The Lone Star, and Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 23, 1853 Page: 1 of 4
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For Governor.
We arc authorized to announce Gen. Geo
"TiWOGd as a candidate for Governor at the en
suing August election.
jt" We are authorized to announce Col. John
M.Uianejj as a canmaawj ior uovernor, at iub
ensuing August election.
Jag TTe are authorized to announce the Hon.
JBzJ& Peasej of Brazoria county, as a candidate
for Governor, at the election in August next.
jk TVe are authorized to announce Lieut.
jQov-James If. Henderson, as a candidate for
Governor at the ensuing August election.
We are authorized to announce the Hon.
William B. OchiltrcCj as candidate for Governor
of Texas at the ensuing August election.
5, We are authorized to announce Col. HI, T.
Jelinson, asa candidate for Governor, at the
election in-August.
SPor Lieutenant Governor.
We are authorized to announce ihe Hon.
D. . Dickson of Grimes county, as a candidate
for Lieut. Governor.
- f;We arc authorized to announce Dr. J. B
Eobcrfsnn, of Washington county, as a candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor.
" For Congress.
". We are authorized to announce Col.
Thomas W. "Brake, of Leon county, as a candi-
date for the U. S. Congress in the Western Con-
greasional district, at the election in August next.
Etaetrg.
For the Kanser
Tixe Village X&bymer No. 1.
iTlien men to -wealth from poTerty arise,
TSgh airs." and sliSy strut and dreES
la, peacock fashion's most absurd excess
2Jy natnre, brcedins- thongh hut ralgar "flstSj"
3?resume to ret tip fonsristocrats;
Bvfell in grand honscRj and aspire to he
Classed with the nobs of -"best society ,"
Thongh from the ranks of honest labor sprung,
They look "with scorn upon thc-labonng throng;
Despise the Tery boilders of their -wealth.
Nor Tisit such in sickness or in health
What though their -wealth and station all they boast,
Come from the earnings of the industrial host.
Twould shock these raomed upstarts pride to see
Micglirg with them and theirs, familiarly,
Neighbors -who earn their lrnng by their hands,
"Syho'TC neither houses, negroes, cash nor lands!
Such are the -would be gentry of our laad !
Who can't tppncitde if they arJerslaad
Those principles, for -which, our Cithers fought;
Thercinciples -which our first sages taught
Men's eqacl TiglU, men's egucl hler ty ;
Fretdcm for cH. for all eqaahty !
Degenerate tons or the illustrious dtad
Or from the loins of traitor torles bred
TThat do this mushroom arulocracy,
Beneath the starry standard of the free'
Some realm despotic is their proper sphere,
Their room "were better than their presence here !
T.iu' purse proud fools! conceited silly drones1
Ewcllyour bnerhour! your dainty flesh and bones
At last must mingle -with the poor man's clay ;
And all your pompous pride can't keep .away
The grsTe-yard's mould, and rot. ecdloathsome worms,
From feeding fat -upon year fetid forms.
Then if the truth our Scripture legends tell
"Wliile the poor scorned of earth in Ilea-ren shall dTCll
Ircm burning L.UoTts of the Eta of Hell.
In torment -writhing ye shall lift your eyes,
And howl in Tain for respite to the skies'
Gdtcd. Jtm Clh. 1S53. HOWE
Tlae .Lord's -Prayer An Acrostic.
The following ingenious and beautiful com
position went the round of the papers a few
years ago. but in view of the fact that it will
be new to many of our readers, we give it a
place in our columns:
OarLord and King TvhoTegn'st enthroned on high,
Father of Light i .Mysterious Deity !
WJio art the great I AM the last, the first
Art righteous, holy, merciful and just
Jn realms of glory, scenes where angels sing,
&cuvm is the dwelling place of God our King,
ScHojced thy name, -which doth all names transcend. fc
J?e thou adored, our great Almighty Friend,
Thy glnrv shines bnjontl creation's space,
3amed in the hook of justice Sad of grace,
Thy kingdom towers beyond thy xtarry slies ;
Kingdom satanic falls, but thine shall rise.
Come, let thine empire, 0, thou Holv One.
