The Southern Intelligencer. (Austin City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1858 Page: 2 of 4
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OCTOBER ¿7, lütt.
*uMr. JotiN jj. Puutv, ol tblx «00c, will
«a or «boat tit* middkgor Non-mbcr. Urt out
•• euTMnr and collector lor the Iutclligoocer.
We tnift thnt all thnau íii<I«I>1<m1 to o* will be
ready for Hi* coining, lit- nill r1*o act m agent
for tbe aalo of ll.-uton'* AI>rl(U<*l Debate*,
American Bloquease, and tbu Now American
Encyclopedia of (¿enero! Intelligence.
Mr. Perry will aleo edlt-sl, ior 20 per cent.
ooomMon, any and all note* or xeoonnU, tbat
any ba aeut to liim by newrpaper publUber* <•(
or Western Tex**. Send 0:1 your
T tin Ketdert of the Intelligencer.
With UiU number of the Intelligencer
my connection with tho paper cease*.
To thoso who have so liberally pat-
ronised tho office,! return sincere thanks,
and hope a more liberal patronago will
be extended to my co-partnur and sue-
season. The pnblic will find the pro*
prietors ready, courteous and obliging ;
in fact,"honorable gentlemen in their
transactions. The editorial department
will still be conducted by Geobok W.
Paschal ; a gentleman who has uo su
perior as a writer, and a staunch nnd
faithful Democrat, a strict adherer to
tbe " old land marks." Messrs. Bakeii,
Lambert & Pkurv, as publishers nnd
proprietors of the Intelligencer, will
•part no pains in making it a paper
for the people—a welcome visitor to
every homo circle. Mr. John 8. Perry
wilt aotas solicitor of patronage; while
Messrs. -Baker <fc Lambert will superin
tend the mechanical department of the
establishment.
The subscriber may, at some future
period, appear bofore .ho public as n
publisher, till then, Adios,
IRVING ROOT.
To the Patrons of the Southern Intelligencer.
By reference to the hoad of our paper
today it will be seen that a chungo has
taken place in the publishers of the
Intolligencer ; a change, too, which we
hope will bo satisfactory to our numer
ous readers and frionds.
Irt assuming the duties and responsi-
bilities (in part) of publishers of a
pnbficj journal, in this age of erudition
and -improvement, it cortainly requires
as muoh determination and ncrvo as
tfcs soldier does on making his first
charge into a pitched battle. Feelings
of pleasure and hope contribute their
pleasing inspirations; yet they are, at
times, ovot'como by the thought of the
worm-wood that blooms but to deceive,
rheso thoughts, together with many
other ideas, crowd upon ono another
until the mass appears as one superb--
NoratNi}
Ono of na having boon schooled in a
printing offioo for the past eight years,
tho nps-and-downs of a publisher's life
have naturally become impressed upon
his nlnd. It is no " pleasure trip," as
some imagine; no place where yon can,
With any oortainty, build castles in the
air* Knowing then that there are
many obstacles to encounter, it, is only
necessary to any, that each ono as they
, appoar, will bo Irpted according to
their merits. jÉr
Henceforth jmnctuality shall be our
aim, and no effort will be spared to ren-
der the Intelligencer offioo every way
worthy the patronage of the cltisens of
Analta and tho State at largo. Tito
long experience of Mr. Wu. S. Baker,
one of the former proprietors, warrant
us in Mewing tho pnblic that the pape
will appoar in a neat and workman-like
.manner. Io flnl, every effort will be
usod to make the Intolligenoer the star
and leading paper of the Colorado val*
ley. R. J. LAMBERT.
JOHN S PERRY.
Monday evo-
lid intelligent audi-
his first lecture, he
i to experiments,
; way to keep er
Nor did the
ation had
st pitch, seem
loctnro was
oand attention,
I
Judge Oldhsm'i last Flitter.
This gentleman begins to cry out for
sympathy as a persecuted man. He
would have it that he never assuiled us;
but we him. It is no cause of atfsaih
ment, that his co-editor stands indicted
lor un opprobrious libel upon us. It is
nothiug that from week to week and
month to month, we were traduced in
his pu| er It is nothing that he has de-
tracted from us every way in his power.
Hut there are enough in the community
who have known us both all our lives,
without there being the smallest n^eusi-
ty for us t<> notice his "little tellers"
and puerilities. We liuve no quarrel
with him. We got beyond that point
five yeara ago When he asserts that
ever we, at any timo, noticed him in a
newspaper article, to his injury or dis-
paragement, before the commencement
of this controversy,he asuerts that which
has uo foundation in truth. Has ho so
sooii forgotten his own questions direct-
ed to u* through the Gazette lust Spring?
