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PCHLfSHSD ITRT gATPlDAY BY
ID, WALKER & DAVIDSON.
rc- rono. so. walmb. w. t. dayidsos.
S. FORD,
tl
^SATURDAY, APRIL 28,1854-
, . .. ,
square of ten Isjae
i dollar for tto first insertion, and fifty
insertion. Adrertise-
themunb«r of insertions jle-
mtii otherwise ordered.
I twwfl^y. A liber*! discount will
(to those advertising by the year.
„ ■ Announcement of •Candidates for State offi-
a dollar*—Oosstv offices fire dollars.
* Political eirrulars, and communications of
tie or personal uaiare, will be charged at the
adrertiaeMenU..
Personal.
> Jesse Bnrditt Seor., an old citizen of
t and of Travis county died at his resi-
i miles from this place, on Saturday
: inst. He vas an honorable and use-
to. A large circle of children and
children surrounded him daring his
His end was calm and peaceful and
t one forcibly of that of the Psltri-
t Jacob. He was gathered to his fathers
Fyears and fall of usefulness. He leaves
f, very many friends to regret his loss.
Jack Bell of Austin county, ar
1«the city daring the week. He is an
1 much respected citizen of Texas. Hi^
; qualities and services to the State,
> rendered him decidedly popular.
.Our old friend Capfc Bartlett Sims,
F the monotony of out streets this
, by his eleir ringinglaugh. TheCapt.is
lively known on 4he frontier, in feet
Texas. He has surveyed lands
bt Indians hereabouts for these many
. But for his modesty and uiMjbtru-
Gapt. Sims Would have long since
many of the highest stations in his
State, but he preferred the quietude
ivaie life and the practice of a highly
code of etiquette, which would
i Lord Chesterfield to the blush, to
ngs and gew-gaws of place. [Capt.
has paid for the Times in advance.]
.The departments were dosed on the
eminent employees and our oi-
803 generally took*joyous holiday.
ben have been SQwnberof esses of
. in this place and vicinity. The disease
; of a violent type.
v t '*
.On several occasions we have hurt the
flings of our friends by not noticing the
nerous arrivals of the distinguished gen-
from Yegua, Col. John Lee, Esqr. .It
i us pleasure to proclaim the Col's, ar-
with personal appearance unimpaired
! or draught. He still delights in the
watch ehain and seal ■, which hate -for
years decorated his graceful pehkra.
is on important and pressing business
ays he can act possibly wait for Banks
(-Brushy more than two weeks.
''of the" Philadelphia
ken from the
fAs it contained- an
ed republishing,
confer a favor
doing the like
r Travis county will
city on Monday
sdry and t&e eon
' - ■'•A
is turning much
ement of soldier
Jnited States Gov-
&c. &c. In the
ie has secured quite a
aess. He has the
i, integrity and capacity
Rial \: ?{#*««'.,£1
•Four scldiers Were
r Cleveland on Monday
'ng a prisoner named
rTfined for disorderiy
al urday.^Fh# May-
bou in! tbJ^^^^^^france at the District
managed ty
□e means to escape without giving the re-
ared bail.
" I.- * " jjS-i , ^
Our exchange papers are as destitute of
ew as the State of Maine is of whisky.
0^- We invite the attention of our readers
the law card of Wm. Lee Chalmers to be
i in this day's, issue. Mr. C. is a young
per of fine attainments, and can be relied
m for industry and ability in the prosecution
[>is profession.
Rsuetoos Imteluqescc.—In order to afford
m
tors of the Gazette may find it as troublesome
"Foer lags aa4 two voices; a most delicate mon- j to define its position on the question then, as
atei! Bis forward voice is now to speak well of they now find it difficult to defend an erring
The American Order.
The unparalleled success of the n"w party,
. .. - — „ wherever an electioii has been held throughout
£££?Utter 1 i Chief Magistrate. ' I the length and breadth of the land, woald
No less thin Hlfse rate shotsare fired at! ^ave no* 80UP''|t""s difficulty with our j seem to indicate that •' Know-Nothingi m is a
on ' youthful neighbors. We are content that the I very different ism than it w as at first declared ! small boy. At an early age his love of adventure
'^^eHde'orlte'rtreet whose sensitive Texas State Gazette should be the especial | to be. by [a portion of J the press," {see State r induced him to visit the extreme Western portion
Death of Andrew J. Walker.
In another column the death of this truly gal-
lant and distinguished ranger is announced. He
was about 33 years old. His father emigrated
from Alabbina to Texas when Andv was a verv
the opposite u« — , , ,, . , , ...
nature feels a "pang as great as when a giant mouthpiece of whoever may dispense patron-
dies," at the least stricture npon the etrors of age from the Presidential cha.r, wnether h
of power and patronage at Wash- acts wlU bear the scra,uiy of thinking men or
- not. The seven principles, (the five loaves
and two fishes) may be emblazoned in charac-
ters more palpable than they now are, in the
editors broadest column*; and in order to give
them a more general circulation than they
would otherwise receive, they may be read at
the street corners to every batch of loiterers
v-ff
ington. If there is one characteristic of hu-
manity which we rank above another, it is that
sensitiveness which, totally :egardless of self,
"pitches in," to fill up any breach that may
be made in the ranks of a friend, and oar ap-
preciation of such self-sqcrificingdi«nter«taf- |
nets is enhanced when we see the shield of j
intellect interposed to do "justice—ample jcs- :
Tic'c " to those high in power, who so seldom i
meet with a champion "at all times ready to
defend" , them. Ungrateful indeed must be
President Pierce if he does not fully esti-
mate and amply reward the serv ces of his
Austin Ssyncho Panza whose exotic sprouts of
democracy have been lately engrafted fresh
from the soil of Mississippi upon the old trunk
of T/Pias Republicanism.
. To attempt to repiyto each and every charge,
imputation, query and innuendo, in which the
Gazette has thought proper tg indulge in re-
gard to ourse! f is far from our intention. In
answer to the inquiry whether we belong to
the new American organization, it may be
well to answer some people according to their
folly, and we therefore reply, what Would
give to know, neighbor? But as regards how
many saifs we have fiungto the breeze, we
will freely answer "many," but that above
tbeotli, proudly floats the bander of democ-
racy, bearing in character} ot living light, the
mottoes—*1 prihciples.not'"men,'i—■" action—not
profession," sentiments calculated to "take the
wind ont" of every .description of small craft
cruizing in the vicinity of Executive patron-
age, and battling for spoils, under the banner
of "mew, not measure*;'
Suppose the State Democratic Convention
did endorse the action of President Pierce in
January, 1854! No purer sentiments were ev-
er uttered by a public man than are contained
in Mr. Pierce's inaugural, and standing out con-
spicuously among these sentiments we find the
declaration that Ike American flag "should be
respected" The conduct of Spanish officials
towards this country since that Convention were
then unheard and unthocght of; or, if they bad
been, the solemn pledges of the Executive bad
-been given to the uation, that every insult of-
fered to the American flag would be promptly
redressed. Relying upon this pledge of Mr.
