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THE 8A8TR0P ADVERTISER.
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111 'lis r. C4M — Htlilur and rnblikbrr
Baatrop, August 12ih, 1871.
OIRTRAL
0*ut]) Rxccntlv* Committee
Of HAKTKt !' COL'MTV
Majer A W MihjKK. Chairman.
(*4|H J V M1 > II (lILI.Ksrif. 'I irimirrr,
('notelo It I' oHliAIN si fii.if),
IIPMiY rBOCIIKHON l>.|
r«ti um W II HILl.lNliSLI V
Is. K< ilil'.KT V. Illl.I.,
Dr./. II I'AS.SI.
\M>KU8<>N I'KTTV, K*.|,
J. tllN n Fl.tiY l , ha,.
VVII.MAM II COUI.-MIS, K«1 ,
Captain Mil.1.1 AM J IAIN.
M'lju? JdSKPH |i SAY I-KM,
W O Mil I.Kli
JOHN KAWCK1T.
It again beeottes our duty to devote
a pood portion ol our spare tuwai J dr.
Tending Bastrop county and our people
the infamous lio and uiisreprc.
•eniion* of thr Austin Journal and it*
doubly infamous and depraved hired
tool* and anonymous scribblers, compos-
ed of cowardly, worthless and unprin-
ciplcd sneaks, who dare not look an lion-
et man straight in the face These
brute* ijuail and turn pale at the lucre
glance of an honr t eye A* they *ta!k
upon our atreet*, like a witoh fiend, iu
aeureli of "game ' frr their master*,their
inward feeling tciis them that tho eyes
of all honest men are gajini< upon them
with that contempt and ut.cr scorn their
damnable acts d^erve, and with hang-
dog faces, tiiey sneakingly hio away to
some dark and secret corner, whore they
resume tl.eir usual avocation of penning
damnable lies and truthles* report* to be
sent to their inaatci* at Austin, against
those peoplo even whose boots they arc
FOR COXORBS8,
Fourth Con ^reaalo rial District.
HON JOHN II A NCOCK.
not worthy to blacken. These whelps
Political equality of races bcRetr noclal have reduced lying to a science, and arc
r'|uiiliiT . social equality h.-get* inincegina never happier I'an when thev can make
tion mill m imagination begrt. a deterioration i k victim of some ventleuian whuse char,
nl race*. Kur example. look at Ibe mitei)
Spaniah racei in America
Uimlro/i Ion HI u r* Vnfr
Journal.
MAUTIAL I .AW, Kl- KM X Ot'TKAGKH.
KTC.
A Complete Refutation of the Infamous
False Charges.
The'uat three number* of Hie Auslm State
Journal, are tilled wi.h iufauious urul Utterly
l*l*e eharg.'* araintt II tnlrop county, its
<• rand .lury, anil It* people. In regard to the
fd*e charges inaile ugainnt our county hy the
Mute .lournal. it is really unnee.—eiry for us
tospeiik. as we havo otte:i MiCcev-t ulljr rrlu-
teil ttio-e than;.•«, mu'I proven ttit in to lie uil
fill and malicious mlnrcprceiitatioii*. In In*
I.ni" i ( Aii(|ii«t t'.tli in speaking ol our late
(i-ut,.| Jurv, It* eilitor charge* tho gentlemen
(MillI ' iiitf thai body a>> having pctjiired lliem*
srln s an I tml an I covered tip the ntute of
alliils lin llii. county I by deliberate fuUcluud,
mnl further snv* "tlieir report bur* the infa-
Hi'>ii- lie upon its fa.
Now
Jurv '
nut only fmtn ttie luctn abore itateil, but from
tV sssurances nl members of the tirsnd Jury
wb.\ while they cannot trll What evidence wa-
brought before tliein, havo the riybt to tell
wbst Hid nal eorne before tlieui The Journal
goes on to say that iliese parlies swore that
" Thine Ku Kim still ihat they ilii not in
ti'inl that a negro school house should remain
standing In the county, tlmt they would drive
out or hang every negro si In.ol teacher and
I! tilical in the eou-it) beloru they ceased oper
ation> in the county "
We were present in th" Justice'* court when
Unnlrop I'ottHly •lu ln
MAUTIAL LAW
Gov. Pavir v Hamtroi* Grand Junt
It appears that king Kdmood Davta
and hit party aro determined to effect the
ruin of llastrop County. Her people
are declared "disloyal," "not in favor of
law snd order," and denounced as beiog
tin1 substance ol tin allote evidence « given i altogether a "lawles set. On the .11st
in. It was in (he ease of the whipping ol Mr
llanna, and the witnesses swore the parties
tvere hut ilmtfuirel. Tlie parties tvho did tb>-
whipping weie Indicted by this "perjured'
(irand .1 irt. Au'aiii the .lnurnul aays :
'• The District Attorney, in drawing hi* ill
J dicniients. alleged, in i.rder to muke tin' proot
ill open court, that they railed theiu-elves Ku
K In a I'he-e iudi tiiii lit* brin^ returned into
Court tvere subjected to tlie inspection i t their
counsel, (professional and political Irieiid'.)
and hence tho Grand J iry came up at adjourn-
ment and s*v in their report that there
would a-k tt bo selected tlii* (!ritml 1 was no such te«tin> in a* to j utitv the deacrip*
Did these gentlemenvolunUrlly place ! l.ion ?iv-n by the Di.trict Attorney in the in
dictineul*."
The Foreman
and other members of the
We me niithoriaed by the poreman of the
Ita-tiop (irand Jury and otherineuiIters ot the
same, to *lati' thai Col. Wusli Jones bad no
band whatever in the report s lit by thrill to
Judge McFurland ; neither wits he consulted
In a tingle instance upou any uiatters coming
before that body.
aotcr for honc*ty, truth and uprightnc** | ly. and injustice lnu^t >ay, right well did they
is pure and spotle**. lleing of a cor- | l",|'"r|" their duty. It was the universal ro-
rupf, rotten ond unprincipled nature
Remember the
M m.day, ai.d let etery man iu the c> unit
fume iu. Consult together, tlid vote ag.tiu-|
martial law. This I* nn Itnpn-tant meeting,
and no one should slat awav fr in It.
innk that it was couponed of the very bc-l,
, , , ,,11 ■ , , 1 met intelligent and bone*t men in the county.
thcin«elvc*, they, like the deprsded hsr.1 , , , ,.