And how commenced this present con-
troversy f Hie Judicial race rendered
it necessary that we should express our
opinions opeuly and fearlessly. Judge
Oldham's organ assailed us as a "J udas
Iscariot,' nnd by every name which
they cou'd call ub. Considering the
source, we paid no attention to the paper,
nor tho edito.s. When assailed as a
"political disorganize!'," wo gave to our
assailants tho advantage of being called
the par excellence "organizers." We how-
over avoided nil personalities, except
so far as it became nocessary to show
up tho character of the Gazette's candi-
dato. Fire columns of calumny were
hurled at us and our friends, aftor the
race was over—and while their chanti-
cleer was crowing and their cannon
booming—Judge Oldhuni uounted the
tripod, to defeud tho ungenerous at-
tuck. Ilis name had been used with
his consent, as we asserted, nnd he nev-
er duuied. lio therefore became tho en-
dorser of an article which the world has
condemned. Judge Oldham immediate
commenced his powerless wit against
io "Joint Stock Company," including
onrself. When convicted of error he
persisted in the misstatements, (we
will not use his own vulgar language.)
We turned him over to Mr. Bee and he
retracted. When wo stated the fact,
that since the "establishment of tho Ou
zette, its proprietors had received und
claimed $103,142 00 tliut we should
publish tho figures, and leavo it to tho
public to say, "whether the money hart
been honestly earned and honestly paid,"
the .Judge flaunted a chai longo into our
face to "trot out tho figures," promising
to support tho affirmative of the ques-
tion. When our first nuinber appeared
giving only tho laws ami Capt Ford's
evidence, as to how the work hud been
done, the Judgo promised, in advance,
to provo that we had borne "falso wit-
ness against our neighbor." But in all
those ciiullonges ho promised to bo re-
spoctful, and to avoid epithets, although
the clique wcro constantly having us
reminded, that for these publications we
should hear thunder—bo cat up alive,
and nil that.
Wo nevertheless proceeded dispas-
sionately to lay the figures before the
public. Then tho Secretary of Sti to
and Judgo O. cried out "ho, there is n
mistake of $1,087, owing to tho 'peculi-
ar wording ol the account " and
Judgo Oldham proclaimed, that it had
boon "settled «I the proper depart ment."
Then for weeks ho was waiting to get
all their accounts made out. And what
was his uuswer und what his rejoinder
when thoy did come Í Was there any
denial of tho amount received ? None.
But his whole song is thnt a part, al-
though the same men received the mo-
ney from tho treasury for public work,
yet it was not paid to them "at public
printers I" And ho insinuates, that
we had no business with the informa-
tion. Ho published tho results of
''erased accounts," and is forced to qon
fesa what the "crasurea" are. Ho nls<*
has another bright defence . Our mo
tives are not good and democratic, but
selfish and disorganizing. Suppose our
motives were over so bad, do they muke
tho record truths the less? We have
taken nothing noon any man's word.
Tho Judgo insults tho wholo country,
by saying that no one attributes to us
correct motives in publishing the fig
urea. Does ho really believe, thai the
ers take no intorost in the mat-
(iredicate, we ask John Henry Brown,
f he did n*t, at Austin, when Inst here,
fi
tux pave
tor ? lio attempts alao to vault him
solf ao high, that he thinks we oannot
iqjnro him. We nevor sought his inju-
ry If wo had, wo should have rofei red
to more of Ilia short oomings as public
printer. Wo took tm$ of his accounts
only, because of his challenge. We
might have selected tho bargain and
corruption report, with 99, not "44 lince
upon a pago," and many others. But
the documents were not all accessible
to the country.
We may as well hero state, that the
amour.ta received and claimed by the
roprintora of tho Gnzetto, exceeded
108,143. When 0. had the accounts
made up, there appeared to have been
received by the predecessors of Mur-
shall & Oldli am, according to Capt.
Ford, $88,601 517
By Marshall & Oldham, and
John Marshall, and John
Marshall & Co., 08.034 15
tell a certain gentleman, tbat the char
es of Marshall were outrugei us ? Or
not, what did yon say in condem-
nation of his printing?
The certified copies from the Comp-
troller's office, showing that the double
paying for "rule and figure work" com-
menced with Marshall k Oldham, pub-
lished in a previous number of this pa-
per, seem to have destroyed tho Judge's
eqnanimity. But ho insists that all of
these accounts were prior to the law of
the 37th December, 1851. And the
Judge makes u good many statements
about them in the face of the record.—
He totally overlooks the fact, that the
law of 1848—not tho law of 1851—de-
clares what a page shall be. There-
fore, to suppoit the arguments of bun-
self, and the reckless assertion of his
witness, it would have to be shown,
that the custom preceded the law of
1848, continued witli it, and was not
interrupted by It. But wo have shown
live interruptions, and some at prices
only one-fourth of wliut Oldham and
Marshall charge.
As to what Hampton said and did, tho
man is doad and his memory belongs to
Ilia family, not us. Neither the records
of the Supremo Court nor of the Comp*
troller's office, show that he hail any in-
terest in the new rule ; and we do not u -
derstand Judge O. that ho did. The
sins of the living should not be laid upon
the deud. It is ungeuerous.
" Whrii I Can Read my Title Clear."
The Grand Scribe, who suppressed
Col. Wigfall's judicial platform resolu-
tion, ana the record of certain counties,
(ho seems to suppose not "less than
forty,"[?] ^ as well as tho names of the
"revising committee," ami Judgo Wheel-
er's letter, but who found room for Gen.
