Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22

-"i''Ie woman. as soon Hs We ave able, We shall
si,e sme ef the particulars Of her eventual life
Hon LOUIS T. WGfALl-.We understand that
Senator Wgf1ll made his debut in the Senate in an able
and eloquent speech in executive session. lie replied
to the attacks of the Freesoers upon Falkner, our
new Minister to Frahce, in scathing tone.-Boahaan
Era. ., afT
We are proud to see that our distinguished Senator
has made his mark SO early in the session, and SO
soon after his appearance in the Senate Chamber
Nor will he be contented with one or two elaborate
speeches during the session. but will be the active de-
fender of our rights and warm and uncomproms-
ing advocate of sound principles. The honor Of the
South will he safe in his hands, and the State that
has sent him to represent her in the Council of the
Naton need not fear to enrus her honor and her in
terests in his keeping The who wachfully
guards his own honor and selfrespect, will respect
and defend that of others: nEDh
In the Senate, on the 2Sth ult., Mr.. wilsa a
fierce attack upon the slave policy of the South,
through the medium on the Democratic party. lie
said in the course of his remarks that in the hour
Of their triumph they gave to Texas fifty or sixty
thousand square miles of territory, enough to make
State as large Virginia, and then paid her ten
million dollars to take it /; when, according to the
words of Mr.. Benton, it was but mere claim, and
not an established right Gen. Houston raised the
claim to this vast territory but it not acknow-
edged by Mexico, orestabshen by occupation Gen.
Houston admitted that it was claim, not an ackowl
edged right.
Mr. Wigall replied, and protested against the SEN
ator's desire to arraign Texas as criminal in the
long list of grievances he brought against the South,
and, in few eloquent remarks, defended his State
from the cha rye Of having received O,OOO,OO for
territory to which she was not entitled He success
fully controyerted the position of Mr., Wilson, and
read extracts from Sam Houston's speeches. in which
he had laid claim to the entire territory East of the
Rio Grande up to the 42d parallel of North latitude
His remarks were wholly to the point, and covered
the case, TO the entire discontinue of Mr.. Wilson,
AS to the fact that Mexico had never recognized our
right to the disputed territory, he said. that she
had never recognized our claim to any portion of
Texas. 1t was question of life-of very existence,
with u.s. Texas declared her Independence on the
battle field; she carved out her boundaries with the
sword. lie said that Mr.. Fillmore might has vel
have laid claim to that portion Of Texas bordering on
Louisiana as for Mexico, any other power, to that
lying upon the Rio Grande. Nor did Gen. Houston
ever make any distinction between the upper and
lower Rio Grande.
Senator Wigfali will never quietly or silently sub
nit to any unjust impasaons upon his own honor, or
that of his State and Teza. may we'll fell proud that
size has giant intellect and An iroA wlto back her
cause in the Senate.
IzS The New York Herald and the Tribune are
lighting mGnfuy TO what viii be thenature of the
war, when It breaks out The Herald contends that
twill be civil, andno a sectional. one-that the
North is far from being united, and proves conclu-
sively that position Of the Rev. Dr. Lord il cor
rect. viz: that the continual acereseions