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liow to Overcome Dtrricui.Tiiw.:—In i} e I "THE TEXAN MERCURY j Tcxaw has exhibited during the last three years?
month of December, J843, we wefe presents at! 1 (kinteu and pcuuhhed, oa the i-eoi-rietok, The ¡rn-nt influx of population,—we speak par-
ti first meeting held in Saint Loo , Missouri, it y j. D. BIT C II AN AN. ticnlarly of this county,—is not of that migrat-
ta favor of the annexation of Texas. It was a! ¡j. t nuilKE, EDITOR AN'li PROPRIETOR. 1 , . ,. , f. „
In githeriiiK, prended over bv «x-gorerner! ■ orjr character wLlch often Boate over new coon-
William Carr Lane-,. of New Mexico. After [n;uu<inoN day, saturdav.J trien, but is of a substantial kind,—farmers and
Profeooc McDowell and others had poured forth Term of Mihwriptian ¡ r year, h> advance $2*50 1 capitalists,-— who are turning under the tall
-If not in advance 3-00 grass of our extensive plains, and causing the
" unpaid wltlnn the year 4-00 j w}iojc COuntry to wave with luxuriant harvests.
No KiilMcriptioiiM will be taken for a lee* time than one I , . . „ , , ,
, . , , Tlie choicest valleys of the Cherokee country do
year, an lew. hy xpecial agreement. i J 1
All due ! may be remitted by moil, in available note*.! not equal this; the north-western territories do
at the rink of the editor. The pontage of all letter* must not exceed it.
be paid, to insure attention. We repeat, then, we have more inducements
Tero of advertising, one -foliar l*r W,u«rc. of ten i ÍQ nndertake and mon. ab¡,¡t to a,.,.oinpl¡fih
linen, or lew, for the first insertion, and lifty cent* for
each subsequent one. A reasonable deduction will be
made in favor of those who advertise liy the year. The
their eloquent strains for Texan, some friends of
•«ra «ailed out for Mr. B. of Texas " B."
M BT or Texan," rang enthusiastically through
the court bonse. But B. was quite a youth and
thttfk deeply interested, felt too much reserve
to follow Mcb a list of orators. "A pause
MianHag general disappointment, ensued; when
Governor Lane remarked that he believed a
young friend of hie, Jamen W. Dallam, esquire,
of Matagorda Texas, was present.
"Dallam! Dallam! Dallam!" yelled the crowd.
Yotmg Dallam, a stranger to all, arose, but
was so excessively embarrassed that he could not
proceed. Again and again, he essayed to speak,
mrt hi vain. The crowd evidently sympathised
with him. He was about to sit down in despair,
irhen a big Irishman sang out,
" Try again, young man, we all love you and
your conntbry shure!"
Once more facing the president, poor Dallam
spoke in substance as follows:
" Mr. President, I am like a young Methodist
preacher I once heard in his first effort to preach.
He was scared as I am, taid he ' my brethren I
feel 1 feel my my brethren my brethren
I feel 1 feel, (scratching his head,) if I don't
feel my brethren I' II be d——d.'"
This illustration of his own feelings aud posi-
tion, brought down a perfect whirlwind of
applause.
"Go on! Go on! Hurrah for Dallam!"
vociferated the crowd.
Inspired with this manifestation of favor and
good feeling, Dallam did go on; and for about
a half an hour held the audience enchained with
one of the most eloquent bursts of youthful,
patriotic oratory we ever heard.
And as he sat down amid the prolonged
cheering, the big Irishman again sang out,
" And be the howly Saint Pathrick, did n't I
know intbirely that iny bothy from the Texas
couathry could spake for liberty and till us about
whippin the murtherous Mexicans!"
With another outburst, responsive to Pat's
exclamation, the scene closed.
Poor Dallam is now in the tomb, but he is
■t¡H remembered by hundreds who were present
on the occasion.—[Bulletin.
Fraud os the Pension Bureau.—From the
report of the commissioner of pensions, just sub-
mitted to the house of representatives by the
secretary of the interior, it appears that fraude
in revolutionary cases have been detected in ten
States, that fifty-four cases have been found to
be fraudulent, of which twenty-nine have been
admitted, and twenty-five rejected. The amount
o# motley abstracted from the treasury in these
cases, is $68*232; and the amount claimed in
cases that have been rejected, because of their
being fraudulent, is $44*042. Of the money
taken from the treasury, $45*000 were received
upon the claims' recently discovered to be fraud-
aieat in Lancaster county, Pa. These frauds
commenced as early as 1844, and have been
regnlarily perpetrated to September 4, 1853.
In the bounty land division the frauds have
been more mumerons and more difficult of detec-
tion. One person in New York city, who had
k largely engaged in this branch of business,
been arrested by order of the late commis-
nurnber of insertion* nuift be Mtated, or they will be in-
serted until forbidden, and charged accordingly. Pro-
fessional card , (pec annum,) of five line or les*, $10.
