True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-23

SRRrsG-We remember. yonrs ago, when own /
Il had ut yet reached it, me,i ian, we once apostro
,ised his beautiful season. II was bright balmy
W, and the first fcninl Sunshine had expert
iced. Winter withits bleak winds, tor we were fur
north than ure,) and ice-bound brooks, and
= merry sleigh bells, and the skaters song as he
skinned over the CLASSY lake, like The fleet wind had
assed away. w. love to see the generous hearth
lied up with fuel and the family group gathered around
he cheerful blaze. But .en With the departure Of
hill winter comes spring
~ Spring,
With its young flo 'crs, and it. full, burstn. buds,
And its gay fields; and birds of varied hue.
Win ing their cheerful way through the green wood d
Waking the silent echoes fro m their sleep,
With tho rich, gushing music of their song
Spring comes upon us with its livery
All bright and be ,ufuI. Tho laughing ris
Leap from their eraggy heights and brawl n'enq.
Till with mpctuous roar, they onward sweep,
And swell to rivers. Hark! their murn,urs now,
As down upon their idc the drift is borne,
And chatting with their shores, the waters curl
And eddy en- their course. Beautiful, Spring.
Sweet with the odour of Thy violet beds
Ger which The " sweet south" Ioiters aud the bloom
Ofmyriad orchards and thy vine clad groves.
Sweet W til the fragrah.e Of thy early
And woodland h,wcrs. Spring list the bursting buds
Sweet music. Soft and low and Whispering.
Spring is but made of music you may bear
Upon oonl nj. lit the chipping bird
:: Woo ng its mate beneath some cafy shade
Till its warm'd soul doth gush in swelling song.
And the whole wool is fId with melody.
Were we in the valley of the Ohio, instead Of the
Delta OF the Mississippi, We light still shivcr the
crate or long for the real coming of Spring. with the
red blossom Of the elm, and the pale green Of the
pie, andthc bright cup of the upree and the cluster
flower of the bnckeye and the peach bloom, and the
apple bloom, AID the bloom of the wild grape, and the
white blossom Of the soe, and the pear and the plum
and the cherry, making woodland, lawn and lea redo
lieut. OF Sweets But here, rarely have winter. The
genial sun is ever beamng. We have no means here
Of measuring the enjoyment experienced Spring
coming. There is no transition We seem TO be grow
ing in conservatory where there is eternal summer
Every thing wears cheerful aspect save during SOM
eff Our dull cod, dreary, drizz ling, dripping, dark day
the very weather for engenderihg blue devils AM
connecting s"cisA'. We nre not compelled to wal
for the coming of the crocus, and dupdl and narcssus
and ouT daisy, the dandelon, spotting the meadow
with i,s br ght yellow flower. We have our roses tn
year round and February brings us volets us sweet
ever exhaGd perfume.
There is a rapture in Springs coming which til
lover of neturc-the delghcr in field sports truly feels
There is language in each flow ret that starts up an
there is voice that goes the heart in the caroI of it
birds. Tie gddy and though,less may have no eve 70
then, 10 rur for Them heart for them, but TO II,
rejecting and feeling, the myriad tongues of Sprin
tell no idle tale.
TExAH-The Houston Telegraph gives the follow
ing glowing account of the present condition of lhi
young republic. With genial climate and II soil III
surpassed for fertility, with intelligent and -nterpis
ing population, and just and equitable laws, the marc
of Texas is onward. 1t affords real pleasure 10 b
able 10 record testimonials CT her advant enent an
prosperity. The following article will crafty III,
reader who has friends in Texas, and whose sympatie
and feelings enlisted for the promotion of her in
terests:-
The third year of our National independence al
ouSh Tar mere even than the one which preceded il
vii afford to tho historian but few Interesting details
The Republic has been constantly advancing in pros
PefIty, bat by slow and imptrcepble degrees. Only
has tended to reard its growth or cuuai il
resources. he Indian which has been raging or
onr frontiers has accustomed much apprehension an,
probably in ilrccy checked The current of emigration
ne direct jury from this source however has BIZ Ell
tritiIng and confined 10 few small frontier hamle,s
The hostile bands have never been formidable from
Their numbers. or their prowess They have met viii
repeated reverse and have become pusilanmous ant
on our ronters but they driven like nid dee
TO and ro between the forces of the eastern and
sections OF The Republic, destitute and almost una, me.
objects rnther of pity than Of fear. Mcxco--ou
principal enemy has been completely BUNDLED by {
tors'sh foe her navy has been nnnihiaed-hcr com
Inerce most desroyedher provinces torn bv nterna
dissens'ons, and her army distracted and weakened b,
trcachery, compelled to con,end with foreign and do
nestle enemies. The very forces which she had con
centrated on our frontiers have been driven awnv b,
her ""I 'nsu gent czens In the mean time, com
merce has been rapidly extending, end has not expe
rienced even momehtary interruption. Agriculture
mas touIl>ed throughout almost every section of the
Republic, with unprecedented vigor. The current o
emigration has been cnsantly bearing accession.
OF hardy and enterprsng pioneers wards our frontier
settlements, and has added new snulans 10 industry
he national wealth as been propo, tionately increased
f"r, here population and wealth 70 hand in hand Tn,
political changes which have ken plucc relative h
goVernment, hav. hut furnished renewed evidences
the stability of our civil institutions and the intelligence.
ct our citizens One administration has retired from
he political arena, and another Inns Succeeded yet III
civil com motions turmoil has resulted but the chang,
has been effected with much quetudc and Tranquil
MY ID one ge erdt on succeeds another.
10 the patriot und christian, who is accustomed L
trace IN hnn'an events the directing band Of superb
tending Providence, these events with The accompany
ing details, will afford few inI- estipg subjects of re
tect,on when he contempla1es the means ty which tn
mac hinHtons of the savage frontier bands aud tei
traIofous aliIes were discovered, and the jmpentpt
danger uf ruincus civil war avered, when he consi
ders the manner in which the armies of our priucpa
enemy have been compelled to tur, their weapons IN
on Their own countfymen, and her navy rendered inca
pable OF DONG MS injury at the very moment when
had become mo- 70 midablr ana ours most weak |,
VIII necessarily lift his aspirations with gratitude an
thanksgiving to the BEING who notwithstanding gu
un"ortfness, has protected and sustained us as
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| HOMICIDE. The Mobile Journal ofhe 10th, says:
Our city yesterday afternoon startled and shocked
the commission of an extraordinary homicide eor
Churchward. commission chant, killed instant
peously by pistol shot. discharged by b. Churchill co
Clahorne The ball entered behind tho chr and ne
etated the brain Mr.. Churchill hm,er