The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 16, 1859 Page: 1 of 4
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COLUMBUS, TEXAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1859.
few notice
discontinuance 'of
-continue to send
_o0B are paid.
;Ject or" refuse to take their
to wiucb *bejp are sent,
.il they pay npi
to other places with-
íe publisher, aqd tbe paper ia sent
roction, they are held responsible,
have -decided that refnsiug to
j or paper from the office, or re-
iving it uncalled íor, Í3f rimo facie
! fl gs!!
m
' 10 swéa!
Columbus ia daily
i, population and im^
lave escaped your acute
rihat we have some «ring evila
ihh it would be prudent to
as short delay as possib"
f these is a race of lank, kan,
Jprel hogs. Theoriginal stock
il$lVaod 184$, and «efe thee
iction tó picket fences, (for at
i civilized notion of plank and
vas untbougbt of.) The
ááriiiiefti descendants of the
stock, with a small, sprinkle of the
blood in them, imported from
• •• /at various periods from
these
Editors, the
ey are
to that of the genus'dog
" frme t has a
eating the
aich the? a*e
J % ^
m
sunlpW
!s dinner. Aooiher
e Columbus bogs is their
_ (City.^ TÍKtj cán^ estimate
, latitudes'ami longitudes with the
precision ; survey town lots with as
thematioal skill an the most sci-
\ surveyor; and calculate to
i amount of force that is ne
. theit entrance íWouglt a
patting or plao'c, of. any variety of timber
th«t «rows in the woods. I was informed
day by a man of undoubted ve-
racity that he had built him a good, sub-
atañttti new plañk fence for his yard, the
lowest plank being close to the ground,
and two inches thick. When be had com-
pleted the job, be retired to his house for
. tbe nigh:f and with an air of dignified as-
surance, remarked to hie better half " that
they would never be pestered again with
tbe * town hogs."* ^ What was my sur-
prise" said he, 'on tbe morrow when I
found just eleven of tbe genus in my yard
and the twelfth 'aiming ?'" Tbe largest
ef the gang had rooted a sonare hole under
the lowest plank of hw^ unpenetrable (?)
rations exactly one foot and a hftfon the
outside — showing that C&urobus bogs,
along 2 With their other accomplishments,
u square root.* ' *>/*/
od eitizen of our town in-
formed me that it was no uncommon thing
for an did sow, which has been long a res-
ident of the city, to insert her nasal pro-
between two pailings of bie fence,
—shandscre-v it about in that
Stíl ft was absolutely so painful
• that she squealed from tbe
the would not desist
irii loosening one or
thereby paving the
_ to the yard. / Ano-
ther gentleman says that he made np his
mind to be fire of hogs about his yard and
^ ht his kitchen for one night at least; that,
accordingly be paid. a Dutchman three
dollars Id'examine bie fence carefully, and
to put up a new substantial pailing where
efer he might find one wanting, or at all
Iris done, before retiring for
saw that bis gate was prop-
* the further precau-
th a nope. On the
it, when he awoke,
greeted with a hog jubilee
„ upon examina-
tion, he found just fifteen enjoying their
fetalis «am dignitatem It so happened
"that the gate was a fancy one, the lower
• 1^ being constructed on the Venetian
r, out of thin material. The porkers
of this freak in science,
; racers would call a ruu-
\ at the lattice-work, broke it into
fragmenta, and thus secured
Startling Disclosures! 7
ABOLITIONISM IX OUR MIDST.
We see from the Bonham (Fannin
county) Independent that great excitemeot
prevails in that section growing .out of the
ÚÜ
ttencH of an association ealled the
orthern Methodius," whose avowed ob-
ject is " the extirpation of Slavery/'
It appears from the proof, that this As-
sociation was sent out from the Conference.
in Maiue to Texas for this object, as is
^^ipesoluli^ns which
e adopted/ The disclosures are
A public indignation rifeering
was called, and Gen. Green, Judge Roberts,
and other promiueijt gentlemen addressed
'the meeting. It is time we should be
awake. Tbe following explains the out-
rage to which our people have been sub-
_ _ ^ I instances will suffice, Messrs. Edi-
tojr^Ú Show that our town hogs are too
roctive to be permitted
togó at large. The fact is that a new
fence, which would last eight or ten years
without hogs, will be a wreck in four or
five yeairs with bogs; nor is this all: they
are productive of a race of fleas which are
proof against flea powder,|um camphor,
and every other flea remedy that was ever
heard of.
