The Northern Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 14, 1843 Page: 2 of 4
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T0-T41E -P-E0PU3--OF TEXAS. v
The Proclaraatioirof prcatfcrifcHoustoh accusing
ma ol Uagrdtu-: disobedience- of jorders; titnc and
Hgain and prochfmiog me an pat-law- engaged In'
- ty"""" wui.i ana iui liuiiiuaimc'cxpinuuiion
and.defcnce.on.my part.iiow thai. Lbaveflhe oppor--tunny
of Refuting charges promulgated during my.
aosence. m
' am. gratificd.to learn lhat a liberal public have
found in ny"woircs an excuse-.fpr whafthey were
bound to considcra disobedience if brders but this
does not satisfy -mc. - claim tq bV'fully exonerated
from the charges eo solemnly "pawifed In the Presi-
dent's.Procra'mation and will proje'from. the. Very
Uigurs chcu in mai apcumeni uiai xne acnunciauons
were uncalled for and the dec.latations.unfounded
The very expedition which'l iiave accomplished
and which has" been proclaimed pjraiical .1 was an?
duccd to.planandVexccute b'v Instructions from the
proper Department It is jtrnepth'at from the first
fit out the .yessefcr aid act abairisffh'c-cncmv and
what the President is pleasad toAf coordinate "peremp;
tory'eVdereJio'rmy.reiurniwiiri Yh'euvess'els to-jCSalves--
un ci;cawwtfrvt7raerjj dvoiriDg ino necessi-
ty of acquire ifpraliiblt ahdToBly recommend'
Ing.the "return to .Gatvestittif "sa Jcrnierreaprt.
WHcnThrse orders" recd.--nielI"ound. ii-imprac"-ticabl'e
to obey them if cdjislroedsfequiriag the ves-
Is return to.Texns because rceanj could not be raised
for each. a purpose but if Construed as expressing a
wish-Tor a 'cruize "against "the enemy if practicable
the much desired means for accomplishing this were
ntjlerigth ut'my disposal 'aridT. found Inysclf in a siu
nation to carry our me wishes pi my Government
(as expressed) ana to avoid the danicr resort-waxen
was-prescribed as necessary no be accomplished in
the case ot failure.
Under these' circumstances I concluded an .ar
rangement" with the Government of- Yucatan and
icccived important -assistance from my individual
friends with the understanding that. I .should pro
cecd forthwith to attack the Mexican Squadron.
lu making.these arrangements l was accomplish-
mg au -.object which my Government thought not
iiracircaruc cui wnicn an tneir oroers ana instruc-.
lions tended -to prove" was most ardently desired by
them. ' - - r
Such was the"' situation ofaffaifs 'when the'Com
missiohers appointed 'undcra secret act of Congress
reached New Orleans with full .powers .(according
.o a letter from the Department of War and Marine
presented to ra'c'by them) to control my movements
in any legal manner that they might suggest.- 1 hey
first wished me to abandon the' vessels under my com-
mand to them in "a" foreign port this was illegal (as
tiiey refused to show me thcact q Congress requir-
ing it)-and I refused to comply. ''
If -bypossibility I committed an act of insubor-
dination in this it was afterwardsl aunulled by the
vc"rv Cifromissioncrs who -gaYe- the order for they
agre'edj when fully Worraeaof.jthe -it'ualion ol af-
fairs jibat it 'would rbe"bcttcrTorJ"ie- "vessels to pro
cecd.' to GalVcston"undcr.my command. To consent
to this was to misapply the. funds "Which 1 had pledg-
cdinyself and' my Goverhrrfcnt1 fa .use for a.diflcrent
liVrposc. and teas a bitter acilaf. subordination; but
I consented rather than .give rihcslighiest pretext
for-the" charges which have Jince'.bccn disseminated
against me and from being impressed with the belief
that" th'o generous friends who had 'aided me in be
hall of my" country would exonerate me from the
crime of betraying .their .confidence . when aware
thai I was ordered so to do by the authorities of that
country. ' -
Thus cleared of all prior pretexts for impugning
my conduct so far is orders and counter-orders were
concerned I sailed from New. Orleans with the ves-
sels under-my command accompanied by the princi-
pal Commissioner (Col. J.. Morgan)" from whom
the last order or recommendation cmauatcd aud who
represented his and niv- Government with full now
oDsucics were thrown tit my rftlb py-.lhc .non-compliance
of my GteVerriinenMyith its promises; but ex-
i:uscs 'were made .for -this and'-l-was still .urired to
rs to control my movements in all matters not' con- all existing difficulties between the two countries
Aiding with the. laws "of Texas and of nations. Ati'underjhe neutral and friendly mediation of Great
the Ualizc information was received- which satisfied
voi. morgan mat aciisis in. me auairs oi tne enemv
and of Y.ucan demanded a prompt descenlagainst
ihe 'Mexican Squadron which theIoss of .a single
aay.inigni render iboruvc-T-he-.accordmgly propos-
ed taking the Coast of Yucatan on the way to Gal-
veslon (as we hrard thattheenemy's Squadron
were divided on that coast) which I gladly put in ex-
ecution.. U .j.. .
