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STAR STATE
e
A. N. WITHERSPOON,
" Without union, our independence and liberty would never have
been achieved—without union, they never can be maintained."
EDITOR fD PROPRIETOR.
Vol. IY No. 8.
Marshall, Harrison Comity, Texas, Saturday, June 7, 18-51.
Whole No. 164.
THE STAR STATE PATRIOT,
ONLY TWO DOLLARS A YEAR,
A. S, WITHERSPOOIV,
PROPRIETOR.
TERMS.
Two dollars per annum in advance, Three dollars
if paid at the expiration of six montbs, or Four dol-
lars at the end of the volume.
Advertising.—Onedollarper square of ten lines,
or lesa, for the first insertion; and fifty cents for each
subsequent insertion, if paid in advance; if not,fifty per
<éent will be added to the amount. To those who ad-
vertise by the year, a reasonable deduction from the
above rates will be made.
Political, personal and business communications,
'promotive of individual interests, will be charged the
Bame as advertisements; and these, together with all
publications required by law, if not paid for in advance,
must be assumed by some responsible person before
publication.
Extract from the law regulating fees of office:
U" Sec. 22. That in all cases where a citatum or
other process is required to be served by publication in
a newspaper, the officer whose duty it may be to make
such scrviee, shall be furnished with the printer s fee
for such -.mblication, before he shall be required to hare
*uch service made. _ni
Announcements of candidates for all important and
í ucrative offices $ 10,00; for mine offices, $5,00, inva-
riably in advance. _ ,
Those who apply for credit, for subscriptions, ad-
vertisements or job work, will be required, at the time,
to give their notes for the amount, as we keep no reg-
ular book of open accounts.
All communications for the Patriot, whether on
business, or otherwise, must be post paid, or they
will not receive attention.
Agents for the "Patriot."
Cader Allen, general travelling agent for the State.
J. W. Fkrris, & Thos. Watson, Jefferson.
John Wilson, Gertrude.
Chas. Graham, Clear Spring.
A. L. Vawter, Grand Bluffs.
John Alli-on, Ml. ¡\hmrn.
VVm. McMillan, McMi'laris.
E .VI. >mith, Elysian Fields.
J. 'a . Massie, Waiting''s Ferry.
James Earp, Pine Tree.
D. F. Barckoft. G'lmer.
E. B. George. Quiimm.
f. E. Lorr & Wclls, Gu ■> Spring.
T. J- C. VVortham, Pu'estine.
D. O. Norton, Qui'man,
A. Sterne, Nacogdoches.
J. D. Lilly, D m^erfield
i. \t. Ball, lloshm.
R. H. Martin, Paris.
w. r>. millek, Austin.
L H. Ashcroft. Shelbi/rUle.
R. \V. Powel, J. W. Allen and J. G. Arnold,
New Orleans.
Post M isters in general are requested to act as
agents ______
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. A. J. CAGE,
(Late 'rom Mississippi.)
HAS permanently located in Marshall,and respect-
fully «iffcrs his professional sermcM. *~thejM>Wic.
As he intends to devote his time and attention ex-
clusively to his profession, he will at all times be
fognd at the Planters' Hotel, unless professionally
absent.
Marshall, Feb., 20,1851-n45-pm
DR. N. W. EAMES,
HAVING permanently located in Marshall, res-
pectfully teuders his medical services to the
public generally.
Office one door east of Dr. Young's brick build-
ing.
March 28, 1850:50um.
DR. JOB TAYLOR, ,
Having located permanently in Marshall, ten-
ders his professional services to the citizens of
Marshall and vicinity. Office at the Drug Store ol
Messrs. Nijrris & Tackett.
February 20, 1851-n45-ry
" * B. F. & U . II. DIAL,
Physicians, Surgeons, and Obstetricians,
WIL . practice their profession in partnership,
and on-; or bo-b mav at al times be fouud at
their old s¡atmi*'nn the north s-ide of the public square.
In cases of importance, th^ services of both will be
given without an additional lee They will keep the
finest -election of Medicine-, and furnis their pa
trons if der-ired.
