The Texas Monument. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1852 Page: 2 of 4
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surge of the approaching power.
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Indiana.
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oeation, but of its existence.:
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of interest.
premc court.
An extensive tale of lands takes place
at San Antonio on the 8th day of Novem-
teringly of the present
ness prospects of that city.
the Loring passed here on his way up to
are cor Eagle Pass, yesterday: he is taking a
entirely different from that of the
But its
ispatch
|hnges,
ent arrival of a ship at Ports-
rjwd’a Inland,
s. has* dccur-
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Having left Houston about
go, and having traversed
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puribil of my profession, (teacher of Mu-
sic,) I
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numerous fields of corn that are dispersed
over the county, and the immense herds
;lasts.
It has become obvious to every one,
that this policy is idle. For the ensuing!
six months
teclion ;
a • soon
in the upper part of this (Harris) county,
was brought to town by C. F. Dewer,
and deposited with Messrs. Bremond &
Van Alstyne.\ The staple is fully one
and a half inches in length, and of unus-
ual fineness. We have not learned the
history of the original seed; it was, how-
ever, i
cotton from which it was taken.
genealogy is not so much a matter of im-
portance, as the fact that it is the finest
specimen of cotton ever produced in this
market. The stalk does not differ from
the common cotton, while it produces as
much as any of the ordinary varieties.— forts an(i :
It will be among the
r insr
the city, and handsome inducements are
offered to purchasers. Judging by the
advertised terms of sale, it must be a rare
opportunity Tor monied men to make an
investmeat. The lands are said to be
valuable, and San Antonio is bound to be'
a flourishing point, both for commerce
and manufactures.
not the forest Indians of the North and
East, whose fading remnants hang on pur
frontier ; they are the wild Indians of the
mountains and prairies, who have always
held them ; who bid defiance to Spain;
who kept, de facto, possession of Texas,
and followed the buffalo unmolested to
his wintef browsing on the flat prairies—
who bid farewell to the great waters of the
rising sun only when the smoke from the
frontier cabin signaled the presence of the loupe valley,
unretreating foe.
A young lady explained to a
A copper bell, weighing 1,200 pounds,
has recently been cast near San Antonio,
by a Mexican, named Gomez. The cast-
ing was made by simply digging a hole in
the grouud, and the operation is said to
have been perfect.
hardly yet suffi-
a division, even if there
the fastnesses of the mountains and des-
erts, and prepared for a last stand. It
may be that their stand will be feeble,
and that they will sink before lire first
view of their country, and of the tremen-
dous extent of their depredations on Mex-
ico, leads us to conclude differently.—
The Rocky Mountains are very rugged
and barren: the more southern portion
of them now, held by the Indians, are
covered only with the tangled thorns of
the chaparral. Of a similar character is
the country at their base—a desert chap-
aral; and this extends for many days’
Devastation, ii|d was forbid*
r any pc Bay.
The whole state of Jalisco
?cognized the provfs* *
G. Davilla.— Gale. Civilian*
Wednesday, October 27, 1852.
B .. z •
L5F" Wanted, at this Office, a boy about
12 or 14 years of age, to learn the Printing
business. A youth of indns^ous and
i . steady habits, 'who can read manuscript,
and spell with tolerable correctness, will
find it to his interest to procifi-e this situa-
tion. No one need apply without such
r recommendations. -
Death of an Eminent Minister.—Our
exchanges from the East announce the
death of that eminent minister of the
Dutch Reformed church, Rev. Dr. Phil-
lip Milledoler. He died on his 78th
birth day, full of honors and of usefulness,
and in great peace.
Mounted Rifles came over from theNuer
ces, and stationed themselvds at Los
The citizens of Galveston and Whar-‘ °juelos> about 30 miles from llere> on
■ ton are discussing the propriety of estab- ^ie ^orPus Christi road. All went on to
fishing a permanent stage route ftom the , duty immediately , even the Infantry sta-
former to the latter place by way of Long
Point, Richmond, and Jones’ Landing,
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Gardiner, in search of his mines.
