The Texas Monument. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 1851 Page: 1 of 4
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foul stain
I door but for old Mr. Flip, who was stand-
ing in it; and if the table had been a can-
non, loaded, with the turkey, it could not
have done more execution than it did ; it
on
his eyes <and moutli with stuffin
the location of the county seal,
however,
portion of the county ; and when the ter-
ritory sljiall have become settled up, and
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as possible; and to do myself justice,
after expending an unnecessary hmount
1 cinnamon essence, I was
tandsome young gentleman. As
t a shqrl distance to the widow’s,
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in the left
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best pants,
to a crisis:
every cliiqe and age,
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c suddenness
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the intention I
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hat the com-1
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vanished, instantcr.—
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School Fund.
Are the tax-payers of Texas
titled to i
received for
have a right to it. Will you give,
early a [
fully, in regard to the above ic
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and Susy’s too.”*
one girl to the
Corsicana is a very pretty vil-
a healthy location/ with good
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fit of laughter. Just at this moment,
some company that was expected, arrived,
consisting of old Mr. Flip, old Mrs. Flip,
and three Misses Flip. My chair was
causing me
on my all-fours, thereby skinning
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1 was not long in
and when I did get fairly monts to immigration—Cor. Lone Star.
i tittered, but
cine of them
laughed because the others did. I made
several attempts to bold the turkey still,
so as to commence the operation of dis-
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sectinc, bet without doing itfor when I
The End of the World.— To-day, to-
morrow, every day, to thousands, the
end of the world is close at hand. And
why should we fear it? We walk here
as it were in the crypts of life; at times,
from the great cathedral above us, we can
hear the organ and the charming choir;
we see the light stream through the open
door, when some friend goes up before
us ; and shall we fear to mount the nar-
row staircase of the grave, that leads us
out of this uncertain twilight into the se-
rene mansions of life eternal?—Kava-
a good
The Feeling in New Orleans.
We take the following from the New
composing the coup- Orleans Delta of the J25th August:
Great Me eting of the Friends
Cuba.—An immense gathering of
, a saddler’s shop,
sion of the Sons of Temperance
sonic
school, with about 1-50 inhabitants.
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bear’s grease and cinnamon,
fortune was a damper open
namon, from having, been
too freely tu the roots
being of rather a
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duced a burning
sure could not have been worse if I had
been scalped that morning. Ther
but few persons at the house whe
rjved; so, with a stammering, blusbin
awkward air,
house, and the company, aqd sealed my-
self with a kind of spasmod
that was hardly justifiable,
abound at the company with
of say ing something by. way
a conversation, but seeing
pony was looking
saying something
Now be it known, that this was my first
appearance in company, anfl I wished at
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secting, bat without doing it
made acu^on the right breast^ the turkey
would slip.totbe left; and when I thought
I had pinned the infernal thing i
cqrner, it suddenly slipped
splashed more gravy on my
At last, things were coming
I was gett/ng more and mor? confused:
the girls found something on
under ((rentable, that was very amusing ;
so much TO, that th<ty were in a
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in the vicinity of
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great portion of lhe up-
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in the county. There is
sup'll a sameness or similarity in (he lands
description necessary,
neai
to the
the creek and river bottoms are invariably
rich and highly productive, suitable to
the cultivation of any produce a planter
could expect, or wish to raise in this cli-
mate. Corn, cotton, wheat and oats are
the principal products *of the soil at this
time. r .
The water is limestone, and the timber
consists principally of post Oak, hickory,
black jack', elm, water oak a^id cedar.
Taos, or Porter’s Bluff, ‘fifteen miles
east of Corsicana, on the Trinity, is a
small town, with about fifty inhabitants,
one tavern and two stores. It is a pretty
situation, but believed to bfe unhealthy.
The citizens believe that it is the head of
.
navigation.
Richland, fourteen miles from Corsi4
cana, near the creek of that name, is not
much more than a thick settlement.—4
There is one store, one tavern and four
or five dwelling houses. The country is
very densely settled around this place,
which enables them to have a large school.
