abolition and
foreign votes arrayed against us on the plea
of expedience, we have achieved a victory
over prejudice in favor of our candidate and
proved th^American nominee to be the true
man for the American people. Ihen let
evwy man combine, that has no trammels
to prevent him—office seekers we must ex-
cept ; men who are Democrats because their
fathers were, we can except; men who con-
sider their duty to their relations in the old
countries, superior to that due to the coun-
try they live in, the nation that gives them
homes and enables them to earn their bread,
we wish to excuse. But men who are na-
tive-born, raised under the constitution and
who ought to have a full knowledge of the
benefits of maintaining that constitution in-
violably to oppose Millard Fillmore, the
only constitutional man in the race—the
only man true alike to North and South and
the Union, we cannot excuse them,
But they will reap their reward either in
victory or defeat—they will be equally ob-
jects of execration, for having either attempt-
ed to destroy or aided in the destruction of
a Union so glorious as our present United
States. Then let every true American des-
pite party politics, vote "for Fillmore, and
perpetuate the Union.
A8CEHT OF XONT BLANC BY A LAST.
A letter from Chamounix of the 1st of
August, in the Savoy Gazette, says:—"The
great event of the day here is an ascent of
Mont Blanc, commenced * yesterday morn-
ing at 8 o'clock, by a Mr. Forman, an Eng-
lishman, and his daughter. They armed
safely at the Grands Mulets at 3 in the
afternoon, and, by the light of lanterns, left
this morning at 2, to asccnd the giant of the
Alps. At 10 o'clock the small party arrived
on the crest of the highest mountain in
Europe, and after an halt of an hour left on
their return, and reached this place at 7 in
the evening. This ascent will be talked of
as one of the wonders of the valley both on
account of the short time employed (fifteen
hours to ascend and seven to descend,) and
the intrepidity shown by Miss Foreman, of
whom the guides speak in raptures. This
young lady is the fourth female who has
performed the feat. The progress of the
tourists was eagerly watched during the
whold day, and every window that com-
manded a view of the path was bristling
with telescopes like muskets from a loop-
hole. The arrival at Chamounix was a per-
fect triumph. All the inhabitants and resi-
dent foreigners went out to meet them, and
the whole re-entered the place headed by
the band of the guides in full costumes, ana
amidst a salute of cannon.''
HON- JOHN SAYLES
The excitement among the American ranks
was raised to a high pitch, at the court house,
in the town of Brenham. on Monday even-
ing, the 6th inst. When the old hero of
San Jacinto closed his speech, the name of
John Say les was called for lustily by a few
stentorian voices. I was glad of it. I was
anxious. I desired to know how the Hon..
gentleman would explain his desertion of
the American party, and I was soon grat-
ified—not satisfied. Mr. Sayles began amid
great confusion and a denunciation of traitor.
He placed his justification on the ground,
that the party had deserted him; had desert-
ed their principles on the abrogation of the
12th section of the old platform. But was he
sincere? We shall see: Even if that, as
stated by him, had been the real cause, it
was not sufficient in the eyes of Southern
men, for the 12th section " pretermitted an
expression of opinion on the power of Con-
gress to legislate upon the subject of slave-
ry in the territory," while the present plat-
form declares emphatically that Congress
nor the people of a territory, have any such
right, until they form a State Constitution.
Which is the best section, the first or the
last ? If the last is the excuse of Mr. Sayles.
is it sufficient ? Judging from Mr. Sayles!
own words, he preferred the former, and our
only conclusion is, that Mr. Sayles lias, yet,
a little of the old leaven of early education
imbibed in Yankeeland. We make no charges
against Mr. Sayles—we will let him speak
for himself. This much, however, we may
suggest: Theodore Parker was once a slave
holder. But we have not only the best cir
cumstantial evidence that he had determined
to quit the American party; but are inform-
ed that living men, and Buchanan men, will
testify that Mr. -Sayles declared, long ante-
rior to the adoption of the present platform,
that he intended to quit the party, and even
without this evidence, the simple fact that
during the great American demonstration
at Austin last November, while the patrr
otic heart of the nation beat in oneness of
devotion to American men and American
ideas while every sacred impulse of the hu-
man heart yearned with sympathetic devotion
to American institutions; and devices were
introduced to bring men back to a contem-
plation of the original and purer days of the
Republic, and while every man who main-
tained the laws, shouted for the constitution
and the Union, Mr. Sayles alone, although
the recognised head of the American party
in the Legislature, did not show his face up-
on the occasion. Is that not, and was it not,
at the time, sufficient to arouse the suspi-
cions of honest hearts ? It did it. Many
wondered at it—all blamed him, and all
doubted him.
