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' . Ndeva Orleans 6 de Marzo de 1839.
Al -Editor del Tdegrafo .
.SeSor-
La Republica Texana es libre, soberana e independiente
deTiechoy dederecho. Pero no nos engafiemos., Por mas
jsabios-y bierTintencionados que fuesen sns gobernantes, el
mis.nunca gozarade .una prosperidad-solida, constder-
iwE;- ando-sus actuates relaciones, v la marcha desusuego-
&!& cioT No .puede haber jrospendad sin una poblacion pro-
1 1?M-.f,i poxcionadaa la csteucion de su territorio; ni la tal pobla-
cionsraia segunuau; m ia segunuau sm.una-iuerza ;
"ni la.fuerza sm el dineroj-'ni el dinero sin un credito; ni
el credito sin 'el reconociraiento de-la IndepenJencia del
Estado de parte de alguna poderosa potencia Europea, y
de este'reconocimiento Tiay muy poca probabihdad tnien-
,tras los Mexicanos estan en guerra con Texas No es
Ja opinion-general que la .Republica tend r a. en lo ade-
'lante :crue teraer algo de ellos : y aunvue admitido, por
ejernplo que. fuesen capaces de tener posesioo de ella en
-raso de una reconquista, nobJante nuevas desolaciones
serian de parte.deieUos inevitables las que destruirian
,z$ .151110103 estableciinienlos ya bechos sobre su superficie,
"i " 'comoja posibilidad de hacer otros Que se mirarian como
I$'YescSdado&de-nuev(is.desastres. Esta""incertid timbre sola,
,' -sierapre sera aobstacuIo insuperable para toda moral,
lndustnosa-y eomercial mejora deJa inlante Kepublica.
, " LosEstadosUnidos de Americaliarrreconocilola In;
tlependenckt Texana, porque essu .sistema de habito de
oreconocer todo gobiemo"de hecho pero jio se.han compro-
""rhetido para defetrlerla con laespada en Ja mano, contra
Jasagresiones 'estrangeras, poTque es,, tambien, su con-
stante"j)ractlca.conservarjla inas jestricta' neulraliddd-en
las quercllas tiue no les tocan : por este mismo-.niotivp,
"ti l. -.A rn' -:.-' . rr-:.'
baioyuffo31eiicanoff?-Tainpoco'podfa' Texasen tal
ycaso.-esperarnuevosocqrros de losVoluntariosAmeri-
canos, porqfie'estoscon ,propiedad la reprocharian por el
nDoco.cuidado aue ha tornado nor su Dronia 4ixistericia tkh
'Jitica, cuando ha temdo los medics abiindantes'tah faciles
. -como legales para protejer-y-asegurarla.
"15" guerra, en toda la'Jfuerza dela palabra, aun subsiste
tntre Mexico y Texas.ltf;mismo que-al tiempo2e"la-toma
del Alamo. La subsenuente suspensiorTdeaTmas ha sldo
-soiamcnte el electo de la actual aeoinaaa ue ios iv xica-
.nos vde la Jioderacion edificrnU de los Teianos, pero
j4oantcesaiLue4unuuiejcuaiquieraueias)anes oeugeran
tSjSin quatengan el menor motivo de'queja de falta de
Tniena Te, borque nUnca seha celebrado convenio alguno
cntrd. ellos, sobre la materia. Si. pues. la euerra'autorrza
Jas'hostilidades, yjlas hostilidades generalmente properi-
den, para obligaral, enemigo que solicite la paz lo mas
, pronto posiblejeste es, sm duda, el moraento en que los
xexanos aeman otra vez tomar las annas.
5- neracion.jr najueutauo para poner at iustado libre, sobe-
j? " jSiaaoje jndependiente de Goabuilay Texasbajo su cttro
5 if 'ferreoJFue entonces, y d( spues deJa proscripcion dela
fiZiS i .legismiura uei siaao, ae ia pnsion ae su goDemaaor, y
T Se IaffnvasiQU de su territorio por los JSentralistas, iiue
? !c;r-Teiannsfieles'fedrair:tas-riHRtn pi mnmpnto de la nm-
-cba. v enierarhente. jabandonados nor todos susantisruos
' ronfeaerados, ha proclamado su absoluta separation de
J&Tf'f Mexico" En una palabra, jellos desrnraynaron'la cspada.
IS .sdlamente para repeler a los destructores'del pacto federal
l"I.Ui,. -- ". - il , , , 1 - 1 v.".l
ti--T - Dor coiisisruieniu no 'nan atciaraao ia euerra ai paruuo
-. -ipderal. - " ct .
ISSri v Admitida una vez Ja ecsactitud de estos hecbos histon-
Li -y-7 zr. j, " . T -
K-ifS i cos,-si succediese ahora, que"una nueva federation sefor-
-",1? mase pntre todos, jinlo-nnns dp" Ins nntprinrps EstadosMe-
i 3kr :"'-' -:z,.-7? ::r? : - ; -:::i'::i
i rj&( ,J"-4"05y bb tsiaoiecitse un gooieiuo por enos, cou ti cuai
" "-seSiodra entrar en relaciones de amistad, nada podrajm-
JjpS pedhr iTque los Tejanos celebrarsrn cotf el tin tiatado de
&& " rtpfprisivn vnTonsivn nliriTj rnnfm su rnmnn pripmiim.
