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a conclusion is repugnant to every principle
of trial and defence. The administration of
public justice requires that in its search af-
ter truth, and its jealousy of the security of
s citizen from oppression, that, when accused,
he Bhould be free—perfectly free—to act and
speak, without any other apprehension than
the responsibility which be owes to his own
'conscience, and the character of the tribunal
which he is being tried.
The record of no ceurt, as it is ke]
clearly the case as it was presented to the
J many tilings occur which enter into
merits of the inquiries, which can be but
committed to paper.
cqurt before which I was tried heard
they saw the witnesses, they exum-
sjad^into the origin of the charges against
knew who my accusers were, they
iir acts and motives upon a view
ion f they heard
determination should not be the subject of
revision by the court." With all due re-
spect for the opinions of the Secretary, I
most confidently assert that this predetermi-
nation was a palpable violation of the rules
of the service, of the articles of war, and the
law of the country. And the order that the
court should have no legal control over its
own organization was not less so. Hank in
the Army is fixed by unalterable rules; the
observance of it belongs to the respective of-
ficejpsj and when they are assembled as a
court of military jurisdiction, that that rank
should' be obSen^ is a matter of unques-
tioned right of th? .accused, especially when
the question affects the presiding officer of
the court. Tbe ' coprt obeyedihe order of
the Secretary, and I was tried-by h court il-
legally constituted. I app^f^to the record
of that trial for the evicfile of the facts
which I have he A stated v<ffls£ , gv
fo^twho.wM
the<
My Mother's Grave. |g
by o d. prkxnck.
The trembling dew-drops fall
Upon the shutting flowers—like souls sti
I The stars shine gloriously—and all
Save me is blest.
Mother I I love thy gravel
The violet, with its blossoms blue and ml
Wave o'er thy head—when shall it
Above thy child?
'Tis a sweet flower—yet must
Its bright leaves to the coming tempesti
Dear mother, 'tis,thine emblem; do"
Is on thy brow.
... ' „,
And I could love to die—
! To leave, untasted, life's dark, bitter st
By-thee, as erst in-cbildhood, lie,
* And share thy dream*. ®
And must I linger here,
' To stain the plumage of my einless years.
And .mourn the hopes to childhood i"
With bitter tears?
,. Ski-
-v -
h, must I linger here,
liraucli upon a blasted tree,
lMtXrail leaf, untimely sere,
jgSp Went deT~ ~**uAkai
bpr '
[need*-a
If#
jjs< *It would be impossible to
caicuiMB ur^dvanee the benefits which would I
be detfve|!from the es^pjsion of the Harris-;
burg,. f£e. Houston and the^^acy roads, to !
points in the interior.- Any policy expediting
"h<ir construction 'frill be a good one.
' Gonzales, April 17th, 1856.
P~ Dear Ford: I am makinga tourfor plea-
sure and observation, through such portions
£ Texas as have most interest for me; and
: what I have always considered a laud-
\ ambition—the wish to subserve the
ement, curiosity and instruction of oth-
Eis far as consistent, while supplying the
■ft to myself, I have thought to comuiuui-
S to you, such items and reflections, rnea-
t or elaborate, as might occur.
It appears to me that there are a vast num-
; wayfarers who have neve^ considered
reaee betweea_traveH ag and
Democratic Rehearsal.
Some boisteious democrat in view of the j
approaching Convention has been practising 1
a speech, which lie will be "surprised" intode- j
livering, without preparation, upon some great
democratic occasion. It appears the orator |
had at least one more auditor than he bargain- j
ed for. If his remarks have not been correctly j
reported, it would afford us much pleasure to :
publish a revise from t he author-we are disposed ;
to encourage rampant genius. Any way the
rhetorician ought to be obliged to the Reporter
and us for presenting his speech to the " quel-
ling-*' democracy somewhat in advance of his
expectations. It may save him the labor of a
re-delivery.
Barton Srsiscs, April 28th, 1856.
