Texas Ranger & Lone Star. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 52, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 14, 1853 Page: 2 of 4
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THURSDAY?. JULY! 14, 1853.
FOR CONGRESS,
. W. H. SCUKRY.
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For Gorernor.
"c&. 6 are authorized to announce the Hon.
William B. Ochtltreej of Nacogdoches, as the whig
candidate for Governor of Texas at the ensuing Au-
gust election.
j,"Wc are authorized to announce Cent Geo. T,
-Wood, as a, candidate for Governor at the ensuing
August election.
33" TVe are authorized to announce o!. John W
Bancy, as a candidate for Governor, at the ensuing
August election.
gFWe are authorized to- aunounee the Hon.
E. 21 Pease of Brazoria county, as a candidate for
Governor, at the election in August next.
SS" We are authorized to announce Llcnf. ov.
James W. Henderson, as a candidate for Governor
i tne ensuing .august election.
gj-'VYe are authorized to announce Col. 35. T.
Johnson, as a candidate for Governor, at the elec-
tion inAusnist. -
For lieutenant Governor.
Ss-Wc are authorised to announce the Hon. D. C.
Dickson of Grimes county, as a candidate for Lieut.
Governor,
3S We are authorized to announce Dr. J. B.
Robertson, of "Washington countv, as a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor.
For Congress.
;?ga We are authorized to announed Col. Thomas
u. Blase, of Leon county, as a candidate for the U
S.Gongrcss in the Western Gongrebsional district,
at the election m August next.
3S5 Wevre authorized to announce Gov..p. B
Bell of a candidate to represent the Western Con
gressional District of this State, at the election in
Aagust next.
3& We are authorized to announce E. Eetris
as a candidate at the ensuing August election, to
represent the Western District in Congress.
For Senator.
5gjjWeare authorized to announce Hon. James W.
MeDade, as a candidate to represent Washington
county"in the State Senate, at the ensuing election.
55, We are authorized to announce Dr, B. P.
Carry, as a candidate to represent Washington
county in the State Sanate,
tion.
at the ensuing elec-
For Representative.
"5S5,. We are authorized to announce G. W. Craw-
ford, Esq., as a candidate to Tepresent Washington
county, in the Legislature at the ensuing election.
'jSSB We are authorized to announce Hon, John
Stamj;j as a candidate to represent Washington
county in the Legislature, at the ensuing election.
gSr We are authorised to announce Dr. It. J.
Swearlngen, as a candidate to represent Washing-
ton County in the Legislature, ut-the ensuing elec-
tion. 5?" We are authorised to announce D. i.JJoon,
of Madison county, as a candidate for floater, tc-
represeni the counties of Madison, Grimes, and
Walker, in the ensuing Legislature.
ESk Indisposition of the editor is our excuse
for the lack of interesting matter in this num-
ber, wre promise to make up for all omissions in
"our next.
Eigls.With this number ends tha 4th volume
of theJRanger. The nest number we expect to
clothe In a new dress, and appear in an enlarged
form. Those "wishing to advertise would do
Tvellioiake advantage of the nest number and
.commence with the first issue, of our new sheet,
as are have aiiassortmcnt of new and beautiful
type, that will look a long way off at a distance.
"We hope those indebted-to the office will pay
up.
Maj. Jmes. TV. Scott, of Houston,
the recently appointe'd mail agent for this State,
was in town last week on business connected
with his office. He has gone east for the pur-
pose of rectifying some disarrangement in the
the mail service. TVe believe he will make an
active and efficient officer, and be afcer all dili-
tory mail contractors "with a sharp stick."
3$ TVe have received several communica-
tions from our friend E. Percy Howe, of Go-
lide. They will appear in our next.
JGg?" The Houston Telegraph, refuses to pub-
lish the proceedings of the Democratic Conven
tion, held at this place, and with a sneering air
says, that it has no more binding influence upon
theparty than those of a county convention.
TVe would' inform the editor of the Tele-
graph, that not one of the delegates who com-
posed the convention, expected its proceedings
to have any "binding influence" upon any party
or indiriiual, if so, they would have gone into
a nominatipn of candidates.
- A meeting of the democrats of the counties
of Hidalgo and Cameron, was held at the city
of Brownsville, on the 4th ult., for the purpose of
appointing delegates to attend the convention at
this place. Messrs. U.S. Leman and E. B.
Scarborough were appointed from Cameron and
E Dougherty from Hildalgo, as delegates to the
democratic convention.
Mr. Scariorough; left Brazos Santiago, for
this place on the 9th ult., but as he was not in
attendance at the convention, we presume he
did not come further than Galveston".
Linoug our announcements will be seen
-jtlie name of Hon. W:. B. Ochiltree, as a
' " candidate or Governor; also Dr. B. P. Curry,
for tHe State Senate.
