The Southern Intelligencer. (Austin City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 1859 Page: 2 of 4
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blind «wl devoted partiaai
t admit, that ill Texas there are div
iona, we fear incurable, in tho Demo-
crat ic ranks. The fact cannot bo de-
nied ; tita canaca may not bo so essily
fathomed. To onr simple understand
ng tliey commenced with the advent of
Know Nothinjrism. Prior to that time
tho people of Texts hud taken deep in-
taraat in three Presidential contoata. In
that of 1844 they had no rote; hut aa
tho reanlt won Id determino whether the
young and weak Republic should snr-
Ita badges of Katfonsl Sorer-
eignty and become a member of the (flo-
rión galaty of tht Federal Union, a
doep and ¡menso interest was felt for
the success of the Democracy. The
"ulavsry question," in all ita phases,
waa involved in that conteet. The in-
tolerance of abulitionUm waa aeon and
felt; and it waa well understood how, in
the struggle for power, men could for-
got their real intoreata, and aupport is
snea at war witii the true welfare of the
8oath. In opposing annexation, in iup-
porting the very embodiment of the
"American system," tho "futher of a
Protect i vo tariff"—-in clamoring for the
obaotote idea o( a national bunk, and
for tho jubileo of a bankrupt law, the
Southern Whig «ero obeying party
drill rather than their sober judgment".
In tiie Presidential oonU>ata of 1848
and 1862, it whs aoeu that in Texas
there was not even a healthful opposi-
tion to the Dcmocrscy. 8o in tho race
•if 1858; half n dozen Gubernatorial De-
mocratic candidates maintained the field
againat a singlo distinguished Whig.
Bat the truth waa, the Democratic
majority in Tegss waa too large. The
aecret "organisation" waa pleasing to
men who aighed for a "party govern
by recurring mcnt.N The principles auited those
pain. The pro w(,oae natural proclivities lead them to
Mr. Seat on Thmsday qUCHtion tho ability of the "unorganized
manees" to govern themaelvea; those,
who nnder ono pretext or another, would
always exclude the "lower orders" from
•he polla. Whether tiieao wero tho true
canaca or not, the ailent stealthy "or
dor" aeducod away the Ex Chairman of
tho Domocrutie (Central Committee, and
the then Chairman, the central organs,
and several other organs accustomed to
control public opinion, the Lieutenant-
Governor. the Senator who had been
endorsed for tho Presidency, and other
distinguished officials. Some had one
8ampaon k Henricka ad
tha reception
of spring and summer
alwaya keep
ty of goods, and
to them for bar
The old and staunch firm
Co., It daily reoeiv-
" almoet every dea-
Goods, Family Oro-
Tools, and other com-
to montion, which
to mak« tho pur-
of his bargaiua
or three days ago, the
¡ was bitten by a spider,
> occasioned tho patient
I suffering confining him to
r attended
inch gr*f>fi«d, on the
ning to witness decided evidence
the part of the inva-
iraon Lancaster „Ir, eohoing
nr tones throughout tho land"
Printer." Tho moat terrlf-
tones * that could bo sent
this latitude, would scarcely
i subscribers and can-
didates for office to tito duty of paying
Hie printer. At least, so saya onr pro
tern, who baa had some little delightful
«xpcrlene in thfi matter.
Tkr State Artksiax Wsia.—The
is an
the
this
1
' I
Statc Artksiak Wrix.
i of ti work of boring,
nvqrago of one foot per day, tho entire
depth reached being 450 fc«t. The
anpply of water from the bowels of the
seems as yrt as prob
refreshing showers from
abovo us. Tho liquid, at
writing end locality, ap*
| bo distressingly scarce and
not accessible from any known quarter.
