The Eastern Texian (San Augustine, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 26, 1859 Page: 2 of 4
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"We last week fpoke of ihe impor-
tance of commencing immediately, - if
we ever hope tp have a railroad thro*
tor the Textim. v Eastern Texas, for the reason tliat, at
The following crentlpmen are am!ior. the rate roads are progressing in the
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BATUSD^Y MORNlN«9.......-MARCH 26.
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Milhm Sabine Co.
iated to act as Agent* for the'Tesiau; re-
ceive abdteceipt for subscription# adver-
tisemeHis, job work, etc. :
wm. (icmtt. sen , Shelbyvxlle. Texas
w. q "mcdanigl
B. McCloskey
1). We&AfrHt Bnrkville, Newton county.
8. Weiss, Wens' Bluff l
John W. Taber. NatchitochesLa.
f L. Hall and. Jasper, Jasper Co.
iJOHN MONTGOMERY,
jf San Aug ustine, is our General Agent
/ i r.t Eastern Texas. . .
.iiitwm*™ «u„m gsgsgassr
Mali Arrangements. '
'/irr*«9>oiis an4 Departures.
chfiirg—hy T rkiiM5Bton's Prairie. 14*5
iaiMoBf '76 miles, a*d back obw imflt
w3||g.ynoh burf,3londay 6 &. m., ar
at <*a*«ga*tia«, Friday o p m; lea*
Angus toeetery M ad*y,Q . m., a ~
[wrfiFriday. 0 p. m.
"Y—from Sam ^ugoatine, 92 nilei, Ad
i a weak i &e va Sain Augustine
Thursday, 1 p. m„ arrives at
eday and Saturday, 8 p.■«;
e«arf Thursday and Sun;
imnt Pan Augustine, Sat
ley* 12 m . "
s m San Augue'ine 80 mile", an^
back once a eeek: Leave Han Au^uatiop
•eery Tuesiiay at 7 a m . irriee at
same day. 0 p a"; l«aveMmonevery Wed
ftedUyt7 m . arrives at San Augustine
. euMdv.Hp a --V . ■ ... :W 4. id
Western Mail - «rHeee W^doesdftys, Fridays
and sinnd^fs—depsrts Ew immediate:?
Ktutrr* Jfnil Arrives Ttmrpdaya, Saturdays,
and Vpaday —departs West immediately.
Hi
\ ~ . XoConatyOifteers.
We have just finished printing a superior lot
of BLANKS, for tbe District Court and Justices
ef the Peaae-eonriBrtng of
Sxeevtivns, Citations,
,• . Svbpeena's, Capiases, ete.,
which are for sal® at. the usual rate of. two dol
larsper Quire—each quire of Executions con
taluuia 48 Man* forms, and tbe other kinds, 96
Orders Hy m*if will be promptly attended to
and orders for suob as we may not have on
haixVifHl be immediately fj ; . * as
Thk Sabine —Ht *<*, who hns charge of Un-
cle 8 >m'i mail seeks between th's and the river
informs us that there is now h iaoesUge of water
and a boat is hourly expected at 8abine Town.
It is a pit> more up-freights are not supplied to
tbe bfats m this river, as we learn 'bat is the
eattas of so mnoh delay Cotton eruld be carried
off much cheaper if even half a load were far-
rtished each trip, and they were not compelled
to waitfinr it. Merchants appear afraid of this
rantr "tM^ow-tftaid it will go down
did. it is a<>t much further to haul
timn frsoi Red H
mmmfm
edLjMd.the
West,"the resources of the State for
such purposes must before a great
while become exhausted. We then
showed that before the 1st of Novem-
ber, 1859, there would be about 250
ftiile8 completed, every mile of which
but inspires new life and ardor, and en
ergy, into the respective companies,
for the projection of still greater enter
prises, until we find the Central road
progressing at the linprec^.'ented rate
of over one hundred miles pei year-
unequalled, we believe, in the apuals of
railroad enterprise. TliSfe are char-
tered in our State some two "thousand! sixteenjthonsand dollars per mi
worfc"anr*
illis distance, and is^ u|e s^)poserson an
air line, perhaps eighty or ninety-miles.
Of this distance, fifty miles out f^om
Orange is a smooth level, though open
pine woods the greater part of the way,
and could be prepared for receiving
the iron cheaper than any other section
of road of Jike extent we have ever
seeii. This would bring it within the
thickly settled agricultural portion of
Jasper or Newton county. The re-
maining thirty or forty miles would be
through a gently undulating country,
where the gradhig would still be com-
paratively light—where the opening of
the road would furnish all timber need-
ed, and without any, watercourse large
enough to be considered an obstruction.
