Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-20

Texas AND MExIco.-The former Of these two
countries 10 in the fall tide Of successful expsr
iment. All the lands between the Sabine and Gua-
daouPe rivers located by actual settlers; sew
eral new and fourshing towns have sprung up with
In the last two years; hardy and adventurous pep
ulation is emgraing thther, and by this means he
vast resources must soon be fully developed Two
or three fine vessels building Baltimore for the
Texan service, and Lieut.. C. w. Moore, of the
U. 5. Navy has accepted the command as Csnmo-
dore of the Texian Navy. The soil and climate Of
Texas are equal to any to be found upon this conti-
nent. Already very fine sugar has been raised upon
the Brazos rivers cotton plantations in the highes
order Of cultivation thickly scattered over the
country. In the upper part of Texas the corn and
wheat that is raised cannot be exoellsd, and the
grazing lands for cows, sheep, &c, equal to the
| richest pasture lands in England. With these ad-
vantages added to the impetus the country will
ceive from the enterprizing and ambitious spirits
that flock there daily from all parts OF the United
States, may safely calc Nate that Texas is shortly
destined to take very elevated stand in the scale Of
| nations.
Mexico, on the contrary, is in the and yellow
leaf Santa Ana has struck down the liberty of the
press and set up despotism, which will shortly ter
inmate in his complete overthrow. The liberal
party, under Urea and Mexia, making rapid ad-
| vances towards the first overthrow Of the Mexican
government; these, in turn, will give way to still
wilder system of conroly faction after faction will
rise up and fall in rapid succession and all these in
tcrna connections will finally end in the complete
subjugation of the country by the Anslo-SaNon
REAL CAUSES OF TIRE PRESENT HIGH PAGES OF
Provisions, &c-Almost every article which the
laboring man, and the great Of the community
require for the daily wants Of a family, is increasing
in price daily Beefis high butter is high steamboat
fares high, and every necessary article Of con-
sumption is high in proportion. On examining int
this fact, find it to be mainly attributable TO the
action Of the banks in various parts of the country
1t is Astounding fact that in every state, county
and town, where there opportunity for bank
| to engage in 4 monopoly Of provisions, one more
banks have done In beef in butter, in pork, in
flour, in cetton in almost every conceivable article
of merchandise the banks have carried on this none
poly
Instead of adhering to the legitimate business of
banking and to the spirit Of their respective char.
tiers, they have engaged in the unholy operation Of
specializing in the daily food Of their fellew crea-
lures In Orange county, in this state, the banks
have gone into the market (ater refusing to discount
the notes Of the farmers,) and bought up all the bat
ter they could procure, and sold it elsewhere at
| enormous profits. In Duchess county they have
carried on the same game with respect to beef. In
the west, the Chicago branch Of the Illinois State
Bank has entered the pork market, and in specu-
lation realised $4,000 by buying and selling large
quantity. These operations are precisely the same
in effect as the purchases of lead by the Wisconsin
barks and cotton by the Southern banks They are
all branches of the same unhaowed operation, by
which money is taken out Of the pockets of the farm
ers, the mechanics and the merchants; and the in
dustrious portion Of the community have to pay ex-
tortionate sums for every necessary article OF con
sumption they require TO supply the daily wants OF
life. And on looking further into this matter, we
| find MANY Of the same ind vduals that ara a~0aord
IN these EQUATIONS, are also engaged in the manage
ment Of the Hudson river steamboats,. These steam.
boats, however, do not pay such high prices for
their provisions as the public generally, because
they supplied by contracts made yearly, re-
ncwed every three years. They manage to assist
each other in the odious none poly; and the none
is taken out Of the pockets Of those who buy in small
quantities. And thus the whole country is getting
il were into a net Of thick neshes the bank bills
the seine, the obbers the floats, the bask d.
rectors pull the and the whole contents Of
the net disgorgcd into the Golfers Of the bank.
The people have the remedy in their own hands-l0t
then apply it. We show them where the evil ex-
ists-be il their task to correetn
NATIONAL IHEArRE.-Attnls mouse, on SATURDAY
evening, we saw two three incidents which, for
the sake Of the respectable audience frequently TO
be found there, hope never to again. chorus
singer, who is known by the name Of Horncastle,
promoted 20 take prominent part in the opera and
whose miserable attempts at singing have been too
long tolerated by the audience, undertook to give
himself very ridiculous airs for which he ought
to be Kissed from the stage. highly respectable as
dience had assembled at the National on Saturday
evening" to pay deserved compliment to the talents
Of Mr. Seguin Of the greatest favorites the New
York public ever fostered; this Mr. Horncastle was
unfortunately cast fer the part Of Lord dLcash He
burlesqued the character most abomnaby; could
not sing the music; and thrust forward his mis-
cradle Tnte rpoations for the words Of the author.
Not being Kissed for this shameful conduct he took
still further libe rites he threw himself on the bed
in the second act and behaved like miserable BAT
foon. After the play, Musical Pastic oo was given
Mrs. Bailey sang, asd she was to be followed by
Miss Shirreu, and then Horncastle was to sing
song: Miss shrref had not time to change her dress.
and instead Of quietly singing his song without note
comment, he reeled upon the stage, IN jack boots
beneath his pantaloons, and hiccoughcd forth AZ
follows :-"L Ladies and gentlemen-hic-Niss Sbir-
reG-hic-is not -exactly-fxed-hic-i her
-hc- attire-hic--dress. I'll therefore sing r.
For this gross outrage upon charming lady, he was
most deservedly Kissed by few-for this unpre-
cedcnted insult to respectable audience, he ought
to be Kissed from the stage This person has before
been Kissed for disreputabe conduct on the stage,
particularly in the part of "The Unknown in
strict surveillance the part OF the stage mana
~ .st.~ ILL., .s.k "A sfal.l him