.j. . r" ."jr j r - ." -. w- . ..j-,
clmonstruoCentral, -t
Desde los acontecimif ntos de'San Jacinto iesta parte,
es one el espiritu.iederaV se ha dispeitidff en el "Norte de
Mejico. Leiicluyo aqui, SefJor, copia de un comunicado I
JVLJ no J T.-lIj .1 1 fill? ..t.1 . I u 1 T
'jctiuuu iu.o uu juuu ue ioou, xoiuiauu a uu pui ius
Eederalistas de Zacatecas, al tiempp que estube redactan-
-do'en JIuevar Orleans el f' Gorreo Atlatitico" con el nnico
'objetode sostener la causa deJTejas; pero como-no'me af-
canzoasla;fines de"A'gosto, es deciralgunosdias despues
de la suspension de lapublicacion de mi periodico, lo he
mandado publicar tn la -" Abeja -de csta ciudad. ir'or su
i. tt r ft . il " 1, ,
jcontenldo vera V. facilmente, que va dede esa epoca, los
-Liberales de JHexico han buscado con la mayor solicitud
.la amistad delos Tejanos. Pero la hbertad subseqiiente
4eSanta Anna haesbaratado sus planes, y Tcjas desani-
madopor'lamaccionde'-esos, nada ha hecho. Ahora tl
estado do las cosas se halla. enteramente diferente. Los
.Federaltstas Mejtcanos estan sobre el campo de la batalla
Por la comunicacio precitada vera V. Tambien qui
os-tstados prontos.a proclamar la tederacton, eran, desdf
" """ uc ;o,"' au..iuiipi5, oau i.u x uiusi, - lew particulars ot interest. The JJntish parliamtntseem-
AcatecaskJdIisco,NuevoLeon, Ooahmla. Durango, Sna tobe engaged in busihess,of great moment to 'the na-
Joa Ghihuagua, zy. Jos terntonos-de JMuevo Mexico y las joa The situation of the'navy was discussed with free-
CaiifoTnias, los pitimos haviendo con buen ecsito'eftctua-
'do su emancipacioh aljexemplo deTexas, sin que liajan
esperirnralado Ja mfnorrvejacidn de parte del impotent!
gobifrno centraL V.-'no lgnora sin duda, que aquellos
'Esfadosconlienfn lamasa de la poblacion mas numeroia
la mayor Tiqueza territorial, y la sum a capacidad moral
-cientifaca y politica entre en pueblo Mejicano. 5ortantot
ciios coiiiiituyen ia juerza eitciivauei iouo ei pays? y po:
coniigtutnte si jsu causa riunfa, los otros Estados seguii
3-an.uno pof-unpTsu ejemplff. .
E1 ralientc e ilusirado President? Lamar ha prepara-;
tlo el iimierial para la'hermosa fibnci que ha de levan-
-cfal entre Mexico Y'Texas, la base de una amistad util
"'?l L,UJ siuuiu uaoc, auivjtu w cull!;uiiiLi.4uu kuuici-
.para dmbos paises, csta yd puesta, .pero ticnen todavia a I
un enemigo "comun que reducir, a la imposibilidad dedi-i
Jlarlos, y "portanto el establecimitnto de una cotnunicacior
politico, entre Texas y la paite federal de Mexico no &
Ja meno3 iraportante. ta nueva federacion Mexicana lieni '
el derecho de celebrar los tratados con potencias estran i
geras qne esU'i.ie convenii ntes, es tan soberana como la
misma Kepublica 1 exana. i-sta verdad, sancjonada j
altamente proclamada por el Codigo de las nacionfs, ad
xnilida, Texas no podia desaplicarla a si misma, sm per-,
- petrar un verdarero suicidio politico: Emprr ndan, purs,
idos mil de sus Talientes vdluntarfos, su marcha y entre
-su gobierno con el de la nueva federacion Mexicana en
un tratado correspondiente, cuyos bases han de ser, en mi
-opinion, 'os siguientes:
1.- La federacion Mexicana solemn? y esplicitaracnte
Teconoce la absoluta y perpetua independencia del antigQo
Estado de "Coahuila y Texas"
2. La Republica Texana conjprendiendo todo el terri-
torio del antigQo "Estado de Coahuila y Texas" sin que
jsea miembrq de la nueva federacion Mexicana, ha de tra-
'tar con ella como soberana.'ii soberana, y ha de celebrar
imediatamente, con ella un tratado de,defensiva y ofensiva
j3.1ianzat.contra el Gobierno Central do Mexico.
j3. Despues de la celebracion de esle tratado, ningun
y-tro Estado Mejicano ha de ser admitido en la nuea
Union Mejicana, a mi nos que sea bajo la espresa condi-
jinn tp. jiiirrinir a oicno tiainuo soure ius uusiiius oases
arnna mencionaSas, sin que sea en ningun tiempo permi-
tido a proponcrt li, menor modificacion de el, a menos,
nip ispfi inn pi lifirp rnncpntimipntn dp. la "Renubliea
Texana.
4. Las tropas que Texas en virtud de dicho trafado, se
compromeleria a emplear en la defensa de la nueva ftde-
racion Meiicana, han de ser mantenidas d espensas de di-
cha federacion, durante su perrrianencia dentro de los li-"
mites do su jurirficcibn territorial.
5. Ninguna-deas potencias -aliadas ha do intervenir,
jamas, en la organizacion interior del otro, bajo ninffun
pretesto politico, legislativo, civil, militar, 6 religioso, &c.
Sr. Editor, Las nuevas, solamente, de esta aliauza
rausarian aquellas hordas de Centralistas, actualmente
aproximandose al golpe del latigo, que cayesen terrifica-
dos, y qqe su gobierno percibiese el golpe mortal Esto
restaurs ria la paz entre le Francia y Mexico. Es'o f vi-
taria un rompimiento entre los Estados Unidos v Mexico.
Esto pondria un Jin a la guerra civil en aquef pais dc-
graciado, y Texas reconocido independiente por Mexico,
eeria tambien reconocido por todos las demas nacioncs del
orbe, y asi coldcado para gozar todas las ycntaJ3s y la
Jranieza a qne sus esfuerzos heroieos la han ya concedi-
olanfostitulo! Q.ue seria, al contrario, el retultado,
-i los Texanos permanecen egoistas y fnos espettadori-s
de la contienda entre Jos Centralistas y Fideralistas Me-
jicanos ? Los ultimos ya conquistadores, ya conquistados
.serian.justa e indudablemente.enfurecidos, y una guerra
Mexicana.'Verdaderamente national amenazaria por un
laTgo porvenir la.existencia politica de Texas, yd sea co-
mode una .Nacion, ya co'mo de una Colonia.