Fiukk.—Hie Qon. John
has sent Us two papera of Pa-
under hie frank. The
chitograph of tho Ex-Chief
whose opiniona wa have of-
with eo uttch trembling
r enough; bnt this is
realiaation we have had
itor. We
with confidenco upon
Hemphill being a eonservativs Na-
Democrut, a lovor of the Union,
patriot, who wi'l dlsap-
i" who expect to
out of bia early Nulliflca-
Fow men have more
etndiod the prinolplea of got-
(or Au, Gonk'—Ba-
have ancceedcd in tlie
i species of aoap, which
in tlie removal of
of dirt firom
the eon
Compound
i in ad
didout
excuse, and aomo anothor. But we re-
member no apology ao fnnny aa that of
the paper in the enjoyment of Federal
and State treasury pap, which declared
that tlie order waa th>- beat protection
for tho "institution of slavery." Thin
I tea ting about for that protection cov-
ers up a world of ains. If wo look over
tho list of tho 18,000 Texians who
swore upou the Altar of Sum, against
tho "Fnrrinere and the Catholic ," we
ahall find that they united a vaat amount
of tho intelligence, and moral, and re/ig*
ioui worth of the country, and nearly all
of the advocates for political organiza-
tion, party proscription, and division of
spoil*, Tho very mental organizations
of tlie men led to this result, aa a legit
iinato cunwqneiico. They were tho "olu-
bablo" mntually dependent men aecne
tomcd to think and to act in crowds, and
to pant for fsctitlons distinction* in ao*
ciety. The system, however, could not
embravo tho Democratic masses, the
amall farmers, the laboring mlnd-their-
own-business men, nor tho statesmen
whoso enlarged views allow political
equality.
Like the present advocateeof re-open-
ing tho African Slavo trade, the leaders
of the Amoricar party could not com-
prehend how completely their centripe-
tal tendency to an exclusive organiza-
tion carried along its centrifugal forco,
and united, aa oue man, tlie men whose
birth and religion they nttaefcod, as well
as the rural masses who instinctively
acknowledge equal rights.
Defeated, overpowered by numbers,
deceived by tlieir Northern allies as to
tho bulwark iu favor of slavery, diagnct-
ed wiUi tie trNoulency and tlmggery to
which (heir principle led, many of the
leadera of the Oidor aoon aaw their er-
Preeidentiai contest presented aome
real practical, patriotic iaauea, and the
Democracy of Texae triumphed by a
majority of twenty thousand votes.
The year, however, had been fruitful
of seeds of dissent ion. Thero had been
long scssloea of the Legislature, profli-
gate expeiiditurcH, enormous appropria-
tioua, and much study of the art of "get.
ting money out of the treasury." There
had boon much plotting of bow to eelcet
little men to do groat men's business ;
there bad l>een much Jealousy indulged
agaimt prominent men; there had been
a perfect overslaughing of old public
servanta, and a determination to bring
forward the unknown through the force
of tho organization; thero had been a
marvellously increased desire to live up-
on the public treaanry, and there was
an evidently increasing tendency to for
get that there waa a National Democra-
cy, except when Ultraiats began to look
to Washington for treasury pap.
The Waco Convention was looked to
to reooncile these differences. But a
fire-brand waa thrown oat in tho ojfuinl
effort to have established, through the
county meetings, an auti Sta o bank
plank in tho Democratic platform. And
there was a better concealed, but still
more studied effort, to ignoro tho claim*
of all Demócrata who would not swear
by "Southern Rights," which being in-
terpreted means, a contending for im.
possibilities, and dissolving tho Union
unless they can be accomplished.
Wo will not say how far this settled
purpose influenced the selection of the
Gubernatorial sud Congressional candi*
dates.
The raco was rnu without any appa
rent defection among prominent men;
and yet it ie not to be denied, that, ta
king an averugc between the vota for
Governor and the Commissioner of the
Geneinl Land Office, as tho test, the
Democracy, aftor superhuman effort*
and tho " scattering tho documents " at
much expense to tho candidates, lost
over 10.000 votes upon the voto of
1856. Nor do we overlook tho fact,
thut the harmony of the party was some-
what disturbed by the effort in this ju-
dicial Diatrict to establish the judicial
Convention ayatem. Neither the nomi
neo nor tho " independent" had a clean
political record. Many men of hiiherto
iinqueationcd Democracy voted againat
the judicial nominee. Emboldened by
success, tho victora undertook to pun-
ish the contumacious and to establish
" judicial nomiuatioua" as a principle of
the Democracy, with what aucccee is
freeh before thu people. Tho accrecy ob-
served in regard to the platform and
correspondence of Judgo Wheeler; the
same secrecy in regard to Judge Buck-
ley was enough to destroy any party.