The other day I met an acquaintance on
the street who asked me if I knew where
he could purchase a negro boy «bout six
or seven years old. Not knowing what he
eould want "with a negro of such tender
age, I made free to enquire his object in the
(purchase. " Well," said he, "I want him
to catch the fleas off of me about one-half
of the day, and to scratch me the other
half!"
It is time, Messrs. Editors,'that we
should be freed of such nuisances. Co-
lumbus will shortly be tbe terminus of the
most important railroad in tbe State, aud
is now dnly growing in wealth and impor-
tance. If the owner or owners of bogs
which prey upon our citizens will not listen
to the kind and well-meant remonstrances
of friend?, and dispose of thera^to those
who live in the country and can raise them
without annoying and molesting their
neighbors, 1 for one am in favor of a law
being passed by the town authorities ren-
dering it lawful and proper for any of our
citizens, at the expiration of twenty days
from the passage of the ordinance, to kill
.any hog or hogs that may be foünd at
large within the corporate limits.
Your esteemed friend, CLIO.
Columbus, Texas, April 9,1859.
44 The Committee appointed to draft res-
olutions now returned, acd the Chairman
prevented the following resolutious, which
Were adopted unanimously :•
" Whereas, as a secret foe lrnks in our
midst, known as the Northern Methodist
Church, entertaining sentiments antago-
nistic to the institution of slavery, and
the manifest intention of whose North-
ern coadjutor is to do away with slavery
in these United States; and4
Whereas, The further growing of this en-
emy would be likely to endanger tbe
perpetuity of that institution in Texas:
• and
Whereas, Sentiments diametrically op-
posed to the interests of the South have
this day been pubi c y pioclaimtd upon
our streets by a minister of said North-
ern Methodist Church; therefore be it
Resolved Is/, That tbe Methodist church
have separated into divisions North and
South, the organization of a Northern
branch of that Church in our midst, as a
serene behind which to hide the emisaries
of a Northern political faction, known as
abolitionists, is dangerous to our interest ,
and ought not, therefore, to be tolerated Ly
tbe people of Texas.-
2d, That the public denunciation of the
institution of slavery, and tbe public as-
sertion by a minister of their Church, to
the effect Chat the Northern Methodists de-
signed .the extirpation of that institution in
our land, beard in our streets this day, was
a gross insult to our people, and should-be
boldly and summarily resented.
3d, That the teachings saod preaching
of the ministers of that Church do not
meet the views of the people of Fannin,
and must therefore be stopped.
4th, That a Committee be appointed to
memorialize the Legislature to pass laws to
punish the utterance of such seditious sen-
timents as are mentioned in resolution 2d,
and that other counties be earnestly called
on to consider tbe matter.
5th, That a suitable Committee be ap-
pointed to wait on the Bishop and Ministers
now in Conference assembled, on Timber
Creek, in this county, and warn them to
withhold the further prosecution of said
Conference, as its countenance will be well
calculated ' to endanger the peace of ibis
community.
6th, That our motto is: ' Peaceably if
we can—forcibly if we must.'
The following resolution was presented
by B. F. Fuller, Esq., which was appended
and made part of the above:
'Jlh, That we hereby bind ourselves to
co-operate in the future, to do ali we can to
suppress abolitionism in our midst, aud
that henceforth we will suffer no public
expression of abolition doctrines or senli
raents in cur streets or county go unpun-
ished"
It was moved by Dr. Reid that a Com-
mittee of 59 responsible men be appointed
by the Chairman to wait, on Bishop Jay ne
and the ministers in Conference assembledti
at Timber Creek Church, on Sunday, the
13th of March", and read to them the reso-
lutions adopted by tbis meeting, and to
order the discontinuance of their meetings
in this county, henceforth and forever. ,
The motion was unanimously adopted."
