The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 10, 1864 Page: 2 of 2
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t of Tenaesen , we heve
which timo aklrailshlog wa
t bctwe*n tiio «wo armiee In thi* p*rt oí
ib* newa lo ««.'wring, Price
entered that State with a reported
Tren* Mlmlssippl Department1.
qjfa... 1, iMwmmm
Arkinne* and Gen Walker «uoceed* htm u Com
mender of the Dl.trtet ol ^H. Mexico*
Arltoam while ( en, Backner take* command of
(be Department or Loulslaua. Front our fan
Antonio correspondence, It will be aeon that ail
doubt at to the evacuation o I Brownaville la at last
l having eowe through B.owusvllle
i to San Antonio, within the hut
I writing the above we have conversed
i, who left Houston on Monda
' at Cyj'iess Station, and having
be telegraph office, be there leor led
. Mr, Xerafr.der, that dlepatahes
lived to the effect that a deaperate
• near Atlanta, between Hood
, In whtoh Hood had aohleved « great
Vankee lota bring mted at between
0 and 10,000. Thla newa waa at leeat expected,
and we are Inclined to b*ll*V* It.
victory,
Proatdent for
, which were ap-
h Ml*
In tba Bau An-
i. We aleo pub-
ofJunv
•*ah6
purpoea;
under which, In oonneotlon with an Impreaa-
order and aundrjr other regulations,
from various aoureea, onr overland
being carried on.
JTiWF,
ÉttijAitóww
ail, we have datea
Sbrovepnrt to the 4tb and Blcbuond and
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The follow* II dfopatobe* from
.Inn to pointont elltfce
i Regulation* of the t'real-
dent, authorised by an Aet oí Congre**, and the
la order a leaned by Gen. Smith, Lieut. Ool.
Ina, Ma)or Broad well, and a boat of other
Cotton legislators, •>!! «f wbioU order* appear to be
feoognlaed In Ala Department a* authoritative.
A careful perusal of theae Regu'stiona will «how
that any planter, or bolder of cotton, baa the un<
doubted right to abip the whole of hla crop, by
complying witb certain preliminary condition*
therein aet forth, and giving bond that bo will in-
vert not leaa than ona half the nut proceed*
of «aid ool to n, in good* and merohendUe, not
prohibited bylaw, and bring the aame into the
Confederacy wltbln alatjr day* after the delivery
of the «ported article* at their place of destina-
tion. Th condition* are alruple and ea*ily com-
piled with, while they aacqre to the holder the full
control of h!( own cotton, only requiring htm to In
veet half the proceed*, In bringing In goods for tba
benefit of onr olti?.en«, and lowing htm free to dla
po«e of the other half a* he pleura.
We will not discuta the advantage* that would
bavo acamad to Texas, hod theae Regulation* been
carried oat aaaoon as they were 1 aimed; for it
must be apparent to all, that under aueh a system,
Tn* Kt,*ano*.—The «turas come In/Verytlowly,
and wo «till find it impossible to publish them in
tabular form. Robert* and Bobarda are, beyond
doubt, elocted by vory large majorities, Beevi
fur Associate Juatice, still lead* bis opponeo
ti niela tbe Eastern vota la greatly divided
elected. In our next tone, we will endeavi
publish tba official vote, so far as received, at
Htata Departmeat.
&T A sad ooourranee took plaoe near the city
on Sunday lest, Mr. It, 0. Holman and hla lltUa
daughter were Instantly killed by ligbtlning. Mr-
It. ara* a ret pac tad cltlxeu of thle county and leaves
• wife end large family lo mourn'his untimely losa.
J.'V'.1 Y'' ■ ■■■ i' in >'0i# **■' ""i' I
* The editor of the Galveston Bulletin has our
thanks for a late copy of the New York Herald.
1 We see the Houaton paper* still harping
t Cotton Carda and Percnsrion Oapa, voted
SB| Hor their own benefit, and rnnat
i cannot cee that importance In thesub-
t Wbleh seema to bo attached to lt,b neó wo
i never even alluded to it before. A member
! <b« " New " In justlfioatlon of this act of
1 on the part, of the Legislature toward*
, «ys " tha Jlilltary Board bad those
i for side, and the members paid the market
s" The market prioo for ootion card* was
thoa from 86 to 40 dollar*, bat tbe Military Board
to soli th am to toldirr't families only
for ten dollar per pair, which tbo Legislature
amended by voting themselves oaoh a pair nt the
tarneprlce. This Is the true version of the atory,
though be never thought it even worth a petting
notice, a* the LegMature ha* already sin* sufficient
ti an*wer for, without piling tbe heap op any
—.
tJJ" The "News" has received "from one of the
moat respectable gentlemen In Tesas, an Important
artlolo, detailing; ono among the many enormous
frauds perpetrated ¿pon the Government by
betwoeu two of it* cotton purchasing
' ¡
agent*." Tba "New*" doe* not deem It politic to'
pnbllab tbe article at this time, bat doe* not state
why. We can imagine no fitter time than tbe
present, |f only to ahowthe entire absurdity and
folly of the Government nndartaklng to turn
mtrcJumt, when It oóold be «applied with all It
need* at one hair tbe ooit, by leaving the bualoea*
to thóso tb whom it legitmataly belongs.
