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iÍAUiluS, ALiULtol 11, l«57.
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WASHINGTON AND ITS PROSPECTS-
To fie mere "looker on in Yenice,"' our
4«wu would presen' any hing but an encour-
aging appearance at pres n*, but in hie con-
ncc k}n ii- should lie borne in mind tha' we are
laboring under the enerva ing iufiuence of a
midiummer's sun, wirh tbe average of the ther-
mometer ranging a' about 96 deg., and ihat
like moist inland and up-country town;, a stag-
nation in trade, to some extent, is an unfailing
attendant upon the almost iifeupporfable heat
of the summer months. Still our merchan t
are thriving and doing a good trade, our hotels
are prosperous, our travel considerable. With
tbe combined advan'ages of location in the
midst of a wealthy and in'elligent community,
commanding a large section of conn ry unsur-
passed in fertiiity of soil and general produc-
tiveness; of water communication with the
Atlantic or Gulf cities, and the prospect ahead
of an immediate approximation of Railway
neutralize.
wagons, our warehouses crowded j i ng that hi
r"ptoduce and merchandise, and in- ¡ and kind
lounging aVny half of his existence ! that the^^^^^^^^^^^^ppftten np an
llísslui indolence,-the merchantman would j greatly &£^m^H^^HHn¡ia¡lowed pur-
ply his busy trade with " double 'vantage."—! puses of the Governo^sndto pal.iate, to some
Such would be "Washington if her citizens j extent, his hitherto inexcusable conduct. Be
would avail themselves of the advantages that ¡ that as it may, however, be the-con ¡ition oi
Nature with a most lavish hand has strewn
around them. Such indeed is her manifest des-
tiny. Let then the people arouse from their
lethargy and awaken to their true interest".—
Let 'them come forward as one man and say.
we will bniid our tap rea# at once. Remember
the meetirig Üi-day.
í©"" The folic wing letter will give cur read
ers sume idea of i he difficulties, embarrassments
aud annoyances ' o be encountered in underta-
king tbe work of Americanizing Nicaragu .
The project is a great one though, and should
not be relinquished by the South. At all events
Wdker should be susta'ned :
New O cleans, Aug. 1,1S57.
Col. Crawford:
Deas Sib—I got back to this place on tha
on tbe loth of May, and was landed at New
York on the 29:hof June, without money, and
connection, rendering stSll greater facilit ies to | without clothes. Bad I not met some Texas
affairs never so bad,—admitting that the free
State men are in open and outrageous rebellion
to the Federal authorities, and sworn to insist
upon the adoption and approval by Confess of
the Topcka Constitution—that they have re-
pudiated the taxes levied by tbe legitimate
Territorial Legislature,—admitting f'cn, we
say. such to be the state of affairs in the Terri-
tory, it is to Walker's course upon his arrival
that such disturbances are mainly attributable.
The abolition forces were organized for a con-
tinued resistance, their ends, if necessary, were
to be carried by force. Did Walker attempt
to crush out the disturbance and insubordina-
tion by well directed, energetic mgans ? Did
he fulminate his proclamations and decrees
against the rebellious Legislature*? Did he
attempt to break down the iniquitous r.iove_
..t, OD4, . t , „ , ment, or to sha tcr the power of the ringleaders,
morning of the 28th ult. I left Virgin Bay i r,,, , , . . . - , , , .
. . I The game energy and decision that is absolutely
necessary now to put down the outbreak would
have stified it in its infancy. Instead, how-
Ira1vcl and transportation. Washington, with
•the employment of the proper m aus would,
ere long.mal some of her more imposing sister
towns upon tide-water. Yet with* this seif-ev-
ideni fact staring us in the face, what, may we
ask, ia Washington doing to rid herself of the
galiing-chains that are slowly draggingher to
decay ? Why absolutely nothing. Scheme
•tílter. scheme has been projected, but what has
been done ? In the singular desire of the peo-
ple for President and < jovernor-niaking, to say
nothing of miner offices, each man thinking
himself individually responsible to the Govern
ment for a jas' aud proper head, all other con-
siderations have been absorbed,and the intense
longing of all classes of society—from the bor-
friends, I should have been naked ere this. My
clothes were nearly all caught at San Jorge,
at wash,' when the enemy took that p'ace. My
trunk I left at Rivafe, to be s.nt to San Juan
del Sur, but it never came. I sent my pistol
over to Priest, the American Consul, and he
denied having received it. What clothes 1
took in my carpet-bag were stolen by the
greasers on the lake steamer. The knife you
gave me, I came off" and left it in New York.
Coming down the ri er on the beat with the
sick, sere and wounded, I caught the itch, and
got lousy—body lice. All this after having
lived thirty-six days upon horse and mule meat)
was " piling on the agony " too heavy. And
ever, of seeing to the execu ion of the laws and
threatening the traitor with the penalty of his
treason, we find him exhor ing with them not
to proceed to too great lengths, speaking to
them in the language of conciliation and giving
them every assurance that Kansas would be a
free State without recourse to violence, and
why, The climate and soil not being adapted to
the institutions of slavery, the pro-slavery men
would naturally surrender the question, and
leave the undisputed possession of the territory
to the free State men.