But all these fumily differences and
even uucharitablo intolerances are light
as empty air. compared to the, for a
time, eccret, but now open, effort n the
part of Ultraists to engraft Disunion
doctrines upon the Demoeratio creed.
Leading judicial Convention Demo-
cratic papera have not hesitated to can-
onize tlie men In other Statea who have
headed and led the Southern League,
Southern Confederacy movements.
The legitimate bnsiiicse of the lust Leg.
isluture waa oversloughcd and money di
verted from its legitimate purposes to
make room for messages, reports, speech-
es, resolutions, plots, plans,and circulurs,
all tending to disunion, with or without
sufficient provocation, and to ttio estab-
lishment of a Southern Confederacy.
Tho coneervativo members of tho Leg-
islature, for a time, shrunk under the
clamor end only modified tho bold de-
signs Thin paper, almost alone, stood
forth to rebuke tho rabid spirit. Foi
tiiia and for publishing tho truth of hht-
tory we were denounced l'r* m one eud of
the Statu to tho other. Ami yet we
liavo ever stood up aa tlie supporter of
Democratic measures, tlie exposer of ail
corrupting tendencies in the administra-
¿toil oí <uw and of tho people's money.
We sii'l abhor tlie men who, in the
uame of ik'tnocracy, would use the par-
ty to uccoiiidI¿i¿* their own private ends.
We understand tha «ho truo creed of
our party maintains th«> reserved rights
tutus and tho PiorU." freedom
of "Ule
>f the
theory
The U>lTtrtllr.
We have received several letter* from
abroud, asking fur information res|>ect
iug our "State University." Somo have
even asked our influence for professor-
al.ips. At home we have been asked
why we do not urge Austin aa the pro-
per location for tho Univeraity ; and
some have eveu selected site*. Other
papera are urging 8prlngfield ond other
localities; and correspondents in the
Central Tcxiau seem disposed to get the
question into the Democratic Conven-
tion and creed. In Eastern Texas we
havo noticed denunciations without ape
cificutioua of tlie tut" act. One gentle-
man writes us that "although you have
impaired the inflnenco of the Austin
Clique, I jet fear you nre/jAy upon the
University question, and that jour infln-
enco will bo impaired by advocating
that political cesspool (Austin) as the
proper location for tho University for
tho instruction of our youth."
Our correspondent then goes into an
argument to prove, that "at Austin the
University would be a mere machinery
for the organizers." lio even goes so
far as to name the eight person* whom
Governor Runnels would appoint us "ad
uiinistrator* with himself and Chief Jus-
lice Wheeler." And without naming
them, we must say that they would be a
merely folilieal,but not a very scholastic
crowd.
Under all this pressure, we havo ex
amined the act, aud for the information
all, give its features. And first :
" That there is hereby ettabliihed. within
till* State. sa lin-tltutiounfliarnlnii, tobestylid
' The University ofTt-xsa,' to be loesied .tiui-li
place. ntid iu inch manner a uisy be determin-
ed by law."
Then there is legally s
UNIVERSITY.
But it has no place, habitation, brick,
mortar or stono wall. Not so as to its
ENDOWMENT.
Tho net appropriated $100,000 of U. S
Honda in tlio Treasury, which acctimu
late $5,000 of interest per snntim. To
it is also dedicated kiftt leagpzs of well
located land, 58,523 acres of which have
siucc been sold lor 195,653 dollars and
22 ots. Then every tenth section of laud
donated to railroads, und for other inter-
nal improvements, aud other special
purposes, is added to the Univeraity
fund So thut as the railroads advance
the wealth of the ¡uatitutiou will become
incalculable.
TUB MACHINERY.
4 The control, mnnutremrnt mid •upsrTiilon of
tbo Unitcr 'iy, «ltd the rme and i>rt' erTution
«fit property. iul<ject always to ibe control of
the Legislature, is conimiited to a board of Itn
persons, to be styled • 'I be admini-i ration of Ibe
University ot Tesas," which shall be composed
of tlie Governor ot the State of Texas, the Chief
Just rm of the Supreme Onrl of Texas, and
eight others who shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor. by and with the eonseut of the Senate, to
hold otliee for four years, aud uutil their suc-
cessors are qualifii d.'
