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CITY ITEMS.
TBUE LATE ARRESTS. _
The Document and Official
; Correspondence, in Full.
Telegrams between Goy. Ba-
■ rti r ****
Judge Masterson Released on
mUiowb Recognizance
i 'i-
SKgpK, ^
Aaihe late
of the Federal
bills agaioet
and Martin,, and
Judge Matfemra, excites ranch com-
nenl, we append trne and verbatim
copies, from official sonTeeR, of the
•orreapondence, doemneBtB, &c.,con-
■eeted wiA'tftoee eveDte at the Octo-
' ker election, which led to the arrest
•f the above named gentlemen.
The following is Hamblin'e affida-
vit before Jqdge Masterson, on which
theregistrar' aod* managers of elec-
■ lion were arrested.
. ' to* affidavit, >
Tfli State of Texas, ?
.. Connty of harris. y
- Wm. P. Hamblin being duly sworn,
en oath says that Wm. H. Allen, since
the close of the registration on the
32d day of September, 1871, has
knowingly,frandatently and corruptly
issued registration papers to divers
persons, and placed them on the reg-
istration list, and is continuing to do
kue same; and J. £. Whittlesey,
Henry Weiner and John Cobs, who
are judges of the election, are cor
rnptly receiving the ballots of such
illegally registered persons, and are
/knowingly and corruptly permitting
the said Allen to place the names of
•neb persons on the registration list
• of Harris connty. That said preten-
ded registration is all done unlawful-
ly, fraudulently and cortuptly and
secretly, and with a view to obstruct
a fair election,'and to fraudulently
obtain a result in said election against
law; that the names of such persons
so registered'are to affiant unknown \
bat they are very numerous, and are
v being voted hourly. -
a , fsow~ Wv P, Hambliw.
Sworti to and^subscribed before me
this 5lh day of October, A. D J871-.
/ Jakes Mabtkbsok, 1 >
Judge 19th Judicial Dist. of Texas
fii*. - : ; / th* wabbaNT. \
The following is a copy of the war-
-rant from Judge Mastereon, by which
*be Registrar and managers were, ar-
Tested : ■ j -
Stats of Texas, j ^ ^ I £
County of fiarris. J ~
* The State of Texas to the Sheriff
or any Constable of Harris county-^
greeting: '' **** « ?*
Ton are hereby commanded to take,
the bodies ef "Wm; Hv Allen, J. £.
i Whittlesey,, Henry Weiner, and Juhn
Coss, and bring them before me, at
my office in Gray's Building, in the
city of Houston, at 5 o'clock and 30
minutes, on October 5th, 1871, then
and there to answer the Stat«rof Tex-
as, on a charge of knowingly and
fraudulently registering voters for
said county, and permitting said vot~
-era knowingly and corruptly to vote,
and deposit their ballots in the ballot-
box of Harris county. .; >
. T Herein fail not, but due return
make of this writ, with the manner
how yoo have executed the same*
Signed James Masterson.
Judge 19th Judicial District of
^Texas
the fhebiff's reftrbk. ' }
Received Octdber, 5th.~ Executed
same day at half past five o'clicb p. m
by arresting and bringing before
Judge Masterson in hie office, the
'within named parties, J. E, Whittle-
sey, Wm. H. Allen, H. Weiner and
^John Coss.
Signed, A B. Hvul, Sheriff, H, C
By H. Vah Pattem, Deputy.
the order.
In Chambers, 19th judicial District. >
Houston, 5th October, 1871 $
Upon motion of the District Attor-
ney, it is here now ordered that' the
respective parties named in the: fore-
going affidavit,and who have been ar-
rested under a warrant issued thereon
and brought before me this evening
at half-past five O'clock, p. M , be re-
leased from arrest, till Monday, the
9th day of October, 1871. i
The object of tbia order is to pre
vent, in any manner, any interference
with 4he elec ion, or of the Judges
thereof, in its discharge of their oifl
eial duties... All j>| said parties will
appear on^Moriqav morning at ten
o'clock, of l?tb pctober, 1871; to
answer the charges against them as
contained in saiB affidavit.
the pr0cb8dings had.
The State :of Texas,)
1 Vs. "" JitY
Wm. H, Allen, J. E. } 5th Oct.1871.
Wbittlesy, uenry Wei% |
ner, John Ooasur > j
Affidavit oTWm. P. Hamblin, filed
upoh motion of Henry E. Perkins,
Esq., District Attorney, this cause
postponed for bearing till Monday
rnoruiog, tea o'clock, 9th October,
It/1. -4
Monday morning,0th October, 187J.
—Defendants, by their respective
v attorneys and in person, waived an
examination, and the bail is fixed in
each case at $500, conditioned for the
appearance of said defendants, Wm.
H. Allen, J: E. Whittlesy, Henrv
Weiner and John Coss. before the
Criminal District Court of Harris
county, Texas, on the second Monday
is October, 1971,.and from day to
day, and from term to term, of said
court, till finally discharged by said
c^urt, to answer the State of Texas
to any indictment which may be
mad against them, respectively, be-
fore said Criminal District Court.
Alalia* defendant, Wm. H. A1' a,
for Knowingly, fraudulently and cor
on the registration list, contrary
to the statutes in such case
made and provided; en3
against J E. Whittlesey, Henry
Weiner and John Cose for corruofly
[r t lving] the billots of such ( legally
regsitered persons; and knowingly
a^d corruptly permitted the said
Allen so to place the names of divers
persons on the registration list of
Harris county, Texas; contrary to the
statute in such case made and provi
ded ; that defendants are committed
to the custody of tbt Sheriff of Harris
county, tHl they respectively execute
bonds required of them.
Upon the executing said bonds, and
the approval thereof by the Sheriff of
Harris county. Texas, said parties to
be released from custody.
Signed. James Masterson-
Judge 19 h Judicial distric^itting
as examining magistrate. 3S -,
The following is the dispatch sent
by Judge Masterson to Gov« Davis,
immediately upon the arrest of the
"inatiagprs of election.* It is certified
as a true copy by J...S, Moore, the
telegraph operator at Houston, 1 ■
judge masterson to governor
davis. ? jb
Houston, Dec. 6,1871. ,
Tu Qorernor B, A at tin, .:•••
Sir Upon affidavit of felony the
Registrars and Judges of election were
arrested and brought betore me at 5i
o'clock, p. m > yesterday. L released
them until Monday, in order not to,
in any way, interfere with the elec-
tion. The managers of the election
propose to close the polls. There is
no necessity for doing this. I give
this information for the executive ses-
sion. i-;-; :-f : "« ;
(Signed) Jas. Masterson.
goaernor davis to judge MAS-
. r,- • tbrson. . - ■, f.
The following was the Governor's
dispatch in reply: ^
: " Austin, Oct, 6,1871.
To /" dge Janet M*>t6Kon.
