Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1857-11-11

AboHt TWO years altar the Texas ray-
olution, adiEeulty occurred between the
nsw government and 8 portion of the
peopls, which thre&tsnsd the moat ssEi-
oas consequence the blosdahed
and horrors aS civil war BFisay the
cause was this: The constitution had
fixed sha city Of Austin rs the perzAA-
nent capital, whsTe the public archives
ware 30 be kepk, with the reservation
| however, Of power in tia president TO
order their temporary removal, in case OF
danger from the fnroada Of foreign an
smy, or the force OF q sadden insurFSe-
| tion. 81 .f
Coneaiving thai ths sxcsptioned smsr-
geusy had arrived, as the C&maRches
| ffeqnsntiy committed rasages within
sight Of che capital itself, Housson, wAe
then resided at w aahington, on kha Bra
SOS, dispatched an order commanding
his suhordinate funeti tionaries 20 send the
State records 70 the latter place, which
ha declared 70 be, pro fesapers, the seat
| Of gegaEnmant. So z4
| Il 10 impossible TO describe ths stormy
excitement which the pEomHigaaisn q
this Eas RAISED In Austin. Ths keepers
| Of hotels, boarding houses, grscsrs and
/ faro banks, were thundeTsExuck--maa-
daned 70 frenzy, for ths measure would
be q dsathblow TO their prosperity In
businfss, and accordingly, they deter
mined st once to take the necessary steps
70 &yeEt the danger, by opposing ths sxz
/ eeutien of HoRseon's mandate. TngY
called a mass meeting OF the citiAens and
farmers Of the eiYcanj njsesn8 eoaheFy,
Sbo we're ah more o. less Interested in
the question, and, aEAsR many ReEy
speeches against kha asSeeted tyEAnny cf
( the administration, IL was uaanSanDzsIY
| resolved TO prevent the remcvAl Of the
public archives by opan and Armed re-
sistanss. 70 khas and they organised 3
company 0k four hundred men; ons moi-
! ETY. Of whom, relieved IS the other at
regular periods Of duty, should keep con-
stanf gaaFd around ths hoass anal the
peril passed By, 81 ss--
| The commander Of this foESs Was one
Col. Morton, who had achieved consider
able enown il the war fox indapsnaeucs,
ana had sill more recently displayed
desperate bsaYegy in Two bloody dasls,
in both Of which be had cut bis Antagn-
| mist nsarly to pieces with the bowie knife.
Indeed, from tins notoRissy Of his char
ae&er for revenge as we'll as soar~
age, IL was thoazha thas Preaiaank Heas-
ton woald renouRce his purpose eftouch-
ing ths archives as soon as he could
learn who was leader Of che eppoaitioa.
Morton On his part, whose vanity fully
eauallsd his personal proweas, sssoonr-
Aged and justified the prevailing apinion
by his boaatful khrasts. He awose thai
IL tbs Presidena al sac0ssd in ramov.
| ing the records b. the marck 0f an svseS
poWsring f1ras, he weuld than, himssl1,
hnnB him down like woH and shoot
1 him with aa little ceremony, on stab him
In bis bed, or way lay him IN his waiks
Of resrsatign. BE even wrosst 10 the here
of San JacinEo 10 thai eject. TIE lasasx
replied ina characteristics nces af lAeon-
| fc breyity;
ssEf the psopls Of AnEsin dc not ssad
che archives, ( shali eomsa ama aassn aAmss,
and u Col. MoEton can hill laay he u
welsoma 70 my sAs cap.
SAN Housroa.a
On tbs reception u thia asaswsf, II
gaasd we doubled xreuaga sh& Stats
neass. Chossza ssnsiAeaa wses ssAkiaaea
/. I along lhe road leading 10 tie eapital,
|. ths EailikAxy .paeeaed the saxseks fEnm
morning iii Night, ard sslse1 e3aaal
haaa psgmaasnl asssioa sa Ne aitS i.nu
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