Chambers' secession resolutions, which
never passed; that man, who Mr. Huyucs
convictcd of a w/wppcr, but brightened
his " recollection " just a little, seems to
have lost his temper, and stilted himself
upon tho doubtful prc-cmincuco of his
characteristic dignity. He plumes him-
self upon tho fact that he has " lived in
this community the last ten years," and
hence tho humble editor is " powerless
to injure" him, True, he lmw vegetated
here, but how lie lias got a living, lias
often puzzled men with less imperti-
nent curiosity than himself.
We confess, that it was wrong in us,
to «appose that a man of such Bayard-
like courage, exalted virtue, world-re-
nowned probity, chaste conversation,
courteous maimers, extensive business,
brilliant talents, devoted patriotism, and
etnijient services to town and country,
could be prompted by any motive to ten-
et i hunt
Wo take it nil back. And should he
suppress the whole proceedings of the
next Convention, of which he may bi
secretary, wo shall own light at once,
that there is something iu some part of
tho (suppressed) Mosaic Code, or Tal-
mud, to justify it, however inconsistent
it may appear to be to tho Deca-
logue, and tho sermon upon the
Mount, particularly the words of the
man of Galileo, " Let your light bo
Sliino," Ac. Y\ e take it ail back. We
confess that Phincns is the veritable de-
scendant of that fat old Priest, Eli, who
fell ofl' of tho gate-post, and broke his
neck, not because his two sons, Hoph
ni and Phincns were slain, but because
die Ark was tukcu by the Philistines,
just as tumbled over this unworthy do
scendaut, iu regular succession, when
that last too "small pepper" cumc iu
irom the Rio Orando.
The good man says, " this is tho last
time I shall appear in the newspapers."
Wisely resolved
There is much in tho couplet applied
to your kinsman from ono of the islands,
who played the trick upon tho barber:
" Those who oannot write, yat hitadlo pun*,
Aro apt to hurt tliamKulve* and friend*;
Though oih-'r* n*<i them well,yet fools
HliouId never meddle with edged tool*."
When your name wns flaunted as the
editor of that spirited independent jour
nal, out of whose ashes, Phconix-tike,
grew tho KnowNothing Times, the lying
pnblic never would credit the eminent
ostensible editor, with tho only decency
which ever nppcurcd in its columns.—
The lamented Gen. Mcniucan Hunt was
no cxcoption to the rule. He got after
tho dufam«r and defamation. The dc
scendaut of Eli run to us as a si.elter
that time. It was beforo ho took up
with worse company, and felt his eleva-
tion.
But enough of tho man of tho Tal-
mud. Lot us quote from a cotcmporary
of his fathers: "I'm In Curtis Judeit
appcdertV—Horace
•
■"¿lie
£2^1 .iv.¿:
Making $106,035 48
We suppose thoy should be credited
with that "$1,087 mistake." The mo-
of auch men are moro likely to be
than the motive* of the man
never received from the public
Texas one dollar in his life,
am reposes with great
npon his defonoe. Then
lose his temper? Man in the
do so.
that "rule and figure work," he
' ia volnuteer witness, John
u When that geutlemnn
questions, we have some
for hie consideration,
n of rule and fig*
tlemvn presume
ignorance of tho
the eeta of Congress and
States, when they
l cuxtom " We
Henry blush, if the o be
And M we wish to lay a
S.too
Cenftaiing.
" The erased pngea referred to in Mr. 8linw>
cert flosle, were lor lhu|prliitiiigtr.r the report* of
the Code Uomral**loner*, under a k|>- o Li I con-
trnot with Governor I'enne In 1856, bufort ice
isa élfttdl Public Printirt. - Judy? Oldham.
But why did you not mnko this stnte-
ment about tile erasures before it was
ftntlUd out ? Why the necessity of
rrasing these figures, and other tilings,
amounting to tli usnnds of dollnis ?
Was the Comptroller so silly as not to
know what constitutes "public printing?"
Had lie not thought those things a part
thereof, he never would have included
them in tho tables. But why did not
the Judg^ publish his accounts side by
•idc with ours ? Tho very miiiutite
would then have boon seen. This dodge
does not lessen the amount received by
the proprietor* of tho Gazette, one
farthing,
IA The Quitman Herald says, that
an uncle and brother of Mr. Henry—nu
Alabama gentleman, who was murdered
and robbed in Van Zandt county, a few
months since—have lately come to the
State, Jn possession of fact* sufficient
to enable them to apprehend and con-
vict tLe murderer.
MT The Houston Telegraph is happy
over tlie prospect of plenty of ice there
nest year. A wealthy company has
bee formed, and their arrangements
are on a scale sufficient to insure an
adequate supply of thnt highly impor-
tant articlo.
The Pro Ton
Of the Gnzetto treats his readers to tbe
following beauties:
MA J. JOIIX MARhiiw.I..
A* an evidence of tbe high opinion entertain-
ed of Maj. Man-hull, in Minsii-ilpph whence be
emigrated to Texan, tbe pro tern editor copie*
the conolading remark* of an editorial ol the
Natchu, (Mi**.) />< Trader.