It is thus plainly manifest, that R. J. Walker
by his pledge to the Topeka men, that in case
the pro-slavery party were not satisGsd, the
constitution which s'iould be adopted by th
limitations.
inauirural billiard-room, and
nted. unalter- a billianffll^^WmPsipit; had large con-
té South loath scorn gregations—generally attentive. It is true
treason of the arch ¡ *hat there were many persons in Washington
recklessly wicked ; perhaps most of them gam-
blers and grogshop-men, and they seemed quite
mad at the preachers, judging from the mena-
ces and curses they pronounced on that class
of men—and, not so much because I preached.
-;7 777 == \ ^ from tjie knowledge of the fact that I was
Hoi.E-IN-THE-W ALL, i i . . , .., „ „ . ,. , . ,,
Aa ust 9th 1857 f a missionary, which fully implied that they
Mr. Editor.—In my inklings or'ül0 7tll( were i^athen, according to thor construction.
ultimo, I informed you that I was about over-'11 is trae th^ tlire:Uc!Kld t0 Put me H,to thc
hauling ray "sights" and picking my flints" jriver' and took a formal vote on the question
preparatory to drawing another "bee line.":1!1 Maln street' and a11 votcd "a>'°but 1 dld
In this I have succeeded, my hopes aresan-;n0t believe they would do it, and gave them
guine that neither will gooff "half-cocked." if; every opportunity to do so by the space oí
my labor proves abortive, I'll anathematize!íwelve ^ Their real object evidently was
and consign them to the YaOev of Himnon! t0 alarm R10' aild haVe a froiic and amuse thcm*
True, during the process "Aunt Saliie" rustled seives over a scared Pracher' and tlins 6* ri(1 o(
her bombazine against my corduroys, thereby j,he P!0tract d mwtl!1S wIlich was progress,
occasioning a momentary absence from my pre-1 atld continued until all was quiei, even in the
engaged objects. This occurrence, however at tin hour in thc cvoniiix. Biit,
has neither rained the metal nor extracted the! lIr- Eiitor-1 did 1,01 cary shooting irons to
fire from my flint*. I'm sorry to learn that1 Divin3 service in any inetance, in Washington
"Sallie's" "leelin's" has been so bruised, that it
is feared they will mort fy. Should her short-
lived literary career became "nipped in the
bud," Refutes cat in pace.
Qmd Nunc ? A gentleman, not a thousand
miles from Washington, commenting upon the
policy of appropriations for "Internal improve
or elsewhere in Texas, but exhibited a deter-
mination to do my duty, w'thout the fear of
man. Had I showed great timidity and fear
they would no doubt have had rare sport out
of the preacher.
On some part of my work, I not only carried a
brace of pistols, but a double -barreled shot gun,
mentC stated, that from his youth, uo, he had SOa°Lt the COmpa"y °f 0tl'erS we51 armed'and
ever been au ardent admirer of this' piece of;thcn d5d not fecl hal!'as safe as 1 dld in ^ ash"
State polity. My friend in his younger days,■ In£t0.n' preaching behind a billiard-trble to its
however, viewed this important question in a' population in 1837. It was deemed prudent
far different light from that now imbodied in j carry fire-arms on our disturbed and danger-
the Democratic Platform. His interpretation' ous fron !cr- and not to do so wcu!d have been
of it partook entirely of the Epicurean'version ; i considered rash. If I had time, I would contrj-
and he believing that "faith without works areibutc some items on early 'Methodism in this
dead," went into practical illustrations of its. State, but 1 am constantly on the wing,
workings, and by way of vouchers for his suc-
cess, refers you to thc manifest improvement ¡ Sax Antonio, Jnlv 4, 185
oí his corporeity together with the numerous
icipants
ro that sex the medical A
guished philanthropist, Pri
^have been singulnry beneficial
the complaints peculiar to the female organiza-
tion. and which aré borne with fortitude rare-
ly exhibited by man, Hollowiy's Pills have
been for twenty years administered with won-
derful success. In those crises of woman's life,
the dawn of womanhood and the commence-
ment of old age, as well as id the innumerable
cases requiring medical assistance "which occur
be ween those two important epochs, the mild
and restorative action of this great remedy is
attested by the strongest vouchers. Nor is
the Ointment less highly appreciated as a rem-
edy for theernp mm and otiwr external diífig*
urcmen's which someelmes cloud the beauty
of woman.
Tt is a terrible thin:* to sec a beloved wife or
daughter languishing under the attacks cl' dis-
ease ; the Justre fading from her eyes, the rose
¿rom her cheek, and premature decrepitude
prostrating her energies in the morning or the
prime of I ife. Perhaps the innate sensitive-
ness and delicacy of her nature forbid her to
disclose the cause of the difficulty, or if ahe
seeks medical aid she finds little or no relief
from stereotyped prescriptions. Furnished with
Holloway's remedies she needs no professional
adviser. The directions acquaint her with the
maun r of their use. In the quiet seclusion of
her own chamber she can be physician to her-
self, wiil soon learn, as millions have already
learned, that she has found the true elisor vita;.