It is all stuff. Mr. Sayles may tell it. but
men will not believe it. His defence of him-
self is nothing more than abuse of the par-
ty who elected him. Is that kind ? and was
it entirely honest in Mr. Sayles, after he
had determined to desert the party, to still
continue to represent them in the Legisla-
ture 1 _ By Mr. Sayles' own statement, he
intended to quit the party after the abroga-
tion of the 12th section. Then why did he
not avow it publicly, and as the Hon. Percy
Walker did, tsnder his resignation, if desir-
ed by the party? Would not that have
been the course that would have suggested
itself to an honorable mind & But, instead
of that, Mr. Sayles, as he supposed, kept his
intended dessertion an entire secret, until
after the adjournment of the adjourned ses-
sion of the Legislature, and then with du-
plicity, even attempted to gull the American
party, by trying to keep them from running
a candidate to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of Mr. Tarver. This, Mr
Sayles did. in a letter to Maj. Wallace. The
Democracy are welcome to Mr. Sayles; as
thoroughly so as they were when he quit
the Whig party, because it "had become
Abolitionizedto join them. We under-
stood Mr. Sayles to say, though there was
so much "noise and confusion," that we
could not hear distinctly—that the Missouri
Compromise was extorted from the South.
If we are not mistaken, Mr. S.. had better
post himself; for it is a fact well known,
that the opposite is the truth of history. It
was extorted by the South, if there was any
extortion about it; for it is history that not
a single man in Congress who voted for it
from the other side of the line was returned
to Congress. It was a Southern measure,
proposed by a Southern man, and carried
by Southern voters, principally. Mr. Sayles
spoke for about an hour as we understood.
We were not present at the conclusion, and
cannot say what other points he made, but
this we do know, that his explanation was
satisfactory to neither party, and when he
concluded, although the house was crowded
when he commenced, not more than a dozen
were in attendance.
In concluding this article, we have only
to say, that we entertain no personal un-
kind ness to Mr. Sayles. We may have spo-
ken roughly, but it is truth, and as such,
we maintain it. There are, however, some
questions in relation to Mr. Sayles' Legisla-
tive course, which the entire people are in-
terested in, and to which we would like to
have answers:
Did Mr. Sayles not leave the Legislature
ten days before its adjournment ? And did
he not draw fifty dollars for services which
he did not render ?
Did he not vote and speak for the mileage
pay of members to the adjourned session of
the Legislature, and if yea, on the same prin-
ciple, could not the Legislature adjourn eve-
ry week and go home and return and get
mileage pay ?
We do not say that these things are so
But we do say, that the charges have been
whispered to us. We cangot tell, for Mr
Sayles who was very kind in furnishing us
documents at the principal session, sent us
not one at the adjourned session. The peo-
ple would like to know, whether these char-
L8're, true.ornot> ">«1 we anxiously await
what ireaí°D" WC WOUld like 11180 t0 know
hall i v. inclusions now, as to what
C 13 W'n(llnE sheet when he •' shuffles
off this mortal coil;" whether he will pre-
fer to be shrouded in the American banner
which has been bourne aloft by the Ameri-
can party, as he declared once in a public
speech at Washington, when charged with
being insincere, by Mr. Tarver, or will hfe
prefer to be preserved in vinegar or sour-
krout ? CRAWFORD.
Brenham, October 6th. 1856.
At three o'clock to-day, Gen. Sam Hous-
ton spoke at the Courthouse to a very large*
and intelligent audience. His address was
about two and a half hours in length, and,
as usual, brought down throughout, enthu-
siastic and rapturous applause. He went
into a thorough investigation of squatter
sovereignly, and convinced every candid
mind that it was a leading principle of the
Democratic party; that it was embodied in
the Kansas-Nebraska bill, and that if per-
severed in, would make all of the Territories
free. He administered a just rebuke to
Messrs. Douglas. Pierce, and Pierce's Cabi-
net, and criticised pointedly some of the
leading measures of his administration. He
flayed alive the editors of the Galveston
News, and only regretted that they were
not present to hear it. He wound up with
a brief review of the Texas Revolution. It
was, on the whole, one of his finest efforts,
and has created quite a panic in the bogus
ranks. The Gen. thinks that Fillmore's
chance is fully equal to Buchanan's, and
calls upon all Union lovers to support him
He is as robust as ever, and is equal to any
duty that may be assigned him, although
he persists in his determination to retire
from public life. He lias served his country
faithfully, and if he does give up station, he
will have with him in retirement, the affec-
tion of every patriot heart.