Pierce, and knowing that it was a cardinal
inciple of democracy to submit to no nation-
insult, the Convention of 1854, did right to
endorse Mr. Pierce; but we will inform the
U the Gazette that the members of that
as he will find the democracy
throughout the State, when he shall have resi-
ded bare-sufficiently long to become acquaint-
ed with their, character, are not disposed "to
go it blind," and bow wit h idolat ry at the shrine
of any one man, however powerful he may be
to reward those ^mchoosa to worship him with
servile adulation, no matter how far he may
the tenets and principles of true
Republicanism.
editor of the Gazette may make as ma-
issues as he chooses; he cannot shield
elf behind the platform of the State Con-
of 1854, nor place us antagonistic to
rinciples there declared. It is the device
of the female pheasant when her nest is threat-
ened by the hunter to fly in a contrary direc-
tion. The editor of,the Gazette would leant
the fowl's cvleness and endeavor to array us
against a platform which we helped to rear,
andto which wc then as now, give our hearty
and unequivocal support. The motives which
govern him is covered by too thin a veil not to
strike every reader, and " him ol yesterday"
is welcome to all the capital he can make out
In the language of Richelieu—
* " these schemes aro glass,
The v«ry xm ".bines through them."
What if the democratic State Convention of
lSs4 did endorse the sentiments which Mr.
Gazette 21st). It is trne, that the alarm was
sounded, and the liberties of the country de-
clared to be endangered by the deliberations
of a "secret society," in the incipiency of the
organization, by those who dreaded any rival
near the throne of the hitherto invincible de-
mocracy, aud the engrafting of any new prin-
ciple into the creed of that party, was held to
be dangerous by many, who having long en-
joyed the only benefits for which they battled
tliat may have patience to listen to them, in —the spoils—no matter whether the evils for
advance of their publication. Weareconteut. j wTiich that principle contemplated a remedy
We have preached and jyactieeu democracy j had become insupportable or not. The conser-
as we understand it—a creed that will not ad- vative spirit of the American people is seldom
rait the infallibility of a man, merely because
he is the dispenser of patronage. That "the
diverted from its nsual channels, by trivial
causes: but once aroused to a sense of iinpen-
king can do no wrong" is not an article of our ding danger, the whirlwind is not more irapet-
faith; and we shall always be found bold ; uoos, nor the lightning's flash more sodden,
enough to express our opinions, whether in so | than the efforts of these same people to reform
doing we run against a President of the Uni- : and throw off t hat danger.
ted States, a Governor, or even the editois of j The unanimity with which the politicians of Andy Walker had been about. If the Indians
the Gazette. t every caste have adopted the principles of j maa"ea descent upon the frontier, Walker and his
~ ! the American Order is the very best evidence
they pursued the Indians, and when within fifty
yards of them dismounted. The Indians, fourteen
in number, immediately charged. A hand to hand
conflict ensued. In the course ot" fifteeu or twenty
mitnues Burleson had the pleasure to see his ene-
my begin a precipitate retreat—though badly crip-
pled. Four Comanches were killed on the ground
—others mortally wounded, and but two left the
field ur,hurt. The Lieut's loss was two men killed
and five wounded—among the latter himself. He
could not pursue his flying foe. The Gomanckfs
of the tbeu Republic of Texas: Indian forays
and Mexican incursions were matters of frequent
occurrence in those days. The cool courage of
the stripling won the favor and the admiration of
the frontiervwarriors. His daring and address re- , stemed to have known when the prisoner left La-
commended him for every enterprise of a danger- i redo and t0 bav<-' planned a descent into the coun-
ous character, where skill, discretion and bravery 1 trJ immediately. Thus showing that the posses-
were brought into requisition. In carrying .ex- sion of one prisoner had effected more to protect
presses, and making reconnoisances his services country from hostile incursions than all our
were invaluable. At a subsequent period his . force:S and high sounding treaties.
Cuba. j Death of Capt. G. K.
The course of events is tending towards a ! We annpunced in the last week's
crisis in the affairs of the Island. The opin- tragic death of Capt Lew*, so well *newn
iot^of G.-n. Concha, conveyed to the Queen'* thiougffbot the Sttte of Texan, a* her takUud
government, recommendatory of a change of daring defender in the ear > js _
policy, concessions to th* inhabitant*, and the * public.^ Perhaps M,
allowance of representation in the Spanish country had participated in more ,t • >r
ring event* which baa marked our history,
than the deceased. In hit earliest boyhood,
he wa$ engaged in the bloody scenes of the
representation in the Spanish
Cortes, may be set down as an entirely new
phase in Cuban affairs. The convictio-i has
at length been forced upon the Spanish nation
and its rulers that, the elements to free Cuba
are within her limits aud can be made availa-
ble. Gen. Concha ventures the assertion that,
i it will require a standing army of 20,000 men
to keep the Island in subjection to the Spanish
i,
crown. But this same army will absorb a vast :
knowledge of the country between the Nueces and 1 When the reports of these operations reached ' amount of money for its maintenance. Where ; his f .mntrj men.
head-quarters, the commanding general cf the 8th it is to come from is the question. Spain has
Military Department, issued an order commending it not. France and England have Use tor eve
the conduct of Walker and Burleson and spoke of ry farthing they can command. The other
them in terms highlj- complimentary. countries in Europe have no very particular
The next stirring scenes in which Andy was en- j interest in the preservation of Cuba to Spain
the*Eio Grande was so minute and extensive as to
make him an indispensable accompaniment to ex-
peditions in the capacity of guide.
He was the constant companion of Karnes and
Gray, and other proud, invincible heroes, who
stood upon the frontier like so many avenging
spirits, to seek retribution for the past, and securi-
ty for the present and the future. Were a party
of Mexicans pounced upon and beaten by one
fourth of their number, no one doubted but that
revolution, and by the force of bis own genius,
; unaided by any of the advaiftages of educa-
tion, save that which was acquired duriag a
short apprenticeship in a prilitingoffice,haeroee
; to a distinguished position in the State, and
mairtained au enviable rank in the heaits of
But few braver men oonld
be found where all were daring) than fl- t-
Lew:s. Deeply imbued with a love ol adven-
ture and a justifiable pride in Texian chival-
ry, he was always ready to defend the home
ot his adoption. While the mantle of charity
Artesian Wells.
Some time since we published a communi-
cation from several of the principal mer-
chants of Austin, recommending the pro-
priety of organizing a joint stock cbmpany
for the purpose of sinking an artesian well in
this city. The feasibility of the undertaking
is doubtless. It is-the opinion of gentlemen
acquainted with the geological features of the
country at, and adjacent to this place, that
there is no obstruction in the water bearing
stratum to make the practicability of boring
toartesian water at all doubtful. Of the con-
venience, comfort and salubrity of artesian
water, it is useless to say one word. The
of its being a .democratic principle, and no '
foreigner has any right whatever to complain, I
for they come to this country with the full j
knowledge that here a majority have the right ;
and power to rule, and by asserting that right, |
and altering the laws of naturalizatioa they |
violate not even au implied contract. In his :
social condition the foreigner is governed by j
the same laws that rule the native bor«**and |
whether good or bad, they musf operate alike
on all. If they seek our shores with the hope j
of ruling us, then they are unfit for citizens, ;
and have no right to complain of the purely.)
defensive rule of the Kr.ow-Nothings, who are |
determined that Americans shall rule A'- erica, j
Long before the organization of the present j
matter to fiuai success? By unity and con-
cert of action there can be no doubt of the
entire ability of the inhabitants of the Capi-
tal to push the affair to a successful comple-
tion. Who will move in the matter? The mer-
chants above alluded to, will embark in the
project, with capital and influence. Will
others aid them? If they consult their own
in^;rests and those of Austin, they most as-
suredly will. What prevents the friends of
the measure from calling a meeting and com-
ing to some definite conclusions on the sub-
ject? There can no substantial reason be
offered why they should not. If the mercan-
tile gentlemen, wfio have evinced so commenr
dable a spirit in the matter will make some
suggestions in the public prints in regard to
the affair, there' is no doubt but that they
would have great weight and induce actiou on
the part of the public.
