The State Rights Democrat. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, April 12, 1867 Page: 2 of 4
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LaGrange,
Texas.
If some of tho class
cheap cash store.
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losses.
20th U. S. Rezu’ars, i
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Feb^_6th, 1867, at Galveston:
M, W. G.
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ay of thanksgiving and prayer, having'
was instructed fo issue his
Constantly keep on band a GENERAL
b ASSORTMENT of Staple and Fancy •
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Ladies’ Dress Goods, •
. GENTLEMENS’
Senor Romero, the Mexican Min*
ister at Washington, has received r
dispatches informing him that Max-
imilian had been captured by the
Liberals near Queretaro.
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A lawyer furnishes an exchange
|- Of Every Description.
mmuj,
miom,
Parties who have recently con-
versed with- Hen. Alexander II. Stet-
phcns. says he advises that the wis-
est course for the South is to remain
quiet, and await the issue of events
—that nothing Southern people may
do wijl influence the policy of the
dominant party in Washington.
apply to faun labor/
I AM NOW ^'Seirlni i
of DRY GOODS and
which I bought nt RE DU
iwould resp *clfully t»=k a share of patron-
age. T __* 11. —- -—- - - - --
and will keep CONST ANTE Yonhnnda
majestic Blue Ridge
re. echoed by the everjg
ida and the wilds of Arkansas and
Texas. Behold I Tlje stone which
•he builder rejected has become the
chief of the corner. d
It is with regret we notice many South-
ern newspapers are falling into the old an-
te-war habit of “blowing” Northern pater -
nosters, panaceas, exterminators, restora-
tives, world-wonders, and a thousand other
humbugs, for whose insertion in the South-
ern papers there seldom is derived more
substantial remuneration than “I promise
to pay,” and whose praise by credulous ed-
itors is the means of large amounts of
money going *N.orth from tho pockets of
simpletons. Can it be credulity alone that
will induce a country sheet -to publish a
whole column of trash by the year for
Northern cheats and liars, or does it result
from tho silly pride of improving the ap-
pearance of the paper by striking cut* and
marvellous certificates of marvellous Yan-
kee doings ! Every week, polite and prin-
ted circulars come to this office, with the
fairest promises in the world of prompt
payment for advertising columns of stuff,
that it ^ooks to us anybody but a child,
would k$ow at once emanated from ^North-
ern penitentiary escaped quack doctor.
Of course we gladly accept the liberal offers
and fill our pockets with their green pack*
by thrusting all their letters and advertise-
ments and circulars into the stove. If
this practice was generally followed in the
South, many Yankee impostors would per-
bap§ be influenced to seek an honest living;
or at least the appearance of many South-
ern newspapers would be greatly improved
by an absence from their columns of the
bumbuggery alluded to.—Columbus In-
dex.
I. O, 0. F.—By the proclamation of
the Most Worthy Grand Sire of the Grand
Lodge of the United States of Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows, the twenty-
sixth day of April 1867, is appointed as'a
day to be observed throughout the United
States, as a day of Thanksgiving and Pray-
er; and that the Lodges do assembled on
that day with their families, to render
thanks to God for His protection of this
institution.
Resolution of the Grand Lodge of Texas,
Resolved, That the proclamation of
W. G. Sire James P. Sanders,
appointir g the 26th day of April next, as
a day of thanksgiving a
been read, the| M. W. G. Master, W.
Richardson,
proclamation calling attention to, and rec-
omtnding the observance of the day for
that purpose in this jurisdiction. Now,
therefore, I, W. Richardson, M. W. G-
M. for the State of Texas, in accordance
with the above Proclamation ot the Grand
Sire, and the resolution of the Grand
Lodge of this State, do direct that the said
26th day of April, 1867, shall be observed,
as required, by the membeis of the»Order
in this Jurisdiction.
