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iWflKi t ;v •-:: 'V'
grant «u<ih power* to theBxfcutlve of tho Untied
State*. ("Wo will never atend It.") If It wore
given, there is no liberty «*y longer forth* peo-
pl«« of the United Stai.a, for that Kxecutlvo liu bat
the exercise of urbllrary power to involve till*
country in war with England or Franco, and in
the suspension of the habems corpus, after creating
mi army of u mllliou of men to ride, rough ahod,
over thirty millions of hitherto fire* white men.
(*• Novnr, never.") Our own Judge Itylil, In tho
wc tefu pari of tuts Stale, but the other day lib.
orated it person—a reverend gentleman—who muy,
r i my not, have heen guilty of something, 1 know
not wliufc—on. a /Mhos corpus, and in doing so, do
clarod i hut. us Congress had given ttoo President
no such power, he had no audi power. [Applause. J
Notwithstanding this decision of Judge Hail, this
per*oti wum taken the moment he was liberated (a
white man kidnapped) to the Contra! Kallroad de-
pot, put into *. freight o«r Isolated from the people
and secretly, and stealthily taken from Buffalo to
Alba- y, thepce to Wellington, u Stale prisoner.
(Kbiunii.) And they tell mo that for this fre<j
speech, this IreoAnd fundamental discussion of
ull these f luffs, 1 may be imprisoned and incur-
cerate,l. ('<■ No you
"THIS CONSTITUTION."
The Rev. Dr.. Kay will thank Mr. Cashing foj[
space, if convenient, for a brief comment upon
the following extraordinary declaration of a
leading Northern paper:
\*Tht Constitution, owe* so trtkrta tn American
eyes, Is no longer regarded as better than the pro•
phe ies of an old Almanac!N. York IIkrald.
We have here, observe, a palpable effiet, which
is not less emphatically indicative, than remark-
ably and HtrUingly symptomatic. But wo cannot
expect the true cause to be acknowledged in *uch
a villainous sheet-its the New York Hera'd, much
less 1>V such an Iridubitab'o son of " the Father of
Lies" as the notorious mammon-serving proprier
tor of that sheet, or by ihe proverbial hireling of
the A'ort'ieru despotism, from its commencement.
That ho, of ull other men, should even nou>, make
such an admission, is not only surprising but in
the highest degree ominous of certain pulse-beat-
ings in the JVorth, well calculated to make the old
Despotized ltopublican (!I) and his clique tremble
in their shoes, if Conscience, God's Vicegerent, la
vvl(l„, C^'o you wont.") Hut I do not feel Jallowed to speak. "The stars in their
certain that one or two thousand policometi may j courses" are manifestly flghtiitg against uiem, in
not lake mewuy hour of Oie day from the mMst of] a way that uncontrolably ^i rent ens to blast the
my fellnw.citizens,and inoarcertMO inc. ("Never,". mere ' arm of Jlcsh, in which they have all
and protracted cheer*.) (along #o boastfully Irust/d, ns well as the musli
IA man I-. the andieuco proposed thru* cheers
for Judge Hail which weri «n,tbusiustically given.]
Now, fellow-citizens, I-dare say I shallbcuskea
by Republicans, alter thego complaintsegainst tue
dmlnistration of the goverament, " What are we
to do ?" If this country was not in the midst of a
room soldiery also^ which t\iey are now so uunu-
turnHy forcing into the fietd.