W There we already four "Soldier's Homes"
established In Texas, via; one in Honaton, In
charge of Barg'tO. A. Scales; ono In Beaumont,
In char«a of Wm. Fletoher; one In lílllicMi, In
obargo of W. R. KU!s, end also one In Rusk.
Wby can't we bavo one in Aoetlu I If some of oar
■wtrtotle olllzen* would take tbe matter 1* hand,
t could *oon be aturisd. We will oheorfftily eon-
rlbota our mite toward* so pralieworty an enter-
yrlee, especially after hearing of a soldlsr being
charged *170 for himself and horse overnight, at a
hotel not a hundred mile* from here. ( , ■ '
iflsa J r¡! ,|t **«l "■<*" ;
BT from a communication in the Telegraph,
from one of the "Lone Star Rifles," iated Camp
near Zalllo&Ser, Tien., April 20th, H appear* that
the lat, 4th, and fttb Tetas Regiment* are greatly
in need of olo.hlng Wo tru*t thla appeal to their
friend* in Texas will not be made Iti vain. OlotWeg
sent to Montgomery, Alabama, will be token charge
of by tbe Government, and forwarded free of
expenso. Now is the time to prepare making up
olothe# for the winter, which consmenoee much
«eriier In Tsnnessee and Georgia than here. Let
alt, who eau, contribute, to the extent of their
[j ability, that our brave defender* may be ehlelded
from tbe cold blaatof winter, and nesured that they
ere not forgotten at borne, i hlle fighting the
battles of tbelr country.
- • « « II.
' It Is jratlfjlng to team that the crop*, caat
of the Ml«il*sippl, are quito «anal to tboee of ontr
Slate, and that an abundance Of all that eonet.tUtes
the staff of life prevslis everywhere,
— -e-«
0T Speaking of our new Secretary of the
Treasury, Mr. Goo. A Trepbolm, which was
eiTonloualy spelled Pronholm In tho Houaton
papera, from wblch we copied the notloe of bt«
appointment, tbe Galveaton"N*we" a ays t
be made for thla position,
rsraps®
Mr, Trenholm
or partner In the
i Co ,of Charleston, or which
" , InLlvevpoet. U a branoh.
huccuaaftil merchant, thor-
h the subject of finance In
or comprehenaive mind, of
' lareetar. And the
I «an be done to re-
ecretary Is tbe
ssettringM
the greatest Inducement* would have beett held out
to introduce goods, wbleh would have cotimnnded
a fair remunerative price, In «pecio, to the Impor-
ter, and tbe merchant would have rait secure tn
purchasing cotton to keep up hla «uppllea, so that
our markets would soon have been well stocked,
competition would have regulated prices, and our
people, as well as our army, would bave been wel*
provided with all the necessaries of life, at much
lees than they now cost.
it Is not more than eighteen rriftntha slnee Mr.
" Son administered a severe reprimand to our
tary authorities tor presuming to Interfere with
Rio Grande trade, *nd requested them " to
tbelr actions hereafter within the limits of
In submi**1qt> to oivll authority on tb
subjectand yet ln spite of speelal aots of Con*
grew,, pawed by mee, elected by ourselves to
make our laws, who, it Is fair to( jtoj|gfc itjlji
thoroughly acquainted WlÉh our present oondltlpn
and wants; and lu spit* also of Regulations, issued
specially tor onr guidanoe by the President, who is
also supposed to be fully eognltant of our situation,
the military commander of this District undet takes
to Issue ordera in direct contravention of these
Acts and Regulations, which are now being execu-
ted under military authority, and, when necessary,
by military foree. The Aet or Congress to which
these Regulation are supplemental, distinctly says,
«the exportation of Cotton, Aó. la prohibited ex
eept under auoh uniform regulations m «ball bo
Aade by the Prealdent of the Confederate Statee,"
and these Regulations declare that " no military
officer shall pretume, under any elreumitaneea, to
*ehce property, while being carried undar the pro-
visions of the law and or these regulations, for any
Other oauae than a violation of eatd provisions,
nor, in ease of *eixura,to dispose of the property
seised, in any other meaner, than that prescribed
In the foregoing regulations."
Oar military euthoritlea bave no jpower* or Mi-,
tbority beyond what Congress has oonferred npon
tliem, and It Is their eapeolal dnty to See tbe laws
of the Wd carried out and maintained, while mili-
tary and even martial law has been very properly
restfleted to the limits of military encampments.
It will be naturally asked, what remedy have we
against these eneroaohmeats on our rights \ The
«ot ofOongroso, before refsrrild to, says:
"That the exelustvc Jurisdiction is oonferred upon
lie distrlot courts of iba Confederate States, of all
ult* or action* that may arise under thla aot In be-
rttf or the Confederate State*, It* officers and agent ,;
the recovery of all fine*, penalti** end forfeiture*:
" in the same by indletmeht. Information or
iccordlng 10 the prootloo of tbe 0oUrt,and
the distribution of the penalties and fines shall be!
made nnder and according to tho law* now In force
for violation oí the revenue acl*, and all law* for
Ule mitigation and romlttanee of penalties and for-
feitures, «hall be applied in *lmllar cates." !
