The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 16, 1862 Page: 1 of 2
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BELLVILLE, TEXAS, AUGUST 16, 1862.
VOL. 3.}
BE ti LVILLE COUNTBYMA?
J. F. Q«TBBHOPT, gPTTtr
■BELL I'ILL /v— 'I'"'
SATURDAY, AUUtbA A.
■facial Natico
Alt'rthl* ilnlo all HttaHilvi-rlU-nu ut*lowrtcdIn 1 ¡
iMnlryna . will bt rfmrgi-'l Tvttf y an f per In
iOT the drat 111mrtlon, anil Ten eenit per tin* In
" eh nlMvi|Ui'nt Inwrtlon. H*tray, uitvi riln
I f (III) County oii rk.-wlll bo clisrK'xl Tiro Dui
'irt for inch wilmnl uilvcrtim-il May, 31, iPfl-
raag^—■——
X3T Having an unusual amount o,
job work on hand this week, we Iwivi
not been able to bestow ns much at-
tention on the Countryman (to
desired.
ET There. ere a few tick meniberii <>j
Company "F," left ho re. Tlicy will <lo I in
other inembrri of tho Compnnj- u kind no-
by calling on til for letters mid paper*, lit"
fore their departure to rejoin tlioir com
radon.
THE ELECTION
On the 4th inst., remiti d oh state-
elow. The candidates lor C un:v
iftieora are so numerous, that wi: ir
unido to give the • ordinal y ¡a', .¡m
internen t of thovotu by precinct i.
•Ve therefore give only the iííiiih ¡> o-j
'in successful candidate in id the von.-
.-ceived by him. For District «ill
•ers, the vote of each candidate is
;iven.
Assoc. Justice—G FMoore, 3i
T J Jennings, 2>
lleeves,
Representative—N W Bush, 3!
Disl. Attorney—E Blanc, 4¡
W S Delaney, 2
Chief Justice—■) II Catlin, 2i
Dist.- Clerk— B F Elliott, 7
County Clerk—S Howard, ' 2!
Co Surveyor—J Machemehl, 6'
Br Person returned from tli-
army, as well as letters received iron
there state, that some time in the liii
tor part of April last, Clinton For;:
and his brother went out on a scout.
to>be gone tWo days, and they hav-
not yet returned.* They are suppot
od to be killed or taken prisoners. Ji
is believed they are dead.
GTLieut. J. W. Perrine, and most
of the remaining members df Capt.
McCown's company arrived horns a
few days since. They appear in line
heflth and of the best spirits. They
are bn furlough till about the first of
Octobeif. They have seen hard times
•• and are warmly welcomed home by
their many friends. Copt. McCowu
was at S¿n Antouio.
Drouth.—Tho weather still con-
tinues dry and Sultry. Some places
in the prairies seem to have their
mouths gaped opeu in a supplicating
attitude as if asking for "one drop to
cool their parched"—whistle. Suffi-
cient damage is already done to the
scrubby stalks of cotton as to consid-
erably reduce their yield; though a
gentle cooling raiii now, would save a
great many of the young bolls and
squares, and facilitate a second growth.
The grass in this region of couutry
is Kt«rally burnt up, and ia fact all
vegetation and herbage for cattle han
crumbled beneath the scorching rays
of old Sol.
p. s.—Sineo tho above was in
tjfpo, we have been visited with a
fine shower of rain. * f
\3T One oay hut week, J. W. Col-
lins, Chief of Police of Beat No. 2,
took np a stray Mexican by the name
of Cardenas, without a passport, and
brought him before tho Provost Mar-
shal of th^l county. He lias Ibeen
detained and yesterday waa sent to
Brenham to be disposed of by Maj.
Mclntire, Provost of Washington Co.
Of N. Holland1! majority over
J. W. Manning for County Treasurer
irás 14. 8. Howard for County
Clerk has 11 majority. The latter
has entered upon the discharge of his
duiieft.
