The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 24, 1855 Page: 2 of 4
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AO *xpoo*ut of MjT paity
or MWt—maMly anexponent fOmM A. Brown.
it *«i generally responded "why
ihmdd they noteom* out and rolifev*
'flRRll* w
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ap *U*r HwmwH had f.a -
Jtority, and p*epl*kao«fc*d down and NAM ah*nt
V*W ih* wwiiiigW |a a* #arnte «r
h , th* cum, did fciioi' --srafflj Sisals ssi_^ * j «*-
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ItfftowdVWtlsemMt Of J. "W:
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to Dr. W, V. T. Uort for
QU «r, wa, low" M < thr Female
in Mr column*, li pn>gre tl>ig
Mat* , on the
lmp*«l*g polities! demonstration
W« will republish friug the
m- a
I of IheTru* DraMWr.
q us tier, I ho nolo of triumph
Ui that st*adhutnvss of fsltb bo*
it*t* ,U,r to 111.' k+Atl " I • ' "l
A lh*l W* MIMH'tlUM) U tb««* b*
InsestlgAtiun aod without
ke| «< ■*«**>. *re atlMhl (hot l)stnn***ey in
«H'ilW>ilhM« tt-ftw bob
«r t* bo couimonlod not eta-
following IV* dtotAtea rtf ee«iwl tie*,~
illy ohivujt*!iMott«M,wbieh I* at ho*i
uuCrtu«l r« Wo Msoolstien of those'
tan b" oaM'y spared by tile
.4priitclpUi. *>"1 it *) i
b« ttraagUisiird by tli«ir defection. W**k Hicu.tr.
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&.' n¥^r' f*' jt 9
wko follow of llio tou<l«M akontiBKo*o*ii «IU.
rlbo ou tb« •ffor «Mno« of tbk now m*
torloU tWown tof«tlitr; *nJ MpooUtty tbM« of
tb* MlnUtottliip of tl<n Mmi
pMHln l flo«v nU«lf , we fo
tiint thli now polHIedl trick U pit
M9«%MtfUy for Ibolr bone#!—It h *
boon th* toot «f how long tholr Wtk would *nJur ,
Mt'lM «ttnk truth il>m wor t« tholr•wortlon of
«fMU) Moi«ain*Bl to holy Otlllnf. Vorlly. tho
o«ty rnot^llbiobottom erf tho pti Into whloh they
h r* pltwgO, t WwknooO of d *lin «o alg«lflooul
of # K wo fepth, Into whloh «hor may b*
Mo hanrlblo Ibr tho right. W h*.l bopod thot
tb tho owttlfttton of N«w Knjtlund ond Uhloftgo woo
Ifltko rivalry m1 wttoh .houW fbrnUh
wlaUno "Moollng tho Hvrry of ho ««n to
thodovii In." from tho tlj >nf J«ftVr«Oi>*l d
Now Knglaad ha# boon pro-emloonl In thi«
•*WWtor« h**o n*ttlft*twl the oat
4aaut lh'to'-'+ty with piouo <0*oul -
tt It oooron taoor ooy. Thottt-
M tif tho e^rtlSen, in
find bjobrotbron,Wwngeiood
,u in thio.ood to roltenit^ '||«.|te
utb p. u tb* Unltod MaMa
that tl>io dootriuo of Po-
p*l wtprottooy, U not tho noaoptod doctrino of Hut
uhurob. It would worn to no, that «hy ten till*
mm who wa* inoliaod to roooiro tho troth, would
At unas poroclro that It niut of nrcMilty l>«
InndaaUtiblo io all oountriM. Can i^bo mppo*-
od, that tho (orornl cruwnod hwulo of coutinoubtl
Kuropo would rooojnioo and giro tt tonanc« to u
Cnlth tnwoiiiaK tbot tboir powrr *•**>■!? ttmntd-
(try, nnd hold Mtyoot to tho wltlof tho Popff Vl
lhi Witt trtutt ottdWtlJr mU ltliy hfcV* ft>f
' lit porpotulty T Did not thin oUitmuf tho Pnpn-
ojr In Ibtmor doy ,tironk down finally when tried
upMi^ Honry tWjlth, eonturito yaa by f
It U folly howovor, to or^uo *ueb a point,wboo
dolly oeeurroneco ibow the utter powor|f*«oeto of
tho Pop#, «t homo, ond.ln tho nOATOOt cwntiguouo
Kingdom*. Wo moot fir*t credit a mnn for the
dominiumj of th« gn***«*t ignoroneo of tho hit*
tory of hi* own timo, and of fbrnior timoo,before
wp onn nppo that ho re Ally btlierm any nuch
" rawheAd nnd-btoodybone* " proportion. Wo
a«*ort diatlnotly, that hiitory eridenceo that no
.uol power lnu> boon e«erul*eil by A Popo. or
oiaiinul by th« oburub. Cor oosturio*. And Ibat no
man'MviaUlyw«ll r#a inMwory bottwe*ttk«
AAMrtion of it* oxUtenee. It doe* well enough
for a oIao* of jAohlog prooohor*, who nerer hAd
any Jtitt ten** of tho pro|i*r dignity of the topo-
iionlif it genuine Prone her or tho go* pel," to
oshort a gaping crowd of ytMlnt Know Notic-
ing* opon; but any tentlbht, wall inform*d man,
who would Annuntfiato atteh an aaaampidt for th*
pmk abmtld bomarlud " knAve," nd n*rer nv
plied to, oxo*pt with contempt.