Below will be found a letter from Judge
Cooper, which is pertinent to the subject mat-
ter and furnishes data as regards expense.
To great practical experience and research,
be adds zeal and industry. If any man can
succeed, he is the one. It is at least due to
him to answer his proposition in a becoming
manner. For the benefit of those concerned
his letter is copied entire.
Coapcs Cbristi, April 12, 1855.
P. W. Humphries—Dear Sir: Your favor of Feb-
:uary 23d came to hand on the 21st of March, en-
veloped with one from Dr. Swift, on the subject of
geology, which is valuable to me.
On receipt of your letter, I commenced to write
a somewhat lengthy article on the subject of well
boring and geology, for publication, but in conse-
quence of the sitting of our District: Court, and
the time for making Up quarterly returns for the
post office, I neglected to finish my article as I first
intended, and it had, partially gone out of my
mind. Yesterday'3 mail brought me your second
communication of April second. I find myself still
unprepared to show off to the public; and it ep-
Pierfce'haJ sopatrioticallvdeclaredsAou/dgov- i P*ar6 what you most desire is to know for what
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only point to be settled is, can the citizens ! order we were fully convinced that the im-
command sufficient means to prosecute the
compeers hovered upon the trail, and when chance
offered, a swift and bloody vengeance would be
dealt them. His hair-breadth escapes were many
and thrilling. His personal adventures partook
more of the chivalry of Knight-errantry than of
modern times.
In the revolution headed by Canaies, Walker
took service with the Federalists. He was in vnnny
of the engagements between these parties. With
additional reputation for gallantry and a light
pocket Andy again sought his old haunts.
When Capt., now Governor Bell took chargc of
a Company of Rangers for the protection of the
Nueces frontier, Walker attached himself to it
and did much service. When the war with Mexi-
co broke out Walker served in Mu3tang Gray's
company. He remained in Mexico until, the close
of the war.
gaged were those originating from Gen. Carvajal's
revolutionary movements on the Rio Grande.--
Walker commanded ft company at the battle of
Matamoros. He was ever iu the thickest ot the
fight. His entire self-possession aud indomitable
bravery were evinced on more than one occasion.
When Carvajal decided on retreating, Capt. M alk-
er's command constituted the rear-guard of the
column. He halted at the ranch of Guadalupe,
seven miles from Matamoros to get breakfast.—
Here with about thirty-five men—mosth* old Ran-
gers—he encountered the column of Col. l'ortilla
and drove it back. Had Gen. Carvajal known of
the circumstance ia time, be might have destroyed j
or captured the whole of Portilla's command.— j
The hardly contested battle of Cerralvo was the
next affair of the revolution. The command of
even if they had conti iei.ee in t he ability and is tbr0W11 h ^rur*. 'e< OS drop ale*r t
(he disposition of the Dons to repay a loan; so
there is little prospect of .procuring the means
to keep up a large standing army in Cuba,
troin the monarchies of the old world. In
turning her eyes to the United States, Spain
can hope lor but one result, a sale of Cuba. A
policy against which her rulers have entered
a solemn and undivided piotest. The idea of
enforcing obedience to Spanish rule by means
of bayouets is attended by many difficulties,
which may never find a solution. The Span-
ish Cortes have probably ere this pr rnulgated
another scheme to meet the demands of the
emergency. That scheme proposes no more
tior less than the Africanization of Cuba. We
the memory of the boy-prisoner of Mier.
r r . ... When Lieu'enant in Capt. Black well s company
mense emigration of foreigners to fhe United !. „. ,. , ,
m 1849, a party of Indians came down and com-
thorough acquaintance with the country enabled
him to judge of the route the Indians would pur-
sue in returning to their camp. He made an in-
and was on his return march in the course of a
few hours. In this affair he had a horse killed
under him.
The editor of this paper engaged Andy Walker
as guide to a company of Rangers in the fall of j Texas Revolution produced,
1849. He was subsequently elected first Lieuten !
era him and ho should subsequently neglect
to eatry ont these principles by listening to the
advice of those who surround him, and whom
we havo 6very reason to believo to be inimical
to the South ? Are we to ceosure the Conven-
tion or the President 1 Most assuredly the lat-
ter. When John Tylei, from his devotion to
Henry Clay, wept in the whigConvenlion which j
refused to nominate that statesman, who could 1
doubt the sincerity of his whiggeiy. And yet,
when-subseqstat events placed him in jxjvver,
we find him repudiating every great principle
of the party who elevated him to office, and
vetoing the veuy measures, the defeat of which
bat a short time previous, had caused him to
"shed ibrth tears, copious gushing.'' When
Arnold performed almost super-human feats of
daring at Ticondeioga and Behmis' heights.who
could have supposed that he would have bar-
tered his houor and deserted his country
sum of money I wiH give my services to the City
of Austin for the purpose of sinking an Artesian
weJJ—which can be answered in a very few words.
The City can have my services for the above named
purpose for the sum of one hundred dollars per
month, and the payment of my board bill from the
time I leave Corpus Christi until dismissed from
service. Very respectfully,
Yours in baste,
JOH.V M. COOPER, i
States from the shores of overgrown, impover-
ished, and besotted monarchies and despotisms,
was an evil instead of a blessing. - As the
most spotless surface is easiest disfigured, so the
pu.est social condition may be the easiest pol-
luted. In the language of a Governor "Gener-
al of Canada, Sir F aucis Head, to "annihi-
late the liberty of the United States, no surer
means could be adopted than by sending to
our shores, the degraded and vicious overplus
of hrt population." To loll back this tide, if
possible, and if not, to restrain their political
power to the utmost, is the creed of the Know-
Nothings, and he who opposes such a result- is
no lover of his country, and consequently not,
a Democratic Republican.-
So tremendous has been the emigration to
the United States within the past few years,
and so indiscriminate from all nati ns of the
earth, that these foreigners formed distinct po-
litical power, sufficiently strong ami important
to excite in other great parties a struggle for
their alliance; and possessing no feelings in
common with those whose birth right was in
the land, they were ever willing to throw into
the hands of the highest- bidders the priceless
boon known to a free people—the right of
voting; and by so doing exercised an influence
as powerful as it was pernicious. To remedy
these evils Know-Nothingism sprung into exist-
ence, ai d triumphantly is it performing its
missiop.
Before "Know Nothingism was found to be
a very different ism. than what it was at first
declared to be,"' [vide the State Gazette of the
21st instant; we like "to quote our authority) the
secresy of the 'institution was said to"be its
principal and. most heinous feature. Yet the
democratic party itself originated in meetings
as secret as those of the Masonic order, or the
conclave of the Pope, ami ultimately succeed-
ed in theoverthcow of the old Federal party.