'VÜ.V ...
~W the Banger, not being dis-
posed toromain longer out of fashion,'
has come down to a half-sheet. A
Ml shost newspaper has bssn ort'tf
forálottg jtes. I' ,
KTTU Memphis Appea^ sys
Sheriff— G 1) Bell, 339
Co Treasurer—N Holland, 32-5
County Commissioners.
\V B Witte, 358
: I D, i buey, 397
V 10 Hunger, 341
• 1j Lee, 306
'..'wroiier—JP Ferrell, • 99
.(ustices of the Peace.
ffyn Felipe—S Eidman, J JJosey;
instable, John Prahun.
Travis—B S Harrison, B Eastman;
Const., Eli Whitley.
Industry—-G II Bader, M Suerth;
Const., Clir. Hui r.
Hempstead.—I) E B.irtlcy W Ivy;
Const., Thos McGee.
Bellville— i P Osterbout, A Roth-
hm l; Const.. H Miller.
Buckhorn—>P H Pearson, O'Brian;
Const., F Hoffman.
Pine Grove—J M Hensloy J Franks;
Const.,
Cat Springs—M Hart man, J ¡Crun-
cher; Ludecke.
New Ulm.—H. Teiclimucllor, R
Wagner; Const., W Moeller.
Pecan Grove—-Je$sb .Ward, S A
Cummiiigs; Const., J M L Boantr.
ty Order No. 47 isaued from the
War Department at Richmond, pro
hibits the reception of unnaturalized
foreigners as substitutes into the army.
If it is necessary to be morn ex
plieit 1 lie™ leave to state that knnw
iiigwhat tIn* III.<
In.ni, I c'ití'il t'ot la; indiieedto attend
i , or Uike a ji u t in its doings, and
{ ,•!,• Tiav-Í g jrl-inced at the Speeches
.nul p/iioeedings geneniíl/ of that
•iv. ling 1 ]i ¡itieularly desire to cb-nr
in v.-! li ti'oni any jifuticipntion, directly
or iudin c'.ly, in what took p'ace tbere
The meeting, if 1 have not nilsnn-
di'VeitOod its general bearing, is one
which igtiori'3 peaceful remedies of
any sort of menus oí restoring tli
Union, and calls loudly fiir men and
pieans to aid in the subjugation am!
consequent degradation and overthrow
of tb.e South.- 1 t'lillmv, gentlemen,
on no sucli crusmb,—i,eiun r will 1
contribute in snv way, 11 '.lie accom-
plishment of such bl'iody jiurjiDHes.—
The monstrous fallacy ot the present
day, that the Union can be re-estab-
lishod by destroying anv part of tin
South, is one that will burst \> i111 the
shells that are thrown into its defens
less cities, and leave the condition of
this country, after its treasures ar
exhausted, and its brave men on both
sides consigned to graves and hospit-
als, a spectacle for the reproach or
commissi ration of the civiliued world
Respectfully yours, Sic.,
Thos. H. Sbymour.
Tac Feeling for the South in Franca.
A correspondent of the New York
He writing lroin Paris, July 4th,
says:
We were in hopes that some good
news, some account of a great victo-
ry, might havs reached us~ on this
day ; but as yet nothing definite is
known. The telegrams mention a
severe engagement near Charleston,
and leave u s in doubt u* to the result;
while the London papers and the se-
cession organs here—-the Galignani's
Messenger included—gives us col-
umns uponC"ltuans of matiMr, all un-
favorable to tho Union. It i* easy
to see tliRt public opinion in Europe
has been intlueuced by this system-
atic misrepresentation; and 1 say no
more than thetruth, when I announce
t at each week adds 'to the uupopu-
larity of the oauEa of the North in
GT There were seven hundred and
eighty-five votes polled at tlm recent
election in this county.
,l3r Tho tifio of full General, the
highest in tho Confederate army, has
been bestowed on Stonewall Jackson.