BeEqrethc proper tribunal I again say that I will
prove that .the" charge of disobedience "and insubor-
dination of treachery mutiny arid piracy contained
in the President's proclamation and the published let-
ter of instructions to the Commissioners are. all ut
tcrly false;-and I am also prepared to.provo that the
many slanders privately circulated against me during
my. absence -by means of which. I. am led to be-
lieve that the minds of my country's representatives
in Congress were poisoned. arejotally false and
-were invented for the purpose-.of sacrificing an absent
inanrunhcardand undefended on the altar of secret
Icgislatiox. - " -;-;-: - -i-'-" -' -
As tomt excuse' ortfitobsuttics. which were
-thrown'm my" way in thejropoee'd' expedition against
MexcorrpQrtsrriaTe:becflwirfe.ly circulated emana-
ting at the Scat. of Governmeritjthat;I am-a default-
-erand have'retused to f entfcr annccqu'nt of the mon-
ies received from appropriations; &c j and this report
was finally endorsed by the President in his letter or
orders to me enclosed-to the Commissioners which
he tins caused to be published. """"The President well
knew that there was no cause jp.F-tomplaint on that
score for; heknewjhatthe meani received from Tex-
as and Yucatan -.were far short of the abso'ute re-
quirements of the Navy and that I mnstjhave pro--cured
means from other sources-to 603016 rhe'tq
keep theeeBeIs. afloat. But independent -of this he
should have Jcnown before he preferred charges the
folloivibgacU: ihat'I haTC-aeceaearily beeB absent
fronyTexaa( with the exception for.dasMay
'42; and four vcckx in Jalv '42) for u awards of kin er
jicen months say from 8th Dec. '41 totae 14th i$fl
Vi43:' that I notified .the department! in"Dec;"4t:
that my duties 'afloat would prevent-me from any
longer perfdfming the datiet of NaTyjAgek -and
vai SloreK eef er aaa mat t wrwaruoci.my occimuio
'n Ts-irMirrV. &e . Tn At "Austin
romnela rtWiementof tHe.eUlcm.eril:rthat
limn & v a v.. 1 "" . - -
v .ana voucners. isnewinna targe obhucuiu iu muw n a lBai saorecotum win o.mouceu uananira
.Ahft reeetat of wfcieh was.aaly acknowledged'oy Ike picked mi$-Civilian;iht?:2&. ' '
.fBKfiton. that during vtlwxtra -Vsion. of Congrijs -?Vf ' ." : . 1J--:J .
Ky '2)Imade repeated effotts "to have ray-'ic- 'There are .fyatfbeiff thouand te-
sL 'iKnU audited dp To tha't-date (during my short stay) totalleria jJWf.'g-g jg-. fet1
T0JiMhetatfctS.the monies recejvi d from Yucatan but -;rK jKai-iiJ.UF?
