The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-07-02
NEWS FROM TEXAS,


In consequence of the threatening aspect
of the affairs betweeh that country and
Mexico. President Houston has ordered
special session of Congress.
We take the following items from the
papers.
1.-THE President has appointed Gen. M.
Hunt acting ihspec ctor General Of the re-.
public. with orders to organize the troops
that are to be mustered into service. We
understand the President intends 10 order
out certain portion Of the troops OF each
county of the republic, with the exception
of the counties of Bexar, Goliad, Refugio;
San Pairico, and Travis. If volunteers
sufficient should not enlist, draft will be
made. Harris county will be required to
furnish 256 infantry, and the other counties
in proportion to ti.eir population. These
things indicate that storm is gathering ,.h a,
will soon burst into terrible reality upon the
devoted fields Of Mexico.
Flacco, noted Lippan warrior has
lately received commission. or rather a
note authorizing him to command com.
pany Of Lipans. He now considers him.
self a Texian captain, and is highly proud
Of his new office.
The armed brig Wharton arrived al Gal.
vesion on the 26h May. She cruised along
the Mexican coast as far as Campo achy and
saw but one Mexican vessel, which she
chased into Tuspan.
Judge Terrell, the Attorney General, has
been'sent TO the East 10 concentrate the
troops in that section.
The extra session of Congress doubtless
has reference to the long talked of invasion
of Mexico"
The ficayune adds--"There were mos,
important rumors in town last evening, in
relation TO movements in Texas, but we
forbear publishing them until properly au.
thentioated.'"
INDIAN tTRoUDLEs.- Murder in the
Cherokee Nation.-We learn from Van
Burfen, (Ark.A that some difficulties had
occurred between different parties in the
Cherokee nation growing out of funds which
separated the tribe few years ago. A
man named Foreman has been killed. l.
appears that man named Stand Waite
and his brother were al England's grocery
when Mr.. Foreman and some of his friends
came in, Seeing bottle standing on the
counter, Mr.. Foreman said, Whose liouorv
Mime replied Mr.. Waite: help yourself.
Foreman: and Waite filled their glasses.
Foreman proposed the following, to be
drunk by then as a ioas,!-'Here is that
you and | may live forever. Stop, says
Waite, Il want some explanation first. Ii,
is currently reported and believed, tha. YOU
murdered my brother and uncle, and asss-
sted in numbering my cousin, old man
Ridge, his son, and Boudino,, land that YOU
are earring arms TO kill me-. Say il your.
sell. suld Foreman. with significant. toss
OF the head. Waite then threw glass into
Foreman's face, and Foreman struck
Waite with loaded whip. A scuffle en-.
sued and Foreman stepped forward to nick
up board with which to strike Waite
when Waite dew his knife and stabbed him
10 me pack Foreman ran round the corner
oil she. house, and Waite fred pistol at him
without effect. Foreman exclaimed, You
havesno. Gone il YET but Immediately after
fell and expired.
Great excitement prevails on this subject
IN and out Of the Nation, and many lives
VIII be forfeited before it is 6xally settled
Fsreman was much the larger man OF the
two and deserved to die long ago for his
demon like assassination of some of the
best men that ever lived in the Cherokee
Nation.
II is said that Foreman was one of the
men who assisted in the assassination of
old man Ridge. (.he chief Of the treaty par,vl
his son, and Bondinot.
This affair happened in Benton county.
about fifteen or twenty yards from the line.
on Bsaiie's iprarie. Springston, a friend
toreman's who was shot in the same place
is not yet dead
Massacres in F2orida.-A Tallahassee
paper of the 9th inst, gives the following
acoLn. Of shocking massacre tha, occurred
on the Suwannee.
On Wednesday, 9TH inst; abou, two O.
clock in the afternoon party Of about
forty Indians came upon the plantation of
Capt. Robinson. near the Sandy Ford, on
The Suwannee River Capt. Robinson's three
sons and hired man were pouphing in
The feld They were all simultaneously
hred upon by Indians: three of the Young
men were shot Dead the other mortallv
wounded Capt Robinson, who was a,
some distance from the young men when
ne first saw the Indians and heard the re.
port Of their rifles, fled 10 wards his house.