The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 6, 1844 Page: 1 of 4
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w; foi at $5 per annum* i>Nvatile in iidvimr/
>VtillTl8lNG—Oho siplárn', one' (tallar for Ilia first/nxsr
subsequent iaaertion fil'MremM.' Eight liiioiyAnko a
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GALVESTON, SATURDAY, J
PIP mmpui,,,.
Kof uqcrecy from the áct of
'navy
p, „nu>«ni
' Alt leilor.s tin busiiio^ > <jf ilie
•II notbo tpkon b'ni ol'Vlirí
littttg loratdWHimui and lotl*4 P^sonal-r, and nnnouticc-
<mu. of omiJidiiiosri.r officii, a/'""i^'dorod Hi)d chnrged qs nd
]riii«mi'iU9, 7, • ' " •
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r, JANUARY 3.1844.
j.o Ht-at, r „
! iVUf ?opq(inii
^ toNüKESS.
>f lite proceedings of this body do
ion relative lo the gumption of Europe and the Ui
■■.It. U staled that onlyjie man voted against ^e '0BS ll,.a.n 2,200.000 bales agi
•# ac'' ;vhicl' is 8aW to tiyJvbw™I the sale of ^ bSríbTí.l
the vessels, and the approp^flon of the proceeds to
the payment of the money a<#«ced by Geu^ Thomp-
son jfu¡r lite; benefit of the jjfyl ]Fe prisotiqts.lbe pay-
ment of claims due folj nav*Mrvico, pnd towards the
payment of the jlaiixj of 4\j/l)alwaon fur the vessels
•—two pf which lio wys.tp j pet milted to take back
ut ill o original prices, Stce the whole ratytcr has
been made publiCi there unis to be leas disposition
to attiibutu tho mensure tibe Pjeajdout than to the
Copgress which adopted i
m
for gainuilon'produuiioii as to requi
of *¿!)Q,flQ()>| ulüa to koepduwu jj
~ 1
much Cottonprbducbd, planters —-
something else, .this has hue
m
ebeaior. lo be weclmeU l>;
haabecn ta^en for
ted to prices whipb ate but
Wo aflk in tho ajiirh of eVen-liuride ,
upon « fair Comparison rtP.flú^pJy antl'd«man
and more rcnaanemting.prices arw not only ws
fiSS'iSti "¿oí" 'bwSJ Ult' VVl,id' L Tko l'ubí,T a lüllor PurI,or,ll,e 10 w hut would bo but tbo C^tae^etice- 0f. pt«iifil «tul
U f? a" u col'y bi'liiw the heads of from Wash ington city, inMiich tho wiiteer represents effective causes and not \hoso of un inflated currency
1®caanrea iut' oduced. that a leporTt has b'etn/siai ted thero that "Texas ora spirit of speculation.—CAar/fcfo Mironry.
J The Senile recetillv nsasurl n miulf..,': • ot,..:..l,„ „u _ 1 J :iL .1 _ e?. •
Wfe'.vi- ? W
(.etec^tuly.passed a resolution requeating
lecnlllhts"despatch messeifgetvC. H.
ii;^^W>4 itH<^eb■ time as the lion. Se
l'i<,dosfaichc8,
Wm^ln3Rnmm& ■■'
réffi $tá
sjtrinka fiom all conjtec/on wilb the Ünited Si,atea,''
and rcijúe'sta tile editcrf óf the' Telegraph lo let íiia
Senate or f'iernU know llie gene/a! loeiing in. Tt'xus oy thta!
ixu u r if-'—''¡s.'* •' q'l'oatioti, as "all actiói/mU'sl cease until ihey obtain
oí, It,p«.s„,alive. «a,,,.,,..!,, ,... . ---' • 1 - • ■
Uing oy lj|« ijpiesident for Mcopitea of.all cor-
UjiSTnce^aiwooji this Oovornmebi. France, Eng
"•e^ Stóteáj itho copies vf all 'cor-
eeii thííjHlSpverntiiQui and any for-
|ai' l)io oGovermn^Ht of AJ,e.xi?<?,
^ernmént
most to a mari
presumeduliat iliji ball will now jjo on.
thia syatem of1 peioctating through the publi
pnrcewBBteíi rr«5>uHg. —nartK ..^ -/
Mr. iiewiaibffered to ametíd cedes iheheces^ily of supporting a Gi-uvernroeDtio at-
mpatiablo tend h these;'little mallei a. llereafter . we shall
^Wént.aiihtótícfc;"
i híi'l'aát reselution by tjdding "if not incompaiíítí
!. i ' ' .. . ,, "<'JT'm
lib ibe pubhg .wieieat, but the House reacted the
nMidmeat. :í? :-;í¿r. • '' 'ívW: uun ■ ■ i .,,>■]
Tho Pi'fcsWbnt, na a mailer of xouiac, di'tiHned a
pmpüábce with ei^er of these ie«jue6taj but whai
irlher action will be taken upon them in the houses
it) .which they originated lemaiua to be seen. The
ttunouncemont of their adoption autpriwd us not a
Hulej'and1 the reaSous ivbich have actuated the ineni'-
bera who passed them atebeyqnd our compretieñ8Íori.