Take this county, generally, away from
the Trinity, and there is not a more healthy
|County in the State. And good lands,'
with healthy locations, are no little induce-
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Terms.
SwtscBirriow—$3 ftolitrfi ppr innura, in advance.
AmtwTijrxB—St per equate for the first insertion,
and SU cent* fur each Wbaeqoent insertion. 10 ;
lines, or less, to constitute a square.
Advenienneus qot marked with the number of
insertions will be published until "forbid and
charged accord ngty. *
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, and I wished
that time most sincerely that it might be
ii which some
of my friends seemed to talk to the girls,
had an unfortunate effect upon me.
Jalst, dinner was announced : the wid
asked me if I would do her the kindnqss
to lake the head of the table, and carve
the turkey, 1 replied that Twould do so
with great pleasure: and I feel convinced
that if the widow had asked rpe to do her
the kindness to walk out and hang my-
self, I should have said certainly, with
gfeat pleasure. The company rose and
walked to the table, and seated them-
selves, and so did I, after giving my head
several terrible scratches, for it had ceased
to-itch, and was burning. I seated my-
self, but finding that I was too low to ered 65W ,l,an a 9,rif”<1 ,izard'
carve sitting, 1 rose up, and commenced •
the operation of carving, a sc
way that I did not thorouguly understand.
I knew it was necessary to begin with the
fork, so I made a savage stab with that
instrument, driving it up tc the handle
into the turkey, splashing ti e gravy out
on my beat pants, and jarring the table
all over. .Some of the girls tittered, but
not al mey of course; for
OF
our citizens, collected last evening in
Lafayette Square, to express their dis-
gust at the act of unparalleled barbarism
perpetrated by the Spanish authorities in
Cuba, against a few of the brave followers
of Gen. Lopez, who were made prison-
ers by the Spaniards in the chances of
war.
The vast multitude was addressed by
Cols. Field and Wheat, who spoke in
impassioned strains of the characters of
those of their friends who had been sac-
rificed on the altars of Spanish cruelly.
They expatiated on the sacredness of
the cause of liberty in which they fell,
and expressed their willingness to spend
and be spent for Cuba and the Cubans.
Judge Walker being loudly called for,
addressed the crowd, coupcelling them
to observe the calm and dignified de-
meanor of freedom, having, as they had,
a great wrong to avenge—an insult to
wipe out. Acts of individual violence
and passion would only weaken a feeling
which outjht to be concentrated and irre-
sistable. The patriots must be helped
—bravely, substantially, effectually, and
a monument for ihose who have fallen,
must be .erected in the lovely isle for
whose liberties they fell. . •
The speakers were often interrupted
It is to ‘
no longer the case,
common
! consent, chosen to officiate at the ap-
proaching session.. Of course the choice
should be made wiihoul reference tosccfo '
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or aenorinnations. A. Layman.
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Mr. Editor:
If the following sketch b|c worth a plac
in your paper, publish it; I can
vouch one merit, and that is its truth, hack as I fell, far enough to hurt my neck
I was a young man, about
eighteen^ I was invited to a dinner party,,
Benevolent Efforts at the South.-—Can
anything be done in Slave States?
We are aware that there prevails too
extensively, we fear, for the spiritual wel-
fare of many, an impression that money
given to extend the cause of Christ, in
any form, among our fellow-citizens- of
the South, is, to say the besfof it, doubt-
fully appropriated. To such an extent
has this impression prevailed, that a very
small proportion of the charities of Chris-
tians have been expended on that field.
The American Sunday School Union,
whose operations cover the whole United
States, and whose declared object is to
** plant a Sunday School wherever there
is a population,” had, according to the
r last annual report, no agent in tire large,
* and in many respects, important States
of Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and N.