But t4 Mm extract from Arohbitbop Kenriek—
AacHMniiM' Kiwriok ajci> I>n. fttowxaott.
Tim following paregraph from tho learned Arcli*
Wuhop'd ronolu*!*o " vindication of tho Calho-
11o«l>«rob " 1 Vbo , fuBIKto «f tlje profH:
«' Although I addroMcd ibia di^.ingui*hrd
piibliout (Mr lirowniion) in 1840, in term* of
blfH* oomnjoudation of hi* aool and ability in
tlafonoo of the Cnthulic faith, whioh bw ha>l am
but two renr* before, and the other Ui*h
opii cnnettired with in", qono^hoUght of rondor-
luu outtmlvo* fttpon lblo f(ir whalom *lf>w* lie
might ti/lertetirtb outoriaio, on ho hiutiolf ha*
WHintly arowod moat diotinotij, to omrert tho
ahtuo ttitt-lf) «f our algMtttN*,.which am rapto-
«e«Mi-a* iiafdjftftg Ml MdiWAoment
of all hi* belllimem*. Mo*t acauiodly l dia*ont
fr m him if ho clnlui for Iho I'upo any riglil tb
iHterforo with our civil allcgiance. Willi hi*
full hh"Wlwlg<i *nd entiio approval, CAthnllo*
Avorywhoro plodgc Aud render it to the govern-
uicntuudor which I hey live; kuowijk that it in
n dnwf independent of all eeclwiiiiaitical Ranction
HeWevcr Mrong may bo tho languigo *om«-
U p* cmplftywl by Mr. Brownaon I am ftilly
oonvincctl that ho ooo« not meati nny ttieh thing,
and that he a* well a* ovury ollior Catholio in
the Hiato, in tho himr of trial, will he found tho
dovoted tupportcr* of our natiooal and Bute
institution*. ■ - . if--' i..
k* wa* aimIM wHhte vfcw ef Mount vCi
con*ld*r hi* lite wU Ibr A Waawrt fruuj tko attMk*
of tho bull!**. If he * 'i hamh for •• 8m* ' If aa
IWaW watohiaaaaWM^I,tV^t«C^'h« tr«tt«r
MM*lo*t*d on th* *pot, or kicked |M
and bra ton llk«
a dog.a< wa* th* cm* * f*w ulght* a«o,wb*a watoh-
■tan Tato waa M*riy kilted, on Pordldo it. far oa.
doAvorutg to pravtat a M g ef the ^ beuljl*r *trfh-
mf from breaking open a ho«*«. Th* loader of.
ya that laiteuo* I* well kaown to th* po-
thi (m |«
He*. And thu* far no *m t* hav* b**n mad*
On Thunday night Ald'a Dur*l, wbll* going Into
Halt'* aa «***ter *t., lBoow| ay with **v*ral g«o-
tUnaa, wa* Incited and abu d by a gang who wer*
th*r* at th* tim*. *nd *ft*r l**viag tho bou*« 1j
company with hi* friend*, h* w* "kouokUd," aud
brought to th* curb*lone r*t* r uuc*r*moAou*ly.
No on*, of eour**. know who «b« doiurou* operator
wt*.% Th* r***OA* a**lga*d by ih* outtid.ra tor th*
oDtrtlion on Al^ruum Ihirtl waa,*h*i be Joined thf
Mto«*(<olhlng order, aud not liking It votod tho
Uomocratle ticket on MoudAy but. Il l* u*l* * to
muuinat* th* Act* of Vloloticc nightly p*rp*tr*ted
fey IN r wdi«* Mt(*g "adtr th* pr«*tlge of 'gam.
th*y aiwpAtont toalli aad the polleo, with a f*w
honorable axceptioos. from lb« Obitf do wo. If not
actun] porticipnnts fo thoroughly nc<|unint#a with
^ itiijil f
W* k*ow that tbero at many «tuib« of the
Knew Nothing party la thi| city who repudlai*
and abhor thc*« herribi* outrage! ** much a« we do,
nnd ato Anxiowt that th* og*nd*r* nboulJ b* bro't
to Juatlee, but uatll there bo « united effort by the
good meaof all parti** to put them down. W* ***
no oth*r nltorAatli* left than to adopt th* Californ-
ia ml* -to oon*ld*r *oel*«y di**olv*d, and «aoh m*n
b*«ont* hi* awa peateetor. An th'ng aow (Und.no
decant man who ha* th< manlln*** to *xpre*a hia
opinion, I* aafe from tho bra** kouaklea, the alung
Ihot, or th* dagger of tb* **t* «ln > and the ealy
problem to b* .olT*d lr, wb*tber rufl*oi«m la to
r*lgft triumphant In the '|«o«n tlly of tl * Houtfa.—
II.la tall lim* thatall m*u, of wb*te«*r abada of
pmlli—>- etdigiou MUtMUtUiy, *hoold tah* the
antler Into atrioua ooualdaratlun.
W* kav* ae law*.
