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TEXAS NATIONAL REGISTER
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We understand tlr.it the steamer Dayton t
Mie lime in the service of the United Slates
ovfernmeut:U Corpus Chrii some days ago
hurst her boiler killing Liutuimiit Berry and
Hiius?and three privates U. 5 army and
badly scalding Capt. Werit and killing: two
neirro boys one belongiii to Capi. Tiehenor
and the oilier to Gen. ii. Ii. Harrison of this
nlace. The boat is said lo be a wieck.
By the next arrival uoin vi;iivotttj:i we shall
probably learn the particulars.
Mil. SMITH'S LETTEK.
OHIO K1VK!; Stkassbuat Piter.. )
August iO.h 15345. )
To the Editor of the L ivihttu
Dear ftiu 1 ' ached t.iiieiunaii this iiiorn-m-ron
my lvturu to i exas iuviUij beui de-
tained svii'ml Jys on the road bv a severe
cold . uli iiicilr paruAysjUis of fever. 1
hall stop . sin.ri iinie a; it-:ophis to look al-
ter some pi iwt.- bn.-i.UA and thr.nce proceed
without ucUy to Galveston.
I have been !is;o use aware ihe subject
if much abas;' and caiman. for several months
past. Tin- adop not ot the annexation reso-
lutions bv the V onv(ut:on recently assem-
bled in Te.as ma Je considered decisive of
this ureal me.tMin ; and li.e teiiniualiou oi
my official diiin-r- leaves me ai liberty tore-
pel the calumnious MHinites with which some
American aim Tex.is ncspapt i have aboun-
ded. Thi hbi-riy ball be used with dis-
cietion. It wouUi nuhed have been easy for
meatanv moment in a few short sentences
to repel these calumnies a:id to conlound my
detractors. Hat while the measure of an-
nexation was nut formally completed by the
net of the citizens ot Texas and for an impor-
tant reason which will be staled fuilher on 1
did not deem it proper to make any public de-
claration. Besides as the. servant oi the peo-
ple of Texas and charged with important du-
ties by that Government. 1 euid not with
propriety t vr.n if so disposed make explana-
tions ol the policy of my Government through
the newspaper.-of the U. States though gosid-
cd thereto tv the calumnies of some of their
number. Kot being ii:e agent of the United
Stales; nor at that uir.e a citizen of the coun-
try! submitted in science. To Texas alone
was i responsible : and lo the citizens of Tex-
as I shall on touching home fully explain
the objees ol my mission and the manner
in winch 1 have executed it. Their servant i
have been lo their judgment 1 shall cheer-
fully bow as become a public servant. 1 do
not fear that judgment in the meantime
my ureal leaped lor their opinion leads me
to make a brief statement concerning certain
wallers.
The insinuation "that I have opposed an-
nexation ; or that I went to Europe lo concert
measures or to co operate with any Europe-
an Government for the purpose of preventing
annexation is utterly Jalsc. The following
fact will illustrate my views on this subject :
In June la.-i year a proposition was made to
flic as Texas A: mister in France and England
o pass a diplomatic act uheiehy ti.ese pow-
ers would uiar.u e to Texas peace with Mexi-
co and independence conditioned that we
should remain a separate Government. I
comniutiicaied the piopoiiiou Jo ihe Depart-
ment of i.ale accompanied with what 1 con-
ceived a slro.fg aiUutnonl against us accep-
tance based on lac grave objections to Euro-
can influence in Ameiicau affairs on any
(iretext whatever. Tin- dispatch of mint is
n the archives of 'I rxa. The pioposiiinn
has never been i emitted on either side. Presi-
dent .Jones then Secretary under Genernl
l!ous:ou eniireh apur.vidmy conduct.
3Iy sigiimir vvi ii J-onor Cuevas articles pre-
liminary lo peace with ltlexico has been ee-
verelv cniuleiuiied. 1 received assurance on
which I could rrly that the Mexican Govern-
ment would sign these aiticless provided the
Texas tfeci clary of Slate would first afiix
his si" nature. It appeared proper to accede
to ibis overt me fiom Mexico for the follow-
ing considerations:
First The signing of the articles in ques-
tion removed all pretext f r the renewal of
hostilities by Mexico and thus left Texas to
pursue without molestation such policy as we
mi'dit deem best
Second. It was in fact a relinquishment
sub modo by Mexico of a 11 claim of sovereign-
ty over the "territory of Texas ihtisffacilitat-
iugrnther than impeding annexation.