These appointments have never been
made so fur as we have heard. Why
not, we do not see, niuco the "property
was to be taken care of.
THE COURSE OF INSTRUCTION
is liberal, including all the scieuccs, and
aiicicut and modern languages.
The paccltt, instructors and officers
uro to bo appointed by the administra-
tors. Tho instruction is to bo free.-—
The erection of cdiGccs is to bo by the
administrators, ao soon as tho location
is mude. For all their om rous services
they are to get no compensation. We
think this an objectionable feature; we
think tho appointing power wrongly
placod* Wo would diminish rather tluin
increase the executive patronage. \\ e
would guard against rather than tempt
|M>liticul influence.
The instruction to be free, except for
tho poor, i* wrong. The rates should
be reasonable, und upon the fees should
the professor* depend—the rich to pay
their own fees, tho poor to be paid out
of the Uuiversity fund. Upon any oth-
er principio the institution may become
a hive for a set of political drones and
ignoramuses. So much for the bill ;
now for the
LOCATION.
ror, many old loaders of tlie nomocracy
aaw tlieir mistake as to tlie relative
As to a site we have no suggestion* to
offer ; but we defiuc *>ur position. We
would refer the question to the norte,
to be decided upon a first, second or
third election. The most eligible and
here were
but
of the
brought along
for refoaing
ileus aud of speech ; the
ce holders and the recipients «.'• Icoiicenient site would doubtless be cho-
sen j bat if it should not, when the peo-
ple err iVt no one complain. As a tup
ther argument, we k*' w<!" advised
when we say,that no other mode of loca-
tion is rossiBLE. Time wil! pr.' ?e that
to oppose it, is to oppose the University
itself. Friends and enemies now have
onr platform upon the Uuiveraity ques-
tion. Wo are for tlie meom.r.
public money are the servants of the
people, not their masters, that all men
are uccouutablo and all men's public
acts ought to be published and thoir opin
ions known.
Iu maintaining these sentiments we
sometimes have seemed severe—
in altackiug the heresies and im
tea of meu—we may have seamed
menace tho harmony of the Democrat
ie •* Oigamzaiiou" But 1st those who
cenuot stand upon tlie Jefferaoiiian test,
and upon the constitution, fall. Let the
party tie purged of suctioualiata, selfish
men and Ultraista.
By the future are we willing to be
judged. By the deliberate opinions of the
people are wo willing to be condemned
if we are a schismatic. But we appeal
to wur whole life and dely our worst em-
long the minions of power
we have many,) to say wheu,where,how,
II op
•• The IstelllRencsr does sot now hesitate to
tafc«' opes groniid sgalni-t the Democratic party
of Texas. Let |t no m°r«' attempt to obirude
its advice opon the psrtv a* a member o« It. It
may go with all its followers." •■« **' JWs.
graph.
The estire disregard of editorial courtly char-
acterising the above psrsitrsph from ibe Hon
ton Tel«ifrsph. might be regurdad as divesting
the article of all cíalos to the slightest notice.
Rat the editor, ontwUlo-tsnding b.s recent good
fortaue in ibe acquisition of an estimable help-
mste to sheer his weary hours—for which he
will please acci pt our sinasrsst- telicitatlous—
evidently writes uwler lbs iiiHunnco of soise nn-
mppy excitement. With this view of bis co'di-
liou, and plea ou bia bebalt, we will fttrget his
uilusa I rudrncas. and cherish only the resollé*-
tina ot bis msny amlubls viitues.
If sn unqualified endorsement of the dlsnnion
««•Diimeuts enunciated at tlir Fort Bend meet*
ing und other primary conventions where kind-
red doctrines prevaüfd. be necessury to consti-
tute one a sound Democrat, then we plead guil-
ly to the colt impeaahmeut of deserting the |mr
ty mnks, or rathei that such ultraists have de-
-••rted us. Advecatlng for so long a s#rles ot
years the conservative principles foreshi«dowe<l
in the columns ot the Inti'llige'ie^r. and upon
which thcdurjliillly aud prosperity ol thisgruat
coul'i dorncy ol sovereign States depend, we can-
not. at this late day. surrender the oberish.-d
teuets ol onr torim-r ctale of I'alih, to embi nc-i
.intsgonisticsl views from suy quarter.