Col. A. J. Hamilton, a man of reputed pow-
erfal intellect, and a formidable «tump xpeaker,
it if pretty generally conceded, will be n candi-
date of the Independent , in nppoaltlon to the
IlHinocrntic candidato Iu tiie second Congrss.
siounl Dixtrict in Texn*. Th.it dislrct baa
many able men iu It in tbe Democratic rank ,
uny one of whom would repreneut tbe State,
honored and honoring; but wbeu a man wliune
w hole life lint been conxecruted Io the service
of hi* country, who ba* labored well and faith-
fully in tbe bonc t and f -alona discharge ol
onerous aud important public dutiea, who baa
*11 the requirement* for tbe position, such a«
purest patriotism, em'nent ability, energy,integ-
rity, unquestioned talent, and tried devotion to
the soundly constitutional doctrines of State
Itights, Southern Right* Democracy, ia within
the limits ol the district, eligible and ripe, from
hi* qualification* nud position, for promotion,
we deeiu it bis due unil the people'* due nnd
our duty as a public journalist whose paper j*
much rend In tbe di trict, to place that man's
name nnd claim* before hi* lellow citizens lot
tlio r consideration. John Marshall., the KdUor,
of the (Austin Tex.) State Gazette. i« the man we
would name to succeed Mr. Hryan as the Con-
gressman from tho second Congressional Dis-
trict ol Texas. There are lew Journals so ably
conducted as Marshall's State tiazutte, and that
laper haa literally grown with tbe growth of
Texas, having weathered all storm* and nobly
stood by its colors In all battles for more than
t 'U years now passed. Hut important as ha*
been tbe last decade to Texas, much more im-
portant will be it* next, und a* its fii>t impor-
tance was involved peculiarly in iateali.ie ac-
tio*. po will its next be in toenes to be enacted
in Congri-M. Texa*, now one State, has a ter-
ritory sulflcitmi for Ave Slates, and its snb-di-
viaiou, long since couoedcd as a right and poli-
tical necessity, will, from force ofcircumstance*,
be delayed yet but a little longer. It is most
meet then tbat be who has inovd so eW-ctunlly.
uece slully. and happily the great liver, the
Slate l'uper, lur sonic tiinu p.ft in the State,
moulding its end* to good, should now. that her
interests most materially require the aid of her
best servant* iu another sphere, become her
representative in auotln r sphere, nnd by bis
great powers of body aad ol mind accomplish
for her aud the South there what be bus so
materially subserved iu preserving intact and
strengthening at home, the sovereign majesty
of the State aud the constitutional 1'igntB of a
sisterhood ol States, allied by many ties, not
tbe least of which are Identity of institutions
and comity of interest.
If wb have given time and Hpuce to the consi-
deration of III" nlTtiirs of another State, it is be-
cause of the ties that bind tli.it Stat'i to this aud
to tile States of the South generally. Uesides,
Texa is peopled much with whilom Missis^ippi-
ans in whose welfare we must, will aud do feel
an abiding interest. Moreover, the pol'cy of
Mi-*ls ip|ii is more or b' s lived and settled,
scarcely anything moro than a name, and differ-
ence la thu mode of arriving at the fame end,
dividing Iter people ; and there are no elections
at hand or shortly tobe Iu this State far Con-
gresitncii, save in t!ii< (the 5th) district, where
there i* no opposition to the representative of
the doctrines we advocata
The election lor Congressman in Texas does
not take place until next year, (1H"'9,) but this
yoar I* now nearly (pent, and the pre** ol that
State is mooting the question of Mr. Bryau'*
succession, hence our views and suggestions.—
Oar word for it, John Marshall, of Travis, is the
man.
Wo pass by the scorning presumption
in tho paper of another State, wishing
to interfere in the affairs of the people
of Texas. The grounds upon which
the support is placed tiro consistent
with our pir txcclknce Southern rights
gentry in Texas. The platform upon
which the Mississippi editor'plnces tho
race, will heartily commend itself to
tho people of Texas. Tho quintesencc
is "Southern rights," which is,some
thing akin to the "Southern league,"
and away ahead of tho Democratic
platform. As an adjunct to this,thoy pro
pose the dismemberment of Texas,and the
dividing it out into a number of little
States, to suit the purposes of jealous
demaguguc8outside of the State. The
initiation of this plan to be in Congress!
The people of Texas will be apt to en-
dorse it iu a manner not to be mis
taken. Tho programme is the more
welcome, because it relieves ns
of our controversy with (Japt. Ford
about our support of Judge Oldham.—
The recommendation is exceedingly
well limed. It is merited. It will take
with tho masses, of course Ilumilton
must now be laid on the shelf,although his
fame has reached Mississippi. Marshall
Is the very man for nomination. Of
course no ptlty writer will now tickle
Jones in a distant paper. The truth is,
this "Free Trader" is a model "tickler
The tickled could not have done it half
as well. The thing is kind. It saves
tho people of Western Texas from all
further trouble. So mote it bo.