W.h,t ii|?y¿(i; t,^ coJireap.on^ei^p pf the .Presi'doiJt /With
other iiaiioua may be^ jt .can, have noi effect or-vbliga*
tibn-ufibn^ the natititi.-UBiil it has 1é^íl ib á!ltieaíy or¡
tféatié'a ilf jétttoé kiíi'd, étiid' tfiéy tire raüfkdl by the áeu-
«JO*. ¡Tnf. Cofis^ituiipn íni/ipates thtJ.m^J^r and t.ho^
^ropjer.iim^ iu which ail.l sycb information as concerns
ngresa, or íétfoirear ita actioiii is to be laid before
^This ifKlinifed éat gertleSa, if not 'met in á prb-
a pft Bpíiíl>might end in destroyii'g in a aiiigle
measure?; which have been matuiing for more than a
year, and')iiiu aoi ious injury to the nation, bul tho re-
jeétion in the House of Representatives of the'amend-
ment "if not inctjmpaliu'ole with the public i.iterest,"
ab^iva tjie lehgihs wiiich thbse who hav¡e adopted these
m«!a8Uifli qre willing ir> go in order to graify a curi-
osity ;m«de criminal by the.disregard of the public
Wirffare ^ith which iL lis indulged.
iVmotig 'the niány iptipoitártt bills" now before Con-
gré« , oro the following:—
I 11IK ^6 fc#iDÍAX E •
; Read a epcond ttrne and rrferred.
,.,A bill;U> fi* tlw currency in which fines and forfei-
ture# ahull .ber collected.
i A-bitU to provifle ihe manner by which non-tPaidenl
itjurried women may convey their propeiiy situjttíd
In this country, j,
,,, A billii¡equirin|í the Enecuiive .and Heads'of De-
partmeutB to ,epair to the seat •of government.
rf Joint Resolution providing for an amendment ot
liie Gonstitulion. nnd t'or the establishment of a sup-
útale Supreme cJoUrt.
.■ ' í ÍN THK liOUSE'
, t Read a tecoqd time and referred.
At act supplenfiteiitary to an act regulating foes of
fcifice, approved 18th January 1842,
A bill for llie appointment of patrols.
An adt to extend to emigrants win may have arriv-
ed in this Republic íbetweén the 1st January, 1842,
and 1st January b843, the bent fits of the act granting
IP Ihmds to emigrants.'
• A bill to enforce the collection of costs in the Sq--
preme Court. !v j
An aclto prescribe the mode of settling the claims
f the creditots el]"!he estates of deceased persons in
i tal ti case?. .
A bill for the rtlféf of Bexar county.
A bill authoriüing Constables to act in their official
opacity throughout their respective cnuntieSi
A bill to amendrihe attachment laws of the Repub-
A bill 'requiting tlie Executive and Heads of De-
riments to'rein^e to the seat of grtvernment.—
íiíad third time simI passed.J %
A hill'to amend tfnd repeal in part an act to raise a
Venüe by impoit'duties, approved 27tb ¿January,
•2. ' • ' '
bill tb repeal |he 13th section of an act to liaise
vehtie by itopost dulibs* approved 27th Junuary
S.' < '
i jnin: resolution for the annexation Of Texas to
t|"United States. ¿
bill to authoriip «be ajipointmcnt of a suiUhle
nto revise and codify the laws of T'xas. *
*A bill to repeal án Bet to amend the existing laws
'in relation to proceedings in courts of Probate,
A bill to am^nd the ¡criminal laws of the Republic.
A^ bill to alter the time of holding the Supreme
"ourt, and for other purposes.
«A bill to reduce the tax upon neat cattle.
A bill regulating the disposition and settlement pf
eceased persons' estBtSS. ,
A bill rhaking further provision for the settlement
~ fraudulent land claims.
pamd Both Houtet.
