Rising Sun Times, Volume 3, Number 153, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 15 October 1836 — Page 2

T E5AS.

TO THE TUBLIC. . The undersigned deem it an act of justice, not to themselves alone, but to the commuiuly of which they are members; more especially to mo?e "' generous sympauues nnt enlisted in the cause of Tt xis , to make known the causes which have induced them to abandon an enterprise in which they embarked with so many fond and flattering hopes. They would have been gl id to have been spared this pain ful task the" take no pleasure in the performance of an act, which ma y tend to check the universal current ot kmdnes and sympath) which has been manifes ted by the people of Kentucky toward the people of Texas, from the begin nine of their revolution down to the present time. They have too distinct a recollection of their own feelings when they left their home, to aid the cause, as mey then thougm,oi civ . i ana relisiious freedom, not to know that their return, and this brief expose of the ?notivcs which induced it, will cause a pang of mortification in many bosoms which now throb w ith exultation in the hope of Texian freedom, Nothing but a sense of duty of the obhgatioi which rests upon them to justify them selves to the world, would now impe them to expose the unhappy civil and political condition of lexas, or to de clare, as thev do, their solemn convic tions of her total unworthincss of aid or sympathy. We might perhaps be con tent with this declara tioon of our opin ions, but we will proceed briefly toior lifv these opinions by a detail of fact We will not dwell upon the false assurances made to us by men professing to be the accredited agents of Texas in this country. At a time when the r'.IIC r f rI V '1 a tvns a":irK n."rt ilrt-mv when Santa Anna seemed destined to carry desolation over the whole conn try, those men were prodigal of promises, and professing to be authorized to speak in the name of the lexian gov ernment, made assurances of ultimate remuneration which they knew at the time were false, and which lime proved to be so. But of this hereafter. rn i i i - - . . . i ne pu:nc were liuormed at the time of our extraordinary delay at New Orleans. It was generally attributed to the neglect of the Texian agents at mat place. mere was n ueeper cause. J he battle of ban Jacinto had been fought, and the President and the Cabinet believing that the w ar was at an end, thought there would be no use for more volunteers, and if we could be detained beyond the 1st of July, we

should lose thefceneht of the provisions no organized government in me counof the Decree in council,that being the ll75 no laws administered; no judicia-

lime for the operation of the act to ex- r ; a perpetual struggle going on bepiie. The President andcouncil actu- hveen llie civil ad military depart-

al v issued a nroc amalion prohibiting the coming in of volunteers. In the . 1 mean time, however, a rumor was circulated that the Mexicans were about to make another effort to retrain the country, and were coming into Texas with 15.000 men, and we were then permuieu to emoarK; captain lostlethwaite proceeding in advance with about one hundred troops on the se cond day of July; Colonel Wilson re maining wifh the residue, expecting to follow in a few dnys but was in (lip

manner before related, detained ten 'w" fr 'us men, and determined that days. Col. W. got off on the 12th Ju- unss he was first supplied with such ly, and arrived at Galveston after a pas- ar,ides as he desired the expedition sage of seven days. Captain P. made should not proceed, lie took possession his passage in four da)s. Captain P. fthe fort under the command of Colobeing thus several days in advance of lle Morgan, loaded the cannon and

Colonel W., and having nothing to oc - cupy mm, concluded to visit V elasco, the Seat of Government, for the nurpose of making a personal examination of the country, and to ascertain if nossible, its civil condition. On his arrival at V elasco. he was introdiu pH In President Burnet by a friend, and presented a letter of introduction which

was opened, glanced at and thrown by the army; the army promptly refused without comment; Captain P. not be- to receive him, and the power and auing asked to sit, or treated with com- thority of the Cabinet was contemptmon civility. Captain P. left Presi- uously disregarded! The army then,

dent Burnet and returned to his hotel, wi.ere ne had several distinct vmnositions made to him by oflia-rs in the Texian service, to jin them with the men under his command, avowing their object to scour the country and take evelillii v.mj.iuio n MH II lley COUlu find, until they had paid themselves: and then return to the United States, as they said they did not expect the 1 exian Government to pay (hem a cent for the services they had rendered, or the expencesthey h;.d incurred! Capram i . was i.ien uuoimeu mat mc representalions made by the Texian agents in Kentucky of the right of volunteers to lands were false that all right 10 ueau ngni claims expired wun the declaration of Indepei.ence, and that no oouniy lanas would ne given to any volunteers who nrrived after the 1st day of July. Captain P. then returned to Galveston,at which place Col VV. had errived in his absence, and commutii-