CRAWFORD.
Brenham, October 8th, 1856.
Last night Col. Lewis and Col. McAdoo
met in debate, and the former fell. And
while we say this, cast no imputation upon
the ability of the forcer, for no one can sue
ceed well in a bad cause, when he meets, and
has to contend with, his equal. Lewis was
badly whipt, and all parties acknowledge it.
Truth is mighty and must prevail. C
VST The following is an extract from a
letter from our townsman, the Deacon, who
is traveling for his health in the North, to a
distinguished friend in this place.
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 12, 1856
Dear Burwell: * * * *
I had no serious accident
For the Washington American.
THE SOLDIER'S DBEAH.
BY JEN-EYE.
The conflict was ended, and the daylight had fled—
As if loath to watch over, the. dying and dead
That were strewn all along, the fair Kio Grande side,
Asit (lowed through the plain, in its beauty and pride !
A soldier, stretched out on that broad plaip to die.
Turned his heart to his home, and his gaze to the sky,
And thoughts wild and vague, through his bosom did
moan,
Till they drove reason back, from her bright golden
throne.
But the wing of the wind, tossed his golden hued hair,
And swept from his cheek the cold dew of dispair,
And the young cresent sunk to her home in the west,
As a vision, of "tored one*," arose in his breast!
Once again, he is there, 'neath his own Georgian skies,
Where the clouds pile along, in their rich gorgeous dyes!
Where the winds, are as sccnted as "Araby's " breath.
And their sighs low, and soft, as the whisper of Death.
There, the Jiote, opes her bosom in amorous blis ,
To the Zephyr's caress, and the airs's golden kiss!
There, the orange flowers, garland the fair brow of
Spring,
And the Dove cleaves the sky, with her violet wing 1
Of his mother, he dreamed I she was queenly and fair,
Though the silver stole out, through the jet of her hair,
And her eye was undimmed,—for its light had not fled,
Yet there lay 'neath the lid, a tear coined but unshed.
There, his sister, flew to him gazelle like, and shy—
With the South'8 dusky kiss, on brow and eyel
And she wound her young arms, in their softest caress,
As the sire forward came, the young rover to bless.
He had greeted them all,—fruí on*—where I tell me
where!
I the starry eyed girl, with the golden ringed hair,
Whose heart was so earnest,—to truthful and meek,
That the angel* forever were kissing her cheek I
Oft they lift their sweet harp«, in the star spangled skies,
To sport with the fringe, f her blue dreamy eyes,
And the low music stir, of their pinions was heard,
When'er her young lips, breathed a sigh, or a word!
Hark!—the velvety step, of his mother drew near,
And there stole down her cheek, a q«4 ering tear,
As she told bow the maid, with the pure «mber breath,
Had proved false to her vote, and teas tceddtd to death.
The dreamer sprung up,—with a pang, and a start!
And the crimson gushed forth, at each throb of Lis heart,
But he dashed back his tears, for he heard once «gain,
The fair Rio Grande rolling soft through the plains.
Galveston, October 5th, 1858.
on my trip
North, except a steamboat explosion,
happened, at the time the explosion took
place, to be standing on the boiler deck in
conversation with Messrs. Buchanan and
Fremont. We were pitched incontinently
in the air, in company with about five hun-
dred shanghai chickens. No doubt [ would
have been smashed in the descent, but for
the happy thought of seizing hold of two
immense roosters, who brought me down as
gently as lamb's wool. I must acknowledge
however, to having been a little riled on
landing to see Millard Fillmore fairly burst-
his sides with laughter. I supposed, as
a matter of course, that he was amusing
himself at my expense, and demanded of him
in rather a harsh tone of voice, whether I
was the object of his mirth. He could not
speak, but pointed above, to Buchanan and
Fremont; one going in the direction of
Africa, and the other towards Salt River.
Of course I joined him in the laugh.
Tell the boys to go to the devil or for Fill-
more. just as they please, for he is cleaning
the clatter in these parts. Keep up steam
till I get back; fire up yourself, and eat a
moderate share of hogshead. Times will
better after awhile. The ladies here (God
bless them!) are for Fillmore and the Union
to a man. ^DEACON S.