The Tammany society which has so long exis-
ted in New York was, and~is still,'a secret par-
ty, the democracy of which no one will pre-
tend to deny. In tact, no political party is en-
tirely free from the charge of secrecy, and as
long as our present s} stem of Government shall
exist, secret caucuses and conclaves will be
held to concoct measures, mature plans, and
insure successes. The greatest moral reforms
of the age have been accomplished through
the aid of secret associations. The Samaritan
and the Templar have secretly concocted plans
to disenthrall the-victim of intemperance, and ' a recoanoisance in that quarter. He discovered a
with closed doors, hidden from the world, have j trail leading down the country—followed it back—
devised means to carry the sunshine of delight found a deserted encampment—with horses -and
into many a wretched hovel, and to send bout:- ! mules hoppled near it, and provisions and packs
i Major Walker—particularly the rangers—-w«s op- : qrmte from the New ^ ork Herald ^-
posed to the Seminole Indians. The Seminties did | " We translate from the report of the Ptrf-
not fancy the fun. They were well peppered: and is Presse. Speaking of Luzuriaga, in the
it was said the Chief had a bad dream which caused aforesaid debate, it says " On this occasion
! him to leave for .home just after the fight This the minister made a declaration which re-
I concluded his service under Geu. Carvajal. He fleets the highest honor upon htm, as well as
established a stock farm at the battle ground of upon the cabinet whose sentiments he ex-
t Lipantitlan. Consumption had been makiigvisi- presses lie sutd ihut without invading the
[ ble inroads upon his health and he eventually fell ( rights of estabiished property—without refu-
■ a victim to it. 1 **"9 compensate them by suitable indemntj-
i We might extend the narrative of his pa-sonal ty—the Spanish Government was finally de-
mitted depredations upon the settlements between j adrenturcs t0 aQ unlim;ted exteut-but we pause, j cided to put an end to a barburous institw
the Nueces and the San Antonio rivers. Walker's HU famc is th# common property of his muntry, j tion, which all civilized nations condemned,
and his deeds will be remembered and revered and which At, Luzvriaga did not fear to call
while chivalry lias a devotee and courage an ad- j u pest and a shame to humanity.
mirer; and though no sculptured marble miy point j This is Africanization in au official, dis-
credibly rapid forced-march—struck the trail the : {he traveler t0 j,"j3 resting"place—nor stoned urn I tinct, and emphatic shap^^ftie slavehold-
savages had made ,n coming down—saw they had ' record his valor deep in lhe hearts of bs coun- j ers of Cuba are to be indeiSKified according
not passed up-secreted his men—placed outspies i trymell wiu ,ive the remembrance of the intrepid j to the British West India emancipation sys-
and waited for the marauders. The appearance , -ypai^er the dauntless Ranger. j tcm, we presume, which has reduced Jamai-
of the Comanches very soon thereafter vindicated , Ka]1 th(j social reiation3 cf ijfe no belter man ! ca comparatively to a desert, and which p.o-
the foresight of the Lieutenant. He allowed the lived a warm and devoted friend—a higi-mind- bably contemplates nothing more nor less
Indians to pass him—fell upon their rear—killed j e(J and chivalric fee—an honorable and true-heart- ! than the ultimate organization of all the
several—rescued a boy they had made captive | compauiolli as generous as brave, he hadno ene- j West India Islands into a confederated free
mies but those whose friendship were worthless, j negro empire, under a European " balance
and no friends who were not bound to hin by ties ! power. We suspect that England, at
the most endearing that can cement the human i ltast, looks to some such ultimatum, and that
family. Among the many daringspirits which the , the present government of bpain would pre-
.... nT ., I tkn + n fni A
Andy nailer may
From Corpus and the Rio Grande.
The annexed letter, from a friend, will give
the reader an idea of matters ard things at
Corpus and on the Rio Grande. The former
may be'distinguished as a brisk place. The
course events are taking on the Rio Grande
seems to speafcbadly for the con tin us nee of
his Serene Highness in power. With the
jhe diversion Carvajal,and others will make in
ant. In the summer of 1850 he was stationed
with a detachment of men near Laredo. In the
morning be'received notice of the proximity of a
party of Indians. His command were in the sad-
dle in a short while—after a pursuit of near 25
miles be overtook the enemy—beat them and wa3
in Laredo before night. The Indians had gone to -
the raucho of Basilio Benavides to rob his caballa-
do. Walker arrived just after I hem—waited very
quietly for them to gather the horses—when they
did so and returned—henpounced upon them killed
their chief and three warriors—wounded several
others and retook the property, which was prompt-
ly turned over to the oWners.
The summer of this year was extremely dry and
warm. The burning of the whole country be-
tween thAfueces aiid- the Rio Grande rendered
operations in that quarter extremely difficult;—
Man ind beast, suffered greatly. Walker was al-
most constantly pn duty. ,
In an engagement in May X 850, near the Agua
Dulce, a Comanche prisoner was captured. He
was delivered to Capt. Burbank commanding lit
Fort Mcintosh. The Indians learned of his where-
abouts through sorie Mexicans." His mother and
auut visited him—returned to the Comanches and
reported. The result was a great declension of j
the hostile incursions of the IudMhs. In January '
1851. Lieut. Burleson was detailed to turn the
prisoner, Came Mucrte, (Dead Meat), over to the
commanding officer at Fort Merrill. He and his
detachment had orders to proceed to San Antonio
and return by the Laredo route. During Lieut
B.'s absence Indian sign was discovered on the
Gato, near a day's travel above camp Los Ojuelos.
Lt. Walker with a small detachment was making
fer the transfer of Cuba to Soulouqne for a
have had his equal—his superior never li ed, and , trifle, to the cession of the island to the Uni-
though he died not as' the warrior would wish to i ted States for d"«ble its value in ready ilio-
die, upon the field of honor, he was alwa;s found i ney*
f here Texas required a man. Peace to hs ashes. , ' The Spanish Government is finally deci-
>m j ded " upon its course of action. It has dis-
Tbe Stable Case. ! covered that African slavery is a "barbarous
Over two years ago, and about the ime of ! institutionthat " all civilized nations con-
the opening of the extra session of the fegisla- demn it j" an institution which the Spanish
premier himself does not hesitate to denounce
ture, Messrs. Burdett & Case erected , andput in-
to operation a livery stable,i^imediatelyaiong-
side of the large store-house ot Swants Swen-
son. Mr. Swensou sued the parties alleging
that the stabfe was a nuisance per se fom its
near proximity, and as keptt: aud from the de-
posit of "the filter was a villainous nuisance, and
that in crossing the public side walk tora front
entrance i! was a public and private nu-sance.
! as "a pest and a shame to humanity." So
! we perceive that since the expulsion of the
j queen mother, Christina, a great moral revo--
' lution has teen worked out in the govern-
j ment of her daughter. The pin money of
i Christina, as all the world knows, was ce-
; rived for many years from her commission,
per capita, upon African slaves' successfully j?1
landed in Cuba, in spite of international *e!
The noveity of the position, iu a comminity Jaws and Spanish treaties denouueing the
where every one does pretty much as he plea-
ses, gave the case a peculiar interest
Alter Hie coming in of the answer of th^e-
feniiants, Judge Hancock granted an rjui.c-
tion closing the stable some five months. At.
the Octob.T Term, 1853, of the Travis district
Court. Judge Townes partially dissolved this
injunction, only closing the front
The case was then transferal to
traffic as piracy, lt is also known that the
j Sponish authorities cf the island shared iu
tiicse piratical profits, and-that the Cortes at
; Madrid quietly connived at, if they were not
! directly implicated in the business."