" Tine Bi.isd Asyli-m.- The Editor ol the In
telligeucer threatened to expone matters and
things III connection with the Blind Asylum.—
He has not yet done so.
The trustees and others connectod with'the
Institution request Judge Paschal to make hi*
allowing. They fear ao scrutiny, (brink Irom no
investigation, and defy the attacks of the former
t Uatee.'—Untitle.
All ill good time, gentlemen. The
new board having increased the
salary of Superintendent and Ma
tron somo seven hundred dollars,
upon an empty Treasury, should not be
in basto to get the accounts before the
tax-puyers But if impatient, perhaps
the Gazette would publish the profts
sioiutl accounts. Judge Oldham gave ii
similar challenge to " trot out the fig-
ures,'.' and promised to show that " the
$103,000 00 was honestly earned and
honestly paid ;" but when they came
fit* lost his temper
WUThe Sherman Patriot says the
stage eanio through to that placo in 19
Judge Oldham Last Klek
" The head* of department* carry their work
to whatever office they please, and I preaume
that more work ha* been doae for the depart
m nU at tbe Intelligencer office, wb cb could not
get to be publio printer, than at the uazette
during tbe *ame period."
We will not contradict tho Judge in
tho assertion, that more v> rk has ban
done fur the departments at the Intelligencer
office, " than at the Gazette during the same
period
But who has got the most pay r I ho
Intelligencer office was established in
August, 1856. Between that period
aud the 18th August, 1858, the Gazette
received for printing for the "different
Departments," $2,809,98
For the same period the Intel-
igencer received for printing for
tho same Departments, $575,47
days, from Sacramento. This
19
thu
second through stage with passengers.
That paperclips tho following from
the Sacramento Bee, in relation to the
duel between Hon. W. J. Furgusou
and Hon. Geo. Puun Johnston : '
"Th>- San Francisco paper*, with u„.
i paper*, wiin the cxcen-
tiim of tho Herald mid Nailonat, (the latter edit-
ed by Johnston himself, and the former hy John
Nugent.) urgently insist that the la - ,F,ri]| be
enforced against G. I'enn Johnston, the chal-
lenger and survivor or the Iut<- duel. It isverv
stringent. It forever disfranchise* the survivor
—punishes hiiu with imprisonment in the Slate
Prison—make* him liable for nil the debt* of
the deceased-for all the cxpeuat* durinc his
Illness, and responsible to bis heirs at luw Ibr
the sum of flU.OOO. It is s law of Mr. Juhn-
stou * own making, and m Uiia is tbe first case
that has happened since Its passage, ¡t Wonld ^
strange if its proposer and defender should be
tl«<- first io «UK* lu penalties. The Inventor or
the guillotine was it* first victim I Tho C UL
er'* Jnnr that Is to be held la San Francisco to-
day will of coarse fix the crime on Johnston and
tbe authorities will thus be obliged to takeooir
nlaanee of It: bat JobnMon, it appears, has Had'
aad will not be likely to aiske hi* appearance
for eomg time to oonie."
Difference in favor of the Ga-
zette, $2,234,51
Now the Statement of Oldham is
that the Intelligencer has printed "more
for the Departments than tiie Gazette."
We admit it But the Gazette has got
Two thousand two hundred and thirty-four
Dollars and fifty-one cents, more money
for t.esh WORK.
No wonder that the Intelligencer is
"struggling with insolvency," while
the Gazette proprietors can establish
plantations at home and abroad 1—
" Muzzle the animal !"
Tho animal iscither uiaüoruutaraliy vlclou
and in either event should be muzzled—I assume
the task and will perform It."—Judj[e Oldham
in the last (Jatette.
Tho Judge is a member of the church,
who, for many reasons, thought that
much water" had a significant mean
ing, and related to other skins than
those of the Eunuch; and therefore he was
immened into the " Episcopal persua-
sion," contrary to the "established usage"
of the "Apostolic succession." The di-
vine law and the ritual tell him that he
should not "muzzle the ox which tread-
etli out the corn."
But sitico we cited the Judge to tho
8th und the 10th commandments, in con-
nection with his accounts and his covet
g Richardson's lean paid Codes, he has
had no great tasto for the Law or the
Prophets. No doubt ho wns thinking
of the fact iu natural history, that fer-
rets aro muzzled when they are sent
down into the burrows of English rab-
bits, to "nozzle" them out ol their holes.
\nd as the Judge had challenged the
Intelligencer "to trot out the figures,"
and the $1,067 "mistakes" began to be
"trotted out," he thinks it best to "muz-
zle the Intelligencer," lest the "animal"
may "horn the hoofs of the oxen out of
tho treasury trough." This ferreting
out the "mistakes," and thu "pecula
tions" (to use his naughty phrase,) in
the Treasury figures, is distasteful to
the Judgo decidedly. To use his Ar-
kansas anecdote, (applied to Gcn'l.
Houston,) he is crying out, "draw the
horse, lie presses rno d—nably 1''
Well, tho Judge called us "Little
Bull ;" but as Houston had dubbed Lub-
bock with that same name, wo took it
kindly." Now lie would "muzzle the
ferret,'' (which is an animal of the wea-
zel kind,) lest he may kill the coneys
before he gets them out of the treasury
burrow, where, for several yoarsk they
havo been snugly covered up, under U.