Doctor will not be tried until the return
of these Commissioners. Il is reported
that he refuses to accompany the Com-1
miissioners, who will start immediately for
Mexico. ------
The Galveston papers speak very flat- simultaneously the regular troops were things of the past before the corning gen-
indy of the present and future busi- Pul *n ,nol,on* Two companies of the eration shall ponder on their melancholy
story.
Yours, etc.,
>r,
Whig Ratification Meeting at La
Grange.
According to previous notice, a por-
tion of the Whigs of Fayette county met
in La Grange on Saturday, the 23d inst.
The meeting was organized by calling I.
B. McFarland, to the Chair, and appoint-
ing Dr. I. T. O’Bryan, Secretary.
The Chairman, after returning his
thanks, explained the object of the meet-
in a very suitable and appropriate
manner.
Upon motion of H. Ledbetter, Esq.,
a committee of three was appointed by
the Chair to draft resolutions expressive
of the sense of (he meeting: Whereupon,
J. T. Harcourt, J. C. Gaither, and J.
appointed said committee;
■ a short time,
A gentleman writing to us from Hat*
lettsville the IGtli inst., says: “District
. , T. ...,3 in session here since Mon-
emp oymg No. important cases
tried as yet, savet he contest between Pe-
tersburg and Halletsville for the county
seat, of Lavaca county., The question
was raised collaterally, and elaborately
argued by Messrs*. Rivers, Robinson,
Tate, Willis, Shropshire, aud Wilson ftr
Petersburg, and Messrs Dawson, Rogers,
Harris and Glass, for Hallettsville.—
Judge Jones decided that the town of
was legally the seat of jus-
This city will build the greater
. di to be
The Telegraph then goes on to say,
that, “ Upwards of 5,000 tons of T iron
is now in the hands of a Northern house,
on terms which the Company can com-
ply withand for that purpose a Com-
missioner is shortly tp go North to com-
plete arrangements and negotiations.—
to the Cabinet of Belgium, of me treai-il
meet experienced by tJaynad in the city | value of the products is $15,000. Can
^^^■plicd i any of our cotemporaries inform us of the
• 'an-i whereabouts of this menu factory I We
. • :ury confess our ignorance not only of its
ijcauon, but oi its existence.—Beacon.
in La Grange. Whitcomb, U. 8. Senator from
ill ror.tcn anm_ r ,•
Indiana. .—.i.p, ..■■■■
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. Harrisburg and Houston.*—The Tel-
egraph is down upon a pamphlet recent-
ly issued at the North by Gen. Sherman,
designed to show northern capitalists the
advantages possessed by Harrisburg over
Houston aa a railroad depot. The pam-
phlet makes statements rather disparaging
to the claims of Houston, which are well
calculated to irritate any one as devotedly
attached to the interests of the latter place
aa the editor of the Telegraph.
. A Modern Troy.—The editor of the
Houston Telegraph continues to be a
zealous advocate of internal improve-
ments, with only this slight difference,
that he is i
using the word r^j/Jinstead of the word
plank, in bis articles^en the subject. He
says, injhis hat number, that “ The early
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1 learned tliat they left Indianola in a cart,
' driven by a man named Fowler. Short-
an im- ly after the goods were removed, 4he dri-
mcnse wooden horse info their eity, fondly ver found suspended to the limb of a
bopirig that it was a &rt of celestial visi- 'rae ol.°.8e ty- He ia '<» '>«T®
hung himself in consequence of the acci-
tioned here, went to scouting. Half of
i them are mounted, and make a very efti-
cient scout; the remainder went out on ,
We have been requested to publish foot,
the following notice:
MASONIC FESTIVAL. ! on ttie itio (Jrande, and over
The 4th of November will be celebrated Nueces : he is expected back in ten days. anc^ consequent!} have to bear the bur-
as a Masonic Festival, by Bastrop Lbdge,' A conlpany of t|le Rifles parted the day ■tl,en °f tlv° Sla,e governments, instead of
An Address will be delivered by Col. S.' before yesterday,
C. Blanton, and a
occasion.
