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A NOBLE AMERICAN PRIsoNES.-"e derive
the following highly interesting enecdote from
the speech OF Gen Waddy Thompson, our late
Minister to Mexico, at the dinner given TO hun
on his return TO South Carolina:


Among the many interesting incidents whcn nen-
T. MENTIONED there was one particularly So rs Il
related 10 a gentleman born and educated N 'i4is
neighborhood-Mr Samuel A. Mavsrick-which
in the language OF Gen. Thompson was not only
honorable TO the man himself. but 10 human nature
Mr.. Maverick was a young man ot large fortune
with wife aud three or tc interesting chiicren.
When he arrived al his prs al ferote, ne wrote
10 Gen T. informing him ihsl he was there, and Il;
chains but said that he neither asked nor expected
spy in,erposition from General Thompson, as ne
considered that such iulerposIuon might not Or
proper and only asking the General TO convey some
letters 10 his family. Gen T. nevertheless set about
obtaining his release, as there was then negoua-
ton on foot for the remuneration OF Texas 10 Mex
;co Gen. T. wrote 20 Mr.. Maverick SAVING that II
he was really in favor oi suca remuneration, and
would saw So that he thought his release would Ger
,ainlv be granted he, Gen. /. wou!d say 10 Pres
dcnt Santa Ana that any promise winch Ma'e:,cA
made would certainly be complied with. MIR. Sla-
verick replied, :" regret that cannot br!uE myself
10 think that il would be 10 the interest OF Texas 10
reflniIe with Mexico. This being my settled os!n-
iou cannot sacrifice the interests o! my country
even TO obtain nv liberty; stall less can say So
when such is not my opinion, for regard he as



therefore make up my mind 10 wear my chains, gall
;ns as ,hev are Gen. T. said ,ha, The virtue aud
constspcy OF Resulus, which had immor;alized h'S
name, did not exceed this and he ieit speca! pnoe
in this heroic virtue, because Maverick was South
Carolnian-his neighbor, and the " kinsman OF his
kinsmen.


He spoke OF The Mexicans as a polite, kind and
wsrrn-hearted people. He had met with nothing al
their hands bu, poli,eness and Kindness, al;honsh
the eircumsancss under WHICH he hrstSsn, to Men
NON He should be unsrnteiul not 10 bear ;estimo-
nv to their many asisbls qualities and SAID that
there yss no other foreign people IN hose prosper
~ and advance in the great career OF cVI! heertN
he felt an equal interest. Mexico was the htsI-eop
Of our Revolution, end nob, and gallaHt!N hsG SIZE
s,russIed Tor the establishment Of institutions OF
whieS ours were the model. Her advances had a.
ready been great and she possessed the elements Q;
,res, people. here no county with Inch ae
would so much regret 10 see ours invoked IN war
every. consideration OF duty, policy and hamsnii,
forbsde il: and he addsd. that although the Texas
war had caused coed deal OF eNaSpeTs;lon against
us there was very strong disposition 10 cultivate
friendly relations with US o; this she had gwen re-
r4s led proofs.