Messrs. Editors: — I think it- will not be
uninteresting to some of your readers about
town, to read a roughly reported speech of a 1
young enthusiastic democrat., delivered on last j
Sabbath at tlie Capitol. In the absence of Mr. j
Weefesflt&abJg reporter of the House of Re
as much, or more, iu time,
the border counties of ML
and maintained the rights ai ^
the iouth in this struggle unaSSii
unsuccessfully. But the abolition)^
their all upou the Kansas issue, a
ing at no means, fair or foul, are m _
ven and earth to render that beautiful Terri- toting the see
tory not only a " Free btate,' so called, but j anarchy.,, £
a den of neirro thieves and " higher-law ' in- j -JA benTG^fetf
tb$ obliga*
, anAaot"
, staking
^hesitat-
ehea-
tra'tioa i
(isiWejl
jiged in
j tl e,f
land, we sec it
i which Wo
the ad-
l i «vidcjit!y
" j htVparty
sores to
lit upon the
ria seat-
and social
. m
cendiaries. *n
Missouri, we feel confident, has done her
duty, and will still be found ready and will-
ing to da alt she can, fairly and honorably,
for the maintenance of the integrity ■of the
South But the time has come when she can,
no longer stand *up,'singl6-handed, lHe lone
champion of the South, against the myrmi-
dons of the entire North.' It requires no,
jm-
ares^rtbe obligation ot' thij Executive t re-
stiaih t^e patronage oi> the federal Govern-
ment, so that it<ho8Id ' not bright into
Conflict with fleedom of elqpticius. But
ifj^dcni Deitiuemcy sunds in diaedt antngo-
u't^n to this obligation. There is* scaroely
an*%lectiou preclftct in the L'Sked States
w
$
which has not witnessed the most shame&l
-real foresight to perceive that .i^^^L5"te^eDce with elections by th« farents'oT^ t
er-law" men succeed in tlys cras de. J?**?™1 Government, acting m,tbe nama^f •
tg Lut the commcnctmenl oj'a ioar upon. U
'I
P.-'
jm.t _
tutiont ofjiu Soiith, which will t
In former times, trhen
■IV
. hi hasB «niliy
ce committed in the prea-
' the former court; and
'"to punish,
>at all. Basi ss, if that
mm
<W
,t . 0 tame communication
or fklaityof the commmnication
>ted by. the charge and
; by the anony-
case:
nence a
ed it, an
to CO
of the
unjustly a
tial, orde
t*
eiio'
conv
of the
to lay. fcefi
oi his ca.«e,
I was
n undat
thai.he declin
d placed his reasons upon the true grou:
" because the alleged offensive words
t'nsed of him as matter of defence before
a hwrt, that they had been received, placed
upon the record, and therefore sanctioned by
that court, as pertinent to the issue, and af-
terward* approved by the commanding offi-
cer, it should not be made the subject matter
ef a fresh accusation. Upon the presentation
of this letter to Lieut. Gen. Scott, he endors-
ed upon it his approval of the sentiments con-
tained; in it. And yet I have been tried,
victed, and sentenced for making a de-
fo expunge it fence against a felse accusation.
I complain, therefore, that I have been
convicted aad sentenced to suspension from
the service for nine months:—
First: Because I have committed no of-
fence which, assucfit has the sanction of any
legal principle or necessity. And that, too,
. Second: By- > court organized in violation
of the " Rules and Regulations," and the
" Articles of War." And
Third: That such illegal organization.was
the result of a positive order, thus taking
from the court itself the power to proceed
according to law.
Perhaps your honorable body has not the
power to grant me immediate relief from
what you may deem an illegal and unjust
trial and sentence; but I pray that I may
not be condemned in the ettimaiion of the
"Senate, by any action on their part ichich.
iciU affect my present rank in the Army, or
any to which I%icty be entitled hereafter.
ley carefuHy
y saw, the perti-
defeflce, ajprov-
ther^in assigned,
him for having
of "the United
C. Giyena, First
nd Regiment of
.States Army,
That he has been
by a court-mar-
by the Secretary
:ted and sentene-
e service for nine
cientiously be-
Stny offence known
or the service to
ohed; he therefore
e Senate a detailed
St he may not at'any
iieidb
Vm^y
rifl;
man^iftf Bt.
ate* sup
On thqilOth 1
ebruary,
any actioi?
e honor to be, very respectfully,
N. C. G.
acks, Jan. 29, 1856.
oi;ate the Texas
and Sur-
Jt second
Sving fop-
d the flowing addi-
tti come id. after tbe tenth
Ju-
V-
-
It was not Major Steen,
had furnished me with a copy of^his
It was not Ass't Adjt. Gen. Buell,
i would have authenticated it by his sig-
r j and it was not th< Judge Advocate,
record now ia evidence before the
IgMtclusively " that ^h the in
m some
but that- the
ed them
ment
the
enn-
I' *-'i. ..
. that be ahuold know
-Jte stands charged. Aa
Innocence, legally
as character and motives
'from whence
fhatever is in vol
be subjeei of
cers, in reference to the campaign then being | defending
prosecuted there. Major Steen, attributing
to me the authorship,of that article, preferred
a charge against ig^ of ^ conduct unbeconn
ing an officer m
that I had fateely settc^a tiie
in it. A copy of this^marge and specifica-
tion was served upon me. A court of thir-
teen officers was detailed by Gen. Smith, for
my trial; and when I was called upon to
ead, it was not only to the charge of which
d been notified, but to another differing
•^ Conduct te the prejudice of good or-
der and military discipline;" the one involv-
ing moral turpitude, and the other an official
misdemeanor. With the order and .detail
of the court, as forwarded by Gen. Smith's
Assistant Adjutant General to the Judge
was enclosed " Notes in reference
form of the charges against Lieut Giv-
This paper was copied by the Judge
Advocate, and formed the charges and speci-
fications to i^ich I was then called upon to
plead. Thjfnew charge could have emanat-
ed from no one bat Gen. Persifer F. Smith.
In the exercise of that caution which it is
proper every man who is unjustly accused
should exercise, I objected to plead, on the
ground that he who was my accuser had de-
tailed the judges by whom I was to be tried.