Creo. Sr , de buena fe, que no hay cost mas razopable
justa, legalbencfica, indispensable, que lo.'que aqui'ttn
go el honor de someter-a la consideraciort de sus conc?u
dadanos, por'medio de su interesante periodico, en.caso
que lo considerase diguo de inscrtarlo. Pero si V. fuese
de mi opinion, no tema V. el trempo nos har& justicia. -Muv
respetuosameote siempre suyo.
O. de A. SANTANGELO.
Front the Houston Mqramg Star.
The RFMOViL op the Seat op Government We have
reveral tinier attempted to show to the comtnnnuv the impolicy
awl inexpediency ol removing the 5eat ol Government from this
city to the mic selected bv ihe Commissioners, and shall ooiv
venture to make some suggestion j,"anil express ome ideas on
the co istitutionalilyof the matter. Should anv one deem us pre
sumptuous, in flaring to differ on a constitutional quesiionwiih.
luGrefireseniaiives oi jne people ana tne txecuuve neaa cu ine
'nation, we can only say that the promptings of self-inteics" are
roomeumesostroogandoveriiowuing, Ihatewen theeyesof the
""honestinan may become blinded, and iiemay imagine himself
doingf ight, wh-n in factTieis greatly m ei ror. These, togeth-
er wuh the extreme excitement which prevailed during the dis-
cussion of the bill lor the removal of the seat of "government,
mayhaveihad an undue weight with the represent lives; and
a desfle to accede to the manifested opinion of congress, toselh-
erwith an unwilli. eness to view the Consti ulion m a different
light lrora that bjdy, vngMhae had much influence with Ihe
Executive. In the nrt place, then, we declare the "Act pi ovi-i-ing
lor the locatio.i ol the seat of government" unconstitutional,
r because it violates the 16th article in the Declaration of Rights,
"which sayEthat 'jiq laws lmpainug the'obligatioii of contracts
shall be made." By reference ,to the'law "loeatingjemporanly
the seat iif government," it"wiirbe "seen that it fs expressly de-
clared therein, th.il "the seat of government .hallVe estatlished.
at the town of Houston, on Buffalo bjyou,nntil-th: end of the
session; of congress- which shall assejiible'W&e year one thousand
fighC hundred andforty.' How we do uot inow w"hat proposi-
tion was made by ttfe-proprietors of this city, or whether any
was made ; the act last lelerredto contains no consideration, and
implies no forfeitu es JTheclau.se. is ennrelj declaiatory, and
the language is free fiom every ambiguity whatever. Doub.less
the proprietors of Houston made many arrangeraenls.'urider the
impression that the government would net forfeit its sacred
pledge, whii h they would not otherwise have mnde, and conso-
quentlv may suffer loss Then is not the aut which declares
thai the seat of government shall be removed previous to the 1st
ol October next, calculated to impaira contract, and consequent-
ly it violation of the Constitution.. Again, Sec 33, Art 1. of the
Constitution says "thallib member ol either house (of confess)
shall be eligible to any office which ihay be created during his
iprm oiservice.' Jto ourmraas aremartaeiy piam iieciarapon,
thclanguageof which most ilistinctl) con veys the tdea. Ita's only
necessary to remark thatffuroftheJlc'Commissioners appoint-
ed were actually metnlersof Congrcswhiti ihe "bill passed,and
at the lime of the election. Persons who are-skilled in the pr c-
tice of torturing and twisting language to suit thei'own unlaw-
- f il purposrs, maybsable to find some ambigtiity-Jurkmg in the
exDressions but to us. -who nretend to take no other than a vlain
common-sense English g ammar view oflhe case, the election of
uieiiiusrs ui cuugrcss iu uc iuu cuuiiuissiuucia in iijciis-c uuuci
consideration, appears as gross,- palpable and unwarrantable a
violation of the constitution, as if the Executive should exercise
the p6w.ere.of a district Judge. Lastly, the pet wems tn 'bz un-
constitutional, inasmuch as it declares that thegovernment shall
dispose ol any citizen's property at a "price fixed by itself, for
the purposes of governmental speculation. "Wevrould h etolbe
shown that article in the Constitution, or anywhere except in
Jhe acf of which we complain, which authorizes thegovernmen,
to sen anyman'sianaiortiireeortureenunareti aotiarcan acrei
fur he purpose of.building a cily'intl-jaoiiTtj'c speculation un-
less bv his special and direct consent. We do conceive m all
humility, this 1 isl provision of thejact as striking directly at the
the Declaration of Rights. We, are not sticklers for the last as-
sertion, inasmuch as thereis much divcrsiiy of opinion on,lhe
subject-; butk will require much and plain reasonmgto con-
vince of the errorof the others. Doesanysay, " Hhatcanthe
Executive do? It is his duty to enforce the laws passed liy con-
gress " Granted but not when those laws are unconstitution-
al -and if this appear, it is then his imperative duly to exercise
his prerogative in convening Congrci s, that they-may appythe
Iiroper remedy We have drawn up these ideas of ours hasti-
y, and submit them imperfect as thTey maybe, to the considera-
tion of those interested.
- SIX DAYS LATER "FROM ENGLAND
By tfie- arrival of the'packet ship Monongahelaj at Phi-
ladelphia, ihe editors of thc-'ITnittd States Gazette were
fu receipt of Liverpool dates to iheJSth of March. We
copy nelow atf article rrom a liverpool tory paper, which
shows what effect the opposition in England aie trying to
produce by the'difiiculties between Maine and N. Biuns
wick Previous to the departure of the Monongahe'la, a
British frigate had arrived atPortstnouth from fljlifax
after a remarkably short passage of 15 days, by whii h
news was received that the Governmmt f Maine, under
, i,psnnrtinnnftlipfi..nnral Onvprmpm rmd ii,rvl nrrWo
t t0 take pOSSeSsion of thedispufed territory. -The exagger-
ated statement will preparathe British people for the re-
ception o( tbe news by the Great Western; 'and as the re-
alfacts will prove muchness grievous and provoking to
nglish priJe, than previous reports represented, the ex-
- - citemem 0f the public mind instead of being inflamed bv
the tij;ngs flom -Washington.
