New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-17
"SAM -

$500, The Crescent New 0resns) dated
-. Texas, 3lst ult, says that there mas
-.,hsr too much rain in that vicinity, oat
a.. crops are nevertheless of good promise
IT, writer gives the following outbreak oil non
o,t, and trutb-tellins on the part OF Sam NOUS
ton , ..o.A sor,e,;r,s s;nce
IN which be rtfers 20 the " Texas deOt ph,' NnOn
Mo,Ssv He said that they might a. well accept ~
Sr In Ls oiioion Congress would hold the mooey IN
her bnnos until Texas paid the bill lie ,ad 10 ~
Tcxgs ouly claimed the land, but had 90 h5ht 70 II
sbo,cv,r and that he cheated Urcle sam out OF tue
ten millions and that Texa- never Claimed iurther
than The Nuecss until negotiations were cOHihcuceu
with the Juited Siat's for annexation. Ao-lh tneh
Dresented 10 hun IOustODl a. President oOune pun
bicb was n claim TO the RIO Grande, and If Uncle
Sam vcud not accept il, then to fall back 20 the
Eneoss bui Houston told hin he plan looked rather
had and said " claim 20 the Rio Grande, for II they
viii annex 20 he Nucces they viii take us 10 the
3Ro Grande" and this was the first time that Texas
ever claimed that rivoT es boundary
II Houston Is right aud think he IA, Uncle Sam
has bought that land twice-cnee from NJ xeo and
once from Texas, paid Texas ten millions for her
claim on the terri DRY Of Mexico, CO querid Santa
Anna spent millions III the war and az the close OF all
come very near heing GnLihlaled by Gov. Bell Well,
fhisis queer world any way you take 1t.
The telegraph has already apprised us Of Gen.
Houstons demonstration in behalf of Nativism on
the eve Of the late Election in Texas. Here is a
mere circumstaniial account Of that mismove
LETTER FROM GENERAL HOUSTON on
NAIINIRM.
From The Nets-O irsas Crescent
The Brenham Texas Enquirer contains a letter
from Gen Houston, openly ayowing his Know
NOthiDgisn1. He approves OF the whole doctrines
of that porty-eighth article and all The COafed
crate heads this article with the words, "Old sam
" all right" American principles maintalned.'
II has been pretty well understood for some
time that Gen Hons on was leader in the Know
Nothing camp, and that be had contributed largely
70 the spread Of he Order in Texas.
We have before us The Houston Telegraph Of the
lat inst. containing the Generals letter above re-
ferred to. The following is the conclusion OF the
letter:
On the supp0sitiODs that all councils Will be broken
mn from he fact that some Withdrawals have and
nav continue 10 take place. In all cases within my
knowledge where Withdrawals hava occurred greater
number were added to tie Order than seoeders. DC
casionaly men have joined the Order nom motives
which did little honor to lie principles aud remained
members for months. Their motives can only be in-
fefred from their actions They rcmaiued quiet until
nominations made in which they were not quite
20 fortunate as they much desired to be- Those per-
sons soon after withdrew from The Order, deDodnclng
il ne an unholy daIk-lant m society.
81 In cases sfccders have regarded themselves
a. highly qu .lfed teachers of the newfans led poll
Tics IN Texas. But not of the good old Jefferson and
jackson Democracy. The present Is momehtous
epoch in the annals Of our country.
" A vast res Onsibity devOvles upon us. we are
acting in the pre-ent but for ali future generations
We nre accountable 10 our pOrte1ty. We have re-
Ceived herlpe from fathers. Shall we regard It
with care 1nd transmit it unimpaired TO our children
Shall we remain Americans Shall We remain na-
fonall or shall we surrender ourselves to demagOgues
ana part, leaders Or shall nc sell blrthrght for
a mess OF pOtagei
I'VE have a high and holy duty TO perform TO our
country and if we Americans, caunOt mnntaln ana
preserve our freedom, Is II possible, or even proOaple
that we win ud safer depository in the hands OF for
ogncre, or the ratetcs OF that foreign pnestprnce
whose r, stem of religious prescription pursues all
American Protestans with deuuucalions while living
and denies their bodies burial Ter death in Catholic
countries. Is IL crime, or even fault IN Americans
10 So, 10 n est influence adverse To the prnc-
pies Of free government Is it prescription TO fortify
ourselves against all enorOachmens upon religious
or political ireedom lfit is wIOng, then am wrong
Al Il is hight, then l will maintain the right.
Your f.iend aud fellow-citizen,
HDI