Marshall, Ian. 1. l«51:38ry.
H
DR. A. S JOHXSiiN,
AVING permanent!', located in Marshml, res-
pectfully tenders his s rvices to the public ire
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
j. m. steel. d.o.norton.
STEEL & NORTON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Quitman, Wood County, Texas,
WILL practice in the District Courts of the
Sixth Judicial District, and the Supreme
Court at Tyler. [May 10, 1851: n4lm.]
BENNERS, MOSELY & HALL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
WILL practice in the several counties of the sixth
Judicial District, and in the Supreme and Fed-
eral Courts of the State at Tyler.
ADDRESS:
E. G. BENNERS, ) , - m
S. F. MOSELEY, \ Jeferson> Texas.
M. J. HALL, Marshall, Texas,
May 3,1851:3
jr. ii. imso.v,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
MARSHALL, TEXAS.
Feb., 20, 1851-n45-ry
GCIDE TAYLOR,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
marshall, texas,
ILL practice in the Counties of the Sixth Ju
" V dicial District, (except Cheiokee, Rusk, Pa-
nola and Smith,) and in the Supremé Federal
: ourts, in business carried up from the counties in
which they jointly practice.
[Jan. 10th, I 51—n39-ly.
LAW .NOTICE.
t. t. gammage. w. h. bristow
G A MM AGE & BRISTOW, Attorneys at Law,
Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, will prac-
tice in the 6th Judicial District, and give their unre-
mitting attention to the collecting of debts, and all
other business entrusted to their care.
(CTOffice in Johnson's new Brick Building, North
side of the Public Square, Marshall Texas.
Dec'r 1st 1850. fn34:.ly]
e. d. m kenney. pendleton murrah.
"4 I 'KENNEY & MURRAH, Attorneys Si, Coun-
i* I cellars at Law, Marshall, Harrison co. Texas.
Will practice in the District courts of Harrison,
Cass, Upshur, Smith, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Titus,
and Bowie Counties; they will strictly and promptly
attend to any collections entrusted to them in Eastern
Texas.
Office always open, up stairs in Johnson's Brick
Building.
Jan. 15,1850—n43ly
w. p. hill. c. a. frazer. t. w. shedt
ILL, FRAZER & SHEDD, Attorneys at
H
Law, Marshall, Texas.
WILL practice in the Supreme and District Courts
of the State, and the Courts of the United States fo;
the State of Texas. [49::ly]
jas. m. ardret.
ARDREY & PAYNE, Attorneys at Law, ¡-an
Augustine; Texas.
W ill practice in the District Courts of the Fifth
District, and in the District Court of Harrison coun-
ty, and will regularly attend the sessions of the Su-
preme Court ol" the State.
CHAs. s. taylor!
ashbel green, jr
fT^AYLOR &■ GREEN, Attorneys at Law. Wil'
JL regularly attend the courts of Harrison county.
Business for T. & G. can, if desired, be left with
Messrs Hill & Frazer, Attorneys at Law,at Marshall.
Nacogdoches. Nov. 25.1847.—nl lv
w. b. ochiltree.
louis t. wigfall
OCHILTREE & W IGF A LL, A tlorneys al Law,
will attend all the courts of the Sixth Judicial
District. Marshall, Texas.
JOHN F. WILLIAMS, Attorney al Law, Mar-
shall, Harrison county, Texas.
Will take business in Cass, Upshur, Smith,Rusk,
< herokee and Panola Counties.
WILLIAM A. HILL, Attorney at Law, Mar
shall, Texas.—n47tf
VIRGIL M. DUBO.SE, Attorney Ci-unsellor
at law, Marshall, Harrison county, Texas n49
E
W
I^LBERT A. MITH, Notary • ublic, HarrisoD
county, Texas.—Jan. 4,1849-42-ly
J R. POAG Attorney at Law, Carthage, Pa-
nola county, Texas.
Ii. MAHONE, Attorney Counsellor at Law,
> Marshall. Texas, Dec 15, 1849—n37ly
"I LOUGH &. LANE, Attorneys at Law, Mar?*'-"
- ¡ 1... J M r.r J jr. • 7.
