The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-10-26


and character OF us papers " We are MOI
mistaken they have had within the last
twelve months ~ many ma four papers 70
MI, The Niaiesman. The .EgH 81
Truth" The Iela Wig" and la-lly.
d, The tiag ef he in,on." The wing
had A very bficf career Go, the pun'
cipal editor i.h. man whose name IS on
uearI, nj! the signs. and whom the simple
minded old lady thought Was 80 richl poe
.c.-.d a varied talent and convenient policy
lie fosnd no dnicul,y III sustaining The Al
m,ui.tration. the Teas Legislature. aud her
patriotic Governor, aud dosctailed IL al.
until h. had satisfied himself he ~ss per
f.ctl, consistent Nevertheless h- life ~As
like 4 summer cloud. and the Wing did not
Wal, the arrival of the early frost,. which IL
death on g"srd vince and squa.hes Ia
truth, 1t Mas Av.ry bad uam- under which
to herald forth herctlcal doctrines. And
hence il, earl, demise.
The la,t paper. however. has DOTTED the
name OF Mr. Co., and -e, up that OF Mr.
W. VI Mrs-r>orR Without intending
any d,,rcsp-ct to this gentleman. we must
SAY tina, ~ believe that hs name has been
hoistcd for the very same purpose, t" ~t-
To- shoulder responsibility. We are con.
vinccd Of thus from Tia. fact that the gentle
man belongs to that very oilou, class OF
people that Gen Houston Ia, such horror
of-"lat- somcrs," not having been IN TIN,
stat. over three or four months. and has
besides. no knowlrdg. of III. questions III
DISPUTE, We make these observation. IN
no -pirit Of uukudu-s. But We are PEI
,onall, acquainted With the editor. and are
satisfied that be- l., 50 oul, N name. We
viii answer the statement advanced IN th'.
sheet, hu, would much rather tht our re
mark, should appl, to the real author.
tn, writer has taken us To- task for our
remarks on Mr. Kaufman and his map, and
occupies ahou, column III the discussion,
closing With an indecent anrcdote, which
should disgrace ANY paper publishing it,
The writer says
"Thc truth is that Di.rurnar, map = the
one that every 'i-.an Representative IN
Congrc., advocating the claim Of T-Vs-
ha. referred to. To show her tilc aud to
what She land clam.
Now. if We understand the matter cor
rectlv. Disturnell- is ,n old MrSean map.
It WAS not attached Ia the treaty because !.
was critical, correct. bat on account ct it,
showing certain boundaries. 1t vas used
as an argument b, Kusk and Kaufman IN.
a.nuch rs il was attached To- the treaty. aud
recognized the boundary of fcNa, tocNlend
to the I'D degree at North latitude Tin,
wa, all the ausion they made to It, and ~
def, the writer in the mon Ia show a
single sentence from tcu Ru>A endorsing
the corrcctnos, of ni>turuclls map.
But VIII, did Mr. Kaufman make use Of
TIN, map instead of DE tordoNa.. The
t1ag Of he inioa says.
"Thc truth is. DE- Cordoya'- map does
not show any pat OF the Santa fe country
at al. excepting on the liilr incorrect
sketch added at the bolton, OF the larger
map TIN, fact was noticed bs Nr Ben
ton in the | ;. SENATE, aud the certificate
mentioned by the Republican. was used b,
him IN debate rs An argument sgn'ust the
,iiIc of Texas Nr Rnsk. ~ effect, IN that
debate. discarded De Cordova's map, aud
placed hi, whole reliance in his position
upon the map Of Di,,urual, annexed to the
treat, of lldalso,'
Now, let Us hear Mr Kaufman in answer
to NJ Benton, aud it viii bc seen that the
mon cntlr,l, mi,statcs TIN, matter;
do no, intend. Mr. { hal man. to re.
peat the arguments have on a previous oc-
caslou urged in favor OF the clam ot Texas
to the boundary claimed by her, bat must
be permitted here to a.,ddc To- an attack
made on oar BOUNDARY Yesterday m the
Senate b, the senator from Missouri. Col
oneI Br>ro>. in which my name. with
others. wa. imptoperl, used hy that >ena
tor \ map OF Texas DE tordovasi was
exhibited on that occasion, certified To ~
being correct las mv colleague, oi the Sen
ate by my late colleague, Hon. I. Pills
bury i b, Colonel John q HAYS, by Colo
uel Thomas " Ward late commissioner
Of the General Land Office, aud ly George
" Smy,h Esq, the present commissioner
of that office. It was brought forward by