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THE LEDGER.
VAN DE?.LIP & HE77ITT.. Editor .
V. SAX ANTONIO.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER H3. 1&51.
£Cy* R. Colby is our authorized
agent to rfpfeire and receipt for snbscrip
tioris and advertisement?, during Lis visit
in G onza let, Victoria, Calhoun, and Go-
liad counties.
'■ G^rASO.N's jPicf B!AL DRAWING ROOM
CoiirA.Nio:.'." published in Boston. Mans .
at 33 per annum. contains some well-ex
edited engraving*. The last number wat
finely exctoed, and the engravings alone
: ra worth the subscription price. Th<
i .iMisher seems to rpare no expense to
render his journal interesting.
E. Jones ¿¡c Co.—These gentlemen
'.:.ve reeeivod, and are now opening, a fine
ro.HTtiiient of well-selected goods, for this
riarktt. Their storehouse is The Model
J uildi ng of •Cl'i'Xat*, and their gnt ¿j*aho\r
to advantage. Read our column of new
advertisements. ai.d then go and see for
yourselves.
>1" We regret to learn that Captain
•c 'V Plummer. of the First Infanfcrv.
a-:<¡ luto commanding post at Fort Merrill
died of apoplexy on the 17th inst.
Finn --On Saturday night last, about 8
r- ' liick. a house, (j ieal) occupied by Mrs.
Huntress, .situated on the East side of the
S n Antonio river, in this city, was burned
to the ground. We regret to add that all
t :,e eir ct-? of the lady were consumed by
li e llames—she barely escaping with her
i laldren. We are pleased to state, how-
ever, that our citizens, evrr alive to the
wants of the poor and unfortunate, on the
succeeding day raised by subscription a
very handsome sum for the assistance of
the lady and her children.
ÍCl'We ca'I the attcntiun of our reader?
to a communication, in another column.
The Public Debt.
There appears to be but little concert of;
State DUhocralic1
5 ' gtate fjazette"
Our City and Our Weather. j
San Antonio has alwavs been iust'.v The • ano
, . v.,, /. , t , • f"3to fjazette -¿mentions that
action or opinion between the holders of, celebrated for its delightful climate, but meeting of the Democrat sof Travis couu-
•l.e liabilities of the fete Republic, who ¡ we have never been more forcibly im- j p frHS to be held at the Capitol, an Sat-
to the
¿fcoBvcntion.
[ Com aauioa ted.]
Indianola. October 16, IS51.
Editohs Ledgkr — We are pleased to
learn that a fitml organization of the San
Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad com-
itate authorities, nor can they agree, enough of the cool and bracing winds of! the counties ha
, . . . t , , -- have already acted upon the
-.neuisehes, upon any preposition to be the north to invite the indolent to active : subject, and it isjo be li&ped that no coun-
submitted to tue Legislature. exercise, and the industrious to renewed ty*in the State will beVihout at leastone
At one time, we find them denouncing energy. So much do we appreciate and ¡ representative upon that'occasion.
•he authorities of Tesas in the most un-; enjoy our unequalcd and unparalleled^ The object of the Convention is to ef-
measured terms; stigmatizing them as ; climate, that, in the bounty of our souls.! feet a thorough organization of the Domo-
repudiators, destitute of gratitude, and ! We would most cordially invite all the na- ; (jr^tie party . ♦ ^raughout the State ; to ap-
srross violators of public-faith; and. again,: tions of the earth, '-and the rest of man- point do]ggatesHo'thfe National Democrat
becoming alarmed at the violence of their ' tied," to bid adieu to their pent up humes
own language, they suddenly change their j and seek at once unalloyed enjoyment,
tune, declare that the people of Texas j peace, and plenty, in this our land of milk
are tho most upright, honest, and correct j and honey.
people upon earth, and aunounce them- j The streets of our city are in fine con-
selves ready aud willing to reiv with im- j dition — well swept and cleanly, and our
plicit confidence upon their integrity and j country roads are equal, if not superior
1CRSe of justice. After the acceptance of1 t0 the celebrated plank roads of the North.
meet m
jnber of;Pan' ^'as tíl^¿u P'ace i and we hope the
terminus will at once be fixed upon, and And I, not being of the wise sort, have a
ic Convention, a^d to nominate suitable
candidatas^for Pítísidential Electors. It
is to be hoped that Old Bexar will be rep-
resented at tluft Convention, by sound
Union Democr Texas is now regard-
ed as a sound Uftion State, but it cannot
oe disguised tiií^in some localities there
the Pearce proposition, tnese disinterested j and much do our good citizens appreciate i Soule school.^oJme of th¿s
gentlemen attempted to prevail upon the! anj enjoy their evening drives. Oh. that j doubt be rejyf tin/bd in the State Con-
Secretary of the Treasury to pay the full
n oiKi|of their claims {Vat of the reserved
five millions. They declared a want of
confidence in the authorities of our State
to do them justice, and wished the protec-
tion of the Federal Government.