In accordance w.iih tbe above resolutions,
tbe Committee met the Bishop and Minis-
ters now in Conference, and warned them
to withhold the further prosecution of said
Conference, as its continuance would en
danger the community. It is not over
with yet. The last item is from the same
paper, which ;we append. We will look
with interest for further proceedings. We
say drum them out of the State, and then
set tbe Indians on them across tbe border !
" The meeting on Saturday hist, held for
the purpose of taking steps necessary to
rid our county of a set of abolitionists who
have been amongst us for some time, and
who, it appears, have been busily, though
stealthily engaged in promulgating their
incendiary doctrines, and distributing
abolition tracts, newspapers and other
printed matter amongst tbe people, and
our slaves, was attended by some three
hundred of the very best citizens of the
county of Fannin. And Whilst all were
perfectly cool in their deliberations and
suggestions, there was, nevertheless, a firm
disposition manifested to rid the county of
these insidious foes.
"The Committee of fifty gentbmen ap-
pointed by tbe meeting to wait ou tbe
Bishop, members, etc., of this church, and
ask of them to discontinue the holding oí
their meetings in our county, proceeded to
to discharge their duty on the day follow-
ing. Judge Samuel A. Roberts, having
been chosen ás spokesman, discharged bis
duty in the most befitting manner. During
the interview between Judge Roberts and
"Bishop Jayne, and up to the time of their
departure, the Committee, and those who
had in the meantime joined them (some
two hundred in all) were altogether ro
" On Monday the meeting again met,
pursuant to adjournment, for the p.jrpose
of receiving^tbe report of the Committee
appointed for the purpose above mentioned
an.I to further deliberate as to the best
course of proceedure for the future towards
these intruders. After several speeches
had been made, it was determined upon to
appoint a committee of five who?e duty :t
is to prepare a series of resolutions and
Report the same to another meeting, w'h.ieh
will be held at the Court-house tbis even-
ing at two o'clock."—Tyler Reponer.
General Houston.
The following remarks in reference to
Gen. Houston, are from the New Orleans
bulletin: • .
The Senatorial term of the old Texan
Hero has expired, and he consequently
felires from the .councils of the nation,
which he entered from Tennessee more
than forty years ago. He has seen a vast
deal of life in its various forms, and prob-
ably is as well posted concerning the
history and workings of our institutions
curing all that period as any man now
living, with perhaps an exception or two.
There can be, we suppose, no difference of
opinion as to the fact that, during bis career
as a Senator from Texas, he has represented
her honorably and usefully. Notwith-
standing his eccentricities, Texas may weil
be proud of the old hero. He has acted
well his part, both in the field and in tbe
Senate house, and his name is very famil-
iar not only to every State in the Union,
and by them respected, but iu England,
and on the Continent of Europe. The
country at this time can ill afford to spire
a inau of such experience, of so sound a
judgment, and so prudent and safe a coun-
selor, from her National assembly. It will
be impossible, we feat*, to make good his
place. His last great speech in the Senate
we have not seen, but it is spoken of in
various quarters as probably the ablest and
most powerful one he ever delivered.
It must be admitted, wo thiuk, by all
candid and intelligent men, whatever may
be .their party preferences, that the retire-
ment from the Senate of the United States
of such men as Cass, Houston, Everett and
Bell, must be considered a public misfor
tune.. They are men who have been inti-
mately and long connec ed with the mod-
ern great historic uames of Jie country,
Webster, Claj^jOplhouu and others, aud
they must be regarded an possessing moro
wisdom and statesmanship than their
younger and more inexperiencod brethren,
however able the latter may be. Itcaunot
be considered a fortunate omen that the
country should evince a disposition to dis-
pense with tbe services of her long tried
and most faithful counselors.