Tbe papers brought by the Monongahela -furnish buU
dom and ability, anitherminutry were yidly denounced
lora neglect oi tnai impoitani orancn oi national ueiLnce.
If the assertion of the tory pnss "may be depended on, the
navy of Great Britain has'been as mucn neglected as has
that of-the United States. The papers montion an impor-
tanf insurrection in Syria. The Press in Paris expnss
"great indignation at- the course pursjed in Spain by Don
Snanish Cortes: in which case 'the Chamhrrs would hp
Marios mere were rumors ot ine atisotui-.cn o; the
con oked for the 31st of next TMay. ThelGngof llino-
ver was st;i ;n trotible-with his people and'the Cham,
bers The Second Chamber "refuses to form a quorum-
aai l)le consequence is, a want ot anv means to arransre
existinsr difiicultirs.
The Methodist Centenary fund amounts to 175,500
The Frenchf'ministry weresuffering defeat in the elec-
tions. Below are copied some statements, containing the
particulars of the progress of the elections. The Madrid
journals of the 25th of February state, thlt the Catatonia
deputies showed themselves more opposed than ever to
' the ,reaty 0f commerce with England
J General Alaix was only waiting the arrival of Gener-
ai Ge.oninoValdez, from Gallacia, to surrender hsm the
yar Department, and proceed to take the Govemcnt of
Catalonia, from'Baron De Meere.
The provincial deputation of Saragossa had resolved to
refuse paying their taxes, shovld hey be levied without
the sanction of the Cortes
Several G&erals sent by the Minister of War, and in-
vested with commands in old Castile, remained quietly in
Madrid Several others .refused to obey the orders of
Government, unless paid their travelling expniars The
equipment of 4000 cavalry was prosecuted with much ac-
tivity Rumors of the dissolution of the Cortes were again
afloat in the Spanish capital.
From the Louisianian.
OFFICIAL.
We have received through the collector of the customs
the following official despatches, which we hasten to pub-
lish for the information of the mercantile community.
Consulate of the U. States.
Malamora, ApiilSrd, 1839.
Sir. Iliave the honor to transmit herewith for the in
formation of American citizens interested in the trade, to
this poit, a copy of an official notice published by the lo
cal authorities of this city, on trio 1st inst. by virtue of an
order from th Mexican government abrogating the de-
cree which authorised the" importation into this port of cer-
tain articles prohibited by the existing tariff; which order
will take effect at the expiration of 30 days after the pub-
lication, in I ho city of New Orleans.
I have the honor to be, with great respect, sir, your
most obedient servant. D W. SMITH.
To J..W. Breedlove, Collector of the Customs, N. Orleans
copy
NOTICE TO MERCIIANT3.
In conformity to an ordpr of the supreme government.
received yesterday, an 1 transmitted by his excellency the
minister of war and navy, the privilege authorizing cer-
tain importations into this port, of nicrch indize, prohibit-
ed by the existing tariff, is hereby nbrog-ited, and notice
being giv en to the commercial community, for their in-
formation: and in order to prevent damage, thirty days'
notice of said abrogation is gtanted, to bpgin from the day ;
said order shall hae bten published by the Mexican
consulat New Orleans. -
Mxtamoras, April 1st April, 1839.
. VALENTIN CANALIZO. ,
- PEDRO J. DE LA UARZA "
- MANUEL PINAY CUEVAS.
JA true copy J- j. 1PINA.,"
-' From ISelTouston Morning Star.
Mr. Editor Believing it ttfbe the duty we owe liijipprise
each other of iheuspecied and spurious paper that makes its
appearance amon us from time to"iime7I havethonght'it adiji
sable-loinformthe' public, through the medium of your valua-
ble papery toe oil their guard, as this city Jit the present tune,
is"floojea"with money i. e. prelty looking well engraved pic-
tun Sj purporting To be promise." to pay, rn various trailing anil
turnpike companies, in the Unite'd Stales ami to back the val-
ue ol thesaid pictures, the holders' of them willshow ou papers
printed in the United Stales, saying them to be equal to specie,
i c specie-paying tanks.) Perhaps yon all remember the
manner in w nidi thenotes of the Bank of West Fiorida, back-
ed by newspapers, made their apearanee among us, il you do
not, youi humble servant does to his sorrow. The Madison-
villeand Pearl River Turnpike Company, and the Wclumpka
Trad Jig Company have had some very pretty pictures struck
on loruie lexas marsei ; out as met miens ao not wisn to pay
too high for scraps to ornament tables or books w ith that being
the only use they could be applied to, without 'lis that of light-
ing a cigar, forwhich they are admirably caliulated I think
'tv mldbe as wellfor theholdersto keep them in their pockets,
orxftoo Urge an amount, pack them away in their trunks or
packing-baxes I knowif several instances of.eenllemen of
my acquaintance being offered la ge prices fortheir property in.
in atoresaw pictures: lor instance, one ol Jliem was oflereclior
a lot in this city, 4000 in Pearl Ttiver paper. He replied lhat
he only wanted S'SbtiO in promissory notes of this government,
(which, we all know, are nowat a discount of 50,per cent )
iow.if the said Pearl River money nas specie-paying, 'Jwbuld
haeb3enan excellent arrangement: Imrhe was like myself,
he preferre'd the pictures of his government, to those of mere
nominal companies; having existence only so-long as they could
iurthertheirewds. VERITAS.