Literally and troly we bavo no law*. Equal
Htofa ly ami liuh m.ij it be w'nl thaf here
In New Orlcao* wo Iiavc no public opinion. On
Monday la*ti, nt least four or flvo head* of fam-
ilte* w«re eoolly murdarod, iww of tlicm in
the open day, loaving ovor a acoro of orphaivi
aud then* dc*olato mothers lo the benovolcnee
and aympathio* of ihe public. Ovor flftv, wo
are certain, have been badly hurt, by all the
hired myrmidon* of the Know Nothing
but if ymt read in It* aoerodited organ
B«e, Bulletin, Picayune, Delta and Orescent,
ny.
he
■ tooaaar. Uto waaiiur th*
gw wAss&ar-yte
«**
woro ready to
a4k ttft fcw which
*
fair indgomat hi ro-
cundnat of the moat
party thai aver aoaght by illegal
mean*, aad vlolaop*, to obtain powarin thi* re-
pnUfa
a niflUna ware imported from M«m-
phi* aod tutenncdiato river town«,andag*og
abo oaato over from Mobile to Aid theu- brethren
on (hia ocoaaicn to *l ed blood, destroy property,
violate the law* aad reader republican govern-
maul a ridieillyn fiwoe, all theae auxiliary tnp-
port* wer* deemed inaofloieut lo aaoure a tri-
umph hare, and reaouraa wa* had to the break-
ing of the ballot-bow* of two praaiucU where
it w*a well koowu aateoag Demooratic vote wa*
polled, (he iawUa mm Who perpetrated the
aete well knowing f paa eaperienoe that
thev had nothing to fear, paat espericuce hav-
ing aatiafiad them that the lew* are only intend-
ed to be executed againat nepeeteblo poverty
or uofriondwi foroimcrv.
Out rtmUm Mi dinU&oe will uodertUod
bow detperate the affair* of the Know Nothing*
mutt be, when, not aatteflad with appointing
two out itrf thrae of the iMpector* of election
belonging to their own order—thua aecuring
the rejection of ovary vote upon any pretext
thej might eel wp—with having their own
emiaaarieain charge of a**ry thing, and erowd*
of bnlllee to mpport them, at a given aignal—
thev Mill had to reeort to th* groaieat violation*
oi Law, in rejecting, a* illegal, th* oertifioatea
of aaturaliaatioa wtuad by our Oourte, in ob-
•I rue ting voter* by violenee, aod, Anally, by a
crowning aot of glory, deatroying the ballot
boxe* in precinct* wall kuown to be atroogly
Democratic. Away from New Orlean*, people
will be apt to enquin! whether thare really exiate
a oity government in Now Orleen*; whether
there i* a Mayor, Sheriff, or polioe; or a pop-
ulation aenerate and dialinet from the iawleaa
iai^tiiitaUilf T" :Trrr,
Of the blood that ha* been abed or the vio-
lence committed it ia uaaleaa to kpeak. Th re
ia no avenging power in tbla community, we
and
provided the iawli
tien
n nrAnliim
J f
the pistol
compelled to record, . d,
iawleaa, of whatever creed or na
themaaivaa native bora, they may
leaeure.
Delta.
diagust,
led tl
Wtlaj
piatol and the atiletto at^lca
of rarm
SmMratk r b* bold at Aurtinbn tb*
9th el Jaaaary proximo. Th* meetiug waa call-
Mb. Th* following admirabl* advlaory addreaa
to th* DrmocrAtle vote** of New Orle-ns, was la-
au*d lh* d*y b*fbr* th* *1*4Uoa. Bow diffvrant
in l'elley aad prlnelptefrom the teetioa of th*p*ao<lo
you would *ctu*lly tuppow ibings w«o ^jp.lHot. whoeiAlm all tha patriottem, and Import
very harmonious ,, and that the imputed as- ^ M ^ ,
aamina were really the only reliable force of
nmnn (1n«>u>ll n T*th* D*me*ratt* Tator* *f Now Orteaa* I
i.
force
the Mayor, Bherift, and Common (Council, to
keep the peace and maintain order.
Our reader* out of Now Orlean* m*y take
our amurauce for it,that, uiiIchh for iboso claim
ing to belong to (he Know-Nothisg faction, j toko placo to-morrow
there was aoarooly, after midday, * shadow
mVm awWOtl*that* thMfiaaaf mhiMi mi
In pollttwmI d«aionttration*,ar* all <n.
W* are moit grtsihil that U it *«.—
im> lkM «or*t *111 loace the
th* AliMKllITV to mix In th* par-
worldly of#**, and n*ntr*Ui* fur tho
of a**fi lnc«s in hi* high Vtto*.
Man aaa Miatem ef th* Oe*p*l. Utth* federal-
pragtay meaopoHte th* wtlr*
braneh offh* pollitoal array. If
of pol lueal object*, fbr
at th*Chur*h to piwfbr to
taiiVWiw «wt* «aaafca«*tton with atiMtteaahl*
MfMlty th«yarew*mbvrs,
thtmealv** to oU sin
*«r*ld*«f th* «*ld
tat ** have na hmtN*:
toan etornitj
f m ruiuiirw of
a ehancc for other* being permitted to exer-
ei*e° their •leetonl right* without Inralt or per-
__J Z at
t hi Bt;Terdin*
derlng ami breaking of the protect bog com-
menced before that hour, one of our person*!
friend*- an old man *ud native born, having
to fly for hi* life. No whero did (lie authori-
ties appear (o take Ihe icaat interest in what
was gmng on, and murder* were oommittod
and innumerable villainies perpetrated by the
ruffians, exotic and indigenous, a* if a grand
■aturnali* bad bean proclaimed, aud law and
onler had for tb* timo ceased to rciga in tho
pariah of Orlean*.