This road could be built and equipped,
for (according to all
^Democratic Meeting.—In to-days
paper will be found a call for a convo-
cation of the Democracy of the county,
particularly for purposes therein speci-
fied, and generally, we hope, that some
expression of the will of the people
may be obtained, before t^e delegates
go up to Houston. Ihis would, we
think, be a fine opportunity to take the
sense of our county relative to the pro-
posed railroad to Madison. It will be
remembered that a charter was granted
by the last Legislature, for a continua-
tion of the New Orleans and Opelousas
road through our State ; but before it
could receive the sanction of Governor
Runnels, certain . amendments and re-
strictions had to be attached to it,
which rendered it worthless. From
been able to make,) between fifi
ilea of road—th^se4t is t
are barely doing; work piough to cotn- j ^jeg.
aaobd dem
ilka iast.
ply with their legal requirements, but
ere long they too* may become emulous
of the achievements of their neighbors,
and push ahead with vigor. We do
not consider it an exaggerated esti-
mate, to say that within ten years one
thousand miles of railroad will be com-
pleted in oar State—the bonus for which
will amount to some ten millions of
acreis of land. The hundred leagues to
the University—the large donations to
benevolent institutions—the numerous
relief bills of every Legislature, togeth-
er with the exertions of hundreds of
enterprising land thieves, great and
small, will probably swell this amount
to about one-half the public domain of
the State ; or we might say, will cover
all of the best lands—and this without
our section having the benefit of a sin-
gle dollar. Then, if we expect to en-
ter the liats with equal chances, it is
time we were commencing ; no one de
nies the advantages to be derived, but
top many are afraid of its practicability.
In former years an attempt was made
to organize a company in this and the
adjoining counties, and a charter pro-
cured, to .connect with "the New Or-
eans and Opelousas road somewhere
the Sabine; - The company waited
tiently for the New Orleans men to
gnate their point of termination
their charter expired by limita-
nd nothing was accomplished.
We showed last week
pective value of the gift of the State
to railroads amounted to more than
enough to compensate the companies
for building them, independent of the
value of the property when completed,
or the benefits derived by those living,
or owning property adjacent to the
line. But to prevent the necessity
of sacrificing this property, the State
also loans six thousand dollars to the
mile of road finished, with which the
company can purchase iron for as many
more miles. Thus the only great effort
the company has to make is, to com-
plete the first section. The road may
be continued any distance after the first
section is paid for.
Supposing wc had a charter requir-
ing twenty miles of the road to be in
operation within two years. The nec-
essary expense for organizing, the gra-
ding; superstructure, and equipments
might possibly swell the amount of cost
to twenty thousand dollars per mile, or
four hundred thousand for the whole
section. Immediately on its comple-
tion, one hundred and twenty thousand
dollars Of this sum might be drawn
from the State Treasury, and over two
hundred thousand acres of land which
ought to almost pay the balance, even
at present cash prices—and if the com-
pany could and would raise the money
by other means, it would jn a few years
r charter was applied tor atlhe|tri5g^61j^Ti^ TmroBnt*
4 Dkad Luck.—The Grand
ae tem.fe n condition-beyond the
few Wegener* will venture W make the tripT A
greet ueei of optton still remains in the country,
the owner* of which calculate to send it off in
tha*dbemiea, but are unable to do so Asa
eousequanoe, ao goods can be got out by our
and business is pretty near at a stand
' try the Sabine next season.
rr*o-.^B#.>a alarm of fire occurred in our town a
fswd^ys siace «t wae supposed fur a time that
Ckafiw's Hotel was o fire, out the alarm prov-
8tites 4 jL*8 u*e - Bearing the tell of the M.