Carolina. They have only one agent in
the new and rising State of Texas, em-
bracing fully as much territory as six
States of the ordinary size. Concerning
the result* of the labors of this agent, we
have noticed one of the last annual re-
ports of the "Union,” bearing the most
favorable testimony. The last report
states fhar “ the results of his labors have
been VERY gratifying." In ad di ton to
this; we notice frequently in the secular
newspapers of Texas, the most decided
encomiums on the character and opera-
tions of the agent, and his success in bis
noble cause. This agency has now been
in existence five years. There has been
time to test its success and results, and
rhe people among whom the agent is
called to labor bear decided testimony in
, his favor, and ip regard to the utility of
the work in which he is engaged, and its
adaptation to the wants of that rising State.
Here, then, is southern State in which
the results ef the operations of a benevo-
lent inMHution have- been found to be
beneficial, and the agency eminently suc-
cessful. Might net similar results from
like efforts be witnessed in other Southern
States?
- The above is a copy of an editorial
article in the New York Christian Intelli-
gencer, theorgsn ef the Reformed Dotch
Cburcb, in the United Stater.
were
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ir, 1 bowed to the lady of the
And each pursues a different enterprise,
One ubji-cc is the end of their deiign,
And to one common centre all incline. '
Mark the earcrprir.ng sailor brave,
Upon the billowe of the tossing wave;
Uis spreading canvass to tbp wind displays,
And from the deep the ponderous anchor wciglia.
Then to the helm his steady hand applies.
And marks the needle's point, with eager ryes,-—
Meanwhile on whistling wings the sweeping gales,
IPith bul'ow breathings 611 the flowing eailqj
The polished keel the parting wave divides;
The stately ba:k majeutMtally rides,’ •
And leaves the world behind; the shores recede,
Till cities and towns venisb into shade. ;
Far over the foaming surges of the sea,
't he skillful seaman cuts his watery,way ;
x Fearless and brave, all danger be defies,
la expectation of a groaning prize. r
No less asfiduous doa* the farmer toil
i o tame the wild and cultivate the soil;
H:s aervoqs hand tire shining metal wields.
And to his power the stately forest yields*.
The trembling oak his steady strokes repeat.
The jufty trees fall prostrate at his fret
Wrb ponderous weight, while solemn vab sreround,
And lowering heights reverberate the sound ;
Insumiaci*s heat, when ahe bright of light
Extends lite cord of d >y, and wanes the night;
From morn till sable eve he guides the plow,
While pvrapiration bathes his crimson brow;
In hopes a* harvest, rich and ripe to reap,
To crowd h sst->rcs, and golden treosupe3 heap.
r The merchant risks and ventures, toils and strains,
Over murty ledger*, stupefies ha brains.
The lawyer wrangles,-juggles, cants and frets,
VVsaves subtle wet>ssnd sprea fs ebtangl.og nets.
The nnser starves tn nature's plenteous 6eids,
’l ire hsu 1 er exacts, the tberf conceals.
The pampered priests at gorgeous alters bend,,
heli studied prayer* and absolutions vend,
But man as soon might strive to drain the seas
As count the list of Lucj’s devotees.
Kings have <heir thousand votaries at bind,
But wealth has rutii pns ready .at command.
Bet liow the studious a >n i»! learning turns
The page occult, the migb y topvr burn ;
- Fxhaus s his strength with learning so intense, )
To ciiinb tits sc-en ific em uence Gvlulmos.
(To br Continued )
a good deal, and at the same time display
the soles of my shoes above the table;
giZen by-a widow lady to a few friends.. a,,d "orst ofaU’ 1 did n0‘ k'* g° of lhe
I acciptid tliefintitation with something : fork’ ns 1 sllould have done? s0’ as 1 came
bordering on fear, for my basbfulness al- | down- ,lle 'urkey flelv over hcad’ and
most amounted to a disease. I went, I'vo,,ld <>n<Io«bted1y have gone out of the
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on lhe appointed Jay, after hav- • (
Ing takeii the most excrutiating pains to '
improve iny personal appearance as much
struck Mr. Flip
filling iris eyes,and mouth with shitting
and gravy, and glancinglo the rightetruck
on the shoulder, leaving her
share of gravy and stuffing on her silk
dress; from her it turned its course to
the left again, falling
F-----’s breast, who,
| what it was a
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: threw it on the next Miss F
reely than the i fainted a,,d fe" on
admit. Mv
on the oldest Miss
not knowing bnV
wild cat, serjeamed and
•, who
' fainted and fell on the youngest sister,
i carrying her to the ground with her.—
What my feelings were as I rose slowly
and gazed with a bewildered stare'on the
desolation before me, I cannot describe.
