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HOUSTON, TEXAS.
TUESDAY JAN. 22, 1861
We ar.aat*K>riied to announce BILLIARD J.
JONES. Ksq_ of Grimes county, as a.canlHate for
Commissioner of the General Land Office,at the next
N. U. McDonald, Esq., is Agent
Telegraph in Northern Texa?.
for the
B. F. Davis is a regular Agent of this
paper, now in Northern Texas.
Thanks to Mr. Hobbs, of the South
Western Express, for pi; er? agtiia in ad
Tance of the mail.
ftp* We call attention to the law card
of J. C. & F. F. Chew, of Brenham, and
commend them as prompt and energetic
lawyers to the attention of the public.
1^* See Hotel card of F. A. Thomson
Brenham. Mr. Thomson has fitted up this
old favorite hotel, and will make it his
ambition to keep the best hotel in the
country. We can promise those who stay
with him, good attention.
The Methodist Sunday School
scholars will hold their Missionary Meet'
ing on Monday night next at the Metho-
dist Church. An address will be delivered
by Dr. Carter, and there will be songs and
recitations by the members of the school.
The public are invited to attend.
We are indebted to Mr.. John Bra
shear, the County Clerk of Harris county,
for the following statement of the official
rote of this county in the late election for
delegates to the State Convention.
For Sickssioh—P. W. Gray 966
W. McCraven 949
T. S. Lubbock 945
W. S. Rogers 942
Average for Secession 950
Fob Co-operation—A. McGowen 734
J. H. Manly 711
C. Shearn 697
J. G. Walker 693
Average for Co-operation 708
Average majority for Secession... 242
Total vote cast 1658
The earl^ publication of the news
in our paper is beginning to be apprecia-
ted. Our plan of issuing extras on the
arrival of the steamers at Galveston, re-
ceiving the news thence by telegraph, and
sending them gratuitously to all subscri
bers to the Tri-Weekly by mail, is render-
ing our Tri-Weekly exceedingly popular.
No mail reaches us without orders for this
edition. Yesterday's mail from the coun-
try brought us subscriptions to twenty-one
copies from one county alone. We expect
to have the telegraph wire to Sabine Pass
in operation by the 1st of June, when we
shall receive intelligence in fourteen hours
from New Orleans. This will give us still
further advantages which, our readers may
rely upon it, we shall avail ourselves of.
Believing that money spent in this way
will all come back again, neither money
nor enterprise shall be wanting to make
the Telegraph absolutely necessary to every
man in Texas, who desires an early koowl
edge of whatever may transpire in this or
any other part of the world.
the times.
Political events are rapidly hastening to
a crisis. The action of yesterday is the
history of the day. By the first of Febiuary
the cotton States will have ceased to be in
the Union. It is likely a Southern Con-
vention will be held immediately thereafter,
and steps taken without delay to meet the
new condition of things. The Republicans,
irritated by the action of the South, are
determined not to be foiled if possible, in
the enjoyment of their victory, and rather
than that tneir President elect should grasp
a barren sceptre they will attempt to coerce
the seceding States to do him homage at
all hazards. Much as we may deplore a
resort to arms in the vindication of our
simple and clearly defined privileges, 03
freemen, we cannot, if need be, expend our
blood and treasure in a more sacred cause
But while we are ready to maintain at all
hazards our sovereignty as a State, we
deem it improbable that the issue will be
put upon the naked ground of a positive
denial of the right of secession. A con-
flict will be more likely precipitated unon
a point or points of minor importance. The
non-compliance with the revenue laws, the
occupation of the forts, or the seizure of
the arsenals, may be construed into a
breach of Federal rights not to be over-
looked. South Carolina has drawn her
sword, andcast away the scabbard, and her
example is being followed by at least eight
of her Bister States. The principle involv-
ed in this struggle is the same that the men
of the South contended for in '76—Resis-
tanee to oppration. Justice, domestic tran-
quility and the general welfare—the chief
end in view when the Union was establish-
ed, rune no longer exist. We, as true and
loyal Southern men, have no alternative
left (if we desired any other) than to pur-
sue the plain course, honor and duty points
out. An immediate political separation is
now inevitable—and prudence dictates a
speedy preparation for the worst. Appro-
priations for military purposes will be made
by the Legislature, which will be in session
in a few days, also measures will be adopt-
ed to thoroughly organize the militia, and
place Texas in as good a state of defence as
possible. The border States are prepar-
ing for the conflict, Maryland and Virginia
will not permit the sanctity of their soil to
be tainted by the inauguration of Lincoln.
Things are rapidly attaining a culminating
point. Discussion must now give place to
action, and those who flatter themselves
that a peaceable dissolution of these States
is possible, may as well prepore their minds
at once to dispel the delusion. Although
there is a strong anti-coercion party at the
North, their efforts for peace may prove
futile. The backers of Lincoln have spent
money freely, have labored zealously, have
(they thin!:) fought a good fight and won the
honors, now they want the spoils. Disap-
pointed in this, they will retaliate by every
means in their power, and vainly and mad-
ly attempt to force us to bow down and
worship at their political alter. The doc-
trine of State rights is denied by this
dominant party, and it is high time that
the South understood her true position.—
The framers of the constitution never con-
templated that the Chief Magistrate of
these States should be chosen by a section il
vote, and the aims and objects of the Union
have been grossly and foully perverted in
the election of the Black Republican candi-
date. Submission is simply degradation to
us in this case. To longer continue a con-
nection with those States who have wan-
tonly and vilely prostituted the political
power that presses to our injury and dis-
honor, would be to acknowledge ourselves
unworthy the name of freemen. The die
is cast, and with a united South we sink or
swim. The sacrafices we may be called
upon to make may be trying, may be sev-
ere, but nothing great or good was ever yet
Obtained and preserved without trials and
sacrifices. The contest before us is a vin-
dication of the same principle, in another
form, as that the colonies contended for in
their Revolutionary struggle, and which is
forced npon us by a false interputation on
the part of the free Slates of the doctrines
of the constitution.
THE CONVENTION.
It is now manifest that owing to the fact
that there wa3 no opposition, in many
counties to the Secession candidates for the
Convention there has not been anything
like a fall vote polled. This is to be re-
gretted the more because it will give the
opposition a handle whereby to claim that
the Sovereignty of the State has not moved
in the matter. Had the convention been
called by the recognized authorities of the
Slate, the case would have been different.
Then it might have been safe to presume
that all who stayed away from the polls ac-
quiesced in the vote. As it is this is with-
out doubt the case with a large number oY
those who did not vote, but in moving con-
trary to and despite of the recognized
authority f the State, it might give us
some trouble to prove this. Happily the
call for the Convention was framed with an
especial view to this contingency.
The call provides that the act of the
Convention shall be submitted to the people
for their ratification or rejection. On this
vote there will be no doubt that every vo-
ter in the State, who feels any interest in
his country will go to the polls, and it was
because this other election was looked for-
ward to, and many of the people had not
thoroughly acquainted themselves with the
momentous issues at stake that they did
not voteon the Sth of January.
The Convemion, as will be seen from a
partial list of the members in another col-
umn, will be made up of the wisest and
best men in the State. A body like this
containing such men as Nichols, Gray,
Stell, Reagan, Siockdale, Robertson, Run-
nells, Roberts, Sexton and others of like
standing will command the respect of the
world. With ?uch a body the liberties of
the people may be safely trusted. They
will act well and wisely, and whatever they
do will be .-mstained by the people of
Texas.
It is perhaps to be regretted that the
passing by the Convention of the ordi-
nance of secession will not take the State
out of the Union at once. It is desirable
that Texas should move with her sister
Gulf States, bf cause her moving so would
give them the support they need. Still the
weight of her influence is manifest to the
other States on the right side, and if they
need our soldiers in their armies, they
have but to invite them, and thousands are
ready to buckle on the sword either under
the banner of a Southern confederacy or
of any of the Southern States that may be
menaced.
The opposition that has manifested itself
to secession in the State will all disappear
the moment either a force bill or coercion
in any other form is manifested. Let but
a drop of Southern blood be spilled and
we shall all be united. Let coercion, as
laid down in the programme of Mr. Lin-
coln, and as recommended by the Legisla-
tures of several of the Northern States be
undertaken, and there will be a united
front, not only in all Texas, but in all the
South, and the sacrifice of half a million
of lives will not quench the determination
of our people to stand to their rights.
