The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

native heath, insisted that the Indies should
unite in 70 note 10 President Buchanan ASK.
ing Tor me appointment Of Jones as post
master OF Madison. The congressman hes
iiated about having his daughter placed In
a position that was certainly one of great
delicacy, ana thar might he regarded by
ton, but Houston would have no denial
ana he drew NJ brief letter which he
requested them TO copy and sign which
they did: and Houston although NOT I'm
congressman and myself called upup the
president. 10 whom Houston presented tho
ItItt5. Ihe president; always severely dig
plhed' was kindly affected by this strange
intrusion IN the politics of his admlnistra-
ton. He knew and highly esteemed the
lauleS, ana after some reflection answered
that General Cass then secretary of state
aud the member Of the caniner from the
Northwest had another candidate for the
position, Editor e. 4. Calkins, whose an.
P9.hlntht was practically settled, but he
added that he would submit the matter TO
General IaSS ana hoped ID might be ad-
luSted. When the president submitted the
letter 70 CaSs he assured his secretary of
state mat the appointment that had been
detefmlneu upon should not be changed
without MS consent. adding that he would
he glqd, however, 4 Cass could see his
MY n,eep TO yield When Cass learned the
TTlrcuhlSta ne promptly repded that
Jones should he appointed, and in thar
way and only In that way, did Mr. Tones
r. tot."e E"StlnAsIcr on the capital of his
t'red 70 him hv the adde's and rcrular5v
SulI'sRoNuei Ml'1 them during the remain
uet OF Hler lives Both died seventeen
oTtbSo.ss I"t'r WITHIN Jew months Of each
This Circumstance brought me into very
cluSe ana delightful relations with Houston
Val "S H., SpVWVl Eve or three days Of every
Week IN Washington for some two months
/ re was very fond Of ladies' sorictv and
HaMaSs EI1ctiui and elegant when in their
presence. and he had party to att1Ed
night that ! spent In Wasbin2to, ~
!, Whlcb occasions he always eScoTted tba
companion Of the invalid. ana often aS.
TDSrrinc 10 me an accomplished Indian lady.
bEIHE most or the time there were a
nnmher, OF Cherokee ladies' nj the seme
hotF', Nhtuy or wholly daughters OF chiefs
and moi SicS enc e Of pure Indian bloed They
accomplished, and ] remember Uo1ston,s
favorete among them was a Miss P,chIin
who WAS most attractive and fnscinatins :,
Young taay and th9roughly refined and
womaniE as ! hod' opportunity 10 learn
by escoFting her at a number on Housto,,, y
social o@easions.
HoU$roNS HEROIC QUALITIES
Under THE circumstances I could moi fan
20 be greatly attracted 10 Houston IN
1855, wheSn, as the most distinguished ~
all the southern men in congress. no had
the courage 10 oppose the repesl OF tbs
Missouri compromise. 10 refuse 10 slg, ~
southern address, aud TO oppose the Kan.
sas-Nebraska policy, Including the 7.
Compton constitution He was notb,ns N
not heroic, an9 vet his hero!sm was o, =
quiet end mosi transformations tyne: hui
when he took hits stand, dictated nv Ky
patriotic convictions. he was AS inmoH
able as the rocky of Gibraltar l heard Mn,
many times discussing the new nboss ~
the slavery issue 'precipnated bv t0e reneoi
Of the Missouri dOmpromse, and h, 49,
savage efforts made to force glavery 80
Kansas and NehraSka, and / distincfIv ~
can his predictionsNof fraternaI war vhioh
were so fearfuiln realized ana ,rhtcL
spread the wings o,f the angel ~ sN Nu.Sn
over the whole land. and left vacancv IA
almost every household circle Lie 1,,s :.
" not all Of our great men he was . y,
bilious 70 he president, and he ala ~,
conceal ~ He spokel Of It with ths S w
dom that he would speAk Of apy ava,e
day atfair. hut cav little hope Of attsiniS,