True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-29

this side OF the Rio Grande, the Inhabitants
began TO nv, first setting fire to their own
dwellings, four of which We're consumed
and three others saved only by the inter.
venlion of our army. Some of these people
have lived great while, and were proba
bIv born on this side of the river, and We
! had hoped to see them remain III the peace
able possession of their little property
which was doubtless contemplated by Gen
Taylor.
THE FLooD. The great overflow, or
back water in the rear of the city, began 10
subslde little on Monday afternoon, and
the wind abated with the rain. After dark
on Monday it commenced raining, and
soon IA tremendous storm ofWind and hea
w rain succeeded, which continued
throughout the night and with but little
abatement all day yesterday This has
caused The water to return again, and last
evening il was nearly rs high as on Sun
day afternoon. The cars on the PontCh-
arrran rail road have stopped running the
whole distance, the rail road at the Lake
being more than two feet under water. In
the midst of This disaster the little boys are
enjoying themselves amazingly, and Com
mon street presented a lake dotted every
here and there with the white sails Of their
toy boats But the housekeepers in the
meantime are suffering greatly.-De!ta.
UNPARALLELED FLOOD ~ MAINE
ONE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF pRoP-
ERTY DEsTRoYED.--The ice in the Pen
obScot has again started, and the water has
flowed to an unparalleled extent. There
Is now six feet Of water in the Post Office,
III Smiths Block, and access to our Office
on Main street opposite tho old Hatch
House, is only had through water halt Ier
deep. Exchange, Broad, Water Wall,
Central Main, and other streets are now
navigatod with boats. It's impossible to
tell, at this hour of the damage which has
been done. 1t must b. immense. All
communication is now cut of with the east
side of the stream The briTe across the
Penobscot must have been carried away,
together with countless thousands of lum.
Der which lay piled on either margin Of
the river The night is thiCG and dark, aud
We cannot rs yet tell of 1.-THE Of damage in
the loss Of lumber, mills houses, stores,
goods, &c. The loss, however, occasjoncI
by the flood of the last twenty:ionr hours,
Cannot be less than Sl,0O0000! Oar city
has never experienced SO sad reverse.
Many of our lcloW.citizeus IN comfortable
circumstances twenty four hours since,
are doubtless deprived ofthcirall. - Bangor
Mcrc'uB 29h WL
Gen Houston twice President OF the
Republic Of FJXaS has taken his seat in
the Senate of the United States as one OF
the Senators Of The State ocTexas.
The history of this person Is fall of
remarkable events; ofthrsc his appearance
al Washington, at this time, under the
circumstances of the case, is not the least
remarkable. Twelve years ago Sam,
Houston stood at the br of the House Of
Representatives of the United States 10 be
reprmanded by the Speaker. Since that
he has dSmrmbercd n nation, achieved
revolution, organized an Independent
sovereignty; and now crowned with the
glory of a coaqucrcr aud a statesman, lie
returns with his trophies 10 the capitol,
having broughtto this Republic territory
large enough TO form what would be con.
sdered in Europe an Empire. Fortunate
in acquisition, he has hecu not less so in
surrender; ricH ccdeHdp.
While ihc career of Gen. Houston has
indicated him to he something more than
an ordinary man, ths representations Of his
enemies have held him up as one OF the
vieSt. AllqualtIes ofgraatn IS have been
dauicd him even courage the most COM
mon, though the most indispen sable char
actcrslic Of mnhood-The fact of appro-
priallng 10 himsclllh credit of other mems
,abnrS, IS the only gift olinteIlect in which
he Is allowed 10 be distinguished. BIT
such accusations as these dlSprOve IN en-
selves as guns overloaded u destroy an
enemy burS, in the discharge and Stay
those that hold them. Under the circum-
stances Of hs difficult service in Texas,
daring the war there aud afterwards, Gen.
Houston invariably possessed the conf
deace Of the Texan people. The world
looks at results. NJ man can lead people
through the blood and fire of revolution,
signalIzing the wayby battles and victories,
unless he have ia himself the faculty OF
command; he cannot establish liberated
peop'ein lreedomanl Independence, unless
he have ~ hlmss'fa genius 10 govern. To
control such elements rs made up the
mass nlthe Texln population when Hous-
Il fif.t a., .ttf urr.fseF tho Mawf-