Allow me, therefore, as briofly as possible, and
ns a minister of the Most Iligh Coil, to direct pub-
lic attention to what I cannot but deem a gnat
and most significant fact—a fact which, in the
dreadful tumoll of conflict, very few, even of the
civil war, 1 mouW ]mv« ob hesitancy ijiMttrlag. as, Bible-reading thousands around us. seem ever to
Patrick Henry Mid, 111 the Revolution, "Resistance . . • ' /* ,
to tyrant* is obi dieiieo tc God." (Knlhuslastic and i . ,,r0(n,,.r|L ai
11\%\ tr ft itttili n/l st 11 . t'.. vn 1% \ / r* II V>l ni n 1i (ifaiiloHu * I '
long continued cheering.) (Captain Itynders —
" Threw cheer* for that, if tt Is the last cheers thai
•freemen have to give." The cheers were given,)
What are we to do * (Aji auditor--" Where are
the lyrnnti •' * Put him out.") Ail I propose to
do is to appeal to tho bit Hot-box. That lias hith-
erto been a sufficient court of appeal for all the
people of the United Slates. If they will permit
us to huvrt it, arouse sod inspire yourselves lbr ao-
tion at the ballot-box;. (Applauuer) The ballot-
box I* your only, youir lofty and sublime remedy._
(*' Will ihev lot us hu,ve the ballot-box If") Go to
the bHllot box and make a trjaf there for the re",
demption of this people from ull impending slave
ry. For the present protest loudly against all this
nrbllriiryexerclse oi powor. ("We will do it.")
If 1, or any of your fellow-citUens be imprisoned,
do as the French did in Iho midst of the revolu-
tion, form large proco*sioiw,ivith the red cup of lib-
erty lifted ovor uvery freoaian's bead,*(grcut ap-
plause,) march to ihtf bantifo unarmed, anil, on
bende t kuees,lf neceswary, Implore the comman-
der to llbbru'o your fellow-citizen- (" No, never
in America.") Freemen should always, before
resorting to any ultima mti'j, petition, beg and
Implore. There are right* und obligations in p
country like this is longaa the ballot-box f open
lor the redress of wrongs. .(«« You are right,")—
Wlich you havo usBeiubled ha rbre ihls bustilo,ro «d
to the rpaulet^s, in thu Jof (,y nonoroun Latin of
tho dark ages, the Magna CI arta of your Pnglisli
fathers ; thunder the habeas corpus in the ears of
your fellow 6>ligens and aold ier , «i d tbetf rc^d
•and re-rend there the const! tution of the .United
.stales, which guarantees to «?* " "
' free sneech.of free dlscuwio
security for his property and r
Pellow-citisens, 1 did not
<*'inpl*in agalrtsttho adxiilnltit
•went, this evening; but also I
this fieo speech that I am ma
the subject of this wur. I ha*
rebellion in any shape or ftwm
constitution of the United ^tsl
for our Kouthem couutiymwn.: , —
once united Ntates afloitlcd *# /ery remedy for the
redress Of their grlevuuoe% i under that constitu-
tion. They were territory jb ovoke'd and goaded.
I unve my owp ideas (j n na .s war. 1 wish 1 could
oxiwusf them freely h> re. Speak out.") No.no,
1 shall not sneak out ) rlit >.n armies are contend-
ing; when mt'crnaj if, >0i LU behig shed. Kut
(here tho speaker paused , >x no time as if consider
lug) this I will s«y, I w born in the Stsjii) of
Maine. -On «h« sldo ia fa ~
ery man the right of
n, trial |iy Jury, mid
erso i (Choei's.)
come here only to
ruilon ol the govern-
o lny before you, In
king, my ideas upon
0 no syrup thy with
1 whukoever. The
es 9110c was enough
tho Congress of the
Ni vu i-cotfs, and on the
Cttnudii, with wide, navfg
Mate to the n vl® of the
such un unconquerable,
shell a high tense of Inde
not believe that England
Hutes, b gether.o ould e\
Subji'gatioti rr extermim
- idea; it l« not a theory to
blood in our veins will ei
of subjugation1 were fore
the State of Maine, h w
out to him the t^lit of se
to tho coiistlfutlon of the
single regiment from N
would brlnf back all the
obedience. I do not pV
such an inference, that w
our constitution and gdv
the Southeru States. But
warupou n differentprlii
the right liaud,nhd the
(great applause.) and t
protection, not a million
«lrfd thousand will crull
Southern rebellion.