Thy great and everlasting -will be done !
Wili God make known his will, his power display ?
Ifeit the work of mortals to obey.
'Done in the great, the wondrous work of love,
On Calvary's cross he died, but reigas above,
Earth bears the record in thy holy word.
Jls heaven adores thy love, let earth. 0 Lord;
It shines transcend in the eternal skies,
Is praised in heaven for man the Saviour dies,
xn songs immortal, angels laud his name.
.Heard shouts with joy, and saints his love proclaim.
Gtve Us 0 Lord, our food, nor cease to give
Us proper food, on which our souls may live.
This be our boon to-day, and days to come,
Day without end, in our eternal home;
uur neeuy souls supply from day to-day,
Daily assist, and aid us when we pray ,
Bread though we ask, yet, Lord, thy blessing lend,
-tfndmake us grateful when thy gifts descend.
Forgive our sins, which in destruction place
Us the vile rebels of a rebel race.
Our folJics, fruits and trespasses forgive
Ue&swhich wene'er can pay, or thou receive.
-tfswe, oh, Lord, our neighbors' faults o'erlook.
JFebeg thou'stblot ours from thy memory's book,
Forgive our enemies; extend thy grace.
Our souls to save, e'en Adam's guilty race
Debtors to Thee in gratitude and love,
And in that duty paid by saints above
Lead us from sin, and thy mercy raise
Cifrom the tempter and his hellish ways ;
Act m our own, but in his name who bled,
into thine ear we pour our everv need.
Temptation's fatal charms help us to shun,
But may we conquer through thy conquering son.
Deliver us from all which can annoy
Us in this world; and may our souls destroy ;
From all calamities which men betide,
Evil and death, oh turn our feet aside
For -we Are mortal worms, and cleave to clay ;
Thine tis to rule, and mortals to obey
J n J.y mercy. Lord, forever free ?
j. e -soi" creation knows no God but thee
gAzdtm nd empire in thy presence fall ;
1 h. tz -ternsl reignt, the king of all
x VT ' itk theeto thee be glory gh en,
,ut i, name adored by earth and heaven,
t p - 'gainw and acgels is thy own,
v" , ine JSverJ&stmsr flni
- trione name adored,
i .icsanna' blessed be the Lord!
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influence ami importance of the press in a
free country is universally acknowledged. It
has been very justly termed the palladium of
our rights, the safeguard of our liberties
There are few ocations of superior elevation
and importance to that of the conductor of a
newspaper, if animated with a due sense of
the responsibility of the office, and possessed
of sufficient intelligence, integrity and firm-
ness, for the adequate discharge of its func-
tions. His labors are not confined to any
particular class. Persons in all the gradua-
tions of society read newspapers Go where
you may. and you will find that the press has
scattered from its wings of light the news of
the day. Millions of human beings pouie
over the columns of our public journals, and
imbibe from them sentiments of virtue or
vice, glory or shame. You find the newspa-
per on the merchant's desk and lawyer's ta-
ble, on the tradesman's counter and the me
chanic's shop-board, in the library of the di-
vine, and in the closet of the student; in the
mansions of the rich snd the hovels of the
indigent; you encounter this mighty engine
for good or for evil, in the stage and on board
steamboats; it salutes you in the cars upon
the railroad at the depot, at every tavern
nnd hotel. The drayman at the coner of tne
street, the match boy and the apple merchant,
all classes and conditions have a taste for
newspaper literature. All classes gather
from this source some ideas, right or wrong,
of the progress of public affairs, some notions
of men, morals, manners and other great
topics of public discussion and public interest
"Who can estim ite the power and influence of
this great engine of public opinion? It pene-
trates every village and neighborhood. It
scatters health or pestilence in every house-
hold. It elevates and ennobles, or it vitiates
and deforms. It exalts and improves or it
degenerates and corrupts. Generally speak-
ing, the pres3 in this country at least incul-
cates lessons of pure morality and exhaulted
virtue. There are exceptions, to be sure, of
the most deplorable character where the worst
passions are appealed to, and a vitiated taste
pampered, and where deliberate efforts are
made to undermine and overthrow all that is
held sacred in virtue, society and religion
Happily these exceptions are exceedingly
rare.
