Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-01-16

occasions he would appear In all the
glory Of an Indian brave.
Houston did not sink out OF sight,
however, after taking up his Indian
life. He performed the Indians many
acts OF kindness. With delegation
OF Cherokees he visited Washington,
where bis representations resulted in
the removal of five agents who had
been engaged in defrauding the Indi-
ans.
1t was on another visit TO Washing
ton that Representative Stanberry, OF
Ohio, in attacking the administration
In debate In the House made a remark
rejecting upon the character of Hous-
ton. This was resented on the streets,
in which Stanberry was severely beat
en- by Houston, resulting in his arrest
and trial before the Bar of the House
for an attack upon the privilege of de-
bate. The trial excited a great deal of
interest throughout the country, but
resulted In his being reprimanded lbe-
fore the Bar Of the House. For this
assault he was brought before the
Courts in Washington City, convicted
Of assault and battery, and fine of
five hundred dollars entered against
him, which President jackson remit
ted. The result Of the encounter with
Stanberry brought his name before the
country Of the southwest again, his
popularity was increased and be was
pressed to re-enter public life.
In speaking Of the occurrence in
after life he said. 81 was dying out
once and had they taken me before a
justice OF the peace and fined me ten
dollars for assault and battery it would
have killed me; but they gave me a
national tribunal for a theater and
that set me up again"
Soon after this trial he turned up
again in Texas to take part in noble
and stirring drama where he redeemed
his name and fame by services and
achievements, even beyond the bril-
liant promise Of his early years.
AS Commander in Chief of the
army for the independence Of Texas
he fought the battle of San Jacinto
and captured Santa Anna; the self
styled "young Napolean of the West"
destroyed his army bringing the war
to close and deciding Texan inde-
pendence. For this success in arm
he was ever afterward known as the
"Hero Of San Jaclnto.n
The first President Of the Republic,
whose independence he had estab-
lished, also its third, and after annex
alton, he served Texas two terms In
the United States Senate; at first the
of Webster, Clay, Calhoun
and Benton, and later that of Doug
lass, Bell, Crittenden, Davis and Sum-
ner, representing as they did all
phases Of political thought, immedi-
ately preceding the Civil War. Op-
posing the regular Democratic nomi-
nee running on a platform Of secession
In the contingency Of further invasion
Of Southern rights, he was in 1859
elected Governor OF Texas.
When, In 1861, he refused to take
the oath Of allegiance to the Confed-
eracy, the State Legislature declared
the office of Governor vacant, bringing
his public career to close.
Notwithstanding his differences
with the people OF Texas over seces-
'ion and the antagonisms he had
aroused, the Legislature of that state
1t the winter session, following his
Heath, adopted resolutions expressing
'orrow at the extinction of so great a
light in the dark hours Of the nations
existence and paying tribute to his
inblemished patriotism and untiring
'egard for the people of Texas.
1t afterward appropriated money to
pay his widow the salary for the un-
inished term as governor.
In many respects resembling the old
ZERO Of the Hermitage, Houston was
" the people of Tennessee almost as
much beloved as Jackson.
In the History Building at the Ten
lessee Exposition in 1897 there was an
Of Houston, once the prop
irty Of Jackson, aud underneath
Iouston's fac simile signature was this
ltterance Of the old hero and patriot:
4 wish no epitaph to be written to
ell that survived the ruin of this
'lorious union"
After his second marriage in 1910 he
experienced" religion, reformed his
labits Of drinking and swearing, and
ived more orderly life than formerly.
He had great power with the people ,
'ecause be was in genuine sympathy ,
nth them. He was not demagogue.
lie lead them when leaders were nee
ssary to them. BY bis elOQuence and
eason be converted them 10 his way
I thinking on public questions, in
itead OF falling in with their imma- '
ured ideas and going on with them to ,