' 3' r and was by lar the best (irand Jury Ka-trop
ci ur.ty ha l bad for'tear*. We heatd Itndi
lot, delight in using every cHort to bring
others down to their own level. Tiny
arc devoid of honesty, principle or vir-
tue, and as fo "truth," 'tis 3 word to
them unknown, and never to be found (
meeting at Jiiutrop nc*| : |U their vocvbutary. They are stranger*
to honesty, aud no man's puise or char-
tliem*elve* upon it* Certainly not. Then
liotv did they get there ,* Situplv by being se- 1 „ , . . ... .1
Graud Jurv inlnrm us ihni they kimw notliitig
li l ted by Ituijical Justices, who were elected .. . . • r ,
' of ' Ku KHix beuitf put in th.' form of the
indictment* drawn up by the District Attor.
,n.y I hp io.t^a infoitned us that he had seen
nothing of It. The Orand Jury in tbeir He"
port tliil uot say tliat "there was no such testi-
mony as to juitify the description given by the
District Attorney in II e indic nieuU They
did dot kr.otv lie had drawn such a form of in
dietnieiit. Again the Journal «ays ; *
" 1 Imi* through the manipulation of a sot ot
ret,els and rebel lawyers, the (irand Jury is
t their positions upon the Hadtcai ticket,
then-lore must be among the "chosen one*.''
Tl..-. .„uhi..i,«i. -, 11 >i- umterstaliU aiighL,
were - v-,rn to Si-lept the be t nieli In the co-in
ult , the Uovornor addressed tho follow*
ing letter to Jadge MeKarland, presi>
ding at this term of the Court :
CiOV KUNOR'S OI KICK [
Ai hvin July 31st, 1 >*71. )
11K A It Sih: — I am informed that the
(irand Juiy of the present term in Bas-
trop county, have failed to find anybody 1 ,, , ,
to blame for the .e.-ent flagr.i.t ca.es of I e,Pl,,D ne,t week
search of those uicn, while the parties iu three or four months pa*t New, is
who are raid fur this kind of buisness •• possible that a (irand Jury of bfieao
, 1, ,, , , or eiabteen men, (who I must suppose
are loafing arouod the town and loung- |f| §^oUj ^ ^ ^ of ,Le c^0.
ing about grooenea drinking whiskey, ly ) wo ^ in K0(lj t„ii, |0 liavw
earousiog, aud iutulliog peaeeable aud , DU( even «r*l grounded suspicions as tt>
lawabtding c'tiiens T Must they turn , the guilty parties f ll was, I aips-
our armleae, without any weapon of de* i l«end, jo.*t the trouble with the (irami
. , , • 1 , Jurv that thsv did not einmine llmss
fense, in search of criminals, who.accor-1 . , v. , .
1 ' who Am/ urn Ku Klui, or, if Ihey ei«
■|ini( to Pavi* own statement, are tuur- ((Tot, persons, did not pay any
derrrs and cut-throati of the darkeat
t'yc t If a citisen should start with
weapons to arrest oue of these ofltuders,
and a stray policeman or civil oflioer
ui-eithnlally cross his path, the wtapon
would at onee be confiscated, and he be
subjected to a heavy line. The tlover
nor thfu goes on autl gives a list of
oriincs Committed since
violation of law in that courtv, nnd that
all the parties arrested by the police
charged with Ku Kluiing, bouse buru-
ing, etc , have been discharged.
I'leaso let lue heir fiotu you in regard
to this matter. It it vpry strange that
an honest (irand Jury of fifteen or eigh-
teen men from ditlercut parts of tlie
county can find no body to blame for
any of thc*e acts 1* tho (irand Jury-
honest, or is it s filed up affair?
There is one thing certain, and I
would be |l«asod to have y >u so inform
the peoplo aid Juror* of that county :
If the Jurors aud olficers of the law,
aft* r 1 hate gi en them a fair opportuni
ty, let thrse things happen repeatedly
Again he writes :
attention to the'r testimony.
Then if Oov. Pavi* held such infor-
mation, and knew these thing* to bo
true, why did he not report it to tho
(irand Jury snd cite them to such wit-
nesses from whom testisuouy might b<
elicited iu proof of same * Can nu in
dictment be made upon a mere u*pi-
which cj00 '( Mu*t there not be some "taiigi
ble proof before a sworn juror oan gite
in his verdict against a suspected party'
"You write 011 the iTth out that ' its lar as |f on(i of t*o witnesses swear one thing.
1 t'iii ■ •••• llu' |n'o|ili Uvl «|ii|Hi0i*<t 10 ri'UjM* 1
the U ' hut niTt'uiv in enforcing ih«*
liw in 111 couiH v f'HiifM'U mi*) i*
%titlit. it tlt'Uy, • ••!! •• tAii^ibli* pi< "! 0 *
n} int i«n tli«ir part. '
llow in the name of Hod can they
show this " tangible spirit ?' Must
they hang a few inhoceot men, against
whom there is not a particle cf evidence,
merely for tho aeeommodatlon of Mr
Pavis T Must men violate their stcre 1
and forty other witnesses sweat ,u*t Hi"
opposito, how shoulj a sworu juror de-
oiJc * Should not tho testimony of the
forty he taken and acted upon 111 prefer,
ence to the oue or two ? Again he says
Hut whether this (irand Jury has
acted faitly and honestly or n"t, 1 kin
that these outrages have hspp'ned 111
Itastrop county, and, as it I* my duty to
protect all classes of the people, I must
oaths, and convict innocent men, simply *ee this done by ntl.er appliance*, if
because it would be pleasing (0 (lover
cor lUvi* '! If this bo expected wo
cals as ki ll as Democrats, inakethat assertion made to puriure tlieui*elves. nod llastrop conn- and remain blind to them, it will be nec* I thank < i >d our people have too itiucl
They returii' d lorly-seven indictments, an tn
speetion of which will prove that they were
unbiassed in their decision*. In the disci aige
ol tlieir duties they knew neither private or
I poti11 si filendorloe ill were treated alike,
and w e are satisfied whenever evalen -e was
ty liroiiglit to r. icli a disgraceful condiiion lhat cssary for me to find another ^ay to
only one cour^t seem, l.-ft oprnt i .he (lover h „l0 lcuUDjrc|a who comnjlt ,(ie
nor, wl.o is sworn to eieeute the law- and
that i- the application of martin! law
The one who informed you of the action* of
this (Jrand Jury. 1 ten if he had told th'1 truth
would be a "potjarnl liar' himself and th re
Don't forget tbe Ited Hock llitrbecue nnd
actcr is safe when placed within their j brought in sufficient to con* id 1 i:ln>r friend or f ue unai rthj to be bi 'iieved, eti-n i-n oath.
reach. Their very touch is degruding,
aud every diccnt ihir.g four] in their ,
pathway, or with which they come in
Mel a'',and 111 Ins letter to (.■ ■ t Davis
tt,. peo| le appear di*
S|M-akug to day. We hope to see 11 general ) contact, changes to bitterness snd gall.