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-UiC
OCT" From our late San Antonio advices, we
perceive that Gen. Harney is making great pre.
parations to stop further Indian depredations on
our frontier.
From the Rio Grande Sentinel, of the 14th,
we learn that during the present term of the Dis-
trict Court for Cameron county, seven persons
have been sent to the state prison.
Jim-ple-cute.
As a novelty we publish to our readers the
Prospectus of a newspaper published in this
place some y£|rs ago. It will gratify our old
citizens to look back to former days, and amuse
the more recent inhabitants of our county, as a
specimen ofTexas literature and the most ornase
of styles. Dr. Johnson, the lexicographer and
the author of the " Rambler"—even Charles
Phillips the Irish orator—cant approach it. It
is on the Beasely order.
prcfcpectus of the jim-ple-cute.
"Oh! as along the stream >if time, thy name
Expanded flies and gathers all its fame.
May, then, these line* to future days descend
And prove thy country's good, thine only end."
Custom having sanctioned the usage of giving
the public a fair and candid expose of the views,
tenets, politics, creeds and casts of a literary
bantling in the shape of a prospectus ere its birth
is promulgated to the cynical gaze of a critical
world, we therefore, stumbling, blundering and
floundering in the riffled wake of predecessors,
let slip the following precursor of the Jim-pie
cute, a weekly newspaper of medium size to be
published in the town of Marshall, and edited by
BÉAZLEY FITZPATRICK & Co.
Reason safely ensconsed in the back ground
ofthe future, the mind's eye clearly peeps through
the loopholes in the perspective and points to the
growth of our town and county, wealth and pop-
ulation, talent and enterprise, moral, social and
political revolutions, that seem to mark the pres-
ent crisis as an auspicious moment for the dehut
of an humorous and amusing journal, chequered
with a peculiar stripe of fun and frolic, morality
and logic, arts and letters, conundrums and rid-
dles and an occasional disquisition upon Piano's
and Fiddles. In party politics, we will be mute,
but their acebrity and prejudices we will endeav.
or to refute ; the news of the day, and gossip of
the town, we will endeavor to portray, and faith-
fully expound ; the ladies' rights and gentlemen's
wrongs, the former we will advocate, the latter
confute, and render justice where reason be-
longs. Should Poetry and Rhetoric, Love and
Fable, woo our columns, each shall receive our
warmest embrace. In short, we shall endeavor
to portray every stage, and paint the actors who
figure thereon to life. Satire and ridicule, anee
dote and allegory, will serve as a rasp and a
whetstone; the former by coming in contact with
man's superstitions and prejudices ; the latter by
gradual friction, wearing his soul from error and
misrsle, imparting a zest to life, a motive to ac-
tion ; thereby graduating his habits and ani-
mosities, stimulating his energies and suscepti-
bilities, to glide smoothly along the proper chan
nel ot pleasure and happiness, sobriety and ra-
tionality.
With this brief synopsis of the Jim-ple-cute
campaign, we unfurl our sails to the stormy
winds of a callous world. We weigh our an-
chor of hope on the platform of our conscience
and steer our barque over an often explored, but
still unfathomed sea of intellect; invoking the
gentle zephyrs of talent, and an occasional pufl
of genius, to fill our sails and crowd our columns.
With the chaste and matron form of discretion
seated at the helm, our literary craft will hold
her course, onward and upward bidding defiance
to the strong winds of adversity and the dark and
dangerous rocks of envy, that lay concealed be.
neath the smooth and polished surface of a glit-
tering world; yea, traversing the globe and gath-
ering literary fruit from every clime and zone,
ambrosial nectar from every press, (not wine
press reader,) and delicious nuts from every
bough and tree that flourishes in our happy land
and country, and these for our dear readers to
mince and feast, to sip and taste, to crack and
shell, to their heart's content.