Tho Holly Springs (Miss.) Repor-
ter knows several girls in Marshall
county, who were raised in the 'lap
of luxury, with fine carriages to ride
in and money by the thousands to
spend before the war, who can now
chop wood, drive a two-horse wag-
on, go to market, go in the kitchen,
too, and prepare a dinner equal to a
French cook. And then call on
them in the parlor, they • will treat
you to such music as would make
you listen with wonder and admir-
ation. These girls have cheerfully
conformed to tho change in their
pecuniary circumstances. The Re-
porter thinks they are worthy of
being the wives of the greatest and
best in the land, and so think we.
Military Reconstruction Bill to Letter from Gen. Griffin to the '
be Tested.
INJUNCTION AGAINST GENl POPE
AND THE PRESIDENT PRAYED
FOR.
The Meridian Beacon thus shakes
the rod over the two lone store-
keepers at that place : 1
four business men are not lib*
eral enough to patronize us, wo will
shortly call very loudly for a class
who will do so—the business and
facilities of the Country justifying
l heir location here.” '
Congress,
nothing
the subject.
Partner Wanted,
Encouraged by the liberal patron-
age bestowed upon tl is paper by io
dependent thinkers throughout the
country and its constantly increas-
ing circulation, ^e are desirous of
enlarging the Democrat to at least
twice i^s present site during the
summer, and because of our contin*
ued feeble health] we wish to secure
a partner in our business. The ap*
plicant must bo a gentletnan of fet*
perience as a newspaper editor, OTA
Practical Prin ter. None other than
a gentleman possessed of a high code
of morals need apply.
Editor Democrat/ *•
4- with the following, brief statement
The Richmond Examiner of tho
19th says the colored people of that
city, were circulating a paper for
signatures, calling upon Ex-Gover4
nor Wise to address them on the
subject of their newly acquired
rights, and it is thought he would
cheerfully yield to their request.
At a meeting of the same class of
people at Charleston, S. O., a few
days since, Gen. AVade Hampton
an*d other gentlemen addressed
them on the same subject, and the
dispatch says, with the happiesfref-
fect.
We should be glad to learn that
the leading men of each of the
Southern Territories would adopt
the same plan. We are satisfied
that the great mass of the colored
people in our midst, are honestly
inclined in the performance of their
new duties, and only need the right
kind of instruction, from tho right
kind of men, to perform them faith-
fully. Who limong us will set the
ball in motion?
have referred to, do not take up-
themselvos the duty, others less
qualified, and with less honesty of
purpose, surely wi’?. We are nb or-
ator, or we should undertake it our-
self.
man
your
, , . , _ - off,
and is about to sell his,, land, and h
very ready to give you advice what
to do witji yours, you[ can take it
your
Information i* wanted by William C-
Hannah, of the whereabouts of his father
Alexander Hannah, whom he supposed to
live in Collin county. Our exchanges will
confer a great favor on his son by pub-
lishing this notice. Address this office./-
! McKinn'ey Inquirer. ' •
Serious Accident.—Mr. Moon —
at the plantation of Mr. John Pinch-
boak—on Monday last, in attempt'
ing to shoot a cat, the gun exploded,
lacerating his right hand to such an
i was neeesr
Drs. Hamilton and Lewcllyn
Memphis, March 16.—A contract
for paving the principal streets in
the city has beer, awarded and the
work is to commence on the tenth
of May.
City scrip similar to that issued
by tbo city of New Orleans has been
issued to the jimount of 8200,000.
The banks rjeceive it at par.
S. H. Rowland, night clerk of the
Worsham House, to-day received
news.from England, of having fal-
len heir to an estate worth* eight
millions. »
Intelligence from Friar's Point,
Miss.L says the river is six inches
higher than ever known. The flood
extends back to the bills a distance
of thirty miks. Great destruction
and destitution prevails. The peo-
ple are very much disheartened.