Confederate notes - of the de-
nomination of one, one and a half, and
two and a half dollars, liavo been is-
sued. So Bay the Richmond prtplrs.
I consider it my duty to repeat
that all assertions as to tho desire o|
Napoleon III, to cause tho South to
submit are totally unfounded. A
correspondent, when he announce*
the fact that Mr. Slidell had been so-
licited, was wonderfully misled. 1
have taken the pains to uncertain the
truth of that statement, aiid I may
now say that it is unfounded. On
the contrary, Franca wishes the South
to succeed ; she wishes a barrier be-!
tweeri herself in Mexico and the
Northern States of America. That
Missianary Appeal.
To the P rotes'ant Episcopal Church
in the Diocese of Texas :
Dkar Buktiiben :—The report
made to the "Diocesan Society of
Texas,"at its annual meeting in Hous-
ton, on the 7lh of Juue, showed
falling off iu the receipts ot the Soci-
ety of* more tlutn two-thirds of t)i<
total amount contributed during tht
previous or first year of its existence
While it appeared that more than half
tho members bad not paid their an-
nual co.nlribution, ($5 00), it was also
found that very few new names hud
be ni handed in. In addition to this,
as I reported to Convention, there had
been u material diminution in the
amount received from missionary sour-
ces without the Diocese.
Our missionaries have felt tin
change most painfully. For, wliih
their means of support havt been cur-
tailed, the expense of living has cor-
respondingly increased. Thcynjoice
to bear, iu common with all their fel-
low citizens,' the burdens and priva-
tions of our present struggle. They
are also willing to practice self-deuial,
and make every effort for themselves.
And not a word of complaint has been
uttered. Yet, I know their necessi-
ties, and feel constrained to appeal to
you, by the love of Christ, in their
Jehalf. If every member of the So-
ciety in arrears would now contribute
promptly, with others who have not
yet done so, and all assist according
to tin ir ahi/iti/, however small, imme-
diate relief would be experienced.—
The -Convention, at its late meeting,
passed a resolution earnestly request
ing that monthly collections be taken
up in the parishes for missionary pur-
poses. But this was not intended to
supersede the work of the Society.
Need anything more be added ?—
Let us show, with love af country, an
increasing love for Christ and his
Church. Now and at all times, let
us ?Uiy,e to have the Lord for our
God • and we will be abundantly
blessed.
• Affectionately,
yours in Christ,
ALEX. GREGG,
Bishop of the Diocese Texas.
Contributions may be sent to Mr.
F. T. Duffau, Treasurer, Austin.
Austin, July 22d, 18G2.
All newspapers in the State friend-
ly to the cause of missions, will please
copy,
onriehment
still insensible,
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represent
been ta
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and mules 'oTany value,
hundred negroes, have
from their owners.
Tub Foukíh of July atNasb-
villp.—Lette s from Nashville, Tenn.
state that the rebels there gave amplb
ev idence of their stiffness both on tba
Fourth and on the evening of the day
previous.. When the city authorities
sent messengers to tlioee having the -
management of tho churches, awing
their leave to ring all the bells next
morning, all of them, except one, ro r*
fused. Two of them responded do.:
during they would rathe* nave theirs
churches burned down than grant tho
request. Residences of rebels were
closed, and no signs of animation
could be seen about thdm. Most of
them purposely omitted to sprinklo
the streets opposite their dwellings,
that "the Yankees" might liavo as
much dust as possible. .
01* The Confederate Congress will
meet in Richmond,. Va., on the 18th
instant. /■
¥
The following extract purports to
be from the Chicago Tribuno of the
18th ult. It is headed:
"Another Traitorous Ex-Mlnistcr/'
[Wa will merely remark that the
Lincoln Abolitionists of the North
will probably find such traitors rapidly
multiplying among themselves froni
this June fourth. Such men ns 'Mr.
Seymour, Mr. Ben. Wood, and Mr.
Snulsbury, df Delaware, are never
alone in the opinions they entertain.
