Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-09-01
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The Sam Houston Barbecue.

NJ. Riifur ~ feel found TO give you
zone aeccdnl OF our gIes, Sam Houston bA''
Befue here, yesisfdsyi especially as Was ."
iidef And ahetttf Ia getting up the efafs con-
tern. The Truth is We was all most egfegloos'
~ humbugged. Never having been heus-
ton man in old times. eant tell you now or
where, OF By whom. the miserable abortion
was first started but started IL was, and into /
Il 1 pitched The truth is, Me. EdnuT, have /
been waiting patiently, for eleven long years
hoping each day 10 see some party move lol
Rights. aud thought the time had
come al last. Twas told Old sam would be
the man for US. that he had come home ehoek
full OF Sonihsrn lire, and would head party
herei like the one lately started ia Alabameh
10 preserve the equality Of the South Ia the
Union. OF assert her Independence oul'ide'-
Well. Mr.. Editur. says |, that's my ticket
I'm I'M Bur still felt soner dubious, aud says
10 some OF the leaders. How about Old
SAINT Somehow couldn't help sorier doubt
In the old coon. Al night, says ,heyi aud
they showed me ID regular iuasis, In which
the Union was busted up-a Southern Con-
fedeney was a. good as iormed aud all MeSi-
co added TO u. Say, |, does Old Sam endorse
them documents Oh yes says they. II he
does, all right, says |, Well, shortly after
AWAY We all went up the hill TO the Barbecu
ground--musie iust, Old Sam and escort a fol-
lerin-0ld Sam a riding In Wash. Cnwiord's
buggy, holding in his hand a nosegay about as
big common sire mee,in house, which he
said in his speech afterwards. was presented
to him by the beautifu!lesi. smariest, sweetest
and most TO be admired woman IN Washing
ton County. Well, up the bill we went TO the
Barbeeu ground. There the Hon. Jas. wills
lie introduced the General in speech, in
which he tells him, we were goin TO forget all
old differences, that no matter how much we
had all differed from him before, we always
knew he was homes, and was true to the South,
that We had all come now TO scratch out old
score, qu, fighting among ourselves and we
WAS goin right of now 10 make q Southern
Republic, take all Mexico, and limited that Old
Sam was the man to do il Well, when he
sot down, the General got up and tells Willie
how pleased and delightful he was, that he
felt sweetened all over, especially with the
mouth piece, selected by Old Washington to
convey to him the high estimation in which
he WIS held. He then told us tina: he was
the greatest man perhaps in all North Amer.
ca, that he had been once talked of for Presi.
dent Of the United States, and tina, he really
and conscientiously believed that It was great
misfortune to III. county that the idea fell
shroi
He then said that President Pierce had nade
4 miserable President and was great rascal,
that Douglas was greater rascal, and big
drunkard besides, that the A in his, Douglas :
name, stood for Arnold and that he verify be-
lieved he was relation of Benedict himself.
Then he told US that he, Houston had baby
two months old that wouldn't suck a Niger,
no how it could be fixed, and from that aston.
ishing fact, we might know he WIS no AboIi.
zionist; finally he told all about the nosegay
and sot down..
Southern Rights! Mr.. Editur, III be shot
if he ever used the word in his whole speech.
When he sot down, looked all round for nv
friends; says to myself. what's in the wind
now1 this wont begin TO do, so up get, and
went of to look up our leaders; | wanted
matters explained; but as soon as laid eyes
upon them, |! seed it was no use to AK any ques.
lions. IL ever you seed s,reuked locking
ret, II was us, when we all got together. SAYS
], my chaps l!was afrend OF this, but says |,
tets 80 and see Old Sam, may be the old feI-
Ter was tnkin sick and couldn't finish. They
all shook their heads and looked mighty SOL
emn like. You see, Mr.. Editur, they know'd
Old Sam longer and better than did. Well, |
.ays l any how III go and see him and ask
him to explain. Well went and got intro
duced TO HIM land pitched right in and ax'd
him, we'll, General what about Southern
Rights |? you forgot all about them to day in
your speech Oh! says he, my young friend
that's Calhoun abstraction. Says he, the
North has got the power and the South can't
help herself; but says |, General what are we
to DO :: Well says he, the only chance is to
lay down, and keep quiet, and the North may
yet put off for some time the destined castiga.
ton. They want our cotton and may be, #
we behave ourselves, after all, they will letus
keep our niggers. If this amt what the old
chap told me, may I'be shot the second time
well, says I; General, you told us to-day that
you would never allow yourself to be voted
for again, and if them's your sentiments
think you nre right, and now l. wish you, all
happiness IN private lifc-and that ended my
interview with the General But ] am sorry
to say that il did not end my troubles about
this unlucky Barbecu. I've got myself, Mr..
Editur, into bad scmpe, and all for nothing.
When my wife seed my name on the Com
nifty of arrangements, she got orful mad and
that night she had pallet made in little
shed.room jning the house, and says she, at
bed time, you don't sleep in my room-she
used 10 say onr.room. Well. thought, I'd
stick to Old Sam, thro thick and thin, saying
to myself. it will be hard fin the great revolu-
ton. ia, this new Republic, embracing all Mex
leo. it will go hard If / can't get pretty young
wife. So says I, (all TO myselfyou know.) 60
your ways, my old lady. we'll see whats what.
We'll. here | am. No Southern Republic,
Mexico jist where she was before. l. sleeping
an shake down, in an old leaky shanty, all,
for being foolenough to trust Old Sam-ihat
amt all, might as we'll make a clean bre ,st of
il. think II! feel better when get it all off