A special Washington dispatch, of the
1st fast., says:
It is in contemplation by several promi-
nent Southern men now in Washington, i privilege to avail myself of your offer of as-
assisted by eminent legal advisers, to test ’ • • --•••«’
the constitutionality of the military recon- j
structio-n act, by bringing an issue direct-
ly before the Supreme Court. The proper
documents have already been drawn up
and have been duly signed by the petition-
ers, praying an injunction against Gen.
Pope, comanding one of the Southern mili-
tary districts, and against Andrew John-
son, as a citizen of Tennessee, the Presi-
dent of the United Stutes, restraining them
from enforcing said act on the ground
that it is unconstitutional, and,, therefore,
void and of no effect. It is not improba-
ble that on Friday next, which is known
as motion day in the Supreme Cotut, the
application for this injunction will be made,
though the counsel who have been applied
to have not even yet driven their opinion
as to the feasibility of thestep.
Reverdy Johnson maintained that the
motion-tor an injunction will be denied at
once, on the ground., that the Supreme
Court has no jurisdiction in such a .case.
In his opinion, the case will have to come
up from a low tribunal, on appeal, before
the h.ghest court in the land take cogni-
zance of it. i
Other legal authority consulted to-day
assumes the ground that the injunction is
asked for by the citizens of the State Gov-
ernment. and, therefore, original jurisdic-
tion in the case does not lie under section
2d, article 3d, of the Constitution. Should
there be a concurrence of opinion among
the constitutional lawyers against the
question of jurisdiction, the gentlemen
praying for the injunctu n may not pre-
sent it to the Supi erne Gourt, but will a-;
wait a case now being made up in Alexan-
dria, Va. which will come up, through the
District Court of that State, on a regular
appeal to the Supreme Court of the United
States.*-
All of the Executives in the ten Southern
States, but three, have been consulted, and
give their consent to any proceedings which
will test the constitutionality ot the recon-
struction act. Gov. Pattern, of Alabama,
however, declines to take any action in the
premises, and is represented as being in fa-
vor of the law.
‘Governor,
Headq’rs District of Texas V
Galveston, Texas, April 4,1867. J
His Excllencx, Hon. J. IP. Throckmorton,
Governor of Texas, Austin, Texas.
I Sir.—I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your 'communications of thec
28th and 29th ultimo, and shall deem it a
I sisLance in registering tbo qualified voters
of the State
I am exceedingly anxious not to go out,
of the State for registers, and am desirous
of ' obtaining the names of’all persons
irrespective of color, that are qualified to
actin this capacity—men that can take the
oath of office as-prescribed by act of Con-
gress of July 2d, 1862, a copy of which is
herewith enclosed. ■ -*» * . . '
If possible please favor me with the-
probable white and black' vote of each
county. A '■
l am very desirous to have tho laws frn-
partially executed, and no effort shall be
spared, on my part, to bring out the full
number of legal voters in this State. *
If the citizens accept the situation, come
forward, and yield a cheerlul obedience,
there can be no. trouble.
very respectfully,
A our obedient servant.
• Chas. Griffix,
Brevet Major Gen. Com. Dist. of Texas.
• Confiscation.
Some of our people have become
alarmed on the subject of confisca-
tion quite unnecessarily. Stevens’
bill was postponed untill next De-
cember by a ‘ vol
and until that
more will be done
It is quite probable that designing
men will get up a scare among the
people every month, in order to buy
their lands at reduced prices. Our
adyice to everybody i^, to keep cool
and do not allow yourselves to be
humbugged qut of your land. There
is no occasion for alarm on this sub-
ject, for the reason that it is a ques-
tion peculiarly belonging to tho
courts of the country, and one upon
which they have power<o enforce
their decisions. There is not a
court in tho United States, from the
Supreme Court down, but what
would declare Stevens’ bill uncon-
stitutional, and refuse to enforce
it. Whenever, you find a
who is particularly sure that
land will be confiscated right
of the “disfranchised” and the “nob
disfranchised,” by the late acts of
Congress: : i
Disfranchised — G oternors, Mem-
bers 5T Congress, Members of the
Legislature, Judges and eChancok
lors, Commissioners m Equity, Or-
dinaries, Sheriffs. Magistrates, Con-
stables, Postmasters and Coroners.
