New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-14
FROM TEXAS.

We have san ALonio pApers to he sitl ulL, anc
/ The news ~ this NtivL is interesting, especially
4 .bat from Austin let.er 10 The Galresfoa NerG
Sa,ed Austin, Nov. "a, says:
1.-TWO measures OF much importance to the State
have already been introduced in he p~esen. Lsasls
,ure | aude 10 toe Loan bill ano q p.o2os ton to
sod one million more Of the ucds In the treasury
Ire School fund The latter evidently = iatsded Is
ns,t and pu Gel OF the Loan policy.
The hill introc need proposes to loan 4 900 70 esch
mile of railroad that may be built in the State BY
comparies after they shal have sDished 20 mics, the
state retaining mortgage or the road 20 secure pay
m1n, Of nripcipa and interest. The friends OF the bill
are s,pgre will pass and that the result of Is pas
age will be that the eng looked for roads viii be built
forthwith They say tina, companies will at once 90
m work ard make the 6tt eecticn Of 30 miles, end
then, by the aid of the money they viii draw from tie
Treasury and the land bcnus be fully sbe to 90 on
and make another section and Until ths State Is
sccommod sted with facilities Should the second
nropeston also pass, this will place enough money at
inc As 600 TO each meto construct 600 miles Of rail
road All will admit that 900 miles Of raroed prop
e,y az iusied, will give the people Of Texas valuable
facilities Another strong argun ent TIL will Re urged
in favor of tbese two measures that il will
The building OF the great Pacific Railroad through
TEXAS especially il the reservati) in its favor shal
be continued, and the bonus of 20 sections to the
mile both of which last named measures viii be
s,ror Civ insisted upon.
The foree ding constitute, believe all or the prin.
cipa measures which have as yet been spoken OF Of.
ectirg the great question Of Internal Improve nens
for the State Of IeIss
Tbe Golreston Necs, Of the let inst SAYS:
The san antonio Tsxaa, The Huntsville TEN,
and several other papers express the opinion that
eoisature Of Texas should instruct Gen. Houston
resign his seat in Congress account of his Anti
Southern sentiments. Meetings have been seld in
several couI ties and resolutions passed strongly
den atory Of the he has pursued and Instruct
ing their Representative in the present gsature to
move resou lois that body nstructing him 10 resign
bia seat as Senator.
We learp from the Austin correspondence of The
N,trs that Gen. Hous on bad arrived in Austin, aud
that on the s2d ult he visited the Senate and was
invtee by the President to seat wi hin the bar. The
writer says:
:. In The House motion was made 10 invite him 70
a seat within the bar, and then q discussion sprlng
up, which was gue amusing. After the proposal OF
an amer dmebt inviting Com. Moore TO q seat also, the
call for the previous question which carried and
the vote with sundry explanations, 10 the effect that
no Endorsement Of Gen. Houstons political course
was inteIded the invitation carried, Mr. Darcy
voting in the negative alone. resolution a erwsrd
INTRODUCED by Mr. EcIof nyltlng Ionl' moore 10
seat, was cauied.
On the 23d, So we learn from the same correspond
epce the American party bad grand celebration in
Austin At the barbecue Gen. Houston inside
speech Of which the writer gives the folowit skeoh
"He alluded to bis vote on the Oregon bill, and ar
gued in justification OF II on the ground that by the
te ms of annexation Texas pledged TO sustain the
Missouri COMPROMISE. He made similar argument
in Justification of his action the Kansas Nebraska
bill and assumed the position that he had virtually
been instructed in consequence OF the acceptance by
Texas, Of annexation, to maintain the Missouri Com
proa se He reiterated the doctrines of the American
party He was in favor Of twenty ore years probs
ton before naturalization, and WAS opposed TO the
Pope Jesui,ism, &C. He then attacked Henry A.
Vie and TOOK up the President and Cabinet sertatim
and abused each and ell including of the foreign
ministers Time will not permit me to 90 into details
but altogether the effort of the General fell short OF
justification of his position and the only susenance he
had In his thorough Endorsement OF the creed OF
the American party"
The same writer in a letter dated Nov. "a, says:
"n regard TO Legislative matters, have only to
remark AT Monday morning VIII probably develop
something in condemnation Of g n. Houstons course
Ii will be perceived from his speech that he under
takes to justify his votes in consequence OF the &C.
ceptance by Texas of the resolutions OF annexation
that ipasmuch as Texas recognized the Missouri Com
prom Use by annexation be considered himself bound
10 vote with the North in maintaining it. The next
mail will advise you Of what the Legislature thinks OF
tina. plea"
"a man named Z. L. Moore, formerly constable in
this city, committed cowsrdy murder at Eagle Pass
Last week II appears slight difficulty cuIred be-
Moore and on the hs sySSr
tunity and shot him the back Of he head, killing
him instantly. He escaped to Mexico
The Democrats OF San Antonio have nominated Jas
NJ. Divine for Mayor Of that city.
The GalrestoR Cirihar Of the 3O!h ult., in it's CON-
mt rcihl article, says;
In Texas the weather has continued favorable Tor
recurring TIE cotton crop, and where the yield was
short that task has been nearly completed We hear,
however of tations which the whole crop VIII
not be secured before the Christmas holidays The
present dry and cool weather is much more favorable
10 the sugar crop than the previous warm and moist
atmosphere
Cotton continues to arrive pretty freely AZ thls
port in the absence Of river Chief sup
ply being by way of Houston where upward of 10000
bales have been received sndll 900 shipped since LIST
September The receipts at this port during the week
ending this morning sum up .3ls bales. The exports
2,7l3 bales
The Lar0ca Herald Of the oath ult. reports that
the daily receipts of cotton continue uudimlnshed.
Main street is rendered almost impossible by the
block see Of wagons and bales.