! It was to prevent this Africanization and to
- bring Cuba into the fUnion by annexation if
V.-0 t her citizerys willed it, that, the jlibusters vg-
mty. | deav< red t^Org anize an Cxped'tinn, noNigainsi
Eighteen months ago there "was a v^PEt for ; Cuba, but ^ aid the, .Atfean^p throw off the
the (ftlendaiits—uext. a neygjjjpal—md last j Spanish yoke, fir^ acts of the pro-
week, alter a protracted t;ial^Hte jury returu- visional govermnem^wouhi hPre been to issue
ed a general verdict for the plaintiff. j a decree declaring that the social status of the
Plain!ill aud the Jud^e rendered a dtcree of ; Island should remain undhanged, or in other
perpetual injunction compelling thedeftmlauts ; words that, any Act or decree of the Spanish
to close the front enfrauce—to cease to jeeupy i authorities to abolish slavery should be null
the skle walk—to make solid their wal north- ; and void. Had the revolutionary party su<$
t p^nue
> h^H i
• ward, aud to move the litter daily. Bdh par-
ties girve notice of appeal—the defendants be-
cause ot the charge Vf the Court- defiling a
ceeded their decrees would have been law and
Cuba as a slave State would have been saved
to the prc-slavery States, and the South
dying words of Cassar in the Roman Senate
were, and thou too, Brutus?'
That Mr. Pierce has forfeited sntirely the
ens and stranger* visiting the city the'
i of knowing where Divine service will
i held on the Sabbath, if the ministers oifi-
tiug in the different churches of tha city
i furnish us witltb note on each Friday pre-
iling our publication, where they wtU hold
i we wilt publish the same gratis.
The 21st op Aran-—Messrs. Robert M. El-
i aud Win. Lee Chalmers, in behalf of the
iterary Association of this city, delivered ap-
* addresses on Saturday. last, at the
ayterian Chare h on the annrwhaiy of the
of San Jacinto. Each of the vpuug
tie men acquitted themselves admirably,
r. Elgin gave a highly instructive historical
ketch of the count ry from its early settlement
Bwn to the present time, and Mr. Chal.iters'
- was truly eloquent and beautiful.—
audience was large and fashionable, and
ery one seemed highly pleased with the cer-
onies of the day.
fT?" The San Antonio Herald is the title of a
r sheet published at San Antonio by Messrs.
cf & Newcomb. Mr. West has b^d con-
siderable experience in the newspaper bnsi-
, is a good writer;, and will, no doubt, make
Herald worthy the patronage of its read-
Success to them.
The City of Austin presented on Sun-
day last -an unusual scene of quietness and
order. Not a single coffee-house waa open,
and every thing denoted that respect for the
law, which good citizens are always willing
to observe. The City Council deserve the
thanks of the community for the reform.
■ The Ctfunty Jail, and City Calaboose,
| now in process of erection, will be comple-
' tad and ready to receive company by the
middle of May. The taUinga am represen-
ted to n u being fully adapted to the par-
peaea of their cocstrnetion.
B9 The Democratic State Convention as-
sembled at Hnntsville on Saturday last. The
Item of that date seems to doubt whether
snfficient number of delegates were present
to dignify the assemblage aa a State Conven-
tion.
Our friend Carr has received an elegant
stock of new clothing. He has peculiar
knack of selecting the finest and best garments
with which to adorn the outer man, and the
Jurmbrt in a melancholy mood, "all for love,"
who patronises Can- and 'hen fails to u make
fhe eddy" in the ever changing tide of Hymen,
bad better cave in and give up all hope. We
tpeak by the book, for we have tried and intend
t? hang ourseif next week.
the advertisement of Mr. S. M.
in this day's Times. Mr. J' : stock is
> and'Wea selected, and for thejarticie of
k£K*t bargain can- he procured. 'Give
confidence of the democratic party, we do not
believe; but that- be has neglected a vital and
erseutial point ot the creed of that party, not
only we. but three-fourths of the Southern de-
mocracy firmly believe aiid confidently assert.
Left, as we have before said, to the dictates of
his own patriotism, be would have prosecuted
with vigor tho demand for redress for Spanish
insfilt, aud m the event of the refusal of ihat
Government to make the required amende,
would have resorted to a lex talionis which
would have added another Kright particular
star to the glorious galaxy of Columbia. But,
surrounded by one or more who were imbued
with a spirit of hostility to th# South, and ever
willing to pander to the NorUi, he has been un-
able to stem the tide of their influence, and
has yielded without daring '-to take the re-
sponsibility" of doing what he believed to be
right, and which ho so often and so solemnly
declared should bo a leading feature of his
Government.
Fur this we blame the President. And for
this honest difference of opinion—for this bold
and unfettered expression of sentiment upon a
questioflhi th« greatest moment to the South 1
—for breathing our detestation of an almost I
childish dalliance with a power that has insui- j
ted our flag and outraged our citizens, oft and j
again, we are to be read out of the democratic i
church by a paper which we would gladly j
rank as an auxiliary in the cause of democra- '
cy, if the enthusiasm of the editors did not
bear the mingled odor of mart-worship and the
spoils of Executive patronage." "Put money
in thy purse honest lago."
Our neighbor desires to know why we post-
poned our allusion to his anti-Know Nothing
tirades uutil four or five months after their ap-
pearance. Now, the writer knew as well as
he knew he penned the article, that we repli-
ed to them at the time of their appearance.—
Besides, we then believed as subsequent events
have fully shown, that our consistent neighbors
would, sooner or later, couit the very orgauiza- i
tion which they then so emphatically de- i
nounced, and so furiously repudialed. and for
what purposes, we leave the readers to draw
the north-eastern States, the success of Al-
varez will be almost certain. Itistobe hoped
the friends of liberal principles have made
such arrangement as will guarantee victory
to their standard:
"Diesmero, Nueces Cour.ty, 1
5. }
April 181h, 1855
" Dkar Col. I have this moment arrived from
Corpus, and as I have some hews, I have con-
cluded to devote a part of the evening to wri-
ting you.
Last week was quite an eventful one in Cor-
pus; seven deaths occurred, and only two nat-
ural ones, all the o'hers by being killed. First:
•G. K. Lewis was killed on Saturday by a man
by the name of Yarriugton, who ha-ibeen sent
to the Galveston jail to await the next District
Court. This otners were, one soldier, a man hy
the. name of Fpster; o-ie Mexican. The names
of the others I did not learn, or who they were.
Seven or eight were wounded.
Second—Our old friend Andrew J. Walker
died of consumption on Sunday last. He died
in Corpus, surrounded by all classes of friends,
from General Smith down There was more
feeling shown for poor Andy than any other
person; he was followed to the grave by the lar-
gest procession of any other—and seemed uni- |
versaily regretted. 1 know Colonel, your kind
feeling for Andy, and hope you will give such
notice in your paper as he deserves at your
bauds. Next to his brother in the procession,
was Gen. Smith and Stall
ding into a husbaiyls arms a discarded wife,
and the neglected children of the reformed in-
ebriate. From the secret society, the Odd Fel-
lows was ushered forth on a mission of charity;
aud unbailed tiie prison-doors of some unfor-
tunate brother, aud bade him be of good cheer.
