The Weekly Independent. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 5, 1857 Page: 2 of 4
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THE WEEKLY
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
A. MARSOHALK, Sa., Eoitob.
F. MARSOHALK. Jn., Pcbliih
" SATURDAY MORNING,
Belton, Texas, December 5, 1867!
PREPAYMENT OF POSTAGE
—To all those who pay in atloa.nct
we will send the Independent FREE
OF POSTAGE.
SST Anything in the way ef food o
provender for man or beast, taken i
exchange at market prices, for subscrip
tion to "TheIndependent."
OUR AGENTS.
tST Mr. Charles C. Maigne, at the
House of Tyson, Bradley & Co.,
Houston, is our authorized agent to1
solicit work and collcct money for
the Independent.
Tho following named gentlemen
are our duly authorized agents, and
their receipts for money will be re-
cognized by ub:
IVaco—M D IIerrixo.
Georgetown—Dr. W I Anderson.
Galveston—David Aykes.
Indianola—Thomas Rooke.
Lavacca—Dr John Fretwell.
Seguin—Dr Jno M Anderson.
San Antonio—Jessup M Bell.
Austin—S B Brush.
# Im Grange—W G Webb.
" Cora, Comanche Co.—T. Frost.
Lampassas Spgs—Tuos B Hulino.
Fairfield,—Isaac Cune.
Gatesml/c.—Dr G W Tavlor.
Perry—Mr Stubblefikld.
Natchez, Miss.—Sam'l Burns.
New Orleans—J DeBaun, Arcade.
DIVINE SERVICE.
Rev. J. Clabaugh will prcach in
the Baptist Church in Belton, on the
Third Sabbath and tho Saturday be-
fore, of each month.
There will be a regular circuit
preaching at tho church in Belton,
on the first Sunday in each month
for the next year.
JOHN CARPENTER.
J3r Our thanks are due to Hon.
A. J. Evans of the House, and Hon.
G. B. Erath of the Senate for favors-
•Bee tho Senators letter in another
column.
We had nearly forgotten to
notice the change in the proprietor-
ship of the St. Charles Hotel in our
village. Mr. Blair gives place to J.
M. Pope, Esq., late of Cl&rksvillc,
Teun., a gentleman in appearance,
and well reccommended by his for-
me}- acquaintances.
Texas Almanac.—We have glan-
ced over the contents of this forth-
coming work as given by the Gal-
veston News, aiul we are • highly
pleased with tho perusal. The grea-
test wonder with us is that so much
can bo given for such a small pricc.
Our friends Eastland & Go will have
the Almanac for sale as soon as it
can be procured.
Mr We observe quite a number
of emigrants from Missouri and oth-
er States passing our village going
out west.
tSf Wo hear a project spoken of
on the streets which pleases us very
much. It is tho establishment by
the 0. S. Presbyterians of an institu-
tion of learning of a high order at
this place. Several counties it is
Baid are united in tho projoct, which
is uDder consideration. The health
of our village, the general fertility
of the county, and the many natural
advantages possessed by it render
this place well adapted to such an
institution.
JC3T We hear no more Indian
news from our frontier. All has
been quiet for two weeks or three.
Our rivers, the Leon and the
Lampasas, which have been so full,
from tho recent rains, as to be past
fording have fallen, and wo see in our
streets at present writing (Wednes-
day,) a dozen vehicles which have
just forded the Leon. Would not a
ferry boat pay at the Mail crossing
of each of the streams?
A bill is now bero the Legis
la ture appropriating money for the
purpose of boring Artesian Wells
on tho roads leading to the Rio
Grande.
J5T A bill is before our Legisla
ture to cxclude Bank paper from the
j3t t« of Tesas,
Improvements and Changes in Bel-
ton.—We have not heretofore noti-
ced the few improvements which
have been are still being made in
our village. Among these we notice
an addition to tho store of N. Aus-
tin; one to the Grocery of Col. War-
ren; the opening of a new shop by
Judge Danley; the fitting up of a
residence by H. E. Bradford Esq;
the building of a new residence by
our friend Pete Hardeman &c., 4c.