cated to him all the material facts

which he had become possessed of. P:irtait P at thai timp announced his , . rfIlrn immP. informinir j, th;U hfi h j- ted wi VMIllJH V m v- v - - - .j ad oecome sumII -..4J-. ith the state of Uli slt thTe Seat of Government. Col. V. prevailed upon Captain l . to remain at Galveston until he could him self make a tiin to v elasco and see if something might not have occurred to change the aspect of affairs. The Co lonel proceeded to V elasco, presented his letter of introduction to the President, and was treated if possible, with till more incivility than Cap. P. had been. Col. W. returned to Gaheslon and announced all the facts to his men and told the that he was willing to abide bv their decisions, to w it: either to join the main army, or return with them to the United states. PI t i 2 ivic tlio rnrnnf 1 IVP tYlf i Willi. T,)ofe r'eco,lect the d;ilkullies we , . - , corps, the in raising high hopes with which we were inspired by the plausible and pathetic appeals made to us by Texian agents in this country; the deep enthusiasm which was evinced by the whoie community when we bade adieu to our native country and hemes, ma' formsome adequate conception of our personal cha grin and mortification, w hen we plainly discovered that our presence was regarded by the authorities of the country as an instrusion; when we seemed to be looked upon as men who had come to claim that which had been won bv the valor of others. Let any honorable man put the question to himself and say what would have been his feelings, and what course of con duct his own sense of propriety would have dictated? This, however, was personal to ourselves. We have said that the Texians was unworthy of public aid or sympathy. e now state what our personal ob servation and undoubted information enabled us fully to perceive. 1st. That the present population of fexas seemed wholly incapable of a NUSf i,de:l of civil and Politic;,l liberty and that so far as extension of liberal principles is concerned, it is of little mo ment whether Mexico or Texas succeeds in the struggle. 2d. J hat the mass of the people, from the highest functionary of their pretended government, to the humblest I . -.1. i i r ,-,u-st;- ff lu uuj Iew exceptions; are rt .""' OI pmnacr, ana 'lVVi imaiiy inauierent wnom mey id- ihat even now there is really Ment; ana neimer naving the conriI J ".I I . - . ue!lte 01 ine people, or being worthy of ,l ' e H l11 llere state one or two facts wlcn will tend to show the estimation 1,1 which they are respectively held by eac" other, and their capacity to eniorce their orders. Ihe Secretary of War came down with a Quartermaster and steamboat to carry his loading, consisting of provisions, clothing, &c. to the main army. Captain Switzer, volunteer emigrant from Ohio fwho ll:d lately arrived) wanted some cloth 1 Prepared to tire on them if they atlemplea lo move without his permission. M'e even sent a file of men on board ad took the vessel into his own pospassion, and sent the honorable Secreta,7 wiln "is Quartermaster and steamboat back to Velasco. Ar-ain. Mip 1 resident and Cabinet appointed Gen eru' L'imai-to the chief command of doubtlessly after due deliberation, resolved that the Cabinet was either rr. r"Pl or imbecile, (probably both.) and it being necessary in their opinion to got rid of them, determined to do so bv : s"'nmary process. They therefore sent an oflicer with instrnri tcith to arrest them and bring them on to Head Quarters to be tried accord inn- to military usage. This order, however, was not executed, simply because the miner charged with its execution had "ot the physical force requisite. These facts and others. snffiVientLdemonstrate to us that . ih ,... deficient in all the reouisitps nf :i iron,! government, and that no one in his senses, would trust himself, his reputation or his fortunes, to their charge or con(rol. Charged with treason, bribery and usurpation, weak in their councils, and still weaker in power to enforce their orders: we perceived al n,, iUt must look for safety and proper induce-

ments elsewhere. We then turned our eyes to the army, and a scene still more" disheartening presented itself; undisciplined, and without an effort to become so; not a roll called nor a drill; no regular encampment; no authority nor obedience; with plundering parlies