All advertisement#, the publication of which in required
by law, must be paid in advance.
Job work executed with neatnens and despatch, which
must be paid for on delivery.
THE TEXAN MERCURY.
SATURDAY
SEQUIN:
MORNING, JUNE 17.
this work, than many of our brethren in other
.States, who have now realized the (then consid-
ered) fanatical idea of building up and enriching
their new, rough, and, in many instances, poor
conntry, by railroads. ? If they, under the circ-
umstances, accomplished all this, why may not
we?
It is an error to suppose that a country must
become old before it can be traversed with rail-
roads. We believe the time at hand when these
great thoroughfares will precede the settlements.
There is, then, no doubt that this road can be
built, if the whole people, who are to be ben-
efited by it would put forth their united efforts,
The editor being absent on a tour to eastern j determimed to accomplish it. We certainly can
Texas, Doctor Johnston acts, pro tem. build some railroad; and if ever the cars get to
" 1 running up as far as Victoria, Gonzáles county
As pro tem. editor, we must needs say will bring the road to their county scat, and
something to satiate the public appetite, and then we will see what Guadalupe can do. Start
it, and, like the cork leg, it will go: It can not
be stopped this side the Pacific. Once started,
we will be aided by capitalists further north,
who will hasten to establish business houses on
the coast, and prepare to reap a share of the
golden harvest the bare commencement of the
work would unfold to the world. A portion
completed would create a basis of credit, which
would insure the completion of the rest.
But pressing engagements forbid our making
many remarks upon the way in which the road
is to be built. At present, we must content
ourselves by suggesting that we, the citizens,
and land-owners* of every grade, undertake the
slake their literary thirst.
We might expatiate upon foreign affairs, the
relations our government sustains toward its
neighbors, and the probable results of the lead-
ing events of the day; and we might give our
views and advice, and throw in our mite for the
nation's guidance: but should we raise, and
invert, the hollow of our small hand over it, it
could shield it but poorly from impending storms.
There is a subject, however, we are anxious to
have discussed, of deeper interest, and nearer
home, in which we may all do something, which
can not be too early, too often, or too vigorously
agitated. A railroad is the theme; a railroad
running up the valley of the Guadalupe, con- work, and determine to complete it, and trust no
necting this country with the gulf.
Western Texas must have a railroad. We
must be connected with the eastern markets.
We have been hearing of the gulf and San An-
longer to others. This we look upon as the
first—the most important step. We have too
favorable an opinion of the good sense of the
people of our county, as well as of those below,
tónio railroad, until there's no " music in the j contiguous to the route, to say much of the
sound;" and we have seen enough to satisfy us j advantages of this road. They are men alive
that, if we want a road, we must go to work ¡ to their interests when a movement is once made
and build it ourselves, and not wait for our in any thing. Few fools have ever got as far as
friends and neighbors to build it for us. If we Texas. Every thing must have a beginning,
can only succeed in getting the people to think and popular attention must be roused: This is
this way about it,—and get them to thinking in our present object. ? But who that had a cotton
earnest,—we will have accomplished enough; i crop lying up four or five months, last winter
all that we hope for—all that is needed. It is and spring, that could not be thrown into mar-
our humble opinion, that if the land-holders of ket—who had to borrow money, mean while, at
Gdadalupe and Gonzáles counties could be thirty-six to fifty per centum; who, that paid
roused up fully to the vital, the all-absorbing seventeen dollars for flour, and two dollars and
interest they have, and tmght to exhibit, on this twenty-five cents per one hundred pounds of
— tried'in^May" 1853Ul*mvk:ted"and ^ject; the whole country below would will- freight; who that owns tracts of rich land on
sentenced to bard labor for a term of years in J0"1 an<^ ^e great work might, and would the route, to be enhanced in value four hundred
the penitentiary of New York. Several other be, accomplished. We are aware that these per centum; who, of all the actual citizens of
gwlty parties in New York views will be looked upon as idle, and, perhaps, this our glorious land,
HOME ITEMS —NOTES.
Wc are having copious showers of rain, and
crops are looking very fine. An immense quan-
tity of corn will be made in this county, this
year—plenty vegetables for dinner. Recom-
mend temperance in all things; but particularly
in green corn. Had an elegant party at The
Magnolia, the other night. ! What a benign
influence such affaics exert! A complete re-
union of souls—a melting, and running together,
of hearts; a sort of smelting operation. Every
body looked so cheerful and happy, we thought
the married folks had all just got married over,
and the single ones "fixing for it." ! What an
array of bright eyes, and loving smiles was
there! And the proximity of that supper-table
did not diminish the fragrance of the parlor. The
whole had a sort of camp-mccting influence on us.
Note One: That fellow cither hadn't seen
much, or was a black-hearted villain, who said,
" Sammy vel, bevare of vidders."