2The American Flag has- passod into the
hands of Mr. J. 31. Conard, who has become
its editor and publisher. It ' independant in i our yeomanry, why or how he proposed to 'over
Tlie People's Candidate.
The American Flag, published at Brownsville,
the only paper on the Bio Grande, hoists the
name of WILLIAMR SCUBRY, as the choice
of the people in that section for Cougress.
In making this announcement it says' TVe
this day hoist the name of TVM. R. SCUBRY,
for Congress, as, in our opinion, the choice of
the. people of our State and Distiict for this
office. TVe do it not from our own opinion mei e-
ly of his merits, but after full consultation with
our friends, and after examining carefully the
grounds put forth by the candidate himself and
the consequent grounds upon which he will be
supported. He is a good man and true a man
whom the country has had ample opportunity
to test, not so mueh by holding office as by his
course, his opinions and conduct, which speak
louder frequently when evinced as a private citi-
zen, than when uttered in wary and guarded
terms by consequental officials. Prom this, the
private class of the people, it is that most is to
be expected. He is not surrounded by the re-
tainers, the courtiers and. hangers-on, as are
those who hold office by seeming prescription.
Give us a fresh deal, gentlemen, and no talking
across the board give us officers fresh from the
people. Who should better understand the
-people's rights than the people themselves?
Give us, in other'words, officers who will respect
as well the Chartered Rights of the humbler
classes as the behests of sordid and unscrupulous
speculators.
The Plag gives its reasons for opposing the
election of Gov. Bell, in the following strong
language: ' y
Never, never need Governor Bell think of
"duping the masses, in this countiy at least, into
his support after the treachery for it can be
called in no milder terms of conniving at, aid-
ing and assisting, and finally approving the
measure for the repeal of live Charier of
Brcnonsville! and for the manifest and avowed
object of throwing the property of three thou-
sand inhabitants into the hands of alien enemies
thereby committing moral treason treason
as well towards the rights of his fellow-citizens,
as towards the laws of God. You have sinned
with your eyes open. In vain did the outraged
people of this then doomed city appeal to your
Executive prerogative to stay the destroj-er's
axe in vain did the people's agent appeal for
mercy towards his fellow-citizens but all to no
purpose ! The fiat of the ruthless speculator
had gone forth the doomed and inoffensive cit-
izens had to suffer they had to be dispoiled of
their charter, their rights and their property,
and left a prey to foreign ruthless speculators
and their heartless domestic allies! Ind through
whom consummated? Bv one sworn to adminis- j
ter the constitution and laws of this S tate with
equal and impartial justic towards all his fellow-
citizens. Yes; Gov. Bell, these things will come up in
judgement before you, and we opine, "they will
not be confined to our locality, llie magnani-
mous people of our Empire State will avenge
this injury upon the people's rights wherever it
is known. . An offence of this nature is not a lo-
cal matter it is an offence against the laws of
humanity, and, in times gone by, as we learn
from history, when other tribunals prevailed
than the ballot-box, culprits for less offences,
lost their lives. We wish you no such ignominy.
May God spare you long enough to see the er-
ror oFyour way,the private rights you wanton-
ly violated, and to repent of your evil deeds.
. Tiic Congressional Canvas?.'
The contest for a seat in the next Congress
from the Western Congressional Distiict, is be-
ginning to be a warm one. With the exception
of Gov. Bell, all the candidates are energetically
engaged in canvassing the district, and person-
ally giving their views on the topics likely to en
gage the attention of the next congress, or to be
of utility to our local interests. With Scurry,
Lewis, Blake, Caruthers and Blanton, there is
no concealment they make an open show of
hands, not only what they intend if elected to
try to do, but also what they have heretofore
believed as to the various political measures that
have agitated the country.
Why is it that Gov. Ball, of all the candi-
dates, keeps mum ? Is it that his principles are
sowell known that he thinks it unnecessary, or
is it that he feels himself incompetent to meet
his competitors before the people ? If we are
to believe his friends, it is neither the one or the
other, but that his Gubernatorial duties are so
onerous that he cannot desert his post to acquire
another. This may perhaps be the Governor's
reason, but if so, "a change has come over the
spirit of his dream,'' for w'e well recollect that
when last a candidate for Governor, he traveled
over the State, and issued his circulars. It is
true, that in that contest it was well known that
his principal competitor was but an indifferent
speaker, and hence not to be very much feared be
fore the people. The case is, perhaps, considered
slightly different now, and hence a different sys
tem of tactics But we insist that there is not
at present any more Gubernatorial duties to
keep his excellency at home, than heretofore
although ice freely admit that no ordinary speak-
er would do well to risk himself before the people
at this juncture, when the whole countiy aud
the whole press are so loud in their plaudits of
the eloquence and ability of Maj Scurry.