The Jim-ple-cute will be published weekly,
and will be sent to subscribers for two dollars in
advance, three althe end of the year. Our first
number wjll appear about the first of December
next. Editors friendly to the cause of knowl-
edge, throughout the Union will please assist
hy , ' ; linds of the
Ih v in-:, ons, so that
I for weal or
good, that it
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to Wie
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if iiit pabíi.* g
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Having pcrma-i
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will forward
• vices to th
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• 4á::ti ¡ of furniture stained, r ¿rain-
i i i.-tied Ht the shortest noik-ü.
A ¡«tu i¿. i 353 5'ilm.
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j Marshall T-evn*.'
! The TIshamy Uniou, ( Ui . ¡ after affirming
i i,at . t i'c-'s nut reg.vrd the ¡ppian (Gen.
'/•iitmíMV- oj/.-.n) is the í:>; d that it has
: lndepén:iei;<.e :.ot¡gh to ! act without
:;:«tí¡v¡icc !--- '■ ¡i.e.'-; : is, speaks as
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. w:: 1 h¡- done in th ":
•Mjrl of the Pries'
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ti? j un nee •: une í
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anii arttiíhir
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have on i . •. i¡c
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•iff-xst-piris, tin
s.red. a:.d S-'íffii a s;ihre i
They are p!so prepai.'d to <
i'l:\ -orne. Odd I-Vi!
-'f Teniperani-.í , and (
to order.
Marshall, Mía 10 185'
vvorií "ii.rii--
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are tha1
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ocratic ship.
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$1000, and
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by . wo/¡«litan ie Tej-
:;io iine.Ht rjnaiity. Caí ;•
mateiia! for youi^elvi's.
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have give:
and the n
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ty to ro- •
which :he}
".vc- think tiiat
• : inight dn¡
ise. Such is
arjency to lull one in¡
iid i
■tíhiU? was used by ome rot!
eveciis" in 'he dwelling house
F. JOHNSON,
liinakcr and JTewrfie -
i' el-'uur
50, i 8/)) :45rv.
street. Th • r ;buer
R
■All.
THANKFUL to- past favors, tend;
his service-; to the public, lie has
íiand a large, supply ol' Jcv-!>'/, wliie! he will «stsií
on cheap terms for v Sir, .1. ,. >■ old t itizod
bf the piacfe, and merúsashare
, Shoii next dóo: to Norria Ta'.kétt's Drugj
Stcfe, on the strr t leading North.
A?>\\ S, 1851:5llin
; ;> >
:*rsigii0il
oroiérlv
,vne«
íT purehar ■
f;.# ,
patronage, and
-.inesH carried er. :• f i^fuctorv to ™
pub'iepatronage. I atrial. Notice ¡ hereby
— ' Grain is my authorized M'éntu
March, S, 1851—
•<m¡sos i
i /ho mav
tb;U * 'r
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7vt X.OQDÍ.
t iocess —We
innumerable,
e committed,
j roform would
or to accom.
■^ct, and this
tate of insen-
on Thursday
í Kichard Baird,
ilier surveying
prft.ií. ijuietly oo iiei? t!i« parlor door,
• h vo.ing ' i-lv w.i i «d*iTibet fog in an arm
. ;«iti *í the iTi.-n ¡ her parents. A
•¡.-iip. with eh:; - :;'it.i, was placed
• an;i • :-n s!:- ■•>.< rendered pow-
■; : r ie •'less, Th- rubber then com-
?d h ; or.r.-'h for plunder, n ;> 1 carried off a
« ,-.ev cai other articles of value.
*ccrrnpl:shed and daring villain was
i#.; >,*3rv- -Civ Coir*:; 'rcial.
For The Patriotí
Col. M. T. Johnson.
The consent of this worthy citizen to have
his name placed in the list from which the peo-
ple are to choose their next Governor has afford-
ed much pleasure to his numerous and dp voted
friends. Should the contest finally lie between
him and Col. Greer, although few could enter-
tain any doubts that in either case the office of
the chief magistracy during the next term would
be. ably and faithfully discharged, yet the race
will be doubly exciting from the well matched
strength ofthe parties. Col. Johnson's success
could not be doubted with an opponent less for-
nidable than Col. frreer. This gentleman has
recome well known to the people ofeTexas by
two successful canvasses for the office next in
dignity to that of Governor, andhis conduct has
received general approbation ; but the friends of
Col. Johnson have good reason to feel confident
of victory even against this array of force.