As i he glow of health returns to her dimmed-
ed eyes, e'asticity to her steps, and cheerfulness
to her heart, she will realize in her own feelings
all that has been published of the experiences
of others, who suffered as she lias suffered and
have been restored by the same means.
The subject is one on which it is difficult to
be explicit, without trenching upon what are
called the proprieties of life ; but a sense of du-
ty has impelled us to glance at oue of the mos*
valuable peculiarities of Hollowav's remedies,
and w¿ féel assured that our motives will be
appreciated.- New York Sunt!y Times.
R. ALEXANDER.
, Important.—It appears that our Minister
pyramids o, uWd bones, reared by him in Madridi has been authorized to endeavor to
ha
nothlfl
Thee?
per pound,!
it would read
casnal observers^
compound of sever
degree that it does not <
There qualities make it a ri
■ o the metafic arts. When
acid, ebullition takes place, but1
main.
This quality, though valuable fori
makes it a dangerous metal for dishonest i
It can be used in counterfeit ing gold so readily,
that it will be exceedingly difficut to detect
counterfeit from, trae coin: When placed side
by side with qjold, it requires close scrutiny tp
decide which is gold and which oreide. In
France a law has already been passed to pre-
vent frauds, bV compelling, t)rider ae*e« pcnalr
ties for neglect, all manufacturers trad? to
stamp the word upon the articles produced.
INDIA!? FI3HT-
in addition to this, I wrote te thc editors of the
cugh member down to the i enerent ostler, to ])elta for a loan of money—enough to pay mv j iegaliy constituted Convention, should go before
promote tbe public wijvl has, to no inconsider- way to New Orleans, and they did not even ial111:6 actual resident settlers who might be
fttye extent, stayed the progress of individual, ans"WPr jeUcr< 'phis discourage seme! imPor{ed into tIie territory by, that time, and
local and social enterprise. From tne corners f^om undertaking such another "wild goose j *bem be rejecter! or ratified, intended, sin plv
oí the streets, from every cross-road and hos- chase." Still I intend returning with G neral! and s°:t''y> {kc wilful and deliberate cale of tbe
tlcry, the faie of the nation has been discussed i Waiker, if I can eet an outfit. He will be' S°utk The idea was preconceivcd and wrought
and decided upon. The Clarendon treaty, the ready to leave here in about six weeks. He I uPcn'an{^ no sooner had he set his foot in the
South Pacifie Road, the Kansas Bill, thc Mis-
souri Compromise, Nicaragua and the ccmet
have been thoroughly canvassed, while that
venerable document, the Constitution, lias been
pteyed upon by the mcrbid avidity of tne pop-,
alar appeiitetill local interest and advancement
lave ctased to be regarded in the burning dar
desire of every man to help along the machin-
ery of Government.
Tne Ides óf March, however, are passed, and
a ruler is made over "us; let us then betake'our-
selves to something of greater import touching
our individual and social interests. Now that
through the exertions of Dr. Flewellen, we
have the Brazos river under process of im-
provement, and rapidiy going on to completion,
many innoccn',but alas,mis aken men wiil tell
yoa, that provided it can be made navigable
the year round, it will answer every purpose,
will go back we.l | rovided with money, arms,
and men. 1 should be pleased to see you among
the chosen few. Texas stan s high with uncle
William. I am boun i to have one oi those co.
coa estates. I do not believe I could live con-
tented in any other country.
Mann's curiosity caused his death. He was
too anxious to know where the enemy's balls
struck. He learned where one of them glanced
and struck. Rankin, and Tom Lcng, died gal-
lantly. Crawford, Lawrence, and Jack How-
ard, deser ed. The balance of your company
behaved well to the last. Johnson's hand was
nearly well when he left. Tom Moore was
badly wouneled in the wrist. He swore that
he would have been well in half the time if you
had been there. Stokely, who was made 1st
Lieutenant, was wounded in t; e lef arm.—
Speaks was lulled. McEarchen turned out to
that it will take down all the produce and tra- ¡ be one of the best and most gallant Captains
vel from this immediate section, and return all j 'n armv. Stir tne boys up in your section,
the various commodities to be used, merchan-: Republic^ in, Nicaragua is now a Southern
dne, wares, &c.; hence there is no use for a | movement. The North is violentln opposed to
rail tap connecting with the main trunk of the the enterprise. 1 here wLl be no more fighting
Houston road. Flimsy sophistry indeed. Is ¡N icaragua. The mass of the people desire our
there any one so unp. rdonably weak as to ¡return. They expected us back in two months,
dream for a moment that the d stiny of Wash- j I have not heard from my family since January,
ington is bounded by such narrow limits ? It God only knows how they have fared ; badly 1
is simply ridiculous and absurd to reason thus fear. My friends have behaved badly, aud
against reason and int< rest. Bring the facili- swindled me. Rhea is in New York, flat.—
ties for travel and transportation to our own Let me hear from you.
W.
d«crs, and trade and commerce wili flcck to our
midst, new avenues rf prosperity wiil be open-
ed, new streams of wealth will flow in upon u .