Old iMr. F. seized me by the arm, saying.
Zounds, sir, what dn you mean; do
you want to pul my eyes out? (There
' was red pepper in the stuffing.) I replied,
i by way of making an apology, and not
knowing what else to say—“Certainly,
sir, with greax pleasure.” “ Well,
said Mr. F., eyeing me
savageness as a man
with pepper stuffing, could, “ It may
amuse you, sir; but I wont stand it, sir.”
' Here Mrs. F., who had sufficiently re-
covered to give vent to her indignant feel-
ings, said, “ Do you see what you have
done, you stupid chucklehead; you
for-nothing-------? Bless *me! if he
aint soiled and greased Mary’s new dress,
too: and Martha’s too:
My eye followed from
other, as Mrs. F. called them; and seeing
the mischief I had done, I became almost
frantic. During this time everybody was
laughing but the Flips, who were as mad
as people ever get to be.
of confused feeling that I had done
Far tbt Momtmtnt. '
O PLEASURE.
NO. I.
Throughout the *orld in
' 'In all puMBirs in irbich mankind engage ;
. In aU tb« tarioue tee oca of life, we find.
One univcrtU p*i»tion awaya the mind.
The love of pieooore ia tbe ehann that fires
awimataa tlM br»M> whaeH inkpifoa ;
Th* mighty •Bring1 eooirived by Nature's plan,
Tooet ia nation a* the powara of mtn :
Omnipotent is pleasure’s frigg,command ;
Bhe sways her sceptre with a sovereign hand ;
Fhe bi nd-i in chains the victor and th* brave.
The po'entate* tbc pcasa^and the ^ave.
jf1! hearken to her captivating call, _«.>
jfnd at her feet with deepest reverence fall;
and if the State withholds it, it will be
clearly chargeable with fraud upon tbe
School Fund, aed upon the present arid
future generations of the children and
youth, of the State. How manifest and
how great will be this fraud I How
fearful will be the penalty! It will be a
prolific harvest of ignorance and crime
in a vast number of the present, and fu- -
tore generations of the population of the
State. It will be a fearful harvest of re-
proach and ignominy from lhe sister
States, for being unjust to her children,
and unjust to herself. Most*oDthe mem-
bers of the coming Legislature of the
State were quite zealous in the advocacy
of the wisdom and justice of tbe appro-
priation of one-tenth or more of the ten
millions (the proceeds of tbe sale of a
part of the public domain of tbe State)
to the School Fund, and we shall expect
—the whole State will except, them to
fulfill their pledges in respect to this great
public interest. Judging from tbe views
so extensively expressed prior to the
August election iu favor of such an ap-
propriation of one million or more of
dollars, we supposed the measure a
popular one with the people, and that.
lhe candidates so considered it.
We consider a large majority of tbe
coming Legislature committed to this
measure, and their constituents will hold
them responsible to see it carried into
effect. That there will be a strong effort
to divert the whole excess of lhe ten
millions over tbe payment of tbe State
liabilities to other purposes, than the es-
tablishment and maintenance of a system
of public Schools, we have no doubt*
but that sound arguments will be wanting
to justify any such diversion' of the
amount chimed for the School Fund,
we are fully persuaded. If the Legisla-
ture shall, as we confidently exp<
will, award to the School Fund its
claims,
The Means.-—We learn that the act only of sheer justice.
Cuban Committed have committed to bUities will rest upon the coming, Legis-
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MoNUMEk’TAA CoMattTTBB.’’