Their hopes are elevated by the very greatness
of the opposition.
Since the commencement of the Mexican war
Col. Johnson has been known chiefly as a mil-
itary leader; first in the offensive prossecution
of that war, and afterwards in defending our
frontier against the Indians. At the head of a
company t^f as free and brave men as ever lev-
eled a rifle against a foe, in the long over land
marches, in moving through an eñemies country,
and in the hottest actions of Monterey, he ac-
quired such a reputation for undaunted courage
and unwearied activity that eulogy would be su-
perfluous. Every soldier of that bold band
bears a lasting remembrance of his noble con-
duct, and will ever be glad of an opportunity for
testifying his devotion, The grateful people of
Texas need not be reminded of the merits of the
Ranger who was of §o much service in protec-
ting their border; iJie pioneer settler will not
forget who secured his life and property from
savage cruelty and depredation; (the friendly-
Red Man, who placed himself under the Colo-
nels protectionfwould make all his wives vote
for him ;) those who live in the heart ofthe State
cannot be insensible to the high worth of one
who has been instrumental in securing the com-
mon interests of the state. In short, Col. John-
son has won the good will and esteem of his
fellow-citizens to an extent which will doubtless
be signally evinced at the coming election.
But this is not all. If he were only known
as a distinguished and popular commander, the
people might reasonably
ot the head State
quainted with htm, he
strong mind, unwavering 'unme-s,
fidelity. He has been h <u w
of high importance and r* •!> '
ability and faithfulness with which he discharged
his duties it is needless to speak. Well inform-
ed in political affairs, a true Democrat, devoted
to the interests and glory of Texas, a friend of
just and reasonable compromise, hostile to disu-
nion as far as it can be avoided, and enjoying the
highest confidence of his fellow-citizens, his mer-
its point him out as well deserving the honor
which he now asks of the people, while his great
popularity gives a strong assurance that he will
receive it. His deportment towards his personal
friends and all who enjoy an acquaintance with
him, while it is free from the forced obsequious-
ness and false courteousness of the demagogue,
is characterized by an unaffected kindness and
natural openness which has won for him the
warm affections of a great number of adherents.
His popularity too, being about equally extended
in the east and the west, gives him a greater
advantage, and at the same time an additional
recommendation to all parties. No one has
failed to observe the prevalence of a sectional
prejudice in these two geographical divisions of
our State, Such feelings are undoubtedly dan
gerous to the prosperity of the government. A
man who could jr«ite the feelings and remove
the jealousies ot these sections would have a
strong claim on the support of all who have at
heart the welfare ofTexas. Col Johnson is the
man.
*
It would be difficult to say whether he will
receive the stronger support in the eastern or
western counties. Thus in every case his
stronghold is also his recommendation, his rep-
utation and his deserts conspire.
SHELBY".
