The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 45, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 2, 1864 Page: 1 of 2
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COUNTRY
VOL.4.
J. P. OSTKRIIOUT,
AUGUST
mm
tar In oon «qoeooe of pie iirtereit the
editor felt In (lie pUction ou Monday,
' oar paper has ben delayed a, couple of
djaya beyond the usual time. We trust
our fatrons will pardou the usw'U-'ct. We
shall soon be O. KJltgoiu.
PabTUX. JRktlbm.—We have
partial retort from the following
itiji, Bellville, San 'Felipe,
Cstspriags, New Ulm, Industry,
ShelbM, Buckhorn Travis ami Forks-
ton, giving the figures Btutcd : For
OUbf Justice, S. C. Roberts, lit
1 131; Dist. Judge, Smith 175
Waller, 64; Chief Justice A> 0.
Osterhout, 319 Catlin, ífbá, Jackson
13$ J County Clerk, Piliey, 175,
Mathews, 340, Robinson, 145, Nichols
88, Scattering, 11; Sheriff, Shelburn
89,4, Cloyd * 320, Swearingen, 120
County Treasurer, Bell, 34$, Man-
ning, .406; Coroner Ferrell 184,
Hassler, 193; 'Co Commissioner,
Holland. 32,5, McDade, 2¿-9, Koch,
23)9, ¿nolle, 248, Schneider, 244,
Peters. 148, Collins 213, Lee 74
others votes scattering. Hartsvitle,
Waller's .Store, and Sempronius are
yet to hear from.
Thb Flection.—This exciting
season is now over. T{ie result us
to all the candidates is not known
sufficiently to decide .the fates of
aspirants. Robard*. Taryer, and
Hi Randolph are ahead for State. officers
jpfc^.'.iw'' Chic!
Justice of thit Íftipíewe Court. Say les
l)«s a large majority iu the county
for Atwowiiuc Judpe. Smith lor
D}st. Judge is ahead at nearly every
precinct, as far as beared from.
Delauey for Dist. Attorney ha* a
Jtutfority. fói- County Chief Just ice,
the vote is very close between
Carliu and Osterhont; the former is
believed to be- re-elei t* d by about
tan majority or lute. Matthews for
Coi Clerk is ahead. Manning and
Ball for Co.-Treasurer have a close
contested race, bijtt the Opinion is
that Manning wijl get in. Shelburn
have It "nip
the•|al^er is thought
to be half a length ahead, but still
room for doubt.' For Coroner {he
race is ba|p*en Hfssle^atul jferhdl,
Um farmer seeming to have tbe * best
•fcow. km Commissioners, Hol-
ahend ^yjfcen , cqiqoa.
KnoBo, McDade
ashow, but
pfeMent returns,
For
„ihe .following
! £-;^pllvill^-,Dlckehut
, Fecks—Williamson and
.BIteíbn«h.VNeir.Ulm~íüump
Industry ^H-Bader
Offsprings—Regeu-
twmjbet Buckhorn
¿nd, B. -Fbster
we .rtmeiribvr iioiK
F. Palm i
T Cat-
letter,
land is
Schneider,
Judge
.... - ,.i : i lipBaaaBHaafcii
PROCEEDINGS TN THE LEG- three, If not tivo time that amount.
The percussion caps with which the
battles of Mansfiihl, Pleasant Hill,
The act of the lata legislature, «d the forty-one days lighting since
INGSTN THE
1SLATUKE.
no.iv.
punishing the illegal interference
with person and property, and the
s?1h or trafic in cotton permits, awak-
ened the- fears of the Telegraph, and
the alarm was sounded, as wo before
remarked, in its issue of the 3d ult.
Thin subject merits the more seri-
ous discussion, that we .have since
noticed the same apprehension of
evil to the Confederacy, expressed
by other papers. The Telegraph.
Galveston News and the State (lu-
nette have expressed an opposition
to the acts of the State Government
as impeding the operations of the
operations of the Trans-Mississippi
officers in suplylng the army |of the
Confederacy with ordnance amuni-
Vftions and stores.
To juantaki their position, these
papers must assume two facts. First*
that the necessities, of the army must
tyj supplied from the Ilio Grande ;
and, secondly,'that the impressment
of cotton is the orily means of that
supply. There are two other as-
sumptions collateral to thefse—first,
that the responsibility of onr finan-
cjal measures, as well as yvaf, rests
on the shoiders of the military chiefs ;
and second, that the indispensible
cotton will come of itself, without
the proloction of private rights .or
petsonal liberty. '.