We do not want to see bloodshed. We
hope not to see it. But our people must at
once unite to prevent it. They mast sus-
tain their Convention, and they will do it
in overwhelming majorities. When the
people of the North, and their President
find that the South is united, they will
very soon banish their coercive ideas, and
sue us for the peace they now seem so ea-
ger to destroy. But for I he opposition
that has hitherto been manifest in the
South, and which we have so earnestly
deprecated, they would have come to their
senses long ago.
We anticipate a harmonious convention.
Scarcely an opposition man in the State
can claim a seat there. It will doubtless
speedily transact its business and adjourn
for the people to take action in their pri-
mary capacity. A short canvass and the
great object is accomplished, and Tex^p
again placed in a position where her insti-
tutions may be secured against any and
all encroachments.
WHAT THE PREACHERS* SAID.
The Sew York Herald of the o:h has
twenty of the sermons delivered in New
York on the previous day, by twenty cler-
we believe this fr'eiipture and acknowledge
the authority of ihia example, we must
admit that it is a violation of the Christian
law to retain fugitives from thc-ir m?.3t«rs.
and for the coasters to treat them cruelly
on their return. Snch, my brethren, is
agricultural.
gymen of Gotham. They are all about the ! the statement of Holy Scripture as it ap
pears to your preacher, on this question of j
domestic slavery."
We have thus given the views of two of i
the best students of the Bible in America. I
I
Let ub now turn to a darker picture.— i
Among the men whose natural abilities j
have been proved to be of the highest, and
whose capabilities for good arc unsurpass-
ed in the whole country, there is one, the
debasement of whose powers we never con-
template but with sadness. Henry Ward
Beecher is possessed of one of the most
brilliant minds in America. Originally he
appeared to be a sincere' and pious Chris-
tian. His early preachings were the in-
strument of turning many to God. Lat-
terly he hfis fallen, and is still falling,
until he has reached the very quagmires
of infidelity. No man. who ever knew him
in early life, can read his sermon of the
4th of January, without sorrow. And
withal that sorrow must be mingled with
the hatred which the works of Satan in-
spire in the hearts of all right thinking
men. Read the following extracts :
crisis, and are as various in their views a3
are tho religious creeds of the world. We
give some extracts from the two sides.
Rev. Rabbi Raphael, the most distin-
guished and learned teacher in Israel in
America, takes the Bible view of slavery.
He says he is personally no friend to the
institution, but is obliged to give the truth
as he finds it. Of the origin of slavery,
he says:
"If we consult sacred Scripture, the
oldest and most truthful collection of re-
cords now or at any time in existence, we
find the word ngtbed, slave, which the Eng-
lish version renders "servant," first used
by Noah, who, in Genesis ix. 25, curses the
descendants of his son Ham, by saying
they* should be [ngebed ngabadtm, "the
meanest servants." The question natur-
ally arises, how tame Noah to use this ex-
pression? How came he to know anything
of slavery. There existed not at tl Bt time
any human beings on earth, except Noah
and his family of three sons, apparently
by one mother, born free and equal, with
their wives and children. Noah had no
slaves; from the time he had quitted the
ark he could have none. It therefore be-
comes evident that Noah's acquaintance
with the word slave and the nature of slav-
ery must date from before the flood, and
existed in his memory only, until the crim«
of Ham called it forth. You and I may
regret that from beneath the w.iters of
wrath, Noah, in hi3 anger, should have
fished up the idea and practice of slavery;
but that he did so is a fact which rests on
the authority of Scripture. I am there-
fore justified when, tracing slavery as far
back as it can be traced, I arrive at the
conclusion that next to the domestic rela-
tions of husband and wife, parents and
children, the oldest relation of society
with which we are acquainted is that of
master and slave. Let us, for an instance
stop at the curse by Noah, with which slav-
ery, after the flood, is recalled into exist-
ence. Among the many prophecies con-
tained in the Bible and having reference
to particular times, persons and events,
there are three singular predictions, refer-
ring to three distinct races or peoples,
which seem intended for all times, and ac-
cordingly remain in force to this present
day. The first of these is the doom of
Ham's descendants, the African race, pro-
nounced upward? of four thousand years
ago. The second is the character of the
descendants of Ishmael, the Arabs, pro-
nounced nearly four thousand years ago,
and the third and last is the promises of
continued end indestructible nationality
made to us Israelites full two thousand five
hundred years ago."
He goes on to show how literally these
prophesies have been fulfilled.
Washington Co.. Tsxas, 1
January Cth, 18G1. /
Editor Telegraph—Dear Sir:—Can
you afford space during these exciting
times, for the discuussion of aught elsetlan
secession, &c. ".
Are we farmers preparing for that im-
portant movement and its results as we
ought ? Are all preparing for a double
crop of corn? Has every acre of siall
grain been sown that could possibly
matter of doubt and uncertainty—we al- sation aj in the United States service. The
ready have a civil war, with all of iis hor- arsenal and barrack grounds will be imme-
rors, upon us. What is to be the end of it, i dia.te'y ^ortifieJ at ^ m.os' elPosed PoiD,s
p.nd it is beyond the
DELEGATES ELECTED TO THE CON-
VENTICN.
Galveston.—E. B. Nichols, R. C. Camp-
bell, Muller.
Harris.—P. W. Gray, W. P. Rodgers, T.
S. Lubbock, Wm. McCraven.
Walker.—Wiley, Abercomber.
Grimes, etc.—■Hutcherson. Palmer, Ban-
tam, Mcintosh.
Dallas.—J. T. Nash, E. P. Nicholson, P.
Taylor, W. S. Adams.
Navarro.—Clayton, Weir.
Leon.—Stell, Gould.
Cherokee.—Hogg. Anderson, Jennings,
Rhome.
Anderson.—A. T. Rainey, J. G. Stewart.
Anderson etc.—J. H. Reagan.
Brazoria.—Jno. A. Wharton.
Colorado.—Davidson, Anderson.
Gonzales.—J. C. Wilson, W. B. Stewart.
Calhoun, etc.—F. S. Stockdale, W. R.
Scurry, Fielding Jones, J. J. Holt.
Guadalovpe.—Hardeman, Ireland.
Liberty.—T. J. Chambers, Wm. Cham-
bers.
Pork, etc.—Cleveland, Maxcy.
Tyler.—Charlton, Work.
Bexar.—Devine, Wilcox, Braham, Smith.
Bexar etc.—Dr Montel, Nauenduf.
Washington, Oldham, Robertson.
Fayette, etc.—Shephard, Dancey.
Travis.—Flournoy, Green, Burditt.
Fort Bend etc.—Terry, Rugeley.
Lavacca.—Williams, Moss.
Marion etc.—H. R. Runnells, W. S. Todd.
R. H. Ward, J. H. Rogers. Wm. Warren,
A. G. Clopton.
Bell.—E. S. C. Robertson, John Henry
Brown.
Smith.—0. M. Robeits, Lofton, Robert-
son.
Caldwell, etc.—S. Ford, J. C. Watkins.
Goliad, etc.—Pryor Lea, A, M. Hobby.
Bastrop,—Miller, Hill.
Jasper, etc. Neyland, Prince.
San Augustine, etc.—Sexton, Burroughs.
Shelby.—Casey
THE AJiCIENT SPIRIT.
The following letter is from a boy fifteen
years old, who has volunteered in the South
Carolina army. It was written to his bro-
ther Mr. Lewis Levin, of this city :
Chaklkston, S. C., Jan. 4, '61.
Dear Brother—Thank God we are all
safe in Charleston where we arrived lo-day
willing and determined to fight our dear
states battles either to conquer or die in
the attempt.
We are now stationed at the '• American
Hotel" contenting ourselves on straw and
covering with our blankets. We expect in
an hour's time to be ordered to start X don't
know where, at any rate I am satisfied to
follow the crowd if they go to Heaven.
Do not be uneasy about me dear Brother.
I stand a very good chance ot getting home
safe again, and depend upon me, I will
never be taken by a Y'ankee, except as a
dead soldier. I cannot sav more as we are
ordered to prepare for a march, and you
will remember the time of a soldier is not
his own;
R. Y. R. Co Camp, i
2 miles below Fort Moultrie, I
Suilivas's Islasi), Jan. 5th, 1861. J
"We are now stationed cn the Island
awaiting the attack by the United States
troops. We are satisfied with our new pos-
tions, and have signed onr names to remain
in the service of the State for six momhs,
and we will do it, come weal or woe.