The (¿i|t of ¿.ove.
Anger begins with folly, and ends with
rep«njancc.
"Giro me," said I, " that ring,
Whic!) 01) tliy taper finger gleams ;
.S ■eet thoughts to me 'twill bring,
. When suni/ncr sunset's beams
Have faded o'er the western sea,
Aud left rne dreaming, love, of thcc ! "
" OT), no !" the nijiidcn cried ;
" This shining ring is bright, but cold ;
Thai bond is loosely tied
Wbieh must be claiped with gold !
Thi3 ring Will soon for rotten be ['
Some belter gift I'll give to thee! "
" 'Siien give to me that red rose."
v- 8.;v:d Í. " which on thy bosom heaves
íftS
c.-iusied repose,
And droops its blushing leaves ;
IF thouTvouldst have me think of tliée,
Fair maiden, give the rose to me! "
"Oh, no," she softly said,
" I will uot give thee any flower ;
This rose will surely fade—
It passes with the hour :
-A faded rose can never bp
An emblem of my love for thee 1"
" Tíicm give me but thy word—
A vow of love—'twere better yet,"
I cried ; " who once has heard
Such vows, can nc'ér forget !
If thou v;ilt give tins pledge to me,
No ring nor rose I'll ask of thee ! "
"Oil, no!" she said again ;
" For spoken vows are empty breath,
Whose memory is vain
VVlicn fashion pcrkhetli ;
If e'er I lose my love for thee,
My vows must all forgotten be! "
" Then what,"" I asked, " wiltjthou,
0, dearest! to ihy lover give ?
Nor ring, nor rose, iior v<\w,
May 1 from thee receive;
And yet, some symbol should there bo
To typify thy loVo for ine ! "
Then dropped her silv y voice
Unto a whisper soft and low;
" Here, take this.gift— my choice—
The sweetest-love can know ! "
She raised Iter head all Ttpvingly,
Andsmilliug, gave—a kiss to me!
The Doom of the World.—The North
Rriliifh Review, discoursing on the dooto
of the world, has the following remarks .:
".What this change is to bé, we dare
not even conjecture, but we Bee in the
heavens themselves some traces of des-
tructive elements and some indications of
^¡agencnts of bi'oh. n
¡'Ííiií^ts — the decent of meteciic stones
upon our, globe —the whirling comets
weildhig their loose material at the solar
surface—the volcanic eruptions in our own
salelite—the appearance of new stars and
tbe disappearance of others, are all fore-
shadows of that impending convulsion to
which the system of the world is doomed.
Thus placed on a planet which is to be burn-
ed up, and under heavens thus to pass
away ; thus residing, as it were, on the
cemetries, aud dwelling orf-the mausole-
ums of former worlds, let us learn the
lesson of huimhty and-wisdom, if we have
uot already\i been taught in the school of
revelation."
HOOl'-DE-DOO-DON-DOO.
Behold yon splendid and resplendant round
Of whalebone, covering ten square feet of ground"'
As down the street the dry goods phantom swims
("As some gay galleon over the billows skims,)
How grandly on her sweeping course she goes,
Turning aside for neither friendá or foes!
Who would not brave the deepest mud on earth
To gi?e those hoops the widest kind of berth ?
A varjéty of food is desirable for cattle,
a3 well as for human beings. This is
manifest from the fact that stock fed on
a variety will be found in better condition
than that liicited to one or two kinds of
food.
A vessel of water in a newly painted
room will, to a great extent, remove the
swell of paint, because tbe water has a
tendency to absorb the gases and vapors
wh'.cb are emitted from the paint iu the
process of drying.
" ^-Qii would be very pretiy indeed,"
said a gentleman patronizingly to a young
lady, " if your eyfi3 were only .a little
larger." " My eyes may be very small, sir,
but such people as you don't Jill them ! "
Mr. Jamos Uog^ was married to Miss
Ella Be«ne, lately. What can be more
natural than the union of pork and beans?
