The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-20
Governor Sam Houston.

ALMOST everybody at VIC Noltu hao io'ou
Sam Houston. His we'll known liberality in
contrasting the opinions and institutions of the
North with the peculitr ones Of the South, has
always gained for him % much Larger share of
the esteem Of the people of the free States than
they ever accorded to almost any other South
ern statesman tr political leader. And when
they learned ho had been deposel from his Office
as Governor of Texas, by an usurping Convcn-
ton of Secessionsts, for opposing their mad
and reasonable career, his case called forth for
pathy; and thousands were praying tina, the
loyal Flag which it reported ho had indie
pendently raised might be sustained And it
was with SORROW and regret that they heard
the next nowS that he had yielded to the foul
tdo a. secession that Was sweeping ever his
Sta.o, and Lad signided his intention Of ac-
qu:escing in the usurped authority that had be
come there dominant, They now, 81 course,
reluctantly gave him up TO take his place
among the many other Southern objects OF their
misplaced confidence. And thus The matter
has rested till tho past week, when the WASH
ngon City Star, on the authority OF a reliable
Gentleman just from Texas, makes the crafty
Ing announcements {: that the stories alleging
hat hc (Gov, H.) had accepted the secession
bf his State as fact ccomplishod de him
reat injustice. lie still proclaims his allcgi-
Ince to the United States, and maintains it is
he duty of the Unionists Of Texas simply to
tb.;r
berries, and rights of American citizenship,
n the first fitting OCCASION
That there need be but little doubt about the
ruth of this gratifying intelligence We quote
em another source, the following interesting
prrospondencc OF one of our leading city pa
ers, frcm gentleman in Texas, which the
ditor treats as reliable. This letter, as will
seen, not only shows the old hero all right as
Union man, but places his character 10 the
me strong light OF Keenan, virtues which have
frequently called forth our admiration !; and
e are by no means sure that his moral and
bysical courage have not been better tested in
enes like the one here described than in the
title of st. Jacinto.
HOUSTON ALL RIGHT---A PATRIOTIC SPEC CHI
FROM HIM.
.fhc charge that Gen. Houston made a seces
sion speech ut Galveston, Is all false. He
Pike there, however, IN defiance OF threats,
an eye Wines says
Auout an huur before the time appointed for
address, he appeared, riding Through the
ncipal streets Ut the city. W hen he had
hted from his carriage he stuod tor few
an.nts tearlessy bet,ro the crowd, to con
DO with some friends. l followed him, with
er gentlemen INTO Az adjoining office. There
h present about twenty, mostly prominent
ssion ST., but friends Of the General. All
hid IN entrcating him not 10 persist 10
king when it wou!d inevitably be at the
of lbs life. Tue brave man, however, had
one answer" have lived in vain, gentle
if l cannot now speak what think. Ii
Is como to that here, may as well die now
any time
prominent socessionist, who is conspicu-
among the rebels Of Texas, General Nichols,
ng this conversations, put numerous ques-
t, Houston touching his present position,
relative to certain remarks be was reported
i've made. He asked i!oustoa if he ever
Bald that JEFF. Davis was t pegfdious trait
md was aiming at diotaterial powers. Turn
10 him with a look of whitening Contempt,
Ill Gcnera! replieI--' did say SO, an in
resence Of God think SO. and | will say
| think though the thunders blast me
AS we started to 60 up to the place
Houston had appointed to speak, heard
in the crowd ask this same Gen. Nichols,
Ill., what did you got out Of the old man p
hich he replied that, So all he got from him
hat he going to say VIVA. he ID pleased. "
peral Houston walked almost unattended
Hall where he was to speak, his friends
ID HIN from fear otinjury from tho excited
On arriving there he was told 1t had
closed AGAINST him BY the ownets who
It's ues..uction 10y the mob. Houston
that he would speak in the open air
and walking fearlessy through the crowd
elevated balcony, commenced his address
1T the least trace of agitation or alarm
upon his countonanco. After abiding
to the events which hal TRANSFERRED since
last at Galveston, he b'!dly vindicated
a character from the calumn which had
eaped upon him by somc of tne lying
Is ia Texas as iniqnitious and preudiclal
way to her best int rests. lie said
ugh disunion might DO in the asc' n liant
bat there was terrible reaction to comc,
would be heard, and that he stood ia
attitude for that time TO come.
the loyal Sites will give to Jefferson