The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-05

ny thS steamship Neptune, Capt RoLLrss, We have
MES oil Galveston papers TO the 22d inst and from
| other parts Of Texas 10 c. esponding dates
The Houston Cusxes Of the 18th contains n report
OF Gen HousroS's recent pub c address in that city
ihe address OF the President is mainly denial Of
'he charges that have been made against him and a
indication Of his conduct and policy As President of
the i'epuoiic Tie represents the country as in a
much more prosperous and hopeful condition than
when he was installed in 1885. The frontiers he
says, which were formerly the scenes Of frequent
mass acre and OF constant alarm and danger, and
ue'ed ana rendered by the pacifcaton of the
indian tribes, while with Mexico truce has been ef
leoaed which a, least gives the county an opportu-
MY Tor reireshment and repose IL il do not end in
inc ESTABLISHMENT OF peace. For the first time he
says, the people are Planting and gathering their
crops, without apprehension and without dancer
He vndicates himself from the charge Of Savina
caused I to be minated to SANTA ANA, thai the
prisoners taken at Mier had marched without orders
lie says that he demanded, as did also the Govern
ments OF England, France, and the United States for
those prisoners the treatment usually accorded to
prisoners Of war
On The existing relations between Texas and Eng
land, Mr~4iouston says good deal but is not very
explicit We should infer from his remarks that the
subJee. ofnegro emancipation had been preached by
England but not in an authoritative or dctatorlai
manner The following is an extract from the speech,
contrasting the conduct Of England toward Texas
with that of the United States
My Counrymen One question in relation 10
secret IN connection with her. say it before God
but that Texas wants peace to be attained by the in
PREVENTION OF the three great Powers England has as
sured us that we have her most friendly disposition
and aid Ttere is no condition mentioned. Aboli-
ton, or anything OF the kind, is who'll, unknown TO
the archives of the Government They have right
TO advise, IL they choose, AID to reject There is
nothing compulsory on their part England is in no
wise making claims or asserting anything as right
which is incompatible with the interests Of this coun-
try but as TO the United States. And here am at
a loss what to say. Suppose that England had land
ed goods upon the territory and orcbly rcaken them
IRON the officers OF the law under legal SEIZURE what
would not have been the camors Or suppose Eng
iish otfcers had by superior force cap ured a com.
mand, acting under authority Of the Government of
our citizens, and deprived them of their arms eay-
ing them subject and exposed in de enceless situa-
ton, to be slain, without power or means to defend
themselves' This would be very wrong in the Eng
iish. hope the Government of the United States
wiii make honorable PREPARATION for the wrongs done
by lis ofhcers II would be consonant with their mag
nanl'nity OF character. Our troops have been dis
armed one hundred miles within our territory And
this was dcne by regular officer in the United States
service Yet they denounce as bandits and pirats
The United States will send convoys if necessary
says their General, TO the Rio Grande What should
we say II England were do ths' What would Eng
land say II The United States were to do so in Cana
da-or The United States, if England were 10 do il in
New York; They would say il was an act OF daring
hostility and disregard Of privilege"