The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-14
TEXAS


inst. from Galveston.
Hon. Timothy Pillsbury has been nominated for
Congress by public meetings in Brazoria and neigh
boring counties II. G. Runnels, esq, it is stated,
Is also candidate. V. Z. Howard, Of Bexar, and
Col. Williams, are likewise named.
James p. Henderson. and Charles Mullens have
been elected representatives in Basrop county, Capt
BENZ McCulloch, from Gonzales, and Col. Jones,
in Mstagords.
Mr.. Mcneil has been elected senator from Brazo-
ria and Matagorda
In Brazoia county, DR.. Miller received a major.
ity Of 46 votes over General Henderson, for gov
ernori Col. Horton a majority Of over Mr. Oar
nell.
John Rice Jones' esq, an old and highly respecta-
BILE citizen OF Texas, and once Postmaster Gene
raj, died at his residence, on Cummings creek
Fsye;te county, few days since.
.Nip Orleans Bulletin, Jan. S.
From the Corpus Christi Gazette Jan. l.
We are happy 10 be able to announce, that road
is now open from this place TO San Antonio
Bexar and Castroyile. Ii is the nearest and best
route from the gulf TO those places-the country
being high and travelling practicable at all seasons
Of the year. We understand that permanent ar
rangements for regular line of wagons for the
transportation Of goods from Corpus Christi to
Bexar, is now nearly completed
Gen. Arisia, with his force, amounting to some
I,SOO or 2 600 men, is now at Monterey. Meila is
sull in command of smaller force al Maamoras
information, arrived here on the 22d ult eleven
days from Comargo the Rio Grande. They
bring no news OF importance from the capital Of
Mexico.
News from Matamoras of an importont nature
is daily expected
EFFECTS OF ANsExATios.--On the first instant
there nearly three hundred emgrans crossed at
the ferry IN Washington, and, we have been in
formed by gentleman from the interior, that stIll
larger number were crossing few days previous at
the ferry near Tenosticlan. Most of these emf
grants were removing to the valley of the Guada-
loupe. About two hundred and fifty emigrsnts
from Missouri have recently settled in the colony
OH the Trinity, near Dallas. A gentleman who has
recently travelled from Arkansas, by the Nacog.
doches route TO this city, mentioned that he passed
several hundred teams conveying families Of emf
grants to the western counties Of Texas. He learn
ed from travellers who had lately passed through the
Red river counties, that the roads in that section
were thronged with emgrants, most of whom were
from Missouri and Tennessee. The editor of the
Van Buren, lntelligencer of Arkansas, says that
more emigrants have lately passed through that
town for Texas than have ever passed through that
section at any previous period. He INDUCES in de-
ghtful anticpatons of the future greatness Of that
town, owing to the immense business that will be
turned to it from the Notwithstanding settlements
of Texas, and the prospect that the trade Of Santa
Fe will be diverted to Van Buren,. The Intelligent
Ger says!
horses, and cattle, weekly pass through this city
their way to Texas At this place is the grand
crossing for the southwestern country; here the en-
igrants can find all the conveniences they seek, and
equtably purchase all their necessares. Van Bu-
rem is the most central point between St. Louis,
Austin, and Corpus Christi, (Texas, as well as the
natural depot for all the products Of the valleys of
the Arkansas, Canadian, Illinois, Neosho, and
Grand rivers, with oil the smaller valleys that lie
upon the streams which traverse immense back
country great road leading from st. Louis to
Austin, (Texas,) must naturally pass through this
place, inasmuch that town is due southwest
from ST. Louis the line passing directly through
Van Buren,. The most eligible route to Santa Fe
leads from this place, route which follows up the
Canadian to it's source, which affords water for car
avans. We learn from Joseph Gregg esq, whose
authority upon this matter is indsputnby good that
the road from Van Buren, to Santa Fe possesses
more advantages than any other, is more direct,
smoother, and affords the best facilities for water.
Horses, mules, and all other outfits Of a caravan,
can be procured here upon better than at In
dependence, Mo, and the trip can be made several
days quicker. From ST. Louis to Corpus Christi,
connecting Santa Fe and Austin, will at no distant
day be great railroad, and through Van Blu
rem also, if the natural advantages Of its locale be
known and attended TO. There is no calculation
which state the amount Of wealth and prosperi-
ty such road would bring in train to our whole
State."-Hou,ion Telegraph
Several intelligent and wealthy planters from
Georgia and South Carolina have recently been ex-
aiming the lands near the mouths Of the Brazos
and Colorado, and on the Caney, and San Bernard,
and Oyster creek, with view of opening large cot
ton, sugar. and tobacco plantations in that region.
We have learned with pleasure that they are all
highly delighted with the country they have visited,
and have expressed determination to remove to
il, with their negroes, as early as practicable.
They say that the agricultural resources Of that sec
ton are far superior to those of any portion Of the
southern States that they have ever seen; and they
are confident Tint the labor Of their negroes upon
those rich and yet unnjured soils, will lie trebly
more profitable than upon the lands in the States
where they now reside. We learn that even upon
the highly cultivated lands Of Georgia and South
Carolina the crops of corn seldom exceed twenty
five or thirty bushels TO the acre; but on the banks
of the Colorado and Brazos, seventy or eighty
bushels NJ corn are raised To the acre. Mr. Lindsey,
who resides about ten or twelve miles above La
Grange has informed US that his crop Of corn this
wear "A avenged 80 bushels to the acre, and he has
moi nanur n single rod of land Colonel Jones,
ON the Caney, we learn, has realized proht OF
over twenty-five hundred dollars from the cultlva-
ton Of only twenty acres Of tobacco. Several OF the
planters on the lower Brazos and Colorado have
realized profit of several thousand dollars from
their sugar plantations, although few Of them have
cultivated more than forty or nifty acres m cane
ia not unusual In that section for the planters to
raise eight bales OF cotton to the hand Mr.. Inns
ley, residing the San Bernard, states mat ne mas
"a sed eleven bales Of cotton 10 the hand.
The Alexsndris( Ls) Democrat states that Ger
man emierants or their way to Texas have recent
ly passed through that town They purchased
many articles in Alexandra for immediate use in