We are in a good cause—and we will
struggle on—we are confident of success ;
bat whether we meet with success or re-
verses, we will fieht, fight until the last
strong arm of Carolina is cut down in blood.
Yourafft. brother,
Speaking of the prophetic blessings by
Noah upon his sons, he says:
"Noah, on the occasion in question, be-
stows on his son Shem a spiritual blessing
—"Biessed be the Lord the God of Shem;"
and to this day it remains a fact, which
cannot be denied, that whatever knowl-
edge of God and of religious truth is pos-
sessed by the human race, has been pro-
mulgated by the descendants of Shem.—
Noah bestows upon his son Japheth a
blessing; chiefly temporal, but partaking
also of spiritual good. "May God enlarge
Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of
Shemand to this day it remains a fact
that cannot be denied, that the descend-
ants of Japheth (Europeans and their off-
spring) have been enlarged, so that they
possess dominion in every part of the
earth, while at the same time they share
in that knowledge of religious truth which
the descendants of Shem were the first to
promulgate. Noah did not bestow any
blessing upon his son Ham, but uttered a
bitter curse against his descendants; and
to this day it remains a fact which cannot
be gainsayed that in his own native home,
and generally throughout the world, the
unfortunate negro is indeed the meanest of
slaves."
Of the recognition of slavery by the Al-
mighty, he says:
" And when we next refer to the history
and "requirements" of our own sacred
Scriptures, we find that on the most sol-
emn occasion therein recorded, when God
gave the Ten Commandments on Mjunt
Sinai—
There where His finger scorched the tablet stone ;
Th:-re when? His gh d>won Ills people shone;
His gl <ry strended in its garb of Are,
ilimseif no eye might see and not expire.
Even on that most solemn and most
The evening clouds we see were made
to-day—made of such trifles at the breaths
of singing birds and sweet flowers; the mel-
ted jewelry of the morning dews, the silver 1
night-drsas of the rivers, and the voice of!
prayer. It is the heaped-up utterance of
In the following ambiguous passage from
a modern love-letter to a young lady, we
recognize a somewhat peculiar delicacy of
compliment: "Now I wish my dear Adelia
that my engagements would permit me to
leave town and go to see you! It would
yesterday. Dim, bine, and beautiful, it is ; be like visiting some old ruin, hallowed by
an enchanted mountain, though men have time, and fraught wtth a thousand pleasing
recollections!"
named it a cloud.
holy
occasion slaveholding is not only recogn-
ized and sanctioned as an integral part, of
the social structure, when it is commanded
that the Sabbath of the Lord is to bring
TQift to /jytnlb.rrh-t " "j* SJttlC
slave and thy female slave." (Exod. xx ,
10; Deut. v. 14.) But the property in
slaved is placed under the same protection
as any other species of lawful property,
when it is said "thou shall not covet thy
neighbor's house, or his field, or his male
slave, or his female slave, or his ox, or his
ass, or aughl that belongeth to thy neigh-
bor." (Ib. xx. 17 ; v. 21.)
After going through the argument irom
Scripture in the most unrefutable style,
giving indeed a train of faots and deduc-
tions unsurpassed in the whole history of
proof, he says:
"My friends, I find, and I am sorry to
find that I am delivering a pro-slavery dis-
course. I am no friend to slavery in the
abstract, and still less friendly to the prac-
tical working of slavery. But I stand hers
as a teacher in Israel, not to place before
you my own feelings and opinions, but to
propound to you the Word of God, the C>
ble view of slavery. With a due sense ol
my responsibility I must state to you the
truth, and nothing but the truth, however
unpalatable or unpopular that truth may
be."
He then proves ttat the slave (heathen
slave) of the Israelites was held by the
same tenure of the African slaves of to-
day, with scarcely an exception, and that
it was the habit of the twelve tribes to
return runaway slaves from Dan the Beer-
sheba, but that they were commanded
(Deut. xxiii, 16,) not to return the slave of
a heathen that had escaped to them for the
reason that it would be giving him up to
idolatry again. He closes "with the fol-
lowing remark, which all God fearing men
of the South will endorse, and which, so
far as the South is concerned, will he
adopted, whenever Abolitionism dies, viz:
"If our northern fellow citizens, content
with following the Word ot God, would not
persist in being "righteous overmuch" in-
sisting on "sin" which the Bible knows
not, but which is plainly taught by the
precepts of men, tbey would entertain
more equity and less ill feeling towards
their southern brethren ; and if our south-
ern fellow-citizens would adopt the Bible
view of slavery, and discard that heathen
slave code which permits a few bad men to
indulge in an abuse of power which throws
a stigma and a disgrace upon the whole
body of slaveholders: if bolh North and
South would do what is right, then " God
would see their works, and that they turn-
ed from the evil of their ways," and in
their case, as in that of the people of Nin-
eveh. He would mercifully avert the im-
ptnding evil, for with Him alone is the
power to do so."
We wish we had room for extracts from
the sermons of those who took a Christian
view of slavery. We make room for one
from Dr. Vinten, who, wbilehe is no friend
of slavery, and takes occasion to lecture
the South on its treatment of slaves, is
still compelled to eay:—
Idolatry was forbidden in the Old Test-
ament, while slavery was permitted. And
the Savior and His Apoetles denounced
idolatry, but tolerated slavery. The Apos-
tles, inspired ou the day of Pentecost,
taught bond slaves the Christian duty of
obedience to their masters, and enjoined
masters to "give unto their servants that
which 13 just and equal." "Let as many
servants as are under the yoke count their
own masters worthy of all honor, that the
name of God and His doctrine be not blas-
phemed. Anl they that have believing
masters, let them not despise them, for
they aro brelhren, but rather Ho them ser-
■4le," (1 Tim. vi., 1, 2.) "Masters give
unto your servants lliat which is just and
equal; knowing that ye have also a Mas-
teriu heaven." "And there is no respect
of persons with Him." (Col. iii., 22, Eph
vi,.a, 9; Col. iv., 1.) Commentators of
every complexion of religious persuasion
express no doubts that the "servants under
the yoke" were bondmen and bondwomen,
the slaves of the Roman Empire. And
there is, moreover, a fugitive slave law of
the New Testament in the Epistle of St.
Paul to Philemon. Onesimus, a fugilive
slave of Philemon, flees to Rome, where he
is converted by St. Paul. (VerBe 10.) The
Apostle sends him back to his master (v.
12) ; for he would not keep him to serve
himself, out of regard to the master's right
and the slave'3 duty (verse 13, 14.) He
enjoins Philemon to treat him as a better
servant than ever, even as a Christian
brother (verses 15, 16;) and he offers to
pay Philemon all damage, (verse 19.) If
"It iii Becomes memoers ot a profession
to rail against each other, and I have no
railing accusations to bring to any. I for-
get my profession and stand as a man
among men to lift up my voice, and with
all my heart and soul, against any man that
is ordained to preach out of Christ's doc-
trine the doctrine of human bondage. I
say that when I he Bible is opened that all
the friends of hell may, as in a covered
passage, walk through it to do their works
of mischief upon this earth, blessed be in-
fidels. Where men take the Bible to teach
me to disown childhood ; where men take
the Bible to teach me that it is lawful to
buy and sell men, that marriage ia im-
possible state, that laws can not permit it.
that customs cannot permit it; where the
Eitjle is held as the sacred document and
constitutional guarantee of a system which
makes it an impossibility that a man should
go up upon the path of developement;—
where a man stands in the way, and says,
"you are good for me in ihs proportion as
you are able to use the spade, and I forbid
you to read because you would not be
marketable where men, women and chil-
dren are legal tenders in the market, and
everything that lessens their value is placed
in their way, as marriage and over-refine-
ment does; wher3 a man lakes the Bitle
and places it in ihe paihw'aere men are at-
lempting to walk from Calvary up to the
gate of heaven—I declare I will do by the
Bible as Christ did by the temple ; I'll take
a whip of cords, and I'll drive out of it
first, if I can, every man that buys and sells
men, women and children, and if I cannot
do that, I'll let the Bible go as God let the
temple eo, to the desolating armies of their
adversaries. The minister who preaches
savery out of ihe Bible is the father of ev-
ery infidel in the community. (Great ap-
plause and shouts of "Good," "good,"
from all parts of the house.) The most
intelligent peaple of the world, continued
Mr. Beecher, aro infidels. I'll pick out
nineteen out uf twenty democrats in Ger-
many who are infidels, not because they do
not believe in the Bible, but because the
king3 and the priests have built up the
whole fabric of society on the Bible; and
when they attempt to oppress the people,
they stop their mouths by sticking the
leaves of the Bible in it. He hates the
Bible because it is made the bulwark of
oppression. In any community where
a minister finds arguments in it for slavery
there will be an inquisition that will re-
deem the Bible from such an abominable
prostitution as that, or else the Bible will
be kicked from under the feet of men, and it
ought to be."