The Court, however, overruled my objection,
and proceeded to the trial; and, after a most
.elaborate investigation, I was acquitted of
charges and specifications. In making
defence "before this Court, I spoke
ted Gen. Smith and Major Steen
They were my accusers,
of them and their accusations
those terms of disparagement
Jee required, and which is
sanctioned by every essential principle of ci-
vil as well as military law. lliis defenc„ re-
ceived the sanction ofdhat court; and, with
e proceedingSs.and finding, the approval of
fee
h when the evening pale,
Ite a mourner on the dim blue wave,
I stray to hear the uigbt wind's wail
Around thy grave.
Where is thy spirit flown?
I gaze above—thy look is imaged there;
I listen, and thy gentle tone
Is on the air.
Oh, come—whilst here I press
My brow upon thy grave—and in those mild
And thrilling tones of tenderness, * gs
Bless, bless thy child 1 JT
Yes, bless thy weeping child, -
And o'er thy urn—religion's holiest shrine— -i1
Oh, give his spirit undefiled
To blend with thine.
to
RoM-
a Suggestion in Regard
roads.
Dr. William R. Smith has published a let-
ter in the Galveston News suggesting the fol-
lowing plan to effect a compromise between
the State Plan and the Loan System. The
annexed is an extract: y
" The great desideratum of us all, is the
most speedy and practical communication
eyes to the present .conflicting opinioDS>SS
distracting private.interests, or become jftrd
ded to our own ppquliar views, when a great
public good is-a^ta^e. Galveston, 1
meantime, suffe^urider the charge, howler
erroneous, of wishing to dictate to the State,
and to establish a system for h$ cspeciil, if
not exclusive benefit. Besides, pending the
delay, which exhaists the patienoe and dis-
appoint^, the hope&ind expectations of the
people, the privatffda^s, alre^8y domini
and now in progress,? feiisf gain fcounil^
become too stronstyj the public syrnpat
be ignored, orTtpH$l& put'Sside. . •
The HarrisbufAjKkd is completed to
mond. The Lactagfcllenderson raa
received, and is afl^qS^k):g)ut>down,'2i'
of iron, and the Hauskra;Qompapy
promise of progressiond*1;uece$&: • jcj
Toad's point to the tbrle^great iij
tions o^the <Sountry,.and cdver
the route, which a skillful Ei
the State Plan, would a^tajt^
Undoubtedly go on witbj ir mthoui
The iState,< therefore, wduldoply daua i
i to Lockhart, and Lockhart
without mingling patience
fe,
enquiring temper with the wcllers and the
old settlers along the toad. I have taken
my time, stoppingat a great number of farms
on the way, making detailed enquiries rela-
tive to the history, condition and resources
the country, and I must say in every in-
ce fougd mv inclinations and purposes
responded to with a freedom and generous
gommunieativeness, to say nothing of an uni-
versal hospitality, that has been no less grat-
{fyiBg than instructive. We have a sort of
World's Convention in Texas, but generosi-
eordiality and a spirit of daring and ad-
ture, are cardinal elements of character
jrcry where; and, from th§ wealthy planter
dt the coast and rich alluvion of tbe river
ittans, to the hardy and indomitable bor-
erer, :this spirit can always be found.
Lockhart is situaUd in the midst of a beau-
tiful and most fertile country. The Plum
creek lands are rarely suipassed. It is grow-
ciivzens
earning^*'
with the three principal interior sections of aD^i 8tea<^.'^' and will doubtless in
the country; and we- should nofr. shut our ^e make a.nch and flounshmg town.
rari<vsnoms <mnn. thnnnrh thA tnnmhonfa«n^
Ot suing ;W23lng sued by, brs
or being defended, by the said
College of Physicians and Sujrgeons, unless
such person or persoaa &hail be Regular bred
surgeon dentists, and ha^fta «July authenti-
Doctors and likewise,
ion what«1^K^all have the priv-
ilege of enjoying, pt^Sasicg, selling, or
conveying, any kind of estate whatsoever,
unless by the written consent of said Col-
l«ge.
Sec, 12. Be it further enacted, &c., That
as the fame of those persons previously men-
tioned ia this bill, and who are to constitute
the Association of Physicians and Surgeons,
is entirely too great fora few individuals, and
has also the appearance of monopoly, which
is foreign to the purposes ef republican gov-
ernment, it is hereby made obligatory upon
Baid association that they immediately divide
said fame with their successors, who it may
very reasonably be supposed can never at-
tain their present pitch of celebrity and use-
fulness.
Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, &c., That
whenever three or more physicians in one
beat, shall, by proper representation, make'
known to the chief justice of the county in
which said beat may be, that there is too
great a prevalence of.health in said beat for
the advancement of medical science, it shall
be the duty of said chief justice, or in case of
his abscnee, the nearest postmaster, to raise
an epidemic immediately, if not sooner, of
the most highly concentrated form and char-
acter.
Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, &c., That
the highly ^neritorious class of persons usual-
ly known ais steam doctors, are entitled to
two ehances at this bill; provided they never
interfere with special epidemics, but confine
their practice to old sores, boils, sea-sickness,
piles, itch, and a few other unmentionable
disorders.