In the first place, were títere any
other resource than the Ilio Grande,
the violence offered fo commerce and
the liberty of tho people, by the
Cunfederuey monopolizing the only
ports available to supply t|io nee ess;:
tjes of the country" would not be
insisted on, because it cannot be con-
sidered a ligfit matter o deprive a
a whole nation of people, old inert,
mpfbers, Wppvcn and children, of tliv*
Ordinary supplies of food and cloth;
•ng.
Secondly. We say it niusl be
assumed that cotton is the only
ineans of that supply, or the burthen
ot furnishing the army wonld not be
laid on the product of One single
article; because neither is this a
light matter. All the ¿yinian, family
pursue some sort of business, for tfie
sake of supplyipg the demands of
liaturo and for profit; aud all gov-
ernment are considered just and
good, just sjp far as they succeed in
projecting their people in their
ana f'ogtui'jng the objects of industry
by just laws and equal distribution
Of the burthens of government.
Wo contend that neither of the
assumptions are well founded ; aud
^though we liave not the data to
show what amount of ordnance, mu-
pitians or stores liave been received
by the army from the Bio Grande
yet we feel i efe in asserting th^tt the
proportion of stores received from
that quarter is iuconsiderable com-
pared to that, furpislied from the
homes aud coaiitry of the soldiers.
We might venture to say that not
one piece' of ordnance has been
bought by t|ie government trade on
the Kio Grande, nor balls or shot;
tome,powder and lead,'tut some of
the powder so ppor, Th/ft when ft
bunmd at o{l it woulil scarcely throw
a ball further than a inau might do
with his lingers. A 'shipment of
Amall anim,ipy>bably lesa than five
thousand, may he placed to * the
cmditW that tradevthe whole snlonnt
net exceeding tli*j tenth part of the
frurn other quarters. As to
ifcnd hats, that trade
thrtto suits eacblo
«at of the Mihhie<8i uK
T i v ,,, r.T™,
■■mm
ku> bccu
and without which ...thesu battles
conld not have been fought, were
made in the city of Austiu, . More
and better cannon haw been pur-
chased with cotton on the Kio ( ¿rande.
Xo doubt that more revolvers have
been made in 'i'exas tbau brought
across the Jiio Grande.
With this view of the subjoit,
the monopoly of the Kio Grande com-
merce by Oeneikal,||o^ederacy tV,e.,
is ruther questionable, and the dolo-
rous cant of supplying the poor sol-
dier h.u.s ratjier a bypoci itica! twing
to it.
There aye now a number of fur-
naces iu operation in this State,
capable each of manufacturing from
twenty to fifty tons of pig iron per
week; others are iu progress. There
are forges, also, but, .. greatly inade-
quate to the demand, yet far ahead
of any supply that we will ever have
from the Itio Grande, There are
fdso factories in the upper ¡¿nil ensU;n
parts of tho State, • n.aking cotton
and woollen fabrics, 'j'he^e factores?
have beeif cstabli.-liejl since the
commencement of the war. notwith-
standing a government uiotropoly
hot} ., of pptton ami
hung on them like iiicutln;r-. Suppose
the policy was .'changed-j-r.ilia-i the'
gOVernii.eiU losteied alid ¡iriíleetoi.!
ijidividtifjl enterjitise—that the |>brt.-
on the KiO (irande Wereopeli to the
citizens, whose- legitjmatv bnoiucss'
Was nien-li.'uidise—the right ol'jT"-
perh in ib^if own cotton, aud the
use ,of their own teams w^re secured
to them, wiftiid tlicro not. i.é mory
clothing, in fact, as sorts :i iüutrv
stoics, manufactured it'i vtie 0iji !<,
than will be or hiis be.i'U IvPin the
Kio (Jirdmle iii twelw \¡¡o.itli- 1)ili-
ere ! pei^ous m oid.d m^Vyer,' these
iiuestious Variotv.siy. lull We i.;.\ >• uo
doii4)t tha- «■•xp^iepVjtV \si 1 i answer
them in the affirmative.'
The second j>,0 jilion whicft we
suppose assumed by the frieiids tii'
the|governnient monopoly, is that
the haprcs.nmunt "of cotton i> the
only ine,ans of that supply. This
asSuiuptio.t \vp think us nufot'indi d
•ai flip first.