A ttrange Occurrence. An English paper says that
the following occurrence took place some ttme'since. ""It
u ill remind our readers of s
"Him-who took the do tor's bill,
"And swallowed it instead of the pill "
"A man servant in ihe employ of the Rev. Dr. Palmer,
ol Yarcombej near Chard, being taken ill, the medical it-
tindant of the family was sent for, who prepared for the
man a bolus iiom the lamily medicine chest, and haung
wrapped up m paper the .small weights used in weighing
out the proper proportions of the drugs, left them on the
table, and .near U) them the bolus, which he desired one of
the'femalesol the house to carry to the man.servant. with
instructions to take it immediately, treacle. Some hours
aiterwarus, nts master came to inquire aoout tne patient,
and found him suffering under very uneasy symptoms
which the man attributed to the strange kind of medicine
the doctor had ordered him. and which he said he "never
should have srot throiiffh with, had he not cut it into small
er pieces, btithethanktd God, that though it was rather
rouarh ana snarpish, he had trot it ail down ihis ac
count puzzlul his master exceedingly, who, however,
soon discovered lhat the man had actually suallow d in
treacle a comple set of brass grain weights, instead of the
bolus, which was lying harmlessly on the table in his
masters room. Proper remedies wereirnmediately-adopt-
m iui uisiuugujg mis uuvutiuiiuii uust: jiuill nit; luiiua
stomach, who subscquently'rtcovercd frem his illness "
THE BOOK AGENT.
As thesun was setting afterline of those sultry days iti July,
when the ihcrmometer rose"to 90, a tall lanleni-jawed, ga mblcd
shanked'fellow entered the village of , in the old com-
monwealth of Mass chusetls. He was dressed in the peculiar
cbstuinc of a ankee backwoodmans having on his head a
-squirrel skin cap, and on his ieei a pairqt double soled cowhide
boots which w.iuld laugh out of countenance a Kamschalkm
wi ter. On his.arms was foldeda butter nutcoleredrojk coat
and in his hand was an extra shirt and dickey, tied up n i .i col-
ton flag handkerchief. On his' entrance into lhe.villag-ehe in-
quired for the clergyman, and lieiug told where he ra.--ght be
lound, started post haste for his residence. -Armnifr at his
.house he found him enjoying ihe cool of tht twilightinJ us gar
den. Btepping up lo me lence ne inquirea n me a ev. nir.
-1 lived in that neigbborhood? The clergyman Jold him
that he did.'and that he was the individual to whom he .alluded
. " 1 am dreadful dear, said the fellow, " you musrrais ? jour
voice, or I cant he ir ajyonl you say " I b'e clergyman" put his
lipstoh!s ear; and lcpealed the declaration lhat he was the per
son for -whom he enauiied. and asked the obiect of his call
"'Tis bin an awful hot day, said the traveller, buuit gro-ws a lit
tle couer as ine sun goes uown." l ne Clergyman again enquir-
ed hisbasinesS, at Ihetopothis lungs. "I ihankye a thousand
time-," said ihe stranger,""! reckoned to have got to the' tavern
by sundown, but I havn't as I"am prodigiously tuckered out I'll
st ly&nd thank ye into the bargain," following the Ueigyman
inlolhe house. Tlie clergymau banded him a chair, arid alter
laying doun his coat in the cornered theroom and fanning- him-
scll with bis cap, he took his seat. 1 he clergyman in a Joun
voice, aski d him lo what part of the country he was travelling?
"Any thing lhat comes handy," he replied, " I'm a farmer -when
at home, andnot much ueit to nick-nacks I can eat any thing
but cofd porkand cabb3ge, and lhat I never could eat since Iwas
a boy but do i't put yourself out of the way at all about supper.
The clergyman enquired again, in a still loudervoiceifliewas
from Vermont.
'Tin getting subsc lbcis, says lie, for a valuable book it Js
the work of John I unyan, or Jonathan Bun) ah Idon'trsmem-
b.r exarily which; but I'll see, polling out his prospect as and
handing it to the clergyman who after' looking at it, ha.-ide.lit
back and remarked lhat he did not wish lo subscribe. " O yes,
he replied, I always catry a pen and ink with me I nntl a
gi eat mauy folks that don't keep such things' in their he usi.-s,"
pullingouthispen and ink, and offering it to the clergyman.
The lergyman laised his voice to the highest key, and ss id. he
must be excused fn m subscribing. "Jest as well, said Ute a-
gent, I nine the names of half my .subscribers myself, entel ing
the name of the clergj man in his subscription book. -
'Ihe ckrgj man despairing ol making the lellow heal- any
thing, concluded to et rid ol him in the easiest vvaylie could
He therefore furnished him w ith a good supper and bed. In the
morning he told him in as lond a voice as he wasmasieForjJthat
hi did not want the work and should not t ke it " Don't give
yourself any -uneasiness about it, said the agent, I never iorqet
subsenb-rs "and especially minislirs you shall have it in dif;
time." Thanking him lor his kiiidness and hospitality and bid-
ding him good morning, he trudged off as fast as his legs couitV
carry him.
About a month alter, aslhe clergyman was on bis way to vis-
it a brother in the ministry in a neighboring town, he was not a
little surprised lo meet Ins old guest, ihe deaf book agent. He
was dressed much in the same manner as belore, but was seated
on a-bjx, in the fore part of a one. horse wagon, dravvu by a
ihorse lhat would require stall-feeding to make m ich of a show.
Cuming up with him he jumped out of his via on, shok him
cordially by thehand.and said he was going direetly to his house
with hisjjooks. The clergyman said he mustbeexeused fiom
takingthem, as he had already aset on hand. "No m.itier,said
the agent I'm going tight by your house, and can iesve the
"books and lake the money ol your wife," gelling into his wagon
anu UdViiigon. ine ctcrg)maiiieanng nisiuiniiy migm iaie
the -books m his absence, put tbout for home, and arrived just
as the agent was driving up Seeing the tlcrsyman hdd re-
turned, he said ou came backibr fear of rain I s'spose, and it
does loot as though we were going to have a long siorm,"' tik-
ine the bjoks from the b3X and c irryiug them inthe housi .
' he i icrgj man told him as loud as he could that he did not wjnt
Ihe "boo'Ks, and thought he was insulting him by forcjpg them
upon him. The a;ent said lhat he inteiMi d to have got a Utile
further before the storm; but if he could not conveniently pay
him then he must .'cceptol his invitation and stay until the
storm as over. The clergvman was compelled to take the
b loks o keep the fellow three or four da) s, jiaid him the mon-
ey, as the easiest vv ay to get rid of him.
FLORAL EMBLEMS.