They arc unworthy of respect or notice,
and certainly no attcntii>n woul 1 be paid
them, only through fiar that silence
might be coustrucd by good persons un*
unacquainted with the sleoehing prin-
ciples of these etiuking reptiles, into an
acknowledgement of the fal*o and dam-
nable charges. Their damnable imprint
is plainly seen upon their faces They
turn out from all pails of the county. Judge
Dat id Schcek*. from An*t:n, and Mai Joeepli
D. Saver*, and ('ol. fi. W. Jones, cif Hmtrop
tad | ef!ia| 1 others, will address the people. —>
I .ltd e* eapecially invited to alteml.
The Austin Reformer publishes an editorial
referring to n camp-meeling held iu this eoun
ty. in which the name*of Ret*. David Ootilson.
< \V Honey, und " Ruffian* and desperadoes
of lU'trop county.'' figure oonspiuuomly — . .
W, hare H f>uteoit'iit from the Km■. DtrM i canact duguiso or rfftce if. T. there,
f 'onUoii. rntir«'lv «J.fT« rfiit from tint ^ivt ri by | aod ft)) the p. wcrs of earth and hell com*
11.- Reformer. Tomorrow we shall bo ir binod cannoi. change or prevent lliem
vicinity . f where the occurrence ' ffom bejo rcco n|,,ej bv a!i Loncst men.
Is reported to hsve happened, when we ehull
give it a thorough investigation and rep Jit ii"il
week.
We omit many itnportan*. items tlii* week
in order to uske rouin for tbe article* in de-
foils,, of lltstiop county. Nest wn-U s « wilij
publish an expose of the cbarweter of oflernea,
the action bad in, snd the disposition made jf,
thi parties engaged iu the outrage* found in
<iov Dat i*'report to Judge Mi Put land. We
bati- not had t ine to prepa, e nnd get it iu
t; pi- for thi« i«sue. Wo will * y, however, ti nt
tome of the reported outrages never happened nestll his pure glsnce ? \\ ho tiss not
See them as they accidentia inter the
1 presrtico of gentleuiin ! llow do they
sppcar ? Do they not at onoe show tlu'
they have stumbled iu the wrong direc-
tion * l>ocs cot their actions prove that
they arc fitted only to associate with thr
low, degraded and unprincipled olssscs /
Most assuredly they do. Who has seen
one of these wretches look an honest
man in the face without quailiog be*
rnctiir, luinucrit < r Iwnii.al, uf.lt**- ^rrMtcr Ju*)#
toiim* f y brought up t • rofutt* it. un in ' * ivn ;
•lictimnt wim fouml. A^hin. their fiti<)iti^H • f«r an I c; *:
mil jm v • th<* truth t wli'it u«* Huy. T1 nI)s*w |i' vm1 t. < t i! •■ Um
that tlicn bctione ii< t f rc mby «in\ 1/iwhuin, *.ho only Juatiir w* ! >•
political pr«*juilici*i> it will ft # n ••.jiMn u- nu*t ni«l etc huIIimI with, it'ilw m tint lie i« wll
aiiiii'.it.un ot the hill" rrlwrnnl, tlmt h nuiiitxT , lii'K t" in ll«• Hdavit l.«; the | • t j U < f hi*
of the *troiitf«'nt nnd «i.-> t bitt« r Dfiiirn r.iu t • j'ttticc * boat wart* n^fcr inor j ac"ttl l«', ijuia*
be t un<l in the cwiity v.« re imJi< tod I r va- ami la v abiding than t j rr^ent, :id«1 th it
rioii!" oflonoen. Hut, tu« .-k ngtin who wi e thera i no nccotiiy whtt* vor for martini Ua
the men wh« composed thi (iruml Jur) ' "i l(a^tr«*p count) If (i <v P itj-* •cci j ro
J .^n IV Joit *^, f«reman, he hu« h-I'l lht« ptr t«-ilecltr** wartinl law in the* o«eio'y, thr
pnhitiun of ►hcritr ol t!u< county an«J in well i>" | ort lhility ro^t# with him und hi* pirt*.—
* :d favorably kn vtri almost every mum Again the Journal
won.a 1 a id tl. 1 in !h « c unty. No one 1 " 11i* well known tlmt Marion !Urri«nn, n
doubU hit* honesty or faiihlrrl ffnclimge ol hi* Ih'tnoerat u*«ti(lcd before tha (irand Jury. iUt
illlt en.
v . I. John A. Lawrence, un < Id rc-ilent of
Ha*tr- p whtt p fi r liif lirui aud untli:u!i
iU,i fi ielity t« ttilth und lom>>v
ii t Uomirix, a worthy ttil upri^ltt clir.s!
inn ft' ntlvman, r fp« o vJ an i Irghly itemed
t v bit neiglil". r« .u* -i. h
outrap^i.