Pi rbups, however, our vindication of the
Ciaims of the lion. James H. Ueil, in tin- last
judicial election, iu preference to thofe ot Jud)$e
U. VV. liuckley. muy lisvi- som<'th'ng to do Willi
ihi-un^ise'ouH of the liouMoii Tilegrapli
.it our piinciples; it >«. our cotiinporary van
m.ike the moat ol the *' tie.ifon.;' In that con.
test the people have sanctioned our course, and
Judge L>ell now sits upon the gupreme beach ol
(hediste, its youngest, it not br.gliti si luminary.
While his iudi'peudi'uci' elicits our hi^h admira-
lion, liif profound ii ttai attaiuuieuts and maturi d
wisdom command our unfeigned respect. We
have no sighs ol'i egret to ezpeud lor past po-
litical errors, nor fears ol wandering from tlie
broad land-marks of Democracy iu the coming
future. We have endeavored to ki ep pace with
the progressive tide of national fereatm s , neith-
er obstructing the legitimate flow ofsoundDem-
ocratic doctrines, or turning and vacillaiiliK
willi the revolving iddies in the current ol ut-pi.
ring demagogues, or central secessionists, it,
upon these principles, the clever editor of the
Teleginpli cannot fraternize with us, we must
deplore the separation, while we cannot regret
the supposed cstise. So long.as wc behold s
Military shred of the good old Democratic ban-
uor waving in the breeze, we must battle under
its loved lolds, or net at aJI. For the bcuefit of
ibe Deinocrucy we lua.' feel it our duty to con-
trast Ibe course of the Telegraph uud this paper,
and thus to *h w who is l*st entitled to tile coil-
lidence and sympathy of the honest yeomanry ot
iho country. We never "obtrude our advice
upon the D moersey." Tney do not need it.—
Uui it W'il soon be seen who lias to back down,
the Intelligencer, uh cli stands squarely upon
ilie National Democratic Platforui, or the for-
gers ol new planks, who dare insult tlie |M-ople
u itli the argument that "labor is degrud'.ng."—
We had prepared an article showing this con-
trast. hut we give the Telegraph au opportunity
to correct a statement which lias no foundation
in truth.
♦ -
Tlniie Banki.
Our friend, J. L. Briggs, of Galves-
ton, informs us thut the Supreme Court
has affirmed the judgment in the case
• if tho Statu against tho Commercial und
Agricultural Bank, holding thut the
Bank has no charter.
But in the case ofThc Sute vs. R. &
D. G. Mills, the judgment was reversed
upon tho ground, as Mr. Briggs un
derulood, that tho cuce of Mills was not
embraced by the Statute. X'10 Messrs
Mi'ls' thus escapo the ponalty of $100,
000.
The samo gentleman informs us, that
Judge Bell hid delivered, wliut the Bur
called a moat able opinion, reversing
some previous obilur dUia about Marital
rights, uud in effect holding thut tin
separate property of the wife is not
bound for the husbands support. W
have sent lor these opinions and promise
the abstract to our readers.
Mr Briggs informs us, that the gay
works at Galveston, will#bt completed
in June next; aud that the Bridgi
across the bay to Virginia Point will be
completed. We learn from other sonr
vs, that some pine spiles ure being used
If so the worms will est them up before
the work i* done.
Denul.—We published * ttatcmsut
from the Frontier News of the Uth
predicated upon tlie story of a wagon-
er, that Carson Tacket had gone to the
Lower Kuserve to perform divine service,
and hud found tlie ouce populous plaoe,
a silent solitude, red man and white
haviug forsaken tlie spot aud gono to
pnrta unknown. In the Mews ol the
Slst, ie a brief atntaNnent signed by
several gentlemen, positively denying
- the truth of tho first rumor. We said
that we regarded the report, as
Hly ill ti « fertile brain or
mischtevont irofonor.
i am i
Eldretl't Circo*.
The posters ure up, and the fact wuh
kooii known by a pcrfcct rush of chtl
dren, darkies, and grown sensible peo
pie surrounding the bills to study imtii
ral history and gymnast ios. The exltil
tiou will commence ou tho 12th, and
uud on the 14th lust.
