The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14
GEN HOUSTON vls1Ts rxH crry on HOUSTON

0xNA 0OVSTOU VDtIo I21 CIII " dOUUJOW
The Houston Telegraph gives the sub
joined account Of Gen. Hooston's late
visit to Houston
The friends of Gen Houston held a
meeting las, night ia front VI the Kelly
House. and were addressed from the
balcony by the General aud others. AZ
ter marching through the streets. to the
sound of gay music, under the direction
Of Col Daily, who had been appointed
marshal, they assembled, 20 the number
! Of near y thousand. IN front OF the hotel
with fair proportion of ladies' ~ the
balcony, aud the 0overno; appeared. and
made a brief speech. He remarked 10
the outset that II was not his intention
to make a speech Of any considerable
length that be had been travelling for
some time often weary and sleepless.
and sometimes eatiea After ipdnlg'ng
: in some n,niscenses Of the carly his
/ tory Of this city, and passing handsome
cnlogy on the enterprise and energy OF
! our citizens, the Governor ndverted to
the financial condition Of the State. Ten
years ago the Treasury Of Texas WAS
OVERT wing with n surplus Of s.. 600 900.
but tha, surplus had disappeared, aud
we are now hampcrcd with debt This
d,,, INNS, bc me, and provided for
Thc,s m,., h, no rcpudia,,op. It had
b...o ,bs ,,onl box., az Tcxinps tba,
,h.;,. ,yas the only g,vernm,nt which
,,ad a,or c,,,,e ON, N, ,bc .,ruygj,. e.,
i;h.,,r ri,l, financial honor and mid up
III. d.b, of revelation The Governor
,h.o reviewed ,h.. history of the transfer
81 ,,a e.,,, g.. T.r,i,o,v :, the General
Covs,n,,cr, hv which ,brv srreed 10
,.Lo ,,,r lad and r.x our a.h, and the
n,r, ,hs, h.. s.a Con Rusk TOOK in the
,na,,sr /, h.d been cor,.pd,d that
r.. had ma IN. 20 santa Fc A title
had h..n n,,,,s.c,nred a, SAN Jacin,o.
~ hsd ,rcrnied santa r.. AFTER "A lash.
i,,n l.d ,,ls,,,.a ca,,,,, thorn wbich
,.a,,. ,ar.r hrnrgh, away and had ,hrc.
h,nared cod usn d.s,rovca there Rut
=, ,.,s Vii snld =, any rat. Inc State
a,T~x,.,o.,i,;ng more han Hla 600 600
r,o,, bcr clo;m
Tha c.n.rsl Tho, ,dv.r,cJ I, news.
r,r., ,,,,ck. which Ind bcrn made
p him No h,d been charged with
a,,,, ,,,,,,cr az .,,all ,,.psy,.s.,on. and
san. ,nnn.,rnn. iniou,,jes. IN fac, he
Goa. tho hiyg.., rascal in The world. To
lb,l,,x. the nsperx INT he WAS proud TO
say he lad u,ver been charged even by
bis b;,,cres, enemies with dishonesty m
e., Lardl;nr - the ,,hl;c funds I.wus
mn ,,, be he1 never learned although he
1,,,,n,,s.d bc ,,,uh, sc, neop,r- i, va be
nysJ !, . .bsr, community only be VS.,
AFRAID h, wa. t,o old
IL, s.ood "a, tho OLA .Jacksun Platform
r,,,rnosod If bu, ,Uo ul,uks--,h, CON.
s,itn,ion aud the Union HIS uu,icv was
., husband the treasury. defend ME from.
tic, encourage the useful art. favor the
existence Of kind relations in the com.
,nnnitv ard r.bnk, violations Of the law
In ailua.ng 10 his retirement from the
senate h. said thai he had bceu stricken
a,,yn r,r the best act Of hi. HE. he
,ook I. so kindly ,ba, tn. yeople go, mad
win Themselves becuus, he did'u. yet
mad himself and mad. him Governor
Th. rr;nc;,l,, Lc had cap,ended for in
bis course ON the X an, NJ. Nebrx.ka bill
u.r, ,pd,rsed ,b,. other dnv hy ,Lrep,ire
D,,nocr,tic Senate. Alter nun. or ten
y.a,s ,en.,tinn ,bev had endorsed mir
views .,pre.sea at the time he admit.
ted ,ha, h. 20, int, bad CON, any a, the
tine
/ Uon A. NJ Gentry was then introdu.
ced Mr. Gou,ry proclaimed himself
Union Democrat and bad nominated
I Houston twelve months ago IN tie mar.
kcthouse. he had been to Baltimore,
bat nn, as a delegate. lie did M, psr,ic.
ipa,c in the action # tina, body. hu,
/ u,,.r,.iy loaked w on them 10 see wha,
they wete ,i.ing. He hsd heard i, Mas
a Jn,nn movmes,i, but coon discovered II
was composed principally o, bfokon down
PARTY hacks. who we're Try ing 10 rcsnsct
I tate the Wing pAyty. he wss only in
( the convention about half an hour, and
.old them thst Houston would no. Nc.
cent nomination At their hands. but II
they ~oulo rsecme~~d him the people
whonld rafif, their acin n Thcspeaker
SAID that Houston was the only mau who
dra. ~ nnn.l.on had admitted
g. ~, a., un,s,or ,.o,,a hc., Rel
ooo ,o,e. i, r..,c..,e In Mir.iss,p.