Friends and foes (political) all unite in accoid-
ing fall praise to our candidate, and wc think
tee can see in this, more cause for staying at home
than Gubernatorial labors.
There ma' be another cause why Gov. Bell
declines an active canvass, even though he were
a spoakor. It may not be pleasant or easy for
his excellency to explain his views aud positions
ou the late compromise, which has tended so
happily to cement the bonds of union between
the Stales of this Union !
It might not be so easy for him to explain to
as the policy, and which every candidate for
Governor, now before the people advocates ! ! ! !
These questions are of some importance, and the
people should expect all candidates for their fa-
vor to come out and show their hands, and the
man to go to the next congress, should not only
be able to make a clean breast of it, so far as
his principles are concerned, but he should be
able to talk it out like a Texian boldly and
fearlessly no less is expected of our next Rep-
resentative, and the people trill take no less ! ! 1 1 1
B3f The American Plag, published on the
Bio Grande, intimates that Capt. Lewis will get
but a very small vote, in that section that he
never was really a citizen among them, and has
taken Lut little interest in their local matters.
X.ate front Europe.
The steamer Africa has arrived at New Yoik
from Liverpool, with dates to the ISth dav of
June.
The cotton market previous to the sailing of
the steamer was very active and firm, but at the
date of her departure a more, quiet feeling pre-
vailed. Prices, however, remained without
change. The market closed in favor of buyers.
The political horizon of Europe looks gloomy
rumors of wars being the order of the day.
B We regret to learn that the difficulty
heretofore existing between Jas. P. Johnston,
county clerk of Burleson county, and Capt.
Snell, postmaster at Caldwell, Ifas-terainated
by the death of Mr. Johnston. The parties are
said to have met on the public square at Cald-
well, with double barrell shot guns, and Mr. J.
was killed on the first lire by Capt. Snell.
fic, The 4th of July was celebrated in an
appropriate manner at Round Top. The dec-
laiation of Independence was read, and an, ad-
dress delivered On this topic we will speak
more at length in our next issue, as we are too
indisposed to wiite at this time.
JS" The S. W. American, in speaking of
Colonel Blanton, one of the whig candidates,
for Congress, says :
Col. Blanton is a most estimable gentleman,
talented, well-informed, a fluent speaker, an a-
ble debator, a warm-hearted friend, a liberal,
high-minded man, who scorns an unfair advan-
tage in all his dealings. As he is a whig, we
shall record a vote against him ; but if we" could
be induced to vote for.an;, man with whom we
differ, that man would be C-l Bl-intou.
More of Spanish and 3Ics?rcian League.
Spanish Expedition to Mexico Proposed
Annexation of the latter Trtaly between Can-
edo and Santa Anna. New Tork.' JuneSS.
A telegraphic despatch from Washington re-
ports that the Government is in possession of
information which establishes the conclusion of
a treaty between Spain and Mexico for the an-
nexation of the latter country to the former.
The report further goes on to say that a treaty
to this effect was signed by Captain General
Canedo and Santa Anna when the latter was
last in Havana, on his way to Mexico, and that
it has since been officially ratified by the respec-
tive Governments of Spain and Mexico.
An expedition is also organizing on the North-
ern shore of Cuba to carry C,000 Spauish troops
to Yera Cruz to support Santa Anna in a coup
d'etat which he designs making, in imitation of
Louis Napoleon.
The despatch says it is understood that on
the departure of this expedition, the Cubans
will seize the opportunity to rise in a geneial
insurrection, which it believed would be successful.
politics ably edited, and neatly printed.
Tlie Loudon Times on the Cnoan
Question.
Tlie London Times of May 25th holds some
strong and significant language with respect to
Spain and Cuba, and their connection with the
slave tiade. Complaining of Spain's breach of
faith in the matter, it says:
A vessel of 400 tons the other day managed,
,in spite of the British cruisers, to land 1,100
slaves in-Cuba in open dayand with the cogni-
zance of all the Spanish authorities. They were
only the remains of a larger cargo, for 200 had
perished in an attempt to liberate themselves.