It i« not noffirient for the of
mere nonneo^e nn lon^f a* (hoic acts aro pre,,, ,Q* vf |jjm and I.is jerjurrd I.ire*
continuifly npcfitcd. and no one ii pre. . ... , .
tented for th-tu. * j ling*, yet will thsy perform then-wern
I enclose you a «tatemrnt cf climes | '1u'> ''l0 cun-i .jiirn. ■ s he e! at thry
committed within lla*frop county since may, nod ijuict^y adide their time in
the Kith of September last, and of per- patiencc
sons evading arrcut for cnmes a* repor. |
ted from that county It i« true, that Uor. W'.tVI*' **#ro l(/ hrllil'.
some "f these reported as evading sr-J
re*t, l.avo sineo bren arrested, but as1 tj iv, t'atu commence* hi* *econd let
near a< I can a*ccrtain not a .ingle per., „ ju<l MfF„|,nd -,u tl,.* «„e
non lia baen tried nnd convicted for any ,
Of the offences including seven mur | ,>".B ~V ur n f,f
,)er., three ...stances of whipping by ■' , " at hand Its
• •rr ■ - i.. • •- what I meant in
one *ohoo> house burning,) that havo oc-' U'J '"lrr ,,U,.T- hy reque*ting
civil tribunals arr tnefholent, ol in ad-
verse sympathy. 1 must not stand by
here, waiting foi Jurors 11 d" their da-
ty, snd sec thu whipping, and t urning,
aud shooting, go on indefinitely.
II he knew it so well, h <m doe* ho
I li'iei' d: ituitrd n.er.. c:il!inf Ihi-iii-M-Jvi- K
Itlux e iuie | hi« bou*e itl nigbt. *nd *tau*d
they were hunimit neirro thiol
mean negroes and HadiciU." . . s(, j
Mr l!urri*oii cannot teli ttb .tt. C
witnessed the unsteady, wandering and
restless eyes of these creatures, even a*
l Ki.-In,lit. a German well knotvti by a!
ti..'-: every one lien ub uti>. rd one who ho«
long lo-ef! it member of the Uuitrop Board ol
.llderiuen.
l apt. Joliit >'■ .•>a u1 is u gentleman whose
honemy and truthful veracity no one mil lor
it moment enteitaln a niugie loubl Ui ttord,
to i ne t lio known him, mi l hi* a , i um ti.
*nd flo ud* iu this county nnd out . I it .ire
counted by h-*ioii* i* a* good hi* b nd
O!
• tiering,
No one would believe bint R'li.ly
much bo s -m arind :iii untruth.
I iuii r e June*. .* iho |>ert. • t emboditue.it
of truth und honor ; at! old msgi*trate iu hm
ihey stop for a moment in the proseooc , ttnd k,,, „Uh i.norau 1 utt. t,
of gentlemen t They know thst the bv a who know hint
renardiug K i Kiu', et
' In the Ail-tin tite J irrial of tlie '"th
in^t appe ir* an article iu whir i in/naiiu i<
ronne'I fh her-rent ir' i-of tli" (iitnd
Jury "I ll iMrop e<. II.ty I t in bef.ire inn I
Qim I .Ti rf •.•..! iMllawl I ita- aWUIU loaa
cie.'v nnd do n"t fi el at Htffly in *st tilut I
•t t'etl, but iii "i.tii e to my««ll m^l lb*' pubiu
I c.iiuiot permit my nam< l> be u«^ i f,.r the
pur; I misleading o'.h r and ' - .'hr- In
lit of the pee pie ir ngit ivlinm I live At
I!,,- ''Uie the Ku Klu* npp < ed t my h- .
there wa> !? cunip of .>ut.- | olJ( w'.eii akoul
tbn - inilen tiintam. ''"om sty be-t l:;forraa-
prile snd honjr to comply witli the
Govern ir* withe*, and though our
county might bv | Uce a th u'Shd time* * Who are In* witneasos, and
llastrop to answer thst they are in favor under martial law, aud though they may w|,y | )ie n -t *end tl.em before tho
of law and order. This sort of tslk i* j he forced to en Jure the intuits snd op- (Jrand .I ury, that they might lie easily
a* "kn .wing, an I find bills sgatnit the
guilty parties.' In "protecting
cUss.'s of i' pie must he protect
!o the inj ir) of the ' ther \\ bat pi t
ha* v tl.at tin "civil trihui al* of this
eonntj are ini-fh lent or adverse iu stu,-
pathy * lias any officer in this county
ever been re . trd H I'.e discharge . f hi*
Iswful rf ti ate * e ice p/ in the one m*tsnce
of hi* [ i eman Nat M i re*i*tmg
the l> «tilet .fudge and Unkilig the l>r
puty Shsrifl ■* lis* sny eitii'n rv r
relu*i It I ey t! ruil.uh i.« i f an ot? ^
eer \W ariswrr, emphatically, n.'
% t-, ik I r the win) | ing and ub" tm;,
| irtir* wi le ltd., lid I t thi* lain 'ir r 1
,lurj i f the buri.ing, n ev.deoee
• u I t ^-ttin, b«t itroug *u*| i i i.*
fr.('ie*te l re*t u| ti a n grc pr< her, wl l, I
been but n .till) i I pel led of el . u d ■ I
from tbe ,|,ui h
'> v. I'asi* t*M« e.Hiclud-* in* let'er
I n . ing, I wmh !•> * t a t f lhat 1 I ate
n . c iniplstnl t) wi ae of the in*l t er
j -i I t" tr: l t i ri.f irr fhe ! w r..f
three instsnoc* of whipping by
di'sguiscd ku Kim, snd one church and ,J0"' V lw,1"
one school house burning,1 that have Oc- ett'r ' ' . u y, •)
ourred in llastrop county d'-.ring |«M r u to give the ' usual warning
limn ten and a half months pa«
I
have
(0 mv, tin! I j rrf. r in >ueh .- ■! * ' lend
,, ,, .... - ■ ■ • . • -fi ( ^ | fcn | BUt(, ,r,n, .
}ou write moon the J,tli inst , that 1 1
*.a*>cr* 1 f\t~„ , otD m, th(1 ipp«tr • >«• .(Uragei repaatedly I ap.
to re.pcct the I .w ' Hut. f"n 1 " ' or"" " I"""-'1"1. «> "l
, I Judge, my duty in enforcing tbe law mi,
he guvo in bet,u-ll -Oral. I .1 > . In.t belou t, . . .. „ _ _,. . faiiUfi'
Iii«tr p c juniy. re■ [>iirr- u e to *ee witli !
we ipp.-.i i t... tvti in. ut a- : • w-. t t" krro-i. .„ ,«„„.t.i. ... t t .i .. 1,19 na'ure
ilrlay some tangible proof of thi*
*w w ill 1 'h" r ii"* juenee
to a l ij|ni*t -r Ihe law
( tlie wurnin."
i I fur'! -r
Tin.
spirit on their part.
you t.
g;ve
I now a*k through yon to give them We w uld her a«k, w'nt ar« 1.i« po-
the u«ual warning liee here f^r but to arret i ftend<r« < f
llenpectfully, law' The*e rr j "rt • I milrsge* are
hl>M 1' .1. I>A > r.", j (u |,tte happened in the rrlr'tii*
(Jovsrnor ''
it
ii
in tbi« couptjr. while the great majority ro-
ceived due and prompt attention from our
courts.
