The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-08-01
TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.

TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.
We Gu, the following from the Mobile
Advertiser. Read it:
GEN. HoUsToN gentleman adj.
dressed the cl'izens of Galveston a few
DAYS since. In the course Of his epeech,
a sketch Of which is given in The Galveston
Journal, he thus tesifes on the New Mex.
lean claim OF Mexico:
" lie alluded 10 the sale OF the Santa Fe
territory, and thought that il there was
anything wrong in the trade. it was that
leXas had got liuIe more shan the coun.
try was worth; but as he acted Oply in the
cao.nac'ty OF agent Of the people, RESPONSE
D,!i'y must rest on their conscencrs.-
Texas, he said. had but a claim TO Santa
pc, ana that the government of Texas.
rom 1888 10 lS4l, had weakened that claim
by Offering. in substance, 10 treat with New
Mexico as foreign power.
Zen. Houston, who knows more OF Tey.
as history than any other man living. de.
clares that she only had claim 10 New
MeXlco--not ri9ht-and ,ha, she weak
ened that claim herself by offering TO treat
with New Mexico as an independent, pow.
Ter.
| We beg the attention OF our secession
| rlends, who are so constantly swearing
hat Texas was robbed, to the assertion of
Mr.. Senator Houston. He declares lust
what all unexcied men in the South have
always commended. that Texns only had a
claim to that territory, and not very strong
one, Ger. II. thinks, al that. The Gener.
al nlso thinks Texas sold her claim for n
very big price. We hope 10 hear no more
from Secessoniss of the Texas swindle.
CooL.-The Hopkinsville Rifle gives
the following account of shooting match
between Mr.. Davis and MIR. Johnson
The two gentlemen had difficulty, at
the close Of which Johnson made remarks
defonaiory to the courage of Davis, and
SAID he would have satisfaction in the
morning. The next day he rode 10 the
house OF Davis with his gun living across
his horse. Davis was IN his porch. Some
words passed between them. when johnson
dlsmounted. placed his gun in shooting
position, and remarked thai if Davis would
get his rifle they "could take crack
there" The gun was brought, but went
of in the hands of the boy who was sent
after 1t. DAVIS then remarked that If john
son would wait for him to re load, shots
should be exchanged. johnson waited,
and the result was the fall of Davis with a
severe though NOT mortal wound.
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| IMPORTANT ADMIssIoN.-The. New York
Tribune, which. since the passage of the
Fugitive Slave Law, has most bitterly as.
sailed that measure, nd cndeavored to rouse
the cry of repeal in regard 10 it, thus form.
ally proclams in its issue Of Monday last
the utter hoteIessness Of its warfare, and
re'ires from the field:
awe look in vain for the probability of a
repeal or modification of The Fugitive Slave
Law. That law we suppose is destined TO
remain on the statute book. We could
wish il were otherwise. We could wish to
have it modified in many particulars, es-
pecial'y by the Introduction Of a jury trial
among its provisions. But there is no, tho
least ind LEGATION that such n change will be
| made. The next Congress will not make it.
There is nowhere great pnrly demanding
1t. Public sentiment regards it with com.
parn'ive Indifference. There is no such
overwhelming popular movement in ia. or Of
repeating or changing this law us there was
at the North in 1913 and 40 against the
extension of slavery. How, then, can the
ow be touched?"
GEN. CAMpBELL's HEALrn,--We learn
hro' gentleman who is direct from Car
thngr. thnt Gen. Campbell is still confined
much 10 his room. Cat his home in Carthape.l
much enfpeblrd, and reduced in flesh, BY his
protrac'ed sickness. lie is most anxious to
be IN the canvass. but is not vet strong
enough TO encounter the fatigung labor
incident to s'umpng campaign; though he
is resularly but slowly improving.
The TRAGEDY NEAR LYNCHDuRG.-The
Lynchbu'g VirginIan says:
sour information from Nelson Court.
house with regard TO Williams and Hill is,
that the former is entirely out of danger,
and the latter improving, with fair pros
pect of recovery"
SECULAR FAcr.-lt is recorded as sin.
gular fact that during the late terrible con.
ilaora'ion at San Francisco, not a single
house of worship of any kind was DESTROYS
ed, while every gambling house but three
were burned.
Horace Greeley. after a long string of
advice TO those who are going 10 follow
him across The Atlantic, winds up as fol-
lows:
II the day Of your embarkaion be fair,
take long. earnest gaze at the sun, SO
That you may know him again when YOU
return. They have something they call
the sun over here which they show occa-
slonally. but il looks more like a boiled
lnrnip than il does like Its American name.
sake.
Brydnne, the traveller. in his old age,
heard his own adventures in Sicily read
aloud by his family, and cutie unconscious
that these were the scenes which his own
eyes had seen. and his own lively pen de-
| scribed, declared "ihat il was all veyv