The Board of Election and Regis-
trars should not have been arrested
during election. I have ordered them
Dispatches about this affair not re-
ceived until this morning.
. ,,/r" E. J. Davis, 1 1 3
.-Governor. • r-
. We yesterday gave an accoant of
Mr H&mblin's arrest. £
Judge 'Masterson voluntarily ap
peared before the United States
Conrt and was released (Jn his own
recognizance.
' tS j-"
The foltewing is from our esteen-dd
confrere of Texas, a vigilant promoter
of Texas interests and an enlightened
advocate of ^hat progress in which
Louisiana sjrd Texas ought always to
go band in hand, Mr. Webb, Editor
of the Houston^ Telegraph. He means
all that be says, the truth of which
Will be obvious. Sure, this is no time
to hesitate and haggle about things
which ate but trifles in comparison
with the great want of the Southwest
—a railroad to"Texaa&£ f«
4'itn? > t#o* RewN ■">43 I **
texas plain talk to nbw orleans
New Orleans, Dec. 19,1871.
We have been in your city for some
days past, watching wtth intense in-
terest to obtain all possible informa-
tion as to the prospects for an early
completion of thfe- railroad from this
city to Houston, Texas. Living atf
the latter city, we not only feel great
personal interest in the matter; but
we also reflect the interest felt bv
Texas in it. The coast of Texas, with
its cities, feels an absorbing desire to
have this railroad completed, and vet
New Orleans should feel far more in-
terest in it, , ,
Already is St. Louis alive to the
importance of securing the trade
which belongs naturally to New Or-
leans, and rapid strides have been
made in that direction; The capital-
ists of St Louis have made arrange
ments with the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad, by which freights are
delivered away into Texas at an
astonishingly low figure. They have
established a *wagon line from the end
of that road away down into Texas,
by which freights are delivered at
Sherman and other points in Texas,
from St Louis, a distance Of 400 miles
aiid npwardB, cheaper than the same
freight can be hauled from the head
of Central Texas to those points.
The whole purpose of this movement
is to draw off trade from New Orleans,
and as sure as the sun shines and
water falls, if the railroad from this
city to Houston be not completed
quickly, New, Orleans will lose mach
of th« trade.
Therefore we were surprised at the
action of your City Council on yester
day, in reference to the application of
Mr. Morgan. True they offer to agree
to "any reasonable proposition," but
it does not appear what that wonld
be, 1,. v. * • ■■■
Will the grant of Levee property
to Mr. Morgan secure the completion
of this road speedily f Will the' re-
fusal of the city to acceed to his de
mands delay its completion f If the
latter—if the ratification of a legisla-
tive grant, already sustained by one
court, will hasten this road, by all
means let it be made. New Orleans
wonld best submit to a tax of ten per
cent, upon the vaWe of its realty^
than to fail in having this enterprise
completed speedily. It seems that
this ratification is all that Mr. Morgan
asks. It will levy no taxes on the
people of the city : and if it be neces-
sary to hasten the road ; in the name
of all that is sensible, let it be made.
We have net been Mr. Morgan's ad"
vocate—don't intend to be—but we
wish to see this railroad completed by
or before the first dsy of January,
1873, and we do not care who builds
it, if it can only be done.
, The City Council of New Orleans
should look facts in the face, and help
to meet the datger which threatens.
Webb
The Blapenloai Bmi Mrtitfe,—
^ lary and Falice Lam.
Passed by tfc« Radical LeeUHtnre *nd approved by
tne U-dlc.ii Qoreruor of Texas in Jub. , 1870. from
Abstmots, with nnol«tlona:
MILITARY ACT.
Siotion 1. "Able bodied male citizen), between 18
and IS years of age" shall be snnjact in rotiiiia
aaty," except those exempt by tbeUws of the Dni ed
Statesj those in Un-ted States army and dutj
ninieter-f preachers, professors of colleges, sshoo
teachers, jndg s ol courts and jnsticei cl tlie p;*: c
those who shall have eerrel five years or men 11
active service in the milltiaor State buaias, andtocF',
'actually serving in the State police; and then
(Seo 22 who pay tiftcen djliars per yenr at snch tirr«
and to saoh officer as may be directed by the Hover
nor,* the roouey to be paid in o Treasury and tc
used under Governor's direction for the purpose)
speeded on the 21st section— the Governor to pro
scriOrf reguHtions for the collection ol the money
'id *1-0 for "all fines, forfeitures and assessment*
provided by the taws gorerlog the State Guards ant
Hegerve Militia."
Sco- 2. The militia shall consist of the 8t tt
Guards ana .Reserved Militia; and the Governor
shall be comaiander-in-ohief.
8bc. 3. The St-t" (luards shall consist of all mate;
between 18 ana i:j. who ''voluntarily enroll and uni
form th .mgelves for this acrviee," provided the Got.
ernor ahsll dni Igaate the nuaxberof men in eact
oounty allowed to enroll' therein, "and have pouet
to reject any person offering himself for enrollment.
The men ot' tueae State cuards are alio we a to retail
their arms and enuipments, "at the dissretioo c
their Immediate commanding officer," "and it ahai
be their duty to k*ep them fi. good order and read
or use, and to answer all details made by proper au-
thority -whether singly or otherwise."
Sec. 4. The uniform, horse and equipments of
tate Guard are exempt Cram suits, distresses exeoo
ons, sale tor debt and Uxen
Sao. 5. The Keserve Militia includes all liable to
duty, not enrolled in State Guards, "and except
the commissi med officers of the same." The Gover-
nor at oiioe and at least every two years thereafter
and as much oitener aa" he shall deem necessary,
shall have them enrolfe-i by th* registrars of eleo
tors, or b; ' such other officer" as he may detail.
Sic. 6. And tee Governor ' shall issue suoh or-
ders ap he may deem neoes-ary," tomake the enroll-
and prescribe h w persons show themselves to
e exempt from military dutr.
Sac. ? and %.•. The State Guard and Beserve Mili-
tia anal, be organized in the same manner ap iht
United State army, and whenever five uniforaw
oompanies shall be organizeu in any brig.v',-, the
brigade commander shall form the same into ^ /eci
meni" (battalion?) The Governor eball direot tie
organization, detail officers to command brigadee
divisions, and suoh staff officers as may be required
for that duty and he shall provide " tor lnBtru>:tiosr
musters, reviews, or other duties.'' He shall"cp
point and commission all genera., field, company ant!
staff offioors," wh i shall ho.d their officer
Awing good behavior, unless the exigences ot the sei
vice snail cease to require them.'* when he may
1 er tnem to be musteredo. -
hue. 8, 9.10, U, 12, 13, 14, IS, 16 and 18. Seonon
(ives the Governor the right to appoint all officer
nown to the cervioe of the United States, and tlieei
other sections only name a part of them to per for d
special duties, viz: three / Ids to the Governor wit!
the rank of Colonel wn hont pav, an Anjutant On
er-il, to reoeive a salary of $30Uu per annum wit1
ha rank of Col, and also to be Quartermaster, Cert
missary, and Inspe< tor ueneral and Ordnance o ft of
with duties similar to the same grades in the Cult,
Army. Major Generals have two Aids, and Biipi
iers one. The Governor shall appoint an Assistast
Quartermaster General witn the rank of Captain,
Pav master at the pay of $8 per day tor the time ac-
tually employed, and a Sergeant Major, Commissary
Sergeant and Drum Major for each regiment. Th*
Uovemor shall organise the staff aepartment and
prescribe the duties to be performed, which shall
far as may be, conform to those of the United Statei
Army, and uoder his direction, the uhief A each
depaitmentahaU command his subordinates.