-Jofcimed. tbat.ibcVejs of bulinesa and thVfact HAVTr.lLsgSfqfai
mVtut
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lies recel vcflfrom"YflcajanraneVreceHred anacknowt
r ii ? r- i?r- : .. ..- -t:::- ' .
fwcinenfoi-iis rcccip; we voucners weieiiui ami
because lhad to transmit' the account by
steamer 'from New OjleaBs"ind feared to risk them
bvlhe. same con veyance.'b'ut th nature -of the-ser-
vico in whical?.w; eagagfd-cobj pared with the
account current -would "bare induced any-one "not
disposed to hod fault gratuitously at least to have
given roc an opportunity to prove the correctness of
my accounts DeRjte. repoiu were circulated to my
injury.-- .1 agaiaay that: the -President knew that
the nature of the service "Jr was engaged in "required
not'oiily the disbursement of the meansTor. which 1
had to render ao account to:the Department but a
targti: amount in oaaiuon .were ikbc 'Baa receiveu
notintimatiou to that cfTect from mt The only fn-N
fereneethat I' can draw from'tbese iarts'is. thai' the'
Pre sidenttad an .object to accomplish- and he cared.
not what i principle or pcrsonwassacrihced-m its at
tainment I have alllthe necessary; vouihers well
attested tppjoyp .that i'hVe.Iegajjy pndjprqpcrfy
expendedall the mearw thir-liaveTcacned .are as;nn
officer ofhe.-GovernrumL a.larca. amount m ad'
ditionj-wilhout which Uie- Nay -w6uld'l6ng;since
rgreaf;nijmneriy7oUyncriJaveJnW
lo"believethat the Navy appropriation of (8976K"
50)vj)assed durngrllM estrajiaessionof July 1842
was paiduorerto nw-'aBd't: am'-awnte that som6 of
.i Ly.t- :r.- i-i-'r!-':j .lii.:. .. :i
me memoers pi; vonyrpss wos. aoca in.ysecjct ses-
siohv were fully impressed with tins Belief. 'JSpt
one dollai of that appropriation has ever reached
me and the mrior appronriatioa -of 820000. passed
January 'ii was withheld juaul. immense expense
had.. been incurred and -whoa the unappropriated
balance of-($l8812) was clvea' tome (with the re-'
strictions about- hvnothecationl the obiect avowcdlv
desired by my Government ii- been- rendered nn.
attainable. " - - - -
All of my individual struggles and sacrifices for
the support of the Navy wobldliajta. proved fruitless
but for the countenance and patriotic co-operation of
the orhcers uncer ray. command vbo nave contin
ued to serve the country with a patriotism which can
not be too highly-extolled although the Executive of
that country wilhcJd trom them the approbations
voted for their relief by Coiigreis.whcn absolutely
suffering for want of the necessaries of life in con-
sequence. ' And when they tvcrc'thuS situated I have well at-
tested assurances that- the President of Texas (who
pretended " officially to approve of a grand naval
movement against Mexico) was privately denounc-
ing their extraordinary spirit of endurance declaring
that he bad long tried to starve them out" and won-
dered how it was" possible for them to "hide their
nakedness and procure sustenance for two years
without pay."
If anv of ray countrymen .should deem .any of
the expir'ssious harsh against the President theun-
precclenltd uncalled or. and' undeserving position
I have bren and am placed in by his extraordinary"
Proclamation I hope will excuse mo in their minds.
. EDWIN "WARD MOORE. .
THE ARMISTICE.
We have the pleasure to announce for the infor-
mation of our readers that despatches have just been
received at the State Department from CspL Charles
Elliot Her Britannic .Majesty's -Charge d' Affaires.
UK4.1 1U1S UUVLIUIUCjUl yuiuuiVflbailug. uiuwoi nu-.
ticeol the fact thatGen.'AdrTapu:WpII Commander-
in-chief of the Army of'the north had been autho-
rized hv the Supreme Government of Mexico: to
arrange with Commissioners to be appointed Gy
Texas more definitely the terms of the Armistice
already established between the two countries and
that hostilities would immediately cease on the part
.- f Mexico. We lso understand that Commissioa-
crs will be appoiutcd to meetat Laredo in September
next and that upon a satisfactory adjustment ol. the
points there to be discussed and the ratification of the
same by the respective parties -that Commissioners
are then to bo appointed tor the purpose of settling
I Britain France and the United States Vindicator
Mexican Dbipatcbes. TheBritishbrigScyllb
arrived at Galveston from Vera Cruz on Sunday last
bringing despatches from the Mexican government
Little is known of their contents. It is reported that
none of the prisoners have been released. These
however it is said will be released as soon as. notice
c?a be given by President Houston that all Mexican
prisoners in Texas.shall be .released. Sauta Anna
it is said complied with all the demands of the Com-
missioners of Yucatan and that province by barely
acknowledging the sovereignty oi Mexico acquires
ail the privileges of a free State--Telegraph.
