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V BLlSÜfib EVERY SATURDAY
T«-r«m: SO, in advance.
KEV, N.P. MODRALU
R. A. VAN 'HORN,
Epitoks
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One eery en« year, iu ndvauee, . . . . t2 60
•' " ** " paid tu ai* months, 3 0o
•• " *• " •• end of tbe j cur, 4 00
ADYEKTISf.linXTS:
sqnari . one insertion, . . . . | 1 00
D.ch iiii>b«ó|ueut itiseibiou, .... 50
«>n¿ square one year, ...... 10 OO
V~s coiumu,cba«g« l quarterly.otie year.80 00
liAi'' " " " " •• " 46 00
Quajier •* " " «• « 25 00
ANNUONCKMBXTS.
For County officers, . . ,
Far bu;e aud District oiScera,
AA ly. Far from it. As a class, or as ind
Vv vidual*, ministers of the gospel have equal
rights, or should feel as much interest in
the politics of the nation, and the State, a
any other class of our citizens ; and, al'
though the constitution of our ov n State
like those of o ne others, has disfranchised
them, in part, at least; y# t those constitu
lions are obviously ant i Republican. We
are as much opposed to a minister leaving
ihe pulpit to ent«r lit «a imita of Legislation
as anv npp; Km the remedy be'wgs to the
eeclvsia*iicaí, and not to the civil govern
lucnt. But when we use the term " politi
Cal }íreacl¡«írs." <*♦ ui^art lo desígnate the
man wlio ent< rs the puipil as a ministe
of the gosp I, b «, , ic.td >>f ¿reaching the
| a no • ^oí^ e!, speuJs hi time in politic ' bar
í'ht "G Now. wiih ¡1 «ur vi'iti-raiioti fur
nri-t—ami
•: re >f ¡! —"
BREVITIES.
Marmgs and Obituary notices exceeding ; ,p"* mhH**ad' r«« yf «
t*n iine cu¡ rj <«<> for bs adVi itiseaienfs. i profess to hnvtí no ' : !! s
pronounce su h a pre.vber :i better
a curse to those fur ahom L¿u ¿úuu..i
ii A'ivrr! i oaieitts tt-u ¡iue t#r Itet CvbSti
Iííí * sq'"*r«.
Ail .!'■ * sÍt .-*'íewi nts n:u t bs j aid for
mfi riílXTÍNG
C fe #ij .í ftijiiiva D'-r.tly and promptly
«jfciHtü ai 1 msutaaide ratí-s. .
C0ES1CAN A:
Saturday, januanv 14, íseo.
V"- 'I ' II
¿jy A. B. Strawbridge t Co., Advertising
Ageney, No. 12J Connnei cial IHac , New Or-
lenos, ara our duly authoi ixed agents for that
city.
~2M¿¡ PULPIT. "
Man is, by nature, a religious being
as appears in the innate disposition of ail
men— savage or civilized, christian, Jew>
Mahomedun, or Pagan—to worship. It is
therefore perfectly natural that the- minis
ters of religion should exercise a powerful
influence; and it U a matter of fact that
a
they do exercise a stronger influence than
any other class of men. Furthermore, it
is equally obvious that that part of com-
tuuuiiy over which they ecert the least in-
finance is decidedly the worst part of the
community. There is a volume of mean-
ng in the old adage, " Like priest,like peo-
ple."
While the minister! of religion occupy
their proper sphere, stand on the high
ground assigned them, and preach the gos-
pel, they are justly entitled to all the influ-
ence the; exercise, aud are a blessing, in.
calcolably great, to their fellow men ; but
when they devote their time, talents, and
energies, to the accomplishment of purely
sectarian ends, they become no better than
promoters of strife and contention; and
such could be profitably spared from the
vineyard. It has long been a question in
in our minds which most successfully sow9
the mischievous seeds of discord—the
strictly partizan politician, or the strictly
sectarian preacher. Unquestionably, how-
ever, the latter does, by far, the greater
amount of mischief!
Admit these facts (and <*-e think you
mutt admit'them) and what shall we say
of \bose ministers who have forsaken the
blessed gospel of peace-¿o preach polities ?