The tide of immigration is still teuding South-1 rorn,art, , , ,
, ., . ; farmeis oi V\ ashingten county the almost pos-
and where else, we wouid like to ass,1 ■ ° - 1
Your's fraternally,
in our last issue urges upon the
ward, uuu v.ov., v ... , . itive necessity of cultivaicg wheat upon seme
mrald thc immigraut be more like.y to stop Ins, k lLe ^ h£miQjcI(. 1
train, where else more like.y to locate than in1
planted in corn,—oi
, . . . .. , -ii whieh for several years back, owing to the un-
thc vicinity of a prosperous commercial and , . .. , , f
j « r jr usual Ury seasons, but little has been made,
mercantile mart? Tbe history of the wond
. hardly, a sufficiency for home consumptions.—
fr om its foundation is but a singlé precept, tend-1VVL üUr w5shi on coun land ¿d in fact
to strengthen us in our position Ye with ! ^ lhe larids tbr0üglicut t¿e 6ecticn of- tbe
tuc$e truths betore us. we are content to sit . ' . .
• . , i. j • i . . .. | State should not grow cereal grain equal to
wi h arms loided, u supineiy Razmar m the liea- f ^ ^
* • ® ar.V in trip wnrifl TVP OVA ?>t O lrco tf flnn/'mvo
It is a fcet, then, that we are to have a nav-
ar.y in the world, we are at a less to conceive.
The soil is similar in many respec s to ihat of
the finest wheat-growing countries, and the cli
iga'ole stream at oar very doors ; ten miles of peculiarly adapted to its growth and cul-
the worst portion of it, including Thompso 's ture, besides, the crop is one reared with less
shoals, having been already received by the labor aud anxiety than ony other that we are
State Engineer. But this is not enough, let awara of;—and we know of no place better
us have our tap road also. There is intelligence adap ed to the manufacturing of flour than
enough in this community to foresee the bene- Washington, from its double advantage of
"ficiál results that would of necessity accrue, a d great water power and ready faci[ities of trans-
there is wealth and energy enough, too, if the portation. Jt isPtime—and high time, we
community of interest could be directly aliied thiuk, that the people of Texas were beginning
With unity and concert of action. We earnestly t0 look within themselves, and to deveiop na-
tope, then, that the people will at once take tural resources. With the raw material of every
th .-«subject in band, and bringing every energy ascription a' hand, the outlay of a little cap
to bear, at once begin and finish the road. The ital might be the starting point of an immense
time ia propitious; there is everything to en- and profitable trade. We have capital, and
courage us; soon th^rhistle of the car upoa the plenty of it, too, 4 ying idle: but what we need
Houston road will awaken us from our sium- most is thesp rit of ready enterprise, so char-
bers, and for what ? why simply to be jogged acteristic cf cur mere northern brethren; that
over a miserable read, in a worse stage coach, gpijrit oi venture—combined with judgment
probably, to thc depot, some five or six mil«Bd prudence, has already made the North in-
Nor will the influence of such Railway an^^lependent of the South. Where are our cap-
gteamboat connection with ihe Gulf stop here, italists ? Gentlemen, you are wanted.
Travel, trade and commerce being combined, —
hr affording mdj and hi
portation, capital seeking the sa es pom oi at)(] gpain,Telegraphic commanication is to be
profitable investment will at once be directed ¡ made between the Island and the main land,
lYom Us present channels toa point, at least less! and it appears that in promotion of such a
hazardous to life, to say nothing of property; | connection, via Florida, tl.at State has, by a
and where, we should like to know, would the ?ener*, Iaw' «PP^ved by the Governor, Dec.
territory, than he set himself about accomplish-
ing the end in view, by a course of truckling
subserviency to the free State men.
It appears, however, that the abolitionists
are not to be cajo ed into the flattering pro-
posals of the recreant Governor, but have de-
termined to pluck from bis traitorous brow this
coveted plume, and to exclude slavery from
the territory without the aid of his wise coun-
cil ; still pers'sting in their carecr of rebellion,
and insolent and open resistance to the laws of
the territory. What oth.r alternative has
Governor Walker, af er coquetting with the
I'r.e-soii power of Kansas, than that of cither
open y espousing their cause or crushing the
insurrection at t'::e | oint of the bayonet. As
si me show of loyalty, of coarse, he adopts the
iatter course, and in accordance with tl'iá vir-
tuous seem ng, issues his proclamations biu
with the fate of Kansas, and pr^¡^nant with
terrible threats and fearful .¡enunciation?, the
same power that but a short while since he
strove w.th hc^ied phrases to conciliate, is
now by a single urn of the deal, the object oi
his uercest indignation—denounced as the
vilest that every disgraced any age or country
Yet Walker knows tha this rank rebellion
has existed ever since the organization of the
territory, and that it lws only been augmented
and aggravated by the truckling irresolution
and indecision that has marked his career
Governor.
As we had supposed the apologists of the
Governor end tie raois'y la ori gtcm d e
captal of these later developments,¡uhy exhoner-
ating him from the charges preferred and call-
ing upon his revilers to come forward and make
the amende honorable. They claim that he is
now completely free from the taint of treache-
ry to the South and open and voluntary intri-
gue with the freesoil element of the North.