/We have been informed that a mining
company is organizing in Bastrop for the
purpose of digging a silver mine which
has been discovered about two hundred
miles above Austin. A number of indi-
viduals have already been at work in this
mine, and have.met with sufficient suc-
cess to induce them to return with as'fcrrge
an accession a$ they can obtain to their
number. The£ompany expect to spend
the winter at tire mine, and as it is in the
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midst of the Comanche hunting grounds,
they will doubtless run some personal
risk ; but this seldom deters men when
they are actuated by a hope of consider-
able gain. Success t® the expedition.
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France is making great efforts to in-
crease her navy. New frigates and ships
of the line are constantly being launched
from the docks; and it is supposed that
in a year or ttfo, the French navy will
consist of 334 vessels, about 200 of which
will be sail vessels, and the rest steamers.
The Hou. V. E. Howard, it is stated,
will not return home from Washington :
during the recess of Congress, as he L
detained there as a member of the com-
Railroad Charters
GRANTED BY THE LAST LEGISLATURE.
Texas Western Railroad, to run from rone of Chulcicomula to assist i
Corpus Christi to such points on the Ri-
o Grande as may be deemed expedient,
in the direction of El Paso. j •.
3. Goliad and Aransas Bay Railroad, political^centre of a great agitalioj i
3. Lavaca Railroad, to run up Guada- ; — —
4. San Antonio and Mexican Gulf bis cause.
i luniiivctu, iv iuui ii viii some puiui vu tuc ---r-----
The forest Indians often combined and coa3t between Galveston aad Corpus orient of
; Jfom/he Hon. X. G. Thomas, we
learn that llfo Texas Union Baptist As-
sociation met ;at the town of Montgomery *
on the 30th Sept, and closed on the 4th
Rev. G. \V, Bains was elected
Moderator, and J. W. Thomas,. Clerk.
Crescent City Affair.—The in-
dignation manifested by the people and
the press generally throughout the Un-
ion, is of the strongest and most decisive
character. Immense indignation meet-
ings have been held in most of the prin-
ciple cities, loudly deprecating the insult
offered to our flag by the Spanish author-
ities in Cuba, and calling on our govern-
ment to seek satisfaction for the indignity
offered.— -----
The following nejv Posloffices have
lately been established in Texas; Prairie
Creek, Dallas Cpunty, J. I. Beeman,
postmaster: Buffalo, Henderson county,
H. C. Adams, postmaster; 'uong Point,
Washington county, G. Linthicum, post-
master; Elwood, Walker county, J. W.
Barrett, postmaster. Bryant’s Station,
Milam county, Davis, Panola county,r
and ^iloxi, have been discontinued, and
the name of Preston, Grayson county,
changed to Woodborough, y
Says the Tyler Telegraph : “Mr. Jos.
McDougald who lives eight miles on the
road to Marshall, from Tyler, .brought us
a fine lot of apples a few days since, rais-
march. • The Indians who hold them are ed upon his own place. We have always
believed, that it required but an effort on
the part of farmers to realize as fine fruit
of this species as any in the country.”
conntry is too barren to subsist them ; or
J /.j success of the pre-
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not learn until it is too late, that combi-
, nation is sometimes necessary. What-
' ever may be their fate, it may be looked
upon as the event of to-morrow. Our
immigration comes on apace, and we
must soon record another bloody page in
and American history.
Some of the papers in Eastern Texas
are making efforts to revive the question
of a division of the State, and the friends
measure i
ground in that section, though itJias few repOrted the following resolutions:
Resolved, .That the Whigs of Fayette
Laredo, September 14, 1852.
Mr. Editor:—Our drea,ry old burg that, deceived by the
that two Commissioners have been ap- - sweltered through the long hot months of’ datory and flying policy of war, they may
pointed to proceed to Mexico with Dr. summer without anything to enliven it,
The-save the continued depredations of the
Ind Ians. But with the approach of cool
•weather, and with the first “fly around”
of of north air, came also a fly around in
the affairs of men. The long-wished for
Rangers arrived two weeks since,
We cannot see why the people county approve of the nominations of.