No. 15.
| Gen. Felix Houston the entire organiza-
tion of the plan of operations resolved
on. The General has gone into the
matter with all his zeal and eamestnes^*
His position, talents, and experience,
will secure for any movement be may
organize, universal confidence. In the
meantime, the committee is hotedle, bdK
are proceeding in their collections with
great activity. They met with good suo
cess yesterday, and to-morrow the com-
mittee, the number of which Ires been in-
creased, will make a united and powerful
effort to raise the means to go to tbe aid
of oi^r friends. Let every man come
forward and give freely. It is no lipne
for American citizens to draw their purse-
strings when so great an object is to be
obtained—so solemn a duty is to be per-
formed. — - * —
Far the Monument.
Chaplains for our Legislature.
In former times I believe there existed
some diversity of opinion in relation to
(he propriety of electing I a Chaplain for gitling a,inost in ,|)e with my back
to .the company. TLei waiter, to give
room for them, removed my chair wiihoul
my knowing it. I concluded that as sit-
ting down did not cost anything, I would
take a seat, for my legs were very tired,
and so was my back, with bending over
the turkey. So, with my left hand hold
of the fork handle, and it stuck in the tur-
key, 1 made another sudden effort to sit
down ; but, as there was no chair to sit
in, I, of course, fell to the floor, rolling
Texas having sold that territory, which
would have produced a revenue one-
tenth of which belonged to tbe School
Fund, one-tenth of the proceeds of the
sale thereof must belong to that fund, or
what is equivalent thereto, the annual in-
terest of one-tenth of those proceeds.—
It is as plain a case of equity as that two
and two make four. If A enters into
bonds with B to pay him annually one-
tenth of the revenue arising from bis
possessions, for a definite or indefinite
term of years, in dase of lhe sale of any
of his possession, one-tenth of the pro- *
ceeds of such sale, or tbe annual interest
thereof, justly belongs to B ; to withhold
which would be viewed as manifest fraud
on the part of A.
Now wherein does this supposed case
of A and B differ from the covenant be-
tween lhe State of Texas and her School
Fund? That which would hare pro-
duced a revenue, one-tenth of which be-
longed to the School Fund, has been
sold ; it follows, most conclusively tint
one-tenth of the proceeds of the sale
thereof, or the annual interest, of that
one-tenth justly belongs to that fund, *
r equally en-
one-tenth of the ten millions
’ our Santa. Fc Territoryt
for Common Schools?
Will you, Mr. Editor, give to your
readers your opinion—as you are one of
the pioneers in the cause of education in
this country, and have devoted a great
part of yourlife in that noble work ? Your
opiqion on this subject is entitled to
much weight, and I think your readers
Will you give, st as
period as is practible, your views
inquiry ?
Them.
In response to lhe above request, we
will most cheerfully tmd frankly express
our opinion with respect to lhe claim of
the School Fund of the State to one
tenth of the proceeds of lhe sale of tbe
Santa Fe territory. .
In our view, tbe claim is strictly legal.
The constitution of the Slate declares
that one-tenth of the revenue arising from
taxation shall be devoted to the establish-
ment and maintenance of public Schools.
Had Texas retained Santa Fe, one-tenth
of the revenue derived therefrom, w*ould
have belonged to the School Fund.—
of bear’s*oil and
rather a 1|;
it was bm
F " r r I t
as she w>s usually called, I determined !
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to walk.| I am sure I hav£ wished n
tbousan^ lirries since, that I had not
walked, ibr the misfortunes of that, to
me, memorable day; began with that walk, j
for by the time I reached the widow’s, I
was perspiring much more
laws of politeness would
shirt collar was ruined, it being perfectly
saturated with a mixture of perspiration,
This mis-
my spirits, ~
but it was not die only one ; for the cin-
administered i '
of my hair, and from
pungent nature, pro-
and itching, that 1 am
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the last. The very ease wit
to go to tbe aid
every man come
for American citizens to
strings when so great an object is to be
The water is limestone, a&d the timber
and ciedar.