Sec. 15. "Be it farther enacted, &c., That
whenever it shall appear to the said College
that the science of surgery is about to decline
in consequence of the scarcity of cases, the
President, by order of the Board, may have
the power to call upon any constable, coro-
ner, parson, or pump-borer, to get up a num
examination
Sentiy contend
that the facts thu3 -gresci
,. the conclusion at which I
i Smith was my accuser; and with eqi
confidence I submit that I
treat him as such ia die de:
made.: .
This coartwill scarcely
in whieh 1 *as then placetf,an
and avowed prosecutor prts^c^o conduct
and estab&bh'* OTriraceusafjfoaf'and another
■Gen. Smith himself,
i
X wts tbjQ
duty;J.
^n: nonorable
nines
^ rad^ seems good, though the merchants and
people'generally complain #wofully of the
scarcity of money: The Female Academy
here .is'in prosperous condition, and furnish-
with an excellent, qfeoh* of teachers. The
outhefn ^Vatchmah, #; spirited newspaper,
W' published in this ^lace. The last issue
contains «n able leader on the subject of fe-
male education.
Tb^ loss of csttk?#bout Lockhart during
tWpjgfcrinter fas|ieen greater than ever
befort kwwji. tJt is impossible to state the
per" c$fit;but it lfes'been enormous. Many
■aged wit&Ahj^ business, and anx-
iouV sell out. hundred beef cat
,le hive chy
at twelv«
>9ps but look well consid
|ri«g'thc tun&lhly were put in. Prom all
an lehrn, d?fep jrfoughing and early plant-
fevery.thing in Texas. Those yho ad-
i course m^ke Spe crops of cbfrn and
fhatever eke they may cultivate
" soil and climate. Those who
ry course get along poorly and
vfew
t. . ' ■ '• . |
_ om Ijoekfiart ta Gbnsales,
rom 'the latter is what is
i sis Sour Spring. ' It is said to jpo-sess
%ial virtues,,ann is resetted to by vari-
*s of invalids. The p^eftes" of the
are ,truly curious.. I It arises from'a dis-
locality on low ground ailing thick
proves of post oaks, add one would Booner
think it an eflux from the mirky suburbs of
Mof, sin, sorrow and death, than a health
offering to the afflieted sick. The water has
acid taste, and so astringent as to mani-
fest itself by corrugating the interior of the
m£>uth. It. ip doubtless a prime remedy in
$ronic sore eyes, and in this affection' has
proved universally beneficial. It stimulates
the appetite, and is a good tonic. Analysis
has. not yet determined its properties; iron,
ljpwQFer, exists in the main. It would be
ci su u for those gentlemen about Austin of
it would be scarcely more secure at the rate Pr'n.c'P'es' *° sPen(l some time at
of S6.000. The larger amount, therefo^ 4*,s wa.tennS Place- &our spring might be
should not be objected to, if deemed neces^k ?^r>lc® tor „enl"
sary to accomplish the object in view. ° ! '° , a ^ place.;—
When the roads have reached the paftftsIsS??*® are some heavy planters around here,
indicated, we might engraft the State pi
anfrffifc
^hifit'l^the Itgltf qgbls
As mv experience iu rny new vacation
limited, I have not #et learne l htivv toeinbe^islj. •
mv Orators, speeches, and 1 haye'c«nrludad to.
write down verbatum et literatmn as deliv^retl
—"neither aught extenuating nor set! inir down
aught in malice." The distinguished Speaker
Mr. Fairplay saiil. "Democrats & friends, 1
have beeu selected by the democratic party
of the United States of America, on this fitting
occasion and iu thi* most appropriate place,
the Capitol of one of the Sovereigu Stales of the
greatest Republic that God ever permitted tbft;
bright light of day to smile upon; or the humid
drops from the clouds a# haaven to moisten;'
and with becoming modesty would Jadd with;
such genius as I possess, aided by the light of ,
experience, you may feel confidentth*t the de-'
mocracv will n.jver need a defender, as long
as this cranium keeps above fever heat. . "
My respected auditors (Which Were com-
posed of two old broken chairs, a table and the
ocators hat, ail told, a rranged at convenient dis-
tances, so that he could modulate his voice to
strike with the greates force) it is true I am
young in jears, but have had some experience
in politics—1 hope I am a good democrat, and
shall therefore speak my mind freely, as I
mean what I intend saying for the beuefit of
the democracy generally.
I know that our party has always been
prompt in rewarding faithful servants, which I
hope it will always continue to do. At the
same time, I hope, it will not forget that there
are many deserving men belonging to the de-
mocratic party, whodid, in the last contest be-
tween the two urea' condemling parties in their
struggle for the ascendency, stand where the
battle lasred the fiercest, neither yielding an
inch of ground, or in the least abating iu de-
mocratic zeal.
Some of these good and true men, who even
went forth to meet the enemy, to battle with
him, and did battle with him, and that tos,suc-
cessfully, and but fur such men in'the democ-
ratic ranks its banner in the last contest, must
have trailed. These mjSh are those deserving
fends; here the last few of the highest honors, hut to |he present time
|s a head. ; have not received theMtghtffit recompense—
henc-e, it seenis Wffitf, our trui
icy might be under existing circumstan
to unite-with the above ;specified,rpjids to
extent that is necessary 'for
ject.