ggl*, We some times find fault with the
politics of our Island cotcmporary of the
Civilian, but that dont prevent us appre-
ciating his good qualities, among the lead-
ing of which is a degree of wit rerely equall-
ed. How as lean and sad a looking man as
Stuart can prepetrate such jokes is out of
comprehension. His latest is in the Civil-
ian of Thursday. It is enough to make a
man laugh at the funeral of his grand-
mother. Read—
Inpbovixg Weaposs has for some time
been the leading feature in American in-
vention. Bowie was buoyant above all
opposition in his day, until the mind of
Colt revolved upon the revolver, which has
caused more murders than any modern con-
trivance, except ritle whiskey, which
reaches further (from Cincinnati to Texas,
for instance) and do s more execution than
any other effensive weapon of American
fabrication. It i3 universally regard as a
dead shot, sooner or later, as it repeats of-
tener and hits harder than any other spe-
cies of weapon. We do not stand well un
der fire from any of these instruments; but,
while sitting quietly at our table yesterday,
received from the quarter which Gen. Scott
regards it as a point of the first importance
to guard, a "Prize Shot," from across Ihe
street, aimed at our person by that unus-
ually quiet and unoffending citizen, Mr.
Jas. T. Ware, dealer in groceries, and
liquors. The instrument which conveyed
the charge bears the mark of Messrs. B. M.
& E. A. Whitlock, New York; and affords
another example of the willingness of
Northern manufacturers to furnish wea-
pons for Southern use or abuse. In shape
and size it resembles an old fashioned horn ;
but it is more transparent, and the con-
tents are of such a kind as to baffle all at-
tempts to keep them dry—an important re-
quisite in a powder horn; though they pur-
port to be good for men who are dry, though
our observation leads us to suppose that
they produce more thirst than they allay
Being unwilling to be hit by so suspicious
an instrument, we parried the attack, and
a young friend at hand received a small
part of the charge in the middle of his face,
passing it downward through the throat,
without any particular sinus of suffering.
He pronounced it not bad to take. One of
these great horns, it appears, contains a
large number of litte horns, which, being
swallowed, are calculated to show the re-
cipient the beast with seven heads and ten
horns, with a whole caravan of red mon-
keys, stirred up by the man with the poker.
Ware should beware, lest he gets up such
exhibitions unawares.
Letter from Austin.
is not for us to knew
power of human ken to divine or eluci-
date. Let it come in whatever guise it
may, the South ia ready and willing to
meet it.
It is very evident that the Black Bepub-
licans will never yield one jot or title, or
consent to an extinction of their party,
nor abate their long-lived hatred to us and
our institutions. Hence we cannot longer
ing ! hesitate, and dare not remain in the Union.
Coercion has become the popular doc-
trine of their party, and the President has
already put the ball in motion before
Charleston; we have got to take our posi-
tion in ranks. Let Texas prepare for the
conflict, and trust to God for the rest.
We must meet new burdens, new duties,
and encounter new and grave responsibili-
ties, or submit to degradation, dishonor,
and ultimate ruin. The brave sons of the
South have never yet submitted or surren-
dered to an ignominious foe, and never will.
But let us hesitate, Mr. .Editor, " wait
awhile," doubt and divide, then woe unto
us, and all our boasted chivalry.
Texas must now choose between these
alternatives. Free-negro equality with
our wives and daughters, and a government
of mongrels on the one hand, or a war of
races on the other.
Which shall we choose—'slavery or
death V
But pardon me for the length of this
communication. I sftt down merely to
congratulate you on your success, and to
complain to you about the mails.
What is the matter ? Two tri-weeklie3
and two weekly copies of the Galveston
News came together. I _hope we have ju>
enemies in «ur mail service. As for U. S.
paper mail, we can do without that, as
long as the Telegraph will keep us posted
as it has done.
We are proud that you have elected Ro-
gers and Gray to the Convention. With
such patriots and statesmen, your citizens,
and the people of Texas, will be justly
proud. They are as double-refined gold,
seven times tried—brave, fearless cham-
pions of Southern Rights—and werthy of
ill honor. Harris county makes her mark
in the history of the conntry, by placing
snch men in the councils of a new-born
nation. VOX POPULI.
'n ? Cannot a few acres more of
wheat and oats be put in ? Are
lions being made for big crops ot'
and Hungarian millets, of diff^
ieties of Southern field peas,
White Bean, Sugar Millet, Pol
Irish and Sweet, Pindars, sc., &c.?
We should all bear in mind that tbcie is
already no corn in the State, or very neirly
so. That, although extremely imponant
that we make a crop of cotton, it is of in-
finitely greater moment that we fc rive net
only enough, but a superabundant of
bread-stuffs. Let us plow deep for <orn,
plant early, and with care, and plant a con-
siderable proportion of early varieties.—
Give ample distance; say four and % half
o five feet between the rows, leaving t sin-
gle stalk from twenty four to thirty irches
apart in the row.
The common or German Millet is a valua-
ble crop ; and I am told does well on sod
land, if put in early. Fro«! will damage
it, however. A small patch 1 tiould be sovn
in drills, say fifteen to eighteen inchts
apart, to yield fine plump seed.
The Hungarian millet, so called, will
most probably succeed best sown in July or
August. If sown broad-cast at the last
working of the corn-, i^ud especially in rich
land, would afford a full bite until severe
frosts set in. It is very nutritions.
I find some varieties of the Field or Cow
pea succeed much better than others in
prairie soil. Who has experienoe on that
point?
All the varieties of bunch and snap beans
which I have tried, including the small
white Yankee or Navy Bean, have yielded
fine returns. They will pay to grow as a
crop; and should be got in as early as ad-
missable.
The Sorgho or Sugar millet is a valuable
forage plant. Sown early, in drills, it yields
an immense return in rich land; and would
be of incalculable service in bringing the
oxen and cows into good condition in the
summer. Hogs, too, thrive well on it. If
drilled between the rows of corn, at the
last working, and the plow run around it
when large enough, it will afford an enor-
mous amount of feed; either to be cut and
dried, or for fall grazing. If, after the
early spring crop ha3 been cut, the stubble
is thoroughly worked it will push again,
and give a second good crop.
Of the importance of the sweet potatoe
as a poovision crop, it is not necessary to
speak. Seed is scarce this season, and
should be carefully husbanded.
I mentioned last August, the planting of
quite a patch of Irish potatoes—seed grown
here that season—after the rains about the
middle of that month. They yielded well;
so well that the operation will be repeated
annually. The seed potatoes were dng
when fully ripe; kept out of the sunshine
when dug; then spread on a platform of
rails in a cool cellar ; where they are kept
perfectly sound until fall.
The tomatoe plants cut back, or closely
pruned, at the same time, and then well
worked, bore a plentiful crop of delicious
fruit. Note that.'.
What a terrible predicament will be ours,
should another scanty provision crop be
made this coming season! Unless the
seeds are put in the ground, and that early
and the work well done, we cannot hope
for a return, and that the great error, nay
folly, of Southern agriculture has been
this very neglect, is but too true.
In this connection, it may be well to re-
mark that the plows and other implements
in gen eranne,HTg~TTeTtgtnlv-~dcfeci« .—
of plantation machinery. Ilowev .• good SuSar' common to clarified, 3t@7c. Mo
the gin stands, they are generally badly
placed, the driving power unequal in its
motion; ang they are almosts invariably
used without anything in the shape of dust
flues. Yours, T. A.
*We never heard of any sectarianism
being mixed in the matter, and have no
idea that there was any.—Ed. Tel.
LATEST NEWS!
Important from Washington!
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS ! !
Important from Kentucky.
Message of Governor McGoffin.
Important from Missouri.
Foreign Intelligence.
COTTON MARKETS, Etc., Etc.
Our latest advices by telegraph and Ex-
press, are New Orleans Jan. 19, from
which we make up the following summary.