These we take to be evidences of
of prosperity, even during times as
hard as these in which we live. If
we can improve during such times
what may we not expect as soon as
tho present times pass away? We
predict an unprecedented improve-
ment in our villago and county
soon.
KSF Wo hear with much regret
that Bell county is excluded from
the 19th Judicial District which is
about to be created, and of course,
we are against our will, kept in the
old 3rd. We know not how this
has been brought about; if we did,
would not somebody get editorial
slashing from our willing pen?
We understand that the matter
was taken from the hands of the Ju-
diciary committeo and referred to a
special committee from which our
Representative was excluded.
A petition to the Senate, has been
extensively circulated and almost
unanimously signed, which prays
that this county be made one of the
new District, and in case that can-
not be done, to commence tho Circuit
in this county instead of commen-
cing as at present in Washington.
Austin, Dec., 1st, 1857.
Ed. Independent: Dear Sir:—The
committee on the Judiciary, in the
House, have decided how to define
the Judicial District. Their deci-
sion corresponds with the notions of
the Senators excepting myself.
They make the new district out of
the counties of McLennnan, Bosque,
Erath, Pulo Pinto, Buchanan, Co-
manche, Hamilton and Coryell; leav
ing for the old 3rd, the counties of
Washington, Brazos, Burleson, Mi'
lam and Bell.
Mr. Evans in the House did all he
could to get Bell into tho new Dis
trict, and my efibrts were directed
to getting Milam and Bell both into
it, but, the majority being against
us, we had to yield. It is conceded
that a new District must be made;
now all wo can do is to prevent con-
flicts of courts,—a matter of no
small moment to accomplish when
we aro representing so much con-
flicting interest.
It is evident that justicc cannot
bo expected until a new apportion-
ment shall have taken place. While
I am representing on this floor near-
ly 4,000 votes, there are those rep-
resenting only 800, with equal voice,
and perhaps more weight.
Your Obd't Serv't.
G. B. ERATH.
Wo notice the election of
Gov. A. G. Brown by the Misssis-
sippi Legislature, to the U. S. Son-
ate.
©ST A snow fell, in South Caroli-
na about tho first of November
We in Texas have seen nothing of
the sort. A few frosts have occur-
red, and heavy rains have fallen,
but the weather has been generally
waxm or pleasant. Contrary to
what wo have heretofore observed,
our rains do not give place to biting
'Northers," but they arc succeeded,
by warm sunshiny days, which are
very favorable to to the growth of
grass, and the well doing of stock
generally.
Another attack upon Mexi-
can carts was made on the 21st ult.,
and two Mexicans were killed. The
attack, was made on Yates creek
about 20 miles above Goliad.
¡¡y Senator Erath has introduced
a bill to create every county into a
seperatc land district.
19" Archy Northcut mentioned
by us a week or two since as having
been shot, has since died from the
•fleet* ef tke wound.
Many of our readers are in-
erested in the legislation concern-
ing the Pacific Rail Road Reserve.
For the benefit of such, we an-
nounce the passage of a bill by the
Legislature, providing that the time
in which payment shall be made has
been extended to the first day of
October 1859; and should any per-
son fail to pay for his or her lands
by that time, the lands so claimed
by him shall be subject to relocation
as other public domain belonging to
the State.
The settlers are not compelled to
return their field notes to the Gener-
al Land Office until the first day of
April 1858.
This is not as favorable to set-
tlers as we wished, but a "half a loaf
is better than no bread," and we
must try to be satisfied We think
a much wiser policy would have
been to grant 160 acres to each ac-
tual settler upon payment by him of
surveyors feeB, cost of patent kc.
Our thanks arc due to Hon. A. J.
Evans, for copies of the Message
of Gov. Pease in regard to Mexican
Carts, with accompanying docu-
ments.
No doubt Gov. P. has done all and
everything that could, as a good
citizen, have been required of him
in this matter. We have no animos-
ity against the Mexican class of our
population, but to one who knows as
much of them as we do, we must
say there is a great deal of gas in
all this thing. There are many
Mexicans in this state, than whom
there are no better citizens in the
world. But a large portion of them,
and most particularly among them
are the Carrctaros, are the very
worst possible race of mankind.—
We are assured by respectable citi-
zens of Bexar, Medina and other
frontier Counties, that it is not be
cause the American and German
wagoners are jealous of, or opposed
to those meu because they haul
cheaper than they, but that these
"depredations" as they are called
have been comiftitted against the
Mexican cartmen, because of the
depredations which they commit on
their road of travel to and from the
Port.