Suppose a loan on a first mortgaj
to these roads, under the ample si
quired by the bill of Mr. Palmer, oi
ton, enough to finish them to certain :
points in their respective routes, say:
Harrisburg to, or near Columbus, or
Grange, on the Colorado River; the IIou:
to, or near Washington, on the Brazos,
the Henderson, in the direction of Hu:
ville, to the crossing on the Trihity.
the amount be sufficient to effect the object,
for we wish promptness in this matter, as
loss of one year's business is of more im_
tance than the saving of several years of l
terest; and if the loan is in -jeopardy at tl
rate of 88,000 to the mile, I am persuadi
rsuea
On the
! probably because fhei
| mit them to ask. unsolii
some of the members
—they depend u
quently their el;
*pn1, pas%uuii'
not bp offendettlCj
this subjec
of iiiajijf dflhi
the coun'ry. 1 have
wjll not per-
onors. Unlike
ocratic party
and jjonse-
fri^^S^fjll
«ll
seita&lmtfl
irroc^i&fj fn
tbe piirtv t«
collecting
mil witofiuf^
for their laws ami i
be'igve it! IE, theu>#he
by a spirit of .eeif-i-ci^cct
let tqcie/ies lie fonnetl to
Those who can not emigrate
*:
att;
iu unfa
purposes. It is andeniab'le thaV
e for
'tl
X between the
money to
assist those who
y^u^Missoori,
to, eiaijjrate till
de^
no% pj^vailin
•Sbuth.^tma
: ^ii£W
k«ite bpnunjs, on the
over the institution cC
w-hicfrfrbqstqng,ward a seVvaiitijacthu.«ljali .-
est dufy, anined anofh^^j^yg^^Jjced, who ont by Abolition Aid Societies; we cannot
rauc
Terri-
on State
S8S
erned by
s*
off at the
and uhlc-ss
aintaic her
t it, the
come fo
ords wil
ave mea
of thous-
we should
bf that num
jet all, then,
Those who
oney to he^p
hundreds bf
h land, worth
to settlement
r acre. Let, j dei
ring'his slaves
ne thousand
etic^ itl
bnnt to
ctobet',
The, ti
nined a
not ans
and lac
t give
come
a use.
to taak«/««
whole So£t& i
the North- ^
Jhe great
next election,
the Sou^h car
ground, all wilj
crisis has arrive
action—bold, <
no Ibnger (}o an
iu Kansas, antf
ands. A few
need ten tho
ber, all will
who can come
cannot'come,,
others to
thousands ot
from 85 to S3
and pre-empt
then, the farn
with him.
slaves in Ka
strengthens oi^ .
rich lands,-auJ^his beautif
overrun by our^tbolition eue
of a surety th^they have
spies in aiinosJ| every town,
in tfie South, Etching out ;
■ tampering with.qur slaves.-
vigilant and in the
jBiiinta^i ourgrimnd. The!
-the Soiflh willbe tlie death 1
Unioa.
j Mi^oxtri law d^se" nobljv1
• eemi-t? thva
e. power
ar, iu over-
been^sr
urstings of boilers, run- ^piini, but, I submit the above suggestio
• m«ml ah on/t Am ru- ho 4nAlT Mlfivf nn Knf ^ftoil n <~-iC
fioseinfin.
shoalu
-which
oan<^,T shcntld
under
acquittal should be a sufficient guaranty,
Another court is ordered to try me again,
arid oaf of my defeneh before that court i«
made a new accusation against me before
fMjg I have no precise knowledge from
eoarfe emanated, and can only
■tfhat occurred in the progress
by which it will be per-
stood in the attitude of an ac-
^jont an accuser; or, as it may be,
having ag accuser who selected my judges,
hen asked, therefore, whether I had any
objection to any member of the Court, my
reply was, that I did object to the constitu-
tion of the whole court, because its organisa-
tion was itself a palpable violation of law.
Col. Jos. K F. Mansfield was detailed as
President of the court, whilst Bt. Col. Chas.
A. May, an officer of higher rank, was de-
tailed as one of its members. When this
circumstance was brought to the attention of
the court, and whilst it was being consider-
ed, I was informed by the Judge Advocate,
mules, and Other
ncy of&he
'case may require.
Sec. 16. Be it further enacted, d-c., That
:n addition to the power given to said College
in a previous section of this bill, of making
and epforcing by-laws, electing officers, etc.,
they shall also have power to seLd missiona-
ries to foreign countries, in search of new
diseases, and cultivate all kinds of aches,
pains, swellings, etc., to the greatest extent
Sec. 17. Be it further enacted, &c., That
no member of the faculty of medicine shall
ever attain pre-eminence in any branch of
the science, without having submitted his
cranium to a bumpological analysis, so as to
satisfy the public mind that nature intended
and adapted him for the position to which
his ingenuity has elevated him.
S^c. 18. Be it further enacted, dv., That
! from and after the passage of this bill, the
! same shall have no effect, no how, neverthe-
less, notwithstanding, no way you can fix
it- m
On motion of Mr. Houston, the bill was
laid on the table until called up.