KsfUnrt ring on Tuesday night last, enrioeity
flumped ae to *aJk over, whan we found .quite
aanm er'uf prtaoae acsembled for tbe purpose
ef i—iiving singing lessons and practicing sa-
eader.the guidtmoe of Kev. W. J
' espacis> of worship is more solemn and
hapivsNive then the sounds of praise rising from
ae satire congregation, when the inusie ts cor
ves«ly performed; and for this reason Mr. Joict
hopes as many of oar eitisens as are willing to
t Church, will come up and
will
will take great pleasure in exhibiting
and selling.
meeting of the Legislature, but for
unknown reason the Executive
posed it, and though it finally passed,
wasv in such shape that no attempt
has been made to organize under it—
but a charter was passed at that time
connecting, not Eastern Texas with
New Orleans, but that favored locality
Houston. Now, we have learned to
believe that what the Houston people
promise, they intend to perform—and
as earnest of their intention to carry
out this undertaking, the work has al-
ready commenced, ou the route between
the city of Houston and the Trinity
river. This road is designed to con-
nect with the Opelousas or Berwick's
Bay road at Madison, (or Orange,)
near the mouth of the Sabine, and
will connect that point through Hous-
ton with the whole network of ***><*-
which will ere long u0r State,
and throng ^ew Orleans with the
great **orld without.
Let us turn to the map. Orange is
a few miles from the mouth of the Sab-
ine river—is a secure port, and always
affords good navigation for both river
and seafaring craft. There are some
thirty feet water in the channel at a
low stage, and with a few thousand
dollars expense in removing some mud
bars at the river's mouth, would admit
of as large shipping as visits New Or-
j leans ; while its near proximity to the
h° | sea—the broad Mid beautiful lake to be
'leD* | crossed in approaching it, and the
of boundless extent of plains surrounding
it, admits of sailing craft depending
upon the wind alone, without as at
New Orleans, being at the expense and
trouble of towing. The location of the
town !* a beautiful, elevated bluff, above
Tbb Tide sets Back.—The Austiu
Intelligencer has seen and conversed . , , ,
with several familes of iMigranta j llie higliet. vratoi-marks, and has been
from Arisen and California, who de :ronowncd fkl'Sood nc-)lh- W i,at ,1
««a maim* Heir permanent homes in ,cr shipping point conld be found, If
Itaaa. One—the Arizonian—had for*'' rc is ^ better, it would be equally
, acceptable to us.
Arfsnroiug Orange as the starting
we shall suppose the
merly lived in Dallas county, and be
ing gQtisfied with his experience of;
travel, ha5 determined to keep within P0,nt' we8baU 8uPP°se tbe route as
bis old range tt fntnre. The Califor- j runi"n" ,0 °"r 'O""-®0' «">' « « p-
are from the neighborhood of>se > most "^sarily come here nd
Message of the President. ^
Under date of March 3rd, President
Buchanan thus addresses the two Hous-
es of Congress. The. language dis-
plays an earnest solicitude, not only
for the welfare, but for the honor of
tlre^Goverhment:
An imperative sense of duty compels
me to make an appeal to Congress to
preserve the credit of the country.—
This is the last day of the present Cotr
grcss, and no provbdoiTTias yet been
made for the payment of appropriations
and to meet the outstanding treasury
notes issued under the authority of
law. From the information which has
already been communicated to Con-
gress by the Setretary of the Treasury,
it is manifest that the ordinary receipts
into the treasury,"even under the most
4l . { k.^CruuIe circumstances, will scarcely
me signal of the times, we feel very cer- J the ordiuary expenses of the Gov-
tain that the veto power will not rest jernment during the remainder ;,pf the
in the same lianas by the meeting of Jjiresent fiscal year, ending on the 30th
Ae DCn b^ldlJ^Twt^ iffWulie. At that lime, nearly eighteen
afljpher effort^ere made, it might be
more successful."; This is a
vastly more importance to our commu-
nity, than Houstonism or Wardism, or
any other in which they can make their
influence felt. Many other important
questions might be considered by the
meeting, but as discussions of State
policy are to be ruled out of the con-
vention, we presume nothing more can
be done than for the meeting to see
that its delegates have the right prin-
ciples, and leave the management of I
lillions <^i^aaSi^Ti0te^5nH have be-
nngnt oe^.ome due and manjt of those uot yet ^lej^etically
matter of jdue are daily paid for duties at the dif- gi^e°around,
ferent ports, and there will be no means
in the treasury to meet them. Thus
the country, which is full of resources,
will be dishonored before the world,
and the American people, who are a
debt-paying people, will be disgraced
by the omission ou our part to do our
duty* It is impossible to avoid this
catastrophe unless we make provision
this very day to meet the lawful de-
mands on the publie treasury. If this
were the first instead of the last session
of a Congress, the case would be dif-
our interests to them. The Hender- ^eren^- You might then be convened
by proclamation for to-morrow morn
son Convention, of the two, we consid-
er the most important; for in it na-
tional politics will be the legitimate
theme for discussion. The course of
Judge Reagan in Congress—his devo-
tion to the iutd!*ests of his constituents,
and his undeviating support of the
present Administration, is too well
known to require encomium. We pre-
sume there will be but one voice in the
meeting in regard to him.