HtiTl
rPUK AsJ'stant Quartet
.1 M- V., now stuUoht.
chase at the highest ma
COTTON SOCKS, when
Nov. oth tm!
rpilH PAKtNKHlSm'p
-I- tw en C.K. LoMgcope.
lie style of O. 8. Long
dissolved by mutual const
nil claims against said I
Charles S. hongcope, who
ness under his own name.
nov 5-twrft* j
^ Ilorse, 0 yeere old, '
shoulder ; shod all roum
I will payikSQ lor. tho t
thief, or t%f for either,
at Sand rrairlo, Miidlsi
villa. [eet97-Urdt]
JJritleh Province o
her is thai of Lower
tiWIe rivers, opening the
world ; and yet there is
Auglo-Siwou spirit, and
puulence there, that I do
.urrunce and the United
or subjugate the people.
.Hon is liot an American
tahlch:he Anglo-Saxou
or smrrender. if tho oath
upon the citiseu of
>Hld strike at the admin-
icear; but whoever held
If-governincut, uncording
United States, he, with a
ear York, or elsewhere,
people of Maine to their
ophse, if any man draw
r« shuil ever surrender
arnmeut to the rebels ol
.l) propose to <jurry on the
diple—>vllh the sword In
Koustitution in the left;
seder that' panoply and
'ft soldiers,uut twohun-
iMut and exterminate all
Ulijii"' 1 r-TSsasas
Hi istor of the $th Texas
l^at Krenham, will pur-
ahot value, WOOLEN or
iullverod In euuip.
ivliu - - - ■.
ih^retoforo exbtlug be-
and Titos. Klsbury,uniier
sope St Co., M this day
•#t. AH debts due to and
Irm, will bo settled by
•trtrHI continue thehnsu
. C. 8. liOSGCOPK,
THOvS. KLSHUKY.
♦^li^olbbS?; Grey
srutided I B on the near
Ivadjout 15>4 bauds high.
^« M«Mion of horao and
. < ^formation sent to nie
m oeunty P. O. Madison-
M. C1I1LURKSS.
which, in tho hey-day of peace
prosperitv, all wore verv naturally unwilling
striou.,ilij to loolc at. liut a fact wliiob, neverthe-
less, involved a grosi national in*wit to the
Gkkat SevuitMK, who, for eiglity or ninetv long
years, has most mercifully borno therewith I
When passing through Baltimore, in December
last, I was lavored with a brief sight of an able
lecture, on the grand origin of national calami-
ties, by Itov. I)r. V :, of that city, and. in the
course of-my hasty glanco, 1 was most forcibly
struck by the author's very bold and unqualified
declaration, >'that the much-laudcd Constitution
of America was, de facto, a Godlbss document !"
Ffom all I hud step and hoard of l)r. r- , (a
trulil patriotic, and staunch American.) I could
hardly imagine that on so important a matter lie
fwould make such an affirmation unadvisedly.—
Still, lor tho credit or tho venerated framers pf
that instrum/'!"11) I charitably hoped that it might
prove to & mere rhetorical flourish, or lapsus
lingua iu the heat of public delivery But, what
was my,astonishment when, on carefully examin-
ing the Constitution jtselr, I/otind Inst, although
as a purely political document, a perfect master-
piece, it contained not the slightest recognition
or acknowledgment of this $upkkmk Rjulik of the
Universe,directlv or indirectly 11 With such ig-
nortment and silent contempt of Deity, at tne
very foundation, the late magnificent Union was
rotten at the core, and from its base to the very
apex wore Involved the elements of inevitable
dissolution. It cannot, therefore, be very surpris-
ing to any enlightened mind that high Heaven
should at length have permitted u Oodltss " men
and devilish bauds to set fire to the whole mass or
" hay, wood and stubble,V piled on such a basis I
I know not another c'viliztd nation on the face
of the globe, much lossone professedly Christian*
which has not in its national code, some recogni-
tion at least,olthe Kino of Kinos, in one form or
another. And although UUhighand holjr name
was thus not allowed so much as a place m that
grand Charter of Rights and irtkndk,d bulwark of
Liberty: it is to Him, nevertheless, as our chief
dep'ndevce, that wo are, after all, driven for help,
nt this, as in every other momentous crisis ; as
the prayerfully solemn appeals of every church
olid congregation, throughout tho land, fully and
affecting!v attest :-i0 Him who unquestionably
holds in llis nliuJghVy I and, the destinies of na-
lions, as well i s imlivhluttls;—to IIim wljo, by a
wordr-cun raise-ft Mill- Hie most destructively
overwhelming oivuifitts of nuluro y buu \vho ilj
a inomept, by a single "blast,' laid low, the
VMUlilfiill.y pr> ii«i Pyrinii's army in dftys of old, a.s
1n Signal example to all t'iiee,eedtvg gitteraliQfis.
