Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-13
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
"wednesday Morning, March III, 1916.
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.

Orleans on the 81 inSt having leu 6aiSes'oH -
Tho os,b Feb. She brings The news OF Inc pre-
liminary organization oflhe young sta'e Oh ! eAas
The new Legislature convened on The ION un''
a,,wen,to work underline mosttavorabe auspices.
Con Edward Burleson was unanimously chosen
President pre- tenn. OF the Senate. Mr.. Crump OF
Austin county, was elected Speaker Of the House
81 REPRESENTATIVES. No Chaplain was elected in
either House on the first day OF the session.
"rbe election returns for Governor and Lieu
,orant Governor were counted on the 18th, and il
anneared that Gen. Henderson received S,9lO
votes; and Or. Miller 1872 Gen. Darnell re-
c,iyed a majority Of AZ votes OF the official re-
,nrns but no official returns were received from
The counties Of Bas,rop, San Patricio, Jackson,
Jederson, Brasos and Lamar. 10 these counties
CO. Horton received majority Of about 600
v,es II the official returns OF these counties had
been furnished to the Secretary OF Stale, Col.
Horton would OF course have been declared elect
ei Gen. Darnel was not in Austin when the
votes we're counted. He has been declared BY The
LEGISLATURE 10 be duly elected. His friends think
he will resign"
The Inauguration Of the Governor was tc
take place on the 18th inst, when The glorious en-
sign OF the Union was 10 be raised.
Col. V. Z. Howard has resigned his sea, in
The Legislature; j, is thought he will be made
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT having declined the office OF
Secretary of Stale. II was expected that Judge
Hemphil would be appointed Chief Justice, and
Judge Lipscomb and Judge Wheeler Associate
Judges of The Supreme Court
.Majoss Chase and Ogden returned few days
since says the Galveston Civilian OF The 2S;h ult,
in The Gutter Woodbury. from Corpus Christi =
Mai. c. informs us that all the information he
h,. ACQUIRED strengthens his opinion OF the prac-
ticstiilr ease, and importance of opening the
interior navigation along the coast OF Texas
tsoo The Sabine 10 the Rio Grande. Compare
,vsiy very few miles of excavation will con-
nee, all the ligers and bays having their outlet
in The Cult of Mexico, with each other along
,be whole exten, Of our Southwestern boundary;
and thus open internal navigation from Lousi-
ana 10 Mexico, secure al all lines from the dam
GERS OF The ocean storms, and completely protected
10 case Of war from the attacks OF hostile fleets in
the Gull.
oThe United States Gutter Woodbury., Capt
Foster, sailed on the evening Of the 28th, Tor
the Erssos 81. Jag0 le cooperate with the move
men Of General Taylor's command in that po-
"Tbe steamer S. NJ. Williams, recently ar
rirsd al the mouth of The Brasos, with cargo Of
600 bales cotton"
A private letter, dated at Galveston the 18th
u,., and published in the N. o. Bulletin, says
nTbe Houston boat has this moment arrived,
" and the steamer Galveston is ringing her bell.
Houston and Rusk ont of So votes have re-
ceiyed 81 each for u s Senators. Gen. Hous-
:" Ion s expected here every hour 10 proceed on his
wayto Washington"
Mr. Rusk is man Of high character and
universally popular. While we do not admire
Gen. Houston in every particular, his eloquence
and his courage have done much Tor the new Re-
public. We saw this displayed in a remarkable
manner in The early part Of the year 1886. The
Provisional Council was then holding session
a, San Felipe de Austin. conspiracy had
been organized 10 pu, down the temporary go
yernmeni.-and Gen Houston, then in command,
came forward 10 arres, the rebellion. His lofty
and commanding figure, his brilliant and burning
eloouence, and The courageous stand he assumed,
effeclually quelled The storm and saved Texas
from domestic treason. al a critical moment,
when Santa Anna and his Mexican mercenaries
were marching 10 reinsiatc the bloody flag OF
Mexico.
All are familiar with The wild and mysterious
life OF General Houston-his leaving The refine
ments Of civilized life, and living amongst The
rude indians, with whom he became allied by
maniase-and his final position at the head Of
The army and civil authorities Of Texas, when
her Liberties were achieved. The New Orleans
Commercial Times presents the following striking
outline OF his rowing character. Though we high
" disapproved of General Hous,on's course in re-
gard 10 Annexation, and though he has many
iauls-iu spite OF all, we cannot help liking The
man, for some admirable points OF character
"GEs. SAN HousroN-The return OF this
gentleman as member OF Congress, will create
a sensation on his appearance al Washington
and present 10 the world spectacle OF singular
interest,". A few years since, he left the United
States and mingled his fortunes with country
comparatively unknown. and struggling TOR ma
tonal existence. He distinguished himself by
his patriotism 10 the revolution which resulted in
the independence oil Texas, and the wreath OF
victory was accorded to him on the plains OF San
Jacinto He is next elevated to The Presidency
OF the new Republic, and having served his adopt
ed country as its Chief Magistrate for the allotted
time, again returns to private life. new spirit
seize. his native land-the country of his adop-
ton is received into the union OF the States, and
he becomes a citizen where he had supposed him
self disfranchised forever. He will now present
himselra, the Capitol in the digni6ed character
Of Representative Of the State he so ably defend
ed by his talents, and by his sword. There is
romance in all this, compared with the slow de-
velopment OF events in the old world, but in our
own favored land nation is born in day. and
events which, under old systems, would have been
The work Of centuries, are crowdins into pass
ingyear"