The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-25
Interesting frosn Texan.

IxcITENxkT IN AUsTN-THn TEXAS DEBT BILL.
Texas ana sspssiaiy into w.sssra Tssss 81 j. can
who has recently returned from h,ssisspp overland L
as'orhhug He iprrms the aerald that he atsa
many ave thousand slaves On the ROAD IonR train
OF r.sors and m..y f.miss Al bound for TIE West
county, uncsr date OF the 9th instant informs NJ thu,
the continued cold and most unseassnabs Bal
pressiep however, that the coming ssssoa WIN be
bgt hvolsbe and productive, In consequence Of the
The se Of GEN Wilson, OF Vine Grove Grimes county
frose 10 death the night Of The 9th last She wa
resurnrg home from visit % neishbor horseback
and Ia supposed to have fallen from the animal and
berg stunned was unable to rise and froxe to death
named Joba Cosby was also frozen to;death on
TIE Lsgs allure sojournsd ON the ath las already an
nouDced) IL rad been Dinetytwo Gays In session In
noticing The Adjournment the Austin state Times re-
M asurs Ct importance acted upon By shsm The sx-
peucsuss heavy At the close q the session. the
the appropriate in cases Of urgency or necessity
there being nothing In The treasury but United States
bonds
The Gsjvsstcx Prices Current of the l4th SAVE
The weather IN Texas hes improved much, and IA nov
6ns Steamers have been scls to descend the rivers
ccntinuases Of y navigation nfeently expected
nd vii eac t. much animation In the business
OF the sp,ipe which feems 70 have si " opened
The tame psper reports the Trinity river s,f high
The wAtes haa fallen somewhat IN the ntghborcod
tns noub, but there are acc unu Of . further rise
We learn from a friend from Austin that at the mo.
mel he lett that city vas in state Of the highest
part OF the for many years 1t had been caused BY
nest sndsciops stten pr TO Outrage at Least to
cerned IL the burning down OF the Auoitors Office
ports Of vhI.h deed our readers viii recoilecs having
read q sboit Tine since.
ByLss, who tame ago arrested on the charge
N havrg actually Committed the o-noe, offered t. turn
State's evidence end his subsequsht hons
phcsvsd skea sbip ard La lis parties the ce~d
she She III OF Austin tleIsu attempted Tn arrest the
hrer Wsco but prtvente " se ci,izens Of that
fAcs whe, howevsr, pledged themselves that he should
sns ger rte charge Lsws appearance was In like man
guaranteed.
On sutdsy evening last acoo. eingly, Monday having
been fxet he day for examination, Lewis rode INFO
town accompanied BY about twenty Of his friends, Sill
btbvly sruet with dou Die barreled guns reyovers
and bowie krves. On the following mcrung Just before
zoe sisge left Austin faT Galveston, Bsateoship
thiity OF his friends arly med and publicly &C.
catitg that all the ShsrEs IL Texas could
shouo Undergo exsuirsucn before magistrate. 1t
i-sup posed that similar body o. before
sen 20 eesviiy armed rs these were
Very es excl en- emit was caused BY their high handed
attempts TO ovsrYiee the Law and the authorities the
Vhcie c ling outraged and Indignant At them Num-
tie Oldest ipcs' respectable and unost iufus n
tia nh hse been 70 thoroughly Aroused a. 70 he
mDg - sif in carrying the If they sh
be reedeo Tbs sheriff himself was sobpeaaiDgs posse
at hfy men ano mir them, to enable him 70
Blankenstip, when he stage left II uadessro
that e vas cesermnsd and would be able to eec, this
TIE nsd a. acooo pspyng The accused to attend In
the Court Hoase unless shsy should be uesdet as cit
pesses there was 60 telipg, however, how the affair
1hs New oleans Picaw,nc, Of the It'll lust, says:-
~ the louieisrs frsn fexss YESTERDAY ere received
fuh copy Of tbs the Texas legislature giving the
sfseft q ,hst Stats TO the Texss btu Of the last
Congress.
ve,y ireeniors'y srawn up 20 as to essums that
the act ct Co er.,s Ito sc.e" The pup-
lie oeot Of 1txss tie Of fexas herefhavs
which the charge e fes uaiatoo hiss besu alta he'd Al
Ferp Ff yA1J hnf
tn VERY carefully les the 4 Of pub
fc debs q Taxes e The rayent of shiloh the money sp
tter 'ct.ssstls" vslae, that is, tse rsr amount at
which they sF centreced and che in crest whicn h.a
Is M IL VIZ eh Is sa si ia Se blu
ths cs.%n elr cect arcrg the holder Of which the
sum f $3.50 oo0 appropriated by Corgrsss, is I,
The ssslsd which Texas recognized it In her
settlement 81 4e77oe; but this bill takes notice
II bat bus ,ecog nizs the ,steusible" sum as that
which Coz uI drtas en- to discharge scaed
rae OF it's owl VAS, coubtles, expressed In the
NV .Sr th@ purpose Of ar.ss It for perpetual record
The rrevso which have heard spoken Of attach.
ea 70 he ele in which Texas renounces her claims
sgsius tire Cpiied States r-owi out Indian 0epre-
datioEf. 10 10 he following w,r:s:-
Prov ed This apdopmst not extend the claims Of
individuals who have lost property By the enemy
Iris Claim may create difficulty In the acceptance OF
the sct. u CT mge'e reDuncistisn by Texas but II
Shouts rot. TIE claim which Texas has been pressing
rp'n CONGRESS was for expenditures from the public
class O. clsns which the STATE could renounce End the
were ES.eg v-'y fo.r.icsbs demands 1t woud have
ben vesy ssfy to show that the Ueited States owed
1xss thst head aad the claims any citizen
OF Texas upon tine Uuieo States Losses from this
incur ea when Texas and the United states
trsgr 20 each osher and couc only act through
tnei respective govsr mens you'd be too utterly and
psiIsby worthless 10 mes II ro'oe. The si N of
oh denspdE may Rave beer propi iation 10 some
issidJ voter in The Leslsasu,e but Is absolute
iiy 10 pc slo~sd 20 affect The complete acceptance
Of this set as final settlement OF the controversy