New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-11
4 REPLY TO SENATOR HOUSTON


SIR In The TRIBUNE Of Tuesday laat find re-
por. Of the lsst words of the Hero of San Jacin
to-" in The Senate Chamber OF the United States
According to your reporter the retiring Ssnstor g.r
nished biz speech With some Extraordinary charges
against ne. II would seem that he was invsrdly
moved to stuty himself in this msnner by the sight
Of tie Texas Almsaar, and tie report OF lec.lre
delivered BY me or ne sabjsc: of Sin Ji3into. And
he embraced the occasion TO rebut the calunn4s las
he sai1 by which be had been sssaled." The p-ecis,
psture of tiese "canmnes' does rot sppear in your
brief report though the speaker may have been
sufficiently explicit for your reporter adds,
"Mr. Houston then reviewed a. considerable
"leneth he own mhtsy career, 70 defend
b" il from the imputa,ions which bis enemies had
recently revived and circulated" His military
csrssr WIS very brief ore beginning with about the
l2th of March and ending with the Plat day OF April
1885, aLd consisted OF ashameiu aud disorjeTy retreat
fi,m Gonzales to San Jacnto, where his " military
career terminated by having his c1pnand taken
from him in TIE midst Of the action. The facts in his
military career published 10 Texas in 1887, aad
were repeated by ms in public lecture q; the Neg-
loIk Tabernacle nearly twenty years ago. How does
it happen that Mr.. Houston has postponed his defense
uftii this lstc day The reason may be found 10 the
lu'i0n ere dead. While Gen. Ruak who superseded
Gen. Houston at San J.coto lived, the latter never
attempted 10 deny such facs those contained 10 my
lee ard in the Texas A uausc for the current year
Ger. Houston now eLieayors to defend himself
again 5; TIE testimony OF history, by attempt b. i'm
peach those who relate its incidents.
Inc retiring Senator makes two charges against
me-
!. ThatI Coined the Texans from piIioism con-
" nected with an attempt 10 cell Tree yelos girl in
A" Ncw.Oreans.'
.. That bad it not been for his IIouston-) elem
ency would have been executed in Texas iJr holding
" COmmuL Il alton with the enemy"
The simple reply TO these shameless inputsti)ns is
that Nty do not coLt0is q single element Of truth.
They are false, malicious aad foolish.
II is known 70 Col De Russy, then Superintendent
Of The Military Academy, and 70 fsg buu'ret other
Cfoers 81 The U2ited States Army tina. engaged in
the Texan service while connected With the Military
AclceJy NJ West Point, when, rs YET / hsd never
seen Ns8-Orea was never engaged directly or
Indirectly in the purchase or sale, or in negotiation
or cclyerscicn about The purchase o: sile, OF hu
man being o any description, at New Orleans or in
afy other place
Tie. nm indebted to Ge-. Houston's c'emency Cor
anything is fabrication. Ientered the Texan ser
vice a. g volunteer, ana was with the army d1rlng
the campsiga OF 1896 ] participated in the action
Of San Jscinto, and received from Gen. Houston
On tie field tie Pablo expression Of hi9 thanks
fU1 my assistance, and witnessed his dspOstJ from
the command by the reclamation of the soliery, and
It's resumption Cy Gen. E1rk. Less than 3)daJs after
the bstlt o. Jsc.n.c received a. President Bar
let w5s pleased T. say, for distinguished services
on th,t 6ccssop commission in tie reg1lr service,
and very afters.ri was assigned 70 the co pa-d
O. the artillery Of tie amy, with the rank % LisJt.
Colonel. was in active service, AMI WAS 10 com
uard OF lie Lower BraZ0s up 10 the time Of my DE-
psIture from the country. When EFF, which was
six u eight months afeT the treaty peace glei
with Santa A1rs, | received regular passport in
which ny rank in the service IS mentioned Issued by
tie Department Of State while Gen. Houston was
president Of Republic.
These facts can be yeIiied by the archives Of Tex
as by docUnen.z iG my Own possession AID by living
Witnesses.
On yaE,ou< occasions when, in orier TO yindca.e
TIE uth Of history have felt constrained To describe
Ger. 1lou.t0ns military career in c)nrexoa with
lis moral AG5Its have been reminded that he pro-
f std 10 b. q IeiOlmel and changed mao. In reply
| have always admitted re possibility Of suci
cl sDga, but gust cay Il he ever iscendsd into
tie atHOptere Of lecercy honesty sui truth, be hiss
mGLilesly fallen rom grace, 1.-THE dog s tune 10
his ycait again, ani the SOW that was washed to
her wGloWug IN the mirs.
ReputiG,ed by lis Own State, and now retiring from
the SerGte, he goes into obstury hopeless, disao
pointed oil Dsu. II seems almost uamlnly 20 strike
ore whose sins hsve found him out. AMI who is veil
I.sh iii-rdiess a. home, bat he has fooshy spoken
words which make /. Necessary that sh0ud respond
70 Sindicste NY Own good name. !. II. PERRY.
Ba;erbUTy. Cosn., March >, l6j9.
L. 81 appeal 10 the gnalinity o. those editors
who have Published hir. Ho1stons charges against
ne, u publish sLo this yindicsti0n.