Sao. 11 and 19. The Governor shall prescribe the
books upon tactics, to be used and designate the
orm to be worm
Sec. S3 and 29. The Governor from time to time,
as he mar deem ncoessary, may divide the State
into military divisions, (lis trio is and snb-uiatrictf
and detail the officers to oommand them and mat
obtain arms from the United States Government by
purchase or as a loan. Me may detail auy or alio
the State Unard and tho iteserve Militia, who fail t:
pay the exemption. Any member who shall retail
any military propr«ty shall, in addition to military
punishment for disobedience, be guilt) of a felonyo
misdemeanor and be uniated accordingly^in th-
proper oiurt ./
•Sbo. 8, When m actual service, or In time ol war
or public danger, officers and soldiers shall be gov-
erned as far at practicable by the name rules and
rugalations as the armies of the UniteJ States; pro-
vided, that no parson in the State Guard or Reserve
Militia shall in time of peace be liable to greater
punishment by sentence ot court m irtla 1 than one
month's imprlaocment, or fii.e not to exoeod one
hundred doiiarg. Daring war or publia angor, k
&W6 may be aaspenued bv aer ith coiauetart
athonty. -•;<
Sao. 26. It shall be the duty of the Governor, ant
he is berehy authorised, whenever, in his opinion
the enforcement of the laws of the ntate is obstructed
withia any ounntv or counties, by comblu&Ujns o
lawless men too strong for the control of the civi
9kUtho:iUes, to declare t-uch county or counties under
martial law, and to susperd the laws therein. Ii
thi<s event the Covernor, by hi proclairatlon, shai
designate the ooanty or counties wherein the lawi
are to be suspended, and the Governor sh^ll call om
.Mcapajt of the State guard, or Keserve Militia, oi
-state Police, as may, in his opinion, be nocesn&ri
Hie the suppression ot uisorder. 'the expanse o*
maintaining the Stale Guard. T Keserve MUitifc
called into active nef vice under this section may In
whole or in part, lh the' discretion of the Governor, be
assessed upon the people ot the o«unty or countie.
where the laws are suspended, For tlie assessment
and oolieotisn of suoh part of this expense as may
be required to be paid by the oohuty or conutiet
where ta« laws are suspended, the Governor may
provide, and he may alw prescribe the necessary
regulations therefor, and may designate the officer
or officers who shall make suoh assessment and col
eoaou thereof.
Seo. 27. Whenever the laws may be suspended a
provided for in the last preceding section, it shal
oe the duty of the Governor to provide for the trial
and punishment of offenders, and the Governor shall
make all details of officers for this purpose, and pre-
scribe' "all necessary regulations for the formation
anu government of conrt mariial and military oom
missions established tor this anrpose.
Sac. 2L Ail lines, torteiturcB and assessments im
posed tor this and other ?aw of the State by way o
punishment for violation of the laws gove.-hing the
state G"atd and iteaerve Militia, shall be paid in tc
the Treasury of the State a' a fund for aiding in the
armament, ng.forming, equipment and mounting o
the State Guard, and-the sama maybe pii3 out un
der the direction of the Governor for this purpose.
8*0. Ab In time! of war, rebellion, insurrection
invasion, resistance of civil process, breach of the peace
or imniuent danger thereof the Governor shall nave
full pow r to oruer into aetiva service the military
orce of this State. .
TAB STATE ACT.
ggCTJOKS i, Z. S, 4, e, S, 7 and S. The State 3P0I10
shal-. be composed of one Chief; four Captains, eigh
Lieutenants, twenty Sergeants and two hundred and
twenty-five privates. The Adjutant General is re-
qnirad to aofat chief withoat extra j«yr but when
there is no Adjutant General, tue Governor shall ap
point and the senate confirm a Ohiet at a salary oi
•■JSu# per year. Uaptatas reoeive $125 Ueatena .tf
*">0, Sergeajita $75, and privates ««0, eaon i>«;
month; alB'j for carryiftg pr soners beyoad theii
counties, the same mileage as allowed to sheriffs, and
n addition, all rewards offeied by the Governor for
he arrest of.criminals, where thoy make the arrests
but shall only be entitled fc rewaxasoffered by others
xeept "by consent of the Governor." Bach officer
and pnv a e mn.-.t furnish a horse and "snch arm«
ammanitiaa and equipm ents" as the Chief may p.-e
scribe, with the approval of the Governor They
shall wear the uniform prescribed by the Uhiel with
°t the Govc.rnur and may, "in part oi
i afl, in the discretion of the Governor, be detaileo 1
t duty in uniform, or may be employed as detectivei
fe rating out and bringing to justice offenders.
• Chief of the t late folios, with the approval
he Governjr, sh^ll make ail needful rui-s anc'
uiationa for the government ol the State Po
The Governor, or Ohlef of the (State Police wi
le approval of the Governor, may, at any time, re-
move the members of the State Police for nulfe&s
anoe, incompetency, or disobendlence of order#.
t , and their deputies, oonstables.
marshals of cities and towns and their deputies am?
police ot cities and towns, shall be considered as &
mrt of trie S ate Police, and be subject to the miper
mtory control of the Governor and Chief of the Sta
j~ol/ice. and under t;.;e oireodon of the Governor, or
Ohief of the State Police,- may at any time be called
upon to act in suppressing crime. The Chief of the
state Police, subject to approval of the Governor.
may make all necdjul rules and regulations for tht
government and direction of these offiecrs in matter:
loosing to the mainten -nee of public peace, prevei
tang or suppressieg crime, and bringing to justice
offenders; and any of the^e officers failing or refus
tug prompt obedience toeaeh rules and regulations
or to the orders of the Governor of Chief of tue Pol-
ice shall be removed from office, and suffer suoh other
punish oieijt as may be prescribed by law.
