The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-03-03
SAM HOUSTON.
Soma hTeollsciious Of the Hero Of San Jicinto
George Alfred Townienl

Sons hseollsctious Of the Hero Of San Jicinto.
George Alfred Town'eni
I'm who's administration was it that
ho returned to Washington p
at was in the middle of General
Jackson's administration You remem.
Der that about that time he committed
an assault on a member of congress from
Ohio, named Stanbery."
What were the circumstances OF this
ASSAULT"
"Well, Indian agents were cheating
the Cherokees in those times, and Hons
ton had five of them removed from Of
fee. They were like the star route
men OF these days, mendacious and in
huential, and they pestcred him in all
sorts ofways, and got this man Stanbery
to make imputations on his integrity on
the floor of the house. Houston got a
stick, met Stanhery on the way from
the capital and whnled him. Old Cen
eral Jackson remarked that he had sery-
ed him right. Jackson RENTED the fine
OF $500 that was levied upon him by the
courts, and Houston was brought be-
foro the bar of congress, where he had
once been a member. He got so dis
gusted with this character of fussing
that he went back to his wigwam ON the
Arkansas river. He had had Il taste,
however, of public life again, and in a
little while he turned up in Texas"
What is the truth of the tradition
that General Jackson told him to go to
rexas?'
well, think there was something
in it, Jackson, who had made all his
military reputation as military chief
in the southwest, and thought he saw
an opportunity for u bold man to re-
peat the experience in Texas, and, SYM
pathizing with the Texans, the bost OF
whom were from Tennessee and person
ally known to him, Jackson thought
Houston was just the person tc
bring that young state out OF her dan.
gers; and never chose better man"
As soon AZ he got to Texas he wa,
made delegate to the convention t.
make the constitution. The moment he
appeared in that convention overybod,
seemed to defer to him. He chose tn,
post of general, and, although picket
at by half dozen lite scamps from tn,
southwestern states who had come tC
Texas TO be great men, he laid dow
his rank and was again elected by tn,
republic with but one dissenting vote
He took charge of an army composed
Of 374 men. The Alamo had been Ia
ken, and Golian was about to fall every
thing looked disaster and ruin. At tn
approach Of Santa Anna, when the Tex
an camp was seized with panic, Hous
ton restored order TO it. made n loni
and careful retreat, knowing that as h
approached the east he would be get
ting reinforcements from the American
states, and finally, at San Jacinto, witt
only two siI-power guns contributed b
the city of Cincinnati, nud n httlc arm
of about eight hundred men, Housto
!, overturned Santa Annals army of twic
his numbers, composed of the best vet
erns in Mexico and the astonishin
number of $40 were killed and only 20
wounded, while Houston lost about tn
number that Jackson did at New Or
leans, eight killed and Ave wounded
He was shot in the ankle however. Hi
wound mortified and nearly killed hin
He, seriouly did not want to be presi
dent OF Texas, but the popular feelinl
compelled him to have the Office. II
was inaugurated president of Texas il
1886, only seven years after he had lai
down the office of governor of Tennes
sea- very remarkable resurrection of
mans fame in short time.