It is not, we are gratified to learn,
the intention of the meeting to make
nominations for local representatives,
nor have we heard any Democrat inti
mate a desire to that effect. The gen-
eral determination appear to b« to elect
the best man who can be induced to go.
As an " Independent" we have always
sustained the men whom we considered
most capable, or most likely to forward
the interests of our State and section-
bounty has been awarded by our State,
tliat railroads may pay their way as
they go, and not become encumbered
with debt—so we will consider it prop-
er to dispose of the land at once, for
what it will bring—say one dollar per
acre. The company would then have
twenty miles of road, at an actual out-
lay of less than one hundred thousand
dollars. Put into operation, besides
doing the company's business, this
twenty miles would something over-
pay for running it—forty miles would
pay a handsome profit, and one hun-
dred miles would pay a heavy interest
on the money invested.
We would like to see this enterprise
under way. We would like to *' "*lC
facilities which
sea*1*""1* broadcast around us, seized
upon by the hand of industry, and made
to do their office in building up our
country, and contributing to the con-
venience, wealth, and happiness of our
citizens. We dislike to see our section
of this favored State, with so many ele-
ments of greatness, outstripped in the
march of improvement by others which
possess no natural superiority ; and
above all, we dislike to see valued citi-
zens turning from the indolence
which characterizes us, to the energy
which characterizes them. We would
like, too, to see this enterprise set on
foot in our eounty. San Augustine,
though a small county, has long ranked
among the first. The extraordinary
amount of talent which once made its
home amongst us, won for us an honor-
able distinction, and it is to be hoped
we have not greatly degenerated. At
any rate, in point of wealth we stand
Washington, March 16.—The
Washington Union, of this morning
. _ , , says that this Government has no reas-
siLchwiH etei^be^our course, jmd we | on to believe the French". and English
believe a large majority of our COun^'" ^ ! "" •<-—
ing. But there are now thirteen
States of the Union entitled to seventy
eight Representatives, in which none
have been elected. It will, therefore,
be impracticable for a large majority of
these Stares to elect their members be-
fore the treasury shall be compelled to
stop payment.
Under these circumstances, I ear
nestly recommend to Congress to make
provision within the few remaining
hours ot the session for the preserva
tion of the public credit. The urgency
of the case not only justifies but de-
mands that, if necessary, this shall be
done by a separate bill. We ought to
Condition of Europe.
The Crescent gives a graphic picture
of the present posture of the Europe-
an powers.
Sardinia is a wiry, spunky, fierce little
fellow, " r'aring and charging" to pitch
into Austria, and .only restrained, by
his big friend and. backer, France, who
is holding him off and eoolly~watelling
for the best chance to turn "the^ game
Uttte~ieuow -loose, wTtETIielidmonition
"go in, chicken I an? I'll back you 1"
Austria, a bulky fellow, but witL not
much stomach for the fray, is stripped
for the fight, and standing, on guard
ready to withstand the onslaught of his
fierce little antagonist, whose powerful
friend causes him to feel a little 4ubi
ous, and to be u shaky about the p^iT"
Prussia is in the unwilling attitude of
tbe backer of Austria^,-willing to sneak
away out of the difficulty, but obliged
to stand by and sec his friend through.
England stands rathef OTrthe
Sardinian side, with' a dej
" now please don't do it" attitude and
look, but real lyafraid to formally and -
*•" " inter fere." Italy is char-
objecting strenuously to
.the ring being pitched on his planta-
tion, and wishing them to transfer the
milling match to some other location.
The lesser Powers are down on their
knees, peeping through the fence at the
menacing combatants, in nervous antic-
ipation of the opening of the ball. Rus-
sia is lolling his Titan from up against
the North pole, with a cigar in , his
mouth and his fists in his breeches pock-
ets, like some retired Tom Hyer of the
ring, looking on at the sport with the
eye of a professional, and not caring a
red which whips, so that they make
sharp and lively play* He has got
nothing staked on the result, and is on-
ly interested because it is a sort of fan
which suits his tastes.
incur nr> risk when the good faith of
the country is at stake.
James Buchanan.
[from tbe N. O. Crescent.
From Washington City.
'fit
ty men are resolved to do likewise.