for self-emolument, robbing private in dividual of their property We could see nothing to induce us to embark our fortunes and destinies with them. With these views and fads, wc could but sicken and wonder at the vile de ceptions which had been practised up on us; yet we were told that this people had risen up in their might, to vin dicate the cause of civil and religious Liberty. It is a mockery of the very name of Liberty. They are stimulatpi" tltnf mnfirr. whirh snrli men nn Iv can appreciate the hone of plunder, They are careless of the form of government under w hich they live, if that Government will tolerate licentiousness and disorder. Such is a brief, but we j sincerely believe, a faithful picture of a country to which we were invited, with so much assduity, and such the manner in which we were receivd and treated. We might multiply facts, in support of each proposition here laid down, to show the miserable condition of things - ri, 1,1 , . I I . I in j exas, ana me utter impossibility miii ii man 01 nonor couia emoaiK in W j1-) ISO tv h enrh mon S hnn H if ho rnAraA nCr.occ,.r .t ,1 r V,II l V,UU JVj II llll kUVtl IIIV. I J lJ 111 ' It IV! I L I so; but for the present, wc will pause Willi this remark, that if there be anv, now in Kentucky, whose hearts are ani mated with the desire of an honorable fame, or to secure a competent settle ment for themselves or families, they must look to some other theatre than the Plains of Texas. We would say to them, listen not to the deceitful and hypocritical allurements of land spfxui.ators, who wish you to fight for their benefit, and icho arc as liberal of Ihtir promises as they are faithless in their per formance. We are aware of the re sponsibility we incur by this course. We are aware that we subject our selves to the misrepresentations of hired agents and unprincipled land mongers. Uut ve are willing to meet it all, ' ... relying upon Ihe integrity of our motives and the correctness of our course. ve ,c,t our native land, our peaceful firesides, with a solemn resolution to de vote our undivided energies to slop the course of Mexican desolation, and build up a free and flourishing Com monwealth. The very fact of our go ing, sufticiently indicates the depth and sincerity of our devotion to the cause. Uur return, and the circumstances which caused it, equally proclaim our infatuation. That others may not be alike deluded, is an additional motive with us to make this publication. EDWARD J. WILSON, G. L. POSTLETIIWAITE. P. S. It may be here proper to state, the comrr.issoin of General Chami - r "I x T oers is not recognized in i exas. hp derives his commission from the former Governor, ("Smith.) whose acts have been officially declared null and void. Lexington, Sep. 10, 1533 6. TEXAS. Another account has reached us of an attempt to rescue Santa Anna, by Captain Hughes ol the schooner 1 assaic. It is said mat me Captain and crew were arrested and imprisoned, and Santa Anna strongly ironed and more closely watched than ever. Nearly the entire lexian force was said to be assembled at Copano, and intent on proceeding to attack Metamoras. It is fortunate that General Houston has been elected President of Texas. lie understands the true interest of the country, knows the temper the popul; lion, and will preserve peace at home by giving the army employment a broad. A new state of things will follow the elevation of Houston to the of fice of President. Bold and patriotic, he will cause the energies of his fellow citizens to be directed to the prosecution of the war in which they are engaged, to a satisfactory termination. His knowledge of the Indian tribes, and their acquaintance with his character, will probably tend to diminish the amounlof force brought against the Texians. The savages, knowing (he decision of character, and the skill which have manifested through life by the Texian President, and that no man is belter qualified to repel their attacks, will not consent, without the most manit; ueiioeraiion, io iane up arms gainst him. Lou. Advertiser. aThe Cholera. This formidable disease still prevailed at Charleston, towards the close of last month, without any sensible abatement ; but it docs not appear to have extended its ravages to any other city. The number of cases averages about twenty per day, of which nearjy one-third have a fatal termination. 'Most of the sufferers are colored people.

RISING SUIX;

.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1830. TEXAS. Some few weeks since, we copied a paragraph into out paper, announcing the return of a company of Kentucky emigrants, (volunteers,) under the cornmand of Col. Wilson and Capt. Postletiuvajte. from Texas. These erentlcm(n , . , . n.,MUhed a statement of their reasons for not enlisting in the Texian service. This statement will be found in Ihe Times of to-dav. It gives a different view of the inhabitants and situation of that country, from any accounts heretofore published in this paper We make no comment of our own; and leave the reader to dispose of it as he may think Dest. 03" A fine slate of things continue to exist in Dearborn county. After the removal of the Seat of Justice to Wilmington, and a Court legally held at that place, General James Dili., the ronntv Clerk, has removed the County J 1 -J RecordSi in his pOS5Cgsion as Clerk, back , T , , . . t, n . r S to law and uistice? Is it not an extra ordinary proceeding.!' Gen. Dill is an old man and an old citizen of the county; and we would not wish to say any thing that would injure his feelings; but, to say the least, his proceed ing, in this case, is certainly without a parallel in the history of any country. Was he not backed in this course, and advised to do so, by the tyrannical and overbearing aristocracy of Lawrcnccburgh? No doubt of it! Thomas Palmer, F.sq. the Recorder of the county, considering that W il mington is now the County Seat, has given notice that the Record of Deeds, m - vl., "vt; ici.iucu iu m.n v,-, u i ,.. i il... and will be kept there as long as the Circuit Court sits at W'ihnin-'ton. Mr paimer ,5 an h0,iest and upright man, and cannot be prevented from doing what he believes to be just and right. DEEDS AND IIOUTCJACIES. Persons in this section of the county, who may have Deeds or Mortgages, or other instruments of writing necessary to be recorded, can have them forwarded to Wilmington, free of expense, by folding them up, directing them to the County Recorder, ar.d leaving them at this oflice. They can also be brought back to this office, free of expense, after they are recorded. OCrMr.C. Barricklow, of Randolph township, has sent us an apple, of the Penich species, we believe, weighing one pound and a half, and measuring eleven inches in circumference. Who can produce a larger one? We have also in our office, a potatoe raised in the garden of Mr. Lindsay, in this village, which weighs two pounds and a half. It is of the merino breed. 07"The Pennsylvania and Ohio annual election, was held on Tuesday last. The result is looked for with much anxiety by politicians. In Hamilton county, Ohio, Dr. Duncan is elected to Congress over the Hon. B. Storer. Ac cording to the Cincinnati Republican, the whole Van Buren Ticket succeeded in that county, by 400 majority; the Gazette says 300. OrSome of our River Traders, who left in September, have returned, and report the markets to have been very good. Flour had been sold at Natchez, for $ 12; apples, at 3 and $4; onions, from 2 50 to $3 50, a nd other produce in proportion. THE TOOTH-ACHE. Persons afflicted with that painful and unpleasant disease, the tooth-ache, are advised to try Montague's Balm. We have had an opportunity of testing its effect, and found it, (unlike most Patent Medicines of the present day,) the very thing that it is 'cracked up' to be. It gave almost instantaneous relief in a case of violent tooth ache. The Balm may be had at the drug stores of Mr. Hathaway, in Rising Sun, and Mr. Evill, in Wilmington.