COTTON
Owing to advance in freights, and the
advices of a decline in Liverpool, prices
have declined within a week f@lc., the
sales of Friday comprised 16,000 bales at
the following quotations:
Inferior ®
Ordinary 8J
Good Ordinary
Low Middling 10 (a>10J
Middling 11 @ll|
Following are the quotations for leading
groceriejj:
Letter from Hollendaie.
Hoilandale, Jan. 15, 1861.
We send you three cheers for old Harris
county, and her gallant stan iard-bearers !
Three cheers for the locomotive Tele-
graph and its fearless editor!
Your friends in the country rejoice with
you, Mr. Cushing, and congratulate the
good people of your county, on the recent
glorious victory you have so nobly achieved
over a secret foo; a foe whose acts are
more dangerous to our firesides and our
homes, than as many thousand Black Re-
publicans, whose vocation is to make war
upon us, and our institutions.
Those who give " aid and comfort" to
the enemy abroad, must expect to be re-
garded by good Southern men a3 doubtful
friends at home. Mr. Clay, of Ky., in a
recent address to his friends North, says,
in effect, that the Union or Co-cperation
element South, is with them, and that now
is the time to strike against slavery.
How will our Co-operation " Cave" men
feel under this degrading classification
made by a black-hearted Republican,
South ?
By the way, Mr. Editor, that " Concrete
Cave" was a fit twisting placc for the meet-
ing of such a heterogeneous mass of mon-
grel sediment. A subterrenean "cave"
significantly suggests a place where all
sorts of dirty work and freebooting is car-
ried on, and all sorts of men " most do
congregate" to execute their wicked and
hellish plots.
Lot lived in a " cave" with his two
daughters. Abraham of Old " gave up
the ghost," died and was buried in a ' cave,'
and it is to be hoped that Abraham of the
present day, will, for his country's good,
go and do likewise, before the ides of
March next.
The aborigines of primitive ages inhab-
ited " eaves," but in this day and genera-
tion, good men are born to a higher destiny,
and a nobler sphere of usefulness, whose
patriotism and honor is sans pear el sans re-
prochc.
High-born patriots are not ashamed to
come forward in the light of Heaven, and
speak out the honest sentiments of their
hearts; who love their country, without
fear or favor, or hope of reward. True
men to the institutions of the South, don't
require covert places to deliberate upon
aEd discuss before freemen, the affairs of a
mighty nation iu trouble. A party, who
prefers to conceal their acts from public
view, and seek underground places for con-
sultation ; whose leaders were afraid to
face, in open light, a manly foe, in fair and
honorable discussion, are unworthy of a
better cause, and not above suspicion.
We have heard that thi3 co-operation
raid was headed by the Methodists* of your
city. It is said tlure is " method i" mad-
ness," but this I don't believe; for the
Methodist Church, above all other religious
demonstrations, should be, and is a truly
Southern institution. It was that church
that commenced the agitation of the slav-
ery questions years ago. Having been
reared up under the influence of the Meth-
| odiet myself, I feel some pride about the
j matter, and ask for information onthesub-
j ject.
i They brought on this natt-mal warfare,
j and in this part of the moral iriyard, they
: feel indignant at the reflection thus uncer-
We give below the following extract from
a private letter to the editor, written at
Austin the 13th inst.
' I left Houston and Harris county re-
joicing over a well contested victory. The
people of you? county and the interior gen-
erally, felt fligbtly indignant at the idea
of an opposition party having raised dia-
sention among the people, when there was
no plausable reason for it, and all seemed
to agree. All parties in your section of the
State, with the exception of a few individ-
uals, agree that the only safe and practical
course to retain and secure onr rights now,
is to secede from the Union. The North is
arayed against us in utcompromising hos-
tility ; the most moderate propositions of
the most devoted Union men, have been
trected with contempt, and even if guaran-
tees for future security were offered, they
could not be received and relied upon by
the South, as the guarantees of the present
constitution are disregarded, and there is
no third party to become a surety for fur-
ther guarantees that could be offered.
Under the circumstances you will perhaps
be surprised to hear, thai there are Union
Meetings Still being held at the Capital of
your State, counseling humiliation and
co-operation "with all true and honest
men North and South to obtain our rights
in the Union."
I listened last night to a speech of Judge
Hancock at one of these Union meetings,
and a deplorable picture was drawn of ihe
cotton Slates out of the union. People are
made to believe that it is clearly impossi-
bly for "a little nigger republic to exist
along the Gulf coast, and across the sand
hills," (supposed to be the Alleghanies),
Thu3 people are frightened with all sorts
of tales, "of war and pestilence," and they
will soon be in such a condition that "they
cannot be kicked out of the Union. It is
here asserted by leading men of the sub-
mission party, that the indifference of the
people to the recent election of delegates,
is conclusive evidence, that they do not
consider their rights endangered.
I have no time nor patience to say any-
more on this subjeet, but there is a fair
prospect that this submission party will
elect their candidate, Judge Hancock to the
legislature. These people here are blind
to their own interest; but the seat of Gov-
ernment is here, and the members of Legis-
lature and Convention are bound to come
and submit to the most miserable accommo-
datiensand enormons charges.
At the Union meeting last night, resolu-
tions were passed condoling with their
friend F. Flake, about the loss of his print-
ing establishment I>y a Galveston mob; and
the Secretary was authorized "to solicit j emoaiously thrown upon their patriotism,
and receive contributions fcr said Flake, j They owe a higher, a holier duty to the
It is known here, that the last article, that South than any other denomination ex-
aroused the indignation of the people of i ^
Galveston, emenated Irom apromiuent gen- u Mr Edit we have uo (ime t Jis.
tleman of this city, and it is said that the ' .
article was declined by another paper not j CU53 '"C3e abstract generalities we must
far from Galveston. X." ' have union amongst us. It is no longer a
lasses 21@23c, .Flour $5 50 for S. F. and
$8 00©8 50 for extra to choice; Corn 65
@73c; Pork$18@$20; Bacon 9@12§c
Coffee 11 J@12J.
Freights.—Boston, lc. Liverpool §d
Havre IJc.
Exchange.—Clear Sterling, 104@104J,
Document do, 101J@102J. N. Y. Sight,
£c. discount. Do. 30 days 2J ^ c. dis.
Bankers' N. Y. Sight, §@f c. dis. 3d
Sight 1 c. dis.
Cattle.—Texas cattle $14@$25@$30
per head. Sheep §14 75@$8. Cows $30
@$60.
LOUISIANA ITEMS.
The result of the late election for the
Convention will be from 30 to 42 majority
for secession. Enough has been heard to
know that it must be between those figures,
From the Delta of Thursday evening.
Return of the Troops isom Fort Piki
—This morning before daybreak, the Or-
leans Artillery, Chassenrs-a-Pied, Chas-
seurs d'Orleans, Lafayette Guards and
Yagers, under the command of Major
Theard and Capt. Bt. Paul, returned to
their respective head-quarters. They were
received on the Levee by a squad of the
Orleans Artillery, who fired a salute of 15
guns.
The men have had considerable hard
work at Forts Jackson and St. Phillip, and
the majority of them know now what camp
life is and all the trials and pleasures in
cidental thereto, for they have not been on
what we regret to hear some persons term
"an excursion." Their duties have been
those of working soldiers, and their dis-
positions have been those of men willing
and ready to serve their country against
the inroads of a bitter and powerful foe.—
To our gallant city soldiery all honor we
say, for now we know they will all be ready
when called upon.
We understand that these troops have
left the above forts in a much stronger and
more efficient state than they found them
in—a service of no little importance.
Citizen Patrol.—A full company enti-
tled the Creole Guards was organized last
evening, composed of the citiiens of the
Ninth Ward, Third District.
The people of the Third District are
really moving in the important matter of
organizing for home protection, and to act
as 'minute men within the city limits in
case of emergency. Besides the three
companies we have already reported, we
hear of two more being organized.
From the Delta of the 19th.
Military Movement.—This morning a
portion of the regular troops at the barracks
will be removed to their quarteas at Fort
St. Philip, and a reserve retained for local
duty, Capt. Jaques will go, too, down tho
river with hi3 company, the original mem-
bers of which have been divived, thus mak
ing two companies. One of these compan-
ies is now under the command of Capt. H.
A. Clinch and Frist Lieutenant W. C. Ca-
pers, both excellent soldiers, and gentle-
men ot experience in their new oalling.
