The New York herald., 1845-11-04
Housros, (TrxAs,) Oct. IA, ls45.


HousroS, (TExAs) Oct. IA, ls46.
Viep Of Tsnas-Ihe .anne1ation Election--Tne State
Eiection-The Canddates-State Of Parties-Naionai
Feeiing-The Destiny of The Pioneers--.4specs and
Wealth Of the Countrywide Crops, &c. &C.
After travelling Texas for some weeks past,
reached this place few days since and really after so
journng on the frontier little while and becoming
sated with the sight Of ntermnablo praries and riding
over rough and natural roads is agreeable change
to find oneself comfortably ensconced in pleasant room
in hotel the cold Capitol the fare attention and
general accommodations Of which would do credit to
any public house South of the Potomac Your paper
OF all hat are read here sought for with
number Of the Herald casually got glance at was SO
used up from overhandng, that portions were dif
cult to decypher.
Yesterday, in accordance with proclamation issued
by the President, elections held in the various
counties OF the republic for the purpose of voting for or
against the constitution OF the State of Texas also for
or against an ordinance in relation to colonization con
tracts and also for or against annexation In this coun
ty not more than twothrds the turned out il be-
ing considered generally gone casethe antics muster
some ninety or one hundred, but few voted The ord
nance spoken meets with general dsapprobaton and
Will doubtless be voted down. being considered retro
specve in its action and constitutional grounds oh
Jectionable The rather anomalous position Texas oc.
cupes has given rise to some diversity of opinion many
contending that she is still independent nation Others
that by the acceptance Of the people, through their dele
United States they have yielded up ali their powsrs of
nationality and assumed those merely of territory and
as Mr. Polk and Secretary view it, territory it is
The latest intelligence from Corpus Christi brings
nothing OF interest General Taylor is LAYING on Ills
oars waiting and long he will waltz for the MeScans to
make demonstration
The election Of officers for the State in prospective
comes on third Monday in December Gen. James Pnck.
ney Henderson, is candidate for Governor A. C. Hor
ton OF Matagorda, for Lieut.. Governor; Sam Houston
and Gen. Thomas J. Rusk, nominated for Senator'S
There IS very little as yet of party feeling here many
who took an active nterestin political affairs at home
their removal to Texas ceased to have their political
solicudes as heretofore and during the separate exs
tence OF Texas party feeling had entirely subsidized whg
and democrat as party terms, almost forgotten or
lost in the vista Of the past The broad grounds that
rate the two parties in the States changed or mar
rowed down on this new field to personal partates
men, not principles ruled the kour Sam Houston against
Lamar Archer i'd genus omni carried with him the peo
ple With change in the form of government SO will
there be political sentiment here The wings
as party are decidedly in the minority but organza.
ton and fitting opportunity to give expression to her
views, VIII prove that the democratic strength over.
estimated.
must confess that interesting the crisis is in the
absorbing attention casual observer would suppose
they merit Each and every individual apparently is
point and that is making the most Of this era in their
national history looking not much to annexation as
Its lrus Many n.y. very many having eked out living
Texas and during the long period just past have been
anxously looking forward to the result one of like
benefit SO near at hand that they may find for the
property they have acquired, which is of species una
vaabe but for change like that about to take place
There is feature in the character of Texans gene
rally too striking to be overlooked and that is a reste SIS
ness of disposition nvincibe anpathy to pursuing
steadily and permanently anything they undertake
The condition they have existed in for years has in
some measure contributed to this result although the
same influencing motives may be traced farther back
giving rise to their mig ration thither.
This untameable uneaslness Of conduct manifested in
pre-eminent degree, is the foundation of the rowing
spirit OF the pioneers on our frontier who only
happy when remote from the busy hum ofthe multi
tude buried in the profound depths of the forest tread
ing the vast expanse OF wood and dale freed from the
shackles and restraints Of cvized life sole occupant
oi WIDE domain except the beasts and birds that con-
tribute to their subsistence. Another unsettling
has tor years SO lavishly supplied, keeping every
one actively alive to the danger Of imme.
verance and industry essential success in the ord
nary walks Of life Every thing appertaning to Texas
hen amicably settled the uncertain yielding the
certain permanent and secure the introduction Of
bers OF emigrants steady and regular in their habits
will create novel and beneficial alteration the habits
many too thoroughly impregnated with the love Of
adventure repugnance to regularity and permanency Of
pursuit. that they will seek another field for the gratf.
cation OF their prevailing propenses-wth them, dam
gers self is lure alonea California and New Mexico
present wide range for the free exercise Of their
Nature has dealt out to this country her choi.
cest gifts, with avshness and profusion that few
and exhaustless treasures made to pour their
horns of plenty into the laps of those who are barely
Industrious yet thrift and providence is rarely witnessed
Whether can be with the poor white population Of this
country that negro slavery deeroratng in its effects
or that the climate exercises anything but sautary
influence ov er them, am at loss to comprehend Yet
they are too ndoent to support with credit one he Of
the Independence they Speaking of slavery
evident that sections of country intended
be cultivated by augh else than negro labor years oac
clmation would scarcely ndurae the constitution of the
whe man to undergo the fatigue and exposure
to produce the great staples profaby There doubt
that this Climate though deg north OF the tropics
VIII shorten materially the average duration of human
life but let man become accustomed the ways
ofthe people in the South modified by climate and
inherited he cannot as many instances have proven ii
assimiate with scarcely any other differing more
of
does from the other.
The crops Red river and in Eastern Texas generally
are seriously iDJured in fact, all through Upper Texas
they are short the coast fine crop Of cotton will
be gathered and where sugar is growing fine yield
expected There never was finer season for picking
cotton than this-cool drying breezes, with warmth
enough to ripen the plant fast can be picked
Many planters are turning their attention to the produc
non OF Sugar numbers already in their second and
third years OF planting which takes three
iour years to have sufficient supply to make general
crop The location of this place commands extensive
country Tor trade many come here for supplies during
the dry winters when the roads good rivers low
many, by ra tenure Having no local interest to sup
port rremoe from the sections of country that its
nam dependence for trade-there is guarantee Of
.s becoming OF any great consequence. As am bound
west, you may hear from me again. Some account Of
mat region may not prove uninterestng.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Oct. 81, ls45.
Sudden Prosperity Of Louispiue-The Great Memphis
Conpention-.asfounding Developments in embryo at
Le1ingfon-1he NeD Theotre at Lopispiile-Poiiticai
Mopements for the Neat Presidency, &c. &C.
Within the past twelve months Louisville has fairly
aroused from the ethargy which has clouded pros
perity and growth for the last eight years. and now
preparing to take her stand among the hourshing cities
OF the Union The building this will reach full
SIX hundred of the most durable and dwell
lngs The unsurpassed material for the making Of
orck Immediately at hand and the quar-
ries OF granite directly opposite the city in Indiana
which equals in quality the famous Quincy enables the
architects to erect style Of edifces which will stand
as monuments to American pride The commercial bu-
sness o he city Il is supposed, will this exceed
any former period several million OF dollars. By q
record published last week, it appears twenty-five
steamers Oh the first class will glide from the stocks
ns Point the present year. within three miles OF this
cnyJ there Is strong desire among the inte ior
Gnsns Q, tne west to make Louisville the leading
ket For gaiety there is place in the Union equal to
it the great difficulty s that the eastern merchants do
not SEND sufficient quantity of rich and high colored
gooos, specimen OF the fashion OF the place will
gofth tho tnt,.