CONFESSIONS OF MURDERERS. Alibeau, the Frenchman who, last summer, attempted to assassinate Louis Phillippe, King of the French, (a full account of which has been published in the Times,) has been tried, found guilty, and guillotined. He confessed the

crime, and commenced writing his Life and Confession; but it seems that the 'President of the Court ordered its forcible seizure from his hands, and it was prohibited from being published." What a loss this would have been in the United States! Nothing is picked up quicker in this country than the lives and dying confessions of the most abandoned wretches. They are read by certain classes with the most intense interest, and always do more harm than good; generally creating sympathy for the "unhvppy victim''' who forfeits his life by his crimes. We should, therefore, be in favor of a legislative enactment in this country, giving our Courts power to act in regard to Confessions of persons convicted of capital offences; similar to the case of Alibeau; and let the history of his life and crimes be buried with him. A friend asked us the other day, what was the cause of the editor of the Rising Sun Times disylaying so much impotent malice towards this town and its inhabitants. We thought every body knew; but for the information of those who do not, we will inform them. About a year since the redoubtable little Major was forced to make a sudden and precipitate retreat from our village to avoid a con-hiding; like most other great military characters, the M-tjor was so hard pressed, that he wa? forced to leave his Aago-e behind. I o talk to him about Law rt nccbui gh, is like mentioning a rvpe to a man who has just escaped the gallons. C7" We need hardly say that the foregoing paragraph is from the Pallaladium. We know not which of the nineteen $ the author; but be he whom he may, (should it be the infamous Milton Gregg himself.) we pronounce him an unprincipled and wilful LIAR. We never maJe a 'precipitate retreat' from the mud hole, nor were we ever afraid of any individual in that place. They would, we doubt not, hire wretches to cut our throat, or overpower us with numbers, could they but get a fit opportunity; but there never was the least danger of an attack on us in an honorable way. And we now call upon the author of the above slander, to prove his assertions, or quietly crouch under Ihe epithets of liar and scoundrel. OirThe Indiana Palladium professes to be published by one Col. Cameron. That paper charges us with having ran off from Lawrenceburgh, for fear of a cowhiding: which is an arrant lie. Colonel Cameron should be careful. Does he recollect that in 1832, Colonel Botkin and himself, both large men, basely assaulted one Heman Ladd, a very small man, in the Seventy-Six Coffee House, on 5th street, in Cincinnati, and that both Colonels dropp'd Mr Ladd, and made a glorious retreat, after a pistol had Jlashed at Cameron's head ? Does this gallant Colonel C ameron know that the Editor of the Timei was at the Mayor's office, and heard the testimony of Jackson M. Hulse, and others, in the above case? We knowall this, if Cameron does not; and we may tell more if Cameron desires it. We can tell this immmortal hero of the Seventy Six, too, that we have never yet retreated from pistol, knife or cowhide; we have never been arraigned for a violation of the laws; we have never had a case in the Supreme Court of Ohio, where man's nearest and dearest friend was a party; nor have we ever lived, as he once lived, in the neighborhood of the Fly Market, in Cincinnati. Be very cartful, therefore, Col. Cameron, how you slander the "little Major;" or we may tell the public who and what you are. 03The Palladium says we fiave displayed "much impotent malice towards their town and ils inhabitants." Aye, impotent malice! Poor fellows we never had the least desire to injure (he frog pond, or its croaking inhabitants. From the beginning, our object was to