Two: ? Wonder if somebody else won't give
just such another party before long, and invite us?
CORRESPONDENCE OF TIIE MERCURY.
eity forfrands in procuring bounty laud claims, treated with scorn, by some; for it is thought
were defeated by the statute of limitations. ... . ... ' \ .4. 6 .
The number of fraudulent cases in this divi* imp<««We, at this early day, for the citizens of
to* is known to be very large. At the present of country on, and adjacent to, the Gdada-
thne, there are indictments pending against three lupe, to build a road. It is a heavy undertak-
peraoas for fraud in bounty land eases in the ¡nj^ we admit; it is an immense work for a new
pmmb.«kTSuTrf1 i¿5LÍ?"!£«Z Tf?;?,,°t""I*"*;:;,rkrra""m
fetataaf North Carolina, and two «gainst perv ^*4 liy a despondent folding of the arm*, *
«M te the eity of New Orleans. The number despairing, look, at the mighty hill ahead,
of fraudulent eases presented by these nine ;—without a single effort to climb it? If we
is mot exactly known, but can not be tii, 't undertake, we never can accomplish any
twofa*a4re4. J o41**,certorn*.
aod ju*t as the ^r"m accouiplúshíng an object be undertook,
weft readv to arrent him for his offtnee, the actual wjbjM-tioo of Europe, which was
he WM removed from the world by death. mi impossibility, -and yet we have many a Boo-
The whole number of person* connected with tuoonp w Begin, above town, with
bee* detected under^ucb elrcttmstenees as to V th"
leave no reasonable doubt of their guilt, is •r r«rr- ranging out a respectable distance on
twenty-eix. (If this number, seven hare been either side, till you strike the gulf, ? who nay*
convicted and sentenced to hard labor in the there can not be found one hundred an/1 twenty
men able to build one hundred and twenty miles
their eoonnry, nine are now waiting their final railroad T—to «ay nothing of Young Arner
trial, and two, against whom bills of indictment, ka«, and strong-minded women, of which Texas
have been found, have not yet ben arrested. has her share. We say, the project is within ^
the
Mr. Editor: ¡How diwimilar in sentiment, and in
pursuit, is our Texan population! and, with the flood-tide
of immigration that pours in upon us, that dissimilarity
of habits, tastes, and avocations, increases, if possible.
In older communities, the manner, garb, or address of
the man, tell you his occupation, his education, or the
degree of wealth he possesses. ! But sadly would he be
mistaken who judged of the Texan population by extern-
als! Hid beneath the slouched hat, and plain garb, we
find the citizen of intelligence, refined courtesy, and un-
pretending affluence. .
In a State whose diversity of climate, and soil, is so
great, the stranger, from every portion of the Confeder-
acy, may readily find a home congenial to his wishes.
The sugar and cotton planter, either in eastern or western
Texas, beholds fertile lands, and a superior climate; and
although the western portion of Texas has less timber,
still, the superioriry of the climate has caused it to be
regarded as preferable, for a home, by many who have
lived in the east.
To an observant mind, the variety of tastes, and the
varied tone of thought, that greets us in this wide-
expanded and glorious land, is almost as infinite in num-
ber as are the charming jewels that Nature has bedecked
the prairies with:
Euclid and Mercutio are neighbors, on the banks of the
upper San Antonio; and, so far as deportment be an
index whereby to judge, none are more content than they.
But beneath the surface of a fair mountain stream are
quick-moving whirlpools, and the eddying current proves
too strong for the most expert swimmer: So it is with
our friends.
Euclid is of ancient Teutonic origin, and, with a slight
tinge of stoical philosophy, presents a marked ambition
for the acquisition of land-scrip. Happy in the possession
of an interesting family, he might be more felicitous in
life, were he less desirous of accumulating property.
Educated in a country where landed property was held at
an inordinately high price, he values more fully than
many of his fellow-citizens the obtaining of the soil.
Some years the senior of his friend Mercutio, in heart
well as years, and having been in our State a long period.,
he at times extends his counsel to the versatile, and,—
with regret let it be registered,—Ua¿ thoughtless Mercu-
tio. Thoughtful enough la he of all that eau amuse, or
The Nebraska bill has, ut length, passed both
houses of congress. Should the measure prove
popular, we suppose General Houston's opposi-
tion to it will torn out not to have been on its
merits, but merely on the score of technicalities,
and easily explained. lie is pretty old, we un-
derstand.