General Green hss returned to Velasco and is a
candidate to reprcsenrBrazoria County in the next
Congress lb.. ' r '' .. '
A capital story about .Gen- Jackson appears in the
Mobile Herald. It seems that-after the termination
of the- Seminole campaiirn. 5eo' Jackson ' visited
;Washmgtoh " anJ dupng Ijtsstay. there;; bay ihg- oc-
casion to .suppfjr himsclfTwatfi. another' garments he
eniptpyeaa lasniooaaieuiimrgamea oaimra lomaKe
it "'Ballard 'whowasa'verv:iDous''liiite"fclIovv.
and" very.fpH3:"bf bcihgfecogmzedby graeat men-wh
had been hiscuabmers aifew davs after he bad-fin
ished the unmentionable icilhgihe General irf front
1 1 UJUlgUU J AIA i vuv-yaoivtij hjm owtuv Klu
tlernen stepped up and spoVc to hfm. The General
"thinkiag.bimsome distinguished individual very cor-
dially save him his hend b'ut'not remembering him
? "l; " : ..j u;. -1. r.tw- -r
in a WUHu; U14UIIW uftjumuir iui iub )juiusg ui
introaucwg him tpie company; to which Ballard
replied 1 niadeypur breechesl" The General de-
ceiveu ov ine soaaov.iwicuiaiei y milieu 10 iub com-
pany bbu anrauiK;um.ujiuiju. oickubk. u
title poor BaUard WM.airjfit-jIiged to wear to
that the planf; oJAbe.CamMiiid Owfe'ftare now
: ..i .k- r - wr ? -fs ."-
engaged wrthrall nanoi- ycttiitt IMir; crops or
cotton tBci9Minvig6TJ05:.225 lbs.
peV.day. TAecropbtWl&f jealr
rxpeewieos inouigea oy toe piwep ana u is prooa-
JTP are willmfcioaubrnK to the
t. -. .;-. fsr r .ji
- . - m e
.Ittbisbe true we may sooncx;
r overnment established in
rmiiMfnir-TTTriminvr mnrrfr - i mAkiiw--.r-rs
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THURSDAY-- "BEPTEJIBE'R 14 1843
F01MRESIDENT
JOHN HMPHiLL
OF WASHINGTON. . ' i'
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FOR VIC& PRESIDENT
-WiLLTAM'E. JONES;
.. -OF CKJNZALES .-..
Wcafe at'last able to make. o'irappearanccih pro
per form and size bavjng-.hVd a portion of our paper
hauled from the White Oak sho!s where the Hunt
er is lying for want of waterto come further. "-Our
present supply issuflicicai'to'last'usncarlya year." -
-Wo promise.! lourr.sabjcnbors some few
weeks since- to issiie a laigef "thett as soon as our
prcsentsuppiy-oi paper arriveai we accordingly
sent for the -size upon -whkh thcHouston Telegraph
is issued. The gentleman 'i who made the'purchase
searched throughout NewrDjItaBi apd was not able
to -find it. .Jklessrav Lafl:Ek1lfc"Sie"vtris"of Common
strtrf"weTeheonlysprson:STtt!iad;Bh9r-'atvall;
nnd.thay-4iail:.pqlya sroaHf.Baetiojt Tur:of iwhicli
ourpreseni wreitwuj prvcureu ana aa.wer.saia oeiore
had.not the size wo wanted -This beinff the case
thc.nqnfulfilment-ofrQUr proimse is" not onr'fault
We will present in this form -a&wo have heretofore
donrf inore.reading mailer than-the Telegraph or
any other paper in Texas. c '-
ELECTION RETURNS FOR. RED RIVER
" " . .- 3v COUNTY..
-. ; .1 SENATOR. -
T.Wrigfit.i Titus.
RErRESENTATIVE. '
Johnston.- Scurry.'
Clsrksvillo 202
Pine Creek 59
Humphries'! 26 '
118
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$
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19"
16
12
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'475
142
52
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19
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0
298
.6
.32
29
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18.