We presunta the district courts are alike open to
the oltlxen, and that an appeal through them, in ease
itarrnptioo, where the terms of these Regulations
«hipping cotton have been strictly oomi lt«d
■would meet with a prompt and appropriate
out. •> "'l '^' Vil., "Í it,ittif '
■RHMl *"'41"1
A frleiiü of gura froju the npper country,
writing u In relation to his paper being out, and
•pecio scare* In that region, saya:
"I *bou)d have paid you in Cotton Cards,bu
unfortunately waa not elected; ft member from i
and —. I bave been, since trying far do aome ser
vice ae an outsider; at present am engaged In get-
ting p a subscription tn money, to enahfa the state
to Furnish each Member of the Leglslajure with a
or the hills.) upon being applied Wto contribute,
exclaimed "Law I Mr.- ore: they gwino to
eontravert our l"glniators Into spinster ; I reckon
onr Tex gals will make im interjection to it." " I
ion't know about ttat.mrtdao, tbeLrglsIntur ha*
isaísíftAvfiíaí
.ion, '-let tbe Legl*latar givun wheel* and sot nn
rk, a makln Jeatia and cotton oloth for onr
" — can do batter business at that than
a mnkln lora and fools of them
"KiWff .--™. BhStaW* feMH
the latest advices rroui Miaaouii are exciting,
guerrilla* are Increasing to unprecedented ex-
Ot,and it I* now confidently asserted tbat 60,
aen undor Price bave al*o entered the State,
authorities seont alarmed St tbe aspect of
,tr*. They are not,in a condition to uéet the
nemy lu «<1e<iu te f roe.
Richmond, io\y 2ft—An offloIKi dl*paWh from
Gao. Hood, of tbe SBd, *av* that In the engagement
>f the 28d, eighteen *tand* of color* were eap'nred
ñatead of tweuty one aa the pre** reported, and
Mercer ta not wounded.
Another d'apatcn of the 24th, *ay*: A:i N oalot
to-day except a little picket firing and an oooalloiial
she.l thrown Into the city.
Allanta, July 25ih—There baa been continuous
ekirinli-hi.ig for the peat two days. Many shells
from the enemy's ba'teries bave entered the city.
A rew housee have been struck, but no materia)
damago lias been done. Th enemy's extreme
rlglit ondeivored to gain powslnn of a command-
I.ig eminence between our lines, but were repuUed
by the 11th Teias. A'l qo'et this morning.
Clinton. La. .lulyi¡0-,The enemy have with-
drawn nearly nil tbo garrison from Baton Rougo.
S. venty of tbelr met deserted at on time.
New Orl.ans papera of the 23d Imvo b en re-
ceived. T ie free negree'* convention udo-.tud the
oomt tutlon by a vole of GS to 18. „ P"
Gold, 307; citton, 105. ^
Banks has Is ued an order prohibiting the *<vle
or gold, uu e .s the amount for sale be first deposited
lu tha U.S. Treasury.
Two more district Judges In New Orleans have
resigned in coi.sequence of the removal of llaxublln
for Bis declaiou on tba negro question.
AVTSItNOO.N DI6HTCBK .
Allanta, July 26—ihe enemy made an attempt
last night to bruuk onr lines, but were repnUed by
Cheatham after a contest qf one hour.
During the day quiet prevailed arour.d tbe oity,
the only demonstutluu being occasional picket
tiring.
At mid "day the Yanks opened avaln w|lh sbell
upon tbe cliy. shelling un hour witb great vigor.
No notice of the inteutlon to shell tbe oily was
given, to euablethe women and children to be re.
movod lo a place or safety. His barbarous view*
ol the mage* of tivillzsd warfure bave only en-
ablt-d him to murder a few non-ooiubaiant*. M<i t,
of tbo shells comefrom the 20 pound1 I'urrutt gun
on tbe line of tba Western Atlauta railroad, witb
an occasional missile from another guu cast or tbe
8 ?he gallant operation* of Wedne*day and Friday
seem to have Impressed the Yankee* with a whole-
some desire to strengthen their ltauks which they
are now doing. Tbelr display of rockets and signals
this evening has been brilliant, indicating some
movements on their part.
The following address to our troop* was received
• Itbls morning v
Headjiutrter'*, Army of Tenntmt,
LágÍMB On tbe JHTold, July 20,1804
m I'":.
SH
I Herald. ^
favorita boast of Amerloan
rbelr empire was vaster In lu ex-
the world bad known ; that tbo aspl-
were as vastas the ter-
tbelr prospeots for the
ile horison. The
... ... fmore were bounded by no viilb'e borl
past—ihe one derlgoe
—in proving after a
tti
Too
SOLMUtg Experlance ba proved to you i
to work, a makl
trips
selves." 1 tboui
sloped.''
thought *o too, and respcotfully bowing,
> •-
The Telegraph publishes what purports to
be " The Seeret History or Bauks' Movement," co-
pied «rom a Northern paper. The statement goee
t ebow, that it was based upon a gigantic Cotton
speculation, first conceived by the brothers Casey
of Kentuoky, and after considerable negotiation,
north and south, It was all out and dried; bbt,
say* the article, It* falluro arose from circum-
stance* teyond th* control of It* originator*, vis;
"In the first plsoe, Porter, who was not in the
Wilan, tut who probably suspected It, throw every
lílble obstado in the way of carrying out th
eme. Instead of taking the ootion and paying
it as agreed npon, he commenced conflswtlrig It.