The Indiana Sentinel, a leading Demo-
cratic paper in the State of Indiana, finding
that the '-dear foreigners" are, to a man,
abandoning Buchanan and supporting Fre-
mont, grows desperate over it in this man
ner : "We wish all the Dutch were in Hol-
land and Holland was in hell." Had not
the Sentinel better wish them in Heaven ?
We are quite sure he will be less liable to
be troubled with them again. Though per-
haps. the editor has an eye to a future state,
and his propensitives thus lead him to a
choice of companions
The above precious paragraph we find in
the Washington (Texas) American, of the
27th ult., a paper which carries-at its mast
head, the name of Fillmore and Donelson.
It is unnecessary for us to say that the re-
mark attributed to the Sentinel is false-
false in letter—false in spirit—false in every
particular.
The statement that the "foreigners," as
the American calls them, are abandoning
Buchanan and going for Fremont, is equally
destitute of truth. In this State we happen
to know pretty well what proportion of the
" foreign" vote will be given for Buchanan,
and what for Fremont; and we are per-
fectly safe in estimating that nine tenths of
that vote will be given for Buchanan and
Breckinridge.
No class of citizens in Indiana, or indeed,
throughout the entire North, are more firm
and steadfast in their loyalty to the Demo
cratic party and its principle, than the Ger-
mans and Irish. They have proved them-
selves beyond the unceasing and concerted
efforts, both fair and foul, of the Abolition
Know Nothing leaders to draw them into
the support of Fremont. In this they have
shown themselves to be moro sound and re-
liable than many who lay claim to higher
pretentions and to exclusive privileges, be-
cause they happened to be born on Ameri-
can soil.
The American will do us the justice to
withdraw the false charge that it has prefer-
red against us.
The above we clip from the Indiana Sen-
tinel of the 18th ult.
As regards the charge referred to in the
Sentinel's strictures upon the paragraph
taken from our columns, we have no apolo-
gy to offer, no withdrawal to make ! We
copied the paragraph referred to from an
exchange, (omitting, by (he way to credit
it.) commencing our remarks with, u Had
not the Sentinel, Sec." We are not aware
that we ever saw the Sentinel until the num-
ber containing the above reached us. If the
charge, as the Sentinel avows, is - false in
letter—false in spirit—and false in every par-
ticular " the withdran*a¡ must come from
some other source—not us.
Tor the Washington American.
Grimes Codnty, October 10, 1856.
Editors American: Having considerable
interest in the advancement of Washington,
and the progressive improvement of the
State at large, I have watched with deep
interest the active attempts made by lec-
turers, and communications in your paper,
to awaken the people generally to a know-
ledge of the deficiency in their money ar-
rangements, which has been truly stated
is the great source of embarrassment to
planters and merchants, a power held by
the older States through their liberal money
systems, and low rates of discounts—of
clogging the enlerprize. and undermining
the prosperity of the people of Texas. The
lectures delivered in Washington, Chappell
Hill and Brenham, have been well received.
Influential citizens of the count}' in each of
these places acknowledge the benefits of
adopting the system, and the necessity of
speedy action in the case, expressing their
willingness to accord it their support; and
the only difficulty at present in the way is
who and where a commencement shall be
made; each community is waiting to see
what action their neighbors will take, be-
fore they subscribe. Now, sirs, this plan
offered to the citizens of Washington county,
is purely public in its construction and
benefits—every man has power and benefit
according to the number of shares he sub-
scribes for. The shares are one hundred
dollars each; the payment of fifty dollars
entitles the payer to a vote in the election
of President and Directors. The remaining
fifty dollars is due six months after organi-
zation. During the interim, the shareholder
is entitled to accommodation to the amount
of his paid up subscription, on the security
of his share or shares. The organization is
under the limited partnership act of May
12th, 1846, which makes the stockholders
liable only for the amounts they subscribe.
To obtain the benefits offered, it is neces-
sary that all men should combine. I am
aware that at th:s season money is scarce,
and persons are looking for hard times—the
more urgent then the reason that we should
•
combine and exert ourselves to establish the
Institution that would, in some measure, re-
lieve us from the pressure. The difficulty
is great, from the fact that many who, in
prosperous times, could sudscribe liberally,
are now cramped in their money arrange-
ments. Let those remember that their ac-
tive exertions at this time to establish this
Institution, will redound to their benefit in
a tenfold point of view, and prevent a possi-
bility of a recurrence of the pressure.
