The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-04
Oar New Orleans Correspondence.


New ORLEANS, March %, 1850
The Nelrs by The HeyaId-Disconsest in Teras-Te Govern
ment Poliey-Sam Houston and his Fashionable From
tier Ner,-fhe German Element-The Poetic Railroad
Teas Independent Republic, Embracing Aerico de-
The arrival Of the HERALD, with the reply Of the War
Department 70 Sam Houston's requson for arms, and
his appeal to the for aid against foreign nva
sion and savage warfare, will help TO fan the flame Of
universal discontent throughout Texas
In my last letter called public attention 70 the specific
terms upon which the independent republic Of Texas
cepted annexation TO the American Union. also pointed
out wherein she had been grossly wronged and wherein
the compact broken In these series Of insults and
wrongs Texas does not asen upon any section
the of bad faith Her quarrel with the fede
raj at Washington and far that quarrel
may be provoked by the republican policy only goes
to the credit Of any Southern ad Texas may hope to
ceive in her resistance 70 sectional tyranny But aided
not, sustained or not the gallant people of the Lone Star
republic will prove to the authorities At Warrington that
the immediate ties OF home and the reside stronger
than the remote claims Of consanguinty. The United
States moher in law 70 Texas, very much
to respected but mothersn law, all the world over
not fixed in the affections OF young mother the
husband and child Texks loves her own. When, In
addition to the great common DANGER which Is South
ern Commonwealth che must, In all human probability
soon be called upon TO meet with the other Southern
States she also exposed 70 actual invasion from Mex
co and to rapne ard murder from the Indians do you
blame her for desiring TO escape from both conditions?
Dd Texas, In eeekng annexation, seek aboitionism
any Of the purposes Of abotouisms The negro question
supposed to have been nnAly settled At least Gov
Foote, o. Mississippi, and Henry Clay and Daniel Web
ster passed their nnaty" measures through Congress
meshc agitation. What has Texas gained practically by
this unionS She has lost valuable portion
Of her territory Her frontiers have been laid waste BY
savage Indsns. Mexico invades her SOIL She exposed
also 70 the raids and agitation Of aooonism. To crown
ALL the demand Of her Governor for assistance s insult
ngy refused Ana the great public measure Of the State
the Pacific Railroads. voted down by bask republican
committee simply because the Southern route passes
When the brought by the HERALD crosses the Gulf
You Will see such public movement % will carry Houston
ohis legs Sam Houston cannot uphold his Union senti
ment against federal y ranny localized In the State and
brought practically 10 bear upon the citizens Of Texas
speak what do know when announcing that Texas will
resume her original condition as an independent republic
The border, or frontier men, infuisted by the
the State falling back upon her own resources,
and cutting away from the aboltonzed American Union.
The German element in Texas begins already to conceive
the idea that there in that great State, the nusleus
grand and pure Saxon" republic, embracing Mexico,
and connecting the Gulf with the Pacific OCEAN.
The friends OF the Pacific Railroad bill will find that the
to that great by the republican party
renders its completion impossible long Is Texas,
through the act Of annexation can be reached by free soil
em
The out ard out Southern party the state and which
grows from day 10 day and wealth. the tide Of
whenever the time for action comes. Behind all this ID
the original old Texan party, which voted against an
and You have Of things only
requires ust such measures az the has taken
to enfame into the most alarming discomfort The cleo
lion Of the republican candidate will be the torch 10 light
the fame revolution disunion or independence OF
whatever lou may please TO callSt
StaesP Most certainly. She can do more She can sin
gle handed conquer Mexico and realize for herself great
destiny. AS an independent republic, the Lone StaI
by European nations The United States would, IN
such an event. lose magnificent empire and With il ths