p. . ( . ,
the I rinity, is a
V inhabitants,
It is a pretty
it
just
‘ ‘ we shall chronicle tire noble ad,
and proclaim it to the sister States, as an
bUities will rest upon the coming. Legis-
rene mansions of life eternal?
nagh. ------
He that resigns his peace to littlte casu*
allies, and suffers the course'of his life tc
be interrupted by fortuitous inadvertences
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must be willing to do good in little direction of tbe wind, and loies all that
one after another: | C()nslancy 1 -
speaking a word here, giving a tract there tute3 t|ie c|^ief p;aise of a wise mdn. Ai
and setting a good example all the time : | yankeei wl '*
we must do the first good thing we can, countrv ROIlie time ago, and who asked
and then the next, and the next, and so
keep on doing good. Thi^ is the way
to accomplish any thing. Thus only
shall we do all the good in our power.
Englan
I bad a kind
some-
thing horrible, and that it was best for me
to leave. So I made a grab at my hat,
and a jump *out of the door; but again
the unfortunate turkey was my enemy ;
for the first step 1 made towards my es-
cape, I trampled on it, and it slipped from
under my foot, causing me to pitch for-,
ward
my elbows and tearing my best panjt
across both knees. 1 was not long in
recovering, 1
started, to use a common expression, I
walked off on twenty-one feet, and gath-
J. B^
Howto Do Good.—Doctor Johnsorr
wi*elv said, “ He who w aits to do a great
deal of good at once will never do any-
thing.” Life is made up of little things.
It is but once in an age that occasion is
ofteted for doing a great deed. True
greatness consists in being great in little
things. How are railroads built? By
one sbovelfull of dirt after another; one
shovelful at a time. Thus drops make
the ocean. Hence, we should be willing
to do a little good at a lime, and never
“ wait to do a great deal of good at once.” i
If we would do much good in the world. nr offence.^ delivers up himscllf to lhe
we must be willing to do good in little direction of the wind, and lo-es all that
things and little acts, one after another: . conslanCy an(j equanimity which jeonsti-
ho went over 10 lhe mother
“Ion comingl back, how he liked GreaHP*1®*
J Britain : “ Well,” said he, “ England thejndepend
’’ was a very nice country, exceedingly fer-
tile, well cultivated, very populous and
wealthy; but,” said the Yankefe, “I
The people of Rochester, N. Y., have never liked to take a moaning wadk alter
voted by a large majority (over two-thirds) breakfast, because the country is so small
in favor of the city subscribing $300,000 that I was diways afraid of walking ioffthq
- edge.” ——
LA GRANGE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1851.
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Navarro County.
When created, this county embraced
all the territory now <
tics of Navarro, Ellis and Tarrant. It is
bounded north by Tartant and Elli^;
east by Ellis county and the Trinity river;
south by Freestone, Limestone and Mc-
Lennan; west by McLennan county and
the Brazos river. There is a long slip
of territory belonging to this county, that
runs up lhe Brazos, w^sl of Ellis and
Tarrant counties, in which Fort Graham
is situated, that is but sparsely settled.—
Corsicana is the seat of justice. Some
efforts have been made by a few to change
the location of the county seat. It is,
howeyej, about central for the settled
porti
r
new counties are formed from it, it will
be left in the centre of a constitutional
county,
lage, in
water, a fine body of timber north, and
an extensive prairie south. It has four
stores, two taverns, two blacksmith shops,
two groceries, a saddler’s shop, a Divi-
-:-L °
I male and female
. The
schools are under the care of Mr. and’Mrs.
Peck, who arc both well (jualified in eve-
ry respect for the responsibilities of the
lhe side of the head, -charge. With Mr. McKinney, th,e keeper i
of one of the taverns, I h ive never stop- '
ped, but I am told he does hings “ right;” ;
Lodge,
’ by loud outbursts of applause
determination to act, on the part of the
bearers, which could not be readily si-
lenced or put down.