The new life it will breathe into the peo-
ple—the assistance in preparing for the
exertions of the coming year—and the great
impetus it will give to the improvements
now in progress. We can. by this increase
of circulation, divert from our planting and
mercantile community, the sum necessary
to obtain the fund of two millions and a
half appropriated by the Legislature, for in-
ternal improvements, without feeling any
embarrassment, which, under the present
pressure in money, we undoubtedly should.
Let us then, I say, combine, and by our
own personal exertions, establish what is
so ably shown to be for our immediate and
permanent benefit, taking shares to our ut-
most ability, and in return we shall have
present accommodation and future protec-
tion, in our internal money arrangements,
and general operations, both North and
South, in which we are at present sufferers
to an immense extent. GRIMES.
For the Washington American.
" FILLMORE AHD DONELSON BALL "
Messrs. Editors: I notice a communica-
tion in the lftst "Ranger," from a lady who
has '* just received a ticket to a Fillmore and
Donelson Ball," which, to say the least of,
reflects upon the ladies of Washington in
no enviable way. This lady, whoever she
may be, seems to have left the natural ele-
ment of one altogether, and taken upon her-
self to dictate to the ladies what they shall,
and shall not do. Now, it has come to a
pretty pass, when ladies so far forget them-
selves as to interfere in men's concerns.
The lady does not show the courtesy which
she should to the managers of the Ball, for
they, carrying out the letter of their invita-
tions, did not stoop so low as to discrimi-
nate between a " Democratic" or an " Amer-
ican" lady, but distributed their invitations
"irrespective of party predilections." The
insinuation thrown out that the American
gentlemen " would feel no compunctions of
conscience to insult" the Democratic ladies
were they to enter the ball room, is below
any body's notice, and so would the lady be
were she known. It is singular that she
has ''pitched her tent" in a community which
she has shown so little respect for as to in-
sult in a body! She should go where her
associates could be more congenial to her
feelings. She thinks it an " insult to com-
mon. sense" to expéct any but the worst
kind of treatment from "men who are the
most uncompromising K. N's. and bitter
enemies to the Democratic party !" Well,
what will turn up next? Wonders will
never cease!
Jiow this lady is certainly a bold one, and
I will make a bold proposition to her, and
that is, if she will publish, or give her name
to any of the committee, she shall receive
jive dollars in pure American gold. Send
it along—the ladies, as well as the gentle-
men with whom you live, want t^ know
who you ARE. K. N.
BUCHANAN AGAINST SLAVEBY.
The more thorough the investigation ¡¿iven
to the record of Mr. Bucha^A in and out of
Congress, the more strikingly will his in-
consistency become manifest, the more pal-
pable the truth appears that he has been
uniform only in oppo>ition to slavery.
The Hon. W. C. Rives, on the 11th day of
January, 1838, introduced the following
resolution in the (J. S. Senate:
Resolved, That any interference with the
subject of slavery in the Territories of the
United States in which it may exist, is in-
hibited by all the considerations in regard to
the rights and interests of the inhabitants
of the Territories, the security of the slave-
holding States, and the danger to the Uuion,
which are mentioned in the preceding re-
solution, as forbidding any interference with
or action on t he subject of slavery in the
District of Columbia; and for the further
reason that the people of those Territories,
when admitted into the Union as States will
be exclusively entitled to decide'the question
of the existence of slavery within their re-
spective limits for themselves.
Mr. Buchanan wa- then a Senator, and
voted against the resolution upon a direct
vote, yet a false political record is hawked
about by shameless political news mongers,
whom, with a reckless disregard for truth,
unblushingly affirm that '-Mr. Buchanan
never gave a vote against the institutions of
the South." If the perverted and garbled
record misstates in one instance, what as-
surance then have Southern men that the
whole is not a batch ot flagrant misrepre-
sentations?
which compels them to reply to a commu- consideration. The father of one of the
nication in the last number of the "Ranger,"
under the signature of Anson Jones. We
are at all times averse to a public exhibition
of our individual grievances, and would r.ot
now offer a newspaper reply, were it not for
the fact of the publicity given to the com-
munication alluded to. The many false
statements contained in said communication,
would not of themselves induced us to offer
reply, had we not been satisfied that the
future object of the communication was to
invoke the " foul spirit of party," and enlist
in his behalf the sympathy of one of the
political parties.
There are but two solitary truths con-
tained in the communication referred to.
One is that several boys did ride up to Dr.