The above was from the pen of the lamented
Dr. Brenham, and maybe set down as a fair
_ . specimen of fun in the days of our glorious
that, after the court hail been detailed, this j little Republic. The report was written in
error had been brought to the attention of j the winter of 1839-40.
getary of War,
upon them, and vigorously push them to th^
most important portions of our vast public
domain. Of course, in every instance,
right would be reserved to the State, either
to buy out the roads she has thus aided, or
engraft heT own system on them as private
roads, just as her future interest, or policy
might determine. Jjpf}
There is one consideration of no small
portance connected with the fact, that th
roads which have the termini and directii
we most desire, are the work of private ca
tal and enterprise, having a view to their o:
interest, irrespective of that of Galveston
a town.
The State coming to their assistance, bi
causc of their present progress, and with
view to engraft her own roads upon them,-
would save Galveston the unpopularity and
opposition from other quarters, should her
great natural claims be pressed under the
State plan, for the present termini of the
roads on the Bay. Much more might be said
on these points, as well as the delay and con-
flicting interests embarrassing the commis-
sioners in the selection of new routes and
id the place has an air of enterprize and
'iness. The population is about 1500.—
has one handsome Church, two well en-
ed Academies, male and female, and
e tastefully constructed private residen-
idemy is a beautiful build
^ing, 2nd constructed with propriety and arch
in consequence of
movable Secretary had addressed
to the Judge Advocate a reply to the objec-
tion, which was, in substance;. that it had
been the subject of consideration; that Col.
Mansfield had been purposely placed at the
head of the court, and added—" That such
Judge Thompson.—At a meeting of tbe
Democratic party, on Saturday night., Mr. D.
D. Atchison in the chair, Judge Thompson
was nominated for tbe Legislature, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr.
Sherwood. Tho election takes placc on the
19th proximo.—Gal. News,
crwift'tM _they. may be, b.ut ^galL..^
with' the humble hope of quieting some
tions and removing some obstacles, which
seem to thicken upon us, in the way of ac-
complishing the great end we all have so
much at heart."
The suggestion to aid companies already
progressing with success is a good one. No
difference what may be the ultimate clan
adopted for the State, the wauts of commerce,
the absence of adequate intercommunication
between the coast and the interior, point td
the policy of loaning money to companies
who are bidding fair to obviate these evils,
as wise. The welfare of the people demands
instant action on the subject of railroads. If!
the loaning policy is adopted but temporarily
it will, undoubtedly, guarantee the comple-<
tion of the roads now being built, at least to
an extent, capablc of giving an impetus to
business—facilities of transportation to many?
farmers and merchantsand offering emigrants
inducements to settle upon our fertile lands.
The enhanced price of lands—the case with
which products can be carried to market—
the development of resources and the num-
erous advantages arising from railroad com-
munication with the Gulf ports, will be a
portion of the beneficial results attained by
the loaning policy being applied to the roads
in question. Such an arrangement could by
no possibility interfere with the inauguration
of another different and permanent system of
internal improvements. It would give to the
people of the Brazos, the Colorado and to a
large portion of the East what they most
: j vv>. > uuhVU ICOIUCU*
.The Male Academy is a beautiful build-
, and constructed with propriety and arch-
itectural taste. It is of stone, quarried sev-
from town, and with the Female
fedemy, cost about S20,000. The male
MAtution numbers about one hundred, and
he female seventy-five. The ornamental as
gjj® as the useful branches of education arc
ugKt.
A horse race will take place here to-mor-
w,between noted nags. The excitement is
and large amouuts are staked. Both
■fies think of losing, and it may, indeed,
a losing game all around. Racing
has got to be quite a mania. The town
healthy and orderly. Money *is exceed-
jrly scarce.
Kftxas is a rich State—it is in itself an
pile, of territory and native wealth. But
erever the traveler may journey over her
--J''.fat acres, be is pained with the listless-
languor, the lasitude, the enervation,
~ all around hiiii
and ener
lated commerce.
tiie scene will change,
spirit and wealth will flow in upon
j£asj rivers into the ocean. Tbe dawuing
day will welcome thousands of ambitious la-
birsrs to tbe field—the wild plain and dis-
niat bottom will resound to the iuspiring
mo pf industry, grow green withVjrn and
had. actually done th1,-
"Demoterats-—In coue
tlM fhjp* 'are sonfe'feirigs w
occijgipMalJy does, that appear* to me & be
very wfong—narpely,'giving nil olfice fo one,
and wEile he is yet an incumbent, take it away
from 1pm, and give him another, and that only
because he will ask for if. I conducts from
this that the democracy mu.4. be deficient jn
goodNind true men. If my conclusion* arein-
corrAt will some of my respected audience
ictonn me why the demacracy so often act in
this way ?
Itiave been informed that there is a District
ConVe.ntion to be held in thiscity on Saturday
next, for the purpose of nominating a candidate
for District Attorney of the 2ud Judicial Dis-
trict, and some of the knotting ones say, that it
is more than probable that Ihisconvention will
do on that uccasiorif^-what' nlany democrats so
much dread—namely, nominate one who has
already been rewarded (if there was ever any-
thing due him) and at present an incumbent.
I do hope the convention will act maturely on
this subject, and have due regard to merit.