Sbc. 8. chief of the State Police and hit rabordln-
ates snail at all times obey all orders of the Ooventot
m relation to the preservation of the pnbllc -" ace a
the exeoation of the laws throughout tne State
it shall be their duty to see tnat the laws nf ta
State are observed and enforced, and use their u
most endeavors to prevent and repress •- tme of
fc 1 nil. 'Pjinr ak^ll kn • • * .1 i _
UeraaeraiK state neeiHv* GHUtttM
A. S. Wilker, Chairman, Austin.
M. H. Bowers, John O. Blliott, .W.i.M. Walton,
G. Sneed, ail of Aastin.
MEMBBB8 OF SESiTOalAl DISTRIfl*8 BT XSXBU AS1
TH8IR BB81PBH0BSS
1. B. B. Pickett, Liberty. X. 'S.'-BcMewley. 8ai
Augustine. 3, T. R. Bonner, Bask. 4. J aM W
Kwing, Palestine 5. J^mes U. Jones. Hendersoi
6. J. f. Douglas*. Tyler. 7. James W. Pope. Margi
all. 8. H. P Mabry, Jeffjrsoo. 9. W M. Wrigh
Ciarkgville. 10. W A. Wortham, Hopk.us, li. b
3. Maxey, Paris. 12. K. L Pulton, Galveston. 1
P. fc. Peareson, Richmond. 14. J. W. uendersoc
Houston. 15. J, M. Maxey, Huntaville. 16. Se
SUeppard Biechatn. 17. G. L Goodwin Bryan. 1
A W. Terrel, Calvert. 19. Kichard Coke, Wao
20. C. M. Wioklar, Corsioana. 21. John h anna, Da
lax 22. K T Brpughton, Sherman. 23. W. B
Hughes, Weatlerford. S4. R. M. Pon es, Calhoun
25. Wells Thompson, Columbtts 86. .J. D. Saver
B as Top. 27. W. D. S. Cook, Gonzale*. 28. J. W
Posey. Georgetown. 29. George M. Maverick, Sas
\ntonlo. 36, J. B. Carpenter. Corpus Chnsti.
Ilarria Cemv VeMral. t'emmiltcf
M. A. LEVY, Chairman,
Wm. P. Hamblin,
Wm. H. CraDk>
John Braahear.
Pe er Gabei,
Gosiave Cook, Oor-
respondlug Seo*y.
OUt mi Bsutu
wars ho. 1.
Will MoGowan
Wesley Johnvon,
wajib MO. i.
JSd. Shulta,
SMi'ass1-
WAH3 MO. X ,j
W. L. Macatee.
WAIP *0. A
Otstave Brichaos
P. Bi. Bntia,
Jo; u -Juitei,
v tttd ku. i I
■T"^ flush, '
Htury duhtlling,
it H.rriucton,
Su Juniata Bay aid I.yaehborc.
J. M. Davis, -,y - ,s ^ Johu B. eydner
fcam Ashe- .
nsa Jteiata River aa< BoffmaaH
Thomas UcOoon, Jonn M. siauna,
Oapt. BUyloek
Lower uyyreaa aad Westcett'a
Mr. Manif Westoott.
Chta-. f owter. •
- T.-. - . Sprlag Creek, 3
W. B. Whitfield, C. f. Duer,
Oavt. G. Pitchman.
VyprtM aad Haeklay. -
v. l. duke, frank Heine,
Braaeh and BaOalo Bnyoa.
Lauu Hilleudali. Fritz Kobs.
O. S. Sheldon.
Barrlibarf,
A. A. Tomltson, - . P. Kearney
Dr. P. P. Clnfi. , _ . . K
Nlmnw aad Bray'a BnrMil
Henry Telge, . u. rtamlen
K. W. Tailor. Jr. _ , _.
HOKTOOHBB1T OSVifV
TBAL COiKlllTTBB.
OBfl
Bill No. L
jUOJii OHf.SH, Chairman,
John M Wood,
Jacob shannon, sen.,
Ohas Jottttt, |
toe^ooae, Oorret
ponding Seo'y.
Sitf Ho. I, -
AKTBU3 OOLUBB.
Baa* Ho. 3.
L8M G OLIPPBH,
MSnnee.
But So. A
Capt Medley,
Doct >r t-arker. . :
BUTSJ. 8. .. ,
Th' Central Committee of the eonnly will fil.
blanks in 30.2 and S, and fill all vacancies.
J. W. HBJCDiHSOjr, for
•' * Bxaontive Committee.
I r- Him
OSoumidt,
Boetwr Phillips,
John Mennaa
P'attarm of die Deaocratle arty «l
■ ' - Texaa.
Avsm, Janmi.
Wasnais. It becomes secssary from time !
time foi toe friends of constitutional government
to reasaert their :&evot(oa- to it, and to proclaim
their principles upon which It should he adminis-
tered, an<l when its enemies obtain power to expose
their usurpation, to the end that the whole people
maybe aroased to actios, t6 protect their rights at
tho b«tlotbox.; therefore, he it
Rttaived, That the Oem craoy of Texas have an
abiding confidence in the devotion of th i Nation a
Dem'jcratio party to the correct principles of gov
eminent, atid we pledge ourselves t.i co-ope rate wi t
It, as an integral part thereof, in itafnture efforts t
restore the Go^ercmeat in i:s a-lminbtrati on to th
principles on whioh it was founded.
j. Resolved, That we rely upon the honesty an a
capacity of the poopie for self- aoverhme-.t.
3. flenQlved, That the <Jon*titutton, as formed by
tne free voice of the States, is the foundation oi the
powers of the Government. , -
4. Resolved. That the powers of the General Gov
ernment are restricted to the express grants of the
Constitution, and ail powers not granted are re-
served to the States and the peopl > thereof.
5. Resolved, That the regulation of suayage and
elections belong to the respective States, and any
nterterence by the General Government with intent
control either, is a gross nsuipauou of powet
aud tne use ot the military at elections to overawe
tte propie aod prevent a full ani £ ir expression ol
their political sentiments is utterly subversive of
ree government, and should be ' restricted by all
proper means until he evil is abolished, am an hon-
e t and untmmmeled ballot restored.
. a Resolved. That the abjfttlpn of slavery as a
ftsult of the at* 1* accepted as a fixed fact.,and i,l
oecotnes our dnty, by State legislation, to provide
for the security and well being gf all classes of men.
native or foreign, white or blaoc'
Resolved, The immigration ot the white races
rom all quarters of the world should be encouraged,
and thore should be no unreasonable impediment!
or delay to naturalisation and citizenship, tbe Dem-
ocratic party hiving been uniformly in fayor of a
liberal policy towards persons foreign birth who
in good faith seek a home amogg us. ^ <
8. Resolved, That we will yield obedience to th*
constitution apd.lawB. . , , - . j
9. Resolved, That we, the Democratic party of
Texas, are in fyrarot a ndioloos. liberal and nnl-
fo-m synte-u ot internal improvements. -
10. Resolved. That the Kaidical State Government
of Texaa has forfeited all claims to the respect o
mankind, by its unconstitutional and oppresilve
Sns-ctments, and to the end that the citizens ot thli
meut, we charge them as ollowa .