Whereupon the rebel partners, seeing evidence of
bad faith, commenced hiding or burning the lota
they had hauled up to the river bank.
In the second plaoe, the officer who had charge
or tha cavalry, and who wa* in advance, with nbout
400 wagons intendod forthe transportation of cot-
tan, was Ignorant of tbe scheme, and leaching the
rear of the rebels, <who had all along retreated as
d npon,) pitched into them. They reseutlng
mirage, turned around and gave him a sound
iniÉ
mlsunderi
held the fiel!
and when
around and gave him a sound
n«rt day réenlted from the «tac
although at bight onr forces
ieV hyBanfc*,
;S, and ■
ask what the' Yankees meant" by v'loíattnVíSe^r
t, It was lounii nisi Mnm nad
ene ad
known to
Such to a specimen of the tr*«h with which tb*
iorthcrn paper* try to tlekl* the ear* of their
, when reoordlng one Of the most signal d«-
s tbey have mutalntd during the war i
i£xt>erlance lias proved to you iiat
safety in line ot battle consists In' getting in clo«e
quarter* with the enemy. Gnus ami colors aro the
only unerring indications of vletory. The Valor o(
the troop* too i* easily estimated by the number of
those secured. If your enemies ars allowed to
continue the operations or fianklng you out of po-
sition, our canso is in peril. V our reoent brilliant
success pr-tves the ability to prevent It. Yon have
bnt to will, and God will grant us the victory.
Your commander and your oountry confidently ex
peets this. Bigned, J. B. HOOD, Gen,
Brig. Gen. V. A. Sharp baa been appointed Chief
of Staff of this army to day.
Pcter*burg, Ja)y 20.—Tho enemy, it is reported,
crossed a portion of one of lie ooips tuJtha' north
side of James river on Friday near City Point,
doubtless for the purnoseof preventing our artillery
from firing upon their transports.
Grant is engaged on the left, end is strengthen
log hla right, resting near the Weldon ral road.
There was a hoavy raln*;orm with heavy wind la t
fíft* Philadelphia .Enquirer of. the 22d, *ay*:
"Canby is poundlnc a*ali,*L the enemy about Mp:
bile with a formidable foreo, and the campaign on
.!%a
oeived
■■ , . pHHHH I pHpH
River is about to start with a fresh impulse.
chmond. July 24'b — The Baltimore tiarette re-
twean Cl
inlgiit
eoutalns the correspondence be
of Alabama, Halcombo of Virginia, and
Geo. N.Sanders with Greeley In refarenc to poseo.
The former asked «afe conduct, to Washington,
flreeiy applied to Lincoln, who sent a document
tp Grefiley reject the bonditlona proposed by Liu-
coin. Full reparto of the correspondence to-.taor.
Richmond, July.24 gnThe Washington corivspon-
dent nr. tha N. y. World says that i-tanton and
Blair have not leon on «paskleg term* for *ome
time past, Blair, sir.ee the late rajd reoently obar-
ged Stanton and Halleck with incompetency. He
was so abuattro that Halleck *ent a remonstrance to
Lincoln, now tbe matter will termínalo remains
to be seen,( It Is believed tbat Stanton will resign.
Lincoln, In a private convoisatlon, reoognlsed all
tbe element* of disaffection in the effect produced
by the late call for troops, but states most emphati-
cally tbat the men needed must be liad.aud should
he fall, be would go down witb Colors flying.
Riahmmd, July 3ft —^Sanders' letter to Greeley,
dated Clifton House, July 1 , requests a *afe con
duet to Washington for Clay, Holcombo and *elf.
Greeley replied, under date or th« lfllh, that under-
«taitdlng them to he bearers or propositions from
Rienmeud, ha tendered them tefe conduct from
Linoolo. Tbey replied that they were not accredi-
ted with *uoh propositions; but felt - nutbotlsod, if
clroumstanoes favorable to negotiation were dis-
closed In the correspondence and communicated to
to Richmond, they would he Invested with Ibl]
power, Greeley again oon.'erred with Lincoln, who
**nt a document declaring that any proposition em-
bracing the restoration of peace, the Integrity or th*
whole Union, and tbe abandonment or slavery,
coming from the authority that control* th* armies
now at war sgatnst the United Statee would be re-
ceived and considered and «he bearer* thereof have
safe conduct both way*. Clay and Holcombe re-
plied to Greeley, on the 2I«t, that the lender of a
■afe conduct Xo Washington, on tbe hypothesis
tbat they war accredited .bearers of peaoe propoal-
wa* scceptable as an ovidence of a gratify.