A joint resolution fryr the relrel of Captain Hays,
' company.
act making appW pr¡aíibn*>r the pfcyroentof the
of District Attortiies for the year 1843.
figréis'Las passsd • resolution to remove thesOT1
in favor o| annexation." It ii
We iilie
prints
^ Alper-
«tnHlfrfq '
Jeponclóntj.^tid bé,si
A gemUémon, of Weir bred poisoif, may be Knbwtl
from the:munner it)'¡which' he u«e« his'handkotchief*
U. S. CUSTOU HÓÚdtí UATES OP GOLD. I
Rate* a tit/toe# in the Custom Huuse jfbr "tíouí Coin* "
per Act of C'ongreiii of 1^34, fixing, th* value tficrci
■Z-K ¡lut'tT'ífleti&i • ifni v.- ;i ••• Vjtii?
Untied btaies Eagle, old emisión,.'.... 10
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English Guibpat^l;). |Jj'í/.'.'ilvWi'<i«¡'-¿.¿i ' 6, 04
Do Sovereign.....
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>1^ Dó Louíé ' do 4
r
íave no mor<
off with cur
sity.
I people
y ify?(fv
Hoffnieiiter, under tho aentence of dehib in lthis
county forimHrdet j récej¡v«(lift paidbti on ¡N^w Yeaii?s
rosldeut, and was releasedi from cob-,
it) as lie' did the .senteijoé ilf
deatb^itbout ^ny^feparent emóüoiú.
Ml áit.ft o 1st sí ,í¿ífi
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Tbe/Na'ipnal Vindicator publishes the . foil
a kv vho :.,.<. j.e' a Ail? ^ wutfits
n«
bf VHSb^iUtitiéS óf'Áiistin 'ábd'
fíótn' l'hfe 'As8«8sOrs MftlHtsi8' •1 'K^'rtíf; " ^ ,
r-.,íi AUSTIN. COUNTY, i,.. 4.bVw *"
W^Ste majes un^ot;^? years of.age, , MO
l/-álv
pñi
-'US
■ ¿x
do Jo 2Í toX.5Ó,
do do over 50' years,
do femóles under lfi years of agej
do ; do i frow ns to 30, ' S'
iii'; ^ WV' ¿\ !;< v
. T . w
Or tu ¿üy^'IWbta^
!< Ddlira
ifiU't'
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Total Whites,
Negfoes under 10 years of age,
do over 10 and under 60j
do over50ycms,
Total slaves
MfcMiiPCM:
nn
t<i(j
Number of iicres, of tóofthn ih cuíávalitóbv
do do corn in do,
do <Jo small grairr,
do do potatoes,
do do tobacco,
¿no'i i
il; i 866,
úí uW
<2063
1 ;404
: •'.798
;2i3
'8856
¡8 706
2917
i u,m
25
,(tG|Jb'.'«Ildbr® v* ,-^u I mV
do.,,-. -Jehwf'es: .<>,■■* ..
do Pistole , /
Columbian Doubloonr"
-|.i '> frt ' u'i11 ■ ■ t >' i tv
, . 15 63
(IpM ih. j'j'-j ■ r, ,tt i 'j
Of Philadelphia,. in
Willi Itievapiuny u uasuuuc, iw !<" jo ' IU
they would itáve'to uboiiah ibe' Ci'linihai Ohm
shut up'tbo ptisi/ns, as there would be ao furtt
usM; for thorn/'l! "/■/ jjir!1' ■ ■
AWM ^ pvrps.r-j
4 lie policw or olhervvise of locati
15.249
42,436
Total number of acres in cultivation,
do do of cattle,
do do of horsi-s, 1.750
do do of sheep, 1,516
do i|o ol.li^gjt, .T 1^.432
Number of yajds of cloth, made in this county 5^743
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
,'Ilie policy or oinbrwise oj locavn
jrv t(ílCkly;|)i5piiláted ^íiioti, has'-blf iiiL «
much MttetitlOn.v and led 'tó the establishment
mji ueautiful cemeiaries, nut okily iu lh<^old>nrld but
the' new. Utoitunately, inlhe íRMtfr.«jt«c*Vf
as with many.
have been loo
onty'ftfMi^preWiW.
forgetful or unmindful nf'lhetresults.ol Itaff 'axetttury
This is especially, t,he case with London., «nd if aU
ris-
Effective meIV '
Voters.
Single ladies
Married ladies,
Children under 10 years,
Negroes,
Number of acres in cotton,
number do in corn
qt i.