! of Texas should wish to divide the State, Scott and Graham, for President and
Vice President of the United States, and
that they shall have our hearty support
at the November election. *•
Resolved, That we regard the political
sentiments promulgated in the Whig plat-
not other weighty objections to the j form adopted by the Whig Convention,
at Baltimore, to Be the conservative prin-
ciples of the government; and their es-
tablishment essential to the general wel-
fare of the country.
• Resolved, That we believe it to be the
duty of every true Whig to vote for Scott
and Graham, at the coming election, so
as to secure the ascendency of correct
political principles.
Resolved, That we recognize in Gen.
Winfield Scott, not only the greatest soL
(dier and the most victorious genera] of the
age, but also a scholar and statesman of
the most elevated character.
On a motion to adopt the resolutions,
J. T. Harcourt, Esq., being called upon,
responded in an able and eloquent man-
ner, sustaining the resolutions, and at
once drawing the contrast betweep the
illustrsous Scott and the incognito gon of
New Hampshire—Frank. Pierce. While
he presented the merits as well as the
claims of Gen. f§cott, to an attentive
dience, who could give expression to their
feelings only by clreers and applause, they
resolved that they would unite their ef-
in conjunction with all true
Whigs of this glorious Union, exert them-
selves, by lending rlieir aid and assistance
in placing the hero of so many battle-
fields fought and won, in the office, the
highest in the gift of the American people,
Which he so justly merits. Mr. Harcourt
then concluded, tfmid loud arid continued
applause.
The resolutions were then unanimous-
ly adopted.
On motion of H. Ledbetter, Esq., it I
was
Resolved, That a copy of the proceed-
ings of this meeting be sent to the Gal-
veston Journal, and another to the Texas
Monument, and request them to publish
the same.
On motion tire meeting then adjourned.
I ■ I. b. McFarland, chm’n.
I T. O’Bryan, Sec’y.
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fought for their country, well, but not
wisely. These Indians of the prairies
adopted a more wary and successful po-
licy : avoiding combat whenever they
could, they yet sought to slay the lonely
traveller; and by sudden incursions, the
shepherd with his flock and the farmer at
bis plough. Their success against the
Anglo-American is evinced by the arnaii
ing number of men who have perished by
their hands in the settlement of Texas;
and against Mexico, by the depopulation
of the country, and the slaughter of so
great a number of men as to exceed all
belief.
Hitherto the Indians have retired be-
%
fore the settlements; every backwoods-
man’s cabin has been an outpost, guarded
by a wary sentinel. But the species of
country that we now come to, utterly for-
bid^ us from settling in the manner we
.have hitherto done. It may be, then,
that^the savages, holding possession of
the rdcjiy sierras, and thorny deserts, with
their known desperate courage and con-
summate skill in predatory warfare, may
long foil the genius and power of the
Americana; but it may be that their
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An editorial note in the September
We learn from a ttJegraj
in one of our New Orlean
Jake Skuggins.—By reference to
the date of the three last letters of our
correspondent above-named, it will be
seen that we have got rather behind in
their publication. The letter which we
publish in this number should have ap-
pealed at least two weeks earlier, as Jake
and the Kernel are probably on their way
back to Texas by ibis lime. .When Jake
returns, we have a serious notion of get-
ting him to act as pro tem. editor of the
Monument, for a few weeks, as wc pre-
sume his style of writing would afford a
refreshing variety to our readers. We
feel certain, at least, that his productions
are more acceptable to many of our sub-
scribers than anything we can write in
the | editorial line, as they are more
sprightly and original. For that reason
we tehall make some effort to keep up
^jis correspondence.