1
a gratl
claim
dont of the Confederate States would have given
therequielte au.hoilty had eeotirueuts been dis-
closed fuvornble to negotiations. Itiatead. h iwever
of tbe safe conduct solicited, the (document pro-
vokes as much indignation, as surprise, prroludi s
negotiation, and presorlbes itt advance topus and
condition* or peaee whlcb could never be enter
tatned. They had no rise what over ror the paper,
and could not transmit It to the President of the
Confederate State* without offering Indignity to
him, and drawing upon themselves the scorn of
their conntrymen. ,
Richmond, July 3;"> — Or o)cy say* in his paper
at the only part taken b.v htm in the
that I
Uyi
'011,1
t him in the reoent oor es
pondtnoo relutad solely to bringing the antagonist
eM
on,
PVVMIPVIMHHpPHWVHnpMPIinuNtl
tlon or our couutir 1 neither *o difficult nor so dis-
tant as isgeiitirnlly supposed
faoe to race, with the view or Initiating an earne
effort for peace, to be prorsed at Washlngto
lils general Inferonoe i* that the general pacido
MASONIC*
At a called meeting of Austin Lodge No. 12, tbe
fol owing resolutions were ununimonaiy passed :
Wains*, it ba* plensnd Almighty God by
sudden stroke to take from our midst our worthy
brother H. 0. Houug, and deeply resting the
loss it la therefore 'v;:
Resolved, That the community has lost a good
and worthy cttisen, the eonntry a true patriot and
rriend, his ramlly a kind husband and father, and
the Masonic fraternity a useful member. ,.
Resolved, That we tender to his bereaved family
our slnonro condolence and sympathy.
Rekotved, That thle lodge wear the usual badge
' mourning for thlry days and thai, a copy of these
Resolutions be furnUbea his family and published
of mourning for thlry day* and thai, a copy of these
Resolution* be furnt*' " " "
WW" W- U ROBAROS, I
D. W. O. BAKEK,}. Com.
i JNO. BURLAOS, j
P. n traman , See'y pro torn,
tnwsT Ravi ,
MMtar pro tarn,
■■ dlvl
■VHBRHBluryvH ''
edly, or the other unwillingly
melancholy ia*bion, their
proving im I HpMPMH
i* of being able to do souie thing* ou a grander
tbau otb r men. «: ■, . . .
ot* at a dl*tanoe It would appear at fir t
eight that the reaouroes ol both State* must be in-
djoed boundless, for In a* far a* couslsts in whole-
sale butcheries and in the shoolr or hosts as count-
le e as tbe aan^s of the set, this American war le
without a parallel In history. When We come to
lrvtk more oloselv, our first Impression is modified.
The source from whenoe are derived these vest
suppli.s or men and material of wnr leseen to be
by no means exhaustivas. The pecple ol tbe Fed-
eral States, numbering some tweutv millions, are
no mora akin to send away witb Impunity some
half a million of their young men to he yearly sac-
rificed, than France or England would be, or aoy
other first slsss Slate.
Ther 1* no peculiar plan ot raising men In the
North, tbat oan save that country from Utter ex-
haustion, If tho strugiile continúes much longer.
A far lesser drain of men for tbe Napoleonic ware
left Ftanoe enfeebled and powerless for thirty
years. Mr. Lincoln ba* announced another call
for 400,000 men,.which will make up a sum exceed.
Ing 3,000.000 required since the commencement of
tho war The loases of the North and South, taken
together, are more than half a million yearly by
dentil on the battlefield and disease In o imp.
Taking the wMo fighting population or a oountry
ae one in six or the it,habitants, at tbe olose of 1866
left to recruit from, unless
moa are to be sent into tbe
there will be nothin
the women and' age.
He'd. j
The losses of Gen. Grant alone in about three
weeks or battl , are rated at a number which
equals the wholo allied army which tought on the
pn.ln or Wati-rloo rpr tho liherti'is of Europe and
the vry existence of England It 1a no wonder
tint the rremlnm on gold at New York has gone up
28 peronn,. Grant's on input ir n Is a failure; ithai
irobably ended ere this in terrible disister. And
t Is In sunb a war, It Is to reap dlaaster after dis-
aster, humiliation instr-ad of triumph, that Am«ri-
cans are rendliur their sons to die at the rate of
1000 dally, and expending each day a aura of half a
million aterllng.
The new born loan of $400,000,000 is to be added
to the debt, whl' h already may bo compared to the
national dtbt of England. The expenditure of this
war is soaroely equalled bv tbe vast, sacrifices made
eople of Great lirltaln in 1814-15, when en
by tho
time, and ,has been severely crltiolscd since. But
there wan something to show for those two hun-
dred millions. Whnt have the North to show for
their sacrifices In 1803 T What will they have for
18041 No gains, or conquests, or lautel wreath* of
glory, and yet something there will be—about balf
a million more gravestones in the North, in the
South a bitterer batred and a keener thirst for ro-
After nil, the reason that the Northernere are
able to make war Oo *o vast and unprecedented a
sca'e, is not their resource* are boundless, or that
tbey are better able than ohor men to bear the
sncrlfloes of war. Tbey are fiphtlng in desperation,
and, in tbe spirit of a gambler, risking their all
tather than lose a chance. They are fsr exceeding
their means, and discounting the future to such an
extent that the llvns of their descendente will be a
long and weary struggle with a hopeless burden of
taxation. In their hend itrong fanaticism, their de-
lirium or rancled conquest, the ruin of their coun-
try counts tor nothing In comparison with tbe pos
slblo attainment or their object.