Yet, in this, we confess that we are utterly at
a loss to find the faintest semblance of a rea-
son. The point of. collision with the rebels in
which we now find him is, as the nature of the
relations fully explains, no matter of choice
with Walker, but upon the contrary a matter
of "expedient necessity." They have rejected
his p'ans for abolitionising of Kansas, they
have cast aside his lavish promises and over-
tures for reconciliation and cx necessilato ret in
the moment of defeat through chagrin and
mortification at the turn-up of the d.al box
he shrewdly assumes a questionable loyalty
to ihe legitimate authorities aud protests most
The following items connected with one of
those brilliant events which show the man of
the occasion when opportunties occur, are ex-
tracted from the oflic al report of Lt. Hood,
of the 2d Cavalry, a native of Kentucky.
Devil River, Ju'y 207 1857.
Under this date, Lt. Hood reports in sub-
stance :
, ,— He had 24 men on a scouting party—was
tne neigjborh op d sundry hen-coops. ! obtain from Spain the conferin' of diplomatic informed at l-'ort Mason, from which he was
The past w^k has been one of more than _.AVers upon Governors of Spanish Colonies, detached, that a band of Li pans had permis-
ordinary interest to most of the citizen* of we w ,;ncG re„.nk,d a3 a measure S10n t0 b,nn" 111 tho,lr fam]1,es- and l}.
. 4l . . „ „ , 11115 we 1,a^e longo.nce ie6anko ao a measure CCU3tered any of the scouti ng parties, thev
ashiBgton ; the excitement oi tne e.ectmn greaUy to be desired, inasmuch as our Govern- were to hoist a white flag. Oil the 20th inst",
the rise o¡ the river, the auction at French & raent would be enabled, in future, to treat cli- they d¡covered tbe Indians ; tiiey soon raised
Franklins and the duel, a'l contributed no incon. recti v upon all quos! ions arising out of the re- white flag. He left seven men with
siderable quota to the list of passing events, j ;ations existing between the United States and ?>u5cs ard F;arted. towards ihem._ When
As to th« tm, to j tat who i, Uioec Colonic ,. hereby greatlj facilitating to
winner ? For he honor of cur State I sincere- adjustment of difficulties that must naturally white P/ag, a-£ some thSv ofthemVpran ,,p
ly hope the people of iexas have not elevated (occur. As the case now stands, endless litiga- and co-.-iin1?nce(] gr¡ng rifles and arrows.—The
to tae chief executive a calumniator of woman, an[| diplomatic sagacity are the n. ver e'n'Ots were forthwith returned, and a close com-
the best and most precious gift of God to man. ¡a<T atiendan s of aM q'iost;ons of a Viat'o^'l oat ensued* Lieut H. and men were armed
Should such prove true, then will Texas bv c WW "nrisri-bv reason ,'JtnCl f'^j1 a J^r and one revolver each. The me-
, , * Clia"iCLer' an-n3 by r^s.-m 0r .he unsettled ¡ee beearn.'so close that one of tlft men, after
' ,v" \ J * 'iing a " e'*a j* nature of our relations with Spain, in vindica- firing his gun, hung it on the pummel of his
bic stain upon ineiiitnerto br¡gnt escutcheon of tjon of which trj have enly to cite the Black sadd.e, and it was taken off by one of the In-
the Lone Stir State. Warrcr case " dians during the encounter. 'íhe result of this
That auction át French & Fraiklin'® was' * - ^ contest was the 9 Indians were killed and 10 or
considerable of an affair I tell you. Thewav' "C032S BAGS SOOT" : 12 wounded, With a loss by the A meneaos of
„ . , , . J * -juj one killed and one missiag, and one a.so dan-
e knocsed tuings oil at "an-;<alf-an-1 ~ . . _ , a, gerouslv wounded1. Lient. H. and three oth-
ha.f-an'-half," was a caution to old Peter Funki. v ' . •" t < ers were alio wounded, bat were doing well.
,,,, , ,. T , m cars as we passed along a street ¡u í/ast iiati-i . . . . - , ,
iiimscf. fae lauiesl ujhevo weft the b'^t more an evening or two since. The speaker i ??= hwso Jged and three funded.