It is not to. be supposed that': the
govefUineiit entered upon this war
depending mi wrong and violence for
its support. The only question is,
has it exhausted uM oilier means
within its reach 'I Wn deny tltat it
has eveu used the •ordinary means
that cQintnou seftse would have dicta-
ted. Probably a tax in kind of one-,
tenth on cloth and leather, 1n the
present state of the country, would
not have bet?n equal to the demand;
but with ftuch government protection
as is usually-given to industry and
enterprise—we tneun, simply that
0f being 'let alone and protected ill
the free exercise oí industry and
commercer—it would have been eqifal
to all 0|ir necessities. Not only so,
bi|t a fountain.welling up wealth and
comfort. It would be the ideal of
freedom realised. (
Our ftpace nor the occasión allows
us to exhaust the subject of these
resources. It is sufficient to say they
toe various and abuudant, and f if
develops, would incrcuse the *means
of subsistence as rsoidly as the
present policy is brought'up to pover-
ty and destitution,
give
wMttenby^HN
New \cuk, fbrmet;ly ]LJn
Minister at Portugal. 3Ír.
w -1 .. ^ van ,|s a geptleman ®fted^i
nerin which the producing interest Promethean fire of genius and
of our country has been treated by a
one-eyed Chief of Department.
Wo have supposed it a^sumt)d
tliíit coñon was a matter of course,
from the impunity with which <h>s
remonstrances are heart!—'the law-
lessness with which are seized the
toams, the food and the - labor with
\VWch it i« made. This, indispensa-
ble .article is.abandoned to its late,
aud Hlis at the moment it is demand-
ed, as esseatial to the arnfy and war
These aré the most, rapid strides that
could have been taken to our present
want, which want is urged as a rea-
son íbr furthé impressment.
With'this view uf tho subject
we have and always will oppose
illegal impressments and «J1 restraints.
on commerce and industry,,
Victoria Advócate.
Major Gen. Sam Jones, command-
ing at Charleston, has notified Major
Geii. J. Foster, commanding U. S
Force , that.he litis jdaced 5 (iener-
als and •í,r field officers of the U. S
Army—-all of them prisoners of war,
in a part of the ('it}' of Charleston
e^piisi'il (ln.v aiid tiigli't tht fire of
Federal KUtis T« which t!en. Foster
replies that be v ill re<jm st th<t4|MPRS
fde|it.i:é,s<'iid linn an eqna^iifiinber .>f
prisoners of like ^ni(b;<tV' be kept in
positions e^]Vosed fu tin'fire of {'on
federate -rUtlS: X. Y. papers sav
that tlie Seei,«tary n't War has order-
e<l the n i|uest <>t' (Jen. pos er to be
complied with and to send him tb
reuirired niimbijif of prisoners.
It is true that First Consuls, Enips- Uhautiful A.xp patblotlíjfl—
rors, &c., who unite in one head all give helqw a spirit stirring JO
the departments of government,
necessarily incur all «hese responsi-
bilities ; but it is tW pride of our
government, than thy reckless man
tatea
m
age ipicl ls'a warm advocate
Independence of the Sot th. _
the language of ¿V
"We tíever'l|éjuf tfó«" song *«
find not our heart moved more than
by a trumpet."
CLOSE . THE BANKS 1
ajr .mauyt,.\\d, my HARVt.anp,
The fell invader is befare f
Close the ranks, close up the ranks!
We'll hurl his legions from the shorn
Close the ranks, close up the ranksl
Qur Wives, our cliJdren are behind,
Our mothers, sisters, dear and kind,
Their voice® rt* ch us on the wind, *
Close the ranks, close up .the ranksl •
Are we to bond to slavish yohe I
Close the ranks, close up the ranks!
We'll bend when bends the South-
ern Oak,
Close the ranks, close up the ranks!
On with the charge of serried steel!
We all can die, we none can kneel.
To Crouch beneath the Northern heel,
Close the ranks, close u}J tho rauks!
We kneel to Clod, Hnd G<'d alone ;
Glose the ranks, close up the rankt-!
One heart in all, all hearts iu oiii- ;
C'lose the-raiiks, close up the ranksl f
For home, tor etiuniry, truth aud right
We stayd or fall in freedom's fight.
In Mich a c: r.se lie I!ij;lit is lin^lll,
"Cli-stvtl.e i.Miks, ci^e- "Rtl ie Laitksl
We're here from every So
jityiie !
(■lose tfie li nks, close up the innks!
Fond Weeping \ oicr^.batie us c« me;
t'losii the -.ranks,' close up 'he rakiks!