Ia«U**te at th* F*U*.
' A Man Badly \fonndrtl ami another KilM
1 ul rtc Polh.—A German twined AUumando, a
drnggiat, who keeps a atore at the corner of
Oreatmen and St. Ferdinand atrccts, wa*, we
v. uoTtrnor ■ •f
We pre-en t upon our oatelitepagw, tho Qovsmor1*
MBl0. |Mesa*go In fill. U la Uagthy, but w *11 worthy of
pernaal, nnd apreadlaft before th* reader, eompr*-
bea*tvely as It d**i, a An* geuersl view ef th* In-
temmefnttryoung bntgiewiita State, ehonW be .
read by ev.ryclU.en who would be well leftmed f WftJSSS TTor A Fren^m*u
.. .. - , . .. . . .. named Antonio Freler, About 27 years of Ag^s
upoumAtter. thAthAeaaBtaportoatbeaHugfor the ^ in lhe 0h«rity itvqrfral frTtn
upon kl« to llvldeallat*rem. Wa Jilaamt a*-1 W0UtK]t recctvod from a knife in the band*
Hae«!y from seme efdts pvopa*IUnn<. and shall take 10f (aa vat) torn unknown person. He was out
« wrfory review ef th* document next week. We jihiangb the lung*, ha died of bkt injuries in
Uh-* Uiiouur.})t<uuut . half an hour after being token tu tho flbariiy
| floapital An Inquest was lummoned la*t
evening by the Deputy Coroner, aud after a
pu*t uiartcui exxmiuatiun waa made, the. jury
P**" unowned lo ihia morning.
dnrKAer moa Shot— A Mr. lllecao,
Tatke Daawaratt* T*tar* *f New Orteaa* I
DkIIOORATIO 8TAT* ClNTttAL CoMMimg,
Nxw Orleans, November 8d, 1865.
DiMOTRATir Von**:—The eloction will
It i* your solemn duty
to vote. It i* the dntv aa well aa the interest
of every eltlaen to maintain order. Tou are
mighty—yon are *trour—oontciout power ia
ual violence. The Democratic party Appeel* to
Iaw only—it scorns reeort to foroe. To the
Poll* early; do not go in large bodies; after de-
poaiting your vote*, do not linger around tho
l'olle, but retire immediately to your home*
Come with reaolution to do your duty; undeter-
red by apprehension. There i* no danger—
Vigilance Committeea, at each Proeinet, will
see Juatioe done to you. Come with your nat-
nranaation papeia; the law demand* not their
production, bnt aome of the Know Nothing
Commiwionct* may. Compliance with thi* il-
legal cxaetion ia rooommenaed to avoid conten
(ion and delay.. Kvcry moment'* delay entail*
the lo** of a Democratic vote.
If vour vote* be challenged, demand at once
that the legal oath*' be tendered to you. If
leant, danigoroutly woundod by a pistol *hot *t your vote* be rejected, restrain your an|
tho election poll of the Twentieth Precinct, ' ' * * ~
Third Diatrfot, about 1 o'clock ytsferday. It
the law afford* mdreaa. Turn from the ballot
box to the proteat. box. Th* ptotett box will
be In charge of two respectably citiaen* at
each prcoinol. Attach your rejeeted ballot* to
(he priu(ed nrotosta prepared for you—*ign tho
protest* iu the preettroe of the two person* in
charge of the box, affixing to your aignatnree
tho name of lbo«troetou whioh you live; then
box and re-
■■ ii i ..,^i — — '
il - fatolThia. ^
Tb* majority for l'e**e, I* neh a one as we
dialed before the election, vis.t "*!*, sight, of ten
tire to your famillm.
fhc law will afterward* determine whether
ilr^WhW
Wwawai>
|L ^ L , i
■•n nn«wi-
the uewa
i «p wlthrsuad
NMl«f
ii'tfittte"
la Mte M>Hl
i aatlt-
We give below,the official result: o.
auvxHNon. utBt. tioviRNon
Pawo, ^ 8B,SM Hnnnelle, '21,078
Dioksou, • 17.966 .lower*, . - 17^817
Wood, • - '278 N*ul, • • . 4,860
Johnaod, • 809 !
The following counlie* In the West made no
returns: Cameron, I>e Witt, Hidalgo and iVcs, j
In tha East ao return* were- twoeived from
Ovang* sad Jeflanmn, wb*j thc Oongraasional
vote wa* counted.