But this union seems all one-sided—ouly
one bean to a whole hog; and at some
future period,*ono bean to perhaps several
" Hócr¿s;" 1
" We have a span of horses,*' Baid an
economist the other day, " on our farm
that support themselves without anv cost."
" Why, how is that? 'exclaimed a listener.
Why, you see," remarked the questioned,
"one is a saw horse, the other a clothes
horso.
A clear conscience is sometimes sold for
m-'tiej, but never bought with it.
Towers are measured by their shadows,
and great men by their calumniators.
fhey who possess the moát rea! excel-
lence, say least about it.
A Windfall.
The -Lockport (New York) Advertiser
has the following
Some two weeks since, a young man of
gentlemanly address, and who, from ap-
pearam'o, bora evidence of better days,
arrived at Totvawanda, and calling at the
house of Mr. Browning of that place,
begged for something to eat and asked for
a situation, lie gave a, history of his cir-
cumstances, as follows:
" lie said his father was wealthy, lived
iu Fi/anye, and
that country on a pleasure trip to the
United States, bringing with him $63,000
for spending money and other purposes.
On landing in New York, and after so-
journing in that city a short time, bo de-
posited $20^000 with a banker, who was a
1 lie was then led by some new made
Jew.
acquaintances, into scenes of dissipation
and gaming, where.-he lost ibe remainder
of his money. To add to his misfortunes,
the Jew banker also" failed, swindling him
out of the money he had deposited with
him. His father, her said, had a banker in
New York from whom he
^
obtained assistance, but ho determined,
from motives of pride and chagrin, not to
appeal to .him in hie extremity by giving a,
statement of bis condition/'
On receiving, with some doubts of its
truthfulness, the above statement, Mr.
Browning took the young man into his
employ for a few days, and eet him to
work " packing shingles." He afterwards
went to Buffalo. Mrs. Browning however,
out of motives of curiosity, wrote a letter
to the aboye mentioned banker, wl^om the
young man stated was doing business for
Ijis father, enquiring of him in regaTd to
the truth of the matter. The banker on
reüejpt of Mrs. B.'s letter immediately
repaired to Tonawañda and confirmed the
truth of the statement, and also related
other facts in the case, more wonderful
still. He says that he had recently learned
of the decease of the young man's father,
who had died leaving the young man heir
to $2,000,000, and also that $00,000 bad
already been remitted and was in the
hands qí himself. The banker, on receiv-
ing the news and not finding the fortunate
inheritor of this vast sum, adíe '
Ifitü in the papers. The bá^tÉr^HeíTgave
Mr. Browning $25 to prosecute theéearch
for him in Buffalo, where it was supposed
he had repaired. After two days spent,
the object of search Was found in the Erie
County Work House, where he had ,been
committed a few days previous as^á vagrant.
He was very sick, and his disease was
pronounced incurable.
The Advertiser says that he still re-
mains at the house of Mr. Browning, in
Tonawanda, where he was removed when
released from confinement. He has re-
ceived large remittances from his banker,
and it is not at all ptobable that he will
over enter a penitentiary again as a vagrant.
Tris Fourth.—On the fourth of Sep-
tember we closed our revolution.
On the fourth of Match we inaugurate
our President.
On the fourth of July we cut loose From
Great Britain.
On the fourth of August got on speak-
ing tertns again.
a railing.
Quoth Smith to Jones, it really is a sin
Von do not get your pretty house fenced in;
Quoth Jones, you're wrong; the place is fcnccd,
confound it,
My wife is all the time a railing round it.
A Quaker lately popped the question to
a fair Quakeress as follows:
"Hum—yea and verily, Penelope, the
spirit u'getb and inoveth me wondeifully
to beseech thee to cleave unto me, flesh of
rav ttesh and bono of my bone."
41 Hum—truly, Obediah, thou hast wisely
said. Inasmuch as it is not good for man
to be alone, lo! and behold, I will sojotura.
with thee.''
Profane Philanthropy.—A solicitor
of funds in aid of one of our benevolent
societies called upon a well-known Mer-
chant prince of our city, and presenting a
copy of his report, requested a donation.