Deny it who dnie, " lie who does according to his
w II. in the armies ol lleiiveu. and amongst tho
inhabitants of eurth". has from his high dwelling
I'lnoe there, proclaim! d.the irrevocable Decrce.say-
ing: •• / tnUl be exalted in the earth and "they
that honor me, 1 will liolior i but he lhatdeHiiiseth
me, shall bus lightly esteemed 1" The graphic
admonition of tho in pired sermon moreover,
involves a solemn verily, which ull sincere fear
of Qod hus, in every age, rpractically recognized.
" Consider this, all yetnat fear God ; lest He
tear you to pieces, and there be none to deliver 1"
And, on the ve.ytace of all history, modern as
well ns ancient, It is writh n, us with a sbiibeHm,
lhat " Riyhtcousnets e alteth a nation : but that
a sit} is a sham.kit *ny people/' ...
That such a sin, us the one aforesaid, should
have been left lying hf the \ asemcnt of your late
splendid pyramid, by the venerable Fathers or the
Union, Is a problem which the most intelligent I
have met with, seem to have been wholly unable
satisfactorily to .'Olvr, But I liijve Just 1 oen
told thut tho notorious ihfldel, Paine, (whom his-
tory describes as n popular writer nt tho time of
tho Revolution,) hud sqme hand In drawing up
that Constitution ; nd that, in accordance with
the purely Christian views Of the veuerablo Wash-
ington himself, a clause, ©xpmsive of humble
dependence upon Almighty God, was inserted in
thk okiuinal PKAfT : hut sub-cquetitly expunged
by certain signers thereef, at tlu iiisligtftioii of
that fellow, if so, the thiug is fuily aocouuted
for ; and iVis 110 long r surprisln^that Uio Fede-
ral Constitution, like Tom l'alne himself, should
havo "died In rupn," or that it should "be no
long 9r regarded as b tier than the prop hides of
an old Almanac I " Khali. 1 not visit kor tiixsk
THIN08, 8AITH JTUK 1(>RD ?'• • - , ,
AosTtN.Oct. S8,18ti2.
It ntay not bo improper to remark that Tom
Pitine was not the only iufldel In '89, and that the
.Constitution of the United Stales was framed by a
freo-thlnker, mainly supported by free-thinker*)
and ono of the argument* used In urgiug its accept-
ance, was, that ignoring ull religion, it cpuUl ii\
no sense be said to favor any. Tbe fact refer: ed
toby Sr.' Kay has beon long a subject of publio
comment In Aiiu-rka, and Uie great omissiou In
Iho Federal ConstHution,was one of ihe first thlcgs
T1-
t1 ought of and supplied by the framers of the Con-
stitution of the Confederate States - Trust in God
has been a characteristic ot tho Confederate<>ov-
eroment as much as trust in ils own might has
been of the U.^S. Government. May it continue
so^T-En. Ttt. / _
Camp MoCutt.ocH.Oit. 20,18C2.
KnrroK TelkokaI'U—Sir :— Lieut.-Col. Smith,
chagrined at my expose ot his motivi-s and th>* lal
lucies contained In his letter of Oct, 1st,is out in a
tart, I hope not spiteful reply, aud suys : '• Indi-
viduals like your correspondents k M. ' and
4 Hunger,' are doing the cause of the Coufederuto
arms very little good, by occupying your columns
in these times with captious riowspuper contro-
versies." Who threw down Hie gauntlet, Mr.
Editor, by stating there was no distinction between
*• person< subject to enrollment" und "Con-
scripts'/" Lieut.-Col. Smith. Who does not
know ihat, previous to July 3lst, such was not the
fact ? and are perversions of law soon, if uninten-
tional, noi to bo exposed, because, forsooth, " in
thesrf times"" individuals like your cOrrispbn
dents' M.'and 4 Hunger' are new.inexp :rienced,
eleventh hour men." Sirs, get from before this
rising luminary of " Kendesvousut Hempstead."