The democratic majoi it Irs in the whole of the
fore toingcojwtte*. added to the nffieial vote,
would ajrelT the demooratic majority In tho
yrtu were legal voter* or uot; if you were im
proper ly rejected your protected vote* will oount.
| fcxert yiiuraelve* in bringing out voter*—
-Kwsji a coHtet hnuw at tho-eornar of Victnn ! sluggish—pemnad. the reluetant^-
and Klvfttin Field* street*, w** shot yeaterday | M*jM Jhe timid—help the *iok—support the
at tho 18th preoiuit poll, on Victory street,- •Red—lead the blind. Come without fcar-in
He ia woumyidiu the arm and log. The woun : „1,,,Pn 10„ tgllanoe Committee*, the Sheriff
dad m*^ Wa* ro moved to hi* ..^n house imme- * . Special Deputrta at each Preoinot
The wounda are not oontidcrcd dan-
iS ISM TNOVXANP.
will have
di^laly. The wounda are not oontidcrcd dan- ®* "f0'®'*- Ji^tioe shall be done;
jeroua. law and order shall prevail, and true American-
Another marly MM.—E D. Wblte, a con- „
traotor in tha third Watrict. waa badly beaten Commit^ THOe J HR^MKS*
at the airtpmiaot poll, yestonky. A report! "^08^ SRMW^S
waa ourrent last ovoning, lhat h« died of hi* i t Unrraapnaamg Secretary,
iiyurie*. Wa hope, however, thi. i* not tho | Ar. ae t th. tra* aaa obliged to *aoe**d They
eaae, and that the more favorable report, which jdW succeed. U«i*i*aa g oriox*ly raantfe«t*d her
mj$ he will aorvive thca^'i* the correct one. appreclAtieo of real A*ml**al*a la alectlag all
Stabbi*$ ufwia.—A tailor, wboec name we U* Sum tteket, and thm oat of fbu
The true majority for Kvaoa, for C.^ngt
including Orangv, Jeffcrsoo, add tb* vote
Liberty oan fbr "M L. Kvatw," i* 86.—<
could not hare, got aubhad at the twentieth jtf tk" Rapre***tatlv*a la Cengrm* Dsmoeratie.
precinct. A man named Petereou wa* knooked ■ **aa la N*w Orleaaa, bullied aa the orderly alt-
down there and kicked aeverely. He had to ; ' ••• ot tee Dtmeeralte MU wer*, th*
be plaoed under the oaro of a medical man.— ! carried th* Sheriff, tha meet laapertaai
. tip lo tbla hour, 7 o'clock iu the evening, we i eleet*d.
have bVaid of no farther diatarbtace at any of
tho other preoinote,with the exception of *ome
^ngrem,
in
Au.
1***1
During tho last few d*ys, myriad* of gram.
I nave appearad among*! us In plaee*
when dis-
I .... - . -, - i-f*5
tbay *aam from a noi th*rt> diteotiOa aad daring
inriai mu ipat ^.w uffijffi, wjni
bopper* have appoorod amongst u
the ground ia covered with ihem i
Deaioorat*
oity
ed to eriw by the Bes- John T.
timt Ja*. 0. Keootd wa* e*lled to th* oh air.
and K. O. Mill* requested to act as Sec-
retary. Th* ohairmau oallad on Jno. T. Mill* t«j
explain the object* oT th*a««tiag. which call hi
aa*w*red by a few bri*f remark*, and moved thai
a Committee of eight be *pp*intod for the pur-
poee of drafting remieiiew axpramWe of the
asntimeote of the meeting, wbersupon the Chair-
map appointed the Mtowiug gentlemen on said
committee: Joha D. Thames, Newton K. Bee-
onl, John Uufley, M- Click. Jaeon Wilaon. M.
liilboru, J. Baker and J. U. Crook.
On inotioa. Ueo. W. Stall wae added to the
committee. Committee then retired and S. O.
Morgan Ceq. of Ked Elver county, was called
upon to addre** th* meeting. Mr. Morgan re-
■ponded to the call with a few laconic remarks.
lie aaid upon domucratio priuciple* depend our
liberty and the union of these .Statoe. lli* reli-
ance wa* in the virtue and inlolligeboa of the poo-
pie. 11* foored no evil ao long as it was visible,
Let everything l>« d ins in pu blic, and all is safe.
Ilis speech was " short and sweet," aud b* retir-
ed amid tha appleuts of the crowd. ;
Win. It. MiUwoe Ksq. then addressed tho meet-
ing, reviewing at length the iprineiples of the
Democratic and Know Nothing parties.
On motion of Jaoob L ing, the mooting adjourn-
ed to moet at 1 o'clock.
One o'clock. Menting convened according to
adjournment, 0<io. Jas. C. Record in tho chair.
Tho committee appointed to drnft resolutions
We their report. On motion the pream Me and
resolutions were read by tbo^eoretory. The res-
olutions were then read separately and each nnd
evary on* of thorn unanimously adapted.
On motion,Jobu T. Mill* and Won II. Millweo,
also, Johnson Wren of Uopkins, our Senator, nod
W. J, Bonner and W. M. Williams, our Represen-
tatives, were appointed delegates to ropreeent,
tho county of Lamar in the State Democratic
convention, to be held at Austin on tho 8th of
January 1856.
The chairman then eppoioted the following gen-
tlemen on the reapeotiv* committees proposed in
the 10th reeolution.
Preelnet Committees.
PWtWBTttto. 1 Jca. T. Harmon and Dr. Jonr*
T. II. Skidmore and A. J. Doard,
Jaaon Wilaon and Thomas Yates,
E. W. Spears and A J. Nelson,
R: Prioe SBd A. Perry man,
J. Raker and Frank M ilea,
Rd. Stephene and B. P itta,
W. R. Brown and J> McCarty.
Central Committee.