1 he power of the press is prodigious. JiZ
cannot be' fully estimated or overrahd
How untiring should be our efforts K) raise
and refine the character of a means of pub-
lic intelligence, the importance ok which all
can appreciate and understand
Men of affluence, men of great integrity
and intelligence, have it iaftheir power, with-
out any sacrifice of theisurplus incomes, to
place the press beyond?he reach of tempta-
tion, beyond the infefnence of cliques and the
control of demagJ5gues. If this be neglected,
if the public dogfnot properly support a press
eo as to enahfle tbe conductors to live, the
blame shoij&ld be placed at the right door,
where ipr0perly belongs, with the communi-
ty at lljarge.
re is a degree of carelessness and inat
tention, if not a deficient moral sense in the
puble, which lies at the bottom of this great
vil. The business, the very being of an ed-
itor, h held by a tenure too frail to allow them
at all times of stemming the rough current of
public opinion. He who honestlystrives to
reform popular abuses, and to discharge bis
high trust with strict and single reference to
the responsibilities of bis vocation, will be
sadly r.dmonished by the diminished sum to-
Ul of his receipts, that he has not chosen
the rath of profit; bowever it may console
him to know that it is one of honor:
How is the evil to be remedied? How is
i
the newspaper press to be rendered what it
can and should be? How shall its shaklos be
removed, its occasional venality purged away,
it suberviency destroyed? The remed' is
with the people themselves.
PennsylTanJan.
Use of Flowers:
A gentleman in Fayette county, in sending
for borne flower seed remaks in this wise:
"I am sending you the first dollar that ever
went from our town for flower seeds, and I
am the only one wbo would -venture to do so
' bj.ve been endeavoring to create a taste for
( flowers among our citizens, and have suecced-
e 1 i little; but if eoiuc of our farming fiiends
, h ie were to know I had spent dollar for
flower seeds, they would think it an act of
madness. Had some of them been in being
on the morn of creation and admitted to
counsel with the Deity, they would surely
have recommended the creation of nothing
Lt corn and hogs. For this reason I reauest
j you to make for me a selectien of the finest,
i as I wish to convince them yet that God cre-
' aed the beautiful as tood for the soul, and
tLo useful for the body, though to the intel-
1c ctual mind the beautiful and useful are al-
ways combincdr"
An exchange paper Jias this advertisement
"Two sisters want washing." We hope
J hfiy may get it. J
Prospects of Texas.
From thegreat tide of emigration setting
towards oar State this season, we reasonably
conclude the. prospects and clmacter of Tex
Tli-are now brignlfpandta'nd higher in pub-
lic estimation than at any foi mer pei iod.
Not long since, and we remember when
Texas was considered as being almost beyond !
the limits of civilization ; her name was used
among all classes as is some by-word among
the illiterate; that one denaiting for hei
shores might as well prepare for a final settle-
ment of his accounts and bid adieu to the
world
That time, we are happy to say, has pass-
ed ; a new, a bright era in the history of oui
State is dawning, and receiving that attention
she so justly deserves in the moral, literary
and political circles she begins to move in
her appropriate sphere. Nor can we stop
here ; while foundations have been carefully
laid, upon which to build the future moral,
literary and political character of our State,
her great natural wealth and advantages have
attracted due notice fiora the laboiing, me-
chanical and professional classes of all States
and countries. Hai dly a vessel is wafted to
her ports but what is thronged with those soon
to be citizens among us, aud to increase the
wealth of the State by a cultivation of her
feitile plains. Those industiious, hard-fisted
laboreis have learned from the success of
others, that our agricultural resources are ex-
tensive, firm and sure ; the thousands that are
yearly casting themselves on our soil, will
soon rear the noblest and most valuable ag-
ricultural structure possessed by a single
member of any government.
