The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-08-26
TEXAN. CHIVALRY.

tice is the concern OF all, send you mere
with copy of my letter to President Hous-
ton and ask the favor of you to give it an
insertion in your paper.
Is it not strange, that so great an outrage
has passed so long unnoticed by those in
Texas authorized to take cognizance of it!
If such murder had been committed by
a Mexican upon Texan, how great would
have been its publicity, and how loud would
have been the cry of our papers against the
atrocity. But how much worse is this,
when Texan has taken the life of Tex
an, and without provocation; where no
other motive could have prompted than
malignant feeling, which developes more
the attributes of devil than man. He
who sheds the blood of an enemy unne-
cessariy, ohends against civilization, ma
ture, and Heaven. But he who takes the
bloSd, the life of brother, wantonly and
cruelty, as in this case, makes the offence
hundred fold more damnatory. rely
upon the press of my country to vindidate
the claims of humanity, so much outraged
in this case, and the demands of justice so
urgently called for by it.
am, Most respectfully,
Your Obedieht servant,
RICHARD POLLARD.
TO the Publishers Of the Globe.
After this letter, follows copy of the
letter TO President Houston above alluded
to. 1t contains minute account of the
barbarous torture inflicted upon the son of
Mr.. Pollard, by one Lieutenant Heath of
the Texan Army, which resulted in his
death. At the time of the murder, young
Pollard. who was sergeant i'll the Texan
army, was entierly disabled by wound he
had received in previous duel. The letter
is too long for insertion in our columns.
The case which it details is truly lamenta-
BILE, and is sufficient to show what sort of
materials the Texan army and the Texan
population are composed of. 1t is evident
that the father has no hopes ofever obtain
ing, at the hands of Texan Justice. the pun
ishment of his SONS murderer; and it is
doubtless the despair of this, which has in
duced him to appeal, through the press, to
the sympathy of his fellow citizens. He
has ours fully. From the bottom of our
heart we pity all those unfortunate fathers,
who have sons in Texas.-BOSton .Atlas.
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CoNsPIRACY.-The spectators of our
country are discerning and cautious body
of men. They have, through all their
transgressions, thus far, been able to conceal
their intentions and their means, from the
Argus-eye of the pubic.-Gifted to great
extent with the power of Discrimination. it is
but natural they should be able to deceive
upon large and successful scale: But, a
late occurrence, which took place in New
York State, reveals their cupidity and
power.
Under the head of Alarming Flour Com
bnatlon! we find a discovery of one of the
most hellish plots against the people: and
although it may be greater than is represen-
ted, 1t cannot exceed the fears and the opin-
ions we entertained previous to the an
nouncement. ltappears that the spectators
and Banks have been detected in the most
criminal intercourse-the most illicit COM
panionship-the former cheating the peo-
pie with means furnished by the latter.
The Buffalo Journal, says:-
'We could name we believe, a sinole
bank for instance, eastward of us, which
within few days has engaged to make dis
counts to the amount of at east 81 400 900
to. three individuals, for the purchase of
wheat; and the agents of which individuals
have already passed though this city e. gone
west to purchase wheat of the new crops.
We could also name an association of indi-
vlduals in another part of our state, who all
ready own one bank in Michigan and anoth-
er in the valley of the Scioto, Ohio, if not
indeed other banks, whose agents are in the
field making purchases
Should institutions like these EXIST Are
the people to starve, while the warehouses
OF these men are filed with the stable COM
modify OF the country! We are not the
advocates of any rash measure-we respect
the laws of our country: But we could see
such men and such institutions CONSIGNED
10 bltterer fate than the ordinary modes
OF punishment can furnish. There is NO
heart---no soul-none of the finer FEELINGS
OF man in the wretch, who could look On
the distress and want which peryaded the
community last winter, unmoved in the
dread purpose Of his ambition, while manv
and powerful means were given him To alle-
ylate the scarcity. He is, it is true. human
IN iorm-but his principles are the princi.
pies OF unconsionable Gu piditv; the imnnIso
OF those who know no God save Mammon
Lancaster Inteligencer.