Having failed in this, they hold a sort
of informal meeting, and by a divided aud
confused vote, agree to rely upon the fu-
ture action of Congress. Subsequently.
however, they reconsider their action, and
finally resolve to submit their claims to
the authorities of Texas, to whom, they
declare, " the subject rightfully and nor
ally belongs." They appear to have been
slow in coming to this conclusion, and we
have no doubt their motives are duly and
properly appreciated. By what system of
logic did these gentlemen ever arrive at
the conclusion, that the}' could expect any
relief from Congress by the terms of the
" ¥1 JK _
we poor editors eC„ d sport- a carriage and vention^^vith. t^^eforedmportantthat
even one horse, how much it would facili-. the opinions' the delegates selected
tate our editorial genius. j should be known and understood. In or-
Mcchanics of all kinds here, find ¡mine- der to be fairly represented, it is necessary
diate and lucrative employment; our mer- ¡ that a public meeting should be held at
ehauts are all busily engaged in disposing | an early day, to authorize our delegation
their fine stocks of goods — we mean those j in the Legislature to represent the county
who advertise in the Ledger — and, with j in the Convention, and to appoint such
smiling countenances seem to be perfectly j additional delegates as m a j be deemed
satisfied with their business prospects and : necessary and proper.
themselves. Old buildings, jacals with
t~sle roofs, arc fast disappearing, and in
their places we see new aud spacious edi-
fices rapidly progressing towards comple-
tion : in fact every part of our ancient
city furnishes daily evidence of new and
valuable improvements. We have good
schools ; able aud eminently qualified
teachers; and, in addition, our new Con-
vent School will be opened in a few days,
where parents can send their daughters.
of one dollar of the rescr\ed five millions,
but by the consent of Texas. The Pearce
.rom a valued correspondent at Indianola, j kill is not in the nature of an ordinary
upon the terminus of the San Autonio and
Mexican Gulf Railroad.
We agree with him entirely that the
terminus should be decided at once. When
this is done, capital will at once be invest
el. and im rove in en ts made upon the
faith of it. It will then be the interest of
every one investing capital at the termi-
nus. to advance the project; and we have
no doubt that lands will be liberally sub
Delay.
Pearce proposition, unless it is a payment j wit]l the full assurance that they will re-
of their claims out of the ledcral Treas j Ceivo a complete education in all the use-
ui) ? Congress has no power to dispose fu] an(] necessary branches; and if they
scribed upon the line of the road-
act of legislation, to be adopted and re
pealed at the pleasure of Congress. On
the contrary, it is a Solemn compact be-
tween the two sovereignties, where one.
for a certain consideration, agrees to pay
to the other a certain sum. of mon¿y, upon
certain conditions. This proposition is
accepted, and it at once assumes all the at-
tributes of a solemn contract, bindingupon
both parties, and which neither have the
right or power to disturb. I3y the terms
please, tcey may be taught Music, Draw-
ing. Painting, and Needlework, by expe-
rienced and accomplished teachers.
Verily we live in an age of advance
merit, and truly we are a progressive
people.
Misiiwlppi 1, Section.