I'khsoH tl,.- -We welcome to llastrop thi*
sveek the exceedingly popular "commercial
touiist*.' W. l'ow*ll, ol Sessuni', I'owell A
Co C«pt M II, Highmnith with I Kern tlne
A Co. Capt. Tbo's K. Moore, vt.tb IUipb I t,,cJ c#nnot. cvcn *llh ,hcir corraP ° *
KeryACo., Wtc, Qi*himitb, with j tures, prevent a feeling of guilt, and
Ualvestott, and Uapl J. A. Wallace I tremble iu the sight and presence of| b-« In Uastn.p eouut,. and has lived
| natural instincts of a gentleman will re-
volt at their very presence, therefore
i ('. Caldwell, tie very iitun
eln Id Iu- i lUelent to guard huii fr. ir and* r
Mi" neighbor* nil n-rpcct nud honor biui for
I: i* many t irt'ien.
Iii-.irce \V l.biin. (he vert euuI of hone«iv
II n j. II Mcl''arland, Judge of 'J'.'th
I .«tri Mistrnp, Texa*
N iw, tin* li tter w* written on M m
day .'ll«t of ,/uly, the (irand Jury did
tw*"11) n'jt tjri' unl1' Tuesday evening, the
The question very
how and hy whom st<
t h i r ;*«.
' r the a i/otirnnicnt of lint
i lv *i*i .. aro supposed lo
•f
pi
r r •!
tion I am • its tii#-rw M i« • n
: them. When ih- 01-,. .i—d ^ lit daj of Au^Qff.
pean d at mr home, I w- - t ;rno * tboin *nd | n
trie! to r- - hum aome r.ie <.f t!i Mr . naiara".V inat*
hut «'tn! I :m i •!*> it 'I !• fir i«* r••« wreie n ' (ju?, J'ivii mfortnftd of tl o
' di-k'ui*- (1 Tlie moon *ii« 9) inlng brightly,' , f .,
of Culdwcdl j nnd 1 iitipef'i'.j f^N) horxt'i «ely und irn "at ©VOfl . '
i.-fled n-ms* ff ihei, tl* rt'i t'.• ii* tjfi.fn.r* 1 1.. 'I'j i, aro (upposcd
' ' - '• tih* « r- V- f >h w(|y
W hen the p li< e lltt 1 • • iV 1 ?!.•• K 1% u\ be in secret, in fa,.. " F— " ". c,Jlitict( {
ditappeari-d. and I un ••ti-fie'i Un-Ku Klui (1jD() ,liU,ttanco thertu? " houna
were ibe -ume poliee in dl«tf n«r
wiib Smart A. Matr,Giddiug*. We resist not
liaviiif -pact- to *peak of tbe merits of these
Kent* und their respe.live houses, In thi*
issue
We refer our reader* to tbe pebool eanl of
Mi* HuiahJ. Orgain. be found in to-day*
jiap r. Her school to tbe Colorado Institute
wi!l commence it* I.'itli annual *e*Nion on
Monday the 4iii of September, in the lower
sioiy of the Mk-onic Hull l-'or term* nee ud«
Tertiaement We eouiidur Mrs (Irgain oi:e
ot tbe moKt *ucces«(ul, thourough ami peatti-
cal teaeher* to be found anywheie. Tbi« tie
believe lo be the universal verdict of hsr
patron* We hope *he rnsy gi I more than
ber full <|uotu of student* for the neit seaaion.
I'nrent* caunol place their children with a
le-lter tntor
Ei.ktiok Clk. i i.**.—Oov. Pat in has i*-
etied a circuit.' dated Angu*l l>th 1*71, regard
t H (lo inauogeia. nt ol liie election, comuien
ciug Oct iid. We have not time to make any
remaikn en «aiuc in thi* iiaue. Jleeoitition
f.r*t ray*.
I Allpe-aon* comlngto vole shall deposit
their ballot* with tbe leant ponsllile delay,
und alter tins i* done they are forblden under
hn* pretell to ruouin about tbe poll* or nt
Ibe nounty seat, (Miiien* thi* .« Ibelr resldenee)
durin* the time of election, but (ball leturn
to tbeir homes and u*ual employment j mid
..... - Iri lls*trop for thirty-five yt «r*. and no man
thow they know to be thc.r superior* ha. ever before heard hi* nauie rpoken only in
and betters. 'Tis said that "while the , a nediublemanner
lamp hold out to burn, tho vilest sinner V.m A -I Jenkin*, «4>, we believe, b rn
at
may return, ' but we hardly think thi* heie. and h.m livui in Ii«-tr"p county u gri-;i
iocludes tlif aoonymous letter-serikbling " ",J"' <* 1 m I rt. «.li,i t mar
Radical. Certain.'j he eternal and cv-
eantern port; ,ri ti e county, a!
twitity ti.iicn fr'ni H tr p \fliere do
the poll. .■ ii, «t fr, |<i i.ily congregate '
|ti they r<-u. in in the necfi ni of c. uu*
trr where the«* natragr* are e.inimitted'
'.ny per« in tinting the (*rrrt< of H n.
tr• • p ear. an«wir the ']'je*tt n. If the
at. I . th o-r* . ' t!.o law fail t nr.