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14
. II
285
Box's
Mitchell's
Robbing
Stiles'
Clifton's
Jones'
"5
ir-6-
"26
"15
7
' '6
34G
MAJOR C-ENERAL.
Tarraxl. Sherman. Mayfitld. Hunt. Smith. S&mtntll
Clrksv'c 235
41
31
18
2
o
P. Creek
Humph's
Box's
Mitchells
Robbins
Stiles'
Cliflons
8
12
47
0
14
1
5
0
0
120
11
0
t 0
0
6
1
2
0
24
1
37
0
1
11
12
12
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
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0
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647
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23
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Jones'
299
Total
51 116
M.
In Bowie Ward is sajd to bo elected by six ma
jority.
In Uimar Win. II. Bourland had no opposition.'
In Fannin Dr. Rowlctl'is said to be elected by ten
majority. ' -
G. W. Wright is. elected Senator for this district
In this county there were at least 150 voters who
did not attend the polls.'1' One hundred others have
been cut off from us- oy trie new line between us and
Bowie; But for this out full vote would have been
about 900.
Jl3r Santa Fe Expedition. As the account
on our first page; of the late Santa Fe Expedition
which we issued on an -extra sheet received no gen
eral circulation among our subscribers for want of
paper to print it upon we insert it in this numher. We
wilj publish a counter statement in our next.
IE? We have received several numbers of "Tho
Citizen" whose prospectus will be found in our ad-
vertising columns. " Itl-ispnblished in Houston and
is about the. size of the. Morning Star. Its typo
graphy is good its editorials moderate and courteous
and it is both in ability: and appearance a very re
spectable sheet'-"'- - ; :
It favors the present administration in politics.
i 1 . 1 I 1 1 -
The ARHisTicE.When the Proclamation of
the President -directing acsssation of hostilities was
received ourreaders will Recollect that we consider-
ed it "a creditable explanation of the pacific policy
which he had favored for "the lasttwo years!
Without other evidence than tfiat document itself
which we presumed to' .be the result of n long nego-
tiation through the intervention of foreign powers
for a recognition of our independence and the first
of the public acts lending to thatecd we expressed
our gratification believing that the settlement of our
difficulties andthe-commencement of permanent
prosperity were about toba effected. To this opin-
ion disregardful ofall suppositions and partizan pre-
judices to.the contrary wfijiaye ad bcrcduntil.wfthi
in!afew;days5past. if'ffgJ:;? -."-'
.' Wc nowxonceivc if to'ie'our dulyto-say. to our
"readers some of who'nrTria'y- have confided in the
correctness; of .our first impressions that our opinion
is charged and that we'bIievej from.wha't we coh-
ceive to be authentii intelligence- thatt the armistice
is not the result 'of the negotiations of the'Prnsidenti
and that the' basis" upon which it rests is as frail as
well can be. We'beliftifej ns'we are informed that
it is" the result of a rhere-soggertion of "Santa 'Anna
to'the British Miputccirii;Mexico" that he might in
form General Houston (not the President of Texas)
that he-would consent toa mutual cessation of hosnU
ities and that he Santa "Anna; would .'eitsecommis-
sioners to tteetforpMeeiVut (in. answer to a. question
of. ihe Minister) thUheTwouH not listen to any
propositioM haying fo;.th.oir object the recognition
of bnnmaerMBdence. ' ."
This nnMM-w.-'iitoposition oT which' we are
informed"laM"o rartredaced towritjiigiojS.tha
ptrtof S-uWAtiSfj and" which is ehurjely Ai(5rml
tiv.ir. i-rti ...li(rr.jkvT1-.uiiIr
mmm' w'lwf?
pe: 1 II JM imtiMmSeESE&BEeE&
that IslandTfg5yK--ut-"yBS? rl3
. -- - na imemSen u. u.juvSBffl;7.; ---??? J"
some-military" 'mcniV'oppojed'To'-hinT; "'Hfs 'furfdj'
-.t. .-.': - . - ." ' lri:.
wun wnicn 10 pay ana retain tne scmces iuiiu
troop were failing. Jt.was only by IbrcedJoans
that he" had'got along.tliatfar. Jlis. armyat JTa;
tuiait uau niosi 01 u wastea away oeiurc jicucaiiu
the sword anf "the remnant in a dangerous position
was like to be capwed unless extricated speedily.