Jacob Long,John T. Mille,IIc.rvey Sheltou, and
W. H. Millwee.
On motion the chairman nf tho mooting was
added to the central oouimittec.
On motion 'twas resolved (hat the proceeding of
this meeting bo signed by tho ehaiminn nnd secre-
tary, andpuhlithod in 'The Standard 'andth.it the
several Democratic papore of the Stale be ro-
queetcd to copy tho ssmo. Tho business of tho
mooting being over, a tpeoch from Juo. T. Mill-
wa*loudly celled for. Judge Mills declined ma-
king A speech—said he hAd aome there, not to
*p*Ak, but to Advise with hie follow citiions—did
not deeire to mnko An Auti-K.now Nothing speech
.when tha Know Nothing party would not bo al-
io wod to reply; but he assured his Democraliu
friend* that at all times, on all occasions and nt
all haxArd*. whenever there was n frco fi^fit for
know Nothing* nnd Democrat*, to the utmost of
hi* Ability ho would ever defend the preamble
end reeolntions whioh they h*d just adopted, and
in which he most heartily ooncurrud.
On motion Ihe meeting adjourned.
JAS. C. RECORD,
Soiitsa R. O. Mit.b*. . CKai rman,
Secretary.
Prtambl*.
The time has arrived in the history of our State
for a declaration of princip'os on Ihe part of those
of ber citlsoDi who feel An interest in hor integ-
rity. a* a State, and who fondly chorish u hope
of the contiriuauoo and perpetuity of our Union
of Statee. Republics are create! by Iho virtue
the public spirit and latolliganc* of tho people and
or all yet inaugurated on tho pagn of History, we
deem ours a model. IIow great then should be
our reverence forthoao patriot fathers—ils found-
ers, and bow much should we rtrire to emulate
their oxample by maintaining it in'its original
paritv. Let Americans never forgot that Ibey.
poeaeaa a noblo inheritance bought by the toils
and suffering, and blood nf their ancestors.—
Among the many bleating* it has eonfered upon
us, the groateet are the peaceful enjoyment of
liberty, property and religion. The foundation
upon which it is based is solid and with virtue
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A sacrvd regard and r*v*rmM for ,k-
Constitution, and a eol*ma .1.,.—i- T*
preeervatiua.
No religimii te>t for um,*i
of caate or di*tin«tkm nf With
•BfiSSw*'
Rr^o t for the right* nf irthers. U[j .
^ Common brotherhood aad goo,) WkU^ ^-
It wa* iu :the practice of the** ib t «
of our Rooublio w*a ushered io, nod h *'*
I inu iin.'o thareof, oatf wo alone rrii.iT. ^ * •te-
ed our mditfeai aky. I*t but thea^L*^'*!
these of their constituted*gonta.and,jK
impede our progrm* onward. Ond«r
once the Old Thirteen bar* r .L~^r
of Thirty-two Stataa, aad our own
wAvcs in |« ceful triumph
hnpplott peoide on th* gtoli*. * 4t
It is with a fait appioriati >n or the
billty resting u|hju u as rfiitens *t th^',e*
tant period in tbu history of our oouetrr uS"*'
this day rncot to difolare o,lr opi0junA *t
A period, when for ihe fir t titno
niiation of ouf OorornaetU,
r«
m
fol
r our c
•uly itylini; itself tit* American t-m ■
openly d*rwl the Advocacy bul.ire the C2t~
nrinetplcs sapptn?«>ie vrrv foUlid4iiont!ri,'!«f
institutions. When * Chine,*, wall J,
to bo built uruund ourcuuotry in or.!«e
from the benefit, ot Our ro'publioan hei?^
outraged and oppressed of nil 0t ter nSl.*1
When the lostot office stalk, abroad,
of truih or honor—and p-ditician* Jmi*,
-it is Attnchas^ff
ou
itli open diKirs aod in
clare our principle*. Therefor™
U*m>Imi, That the Con.titn.ion of tk« Uwj
Status is a iviliti<-al compact between Uu
of indo(>cnaent sorereignties, which I '
amount authiirity alone 011 tho general
betraying u* with * kU*- .. - «,c0 . ^,
that we think we nro 0 ailed upon to taLi^
with onen doora and in the bright tun 1^^
mcnt to the extent of the powera deb>p«iS
luAvea thojo uot dvlogited. l the
ivelv, or to the people of tho saino.
AV«oW, That a vigiUux guard agnimj^^
tralixation of the re*erved power*, U mtewSd
the preservation of our institutions, andthaww
gress ha* ho right or Authority to le>i«l!L
the subject of Slavery for any place oru^jw *
uircumstAncos whatever. ""ttj
Ilrtoleeil, That we conlialli
Nebraska art ut iT'o^, iO weliai^ ,l!!1
iu . >.i .1
las And Nobrntkn
thoy Are wise And
niAin undisturbed for the preservation oFu^^
tional pence and the Union of tho ytate*.
ifrnlpfj, That Um resoluUotks of th*
cratioi Convention aiscuihled at BaltjwgjTk
June 1M2, did at tho time, have ever tinea Ju
do now meet our hearty approbation.