First—In violation of the Federal and State Con-
stitution, the Legislature of thU state haa conferred
oa the Governor, ir obedience to his own dictation
the power to gofpond the writ of habeas corpus, 7
declare the civil .'*ws suspended, close the Courts
refuse our ciclaens the right of trial by jnry, an
subject them to triai by a oourt martial, oampme
of men who know nothing oi the rules of law and
evidence, and this in tines of profound peace
Second—rhey have in violation of the Constitu
Hon, likewise at the Governor's dictation,
given him the power, by aid of a police force, ap-
pointed by liimaelt and offloered by men of his owr
appointment, to subject our citiiens to seizure ol
their persons ani .property, and to subject theii
houses to unreasonable search, without warrant an
witn no probable o.tnse,supported e tther by oath o
affirmation. .
Thirl—That said polio? have, without wa
or oath or affirmation ohxrglng an offonse, aad ▼«
when no offense had been committed, arres ed nd
imprisioned our citixens, and have extoited
' ' J
hi
es
They shall be invested with the an. nority
" office
Tke Sao Antooio Express, chroni-
•Itt one prebable murder Iwo at-
raptTj iMnln* registratioo papers to! teasptt (• murder and a bsr«reo v
lt!«9 ptrfatf fbaisf then < Apt, «U t • * <kj b4 tigkt.
tfOBging to anrhonty belonging to all peace
lo-extensiee with the limits of the State, and shall
Impowered to act either in conjunction with or indt
pmdMf oj all local officers of the peace. They may a
any time be detailed oy the Governor either separa
together, to do service in any part of the State.
cbo. 9. The Governor shill nove power at all timet
In any emergency, of which he shall b the Judge,
to assume command of the whole or any part of the
municipalI police of any town or city, or of the sher-
iffs, theirdeputles, constables and marshals of eitlea
or towns, and their deputies and may authorize tht
cnief of State police to command their ilatance in
executing criminal process, suppressing riots, and
a preserving the peace.
S«o. 10. Thejurtge of eaoh Judicial di"riot shall be
the chief cooajrvator of the peace tor bis districts
and it is hereny made his duty to se# the suppresslou
of law essne s within the tame. To this end, and to
enable him to suppress K -js {combinations anc
riotous proceedings, tuo --.ir. ndge mav "all upod
sueh or the St ite police as .. oy at that tiize be with-
in bis district; and also all sheriffs rv.J their dePB-
" * "" "** " ' ' 'ty marshall
required to
- ., _ . . —. , ut lelayal
combinations for distarbrace of the public peace
within hU district, too strong for suppression!by the
loqaJ civil authorities."
A there is an Adjutant General h^Swlll be the
biefof Police
W. H. PAil-HOKS
A.TTORNr7 AT L,AW
HOCOlV'ft. '"IiXlS,
• -r.: fttell
~T
em, as the terms of reieaae. a targe sum of mo
refusing them the benefit of connse !ar trial, wis
being confronted by their accaaen or the wltae '
against tuem. and nnder * threat of trial bioi
martial if they refiue the required sum.
Fourth—The Legislature has by enaofnent, 1 i®.
olatiun of o plai j constitutional provis.oa. auui 4.' ed
the '.lover-ior to remote officers elected by the t scr le
and appoint menot'nw own choioe in their plaoe
which po^er hehus repeatedly exeroUed,
Pitth—Tne Ueginlatore tuwauthortred the Goveraor
to aujoint thirty-live Jiatiiot attorneys, when the
oonntitutioA of the Stato provide^ that they shall be
eleoted. and he has exercised this pawer aad causes
these officer- so illegally appointed to be p*id in the
aggregate fori.y-two thousand dollars annua]]*-0at o
the Stita trealsaiy, thereby violatingthe oooatitutioh
and plunderinag the people.
Sixth—Tho Legislature has virtually abolishafl ev-
er/ checa that cecuraa the purity of the ballot bjx.
a< 1 throws difficulties in the way of a full vote by
o unpeiiipg the people to vote at but one precinct in
each oounty, on tickets that are not numbered for fa-
tareid^atifioatlon, therebv rsnderin* the detection
of official frauds impossible, by failing to aiopt a
different mod Voting uthom.
stttu-ion. •" .* M
oeventh— Thi Radical party o tne a tate
gained power by fraud and Intimidation. The ues
itliive seeks to perpetuate this power by makine
the elective franchise depenae.it on the caprioes of
rr)<istiara, subject to appointment or removal at th-
Cdprice of the Goveraor.
Kisfiitii—Tnat the Senate aad House at Bepres nt
a tires, ia utter disregard of the laws wgn;atine
oo.itestes e;ections, and without oomplalnt tn tht
manner and time prevoiibed by law, au em sank
statements or affidavits, deprived members uf tS^
seat and their oonstUnunoy of rapmsentatlon
th Laelslature. with the Ihtention of securing fn,
tb Badioal party a majority in that bey.
■Vint i—l'iiat having been electee for a term of tw„
y aw they have continued their existence as a L**
iilatorefo u kaoenaotuieutofthefr aJL
liody.
tenth— n orier -absinize ana rn
thev have established newB papers m eaoh Jndiju
District to advocate the interests of the *
party, aod although many of them had, at thetlm
of their establishment, no circulation, in erder t
give thf m money aod support, they have o.uam
public or private sales, ordered by court, and s lea
under executions, in any connty or the resnenUrf
distr cts, to be published in the paper of the dist
.it a great expense to the wdiows a ad orphans of
eased persons, and of creditors of their estate*
thoueh not a single copy of the said paper mio-h
taken In the county where tke sale is to be m.Jin
BleVenth—It has juet attempted to remove '
Radical Senator who has d^iuianoed tfculr nor
tion by electiiur In his stead a military oSoar i
'a not a cltnen of the State of Texas.
Twelfth—In view of these hf*b crimes acl in
6 .1 misdemeanors o' the Radical partv, com ml
agaiuflt the great latetwts of the people ot Tex
11. Resolved, That we invite all trood man. w
ever mayhave be n their R*t political prefereno
to unite with the Democratic party in removing fro"
place and power those who ur*w oontrol the Hta ►
'jovercment, in ordei to release the people fro
>opr sve revenue and noequal taiatioa, to iosnr1®
'1 h ns: administration of tho laws, aod an honeie
tndecnoo-isal eipendlture of the public monies
and torthrow the as«1> of Justice and protection over
thepe^'in an- oronortv ,( every individual whaf-
T^sxas, :
'IstonsaioB for IwnigraBts. ^
mo an constantly receiving letters of inquiry
ojdoernlne Texas, its soil, climate, production*, thf.
jrlce of land, and other subjects upon which per-
s>ns who think of changing their hemes desire in-
forauiioD. Wo propose answering thooo idquItni
satlsfaotorilr at possibto in the epaet at oar
dUiSr~ .DIVXfllOB' ^ A\
rexai is naturally divided tnte nr* general dlvtt-
tona. About one-fourth of Its area ie included in
vhat is called the coast region, a tier of counUes
taree or fear deep bordering upon the Gulf oi
Mexico. After passing over this Mat region, the
wastry bvoomes more roUla«r especially to the
westward,' where the hills swell to considerable mat -
iltode, and by oourtesy are denominated monntains.