From tho secret deliberations of the Masonic
Fraternity messengers have been despatched
to pour into the ears of the widow aud the or-
phan, the soothing consolations of affection,
aud into their lap the voluntary offeiiugs of
white-robed charity. Secret associations have
ted the hungry, clothed the nuked, released
the oppressed, cheered the wavering, whisper-
ed hope to the desponding, supported the weak,
and a secret order is uow battling iu the no-
blest ot all struggles—for God aud our native
land. "Know Nothingism is a very different
ism than what it was lust declared to be 'by
the press"
^ In Texas, wherever an election has been
held and the new party has been organized,
they have been altogether successful. In Gal-
veston, at tne lale municipal election, they
carried t heir entire ticket, in Houston andiii
Washington, und throughout the Nate, .Coun-
cils have been, or are being formed; in the
North the principles of the party are spreading
like prarie tires, fn this city, lhe Kno\f Noth-
ing candidate for Mayor teceived all lhe votes
pulled but two. In San Antonio they are large-
| iy in a majority, anil those who have just found
I out that "Know Nothingism is a very different
ism than what it was first declared to be by
the press,"' find themselves in a bail fax and a
long wav from the creek.
Redman arrived from the RioGrande to-day, j Gonzales Inquirer.
Veatti of Capt. Lewis—Cause.
The annexed letter gives the reasons Mr.
Yarriugton had for killing Capt. G- K. Lewis,
or at least those rendered by himself. The
matter, of coarse, will be judicial.y^invest'.ga-
tcd and the full facts of the case elicited^
The annexed letter was published in the
and he informed me that at the solicitation of
Alvarez, Carvajal had engaged in the war
in Mexico and that he and his forces were to
commence on the river this week. Guerrero
was to betaken to-day, Cumargo aud Mieral-
Dear Sir—
ianola, 17th April, 1855.
drop you a line nastily, to in-
left by the Indians. He ordered out a reinforce-
ment from camp, he being in command—the Cap-
tain having been for some time on the sick report.
Walker knew the Indians would return upon the
same trail. He stationed his men within striking
distance of the road and wailed patiently for a
number of days The men were worn out with
waiting—they were tired of inaction, and would
have given over, but Andy had unerring faith in
his conclusions, and kept them in constant expec-
tancy. On the sixth day we believe it was, one of
the spies galloped into the little encampment and
announced the approach of two Indians. These
were their advance guard. Walker allowed them
to pass unmolested. In a few minutes the others
came in view. They numbered twelve and were
driving a cabal/ado of near one hundred animals.
It was near sunset in the evening. Andy found-
great difficulty in restraining his men. At length
he gave the word, and the detachment bore dopen
upon the astonished red devils at more than half
speed. The thunder of the horses feet and the
vengeful shout of the Rangers first gave the Co-
manches notice of the proximity of danger. With-
out delaying a moment they deserted the cabaUado
aud started at full gallop for the chaparral. Here
was a trial of speed and horsemanship. The red
man was fleeing for safety—for life. The white
warrior was pursuing for vengeance—the bloody
images of murdered friends floating before his
eyes to speed him on. Fly yc children of the prai-
rie, the avenger of blood is at your heels. The
fleetest horses have brought the fiery riders with-
in shot. The elear ringing of the yager and the
sharp crack of the revolver rise above the shout
of exultation. The Indians in quick obedience to
their Chief, make a sudden deflexion—dash their
spurs into their horses aud precipitate themselves
into a ravine, hah on the other bank and dispute
the passage of the few rangers iu the van. The
Texians went over the ravine at fuli speed, charged
the Indians and broke them. Here the chaparraP
growth impeded the onward progress. Walker
found it impossible to keep bis men iu hand. With
a few resolute boys he dashed forwards The Chief
discoved he could again engage with a numerical
advautage, halted his men and poured a volley of
arrows into the advancing rangers. Here the odds
was great, as Walker could tiring but a man or two
iiuisauce—anil the verdict of a jurj fiuungthe j strengthened. The; expedition failed, and for
issues which constituted the slable an< its iu- | reasons well known. • The Government crush-
mates a iiuisauce. The plaintiffs igecajse the j ed it. The arrest of its supposed leaders—the
Judge refused all the relief sought. The wit- j proclamation of the President- and the ruling
nesses were very numerous, and the coits very 1 of the government i fiicials, requiring of
| those arraigned for violating, or attemp^rig to
! violate the neutrality laws, to prove almost, if
not- entirely a negative, before they could be
form you that 1 had .the misfortune to kill l into action. He closed with a stalwart savage—at
down to heroic Matamoros. Gen. Woli is
again in command there, anil will never give
up his Serene Highness. He also stated that
Gen. Cruz would join the insurrectionists, and
that Saltillo, Monterey and Tampico would all
prououiice al the same time. He says they
have plenty of money, and are very sariguiue
oi success this time.
Yours truly, J. H. D.
Death of .Martin Van Bcren, Jr. The
serious illness of Martin Van Euren, Jr., has
their own conclusions: Nor do we consider the ! terminated iu death by consumption, at Pal is,
present the appropriate lime to enquire of the! 011 the 19th of March, and his body was
editors of the Gazette the reasons for the faith j placed in a provisional vault of the Northern
that is in theiu, and why the}' now believe as cemetery, where it will remain until the re-
they assert in theiri ist issue, " Know Nothing- \ *^r- ^ an Buren to the United States
ism to be avtiy different ism than what it was at discourse delivered at the
first declared to be by the Press,'' among which I ^ the distinguished Protestant divine.
the Gazette, under its present management. • M" W ^ruier representative" of the
ont-Heroded them all in abuse and denuncia- I ^!e U^CT the republic, was most eloquent
tion. But the time triW come when t-i.ese pvmks ' aU • ^S'ti, r ^l "Ti. Gj ° Auien-
. . .... ... 1A \ , t cans attended the funeral. 'I he deceased was
ol democracy will be obliged to answer at the about fort of and wa£j nest to the
bar of public opinion for assaulting a body of youngest of Mr Van Bnren s four sons,
men, and unsparingly imputing the basest mo- Mr. Van Buren looks as robust and ss youn<*
tives to au organization of which they them- as at the period of his retirement from the
selves confessed thev ''knew nothing." It the Presidency, and bids fair to live many years
American order throQgbont the State is as nu-i 1 .....
meraus m we are led to believe it is, thi
so. rbey expect no opposition until tliev get ^Srrt^gton fioru me, suid my children, and
i. (jr. K. Lewis, at Corpus Christi, on the
St. • The reason was, lie seduced Mrs.
-, lenge^,-although he is now past seventy-
then added insult to injury by continually
coming to my house, aud also trying to steal
my children from me, aud for trying to force
from my possession certain letters, which 1 in-
tercepted, addressed to my wife.
I have written the truth, so help me God.
Truly, your ob't. serv't.,
J- T. YARR1NGTON.
P. S.—1 am in charge of the Sheriff, Mr.
Graham; we are bound to Galveston. 1 am
free of all bonds. " Y.
