State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-10-18
Corrcspondence Of the Atlna.
CINcINNATI, Sent


CINcINNATI, Sept. 9th, 1896.
lHE TREASURY CIRCULAR-THE Texas
! FEvER--A LAND-sELLING MAJoR--VoL-
UNTEERs.
| The operation of the Treasury Crcunr
Is extremely runous and oppressive in this
place. The distress in the money market
exceeds that of the period when the curren-
cy thinkers of the administration removed
the public money from its legitimate place
OF deposit and scattered it among their ire
sponsible pets. Many leading Van Buren,
men i'll the West have written to head
quarters advising the repeal of the Treasu-
ry Circular. 1t is doing immense injury to
the cause of the successorship. You need
not be surprised if the order is soon rescin-
ded. The President has, understand, adj
united that II works contrary to his expcc-
talions.
The Texian fever is fast abating here.
Intelligent men have become Disguised with
the seliislness and pronigacy of the leaders
OF the war OF rapine against Mexico. 1t is
discovered that the frauds in Texan lands
have been immense. Hundreds of thols.
auds of dollars have been pocketed by swim
dlers calling themselves Texan agents, who
lave been round tho country dlsposnr of
sham land-tltes. A irenchmun at Nacor-
doches, who had some skill in penmnnship,
made fortune manufacturing these titles.
Louisiana planter with whom | travelled
from Wheeling, told me that at the White
Sulpher Springs Il few weeks since, he met
with dashing young man, who passed
himself ttf ms Major Smith of the Texan
army. lie dressed i'll military style, had a
yellow hoy TO wait on him, and talked as
Familiarity of "roaring lions, as maids OF
thirteen do of puppy dogs" lie generally
wore sword ut his side, and seemed fond
OF displaying his dirks and his bowie knives.
Wen, 1t seemed that the gallant Major had
some twenty leagues of Texas lands, which
lie wished to dispose OF. He would have
nothing TO do with dirty acres. lie couldn't
sell 1t III less quantities thun leagues. viii
you believe 1t, there were gentlemen at the
Springs infatuated enough to believe his
representations, and lie succeeded in real
lslnS from six TO eight thousand dollars in
cash from the sale OF his sham titles. AT
last, after he had fleeced goody number
OF I1nocents, lie approached my Louisiana
friend one day, aud inquired if he would
not like TO purchase some of his lands. My
friend said he should have no objection, If
lie could be satisfied that the titles were not
spurious. At first Major Smith was inclin
ed to buster, but he finally consented to
submit his titles 10 inspection on condition
that It my friend did not like them, he would
not dlsmlaSe them ut that place The
promise was given, aud on examining the
titles, my friend, who had n practical ac-
quantance with lands i'll Texas, saw that
they were paipable conntertes and not
worth straw. lie left the Springs soon
afterwards. In Philadelphia he met at u
| hotel with an acquaintance, to whom he re-
lated the circumstances i'll relation to the
| Texan major While speaking on this sub
! lcct, in walked the hero of h.3 story
There is the man himself" said the Lou
lsianan to his friend, who instantly recog-
niZed him as q notorious black-leg and tie
keeper OF faro table. To assure himself
| lhal he was right, he accosted him by name,
and found that there was no mistake.
| The moral of my story is, beware of Tex
an majors, and OF dabbling i'll Texas lands.
Leave the business to Wall street specula-
tors, whose titles 10 lands in Texts are in
many instances about us good us would
| he their titles to lands in the moon.
| BY the way, about the time the requisi-
: tons for troops were made on the Cover.
nors of Tennessee and Kentucky, the Tex
All agents advised their volunteers to enlist
rs U. States soldiers in order to get their
passage to Texas paid by this government
When there, they were told it would be u
very easy matter to desert. would advise
those who wish to obtain correct intorma-
ton, in relation L. Texas, to read the Letter
! lately published in the National Intelligent
Ger, and signed by Messrs Postletlwaite
and Wilson. These gentlemen went tc
Texas, full, as they thought of patriotism
and weIl-directed enthusiasm. They re-
turned entirely cured Of their iniiltuation
The testimony they bear to the worthless
ness OF the cause is indisputable.