must now fefef* ánd can but offer the pa .i as a
jfli- j hf
guarantee of tvhat my future course w¡!:
elected;
Since the last general election for Steic
cers, new and interesting questions háVf a rise;
and will no doubt, claim a large share ol the at ; v-
tention of the neit. Legislature The dispnsi-'s
tion of a portion of oúr Northwestern T rrítory j ¡
' ni" Wife.—How ready she is to - d- pt W«r
sell to all his ways, and with whi¿Sl&a
nany as the stars, yet every one^i-c
c-it sweet spell. A nd then the thousa
tc :ie ticker called out before! \r.d how
i iased she is to find.that cs the faalr is sen
* the strength sent with it. How rej. jg^j
... j •• :."<nj-;arn courtship, and to loara conteutTSer
has placed within the Control of tflé Stat,: a. suf- j haps ¡he é d'-t and lotísí ready of her tasks *
ficiency of means to discharge all the liri>i!;tk.-j hui she ¿oes le.;?,; ít>. And the work-day of life
of the late Republic ofTexas, and if jud' ;iotisl>- -'.crie* which, tig to it a¿ she- will, must make
expended, have an amount sufficient to lace us ;:::r ¿ji e no the and n.'ie the woman, she
in a condition greatly above older and morefa-jb ; to '! x the c-Mtipaas' of domestic, cares
vored States ofthe Union. i' v v i-c r,' . !;¡ 'nor-nor-west,' and God
By an act of the Leghlature, approved March i s¡ d her :f she does it consciously ; no point
20th, 1848, the Auditor and Comptroller were j ttm.-i . i.c j;a~sed: the drawing room, the nurse*
required to ascertain the amount óf indebtedness I ry, and gor dluck ! the larker : all must as by
ol the Republic ofTexas. Phts has been ac-! thagi'. .m the result of h£r own clear and steadv
complished by them as far as it was in their pow- j rule. She kinuvs thai unless she manages, all
er to do so, without injustice to the creditors, or ; will go wrong • ami she knows as sure! v that if
injury to the State ; and although vtbé rate it i she seems to manage, ail will go right.'
which -the- nominal amount has been- ¿duced,-; > :-.d who re'er ciiswers tin the iiusmne cootej
may not be entirely correct in every Hnsiancc, j Ape if shr. ¿tiles hija never shows she roles,
yet in the main, the plan is so justánd equitable ¡ ( iiarois by accepting, by submitting.«ways*
lhat the Legislature, I think, shouldhave no hes- j > et has her huiiior most when she obeys,"
itation in adopting it. It is due to the creditors j A sensible woman knows all this. And she
that the amount thus ascertained should be paid ¡ knows more , -he knows how to have smiles
faithfully and without delay. The claimants j ready in the midst of ail her toil, and sometime*
cannot honorably do less. The disposition of | care; smiles for her husband and good humor
the United States five percent bonds, and their: for H¡s friends. The tears are
conversion into available means, are questions j almost all that she can call hercW^^ i 'wo- -
upon which I am not prepared to give an opin- j man will cry at things that men pass bv with in.
ion at present. Many plans, no doubt, will be j difference, and if she keeps her t
proposed by more competent financiers, and 1J surely they j .yo her perquisites, her
must be permitted to adopt such an one as will, 1 All these capabilities, and soothing powfefi
in my opinion be most conducive tb't|e interest j expected, ay, found in * woman. Women e
ofthe State. 1 > ¡ !iav>, an i ever will have, if they do their.di
From the most liberal calculátionsrthat have ' these duties' to perforin; and to cío them
a lit
vil :r::.-;tí
OÍ f iu
To the Voters of Texas.
Fcllou--Citizens :—My name has been an-
nounced as a candidate for the office of Lieuten-
ant Governor at the election in August next;
and in accordance with custom, I feel it my du-
ty to make known the principles by which I will
be governed if you elect me ; I comply the more
cheerfully with the usages as it will perhaps be
impossible to visit every part of the State to com-
municate iu person, with you upon the subject of
policy most conducive to , your interest at this
time.
The office to which I aspire, is under ordina-
ry circumstances very limited in its powers,
having but little part in legislation, and none
whatever in enforcing the execution of the
laws.
The Lieutenant Governor is but the presiding
officer ofthe Senate, during its sessions ; has no
participation in the active duties of that body,
and is only permitted to vote, when the rrfembers
are equally divided upon questions, and his vote
required to decide them.
Since the organization of our present govern-
ment, 1 have been a member of its Legislature,
and have acted upon all the questions of policy
that were presented for consideration, and the
journals oi the House of Representatives will
exhibit my votes upon every one. To them I
been made, there will still remain after the debt
is discharged, subject to the future action of the
Legislature, two or more millions of dollars.
