Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-12

Egyptians themselves, with porIa,s VI M IW.
selves, proclaim the dignity OF their iiIeas W. W.
have shown, that their own crania, uia"h ~ :" =
from he ancient sepulchres OF oihcig". p"i,s =, -
The valley, attest The same iac'; anu w ia; :.
shown that The dead themselves, ai.ei ies'ins -
their magnificent Mausolea ior !lousdnss ~
years, uninjured by the lapse oi .l'h., a"1 forh
their own triumphant witnesses in defence o.
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TEXAS. OR nNEW EsTREMADURA."
No. a.
Homerard Bound-Ar old heqn@,na "a va Usa
Sterenses-T,-ras F,sre- BTasos Boh0m-4Neh
Torns-A L,nIe Paradise-Horrl6te !HnrderS
A Deserted Gar7tsOs-GTana Ee0Te-'o01A"e'''
Coei &c.
Bright and early on frosty morning, We SCI
out over The praires with strong Noi.ii"es.el
blowing stiff in orr faces. The creeks were
booming, and one OF Them, directly IN our ion'e
so high as TO dclain us several hoars ueloie y
could be crossed We accidentally mel dh on
acquaintance, who was living near oy, anu Who
first invited US to dinner, ana a,1 Hl se.y
from he clouds towards evening, and before
night we reached favorable stopping place, and
with appetiles 10 Texas travellers dismounted
and entered the cabin.
We passed the night with The most popular
host in Texas. The house has hitherto been
kept by MIR. Stephens, who has long been known
for his kindness to travellers, and Tor The good
cheer Sc, before them. Ii is on the direct route
10 Austin Lagrange, &c, and has Just been puf-
chased by Col Marlel, Prussian or German
gentleman and brother 10 The proprietor OF ihe
Arcade in New Orleans, and who was probably
influenced in his purchase by The following cif-
cum>tance While sitting in public room az
Houston, soon alter his arrival, person entered
and enquired Of the landlord the most direct route
10 Austin. Bv "ON Steven1s," he replied, and he
always called him old S!rvense,. Presently, an,
other asked the way TO Lagrange? BY ga
Slev. nss And 10, Rulersville and Bastropi by
Old Stertnse,. And which is the best route 10 Sc
guin and San Anioniol By Old Stsuen'ef SO
he must have concluded there was no way OF
getting TO any point We tward without passing
by Oh .StrenseS-and that consequently II must
be first rate stand and jumping 10 this conclu-
sion, he purchased the land, with Improvements,
al i've dollars per acre, and is now willing 10 re-
ceivc all friends and travellers who please 10 call
al "Od Ster.n~s' 1t is about three miles from
Ru,ersyilIe and eight from Lagrange. We
connection with Fuller's Cunnnsham's, and
"Old Barker's" They are all old settlers, and
their tables are always loaded with every good
thing which Texas affords. Beet and pork, and
venison, and other wild game-good bread and
milk and butter and hominy, and excellent coffee
and eggs, and sweet potatoes ofthe rareskind and
quality, and il one is not loo hungry, enough IS
as good as ieast."
Through much tribulaion we reached The
Rrasos Bottom on The fifth day from Austin, and
waded through il with mud and water up 10 Tue
saddle sirlhs Ulysses was truly 10 be commisse-
rated if he encountered any thing worse IN The
lower reeions-and the Lord have mercy, we say,
upon all those who dwell Whereabouts in The wet
and sckly season, rs there can be no safely un-
less encompassed BY his shield and buckler. But
tom ess bon said Monsieur Nicolel, even when
reduced almost 10 despair.