It will no longer be said by an intelligent
mind, that Texas is incompetent to sustain a
dense population, engaged in all the branches
of iudustry so charactoi istic of her inhabitants
on Ameiican soil. Professional pursuits de-
pend, in their success, on the extent, indus-
try and wealth of the agiicultural and me-
chanical classes. Wheie those are largest,
other branches of business flourish best ; and
men, fitted for such, wishing to emigrate to
our State, need not have one discouraging
thought if they will but look at the prospects
of her bright future. There is not a State in
the Union that presents so many tvell founded
inducements to the stranger as Texas Pos-
sessing, as she does, varieties of soil, climate
and productions, the most fastidcous cannot
fail to find within her limits all that is desira-
ble to make a, home pleasant and happy.
-- Experiments have decided beyond a doubt
as to the success .with which sugar and cotton
can be cultivated. They pay a handsome
profit, and we hear of pieparations beinf
made in some parts of the State, to engage in
their culth ation more extensively than at pre-
sent. From the richness of the soil, the fa-
cilities for cultivating it, and the energy of
our planters, we anticipate that Texas will,
in a short time, surpass in appearance and
actual wealth, Louisiana and Mississippi, not-
withstanding their long established and well
worked plantations.
In all or most sections of the State, corn can
be brought to its greatest peifection. Going
farther back, towaids the mountain slopes,
wheat and all small grains are produced as
fine as any'ln the world, aud abundant water-
power exists to manufacture them.
Hcie, too, is a fine field for the industry of
wool growers. The shepherd has not those
difficulties to contend with' that draw so heav-
ily upon wool growers in the Northern States.
It is unnecessary to provide food and houses
for sheep4 a simple pen to secure them at
night, being all that is required fiom the be-
ginning to the end of the year. It bos been
ascertained by those now engaged in this bu-
siness, that the wool clippings and increase
of a flock of sheep for a jear, amount to 100
per cent, on the investment. These consid-
erations, with the fact that, among the moun-
tain streams of Texas there arc facilities for
manufacturing purposes surpassed by no place,
are strong reasons to induce an emigration to
our State of those seeking a livelihood in such
pursuits. Our stock ranges are vist enouh
to supply all the markets in the Unittd States.
The thousands of cattle and hoises that roam
over the extensive plains are ovidenclcs of
what can be done when people turn their at-
tention to stock raising. We have, too, facil-
ities for shipping stock to any market. A-
long the hill sides in the upper portions of
the State, the hardy kinds of fruit flourish
well, while the more delicate aro produced in
the valleys.
Texas offers superior inducements to the
settler. While she produces the staples she
can fumish tbe luxuries. Har soil, climate
and position possess the requisites to sustain
a population of millions, and to produce with-
in her own limits everything needful for their
independence, comfort and happiness.
Western Texas is probably now receiving
.i greater number of cmigran(s than any other
portion of the State. It combines the advan-
tages found in all other portions, and is be-
coming rapidly and extensively known. For
a long time other portions possessed facilities
to give better protection to citizens, for whiob
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The Star-Spangled Banner, 0! long ma) it wave,
O'er the land of the free, and,ihe home of the hrave.
HIHGfOI, TEXAS, SATURDAY. JOLT 23. lift
reason they became settled sooner. Now,
however, the dangers which were detrimental
to the inteiests of Western Texas, exist no
longer-jMhe maradjg" spirit which held it
under subjection has itself been vanquished,
leaving peace triumphant. Many people,
fiom across "the wide waters, " have this
spring scatteied themsehes fiom the Gulf
shore thiough the countiy far up the Nueces,
and the flourishing crops tell them the laboi
of turning the soil will be amply repaid
There is but one thing that emigrants need
guard themselves against : hopes of finding a
foitune without labor. Men should never
enter a strange land with expectations higher
than common sense would dictate. Let each
but bear in mind, that this is yet a newly
settled countiy ; that labor is necessaiy to
open a farm ; then none will be disappointed.
With a due exercise of piudence and indus-
try on their part, we insuie affluent circum-
stances in a few years to every settler in the
rich vallies of Texas. It has been so and
why not again ? Good lands can be obtained
for a small sum, and heie is room to make
the homes and fortunes of thousands.
Nueces Valley.
TJie Art of Thinkiagr.