'Third. It was the only waybv which the
overture frmuj Mexico could he presented to
the representatives of the people of TeXas to
whom alone belonged the decision of so grave
a matter as this of peace or the risk of a re
newal of hostilities.
Finally. It was "of great importance in the
vent that any untoward circumstance should
prevent ihe accomplishment of annexation.
Was the Administration of Texas authori-
zed of itself to reject ultimately this friendly
overture? Was irnot- hound to -submit this
mittcTWihr people t ' 'There ire factum m
possession which I shall at a proper time
make known to ihe people of Texas to con-
vince them of the extreme importance of our
coming to a pacific arrangement with Mexico j
at the period ofsijiiin ihe articles with Senor I
Cuevas though that arrangement was tempo-1
rary. The individuals who in 1S43 supplied
Mexico with facilities for procuring vessels of
war to attack Texas and whose machinations
were then bafiled by my activity were ready
in 1845 to advance means lo equip the Mexi- '
can navy for the purpose of waging active '
war against Texas vvuli t. e .tame ultimute de '
sign as formerly upon oar of our imliiutiuti$
Arc we sure 1 would ask lli.it some northern i
nr western Senators might not be found in ihe
Amc ican Congress fiieuo'ly to peaceful an-
nexation ; but opposed to ii'cciviug Texas
with a war on its hands? Are we not signi-
ficantly told too that what a resolution of
Congress had done a resolution of Congress
might undo"? And is ihe importance of a
single vole Senator Dagbv's lor example for-
gotten I
It has been falsely asserted that I signed
the articles with Seiior Cuevas without the
knowledge of the Executive. 1 knew my du-
ty better. all my official conduct 1 have
acted under instructions fioui his excellency
the President. A d'flvrcnt course would have
rendered me liable to impeachment.
My general silence in April lust on annexa-
tion inayjjhave given rise to an honest misap-
prehension of my opinion on this subject. 1
liad (hen just signed the articles of agreement
wiih Mexico. It is clear that had the Texas
J5e -i ctary of Stale gone about making public
declarations m favor of annexation the Mexi-
can Government would have refused to sign
these articb s notwithstanding the assurances
provisionally made. A discreet silence seem-
ed the proper course for me to pursue. Bat
to avoid future misapprt hciisi.m i then wrote
explicitly my opinion on the subject to Gen.
Houston to Geo. Baker to Col. Barnard E.
Bee: I expressed the same opinion in line
quivocai language lo Col. Thrustou to Mr.
J. Temple Doiwell "SV. Henry F. Giilett
Dr. Bowers Dr. Kelluin Col. M. B. Men-
ard Gen. Charles Fenton Mercer and some
other gentlemen in Texas; and 1 had declar-
ed the same opinion to the lion. John C. Cal-
houn the Hon. Alcee Lchranch M. C. of La.
t' c IIou.'F. 13. Seymour iM. C. of Conn. Gen.
It. M. Saunders M. C. of North Carolina and
numerousothergen'.lemcn in the United States.
I now authorize the publication of the above
letters and of all other letters written by me
however confidential wheiem allusion is made
lo annexation. They will not be found to con-
tain one adverse or disci epant word Were i
opposed to annexation i should avow it fear
lessly.
I returned to Texas last January after an
absence of nearly thiee years during which
time 1 h::d sien most of the countries of Weil
ern Europe under favorable circumstances.
