New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-24
pecial % the New Orleans Crescent.
BROWNSVILLE, Angus

BROWNSVILLE, August Is, 1860
NI. Ed30r-The great Democratic mas meeting
came off with flying colors and the Rio Grande may
now be considered g all right OBJ the goose" On
Friday, the llth inst, Market Hall was thronged
with the people, and so strong was the tide that
the ladies' even came out IN numbers. Judge
Scarborough was called to the chair, and flanked
with Vice-Presidents, Secretaries and committees,
the meeting considered itself organized and pro.
eeeded to business. The speeches were good and
the applause fresh and exciting, for one half Of the
Democracy had turned out to make the other half
show its hand.
The Committee on Resolutions came in and re-
ported, finally the following series of '' settlers"
The preamble set forth that the present election
was equal to crisis that il involved the integrity
of the Union; and that the nation could only be
preserved on the principles Of States Rights and
strict construction. Resolution first approved in
the broadest terms of the secession of the Texas
delegates from the packed Convention at Charles
ton and at Baltimore. Resolution second declared
the nomination Of Breckinrdge and Lane TO be as
good as any that could have been made. Resolu-
ton third declared that the election OF Lincoln and
Hamlin would mean nothing less than :" immediate
subsection, degradation and slavery to fifteen
States of this Union I" that tie Union cannot be
preserved unless the rights Of the States be re-
spected; and that there is no States Rights party
but that of Breckinridge and Lane and the fourth
(weakest Of ally approved the administration of
James Buchanan.
On the above platform, which is quite as ortho-
dox as could be desired, the orators took their
stand, and Cameron county thus stands committed
(for she votes 400 Democratic votes to 20 of all
other kinds) either to resist The election of Mr..
Lincoln or else to submit to degradation and
slavery @@.
My previous letter had SO nettled the fshy DEM
ocrats and questionable Southerners, that in full
meeting resolution was moved and adopted to
publish the proceedings of the meeting in the New
Orleans Daily Crescent, in order to assure the
editor of that paper that Cameron county was not
freesoil in her affections | sincerely approved
and applauded the motion, for know you feel in.
| terested in the subject.
| However, since the meeting, the people, or a
| considerable crowd of them, have thought over
| the resolutions, and they do not like to be com
mtted thereto. They talk of boiling the platform
and say that they did not vote Tor it, that they could
not hear it, and all this; which means, you know,
al beg your pardon, sir, if said too muchl back
down, cave in and turn tail.' So there is strong
| probability that there will be divided household
down here shortly, in which event times will grow
more interesting. At present it is all iughandled
| The citizens of the place having become dis
satisfied with the management OF the local paper,
| if it can be dignhed with such name, have made
| up handsome contribution to start new one.
| Judge Scarborough visits the Crescent City by the
| Austin, to procure the materials. The Judge
makes good paper when hd drives the quill, and
| | hope the press will pass him around for tavors
| The up-ryer boats are coming down laden witt
| the produce of the Upper Rio Grande. Hides
lead, specie and wool are our only exports a
present. to our shame be it spoken but hope the
| time will come when the Rio Grande will show 6
decent roll of exports, to set Oft its eleven millions
of imports.
The Rio Grande is rising rapidly, and the navi
CATION will soon be good to Laredo. The new
boat, the Mustang, makes quite creditable ap
pearanee, and takes we'll with the people.
4 The steamship Austin dill not reach BraZos
Santiago until Wednesday, and we have therefore
short time in which to write, as the mail starts ou
from this place on Thursday morning.
/ The health of Brownsville continues excellent
and there seems but little prospect of any epi
demie this year.
The glorious rains have come at last and tn
i earth looks like a new thing. All creation seem
!. to enjoy the reiuvenatng floods. The cisterns to
have been filled, and the lamentations of the Son
i of Temperance and the washerwomen are hear
/ no more in the land.
i A private lynchng scrape took place at Edir
burg on the 4th in which a Mexican was execute
for COW stealing The affair was not of sufficien
consequence to give rise to q bill of particulars
and | cannot give you any pf the details.