New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-13


the fact that hs printing Office vs IN he n'rA part Of
the house
Upon arriving at Austin they had further iIi0s-
tration Of hotel te, with more hight on the subject
ofHsvery.
We bad recAoned upon getting some change Of die.
when we reanhed the capital Of the state and upon hav-
ing good msterias not utterly spo By cs'srsene"s,
ignorance, or nastness, in cooking. We resAaned
without our hoet
We arrived In nor.her, and were shown, ct the ho-
tel to which We ha1 been into an exceed
DgDy dirty room, in which two OF US slept With smother
gebueman, who n formed that it was the bet room
in the house. The outside door, opening upon the
grcund had no latch, and durisg the night Is vas
blown open BY the nortber, and after We bad made two
Intellectual attempts 10 beica1e il, wa kept open all
morning. Before daylight, boy came In and three
down an armful Of wood by the fire place. He ap
peHed sgain an hour or two sherwHd, and mads
IRE. When he breakfast bell rung, We all turned ods
In haste, though our boo gone snd there was no
water. "A, THIS moment, as We were reluctantly pulling
on clothing, negro woman burst into the room,
leaving the door open and laid towel on The wAsh-
table. Here" we cried, she ran TO the door again
" bring us some water, and have boots brought
back. She stood half outside the door, and shaking
her finger q; US in a weird msnnet replied " Hsant
got no tune mas'er-got hres to make and ebery ing;
and sbe vaLisbed.
When fpally we got to breakfast and had offered US
but VII .ot again mention the three aticles-only
the fly bad been changed for the worse before IL
was fIied-ve naturally began TO talk Of changing our
ouarte,s and trying another of the hotels. Then up
spoke dark ead uIan at our side" You can do bet
ter than stay here; have tried both the others. and
cane here yesterday because the one was at was TOO
I,rty!" And the man said this with that eop1d-ekin
pattern Of table 18th before him, with those grmy
tools in bis hsnds and with the hoster in his rock,
smellrg strongly OF the sable, just handing him the
no. 81. Never did we any ~hoes me food on that
table Il was succession of burnt flesh OF swine and
bulk, decsying vegetable and sour and moudy fari
nacecus glues all pervaoed with rancid butter Aer
few days, We got private room, aud then, buying
wheat bfe I'D Of German baker, and other provisions
Of rccers cooked what was necessary fCr ourselves,
thus really coming back ~ cyavaosarsm.
We met at Austin many cutyared, agreeable and
talented perfons among them gentlemen whose
manner OF thinking on certain subjects, on which
their opinions differed much from my own, greatly
sra,ifed me- With regard TO Slavery. for Instance,
these gentlemen, | doubt not, honestly and conf
IDENTIFY believe the institution TO be beneficial one
gradually and surely makipg the negroes q civilized
hsps with handsome diyidends) 10 the capitalists who
are the stockholders that all the cruelty most of IL
necessary part Ct the process necessary at least in
the present constitution OF property and of society Toe
de- elmipaton and calculate TO make another Slave
State of Lower California, which was openly expressed
in their circle did Lot seem TO them. therefore, any
thing at all 10 be regretted dsapproved Of Ii It
would be profitable it would be benevolent, they we're
confident
The only thing they feared the Injury TO Business
which might occur il should bs made the occasion for
another sectional excitement. ibis would bs fanaicl
and deplorabe.
The Texas Legislature was in session at Austin
and made very favorable impression On the minds
Of the travellers.
We visited several times, the Texas Legislature 10
session srd have seldom been more impressed with
respect for the working of democratic Institutions.
Ihaye seen .evefal simor bodrss at the North; the
Federal CoDgr g. ard the Parliament " Great BRIAN
tn both TIA hrap
but none of them commanded my involuntary respect
Ter their simple, many dainty and rstwoitniness Tor
the duties that engaged them, more than the Gen ,ra
Assembly Of Texas. There was honest eoquesce dis
PLAY ed at every opportunity for its use, and business
wss carried On with great rapdity but with complete
parliamentary reg ularity and all desirable genemanly
deoorum. One gentleman, IN a state Of intoxisation,
attempted 10 ADDRESS the House but that happens else
where and he was quietly persuaded to retire.
Private life on the plantation was less suited 10
inspire respect, and indeed, the forcibe descrip-
tons Of it by our author are almost too repusive
10 be put on paper. Hero one instance of 1t out
Of many:
We stopped one night at the house Of planter. now
twenty years settled IN Eastern Texas He was man
Of education and natural neillsence and had no
told u.s. from the labor of his slaves o. some
81 600. His residence vas one OF the largest houses
we bad seen in Texas. 1t bad a second story, t"c
wings and q gallery. 1ts windows h.d been once
glazed but now, out Of eighty paaes that originally
filled the lower windows, thirty only remained I'M
br, KEN Not door in the house had ever been far
nbed with lstcc, or even string; when they were
cloeed il was necessary to clau, or 20 some one
intide to push open. Yet We happened 70 hesr
neighbor expressing admiration OF the way these
DOM fitted. The furniture was Of the rudest descp-
ton.
One Of the family had just had hemorhsge of the
lungs; while were al supper this person sat be-
tween the big fireplace aud an open outside door, hav
ing a window, too at bis eide in which only three
peIes remained. northef was blowing, and ice form
upon the gallery outside Next day, q. breakfast,
the invalid was unable to appear on account Of bad
turn"
On our supper table nothing else than the eternal
fry, pone and coffee Butter, VI dreadful odor WIS
beIe added by exception Whe.t -four they never
used. 1t wss "too much trouble"
We were waited upon by tTo negro girls, dressed in
short waist t. III, cotton gowns, once white now
looking as though they had been drawn through
stove pipe in Spring. TIE water for the fs@ily ~ss
brought in tubs upon the heads OF these two girls non
creek qaarter of mile distant, this occupation I'LL.
iIg nearly all their time.
ibis gentl. maa bad thirty forty negroes, and two
legitimate soDs. Oae vas an idle youog man. Toe
other was already, a, eight years 90, ssweTng, to;
him whipping bis puppy behind the house, and swsar
inc between tie bio &C. mis- father and mother being at
hand His tone evident Imitation OF his fathers
mode OF dealing with his slaves.
GIVE GOT an account % settle with you; I've it you
90 about long enough; I'll teach you who your
ter; there 20 Low, God damn you b.: haven't ~.
through with you yet.
You stop;hst eursne," said his father, &. length,
at isn't right :or little boys:o curse
What do you co when you get mad J" replied toe
boy: reckon You soInei you'd better
-hpt up"
We repeatedly heard men cu-ae white women aod
children In thu style, without the least Provocaaou.
The en'erprisDg inhabitants are nos given 70
waiting much O! their valuable time i, such friyoli
ties as books or newspapers.
In the whole journey through Eastern Te1ss We did
not see one OF the inhabitants ook into newspaper or