Capt. Jaquess and his Frst Lieut W. H.
Holmes will leave for Fort St. Philip on
board the steamboat Empire Parish.
Militaty Committee on Credentials.
—At this time a number of persons who
wise to evade the Military law, are push-
ing themselves forward as applicants for
position in local independent military com-
panies. While we aro anxious to see our
companies as full as possible in point of
numbers, still we would recommend to the
various company committees on credentials
to be active and see "who is who," before
taking them into their companies. Good
and true soldiers are now wanted, not mere
holiday expediency men.
Be ye soldiers in the military and in the
companies.
The Baton Rouge Advocate of the loth
says Major Haskin U. S. A. with hiz com-
mand, vacated the Barracks on Saturday
night, and left cn the steamer Magenta
Sunday morning for Cairo, where ha will
await orders at 12 o'clock Sunday. The
entire State forces assembled, were march
ed into the Barracks ground to witness the
Hoisting of the flag.
The old Banner with fifteen stars was
run up on th'e flag staff. The band mean-
time playing the "Star Spangled Banner".
Gov Moore and a portion of his staff stood
in the centre with unnovered heads while
the oeremony was being performed. The
fifteen stars and stripes of the Southern
States now wave overy foot of federal
ground in Louisiana.
Capt. H. M. Pierce and Capt. Farrarare
organizing each a company to garrison thii
port. The men are to be enlisted for four
months, and to receive the same osmpea-
andput in a state of defence.
We extract the following from the Sew
Orlear.s Delta. 17th.
"Through Adams* Express, some thirty
six cases of muskets have come to this city
this week for shipment to Texas. These
arms are csnsigned to a leading House in
this city, and thereby have led to the im-
pression that they were intended for this
State. They are intended for Texas where
a most complete military equipment is now
being made."
New Jersey.
New York, Jan. 18.—The military of
New Jersey have been olaced on a war
footing.
South Carolina.
Charleston, Jan. 18.—The Senate Com-
mittee has reported in favor of the forma-
tion of artillery companies for the benefit
of the State.
Charleston, Jan. 15—The expenditures
by the State for military defence thus iar
amounts to $1,400,000.
Hon. Mr. Aiken of South Carolina has
been forced to contribute $40,000 to that
government, upon the failure of which his
property is to be confiscated.
Georgia
Milledgkyille, Jan. 18.—It is reported
that a test vote will be taken by the Con-
vention on the secession ordinance to mor-
row.
New York, Jan. 18.—The Washington
correspondent of the Journal of Com-
merce says that Senator Iverson of Geor-
gia had received advices this morning from
Pensacola, Fla., stating that Fort Pickens
had been recently garrisoned by the fede-
ral government.
Virginia.
Richmond, Ya. 17th—The House has
adopted a resolution in favor of a National
Convention to be holden in Washington on
the 4th of February next. The resolu-
tion also favors Senator Crittenden's reso-
loytms. ■
Arkansas.
Mbhfhi3, Jan 16—The Arkansas Legis-
lature has passed a bill by a unanimous
vote submitting the question of holding a
State Convention to the people on the 18th
of February next. The bill provides that
in case a majority favor] the measure, the
Governor will appoint the day.
Florida.
Pensacola, Jan. 16.
To the Mayor of New Orleans:
Could two thousand men, well armed, be
sent from your city to aid in taking Fort
Pickens, and in wuat time 1
W. H. Chase,
Col. Commanding forces of Florida.
Reply was sent that 1000 men could be
sent but not armed.
New York.
New York, Jan. 18.—Judge Smalley's
charge to the Grand Jury in which he de-
fines high treason, has driven several
Southerners from this city.
New York, Jan. 16.—The transactions
in cotton to-day were moderate, in conse-
quence of the fears entertained of a civil
war. Prices were decidedly in favor of
the buyer. Sterling exchange rules firm.
Indiana.
Indianapolis, Jan. 17.—The Legisla-
ture of Indiana have elected Henry S.
Lane as U. S. Senator, vice Mr. Fitch.
Kentucky.
Frankfort, Jan. 17—The Legislature of
Kentucky now in extraordinary session, is
in receipt of the Governor's message. Gov.
Magoffin asks the.. Legislature to express
their approbation of Senator Crittenden's
resolutions, adding that eight States will
have seceded from the federal Union before
their deliberations are brought to a close.
That Tennessee has referred the whole
subject to her people, while Virginia and
North Carolina are now discussing
the propriety of a similar course Mis-
souri too seems likely to adopt a similar
policy. He submitted to the Legislature
the propriety of providing for an election
of delegates to a Convention to assemble
at an early day to determime the fortune
of the interstate and federal relations of
Kentucky. In the meanwhile he would
leave no experiment untried which would
have a tendency to restore fraternal rela-
tions between the States. He recommends
also a convention of the border slave States
to convene at an early day in February at
Baltimore;
The Governor says that thehasty and in-
considerate action of the seceding States
does not meet witn the approbation of our
people, yet Kentucky will never stand idly
by with folded arms, while these States are
The bill is a general one and will un-
| doubtedly pass.
Washington. Jan.
' not to be reinfoaeed by the Federal Gov-
! ernment. Special Commissioners from
South Carolina now here, demand its im-
mediate evacuation.
Washington, Jan. 16—Mr. Hayne. one
of the ambassadors from South Carolina
has demanded of the President the uncon-
ditional withdrawal of the United States
sroops from Fort Sumter. The Presidnt
thereupon requested that his proposition
be submitted in writing. At the earnest
solicitation of several of several Southern
Senators, Mr. H. subsequently modified his
cemands, and has asked of Senator Pick-
ens further instructions. These Southern
Senators insist that South Carolina shall
do nothing to bring on a collision bet ween
the two sections. Senator Davis has writ-
ten Gov. Pickens to the same effect.
Washington, Jan. 17.—The Cabinet will
not recognize ihe ambassadors from South
Carolina in tneir official capacity, and re-
fuses to hold intercourse with them.
Washington, Jan. 16.—It is rumored
here upon apparently good authority that
President Buchanan hos assured the South
that while he cannot recognize a de facto
gOAernment of any separate State it would
not be at all inconsistent with his former
position to recognize a de facto government
of three or more States combined.
Washington, Jan. 17th—In the Senate
to-day the amendment to the deficiency
bill offered by Senator Hunter of Va., was
adopted, including $300,000 for Secretary
Thompson's Chiriqui contract.
Washington, Jan. 18.—The Senate has
been occupied to-day by the discussion of
Senator Crittenden's Resolutions.
Washihotos, Jan. 17.-The army bill waa
brohght up. Mr. Sickles, of New York ad-
mitted secession as a fixed fact recommend-
ing the avoidance of coercion and aggres-
sion, and asked tse South to act with apro-
portionate degree of leniency. He abjur-
ed the South not to seize forts, arsenals,
navy yards, ships, &c., while coercion was
opposed,
The interests of the country demand that
the federal government should control the
continent, and while New York city is with
the South, if the South abandons her for
French or English allies, then the city is
for the Union as with one voice.
Washington, Jan. 8.—Pending the ar-
my bill to-day, Mr. Pendleton, of Ohio,
spoke against coercion, and in opposition
to Bingham's resolution, relative to the
collection of duties at Charleston.
Mr. Sherman,of Ohio,replied that hehim-
self was opposed to an army oppressing a
State, and there never had been an in-
tance of the kind, save that of Kansas.
Washington, Jan. 17—Attorney Gene-
ral Black informs the diplomatic corps that
foreign vessels cannot possibly pay duties
to the officers of South Carolina as the
representatives of a separate republic, and
that the clearance issued by those officers
are not valid, and adds that the federal
government is reluctant to consider the
subject during the present troubled state of
affairs. The bulk of the $5,000,000 loan
has been taken at eight per cent, dis-
count (?).
A telegram ras reSeived to-day from the
President of the Convention of Alabama,
instructing the Senators from that State
not to leave their seats until further advi-
sed. The reason urged was that the dele-
gates to the jonvention from North Ala-
bama had refused to sign the ordinance of
secession unlets the time therein stated
should be postponed till the 4th of March
next.
In the deficiency bill, Commodore Van-
derbilt's name has been siricken out of the
appropriation fcr the carrying of the mail
between New York and California.
Washington, Jan. 17.—Every foreign
government represented here, is distinctly
opposed to schemes of secession, and will
soon publish their views upon the subject.