Col. Jeff. Davis, as we stated in our
last, has resigned his scat in the Senate
of the United States, and is a candidate
for Governor of Mississippi, in opposition
to II S. Foote, the Democratic Union can-
didate. By the last mail we have received
al this ti
until a certain class of creditors file in the ¡ t-hey shall be considered as
is certainly, the wrong policy i of this contract, the United States agree to ¡t!ie a(3dress of Col. Davis, to the voters
' 1 r~ _Z±r— •' * ¡ pay to Texas, in consideration of the ces- j of Mississippi, wherein he defines the po-
>í°rt Indian íícpredations. sion of a portion of her territory, the sum ! Sl*!0ri 'ie °ccupies in the canvass. It is
We have bein politely favored with the | of ten millions of dollsrs ; five millions of ¡ ,,ear1?' if uot PreciselJ the san,e !IS
perusal of a letter from Gen. P. F Smith. 1 thia aui0HT)t t0 be paid upon the accept-1 oecuPiod b>" Gov- Quitman. He regards
under date Fort Inge, 13t!i October inst.. j ance of tiie proposition, and five millions | fche comPromise measures of last Con-
front which we extract the following im-. t0 be retained in the Federal Treasury | 8rcss> as unJust to tlie South ; and is not
portant information: ' * ' a"J "5 J 1 "
A few days previous to the date of the
General's communication, several animals
were stolen between Fort Inge and Fort
Duncan. Suspicion was immediately fixed
upon the Seminóles as having committed
the act. A scout was despatched from
Fort Inge in pursuit of the márauders.
under command of Sergeant Schmidt.
Company C, Second Dragoons, who took
the trail and soon overtook the In-
dians, and fiftding them divided into two j
Treasury Department releases to the
United States. After this is done, the re-
served five millions is to be paid ; not to
that class of creditors, but to the State of
Texas. The stock, however, issues imme-
diately, and the interest accumulates in
favor of the State. This is the contract,
and is. from its very nature, inviolable :
and there is no power vested in Congress
to disturb it. This class of creditors
seem at last to have arrived themselves at
parties made an immediate attack, killing )thesamc conelusion) and SQmp of then¡
tvto and wounding three of them, but, reiuetantlv expre3S a willingness to sub-
sn.íeritig no loss or. his part. lie also mit their claims to our State authorities,
succecdcd in recoverinic all the stolen ani-
jn ils. rr..d remembering that t-to the vie-
a settlement of the rccent sectional diifi
culties Notwithstanding the people of
that State have declared their acquies-
cence in those measures by an overwhelm
ing majority, sufficient, indeed, to con-
vinco Cen. Quitman to withdraw from the
canvass yet the secessionists and agita
tors seem determined to press the ones
tion once more upon that people, by bring
ing out a candidate entertainining the
same views We cannot for our life see
where the principles of the free soilers of
the North, and the secessionists of the
South differ, so far as the Compromise is
concerned. The free soilers and aboli
The Election in Georgia.
The Hon. Howell Cobb, Speaker of the
House of Representatives of the last Con-
gress, has been elected Governor of Geor-
gia, by a majority of 17,000. He is a
sound Democrat, and jrhat is equally im-
portant at the present crisis, lie is a firm,
unwavering friend of the Union. The
election was regarded as a test of the
opinions of the people of that State, in re-
gard to the Conipromi se measures of the
last Congress.
Georgia has resolved to sustain them
and stand by the Union. The result of
the Congressional election, is equally flat
tering;—six Union men to two Secession-
ists.
The last hope of South Carolina, of ob-
taining the co-operation of a single South-
ern State, is now dissipated, and if she
still persists in her hasty determination of
liuhi, to the amusement of the boys and
the deep regret of poor tights. These
proceedings may seem to you to be con-
trary to the dignity of a law student, but
you must remember that
' A little nonsense, now and then,
I- pleasing to the wisestjraen.
right to more thau the common share.
• • •
the work begun in good earnest. Delays
in all improvements of the kind, beyond a
certain time, weaken public confidence.
and lessens the number of friends a mea-
sure may have.
The case is this: Suppose the road
should start from Powderhorn Bayou, at
the lower end of Indianola ; public confi-
dence is already settled that that is to be
the great point ou our coast: the location
of the road there, would therefore confirm
that belief; and during the heavy emigra
tion and business of the next six months
., • n , i ,, , i is aauy expected in me oay, io iuu lu i the lovers of law and order. TerribM
that point would doubtless add a thousand .i,,, ii \\~„ u-rn 1 t i . , • „ r .
^ i connection with the rusilier. ne learn , gecnes have been enacted in ban Francis
Gleanings from our Exchanges.
E*ery facility required, seems to be
promised to our merchants and business
men, in tue shape of steam communication
from Lavaca Bay to New Orleans. Har-
ris & Morgan have just built another new ■ gai| prallcisco papers to the 1st ult., an
aud splendid steamer of the first class for corresponding later dates from other par
their hue. and another of superior speed J of California. The news is inost ¡uteres
j * • i o „_j - ing, s nd evidences a state of affairs in Cal
and construction lias been completed, ana o' . • . . . , , , ,
r -I ifonua winch is much to be deplored by
is daily expected in the Bay, to ruu in ¡ fhe ,ov<?rs of ,.|W an<J on,er
HE
[From the N. O. Picayune.]