Hnolreti, That the open diecuesioo of mU,
affairs, is the foundation nf the intelligeiM(y?'
iv^ple, nnd the safeguard of American fatfe*
That any secret association or brothvrhot^fo
political purposes, is dangerous to free i.
lions, dettruotive of social eonSdenoe. tad m
trury to the frank and manly character of tea
American eitinen. —
lte.<olr«l, That Iho attempt n..w hcingnudekt
tho Party styltnp itself ,k Amrmxtn," toextai
tlie laws of Naturalisation, is useless and uaeaS.
fid for, and wlM vtiif, and ennrol tfOnsSMlitaiE
accomplish the eni pmpom-d: holding H *tik
that naturalixation and the right of soffrtge.o,
wholly dilforent and diatinct. The hns teiici
federal and the other u reserved ririit of tk*L.
dividual States. *
Iiaolval. That having confidence in thekm
esty, firmness and good semo of the peuol«,«t
llftVf no fonri to wa^to on th.> tl.mrr,.,*, tei**|
nf the Cat/wlir, or any other church, and Uut a
the teleetion of our p.di tlo.il agcuts, we will only
ask " la he honest—it he capable f " '
/tcWm/. That Franklin Pierce, our Pratt*
by his firmness and devotion to the Constitute
aa It is, his fearloes execution of tho lawsmtte
are, And his proud vindicnlion or tho rights offc
State«, has endeared himself 10 n|| true Huatkm
beans, aad that we know of no one Norti, Im,
South or West, to bo preferred before him Mm
candidate for 1856
Reunited, That we heartily approve of Item
Htioal coarse for evr*| years past of ll'Hi.a«nt
on A. DoouUxs, nnd hi*"recent acts as u,
havo eniWnr.'il him to tho whole AmerioaBBnth.
Re,ioldti, That wo endorse tho stand Mmte
our Ken ato r don. Kusk.* on tho great quelle* tf
thedav.end in consideration of hii
tion on Iho «objeol of " Americans
ica," wt cordially forgive him a few
erratic** on PaciQo Railroads, and<
;«rt. ■ . ™
Ki'mW, That we tender to the
Uousltn. our congratulations on l>ein
ami really wish liiin tho nupremett I
new. Jut lain op position.
llrvtrerl. That tho man who feart t
other than' "Amcric tns will ovor rule AHWVV,'
is unVorthy tho American name bs b"Va-otW
Amencan fatlcr who l>egil. nod the Amwite>
moilier who bore him. .
/?*K>/pcrf, That wo cordially approve theat
go.stin-1 of thorough organizati.m of tit* Dim
crati- party of the Suite, and that wo *i|l(ntei
up (fclojfntos to Ihe propose I convention, to of*
At Austin on the 8th of January next. >\
/iuoltvd. That our delegates ti th* uam
tion be instructed to introduce resolution! im
Iho State Convention, plodging the DenioWlt
party of Texas to the National D-m icrati - ptah.
an fonK nx it ai'.heros t-i the principle ofm
Plwform of 1)2, and OKpecinlly tho \ irgiaiatri
Kmtucky resolutions.
ICesolr'<l, That in order to pr*sorvo our eoate
ued organisation, that there bo a coma it**
twn Appointed for each proeinet, and th*t*at
trtl committeo «.f four l>e ap|*ointe<l fer lh«Tl*>
off. Paris, which committees shall attend Mlk
gvnoral business of tho party—call *11 itt ate
i*gs Ac
JUtolperi, That the Chairman of tbk OMlta
appoint thc'Couimittces «|>oknn of in th* yiaa
i|g resolu.jon. -jS<
nctoftvif. That this meeting tclcctl
rtpreacnt the county ;.f Lunar in the |
State convention at Austin in January 1
black eye* aad
aoaaa, which may b*
Our Tahte.
Biaox wood for Ootebor: con ten te—
ground t* covoixkI wilh I hem ami when dU- reckoocd nothiM at all in exciting times such ^ Noote*; Zaid**: a Romanoe.
th*v fty op a* thick a* .warm- of bo**- a* tho*e. . Z* i UM : Mod^a Llrtt Li ter. tore-
mo from a n*i th*rtidinotida*nd during ' LjL m .w- 5^IST.,;J^0® MS *? Book >r
tha b*nt nt ik« its* thav -All th* ai* u Ki>k «■ ' „ 1,1^fn Jwted At the Ninth the Holhl^yi; An Old Oontribotor at tho S*a-
Iho c^ ^a iLh \^twi?l^r hH JH IWact, Irnt ai,hv white tho vote* for Ju*. Side; C*.ir^lUAtion; TbaSte^TL oAT^
on t^sr^rimte^n^lhem tn^teS ^ttho Uo* °r ^ lW •nd Oouttehlo wtro hnin( ! jaa*. er Stmawrroi.—Anv mm itevW?i
?«■„ C ooaated, iho ballot box oonteining tho bxllote ti apa. Bteokwood aad owe Ro
jMSfesw zzzzzj: jjsrir s^ar.tas M ^ -
UtoluSh*t^Momu At^et,
the ground aad taking th* gral*. Bast *l;
eeuw. however, w* b*Ard*f *0 damage by tkwn
Cellla C*naty te*y had dwtrogral mm* of th*
corner
n* tb* 18th preoiaot. H« waa brought to'hi*
VteMaaoa ua Ifyaia ttnal, wham iho hall
w* do Hit kaaw how esn **tty. thtl th*y do n*t la*
wa*
Qonft'i Li or** Book for Novamtar, a good
ijumber M a year. Two eoptea $5 or rix eoate*
Ho te dote* mall ^ ,* <> >* 0<*j thlloddphim
o. , t Aaraca't Horn Maomuu, aa omal raodabte
^ -ohj^ti^obk * a yoar or 4 for $6;
Phltedolphte.
