The Springdale news., 1915-10-22
TEXAS HISTORY
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III report or the American Ills
 torioal Association, edited by Prof
 George Garrison, published 1911. an
 interesting chapter of Texas his
 tory is given under the head of Dip
 lomatic Correspondence of the Re-
 public of Texas. Pigs, number not
 given, were the occasion of this correspondence that changed the des- tiny of the Texas Republic It hap
 pened in 1S41 when said pigs in spired by plunder or patriotism, took hand or snout in the affairs of the Republic.
 The setting O. the poreine act was arranged by the gods like this
 Mlrabeau E. Lamar, Georgian by birth, was president of the Republic and J. S. Mayfield Secretary of State By the way. these Georgia Lamars were we'll endowed with names. Two Of them, father and son, highly dis tinguished in the jurisprudence and politics of the Nation, bore the name, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatls Lamar. Our Texas Lamar does not figure in this correspondence as prominently as does his Honorable Secretary of State, whose letters rank high as a stupid performance of official duty. NJ. de Saigny was the Representative of France in Texas and boarded in Austin at a hotel or tavern kept by Richard Bull lock, owner of pigs aforesaid J. f Panekney Henderson was the ae- credited representative of Texas in Paris and Gen. James Hamilton was i financial agent for Texas in Lon don and Paris. Texas was in need ( I funds and was negotiating for S. 000,00 loan from Paris bankers.
 Enter the pigs, though not the first time in American history, for it said that a squealing pig was the cause of the war of 1872 with England. The custom of Texas permitted pigs to roam freely over Austin the seat of government.
 
 over the American continent and survived in Springdale until d late date. The French representative had fitted up the Legation of France in another part Of town and renoy- ed from the hotel to the new build ing when the devil entered into Bull locks pigs, and they proceeded to investigate the premises sacred to the lilies of France, a thing which according to the Bullock mind they had a perfect right to do, said mind nzt being properly appreeiatiye of the sancity of ambassadorial prop erty.. The pigs found corn in the stables and entering the house, found [ a wardrobe which they investigated to the great damage of the linen therein. The Ambassador issued an edict to his retainers to execute the marauders, which they proceed ed to do without benefit of clergy or inquiry regarding ownership. The ! exasperation of Bullock may be i'm agined. He doubtless thought this WAS an assumption of authority by q foreign nation, and that he was called to defend the custom of his country, so he met or caught one of de Saligny's retainers beat him up in good Texas style. This was Just cause of complaint to the Seere- tary of State, who being more demo cratic than diplomatic, took his pen in hand to continue the correspond ence and soon impaled himself on Ills own pothooks as many men have done since. The shirt sleeve diPlo- mat and the bellicose Bullock made | life miserable to de Saligny and the | case was carried across the ocean to the Court of France and also to the French Minister in Mexico. and quickly brought results
 The result was, Gen James Hamil ton the financial agent of Texas at Paris failed to conclude the contract for a $3000 ,000 loan with French Bank, diplomatic relation with France was broken off and the public debt Of Texas which was S7.300 000 was the securities of the debt fall ing in value to 15 cents on the dol lar. Some time after this the | s. |