The hnRuage of flowers is so elegant an amusement, that n e
select a few ot the inosl interesting emblems for the gratification
of our fair readeis,
Biautv T-hc Hose This queen of flowers is ronsidr-rul Ihe
pride of Flora, and the emblem ol beauty in every part of the
globe.
Calimw Madder. This plant, so essential to dyers and
calico punt r, is made ihe emblem of calumny, since it leaves
so perm ncui asiain on me purest ciom.
CoatiETRT The velloicdav Ittlu This frazilebeautv is made
to represent coquetry, as Us flowers seldom last a second dayr
Couiuoi The Hack poplar The poplar was dedicated to
Hercules', in consequence of his destroying Cacus, in a situation
wherethe.'e ireesshonnd.
Declaiutiov of iiFFECTinj, Tulip. The tulip has from
time immemorial, been made the emblem by which ayoung
Persian makes a det'laralinu of Ins atlachn ent.
Tjiffidfncl Cyclaymen As modest diflidence adds attrac-
tion lo beauty, so does this graceful flow er engage our notice
by its unassuming carnage; lor the cv daymen, although it ex
pands its petals in an upright dirertion, nev er rears its hesd to
the sun The Komish chunh has dedicated this flower to St.
Romauld.
Docility The Hush This plant, so provetbial foritsplia-
bilily,is the most applitable symbjl of docility.
Dciubil'TY Dogxcood, or Conn'll tree The firm and lasting
nature of this wood has canned it lo be made the 1 pe of duration.
Fmi-LiTV Wall specdiccll This beautiful plant, which at-
taches nselflooiil w.ilK is the symbol of fidelity. This plant is
dedicated to St Simeon of Jerusalem.
Forsikev The lilac The Fastern nations, from whence
this hcautilul shrub was originally bro'ight, u .e the lilac as the
emblem of the forsaken, as it ts ihe flower the loier offers to
his mislrsssifhe abandons her.
A rross-frraineil ansiccrlo across question A humot
ous fellow a carpenter, being summomd as a witness on n
trial for an assiult, one of the counsel, who was very much
given to brow -beating the evidence, asked him what dis-j
tanco he was from the parties when he saw the defendant
si rilte the plantitt .' '1 he carpenter answ ered, "just four feet
five inches and,a half." "Pray thee, fellow," says the
counsel, "how.is it possible you can be so very exact as to
distance?" ' I thought,"" says the carpenter, "that some
I fool-oriotder might ask me, and so I measured it."
To thiBditor of the Telegrapi: t f
Sir! fhave seen an ariideirrthevljfprninj7 ASittT,"
which was transferred loyour paper of-the" 17th mst, on-
"the subject of the probable-removal of the Seat of Gov-
ernment, and the new selection of the city of Austin
The" writer of that article appears to think thatlhe in-
dispensable buildings cannot, be got-in readiness , without
anAladin's.Lamp vMany of the improvements of our
interesting country ilo,mdee'd, look- something like the
-work of roagicj but a little reflection will convince you,
that in this case,ho magical influence, will be necessary
to effect -all that may be neressary-fof the removal of the
Seat of Government
When the Seat of Government was fixed at Houston
mere was not a'smgie house at tne place, it was in tne
heart' of a wild and'very unpromising country. -But, by
the energy of the proprietors, every comfortabla quarters
were provided for the reception of Congress1 But, it, will
be said, that Houston is situated on a n.ivigable stream,
and the facilities for importing limber fromr.,the United
States, rendered ihe.Vork of building comparativ ely smaiU
This was certainly a great advantage, Tind one, witndu't
which, Houston could not ha vaTeached it'' present state
ofimprovement. But what commerce hasdone fonHous-
lon, its'own resources will do for "the new city,'' Timber,
"which at Houston had to be imported, there grows in
abundance. " It has water power, for savv jnills equal to
any in the world, so you will sec that there need to beirior
want of lumber. Other bu'Ildino: materials, .-and thoseTbf ',
the best class, are -very abundantin the. immediate vTeirii
ty of the place. The quarries of limestohe.-gypsum, white?
marote, and granite, are inexhaustible; so it will be seen,
that the difficulties for (he tOTIediaeerectrpnbf the pub-
blic buildings" are not so great as many imagine."
The next objection is wiUncss of the countfy, and the
consequent difficulty of obtaining sustenance for the work-
men, and particularly the clerks in the different depart-
ments of the government, and consequently, the probable
high prices for.b'oard. The p'ebple'of Housloashould
uot broach this subject; for the podf Teef, jkusiyjnead,
and miserable coffee that we get"h'ee, we havc"to pay
from 815 to $25 per week; what effect the localion-of the
Seat of Government m.iyhavc, L know not I do.knowj
that we can now get bitter, bdaid in that part of i&&
( country for three dollars per week, th in vou can in Hons-
- . ..jr.i.. A-J.t'L . I ' ' .. ,
iuu iui iwe.rn.ij. aim we country is Dy no means as Wild
as the people fn this city imagine, and thev will be'verv
I much astonished to learn, that the Capital is locatedrin
1 r.l... jl.M ..j ..jit i.' m.-.vr mi '.
uue in me iiiiavest seiuemenis in xexas,. inerearejnore
people now living within twenty miles of tlie city of Aus-
tin, than there are within forty railesof the'eily ofHous-
iuii. i ue ianu is oi tne verjr nrsi quality, ana witn little
labor, snsceplibletifthe highest state f cultivation. The
inhabitants of that section of the country have a consider-
able quantity of corn and beef, which will answer for'the
present necessities.of the people who may wish to emi?
grate to the new city; and very large crops of corn arer
now being planted, will renaer the supply for next year
abundant Itisajjdod wheat country.jmd ina'fevv
cars it may supply the wholccoasfwith; flour.