These poor creatures were not even captives
m war; mey were not purcnased horn native
princes, or flying from misery at home; hut they
had been invited on shipboard, on pretence of
some festivity, made drunk, and cairied to sea,
in the night. Our Consul General at Havana,
hearing of the importation, made every effort to
rescue them, and did actually recover 300; but
more he could not do, as it appears the laws of
Cuba do not permit the estate of a planter to be
euteied in quest of newly imported negroes pur-
chased as slaves. The uegi o, once sold aud hur-
ried away from the uiai t, or open beach, where
the sale is held, and sate over the limits of a
plantation, is beyond the reach of laws or mot t-
al sympathy. Such is the so-called "law" of
Cuba, and at this moment we know, the Queen
of bpam knows, aud. all the world kuows, that
1,300 free Afiicans were the other day trepan-
ned by Spanish subjects on shipborad, that 200
of them weio murdered, and that S00 of them
aienow undergoing slavery in Cuba, in spite of
treaties, and in spite of our own coutly efforts to
prevent these barbarities.
Now, should such incidents be repeated, the
British public will ccrtaiuly make up its mind
From tbe ImliauoU .Bulletin.
Mr. Scurrj's Speech.
We shall not attempt anything like a full re-
port of Mr. Scurry s speech at the court-house
on Satui day evening last, but will present the
vaiious subjects upon which he spoke.
After a few very appropriate remarks, in
opening his address, wherein the identity of his
interests with those of Western Texas, and the
sympathy he must necessarily feel with her peo-
ple, having been with them in their earlier strug-
gles, and having served them to some extent
both in field and counsel, were presented. Mr.
Scurry declared himself iu politics, a Democrat
of the stiiot construction school. He was a
strict constiuctionist, and learned his political
creed from one than whom a wiser statesman
and more clear-headed politician had never liv-
ed late J. C. Calhoun. He depreciated a
latituduious constiuction of delegated powers,
and showed the dangerous and inevitable tenden-
cy of such a principle of interpretation applied
to written constitutions of government. His al-
lusion to Prance, and the history of her rapid
changes since the revolution of 1S4S, through
all the phases of a republic, until at last she
mourns under the despotism of the Empire, in
illustration of the results of a loose construc-
tion, was very happy indeed.
Being a strict.constructionist, he was oppos-
ed to a general system of internal improvements
b the federal government. Under a just inter-
pretation of the Constitution of the United
States, no such power could be found iu that
instrument as was necessary for the prosecution
of such a system. While he denied the power
to the general government to proscute or engage
in a general system of improvements, he admit-
ted its power to do whatever might be necessa-
ry for the defence of the country. Passing by
the constitutional question, he was opposed to
the general government engaging in a system of
improvments;, because, as such a system would
certainly be practiced and had ben practiced
heretofore, moie than two-thirds of the money
spent in such improvements would be spent in
the North. The North had two-thirds of the
population, and would vot appropriations to
themselves, while the money must be raised ft om
the South. Our money was raised by a duty
upon foreign commerce, and the South furnish-
ed more than two-thirds of our ar'icles of ex-
port, which was the founds f ion of that comT
merce, and really paid the duties. The South,
then, while it paid two-thirds of the money, re-
ceived less than one third of the benefits. Works
conducted for ihe purposes of defence were
not subject to this objection. Every portion of
the country might requite it alike, under the ex-
istence of peculiar circumstances. California
now requited works for her defence. Two plans
were proposed ; one was, a line of military forts
upon and along her coast. This would nccess-
a.ilv bring with it a vast augmentation of the
standing army always dangerous in republics
and, as Mr. Scurry believed, would be inade
quate for the purpose The great expense of
the sysem condemned it also. Ihe next plan
proposed was a railroad across the continent to
the Pacific. Thi, as a means cf defence, would
be, he belioved, entirely within the powers
granted by the Constitution, and would fully
answer the ends for which it was designed, and
at les expense than any other plan which could
be proposed. His remarks in demonstration of
the great advantages that would result from the
construction of such a work, particularly to
Texas, were very happy. The wants of com-
merce required it, and he believed the work
would be speedily accomplished.
Mr. Scurry next briefly alluded to a tariff for
protection, declaring his opposition to such a
measure, and traced to that source tlie great
inequaht in growth and population or the two
sections of the Union.
Mr. Scuny next spoke of the necessity of
some system of irontier defence, on our own
frontier against the wild Indian tribes. He ad-
vocated, in this connection, that a district suffi-
ciently large, and as remote as possible from the
settlements, but within our (Texas) territory, be
set apart for the use of our own Indian; This
being done, and the tribes within the State pro-
vided for, we could rightfully ask of the gener-
al government protection aganst the tribes roam-
ing through hor-territory.