Other influences, no doubt, have done
j ■
and are doing, much to create and keep
alive that dangerous excitement, which is
blinding our northern brethren, and seems
to be driving them on to certain and sud-
den destruction*; but we believe—though
we bfosb to say it—that the pulpit of the
Nor'.h has a more fearful responsibility to
meet on this subject, than any ether instru-
mentality—more, perhaps, than all others
besides.
What was it made the streets of impe
rial Rome to run with the blood of primi-
tive christians f History answers; The in-
fluence of the Priests of idolatry. "Who
o.iectiy or indirectly, procured the martyr,
dom of countless thousands of the best and
bo'''"at ones of earth, during the dark
? J he same voice answers : A fan at-
le ! koií:*n Calhoiic Priesthood. What
ir'SiiCiice poured lije popu lation of Christen-
dom, b% mii!ion«, on the unoffending inhab.
iunta of Palestine, in the days of crusade
infatuation, until every valley the Prince
of Peace had trod, and every mountain
top and gorge between which bad echoed
to bis heavenly voice, were stained with
human gore ? The same unwavering
guide repliés: The fanatical preaching of
one mnn—Peter, the Hermit.
But to-com* nearer home. Who helped
to crea't, and then fanned to an ungovern-
ns i _fW.nw that spirit of wild fanaticism-
ana - „ it • puntan fathers of X ew England
which •<! in the most painful arid
fcunnujfp! death of a multitude of helpless
o!d:&i>meu and Í looming maidens, under
ib.. a
uiiii
}*ler holv liiing ." \\ iiii fanaticism is dan
gerc-us under «?<v etrcijn><!, nccs, but infi-
nitely more so win u wearing the cloak o^
religion ', bec.TUhc, tbm llm fanatic fceU
conscious Hpprobrtiiuu in bis chu.mi of des-
truction ; and is conscience smitten if per-
suaded to leave it. No d< uVt thousands cf
honest men—perhaps religious men of
the North think they are d^ing tiod and
their race the best service, while they
strive, by all means, to extirpate slavery
from the Southern States. To our minds,
it seems natural that it should be so. They
are constitutionally and habitually a church.
going people ; and. almost every Sabbath,
they bear fulminated from their pulpit the
loudest denunciations of slavery, and ' the
bitterest invective, coupled with the foul-
est slanders, against slave-holders.
Again we say : It is not strange to us
that the masses iu the North think
they are religiously right. More than this
—the Northern people—the*mass of them
we mean—are, pre-eminently, a supersti-
tious people. Their phrenological tom-
foolery, their mesmerism, their mesmejic
clairvoyance, their spiritulism, their free-
loveism, together with their thousand and
one other isms, prove it to a demonstra-
tion.
How easy, therefore, it is for such men
as Ward Beecher, I)r. Cbeever, and their
worthy (?) fellow-laborers, to convince such
hearers that Heaven has priven them a
special commission to free the negroes, and
so send them out like roaring lions, seeking
whom they may devour! And then de-
signing demagogues, such as Seward, Hale,
Giddings, <fec., <kc., finding such apt instru-
ments ready-made and bandy, send tbem
on to such shameful scenes as that at Har-
per's Ferry ; and happy will it be for this
land if they stop there.
There are hundreds—yea, we trust thou-
sands of evangelical ministers, and high-
minded Union-loving politicians there, to
whom these charges, in no sense, apply.
but, alas! there are too many to whom
they do apply.
The masses in the North need light on
thisv vexing question ; but they are not
likely to get it from either the politicians or
preachers, who have most influence over
tbem, and they will not hear or heed a
Southern man.
To os, therefore, it 6eem* there is but
one chance for their enlightenment. That
is for those in the North, having heads
and hearts properly adjusted to the work,
to sow, broadcast, over that land, well se-
lected Bible truths on this subject. Let
them show that the God, whom their abo
lition preachers profess to serve, but wick-
edly dishonored, did assign the African
race, under a judicial curse, to a slate of
perpetual slavery ; that the Jewish law
and usage did most fully recognize that
B3T Jjlin T. Shanks has been sentólo
the Penitentiary three years, from Travis
county, for committing forgery.