t\ Several of our friends have told us that
yjve should knock about the country more
and get better acquainted with the people,
instead of confining ourself so much to
tbejMfc/R/n and the printing office. We
would gladly do so if we bad no other
labor to perform but that of editing the
Monument; but the case is far different
with us : for ever since we took charge
of the paper, we have had a number of
other cares and duties to undergo, suffi-
cient to occupy the whole time and atten-
lion of any one man. Oar friends and
readers generally, it is hoped, will take
this into consideration. Heretofore we
have been as much, and as necessarily
confined to our office as a counting room
clerk to his^sk ; but if the citizens and
business men of the country will extend
to the paper that amount of patronage
*. ii ,, . ,. . vCourt has been in st
. which would warrant us in i
extra assistance in the office, we should
be grateful for the relaxation it would af-
ford us, as well as for the opportunity we
might then have of becoming better known
to our subscribers at a distance.
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Dr. Gregory has removed bis Drug
Store, together with the Post Office, to
the neupT
east side of the Square. We are pleased
to see that the Doctor has embellished
one sifle of bis store with a collection of
elegant new'boolit, comprised chiefly of
well-selected historical, religious, and lit-
erary works; also, a variety pf. school-
book*. We dunk that a good book store
We hope the Doctorr will receive suffi-
cient encouragement to warrant him in
keeping up and enlarging his stock of
books. It is high time that all beads of
families io Texas, who wish their sons
and daughters to acquire a taste for read-
r ing, should mhke some effort towards the
establishment of a family library. They
Could not lay out their money to a better
purpose, as there are certain hours when
all persons, young and old, have a dispo-
! ^Uion to read, and would do so if they
bad the right kind of books at their com-
mand. The parent who supplies his
shelves with a few good and instructive
books, will thus induce bis children to
K_fpend their leisure moments profitably,
instead of whiling them away in idleness
i and dissipation. It is almost useless for
I young people to learn at scjwol if they
never read at home. ■
| - number of De Bow’s Review, contains
1 the following brief summary of the great
railway projects advocated by that able
I jburaal during the past twelve months:
Ed '“The whole South-West has been
I . aroused. -The great railroad to Nashville
|J J. —tbe great railroad towards Tfexas—the
I .^Mobile and Ohio road—the Memphis and
I rLittle Rock roadthe Jackson, Holly
I ^Springs and great Northern road, have
I * emerged from ibe regions of hypotheses
I and conveuioos, and are become, or arc
I becoming, fixed and tangible facts.”- i
I • • J’-1
The aged and venerable bishop Soule, ’
I - of the Method church, is about to leave
I the United Stales for California. |
I T
| „ moulb, from Prince
I , report, that fre.ii diffic
■ red between the British cruisers and the
I American fishermen. The schooner Ann
fired into by the British
■r' den toll
No. 58, of Free and Accepted Masons.—
dinner provided on
♦
All Masons, and their families,
dially invited to attend and participate.
By order of the Lodge,
James H. Gillespie, Sec’y.
New Orleans exchanges' bein5 lhus suddenly inundated with I
ring language in relation trooP9- Tl,e lndian3 are T,ie*> and wi»
O O last *
! SO,
tree close by. He is supposed to have
IFeslent Texan.
On last Tuesday evening’ Mr. Post,
of tire firm of Post&Hedges, received in-
formation that a lot of their goods were
lying scattered in the road, near the Ca-
laveras crossing. He immediately sent
Well, we remember fo have read, iiNqur *n aocut a^ler
school-boy days, howftthe good people ofi
anciqnt Troy once helped to drag an i
& * —. — ■ ~ . — — a t a —* •
tor from the Gods, sent for their protec-
tion ; but it proved to be full of armed
men, who were instrumental in working
the destruction of the foolish Trojans.—
We do greatly fear the iron horse of mo-
dern times wfil do to some of our inland
cities what lire ancient wooden animal did
<o Troy.