1 I found Texas enjoying a prosperity unsur
passed in any other country i hchchi a
broad territory possessed of the finest chumii
and a mo;t fertile soil; labor amply renin
aerated while the materials of hung wetc
cheap ; a sullcienl cuirency composed whoi
ly of gold and silver; taxes very low yei
the revenues of the country exceeding the x
pendiiures of the Government and increas-
ing; the laws faithfully administered al-
ways protecting and in no case oppressive;
to crown all a general feeling of contentment
throughout the laud. I returned vmong mv
old friends and fellow-citizens with joy ; 1
envied not ihe. old World with all it has which
i embelishes life and gilds miserv there. The
Annexation resolutions weie pa?scd 1 y ihe
American Congress. As a eitized of Texas
1 concurred in that measure. At the same
time I estimated very highly our noble
country and our valiant and law abiding citi
zens; and I then expressed the opinion i
still entertain that we are competent for self-
government and able to maintain our inde
pendence; that by annexation Texas jjivrs(
to the united Stales full as much as it recei-
ves in return. I was unwilling to hear un-
iiexutiou represented as an act of chariir to
Texas a country possessing within itself the
elements to become a mighty empire. The
pecuniary advantages r.nd conveniences of l his
measnre to Texas I suspected were overra-
ted. But it is by no sordid calculation that
I have est inn led the importance of annexa-
tion. 1 trust TexBS is to acquire hereby
something far better and more lasting tl.au a
momentry increase of a few shillings the acre
hi the value of its lands or the appreciation
of a few cents in the price of its bonds. Jje-
sides should it appear to those who weigh
with scrupulous nicety the pecuniary advan-
tages to accrue to Texas from annexation
that the balance is against us these in my
opinion would be greatly outweighed by high
er considerations and for my own part 1
should gladly sacrifice them to the; prosperity!
strength and glory ot the American Uiuoji the
land of my birth the home vl' my affections
the. hope offrecdom throughout the. world. j
TuV gross malevolence and false " sttite-
inetus of fcome of the newspapers of Texas
and Nuw Orleans I have not descended to no-
tice. Their conductors have largely used
ihe coward's privilege to calumniate the ab-
sent anil have abundantly practised the
Maclnviliati policy that u lie is worth lol-
ling" if ii no uncontradicted "twenty-four
hours. 'I hey have falsely affirmed that
1 siirnud t'.e articles with iSenor Cuevas
without ihe knowledge ol the President;
they have forced the statement that I was
present at Washington City to attend a di-
plomatic Congress to be held there a place
through winch I have not even passed
since leaving Texas; tiiey have fahricat
eda report that I waa in Mexico "wearing
a white hat ;" they have attributed to me
language 1 never used; a public diploma-
tic mission to which I was appointed by
the President more than three years since
was represented as undertaken to receive
a bribe of money from the Governments to
which i was accredited. JJnt they may
continuetoheap falsehoods upon falsehoods
they can never elevate them above my dis-
dain and as for themselves they may
know that I never attempt to conciliate my
political enemies.
I hope soon to be with you and assure
you in person that I am very truly von is
ASLII3EL SMITH.
Communicated.
MURDER MOST FOUL AiD DIABO-
LICAL! A must atrocious and cold-blooded murder
was committed m this place (Crockett Hous-
ton Co. Texa) on the evening of Monday
Sib September IS45 a liitle alter usual sup-
per tune on the person of Charles Sl.ury iel-
mmi ihe Clerk of our County Court; a man
belo'.cd by all who knew him; and one of the
best (if not the very beet) citizens of the Coun-
ty a Kiau never known to have spoken an
angry word to or of any person vvhutMX-ver ;
yet while in the very prime of life he was
hurled into an awful eternity without a mo-
ment's waruuiir; and without bavin"- jnveu
the slightest provocation or even ihs shadow
of offence; leaving behind in unutterable dis-ties-
a wife still in her tet?ns and with two
small children. The perpetrator of tins hell-
ish deed was a man named Bobtrt T. Gage
born in 'Georgia lived the jrreater parr of Ins
early youth in Creen Co Ala reided after-
wards in j-inhnes Co .Yiiss. and came thence
about SolJ to iiarn.-nn Co. Texas From
there he remov. d to Fori Houston in ihy north-
ern part of this (Houston Co..) thence to this
place; perhaps aboutihrec venrs nfo. About
a year since he and his f.itnih loft ibis pan of
the County: and we learn weui back to Mis-
sissippi. La."t spring he .-uddenly re-appeared
among us again; having resided a short
linn previous in Liberty On. as e under-
stand. He brought a smalls oek of drv oods
!ic with him : and had been cn-jaiietl up to
the lime of doing the deed in mercantile pur
Miits. Cage ij perhaps a little over 31 rears
of ao-e between 5 feet 10 inches and G feel
high spare made red or Handy hair hi.-beard
ipiite red and ;ood d?al of v hiie in ln eye?
and a notorious braggadocio vlsercver known.
The Editor of the Register will please publish
the aliove & oblige
Five Citizens of Hoi: si a n Co.
