New-York tribune., 1841-09-17

FROM TExAs.-The steamer Kingston arrived a
New Orleans on the 5th, bringing Texas dates II
the ID. The election of President was to take
place on tie 5,h, and but ;te doubt was enier;a;n-
ed Of the success Of Gen. Sam. Houston We
condense the following from the Picayunc
with the Santa Re pioneers, have returned wi:hou;
having been able 10 sasee the Indians. They pro-
cesded to the place where they wero represented TO
he assembled in larse force. bur before their ar
rival the crops had been gathered and the vill.ge
was deserted. They neither mes nor heard from
the expedition.
Cart. Lewis and his volunteers had re,uraed 70
Austin from the Upper BrazOs- From a Mexican
.ny ,bev learned that some 500 Indians were col
lec,cd near the Ca.naache Peak. They were
strongly fortified. though i; was thought Gen. Bur
lesa who had gone against them would soon bring
them to terms. An Expedition was to leave Bra
zos agnins, them OK the a5;h Gen. Torrant with
go had also gone thither. Capt. Chandler was
attacked by party supposed to DE Chefokees' and
brother OF Gen Smith was kIled.
Gen. Smith and the Burnet and Houston troops
had returned. having secured the whole country
cast Of the Brazos, and thus proved that the lad-
an .erces East sf the Cross Timbers are entirely
dispersed, AID not an Indian village remains IN
that section. vast region OF fertile territory kaS
thu, been redeemed from the savage dominion
aboundinr in the mos; beautiful scenery. This
section has been long regarded as the garden spot
o: Eastern Texas.
An attack was recently made on The For; a;
King.boroush Three Forks of the Trinity, by u
part o; twenty-five Indians. a slight .kirmish
ensued. in which one Indian was killed, when the
rest of the rar;y retreated taking cd the horses OF
the garrison The horses, with the exception OF
three returned the next morning. There were
fourteen persons in the Fort, one-half OF whom
were sick.
On the 23d, a street fight occurred at Galveston,
between Capt Bcanett and Col. o'Brian, with
stick. and pistols. The parties were brought be
fore Hi, Honor the Recorder and fired S25 ard
costs, Texas Promssory Notes and the matter
was made up between them.
The Picayune thSs sums up the Texan news
Business i, da money is scarce, politics are
running high, the weather is excessively warm,
credit Is dead, mosquitoes are plenty and bite like
the devil, poor mortals feel that their sufferinss IS
unbearabe, and in a very short time they will have
four churches ready receive their respective con-
gregu;ions.'
FROM YucArAS.-Advices have been receive!
at New Orleans from Yucatan to the 23d ult. The
rimor of Santa Anna's preparations to bring back
Yucatan and Tobasco under Mexican dominion
was exciting considerable apprehension.
An order has been issued BY the Mexican gov
eminent prohibiting the importation of the produce
of Yucatan and Tobasco into any OF the Mexican
ports, even in case the produce in question should
have been shipped direct from foreign part
HENRY C1AY-We find in the Wilmington Re
publican the following ticket mouhted at the head
of its editorial columns
Tie Peoples Candidate for President in lo45,
HENRY CLAY.
For Vice President,
JOHN NJ. CLAYTON, OF Delaware.
AND oSE TERN.
Subject to the decision of National Wing Convention
That looks the thing itself. There speak the
feelings of the great Wing party. Henry CLAY
for Presdcnt-tardy justice TO the nation, but still
the best that can nor We done. With reference TO
the other candidate, we see no earthly oblec-
ton but we may say that there is not that indubi-
table evidence Of public feeling for him, candi-
date, as for Mr.. Clay. Is other words, every Wing
looks so Henry Clay their candidate Tor the Ere
sidency, while all have not yet made up their minds
as to The candidate for the Vice Presidency.
One word As to the decision Of National Con-
vention:
Mr.. Clay was dominated at National Conven
ton Of our party in Baltimore. Subsequently, II
National Convention assembled in the same place,
nominated one of the former Convention and thus
ruined both.
In 1899, National Convention of Wings a, Hair
risburg hal majority for Mr.. Clay and nominated
General Harrison General Harrison was elected
by large majority. MIR Clay, If he had been no.
minated, might have been elected by different, aud
perhaps, less majority bat certainly elected. Thu.
IS the ete1t Of National Conventions. Expediency
and availability are pleaded Some told thai,
one class viii for Mr. Clay and the gene
rosity of his nature that seeks the establishment OF
principles rather than the elevation OF himself Is
taken advantage of. We blame no for this
We speak Of the thing having taken place, and
a. having led 10 results which Mr.. Clsy's friends
zla~ Justly think Injurious to him, which all will
admit now to have been unfortunate for the country
If, thea Henry Clayis TO be the candidate OF the
Wing party, let the party nominate hiin-not by
concert, not by conference, not by delegation, but
spontaneously from the Heart. And when Henry
Clay Is asked whether he : candidate for the Pre-
siten-. let him be enabled TO refer the qusrst
tho voice of his party, commanding him be posi-