S^T An effort is being made to get our
town incorporated. We trust it will sue
ceed, and that the laws enacted will be
enforced.
j£3T The Southerner hoists the name ef
James Guthrie, of Kentucky, for President,
and Hon. John Hemphill, of Texas, for
Vice President.
Tbe celebrated yacht wanderer has
ar.ived at Boston wThe mate having run
off with the vessel while tbe captain was
ashore.
¡ZST The grey-eyed may of destiny,"
Geu. Win. Walker, aud Co!. Lockridge,of
N'tcaragu celebrity, are in Brownsville,
We suppose for tbe purpose of get'ing a
tinker iu the Cortina pie.
JtJjT The printers make their best bow
to Monsieur Talley, for a box of excellent
cigars. Tbev are the genuine article. He
has plenty more of the same sort. Give
him a calí, all ye lovers of the weed.
Cuakity.—Giving flour, bacon, sugar
and soap to two big healthy girls, to ena-
ble them to live at home, aud to cook and
wash for two big, strapping, laxv animals
in the shape of men, as is sometimes done
in Corsicana.
J3T We return thanks to Richardson
tfe Co., of the Galveston News, for their
Tri-Weekly, It assists us a great deal in
making up our news. Perseus wishing to
subscribe for a Galveston paper, will find
the News an excellent one.
tar We learn from the Southerner
that the cit«ens of McLennan county are
getting up a petition to the Legislature to
procure the passage of a law prohibiting
the circulation of abolition documents
through tbe mails. A good idea, and one
which we hope will be carried out.
Jfsy We are under renewed obligations
to Hons. Marion F. Martiu and R. Q> Mills,
for Austin favors.
We also return thanks to John B. Jones,
EsqT, for Austin papers. Mr. Jones has
recently returned from Austin, and gives
us some spicy items regarding the doings
thereabouts.
Í3T The attention of our readers is
called to the advertisement of G. W
Grant's United States Mail line from An
derson, through this place,to Waxahatchie
Mr. Grant not only deserves the thauks of
the community for his endeavors to render
this line acceptable to the traveling public
but he merits a liberal patronage. The
line is now truly a good one, and passen-
gers are " put through" in forty hours, and
from here to Anderson in thi rty-two hours
The contractor generously offers to pay
the expenses of all passengers who are de
tained longer octhe road. Persous above
desiring to avail themselves of this route,
cau rely on promptness and dispatch.
The Casu Svsasm.—Mr. H. P. Da visa,
cabinet maker, Fairfield, Texas, in adver-
tising his business in the Pioneer,and adopt-
ing the cash system, gets off the following
good thing ;
"Whenever mechanics shall have purged
themselves of the credit system, they will,
in a great degree, assist in overthrowing
mercantile credit—a system which enables
rogues and drones to live uselessly and often
fare sumptuously at the cwt of honest, in-
dustrious people Whenever 44 pay down"
shall be tbe general rule in buying goods,
their average cost to consumers will be re-
duced at least ten per cent. And why
should those who pay bear a tax of ten
per cent, on their earning, for the benefit
of those who never pay I Tell us why I"
Peterson'* Magazine.—We are in re.
Iceipt *f this popular L idy'e Magazine for
Effects of the Free .—We are hap
py to lean), by a private letter from a
frfend, that the wheat in Hill county is
nothing like • much damaged by the se-
vere weather as was at first apprehended.
The same may be said for this county,and
will turn cut to be true thj^country over
we trust. From personal examination, as
well as pretty extensive information, we
have lost all hope of the fruit trees espe-
cially peach and cherry, There may a
few escape, but we fear they will be few
and far between. Some are felling their
trees, hoping to get sprouts from the roots.
We sincerely hope this plan may succeed,
as it is our only chance.
We are having a Southern winter with
Vorthern principles. Another furious sleet
on last Tuesday night. Now, as it is just
bidding us farewell, our streets might re-
mind one of Bunyan's " Slough of Des-
pond." No mails scarcely this week, hence
we suffer a great scarcity of news just now.
For tlia Xavarra Express.
Navarro County
Navarro county was "created in 1848 ;
was named after Gen. Antonio Navarro,
and her county site, Oorsicana, was named
after his birth place—being a prolongation
of Corsica.