Add to thi* that America 1* mainly ruled.by men
in office; that these men are devoted lervants or
the Llnoo'.n administration; tbat tbey are waxing,
rteh on the profits of the war, ami batten llko vul-
tures on the dead Union. It is, of course, to their
interest , that the war «hould be Indefinitely pro-
longed. What to them Is the ruin of tbelr country,
the stMifhter of tlieir fellow cHisens! "Union or
doath 1" is thotr cry to the Eouth; and viva la
guerre.' so long a* they cen roll in their gilded
oarriages in Broadway, and their wives and daugh-
ters be dressed in,purple and fine linen and made
hideous witb jewels.
For *uoh men a day of retribution will oome, a
time when, In their own last need, they will bo-
think them In n late remorse or the thousand* or
the ilaln lying rotting nnd unburled amid tho rank
Vlrtrlnla grass, with *la *y eye* open and upturned
to Heaven, as if mntcly demanding vengeance on
tho?e who sent them to die. We most think or
men individually, and not In tho aggregate, ir we
would reallxe such a sorrow a* 'hat which has
made myriad* or mourners In the Northern States.
We must multiply by thousands «uoh a tato as
that simple one of the poor Federal soldier, who,
when tbe «nemy carried him away to bury him
was found to have a crumpled scrap In his button.
hole, written on with a tremblln'g hand, and seared
ed with bis, blood. "Tell my «later, who live* In
Brooklyn—she I* my only relation—do not let her
break her hesrt for me, I am ahot through the
breatt, and dying, and tbey have gona away and left
me." The ¿oor fellow sya* honest and loving tq
his death. He did not know he was fighting for a
bad cause. He thought, perhaps, tbat it wa* for
hla country, or for liberty—not for Lincoln, and
Bcwerd, and tbe gang of coniniratnrs at Washing-
ton. The blood ot some hundreds of thousand* of
poor men aueh a* tbl* one l*on tb* head of these
implncabto fanatic*, their aider* and abettor*.
ir the South I* fightng with as much desperation
a* the North It is because glgantio efforts call for
energies as gigantic to oppose them- The South
ho* a better cause—It I* fighting tor Independence,
tor vtory existence. It' would be craven and un-
manly in a Southerner if be refund to take up
arms tor a country whteh h*r love* with a fervour
unknown to tbe cold blooded and ealcnlatleg poll-
tielamof the.North. Yet the South doea not de-
air* war. It only withe* for peace, and to be let
alone.
In tbe correspondence between Mr. Davi* and
" " ' mb-
. PPMIHkmJ
three successive oocasion* be ha* attempted to
open negotiation tor peace, but each time tbe
Northern government naa arrogantly and insult-
ingly refuaed to receive his envoy* or to oommunt-
cato with him in anyway. Both parties in the
North are bsnt on the prosecution or the war.
The Convention at Baltimore, which renomina-
ted Mr. Lincoln tor President, and th« Convention
at Cleveland, which ha* nominated General Fro-
mont, are afrrocd in thi article or tbelr ' piattorm,'
that the subjugation or tbe South muit be accom-
plished at whatever crit. Tbe South h*« always
wished for peace, nnd destres it moat earnestly
slill. The whole blame of this wicked and bloody
war rears entirely on, tho head* of t he leaders Of
the Northern people.
¿c' . —n
GAtmcitiNo i Tkxas fob August.—Tills is per.
haps the most important month of the year in the
tho kltcban garden. The orop is not only more
valuable, both In an eoonomlo and peonnlary
view, lint the vegetables are or a better quality
and endure loager In perfection. If the oil has not
been already pnt in order, manurod, dug or plow-
ed, let no time be lost It, preparing It. When
rainy or dark weather oocurr aet out plan of
Cabbage, Broooli, Cauliflower, Kale, Savoys, Bru«-
sal's sprout*. Celery, Endive, &o , and sow seed* of
all thoao. Sow Turnlpa at two or three dlflerent
times during tho month; alao Mustard, both on
All tur wrrvifviiUTUVQ uvtwwu uti I/siib ni
Governor Vance of North Carolina, which wa* pu
Habed, the Southern President tell* u* that i
richly manured ground,' by cow penning or other-
wire, or in new land A few IrlBh Potatoes may
be planted; tbey will most commonly do well.
I'latit Sugar Corn for late roasting ears; Melons
and Cucumbers for pickets; a few Snap Beans,
Pea*, nnd Broad Beana. Sow Badlihea, Lettuce,
Curled end Water Ore**, Parsley, Onions, Parsnips,
Sptnaob, Carrots, Leeka, Beets, Ac. Radish, Let-
tuoe, and Curled Ores* mutt be sown In sncccFilon;
the Turnip Iladl. he* are the hardest, and will, ma-
ny of them, stand the winter'; the Brown Dutch and
Other hardy lettuoe should be planted so a* to be
protected, somewhat, ir the winter prove* severe ;
' becomes well established before cold wea
;her; onions nnd leeks will be drawn when lari
enough, and planted out to bulb and grow ; carro
and parsnips both make growth enough before
winter to stand uninjured, and are then in early
beet* nhouirt now be (own
spring in perfcation
for a main or
perfection till
for a main crop, trowing well, and continuing In
mMettmmer — Ayrtio*' Alhahao
from Shraveport,
iar -conscript;*
under data of 28th ult.,
Another bravo man ha* eon®. Colonel Phil
Herbert of the 7th Texa* cavalry, died at Kingston,
la., on the J8d instant, from the effects or a wound
received at the battle or Manifitld, April 8th, 1814.