▲sax. r
The portion er Texaa laid off lntMoontles oom-
#rises a territory of itftj.tin square miles, and It U
estimated that the territory not se laid utf includes
TtJZS sqoare miles more, nahimra total of 868,684
square wiles, la our description we con line oar-
s lives te the portion included in the organised
uonnties of the state. Gtner portions may ultimate-
ly become yaluable for mineral and agrionitural
wealtn, but at preeect the UeaMnehes and outer
nomadic tribes use this territory far Wr hunting
JPjMWOOXJttW
. Mawpreaoetions are M^unon to aU parts ol the
tftate. Among these may be mentioned corn, pota-
toes, Irisn and sweet-, all kinds ofgardw vegetables,
peaches, plums and grapes. Cotton, .he ramie
want, tobacco, sorghum cane, b,oom corn, palma-
onnsti peas, beans, tad a great many kinds of
grains and millet.
Mo country upon earth offers such Inducements to
Immigrants. There are about 130 organised counties
in the Bthto« aad then Vecmeiy a neighborhood in
a~y of tnese counaasin wnich animproved land cao-
uol be nought tor from 2j cents to three duUars per
acre, aad improved laud* at from three to tea dollars
awarding to location and the value, ol' improve-
ments.
Moat of those seeking homes in Texaa expect to
inahe their living out of the soil. They are looking
n the right direction. Here good land can be ob-
tained upon reasonable .terms' in tracts of any
Iggiraoi* nice. Here proyiniona are abundant and
remarkably ehea . Thousands of beeves are being
killed lor thelt tU4.es an l tailew, an i oi course meat
ia aheap. During the eomiog tall and winter com
will be very ao^ndantand at .a low price say utty
cents per bBsueh
OBALTH AND BOCIBTT
As to- health—those who settle in low, sat innu* ■
and use week water, are liable to chilis and fevers.
In the cttast oiUea peoplj are liable to jeliow let er.
f }* * remarkably healthy
State. The hilly regions of the Weet cannot oe ex-
neiied tor neaith on the continent. Those who use
oisterawatei and are prudent and careful, are healthy
anywiiere in the otate.
As to society—the Inge cities and towna have fine
jhurches ot Catholics and the various Protestant
.enominatioas, and there are bat few neignbornoods
jf any siae in the state without its church aod
preacher and school house, and its Monday and day
schools, l. ia I he duty of the Legislature under the
sew Oknstitatiuu to establish a system of free public
Mhoolb tor the whole scholastic vopniatibn. The
Texans are areauing, in lellleeat people taking an
.omense number ot periodicals ,-«u all parts ot tne
world, and eoDOorkijg over annndied newspapers
pubUahed In oar own otate. _t,-.
- : SsBLBCTLPiGA DOOATlOa.
Tke immigrant coming ta Texas has fixed in feu
mind the branch of business which ne mteuus to
prosecute. If it is to raise corn
anywhere. This present year i
e Ml _ .
on the Hi Graade in' the
Svnthwesk Wita uo disaster, bottomlands any
•here will produce nearly or quite a bale to fee ae c,
aad uplandaa half a bale. Gins are ceing erected in
all parts ot the State, and ii the prise rules op to the
present ttguro. tne lime ir. net distant when Tex—
will produce a million- of bales per *m n™
Corn, too, will grow an> where, aud yield from ten
to fifty oueheU to the acre,aecording to the qoaiuy
■jf land, the seasons and the manner in wnich it is
Mltlvatod, . s
Sorghum produces most abundantly everywhere lo
the State and yields two crops a year with only one
9i&ntinjr. - - V'.ii. - -v "** ^ 4 *
The fodder from the corn and <>or«iam and the crab
grass, wnich comes ap spontaneously alter the crop
is matured, furnishes spienuld iood upon which to
toed teams ana cows through the winter. Oonneccea
With the principal crops mar everywhere beproiuc-
ad broom corn. Tne manufacture of brooms is be-
ginning to attract attention, and may become a
prentable industry.
Some mills hi a already been erected for pressing
jll from ihuatMSor be&u, whioh grows almost suoa
Uneuualy m alt pares oi tue fltate.
Kverywnere. too. paas, beans, po:atoes and melons
mar oe raided in tnv grsatem atiundanee-
Si! „V M'OOK BAISiNG - •
JBxeeptuu some heavily timbered poruena of Sast
I'exaa, the whete State isadmiraoly adapted to stodk
raising. True, as the oountry.hec«mes muredeusbly
settled aui cov«Jed with stock, the otd sedge ifhiss is
killed oat, bet in a year or two a thiok mat o; iuxur-
aat grass of an uupioved quality ferula a god -anti
covers the gronnd These improved grasses mo'itiy
belong to the mesqaste species with au occasional
patch of the wllu rye anu rescue. Cattle, horses and
mules nuy be advantagsousiy raised alaost aaja-
where between thecoast aln-J Hed Hirer, or between
the jabiae and the illo urande. The dame may be
S il'i ot hogs. Sheep do wall upon the sandy islands
ji the coast or in the roillujr region-! in tne interior..
On lew and black land they are not so thrifty.
. TELfi COAST BBGIOS.
If persons coming to Texas Have been bccustomel
to a coast region; the Gulf of Mexico washes Texas
f omtheSabine to the Bio Grande,a distance of hve
orals hundred miles, and on the "bays, bayous and
rivers there We immense tracts of land adapted i-
cultivation. The waters abound in the iinest ttsh.
oysteis, turtles. Acn sad the to.eat trees are covered
.M ' — ' ' ^ ^
U> man score oar own
all kinds of woadea ware.
We have bat one difficulty In the war of the most
s?JJss JKS8Ewss£ai.^asafis
healthfulnes8. If mannfai'tories should notsncceed.
the only reason that couiu possibly be assigned for
the failure must be because labor upon tne farm Is
more profitable. It may be difficult to ootain faotorT
opera lives at a dollar and a aol.ar and a hail a day.
When farm laborers can make ttro xtoiiara and two
dollars and a half ticking cotton. Hat we believe
lactones will be successfully carried on. There ate
hundreds of children and females who prefer factory
to farm work.
factories, carding, machines and abopg for working
In wood, iron and leather, are springing ap in ah
Darts ot the StCto aad enriching those Who are carry-
ing them on.
Beet pact arias are famishing a market tor our
cattle and urohtable employment to thousands of
prosecute. 11 It is to raise corn or cotton he may go
anywhere. This present year Cotton has been ex-
tensively-cultivated in the extreme northern uoi>
ticn of ue State and also "
we T9(Mto the State of Texas.