His Navy were unable to eflect any thing' against
the superior skill and couragcof Com'modore'Moofe"
. u cLii'i:r.''--t':r... 1. l-l! t-jt
aim tvuuiu prooaoiy nave oeen taxen Dyium uuu.uc
been allowed to continue operations add to this that
the drafts for troopsfunder the law of last Congress
bad been made and that "about 2000 or 2500 volun-
teers were aboutto join them in a descent upon" the
valley of the Rio Grande "and that they could' with
the most perfect eaie". have subsisted themselves; con-
quered every thingeast "of the mountains and by
disturbing them in their business-pursuits given
them the same cause to Wish for peace that we have.
' 'Santa Anna knew all? this; and knew well that if
entirely defeated in his efforts against the slnall" body
of 'rebels ""in "Yuc?taji '"t-would"be'lhe"iignaI -for
active operations oyucyoppowionm nis jower..ana
that new enemies wpuld'ruo.iip in air quarters liko
the-product of the dragoh's teeth 'of- Cadmus and he
would be environed by fers; active rancorous and
sustained by the -universal good will of the people.
It was .n risk nottpbe hazarded by so. politic
and experienced a.tchemer and carelcstly in;appear-.
ance threw out the little gudgeon bait which our
President has so greedily seized upon and we who
Ixyer'e just at the dawn of the ascendant and could
have had peace on.ou'r-.own terms .within' reason
have been out-mahceuvered and are again where we
were in '38 with the loss. of five years of time:
This ve believe tobeMhiP Hue state of things and
this the diplomacy for which we have "to thank
the President Our statement of fac.s we believer I
strictly.
Harsh comment upon the course of the President
we shall not make: ""Wc believe he has acted from
the purest motives- and it may bo that wc do not
know all orit may be .that knowing all" even from'
such dark and glimmering ''ospect peace may
come and all be" for the best. But we sec nothing
in what has transpired so far as wc know it to war-
rant strong hope though with us hope is uppermost
despite the result of-reasoning. We have seen so
much cause within "the last eight years to wish the
advent of peace thai wc Would fain believe what we
wish. 1 - '
But if our-wishes should not be realized and San-
ta Anna having adjusted his difficulties with Yuca-
tan and amused ns -with the discussion or terms
which he has no intention of-fceeping and concen-
trated his power should send an army of. invasion
to us bitterly shoukj "we regret our stolidity and sim-
plicity in suffering him 'to escapathe toils again to
worry us.' It must be recollected that the murder
er of capitulated men has uo sense of honor or pub-
Mcuitn to maintain; mat nis neart is out tne grave 01
1- r ..1 . -' .1 . 1 - 1 . - '1 . .t r
virtues no their habitation and that all is dense and
m usl-y darkness whereIiould be honor and chival
ry and gratitude. 1 be hend that murdered Fan-
nin and his me'riyis rotten with corruption and we
must look to him only for the results of policy and
that a Punic policy governed by worse than a Pu-
nic faith. -.
Wc cannot re'Iy.upon. foreign interposition at the
present stage of proceedings. Foreign powers. only
interfere when terras shall have been agreed upon; ihe country a-.id had supposed that the positions herc-
and even the propositions to" be discussed have" first ' bey byhim would warrant his taking rank
to be determined by commissroncrs of the two Gov.
ernments and then ratified by those Govemraennts
before the main discussion of the groundsof treaty
como on and afler'a' protracted discussion of pre-
liminanes tne convenient time 101 a resunipnuu ui
.1 '-- . .: r .:-i -r
hostilities by Santa' Anna may come .and ata word
the whole project be dashed to the winds and wc
be where we were two months ago' arid Sanja Anna
in a much belter situation. This is the. worst view
of the case. As we' said before "wc "earnestly hope
better things but prudent men will take a look at' the
dark side of thsprbspect befdrethey give themselves
up lb sport'in the sunshine.
-A statement habce'ieen by many of our citizens
taken from an administration paper that Gen'l. Rusk
had.had an. interviqiwtn.tlioEiecutivc been shown
every"tjting;.pertai.njng.-lo. this.'raattcr; and approved
the course of the Executive.-: Gen'l. Rusk has seen
the correaponaVnceiupon.wbich the ProclaraatiorT-is
based.'and-xbndennisMie a'ction'oflhe President mos
decidedly. His Opinion we have seen.
