The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-13
DISCUSSION BETWEEN GENERAL HOUSTON AND
JUDGE OLDHAM, IN TEXAS

DISCUSSION BETWEEN GENERAL HOUSTON AND
JUDGE OLDHAM, IN TEXAS.
The Texas Ranger published at Washington In Texas
in its issue of August H. contains sketch Of discussion
on know-nohingsm, which off on the I'd of August
between General Houston and Judge Oldham, which pos
sesses SO much that induced to give our
readers short of of the leading points o
the debate Judge Oldham had been invited by the demo
Washington address them the evening OF the
I'd Of August arrangements had been made for dis
cusson between him and General Houston. by the terms
of the agreement General Houston to speak first for
one hour and quarter and Judge Oldham was to reply
for the same length Of me and the debate was then to
close When the parties met the stand, General H. re-
fused to abide by the agreement and insisted having
half hour to reon to Judge o. and declining to consent
that Judge O. should then close by reply of fifteen min
utica Judge o. magnanmousy yielded to the unreasona-
BILE demand of General H. being determined that the dis
cusson should take place. although under Instantaneous
terms to himself
The character of General Houson opening speech will
be fully appreciated by the following extracts from the
port in the Ranger:
He said Mr. Pierce had made very bad President in
deed had very bad advisers about him. and Gre
sed all this great excitement in the great heart OF American
did how to bestow the Offices properly ana
had appointed three gentlemen office who foreign
born--Mr Soule, MIR. Belmont, and Mr. --- to Naples.
said account OF these three appointments
and the passage the Nebraska act that the know
nothing or American party had been formed and the great
heart of America excited that said bill was concocted by
little of seven eight in Congress- and that
Mr. Pierce had fallen into their measures and so the phi
brought and passed that was very bad o ana
he of all the eouhcrn senators had yoed agas' H.
He did not seem know that Mr.. Bell had voted the same
way) lie told senator's he said, that 1t was bad oh ana
that the North would ket and referred to his speech
ON the subject in the proof of what he asserted and
to the victories at the North IN PROOF Oh us
truth and the ful6lnent of all his prophecies
He said he democrat OF the George washington
school and told the audience who Washington and that
the Father of his Country and opposed to foreign
warned and entreated the said country to beware
foreigners and their wes that General W. had said Gen.
the only foreigner he liked and that he wished
no other had ever come the country for other had
brought men General Houston then SAID thai
Hamilton Montgomery Pulaski, Steuben De kalb, hosc
usko and all the rest adventures or paupers
that had been off the surface of crowded European
population this country owed them or their de
scendans nothing absolutely nothng for they brouph
nothing to aid our with and amply
their personal services by the pay the received from GU
government He said our foreign population was a yer,
bad one that General oNson opposed to foreigners
that our as and pSorbouse filled and oyerowing with
them thai in large cities they controlled matters
tibet largo cities completely controlled the rest Of TIT
country that foreign were all opposed to
and sending their conyicts and paupers here
thousands free government that il die
stop the tide OF Foreign paupe shores should al
become paupers ourselves for they actually eating
substance that children obliged to wait twenty
before they could VOTE and that be thought all for
eigners should BIO made to do the thing.
He then spoke OF the Roman Catholic religion, said thu
Catholic citizens all owed divided allegiance, and that thu
allegiance they held constitution
ordinate that which they held the Pope Rome
that Mr. Pierce bought from the Pope the Catholic vote fol
President by cabinet superintendent least, that the
charge had been made public and denied and he
eved it, He said Gen. Cass had formally announced his up
probation of the Philadelphia nothing PLATFORM
that the democratic party had been beaten in Michigan by
the balance of naturazed citizens who abolition
ss and opposed to the Nebraska act He said the Wash
ngton Union the organ and mouth-pece Of the
party had openly and expressly avowcd the intention
the whole slavery question in future, and to take tina
plank of their platform. He spoke in high comnenda
the Philadelphia knownohing platforms said it
sound NATIONAL and conservative, and that he stood firmly
on it.
tHe said there longer a democratic party AM
proved II by the following logic, viz Alog is log befo
you split IL but sp the log and it longer log
The democratic party split the know nothing had split it
ergo, there is no democratic party"
1t is scarcely necessary give Judge Oldhams over
wheming reply to speech which abounded in such mis-
representations enough 10 refer the result Of tn
election in Washington and IN General Houstons ow,
crushing power. We cannot omit however to give tn
concluding remarks of Judge Oldham, as they forcib,
illustrate the present condition in which the result ii
| Texas haE left General Houston
Edwards the conclusion of Judge Oldhams remarks
alluded to letter of General Houston know -nothnasn
which be bad just in which the author mpngns will
severity and bitterness the motives all those who ha
occasionally joined the order, and afterwards withdraw
from it, and denounced its principles fits teachings and it
practices The Judge said he those who had see,
Sam, and liking the beast had promptly withdrawn from
all association with him that what he had done and wha
he doing from convict Of duty but sa
he, turning to General Houston, If it wrong in me Il
leave the know nothings, THE DEMO
CRATIC PANTY? This, General, reminds of story
two brothers. John and Squire acquaintance Of
there in Arkansas occurred several years ago. yo
| will excuse me will relate it to the audience:
q" John had all his life been dabbling in horse fcsh ans
very fond of quarerracng ut which, though goot
Judge of the qualities of the better stock this noble ami
NAL he had been both lucky and successful opera
tions principally confined Indian ponies and t.
quartcrrsces He had bought and sod swapt traded
any number of tines and in the line of quarter ant
dashes had contrved achieve some none,
and quite reputation and this vorito amusement had be-
perfect mania with Johnnie neglected every thing
else for it. His brother Squire less ambitious than John
but possessing far prudence and much better Judge
good horses than he used to John from time to time
the danger he of getting picked up day ruined
but to purpose John would still abbe his favor,
hobbies and finally in unucky hour concluded he woult
try his hand in mile which TO come off in
few days. SO he sold his quarter pony and bought