The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-14
Interesting from Texas.
THE RAILROAD LOAN BnL-MOvEMBNT AGAINST
GIN. HOUsTON--THE GENERAL DHFINRS HIS


THE RAILROAD LOAN BILI-MovEMsNr AGAINST
GEN. HoUsT0N-TnE GENERAL DHFINBs HIS
POSITION.
From the New Orleans Pioayune, Dec. OIL
The steamship Perseverance,, Capt. sheppard, from
Indianola and Galveston, arrived yesterday
By this arrival lave San Antonio papers 70 the oath
u Galveston to the LIST inst, and number of others
from the interior and coast towDs
The bark Weser fromiBremen with 260 passengers
of Galveston bar on the LIST inst.
The pews by this arrival that
from Austin letter to the Galveston Necs, dated Aus
Two measures Of much importance to the State have
already been introduced ia the present Legislature
sude to the Loan bin and proposition TO add one mil
lion Of the funds in the treasury 10 the school fund
The later evidently is intended part and parcel of
the loan policy The bill introduced propose TO loan five
thousand dollars to each mile Of railroad that may be
shall have finished Atty miles, the State re-
payment Of principal and interest," TSe friends Of the
bill saDgune II will pass and that the result Of its
passage will be that the long locked for roads will DO
built forthwith They say that companies will at
60 10 work and make the first section Of fifty miles and
then by the aid Of money, they WILD from the trea
make smother section and 80 on un,i the State Is &C.
ccmmodated with facilities. should the second PROPOSE
posai OF tie various railroad companies allowing 50
to each mile TO construct six hundred miles OF railroad
All will admit that six hundred miles OF railroad pro-
peily adjusted, will give the people Of Texas valuable
facilities. Another strong argument that will be urged
in favor Of these two measures is That it will the
building of the great Pacific Railroad through Texas
especially if the reservation in its favor shall be
tnued and the bonus Of twenty sections to the meS
both of which last named measures will be strongly
sisted upon The foregoing constitute, believe, all
the principal which have yet been spoken Of
affecting the great question Of internal improvements
The Galveston NcpS, OF the lat inst says -
The San Antonio Tuaa, Huntsville Hem and several
Texas should instruct Gen Houston to resign his seat in
Congress- account Of his anti Southern sentiments
ioDs passed strongly condemnatory Of tho he has
pursued and nstructing their representatives in the
present legislature 70 move resolutions in that body In
structiDg him TO resign his seat as Senator.
We learn from the Austin correspondence OF the Ners
that Gen. Houston had arrived in Austin and that the
I'D ult. he yed the Senate, and invited by the
President a seat within the bar The writer says
In the House motion was made TO invite him toa
seat within the bar, and then discussion sprung UP,
amendment inviting Coma Moore to seat also, the call
Tor the previous question (Which was carris and the
vote, with sundy explan9tions to the effect that
dorsement OF Gen. Houston's political in
tended the invitation carried Mr.. Dancy voting in
by Mr. EctOr inviting Com. Moore to seat carried
On the I'D AZ We learn from the same correspondence
the American party had grand celeb, alton in Austin
At the barbecue Gen. Houston made speech, Of which
the writer gives the following sketch
lie alluded 70 his vote on the Oregon bin, and
argued in justification OF it, on the ground that by the
terms of annexation Texas pledged TO sustain the
Missouri compromise. He made similar argument
in Justification of his action the Kansas Nebraska
bill, and assumed tho position that he had
tually been instructed, in consequence of the ac
ceptanoe by Texss, Of annexation, 10 maintain
the Missouri Compromise lie reiterated The doctrines Of
the American party. He was in favor OF twenty -one
years probation before naturalization, and opposed
TO the Pope, Jesuitism &c He then attacked Henry A.
Wise, and took up the President and Cabinet scridtim
and abused each and ALL including of the foreign
ministers. Time viii not permit to 60 into details
but altogether the effort OF the General fell short Of
ilcaon of his position and the only susenance he had
was in his thorough endorsement OF The creed of the.
American party
The writer, in a letter dated November a says
In regard 10 gislatye matters have only 10 remark,
thai Monday morning will probably deyeiope something
IN condemnation Of Gen. Houston's course IL will be
perceived from his speech that he UNDERTAKES to justify
his votes IN consequence OF the acceptance by Texas Of
the resolutions of annexationtha inasmuch Texas
recognizes theI Missouri compromise by annexation he
considered himself bound to vote with the North in main
taDiug IL. The next mail will advise ron OF what the
legislature thinks OF that plea.