B. B. Pick tt.
W. B Wright
k. T. Brno*bton
I.B. Dillard,
t.h. hammap.
J. Booty.
*, em—*'
A8HBBL SMITH.
Chairman
„Thos. /. Devine,
IJas. M. Anderson
8. JP. Donley,
A. J. Ball,
B. J, Dohoney,
KjIt, Pulton.
M M«OenUoog ,
*ith vlnea producing grapes, toomwhieB millions
gallons ol wine might be annually maaufacturel.
in tjie tier ox coast counties the cotton is some-
what liable to destruction from worms. But in all
ta ue counties the ribbon sugar cane can be advan*
ti^eo us ty cultivated. In years past a great deal of
s .^ar was made lu the ooanties of Urasoria, Whar-
ton. Matagoroa and Jackson. The angkr oaltore is
•ery probtabie and wiU doubtless extend in time over
all that portion of Texas that we have designated as
she coast region. Here, too., figs grow abundantly.
Cor State is batter s tppliea with tlmoer than the
prairie States of the Northwest. In a large portion
of the State there is timber enoagh for all purposes.
Where it is scarce tarms are enoiosed with hedges, in
the northern portion bolsde arc ia used, tn toe coast
counties Alabama ana Cheroiee rose makes a
ma.aihoent hedge.' in most of those portions where
timber is scarce immense ledges of rocS-t arefoonl
tarnishing abundant material both for building aod
lending. Timber can be raised In • lew'vetreto answer
ail necessary purposes.
DROUTHS
Portions or the State are suh|6et to severe drouths
and a scarcity of water. The drouths are most fre-
quent in the region west of the Colorado river A
xood farmer, however, who cultivates his gronnd well,
breaking itnp thoroughly In the winter tad pUatliu
early, almost always makes a crop, if shallow plow
lug Islolloweu oy a drouth, very little wiU be made.
Tola rotors to corn, it is hardly ever too dry to make
a fair crop of cotton, and this may be planted from
Pabruary until the middle of Hay aod still have
time tQ mature, in Texaa cotton is more frequently
injured by having too much ram than too little.
Water may be readily obtained by digging
almost everywhere. The very best ant heaitni
est water anywhere Is rain water savei In tia-
terns. This ot course can always be hadto abaal-
ance by preparing the receptacles.
In some sections during long continued dry
wetithet water .ecooies hcarce for stock. An am Ma-
ant supply can &■>«;:?«.* be obtained my where oy
bandies uaias across drains for forming tanks. Those
wao have never tried it wonld be astonished to sse
h w easily a i>erm..munt pond can be made;
" oyjs&ILOVI;
In fort? years we bave bad two or Ibrto pretty
severe overflows In one or more Teres ri<r«rs. Mot
very b-^l sorely. If tfceee overflows iojere thecreus
th-*y . artoai be laoii. GeceraUy, however oar tlgi
pImm!®'" uti6e*rl7i;irla« I* rcssare
Vomo of ear coest ardu sc at -.c f tckirt aiU t
es to sarrr off the sorties water.
•DB.CMMATB, «s.
S««e: oaylaia ofoar Terxs aethers, ac< ctoers of
*?" WTKis.hsat^of saeaaw, Otsr acrtt ts are of
short duration. They cocduca to health and give the
faimer tine opportunities to kill hia pork. As iu
oar summers, toe ssa breeze which almost always
prevails mitigates the heat and renders oar climate
oni oi the most delightful upoa earth.
We presume mostofthosa who think of immigrat-
ing to Texas expect to become farmers. This ia the
place for hem. Oar inexhaustible poll, delight foi
climate, ae length of oar season, and the variety of
our prod ctions point out Texas a* one of the finest
agricultural countries on the globe. We have said a
rood deal about cotton because Cotion is King.
Look at the nrice of the staple to-day! Persistant
efforts have been < *. >,< to induce farmers to diversity
their crops. Ah ,w« :i . ve shown, great many other
things can be.prociiabis produced, but as the result
oi all these efforts, cotton is 'lisplaeing sugar
sans In In the ooast region acd taking toe
place of wheat In the northern portion of the state.
We mart aonaa we pieaee, bat toe plantar will
not piant an acre of ground to wheat to yield not
ore than thirty dollars in v&lne, when by planting
th f sa ne tn cotton, he cau realise o~e hundred doi-
Ia t for its product We are not dependent apon
cotton, and ca'I abandon it when it Is oar laterernsl
to do so.
Tbe comparative indepe.idenoe of Texas was dt-
mons tated dunnii the war. We suflered less than any
other Bta<« becaa-e we made oar own meat and
bread, manufactured onr own sugar and cloth, and
qrnished our own salt
HANCTf ACTDitBS-
Onr population need not confine themselves to ag-
ricultural pursuits. We have in our mountain
springs tbe finest water power in the world tor pro-
palling machinery. This water power U already
being employed to ran various mills anil manutac-
ories.i
There are In the State some twelve or fifteen cotton
and woolen factories, and their number Is constants
multiplying, while tbe older ones are increasing t hei r
capacity for production.
At Houston, Galveston, Jefferson and perhaps
ether points, tbere are extensive foundries and shops
where all kinds ol engines and other machinery are
made.
H111S for grinding sotton seed aad castor beans are
successful,
Fortunes may ben %de from the bones Meeohlng os
ourwairles. _ - WAGBS.
Betore the war, negroes belonging te minors were
frequently hired oat to iwWto outcry, and maa
brought BIN to rot annum, and had rations
and clothing famished. Womsn ana children brongt
prices In proporuon. Bear In mind that in svMlng
of p- ices ws mean specie, the oommon currency In
use now. habor Is in great demand, and price# now
rule high. Urdin&ry fa no hands reoeive ttf to tlS
per month and their board. Skilled labor is propor*
tionably higher, in cities journeymen mechanics
reoeive from 93 te (5 per day. in no State In the
Onion is labor so wjl pai as in Texes. While labor
Is high, living is astonishingly cheap. Corn from
js cents to 91 per bushel, and be„f from one to four
cents per pound. There is no place in our State
'where a man who wishes em ploy meet cannot readily
find it The cry from one end of Texas to the other
is tor more labor; labor tor the tarn and toiysll kinds
oi profitable pursuit*.
MIHBBAL WBALTH. '
We oan but touch at the hnaevmopaju mineral
wealth oi our great State. Mountains of iron ore of
great richness ano superior qninity have been
found in some twenty or thirty ditt ^nt counties.
Tnere are Vnexhaustible beds of a i*l.
There are quarries of marblt gypsum and soap-
stone, As there are old shafts wita. the evidences or
having been workeu on the Llia- uo other weatern
riven, there u ho doubt but si.v(,r *ill be found ia
paying quantities. .. „ t.
formerly the silver mines of Lor Almagres, soma
f"rty or fiity leagues northwest of San Antonio, we-e
more productive than the lamous mines ot Son Luis
Potosi. But in the revolatlonary times to tne eany
history oi Texas oolonlsat on. the exact location of
this celebrated mine was loft. It is reported that
prospecting parties have recently dunovered it, and
that that productive mine will soon again be opened.