8uch men nevtflr express sentiments
that don't meet with a cordial response
in tho breasta of thousands though
they may not readily find utterance
in such a tyrannt as is now establish-
ed at the Nort§. But we predict
that the freedom of speech and of the
press will toon again be asserted even
st the Nbrth, in sntte of Lincoln's
Bnstiles:]
•Ex-Governor, Ex-lUnlstertoBuaia,
®f Connecticut was asked to
■pons of the vico presidents of the
held in Hart-
r'and after-
the following traitorous
to th* Hartford
barrier she would uphold; and in her
estimation, the work begun by Davis
& Co., must be bolstered up by all
means. It is idle to deceive the
American public upon that,score, and
the people must not bo led astray as
regards the disposition of Napoleon
ill, towards the cause of the Union.
Uis desires for intervention are strong;
lint hisJ.ars t¡f thercsvlt a>estrong-,
and he would like to do so Well aided,
lie'has made all sorts ofpr ffers to
England upon .hat subject; but she
wisely holds aloof.
In my recent visit to London, I
was surprised and shocked to observe
how entirely the English heart wob
alienated from the canse of the Union,
Every victory of the North was anx-
iously shorn of its proportions, overy
battle of tho rebels magnified into a
victory. The public buildings pla-
eafcded with enormous lines, all reflect-
ing on the Government of Washing-
ton, and in private societies but one
•pl it appeared to prevail, namely,
tho advantage and' necessity'of an
Fkokbal Outrages.—A- letter
from Holly Springs to the Memphis
(Grenada) Appeal, speaks of the Fed
eral outrages in that vicinity as fol-
lows:
They have overrun about half of
our íámntry, stealing and destroying
everything they could lay their hands
on—not leaving a barrel óf corn or a
piece of meat. They not only killed
the stock for food, but in many cases,
killed every cow, hog or sheep they
saw, destroyed thegroing crop, takis
every garment of clothing jliat coul
be of any use to them, and to close
their villainous acts, committed nut-
rages on unprotected females. One
of the most horrid-acts was that per-
petrated upon a highly respectable
and intelligent lady, one of the first
families in our county, a mother Of a
largo family. A squad of some dozen
or ^nore of their hellish fiends forcibly
entered her honse, and, in presence
of her screaming little children* out-
raged her person. Will not the
avenging hand.of God ho raised to
avtyige such horrid acts, if tbo tneq
of Mississippi ijrill not do Ut Not
an arm has been raised, as yet, in
resistance, and there are not less
two thousand able-bodied
county staying at homw
1 have not described
damniqg and hellish
one mófe«¿ -A
English Vowa-
Tho celebrated RuéSBL. L L P.,
the hard drinking aud high living
correspondent of the London Time* v:
who went home somewhat snubbed
by the Yankee Government, has been
succeeded by^. Mr. fcpence, 'iljitt
gentleman gives us his notions of th.-
progress, duration, and issues of tbo
American- will-. Alter discoursing
upon the fall of New Orleans and.
the Yankee possession of the, Miss-
issippi river, he says. .
It is true that if a series of year
could be devoted to the conquest of
the South, this river would become «
invaluable as a road to the various
points of departure for the ' interior,
in that view of the ca?e, each town,
occupied would represent a further
step in. the long reckoning. But ip
forming a judgment of this war, tho •
condition must be kept constantly in
view—time and cost, tyd*6* nwda
quickly the conquest can never bo
made. ..The patience of Europe,)'
out from two thirds of the- Amer
coast, and deprived of i
solutely essential to its' indust
now becoming
ever the meek,. resi¡
expected to exhibit,
with which our workmen
upon a diet bf bread.
Very certain this
the Fri-pjjb
country hñni
It itj one"
trifled with.
itagtón cguld ha
Governments of1
mit hundreds of
people to exist in com j
and \
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Osterhout, John P. The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 16, 1862, newspaper, August 16, 1862; Bellville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177058/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.