Election In Kansas.—A 'gentleman
writes from Liberty, Clay county, Missouri, to
Mr. Sam. Bennick of this city, under date
of April 2nd, 1855. 1 he following is an ex-
tract:
"There is now a greal excitement here about
Kansas. An election c«me oil there on Friday
last. 1 attended the polls at Lawrence, consid-
ed the strongest hold the abolitionists had iri
the territory. There were 1,100 cast at that
point—800 of them pro-slavery. Such an elec-
tion I never witnessed. Almost eveiy one was
armed "to the teeth."" Some with pistols ami
knives—others with double-bairel shot guns—
and others with all lhe above mentioned wea-
pons. No one was without a large slick. The
yaiikees were not strong enough lor us—the
consequence was, the flection came off with-
out mr.ch disturbance. Tiie pro-slavery ticket
was pucaetsiuJ almost 'everywhere.
the distance of a few feet he levelled a revolver at
the Indian's breast—it missed fire and lhe Coman-
che yelled with delight at the hope of victory. lie
let fly arrow after arrow at the dauntless leader
who refused to fall back notwithstanding he had
not a siogle shot left, but managed to shift his po-
sition so adroitly as to avoid every missile. One
of his men was not so fortunate. He threw him-
self on the side of his horse to escape an arrow—
1 hft&his hand fastened to the pummel of bis saddle
by aSother, £.nd bis horse shot through and through
I sunk under him. Walker's antagonist was shot
by a ranger, who arrived in the very nick of time
to relieve his lieutenant from an unpleasant posi-
tion. The men were coming up, aud Walker again
making a headlong charge, drove the enemy, and
night soon put an end to the pursuit, tjour war-
riors were left dead on the fietd, and othdBkyvcre
carried off either dead or badly wounde^^rhe
greater portion of the calalludo was turned over to"
Mexicans belonging on the other side of the Rio
Grande. One Don had lost thirty-five mules, and
recovered twenty-eight. He spoke to a lawyer to
bring suit for the ottier seven. His lawyer was ad- '
vised not to institute measures for legal redress lest J
his client might lose an article just above his sboul- j
ders, which he valued more than all his mules, i
Walker had not seen his other animals, and could j
not therefore have accounted for them.
This afl'air occurred January 25th, 1851. On
the 27th, Lieutenant Burleson engaged another
party on the San Antonio and Laredo road n«ar
the Nuecas. . His party conriftect of sight men—
heavy. „
The suit was prosecuted by Thos. H:Duval,
esq., an.i the Messrs. Pascbals, with whim were
Mr. Campbell and Mr.Sherwood ol'NewBrauu-
fels.
For the plaintiff, at different time;, were
Messrs. Jones. Sublett, Hamilton. Oldham,
Marshall, Terrell, Sneed, Turner, Clalmers,
Peck and DeNormaudie.
It was proven by the Doctors thatvarious
gases were evolved from fhe s'able, md the-
Judge declares that any quantity of ^as has
been expended by the lawyers. It isexpect-
ed the case will be compromised withojt going
to the Supreme Court. This has been a cause
of great interest to the public and of jeculiar
iuterest^o the lovers of horse flesh.
Ruth Ilall, By Fanny Fern.
We have perused this new work bj Fanny
Fern, and must confess that we ha/e been
greatly disappoiuted in our expectatiuis of its
merit from the extravagant praise which has
been bestowed upon it by our cotenporaries.
To deny that- the style is beautiful would be
doing the author injustice, but that s its only
merit. The plot is commonplace—very. A
woman of intellect and genius—-tiuggiing
with adversity, and finally, after enduring
every description of drudgery, suddetiy discov-
ers herself endowed with a Heaven-born gift,
throws herself into the literary worlJ becomes
celebrated and reaps a golden ha nest. The
allusion to her fattier is unnatural aid fiendish
not to say unwomanly, and though :heie may
be monsters of duplicity in the Christian
Church, a daughter should be the hst to dis-
cover them. Malice and hatred siifsfrom h«r
pen when she- speaks of her connexions' with
extraordinary flippancy, and the leader can
easily perceive that Fanny not onlp possesses
ttie venom of the serpent, but the tings to in-
flict it.
The delineation of the characterof Mr. and
Mrs. Hall is also superlatively uniatural, and
we can scarcely conceive it possible that one
whose wri'ings evince so much of the milk of
human kindne&s, could conjure ip so many
dark and unheard of traits ol character in those
whom she chooses to hate, and Tuaiiist whom
she has chosen this method to vert her spleen.
While grand parents are proverbiilly kind and
indulgent, Ruth's jaundiced eyes have drawn
her husband's parents destitute of every single
characteristic oi humanity, in I heir conduct to
her helpless little ones. It won't do, Ruth:
God dou t make such graudames a6 old Mrs.
Hall.
Hayacinth Eilet (N. P. Willis) is the best
drawn character in the work, aid towards him
the withering satire of Fanny indulges in full
scope. Tfe notorious dandyism, andthe loose
moralsof the poet meet withnoouarter, and the
heartless neglect of the risler is repaid with a
scatheing vengeance. She ays "he should
be taken up with a pair oi sugar tongs, and
laid upon a rose bud." She has raked him
with a saw-mill, and laid him on a bed of
thorns. Altogether it is an extraordinary
work.
Cuba and the I'nltcd State*.
We fully agree with the editor, of-the Mo-
bile Register iu the sentiment coutain<\! in the
following extract from an able artifcle, review,
ing the late charge of Judge Campbell, on the
neutrality laws. The writer thinks that
'• when it is brougl t distinctly to the knowledge
of-our government that measures are being
taken in this country to revolutionize the Is-
land of Cuba, the government, through all its
appropriate functions, ought to be active in re-*
pressing them. But we think the case should'
be flagrant, the cvideuce clear, aud coming
from disinterested witnesses. Whaterer pow-,
ers *1 irquLition onr courts may po—etf to
ferret out suspectej offences. Spain it the last
Prosecutor, on eaith to demand them at our
hands. The disquiet and irrita'ion she occas-
ions cur jovernmeiit through false rumors of
invasion by'the filibusters foim a pait ot her
system of despotism in Cuba; because they
form the pretext for the cruelty and bloodshed
by which alone she can maintain it. As tor
peace aud good will between us t hat is a thing
outg)f the question; and our goveruMut win
have to answer for the biood ef our dwn ci-
tizeus, unless a line of coudnet be adopted
very different from tfiat which has "been hith-
erto pursued. The time has arrived when we
must take the responsibility ofgwM-ningCuba ;
becau e it is plain we canmtt otherwise govern
our own people. If our government would ig-
noie the cant of the British press and the craft
of British diplomacy, and think alone of
the well beitg and security of our country
—if it would avert, its face from the troubled
sky of Europe, keep its eye mor# steadily
upon our own continent, aud Ihiuk calmly
of its relative duties to American St tes, we
should speedily solve tiie perplexing enigma of
Cuba.'*- " .
—« « -. ■
Russia and the Allies ■ .