It is bounded on the east by the Trini
ty river, and is watered by Chambers'
For th« Navarro ExpraM.
AtBanqtti
Mythology tells us of banquets at which
the Gods were wont to assemble and while
the hours away discussing tbe good thing!
there gathered, and quaff from golden
goblets ambrosial nectar. We read of im-
mense entertainments given by epicurean
| to their friends, to which the whole world
Ricllland, Pin-Oak, and olh.r largo cr«k ; j iU clloic<!" ' «•* ~
, ,, f\ spoils of nations were brought from {he
besides numerous smaller ones—most ol " r if,.,
... ... ... . farthest corner of the earth—from tbe land
wbicb run entirely through the couuty, in
an easterly aid south-easterly direction.
to the Trinity.
The soil is composed of several varieties
being principally gray-sandy, black-
saudy, black, sticky, waxy and chocolate
loam.
diviae arrangement; that th« Savior, whom ¡ l)e,.fraber< j, Í8aBpiendid number. " Pe-
they profess to follow, but dm ly *under , rWMia8 a circulation already, of nearly
with their anti-Christian vagaries, passed ,00 u00, but will be greatly improved in
Ilis whole time, from Hi. incarnation t- ! !á00. It will contain about 1000 pages of
^ i double column reading matter; 14 steel
prncMciüg Slave-
lneamaticn
His crucifixtion, in a country and Miion
a people recognizing an
ry, and never uttered one word in con-
demnation of the institution ; but, contra-
riwise, sought to establish rules for its gov-
ernment! and that His inspired Apostles
not only did likewise, but that one of them
actually returned a fugitive clave to his
owner!!
Let such facts and arguments as these
frtans the Scriptures ba pressed home upon
those .people, and the tide of tvil may be
stayed. Political arguments ibav accom-
plish inuch; but their consciences mu t be
tbe «Hy at:d contemptible charge of icilch. j controlled, i he question i , wid Northern
era/i i iíbitory atill answer : The ptrver. j people undertake it!
led and misguided influence of their suner- ¡ *
fctitioua, ministers* And, should future i I>LAI* L^usn.-Tbe following speci
a^eaaslc. most to create, keep i'**" English was handed U3 by a
alive, foster,'and fan to a' flame, that spirit • "P ¡¿ "f l w« wpp<*« ^ has been
.fioin tba UrtfowUas pit, which, year after ¡t0 Philadelphia ;
}e*r, threatens to overturn the most glori " I hue is nothing so dere to a man as
o m IvsUm b? human government the sun l« d«-r y in ™gacity of a uubile
tver shifted upon* 1 The same faithful mon- maul her. l'*r when the saturity of obiusity
iior will ansaef i PolUieal jyreaehers/ it 18 10 ,Í9teu of a latr*nt
But let it be distinctly stated, w« do ^rda than jearn by the invious nug*tion
r-* belong to the class whqf would disjof obnubilation."
minister tfc* r*K i Dr*f SP
plates; 12 colored steel fashion plates; 12
colored paterns in Berlin work, embroidery
or crochet; and 800 wood engravings—
proportionately m*re than any other peri
odical gives. Its stories and novelets are
by'the best writers. Its fashions are al-
ways the latest and prettiest. Its price is
but Two Dollars a year, or a dollar less
than Magazines of its class. Subscribe for
it and save a dollar.
To clubs, it is cheaper still—viS : threfe
copies for f5, or eight for $10. To eVery
person getting up a club, the Publisher
will send two splended engravings of Niag-
ara, of a size for framing. Address,
Charles J. Peterson,
306 Chesnut Street Philadelphia.
J53T Specimens sent gratis.
The Pioneer.—To our patrons we would
say (confidentially) that we believe we are
now publishing a pretty go d paper, and if
they think so—if they like the Pioneer,
and think it ought to be patronized and
sustained, can they not, by showing and
recommending it to their friends, assist
in extending its circulation, and thereby
make it more profitable to us and more
useful to them ?—Texas Pioneer.