600
"695
20Q
326
92á
1328
7063
14,020
be true thai is statetl pf some of the. ^hureb y^id#
of that great, meltopolís. á reform is indeed I
called fuii'i1' Sometime since, a committee was ap-
]l seems that
Hi
Iflíííffrlí'í
Í -I y-:%"£WpS^
lüutíiJ
of tbat great, mpltopolis, a
caltój^wí'^W^wtói-Utiié ...
pointed: by Parliament to iuqúire into the causes
affecting ilie health of towns. This commiaee collec-
ted together an irr.mense mass of informatien, a
portion of which has already been published. Ow
of tiie witnesses examined by the committee was.a
Mr. Heldon. !'wbo officiated as asiistant
!•
Cotton supply and demand.
Mr. Editou:—The opinión that improved pricey
for Cotton may reasonably be expected,^if the pre-
sent ci op bo not over 1.800,000 bales, appears to be
thought by many to be tather dictated by teeling than
authorized by facts, and that, any inaterlhl advance in
existing prices must ai Ue either from on overissue óf
currency or speculative operations. The price of
every article musi.be regelated by the great law of
supply and demand;, as the formei is in excess it de-
clines; as the latter, it. advances; and if the prospect
of Cotton be tried by ibis rule, a rigorous examina-
tion of the comparative produclion-and consumption,
will not only wairant the expectious of better prices,
but create wonder tbift prices should have everdo-
clined as low as they have been.' The following,table
embraces a period, of 8( years from 1834 to 1842 in-
clusive, and is coiitiuecl lo United Spates Cotton
alone.
Years. Consumption
34-5 1,252,000
35-6 1.342,000
36-7 1,392,000
37-8 1,638.000
38-9 1,3^*000
39-40 1,895.000
40-1 1.681,000
41-2 1,765,000
From the foregoing Table it will.be seen, that l|ie
average production for 8 yeare, has -been 1,587,000
bales, and the average consumpiTorf,"li548,OO0 bales,
ceilaiwly such a near equality in the supply and de-r
inand would not warrant, even with every allowance
for the excess of currency for a portion of that time;
the great decline iu the prices in 8 years from 16 down
to 8, and in 1842 to the still Jower price of 6. It will
be observed that afiei every excessive orop the con-
sumption has invariably exceeded, production, as in
the years of 1838,'*0 end *42. TheCro
43 bas not been included, as the consumption
be accyrt||0fr' ascertained,flmi' lhe European dates
next a*e received, but facts already de
d autnorise tW conclnsion that tbe total con-
mibister to a congreg>ti<Mi at the City Road Gio
He said thai "the plan on which the grave Was o
ed was quite" in accordanie wijb that gen
served or adopted throughout Londen: tl
opening, what is called a public grave, I
deep, perhaps; the firét cprpse interred was sticceed*
ed by anotlier, and up to 16 or 18, and all the open-
ings between lhe coffin boards were filled op with
smaller coffins i V children. When this .grave was
crammed «y fall as ii could be, so that^ the topmost
coffin Was within two feet of the suYtace, ilfkt Wis-
banked up, and< thai piece of ground was considered
1^9,
yapif'W^f
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Production Average
priée 1st Jan.
1,254,000 16
1,360,000 15
1,422,000 15¿
1,800,003 9
1.2^.000 11|
2,177.000 9¿
1,614,000 9¿
1,633,000 8
as occupied.*' He also said that durihg the irifluenxa
which prevailed in 1837, lie one Sunday buried 13
persons himiSelf. Alluding to some of the graves, be
said he had known a grave digger obliged to be
drawn ontoof those very deep graves after being in
belf'or .ll.ree quarters of an bour, in consequence of
• «
ady been interred.
added that he bad been witness from Sunday
voltiii'g for puhlicktion in our columrts.
maker Warned Pitts, testifpld that tie "used lo attend
as one of the Baptist ^ongregarjon at Enon chapel, 1
Clemonl's lane.^ The. surface ot the floor was f}ily
or ,1*1, iu,i b, h,ty. m callar b.lw
as ¿'burying place, the cdrpse having no covering
the coffins, arlttt nothing separating the living coii-
but
gregation from the dead 'bu t tliuH,hiu boards between '
tlM depository and (be chapel, ai.d there were'
^Ke^dded-' ''8t 6 ,,g 0'lh0 b"8rd,/
"Í nttended Ml sboUl
yeaiéi There have been i
thousand persons buried here) tbe depth is «
■ÜbSBBI
inK
or seveti
„ wash fi r Mrs. Howse, living close by, 1
used to burn coffins under the copper' and f
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