The policy of Texas, in regard to her public
debt, was npxt mentioned, and ably vindicated,
and the injustice of the federal covernment, in
retaining five millions of her money, thus cast-
ing an undnserved imputation upon "the fair es-
cutchion of our State, forcibly expo-ed
The foreign vpolicy of the government was
nextreferred to Mr Scurry was an advocate
of the Monroe doctrine, and of the rule enunci-
ated by General Jackson, to ask for nothing hut
what was right, and submit to nothing that was
wrong. He would not wrest Cuba from the
hands of Spain provided sho, desisted from her
insults, and became a good neighbor. But, if
she-continued the course pursued by her for a
few years past, or offered to sell out to any dan-
gerous rival, we must have the island. In this
connection, the memory of those who went ov-
er to Cuba to assist her in her late outbreak,
was ably vindicated. The time had come when
it was incumbent upon our federal government
to protect the rights of our citizens abroad The
rights of our citizens in foreign countries, had
been too long neglected. The nower of the
government was now sufficient for their protec-
tion, and it should be exercised ; and every ciV-
zens, however distant he might bo from hiswn
country, should bo able to exclaim, Ian an
American citizen, and find protection m the
declaration.
The sentiments exnrcsaed bv the orator fre
quently drew applause from the audience, a
large number of whom cordially srnipithizc with
the sentiments expressed, tlie exfnt of which
srmnnthv will no doubt be domOXStratcd at the
-
ballot-box.
ry on the stump, and couldnt talk no how.
Lord ! how daddy rared and swallowed bald facel
He swore Bell had fout the battels of "Sanja-
cinter," "Allemore" and "Waner Yister"
had fout, blead and dide, and bin berried 3 or
4 times for the kintry ; that the reson Bell had
not bin down that he had to mind the offis of
Governer, for Bell sed so. Deacon Sims sed it
was no such a thing, that he had lectionered last
time for Governer, an he could leave now as well
aa then, but that he nowed he want smart enuff to
speek aginst Skurry, an had that for his exkuse,
that he had bin better pade for his 2 or 3 little
Injun fites than an- man in the Stait that thar
was 10 or 15 men even in the settlement who
had dun more for the kintry than him, and not
bin pade a red sent all the boys agredc with
the Deacon, an daddy he got orful drunk, kick-
ed me, an went home and larrupped mammy,
kicked over the soap tub, set the dogs on the
pigs, and cut up a fuss ginerally, and swore he
wouldnt vote for a man, himself, enny more, who
left his friends to do all the talkin. I'm for
Blake, myself, but I'm afeard he's got no show.
Peaz will git the most votes her foi Guverner,
an Johnsun next. The peeple of the settlement
don't like enny of the eandydates fur theLeggis-
latur, an Deacon Sims ses ef you will run you
:it ":. n l i. ; I?,,,, tt-ou... "i oeauiy. worn
V;.:r :r 1:.:u "health, ease, comfort, life irself. would she s
HUUU ixiai uu x-Luict;ui-i i.t'au. ti i cw tin .- ' a a
gin rale roads here as we drive ox teems our
selves.
To Candidates
We are now prepared, a tlie shortest noti
to strike off any number oe tickets, at $1 I
hundred cash. f
4
Are You Kind to Her.
Are yomkind to her ? sThink for a mor
how she has left everything for you. A b
of which she was the Idol hearts that the
not they love too much. Smooth her way
smuVs, for many trials are before her.
true that woman lives in the affections. &
loving words, make herjieart leap witb the s
est joy. She can bear all things, if 00-
she have chosen strews sunlight and fiowc- - -round
her path in the shape of kindlj
pression, and gentle smiles. The prouder ,
man that lives, craves these, and her heart . - .
upon them even if it be in a silent, secret --', j
munion. ' j
Are you kind to her ? She is your eh -
Look in her care-worn face. Those wr; '.'
have been planted there since yon were is" '
Those eyes have faded watching over you Vy
cheek has been womfihollow by the'Jears ycF
waywardness has caused. Once howbrigbta
lovely was her face ; but she has given up I f'
beauty, woman's raro ncqueatnmenx.,ior yuua
Yourn till next ritin,
PETE PERKINS
Sister Sally is to be married next Mondy, and
we want'you to come down.
For the Hanger.
Anderson, June 2S, iS53.
Dear Ranger : We have had quite a time
of it during the present week. Our little vil
lage has been honored by a visit from two dis
tiuguished gentlemen, candidates for Congres
sional honors On yesterday our citizens were
addressed by Judge Caruthers, and to-day by
your county man, Maj. W. B. Scurry. It was
expected by our people that thoy would have
the pleasure of hearing both these gentlemen at
the same time, as notice to that effect had been
given ; but it seems the Judge anticipated the
time a little, and was off for Montgomery coun
ty before the appointed hour. Whether in this
he was governed by a stroke of policy or, a fear
of meeting the Major upon the" stump, deponent
saith not ; if the latter, however, we would ad-
vise him to hasten, as "Dirty shirt" is close
upon his heels and " gaining on him " Baga-
telle abide. We do not know when we have
beard so poweiiul and eloquent an effort as was
made here to-day by Maj. W B. Scurry To
hear and see him presenting the teachings of the
old Democratic fathers, reminded one of being
in the " States" ; it was conceived on all bauds
to have been the most powerful political effort
ever made in our county, and the result will be
that this county will give the Major a heavy
majority at the polls in August. The Democ-
racy to a man will rally to his support, and ex-
pect to see him in the next Congress as their
representative a fit and worthy successor of the
talented Howard.