The Democratic Truvis County Con
vention will assemble on the 10th. So
ono doubts the good and benevolent
•bjects of the Convention, or that it *¡11
he unadulterated by any foreign alloy,
und yet we will wagur any " be lie
man," "fervency and zeal" organize
h pair of Penrod's best boots, that
the Circus will have the largest crowds,
and that the clown will cause mote
14 guffuws" than all friend Oldhum's
spice aud wit, or Noil's '• blnsof juris
prudeuee," or Flouruoy'e " iutcruai sug-
gestions." Sacli is tlie lamentable
bad taste of our jieople, that they
prefer to pay for a sure enough show, tt
going to a thing " as good aa <i show "
free of clisrgv. While patriotism is at
so low an ebb, we can excuSo seusibie
■aen for uachewing politics, sud betak-
ing tliemselvea to the study of the ffne
art*
' " i'm
•The weather in this '
ut week-
'neck of t!w
We call attention to the corres pon
dence and aiticlea of the NewBrannfcl*
Zcitung, published ou our outside, by
request.
Wo jl«o publish lielow an article from
the German Galveston I. uion.
The San Antonio Zcitung, in noticing
tho "flare-up" between Bryan and Re •
gan, condemns the former and applaud
Reagan.
These papers are tlie exponents of
Ge'man sentiment in Texas. The Ger-
man population may therefore bo class
ed ss conservative natioual Democrats,
opposed to re-opening tho African Slave
♦rods, and to disunion Utopia .
(From the Galveston Weekly Union.)
The 2nd of May. the day on wh'oh the Con-
vention will meet at H u-«on. is drawing nigh,
and little hiv w heard y t of i general sensa
ti>m i i isr r «fit anions the p op|.\ It is true
thi.f hi sume sou at e« lueeti 'is have taken place
whe e deles at es were noni nated, t*u i n most of
■ hem the sens >tion did not original with the
people, but with smhitiona,political wir -work-
ers snd ottleia's- who—elected in bad t uie by
the people-bsve sbused. ill Ikvoi* of s sham .
less Clique, tlie posiiiun. tlie power, a d the! i
fluence entrusted' to tlieir care for the luriher-
anee of the puMic welfare, and who have squall
d re.I awav the cuhlio money partly to the fav-
orit s of the wire-workers.
The sam< Clique, «ho o"ce forced 'he present
(lover uir, II It. Uunnels, sn I the present Rep-
res. ntstiie in C-'iigress for the U estera I)is-
triet. Ouy M. llrya.i, upon the p ople. unk
low open efforts to foice ssain upon the p-ople
th'- same p- rsons or .ithei s of a like character
We hope the people will notal'ow themve ves
any longer to l* pulled sbout by the r noses
aud that they set a terminus to the disn i on
passions of Messrs. J. Msrshsll, U. K. Runnels
U. M. Bryan, Oldham & Co.
We h' pe that the Houston Convention will
openly proclaim that th priiieipl s Isid down
hy the l.'iiicinnsti National Convent on and the
Waco Btste Convention sr the only ruling prin
ripies ot the Deuiocrst e party of Tesa". We
hope that the disunioiiista w l he made to uu-
der-tand tiist the right of rt.optning the African
Slav trade cannot, u< r shall I e ineorporsted in-
to the Deuioci stic platform. And we hop ihst
men of conservative D. mocrstic principios may
be nomiiisted.
Only then and in that rate tee promite to aw't
the nominees of the Houston Conv. ntion. Let
the people gein-ially take Interest in nomina-
tions. and take the trouM" of noininst ni; dele-
Kates out of the hands o'"the prof ssi lial |Mil?ti-
ciaiis: slid we fear not that the disuniooists
will ever make va id the r anti-Deiuncratic prin-
cip es.
Therefore it is the duty of every Democrat,
to take a lively ¡lit rest in the preparation tor
the 6'ouveutiou, aud iu the t onvn.itioii itself,
and to use all his influe ce in favor of genuine
National Democratic princ pies aud Men.
Trsuslsteil hy
"THK OTHKK CANNONEER.''