St: I brief f .rwir l guilty |aitiei,
must a fi t* ifttiocnl men. again.t wliorn
tkeru i* nt a shs-l i w of cv id' nee to
*3 ri*. <"f R« a peealiy I if
the non-action I fJni*' Mr?} t «ils T
I Utl in
r* If tbe Jut r*. tl o
•int ? r n an j cau«r i
U, It in i ill [ nnit lr t r v >•
I tj lit in '/mi I lie. Ir v* ail
tie lid
| S.iple of the .
not ny.iam j
to d i n.ueh
that e. ul t I e ij n> by t u ha* been d i <•
and tlii )ou < an with a «mfcunseien
• tsp am le, an i Id tl. -c who l air al
r* t i *i*nd in
i. i w •• i 11 r i r
tl e
w*y ! thr r lutv a* .• I citti-n* n,,f.
frr tlir ,u«l p'lia.ly there, f.
ll It I t ; b t* ISite n tut , (f ,t as 1
ar ■ ird.ngly ) u willp1*®*, hive lie
*henff call the ci'll' nn t,- rrSer at J om-
fer with then, ab ut tbe matter of thi*
and ii.y aid letter t 1*1 July, and dr
!«ceret This oath applies to t jv, I> -
a; 11.
erlasting corse of Ood anJ man has been
placed upon sueh men as would Mtcmp'i
secretly and sncakingly, to stab to the
heart, and causc the utter ruin of s
county of as hrave, as honest, as law.
abiding, as chivalric and Worthy people
as ever existed on earth. When a conn-
try can be ruled by snch a man, or scf
of men as these, truly can it be said that
"we have fallen npon evil times." We
can feel and breathe it in the very at.
man,
tt'io'-e hot.. «t unit ictton* of light ui.d juatice
"aneot -bitk.-n eith- r by friend or foe
I'an M Jaeknon. a long-time resident of
Da*lrop, who ii ir often been tried and never
MAUION IIAItltlSdS "
Krad fr"m the Journal ng4 '
^ This leport b-.ti t!,.- IVaniri- lo1 on itn f(, we|j #i 0(||trn Then, thi* bein^'
U i . . . ! the caso, no oo.i bTt a wilfully per/ured ! *' •' 1 ' 41
a reports and oulesfeou* alaoder* of the 1 > f. laaaneas and erime
State Journal nir<in*t the p. ,,pi, ,,( fbuitrop liar could communicate any of it* aetions |
• maty, be r* the funn-tt.lr and <la*tar<l!y lie to Uov I an* or to any one else, When j
plainly upon l(« fac—so plainly a* to h* *.--n {,]0(l it lie directly and wilfully per-
ill,.I |<<( r.gnl/e.| *> 1 glnr.'e bv nil hoii-nt in.-n
I " ""'i y *8'« leuri .1 • iai ju t, ana <ii
I by a solemn oath, to keep its i '• Mgcause tl.ee men idle aw-oy thrfr lime rrct l.im t . advr*r u.c of the result o( tl.
■'r'g shijj driuking ii"an whin.
Oddir.g out .'Mi < i f "law
1st tie g.iiiid cili-
V i'STia
Ke d further
" It i« now nrll understood that thin Ku
. , , ., . , . . , K!i> s busliie*. lut been in tuguritled foi th<-
found wanting in tho.e ..nnential ipialitle* re- p||rp. „r ,ritir>. .1.1 „g t|„- (i.-ri, „d #-„!
nn hemert und con>' ien r d men in Jho
quired to r iiMitu!
tifiH (jentlernnn
iC'ih t r .1 sfie-4, a lending member r f the
Me'liodi^t Chureh ift lii-i nei^hb'irh^od, and n
#pected Ii/ hi" neighbor* aehrUtian, und u
worthy. honor lil< gentleman
Kolsort J 1'rice. i* a geotlernan ronrcien*
tionf und high"tonod in hin t\ery u'.tidii. Al
th« i^hju dear lover <>! hi- friend* yet rio pnw
er# t.f « nitli ould imlii'
tiing el«'wti'-n
The (iermnri" eaitiol b«* inliuiid*it<'d hy lietn
f craIj«, for the nimp • fnrt that the gr«*at major
ity of tle tn in thu eounty will vote wivh thr
I'- morriK \ 1 h«'mf«?lii^< nt and n #p« table
ou'1! thu# publicly t*fe an*1 <!«< it upon
"ur uree'v An « r the nefff • if my t '
them uithto vote witli u« all w« Ii aiel g n>«|'
jur^fl b i tunc If if tlie ai^ht af Uod ond
man The (iovcrn -r ca-tn an iBteti-
tional and uncalled for slur upon the
j <iratid Jury, doubts their honesty and
| ank*
"I* Ihelii nd Jury liohcet or ii it a fit. I
up ilftir
ten* b'' matt' | Iiwrd '! 11
in anxi h ti *■ • the law aduiioistt
an I hid men f Ui-i.hed, why does he
keep *uch men *n Nat 4| . r upou the
1 poliee. Tins man, b it r< '(Illy, in the
ooli f> ren e
fu refcron-e to Judge M I'srUnd,
w. hatr n. inplaioi fo rusk' -fun > •
) n< •• • tk for thcmsehis
In "bediencs 1° the I we t paragraph
"h' 'til Jung has called a n veling of th„
c111sei .f Jhe r. urity rest Monday, m
thr Court lloese in |ta«tr | snd we
hope r rry citilen in the county will be
|,(. ' I''1 ,rn'. snd give lln ir \ !r *.-aiii«t mtr.