Jones' fence on the day mentioned, and the
other is, that his ¡¿on was wounded. But
the facts are as follows: Several boys in the
neighborhood were out engaged in the ordi-
nary sport of the season, pecan hunting.
and during their perigrinations they rode
up to Dr. Jones' fence, and finding a tree
laden with the desired fruit, fifteen or
twenty paces from the fence; two of them
dismounted, and commenced an assault on
the pecans, by gathering the same, and de-
positing them in a bag. which they carried
for the purpose. They ha i been thus en-
gaged for several minutes, when the son of
Dr. Jones approached them, within speak-
ing distance, and hissed the dogs on them,
and immediately left, going to the house
where he remained but a short time, and
again returned, arm d with a stick and
knife, and commenced a furious assault with
the stick, upon one of the boys. Before he
commenced the assault, the other boy a-ked
him. •' What he was going to do with the
stick ?" and he replied that he was " going
to whip that other damned rascal." In
STEALING THTJNDEB.
Major Scurry took oceasion to say -the
other night that when Maj. Waddell at-
tacked Mr. Buchanan, it " reminded him of
a little Bantum cock hopping up against a
great big Shanghai chicken."—Confederate.
In the debate between Col. McAdoo and
Maj. Scurry, in Houston. Col. McAdoo com-
pared Maj. Scurry to the Bantum cock, in
his crowings against Sam Houston—the
Shanghai. We would simply suggest that
the Maj. should give to Col. McAdoo credit
for the thunder used upon that occasion.
Since the recent River Convention
at Bellville, we are happy to inform our nu
merous readers, that active plans are in oper-
ation, by which the $12.500; appropriated
by the late Legislature, for the better navi-
gation of the Brazos, will be secured to our
much neglected river. We have been favor-
ed, by Dr. Flewellen, the perusal of a letter
from the Hon. J. S. Sullivan, of Fort Bend
county, stating that the county court would
subscribe the pro rata, assessed by the late
convention. It will be remembered that
each of the four counties, especially interest-
ed in the successful navigation of the Brazos,
was assessed at $3125, and Washington
county must not fail to contribute her pro
rata. Dr. Flewellen informs us, that he has
filed with the county court a petition, nu-
merously signed by many of our best plan-
ters, praying the court to subscribe liberally,
from the fund of the county, to the enter
prise, and we feel sure the court will act
judiciously and wisely in the premises. The
interest of the river is the interest of every
man in the countj^jind with so laudable an
enterprise—sjjetf'an overflowing treasury,
no man c>rijreasonal>ly withhold his assent
from.4tie appropriation by the county court.
The Treasurer and Collector's books are
now open for subscription, and we trust
that success may attend his efforts.
HOW " CITIZENS*^ ARE MADE.
To the Editors of the New York Express:
A German gentleman, a bookkeeper in one
of our largest importing houses, was ap-
proached on the night of the gieat Fillmore
deinonstratien, by an a;ent of Tammany
hall.with theinquiry,"Whodoyou vote for?"
He replied, " 1 do not vote; I am not a ci« i-
zen." The Tammany man then said, •• If
you will vote for Buchanan. I'll get your
papers without any cost to you." The Ger-
man íeplied, " You can't do that, for I have
not been in the country two years yet."—
"Well, that don't matter," said the Tamma-
nyite. " I'll bring a man who will swear he
knew you in New Orleans for seven years.
I can get a dozen to swear to it."
The German gentleman thought he was
in bad company and walked off.
Would it not be well for the Fillmore
people to look a little closer to this matter.
AMERICANUS.
The New Orleans papers state that a
steamer will leave that city for Nicaragua
on the 27th inst.. and that all who go in the
interest of the Government, will have a free
passage. Walker has recently had an ac-
cession to his forces of five hundred men
from New York, and three hundred from
California. The Delta says that, should the
steamer leave as now contemplated, as many
men will leave New Orleans during this
month, when Walker's army will number
about three thousand men.—rGal. News.
TO THE PUBLIC
The undersigned regret the necessity
animosty," he states that which is un true,-
as will appear to every one «pon a moment's
young met who composed H the gang," be*
longs to the same party as the Dr., and of
course could have had no political animosity
against him ; while the father of another
one, has since visited the Dr., and received
from his own lips the assurance that he was
satisfied that be had no personal hostility
against him. And yet in the fluce of *11 this
the Dr. alludes to the Louisville and Neir
Orleans riots, and hopes they are not to bo
repeated in Texas. Now this we regard as
simply ridiculo as. A fight between two
little boys, under a pecan tree in Texas;
brings up to the Dr.'s mind scenes of blood-
and carnage that occurred in three distahf
cities. The Dr. also asks that the blow ift5
future may be aimed at his heart. He talks*
of his twenty-one years'service in Texas*
and his grey hairs. Now. why all this?