And Lieut.-Col- Smith piqufd.1t seems, because I
took him to tttbk, not very complacently says :
• And I liiigiitwell forbear Huswering he anony-
mous 'Hunger,' who, though claiming,to be a eol-
dier, appear* 10 lack the courage io avow his
name >' Did, I possess a tithe of- tho vanity of
Lieut.-Col. Smith, I might havo soliloquised with
myself thus: Have a peacock's vanity, and illus-
trate tbe same with u " soldier's courage,"aud
print your name for the sheer pleasure it gives
one of seeing it in print; or it may bo Lieut.-Col.
Smith believes the authority of my 11-uie wiy ue-
eesgary to buck up my facts and arguments. Nay,
tho Lieutenant Colonel needs only a sucking plas-
ter for hi* woundfd vanity—may be his wounded
conscience — for unintentional perversion of tho
meaning of tho laws. If I am right, apply, sir,
to editor of Telegraph, and cenfess a wounded
vanity. M>'bo can bear it 1 Say to him," give mo
up tho author of ' Hanger' instantly*or 'twill take
my life," arid editor of Telegraph, kindly sympa-
thizing with your misfortune, will*accommodate
you.
Lieut. Col. Smith says " my communication was
chiefly made up of oidera from tha competent au-
thorities on this subject, und if " Ranger" excepts
to '.hose ordors, I have neither time nor.inclination
to discuss them with him.". It is not the orders
sir, I object to. but your forced or misconstruction
of tliem. Youvsay "the people can read them
and understand them." Doubtless, when read by
the lights furnished by my last article. And Lieut.
Col. Smith, as if he hud discovered a new idea
opines thai " ono chief intent of tbe Conscript
Act was to keep the ranks of tho old regiments of
the at my full, by supplying jvith new recruits the
place of soldier* killed in battle, or otherwise lost
to the service. Sdchistlio intent and oljj' Ct of the
law. Now, what i* the fact 1 There are scattered
over the Stato numerous individuals trying to raise
new companies and now corps, to be officered bv.
themselves, aud these individuals seize 011 Con-
scripts iu the httnds of enrolling oflTcors as lawful
plunder, or thfty delude into joining their new
corps, persons subject to enrollment partly by cre-
ating an unjust odium ugalnst conscript service,
and partlv by promisesof the division of plunder."
No allusion is made by the gallant Colonel "to
:he gallant soldier nqw, or lately Governor" of
'Arizona. He disclaims it, that he may " not be
misunderstood.To whom then does ho allude,
a* there are but two others in Tex&a holding au-
thority to raise Regiments of Partisans V Does he
allude to Col. B. Warren Stone? This acconi-
pl'slied gentleman is now in Dallas, and able to
defend Jniself. DooSho allude to Col. Gurloy ?
This gentleman is absent, but if Lieut. Col. l?mith
alludes Whim, or ofiQeersof his regiment, 1 repel
tho aspersion us beiuggratuitous and uncalled for.
Col. Gurley received, Juno 2d, lfiGS,authority from
Gen. Hindman to raise a Battalion or Regiment of
Paltisan Rangers, which Gen. Hebert pronounC'd
'•valid." The regiment is complete. Every com-
pany was mustered in July, and on the 18th of Au-
gust, tho regiment wfls organized by the election
of field officers, the, Colonel submitting his own
nnme for election, when by the terms of his author
Ity ho was under no obligation to do so. Col. Gur-
ley " seised on 110 conscripts in the hands of en-
rolling officers," nor did I10 " delude" any one by
"promises of the division of plunder." There is
not a company of conscripts belonging to the reg-
iment. The Quartermaster and Commissary are
both appointees of Gen. llobort, who has gener-
ously supplied them with ample funds for the use
of the regiment. Col. Gurloy has gone to Rich-
mond, having with him the muster rolls of his ten
companies duly certified, und a duly bonded quar-
termaster. And, now, what more is wanting to
constitute this u regiment, save the actual receiv-
ing or the muster rolls, either by Gen. Holmes, or
at tho War Department?