town ,f lintr p, in the pre>rn. of tlie
Ilistricl Judge, mulct • of ob>yiti;, tl
awolti duty of an oflt o r to keep th . '*
pea.'e, used Iii* utmost effjttt fo k.||one| Hill #s /(#. ■
To the firnt ijijcslion we omphalieally of 'he most 1 'liet and pin sable citirieos f|,r 1,11 n Kegm;.-, |,rrn
atmwer, that a morn honest or consciau- of tho Wtatc Thi* wa* the flrii d'ffieultji permit foi, i,, rr I letuf received
tious body of men wera never asscm- thi* • m/
bled as grand jjrors
rra I inmr received m
had in a 11Un ''"l ,r""' (iainesvt'le, A ia,, detail-
, I , ,, i, , . mg a terrible outrage committer, bv tho
than thoso wh !of *Hy odd years ff.rw policeman, not Ku Kim, betwren
•n h t) ever hrf,.re
i,at city and s
him t.. depart from I | compt-d'thi. body: to the second j oonten, w,h h attempt to k I ctiren .bent three inilenfiom the
a|J l10I in | cjueation we ank, "if it wan a fjX'd up Orccr., ro«rtt<u the civil ollicort, inclu- place. Tho letter atatia that nr-
r' UThe bravest men dread as*a.*iostlon, and afTair," who did it .' Were not tbe ding tbe Dmlnet Jndge, struck the De- ' K'oes, ma.krd and disguised, went tr
I NVfrgif th. 1- an honej t and Induatrioio' c«iutrnance of ||o-rnemx # of the g ivi>rn rf.ai|« ratea who selected th^rn elected putv Hliariff a Violent bl«iw while ht waa 1 ' " r',' ' n ' ' f f ■' r
!*.., i r a, * a. i w i i i i *i ... went po^eiwrn an ingenuity t(j.ialod by noth I . i . aeaiifnatad afKte, and tbero whini,rd
.noun loiveria.ly h. 11 in high esteem an4 jn^ , ,,.,.plow-tl hellinhm nn und ,t |. mniplj by |gf own party f Did they n it have discharging In* official dulie-, under the him wtlhm an >(loh nf bh lifa \ Mr
' *"'! Ami(••rritile t,,men who rah ihemoelve* ri-pe, j ,eirtM la county to eliooso them from, orders of *aid .fudge to arrest arwl rat.'y Ksrrsll, wh waa ha
f i lends We unk our Cii'tman citizens tvbut table, bldlnc and covering np thi* rtaui of af • ' "
heaped, time and again, mountain high t|„.y tlitnk ol such it man an Mr N.igg, retb j (,"f' ''X deUl^rute falsehood " ,
upon their heads, yet they have quietly heir g char/ed by a Kaduul paper nn hatiii« i Tim above I* another of your base nd <mt
mosphere that snrrotrnds us How loop ! ,h.. etiaicbt forward coume di '*t. .| t
oh. how long shall these thing* last !— ent eonvietion of tight un l juuice.
Forbearance mdk times ceases to be a
firlne. Our people havo borno these
outrages and insults. They have been
; ami wero thoy not swum to piok the
best men in tha oounty / If your own
. deliberate | «ablo fslnehood*. ha.ehed op to aid yon In j p|0„(! ,(Ju, who cat. ? lie
ood uncomplainingly borne them with a ( committed "perjury," uttered u
, *, . . ,r . r t lalnehood, ' ami told an ' infsnions lie " l o
patience nearly eaual to lhat of a Job. '
« uffirein A'tate euard or lullilla on ilult I .. . .. i '>"ow 'bat the Kadieal Journal has
tt tbe pel In ahall see this legulaliou i* com ! much ilioro they can stand, an j |i(II| |M,e|y I ,,.,1 U|,0M , moat Ie« putted, truth ! will fall with ten fold taiee upon the infamous
plinl with. I how mueh longer they will bear these . fui and worthy member of your race* t>o head of the striker.
Tbe 2d regnliilioo forbids any person fi"it- jDSUltg and oppressions, wo caooot sayl you not know that there it not u more honrnl ' I''1' Journal here insert* the f.overnor *
shot.ting jeering at, oi In any nay Imtilliiijr ' — ——"
«r annoying voter- or candidate* for ofti'.-' H 6 see a Dotieo goiu g tbe rounds of j it^p.fnp i-ounty, * r unyvthere el.*-.than Mr. j eonnnent upon in imother eM nan.
during (helegi-dstion or election The third j the Kedical paper! in regard to the Negge.etb* We are rartain )o#«ould endorse 1 " ' lU!"*' ' ''' "r" ' ' r
mirulation at* • 'rr,order,*' in Washington county, of a everything good tha1.Mold !*• naut ol him
All galherlnf. eowibjnation, or iu~-lr„ I ,w,,,...i I Tl"* te-naiiiing member, of thin body were
blmg of peraona in numbers at or S'ni the ( oertsio (dltots soo. I fi rough tr.cfrcal
respect wc have held and still hold for
carrying out your infernal and hellUh plots.- i , , , . , ,
,, ' ,, . , « . , . wishes tho people and /urors informed
I In blow will not have Ibe desired effect, but | ■ 1
that
If (hey Slid tin)
hull to jitl.
I toll -tint i In
rd by at the time the
We repeat, that Wl lio two ! deed was thine, Mltastrd by the rnes ol
from tho (iraud Jury are ,'"1 sufferer, repaired at ones to tho
, , . place, and made tlie partiea umiiank atiii
hanging .ver this man, for "asswu.t w.th ,orr<>nd,r l(, only M1,P,rilr,| l(1 ,.n|,
nit* ut to
law
kill,' and for "striking and taring three of the parties, the other
resisting civI' ofli -"t to the discharge , two having efTeoled their r*e*p* 7'liey*
"b'ars of the law 1.1 , f ,(lJ ofjoji| j,,,,, ||R ,t.|| kept were shortly afterwards oapturcd by a
the««* thinga r**p*'at«dly happwri and fina.n ^Jf >| .|i.in,|
- . .Mind to theui it will lie necmafti y l' And tn upon the pdlOt, and that niter the f ar- ^ „|rtjC(, fftMr(| throtlffh <iain«villrt
I high-toned, tiuth and justice loving man in ; l"ll"r other^ way t otreach the ocoundrrls who coin j tjeu| r. I.wl been wntten (iov Davis nn m,.,,,,, ,.,J:nin>? |M, ,,n the.r way to
Ibe
and i .-ma i n
it will lie liecennaiy to Und un
""in'al'l "sincerity wc would ask, who! 7.!o!'sfl.nd .And yet (i.v, ! I.tvtngston, where they will be held m
I Davis pratei that the ritisens ot lu.,""n answer for Ilia outrsge they havs com-
county rest du'iiig tbe tune r.-^ialiaii n i<
being made or the election ' g'.ieg on, und
lor Ike purpose of Iniin.iilalinjr votrrswin I r
Indden and nliuub! an,i su it g*tiierni|{, oun
lunation oi assembly t ke p'aee in ant eonotv
II aliatl >H< premitned that tbe nam. in |nr nald
|.ur(Miae ol 11>tuiil'lalinrf voter* wi.alevet
luiglii lie alleged by such peraons a* tin p,"
ti l tliett-ol and peace oflleei►, Slute guard ami
luiliils nn duly lu rush toui t). are dire.-ti-d
til ilrpe!" !>■ I. liemojis , prot ideil ho*car
thai in tbm regs.atioo ft i* lod inlended to
Interfere with persons pSsceubly and qilietlv
waltMiK < the irgiriisUoli office or ut the
poll* fur tlieir III I) to regbder ol vote.
this aged editor and hi* family, we have ! W|licll „ ,,, ,niei.nt
if ei iy < 'o<>!•«•)- ami ' h.n l«*n < hainh* i * l «sth e« |
I nn d ^eiitleno n id the ' Kadtfal ps*r unai(iH,'
nl r ' 'i'ifeli'ii' i tnd
pnMpoi t
t ►tes m
t< the Jmirn
1 ur<? hea^ "ufficera of the law, an l
tnui Mf uniali outrago* Thr
untie 1.
