New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-01
: letter from Texas.
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Special lilo the New Orleans Grescentl
ArsTIs, Texas. Feb. q, 1851
q dfr. EaRor-The election in this State comes on
the 23d inst, and then will be decided whether
Texas takes the position of honor, or forever dis
graces herselfto the shame and humiliation of her
true sons.
Ihaye no fear on the subject myself The ordi-
nance of secession will be ratified by on over
whelming majority.
The arsenal, at San Antonio is in the hands and
under the control Of the secessonists. The ar
aenal was taken possession of by Ben McCuloch,
/ the old Texas Ranger. He was at the head of 500
troops
No difficulty was experienced or anticipated.
Gen. Twiggs yielded up the post, because he was
in the power of the secession troops. E~a
Henry McCuoch, the late United States Mar
shall for the Eastern District of this State, has
gone up, at the head of $50 troops to take Camp
Cooper, Some trouble was anticipated up there,
but Henry McGulloeh will take the Camp, ress-
lance or no resistance.
Capt. John s. Ford has gone at the head of 500
troops to take Brownsville, and the United States
Post at that place. 1t is in his possession by this
time.
Gen. Houston announces that he will resign on
the I'd of March. He will probably do SO. The
old Hero is much troubled. WALTON.
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An EpIToR's DREAM.-The editor of the Xenia
Ohio News gives an account Of recent trip to
Cincinnati, from which we extract the following:
z" But it is impossible to love everybody on the
Drain, and give tnp, and settle myself for do1e
and dream . The mild, sweet face Of the
dear girl four seats forward turns into SUM- The
sun was just rising over Fort Sumter. Fort Pick
ems was few rods to the right, and Washington
City stood just Onthe brow of little hill in front
me steamer Brooklyn was going up the hill, and
General Scott, with James Buchanan on his back
was coming down, Somehow seemed afraid that
Scott was going to fire Buchanan off at me and
lodged behind the Palmetto on the flag of South Ca
rolina and just then caiope on board the Star of
the West struck up DiXie's Land, and walked with
start at the steam whistle to find that had been
dreaming up editorials for to-morrow's issue, and
that we were just plungng into the gas-starred
darkness Of Cincinnati
The AMENITIES OF WAR.--Under this caption
a very good article appeared some time since in
Riackwood's Magazine. The late capitulaton at
San Antonio would furnish the writer with another
Instructive incident The Alamo Express says:
a large concourse of citizens had collected to
bid the troops of war goodbye and when the two
companies, under the command of Mai. Smith and
SapIs hing, marched out with eolors flying and
riddied and war stained banner of the eighth regi
nent heatmg in the breeze, there was most pro-
found sensation amongst the people-strong men
Wept. We have never seen so much feeling evinc-
ed onany occasion. The people cheered the troops
all along the streets and many followed them to
the head of the San Pedro, where they encamneJ
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A physician calling one day on gentleman who
had been s0rely afflicted with the govt, found to
bis surprise, the disease gone, and The gentleman
rejoicing in his recovery over bottle of wine
a9 Come along, doctor" exclaimed the vaetudina
rian you are just in time to taste this bottle Of
Madeira; it is the first Of pipe that has inst been
Shroaehed'' "Ah ~ replied the doctor, these
ofatl your sufferings q Well, them nrejained the
gay incurable, fill your glass, for now that we
have found ont the cause, the sooner we get rid of
it the better.n
Prentice says: " The editor 81 the Sunny South,
boasts Of q visit from the devil, VS. guess he'll
return the visit, and make pretty long stay.e