ARBIVAL OF THE GEOEG]
The u. S. Mail steamer Georgia, Lieut.l
Porter, U- S. N., commanding.arrived all
this port, via Havana, in eight days. Tim]
Georgia remained one day in *Havanaij
where she left the Falcon, from Chagres
with 342 passengers.
The Georgia brings 400 passengers, and
$; S 000 in gold dust. i
Capt. BUis. one of the Cuba invaders I
has been liberated, aud went ou by
Empire City. ]
The steamer Saranac, Com. Parker, tbol
Albany and D-catur, were in Havana |
all well. Everything was quiet at Hav'-
ana ; all well.
By the arrival of the Georgia xrs have
any politicians of the Quitinqf^an(L «ou's tü 'ts P°P^at'on ^ hat then ? hj^ j ajSQ Lavaca Commercial th^t the j co
school.~ me of th¿i ¿lass will no ^ie Pr0Ptrty °*' t'!e plac^ would at once p^toffice Department at Washington has !
co and Sacramento, and the Vigilance!
partmeut at AVashingtou has i Committee aud the authorities have bees]
commence to risg in value, and be i great' mad(, m lvitb |h# „„„ n,,e ; l.roogbt if^e, t co.,aiot Wecopyfrou[
demand ; and the railroad being largely c .«• iU ,„«;i ! ííTOl■°n,u '•st u'f_- •
' . -• , . o ■> j of steamers for carry^ig the mail between Eveuft oT «.ore'* than -tóa tnA-wiaáiít
interested in the ground, wnerever the ¡ T i xT - 1
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terminus may be, here would at once be a
vast source of income already at hand
Powderhorn Bayou is the proper point
for the terminus. If the road starts from
there, the company will unite the various
towns on the coast, almost unanimously,
aud find little or no opposition from any
other point. All tho vessels rendezvous
there; all captains, pilots, and seamen
understand the harbor and the bay up to
that place; Indianola is already doing a
great business, and outgrowing all the
towns from Galveston to the Ilio Grande; !
iier march is onward, onward.
lation now [October, 1851.] is 700; she
has 20 merchauts, with 1G large stocks of
goods; 120 or 130 families; good hotels;
abundance of shops, and innumerable
other advantages, resulting from her hav-
ing a fixed and growing population. Her
people are resolved to make her a place of
permanence, and of commercial impor-
tance.
Should the railroad be started from
some other point, and the road put under
Lavaca and New Orleans, in connection ¡ tude have filled up the brief period which
with the Harris & Morgan line. If this has elapsed since the departure of our At-
be so, we will soon receive a semi-weekly : mails. I he city of San Francisco
mail from New Orleans.
We learn from the Marshall Repulican
that a dreadful affray occurred in Smith
county on the 3d inst., which resulted in
ihe death of Robert Pierce, Isaac Moore,
aud David Neill, and in which the sheriff
and several others were seriously wounded
It originated in a neighborhood feud, and
the immediate cause was the arrest of one
of the Pierces for an assault. The attempt
has been convulsed with excitements.
Never, within the recollection of any of our
citizens, have such stirring, fearful scenes
been w itnessed, occupying so brief a space
in the chronicle of the times; and never
have the troubles of excitement and pas-
sion beat higher, or followed fa.-ter. one
upon the other, thau in this community,
since the 15th ult.
Shortly after the departure of that day,
the newspapers were filled with the reve-
lations of crime, wrung from the two pris.
oners, Whittaker and McKcnzie. who
I
The ponu-! oí k's friends to rescue him produced the i were in the custody of the Committee of
! above fatal result. | Vigilance, and who, it was reported, bad
1 been adjudged guilty aud deserving of
Their confessions implicated a
The Marshall Republican is charging
upon Gen. Sam Houston severely, and
accuses him of Free Soil affinities.