The merchant, turning to the cashier, re-
marked, " Mr. this appears to be a
d—d good thing; draw a check for fifí}'
dollars for the gentleman." The recipient
of the charity thanked tbe donor, but sug-
so A' ' ;
A Clergyman
fott countérfeiting whílb
funeral seru0
We had an interview v
Reynolds, of Trumble county, last eve
who ha 1 just returned from
Mills county, Iowa, wheie <
land. He gave us an item of sor..
On last Monday aftcrndoh, tlie
Wat sort, the pastor* of
church in Glen wood was
neral sermon, a(nd lie was
, , .. , . -• . cers from ari adjoining conntv
that, he left Jm tiome iu counterfeit money. fb#- s
nmcensed tho officers that 4b*y,
them from the hons *
to retire until the
tbe clergyman.
procession to tb
:árre§téd' him.
v>-'-
W¡x:l
the. cellar oí
paperíÉ^™^
apparatus for,the m«
$1,000 in cocn!
which weye,' r..B
of tbis city, and about i
tbe Stale Bank of Ohio.
The cJergymáh made a c
the matter. He became
connected with some coar
two years ago, and, as he hi
life an engraver, he had I
and hard-working meflnl
He had preached in
years. He is *
of family, and 1
esteemed and ré¡
tion and neighbors,
the coun^ ^ ' '
good with,'-
This expl
tory to his parn;
him at once,
jnini|tér.J
showed tb ggjggp
::,ÍAfé'¡$01
other flásl
book case were
ered lwis of j
men,
D&lOrd -w
of héaíry^bail i
-
Common PJea ; '
great
land Plaindéaier.
Herald '«New Yofk com
I met Fannt Fern-
terday, leaning upon the
loved " James." lie is a t
individual, with - melanch<
and eyes wkevr—But with ji
sion withal Fanny has']
" no longer ycuiig" •
somewhat oafé-;worn face,
temperament, large p
sandy, wavy hair, fall
foreheadprominent
meeting her in a crowd.say, i
woman! It is a market'
looking face. It is' nbt
strange looking face. It
known some bitter things—ang
8olitude.,' ít is' not wholly ^,
could not bo enliiely bad. Is
ugliness—it suggests its i
self assured, bu t not: vain ; 1
háugíity. It says: 411 1
vears than are
daughter, a woman grown, ..
auce a une second edition of
A lady, who must be a rel
Partington, we tbink by 4
least, was entertaining sbme fr.
a fine leg of mutton at dinner
day, when one of the
the mutton was exceedingly fihein qnalitv.
''Oh, ye?,' said slie, " my husband tUws~
buys the best—he is * great eplcac."
■ r ■ 1* , • "■f_ ..
cockney; bluebeari
sensibilities, fainted at
fourth spouse. " What
him?" asked a perplexed
"Let him alone," said a
"he'llsoon re-wive."
The son of Henry S. Guoo* of
sippi, ran off two weeks ago
father's second wife. The voung
a gun' has not been heard of since.
A short man become attached to a
woman, and somebody said th«6 he
fallen in b\e with h<-r. ^*'Pa yen call ..
A gallon of slronj; ley put in a barrel cfj f!lliin?lia ^ve,?." «^'d the suitor ; " it is
gested that ha " would pr^frr the money
without tho d—n ! "—AT. 1". Post.
hard water
w;lffer.
will make it
If all the fools wore white caps,
should look like a ilock of geese.
(renius—the free
harinonions play
of all the fatuities of a human being.
• * :—
If vvi>;e men play the fool, they do it
with a vengeance.
Prosperity gathers smiles ; while adv&r-
sity scatters 'hem.
more like climbing."
A preacher on' leaving a church,
advised his successor; " Be sure you B.
them plenty of Iíell, or you'll be nothi
thought rfl"
A man complained to his ^
be stuffed him to much with*
was sick á long time after he j
No less than three
were burnt to death in (hi i
during the year 1858.
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