So you think it's a good paper, do you
Caldwell! Well, we < are of the same
opiuion, and would advise the citizens of
Freestone and Limestone to give the Pio
neer their undivided support. It is their
county paper, and hss for its object the ad
vancement of their county interests. Wt
think Caldwell done a good think when he
concluded to print all the paper in one
place, because it can be done cheaper and
better. Tbe Pioneer is now really a neat
paper and merits patronage.
Newspaper Borrowers.—The Newbern
Press touches off newspaper borrowers
after the following style :
Is it Right i—We know several persons
about Newbern, some of them capitalists,
who read the Progress daily, and yet they
are not subscribers. They even put them-
selves to the trouble to get hold of it, and
frequently deprive paying subscribers ot
their paper day after day, and thus they
are recipients of the benefits of our labor
without making any return. Many of
these are good men aud do not realize tbe
wrong they are doing us, and we call their
attention to it, that they may consider a
moment, and ask themselves the question,
" Is not the laborer worthy of his hire t"
Will those who are in the habit of bor-
rowing tbe Express take tbe above especi-
ally to themselves 2 About one fourth of
the citizens of this county are subscribers,
and the remainder are borrowers, either
from us or from some one who does sub-
scribe. If you will read it (and who won't f)
subscribe and pay for it. The pitiful sura
of two dollars and fifty cents is nothing
for fifty two copies of a paper—leas than
five cents apiece. ^
RIO GRANDE CITY TAKEN BY
BANDITTI.
The Brownsville Flag of the 26th ult.
contains tbe following, which is tbe latest
reliable information in regard to the oper
ations ot Cortina:
" Yesterday our worst fears were con
firmed by authentic information from
Camargo, of the taking of Rio Grande
City, on the 24th iust., by Cortina, at the
head of four hundred and twenty-five
men.
Every effort was made to get up
force to meet him, but without avail, there
being, at the time, but thirty-six armed
men, who unanimously decided not to
fight twelve times that number. Where-
upon several Americans with their families
left for the Mexican side of the river.
On the 25tb, Cortina sent a forte down
to Ringgold Barracks, where they fouud
and killed Mr. Robertson, Mr. Box, and
Capt. Spears, all of whom are highly es-
teemed on the Rio Grande for their sterl-
ing qualities ; besides these, two others,
whose names are unknown to us, were
also killed.
The robberies on the 25 th are said to
have been done in a gentlemanly manner,
but that toward evening of that day the
sduiers were getting drunk, and it was
feared, and believed that, not only would
the town be completely sacked, but tbe
American families would be ruthlessly
murdered.
Corteña is reported to have declared his
intention to take Roma, thence march di
rectly to Loredo, an<J effect a crossing of
the river."
aud sea, as tributes to their tables.
So it was of old, but the present need
not blush when compared with the past,
for, on Mouday night, the 26th ult, we flat-
ter ourselves that we had the pleasure of
partaki ig of good cheer which would bavo
It i. abont three-fourths' prairie, and | t*'">>U"1 m 8"cJbolrit< 10 ""'"'f hii "Pf
one-fourth timber. The timber i. .o ad- i«**—« * ™oulb of A** .*•
mirably dir.,sifi*d and dUtributed, th,, ! To our fr.end t..« .era tn-
• . , debted for this rare treat, which wasgotte
there , scarcely a plac, worthy of ««lo „p „ ,ty|e tb,t ^ do credll£ ua,
meat, but «bat „ handy to timber. Qr my of „16 flimou, French K„£b[, of
Tte prairies are high and rolling, and
clothed, mostly, and particularly iu the
valleys, with a luxuriant carpet of mez
quit.grass, affording tange for stock of ev
ery discription, both summer and winter.
the cuisine, and was decidedly the most re-
cherche affair we have ever seen in thia
State.
On [entering the room we cast our eyea.
r, -. . over 'he groaning tablea, and saw one of
Bee.es m m,d-w,nter are always in excel- j ll)0M „igbu ÍDdlcat¡ve „f rolut d,t?, tad
or er. n suuiincr they are so fat prophetic ot mirth; a magnificent array of
that tbey are compelled to lie down dur-
ing the heat of the day.