The Crystal Palack.—Under the high-
pressure system of Mr. Baruurn the re <^>ening
of the " Great Exhibition of Iudustry of all
Nations" promises to be more brilliant than the
original rehearsal of the performance. From
the pronunciamiento of the new president of the
asssociation we are happy to learn that all the
legal obstacles and injunctions have been
disolved, and that our liberal landlords, ship
owners and railroad men have pledged their names
for tickets to the amount of one hundred thous-
and dollars. The publishers of our daily news-
papers, we are also informed, have agreed to
advertise to the amount of $500 each and take
their pay in tickets. With large accessions of
fresh novelities, and an attractive programme
for the re-inaguration, the palace will open with
écl¿t on the fourth of May. Of course there
will be a large drawback, at first, in the
admission of receipts, as several hundred thous-
and " dead heads" will have to be admitted on
the tickets sold in advance to raise the wind to
start with. Instead of purchasing tickets at the
doors of the palace, every hotel and newspaper
establishment will be a ticket office, and every
body will be peddling them in the street, until
all the " old issue" is exhausted. But then we
have great faith in the success of the enterprise
under the wide-awake management of the new
directors.—[New York Mirror.
Oca Relations with Mexico.—It is under-
stood that the deliberation of the senate in
regard to our relations with Mexico resulted yes-
terday in recommending to the president the
projét of a treaty which settles all the pending
questions of difficulty between the two govern-
ernments, if it shall be ratified by them. We are
not able to specify the terms of the proposed
settlement with absolute certainty, but, according
to the current understanding, the Mecilla valley
difficulty is arranged, the boundary so fixed as
to authorize an eligible route for a railroad, the
abrogation of the eleventh article of the treaty
of Hidalgo, and the recognition of an interoceanic
transit-way granted in February, 1853, over the
isthmus of Tehuantepee; for all which our govern-
ment pays to Mexico ten million of dollars.
We learn that the senate yesterday refused to
remove the seal of secrecy from the proceedings
had on this treaty.—[Intelligencer.
CANDIDATES.
CHIEF JUSTICE.
We are authorized, Mid requested, to snnounet hsMt-
able H. G. Henderson as a candidate for n risttlsa to
the office of chief justice of Guadalupe county, aft the
ensuing August election.
"clerk OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
We are requested to aunounee John C. Douglass as n
lemocratlc candidate ftr the i
court of Gáadalupe county.
We are authorised, and requested, to sansunes A. G.
Martin as a candidate for the office of clerk of the district
court of Guadalupe county, at the ensuing rlwtkn, in
August. alto
We are authorized, and requested, to HOP—01 the,
name of John V. Gordon, enquire, as a candidate for re-
election to the offices of clerk of the district oourt of
Guadalupe county, and of justice of the pesce, at fhs en-
suing election, in August. alte
sheriff!
We are authorized and requested to ana ounce John M.
Brem as the republican candidate for the office of tkmtUT
of Guadalupe county, at the ensuing August election.
We are authorised, and requested, to announce William
Dunn as a for re-election to the office of i
of Guadalupe county, at the ensuing election. In ■
A
We are requested to
candidate for the office of sheriff of Guadalupe county,
at the election in August, next. nyfc
ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR,
We announce the name of Reverend W. 8. HaadHonn*
a candidate for the office of assessor and collectsr of Gu-
adalupe county, at the ensuing election. In Asgs* (att
We arc authorized, and reqoested to anaouMe L. A.
Sanders as a candidate for re-election to the office of sn-
sesaor and collector of Guadalupe county, at the election
in August next. a22te
COUNTY CLERK.
We are authorised to snnonaoe the aaaoc of J. ¥.
Cummings, as a candidate for county clerk at the <
in next August al5te$
Texas Wixe.—A German, living on the
Coleto, is making wine from the native mustang
grape. He intends to make twelve barrels this
season, having already made three or four.
Connoisseurs have tasted it, and pronounce it a
superior article, of excellent flavor, and possess-
ing all desirable qualities. Foreigners, who
have been accustomed to wine-making, say it is
fully equal to the article, of the same age, made
in France. Our timber bottoms afford an inex-
haustible supply of grapes, aud the gentleman
above named, intends to go into the wine-making
business on a larger scale next year. It will no
doubt pay.
We are authorised to
didate for re-election to the
election in August
Paris Ssdthasa
aU
We are requested to announce the name of
Petty as a candidate for county clerk of
county, at the election in next August a!5 if
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
We are requested, and authorised, to
colm G. Anderson, esquire, of San Antonio, as an
for the office of District Attorney of the Fourth
District, composed of the counties of Guadalupe,
Comal, Gillespie, Uvalde, and Bexar.
We are authorized to announce G. H. Koonan,
as a candidate for the office of District Attorney
Fourth Judicial District, at the election in
ml8te
We are authorized to snnounce the name of Frank.
Egan, esquire, of San Antonio, as a candidate for Dis-
trict Attorney of the Fourth Judicial District, at the en-
suing election, (first Monday in Angust) s§4 te
We are authorized, and requested, to announce the
name of George C. Saunders, as a candidate for DUrlct
Attorney of the Fourth Judicial District, at the spptuoch-
ing election, on the first Monday in August, next. t«s4
GONZALES.