The papers in Eastern and Middle
Texas are filled w'th communications and
editorial comments, in favor of railroad
improvements. We hope it will result in
something ; but of all the various projects
yet started, and charters obtained for
railroads in Texas, the -The San Autonio
way, a rivalry would spring up that would j and Mexican Gulf Railroad Company" in
last for years upon years. A railroad ¡ the only one likely to be built at-present
project from Powderhorn to some other
point would be advocated, (and serious
impressions have beeu made by other
seceding from the Union, she will stand ! points on this subject.) and distraction of
alone. Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia; j business, and destruction of public confi-
the Stit.es relied upon by South Carolina j jence W0U1J follow. Now, all candid men
to co-operate with her in destroying this | agrce t},at Powderhorn has advantages
Union, have solemnly declared, that she ! greater than any point on the coast; her
can expect no aid from them. W ill that people have made a large, generous, and
State now venture upon the dangerous and Siting offer to the company : the route
untried experiment of separate secession? by land and water, to'and from the place.
Will she disregard and despise theexpres- is antj wen fcnown, both being good :
sed will and opinions of every other South- j tlie one for an vessels, the other for a
ern State of this confederacy, and hazard i railroad. If the road is located there, an
the perpetuity of that Union, that her own
patriotic statesmen contributed so largely
in forming, and strengthening? We think
not. Her patriotic citizens who have
hitherto remained silent, as the danger
approaches, are rousing themselves to
counteract the effect of the hasty and
dangerous counsels, adopted with little
reflection, in a tune of unparalleled ex-
citement. Thjir efforts are not in vain,
almost universal acquiescence will take
place, and the plan at an early day bring
the company a large revenue; but other-
wise, it will not and can not for years ; for
the reason, that Powderhorn and Indi-
anola have too strong claims to be over
come easily : thev w:ll grow on beyond all
doubt to a considerable extent.
As to laud, any amount wanted can be
^ot, provided the road goes to Powder
A portion of this will be put undor con
tract, and ground broke before a week.
The Chinese are said to be emigrating
in large numbers to California. They are
represented to be an industrious and inof-
fensive people. They bring their idol?
with them, and adhere to their pagan cer
emonics in public worship. Who would
have supposed a few years since that pa
ganjvorsjnp would ever have been estab-
lished in the United States? Yet these
people, under the guaranties of our Con
death.
number of men in this country, who had
previously enjoyed a high reputation —
About the 21st. before daybreak, a*party
of individuals, among whom were the Gov-
ernor of the State, and Sheriff Hays of
this county, obtained access to the com-
mittee chambers, and the sheriff entering,
seized the two prisoners before the sleep-
ing guards could bearoused.and boretiieiu
off to the county prison, bavingprcviously
obtained a writ of habeas corpus with
which to execute the duties of office *F r
this act. Gov. MeDougal was long, iondlv,
and justly censured by the press and by
the people, llis proclamation was also
treated with contempt.
On Sunday, 24th ult.. the city was
startled by the peals of the Vigilance bell,
and before the excited multitude could
concentrate at any point, to impede or
promote action, a carriage bad dashed
through the pincipal streets and convened
the two prisoners again into the hands of
(he Committee, at their chambers. Tiiey
had been recaptured in broad day.
from 'UTider th'e baYs and border ?JTc-air"
thorities They wore hung at high noon
from the loft of the Committcce rooms—
stitution, enjoy the right to exercise their | the fifteen thousand people beneath vent-
ing their approbation in one unanimous
and terrific assent. This event, only occu-
pied eighteen minutes o! time.
for every mail we have accounts, that a horn. Most men decline putting in con-
strong, determined Union party, is rapid-
ly organizing throughout that State de-
termined to resist the mad project of se-
cession, and preserve the Union. The
contest is now reduced almost to a mere
question of State pride, and it certainly
can be no dishonor to South Carolina, to
acquiesce in the decision of every other
Southern State, who have had the same
reason of complaint as herself.