0T The following ohange In the District com
menders, were announced from Department Head'
quarters at Shraveport, ou tbe 4th ln t
Mal. Gen. J, B. Magrudér, P. A. C. S. to com-
mand the Dlstrlnt of Arkansas —M*). (tun. 8. B.
Buokner, P. A. C. 8, to command the District of
West Louisiana.—Ma|. Ben. J, G. Walker, P. A, C
leDf • — *
8., to command the
and Atisoaa.
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SB!-!
Otol
Bob*** Mav'n*. waa born in Brnniwiok County,
Virginia, un ibe 7th or December, 1781, anddi«d at
the rea oaaoeef ble sou. Jamo* L Malone, in Hay*
County, Texas, on tbe 4th day or Aueutt, 180 , iu
tbe eighty-third year ot hla eg*. Mr. MALOKS,
was tbe '"nobleat work of Uod, an honest man." He
wa* a kind fathtr, *n indulgent master and a
charitable neighbor; the distressed were sever
turned away from hi* houao emnty. Id early life
he removed to Georgia and lived there for many
years, from which place he removed to till* State.
A few year* ago. he erabraosd religion *nd Joined
the Methodist Church, from which time until hi*
death ho gave unmistakable evidence of the «lnoer-
ity or hi* profoavlon. Durlntt ble long illness, whieh
be bore with truly Christian patience, ho often
oonveraed on the subject of his eternal welfare with
the coolnes* of tbe dying Christian. Weep aot
for your father dear children, for he lias gone front
a world of tin and sorrow to live with God in the
bright mansions of eternal glory. He leaves a lar*ie
family of relatives aud a great number ef friend*
to mourn bi * death. Let hi* children *nd hi*
fi lends so live tbat they may meet htm tn Heaven.
8. I,
Hiad Quahtxkb Camp Ooskkdesícv, I
Austin, August 4th, 1004
SPECIAL ORDKR, NO.-
I. AH officers and member* or this Encampment
are hereby notified tbat fTom and after this data
the regular meeting* will take piuco at 4 o'olook,
P. M , on Thuraday afternoon of each week at
their Hall.
II, All resident member* foiling to attend will
be treated in accordance with the law irnvnrlng the
8. 0. By order of ,T. H. HKRNDON,
lit. Lt. Comd'g Company
Jo*t MtNxa, Aot. Adjutant.
THE INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND
DUMB will re-open on the i4>ii or September.
J. VAN NQBTRAN , Sup't
Austin Texas, August 11lb-8t ■
Houston Telegrsph will copy 3 time* lu
Trl- Weekly, and **nd bill i
I a* ftliow.
A Liberal Reward
"fXrlLl, be paid tor tha apprehenaiou and delivery
W to me of a NEÍ3RO BOY. kuown a* JIM,
the property of Mrs. Whipple, formerly Mr*. Diet-
erlcb. Said Uoy r,.n away about the let of Auguat.
He 1- about 00 vears old, ft fe-'t 8 luche* blub, oop-
per colour, end has considerable tnon y wlih bint.
Austin, Aug. 10,1804. J. W. WHIPPLE.
Cotton Cardia l
B ' Hi Mi - 4 to 8
Address, With description of
Engine and terms,
EUBANK Si CO., Clrclevtlle,
autr 11-St Williamson Co., Texa*.
WANTBD.ASTBAM ENGINE, from
bor*e power.
Atiatln Collegiate Female Iuatttuito.
rIK next session will comtneuce on the first
Mondayor Septamher, 1884. A eood supply
of tcbcolbook* on band. . ..... .
former pilot*.
aug 11 4t
Board end tuition'at
B. J. SMITH, Principal
RECRUITING HEAI QUAUTKKH,)
FnonnKR Expxninos, J-
Austin, July 28th, 1804.5
AgoTBSn Blast or ta* Bool* roa Modhtio
VoLutrr**aa 11
Frantitr Men, Mistouriant Arkamiana, Refu-
gee*, and ail Exempli are invited to give attention
to this orguniiation.
I am authorised by Gen. B. Kirby Smith, to
raise Six New Companies in addition to my present
Regiment, from the F*okti*b Coo.tTras, for opera-
tions on the frontier and the plain ; ana to form a
Cor the Light-Horse of tha Plain , and the
itler Expedition under my Command.
The field of operations will be the most desirable
ofthe war, afforúlnga wtde ssope for individual
distinction. For explanations ana particular* (not
proper to be published) Inquire of recruiting officers
or at these Recruiting Headquarters.
Person* not enrolled, residing in thefVontisr
counties, and all exempts will be received.