Not Disfranchised—Secretaries of
State, Comptroller Generals, Treas-
urers, Militia Officers* Clerks of the
Court of Common Pleas, State So*
lieitors, Surveyor Generals, Notary
Publics and Tax Collectors.
SHAW & ADKINS/
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Dry Goods rocery
The Revolution.
’Tis strange, ’tis passing strange
—the very men, who advocated the
reconstruction . policy, the accepta-
tion of all constitutional amend-
ments. the abolition of all insiitU'
tions hurtful to yankee feelings,
from tho stacking of Confederate
arms up to tbo passage of the late-
Military Bill, now oppose with unre-
lenting violence, tho restoration
policy inaugurated By the adoption
of the Sherman bill. The very men
too, who rejected with scorn and
Contempt the fourteenth section of
the constitutional ^amendment as;
degrading and humiliating to Sou th-
ern pride and Southern honor now
favor its immediate adoption, it be-
ing the counterpart and incorpora'
tion of the laj^MintsriO'Restoratio-
Registratio-Yankee-negro policy. Of
the former denomination, may bo
ranked such mon as Alexander
Stephens, of Georgia, and William
L. Sharkey, of Mississippi, both of
whom, it is reported, in tho pal-
miest and brightest days of the
Confederacy, pandered to the whims
and fawning of Federal clemency.
Of the latter may beiclassed tfie dis-
tinguished representatives of the
legislatures of the ten sovereign and
independent States prompted and
sustained by an indignant Conser-
vative press, who repudiated tho
foul aspersion as un/itsf, unwise,and,
alike dishonorable, to the dignity
and position of Southerrr^liivalry.
In solemn convocation, with scarce
a dissenting voice, did this unani-
mous decree thunder forth from the
of Virginia,
lades of Flor-
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« FRESH Funplr
* GROCERIES
C Ll D j ric*» fur
cash, aqd will s<|| <>n the ueiernw. >in4
I am so siiuntMd th.-U II ean'rt«cru«t.
my stock WITHOUT KNtRA-espt
__v • it a • sl wvsrtfl ■wr -Zy** :
o®. T B E • B E /
FAMILY GROCERIES.
I invite ALL who want good bargains, to
give us a call. P. V. SHAW.
April 12th, 1867.—n?7v3tf. ,
KHOLSbll IHOLWWAI.
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TTAVING just received nelir good* oF
JjL the latest styles, we would respectfaMy
ask our country friends to gWe us a call
before purchasing elsewhere, as we are de-
termined to sell as cheap as the cheapest.
LaGrange, April 6th, 1867.’— tf.
| DAVID RHINE.
Wholesale and Retail
Dealer in
Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Yankee No*
tions and Groceries, Main Street, Houston,
Texas.—nl5v3.1y. j » ] __
j C S. LONGCOPE,
Cotton and Wool factor,.
—and—
CGMMiSSION-MSRCHANT.
HOUSTON, TMASl .
Sept. 14,1866. * , | ■ .
henry henricks&co.
[Fromerly with H. Sampson & Co.]
Wholesale and Retail
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
/ 10'NSIGN ENTS of Country Produce
U respectfully solicited.
Two doors below P. J. Willis A Bro.,
Main Street, Houston, Texas.
Sept. 14, 1866.
10NSIGNMENTS of Country Produce
j respectfully solicited.