It must be evident to any one, that it wa
for the purpose of enlisting sympathy in his-
behalf. We pity the man formed of such
contemptible material, ^nd believe that h*
justly merits the 'deep oblivion" in which
he has been forced for the last ten years,
s:nce a certain distinguished gentleman ex-
pi essed a determination not to galvanize de-
funct politicians.
W e have written the above because it is
well known in this community that we are
the fathers of two of the youths alluded to
in the communication of Dr. Jones, and here
we will permit the matter rest, unless we
are urged to further action, and if so, we
will develop facts that will make the Dr_
wish he had been silent.
WILLIS RANDLE,
CHARLES H. COOPER:
For the Washington Americio
WE ABE Y0T7B FEIENDS.
We are your friends—you know us
— r — — —*• * -- —;wu tv 11 uW US aft
stantaneous with the reply, he commenced such! One would think, upon perusing
his assault with the stick, and gave him J'our spicy little piece, that all the men of
several blows, when the boy. who was much y°ur (Penelope's) acquaintance were a bad
smaller than his assailant, sunk under them
At this point of time, the other boy. who
was smaller than either of the combattants.
interfered, and finally succeeded in separa-
ting them. Dr. Jones' son. who had lost
his stick in the struggle, now seized a sec-
ond stick, and again assaulted the object of
his vengeance. Then it was that the victim
of his fury, driven to a wall, turned upon
•his assailant and inflicted the wounds spoken
of. This seemed to cool the blood of the
Dr.'s son. and the boys were permitted to
depart, but not in peace. They were lot-
lowed bp oaths and execrations,
The smaller boy alluded to, endeavored,
during the whole time, to keep peace, re-
monstrating with both of the boys. The
statement made by Dr. Jones, that one of
the boys held his son, while the other cut
him, is untrue. Such is a plain statement
of the facts as they occurred, and can be
proved.
Now upon such facts, Dr. Jones has manu-
factured a tale of terror sufficient to make
colder the blood even of those born in the
frozen latitude of the Dr.'s birth. He
speaks of " depredations upon his property."
What did this consist of? Two litt e boys
his neighbors'sons, gathering a few pecans!
Oh, horrible! '" Horrible dictu !" Dread-
ful depredation, when pecans arc almost as
plenty as acorns! But hear it Texians, and
ponder upon it. The Dr.'s property,
pecan tree, has been depredated upon ! Did
the boys cut the trees down ? No. Did
they destroy the limbs? No. Did they
burn the leaves? No. Then what did they
do? They shook the tree and took the
pecans ! Dreadful depredation! But hear
the Dr
" On Tuesday evening of last week, (30th
Sept.) when I was absent with my second
son, at Brenham. a gang of young men and
youths, in persuance of those threats, came
on horseback to the side of my plantation,
and dismounting about 300 yards from, and
in front of my house, wheie Mrs. Jones
with two little girls and a child of six years
old were, alone and unprotected, made a
murderous assault upon my eldest son, a lad
of 15 years, who was at work in the field,
of which he had charge."
Here we have ''a murderous assault,"
without cause or provocation. "A gang"
rides up to his field, and " with hearts lost
to all social ties, and fatally bent upon mis-
chief," they made a murderous assault upon
his eldest son. But listen to the Dr. again:
"The assault was made upon my son, at
first by th< most abusive language and by
depredations upon my property; and when
my son, in obedience to my special orders,
previously given him, went from a distance
of sevej-al hundred yards, to its protection,
and to resent the insult to himself, the party
refused to leave or cease his depredations.'
Regardless of truth himself, and with a
pen fatally bent upon writing a falsehood,
the Dr.'s natural propensities got the better
of his caution, and he gives the lie to bis
own words. In the first place, he parades
a gang," who, in per.-uance of "certain
threats,"' previously made ride up to his
fence to perpetrate murder, but now the
truth leaks out. and he admits that his bo>
went ••several hundred yards " to make the
assault, and why ? By his own free will ?
No. But in obedience to his. the Dr.'s in-
structions. Now how can the Dr. reconcile
this going " several hundred yards " to " re
seut an insult," with the lamb-like inno~
cence he claims for his son. Timid youth,
ndecd. who goes only "several hundred
yards to resent' an insult!" But how was
this insult to be resented ? By words ? If
so. why come armed with a stick and knife ?