Recruits oan report singly or In squads, at
Austin, where a recruiting camp is established;
at Camp Slaughter, near Dallas, or at Fort halknap
a soon a* supi lio* can be placed at tbat t>We.
Person wishing to join this Command, will do
so at once, aa the Battalion I being rapidly filled
up, and tbey may mis the opportunity nt vetting
into a permanent mounted command for frontier
•ervice. SM.BAIRD,
Col 4th Reg't Arizona Brigade,
augS— Comd'g Frontier Espsdition.
100 Dollar* in Specie.
KAN AWAY from the undersigned on the 84th
Inst., a Mulatto Boy, about ft feet, 0 or 7 inches
hlgb, named Klijab or Pad. Had a small mous-
tech", huir out rather close, welghB aboui 140 Ih*.
13P"" I will give the above reward tor his ap-
pr*b*n*IOn and delivery to mo, or confinement in
any jail where 1 can get him. If caught west of
the Blanco tbe reward will be doubled.
Austin, July S7.—tf J. M. STEINEB.
.—The business heretofore oonducted In
tho name of 8. B. BRUSH, at his Old Stand oa
Congress Avenue, tn the City of Autllu, ha* been
discontinued. Mr. Brush ha* no farther connec-
tion with the ho'ise. Hereafter the business will
be oonducted entirely by
Austin, July 87, '84 —*4t
L. B. COLLINS.
Iff as, flaman't Seteot School for young
™Jl ladle*, will bo resumod on MONDAY, Sep-
tember ftlh, In the basement room orthe Bapttet
Church. Terms, amo a* heretofore, ]>'27:4t*
8000 Acre* or Land for Hale,
FOR 8 per oeiit Confoderate States Bonds. The
lauds are situated tn the conntie* ot Llano,
San Saba, McOulloch, and Oonoho; are surveyed in
tract* or 320 áorea, and will bo *old singly or In
uantitlc* lo suit purchasers, for Oonfoderate 8tntes
londs bearing S per cent Interest, 'title ludlsput-
V ROBERT BEOHEM,
New Brauufols, Comal oo.
onds bearing S per
able. Apply to
July '27, '(ft.—4t
A BARK MILL,—Wanted to buy tor apeóle, a
Bark Mill, to grind bark tor a Tan yard.
ply to D. Richardson,
Br&unfols.
.RRKI
Austin, or F.
yard. Ap-
Krou*, New
A TEACHEB, Competent to teach the ele-
Ü. mentary branches ofthe Ei
Jy27:3t*
the ele-"
lug^leh and Germau
language*, can find a situation at theNew Brann-
fol* Academy, Comal county, Texa*. S&lary>foiir
hundred dollar* per annum. Application may be
made to theunderalgned, Secretary of the Board or
Trustee or ald Ajoadwny^u^to 8ogtemtier T, '64.
New Braumfal*, July 6, '04. ' JyU0:4t
Drugs, Chemical*, AC.
THE under*! an ed have received a large supply of
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, tn, from Mextoo, care-
fully selected tboro by a professional man, sunt
there expreaaly tor that purpose, whioh they are
selling at comparatively modera' e prieta. Among
other thing , fhey have on band—
ETHER, OPIUM, IODINE,
IODlbE POTASH, ENGLISH CALOMEL,
BLUB MASS, NITRATE or SILVER,
COPA1VA, GUM CAMPHOR,
QUININE, CHLOROFORM, MORPHINE,
COPPERAS, CHLORATE of POTASH,
SPIRITS or HARTSHORN, 80DA,
EPSOM SALTS, CASTOR OIL,
DOVERS' POWDEKS, RHUBARB,
STRYCHNINE, CREAM or TARTAR,
BORAX, CARB. of MAGNESIA,
WRIGHT'S PILLS, Ac., Ac.
%gr The underelgnod have alao always on hand
Pure Strong Alcliohol,
which they manufacture at th* ir own distillery.
KOKBTER A TOLLE.
N«w BnAmrsLg, July 0, 180t—Jyl8-8m.
^HB underrtgned has iieen
Notice.
. appointed by the
Probate Coui t of Hays county, Admtulstratrlx
(with the Will annexed) of the late John Wahren-
berger. All persons Indebted to said estate will
please make paymont, without delay, and all per-
aonl holding clairna against said estate will present
them immediately for liquidation.
CAROLINE W AHRENBERGER, Adm'x,
of John Wahranberger, wl.h tho Will annexed.
Austin, July 18,1864. flt
TKXAS STATE MILITARY BOARD*
Gov. P. MURRAH, Ex^fficlo, President.
PHILIP E. PEERS, Secretary.
|3tr Office In Capitol. [maylB-8m
Jlstrlct of Texas, New Mexico
S J
1SÜ
Notice.
npHE undersigned having been appointed Ad.
J. mlnlstratrix on the Ealata of .Gustavn* and
Katberlne KlrCfeberg,d*o'd, lata of Travi* county,
by tho Probata Court of Travi* county, *11 penon*
having olalm* against said estate are requested to
present them within the tim* prescribed bylaw or
tbey will be barred,
CAROLINE WAHRENBERGKR, Adm'x,
Estate of Gustavua A Katheriue Ktrchberg.
Austin, July 18,1804. Ot
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