-There is within a few miles of the town a large "bed of
excellent iron ore, ana stone coal is abundant in, the.hills
near the city, and ifunquestionablv possesses sreater as-
' ricultural and mineral resources than any other,portiori
ot tne ixepuoiic. - 5
v With regard to its health and. beaury.-it'is unnecessary
to say a smgle word "Jlvrey p'erson who has seen it,
concur in the opinion "that itis the most beautiful spot'of
earth which nature ever formed. It is. watered. by mnu-4
merable springscodl, and"so clear that you may see. the
bottom in 25 or 30Jeet water. It fs perhaps not exactly
in the center of the- RepublicbuVas nearaaany eligible
situation-Cuuld havelbeen selected. "
Many of the citizens ofthiscfty abuse the newlocatmn
because ihe Seat of Government has been removed from
Houston; and would have abused it equally as much had
it been placed in any other portion of the JRenuBlic.
This is ajacit acknowledgment that the prosperity of
Houston depends upon the Seat of Government being con-
tinued at this place; a thing that I am by .no means prer
pared to admit. Houston is situated at the head.ol navt.
gation of the best stream in Texas G.ilveston has the
bst harbor in the Republic, and nothing can effect the
prosperity of the two places.
But the people of Houston, ms'tead of spending their
time in unavailing complaints, should begin.seriously to.
do something to secure the trade ol the new aeat oi Uov-
arnment and the'wide countfy adj'.tcent to it" The dis-
tance is by no means as great as many people imagine.
By the road as it now runs, it is not more than 175 miles
from the new city; and it may be shot t tried. at leas? 40
miles; and a belter country selected for a road than the
one over which ifnow runsr From this city to Robert's,
on the Washington road, it is 32 miles from thence to
the Brazos, at the mouth of New Year's Creek, it is 23
miles at that point, cross the Brazos below' Ihe mouth
of the creek, and take the dividing 'ridge betwetn that
stream and Mill Creek, till you get near the head of New
Year s Creek, where you cross in Ihe neighborhood of
CapL Swisher's, who lives on the Washington and La-
Grange road; twenty miles from Washihgtod; yon
follow the La Grange road ly miles, to Matson's; from
Matson's you strike across the south brunch of the- Ya-
gua, and travel up the dividing ridge between the south
and middle branches of the Yagua to the old San Ahto-
nio'road, 25 miles from thence, you would take the
ridge between the waters pi Little Kiverand Ine Colora-
i de, 40 miles, tcf the new Seat of Government r By, this
route, it would-" be but 135 miles from this place
1 to the new Seat of Government- and the road would
pass over a succession of ridges without a single stream
to obstruct the progress of the traveller, at any season of
theytar. If the people of Houston would raise a sub-
scription, and send some persbn out to lav offihe road.
the neighborhoods through which it would pass, I have
no doubt would open it. It would run mostly through a
prairie country and ten men could do all the work that
would be necessary to open the road in one month. I
look foiward to the time when there will be a Rail Road
over this tract of country; but until that can be done, the
people of Houston should do all in their power to make a
good wagon road to the new Capital, and thus secure the
widest range in the Republic. This city is the nearest
port to the new Capital, and has the advantage of abetter
road, and if the inhabitants have enterprise commensurate
with its local advantages, it ij.ill receive a large propor-
tion, if not, thewholcrofth.it trade -The city ol Santa
Fe is not more than 400 miles from the city of Ausfin,
and I hope in a few years to see the products of thit rich
mining country coming through "that city to Houston
I hope the people of Houston will not suffer the harvest
to be gathered by other. A little enterprise is all that
is required to perpetuate the prosperity ol this place.
VERITAS..
Foom the Houston Morning Star.
We learn with much regret that several vessels have
been fitted out from New Orleans to proceed to Cuba and
smuggle slaves into our country. The course intended
lo be pursued in effecting this object, is to run the essel
up the Sabine and land them on the the United States coast,
from which the transportation of tht in across the river in-
to our own country would be but the work of a moment
The government of the United States have taken measures
to frustrate this accursed expedition, by appointing capt
Green formerly of the revenue cutter Woodbury, United
State's collector at the Sabine who is provided w ith a suffi-
cient force to fjrivard the accomplishment of the design.
We do sincerely hopn that if the report be true, (and we
amnot doubt it,) the officer will be succesfful in capturing
the individuals engaged in this business, and that the pen-
alties of the law will be enforced with the utmost rigor
and decision
We learn that a brig l.iden with 150 tons of Icn, con-
signed to iligelow 5f Co of this City, has recetnly arrived
in the Bav from Uos'on The Consitmees are nrenarinir
an ice house on the- bank ofthe Bavou. for the numose of
receivmgihe whole cargo; they intend keeping a suffi-
cient supply lor the Utty thronghoitt the season. lb. j
THE TELEGRAPH.
.EDITED BY" JRANCIS 'MOORE, JR. S
Houston, IVednesdqy Jllay 1 1839.
We learn from Mr. Hart of Nacogdoches, that Gener-
al Douglass andseveral citizens of that place recently vis-
ited the Sabine,for, the purpose of holding-a Talk with
the Chiefs of the hostile Indians. " Only three or four
chiefs attended the m'eeting.-r-wlio expresse'd mucbr!anx
iety to conclude a tretityof peace: "iutVconsequfnl-elif
the absence of several of the "principaL chiefs.Generaf
Douglass concluded to jvait unti,lheyshould come ihi
Bolhpartirs therefore, agreed (o'"rneef again at thi'sarne" -placetin
or about the 1st ofMay) The completedefeat
of the'party under' Cordovawill undoubtedly dishearten:
those who have hitherto" advocated. hostilities and.Induce'
them to.accedejto the tems prjoposeeTbythe Government.
The company recently 'tnlistld "under Capt. Waters "
"were orTtheir march. mrttnefSabineXwlien Mr.Hart left
Nacogdoches, and it is probable they.,are now encamped "
on the frontier. -J-?rfrgXy ' ..
WeJearrithataduel w aslbllrttfliavtaken placeat
jGalveslon between two OfficersopeoCtheArmy'the oth-
er of the Navy. vThe.cfv11 autirbntles,Jiowever, prompt
ly interferedand probably preveuted one of the parties
from receivfng'a-disAenoraWedlschaTge'frorn sefyire
Lnofbyserifencem axourT martial, or the,executrVe order.
but by whatjs far moe disgracefulrthe hand of a duellist
ire Know uoiuiug oi iiik cause ui ine quarrel, ana out Jit-
lla APttia Torti-o KMiKDmuf' nnf inie lira lmr.wr i?Fl.'.
are in office, men so forgetfuhof the duty they oweto ihe
country, as to desire to imbrue their hands ineach other's
hfoodi-'on account of any little private brarel-or grudge,
they are unworthy to serve in the army ornavy of Texas.