They refuse, however, to do so in the .
terms prescribed by our State laws, bv ¡ t'0ll'sts °f ^he North say the Compromise
tor belongs the spoils," he took from the submitting them to the Auditor and ! raeasures are iniquitous and unjust. The
Indians between twenty-five and thirty of. Comptroller for adjustment, but probably ! dlsuI,ionists' and wliat is tlie Sa' e thing,
t'.eir animals, as well as some of their arms , ¡ntend to besiege the Legislature, and if | the seccssioilists of the South, say the
A"-";! done, Mr. Sergeant Schmidt, we i tho act¡on of that body is„ot entirely in j same thinS- They both agree upon this
v I h you equal success in all your future j aecor(]ance w¡tll t}iejr own pecni¡ar' no_ j point, and seem to desire further agita-
fn! a\s upon the the red brethren of o«r , tions. to adopt some other system of tactics i tion of this dangerous aud exciting ques-
fror.tier who may be found out of their j t0 cxact the 4.pound of flcsl) „ Tbe ¡ tion.
proper territory, and especially when they j gtate has adopted a liberal and equitable j Wfien tbe 1ucstion was distinctly sub-
arc found in possession of stolen property j pol¡ey for the adjustment of the liabilities | mitted ,0 tbe PeoPle of Mississippi, they
A t'-w more such decisive engagements j of tbe jate Xiepublic. We have every declared throu£h the ballot box that they
wil! tcaeh Mr. Indian that oar climate | rcason to believe that this policy will be ac4uicsced in tíiese measures, and were
(Iocs not agree with his constitution aud j rjgidly adhered to ; and that this class of j determined to sustain them, and stand by
hah.is. j creditors must, sooner or later, conform tbe ^n^on-
ríen Smith states further, that one of i to jt
tie I:.,.lans killed, several of the men at | We will hereafter explain more fullv ¡ a^e stat°sman. He has rendered the Í uing or night, aíítt the delivery of the mail
once leeognized as a Lip in, who had fre- i wj,at the nature of the claims are that are Cnuntl7 important services in the field.' matter takes place on the following morn-
tpieni !y hv tn seen trading at our Northern bold bv this class of creditor^ as well as ' alld 'u "the Legislative Councils of the ¡ ing, say about 7 o'clock. The Postmaster.
po>t>. and ici^uests tuat the iatt be maue , what the "scaled rate" reallv is.
• public, and very justly suggests that a '
[Communicated.]
To the Editors of the Liedger :
Gentlcmcn—We are not. disposed to be
illiberal towards our fellow-men ; but if
there isany object in our community which
requires, and justly deserves, a thorough
overhauling iu its general regulations, and
a general change iu its interior arrange-
ments, it is the Postoffice of this city.
The arrival of our mails from the coast
Col. Davis is a gallant soldier and an i :lIid f om Austin, arc generally in the eve-
upon
this tribe of
Col. W. J. Hardee—This well and
. favorably known gentleman, and truly strugsie ilt wllieh be is CI™ged.
that the false 1 dlst,nSuls"eil officer Ieft our city on yes-1
promptu rhyme—and. for this reason, he
watchful eye be kepi
pi etcndcd friends.
This is not the first time that the false ¡ aiss"nsuisuea °ini~£ ie" our Clt>* < n yes- ¡ ^he value of this Union is of far greater | is too slow in distributing the mails ; too
and deceitful Lipan has been caaght vio-| ^ ^ on^eave of absence for Florida^ ; conse(luence tban the elevation of any j particular (punctiliously so) in giving mail
L..iug bis most sacred protestations of!,.* ^VeS . lU "ra a St devotcü man, however worthy, who entertains sen- ! matter a moment after the time, which,
peace and friendship with the whites. We jinends' wll° regrct liis temporary ab-. t¡meilts caleulated to convulse or destroy 1 according to the regulations, he religiously
know that tribe of old. and when we say I S°nC®: . government will hud it; ¡t ¡observes. He has some twenty-five to
that we never had the first particle of con-
fidence in tbeir faith or honesty, we only
repeat our long and well established con-
victions.
no easy matter to supply his place in the !
army. Col. Hardee's services on this
"¿^-We arc informed that an order has
been issued at Headquarters aud received
by the commanding General of the 8th
Military Department, empowering and re-
quiring Gen. Smith to call into service
the armv. marine and militia, subject to
his command, for the purpose of Suppress-
ing any armed force from invading the
sell of any foreign nation or government
who arc at peace with the United States
We suppose that our Government has
aa eye single to the revolution now in pro
gress among our neighbors on the other
side vf the ilio Grante vsrrons
The following rich epistle we re-
ceived by the last mail. It is decidedly
interesting, and we cannotresist the temp-
tation of publishing it for the benefit of
our readers:
S , Oct, 19, 1851.