T. 3L H&rwood. A- I. Mif—II
Harwood h McKean,
attorneys and counselors at law, will stteud promptly to
businea intrusted to their care in either of the following
counties, viz: De Witt, La Taca, Colorado,
Caldwell, and Guadalupe. jelO
< -
Furniture
GONZALES, TEXAS.
Thomas SheppaidJto^sewAe^nenhaednassort-
ment of furniture, of
evenr kind, rocking, office,
wardrobes, centre-tables.'
reaus, matrunes, bedsteads, etc.
(é the Collins H<
MARRIED,
in Charlotte, North Carolina, on the twenty-fifth of May,
by revereod Hall MorrUon, D. D.f Jamen H. Canon to
Mint Mary A., eldest daughter of II. B. William*, enquire.!
We wish our friend "Jim" a great deal of bnppincss
in the married life. We hare ever thought him a man of
great resolution, aud firmnee of purpoee; and his conn*
FARES,
Merchant Tailor, Sí guia. Texas, '
to keep constantly on hand, a
casimeres, satin*, velvets,
gloves, cravats, etc. A good
MADE CLOTHIXG ALWAYS
which will be sold very low,
exibcut* all work in their If
and in accordance with the
Tbrni
E. V. Dale and Thomas Cr
oo the twenty-fifth ultimo would furnúsh au *dá.u<sbaJ Jordin k. Whitloek's stock of I
proof of this, did we not know the tWuit <A her with
whom his deMiny is now united.
" Where the tall cedars wave,
And the bright waters flow."
with a beauty and melody unsurpassed — that j
will not come out in favor of the work? ? that; render Ufe more vivid; bat lamentably deficient in any
will not resolve we must and will have a road? properly digested plan for the enhancement of hie 1
Such country as ours will be traversed by roads, worldly e«tat«. Indeed, many <A bis confidential friend* ■nUf f y rvery Monday er*ring.
most surely: ? And why not go to work now, aMau/e me, that Mercutio is neglectful, alvj, of his vpt- half ps et w-^eo o'clock,in the baiiding o«eup«*da* ti*
and give route aud terminus while we may— itual welfore. This, however, ia believed by th* writer boy* school-house. The public «re to attend,
mould the erubryo to our advantage while it is to be an ill-founded opinion; Mercutio having been «ee*
plastic? And now, ye invincible*, ye public- at the cathedral, in Kan Antimio, one HmiAmth, last wioW.
«ir* npwntor ia this class of cases was discovered t
lent mmmw in Philadelphia;
spirited, whole - souled, and untiring men, who | With ail the de*ot*d enthu*ia«o <d two-*od-t * ty,
have proved yourselves equal to emergencies Mercutio loved, in «me of the southern Ktatee, the pretu.
heretofore, - who wait not for the l/all to get in **t brunette >4 that region '/ country: a land tua u/jpro
Reverend Jno H. preach** is the Methodkt
cbvi/cb every finst, ««cond, and third ha *th ia each
month. rtcrvi/>e« c/nrmenc* 14*, a. m.
MximiA If. W. Roger* will prea^.h rejr.iariy, ia th*
„ . , female academy, oa the first and third ftaMtatiw'/ each
motion, but start it yourselves,- ye liuouapar- life In either beaaty, or aa*áaMUty, in o«e sex, and, even j
Vokki'w. We have a rnw/r that the Chanc-
The wind work of
t^s, come to the rescue; take up the subject, I yet, not «holly poinnoed with the norfooe draught that
discuss it, ar*d try your strength, remembering, Maatssoa forces all bfc votaries to qoa# Tet ia that
that " ttr'ruinstances bow to the iron will," j land were animated ereatorea, wboae eyea were jaandiced
by the gold thrj to-wu+A upon, ftoch a guardian had
the lady of Mercutio * choice.
elor of the Exchequer of Oreat Britain reports j they had for each otb*r wa«, by
no special funds to be raised for the Russian j ^ wM The halite™ that too e«/)y
war. They can't humble the czar much withont ,A |ife hwi ^ 0tít ymUiM
money The English report* are all in favor of! ^ with m UrWf>trrBmtrnt rAtarkll/ Ugh-toned,
The Russians get worsted in every ; W)y , ^l/n ^ ^ nn}ÁMm
action. It is said Bweden and Denmark have ^ n(h witw m ^f/rt tw, tr r„, an
active life, and, equal to either, the marriage of the fair
Reverend J W. Itnun w H pr*ach at tbk place in the
male acad^wy % Ute second and fovrth Habbaths'/ h
month.
IfOTICK.
to pat them «p la fcéguin han Aotóaio, <
hart, or Austin, and the aarrauoding country: and we
hereby reepecttolly mlkit the public pnlrenuge. (jf lb
Mtraw Hffite.
¿3 3 torito by WLPMCRMA5.
too Pair ffif Mi
fur «ale by WTTI
Coat*, Vests,
and a great variety of iauauae* goofc, lust mssiud end.
for «ale, by WVrhaatAM.