bidders. The Col. said he "run thii^s up on was a naatlv-dressod woman, young and beau-] L,CUi- H.^had 11 flghtmg m^n in Mmqpgfr
.hc-feootltóoo) inn,, stvle." Finí « , < . ^
I' MX. jo., at terf? J «j, "1¡th '«*•
tuou0tHt,wa3 am>\alaiuphysical impossibih- w;w"t caused her tears to flow? Alas! we
ty lor your ó fceep away from so many charm-could not fa I to perceive that the b. ing to
¡ing :.a pri-tv women. ' 1 should like to have'whom she had given her young heart, and who
I been there above all things; but I was com- promised to lore and protect, and cherish her,
Why Ladies Should Read newspapebs.—
It is a great mistake in female education to
keep a young lady's time and attention devot-
ed only to the fashionable literature of the
day. If you would qualify her for conversa-
tion, you must give her something to talk
about; give her an education with this actual
word and its transpiring events. U rge her
to read n wspapers, aud become familiar with
the present character aud movements of, our
race. History is of some importance ; but the
past world is dead, and we have nothing to do
with it. Our thoughts and our concerns should
be of the [¡resent world, to kuow what it is,
and improve tha condition of it. Let' her
have an intelligent opinion, and be able to.sus-
tain an intelligent conversation concerning the
mental, moral, political and religious improYe-
men s of our times. Let thc gilded annuals
aud poems on the centre table be kept a part
of the time covered with the weekly and daily
journals. Let the whole family—men, women
and children—read the newspaper. And if
anybody has a thought don't makea bigsleepy
book, but speak to the world through the news-
papers, in a brief aud comprehensive para-
graph. Tl is is the wáy to make an intelli-
gent, virtuous pepu'ation. and to make your
homes the abode of go xl sense, discrimination
and soundjudgement.
The Austrian Military Order of Ma-
ria' Tiieresa.—The centenary festival of the
Austrian military order of Maria Theresa took
place in the middle of June at Yienna. This
order is one of the most distinguished in th<*
kingdom. If an officer has displayed extraor-
- ... .. , ditow Self-devotion aná <?f
í".W \ír^K ■ he obt--'..is the •' Knight's Cross" Qf the Or<Jei\
inem. \\ -en .¡v a SUpCr'or officer distinguishes hiaisclf by
any extraordinary act of bravery, he is re-
warded wi h the "Commander's Ctosb," but
no common act can command thife honor. The
•'Grand Cross " is given only to coiamaudera
who have fought and won a pitched battle, or
have saved their country from some great dan-
ger. There are but three." Grand Crosses "—
the Archduke John (1809), Marshal Radetsky
(1848). and Marshal Windischgratz (1650).
There are only ten " Commanders' Crosses,"
and only seventy-nine Austrian and twenty-two
foreign " Knight3' Crosses."
,, , was a victim of the tyrant—Rum!—"Come
pellcd to go to bed wm.e my wasiierwcmau back s^on,' With a Instlf suppressed oath, the
was-boilir. my shirt, and consequently cou d promise was given, as he hastily bent his steps
not get raatiy in time to gaze on the assembled towards his usual haunts of dissipation. "Come
get rfiuy
matrons and maidens
of Washington. One
back soon," was again sobbed out from a
, , , „ breaking heart, a.3 we resumed our walk. Af-
ycung hac,..c-ior vta^ a pecuuar object oi a ten- ¡er our even}ng msa¡ We repaired to the house
tion by a number of lookers on. He was lay- 0f a friend, whom we had promised to visit,
heavy stock of .dry goods, consisting The time flew rapidly by in familiar converse,
voivers each, they would doubtless have slaiu
thc whale party of Indians.
A GAMBLING DOBGS
Ax Obstinate Customer.—''Are 'vow an
Oild Fe:low ?'
'No, sir; I've been married a week.,
'I men elo you belong to the Order of Odd
" Fellows':'
'No; I belong to thc Order al Married
Men.' ■ Ü
'Thunder! how dumb! Are you a Ma-
A Parisian medical man was sent for the
other day to see a patient, who was in bed.
Having prescribed, he promised to call ón the
following'evening, il - did s:j, and in the sick
•No ; I'm a carpenter.' * 1
' Worse and worse 1 Arc you,a Sotf of Tem-
perance ?'
•Confouudyou, no! lam a son of Mr. John
Gosiing.'
The querist went his way. •
on their requisition in futuro.
Lndonbt.dly for Vjj3 welcome step! How long the hours
he intends following out the advice given to se¿mad tt her waiting heart as she watched
Noah on his leaving the ark after the big ov- for the loved one's return 1
erfl0^. ^ 1 Midnight came at last, but no husband.
., ■ c -tic Hastily throwing on her *hawl, she wanders
7 ue duel was tne occasion af a coca deal of ., •; ,. u +i,„ u„
through the streets, hecrhess of the pa:s3er-i)y,
merriment among tne b lioys.- - i acjisterial a;i(j even penetrates the haunts of vice tosive
digqftv rttoxed its law-full look, and partook a being whom she loved better than life.
of the general fun. Even the shire-reeve, Fondly she clasped the degraded being, who
ccjró from the ■■Court," OT p> tte m;r.. gjjgj j p. tbo fourth .light bohopius to re
sure throughout. The principals, after a snort a[] a5one-«xjttle Ellen 1" Those two words1 tr'eve his losses' w,íen ^ íoUcd the bird flown
roCnixg fire, retired from the "field of honor"— f und a way to the man's heart. He besitat- the anartment bavin? onlv been taken for a
cared than hurt, ! ed, and drunk as lie was. his eyes grew moist.