When in ban Antonio, we heard
one of the most respectable citizens
remark that in the lower portion of
Bexar where his place was situated,
the Mexican population were a great
nuisance; that the crops in the field
üre hardly permitted to ripen, that
they were carried off by them, and
that he would, if a company of men
were raised for that purpose head
them to drive off these marauders.
We do not wish our readers to
understand us as justifying the acts
committed by the "depredators" in
Karnes, Goliad, or whatever county
it may have been, but we like to
look at both sides of a story.
Have any of those cartmen been
molested since it was known that an
escort or some responsible person
would accompany them in their
trips? No. Why? Because it was
known that those resposible persons
would not permit the Cartmen to re-
ly upon the fields, flocks and herds
of the settlers, on the road for a sup-
port "without money and without
pricc."
We know of one instance, in
which six carts started from Port La-
vacca, with heavy loading, Hard-
ware, for a firm in San Antonio.—
There were some 8 or 10 persons
with the train. The merchants to
whom the goods were forwarded told
us that but $2 a cart-load had been
advanced, for provisions, in Lavac-
ca, by the shipper, and that no more
than that amount of provisions had
been bought by the cartmen, when
they started for San Antonio, going
down to the Port for those goods
they had a small allowance of pro-
visions with them.
They were three weeks making
the trip up, and may-be two weeks
going down—five weeks. Now can
any one in a sane mind believe for
a moment that six men and four
pretty well grown boys could sub-
•¡at for five weeks upon about $10 or
$12 worth of provision,—and that
too at a season when provisions were
very high? (3,5-7 of a cent per day)
It is preposterous. Men who were
compelled to work as do those wag-
oners must have meat, where did
they get it? They did not buy it.*—
Of course the herds on the road were
bound to suffer.
Let each train of Mexicans Wag-
ons be compelled to employ an hon-
est American as Wagon-master to
go along with them, and we will be
bound for it that no more depreda-
tions will be made upon them.
What does demento Delgado say?
"Any of my countrymen can make
the trip to the Port and back with-
out molestation, provided they do
not commit any depredations on
the property of the citizens on the
road."
Let the sympathy of those who
are so anxious to protect the inter-
ests of the Mexican Cartmen, be di-
vided between them and the citizens
of our portion, and may-be we will
be in a better condition than we
now are.
As to the charge that "in the neigh-
borhood of San Antonio de Bexar, in
said State of Texas committees of
armed men have been organized for
the exclusive purpose of hunting
down Mexicans on the highway,
spoiling them of their property and
putting them to death. It is stated
moreover, that the number of vic-
tims is rising of seventy-five; whjlst
it is also affirmed that from the
town of San Antonio de Bexar, {he
residents of Mexican origin have
been expelled, living there in a
peaceable manner, under the protec-
tion of the laws of the United States
and of the treaties subsisting be-
tween the two governments. We
all know that to be fudge."
The citizens of San Antonio, hav-
ing for years been almost subject to
the rule and control of á band of
the most villianous and daring des-
perados that ever infested a civili-
zed land, rose in their might and de-
termined to rid themselves of them.
They have done so, and now they
have a'quiet and agreeable city to
live in. That there were some Mex-
icans among the killed no one de
nies, but that as many were killed as
ought to be, we believe no one will
admit.
For our part we are sick and tired
of this false sympathy.
The unemployed workmen oi
New York city have been holding
demonstration meetings in various
parts of the city, many of which' are
characterized by angry harangues
and the assertions of principles
which would have been popular with
the French Red Republicans. We ad-
vise those who want work and bread
so badly to come south.
A letter writer from
ingtonCity on tho 10th ult says:
The assistant Treasurer in N. Y.
and the U. S. Marshall, applied yes-
terday to the Government for a mili-
tary force for the protection of the
Sub-Treasury, an attack upon which
by the hunger mob was expected.—
General Scott was ordered to take
command of certain detachments of
troops for the purgóse.
jMP* The Quarterly * Conference
which was to have been held at this
placeon Saturday and Sunday last,
didnot meet on account of high wa-
ter.