And in conclusion I will be^r leave to add,
that in the interregniyn betCvefcn now and the
Cincinnati Convention, for fear 1 will go un-
noticed if 1 depend more upor. merit, ami
less upon impudence, 1 shall consider the on-
eronf burden of leading the democratic party
has devolved upon me. ami as a good and true
conservative democrat will take advantage of
the present.occasion to inform those that may
have become a little lukewarm, so much so as
fo entertain any doubt of the future success of
the democracy, that as leng as I remain one
ofthe. dvanced guard—the democratic banner
shall never kiss the dust."'
I the undersigned fake this last, expression,
as a modest hint that my speaker >vuuld like to
continue in tho capacity of leader. For this
unparalel impudence I do hope tl.e convention
for making Presidents will consider his case
particular his great stock of impudence
in haste, Acting Reporter.
gjp- We ift vi
Sentinel, aiuifutfi
heerftcsriHll
Kansas.
The politeness of Sheriff Pricc enables us
to place the following address before our
readers. We long since called attention to
the propriety of taking measures in the South
to countcract the machinaticns of Northern
Freescil fanatics. This can be done in but
one way—by thjr adoption of measures to
counteract those- of, the North. They are
sending^ emj^aiits to Kalfeas" atl'iicd With .
{go.
men-with-rifles and
money. The Kansas-Nebraska law has left 1
the question' of slavery open to the decision j
of whoever may be on the soil of Kansas, in-1
stead of to
Territory.
hold out much longer, unless the whole
South will come to the rescue. We need j
men, we need money—send us both, and j
that quickly. Do not dehiy; come as indi
viduals, .cijme in companies, coi
ands
Our hearts have been made gli
arrival of'large companies from
lina and Alabama. They hi
promptly to our call for hel
Buford is alreadjr endeared
we love him; we will fight for firm
for him and his companions. Who
low his noble example ? We tell yon ' now,
and tell you frankly, that unless you come
quickly, and come by thousands, we are
gone. The elections once lost are losMor
ever. Then farewell to our southern
and farewell to our glorious Union.
peat the cry, " come ever and help us.
W. H RUSSELL
MARTIN SLAUGHT!
O. ANDERSON,
G. W. BAKEK,
, EDWARD WINSOR,
NATHAN COllDER," %
WM. SHIELDS.
Acceptance of Major Donelson
Philadelphia, Feb. 2d, 1855.
To Hon. Andrew J. Donelson :
Sir:—The National Convention in this: [,isel
city, having unanimously chosen you as their
candidate for the Vice Presidency of the
United States in the approaching election, _
have appointed the undersigned a committee*1 believed ihat our
to make known to you officially this proceed-
ing, and to ask your acceptance of the posi-
tion they have assigned to you.
In the discharge of this duty the under--
signed are happy to avail themselves of'Hie
opportunity it affords them, to express their
personal gratification in the choice made by
the Convention,, and to congratulate you upon
a result no less honorable to yourself, than
auspieiouMo tli* welfare ofSthe cyuni
With the higfe®st consideration
the honor to be ' r
i6rr.ob*t servants,
ART, 9f Virginia,
rendered my country.
Thanking you «gain for the kind manner
in which you have expressed your personal
gratification nominations, I subscribe
wr obedient servant,
•A* J. DONELSON.
lex. Bv H. Stuart, of Virginia;
aart, -of Pennsylvania; Eras tut
New Yurk/E.-B. Bartlett, of
. icky; William J/Eames, of Massit-
ehusctu ^Ephraim Marsh,'of New Jersey
al attention of th*
Ihat bar*
of Parson
Conven-
or the Par-
, we do not know
Southern
Very res]
Alex.
RrehtB<flf#;'>Ki;i
Ohio Delegation w
cans at 1'ittsburg,
tiieVn old of our
gavo
Organ and
that til*
epubii-
not ha v
wa with th*
Black Republicans, wheu, ai we all knew, upon
a-test vote, we voted,,1 heu down by a vote of
three to one. „ '
In .conclusion, I am ^tyled by Mr. Ritchie, of
Kichmohd f>upiirer, "the grand high
finest ul the Know Nothings of Tennessee,"
^vkL therefore " authority "to li?e brethren iu
. Virginia.!? Now, 1 did report, and I now repeat
the lep lit—that T ratHed in at the sitting of the
Democratic Slate Convention, in the African
Ichiuond, where I remained until
" report that of the 600 delegate*
iesathau one thiid of the number
either dionk, or under the iuflnenc* i
ardent spniti—I report Ibat it wavl
ruitiau like and disorderly asserol
iu—that the editor of a Lyuehbnrg
r Jersey.