Gen. Scott has been advised that 2000
men at Bulticnore are ready to come to
Washington at ornament's notice to defend
the district and the capital.
ry government.
He asks the Legislature to declare by
appropriate resolutions the unconditional
disapprobation by Kentucky of the em-
ployment of force in any form whatever
to coerce the seceding States.
The message contains a request for an
appropriation for the purpose of arming
and equiping the volunteers and militia of
the State.
Fire Arms for Texas.
Missouri.
St. Louis, Jan. 17.—In the House to-
day, preliminaries being tabled, a substi-
tute was offered by Mr. Stevensen, asking
Congress to call a convention to redress
grievances, as proposed by the fifth article
of the constitution. The resolution was
finally lost.
The Convention bill has passed the State
Senate by a vote of 31 to 2.
The bill piovides that the election for
delegates shall be held on the 18th of
February next, the Convention to meet on
the 28th of the same month.
The voters on the 18th are also to decide
whether or not the ordinance of secession
if passed, shall be submitted to a vote of
the people.
St. Locis, Jan. 18th, 10 P. M.—The sub-
stitute offered by Mr. Stevenson being lost
Mr. Lacv's amendment, submitting the
action of the convention to the people was
adopted by a vote of 105 against 17.
The report that powder belonging to
St. Louis merchants had been seized by
the authorities of New Orleans is entirely
untrue. The powder has not arrived there
yet.
Alabama.
Gen. Thorn, the Special agent of
Alabama for the purchase of arms, depar-
ted hastily to-day, without completing his
contract.
Washington.
Washington, Jan. 16.—Messrs. Wash-
burn, of Wisconsin, and Tappan, of the
House Committee of thirty-three have sign-
ed the minority report, resolving that the
Constitution is amply sufficient for the
preservation of the Union, and that in the
present emergency obedience i3 required
rather than amendments. The difficulties
whieh now threaten the country must be
overcome by preserving public property
and enforcing the laws rather than by new
guarantees for political interests or com-
promises and concessions to unreasonable
demands.
The steamer Macedonian is now on her
way to join the Gulf squadron whither she
was ordered some six weeks ago.
The Senate was occupied to-day in the
consideration of Mr. Crittenden's amend-
ments. In the House much of the day was
spent in discussing the Pacific Railway
bill. In the House Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union to-day,
Mr. Garnett favored the separation of the
Northern from the Southern States, and
the formation of an alliance for mutual
safety and protection.
Mr. Holman replied opposing secession,
when the House adjourned.
Washington, Jan. 18.—The first demand
of the South Carolina Commissioners now
here was the absolute surrender by the
Federal forts of all the forts near Charles-
ton and the transfer oj other U. S. proper-
ty in South Carolina. Tho State engaging
to pay its full value. It is now said, how-
ever, that after consultation with friends
here they will only insist upon the main-
tenance of the actual State of things at
Charleston.
This will probably be accepted by the
Administration-
Negotiations are still pending. As to
the commissioners themselves, tbey have
not yet been received by the President, in
their official capacity, nor will they be in
any other than that of private gentlemen.
It is certain, whatever may come out of
the negotiations, that the President will
not, under any circumstances, order the
evacuation of Fort Sumter.
The President, yesterday, sent into the
Senate the) name of Mr. Holt, late Post-
master-General, as Secretary of War, to
succeed Mr. Ward, resigned.
The instructions to Major Anderson, in
reply to hi3 message by Lieut. Hall, have
not yet been decided upon. Meanwhile
Lieut. H. remains in this city. Hon. Mr.
Greenwnod of Kentucky, will be appointed
Secretary of the Interior, in place of Mr.
Thompson resigned.
The Compromise resolutions introduced
by Senrtor Crittenden were brought to a
vote, and defeated by a large majority.
The Senators from the Southern States
presented an undivided front in opposition
to them. The House Select Committee
yesterday agreed to report a bill authoriz-
ing the President to blockade or abolish
port* of eatrj t hig discretion.
The Teutonia bring* intelligence of the
! death of the King of Prussia.
16—Fort Sumter is j ,. ainc,e^he death of King Frederick Wil-
r ^ ; liam of Prussia, the administration of the
affairs of the Government have devolved
upon the Prince Regent, who now reigns
as King under the title of William Fifth.
The change has created much excite-
ment among the German States.
The people of Kerrekempt, in Hungary,
had formed themselves into a mob, and
were committing serious depredations.
The soldiers had opened fire upon them,
and a severe conflict ensued.
-The Bourbons had formed a conspiracy
in Naples, which had been discovered in
time to prevent the carrying out of the
plot.
Napoleon bad informed Lord Cowley
that he regarded the future with confidence
and that a friendly understanding between
the two powers (England and France) will
maintain the peace be (Napoleon) so much
desired.
;ling for their constitutional richts or The Pr-'j ^ iu .mu
Mrey are subjugated to an anti-Slave- trfsmd "the Star of the West's orders,
send her to Hampton Roads.
Washington, Jan. 18.—The commission-
ers frotn South Carolina, were originally
instructed to demand the immediate sur-
render of Fort Sumpter, otherwise an as-
sault would be made npon it, regardless of
consequences.
Their instructions, however, were ex-
plicit that they should do all in their pow-
er to accomplish the peaceful transfer,'
thereby only could an awful scene of car-
nage be avoided, and an impending civil
war be stayed.
Special Dispatch to the Delta.
First Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 18, 1861.
Mr. Hayne, of South Carolina, had a
long interview last night with the Presi
dent, who listened with marked attention to
the propositions made on the part of South
Carolina. He requested Mr. Hayne to fur-
nish him with the subject matter of the
propositions in writing, and Mr. Haynes is
therefore busily occupied preparing the
desired documents. He will, however, con-
sult his own judgement as to the time of
submitting it to the President, as it is de-
sired by the Southern members to exercise
a masterly inaciivity—delay being consid-
eied all important.
The Republicans are for using action,
with the object of involving the country in
a civil war before Lincoln's inauguration,
v.-ho promises to run "the machine" as he
finds it.
Washington, Jan. 18.—The Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce refused this morning
to report Mclntyre's nomination to the
Collectorsli ip of the Port of Charleston.—
Senators Nicholson, Salsbury, Clingman,
Bigler and Chandler were present, the two
alter voting to report it.
Mr. Hayne has completed his coimiuni-
catiou prepared by request of the Presi-
dent, but will not deliver it to-day, as de-
lay just now is considered important. His
demands have been somewhat modfied, at
the solicitations of Southern members.
Distinguished Southern men believed
this morning that friendly relitions would
be restored between Fort Sumter and
bloodshed thereby avoided.
Foreign News.
The Steamship Bremen arrived to-day
from Southampton with two days later in-
telligence than received by the America.
Liverpool, Jan. 1st.—The sales in the
Liverpool cotton market yesterday includ-
ed 8,000 bales, of which 4,400 were taken
by speculators and for export. The mar-
ket closed generally firm at unchanged
quotations. The speculative demand was
however, checked by the Bank of England
having advanced the rates to 6 per cent.
London; Jan, 1.—King Victor Emanuel
had returned to Turin after visiting Naples
and the island of Sicily.
His subjects every where favored him
with a cordial reception.
The bombardment of Gaeta wa3 still being
vigorously kept up, the French fleet before
the city had as was eipected retired.
Count Reiceberg had resigned, and would
probably be succeeded by Count Menadorf.
The Emperor of Austria has pardoned
Count Puliski,
The ship Golden Star, from the Port of
Mobile, bound for Liverpool with a cargo
of cotton was lost near Wexford, Ireland,
on the 24th ult.
The Captain, his wife, a servant girl and
sixteen cf the crew perished.
The mate and six men were saved.
Portland, Jan. 17.—The steamship
Canadian, which left Liverpool on Thurs-
day, the 3(1 inst., and Lordonderry on the
evening of the 4th, has arrived at this port.
She brings a weekly summary of the Liver-
pool and London markets for the week end-
ing t'riday the 4lk.
Liverpool, Jan. 4.—The sales of three
days in the Liverpool Cotton market con-
sisted of 23,000 bales, of which specula-
tors and importers each took 16u0, the
market closing dull, owing to the advance
in Bank rate. All qualities experienceda
decline of l-16d.@Jd. during the week.