IriWRid Lande'rofAug: 16th is a letter frPm
Washmglon signed:lT'aiscujsing politics in general
andtho relau'vo.plospects.of the several gentlemen
.who have been nominated for the next Presidency
of tho Republic The main object of ihe letter; bow-
ever appears to. be to tfpisl Anson Jones upon the
friends of Sam Houston. as the regular succession
candidate fotvthat office! ""-?'. ' V .
Among other- things; he'; says J'late accobntt-mim
some friends in the. Redyer . country ipforra; me
that there is a clear. uaajority.iaXoatJco'Bntry -in fa-:
vor of the present Admiftwtratioo the -Standard's
influence to the cb'nt'rary notwithstanding. :-.
We' presume tuer.-'clear" refefred'to in'thfs in-
stance is what artists call the chiaro. oscuraoT tne
"clear; obscure'.' as it is a matter notapparenl.lojpeo
pie of common"' apprehension. -There-ater'probably
one hundred and fifty legitimab; Houston menoutol
thesfiven hundred votera;ft.lhVcountv. We mean
ot tne son mat oan?Aa
political.- mansge-
iArrt-coId' bo .broulptsJtgp
apos Thoseha
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.woiasuppori ineuwiuisijgtiono.Bny nea"Ia.ltlic'asperity'o
j-.r-J- . "L.JIil
whicrCiycleaMysm wcprcsumet.comppK sevctfj mumcation is
&& Z'i&:; - ;& . .
$&
eight ns "of ihe!ounty;Ta3T"o hope:tdo7"3fa!)l
othcn.qouBties iri:iheRepablic. Bstthowire not
is wr.rible to be .th"nt .jppt.witlairtillig jmkj&3K
but we. reckon we shall :bare.io imt; .j- -' -? t t i':l
. "The influeace-orUo'SlM.'Sfrto
do with the roMter Jhatl Sbowc Wftp5t
aware' that. the Stanoari V-jHV &t&$$htf
but(werbeltevetbattrntlt-atd j"i faraj-sailfceio
.we. always "esdeavor t6 sssi 'aw-' wfcetfcet tbeyroc
or oppose the ''policy of theirese tmrntamrMt-
We certainly are nbtuston'. i e-
ly certain thai we are;np other a ''' Wis JP4
our present capacity to serve h9vtofl.eramin
know how but we will serre no oi ' WJ6
weaTs ihe trappings if pfficeT .--fif
There is an altemnt making to "4rSr Wlt
partyin ihls.coarjfiai perpetuata tha.Bufti
one we set ourselves against it The Kowgm
and this' letter writeFutlk-pf''brthc4bx''.cai&Ute.
ve wouuj naye po sucn i;arje coiaiiw.juj jnpgsvrir-
pie. We haren.ttQnJs(of it a"cr fliftimfr-
where measures cannot tftdiewseed and -tapft'WteeJ'df
opposed upon their merits: bat "with refcrenca 'fo; tfcV
party which -7ritrod'ucer ihens and "r8ptIT
success is attained in very many instances bynasBr
bug and obfuscatiom ' We have seen eaaagk of 10;
disgust us with its organization and operation. Thf
object of such arrangements is alwayiforthe benefit
of small fry poliuctanswbo have notxaerkaaougb;
to get along without organized support aad waata-
thority patronage and spoils; and the object when
achieved is achieved at ihe expense of tfie pebpfcT
There have been heretofore in thiscountryMJr-
ties.lasting longer tban-the duration of aaadasnfetra-
tion and. we pray. God it may always be so. Ws .
predict the failure of all siicb pitiful projects nndalso
the defeat of Dr. Jones if bis name is placed before
the people for thVPfresidency. though we hare no re-"
feence to him when we speak or small fry-politicians.