M^The Annual Conference is now
in session at Waco Village.
A letter to the Extraordinary
gives a dreadful account of the ex-
cesses of this most unnatural war,
on both sides: -
Neither party goes up to front the-
common enemy, (the Indian,) but
fears each other to pieces with equal
fury, all participating in the horrors
of civil war; The troops of the Gov-!
ernOr ,(D. Pantaleon Barrera, )under '
the commands of Cols. Capeda and
Bagneiro, have attacked the suburbs
of Campeachy, marking their way
with bloody deeds. On the entrance
of the troops to one of these suburbs,
a murdering fire of artillery With
grape shot swept the streets, pene-
trating the building and killing in-
numerable innocent persons who
were on the scene of action and un-
able to make a retreat into the city.
Men, women and children, with-
out regard to age or sex, were sac-
rificed either from the cannon or the
brutality of the soldiery, who, we are
told, were allowed to perpetrate the
most abominable deeds. This, in-
deed, has been a most disgracing
affair, and one which well merits an
exemplary punishment of the chief
who conducted the attack, for his
want of humanity and public and
military discipline.
On the other hand, the revolution-
ists, especially of the Island erf Car-
men, have resorted to equally base
, measures. The Laguna letter, quo-
1 ted above, says:
They have liberated eighty or one
hundred of the most hardened crim-
inals confined in this place and des-
tined to the draining of the swamps,
A post office has been cstab
lished in the western portion of
Bell county, to be called South No-
lan. Abner B. Jeffries has been ap-
pointed Post master, and we under-
stand that Mr. Jeffries will be sworn
in soon. The office is situated on , a_nt^ who have been sent to Campea-
the mail rdute from Austin to Gates-
ville, about half way from Florence,
Williamson county, to Gatesville.
LOOK OUT FOR ACCIDENTS!
Spain vs Mexico.—It seems that
Spain has not given up the idea of
the "conquest of Mexico," yet, as
sertions to the contrary notwith-
standing. A writer from Havana of
date Oct. 20, says that preparations
arc Lcing made to attack Mexico, and
that six regiments of troops besides
artillery, cavalry and engineers were
designated for that purpose. Among
the preparations made, were fourmil-
lions of money, nine hundred horses,
two million cartridges fcr Minnie
carbines &c.
The Spaniards seem to work
with the Santa Anna party. Santa
Anna, being supportpd by the cler-
gy of Mexico, it is thought, can ef-
fect a landing in Mexico, which be-
ing accomplished the troops expect
to march up to the very palace of
Comonfort.
While bloom is on your cheek,
"And Lustre in the eye,
. Call at Griffin & Co's Ambrotype
and Maleanotype gallery and have
your picture taken
Before you accidentally die.
Thompson the Banker of
Wall st. N. Y. since his failure has
gone to making candles from the
chy and there armed to defend the
city in common with its better in-
habitants. Every one here is indig-
nant at this step, and surely no one
ever thougnt that such a resort
should bo taken hold of by men who
profess to promulgate tho principles
of order and social rights.
The effects of this foul measure
has already began to be felt at Cam-
peachy, for the liberated robbers and
assassins, not forgetful of their old
tricks, during the night time, and
eluding the vigilance of the officers,
take it quite easy, and care for them-
selves by stealing, and sometimes
to accomplish more effectually their
purpose, making use of the weapons
placed in their hands. These crimi-
nals have been formed into a compa-
Breckenridge Coal. We hope he
mav be more serviceable in giving1 ny> which is called, to crown effron-
..... .. ... forv " fVin nnmnnnir fJjcnlmn/lne"
light to the world
the currency."
than regulating
We see an article going the
rounds in the papers stating strych-
nine is taken from the root of a tree
which grows in india. Now we
have been taught that it was ex-
tracted from the Nux Vomica, which
is the product of a tree called Strych-
nos Nux Vomica which is a native
of the East Indies.
J9T The receipts of the U. S
Treasury for the quarter ending 30th
Sept. was $2®,929,817,81. The ex-
penditures for the same period were
$23,714,528,37. For tho War and
Navy Departments $11,000,000.