Dear Sir: There is nothing new or
important in this, our quiet, but beautiful
little town, and in order to obtain some-
thing to stir up a little excitement at least
once a week. I have come to the conclu-
sion of taking your papererfor which I will
pay you on my next visit to San Antonio:
or, as the Methodist minister calls it,'-that
ungodly place." Speaking of Methodist
ministers, puts me in mind of a carnp-
ineeting we bad, a few davs ago, on the
banks of the San Marcos river, which was.
£3 We have been under the necessity j boxes—we give ^ wide range, and ju truth, a rich affair. There was one of
C ~ " the verdant specimens of human nature
Union. We have no doubt that he is j although a very clever man. is of too old
actuated by honorable motives, but we ¡ a school to keep pace with the advanced
cannot wish for his success in the present stage of the prese 3t age—excuse the im
ditioual conveyances, saying that when-
ever the road is fixed there, they will then
believe tbe measure possible, and will put
in land. Two hundred thousand acres
can yet be got between San Antonio and
Indianola, within fifty miles of the route,
provided the road goes to Powderhorn
Under all these circumstauces, the ter-
minus should be fixed now, and let those
who are seeking homes on the coast, know
ihe point. The real interest of the com-
pany calls for decision.
To the last dime aud acre I have, I am j
an unwavering
Friend of the Road.
religious ceremonies according to the dic-
tates of their own religious belief, so long
as they do uot -disturb the good order of
society."
The American vossels '-Advance" and
'•Rescue." formerly despatched in search
of Sir John Franklin, have returned to
New York. No further traces of himself
or crew have been discovered. But little
doubt now remains that the whole expe-
dition has perished.
The last, accounts from Santa Fe report
that the Navajrt Indian* made a descent
upon the town of '-Los Gavaldones,"
killed nine citizens, drove off the entire
stock of cattle belonging to the citizeus of
the town, and carried off six women aud
children eaptives. A. W. Reynolds is
supposed to be elected delegate to Con-
gress, leadingR. II. Weightman 580 votes
so far as heard from. It is said, however,
that in another county, Weightman re-
ceived a majority of 716, sufficient to elect
i him. The result at last accounts was
1
, Qf tak- from our coi j d ¡ think we are outside of the figures—for the
frontier have been of the most arduous . ® , a. au c ^ n «... „nj mnr<>
nature: ever aetive and energetic in .be ! "f™"* « • P'*"! "I l V/d 1 i Tont-of L w,
performance of his duty, he has rendered j,0 news .iems, for which w« do!, j
* * «j r\r\ 1 r rr t
place. We say, and think the whole com-
munity will agree with us in the opinion.
important 5ervices to the government, and ''P0'0^*0-
elicited the praise of even, observing man j Recent Arrivals.—We announce witb ¡ give us a young, steady man for a Post-
withm the range of his extensive military n,uc^ pieasure tbe re appearance in our master; one who will provide himself with
reputation. c;ty 0f many 0i¿ au(j familiar faces: among assistance (of the right kind.) to assort and
Id- James A. Bevcridge has again re-i them we notice that of O- B. Brackett. j deliver the mail matter with dispatch, and
sumed the editorial chair of the Xueces j from the city of Mexico, by the overland when the mails arrive at a late hour.
Vallry at Corpus Christ! He denies hav-! route, aud Messrs. Colquhoun and Meade, keep the offitp open long enough for the
ing any connection with the revolutionary - from Eagle Pasé, Texas. The news we j business part of the community to receive
movement on the Rio Grande, and states j gather from Mr. Brackett is only confirm- • tbeir correspondence in time to give an
that his absence was but temporary. We \ atory of that which we had previously re-
are pleased to learn that he has returned ceived in relation to the revolution in
to his former position, as we have always
••egarded him as one of the most accom-
plished nevrspaper writers in the State.
Northern Mexico.. The latter gentleman
reports that the late apprehension in re-
to the Seminóles has entirely subsided.
sicers by tjie retufn mail; and last,
though not least, to have an office in the
business part of the town, and plenty of
boxes for general use.
Several Citizeks
there, from whence he came I know not,
but I do know tb::t he had his legs encased
in a pair of pantaloons which would, have
made the niest fanciful dandy of Broad-
way blush at being out-done. They fit
his legs as tight as an Indian rubber shoe
of a cold morning, and tbe only way he
could have gotten into them must have
been to have greased his legs well, placed
the pantaloons on a twig over the slant of
a hill, given one tremendous run and
leaped into them: You may rest assured
that we had our fun with him. We prayed
with him ; made him run races; stole his
pantaloons and eoat; stuffed them with
straw, and hung them on aliTe-oak, where
they were found acxt morning at day-
Col. Maunsel White, of New Orleans,
has succeeded in making a superior wine
from the wild, or ' sour orange." It is
said to be superior to many imported
wines, aud bids fair to become a universal
beverage in the South.