That soldier oisaiIor who is actuated by the -spirit of
genuine patriotism, will ever bear 'in mind, that be owes
hisrlife first to n"is country. JHe who in a private brawl "-&
or quairel destrovs a comradend robs the Republic of -, i 5
-VW
enemy's camp, and should be punished as a Traitor.
K, s 2 , if -..
-, Theremarks we madt a short time since, relative o.
the economy ofthe goVernmenthaveit appears, occasion-
ed somedtsjitis&iction inn "cerihuarter and attempts
have been inada to prove that thePresident is compelled"
to carry into effect the sevetaHaws passed at the last ses-
sion ofcongress, proyidingjbrthe delence.ofthe country.
.Indeed, it hasbsen'gravely urged,'tjiat 1lthe p?esent con
gress made no less than six diffjrent'enactments dunnsr
the lite session, all providing for the.Taising'bf different
"--Vs - - J- jr
bodies of troops; for the protection pfstheTfroptiers; specify-
fying in those laws the number'of officers, pay, service,
&C7"ofthe men.-andjnaking the-.necessaryappropriatioDs
to carry. them into effect," andtlhaUhe-President has no-
discretionarypower relative to iheir operation, but is
compelled to carrylhem into effict 5These six-laws, au -thorise
the raising of-thirtycompSniesin all about 1800
mem and the approprutions!ridrayihg,their expen-
ses amount to obom.one million and afhaIFdolIars-
At the timejtney.wercpassecr,-itwas generallyTsnpposedr
that a large bo3yol hostile 'Indians wereihovering upon
uui iiuuuci9,auu wert? giiueu uuu, uueueu uy lut: guveru-
menttof Mexico1--Since then, JiqweyerJ a material change f
nas taKenipiacem our relations witn. me enemy. - ine
IndiarTforces have been completely broken and dispersed,
and thehostile chiefearenovv suing for peaccTMexico, pros
(rated by internal dissentions, canextend to them.no ajd, .-
and is everiunable to protect her own frontiers. Why,
then, should we, at this juncture, Taise- an army five times
greater than the emergency requires? Are ur public
coffers so full, or our citizens so wealthy, and ready to-
hear the burthen, of taxation that the-government can af-
ford to keep several hundreds of her citizensidly carrying
muskets wheatheirssrvices must'necessarily beentirely
useless to the Republic? But, we may here agafn be told t
that,the lawsrarcjinperatiye; fhePresident is required to
raise these troops. 'By'referring, however, to these laws
in question, we find Tthat'thetPresident is not required to
carry therriiito effect buUbarefy authorized: andin the
second section ofthe "act to appropriate one milliofToTsv
dollarsor the protection of the frontiers," itis expressly'
declared, that this .sum is appropriated'"for, the purpose
of raising such forces as the President 'way deem necessa-
ry ftJr the defence oTthe country' 't'ls "therefore evi-
dent, that '"the Executive has a discretionary power in re-
ference to carrying those laws into effect. We sincerely
hope he will exert this .discretionary" power as the best-
interes'sof the count ry.require, sr-Texas is yefpoor; and s
her resources undeveloped, Her goyernment therefore,
should husband the publicTeverftfeswfth the'most risrfd
economy. She needs no large andjexperisive military
establishments. We doubtnoUhatMghtf companies of
Rangers, disposed at, suitable points along thefron.Iers,'
wonld afford complete protection to the whole Republic
An act passed at-the last sessionlof congress, anthorized
the President to station detachments of troops fit each of
the. following points, "viz- one detachment at, or near Red
River one at the Three Forks of Trinity one at, or
near the Brazos oneat, or-neartbe Colorado one at.
orneare St Marks ono at, or near the headwaters ofthe
Cibolo one at, or near'theRfo Frio, find oneat or near
the Nueces. One company stationed at each of these points
could easily protect the w hole intervening lines. of the fron-
tier, and could be supported at an expense thar would be
easily borne, by the country. Possibly, however, it may
be urged, that we need a standing army to prevent Mex-
ico from attempting another invasion. Our enemy, how-
ever, needs no sucbTbugbear. She has already learned
to her sorrow, thatin case of invasion, our whole Repub-
lic becomes a camp, and every freeman a sofdier. Let
but the bugles of the invader again sound along our wes-
tern border, and the citizen sslJiers of Texas would rush
to the battle field ns they would gather to a joyous festi-
val. But we need not expatiate on -this subiect- the nfe:
sent situation" of Mexico renders it utterly improbable that
we shall receive the least injury from thai quarter.
A friend has Trindlv permitted us to Dublish the.
following extracts from a private journal, written byrhfnf
nearly twelvemonths since, while vi3itingthe country in
the vicinity ofthe new Metropolis. The remarks relative
to the coral rock and oyster shells found on the summit of
a brave soldier, is Vorse"than a sneaking spy from the'ig S
the highest hiirin that section, will be interesting to lire- 3"SI
vjeoiogisi. v e nave now in our possession a lossu resem-
bling a species of theostrea, which was picked from the
summit nfftw. "Irtflfnn Tnk-onf1' trm JiTrrlipct hill ? .1
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vicinity of Gonzales We have Jittle doubt lhat the rocks
ofthe whole section of country" extending from the hea(j
ofthe Sabine across by Bastiop, Gonzales, &c. totheR;0
Grande, belong to the secondary formation. Probarilv '
many ofthe rocks in the vicinity of Gonzales and Bas-
trop would be classed in the Oolitic and red sand-stona- ''
groupes. "
"July 17th. We travelled 40 miles and arrirt . T - - "ST J-
Grange,
rtrnncrn. Thfi eniintrv rnntintips snrncncTnr 1 .-. -r-? t j.
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