, 1843-09-09
From the n. Orleans Picaguae.


SANTA ANNA.-Ilaving so otter
had occasion to condemn. IN the mos
indignant phrase. the actions OF the
President of Mexico. we make it 4
rule 10 omit no opportunity to do hin
Justice when he performs n deed 81
generosity or moral worth. We have
before US ut thlS moment ii document
entirely in the handwriting of the
President. beStowInT Il free pardon 10
Asa Hi. one Of the Texans made
prisoners at the battle of Micr. 1t
was 4 son of this Mr.. Hill, who dis,
tinGu>hed himself sn ~>ilnalIv IN that
desperate fight. He was a lad of but
Is at the time. bnt he sealt ont death
10 the MexicanS like Il veteran killing
10 of them himself; and it was with
difficulty that he could lie induced To
desIst from firing, upon receiving or
ders 10 that purpose from the COM
handing officer. His c~#.Iantv caught
the attention of Il Mexican Colonel,
and was reported 10 Gen. AmpudIa,
bv whom the lad was at once set nj
liberty. Under tie protection Of
Amrudia re was taken to Mexico.
while the father and another son were
conveyed thither as prisoners of war.
The lad vas presented To Santa An
ma. with y statement of his exploits.
and tie President is now educating
HIM at his own expense, and u
the father that he will lock well TO
his future interests. The pardon
which has been granted to Mr.. Hill
alleges IN the body of it, that 1t is III
consideration OF the advanced age
and the numerous family OF the prs
nner that it was conceded. We suS
pect admiration OF the young son bad
quite rs much 10 DO with 1t. NJ.
Hill reached our city Yesterday. and
was To leave last evening for his iami.
" ia Texas. He seems very well
satisfied To leave his boy under the
protection of the President, and con-
firms the opinion very generally IN
%tcriainpd that all the Texans now
confined in Mexico will be liberated
IN September next.
GENTEEL LoArERs.-The n. York
Sun says: There are things in the
social state severely puzz!ing. We
met. the other dav,la man some thir-
" years Of age. well dressed. good
looking, a sort Of dandy even, whom
we have known for some three years.
We have never known him in that
time TO perform n hour of labor;
we never knew him TO have any mo-
ney; he has TO foreign resources; is
not Il gambler, is above any suspicion
of theft. yet lives. but how he lives
is a living wC7der. He must cat and
drink. vet we nevcr heard of his pay
ing wen one weeks board. he is well
clothed, yet it is incredible tina, he
should pay 4 tailor's bill; and how
the whole matter, with him and a
thousand like him, who can be con-
sidcred rs well dressed vagahends, is
managed. is Il profound mystery"
The man described above belongs
TO a class known s"nice young men,"
They are generally more acceptable
to the ladies than to the gentlemen
for, rs they desPise labor, and have
of 'smaIl talk" they are con-
sldered extremely genteel. We have
some of them in our day, and
have always felt disposed TO ask the
question, "what tailor suilers?" when
they appeared in new clothes. 1t is
impossible to say how they manage
to get along, unless they initiate
Jeremy Diddler. Occasionally men
of this class become politicians, TAX
ing care to select the strongest side.
when they are sure to be rewarded
n.