Cffilleoen,
a large MMéy, at
The Mats of
'// . rr coca? roa
Jt:XK TERM, A. D, MM.
Whereas, Asina fierran, gaasdtau of i
Martha P., J:
has Med his
j estala*, defy
1 catate are hereby notified to
letter of wlminktratioa having iasaed toCatharia*, ^ . . .e^
fil'imberg, on the eatata of Cari V. fchim>#Tg, deaaaaed. " nagnia, .. **1 T * *ane,
\rf the h'rri'/rtiM t/miAy t4mir\ '/ fé^adaiune caaaty f'>r Wa>) *** cmt**t ad aceoont, w me mm
Yft don't find any Russian papers among the
rchanges, or we rnifrht possibly discov
thing on the other side of the question.
Wo sen that many articles of trade, especially, | i^'^lity
" ^ liqnors, drugs, pickles and various c/,r- "«J ™ * «ndertak.ng has ♦/, be done first; and th„ Auktri|l wi„ fJo „ ¡f Ro.
stimulants nnd luxuries that are rn^t in the sooner we bejrln it the sooner we will have „¡a nUv.v ^ , w¡th cerUiu (/f ^
1, have undergone, and are now undergo onr TfA/\ 1
l*sri Ulk Md tl.« r«.lu I^,I,K B„t , <lmmt , ,m tbe i,,;,,,,. „f ,„a„.
pohbshed. Ho far an the investigation has gone, .... ' . y
it hnn been nueert«ine«l that more titan nine-tenths kM ^ ««pport
of the samples tried are more or lem adulter- the propositions we lay down. We hold that,
ated, and that too by the admixture, in nearly under similar circumstances, with equal ability,
poisonous ingredients. Hhonld «nr] equal inducements, what has been done can 1 Hn;*p-srr.rcHi:s. We hear, often, of stump-
thn ntmnat ñnntion "in* the 'wJ 'r/nnrh Articles? ^ Aori" again' U WM OVr ,rH' V>m"' J**r* *g0' | bnt onr )rw,nK friera,1> wbo damaged
Many of Uknm articles even when pure, are ^ ***"' through that portion of Georgia and | bis buggy, the other night,—returning from the
very far from benefiting the henlth, while very Tennesnee called the Cherokee country. It was party,— to the extent of fifteen dollnrs, did
fsw o# them enn lie deemed necessaries. When, then a decidedly new country, and, like ours, j " cuss a few," and marie a stump-speech exactly
therefore, we nre assured by the best authorities, wtut jn the very a/;t of l eing settled up. From to the point. ! Oh, if the guardians of otir
majority nr^insUn^^bo'uld wT'not lie warned? At,anta' in °'ÍOrKi®. a railroad was winding its town had only Uen there! ? We wonder if the
Who can tell bow many of us are now suffering serpentine way over the hills and rivers of a corporation of the town of Béguin were author-
from the efcts of these concealed poisons? And poor conntry, through Tennessee, on toward i zed by the legislature to remove the stumps
shall we continue to toke them.—[Galveston Virginia: a ronjrh country, sparsely populated; ¡ that continne standing monuments of the broken
- -a . ■ . w'tb productions, and but little means in shafts of bnggies, and legs of horses, all over
Texan Woor..—Mr. Charles Taylor, of this *nJ hape. Lands then worth, in that region, I our town? We pause for a reply.
town recently sheared about eighty head of1 from five to six dollars per acre, we learn, are
•heep, most of which were natives of this coun-
try, being the result of a cross between the
finest northern breeds, including the French
Merino, nnd our common Mexican sheep. Home
of the wool was as fine and soft as the best
article produced in the north; and all showed a then
denided improvement upon the quality usually
pradneed by Mexicun sheep. The heaviest
flcecna weighed over four pounds, and the lightest
two, averaging about three pounds.
These facts confirm our former opinions that
thfi climate is well adapted to the raising of
sheep; and that ns good an article of wool may
be produced here, as in the most favored por-
tions of the north. Mr. Taylor's are remarkably
healthy and prolific.—[Victoria] Advocate.
now bringing twenty to twenty-five dollars;! Sec th'; advertisement of a new road, and
establishing the great fact, that a railroad ¡^"7- by James Gibson. This road is the short-
through a new country enhances the value of Gonzáles by about four miles, or, at
land four hundred per cent. That country was
as new as ours, and much rougher and
least, is supposed to be so,— running over an
elevated table land, from Belmont to the 8an
Marcos river. It never becotncs so muddy, and,
being well shaded, it is more pleasant, in the
I summer season, than the lower route. Every
Ban Debts.—Hunt's Merchants' Magazine
advocate* the passage of an act abolishing all
laws for the collection of debts, except when
property is transferred for its security; the
property so transferred to be only legal security
<m inch debt. The writer says that should
this become a law it would prevent seventy-five
poorer, and, in five or six years, has become the
seat of wealth, refinement, and general prosper-
ity. These are the legitimate results of that
road * and would they not be produced, in a | ^instance, therefore, indicates that this will
greater ratio, in this, our more highly favored;become the r°nte of travel to Gonzáles
country? The valley of the Guadalupe, with from th'3 scctl0n of country.
