Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-01-14
GENERAL SANTA ANNA.

] 10 Washington. He took passage in tn,
steamboat London for this city, but bein,
stopped by the ice about fifty miles this side
Iof Louisville, he left the boat AID took thu
stage route TO Lexington.
The following article respecting his arri
val at Louisville &c. we copy from the Ga
!zettc Of that city. 1t will be red with inter
est
| "General Santa Anna and Col. Almonte
accompanied by General Hockey and Col
Dyer from the Texan army, passed through
our city yesterday on their way to Washing
ton. They made no longer sojourn amongs
US than was necessary in changing from boa
to boat; and vet their arrival having been + n
nounced, large cOncOurse OF citizens crow
ded around them To see the far famed Mex
can Cheitain. In person Santa Anna i
light and slender; about five feet ten incfe!
! high, and Of an erect military bearing. Hi
compile xion IS samewhat dark, but he woule
pass any where for white man.-His face
is highly intellectual, and did we not know
him to be dcspot and tyrant we should
have taken him for 4 polite and easy gentle
man. He has never been in the United
States before, and does not speak English {:
all.
! Col. Almonte is of a copper complexion
! rsucIl as our Indians have,1 square built ane
low, about FIVE feet six inches in height; hi:
face is round and he has a jolly phiz, telling
YOU upon first approach, that he is "a good
fellow and true;" but. upon closer examlna
ton, there IS IN expression of his eye, which
tells that he is a ''reai SINCE cat" lie. worse
T, than he looks to be. He speaks English a:
fluently and as correctly as any American
and while here, laughed and talked with diff
lerent persons quite unconcernedIy: yet u
was evident that he and his 'sIIege lord' were
anxious to escape from the curious gaze o.
our honest but plain republicans. Their
mission to the seat of Government, we pre-.
sume,s for the purpose fproclaimins fromthe
most eralted point in the political ,corid and
in the presence of the men Of all nations thai
Texas has fairly won her freedom and richly
deserves to wear it. Her star at length
looms above the political horizon. H.
| Stats OF GFoRGIA.-Late On Saturday night
the Gath uIt. the Legislature Of this state adjourned
sine die, after a session Of 4S days.
A commencement has been made by the lie.
legislature the vital subject Of internal improve
ment. BY this act, the rail road to be construct
ed is defined, Ito connect the Tennessee river with
the Inferior OF Georgia. and annual appropriations
made for it's completion. For this year three hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars is appropriated; six
'y thousand dollars is specially designated for tbs
necessary surveys
HE CCRPLCS.-hItCI muCO COOteSt, IL las CcCL
determined 10y the Legislature to place the surpu:
fund, as il may he paid 10 Georgia. in the Contra
INK. 10 be loaned out as the other funds Of that in
ieiiiuiion.
The Offices "f Adjutant aud Assistant Adiutan
General have been created by this Legislature.
General Daniel Newly was elected to the fi.s,
and Colonel Bea, Of CirrolI to the latter Of these
Offices. The salaries Of each are 81 500.
! OHrD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS excitcmen
prevailed AMONG the members OF this body at ou
s. dates, in consequence Of charge, brough, b,
J Mr. Cushing, member Of the lower House, from
Cirk County. against s. s.. Mr.. Cusl,
IN. charges slr. s with having attempted to brb.
him nv Offering him 8 900 for his influence IN oil,
,ainng the passage Of 4 Law, makiny an sppr"p ia
ton Z" connect the waters Of Lake Erie aud Mu k
in.u'r river through the valleys of the Killbucl
aud Bl .ck nvcrs. Mr.. s. admits that he profferet
the money, but intended il us present '.,or rrir,
seruiccs Collecting facts and arguments. and ad
vsncng the main oil iect by diffIsng tbs requisite
inf rmaiiou. Mr. T., rushing laid the SUBJECT bef,r,
The House, who arr"ign-J Mr.. Strong for a "breacl
! Of privilege" for which MrS,roog was repr,maude.
Ivy the Speaker.
I THE EXECUTION.
! JOHN WA.HBURN. the murderer of Beaver, fno
Of B.,n,p, prnte, IL y-slcrd,y.1 wins ex, :cu
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