■}'hh hin bij||. and
'^11 iiiunimir u itii niviv lvhlv fin .
•a ! , u ;•■•vg: ;■■ ■ ■ | no jiuübanu. v) outr), Aiigr
.,. : A novel Inwsuit. has t-mini < nt . of ,\ii biirning with one. holy fire,
-V Joliii -VIoiganVmarch throiigli I ndi- t)ur country's lote, «Jir «ilily liirá:
- airi. . Wli.-n the «r'-át. hoise thief .dose the ranks, clo^e up the rauks ¡
was in (!<)iydon.,'tiarrl*o)i county, h
gaye a safe gun.nf to the thive fiottr-
ingmills in aiul near tho towli lor
S'2,(K)t), íw <• paving v^OU each, atid
Munck
Mr.
the
<?
one, -0; My.
A¡n>1' ,;ai«'. tin1 oWiicr cifiiile of 'tlie
mills, made the Imrgitio. and paid tho
money for all three, -the other- prn-
prtotors haviug urgent busiuesi ¿fet
tlp'ii tint tosie .Jnliti. Whet J JiwtCe
returned, and the valys* of JCurnsoik
were iuice inore whitened with fields
<if flowery glories, Mr. Apjdegate
very naturally wanted His money
backs, Xr. Manck wouldn't pay it.
lie hadn't autlriirizi'd ftny bargain for
the safety of Ir mill; i nd he would
not lie h"hl responsildo for anybody
else's So Mr: Applegr.ie has símil
Maui k for Cnder what he.ad*
eau'stich a suit cnnie Í Is it salvage
damages, mouey borrowed, accounts
stolen, or what ?;—Yankee paper.
>A .soldier the ofliet day asked a
Houston speculator to what army he
belonged to.
'I bulbng to none,' replied thó
speculator. *•
'You lie. and you know it,' replied
the soldier, 'You belong to the army
of speculatoi-s—you open your bat-
tory^on piy pocket—you look on me
witli contempt, yon do yott damned
blue bellied Down Easter-^you would
rob a church you thought you
could escape justice—yon
coward, else you wouldn't stay^ at
home—you ave a rescal, elte you
Wouldn't rob me—«-yon are worse
than a thief, for thieves have some
enejosity, you have none.Mud
irtle.
W.e cauuot fail, we\^ il|.( n« t4 yield ;
. ChjSu tké raffks. cwisc Up tíío wmks !
Our^ib^oms aye *>iir country's pjiield ;
% lose jhe rm?Us. flhse Up the ranUs!
•ity watthingt-mivituiuorial iiniií ,¿
! ty S¡«a ie « «11 "j aji$£ou> k i ndri'df|'a e>,
'i'heir souls, tfi.^ir de.txls, their , tyrune
the same!
Close the ranks, £li>& uj> the ranks!
' , <,♦.. . * "
H« i ill we hope, by all we h'Ye :
cldwt the runks,'close up the i
Hy bonie on earth by JJeavepi
Close t|e ranks, clqj^ up the ranks!
By all the tears and beart's blortd sln d
tó -ajl tifa bokfta of iliai'tyred deed,' ¿
We'lj 9puqiyír ¡^for. wji'll sha^their 1
1™*' " V'
se up^the raudsl
BPIbttd ■■
Cl^etl *! rank
The fVqut irnyi
Closel'the TM'
Close *•
Our Sout
iv rear succeed!
/tfase up the raujks!
h OS- w« i'jble^l;
VMHHP'
*bov>j a ytwv**.
<MM„ t|
m
It is hart^y worth while to cot " day, at the LsGrauge
si dor at length, the duties of une who Mr. Womble is stU) s t
is pierely a militarj| c^ef It is
unusual, however, for such to l e
charged with,if national finoncy. Or
the army. It is common fur the
tslature to Mkc such provismná.
e gn
Close the
scoft th
Close the
And all th,
Ciscthe
Our battle
B* chiefs
v - >. ■
ñ
An uulortunate dHBSilty occured
iu the town of' lja(?raftge sii Satur-
day evening last, between N. Wbm-
ble. Esq., a planter of Fi
^ind Capt. Hunt, f
M, the county in wh
was shot ih the
from the efTeots
following e
by the Masonic Ftnternit^
Mr. WombllMPiL,
Gru/ngt
r,. Á.,.j.1,1 |.a
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Osterhout, John P. The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 45, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 2, 1864, newspaper, August 2, 1864; Bellville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177149/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.