All expanses and a liberal lewurd will "he
given to any person apprehending si. -id delve-
riuji the murderer to the Jierili' of this Co.
Publishers of uovrspapers in Texas and in
ihe United Sur.tjs more particularly the
Southern brutes will p!eae publish this; by
which they will confer a great fav-or on the
Community ; and for which they vv'.li he assu-
redly rewarded if in no other wav than by
the Mil! smaJl voice of an approving coi.cience.
Mi. Nelson was a native of My.inc we think
near Danger.
FROM MEXIOO.
The Mexican schooner Yncateco Prats
master arrived at this port yesterday from
Tampico whence she sailed on the 30th
of August.
Mexico has not yet declared war nor
does rihe appear in any- manner competent
to do so. 'The. country is rent by dissen-
sions. Open revolt? have at last broken
out in the army and on all hands trie am-
bitions military chieftains are quarrelling
anion"; themselves.
The President has at last succeeded in
the formation of a Cabinet which is com-
posed as follows: State Department. Sr.
"D. Manuel d'o la Petia y Pena ; Justice
Ecclesiastical Affairs &c.j Sr. D. Jose
Bernardo Couto;. Treasury Department
D. Pedro tf. del Castillo; "War and Ma-
rine D. P'idro Maria Anaya.
Letters! ave been received at Tampico from
San Luir" Potosi which announce that a revo-
lution ia near at hand. There appears to he
a strong demand for the re-rstahlishment of
the Federal Constitution of 1824 and if thisj
be not grauttnl liy e GoVDerutuewt" it is like
ly to be carried by force. In the Department-
al Assembly of Taniaulipas a proposition to
second the initiative of Zacatecas (ibr the re-
storation of this Constitution) has already
been introduced. Picayune.
Q'Al a special niueling f Lollirop Lodjje JSo. 21
held ly ordui nf llio W. ftl. pro tcin. al llio Lodge
Room in tlt Town of Crockett on Friday niirit
the 12lli inst. it was
Ilcsolvcd liy Llit: Lodge utiaiiimouslv. in special
seM.iun ttsbcmbliirf. That UOBKKT T.'GAGE an
E. A. Mason be expelled fin ever from tho privilege
of Masonry for giu?s unroa&otiic conduct winch
renders him ua worthy the Society of jH.ifous.
Ordered that the Secretary furriuii a copy of the
aliove re.-ioluticiii to bo pulih.sed in the National Ile-
gihter printed at Wahliailon; and request atl friend-
ly papers in Texas and the U. S. to copv.
11. G. GREEN Suc'y.
Sept. 5i UM5.
Take Ttoiicc.
FnnC uiidcrMgned wilt locale c-r'iiicates in .Milan
JUL Cuunty and from the fact of Ins having a
thi-ionli knowledge of all the country unlocated-
i .pe;;ts lo icceive a liberal slime of pnlmiia"e.
LEU IS iM. II. WASHINGTON.
.Milam Sept. '25 184:1 4-2 It.
lAlJUiJ AffCSECV.
rpIIE nnilerbiiined having jeAtdi:d for eleven yearir
'!
in Kiiljcrt.oii Comity and being ueli acnuamt-
t-d. liy personal inspection with the character of the
land siltiatfd between ihe Brazos and Trinity rivers.-
and in Milam County and the location of the differ-
ent surveys old as weil a- new made in that section
i.spi'i:tlull tenders in- services lo the public as a-
general ag"nt fur tilts pureiiasu and sale of land and
the Iraiihaclfon of business. AM inters addressed to
iiiMi. at heelock Roberlscn County postage paid?
v. ill meet v. i;h prompt attention.
Sept 19 1845 E. L. II. WHEELOCK.
RcCtTlo: Gis SM Uou.-to.v
Gi..v. :Mi:.iiucan Hint. GLvrsTn.v-
W. 1 1 P. I..M r R K-X. . M ONTO3! Kll V COi
W. D. .Mili.i:i'. Ji(. Vj.iiixgtos.
n.-n 42.
KoSice fjn GTaEsIzFcjptcj.
"pJEFORE tlin f"hi f J-i.-iiee o U a-hitjglon county
Ja Ivepoli'ic of Texa.- I w.l! on tin: 11th day of'
October next apply for disdiarjro in barkruptrv.