Cargo.—We
The J. J. Warren's
find in the Crescent the
tice of the arrival of the damaged por-
tion of the carsro of the steamer J. J.
following no-
Governmenfs medi
in the political concerns of Mexico.
The Union says the Spanish Govern-
ment has declared that it has not the
remotest idea of attempting to subject
Mexico and bring it under her rule.
The article in the Union, which bears
the stamp of authority, also says in re-
Warren. So far from the remainder La,.^ t,0 the policy of our Government,
being a total loss, as stated by tne That the United States have no objec-
Crcscent, the balance was uninjured,
the boat having sunk in very low wa-
ter. She has since been'raised.
The schooner Star, Capt. Gammon,
arrived yesterday from Sabine Pass,
having on freight 312 bales of cotton
consig
tion to one or twenty canals in Central
America, but the Government means
that the contracts now existing between
our citizens and the Central American
States shall not be violated ; and fur-
ther, that when such contracts
.... . . . . . 5?n | ding canals jBhjdU^^Kf^inmercial
and 1 bale of wool, consigned to an ^a, f00tin<r, and not be
tra of th'fne- steamer X J. Warren, h,y an European power.
previously reported sunk in descending! Capt. Turner, the commander of the
Sabine river, which consisted of 1048 p. c..l00p of war Saratoga, the Union
bales of cottfcn, and 1 bale of wool, 463 j8avs. has entered into an agreement
bales of which have by the following
conveyances arrived in this city : The
schooner Col. Lester bringing 92 bales;
with the French and English comman-
ders at Vera Cruz, that they will all
land together in case it becomes neces-
the steamship Chas. Morgan 59, and isary for the protection of the lives and
tbe Matagorda 9. A portion of the! property of the citizens of their resp«ec-
cargo which was very much damaged j tive Governments—thus setting aside
has been reshipped to Galveston, to be j fne absurd rumors of letter writers at
sold there, and the balance not staled Vera Cruz in regard to the inteutions
will be a total loss. *. of the French and English to take part
•• • in the civil struggle in favor of Mira-
We regret to see that the oldjmon, and refusing to protect the citi-
feud between the rival Democratic pa- zeiis of their respective ^Governments,
pers at Austin is being revived. The
space and time wasted in these person-
al discussions, might better be appro-
priated in discussing legitimate ques-
tions of State policy, or in dissemina-
ting useful intelligence. Papers pub-
Ban Francisco, and will
WberQ abovO A astro*
settle some-
HuBDEft and Bobbeby.—Mike
Walsh, formerly member of Congress
from New Yoric, was found in an nn-
stop ; for if it comes within fifty miles
of us, it woi*Jd be a great benefit—if to
the town itself, it would be vastly more;
but if it passed through, as we hope i!
may, it would supply all our wants, be-
sides benefitting a large and wealthy
But for
among the first. There are few coun
ties where there is so much wealjth in J tleman of better taste, and more digni-
80 few hands—one of the most i
taut requisites for accomplishing
undertakings of this character,
the road is needed, all are agr
that it is practicable, none can
but are there any among us—gl
men of intelligence, influence andi
ness qualifications—who will
their shoulders to the wheel and
to moving. We should come to
cision before the ides of August.
Washington. March 16,—The Gov-
ernment has been officially assured that
Great Britain is not pursuing a tortu-
ous and dishonest course in Nicaragua.
The English Government meditate
tWo treaties with Nicaragua ; one of
which is the abandonment of the pro-
.. , , x . P « ~ * i ia tectorate over the Mosquito Territory ;
lished at the seat of government should;^ otjier treatyis 0ne of amity and
be conducted with marked ability and j commercial privileges, similar to our
dignity, particularly that one which is own.
fed so lavishly from the public coffers, j These treaties have been submitted
CT.e present State Printer has signally *> onr Government, and the general
failed in both these reqnisites J'P™c.pte of both are approved b, it.
hence, should be replaced by some gen
i
room in that city, jritb avery country north and west of us.
•ppeafaaee of having been murder*!'prosent convenience, we shall take the
and the body rifled. Some think tbe town of San Augustine as one of the
Ijfcsrtfe pas the result of 4ntox!eation,
bat 1b any oaso a robbery had been
termini By the road as it now runs,
Orange is about 115 miles from here.
