The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-06

I'm technical sense constitutional gov
crnment under our benign supreme law OF
shc land dates from March 4. i7so. In an 4
ictual sense the salutary supremacy Of the .
CONSTITUTION. 70 use the words OF Wash [
irgton, was not felt until after April 40, 4
-5Se. the day when the hero OF heroes I
took the oath OF office at the corner OF
Broad and - ~ streets. New York.
The lagg,-- ,.atriois OF the house OF rep I
ycsentatives found present a bare quorum
OF thirty members on April T. on April Q
enough OF the lettering senators arrived
70 enable the First congress to- organize
and proceed TO the business Of inaugural
ing the FIRST chief OF state Prior 10 the
first presidents departure from Mt Yer
nor he learned that schemes on the part
Of Great Britain and Spain threatened the
Internal peace OF the Union. The Spanish
auth at New Orleans long held ont
as bait the free navigation OF the Mis-
sissippi to the upriver inhabitants II they
would cut loose from the United States.
Lord Dorchester, governor general Of Can
ada. was suspected OF promising helping
hand TO II igontiersmen who might feel
disposed 20 seize New Orleans Hamilton
gave the British agent in New York to
understand that lie might dismiss all fears
about having a stable administration to
deal with The republic was now able 10
protect and control the governed. gov
eminent by supplcation, political mon
strosity with thirteen heads had passed
forever away.
NORTH Carolina came into the Union in
November 1880. and on February %. 1900
the State coded to the United States the
territory now known as Tennessee None
OF she 10000 inhabitants made known their
wishes concerning this change fer the bet
br The diEuihed William Blouut Of
Norsh Carolina became first territorial gov
srnpr in October. 700. Our hardy old he
roes Robertson aud Sewer. having oh
tanned forgiveness for their sins Of iudjs-
erection and rashness. were made generals.
eeramandns the Eastern and Western mil
itafS districts Soon after Washington
came into office he found that the South
wesfern Indians were disposed TO give much
trouble He underworld 70 make peace
with the Creek Indians and with other
trines but found that the troublesome chief,
Alexander McGillivray. ever stood in the
way As a last resort. this dangerous and
treacherous halfbrecd was invited to visit
New York, the temporary capital. in hope
that his bloody -mindednesS nigh, he moll'-
fed by some pecuniary consolation. With
fwenty-eicht Of his chief warriors in his
trsin this feather -bedecked and paini-co
cd Savage was received an his route with
royal liberality and distinction. The Tam
many Society oil New York which Aaron
Iurr had recently organized, tried to inn
mress the forest chiefs with their own
fenli-savage paraphernalia and bogus In
Giant togrery. hut the genuine child OF the
forest gave only the cultural grunt OF con-
Z i. -. II. u.
Scotch freebooter or land pirate got down
10 business it was found that all he want
ed twas a monopoly Of furnishing all the
supplies to the Creeks, hundred thou
sand dollars for the alleged con6scation Of
his land ard the pay and rank OF brss-
der general in the United States army for
life While this almost equaled the Al
geriue pirates in the direction of levying
blackmail the government commissioners
Recommended compliance with the stand
md deliver demands so anxious were our
border settlers to be saved from the hor-
rors Of prolonged Indian wars. A treaty
with this chief gave us all the territory
north and east OF the Ocoree river in
Georgia While promising to place his tribe
under or protection. this double twisted
deeeiver was at this precise time in the
pay OF Spain and Great Britain The red
skinned rascal SO PLAYED upon the sympa-
thies OF General Knox and even on Wash.
iugton that the latter gave the Creek chict
pair 81 his epaulets and some books the
latter doubtless Intended Tor his moral ele.
vation II Is Rravely related that on more
thar one spectacular or warpsth occasion
this thrifty dplomstist Of the wilderness.
would don scarlet Rrit'eh rr''0~-'
General Washineton's epaulets, which, with
his Spanish cooked hat and paint smeared
face, presented a sight never to be forgot.
ten by gods or men. At this time-1zoo-
Wilkinson, a once formidable enemy oil
National supremacy. was whining: ny
situation is extremely painful, since, alb
horring publicity, | must dissemble' II
he had said since "doting on duplicity,
am forced to the wall, he would have ap
preached nearer the truth. His dupes, ex
cept Sebastian, had deserted him and Gov
ernor Miro was about to pension another
traitor TO watch him.
In presenting next in our narrative his
tory the facts OF record it seems fairest tc
let each cabinet officer and public mar
make known himself his attitude on thu
extension OF our tcrrJyg, ..
1880, Mr.. Jefferson, referring TO the spirit
ed Preparations OF England, now seemingl,
! nCtN Oh Wal Win SPAIN writes TO Jane
Monroe Other symptoms indicate a gen
crai design on all Louisiana and the ~,
Flordss What a tremendous position
would success in these objects place us in
Embraced from the St Croix to St Mary
: on the one side by their possessions, OF
the other by their feet, we need not hest
Z. tate TO say that they would soon find mean
TO unite to them all the territory covere,
by the ramihcations OF the Mississippi'
Just one month later President Washing
ion writes TO Lafayette; Gradually re
covering from the distresses in which va
l left US, patiently advancing in our task O
civil government, untangled in the crooke
politics OF Europe, wanting scarcely any
thing but the full navigation of the Mis-
I sissppi (Which we must have and as Ger
4 tAirly shall have as we remain nationl
have supposed that, with the undeviatin
Z exercise OF just steady and prudent Ma
tional policy, we shall he the gamers
whether the powers OF the Old World ma
!, ht ir peace or war, but more especially i
the latter caSe Should a Ma