The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-31
FROM EME CAPITA.
The Political Campaign in Texas-J. Ross
Browne and the China MissiOn-Why He Re-
turns and Who VIII Probably succeed Him.
LIZ. QaLr OlnllC aI1alt
WASHINGTON, August 80, 1869.

from OtT OtOn COTfeSDO7luefu
WASHINGTON, August 80, 1862
THE TEXAS CAMPAIGN.
If anybody was the Conservative or Demo-
cratic candidate in Texas for Governor except
Jack Hamilton, the Democrats would have little
trouble in carrying the State. AS it is, how
ever, the Republicans are not without hope of
success. Apart from his chequered political
record, Jack Hamilton has nothing in his pcrso-
nal character to command admiration or respect.
Even the Rebels, who are not over fastidious, are
not so enamored of Hamilton as the accounts in
the Democratic papers would lead one to sup
pose. \ man who keeps himself habitually
drunk, and who borrows and never
pays. can have few friends even in so
benighted a region as Texas. The late Thaddeus
Stevens was one of the victims of Hamilton.
While protesting rampant radcalism he bor
rowed u considerable amount of money from the
old man, which he never paid and probably
never intended to pay. | am informed by u
gentleman just from Texas that Hamilton's
chances of election are growing less every day,
while those of General Davis his Republican
opponent, are increasing Many of the old
Rebels will not vote at all, and while n ma Ority
of those who do vote will undoubtedly go for
Hamilton, the more respectable class will vote
for Davis, who is not only sound Republican
but man of ability and gentleman, which is
more than can be said for Hamilton.
A MIsINFoRMED CORRESPONDENT.
On Saturday last the Washington correspondent
of your contemporary, the Bulletin, tclegraphed
that paper as fOllows:--
'It is not, perhaps, generally known that the
Spanish Government, since the revolution IA year
ago, has had no regularly accredited Minister at
Washington. SenOr Lopez Roberts, who represented
Spain here under the reign Of Isabella, was directed,
when the new Government was organized, to remain
here temporarily until the internal affairs Of Spain
could be SO arranged as TO permit the Foreign Secre
tary to give his attention to the reorganizing OF the
| diplomatic CORPS
This is all news here, especially to Senor
Roberts. The misfortune is, however, that il is
not quite as correct as it might have been if the
BuuettnS correspondent had taken the trouble
| to post himself little better on diplomatic
affairs. The impression among the best in
formed people here is that Senor Don Facundo
Goni was the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary at Washington from the Govern
ment of her late Catholic Majesty Isabella of
| Spain. Goni was a clever fellow, and well liked,
but he was attached to the unfortunate Queen,
and, of course, had to abdicate. | do not think
it is generally known that the Spanish
Government since the revolution year ago, has
had no regularly accredited Minister at Wash
| ington" 1t seems to me that dozen people
| lllShG pC lOuuu hCIC WHO nave du lnuSIluCl
recollection of the arrival here, soon after the
revolution of one Senor Lopez Roberts, who
was received in due form by the President, anG
who has since resided here as the representative
of the new Spanish regime, whatever it may be
The above is of piece with a good deal of the
news, especially of the diplomatic order sem
hence by this same correspondent.
j. ROSS BRowNE-CHINA.
Our late Minister to China, Mr. j. Ross
Browne, has brother-in-aw residing here from
whom l Ihave ascertained somefacts whichlead m,
to believe that from the first Browne was hostile
to the Burlingame Embassy. 1t was grea
mistake to send Mr.. Browne to China in the
first instance. He lived in California Ions
enough to acquire the prejudices of the peopl,
of that State against Cinnamon in general. ii,
carried these with him to China and they seen
to have grown upon him after he reached there
He had an idea that if the Burlingame treaty
with the United States was success il woulC
result not only in increasing the Chinese popu
lation of the Pacific coast, but in giving then
the privileges of the ballot-box. AS good Cali
fornian, and sound Democrat, he felt it hi
! duty y resist this, and he Lost no opportunity