sented, showing a large increase on the
Associations! year. About twenty
ministers were in attendance, amongst
then# much talent. The meeting was,
10.* Vicksburg and Austin City Road, indeed, a very interesting one, and every
! great harmony and good feeling. Be-
fore rhe close of’the meeting a resolution
risburg^othe Colo-
’s, i i
printer,y
I
printing and publishing, and at the con- ,
elusion of her remarks, by way of illustra-
tion, she said, “you may-print a kiss on
iTOy cheek, but you must not publish it?> ^uud* #£ wool are’uied; that the wlue
' r\V ftio t-4<» .vxntoriql •«> A AAA • tl.nt
The Cabinet of Austria has complained
to the Cabinet of Belgk...,
ment experienced by U
of Brussels. The Mi’ try have
that an investigation is to be i
that if the offenders arc discovu
shall be punished.
now constantly in the habit of Good and lady.
tellectua! and highly accomplished lady,
To be short, I never have seen so much
decorum, in a place in my life; though
two years ago it was on the frontier.
This is one of the most delightful re-
gions, of country in Texas; the fertility
of the soil, the abundance and value of
the timber, and the pure water, are not-
surpassed in any country.
Yours respectfully
John Hennings.
P. Ellis were i
are said to be gaining an(j aper jjavjng retired for
* IT 1
Lieut. Burleson, of thej Rangers, °r n0 advocates in Middle and Western
started a week ago, on a scout high up ^exas.
ion the Rio Grande, and over on the
" Mexico. ;J'
Our latest news from Mexico comes by* .
wey of the Rio Grande. The revolution-
ary movements do not appear to make
much progress, yet they are not suppress- f
ed/ By the accounts from Orizaba, it
appears that the insurgents had not left
their positions, and the National Guard
was prepared to resist them in case of an
attack. Gen. Marin had arrived there
with one bundled cavalry. The Gov-
ernment of Puabla had offered to put in
the disposition of Vera Cruz lire squad-
in restoring
order. ”
A few villages had declared against the
insurgents. Guadalajara had become the
-r m fa-
vor of Santa Anna. The retreat of Mr.
Portillo to Leon lias coinpleted-tbe loss
' .***\- 7 J! The whole state of Jalisco
Railroad, to rum from some point on the ^ias how recognized the provisional gov-
Christi to Galveston.
5. Brazos and Colorado Railroad, to
run from Austin to Galveston Bay.
6. Road from Galveston Bay, west-
ward, between the Brazos and Trinity on I
rivers, granted to Memucan Hunt and inst.
others.
7. Road from Galveston Bay to Red About 1200 communicants were repre-
River, in North Eastern Texas. !
8. New Orleans, Opelousas, and El last
Paso Road.
• 9. Henderson and Burkevifl? Road.
The meeting
'll. Vicksburg and El Paso Road, about thing coaneoted therewith passed off with
32 degs. latitude. ^arm®ny and good feeling. Be-
12. Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colo- fore rhe close of the meeting a resolution
rado Road, from Harrisburg io the Colo-1 was passed by tire Association, express-
rtdo. * - i ; ing its thanks to the citizens of Montgo-
‘ All these road^have branching powers, mery for tbeir hospitably and kind atten-
> j -v— ^Jjion. --------
I . , . VBTexax Manufactory.—The statistical
the other day, the dtsttnetton between | t»ble accompanying th. President’s an-
S • am ** . 1 —I« a are rea m ^-1 m * • la A a a a* "X " 1 » •
nual messages states that $8,000 are in-
vested in the manufacture of woollen
goods in this Stare; that thirty thousand
of the raw material is $10,000; that four
males and four females are employed at
$20 per month each; and that the total
any of our cotemporaries inform us of the
A company of the Rifles started the day ^,en lwo State governments
before yesterday, on similar duty. Col. one* ^ur population is hardlj
i - - - " * ‘ *
'Eagle Pass, yesterday: he is taking
reconnoisance of the frontier posts. Cap-
. tain Lewis, of the Rangers, is exj
• in r day or two. The surrounding coun-.
i on loaded w ith seven bales of leaf tobaco,
j ever brought to this
while this flurry market from the interior for sale. It was
grown abput thirty miles from this city,
on the Brazos, py a German named Reu-
I nichs.—Beacon: '
we shall probably have pio-j^ Long Staple Cotton.—A specimen of
and it is quite certain that as a remarkable variety of cotton raised
as the troops are withdrawn, the by Mr. W m. Mitchell, on Spring, Creek
renew their depredations
with increased rapacity. The war must
be carried into their country, sooner or
later: it should have been done long
ago: and the sooner it is done, the better.