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The Red Lander has nominated Judge Lipscomb
for the Presidency and the Hon K. L. Anderson
for tho Vice Presidency and in the explanatory-accompaniment
after first eulogizing Col. Anderson
who is really a ve'ry'worthy gentleman possessed of
respectable talents.says: "nexl to Col. Lcderson.
and probably his equal in point of talent and qoalifi-
cation for they are of the first order is the Hon
Abncr S. Lipscomb." "v : r
How flattering f How complimentary .to .its csn-
didatc for the first. office of the.Republic Lv v - . .-;
The Judge may nowcensider himsclPa made man.
Having small-original pretensions and having held .
few important' sta'tiod? he 'most feel fiigfilyelevatcd "
in his own opinion when jie sees this endorsement of
his -'talent and qualifications" through this im trum-
pet of the East For fear however that the Judge
may mistake hi? proper position and pride himself '
upon his recomwenfaiow the gazette of the "Grciii
East" is scrupulously particular in letting hiiirunder-
stand that be is only put first as a matter of courtesy.
" to satisfy the citizens of Western Texas thai the
East is not disposed to dictate in matters of import-
ance." How moderate!
In the infinitude of our ine.ital darkness wchad
been accustomed to look at the massive bead of the
Judge as enclosing one ol the very ablest intellects in .
with any other citizen but-he will hereafter be'par
ticular and keep in bis place behind the great men of'.
the " Great East." '-.--
The Judge ought to bear. this fellow in rrind and
make him his ofHcial'organiu ease he-is elected oc
else make him Minister to -somewhere he evidently
has a tact for. diplomacy there is su;b a delicacy-rathe-expression-of
his-ideas and there is no other-way'
to reward a partizan half so convenient as to make--him
a Miniver. He caa't damage me admimstration
while be is abroad and as to damaging the country.
that is a small matter in.these times. ..
U3 OurHB.ttenupcH-hasbn.caUed!to an.an.uony
mous letter in the Red Lander of August 9th pu..
porting to nave oeco.wnKeaai.inis piace. 11 is wriu
ten" by some supporte'Kof: president Houston who in-'-forms
the Editor; thatihe-Poesident is gaining groundf."
hereabouts with pthen interesting netes and hoppctjr.
our .poor sheet wjth.aqme Uirec or four.pasjiwf.aolv.
ces manifesting wtH-rvideht'sincerrty gj;?t ip.jejejtt'A
in our welfare '"' " 7
The writer sfbe-"regrets exceedingly ouiem-'
norarv stoppage lofwant- of -paper as it will teed
to prejudice our subscribers against us who willrat
tally "curse" us without reflecting whether we are
to blamo' or not" aad finally says "publishing half '
sheets and-coundng; llamas -whole ones -has alao-
matenally injured the reputation pt .our btanditd.
document." - - .. . " "
Words will hardly suffice to express our grathade"'
for'the deep interest; so kindly 'rdanifestd Ibr'oar
welfare but we really have no fears of this sort- we-r
think our. subscribers will appreciata oar eflbrts to-
do" right and.noturse" 41s mentally or otherwise..
The main object "of onr article however is loin-
form all of our subscribers who hare been' so woful-
ly imposed upon by half sheets counted as wtele-
oncs that any and all who will make the requirer -ment
known to us shall .have the differenca in yj-..
perficiaf size of paper made up to them by cpUBtJBg
every two of the late issues on Half sheets as one pa-v-per
and an extra number corresponding to the dafiL-v;
ciency furnished to them.- This shall be chserfaHy
done. We will leave ho catue.of complaint on this
score.
If ouraBoaymonsfrieWcsJiGljUwrlittlethaM
operating oufejudice will cdAmriaa inestimable-
favoi by infotauBg us through the'RM Lander -s-
(tfKM..A "tiil 'in In ii iiit t tK ttvf Kr.Afmin
""" i5Rnmiinu'iHr ..w.. . .-
f eowplatntjand the medium of cetn-
singularlyappropnate. . .
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the sorubr-'pejojile tte-S.-c-.MBis hjob orjHBresses
Kimsdrt"-e;)alrtcVtrie nouterajuKCT-th'oddxV-
ck7ssmeoiu..n3umbte self n.htlii'eip-'At
n the 2d Deccm&r-1842. I 35m an account current colonia
fctlicaudilrr3hr.wins'tWji5bu-rsement of the mon. trRnco
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De Morse, Charles. The Northern Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 14, 1843, newspaper, September 14, 1843; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth80495/m1/2/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.