New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-04
THE TRIBUN E.
Texas and the Te1nns-Snm. Houston, &c.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
GALynslnN .Inne 9Th leAi

Texas and the Teanns-Sam. Houston, &c
Correspondence oi The Tribune
GALVESTON. June 9Th. 1874.
The great men of Texas are IN a perfect en-
tapylem,nt Of mutual disconte'.t Every body ha:
an inve,erate dislike or a profound contempt fol
every body else OF his compeers. A biography
ofthe leaders, male and female, in the ton, nofal'
and government, as related by ,heir particular as
sociates. would be the richest and the Most read;
bic volume afloat. II lndoience and consti,u
tlonal distast. for scandal were not IN the way,
might cnlghtcn tie world with new system o.
moral philosophy. Gen. Murphy, the q. s.
Charges watched the Anti Annexation party
rather closely, and they took advantage OF his
nervous, irritable Temperament and certain indis-
cre'ons of speech, 10 excite Mr.. Consul Green,
who is generous, confding, high spirited gen
t'eman, into excessively bitter measures toward
the Minister. The object, to get rid of the watch.
fu black eyes ut Gen. Murphy was, accomplish.
cd, however, by the action of your Senate in re-
jecting his nomination. Three out of four of the
leading officers OF the campaign of San Jacinto
are preparing able and elaborate documents (undcr
oath, belive) to prove Sam Houston not only did
not win the day, but when it was won in spite %
him, he half destroyed the fruits of the victory
General Houston, on the other hand is making
speeches to prove these gentlemen are entirely
mistaken. More unqualified and astounding char
ges of cowardice and incapacty never have
been made against Commander in Chief-bui
for all that he rules the doce, Texans with
high handed contempt for them and their Con.
gress, that Santa Ana would be too happy to have
Tor model The first President Burnet, man
of unquestioned ability and exemplary ch racter
who held the Executive power during General
Houstnn's military career, openly and withou
much daintIness denounces hls whole course, and
Housron returns The compliment by abusing Mr.
Burnet in all times and places with considerabl,
more vigsr than pollteness.
Gen. Lamar the courteous and chivalric Elk
President refuses to associate with even re
coyn,ze Gen. Houston in the street. Beside rb
ectlnns OF private and personal nature. Gen
Lamar cannot forgive the sacrifice OF the frontier.
oi the Army and the Navy, and finally of the
honor of Texas. BY juggling pre;ence o.
negotiation. 1t rs little singular that the op-
position papers PREDICTED from the frs, lcsicr y,
letter, the course and result OF The Aransice. A.
they said year in advance, the Executive has
left them dcienceless with 4n unjofued boundary
and in such Eiuful attitude before foreign natiors
that they consider it a mere deplonlaiIc potene:s
10 speak of her AZ Independent na,itn. Gen
Mcleod who would not have the grace to dis
In Mexlco, relates with tongue Of f5c" The
suffrrings of his countryulen at Perote. Gen
Green, in Congress and outof Congress, charges
Houston with wishing and causing The death Of
the betrayed" and murdered Mer prisoners;
and even the urbane Gen. Hunt sites with thr
majority IN Congress ~ ""~:'-'-c - =.
sing the defeat and increasing Inc suHeflhls
thuse brave Texans Com Moore, (who s now on
triaD accuses him of wantony cnpplng the
Naval defences Of this country IN fashion thai
would bring an impeachment upon the head OF
anv other President or rather the President o.
any other Republic. There is doubtless some
party Injustice in the denunciatons Of his enc
mss, but there is in the immediate adhercnts
of General Houston, blind and devoted attach
ment that more than keeps the balance even
With them he can do no wrong. IL cannon b,
denied that he has most un)ustlhaoly destroveo
three towns-that he will not defend the border
selilenen,s-that ne IS profoundly indifferent IL
the wishes of the pcople-thot ne refuses to alo
tic prisoners diving at Perote-that ms policy 5
almost pro. MeXican-that he prefers the lnsidious
patronage of England to 'einnaxaton TO the re.
ther lann-all OF which is lncvouaily offensive Il
the Texans, yrt he wears hem like an easy glove
His noble figure and persuasive tatte7y arc strong
CT than facts. He is the mos: lucky ,ne
world. lie has an astonishing, IN drcqna'e'
talent fn- ,nsking capital out OF he most cmto-
ward circumstances If tomorrow you were ic
convict him past ali extenuation O, treason, h.
yrouid receive his sentence with such gracious
air OF martyrdom that his Judges would be read.
Il, condemn themselves for their cruelty. bu'
then ne is fortunate beside-evcry thing seems Il
help work ont his predictions. He predicted The
fa,Iure of the Santa Fe expedition. As II IL
obge him, the season was dry, their guides leo
the bold adven,urers astrav, and entangled then
for weeks in arid and percipltous deserts, wheTt
wagons were abandoned, baggage destroyed, anc
man and beast worn out for want oi food and water
and almost naddcned by incessant watching ano
fatigue They held on. however, and despite o
horses stolen and men murdered By the Indians
the gallant Mcleod had lraverScd thousdnf
miles OF desert and would have still ialsihed th'
prediction but for the Treason of Lewis. Sti Gen
Houston was righ.-"they reapcd nothing bu
misery"
So too with Austin on the Colorado He dis
liked and denounced it, and Austin Is broken W
and desolate. In short, Gen. Houston abuses al
the eminent men and all the eminent men abus'
him. The people, however. love him, and. sobc
or drunk, prefer HINT any other man. When n
breaks up a fsvorte project tas he will Annexa
tom ,hc people fret awhile, but he shows then
they don't know what they want, and he soon be
comes more popular than ever. CoRINNE VI.
Annexation I'm Texas.
A recent arrival at New Odeans from Texa
brings us the following article in leading Iexa
n,per, the Galveston Ciciiian:
The Annexali,n fever is, we are happy 10 stS,e
now confined Principally to the other side Of III
Sabine Like the grippe ii has been OF nuc
mild.r type, ard passed oil much sooner n~re 'h"
,.i ,.r.. .S,iiinry and aisar