InvAt.VABt.E Antiu'ite Against Poison.
— We have seen no remedy for wouikIm
inflicted by snakes, spiders ami other
venomous reptiles aud insects, which
has a moro satisfactory scieutiac en
dorsetnent than the one furnished by
the celebrated Smithsonian Institute —
In order to ntulize artistically and com-
pletely the properties of tho venom un-
der considerution, aud to aupply the
world with a sure and unfailing reme-
dy against its too fatal cousoqtirncss,
the Institute pursued* the investigation
for a long time aud upon a grand scale.
Tho conclusion wuh Anally arrived at, af-
ter the most thorough and convincing
experiments, that the following prescrip
tiou, when immediately applied is sure
and infallible in its curativo effects.
10 (¡rains rf the Iodide of Potassium.
30 Graina ol Iodine.
D ssolve in one ounce of wat"r and apply
it exlenually to the wound, immediately, aeeor-
dlng to the direeiions líelos-.
When a person is bitten, if on the
Itaiid or foot, a handkerchief, or any
other ligature that may be used conve-
niently, should be bound srotiud the
limb, above tho wound in order to ar
rest the circulation. A cupping glass,
or any thing capable of being made a
substitute for one, should be immediate-
ly applied to cxtruct the poison nnd the
antidote placed npoii tho wounded lo-
cality to absorb the venom at onco —
Keep a roll of cloth saturated with tlie
preparation, pressed to the piuco.
In a conversation with Dr. S. W. Ba-
ker, nn en inent local Physician of this
place, we learned that lie had used the
remedy mentioned above for eight years,
with unfailing success. He promises,
however, at sotno future time to furnish
the readers of tho Intelligencer, with
his modo of treatment of the wounds of
venomous reptiles und insects, and his
experience in such practice, in this sec-
tion of couutry.
As the summer is coming on, wo ad
vise our patrons to cut the above pre
scrip tiou out for preservation,
ilgr "Banner over iiim was Love."—
Our various cxchunges notice in con
Itratulatory terms the recent phenome
mm of E. U. Cushings's matrimonial ex-
periment. The only thing which strikes
us us at all strange in the affair, is tin
wonder, how in tlie name ol mud fences
so homoly an Editor could secure the
hand of sncli an estimable companion
in Life's pilgrimage. Bnt oar esteem-
ed cotemporary is not so bad after all,
although somewhat unreliable aa au
exponent of the Democratic faith. We
wish him and Mis. C. long life and
aereno and happy days.
Taxes.—Tlie Legislature of Arkansas
passed a law to reduce the Stute taxes
to one-tenth of one per ceut. upon pro-
perty. The Governor vetoed the
Bill; this bas brought n racket over
his bead. It ia said th« present tux
will accumulate three er four handled
thousand dudara of aurplaa in the treas-
ury, within the next two years. The
catirauted ordinary expenses of Arkan
mm ia only $60,000 par annum—not.
vnongH to pay the printing in Texas.
Bryu ti. fopi.
We publish on tbe outaids of to-day
issue, the pan at armt debate betwe*T .
these gentlemen.
Those who wish the rich treasure to
send to their friends or to preserve,aa««
munition for their respective favorite,
will do well to aend in their orders or
name* if they be not anbacribesa.
The debate seems to base originated
•ut of the fact, that Reagan was crwfiw
ed with Bryan's brutum futmn that be
would " carry Texas out of the Union
and with it all tho other Gulf States •''
The Reporter hud set this patriotic ««mc
meiit down to the credit of Reagan
Col Bryan justly jealous of ao ltronK
an idea hud. chutechized Reagan as to
whether "them were his sentiments
This led to the two Dialogues.
At present we have no other cot ,
ment than to express tho hope, that in
carrying the Gulf States out of t|)e
Union, our Representative will only
take alonsr so much of Texas as is in.
eluded in the judicial District of Jndge
Wat rous. We object decidedly to onr
Hill country being called a gulf Statu
Tor the purpose oí carrying it out of ttm
Union, or regarded aa a titra talun tt
where it is death and disgrace for whilo
people " to work wheu they should bo at
play or at school "
From onr Friday'sS mi-Weekly.
Pmonal Novrmenti.