No belter disposition could be made ol a por.
tion of that amount than in the establLument of
a system of Free Public Schools throughout the
State. General opinion appears to demand, a
the interest ofthe country requires it. As
man of the committee on 'education^bat
peatedly urged upon the Legislature the ne<ec
sity of adopting, as soon as practicable, a syi
by which it will be placed in the power ofeyei
child in the State to receive an education, ai
shall continue; in any situation in which T in:
be placed to advocate the measure until the ob¿
ject shall have been attained. The Legislature
in its wisdom, will no doubt, decide as to what
amount can be appropriated for that purpose and
how expended.
Another question to which public attention
has been directed, is the improvement of the
Rivers, &c. Nothing tends so much |>o deyel-
ope the resources of a country, a3 the facilities
lor transportation to market, and no one object
deserves more the consideration of the Legisla-
ture. 'I he prosperity ofthe State will be indi-
rect ratio to their increase. Situated as the
Rivers of Texas are. almost equi-distant from
r"-~h e'Vr uid affording the means oftranspor-
. ion to ah,..it the same extent of territory their
ii* v. jld benefit all without injury to
here these-natural highways to
n.'-it -- t .• no; < .Tst, it would be but justice arid
o i . ii>t th. policy ofthe State, to encourage to
cvesit such improvements, as the condi-
n>ns and v.'.-ic; - of the country require. A lim-
ited amount of money should be appropriated for
the promotion of improvements. It will effect
much in developing the resources of our fertile
country, and yield to the State, in the increased
value of property subject to taxation a sufficient
interest to justify the expenditure. Fellow citi-
zens if I am elected you may be assured that the
ligitimate duties of the office will receive my
particular attention, and as the presiding officer
of the Senate, will discharge the trust committed
to ine without prejudice or partiallity. .
Respectfully, Your
Fellow Citizen,
May 24,1851. C. G. KEENAN.
cheerful patience and a smiling face, is the 1
chain tor constancy..: Can wa fancy r
for one .day in their position't The serva
would all be- discharged, and the children V
pod and sent t >
Bedlam,-
they
He
dra-
in "
sold agáí
, and himself,
<u:v Ar.. -U-w:o v—'This
|ár over-grown New Yori
it opposition. Its vill
brought to light every t
** be doue. It if
rá at New Yor
leirpaiatings, to<Jo
rill when they are
~~ they are;
diiednnt,
at extravagant rater Ti,t A?
receive no benefit from this swindling o;
but all the gain go to the Managers '
truth, a concern of private
being now folly understood. There i
of the Art-Union scheme here, and the piou* <
our city deal in its tickets, but we are not in
formed as to what their profits are. Since they"
got up that malicious indictment against us, af'
Clinton, for publishing a Baltimore Lottery Ad-
vertisement, and were so signally defeated, they '!
have kept their Art-Union operations dark!
WVr-ré -dutrásí *f-fiotuofttesepious '
Deviis. with ¡her. • erí"- t'
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Items by Mail.
Aw American Grace Darling#—The New
Yoi k Sunday Messenger notices a young, intelli-
gent and interesting woman, residing within six-
ty miles ofNew York, who has, with the assist-
ance of an aged an infirm father, saved twenty-
one lives within the last fifteen years. The fol-
lowing particulars are given:
" Kate Moore is the daughter of Capt. Moore,
who keeps the Light House on Fairweather Is-
land, situated midway between the harbor of
Black Rock and Bridgeport, (Conn.) The Island
contains five acres of land, and is about half a
mile from the shore. Many disasters, it is
known have occurred to vessels driven around
Montauk Point in a storm, and sometimes in the
sound to homeward bound, and this lady's ear is
so accurate, it is said she can distinguish the
shrieks ofthe drowning mariner, and direct her
barque in the darkest night. She can trim a
boat, and manage it as well as any man, and
seems to make up in tact, what she lacks in
strength, and never refuses to turn out in the
darkest night to the relief of the sufferers. Our
informant adds that she is a highly accomplished
and literary lady, and perfectly feminine in her
manners, and that, she occasionally visits New
York, and other places in that vicinity, and has
a large and most respectable acquaintance, many
of whom know of these facts, they l\p.v e never
come to the knowledge of the public before.—
The late lamented Major Noah, who was re-
markable for collecting the most interesting
facts, by some means became acquainted with
them. We also understand that Capt Moore
and his .worthy helpmate have resided upon the
Island over twenty years, and brought up a fami-
ly of five children, upon a salary of three hun-
dred dollars a year, all of whom have an excel-
lent education and lhat they entertained a great
many persons who visit the Island, with true, old
fashioned hospitality."