.10 EL L. AMC RIAL
Rrenham Sept. 20. l4i5-42-3t.
Rki'UUI.ic o? Texas ) Justices Court
County of Wasliiugion )
T. Cochran & J. Alfred )
vs. Attachment for C5 00.
Ebenozer I. Wyatt. j
"TjriJEHEAS this attachment was on the ISth ftitd
"V Y lijth levied fin 1 jrrey nmic. I wheel barrow
I large currying knife. 1 spado. Tot r.aiN lot raw hides
lot f plank. 1 Ii.trrel lime lot boards a. d 1 water
bucket. This is therefore lo notify the s-:! J. P.
U'yall l' he and appear before me on the 22d f'ay of
ibis moi ih by 10 o'eloek of saal day. to di f-rd the
s.ime. otle.TU ise said iropcrty will be condemned to
pay said debt and cost.
Given under my hand and seal tin-? the lit day
of September A D. 11M5.
3 .---! - HUGH II. CALVF.flT. J. p.
RANAWAY from the si.b--f.;iher
Iiv;:;f four miles fro... V.imi.. lon. in
?lniit'-omprv coiiiil v. on the J. inst
$&'$'. a Kiaiu Koy. callii AUO. about
Kgy-r-9 2 1 or 5 years old about 5 feel 3 niehes-
I.iif i. i.t iv' m.ule- p!ea::r.t courle::iiice ready spo.
l.en. and r. fit'C set of teeth.
I will rive Fifty Dollars Reward if said Negro's
appreli- rded Wis of ssiiuijjlon couiMy and .-.eeur-ed
.- lurtL I gft him; or tweutyfive dollars if caught
in W'as-i'.injjtoii oi Montgomery county and s-ecfuied
so t'i.it I -ret him.
It is suputjed that hv. will make Wf-.-tward
TILFORD WIUTEjT!
DES.
:pt.
1 04;
3u4-2
PPREIlLNPni) and cnmm.ttKd i Jail in Fort
.: Rund coiiuly on lie I.-i September 1345 a
s-Invii of the followmir de.-cr.pnen :
Dirk Mulatto about six I'm I lush. ays hs name
is iluben. and 20 years old formerly beimrf ri to C.
'. oebring and say." b ran away from William's'
plantation n the I'rnard. Ttie owner is hereby no-
tified to call pav exronse.- &e. and t.ike .uri --lave.
if M. THOMPSON 5h!K F. R. Co.
Richmond. Sept. fl. 134.1 41-4t.
rmriE Sieadrijlil land Certificate of ATailhrw !I.
JL IlMciicetk. lot 3i:0acre.. of land No. 205 second
class issued by the .oard of Land CommisMoners for
the County o! nshiiiutoa. and dated on the 3d of
Oetobe: ly.l'J aJii. h. ifnot found or heard from in
L0 days. 1 h!:a!l anpiy for :: duplicate.
' " MARY R. SUTLER-.
Washington. Sent. 1K.1845. 4I-9w.
Q.Oct CJei'lfiifacale.
rlHE undersigned has lost a certificate for one"
JlL league and lalioi of land his own beadrigbt
granted lohim bj' thfbor.rd of land commissioners of
Tviiluiu County ni 1S33 number and dale not recol-
lected. Notice is l.err4y "iven that if no information
is rei:tivd of the ainR within GO days from this dale.-
apj.lic.ition will be made to the proper department for"
a duplicate
JAMES A WILKINSON.
Washington Sept UJth 1IM.5. ll-2m.
afi3 asisd See.
IUST received by the undersigned an cxcel'cnt-
q3? assortment of Holluvv IFurc consisting it part-
of Kettles Rnko Pans Stew Pans Stuw Kettle'-
Skillels of various sizes and Griddles all of which
will be sold vejv low for rcsh produce or hid-t. !
ilARMSOX k B20.
Washington .Aug. 211345. 37 if '
Piotacc.
JEREBY forewarn all person' from trading for'4
a note of band purporting to be drawn by A. C.
J nes in favor of John Lenox for oce hundred do V2
lara dated1 20lh.Varcb 1845 as said notais aforgtr
and will not br paid. C C. JOiSES Agent . '
Mjiilgotnerji co.vSepr. 4 1315. for A C. JopW
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