-t£ere
mi, W***ll AtwaU*a te **w«~*«m*Mhr Wm Ned Jime*wm ghot at
an
tevday morning " Both meapd aaWt ' ' P« ««**a. P>ll 4*lphtet a year,** o* te* tev <.,
nfd^ « T* J* >• ^ l^tagteu (Ark.
'
jfr * ' f
and intelligence, within, it ia,imprcgnablo from
without It may nevertheless perish and crum-
ble to a heap of mint by the folly, corruption or
negligence of ito only gnardS^-the People.
The D* on of proscription ha* already aaaault
ed it* ont work*, and fknatieiim i* aiding in the
omlanght. Our paat ia teonre—history baa act
her teal upon it. The wi*4om of our fathers and
tho virtue of their *ueom*ors ore now part And
paro*l of our inheritance. We are now to look to
the future, and well may it awaken a most cam-
eat aolioitudo. Other ltepublica have pcriahed
aad the places whioh knew them once, now know
them no more. Let the bi*tory of the Groeiml
and Italian Siatoa warn us of our danger. Pros-
perity enervated them —corruption del>a*od Ihem.
and n wild,reek less, renal popnlaoe, coutummated
their dmtruotion
To arart thi* finale, and oontlnu* to our*clvm
th* many bleming* and pririlege* we now enjoy,
•honld be the heart-foH desire or every patriot.
We believe that this fooling porvadel Iho heolft*
jot thiMo patriot men—th* maker, of our glnrioa*
Conatitution. W* know that differences of opin-
ion sprang up immadiat cly after its adoption as
to the policy to be pursued u uder it* provisions, j
whioh would in the *nd tend to the greatest wel-
ter* and glory of our Country, and the grooftat
happiaoa* of our people. We adopt the ereodhnd
policy of that immortal man whoso a*boa now
iuat in tho tomb at Moatioollo—whom pen Irst
wrote our D*cl*ratloo of Independence, nnd
whoa* voteo waa alway* heard ia defence of tha
cardinal priaeip)** of our Paaocratio faith,to Wit:
"Equal aad exact jnatieo to all ina of Wilt"
or polUicnl.
frieodthipwith
all natkma, aataagdng allianoea with aoaa.
Tha right of tb* Stetea to admlnittor their c<
dumateiti aMiitu. The right of th* major^y to
ml* wtten UxdrwOli* coaotitetionally oxpf^med.
aaoany la Mm pwbUe etyeeditures. uid a
regard for th* public faith
data *f religion, fondma of the Pre*t, aud
a general tfUhafam of information
AUSTIN CORRESPOND BUI-
Austin, Tt%*s, Nov. 8th, Itt.
Dxar Major: — 1 arrived hen- ten (
nnd from that hour until tho fith insL, ■
continued to increase, until multiplied I
had aasombled. Ou Friday nrucodioi"'
ing of the Legislature, tho Mass me
Democracy convened one mile from t
tiumber of specchoa woro mado, and
tudo sat down to the moot sumptuous I
ever saw prepared. At night the mig
the democracy of Texas appeared in
in a torch liglH processi 'ii with tr
every intaginAhln design and the 1
imp<*ising, and ipoeohcs were deliv
corncr of tho atrocu, and at the
continued until 1'2 o'clock P. M. Sen
Ou MondAy at the usual hour,
was dulv organised. Col. 1Iao> P. Bn'
ed apeaker of the Houso of Repr
K. D. McRenney, of Hi.pkins, elected (
Clements 1st avti. Clerk, nnd Ashley Ij
Johnson, nf the Cherokeo SontineL
Clerk, and Qibnon Enndling Clerk, Ae.
To-day tho elation for public P '
Marshall A Oldham, elected by 6 1
! mer, of the Dallas llerald. Thi*a
some, interest, and excitement.
The Govornor sent in his Mem
You will sco it in n few day*.
Irtnn tho Northeast, will differ
flrem teat
| in his notions. There is muoh medeaf
! here, nnd I am afraid wo will net del
hope for the best. 1 NIH U(p yoa '
• our proceedings.
Your ob't. *ervnnt,
The complcto returns from
tho "glorious victo.y " of tha
can* in jusl no victory at all
iiout 10,000 of a majority of, tha;
His plorality over Mod ill ia 1
000.
Tho Clarion Democrat aad
emtio papers in Peoasvlvanla,
name ot the U<m. James Buchanan
pmtfdoncy.
Dr. Clark, the owner of <
Saratoga, i* raid to derive I
some revenue, yearly, ef $T>.I
Jrrsrph W.iglirr4 col
' enlisting men for the Britiah
sentenced two ymir'* impri
of two hundred dollars.
PP0 iv
pMr '
the --nd
or jin
^ iWvH politir*! rn|nni^tio«i« Moxtoowsbt,
mxrmvtom hi i
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