As I do not desire to do Lieut. Col. Smith any
injustice, I will say that I believe him to be ,U gal-
lant soldier,-and I would Ddt pluck a well earned
laurel from his brow. Blithe must remember lhat
whatever rights he may have, there ure rights be-
longing to others and, if In his egotistic vanity he
thinks himself '• experienced," probably there are
othurs who, if they hud,like opportunity with him-
self, could boast the merit of " experience." If
Lieut. Col. Smith has the merit of " experience,"
us lie think* he has, could ho not fill the glorious
3d, "scattered and tliined in many a hard fought
battle," Smith, volunteers willing to enlist under
him, Without coming simply " to rccolvo from the
authorities of Texus," "conscripts," with ordtrs
perforce " to wai'ch to Price's army," us if men at
this day had not >veu the boon of freedom left
them to choose their arm ol ficryiuo in obedience
to law? HANGER.
HEUBTJ1TS WANTED.
AUTHORIZED by au ordor to augmont Capt.
Martin's company of Mountku Partisan
Rakgkks to one hundred und twenty-five men, the
Undersigned Is anxious 10 optaln 4U additional re-
erulv* to Join the command now in Louisiana.
Those wishing to onlist will furnish their own
houses aud such arm* us tliey on 11 procure. Sol-
diers ^nlisllHg in this command will be entitled to
ubnnntyof tilty dollars tho first puy day, und the
muni remuneration paid to this character of
Uoopt, Term oi service, three years, or during
the war. ,v .
Applicants are Invited to cull forthwith nt the
Recorder'sofflctvHouston. B. F. COTTON,
NoV<5- tw0t. 1st Lieut. M. H.
* ITJIUS OF INTIfHirhT,
An old negro, in tho service of Gen. Jackson
wrs observed paeking up the articles uuder his
care at a lute hour ono evening, and an officer
near by usked, " Why ure you paoking your bag-
guj e, Jeff * wo have not received marching or-
ders." The old darkey, without stopping his work,
replied ; " Hum, can't fool Jeff, i saw old niussa
praying again jest now ; whenever the old Gene-
ral pray twice something "ure gwine to happen
and so it was, for long before day the whole com-
niund was on tho march, and by day were engaged
111 one of the must te-riflc fighli of the campaign.
Two of our soldiers passing down the street a
uuy r two since, in conversation became somo-
- hat animated. One appeared a little vexed at
the t rogress of the war, and exclaimed, " 1 wish
the Yankees were all in heil 1"
His associate facetiously responded : " That
might suit you in Hill's division ; but as I am in
Mouewall Jaukson'tt division, it would notsuitat
ull ; for if the Yunkees were in hell, we should ull
bo there together. Jackson would bo sure to out-
flank them."
Fr6m tho Victoria Advocate we leern that up to
the '2&1 uit., there had been 114 deaths from yellow
lever at Matagorda. Among the deaths are Jas.
11. Selkiik, Mr. Ilayden, wUo aud sly out of seven
children, Mrs. A. Wadsworth, Mrs Dr. Porry,
MrB. Burkhart and two daughters, Mrs. VanSiyke
und her son and daughter. Mrs. Stanly, Mrs. Bar-
bour aud Airs. Susan Stanley.
The Cent-oville Times makes mention of tho
possibility that Col. Paraonsund his regiment will
be in Texus before long.
The N. Y. Tribune, speaking of the Maryland
expedition says: - N
The balance of advantage In the lato expedi'l.in
evidentlyrests with the enemy,as they carry offall
tho plunder captured, including ovel-jlO.OOO stand
of arms, and over 50 pieces of artillery.
These losses, added to those sustained in the
Peninsula aud by Gen. Pope's army, must ihiko
an aggegnte of considerably over fifty thousand
stand of arms and one hundred piecos of artillery,
rtcenlly lost in ur operation in the East, sufficient
to thoroughly equip an army half as largfc as that
now in Virginia. It is known that our loatifs of
ordnance at Harper's Ferry was also very large,
and that they wero not destroyed previous to the
surrender.
