The
Matamoras Bulletin describes a grand fete given in honor of the
Federal Military Governor of
Texas, "
Don A. J. Hamilton" and staff, by
Don Jesus de la Serne,
Governor of the
State of Tamaulipas, in which
Matamoras is situated.
The
Don Hamilton is quartered at
Brownsville, opposite
Matamoras.
The entertainment is described in glowing style, and must have been conducted in flowing style, as "wines and delicate champagnes" were abundant, and mental congratulations and pledges between the
Governor and the
Don were copious.
The Governor's "allocation" congratulated the American Union on the triumph of its arms and the speedy pacification of the
Republic!" The Governor was quite "swipey" about then!
The liquor was no less stimulating on
Don Hamilton, who felicited
Don Jesus upon his return to the
Constitutional Government of Tamaulipas, "lauded the heroism of the Mexicans" in defence of their Nationality, whose rights, he said, were identical with those of the great Yankee nation!
and absolutely wound up by "placing at the disposal" of the great
Governor of Tamaulipas all the forces at his command "to aid him in repelling the
French invasion!" He must have been, indeed, well wound up when he made that speech.
If the speech was really made, the
Don will probably have to retract it or be recalled.
The
French will hardly let such an
entente cordiale as that stand without investigation, and
Seward will not be eager to sustain the campaigning Governor of
Texas in any such campaign as he proposes to undertake against the
French!