S. bonds, coupons, and Benton Mint
drops, having never shown the slightest
uneasiness, except when "Union Bank
bills" began to envelope them. We
caro little for names, "Little Bull,"
"Ferret," or even "Jerry," the cogno-
men for which the grand "Jury" indict-
ed Sancho'8 master. It is all the same
to us. We intend to nozzle them out of
the treasury, but we never expect to
through their thick hides whether
ffot
"muzzled" or unmuzzled,
the rhinoceros kind.
They aro of
Rail Roads.
In looking over the business columns
of the Houston and Galveston papers,
wo are impressed with a fact which
we fear docs not sulQeiently impress it-
self upon the people of the country, or
of those cities. Amidst the contagion
which decimates tho unacclimated in
those cities, no teamsters or dealers
would go there. And consequently,
but for tho Railroads, thero would be
uo business iu those places, which fail
ure would greatly add to the distress
of the inhabitants. No" would the ills
fall upon them alono. Tho planters
could not get thci? cotton or sugar to
market, nor the merchants who depend
upon those places for supplies, get their
shipments and purchases out of the
ware houses. But there aro many ac-
climated persons in thoso cities, who
can carry on tlioir regular business, aud
others who can run tho cars. During
tho worst days at Houston, the cars have
carried down 500 bales of cotton, per
day. The teamsters can reach Harris-
burg and Hempslvad in safety; and the
bo8iuess is dono through orders. The
prices of cotton and sugar aro now
high; and the Railroads alone enable the
planters and country merchants to take
advantage of this. These short spurs
of Railroad, this season, ore of iucalcn
labio advantago to the whole country.
Ibis triumphant fact should arouse our
farmers, to convert many of their broad-
homed oxen into Railroad stock; and
the merchants should take a less sel-
fish view, than to suppose that by char-
ging the cost of transportation to flie
dealers, they get back their money, and
therefore care nothing about Railroads.
And our political "organizers," and
Treasury caterpillars and grasshoppers,
should be admonished, that the one hun-
dred miles of Railroad built, in spite
of thorn, arc worth moro than they all
over did for tho State.
^Baatrop Advertiser says the
Fall term of tho District Court there
closed last Saturday oveuing. The
Judge, District Attorney, and all con-
cerned, havo discharged their duties
vorjr creditably.
The Advertiser thinks that the late
cool weather has exerted some influ-
ence on the marrying part of the com-
munity there. Four weddings took
place thereabouts on Wednesday
At the lato meetiug of the Bastrop
County Agricultural Society, H. C
Moore took a premium for the best
bngj
the
for the beat stallion.
y to™. Col. B. M. Hubbard, for
st saddle horse, U. H. Grime ,
Tickling.
The Brownsville Flag has a letter
from a Bastrop correspondent lidding
our friend Geo. W. Jones after this
8t-We must expect and prepare for a heavy flb-
position beaded by the n3W dynasty- Paschal,
Hamilton, Houston, Richaidson, with other* of
the same ilk. Where is the man who can Hike
the tump und meet aud expose all tue « intri-
gues and treacheries ¡ that cau far the gauze
awuy and expoae tho hydra! We have inauy
good men aad true, bat my partiality (without
detracting from tho merit* and claims or any
other,) incline* me to suggest the name o? <->eu.
W. Jone*, of this place, as the one of all ol « r*
pre-eminently (jualilied to bear our banner m
ibis coming contest. For mental calibre,
moral courage, nerve, and all those qualltle*
which constitute the successful politician and
stump speaker, I donot think he has Ills superior
in our district, and a* to popularity, no one pos-
sense* more than he iu this section of the Slate.
He has one other qualification that) eminently
(Its hi ni for this race in particular, and that K
that Jack Hamilton fears him as much or inore
than any man Ia this district."
The proceeding and other parts ol
this letter show, that the writer pro-
ceeds ujsin the hypothesis ,that all those
"treacherous Democrats" who voted for
Bell are to bo regarded as no longer be-
longing to the faithful.
If Mr. Jones is to ride into offiui np
ou any such hobby, it is time he had ta-
ken tho slump. But with all his devo-
tion to Conventions, Jones will nyt suit
the organ and organ-grinders—the men
who, iu 1858, advocated the expulsion
of tho Mexicans from the country. As
one of the Central committee, ho was
permitted to see the secret "Star-Cliani-
ber" pamphlet, containing Buckley's
flings at J ud o Gray, Governor Hen
derson and Mr. Hartlv And " may-be
so," ho was shown tho preparatory dis-
union programme. But, notwithstand-
ing his dubious associations Jones is
one of tho most staunch " union saving"
Democrats in the State. He never
would havo tied on to Quitman, Shor-
ter, and one other, lie is out and out
against the measures, however he may hold
witli the sinking fortunes of the men of
the Clique.
It would therefore be better to tickle
some one more likely to get the endorse-
ment of the Vatican.