Tlu se facta give point to a recent remark of
Gen. Ripley, Chief of Oidnance, who lSBald to
havo staled thf.t he ought to be the ablest ordnance
offiber in tho world, as ho was required to furnish
guns enough to supply tho entmy's army us well
as our own. •
The following are the sls'ns of peace. Blessed
be the peace makers, but let them assign us 11 > de-
ceptive signs:
A highly educaled gentleman, Just from tho
United States, gives his reasons for believing
there will be an early peace. First, our success in
late buttles, includingthat atSharpsburg, which
he savs was "the most terrible defeat of the War to
the Federal forces;" second, tho Insurrection
Proclamation; third, the distaste for wai: of
Northern soldiers; fourth, the conviction that tho
conquest of tho South would not restore the Union,
but prove a "^^11 sceptre in their gripe;" fifth,
"tbe impending financial crush;" sixth, the abi-
dinjt confidence on the part of many Northern sol-
diers that there will be no more fighting between
Lee and McClellan, aud a corresponding desire
that there should be none; and seventh, tho wur
of political extermination now in progress Vefl
tween the radical or abolition and tne conscrvli-
tive or old Democratic party, with its allies.'
It is said that tho prices of substitutes in Mis-
sissippi is from $5000 to $8000.
To make old cotton cards serviceable, tuke them
to the grindstone, hold the card bundle up, teeth
to the stone, press lightly and turn a few times to .
the card. •'• «' 1 v
The Tyler Roporter mentions the arrival there
of Dr. K. T. Lively, Dr. Underwood, C. C. Wo6d,
M. W. Slidhum, W. O. Btidham, H. L.Cook and
"ohn Stunljy, us prisoners from Grayson Co. sus-
peeled of connection with the secret1 organization .
there. They were arraigned boforle '£. Li Good"'
man, Confederate Commissioner. Their ca&o
was set for the 13th of November, and the parties
were admitted to bail in the sum of $200. Tliis
bail is exceedingly insignificant if there Is any-
thing in the charge against them. Have we been
sold again by uu unfounded alarm in'Northern; '
Texas? '•' '' " ''•
Tho Reporter has somewhat to say against the
authorities, civil und militury for the lo*9 of Gal-
veston. Galveston could not havo been held by
any means at the disposal of the military-or
eivil authorities, except by suffering It to be de-
stroyed, and even then it must-be given up even-
tually, because it is indefensibly. It i& bqyoud
doubt that if the place had been so fortified as to
have been held till it was destroyed, >, th0 people-
thero and elsewhere would have boon asllttle sat- • '
isfitd as they aro now.' But there must be a scape
goat for the disaster, and just now it is more pop* ■
ular to fix upon tho authorities than anything
ol.e.
The Clarksvillo Standard of the 25th, speaks of
the ground being white with sleet. < ■
The Alexandria Democrat sayfc tho cane has all
been killed by the lute cold weather. , l
Cotton is quoted at33e, specie and GCo Confed
erate money, at Brownsville. Coffee, 33&G0;
domestic, 18&35; calico, U5&50. In fact cotton
will buy more goods now in Browiisvlllo than it
ever could in Houston in times of peace. -
IIkao Quartkks, #TH Rko. T. Cavalry,
November 1st, 18(53.
Gknkkal Okdxr,No.43; ' ' '
T1AHE officers atld privates of tho 4th Regiment
X Texas Cavalry, will rendezvous at Camp R-a-
guet, near Mllliean, Brazos county, oh the 12tli
111st. Officers commanding companies will ropor t
with their muster rofl* to U10 Adjutunt on or before
liiif. , that day. By order of
JAMES KEILY, Col.4th Texas Cavalry.
' JOHN E. HART, Adjutaut.
Thi s camp Is named In honor of the brave Major '
Henry M. Hague*., who fell too soon for his own
and his country's glory, on the battle fiold of ,Glo-
rletta, Now Mexico. JAAfES RE1LY.
Nov„3>-tw3t Col. 4th 1'exas Cava'tv.
ii-oiFi.
FCUR LOTS in.Block No. iUti, near the Galves-
ton R. R. Depot. Enquire of
0CtS9 tw2t - J. R. MQKKig,
nl'
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