Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-09-08
From the St. Louis Leader. Defeat of Sam Houston.

l The late elections m several of the States of this contedciacy have afforded abundant cause | for joy and cougratulation to the national de- mocracy. Kentucky and North Carolina, old whig strongholds, have almost annihilated all other parties but the democracy within their limits; Tennessee, doubtful State heretofore, has acted just nobly; while Alabama is unanimously democratic, and Missouri has again defeated the combined iSnS, opposed to demo- cracv. But none of these things will be hailed with half the delight which all good democrats will feel at the crushing defeat administered to Sam Houston, by the democracy of the State of Texas. As far as heard from, Sam has not only not carried single county in Texas, but has really run far behind his own ticket Never before was any man so badly beaten for office in that State
 General Houston has led quite an eventful life, and has attracted no small share of public attention within the past thirty or forty years. He was prominent many years ago as member of Congress and Governor of Tennessee, but left his State under cloud and spent several years among the Indians. The next we hear of him he was in the Texan army, fighting for the liberties of that young country finally be- coming commander in-chef, and winding up the war at San Jacinto, though we doubt whether he is entitled to as much credit for the successful termination of the struggle as his friends claim for him. Independence declared ne was elected the first President of the Re- puoilc' was again elected and when Texas was admitted as State into the Union he was chosen, with the lamented Rusk, one of its Senators, which office he now holds.
 Although Gen. Houston has had many bitter enemies Tn Texas, he has always had a laroe majority of the people of that State his friends and admirers They have ever been ready to bestow upon him the highest offices in their gift, a reward for what they considered his eminent services. But the hero of San Jacinto was too ambitious, and attempted to grasp offices which were by him unattanable. He first endeavored to obtain the democratic nom- ination for the Presidency--and he has always boasted of his Jackson democracy-but, failing in that, he went off in search of iSlnS, first be- coming temperance lecturer, then Know Noth- ing, and finally capped the climax by voting against the Kansas N ebraska bill, with the hope of winning the support of the north to advance his Presidential aspirations Texas had been remarkably forbearing towards a man whom she had so much honored, and had forgiven many of his caprices, but this last act was little more than she could stand. Sp her rep resentatives in the Legislature passed vote of
 
 he was not quite prepared. Presuming still upon his popularity. Sam took the ground that the Legislature had misrepresented the will of the people; so he offered himself as candidate for Governor, thereby appealing to the people after the manner of certain other Jackson Democrat" of whom the people of Missouri have some slight knowledge. The result is his overwhelming defeat and utter political anni- hilation. If he does not resign his seat in the Senate, the Legislature will kick him out of it next winter, and an eternal quetus will be put upon the political hopes of Sam Houston | whiome hero of San Jacinto.
 The defeat of Houston is only one among numberless instances we could mention, of men who, for the sake of gratifying their own vanity and obtaining otfice obstinately persisted in op. posing the will of the people who had trusted them, and betrayed their rights. Even the proud position of Benton in the democratic par. ty, and his services to democratic principle could not shield him from the power of the people, when it became evident that he had departed from the principles of the party and was following his own perverse will. They hurled him from his seat in the Senate, which