Col. Fremont has discharged all
the liens againgt his Mariposa claim,
collected almost fifty tons of gold
bearing quartz, and intends visiting
Europe for the purpose of perfecting
arrangements for the construction
of extensive canals by which to ex-
hibit the richness of Mariposas.
In a late number of the Journal
of Commerce (N. Y.,) it is sugges
ted that the treasury issue certifi-
cates on deposits, payable to the
bearer, or order, in sums of twenty,
fifty and one hundred dollars. Our
pro tern says, why not? A medium'of
circulation could thua be afforded
which could be of the same value
in Maine and California—no fears of
broken banks—or depreciation in
his funds would deter any one from
taking such currency.
The Methodist Conference for
Western Texas meets at Waco on
the 7th proximo.
*©* The State Gazette says: We
learn that Maj. J. W. Scott, our
special Mail Agent, is making ar-
rangements at the North for carry-
ing our Gulf Mails with more dis-
patch.
The Gazette also says:
We learn from tho Belton Inde-
pendent, that the citizens of Bell
county have taken steps towards
the formation of an Agricultural
Club. We would be glad to see
such an enterprise on foot in every
county in the State. "In union
there is strength," and there is al-
ways advantage to be gained from
good counsel. A free interchange
of ideas among agriculturists may
do much towards a diffusion of prac-
tical knowledge of the science, and
thereby promote the developement
of the resources of our country.
t3T The Gazette is improved in
the appearance of its last ¡Bsue, and
its columns are well filled.
tery, " the company of desalmados.'
The same writer " learns from a
very good sourco that the revolution-
ists have 8entto a port in the United
States for money to purchase two or
three vessels of war."
It is quite clear that Campeachy
still holdR out. The report of its
capture of the suburbs Santa Lucia
and San Francisco by the besieging
army.
We are informed that a train of
loaded cars came over the Central
Railroad the other day bringing
three hundred bules of cotton.
The warehonse of Taylor & Bag-
by in Houston received 480 bales
of cotton on Monday, the larg-
est amount we have heard of any
one warehouse receiving this
season in a single day.—Christian
Advotate.
We hear that four or five miles of
the grading of the Houston and Co-
lumbia Railroad has been accom-
ished. The road will certainly be
pushed through to Wharton.—Cr.
AdvoeaH.
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The Commerical Telegraph of
the 26th ult., says;
From what we can gather from
the accounts given, we are well sat-
isfied that the accident was occasion-
ed by gross carelessness on the part
of the pilots. Making every allow-
ance for tho difficulty of judging of
distance in the night, and every-
thing else imaginable, wo can find
no reasonable .excuse for two steam-
ships in the Gulf of Mexico, meeting
each other at the customary hour, to
run into each other. There is great
and manifest blame some where, and
we trust the offenders, whoever they
may be, will have the utmost justice
done them. An example should be
made, and now is the best time we
shall ever have to express our indig-
nation for this conduct. The resolu-
tions of the indignation meeting held
by the passengers in New Orleans
will excite a feeling of sympathy
throughout the country. The man-
agement of these boats has not been
popular, and it well behooves their •
owner to make some change if he
wishes to continue the trade. Let
the press and the people speak out,
The Tuscaloosa Observer, of the
29th ult., says;
Quite a number of families have
passed through this place, during
the last Week, on their way to tho
far Wes t. Many of them appeared
to be in comfortable circumstances,
being accompanied by slaves and
other property. Texas, we believe,
is in most cases the place of destina-
ition.
Thanksgiving.—As usual, on such,
occasions, this day was observed in
an appropriate manner by our citi-
sens. Ail our business houses,
schools, &c., were closed, and a few
assembled in the morning at the
Baptist church where Episcopal ser-
vice was held by Rev. L. II. Jones,
of Seguin. The usunl amount of
turkey-slaughtering and pie-baking
was done, and though the tables of
some did not groan under the luxu-
ries more common to older States,
yet the deficiency was amply made
up by a full supply of the 'substan-
tiate."—Gonzales Enquirer.
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Marschalk, Andrew, Sr. The Weekly Independent. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 5, 1857, newspaper, December 5, 1857; Belton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth180550/m1/2/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.