Wii8Íi is u good fellow, a clever gen-
tleman, and a man of sound sense.—
But lie is not the Quixotto who would
tilt against Hamilton, with the edds of
the two "power presses" to curry. In
contemplating the rising Star of Bas-
trop, Sancho lias become more mad than
his master
Putting tlie Question the Right Way.
The Dallas Herald says :
' The State (<azett<>, at least if we under-
stand a recent edltorinl. take* ground* against
Senator Douglas. At lenat it nrgues thnt his
el- ctiou to the U. S. Senate would do the Dem-
i'crncy more harm than that of Mr. Unenln, the
Blnck Republican candidato. We tell the ' '<«-
zcttc and the Lincoln sympathizer* that if Doug-
Ian and Lincoln were now before tho people of
Texas, each announcing nnd defending the same
principles they are announcing and defending
before the people of Illinois. Douglas would be
borne In triumph through ihe State, and Lin
coin would be mobbed nnd driven from It by an
outraged people. With some of Mr. Douglas'
views we have no sympathy. He dlfTers with
¡i* on points upon w hich a difference of opinion
is t ler.it d among Democrats. Like Gen. Cue*,
he Is perhaps in favor of «quatter sovereignty. -
But ho is standing up manfully for the Consti-
tution nnd States rights Deinncrncy aud for the
rights of the South iu the Union. It matters
not to a* that a Federal Administration, which
in the main, we heartily endorse, is «trb ing
with it* power nnd patronage to hreak h'm
down. We are for the " Little Giant." and
again*t the horde of Abolitioniat* that are
hound ng him down."
This is the right view for every South-
ern man. What would you do were
Douglas and Lincoln running in your
own State ? Content not yourselves
with the unamiable matron's "no choice'
in the fight between her husband and
the bear. It is a fight between a high-
er law Abolitionist, nnd a Democrat,
who disagrees with many of his party
on on ¡inmaterial issue. Wo confess,
that upon tho Internal Improvement
question,Douglas did not suit our strict
construction views. Nor did any of
tho Democrats who forced two or three
administrations to veto Internal Im-
provement Bills. Tho lamented, honest,
patriotic Rusk, was sometimes among
these; yet no ono ever sought to ostra-
cise him, although the difference was
npon a cardinal principle of the Demo-
cratic platform. Nor is the fact to be
overlooked, that tho theories of Doug-
las upon the Slavery issues are less ob-
jectionable to tho Southern Doirocrats,
than those of thousands of other North-
ern Democrats.
This twaddle about treason against
the "Democratic organization," merely
because of a difference upon immaterial
issues, when the effect is to encourage
a Black Republican opponent, is vory
undigested and short sighted.
The Reason
Why Judgo Buckley did not gel
elected is thus exolained by tho Quit-
man Herald, which reached this city
yesterday:
" We received Ihe Stnte Gazette on Saturday
evening laat published a week or two before the
late election, which report* the prospect* for a
majority for Huokley for Associate Justice In
that region, n* very flattering indeed, nnd the
editor seem* to be very confident of the success
of tbe entire Democratic ticket. A quick trip
that—presume that came on the "'fnn-t line.-'
Now had the Gazette, giving such
truthful accounts of the rally of the
people in this section of tlie country, iu
favor of Ihe poor persecuted, sober
Democratic candidate, as evidenced iu
tliut "rutificatory meeting of less than
a thousand," only got into general
circulation bofore tho election, there
is every p ybability that the result
would havo been different. But for
*vant of this endorsement of thoso ac-
counts ol tho " tremendous excitement "
of the great rally of the Travis Domoc
tacy, (?) ol the defection of some of
tlie li—11 fired " sort and of those law-
yer-like arguments upon tho record,
the people could not tell what tho Bell
Weathers were doing; and hcnce
voted In the dark. We are awnre that
this argument is subject to tho objec-
tion, that in Rantera Texas, whore the
Gazette did not reach, and in gome of
thu Oorman comities and upon the Rio
Grande, whuro they conld uot read it
Buckley got bis largest vote. But then
the logic is no busiuean of ours. The
Gnzetto was right in one thing : the
Democratic candidates, Johtw, Ran-
dolph und Graham had an easy raoe of
il-
am p-feu
| lion A# |tj
scrap book ol tbat lamented "*
cut off in the prime of Hf0, wiuli'
fluent that wo should publish th
r Gen. nil
Gei. Bonilou'i Spcrth, (he
A friend of the lato Willi .,
sent us a copy of the last edition
•n t edge^ *
1 life. «til.
quest that we slionld
tract from the speech o. UVII> „0n>. .
upon the Union, as an act of justM*
the Texas Senator, and as reflect^
tho sentiments of Mr. F. upon thai'?
subject.
Tho writer remarks, that tho .
was delivered during a portentiousW
and a few days btfn rt Senator Foot# '
troduced bin ómnibus bill, efnlw"1
the compromise measures of 1850- ^1?
in the opinion of the writer, tbssíJÍÍ
had much todo in uwakening Mr Ct
and other distinguished men, ®L
voted tUeiiwolves to that comprotnjjT
the threatening dangers which theü
menaced the integrity of the Union U
tho opinion uf the writer, tho ■""-rp...
unce of the spotchw of tliut day,i¡¿u
have a salutary affect at this time.