Commodore Stevens, the commander of
the yacht America, has roturned to New
York. A public dinner has been given
him at the Astor House.
Gen. Winfield Scott declines to be ques-
tioned as to bis views of public policy.
He thinks his replies would disgust the
public. This appears from the comments
of the press to be as uufortunate an ex-
pression as that of the " hasty plate of
soup."
Hon. J. J. Crittenden has, in the ab-
sence of Mr Webster, been appointed
Acting Secretary of State.
The defence of Consul Owens to the
charges preferred against Tiim by tbe pris-
oners and press, is regarded as a weak and
lame thing. Both Whigs and Democrats
demand his removal. He has earned and
deserves the contempt aud scorn of his
countrymen.
A new hotel is to be erected bv a com-
pany iu St. Louis, at a cost of ¿100.000.
What has become of the public hotel pro-
ject, in San Antonio?
Tiie Alta California, rebuking a writer
who sneers at its Mormons, says that they
are as industrious and virtuous a commu-
nity as there ia on the continent. Tbeir
religious views may be absurd, and many
of their members fanatical and ignorant
but m their dealings with the worl4 thev
♦re perfectly honest
The Vigilance Committee has published
the confessions of McKenzic and Whitta-
ker. which exhibit a series of crimes that
had been commmitted by these men with
impunity, and implicate a number of per-
sons who are yet at large. Whittaker
was an escaped convict from the British
colonies, as are the great number of his
associates in crime. Robert McKenzic,
or McKenny, was a native of England -
lie lived iu this city for several years, un-
til March. 1849, when he left fur Califor-
nia. via Panama.
Executions at Sacramento City.
On the 22d of August, as we learn from
the Alta California. Sacramento City was
agitated by the thrilling scenes of an exe-
cution, under the following circumstances:
Robinson. 'J hompson and Gibson had been
tried by the courts for highway robbery,
and under the new statute bad been con-
demned to death. On the morning fixed
for their execution a reprieve arrived in
the city tor Robinson, which the Governor
has subsequently asserted be was induced
to issue ou the representations of about
forty respectable men. The people, be-
lieving Robinson to be the greatest villain
ot the three, took him away from the au-
thorities. and, after the execution of Gib-
son and Thompson, he was made to swing
from the same rope's end An iudigna-
tiou meeting was held that evening, wh ch
passed resolutions requesting Gov. Me-
Dougal to resign. After these events a
portion of the excited populacc assem-
bled and hung the Governor in effigy.—
1 he papers state that. Robinson made sev- ® .
eral confessions, in which he indulged in
inconsistent statements and malicious
charges sufficient to stamp his character
as thatot a hardened villain, and destroy
all faith in his accounts of himself or oth-
ers. Among others, ho professed to bear
grave charges against the Mayor ef Sacra-
mento, Mr. Ilardenburg. and also against
Malachi Fallon, of San Francisco. After
the seizure oi Robinson by the populace,
the scene is thus described :
I he scene which followed was the most
¡ terrific we ever witnessed. The thronging
crowds rushed for the station house, iu the
geueral exciteiitent. and on all sides was
heard the thrilling cry, "Hang tbe rascal!"
Iu the meantime the sheriff, having per.
formed his duty efficiently and faithfully,
retired from the sceue( as did also the of-
ficers with whom he was connected.
The muffled drum of tlie Guards an-
nounced that- the culprit Robinson ^ was
approaching. The crowd gave way, the
committee with tbe*r prisoner slowly and
solemnly asceLded the scjflfold, and ihe
Guards formed, a hollow square around it>
below.
Robinson appeared perfectly cool and
collected, and on beiug requested to ad-
dress the crowd, came lorward. and in a
clear voice made another confession. He
evidently appeared desirous of creating a.
sensation, and accordingly commenced by
alleging the grossest and most unfounded V
charges against mea who stand high in I
this community, implicating them íq 1
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Van Derlip & Hewitt. The San Antonio Ledger. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1851, newspaper, October 23, 1851; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth179372/m1/2/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.