. Rather Sarcastic on a Supreme Judge.—
man s room fonnd several persons Sitting at a, ^ contemporary has the foil wing upe one of
table and playing cards, as they said to amuse ¡ the Supreme Court Judges of California;
their invalid friend. Llie table was covered] VVhile one more of the Supreu^J«dges was
witu gold. "I am much 'letter this evening.; remit!v staying at Paris he went-to visit a
doctor," said the pretended siek man, and after ■ preucli professor. The frenchman asked him
numbert>f tjuestions and among the rest;
Where do yoa live?" Y'
California."
asked the rude Gaul, what is youi1
! occupation ?"
j "1 am a Judge of thc Supreme Court."
which he handed ov.r to Ins patient, Baying j «Qh ¡ j returned the Frenchmen, theu I
that he had several times thought of proposing t necd not ask your name—its Lvnch eh?"
to go halves with him. "Nothing would have • ^ t
given me greater pleasure," replied tlie other ;
but what is deferred is not lost— do me the
pleasure to come at the same hour to-morrow
evening, aud you shall meet, the same party."
The doctor did so and for two cr three succes-
sive nights, and after being allowed at first to
win, was ultimately a loser of about 25.000f.
capitalist find greater advantages for thojmr-
^^Sfcpf his legitimate trade or traffic, or the en-
Jfe and health than our own 'own.
27th, 1856, provided for the organization of
the proposed company.
The Cuban Government has already con-
c ded the right, and it only remains for the
♦Co Ti l ^IZuiiiaat! Home Government to make the necessary rati-
the heart Of the wealthiest " ^ to commenc„ thew0i.k ._{fe t¡¿3 re.
the State. I quired for -completion being about six months.
A ihe necessary funds are already
Mr. Editor it is proposed, after the Col. has ® closer did that wi:'eclitsg; and he was
i-j «-.i i i .• i • T, , . about to accompany her, when a m¡?erable-
bi^off the last article* in French &FranK!.ns look;nji raai, „'p and said, "is that
establishment, to collect together and dispose j vou Bill ?_why yon are a stranger. Conv.
of to the highest bidder, all and singular the let us go and take a drink, ard taik over old
drenes, ¡imperatives and old bachelors, in and times." The temptation was strong—here
about the various precincts of Washington ^as.a struggle in liis bosom. Again
. . , the invitation was «(íven. He was about to
có|nty. tins is a good mo\e, ana ou^lit to y ¡eW, and had already moved a step towards
be,carried into effect, I am afraid the two first , the door, when his devoted, wife uttered
commodities will not briug one fourth of cost, through her tears, "E'len—our child!" The
The latter may, possibly, find a few bidders c^inr(^ was touched, and, wi h a resolute "No!
«,-tui.j'™ ♦-.! -i u • to his tempter, which sent a thri'l of jovto
among the ladies. Good titles wid be given x > i. j , .'í,* i ■
° o that woman s neart, lie turned towards his
by the tounty clerk, and possession of proper- il0rtie. Who can tell what fears agitated that
Hocus Focus.—How tc get a fine Worrit
House out of an empty Wbi6Ky Barrel.—
Fut t..e barrel in a secure place, near a spring
of good water, on the road to the grog-shop.—^
When you want a dram take the price of it in
your hand and start to thc grog-shop—go as
far as tht spring drop the mouey through the
bung-hole, take a good drink of water and re-
, , , „ turn home Repeat tbis operation till the bar-
die apartmept having, only been taken for a re5 is fc„. knock the head, and you have
week.
ty hy a Reverend gentleman, who will be there wife's bosom on their homeward journey, as
!"'!? r""< I on the occasion—orsomcother legally consti- 'msband vowed to drink no more. \Ve
i ust ny against the iHigal proceedings oí tac saw them enter their own cottage, and quick-
. X,. . n, , /-> ... *• , l tuted ofneer. Alore anon. -° - -n -
free-btate-lopeka-Constitulion party.
Ad ¡cu mon caer aviie.
We are not disposed to arragin Gov. Walk-
er before the tribunal of an indignant and in-
sulted people upoa the bare question of an in-
centive or motive for his latter acts as territo-
rial Governor of Kansas. We are willing to
award the full mede of praize for a-i that he
deserves, It is unquestionably the sworn duty of
the Governor to quell and suppress every dis-
position towards a popular out-break and so
Itmg as Walker displays energy and activity
in so doing he shall have our unqualified sup-
port. Yet tbis late day approximation to-
wards his specific duties as Territorial Govern-
or of Kansas cauaat fail to meet with the enef
Oble scorn of every StfUtheon man, nor are the
objections to the policy enunciated in his in-
augural in.any degree lessened. It isa matter
of little consequence to the South whether
Kansas is made a freesoil state in contraven
tion of the established law of the land by the
induction of the abominable principles of
Squatter Soverign'y, cr w thcr it is wrested
from the South by an armed mob. -The result
thc principle y^fwo fold the
E. B.
Pfom the Texas Christian Advocate.
"2A3LY METHODISM IIT TEXAS "
Vnlcr this head I see an article in our ex-
cellent Advocate, from thc Editor, as per in-
enincr our steps, we soon reached our humble
lodging. "Oar child!" Simp'e words; but
they have perhaps saved a human soul!