Our people think that to obtain the great Pa-
cific Bailroad, they need in Congress a man ot
enlarged views, a ready debator and one who
will not shrink from breaking a lance or taking
a tilt with the most renowned Congressional
knights, even if it should be with "old Bullion"
nimseir. oucn a man tney tane m' . i. ecurrv
to be, and the Democrats as before said are rai
ding upon him, while many of our discreet
Whigs will do the same. The Major leave?
hero in the morning for Moutgoraen, but in-
formed me that he will be in our county agiin
and will address the people at Kellum's Wnite
Sulphur Springs on the 4th of July, wUen and"
where, I am told, the anniversary of our nation-
al independence is to be celebrated in a becom-
ing manner. Yours, c. , '
X; Y. Z.
riSce for your good, an2-l that she is ! A
are you kind to her ? If not, well do you t
serve to have tbe eagles piekoui yoar eyes. 1
gratitude, coldness, neglect thec io a faith
mother. A monster witb stony heart and ta
derous hands, most he be who wonld thus
quite the love that an angel cannot feel, i
vou kind to her ?
In comparison Wtckuhe V8 of & wife sHa?T-
er bereavements are triSe& The wife, she v f
fills so large a space in 4h a domestic heavei,
who 13 so buised, so unwearied bitter, b: .$ .
the tear that foils oc the clay. Yon sWifd
side her g-ave and think of tbe pafce:--it sc
an amber colored path-way where tbe saa sbt
upon beautiiul Stfwers, or the" sttw SasBg;.,.-
rering overhead. Pain wSuld the soul lin -there.
No thorns are remembered above -..-sweet
clay, save those your own hand may huy,
unwillingly planted. Her noble," tender heart
lies open to your inmost sight. You thinkJbf
her as all gentleness, all beauty and purity.
But she is dead I The dear head that so Often:
laid upon your bosom now rests upon arpillow
of clay. The bands niaTrnmn&tered so nntnyj-iugly,-
are folded v. bite and coldbeneatbtbc
gloomy portals. The heart wjiose heavy beat
measured an eternity of love, lies under yoar
feet.
And there is no white arm over your shoulder
now, no speaking face to look up in the eye of
love, no trembling lips to murmur "Oh it is
too sad !" 'jjhere is a strange hush in every,
room. No smile to greet you at nightfall and
the clocks licks and strikes and ticks ! it was
sweet music when she could hear it I Now it
seems to knell the hours through which you.
watched the shadows of death gathering upon
her sweet face. But a tale telleth of joys past,
sorrows" shared, and the beautiful words and
depds registered above. You feel that the grave
caunot keep her. You know that she is in a
happier woild, but feel that she is often by your
side, an angel presence. Cherish these emo-
tions, they will make you happier. Let her ho-
Jy presence be as a charm to keep you,from ev-
il. In all new and pleasant connections, give her
a place in your heart. Never forget what she
has been to you that she has loved yon. Be
tender to her memory. Prov. Mirror.
Corro(.por.ileu-ef tbe 5taU (Saztte
Baccoon- Pord on Possum Follow, June '53.
JSRster Eddilur : I hcvonkluded as tis Sun-
10 incur no expense in .c.uring to her Catholic day ah no work to doo,at 1 wild drap yu a
Majesty the possession of an island of which she feu lines iest to let vou' no abont nutters and
TeJegrapidc Items.,
New York, July 1, 12:51 p. M.-This morn-
ing as the river steamer New Wcld was about
leaving here for Albany, she exp&ded her boil-
ers, aud three persons were kied, and six bad-
ly scalded thereby
Late advices from St. Tiomas state that the
yellow fever was raging xright fully in that is-
land. A most violent hail storn passed over the ci
ty of New York. Hail s'oucs as large as hen's
eggs fell and produced sry great damage Sev
oral buildings were thrown down by the violence
of the wind" and fourpersons were killed.
The Crystal Pakv2 was partially flooded dur-
ing the stoim.
Tbe Democratsof Maine have nominated Al
bert Pillsbuiy a?eandidate for Congress
Baltimore, June 30. The cholera has bro-
ken out at Villiamsport, Md. One hundred
and sixty casrs are reported since its first ap-
pearance, and sixty deaths. On Tuesday there
were forty-five cases.
It ianuouueed that JJrigham Young will be
retain! as Governor of Utah.
