Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-10-30

ex-Presldent to the reader In that character in which
alone he is known among his Cherokee brethren
The AbOrigines of North America, Ike orr primi-
tive fathers, in seeking names, always identified the
individual with some peculiar trait In his character
or some remarkable feat performed in war or the
chase. Black Hack, The Bear, MocIing Bird,
Wiite Cloud, Goo6er Pea, Bgfdlo Rump, all had
their origin that way but when the Ex-Governor ar
rived at the wigwam in Arkansas, he would neither
chase the buffalo make upon the she bear
neither would he cultivate the Scober peas or beat big
mush in mortar, and sorely his tribe bothered
for suitable name. But when whisky, however,
was brought into the camp, he drank more than any
six of the tribe, and astonshed his extraordinary
performance all hands, from the grand-sire to the
youngest of his children, called him Big Drunk By |
this name and this ony is he known up to this hour
in the tribe.
These remarks bring the Ex-President to the Con-
vention of Independence. When the people of his
own county of Nacogdoches became so disguised with
his habits of ntoxcaton that they would not vote for
him. he had himself fraudulently returned member
elect from ofhe depopulated counties in the south
west-a country into which he had put foot and
in which, at that time, there were not one dozen voters
That Convention had to elect Commander-in-chief
Of the Texian army and Houston, pOwerless himself
to reach such eminence, had recourse to the infu
ence of better names.
The friendly confidence and active exertons of Co.
Onel Wharton elected Houston commander-in-chlef
over both his gallant competitors, Colones Fannin
and Bowie; both of whom Houston subsequently sa-
crifced to the vengeance of Santa Anna, when they
could have been succored if he had done his duty.
Honston's unparalleled ingratitude to Colonel Whar-
ton is well known TO the Texans, and is now part
of history
Houston being the nominal commander at San ia
cinto the ignorant world abroad gives him credit for
tile glorious result Though it is well known that be
was the oHly man in the Texan army opposed to
bringing on the action; and after it commenced he
called witnesses to stake notice that he rcOd not be
responsible for the consequences Of that battle No
sooner was the result known however, than Houston,
with the coolest efronery, said, that he eac tchere
to catch Santa Anna !; and the still more unbushing
hardihood call his dastardy flight across Texas be-
fore inferior force his Fabian policy
f Such has also been his policy, according to his
confessions in his late Orleans speech, his double
dealing diplomacy with England, France, Mexico,
and the United States When he failed to make
pie of that country overwhelmed him with annexa-
tion he cody says that he 'cOquetting those
nations thus acknowledging and taking upon him.
self the most infamous of characters rather than be
left in the minority of question he could not con-
, troll.
Fot niohths at tnteey have Seen him Tallowing
in the hiest cutters of his capital, with one 70
countenance him but the miserable few who lived un
der the shade of his patronage. In this situation
have seen him occupying the same bed with his two
negroes, Tom and ESau and in this situation we
have him receiving the ministers of the proudest
they his debauchery for the purpose of
effecting through him their diplomatic frauds upon
the republic.
His total dregard for the decencies of private life
is in good keeping with his recklessness of political
duty We have seen him flying from his first wife
and children because he too lazy to feed them.
We have seen him marrying second, to give him
(Napoeon-ike) political influence; and then separating
from her. because virtue and vice could not assitnilae
We have him return Outcast, to the abandon
f.J ho IoJ
to feed himself When his political star was again
in the ascendant, we have him applying to the
Texan Congress for an &c pdrte divorce from his
marriage obligations, which application, to the credit
of that Congress, they spurned. And we have seen
him. i'm open violation to the laws of God and his
country, marrying third and is now invoking her
religion, TO rive him popularity with her church.
Houston is the avowed enemy of the lamented
p Austin, of Ex-Presidents Burnet and Lamar, OF
Mcleod Sherman, and Fisher, of Commodore Moore
e Thompson Lathrop, and every man who ever distn-
pushed himself fighting for Texas on land or sea-
/; Of Archer MayGeld, Caldwell, JONES, Maverick
Moo e, Chalmers, Cazneau, Van Ness, the Whartons
the Jacks and in fine, nineteen, out of twenty of the
most patriotic and talented of the country In
S fact no man ever shared his favor hour who die
not flatter his vanities, and pander to his vtiated
appetite hence the few of decent talents in the
f country who are his supporters
d 1t may be asked-How comes il that he has beer
able so long to maintain majority at the hustngs
This Is easy OF eXplanatlOn
. Heretofore the maximum vote of Texas has been
S twelve thousand the majority of these voters lived
: in eastern Texas, where Houston claimed his house
a His Uniform and settled policy during both of hi:
administrations, and while he was IN command of the
army, was to give protection TO the west; and
thereby while he prevented It's settlement, to throw
population into the east. He made the eastern settler:
believe that the settlement of the west would be ruiz
to them; and thus he arrayed against each other
sectional voe himself belonging to the stronger party
n General Houston has received from the poverty
5 stricken Government of Texas five times the amount
. ever paid to any other officer of that Government
c more than $4,000, al,oays in good money Hi.
thirst for accumulation has been such that the larger
i portion of this sum, he placed in the hands of
blackleg partner, named Sublet, who vested it il
fraudulent land titles located in Tie esstern portion
Texas By running western Texas, he hoped TO checl
emigration here, and throw the emgrants in his owl
); neighborhood thus hoping to his cupidity Will
at the same time he made eastern Texas the scape
= goat of his political selfshness
1t is strange how the Texiaus could overlook hi
J. cIosengs day after day with Santa Anna in Novem
Der, 1886 That he received gold from the Mexican
despot is not doubted by the best of men in Texas
O that he struggled Santa Anna out of the country il
:, violation of the expressed will of Congress, is il
proof by the journals of that body-that he has sub
seouentv held dishonorable correspondence with him
II and had close understanding with Seginn, one o
e Santa Annals spies and officers, is known and admit
ted by al-that he wrote to Santa Anna, authorizing
il the defamation of the '6raue Of Mier, he doe
not pretend to deny-that his proclamation of pirac
i against the gallant Commodore Moore, and the navy
was eoazing their execution and that he desired ii
,e had they been captured, or has gainsai
and that he tried to sell Texas to England be him
e self admits and now calls this most nearogs atemp
ri scoouett;ngJ Ia fne when the proof of this trait