Benefit of Advertising.—The following
instance of the advantage arising from a judi-
cious system of advertising is given by the Phi-
ladelphia Inquirer. Such instances are by no
means rare:
"A member of a leading firm in South Third
Street, yesterday informed us that a few days
since he commenced advertising by the year in
the c'olümtís of the Inquirer. His first adver-
tisement had been published only a few hours,
when it attracted the attention of a stranger,
who immediately called at his office, and after &
conversation of a few minutes, made a purchase
on which our friend realized a profit of eleven
hundred dollarsi This is an undoubted fact,
and it speaks Volumes as to the value of adver-
tising."
.m
To iiant -,t:v prutee
lypcerisyl" ^
Jtroioüow's Whig.
'Íííü Navy.—Hie Navy Register for 1851
states that we have seventy-six vessels of war,
(including those which are on the stocks.)
These carry two thousand and thirty-two guns.
Of these vessels eleven are ships of the line-
three in commission, four in ordinary, and four
on the stocks. Twelve are frigates of the first
class, and there are two of the second class.
Twenty-one are sloops, and four are brigs.
There are five store ships, and brigs, and three
schooners. The steam navy consists of fifteen
vessels, five of which are frigates. There are
sixty-eight captains, ninety-seven commanders,
three hundred and twenty-seven lieutenants,
sixty-eight surgeons, thirty-iour passed assistant
surgeons, forty-four assistant surgeons, sixty-
three pursers, twenty-three chaplains, twelve %
professors of mathematics, eleven masters in th6
line of promotion, two hundred and thirty4hree
passed midshipmen, one hundred and seventy-
one midshipmen, and nineteen masters.
A Wonderful Project.-—We have it on
the authority of Mr. McLaughlin, recently re-'
turned from abroad that there is a project on
foot at Naples to extinguish the fires of Vesuvius!.
It is understood that the bottom of the main or
grand crater, is several thousand feet below the
level of the sea. The plan, therefore, is to dig
a large trench or canal from the sea to the cra-
ter, the expense of which will not exceed two
millions of dollars, and thus extinguish the fires
that have been burning these thousands of years!
It is said that the fine lands thus to be reclaimed,
will more than ten times pay the expense of ex*
ecuting this grand design.
A "Scéé Enough" Stage Fight.—A lale.
English paper gives the particulars of a " sura
enough" fight which recently came off on the
stage of the Chester theatre—a regular rough-
and-ready knock-down-and-drag-out set to, ami
not one of the common theatrical cut-and.flour-
ish affairs. It seems that this little,episodical
part of the performance grew out of an old bit-
ter grdge between the corps dramatique, and
was not on the bills at all. The two actors in
question commenced making grimaces and
mouths at each other during the business of tha
.stage, until one of them' got so savage that ha
squared off and pitched into his antagonist a reg-
ular fácer. This was returned forthwith, when
at it they Went, rough and ttfmble' amid the
cheers of the audience, which happened not to
be ¿ery select. The fight continued until one
of th%^ bruisers gave his adversary such a blow
that he was knocked heels-over bead into the
orchestra, carrying down double-basses, trom-
bones, hautboys and all, and making a perfect
smash of a kettle-drum or two. Amid the fran-
tic chéérs. of the pit the discomfited hero of the,
sock arid buskin picked himself up ánd sneaked
off, and thus ended a combat which was really
terrific as far as it vréht. ^
The man who néver lo
was lately seen by some
round the ííorth Pola, an n
hanging to his nasal organ, and
easier after him whistli " 4
Women are like houses, the Ion)
main "to let" the more dilapida!
come—to keep either from going to
they should be early occupied.
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