One of the modes of improving in the art
of thinking is to think over some subject be-
fore you read upon it, and to observe what
manner it occured to the mind of some great
master; you will then observe whether you
have been too rash or timid; what you have
omitted and what you have exceeded; and by
this process you will insensibly be led to the
general truth. This kind of undei standing
has an immense and decided superiority over
those confused heads in which one fact is piled
upon another, wifhfiai. Jhe least attempt at
classification and arrangement" Some men.
alwas read with a pen in their hand, and
commit to paper any new thought which
strikes them; others trust to chance for its re-
appearance. Which of these is the best
method in the conduct of the understanding
must, I should suppose, depend a great deal
upon the particular undei standing in question.
Some men can do nothing without prepara-
tion, others little with it; some are fountains
some aie reseroirs.
pr r. sun,
Bailiin.
As the season for this heathful luxury i
now with us, we have thought the following
article on the subject, from the Philadelphia
Bulletin, would prove acceptable to many of
our readeis:
Even the best things are occasionally pro-
ductive of injurous consequence, w hen indul-
ged in to excess or used without discretion.
Bathing is one instance among many. Too
much bathing debilitates even the most, often
destroys the appetite, or leads to other hurt-
ful results, not bath, not tepid ones, are
particularly apt to prove deleterious. Few
persons, indeed can employ them at all with
advantage. Dr. Tilt, an English physician
of eminence, who has written an admirable
work on the best means of preserving health,
gives it as his personal experience that hot
baths, produce temporary plethora, headache,
and a sense of weaknes amounting almost to
fainting. These are, he thinks, the general
results also. He advises, therefore, that hot
baths should be avoided, unless when a phy-
sician has explicitly directed thciruse.
Tepid and cold baths, to be employed ac-
cording to the constitution and habits of the
particular individual, are the baths to which
most should confine themselves. Nervous
personsar3 especially benefltted-by the tepid
bath, which seems to have a direct sedative
influence on the nevous S3stem. probably by
absorbing, according to Dr. Tilet, the morb'd
irritability arising from an undue develop-
ment of the mind at the expense of the body.
Napoleon, after excessive fatigue, either men-
tal or physical, was accustomed to take a te-
pid bath, and, if possible, indulge a while in
sleep; and ho was often heard to declare, that,
without such a sedative, it would have been
impossible for him to have preserved his gen
et ai ncaitu. Aiiur uis exnausung return
from Russia, subsequent to the memorable
conflagration of Moscow, he went immediate-
ly into the bath before transacting business,
and then slept, without waking, for eighteen
hours, and when he rose he was as fteh
as cer. The celebrated Diana of Poictiers,
oue of the most beautiful women Fiance ever
gave birth to, and who maintained herchauns
Ion"1 beyond the usual term, owed the preser
vation of her loveliness principally to the
daily, but judicious use of the bath. Thus
we see that oidinaiy health, the capacity to
endure great fatigues alike of mind and body,
and the maintenance of personal beauty in
the fair sex, depend, more or less, on the dis-
criminating, but habitual employment of the
batbi
l'3g tepid bath is, perhaps, the one most
generally suitable. The temperature of a
tepid bath should range from 82 deg. to 86
Fahrenheit. While the temperature is kept
below blood heai.thc bodv eIowIv increases in
'weight, tartly omngit-o the absorption of tfa-
,ffu .,i.".j .! !.'.?- ii-v -n.i.mi,vrJV.W3Sg
ter, paitly to the diminution of insensible
pespiration. In a tepid bath, heated from
S2 deg. to 86 deg. Fahienheit, it was ascer-
tained, by Chossat, that the pulse descended
from sixty pulsations to thirty-eight: and it
was clearly the soothing effect, thus produced,
which rendered the tepid bath so delicious to
the irritable nerves of Napoleon. Dr. Tilt
recommends the tepid bath after long railway
journe3S, excessive walking or riding, or at
periods of nervous irritability, superinduced
by any causes.
Cold baths are favorites with many persons
especially those of robust frames and high
health. But it is never wise to remain long
in a veiy cold bath. On coming out, if the
stay has been too protracted, the body feels
as if entering into a warmer atmosphere, be-
cause the density of the water, and because
also the sensibility of the skin is blunted.
