The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-01-03

c.eexl Hous:on has. Il various times, made
|. nm TO his speech al Washington city las,


ccnessi Hoss:on has. At various umes, made
Ion to his speech =, Washington city las,
k,,., In justification Of his Oregon vote.
k,,iae, tina, If it had been published, it would
y. y,yen entire satisfaction to his con.t,tu.
\, We thought II strange tina, speech
kbncing such concentrated power Of logic
4 glsencnce, should have acquired SO little
;o.ety, sad have disappeared so suddenly,
! Ne The ephemeral productions of junior mem.
n Congress, were flooding the country
I /. .hollI have been so completely anuih..
'hs, not even the outlines could be again
k.,nbcred even by It's distinguished author
kne "eyil minded persons went so far, we
! eve. rs TO doubt whether he ever made
h speech Bal it is now evident that
|, we're mistaken. lie Did make 4 speech.
! nctins, The Oregon bill, bu, against Mr.
,boan, and voted for the Wilmo, proyiso,
her ,han be with that gentleman on the RICH,
!. Of the question. This may be refreshing
some, if not satisfactory 10 ALL
erhe following, from the .Esis Of Ttws cs.
us tlc matter, aud shows shy tha, speech
!. moi published
y A speech WAS delivered by Gen Houston.
!, WINTER, IN v ilieh, II IL sand, he was very
ere upon VI Calhoun: 50 severe, Indeed,
\ IL, press at Washington refused to pub.
H. II is also SAID that Gen II was very
amazed, because his epecch was not pub.
(e5 for what reason j. not known. Al the
" making sad speech, there was no idra
a y5.e bong taken upon the Oregon bli--it
y supposed that the subject would not then
{d up, but 10 The surprise sf General
1ni many others, the vote vas taken imme-
)ey upou the delivery Of Gen II =, speech,
he having unwitiugiy committed him-elf
: sc1l against Mr Calhoun, was Obliged.
/ rler 10 act consistently with sentiments lust
| expression to, to vote for the Oregon bill,
mot proyiso and al, very much to his re.
i j appear, that instead Of explaining his
Ion to ms constituents. he has steadily
severed IN cudeayctng 10 justify his vote.
5iounnaleiy for the General there are many,
many, 70 whom NJ explanation OF such a
b pt atf cdu justify that vote they are 90,
p1clied q, be- would have them How
-u-laturc vii regard the course Of Spna-
! Houston. and whether he Nill be- requested
| resign, We, Of course, cannot say but We
| know that there is more general feeling
dissatisfaction with that Senator than his
knd, would fam have i, believed"
We do not doubt the facts in the above cx-
r. bu, must confess that the reason given
A,, Oregon vote Is not quite So satisfactory
y II is too prudent a man to commit him.
urlc's it be done Intentionally lis vote
y gwen, ~ our opin,ou, premedialedy he
i j, aitet the subject was maturcly eonsid.
" ami argument exhausted he gave II after
Dr. attempt had hlied to settle il upon the
D., Of the Missouri compromise. with the
understanding that /, was introduced to
ri the unlimited power Of Congress over
territories lis abuse Of Mr. Calhoun ha.
one el.ec,, aud that is 20 m..lcad lis con
n,uts a> TO the true issue Another and
ore powerful reason may be found for ,hc
Of Gen II in Ia, aspirations for the pres.
Rcy. The compliments shovrred upon him
the free soil party, his subsequent tour
Bngh the northern cities, and the fla,,erine
moaialS he received Tor his course on the
cl bill, clearly show hts object tnat he
Wiling 10 sacrifice patriotism and du,y
b tHc unholy shrine of ambition. In the
iasc Of the New York Tri5lne, looking
!, l're -ldency in 81, he knew better than
1.ose TO defy ID, aroused convictions Of
free sta'e, o." We trust that the Lecita.
VA not fail, n' an early day, to yindca,e
y aame'Cr Of our state