General Almonte, the new Mexican Minister,
lias arrived at Washington.
A late arrival fioui Turks Iland reports that
vary heavy rains have falUn there, aud that two
aundred thousand bushelsof salt have been de
stroyed.
The Governor of the Skte of Connecticut has
vetoed the liquor bill prssed by the Legisla-
ture. New York, July 2, 6 j. ai. There has been
only a moderate demand fjr cotton, and prices
have ruled iu favor of the buver. The sales of
the week have been' l,400balc.
Symptoms. "
When you meet a friend, about dinner time,
near his own house, and he stands gossipping
with yon on the door steps, without anv demon
strations to enter, you may take it as a svmntom
that your company to dinner is not particularly
desirable.
When you drop in for a.half hour's chat at a
fiiend's house, in the evening and after you have
been there three mortal hours, your friend j'awns
and looks at his watch, and his wife packs np
her needle-work and says, in a pointed solilo-
quy, "Well I believe it is about time to give ov-
er for to-night,'r you may take it as an infalli-
ble symptom that you are a bore, and the sooner
you depart the better.
When in a deliberative assembly vou see a mem
ber rise, and preface his remarks by an empha-
tic declaration that he intends to Occupy the at-
tion of his hearers but "one single moment" r
or that he has "only one word" to say ..relative
to the subject under debate, you may regard it
as an unnerring symptom of an unusually long
and gerhaps tedious and prosy harrangue, cov-
ering the whole subject under discussion, and
many things beside.
bituaricsu
mtmmL . . , i
teiBliaBfcCfr n c hrft received a letter aatea tten- ' ,,oi nJ
VjKHKBBEB9SXZlBttw&,flPllHHBrirl to liCfl?T
rrofy'firWfcH' . """"jPspPPSISffSP
-5Kfe -. j -m&i
.T. iwit.. . '. &T ''aw-.
kJHnHam
leap the constitutional prohibition against the ,
use of the school fuud, so wisely made "perpfet-
not to be perverted from iU purpose,"
or-8Kioje of a war, which when
nee begun could only have"enol?i-'0 the'dowu-
gtzi) J' the i It public ! !
Again, it might not be feasant forbhii to ex
plain why he signed till, p 'ti.? the Legis-
tnre to use .and appropriate this same school
bad for. thir and his payment of salary ! ! !
It may not be so easy, for hii. to explain his
iews uponthe public debt question, how and
rLy he vetoed the bill establishing the system
paying our Ami according to what we recciv-
'1 i iKdicy whSfa ercry ltnfc established
and her officers make this abomniablo nan
They will not pay a large fleet to prevent Span-
ish slavers from landing their live caro in ' Cu-
ba, from falling in the hands of a rather more
civilized race, bhould Cuba become one of
the United States it will doubtless retain its
slave institutions, but the honor jf the whole
Union will he pledged to p-ovut' Anther impor-
tation. Humanity will g.dn ct least that by the
change. Wc may think the act of annexation
unwarranted and rapacious, but we shall never-
theless regard it as one of these transitions of
territory to civilized fioui semi-civilized nowers,
which are so frequent as to seem the natural and
inevitable order of things. The British public
uoefc noi Know inucn aoouc tno law of nation
but it does prctent to some acquaintance with
things in these narts. (.raps ar hncr here than
they Iifv bin the raaes helpt us mitely. The
crjips ar all lade by now, and Polly ticks is gittin
to bo the order of the day. All the nabcrs
meets at Jim Smith's Grocery, at the cross
rodes to drink ckor an talk pollyticks every
da) las saturdy their was a big moetin'down
thar. A fellir name Skurry made a big speech
to the uabirs he is runnin for Kongress he
said against a feller named Leg? Louis, a mister
Bhke'ard Govner Bell. He kin talk faster
than SeOi Stokes quarter horse Ballet kin run,
and h a head longer than our meal boy. He
tukhc boys by storm, an made quite a stir a-
mtfng tlie naucrs ; ne is a line an easy man, no
airs about him at all. There wus a irood dcel
of talk about him when he left, an I think he
Post office robberies are becoming altogether
too frequent. The New York Evening Post
says
"We have before us list of Memoranda,
made b our entry clerk snee the 20th of May,
by which it appears that honey has been taken
from letters forwarded to is from seventeen dif-
ferent persons, in additior to twelve dollars tak-
en from another letter, ewlosmr names, which
have not readied u. A! of these losses have
occuried within the sta,ea of New York and
Ohio."-
the laws of nature at least, so far as to insistwill git all the votes here. Daddy an Unkle
that no odp man shall be the chattel of another, Deacpn Sims like to hev ha-l a fight about the
if they c -n prc ut it. Should a onestion. dc&dutn betwixt him an Bell. Tim leacon is
thcieibre, t rise as to the possession of Cuba, and 'tholeadin man down here, an he is hot for J tence Dun Every Body Twice; and the letters
the other claimants, otherwise equal, should dif- Skurry daddy is for Bell. Deacon devilled wuicu speii the word creiit, are the initials of
fer iu this, that one would stop the importation dtddy mitely, tellin him that his candydate
of slaves and the other would not, the British jouldnt talk a lick, and that cf he "ot to Kon-
Arrival of the Leandur, icith Lord Elles-
merc, c. Her Britanniclajesty's frigate Leau-
der, George St. YincenJ King, commauder, ar-
livcdatNew York on tie 10th inst , in thirty
days from Plymouth. The Leander mounts fif-
ty guns, and has five hmdred men. On arriv-
ing oft" the battery she fred a salute, which was
returned from Fort Wiliam, on Governor's Is
land. Ihe frigate has )n board the Larl of Elr
lesmerc and suite appointed by the Engli-di
Government senior canmissioner to the New
York Crystal Palace E:hibition.