Tht* lib foi bid# the aale barter or girfn^ wi) p,ay be f paf*<J tlie paiu of Lnn^ing to
of li-^wrs or into.ioat.og diinl-n within (wo |lg)jl ,ome „f |,i, doing*, which, in all
■■Ill's pf Ike county se t during the dat ol
lb« elerdon either day or al/lit
Jfie '.HI lorhlds ewriyiag ol liie urinn, snd
krpt silent npon this subject, but if these
notires continue to a j pear for the pur- listing now given the tine character of the
pole ol making political capital, we shall j "" " ,l"" w" Hill
... , . r i m ed to "inteatlaaU* and make t full i \
be forced, however unj.Ienaat.t it may be,1
to tt11 what we know about tin* "unfor-
tunate s.i of nn unfortunate father,,
which will cetiainly not be filtering lo
tho parties tnlcrcsird Wc hope we
10 ill! -.alt) be anSHWiM •omaiaod during Ho
eleelli.ini all th' peons ttflleer. Ill tin- Ka'e
Im liidiliy vlii-l lff« and Ibeir di polin uiiii
ViH oi ta'ttu pulloe aud (heir dejiHlie*
probability, may have had somrthin^ lo
do with bringing about (ho death of ibis
unfortunate youth
I'lidir to Ibe mi etn.g Monday neil|
aud tote u^ainst martial law.
po <> ol the chaigen made a.fain*t lla-trop
eounty by tlie Stale Journal The Journal
firm *ys
" I' in known ft hat iva. Ih* tentjinony of hall
* do'eu tt Hie .m- tt K" i*. re In f ur tl ..i i,i.,i.,|
Juiy |fi I tea t\ li. - I.a I been outmifed bv
llieae tilliaim -and Ihey Invariably slate thai
tl.ene ili.|ruiM-d men call ttiemselver Ku K u«
l.teiy one who ent. -ed that (irund Jury
n-oiii tteie nwoili to 1*> i-p .!•' ret ull the ipn-n
I '.t. asked ni nweii .) o,' I,, ar>1 while then- —
If -ueli ,i Ihiug nut .won, to, no one • ould din
i li'se ll tt .th- 11 i oiiiiiiiiin.K p. iiory, and ,i per
11,in-• I t.l 1aii ion',| f,.-1 I., be n t< I und.'i ant
,J|. utui l*nii Ihii.tl'.ie tne aie .ati-tled
•syiHK
e A* the matter now limits, ihere neems tn le , county ...... ......... . ...
a ttn.iii' like'ihood lint (.'ov. Ilut la may br who his the scicolioti of (bo jurors / ( J i The altrnli .11 of the Smrllmg I'om-
fereed lo del lure martial law in Baalr.in com. ' Wero not Ihese men oleeted by Jour ," ri,a^ri,|h goes on to say. rnittee t* particularly invited to tin* out
ijr und should lie d. so he tt (III,e ►u taln<'.| , , , , | un<|rrn«Vi.| t hat the (. rand Jury ol r,.,,, r,r r t.rlratnd bv 'loval eil > >•
no by thr l,tt- bidlif propi,. ofith self and your party, and do they I ,(ir ,™ (>wc nt 'k-r- ■ '■ 11 - ■ ■ ' '
Hut-, but by the sentiment of th. whole conn „,|tcl tl.o juron f Must assuredly ( ^ ^ ,, ro
'w fiov. rnorllsv.n d. rl.re martial law In ll,cJ 'lo Then wl,u bul lh"'r' ,f "rC «"■>• •f,n' « ""'tnatoni of two hundred
Haitrop rouniy, It will be done in Violation o' 10 1118010? Again f o (Jovernnf says
the .tat* Constitution, the I'nited Ma trr Cun- It ia e.ot .ftice-iit for .lie rltl/.-nn ot Itun-
ntitullon, the Ku Klu bill, and indirect and lr"H lo an.wei that tl.ey are In favor ol law
,. . and older Tl,,.. , ot It's I* im n- i.oii eii«e' .... „
-..ti i "f' ' i ■« thoae net are ei.iitit.ually repoaM ||l(jUBinJ mor witucMca who
« i. n• lap jrrent 1 id,,| no one pnnniahed lor lliem
and an to Id Inju.Ucs to tho county, and the jM lhn IltltB0 0f Pgu,„„,n sense, what, ''f!' ..... ...
people nf fuid eounty and ayaui'l thr wl||,i«: , , .. , . . . .„ ,i,, * " . . . .i-.ieriusr.it |.S
1 doos tho f ovenor wish our people lo <lo . . |11(|1P,t jp,.„|,i, 11,„t di.guised persons I! M.*wr>nt< ifsll
Is it not suffi'tient that the money | aomsiimas oulld for calling themselvo ;|
' the plenum S im (lecei.tly dt*eharged, ) though it I* feared their ci.hir give* tl.rrw
lo y.,u to the i lleet lhat | a ehailer immunity aud thai thry nr*
# , M
witnesses, eoibi find no evidence of ei>, —
inteiicn in Itiatrup county ol any peteotm | COLORADO INSTItUTE.
cslling tlietuelves Ku Kiua I p'e-i
open tw/lsllonof the law authorizing h m to
de. lare martial l.iw It
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it leave o doubt in the minds of " ol this Mehool, will commenee on Mimm v
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of any portion of the tnn paying :iti*en« Uiarr
of If he d« ra tlo iui, he will not lm auaUined
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* tbe law * Must they in addition olosr .a iminali rial,; ban be . , liity ,,f ..
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•orllon o' claries of ibe eivil officers of the law j ^ ^ # „f dssuht lint soul. " « "•>
I'er Month
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or no.
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 12, 1871, newspaper, August 12, 1871; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth204549/m1/2/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.