We find iu the scrap book of J|
Field's, much to recommend it; ^ r'
trust tliut his many friends in tliwet,^
try, will soon render another «litio,,
necessary. Its sale results to the r(«.
lief of a tender family, left in liinitod
circumstances.
Head Quartiks, Departmkut orTs|w )
San Antonio, Otlober 19, 185#,'J
Orders, No. 25.
The General Commanding takes treik
pride in publishing to the Depart^,,
the signal success of the command un-
der Brevet Major Earl Van Ilorn, (W
tain 2nd Cavalry, over tho Comanda,
Indians,at their camp near VVitchit Vi|-
Iage, on tli 1st instant.
Major Van Dorii, with his command
left Fort Belknap on the 15tli ultimo'
and marched in a North West direction
Io tho point designated in Special Or-
der , No. 71, current series, when
lie established his depot, and threw op
field work for its protection: lie ||«|
scarcely completed this work when, n«
the 29th ultimo, learning from hi 'In.
diau spies that the Comanche wcro in
force at a point about 9'"* miles due E.
from his position, he at once proceeded
to secure his property and stores,, and
left with four companies of Cavalry, and
a hundred and twenty-five friendly In-
dians, in search of the enomy. After
forced march of over 90 miles, which
was accomplished in thirty-six' and
half hours, lie came upon the enemy'*
camp, consisting of 120 lodges ami be-
tween 400 and 500 Indians, u little [•
ter day-light on the 1st instant, char-
ged it, and, after a most desperate
struggle of an hour and a linlf,—dur-
ing which there wore many bloody hand
to hand engagements—achieved a vic-
tory more decisive and complete than
any recorded in the history of onr In-
dian warfare. Fifty-sir Indian warrion
were left dead on the field, one hundred
and twenty lodges were burned, over
three hundred animals taken, and
large quantity of supplies either appro-
priated to the use of the company nr
destroyed;—the surviving Indian weie
dispersed among the mountains, in a des-
titute condition.
Tho General Commanding the Depart-
ment lioppd much from this command,
and lie is most happy to say that the
brilliancy of its success has boen such
as to exceed his mostnangitineexpecta-
tions.
lie deeply sympathizes with the Offi-
cers under his command, in the death
of 2nd Lieutenant Cornelius Van Camp,
2nd Cavalry, a yotino; ofliccr of exceed-
ing promise, who fell, pierced to tho
heart by an arrow, while gallantly char
ging the enemy iu this engagement.
lie is pained to state, too, that Ser-
geant J. li. Garrison, of company 'F,'
2nd Cavalry, who was mortally wound-
ed, lias since died, and that privates
I'eter Magmi, and Jacob Echard, of com-
pany '11,' 2nd Cavalry, were Rilled, and
private llenry Howard, of same compa-
ny, is missing and supposed to have been
killed.
Brevet Major Earl' Van Dorn, Snd
Cavalry, was severely wounded, and
one of his company, 'A,'Corporal Joseph
P. Taylor, was dangerously so. Pri-
vates C. C. Alexander, of company'H,'
and C. C. Emory, und A. J. McNamara,
of company 'F,' 2nd Cavalry, were c-
verely wounded: whilst Sergeant 0. B.
McClellan, corporal Bishop Gordon and
Bugler M. Aborgast, of company 'U.'
privates VV. Frank, of company 'F/
aud Smith Hinckley, of company 'K,'
2nd Cavalry wore slightly woundod.
The sutler, Mr J. T. Ward, who waa
slightly woundod, and the Special Agent
in charge of tho friendly Indians, Mr. !*•
Ross, who was severely wounded, and
both of whom were voluntarily witli Uw
expedition, are deserving tho highest
praise for their gallantry during tho at*
tion.
During the fight Captain N. G. Evani,
Lieutenants Harrison and Phifor each
killed two, and Lieutenant Major killed
throe Indians, in hand to hand encount-
ers.
Tho other officers of tho command
were Captains Whiting aud Johnson,
Lieutenant Porto and Act. Asst. Sur'
geon Cars well, U. S. Army : These of-
ficers, as well as tho non-conimissionw
officers and privates of companies "A,
" F," " H," and " K," 2nd Cavalry, wei«
engaged in the conflict, and aro *l'*#
deserving tho highest meed of commc""
dation that can bo bestowed upon tlieni.
The friendly Indians who were under
Mr. Uoss rendered essential service ,n
first stampeding, and afterwards socitr*
ing tho enemy's animals, and are «•
serving of like praise with the rcg«l,f
troops.
By order of Brevkt Major Gw*"1
Twiuos :
JOHN WITHERS,
Assistant Adjutant GtMtA
m- John W. Hall, who was lent to
tho penitentiary from Liberty Co n'?'
in 1856, for fifteen years, has been P*1*
doned by the Governor
Tbo Galveston News of the 1^
aayt, there is no abatement of tho fo**"
yet. Up to that date, tho weithor I*"
continued very warm.
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