Sin
that
ular Coincidence.
Is it not a little singdar that the "letter:
spell the word debt, arethe initials of the sen
Deatli of Mr. John Allcorn.
Another old Texian has fallen and after the
dangers and hardships of nearly 30 years on the
frontier, ho quietly sleeps in the bosom of our
mother earth.
Our deceased friend was the son of Elijah and
Nancy Allcorn, and was born in Franklin county,
Georgia, May 20, 1799. He emigrated to Tex-
as with his parents in 1S22, when" this fair land
was under the nominal dominions of Priest-ridden
Mexico, but under the real dominion of the
prowling wolf and roaming Comanche. He died
of typhoid fever onthe 7th of June, 1853, after
a painful illness of twenty-two days. He was a
devoted Baptist and aBoyal Arch Mason.
Brother Allcorn was a true specimen of a
Texas pioneer brave, generous and hospitable.
His early youth andiuanhood were spent in cha-
sing the deer and buffalo over our beautiful
prairies, in providing amply for his family, and
in repelling the savage foe.
In the darkest, stormiest hour of our countryrs-
history, he was ever ready to pour out his blood
aud treasure in support of liberty, law and jus-
tice ; his house was the abode of plenty, and the
stranger and the needy were ever welcome. JBfe,
ever deiiguted to be a peace maker, and to live
in peace with all men.
Less than a year ago be joined the Baptist
church, and gave promise of extensive useful-
ness and a zealous co-operation in all our objects
of benevolence.
"He died tbe death of the righteous, bis last
end was like his." On Sabbath evening before
his death, his mind was unclouded, and he called
around his bed his affectionate wife and children,
gave them his dying advice, and then in fervent
prayer committed tbem to his heavenly father.
He lingered on till 4 o'clock Tuesday morning,
when he feel asleep in Jesus and his redeemed
spirit was carried by angels to the home of tue
righteous in heaven.
On Wn.lnpsrlriv mornins an immense jictoih.
Pbly gathered from Washington, Chappell Hill,
JJrcnliam, inucpouucuv; aim an me surrounuing
country, to pay the last tribute of respect to one
people will be apt to side with the 1cm barba-
ious of the two. It would be no inconsideiablc
inducement to such a conclusion that we shou'd
thereby save the expense of two costly anaa-
ments the one employed to prevent the im-
portation of negroes into Ouba,jhe other to
save that island from an American invasion.
the sentence, Call Rcglarly Every Day Pll whom all loved. His iuneral sermon was preach-
Trust. About as neat use of initials in the ed by the Bev. Rufus C. Burleson, at his resi-
gres lie would be thar like a not on a lo', an ' expression of an idea, at we have ever 'seen in I dence aftr.Wflicl1 his corp was carried to thev
laiUiry u'J"'5 g'uuuu 11C4H ubuuiovu -u-JlWili flj
wouiu icl mem suarp ivougress chaps not only
talk us out of the rites wc oughter hev, but the
rites we already had, and thafhc was two proud
to go rownd amung the peeple, but jest btado
thar at Ostin as cf he had a rite to the people's
voles any how that he was afeard to mete Skur-
tlie following couplet, witteh on the alleded
mtended marriage of tin Old Duke of Welling-
ton with Angdina Birdett Courts, the rich
heiress.
The Duke must in hit second childhood be,
Since m his dvjatingnffihe turns to A. B. C.
anu duuw wiiii mabonic uuuorH. xuere ne
must sleep till the resurrection morniDg, whep,
he will awake in the likeness of Jesus, and Jo
caught up to meet tbe Lord in the air. : A
A FRIEND. "
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