Misa Dix has gone to Sun Antonio.
We know not how fur our "powers that
be" are disposed to adopt her suggest-
ions in reference to tho Lunatic Asy-
lum, but certainly they were valuable.
Wo commend the noble philanthropist
to tho atteution of our friends every-
where.
We had tho pleasure of meeting Col.
J. W. Duncy, yesterday. We are Imp-
py to say that the Gol. is still "sound
upon the goose," and that he will la; on
bund in the Houston Convention, ready
to opposo tho ultraists' extremo
movements. By tho wny, tho Col.
thinks that we did him injustice up<m
tbe "tickling" question. His speech st
Wnco only hsd reference to that partic-
ular time and occasion ; and was inten-
ded to defeat some tricks of a certain
elique. one of whom hsd spoken a little
too openly.
Thomas Lubbock has also been in
town as full of fire, "fervency nnd zeal"
as tiny of the youuir Salamanders who
compose tho Houston club. Tntr did
jfood service, when it was a little too
late, upon the judicial nomination ro-
suit.
Ex Governor E. M. Pease has gone to
attend the District court, at Brszoris,
where he still has some "old settler"
Iswsuits.
Dr. Francis Moore is in town. He
fully endorses his letter as to the high
position of Gen. Houston at Washing-
ton. The administration deeply regret-
sd to part with so staunch a supporter,
as the recluimed Texas Senator hsi
been. The Doctor is no ndvocato of re-
opening the African Slave trade ; and
he is about as well supplied with-knock
down facta aa any gentleman, witl
whom we hnvo met.
Sad Accident—By a letter from Mr.
Calvin McCormick, of Montgomery, Tex-
as, we learn that Mr. Frank L Daves,
of that place, whilo riding out with
some little girls, met with a fatal acci-
dent. The homos in the carriage took
rriglit ami run off, causing him to lose
liis balance, aud pitching him out in
front, ono fool catching botween the
front spring nnd axle In this comlltion
lie was dragged for some distance, when
finally the horses became disengaged by
running against a treo. Tho letter
states that he was most horribly man-
gled, and died next morning.
Mr McC. also states that the farmers
in that section are in fine spirits, and
the prospect tor crops were never bet
ter. The Sprirg is unusually forward
in that section.
The San Antonio Herald h#s
heard of the execution of a horse thief,
by the name of Mason, "10 miles thin
side of Helena." The Herald also
learns that the good citizens of Karnes
County, are in pursuit of another specu-
lator in horso flesh, whom theydosire to
invite to life's last dunce in tho castleii
of air. We hope our friends in Karnes,
may not be defeated in their benevolent
intentions, if they will only proceed in
a legal way. But then they would
have to defer the dance, as onanthori
i zed by existing statutes.
Tims is MoKRT.— X correspondí-til. hearfnj
ist such is tile cane, desires to be inf rmco
'IU. m.li. 1. IJ I.Ln In OUT s
that
how many
ill bill ol
years it would take to p y
hundred dollars. We
«nail bill ol a hundred dollars, We irsnay
ickiiowl-dye that we cannot storm fc ♦■•e1*
itely upon that point i Iwt we know bow M
would stand tbe enauce of dischar|(U!f 'h*' '
lie obligation, aad patting upa jowl nrnou"
tor u ramy day. Tnai is by enclosing II®- f
or |;l. to Wo.
Wiiiufigton
if, t n i ia ay onciu-io* w • - - ▼ -
iHid, £dily ft Oo., I their addre ",
„ D Uware, or Augu-ta. G orgis,
when be would ha' e a obanse lor drtWiSg ■
pr s of §50,000, or ita proportion, aoeord-sit w
nation or hi* tit-ki t Wood, Edft *
s iivst iotti-rv otiwators st tbe Unt-
itle — — _ . - -—. - .
C w are lbs gr. at W tt«-ry operators st tbe Uni-
ted Stales. The lotiert-s of which tbey ere the
smiisa rs are secured liy eh triers fre* we •*"
Ire States In wh ch & y err I. gaily «stsh-
a. Tbe names ot Wood, Btdy 10'., «**-
fcasraoiy that their business w« be bdcefwty
eomfaotcd.— Tf. T. Cmn**r-
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