Our return homewaris was through the eastern
portion of Texas, and We found new towns spring
inc I'D in all directions, and the old ones burnish
ed and fourishing like green bay Tree. Mont
gomery, Huntsville, Cincinnati, and Crockett
and Nacogdoches and San Augustine, all evinced
signs of progressive and permanent improvement
and bid fair 10 rival many Of the long established
towns and cities in the old States Osceola and
Navarro on The Trinity, will soon astonish The
world with The amount Of business done and COT
ION shipped although they are newly located, and
The ploprieiorS are holding back Tor larger settle
menls and waiting The arrival OF more emisrants
and capital into the neighborhood. The former
is situated or located near the fails Of Tie Bsda'S
len miles above New Cincinnati, ard will proba-
bly,, in time, rival all other business towns on The
river. Lagrange, Huntsville, and Nacogdoches
are thriving Iaridiy. The latter has 1ourishing
Academy or College, with from 81 10 100 pupils,
under the charge OF a ,ntleman and lady from
Nashville Tenn. i, is the loyeest and healihest
spol in Texas, save San Antonio, and will one
day be the resort of wealth and fashion and luxu-
~. far Surprising anything in the South. 1t is a
srol where The rough paths OF lie are smoo;hed
down and soflcned BY natural and moral inllu-
ences, and where all the sweets OF lie may be OBJ
tanned with as little Toll, trouble and expense, as
in any place know. Verify, il is spot OF earth
10 love, and be remembered.
a, Crockc,t we found The memory OF young
Nelson fresh in the hearts OF the people, and pub
lie INDIGNATION boiling over AT the cold blooled
murder and his death Fifteen hundred dollars
had been subscribed for the arrest OF the miscIe
mi who committed the hellish deed, and fled The
moment after, and il will be promptly paid on bis
delivery In that town. The Governor is also au-
tborized 10 pay an additional thousand from The
contingent fund and on his apprehension, will no
dopht cheerluly do il. His name is Robert /.
Gage and il is said he is al Holley Springs Miss.
et the marshal OF Mississippi promote lhe cause
of public Justice, and stir himself and secure both
the culprit and the money. The high constable
OF New Orleans Will have enough 10 DO IN hunt
inc m the criminals OF his own State, three OF
ubom. as base ard cowarily as he who murdered
moor Nelson, are now running unwhipped oil JUS
lice in the upper bordeis, four most !oul and un.
natural murders committed in different Countries
within three months past. Glass lately Killed
Neal on the borders Of the Sabine IN political
quarrel. job Fuller, with several aliases, de-
serer IRON Fort Jesup, entered grocery al mid
day. and shot Stone, the keeper, merely Tor his
money. He wa, apprehendcd and lodged in Man
nv Jail. but broke out The next day, and took with
him a runaway negro, belonging 10 some one IN,
Texas. And lastly, Thompson murders jenkins
in De Solo, under the most aggravated crcum
stances, and escapes, like The rest oil ineVes muir
derers. robbers and assassIns VINO SET all laws
and Justice at defiance, because the laws are bro
ken ionred. and Justice is lame, and those whom
we look 10 for their administration, are stonebind,
VIVA, commentary upon our institutions and
our laws! Verify, justice hath hsd 10 british
beasts. and men hav, lost their reason.
Fort Jesup we found entirely deserted. The
amy Of banners is no longer there. What is 10
become Of this valuable piopery7 LISA beau
lilul spot, and would make capital military
hospital or classical seminary, or retreat for The
blind or insane There are buildings enough 10
accommodate several thousand persons; some OF
them very commodious and highly finished, with
handsome gardens and coull-yards attached, and
ornamental grounds around, that really make The
place altogether rural and attractive. Many OF
The private dwellings for The officers and their ia
miles, must have cos, several thousand dollars
each. And what we again ask is 10 become Of
all this? Surely the State or United States
might appropriate it 10 some better use than the
owls and The bats and the foxes tina, are Begin
ming to look out al The windows.
We reached Red River ct Grande Ecore the
rival queen of Nalchilochcs. The waller is last
recediDg from the ancient Spanish village, and lis
inhabitants mus, soon seekresIdence nd employ
men, in another place. II the mountain wont
come 10 Mahomet, Mahonet must come 10 the
mountain. Grande Ecors has hig h bluff land
ing and plenty of water, and its business must
ultimately rival and ruin Natchitoches.
The bluff here al Grande Ecors on Red River
is about co or 20 feet above low water mark, or
80 or 10 above the common plane. II contains
connie ofsraia ofcoal one within ten feet oil the