It.map seem cruel, but it bears no com-
parison to the cruelty of tbe present poli-
cy—suffering two or three hundred of
our citizens to be annually butchered ;
and thousands of property (the hard earn-
ings of our frontier men) to be destroyed.
However, the mere ordering out of troops
is a very considerable improvement
the treaty policy ; and of course, we are
thankful for small favors.
The present time is a great era, and
perhaps the last, in the history of the
American Indians. Like the Highland-
ers before the Lowlanders; like the Span-
iards before the Moors ; like the Swiss
before the Austrians ; like the Circassians
cient for such
were
scheme. The agitation of this matter is
peeled certainly premature.
We noticed yestereay morning a wag-
quiet, and will the first>
we believe,
One of our ]
holds the following
js to the present Republican prospects of, Pr°cacly continue
France. The French can never be a
mittee to investigate the Gardiner frauds, ,ruly <Je'nocratic Pc0Ple t^y could
in which Mr. Secretary Corwin U deeply forEcl> or cea3e t0 adore great N’apo-
implicated * peon* But he now has a living represen-
tative—a sort of political Vicegerent in the
person of Lewis Napoleon, who, like
successor of Mahomet, rules with a mag- Indians will
TixJilMdmm'£soM by >al l,0"’er not.bi3 own :
■ “The establishment of the Empire of
France is plainly at hand. The prog-
ress Louis Napoleon is now making thro’
I the Southern provinces, is eviddently a
preparatory movement to the crowning
act of his exaltation and of French de-
basement. All disguise is thrown off.
His march is saluted with cries for an
Ernperor, which he graciously receives
as an invocation to assume the purple.
To stimulate and repay xhese cries, he
scatters money with a lavish hand.—
Wherever he goes thousands of francs are
bestowed upon some popular object.—
The deluded or intimidated masses seem
eager to press upon him tbe assump-
tion of a power which he has so contrived
that it will be nearly absolute.” * :
/ The following letter Was received some
lime back, and was accidentally mislaid;
but as it gives a description of an interest-
ing portion of the State, it will still be of before the Russians, they have retired to
interest to our readers.—Ed. Mon.
To the Editor of the Monument:
three months a*
nearly the whole of Texas previously, in
pur^bil of my profession, (teacher of Mu-
sic,) I was much surprised, ou my arrival
at Waco, McLennan county, to see tbe
fields of corn that are dispersed
of cattle and horses, spread over the ex-
tensive prairies. Though the county
has only been settled about two years,
from every appearance, the people of
this county are certainly die most enter-
prising and energetic portion of the state:
and one would diink that the society
here was in advance at least five years
of most of the old settled counties.—
This is truly tbe land of milk and honey.
The town of Waco is situated on the
Brazos River, one of the most clear and
beautiful streams I have ever seen, with
a number of elegant springs surrounding
the town. . There are five stores, and
three groceries; two churches, and a
contract for the erection of another; a
large brick building, which I am told will
be completed this fall; there are also
three schools, and quite a number of
young ladies, who are receiving their
education there. During my stay in the
place, I become acquainted with Col.
. Mrs. Goode, is teach-
ing musicand I must say, she is an in-
tellectual and highly accomplished lady,
{and understands her profession well.—
completion of the proposed railroad from
this city as far as the Brazos, is now no
longer a problem, but a fixed fact, which
only requires the requisite time 4o de-
velope.
part of the toad.”
flat-roofed building on the north-
. Hallettsville
tice for said county^ The trial occupied
two full days and elicited a great amount
•». • .
The case will go to the su-
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Posey, Albert P. The Texas Monument. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1852, newspaper, October 27, 1852; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1291330/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.