The following resolutions were then
read to the meeting, and unanimously
adopted, after which the crowd quietly
dispersed:
Resolved^ That, as American citizens,
we pledge ourselves to avenge the slaugh-
tered victims of Spanish barbarism, who
were murdered in cold blood by the
minions of despotism in Havana, on tbe
16th of August.
here ; Resolved, That the murder of those
n. , w- i men, under the circumstances, is the
j in-oak, Grape and Cot- mosl infamous deed of lhe age, and
should place its perpetrators and abettors
beyond lhe pale of humanity or mercy.
Resolved, That we deplore the loss of
the gallant young men, who1 risked their
lives and all in lhe sacred cause of human
liberty, and tender our sympathy to their
afflicted relatives and friends.
Resolved, That Concha has shown
himself to be the most dastardly and
bloodthirsty villain of the age, vyhom it
is tbe duty of all mankind to pusue with
their haired and vengeance, until his own
life shall expiate those of his murdered
victims. , | I | .
Resolved, That all the aiders and abet-
tors in New Orleans, of lhe barbarous
dynasty of Spain in Cuba, should be
treated by all Americans with scorn,
contempt, and that hostility due to tbe
allies of such a cause, accursed, as it
must be, by God and man.
Resolved, Thai we will aid the patriot
cause in the island of Cuba, at any and
every sacrifice, and with all the means
in our power.
Resolved, That, as from the slaughter
of Almo and Goliad, spftng with re-
newed vigor the germ of Texian liberty,
so shall that of the gallant Crittenden
and his brave companions, impart nekv
strength, and vigor to the Tree of Cuban
Independence. , *
The following is an editorial of lhe
Delta: I -*• j
The Means! The Means!!—We
invite the attention of all the citizens of
the South to the address of Gen. Felix
Houston. There is a wide, extended,
but unorganized feeling in the favor bf
rescueing our brethren of Cuba from the
peril which may surround them, as well
as of overthrowing lhe bloody dynasty of
that Island. Thousands burn to avenge
the death of the martyred partriots.—
They are only detained by the want of
means. Could the latter be obtained,
five thousand men might be poured into
tbe island of Cuba in a week^
city alone. A comparatively sj
alone is required to wipe out a
inflicted upon the national namo and
character.
Led that sum be raiseid. This city
was largely instrumental in achieving the
independence of Texas; let it take an
equally prominent part in aiding that of
Cuba. The feeling now aroused must
not ho permitted to die—it must be kept
alive. It is rapidly pervading the whole
South. The overthrow of the infamous
Government of Cuba, is necessary to
the safety and prosperity of the South.
It can be done with scarcely an effort or
sacrifice on our part. The great State
of Mississippi has in its treasury a sur-
“lus, one-third of which would achieve
lence of lhe island.
Small contributions from the numerous
friends of the cause, would soon accum-
mulate a sum amply sufficient. Let it
be done speedily!
Again, from the same :
but Widi Mr Randle, tl>4 ke'eppr thb ■ b |oud oulbursls of applause> „.bicb
bt.r Inrt, 1 bare frequently put up, and sllowcd a uniledneS9 of feeling, and a
can vouch for his giving cqmfort and con- i - ..I • •- • - •
venience to all who call on him, topped
off with' “ flour (loin’s and chicken fix-
ings,” jahd very moderate cliarges. The
town is improving in a qlow, but sure
manner, and with the country and people
by which it is surrounded, promises ip
be, at no very distant day, a place of some
importance.
Tile,lands in the ccmritk' are good.—
Nqlan’i river, Aquilla, Chambers’, Rich-
land and Pin-oak creeks, furnish numer-
ous large bodies of rich fond, well tim-
bered and abundantl}' watered,
are also smaller creeks, for instance, Bat-
tle, Ash, Liuje f "
ton wood, that furnish label, tiniber an 1
water, equally desirable. ^The uplands
are mosllv prairie, save in the vicinity of
Trinity river, Chambers’ 0nd Richlanfl
creeks, where a. great poHi<
la?Hs are well timbered. Tl
... the coqnjly.
1
ofjliis upper country that there is littlle
'I’he prairies are
rly a|l of a dark loam soil, well adapted
he cultivation of corn or coKon ; and
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