Two doors below P. J. Willis A Bro.,
to do with yours, yoiic _
for granted that he wants
land himself. Goto workxin good
earnest and make all the corn and
cotton you can, and; don’t mind
croakers on this subject.
j The Secretary of War has sub'
mitted a ^orreRpondenco between
Gen’ls. Grant and Sheridan, in re*
Ifition to removals in'the South. A
dispatch to the Baltimore Sun says
that Gcn'l. Griffin favbrs the re*
moval of Gov. Throckifiorton, and
that Sheridan agrees with him; and
also that Sheridan suggests the re-
moval of Gov. Wells, of La. Gen’l.
Grant doubts the General’s power
to remove,and thinks that removals
must be made ^>y Congress, or after
trial, under the 6th section of the
Bill-
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Two State have passed laws
making eight hours a |legal day’s
work. The Missouri Legislature
before adjourning, passed such an
act, and the Governor has signed it.
The special provisions any not given.
Illinois had previously done the j ;
same, as heretofore started, but in
the Illinois law th ord are provisions extent that amputation
which allow any parties to arrange i Bary- ---------—, >
r - . 1 - -- . . I were called in and performed the
for working a longer time each day . mi . i * i i i
• . ? * ii operation. The mutilated hand cap
by contract or agreement, and also , ” . ,
J ’ be seen at their office, second door
declare that the lawj itself shall not I eaftt of the National Hotel.—
I h'i< Times, C)th in$t.*
A fire occurred Ht Marshall on the night
.of the 27th of March. Tho dry-gwda
store of Shwartz, Lister & Co. was coip-
sumed, together with tho entire stock of
goods. L-»ss of this firm $28,000.
Lt. Hawley, and his men, of the
rendered valuable
’ tho fire.
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Brick Pomeroy swears that the
Northern Democrats will fight in
less than two years, but advises the
South, when the fight comes, to take
no part in it, but let them fight it
out.
We’ll follow that advice, says the
Mobile Times, at tho risk of our
lives.
flic grnwrraf.
VICTOlfwTTHOMPSOlL • »
LAGRANGE, TEXAS.
*TaPRIL12, 1867.
sition, stand firm and pursue their
peaceful avocations, and let the
storm rage, for it must from the na-
ture of things be of short duration.
We would not be understood, howev-
er, as attempting to mould opinions
for others. “Truth fears nothing
but concealment,” and wo simply
give our views for wfiat they are
worth. We have not been whist*
ling up a popular breeze—nor are
we prepared to rush rashly in the
wake of so-called leading journals,
for principle with us can never be
made subservient ot selfish ends.
In this trying hour we feel nu>re
than ever the weighty responsibil-
ity resting upon us as a journalist,
and we shall deal honestly with our
readers in a fair and free discussion
of the issue presented, and trust to
their wisdom its decision, feeling
that they will act as becomes men
and patriots.
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The Conservative members of the
Tennessee Legislature, have issued
a call for a Convention at Nashville,
on next Tuesday, to act for the pub-
lic good and nominate a candidate
for Governor.
The first case of hydrophobia
this Sprinng, occurred last week in
Cincinnati. A young man
Albert Smith, was bitteq
dog, and at last accounts was near
^death with hydrophobia.
There are five lady editors in the
State of Iowa.
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Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts,
is making arrangements to come
South. The object is to bore our
people with Radical harrangues
from the stump.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the stage of water in the Mississippi
is falling, the levees are still giving
way. Whole parishes are under
water.
are properly executed, and if in his
judgment they are not, he may ap-
point Military Commissions to exe-
cute the laws to suit him, and de*
pose our Judiciary; may, if he
jchoose, make his own code of laws
and have them executed, but with
all the power he possesses, he can-
not force the people of a State to
hold a Convention and amend their
Constitution. Wc verily believe
then, that the true policy of the peo-
The San Antonio Express tells of
the recent arrest in that city, of a
man from Iowa, for murder. The
murder was committed at Des-
Moines, Iowa, in 1862, and the man
against whom the crime is charged
has been at large ever since, until
his recent arrest by an officer from
Iowa upon a requisiton from the
Governor of thaf State.