His object was " to resent an insult," and
he goes armed with knife and stick. But
again, he goes in obcdience to the Dr.'s in-
struction. Now how did the Dr. happen to
know that his property—viz: the pecan
tree, was to be depredated upon. Will the
Dr. answer?
In conclusion, we deeply regret the cir-
cumstance that has thus placed us before the
public, and the more as because of the effort
made by Dr. Jones to merge it into a party
quarrel- We would scorn such an effort in
any one. and when the Dr. says that the dif-
ficulty grew out of "personal and politics}
«et of heathenish backbiters, castle-in-the-air
breakers, and lady -killers. And then those
•Judas' kisses "' Goodness gracious what
brutes we men are! And then, holding that
"confiding hand in yours half an hour" and
swearing by the " brightly blushing moon "
that you love—Penelope! Oh you sinner I
\ ou deceiver ! you renegade I you know-
nothing ! And to tell her secrets, when she
thought your bosom a '• perfect salamander
safe!' Ai'nt you ashamed ? And to speak
in soft, tender, lute like tones" to her, only
to deceive! Oh you abominable chameleon Í
your vo ce is not sweet now!—no, it ai'nt!
And then to flatter her ''vanity!" And to
make her undertake some •'foolish" scheme
for the " furtherance of fame or fortune Pr
Now, ladies, we appeal to you, what ought
to be done with a man who would treat a
lady so outrageously ?
But we shouid not be astonished if we
found out who was our friend. Of course
the lady who wrote that grandiloquent com-
position. in which w as pictured so patheti-
cally the wrongs which she labored under,
who exclaimed, with eyes lifted to heaven,
and clasped hands, as if the last agonies of
death—"Who is our friend ? ' She wrote
for a family! She spoke for the female sex
in general ! She pictured the " forlorn con-
dition"' of a lady in love with the nervous
eloquence of a DeStaell She showed how
utterly heartless men were, and how foolish
(we beg pardon) some ladies can be! We
have known ladies to fall in love, seriously!
Yes, we have. Why do you smile ?—do you
doubt ? And these ladies, too. should not
have fallen in love, for. if the fact must be
known, the men who sometimes visited-
them, dhl so only to pass a few pleasant
hours in the society of ladies who could ap-
preciate, and be appreciated; but, tías! the
ladies being young—very young—and hav-
ing contracted somewhat platonic affections,
must needs show more warmth than was'
necessary, if they should suddenly miss the
company of those who were always friends
and admirers, but never beauxs! No doubt
the female portion of mankind suffer and
bear " all the ills which flesh is heir to,'"
from the man-brute portion, yet it often
happens that the ladies (bless their souls!)'
will make a wrong move on the chessboard
of life! Speaking for myself (Joab), I
don't know how it is. but I love all the ladies
ánd when I sit beside a pretty, intellectual r
and industrious little fairy of a being, I may
say things •' which i had'nt ought to," but
" oat of the fullness of the heart the mouth>
speakeththe ladies should judge only ae-
they know the man. and not fly to rash con-
clusions. All men are not constituted alike.
Some love often—some all the time—and
some none at all. Now, when I have a pre-
ference, I am very apt to show it, but my
preference does not indicate—Love.
But there is one class of ladies we do not
like; in fact we can scarcely call them en-
dearing titles! They belong to the strong-
minded Beecher-Stowe's. We have lyiowifc
more than one such extract a poor tius~
band's soul from his mortal body f They
make the poor fellows shun " home." as if
it were a Parnassus or Bedlam ! And make
them long for those wings spoken of fey the
Psalmist, so that they could " flee away and
be at rest!" These ladies belong to that
sensative class who are ever saying:—"I
know you don't love me !" '• You are not
my friend!" " You are always slighting
me!" " You don't sympathise with me !"
"You are a brute!*' Alas! that woman-
nature should be so varient! But, really,
Penelope (by the way, your name's a mis-
nomer if you are not married—are you
you should not be so hard on us, for if we
knew ybu, we could'nt help falling in love
JOAB & CO.
The Brenham Enquirer, now under
control of M. O. F. Barbar. Esq., does not
compliment Gen. Houston's speech very
highly. It charges him with egotism Ac.
The editor was. not long since, a good K. N.
but like a number of others, he had too pious
a regard for majorities, to remain in our
ranks. The bloom of Schiedam Schnapps
never fails to produce Democratic fruit,
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