its tributaries, and the rich settlements in reach, Thc C|jban affa¡r ¡g gt¡1, 8moking considerably,
have, ftt least, as much ability to accomplish, and ; Heayy m¡gtg aheaf, an(, rather dark ghoul(1
more inducements to undertake, a similar aork.; nQfc garpr¡ze(j ¡f we have a flare-up, one of
Our country is far richer, and destined, in our {]ay3( which will throw light enough on the
judgment, to grow up faster than any other of 8a}jject to enable us to see onr way out.
the new countries we have seen, that were yes-
terday vacated by thc savage, and to-day built We see that Ex-president George M. Dallas,
avinr claim* again* th* .. '^ven *«r my i
r, deceased, ***■ hereby ; th a in* dny if J nc,
in the time erwrtbod by J* *
1 tboflc indebted to «md 'Plan (Idmám na# TA
lady, t^ongbt MercoUo, heart-wh'/le, away Tr'itn bl« fir*t
l'/ve.
Kow, in a roogb, bat c/mforUU/le caMn, near the bank
exchanges, or we might possibly discover soma- ^ the Hu Antónh , you may bnd nar b^rhalor friend. A
few Sock* and herds, the cuitare of a twenty-acre lot, a
garden, and a little orchard, are aafftclent to amane him:
If not to render him perfectly happy, (if aocb a life there
be,) at leant, independent. He ban adopted the philoso-
phy of Epic uro : to enjoy moderately the good thing* of
life; for '/nly in the moderate ujk of competen**, health,
or daily food, ia enjoyment long-endoring.
Hie phlegmatic Koclid would fain have Mercutio wed;
and, in the moat «oleran manner, warns birn to beware of
an old age unprovided for- nncared for, by the " minis-
tering angel," woman. Mercutio Kmile*, gravely,-- a*
they, alone, wbo near the meridian of life can nnile, an/1
decline* the immediate confederation of the main qih*
tion. Kuclid endeavor* to arw*e hi* pride, if notlto
toach hi* ambition, (for there i* *till a latent tpark,) t/y
an e*pre**ion of *urprise that no moneyed Interest should
have been well cared for by Mercutio, in his junior year*:
He i* silent. The *udden palor of hi* cheek, or rush of
tb<? crimson current to his temples, may tell that he feel*-
yet he never can choose to explain to many, (if at all,)
that there are, and have been, affection —-ties of kindred,
of friendship,—the love of knowledge, and of travel, a*
an accessory thereto, that, while they were object* of
attainment, have kept him free from a surplus of ca*h,
yet have been the great inducement* through which he
has been what he never can change from—an independent
man; bu , in Euclid's estimate, one too neglectful of hi*
worldly interest*.
! The world over, how many are like these two! It
would lie fortunate, truly, could we attain the happy
medium of independence in pecuniary matters, and never
let that attainment mar our peace of mind -that content,
without which man must be the veriest bondman that
walk? the earth; with it,—in sicknesa or in health, in
by tHe honorable vsrnty M*irt of fjimdaiop* envnty
the settlement catate* of 4eeea«e4 persona, etc., at it*
March term, i'M: all person* having claims against the
estate «aid Carl V. ffhimberi
notified to present the -mm" within tbe time pr
law, tit they will be barred; ud those indebted to
estate are requested to m*ke payment.
0ATHAKJ5E BUJMKZRO administratrix.
By f;. H. KHKRirOOb, sttorney.
Mguln, Jane , 1*64. ¿17 C
New Rand, amd Frrryj
The sdliscriber has «atabiisfaed thc best ferry m the
allowed,
fit ve
hand, s
t, A. U.
Marcos river, and opened a new road on tbe Hand rwte
from H^gnln to Gonzales, making tbe diMance three miles
shorter tbaa the old-traveled roate. The ferry Is three
and a half miles from Gooxhlss, and alne and a half from
Belmont: a good, safe boat, graded banks, and a Arm
road, the whole distance plainly marked, and ploughed;
diverging from tbe old Gonxhlea road at Belmont, leaving
tbe residence of M. H. Beatty. esquire, ia tbe forfes of tbe
two, and intersecting the Austin road two milea above
Gonzales. Tbe travel is now taking this road; nnd the
subscriber confidently refers to any one wbo has passed
over it, satisfied they will always take it again.
JAM EH GIBSON.
Gonzales county, Jane 12, IK5I. je!7 3m
blndsaf fc Co.
would respectfully announce, to the citizen* rA .Hégulu
and tbe country, that they are receiving, and have in
store:
and ssai «f i
14*4.
