The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-01

General Houston's Lecture on the Indians.
General Sam Houston delivered his lecture the
Indians last evening" at e Broad way Tabern ace before
the Ba ptist Historical Society The building not
quite FULL and could have easily accommodated ive
hundred more but this perhaps owing to the fact
that the subject not announced in any of the al.
ver,isemens Some said that it would be "a kind of
continuation OF his lecture Texas which was De.
yered the evening previous at the Academy of Music,
while others OF the opinion that 1t would be
thing entirely new and suited to the religious character
OF the society before which he to speak Nothing
definite however, known in regard to IT, an every
person of whom we inquired acknowledged themselves
to be Know Nothings on that matter at lea t. There
between fifteen hundred and two thousand persons
present among whom observed considerable
Der OF cergymen and colored lady ami gentleman.
We arrived precisely at hale past seven but the dis
tinguishsd lecturer had not yet made his appearance
supposing that he had whdra his Injunction against
the reporters proceeded to old place immediate
y In front of the stage PLATFORM expecting nd
table there usual but the table had been removed,
and obliged, as at the Academy Of Music
Tuesday evening TO report upon knees Fortunate
ly however the inconvenience Of short duration,
for ascertained that 1t the same lecture
which he had delivered at Giblos Opera House Mon
Gay evening. Feb 10, and report Of which will be fouud
in the Herald OF the following day. General Houston
entered the Tabernacle at twenty ve mnutes 10 eight
precisely, and walked down the central passage TO the
committee room, where a few gentlemen assembled
to meet him, On asking Of tho committee II there
o accommodations furnished for the members Of
the pre,s he said there not that General Houston
would not have it-that he In fact quito strenuous
upon that point, and that of course they complied ~th
his desires Soon after, he out OF the Committee
n, arm in arm with Mr. David \. Valentine, Clerk OF
the Board OF AID. rmen and President Of the Baptist
Hstorics Society, and took his seat upon ths stage
Rev. Ir Cone Of the Broome Street Baptist Church,
opened the proceedings with prayer after which the
President said that he had the pleasure 10 introduce
General Sam. Houston United States Senator from the
State of Texas. applause
General Housros then came forward and delivered the
lectule which he delivered at Niblo's before the
New England Young Mems Association at half psat
O'Clock the evening OF the 10Th OF February, 1850
With the exception OF two three additional ansc1oss
there material difference between them Ga this
occasion however with economy OF leas and m after
at have seldom surpassed by public lecturers
the General contrved 10 extend his discourse
hour while the evening Of the 18th Of February
1855 be did not than forty minutes. Last
evening ho commenced exactly at three minutes past
eight, and finished at utes fazt nine precisely
consuming one hour and foig minutes, and beating Is
fret lecture al Nibos Opera House Moniay evening
February TO- 1853, by twenty seven minutes. Tho dit
ference between that delivered before the Mercantile
Library Association Tuesday evening and his lecture
last evening, only three minutes This, under.
stand ia the last he will deliver before Ne YORK
dience for some time.