The New York herald., 1845-10-16
LATEST INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10, 1915.

WASHINGTON. Oct. IL, lS45.
Ier,an A6ans- Chances of Gen. Samuel Houston
for The United States Senate-C Calculation from
Resident Politician of the Probable Legislative
Yofe for and against Houston.
There is, perhaps, no people on earth who have
been more uncharitably misrepresented and misun-
derstood than the people of Texas. Denounced
throughout this Union and the civilized world as
congregation OF criminals and outlaws expatriated
from the pale OF civilized society, their history inn
partially examined, exhibits them in far different
light. In the main, we see body Of men of intel
hgence, rectitude and PATRIOTISM stimulated by the
principles of civil and religious liberty, by desire
for the extension, dacto, of the area of freedom,
contending against the tyranny and the tyrant OF
Mexico, and an armed force twenty times their nu-
mencai strength-subduing them--vanqushi
them-renderng them good tor evil-magnanimity
tor savage Observation-Disclosures for cruey-genero-
sy for reacheyand hospitality for starvation, i'm
prlsonment and cold booded murder Of their friends.
We see this people recognized by the greatest and
most powerful OF he nations, as a sovereign and
independent state I'VE them, tor eight years single
handed, maintaining their right and title TO inde-
pendence against Mexico and her allies, in the
midst OF the national councils OF Texas. We exa-
mine their progress from the first incpient Ameri-
can settlements In Texas, down TO the consumma-
tion OF the great ultimatum of the blending of the
g lone starr among the sisterhood OF our federal
their history, We hnd the same bold, manly, and
chvalrc conduct characteriZng the Texian
pe99R2e. 9Re e.a =. ..~o r.
treacherous coluslons with the enemy in many of
his official acts, from the release of Santa Anna
down TO the end OF the second administration of the
suspected conqneror We have the evidences be-
tore us OF the bad results upon the peace and pera
nent prosperity OF Texas, OF of the most pro-
minent measures OF President Houston; and yet,
such has been the sense of the gratitude OF
his fellow citizens for his military services,
that they have submitted without murmurlng 10 his
requisitlons, with the full conviction before them
that evil must result therefrom 10 themselves and
their country. Convicted the satisfaction of all
the most intelligent OF his countrymen of political
detection, and unequivocally deprecated upon the
standard OF moral personal department, we see the
still revered hero OF San Jacnto possessed of
strong body OF partlzans, anu prominent candidate
Tor the seat OF the first JOINT Senator in the United
States Congress from the first commonwealth intro
duced into the Union under the great compact OF
the Texas annexation.
From the calculation given below however de-
rived from one of the most intelligent politicians of
Texas, II would appear that the conspicuous and
erratic trail OF Houston athwar the political firma-
ment, Is near Its terminus and explosion Houstons
influence lies IN the eastern or seaboard counties
Here Is the " helt' OF the population, and from the
apportonment OF the representation in the Iegsla-
ture by the convention, led TO infer that ii
had IN view the object OF Houston's political extin.
guishment, from the large proporonatc representa-
ton given TO the western counties.
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