It has been travelled so as to lessen
The Mobile Mercury has r
ed a letter from one of the unfort
wrecked on the Susan in the
Honduras, asking to have that
sent to him, somewhere up in
sippi. He ia teaching school, an
forward the subscription m
soon as he realises the amount
that useful occupation.
r-! fied
--who
own
Tka Harrison Flag says : A
V Volney Blake,
jnan^by the name Oi
Juvenile Orator.—Cicero Grime,
a youth of ten years of age, and of
small stature, delivered a Moral Lec-
ture at the Methodist Charch, in. this
city on Monday night last. We were
astonished at the ease and fluency with
which he quoted theccr?
ITyouth of extraordinary memo- ■
ry, and, in the course of his remarksr
often dilated, with eloquence, upon hie
subject. For a youth of his age. he
certainly has few, if any equals, mi
orator, in the United States. Hisjest-
ure was good, and delivery fine, for
one of such tender years. Alter uie
address, Pleasily and Gliomas Wildey.
younger than himselfr came upon the
stand, and the three together sang an
interesting song. The audience- was
large and attentive. They are travel-
ling over the State, and will lecture at
various points. We trust they may
meet with kind treatment from the
citizens, wherever they may go.
[ Waco Southerner.
Our Allies in the Paraguay Ex-
pedition.—The Havana papers, allud-
ing to the reported treaties of alliance
with Brazil and the Argentine Confed-
eration. intimate that we are counting
without our host, if we expect Aid or
sympathy from those countries or any
people of Sotittr America,in tbe Para-
guay expedition. Whatever differences,
growing out of the contested jurisdic-
tion of the great river which passes
through their territories, may have ex-
isted in times gone by, or aow exist be-
tween them, our Island neighbors think
Spanish America will be united to %
man, in resisting what they are pleased
to call the North American invasion.
'Ifrom New
' Texas, who was returning
wagon nnd team from Shreveport, was
found deadljn the road a few miles
iiere . West of Marshall on Sunday evening
s in the 6th inst... by Dr. E. P. M. Johnson,
most Deceased's family was at once -sent for
8 and | ^ the Doctor, by whom his remains
Ad" were removed to their final resting
P°r! plnce.
Mrs. Blake says that her husband
Death only a Chemical Changs.
a lea
scientific view of
Danville, Ewt'- ?>unt;?-1 Mon^r _Jfar,,ed ****•+.
with his gives the followr uXt- *"*t
the immortality of man: w ¥ou no **> .
die—you only change your state of ag-
gregation. It is true, ypur nitrogen,
your hydrogen, and your carbonate sep-
arate ; they are distributed tferough
the atmosphere, penetrate plants and
animals, or are absorbed by the earth ;
but as no atom perishes, you continue
. # to exist; the only difference is, that
had been, for some time, subject to jyOU gn(j yourselves reduced to * more
spawns or convulsions from one of gjmple expression."
which he no doubt died.
A Speech from Prc.—Thai incorrigible
add' Pereonai of «he New York livening Post,
earn- j assures ua, that in reply to eome per^na-
ount- j d^ra who waked her up one night in Troy,
uate i P co omlni spoke aa follows : ^Sh«at'-«-
I men, 1 am veer mooch obligee for this
complimentz. I am veer poore apeak
ippy.' Angti#h, unt I feel# ahleepy."
The Galveston C&iKan say* Sam
Houston is no longer Senator' from
Texas. He has been in . the Senate
fourteen years, and few men command-
ed more influence than he. The Civil-
ian thinks his separation from the na-
tional councils only a temporary nat-
ter, although the old hero naai"
his intention to retire from publi
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•
Lieutenant Governor Montoa,
in resigning the office of presiding offi-
cer of the Louisiana Senate, uses the
following language:
" In time of yorer the ablest expoun-
ders of the Democratic creed were, pro-
perly considered leaders, but their elo-
quence and their logic were the beacon
lights which guided the patriotism of
the people through the storms which
more than once threatened to engulf
our institutions. Then the word party
was synonymous with principle, and
party obligations meant allegiance to
principle. Now. these words aire con-
strued by some to mean the organiza-
tion of those men who have assumed
the leadership of the party, and a blind
obedience to the mandates. My alle-
giance to the Democratic party, and
my determination to continue to act
with it, I still profess, but if my fellow-
Democrats of this State expect me to
sn? inle^eilcejtey cifcta tCs ~gren*aerfr>g3 bo
endeavor to control its action by their
extraordinary skill in concentrating up-
on one end the ambition and interests
of aspiring politicians, they are mista-
ken. They expect too much of me."
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King, George W. The Eastern Texian (San Augustine, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 26, 1859, newspaper, March 26, 1859; San Augustine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233737/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.