If anything like consistency or justice were
to be expected from the British press end,
British politicians wVieu their own interests )
are concerned^ it might be a source of wonder
at the opposite opinions whiefi they n<isr ex-
press with regard, to die question of Prussia
and the allies, and that of the tlnited States
and .Cuba. While every effort is made to.
force Prussia to break her engagement with
Russia, and to take a part fn die war in
whieh France, fcer natural enemy, is the
head and front, against her nearest and clos-
est friend, the Times rails at the Un%d
States in terms and sentences which are
ado up equally of insult, falsehood, and
esuitism, and threatens our people with its
everlasting contempt and hostility if we
should dare to commcnce hostilities with
Spain, whether there were or were not reason*
for such action om the part of 'our gpvern-
ment. Prussia has received every indignity
which the barking dogs of the allies could
throw upon her, from the puppy Punch to t-he
bu Iddg Times. Mr Peel, one of her ma-
jesty's minister#of state, has joined in the
cry, and comes the octogenarian toy,
Lord LynJhurst, who, in his seat in the
British House of^HpBs, denounces the gov-
ernment of PrussflRn the most unbridled
manner, and reflects with discreadit upon
her past political and mi'itary history, be-
cause ^he chooses rather to mark out her
own course than to' allow other governments
to place her where they can use her for their
own unhallowed schemes. Lord Lyndhorst
declared that "the vacillation of Prussia,
professing one thiug and doing another, the
game of fast and loose which Ehe had played,
corresponded in principle with the facte he
had stated. He had no faith whatever in
the Prussian government as a Government,
and would warn her Majesty's government,
against entering into a treaty with Prussia.'*,
The Earl of Clarendon, although he had
much to say about the melancholy spectacle
which Prussia presented in "abdicating, as
it were, the high position she has held,"— '
that <l it has been a melancholy spectacle to
see her endeavorfng to reduce this great-
est question of modern times—Whether Eur-
ope shall be independent or shall succumb to
the aggressive and insiducus, policy of Russia
—and to see her endeavoring to restrict this
great question within the narrow limits of
German exclusiveness"—and such like cant,
had still the candor to admit that peace was
the policy of Prussia. He continued:—
" I am aware that *,bere is t c, country m'
Europe in which war may bo more ji
dreaded than in Prussia. We, in our it
ted position, may perhaps speak of war with
levity, but she has, from the recollection of
past events, every reason to dread war audi
its calamities. But these feelings must not
be carried teo far, for the policy of sentiment
is not the policy to fulfil the-obligations of a
great European power, or to maintain its
nationality. Prussia has always said that
peace was h^r policy, and I have no doubt
of the sincerity of her desire for peace.—
Peace is quite as clearly the advantage of
land, Prance, and Austria, as well as. of
•
allowed to prosecute any enterprise, thus -re-
versing one of the oldest principles of law,
were the means employed. If these things
were in compliance "with legal requirements
there can be no cause of complaint. 'In the
meantime what steps, did the Government
take? Were they such as resulted in briug-
ing us one step nearer to the acquisition of
Cuba ? The fruits of these measures must
speak for their wisdom. The mission of Mr.
Soule was followed by a declaration < n the
part of Spain " That the sale of Cuba would
be the sale of the national honor."
The discovery of the conspiracy in the bl-
and and of the existence of a filibuster expedi-
tion, which the United States bad checked and
broken up, or what was tantamount prevented
from sailing, exerted considerable agency in
procuriug the agreemeut of the Cortes to the
following:
" The Supreme Government has finally de-
cided upon the policy ol the abolition of slave-
ry in the Island/'
■ These may be considered the grand princi-
ples laid down by the statesmeu of Spain to
guide theni in the transaction of Cuban affairs.
The N. Y Herald asks:
"Abolish slaveiy iu Cuba,and what can we
do with it ? The South will not consent to a
free negro rendezvous for tbeii fugitive slaves ;
nor will the North consent that slavery shall
be there re-estaulished. Or what will avail
its restoration, with the existing 500,000 slaves
turned free, in addition to the 200.000 tree "itueaneieni critons alter tney bsd m-
blacks now in the lsiaud? YVhat.woulu Cuba ; vite<1 the Saxons to come over and drive out
be worth, as a free gift to the South, with z. the Picts, and he is anxious that Prussia ,
population, to begin with, of 700,000 rree ne- should be invited to sit in the'Yienna coa-
groes, against au aggregate of 600,000 whites, j ferencc, by her representative,Prussia
such as they are ?" j has no designs upon Turkey, white threfc
Taking the present indications as a guide, it j powers have each of them some special otjeet
is probable the Aiiniiuislratioii have eventual- of a$r£?randizementin view
En
Prussia, and it is well known that we will
not carry on the war a day longer than is
necessary; but the course which Prussia has
taken has hitherto made peace impracticable.
I do not question the tight of Prussia to adopt
a ny policy she pleases?
The Sultan of Turkey begins to think now
that he is likely to be reducod to the condi-
tion of the ancient Britons after thev had
>J1
Because Prussia has not yet ofcnsenterf .
to be the mere cat's-paw of Prance and Eng-
is probable
ly concluded to do something decided iu the
matter of Cuba. We are glad to see it, but de-
plore its having been delayed so long. L-git- -j land, she is subject to all the; coritempt and
imat 3, glaring, causes have long existed and of | denunciation which the langurge dan find
a character to render war up^-i Spaiu by the j words to bestow upon her and yet the
United Sta.es a just and necessary act. | Lord High Chancellor of England says in hia
Notwithstanding much danger has ensued ! P^ce, "1 do not question the right of Prtjisia
i.-_-l ^. *• was ever
from the d-day and Spain has been enableii to ! 8<lopt «ny policy sheipleases."
complete her plans for the Africanization— j cat-like craft exhibited befbr
that she may abolish slavery in the Island cf' places ?—Boston Courier.
a decree of the Captain General, i '
When the BlaekWarrior affair occurred, the
President assumed u bold and proper attitude
in reference to the interests of the country.
State Gazette.
. We know he did, and for receding from that
attitude, Lf.^'Viat he^s blamed for
Cuba by a uecree o uie captain Ueneraf, j ElkctioN in V.ROiS1A._At the innici-
should a respective American force appear j pal election held in JRicbmond Virginia, on
upon its coast®, yet ,f Gen. Pierce takes high I Wednesday last, the American party carried
grounds he will t e sustained by the South-and j all before them, electing the -Mayor, and all
*> " ■ the city ofiieers, and every member , of the
Council and Board of Aldermen. The ma-
jority for Mayor is l',256! Tie vote for.
Mayor was as follows: *
Joseph Mayo, (American) - -1,871
Col. John Drilawferd, (Dem) -■ 715
The total vote east, it will be seen, was 2,-
583—at the last Presidential election: thie
total vote was 2,866, and at the Congresaonal
election in 1853, the total vote was as
follows:
1852; President. 1853. Congress.
Gen. Scott - 1,854 Coleman. (W.> 1,450
Franklin Pierce - 1,012 Caskie, (D„~ - - 928
Whig maj. - - 842 Whig maj. - - 502
The vote cast on Monday, it wll be seen,
is not so large by 180 as that cast at thg Pre-
sidential election,-whilst tie majority for the
American candidate excee'V^tiut ef
by_414.— Organ. , v
by the people throughout the Union. If war
ensues, it will be viewed as a contest for the
sustentatiou of the national honor aud for the
preservation ol an institution threatened by
Spaiu, through the machinations of Great
Britain aud France. Let it come when it may
our citizen soldiery will be ready.
■ . r< r . i-'*- ' ". .
This Missing Brisk—Mrs South worth, the
very best of ou& female novelists, has in press
a story under the above title. We look upon
Mrs. S. as the first female writer of the'age.—
A charm belongs to her stones, whieh is indis-
cribable. Chasteness and purity pervade every
page which she writes. Peterson, 102 Chesnut
street, Phi ade!pbia is her publisher.
Hon. T. M.Woodruff, of New York,
an ex-member of Congress, died in that city ;
on^ednesday eveuiug laet.
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