'ihe principal varieties of timber in Na
edibles, and glorious profusion of drinka-
bles; cradling the royalty of humor in
prospect of advancing jests, and stunning
arro are cedar, hickory, black jack, pi , j l h, ,ppelit6 bf tU C00le,llp|,tí()0 of „pi.
oak, and post-oak. Along on Richland i curean dainties.
creek, and the upper portion of Chamber's
creek, and on tbe Trinity, cedar is fouud
sometimes in abundance.
Tbe county contains about five thous-
and inhabitants, of whom about two
thousand ¿are negroes. The citixans pay
lax on over 13,500,000.00 worth of prop-
erty.
Several small towns, scattered through,
out the 'county, afford convenience and
It was evident to tbe looker on, that the
whole was devised by the kiud heart, and
prepared by the fair hand of one who has.
no superior in catering for the appreciative
appetites of young bachelors. We con-
gratulate our fair towns woman, Mrs.
Henderson, on her success as cuisiuier*.
There appeared to be an atmosphere of
generous feeling pervading tbe apartment,
penetrating every recess of the soul and
A young man had spent a little of bis
oflrn time, and a great deal of his father's
money, in reading for the bar, was asked
bow be got along ? " Very well," said be;
" I answered ene question right." " Ah,
indeed," Baid the old gentlemen} "and
what was that ?" 44 They asked me what
a qui turn action was, snd I told tfcsa I j order cf
and effect a «
d Ilealf.—Thia
■John Richard fiealf.—This notorious
individual, 41 Secretary ^f- State" under
Jobh Brown's provisional Government,wil|
doubtless be in Washington id a few days.
We mentioned yesterday tbe fact of bis
beicg in custody in Texas. Tbe commit'
lee charged with the investigation of the
affair at Harper's Fefry by the Senate
find it necessary to have Realf before tbem
and have, by their authority, to send for
persons and papers, dispatched Cbas. S.
Jones, Esq., Door keeper of the United
States Senate, to Texas, to summon and
bring him to this city to appear before
tbe committee. Mr. Jones left the city
this morning at f o'clock to. execute the
tbe c^romitt
trading facilities to almost every settle-: m- c .x e .1 , , .
calling forth from the caverna of tbe brain,
inent. 1 aos, Chatfield, Dresden, Sprin«r- <• i / • n . r a
_ , ' , . .. f fun aud friendly repartee. In fact, tt waa
" ' U" ?rCe ' ^ am,}er**cre,; *n<* j ihe peifeetiwu of banquet*, anl paragon of
Mount lisgah, all boast of good stores en- Lntertammenli; « feiMt redolent with tbe
terpruing aud good society. ¡ fl:wh of wit and loar of merriment, w*d-
Corsicana is situated about the centre of r . c .i l j
oi , j„,g tj,e pleasures of the senses to the da-
tbe countv, on a summit of a beautiful 1 r i. • i ,
, : . uoauuiui,; 0J ^ inmd, and opening a gleam
rolling prairie, and in the edire of a heavy r • \ ^ i i e t
. , , B • of social sunshine across the heiru of the
body of post-oak and hickory timber, j ,j¡ron,
which bounds it on the north, and breaks: f ^ L , r
_ t , . , ,, i tie ueiKncv of the Viands wa* otilv
the force of the northers; whilst tbe prai • .. , . „ . . ,
r 1 equalled l y the excellence of the cookery,
hát tbe palate could de ire, or the
appetite suggest, was present on the board.
The host was equal to the - oeeaMon—ur-
bane in mauner, refined ia taste, with a
soul of Catholic kindness, he gave a spic*
of borrhomme to the supper, better than
the choicest sauce of Luculius.
Life wears many rt bes, too many, a'as!
too many are tb *e of mourirng. That
rte, extending west and south, interjected j . tl
....... . ! auu ait
witb timbered streams, gives to the towu
and suburbs a beautiful appearance, afford-
ing at the same time all the benefits of the
cool Soutb (I might say gulf) bretzes in
the summer.