These mines ne not remote from the finest agricul-
tural and manufacturing portion of our State.
ISTBBMAL IHTBOyBMB«TB/
Texas is now the centre o.' extensive railroad
movemen s, and haa now some six hundred miles of
oompletei road, and in jtffeivo nionias will have as
mach more In runumg order. Pne Texaa Central
-now rana to Groesbeeck, 16# mllles from Houston,
aud will be completed to Corsioana, thi.- ty miles far-
ther,. by ootober next, at which time the South-
western division of tiiie road will likely be completed
to Aastin, the Capital of the State, a distance from
hereof 160 miles. The texaa and Mew Or lean ^ road,
the coming winter, will be pat in thorough repair
trum here .0 the Bablae, 119 uiiea, when, by the 1st
ol Jo!?, itS7i, the jUouisiana division will connect
with it, placing us within li hoar's run, by rail, of
Mew Orleans. Tho "Great Northern Koad" is under *
contract from here to the Trinity "river—distance ito
miles, 3s miles U 'W completed, aod the remainder of
tho grading being rapidly coustructed. This road is
intended to soonest this section with Marihetn Texas
and Missouri at at early a dar as practicable.
The "I-te natio. al," now being baiit rapidly Bast
and We 1 of Hearae, a point on tfee Central road 1
mile s distant, is Ihten-Jad to connect the Bio Grande
Valley aod the sxtreaoe eastern portion ot Texas-to-
gether, and rill ui tnrough dan Antonio, Austin
ralesti. e, Tyler, eto. t*
l'he llou-toa au > San \ntoulo Bail road, from
Buoaio Bayou to toe Colorado, (Columbus.) 80 miles
will be extended aaon to Ban antonio. i heGaives-
too and Houston Boad,5* miles, connects here with
all inejroads mentioned. .Tne "rtoatnern Paciflo"*
Will run through our State from Ma.n h.11l, due west;
ZiM or 300 mileD on tau 3ti naraliei of latitude, and
-from t lence to Jil faso aud dan Diego. This great
road is destined to be thi most important of the
three roads connection tne two oceans. Tne " West-
ern Wa row Gaiige," Intended to ran wedt from
Houston to L^trrai ;e, on toe Colorado, aud lyorn
thence to 1;* ttraaniels and jail ant' sio. it Is ex-
pected wi il soon be begun, the prelim'.niry surveys
have bsen -nade and next Va l the woik will com-
mence. The Hoaston, Tap and Br-soata road, is
miles from Mcustoc to Cuiamoia, win likel,- be ex-
tended fartttar WiiB another yrar
~ THB WHBAT BEGIOJI
. Some thiity or forty eoanties^ytog above the ocuut
region aod between the head of tiie Necaes on the
eastwd theOoaialape on thesorrth west, have been
denominated the wheat region. Dallasand Waooare
in this region. Trite, wheat may b grown almost
any where in favorable years but i* wet seasons on
the low Lands it is liable to taKe ru«t. There are a
great many very Une-flouring mills already erected.
The yield .per acre is vary Urge, arid wheat is destined
to pecoms a staple product otrhis -firtfe nortion of the
State. ^Oatg,£>y$ tod barier areal#o alvaatageoasly
cultivated. Uf course those who wish to cultivate
the cereals will seek that belt of ooantiw.
Tnejwrtio 1 of Texas in which wheat Is cultivated
successfully is oonsidsied rather the best for fruits,
especially apples and pears. This section oL the
btate is tapialy filling with iniaiigrants.
Does the immigrant wish to reat land for a year or
two? or does he wish to buy lu a neighborhood where
he eke raise his owu hogs and cattle and liorsesf In
a neighbourhood where he will hive good health,
good society, andaanr itse his -own provisions ana
find a market tor his surplus? Taore are different
neighborhoods in a hundred counties ia Texaa in
whioh he can be suited. Let him come along. He
oan hardly.fail to fini ths right place- .
Among the advantages ot Texas we most not forget
the boundless and inexhaustible range for all kinds
of stock. Millions of money uave.? .en-made by stock
raising. In many portions hogs become fat enough
to kill upoa thr mast, inloei, in >Vestora Texas,
hundreds and thwusan is of iollars are made by pick-
ing up pecans.
9BA Vf BACKS
Texas is not without its drawbacks, in nortio&s o
the State timber is scarce and tnose who oanuot live
without hearing the wind sigh through t>>« oM sins
treee had better settle iu Bastern iaras, on the
Neches or Trinity or San Jacinto river.
OurSute is better supplied with timber than the
pratrle States of the uorthwest. In a large portion
the State there is timber enough for all purpose.
Where it is scarce tanas area, closed with hedge. Ia
the northern po tion boisde are is used, la the coast
counties. Alabama and Cherafcee coses make
magnifiqent hedge. In most of those portions where
timber Is scarce immense ledges oil rocks are found
* ' ~ate ial both for bnitding and
raised in a few years toanrwer
fnrnishiiK abundant ss ate;ial both for bmldlng and
'encing. -Timber can be rait—* - * - '
all neoesgary purpose.
OOWOLOSIOB fi ^ f. i
Bow land is ooeap. If pereoss have money 10 in-
vert. Texas id tbe place. Slhey tonTnom,
improved plaoea. already stocked with teams, can
b#JFen-*?^ on m08t advantageous wrma.
Texas is a good eoantry for a married or a sing 1a
maa, apoof man or a man with miaaa. A root
plaoe for a man to obtain a home for hiaiMlf or for
a colony to settle together. We hare a plaoe ia aur
nuadonthe Guadalupe nrer where we believe a
hundred thousand. ires of land ooutd be bought for
half that many dolj uy. un this tract twenty tho as-
ani aores might bj cilnvatei, and a village planted
m a plaoe fanned by the sea breese, in sight ot a
railroad and the unbke and masts of vessels from
Mew Orleans, hew Eork and omer ports. Here co-
operative farming oould ba oarried on, st*am plows
need, cotton, sugar cane, sorgham, oa«ar bv a broom
Cum and corn raised, in oonneotioc with Ue great-
eat quantity of garden veso'ables. We mention that
place. We presume there are hundreds of piaoes in
Texas equally eligible.
Come to Texas. There Is no lawlessness bos* that
will assot a man who alms to settle and make a liv-
ing by hon st labor.
This t s a new country, andao improving 000airy
Thoe* whccome now and secure homes will ssocre
a sempetescy for Use pre-«eat and untold wealth in
tke frixrs, Are yoa toinxing of ohacging yocr lora-
tictl We sty again ooas to oar oeaatifal fttiiio
State a nd ros t hail apre a sordini welcome
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