FARM SMITH, Clerk.
ThcfltatcnfTi
, josftm a. Minamos v.
justices wet, runnxcr tut
THK ST AT* W TIUS
To tbe Actlf, ar say other legal «Assr «f I
county, greeting:
Whereas, the plaintll
la my «Á
showing IndeMadams'la thc asm sf <
- " towft:
"Stoa.
"Thirty i
pay ta Joa
dred dollars
Betty.
plamthr la the abwfl styled
reads as follows, ta ww:
days after data ws sr «Khar ar as mialiila
l n. BaUrldga sr sr«sr,*s «adía haa-
ir* as part p^smaI sf —
AO.!
up with the magnificent farms, villages, and and honorable Howell Cobb, have been sent to
. . , . , . , towns of the civilized whites. ?And, even now, i Spain, to look after Mr. Soulé, with one hundred
ner cent, of the bad debts now made, beside , . .. . . , ¡ '.... , tl , , . ., . , . .
romoting integritv and upright mercantile any portion of thc American I nion show . mdlions dollars loose changc in their pockets to < prosperous or in adverse hour, the truly happy man
character " ¿the pigantic stride; of improvement western purchase Cuba with
WW) lb* Rio coffee;
1000 - Java -
1 esse tea, 12 caddie*, 2 It *
each;
3 boxes tea, 12 A. H lbs each
5 br* loaf sugar;
2.5 boxes No. 1 soap;
\b - star candles;
1 - sperm -
4 - pearl *tarch;
40 keg* nail*;
C boxe* Arnold k Burton 's
best tobacco;
2 gro smoking tobacco;
15 boxes Wellington cigars:
3 - cordial, and two
London syrnp;
my27
20 tioxes fancy s'iajie. as-
sorted;
2 t oxe* extra mu*tard;
And oatb havlag t aen anda, ia wrHiag, by Ima Ksyasr,
St for plain thr. that thc dsflmdHt, A. O. wmm. Is
it from this Htnte, sa that lbs mMmff y*MM m
law can not
These are,
tbe said A. O.
Texan Merenry, a
Síguin, ia *ald <
and sppiar at my
|a Jane, (being the twen^f-
D. 1854, then aad there
•aid Joaeph H. Bald ridge
Herein fail not, under t
return make hereof. ^.
4 - ^ ¡ s" "as. WoSS?
preserve*. * -
2 boxe* tomato catsup aad
2 pepper sauce;
2 boxes Madeira and 2
claret wine;
2 boxes Htoughton Bitters
and 2 peppermint:
2 boxe* old Port wine;
1 box snuff, pepper and in-
digo;
8 boxe* Collins k Simon*
axes;
40 pair trace-chains.
LINDSAY k CO.
batfcm Mr
m
New Goods! New Goods!
STRONG & FOSTER
have now on hand a good lot of crockery
1
ware, queens' ware, and glass ware: and wc expect, ia a
few days, a large, and carefully «elected, assortment of
fancy shelf goods also, a splendid assortment of staple
and'fancy dry goods; also an asnortraent of bonnet*, and
a WELL-SELECTED SUPPLY OF SUMMER CLOTH-
ING. HARDWARE: We also have a well-selected
stock of shelf hardware and cutlery. We also have a
good lot of patent and family medicines; among which
be found sulphate of quinine, calomel, (English and
m — — . \ If m 1 ini naAM a A i 1 t * i 1 _ 9 .1
C.ÍS.Vj'.— Jr.ec
cuted same day, by ordering pabtiLStwn. ar ta
writ, for three soccemlve weeks, ia Tbe Tcxaa^
Sheriff Gfisilalai
1 fCoat of publication, 9M*!
have just received, from New York, n varied «ash rf
hat*, bonnet*, summer clothing, coats, paata, vejj and
■y
bat*,
shirts.
TO RENT, OR FOR SALE
- mi 'am
orhMy
maatimi «Pflj
signed, on the premises.
Séguln, May Í®, 1854.
I will rent, for tbe term of twelve .msatta, mr
«ill. tarj, boats, etc: or I will sell the ■Ms snd
mytTSt
Also, white lead and
E.
may
American;) Mustang Liniment, etc.
window-glass.
GROCERIES! GROCERIES! We expect, in a few
| days, a supply of coffee sod sugar, molassee, salt and
i sugar-cured h*ms and star candles,
i al STRONG k FOSTEB.
JX? í i^h?VíSí.a^¡oi "^dw ^Brannfcla; twa^Jgaa
miles from San Antonia, [utt ta] J- •
LOST: w ^ ...
The undersigned lost, Ib «s pisca, «. **■
pocket, three 0 w dollar gold ps** íjJ ^
¡and Mr.^Brsekenrid|a'.^ 1AM A STEpHEÍS.
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