The health andjiatuiral fteauty of Cor-
sicana and vicinity are unsurpassed, if in-
deed, equalled by any town in the State, night she wore her best holiity aitira—
Situated j&t on or above the ihe of i rustling witb mu*ic, and ambr id«d wi h
32°, and nearly on a direct lio* from j >ong. We neek'aced the uight witb ide«a
HoustoD, or Hockly, to Preston—the ter- «. staliaed ia ruin.
mination of the H. <fe T. C. Railroad ; its
locality will, at some future day, give it
the advantage of the junction -of the Pacific j
and Central Railroad routes. Indeed, the j LATE FROM THE liiO GRAXDE.
central road cannot fail to come withiu
In short, tbe event waa one of the rock .
in the river of Corsicana «xistanco that
sbé-kvaits t <>n?tony «tu UughUr. 8.
less than a mile of Condemn , if the int^r-1 C°rl*na* vvertuken and defeated in the
est of the road and stock holders are con- j Mio Uroudt Cit^
aideiea. j BnoWNfcvnxs, D*c SO, 1850.
One who is acquainted with the lopo-j ED8. Naws; - We have heard direct
graphy of the country, who will look at j from Rio Grande City this raornin , ag«n-
this road as laid down on tbe maps, wi)J: ileman, resident of that place, arriving at
find it extremely difficult, if not impossr ' 7 °'clock k' *• A* t,,e wil1 001 c|l*#
ble, to resist the conclusion that the En
for a few moments,! wflU for yon the ex-
citing news 4- cúrrente calamo." The re-
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Cortinas, as noted in my letter a few days
ago, u> confirmed by the express this
ing,
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gineera vrb# luid it out were employed fur j port éí four Americans having bee kille !%
their skill to lay out the rnad so as te or rather wounded in Rio Grande City b
dodge Springfield aud Corsivana, at what-
ever cost. 1 assert, without fear of sue
cessful contradiction, that to build this road
to Preston, via. Springfield and Corsicana>
the cost of construction would be one-
third lesa than to build it five miles more
or lsss west oí these two places. The rea-
sons are simply these: That on this line
there would be only half tbe grading, and
only one-fifth of tbe bridging and tressel-
work to do; besides the distance would be
less. But I am digressing.
The principal productions of this county
are wheat, rye, corn and cotton ; all of
which are raised witb great success.
Stock-raising is carried to such an ex-
tent that there is, probably, not a county
in the State that can equal it in regard to
the number and value of horses aud cat-
tle; whilst the numerous springs and water-
courses afford water for every thing during
tbe severest drouths tbe State has ever
experienced
Sheep are also extensively raised, and
this Winter has witnessed the accession of
thousands to this county. C.
Jan. 8tb, 186Q.^|^
A Flying Machine.—M. Camille Vert,
a Parisian, has invented a flying mfcehiae
in tbe shape of a fish, which, ifrhile in the
air, be can gcide it any direotion. Tbe
Emperor was present at the trial which
took place under the high ceiling of tbe
Industrial Palace, and has authorized a
public exhibition of tbe machine.
Also, our troops have mat, and rout-
ed the enemy. Major Ford opened the
battle, and all tbe rangers were eugagtd
in it. the regulars and artillery not getting
up iu time to take part, excepting Capw-
Stoneman and bis company of cavalry
which latter cut off a company of 40 of the
enemy who were trying to get across tbe
river, aud killed a part of tbem, scattering
the rest. Tbe rangers killed 00 of tbe en-
emy, and wounded many others, not hav-
ing one of their -own party killed, and only
a few wounded. Cortinas told several in
Rio Grande City, and Roma, that he waa
on his way to Laredo, to cross at that place,
and join Miramon or the Centralists. Ho
took a number of worthless guns and rifiee
from Mr. Kelsey in either Rio Grande City
or Roma, I am not certain which of the
two, wbicb arms the owner bad been or-
dered to seed across tbe river, out of the
way, by Maj. Howard, and would not do
so. These arms were some old double
barrel shotguns, and old Harper's Ferry
made muskets, which had been sold to
Caravajal, but most of them rejeoted ae
useless. Our troops also in the battle took
the t«o small piecee of artillery that Corti-
nas had been operating with for sotne time.
There is much moro m relation to thi*. bat.
tie of thé Rio Grande City, which i bava
not time to write, as tbe mail is cloeing.
Yours truly, flOT-Atí. .
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Modrall, N. P., Rev. & Van Horn, R. A. The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 14, 1860, newspaper, January 14, 1860; Corsicana, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth179227/m1/2/: 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.