Sometimes headaches supervenes. This is
a sign of a partially diseased skin, and a want
of reaction causing the blood to remain con-
centrated on the internal organs, where it
was driven by the shock of the cold water.
The best, perhaps the only test, of the kind
of bath proper for each particular individual
is experiment. Opinionated persons, ignor-
ant of the modus operandi of the bath, al-
ways maintain that the sort adopted for them-
selves is the description suitable for all.
We know some individuals who swear, as it
were, by cold baths, and others who are just
as obstinate in behalf of tepid ones. A phy-
sician familiar with the habits and constitu-
tions of the patient can generally tell what
kind of bath should be used, even without
experimenting.
J. Howard Payne.
A correspondent of that excellent Southern
Weekly paper, the Cotton Plant, (published
in BaltuBore) in one of his late letters fiom
)) iiauiugivu, jjuko im;-ru-.iUYiwg-.iwi -camrc-
of one whose name is as little known to the
world, as a single emanation of his genius is
widely appreciated :
"As I sit in my garret here (in Washing-
ton) watching the course of great men and
the destiny of paity, I meet often with
stiange contradictions in this eventful life.
The most remarkable was that of J. Howard
Payne author of "Sweet Home." I knew
him personally. He occupied the rooms un-
der me for some time, and his conversation
was so captivating that I have often spent
whole days in his apartment. He was an ap-
plicant for office at the time Consul at Tu-
nis from which he had been removed. What
a sad thing it was to see the poor man sub-
jected to the humiliation of office seeking.
Of evening we would walk along the streets,
looking into the lighted parlors as we passed.
Once in a while we would see some family cir-
cle so happy, and forming so beautiful a
group, that we would both stop, and then pass
silently on. On such occasions, he would
give me a history of his wanderings, his trials,
and all the cares incident to his sensitive na-
ture and poverty. "How often," said he
once, "I have been in the heart of Paris,
Berlin, London, or some other city and heard
persons singing, or the band organ play
"Sweet Home," without a shilling to buy the
next meal or a place to lay my head. The
world has literally sung my song until every
heart is familiar with its melody. Yet I have
been a wanderer from my boyhood. My
country has turned me ruthlessly from office,
and in in' old age I have to submit to humili-
ation for bread." Thus he would complain
of his hopeless lot. His only wish was to die
in a foreign land to he buried by strangers
and sleep in obscurity.
"I met him one day looking unusually sad,
"have you got your Consulate?" said I.
"Yes, and I leave in a week for Tunis.
I shall never rot urn "
"The last expression was not a political
faith.- He aiea arilnnsr -TYhettrer-bla ie-
mains have been brought to his native coun-
try, I know not They should be, and if
none others will do it, let tho homeless
throughout the woild give a penny to a mon-
ument to Payne. I knew him, and will give
my penny, and for an inscription the follow-
ing: Here Lies J. Howard Payke,
The Author of "Siceet Home."
A wanderer in life ho trhoe song was sung in every tongue
And found an echo in every heart.
Never had a Home !
He died in a foreign land !
It is a singular fact that very few persons
in America know that the author of "Home"
was an American. If you ask nine persons
out of ten, even among those who have any
knowledge of musical history, they will tell
you Sir Henry Bishop, or some such person
must have the credit. Tho truth is, this
song was almost the only thing that Payne e-
ver did which is entitled to remembrance. The
author was a maker of melodramas and musi-
cal plays. "Home, Sweet Home," was a
song in one of them. Payne did not remain
in the country to see the piece performed,
aud the first time he ever heard his own song
sung was in the streets of a great European
city. Its pathetic appeafjo a sentiment which
exists in every bumjm bosom, gives it an im-
mediate echo over the whole world, which has
not nor ever will diawuy.
"Father wljaUloea a printer live on?"
Why,cbfld?"
"Because yon said you hadn't paid him
for three yjears, and still take the paper."
"TOjankthatch'iH."
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Communication.