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Advices from North Alabama
state that the inhabitants livings
distance from the railroad, are dy-
ing of starvation; and unices relief
reaches them, the whole range of
counties in tho Sand Mountain sec-
tion will be depopulated. The re-
cent flood destroyed over ten t^>u*
sand bushels of corn and a large
amount of food sent by relief asso-
ciations to the sufferers.
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We are indebted to a friend fora
copy of the New Orleans Times
whose Washington telegraphic cor-
respondent asserts as a positive fact
that Mr. Jefferson Davis is to be
released from prison, on his own
recognizance, to answer tho bill of
indictment found agairtst him for
treason, in the Circuit FCourt of the
U. 3. for the District of Virginia,
whenever Chc-if JusticcChase thinks
he can properly hold that Court.
We have no time at the moment of
receiving this information to com*
ment upon it—mvro than to say
that the correspondent of the Times
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FRIDAY, :
Wifi... ,
We to-day lay before our readers
the full programme under which a
Radical Congress propose that the
Southern States may possibly get
back into the Union. In doing so,
it is with the sincere hope, that no
reader will lay the paper aside until
he has given each section a careful
and attentive perusal, for it is un-
doubtedly the' most momentous
question of this or any |>ther age,
that has been presented to the peo-
ple of the South. We would es*
pecially direct attention to the third
' and fifth sections of the supplemen-
tal act, in order that our readers
may see tor themselves the agre*
gious Radical lie flaunted in their
* faces by those advocating the accep-
tance by the South of this plan of
reconstruction—that you have no
voice in this matter, and are forced
to accept or submit to it. Section
third plainly and unequivocally
gives you the right to reject it, while
we challenge any friend of the
measure to put his finger upon one
ward, line or sentence, that g’ves
us any guaranty whatever that wo
v^ll he admitted to representation
in C<Jhgress were we to comply
with the entire programme—on the
contrary, section five provides that
(Jongress must* be satisfied that we
have done enough before we shall be
entitled to representation, and even
then no man could take a seat in
Congress from any of the Southern
States, who is not prepared fto take
the “iron-clad oath.” We warn our
people to arouse—read—invest!*
gate for themselves—pause long
and ponder well before they quiet-
ly, tacitly and voluntarily take the
fatal leap and hazard the liberties of
future generations I We write feel-
ingly orf this question because we
do not wish to see our people de*
eeived by the sophistries ot oily-
tongued janus-faced politicians, or
frightened by the threats of confis-
cation into a condition that may
degrade us and our posterity for all
t time to come. But what better can
we do? some will ask; they say
Thad. Stevens has already drawn
up a bill, that will confiscate the
land of every land holder in the
South, who participated in the war
on thdside of the South,if this recon-
struction plan is not accepted. Gran-
ted^hould this Lilt become a law,that
such might be the case—but what as-
surance have we that such a law will
not be passed, even should we ac-
cept? We believed, and so stated,
last sontner, that this bill would be
introduced -in order to furnish a
raw-head and bloody-bones to shako
over the South and frighten us into
an adoption of the Constitutional
amendment. T had. Stevens, how-
ever, is no longer the bugleman and
driver of the Radical party—But he
is the ass with the lion’s skin on,
and in our opinion will effect about
as much. The Radical party a-e
• already showing evident signs ot
alarm for their startling and known
unconstitutional legislation; none
of theniiWill have the audacity to
say this so-called mili ;ary recon-
struction bill is
and certainly the flimsy plea of
military ? necessity cannot have
any plausibility in it now.
But suppose the Southern States do
not choose to accept this reconstruc-
tion measure so genorously tender*
ed, what thenT The General com-
manding^ the district may, if he
chooses, send out garrisons through-
out the country, to sec if tfio laws is generally reliable.
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Thompson, Victor W. The State Rights Democrat. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, April 12, 1867, newspaper, April 12, 1867; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1291449/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.