Tulip GrovSe, sear Nashville, )
March 80th, IS50. f '
, , -, . . _ . j GENT&EMaH'■—i did not receive uotil
the real bona fide citizensof the yesterday your- official note of the 2Gtn of
If squatter sovereignty, instead February last, informing uie of my noinina-
sovereignty, is the doctrine; if j tion to the office of A ice Presidentby the
of the same
'>re l;y G ti, in a
speech, tha.t tie was ready liir the i
S>metbrit£ like one-third of the delegatioifK
htisedis'ini, wliereu|x>u he d d them, aud
they Were accustomed to \wear broad-
coats, aud clean shirts, and had never
b'iSii, con victed of Penitentiury olfeiujei, and
wi>uVd§iv^!iilin their names, he Wot;Id settle
with them on'tne co:uing day, by rules govern-
injr honorable nieut!
titstu FioyO, wlio made the only sensible and
sober leiuqaks J heard, Mated Unit gentlemen
. need not; inase ligtiV of the Know Nothing
. nominationat Phu>de^phia—that party had
ennire luxury will come; our vast territory
pttaeui with a viral active and thrifty pop-
Tot; our State will be great, glorious,
ferlul; the uiilleoium of Texas will at last
I hem. Gqd speed the day.
Yours trulj, PIKE.
Foreign Vote in Connecticut.—The
Washington Organ says, of the 1,797 De-
mocratic votes polled, at the recent Hartford
election, 1,100 were given by naturalized
citizenh. At New Haven there were 2,309
democratic votes given in, of this number
more than 1,500 were of the same character.
fgS-y
accept
this, there is no wrong done—it is legal, and j a Jus|- sc"so;
it is right and necessary for the South to look ! belonging to it.
T , , turn Willi no exne.'rt,
to herself. It has become tbe duty of every
, citizen
tei with cotton; the ill-boding god oi j squatters are to decidc whether slavery shall j American party, aud askin
fehness will be known no more: iiide- u n * ■ t. • ^t.- • A o .l • '
if ... c ^ . , ,,. > , i or shall not exist in this region, the South is i
nee wealth, refinement, intelligence and :. , „ , „ , , ! - —
imperiously called on to send forth her squat- J COi„lnuI,itt
ters, to have her men on the ground, to j to offer you tfgp .r. —, i y,lVfy
vote for her interests. If the act allows! position assigned me by the American party,! ociac> uou'
with a just sense. I trust, of the rcsponsibil-: j ,u|(j1);r rt,pl)rf (|.at;
„ I attended the conven- J Convention, aud cai*^"
tion with no expectation that such an honor ; rectly. I btupe^. he Vf;
. awaited n:e, and if my own feelings and | official
Southern man, no difference what may be j wisbes could have been consulted, it would :
his political predilections, to aid in the estab- j have fallen upon some other member of the
lishment of slavery in Kansas. What will: American party, in whose ranks are so many
Texas do ?
Office Lafayette Kansas Emit/ration Soc. )
Lafayette Co., Mo., March 2d, 1856. j I
To the People of die Southern States :
On the undersigned, Managers of the La-
fayette Emigration Society, has devolved the
important duty of calling toe attention of the
people of the slaveholding States to the abso-
lute necessity of immediate action on their
part, in relation to the settlement of Kansas
Territory. The crisis is at hand Prompt
and decisive measures must be adopted, or
farewell to Southern rights and independ-
ence.
The western counties of Missouri have for
the last two years been heavily taxed, both
in money and time, in fighting the battles of
the South, Lafayette county alone has ex-
irk likf) beat.
No less than three or four mad dogs
haj£ been killed in our town during the
last-few days. It is certainly dangerous to
let %o many of the canine species go at large,
wh*g in such a state, they are calculated to
do*6 much harm. Let all our citizens be on
th^gguard.— Cherokee Sentinel.
Iure and Easy Ccre for Corns.—
Ti^l piece of raw cotton to the corn, and
wet it three times a day with spirits of tur-
pentine; this will in three days cure the corn
without the least apparent pain.—Xcw York
Chraniclf.
pended more than §100,000 iu money, and
distinguished individuals, better known
the country, and better prepared by experi
encc for the high duties of thestation.sh
the voice of the people be in accord with
of which you are the organ on this oeca:
But acting upon the lnjixim left us by
great men of the earlier days of our republ
that, public office should be neither sought
declined, I yield to the judgineut of tbo?<
who have thought that my name might be
service in advancing the important objei
which constitute the American party.
Our leading idea is that the two old parties,
Democratic and Whig, have ceased to exert
their former healthful influence iu the man-
agement of the public interest, and
without tbe intervention of reforms which
they can never effect, the beloved
tion and Union, bequeathed to us
forefathers, will not long be preserved^]
W
a bust, v#-
Phtla
PI
jud
W'?-
■
wfl
lv..
t to'
^ classes of men
bed sad' ostracised for do other
that of joining an association
•; to correct tbe excesses of
tci'.lfestere t&e government
"when we received
n<Ssof Siosp sages who founded.
men, upon the Amerioaa
to eradicate the evils to-
, we must i which Ih'ave thus briefly ad verted, I am proud
f Kansas to ' to he called one of its members, and can only
of our dear | regret that in selecting its flag-bearers,
choice for tbe Vice President bad not fallen
upon one who could bring to the i
y*a.'f n*«iee fw ite-a
from the diumNe services I haVe heretofore--
aia
^rijiforirfhnt. G^Wge Sawettj says, " the
Pedler-ciHic to M^foinpW tliB-flijxbt ef the
Aprfl, and oh nie^&th w found killed
On the ftHotria^ day two In-
a woithless white man came to oar
enquired for the pedler, and they
" to be the murderers."—Ballot