Stupendous Steam Enterprise.—It is sta-
ted that scheme has been initiated in Liverpool
for the formation of a new line of steamers from
that port to Australia, each vessel to be of ten
thousand tons burden, guaranteed to make the
passage in thirty days and at a cost of only
Ibraialion ; a'so, Bro. Seat's article, calling for !¿2.000,000 caen. The profits of the scheme
such information about early Methodism, both ar? p'ausnbly calculated, thus^-the annual re-
. ,. , , . . , „ " jt ccipts of gold frcm Australia amounts to 5100.-
of wuch I appreciate fully, and I presume no! ^ inte?e8t up0„ that Fum for one
one wiuld read such remiscences wi'h more m- month (the time saved in conveyance) would
teiesf than myself, provided they be correct in j be S 1.200,000, and the draft to the same
ntfrative, in good taste, and always in keep-. 'ia% 'n? another thirty davs to run,
. i . , , . . . . , , . woulu make a total per annum of fc8.400.000
ml with the ministerial character. Admitting j interestj which) add^ to 34,200.000. would
the article to which I refer to be strictly ¡ yield the sum of $12,600,000. So that jn one
trie— that the missionary was even more iban1 year S4,0f'0-000 mure than cost of building
sif feet, two and a half inches high, (two much j ,'31S splendid fleet ot new steamers, suitable for
TT. . ; , , * , , t /• : war purposes, would be rea'ized mere y by the
[1two ,nches') and that he was muscu'ar, (m- savi¿ 0'f time Mr C|ar,s the per¿n
d of being a slender, sickly man. as he was,); proposed to buiji these vessels, that by a new
wore a suspicsous cane, which was a sword plan of construction ho can not only ensure for
re tt-- cause of Christ-, and furnish a worthy j ?hm and fire proofs
Canadian Yankeeism.—Over the line, in
Canada, they are quite as inquisitive as their
Yankee neighbors—probably the South wind
carries the infection over—and they are cer-
tainly more in danger than the Jersey farmers
would be of yellow fever with the quarantine
the price of a splendid brick buildiug. act.
JKg^'-Eternity has no gray hairs!" Thc
flowers fade, the heart withers, man grows old
and dies; the world lies down in the sepulchre
of ages, but time writes no wrinkles on the
brow of eterni y.
Eternity! Stupendous 'bought!"= The ev-
at sandy Hook. Some years since the Receiv- j er.preseUt, unborn, undecaying aud undying-—
er General was traveling on a steamboat with tj,e endless chain, compassing tue tine of God—
considerably funds for the government* and j the golden chain that eutwines the destinilics of
for the sake of safety and privacy he engaged i t[,e whoie universe.
the whole of the ladies cu bin. The passengers j Earth has its beauties, Iwt time shroud*
were all alive to accertain the reason of this ¡ them for the grave; its honors are but tbe sun-
arrangement, aud especially to know what bus-
iness the great man could have on hand to re-
quire so much room and money. At en th
one of them, more bold than the rest, ventured
to introduce the subject as the Receiver was
walking on deck, and apbroaching him, asked
if lie was engaged on a government contract.
"Ye-s," was the gruff reply.
"A very large one ?"
"Yes, very large."
"May I ask what it is?"
"Yes." m
"Well, pray, sir, what is It?"
"Wed yon see," said the Receiver General,
with great seriousness, "the King of England
has made a present to the King of Siam of his
haif of Lake Ontario, and I am engaged to
bottle it of} 1"
No more questions were asked.
Robert Hall, on one occa^on being disgusted
with the egotism and conduct of a preacher,
who with a mixture of self-complacency and
impudence, challenged his admiration of a ser-
mon, was provoked to say :
"Yes, there was one flue passage in yourdis-
course, sir."
"I am rcjoiceing to hear you say so; which
was it ?"
"Whv, sir, it was the passage from the pul-
pit to (he vestry.
A young ladv being' asked why thc
nouii baehelor is singular, replied," because it
dv they doa't jret married,'
shine of au hour; its possession are toys of^^
changing fortune: its pleasures are but burst-
ing bubb.es. Not so in thc untried bourne. .
iu the dweling of the Almighty cau come
no footsteps of decay. Its day will know no.
darkening—eternal splendors flfrbid the ap-
proach oi nigln. Its lountains wiü never fail;
they are Iresu from the eternal throne. Its
glory will in,ver wane, for there .is U15 eyer-
prcseq God. Its harmonics will befér cease;
exhaustless love supplies the song.
"Chasing the Hoop."—This fm always
been a lavorite amusement among the (Jiildrtn,
but it is now no uncommon thing toeee in our
streets a half dozen yodn men "chasing hoops"
at tbe same time. Wc apprehend that there
must be much more in hoops ttenr there used
to be. Who knows ? Gentlemen are only
permitted to tpswer.
A Patent in lavor of
for swamp and overflown
with the act approved 8ef_
embracing upwards of 157 000 ac
been issued by the General Load
similar patent for 4,000 acres will
issued in favor oT the State of Misso
Jones, (who thinks
little to free)—"Mr. f
to you privately. Per
for a few moments."
least frighteued)said
promise to p«it me 1
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Pendleton, W. J. The Washington American. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 37, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1857, newspaper, August 11, 1857; Washington, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth182009/m1/2/?q=+date%3A1845-1860: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.