Corrcspondcncc of the Banger
PiireuolG
ry of Federalism Ioli 4
qmething in" the constllunon of I
' i, here is sqme
"the human mind, which inclines different in-
"dhiduals to embrace a different set of opin
ions. Some, byedacation, by habit, and it
"would seem by the very slructvrp of their
''viind, are cautious and conservative,-while
"othcis are restless, daring and reckless- The
"one seems designed by Nature, to build up,
"the other to pull down; that to save, and thi-
"to destroy. These different propensities show
"themselves in all the walks of life ; but in
"nothing moie than in politics."
Boston (whig) Atlas of 3Iarehl 2th.
Friend La caster : My text is found in
a very long leader of the Atlas, headed "The
duties and prospects of the whig paity."
Professor Powell, I recollect, once observed
that he could distinguish a democrat fiom a
federalist by phrenological investigation ; and
one striking fact presented by him in illustra-
tion and confirmation of this theory, was the
very great difference in conformation of the
heads of Jefferson, the illustrious founder of
American Democracy, and Hamilton, the fa-
ther of American Federalism. Now, we have
the- doctrine of the most distinguished of A-
merican phrenologists, introduced as a fixed
fact into the philosophy or piecious collec-
tion of general laws and principles of modern
whiggery.
With your permission, and if you have
space to spare, we will review the Atlas phi-
losopher's propositions, and present such re-
flections thereupon, as shall appear to us per-
tinent, fair and just.
"There is something in the ztmstituiion or
structure, of the human mind, which inclines
different individuals to embrace different sets
of opinions " That is Jo say, that, were all
mankind to have placed before them for the
iiist time the opinions of Thomas Jefferson
1 Al -f 1 1 "I XT . 1
ed to select from these "different sets of opin
ions" a political creed, "there is something
in the constitution or structure of the human
mind" which would incline one part to select
Federalism and the other part to select De-
mocracy. If this proposition be true, then
are we whigs, or democrats, according to thp
constitution or structure of our minds " not
from the teachings of truth or the dictates of
reason ; not because we perceive by observa-
tion analysis and the exercise of judgment
that the doctnues of T efferson, or those of
Hamilton, are true, most conducive to human
happiness, but adapted for the government of
men in society, or the reverse. Then, and
in this case "the fault, dear Brutus, is in
our stars, and not in ourselves, that we" are
whigs or democrats, as the case may be !
Nature has so "constituted" us, that we are
imperatively "inclined" to the "set of opin-
ions" we entertain whether they be true or
false, sound or coreless, by a natural bias
taste, or instinct just asa cat is "inclined"
to cream, or a orow to carrion, and all the
use of whig editors and democratic editors, is
just to hold up their respective "sets of opin
ions" to the public eye ; and such is the bias,
constitution or structure of the human mind,
that one class of our citizens will inevitably
"incline" to the whig "set of opinions," the
other class to the democratic "set of opin-
ions." There is not the slightest need to ar-
gue the question of the correctness or incor-
rectness of this or that "set of opinions" that
certain "something" in our mind's "consti-
tution or structure," will "incline" us to a-
dopt one or the other ! What do yon think
of this new branchqfFederal philosophy ?
I usiiuie yuu suuug vrcws-xnxnbcurgad :
support of it, as will appear In my next.
Yours, Howe.
For the Ranger.
Wheelock, June 27th, 1S53.
Mr. Editor : Wo have ever felt an inter
e&t in the Texas Orphan Asylum ever sine
we were aware that an institution of th
kind was in contemplation : and to convinc
you and the Honorable members of the Boar
that this anxiety is not hypocritical, I wi
mention the fact that Robertson county
determined to have the institution within h
borders. The pamphlets containing the i
tentions and advertisement for a locatio
from the different counties, have arrived
our midst. They have given us mncli lie
upon the subject, and especially as regan
the locality of the Asylum Sehoj! We h
thought that the institution woulJ be plac
in the nnuntv of Austin or Washington, b
wc are gladly disappoiutcJ, and wje brtily j
thank the Board of Trust es for on jppporiu-
nity to win the local ty by donating, the lar-
gest amount. We havo good places for such
an institution, good timber and water. No
if .-...,-
county can show better sitos for the CH-ge ! - za-rB aei.-ae mcreuoa exau-
than Robertson. AudrMr. Bdibr. we will ! tQrt wjr - " f ! lbe fTf
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