To-day's (Friday) business amounted to
0000 bales, including 1000 taken on specu-
culation, at the following authorized quo-
tations :
Fair Orleans 7jd
Fair Mobile 7Jd
Fair Uplands 7|d
Middling Orleans 7 5-16d
Middling Mobile 7 3-16d
Middling Uplands _.71-16d
Tne stock of cotton at Liverpool adds up
539,000 bales, of wbich 372,000 are of
American production.
Negotiations concerning Gae'a were
COMMERCIAL.
weekly re vie w.
Quite the nsaal amount of trade for the season has
been done tho pa9t week, and the moving of the cot-
ton has In a manner rendered the money market easf-
er, though it is still quite stringent, and those who
hare money have no disposition to Invest In any but
first class securities. We hear of money loaned on
these, both long and short paper, at 12@15 per cent.—
We beHeve that the anticipations of some that many
would take advantage cf the stringency as well as of
political affairs, to let tbelr paper lay over, have not
been realized, and that collections have been very
nearly or quite as good this month as been usual
in years past at this season.
Accouuts from the interior are of busy preparations
fjr the Spring work,clearing and ploughing the ground
and getting ready for putilng in the crops. The grow-
ing disposition to raise more food, even if less cotton
Is produced, has been Increased by the doubtful po-
litical prospects, and we hear from every part of the
country of corn being planted In abundance. This
disposition cannot be too much fostered. No conntry
can be progressive or wealthy that depends on other
count lies for food. While no country can be poor that
makes enough for the people to eat. We therefore
urge the planters &?aln and again to enlarge their corn
fields. Better by far Teduce the price of corn to twen-
ty cents from auuutlEntf-, ancTChUs fenderft profitable
to fitten your beef and pork on corn, than to pay, as
many are now doing, a dollar and a half for the corn
they require for bread, and have to buy pork and beef
besides.
The small grain crops of northern Texas look very
promising. With no untimely frost there is every rea-
son to expect a very large increase in the wheat crop
this year.
We hear from various parts of the interior that
there is a disposition to wear homespun. This if It
leads to the increase of the productive industry of th#
couLtry, cannnot be too much commended.
The progress of railroads is excellent. We under-
sUnd the bridge across the Brazos, on the W.C. Boad
will be completed so as to be crossed by the locomotive,
within a week. This dene and that road win be at
once opened to Chappell Hill, and very shortly to
Brenham. This will place us several hours nearer
Austin than we now are. The bridge across the Na-
vasota, on the Central road will also be completed in a
few days. The contractors on this have the Iron on
hand to complete the road to Millicans. and we may
expect that *,o be done very soon. The work on the
Texas and New Orleans road, between Honston and
Liberty is progressing, and also npon the Eastern Tex-
as from Beaumont to Sabine Pass. It can be but a few
weeks now before we shall be placed in connection
with the Pass, and thence by a dally line of steamen
with Berwick's Bay and New Orleans, shortening the
time between Douston and New Orleans from twenty
to thirty hours. The S. A. A M. G. road is completed
nearly or quite to Victoria. The grading on the Colum-
bus Tap road is also, we believe, about completed. A
large amount of heavy grading has been done on the
fourth 4nd fifth sections of the Central. Altogether
railroad progress is as rapid and satisfactory as it has
ever been.
City improvements are golrgon well also. The new
Court House now being covered in, will be an orna-
ment to the city. Morris's fine f >nr story iron building
on Main street,isa splendid looking edifice Hutchlns's
Hotel is cow covered In, and that is the largest and
finest building in the State. All these and other
buildings are the objects of universal admiration to
our friends from the country who have not visited
Houston for a twelvemonth. They seem to them like
the work of magic, and the remark "1 should'nt have
known the piact" Is constantly heard from them.
The health of the city is very good.
HOUSTON MARKETS.
i
COTTON—Our latest dates from Liverpool bring ad-
vices of an active market at an advance of
Middling Orleans beinz quoted at 6 l-16d.
In New Orleans the late advance Is still maintained.
In our own market sales for the past week nave
been good at fall prices. Our quotations are for cash.
From M to &c better prices have been realized at 60
days. We cannot urge too strongly upon planters the
importance of hurrying their cotton to market. Ex-
perience proves that the present prices are far better
than average, and it is safer to take good prices than
to risk getting nothing. Our readers will not soon for-
get the experience of 1857. Many planters who in-
structed their factors to hold up for 16 cents wera
obliged to sell at 7c. We hope that no such decline
will be experienced this year. But we cannot help
saying that political affairs are uncertain. War may
interrupt commerce, in which even* cotton will oe
comparatively valueless. We quote at an advance of
iic qt) better qualities.
InTfffo^.——— - - — 5 i
Orufi^ry —— ....... 7 <
Goou %Ordinary. .... _ ?%(&
Low Middling. 9%<&lO!£
-
SEWING MACHINES.
SINGER'S
SEWING MACHINES.
Plasters, Manufacturers, Faailies
All should h*re cm, of
SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES.
The (re*t demand for ttaaM astir Oaietomted
SEWING MACHINES
Iu Induced the /Inn of
I. JM« SINGER & CO
to open u OFFICE in theCITTo
HOUSTON,
Where will alwart be found a compute
STOCK.
Singer's Seeing Machines.
and articles appertaining thereunto.
Mr. James E. Clute,
Represents the firm in th* State of Texas, and on
AUTHORIZED AGKNT to sell our Machine® at
our
New York Prices!
WITH CHARGES FOB FREIGHT
The following are out EEXUDED PfilCES, at which
we are now SELLING
Singer's Family rMachlne..._ $ 40 M
Singer's Letter A. Machine....... ' t St 00
Singer"!Wo. 1 Standard Maehtn< UlnchUilaINN
ginger's No. 3 Standard Machiju Jar Pl^tjtton
use, IS inch table..- $100
Binger'i No. 3 Plantation M.cii: ■ 2t inch table,
EXTRA LARGE SHUTTLE til*
Hemming Guages
Extension Tables
each..
1SJ3INGEKS HEWING SILK. Fl.x,Threid,Cottor
Extra Machine Oil, Needles, Ac., Ac . constantly oa
hand, at
NEW TOBK POICE8 !
MR. F. L. HOFFMAN,
Is our Traveling Agent for the Stair.
Orders from the conntry promptly atteodad t
I. M. SINGER A OO.
J. E. CLUTE, Agent,
PERKXirS BOW. NO. 1.
Corner Main k Prairie Street?,,
dec 19 1;
Wheeler & Wilsons
FIRST PBKKnjIS
FAMILY & PLANTATION
statemknt of cotton.
Stocl
Rec'd1
Rec'd
ha*d bept. 1st,'60.
t week
vlousiy..^^.
2104 ba>s
- :il00 *
....46.128 47,238
Tota
Shlppedpaat week..
1190
. 49,332
Shippc previously. 44,029
Amount oilfcand January. 191S61... £303
As follows:
Peel A Dumble......................^.^.^ 495
Macatee. Stafford A Co 653
Allen A Fulton. 605
T. M. Bogby 1690
C S. Longc pe ft Co 473
Vincent A ^wens. 1159
E. R. Wittteu. 227
Decrease of stock from last week."
90
Corresponding date for foar Years.
1868 1859 1860 1861
Receipts for week.. 590 625 3068 1100
Total receipts. —64,148 54.763 69,582 46,128
Shipments for week. 1529 1962 2107 1190
Tot&Cshlpments 48,682 50,644 56,690 42.839
Stock oa hand 5918 4581 14.665 5303
TOSTCR1PT.
Houston, Jan. 21.—P.S.—Since the
above was written, we learn three days
later intelligence from New Orleans, and
later news from Liverpool. Owiag to
threatened disturbance of the peace on
the continent, and a decline of coin from
England thither, the Bank of England had
advanced its rate of interest to 5 ^ cent.
These events caused a decline of cotton is
Liverpool of J@Jd. Intelligence of this
decl'ne was received in New Orleans at a
time when freights had advanced to ex-
treme retes, owing to threatened difficul-
ties in our own country. And the result
has been a decline of |{g)lc. '•g) pound in
New Orleans. Under this decline oor-jcui
ket is drooping to-day, and all parties
await further intelligence.
sold
MERCHANDISE.
BACON SIDES—No change, Ribbed are worth
113£@18 Clear 1S@H«.
BACON SHOULDERS—11>£@12
HAMS—No change,—Sugar Cured are now
at 17@173£c. Plain, none in market.
BAUG1NG—India is selling at 15@15Mc. according
to quality. Kentucky, smai!stock, lS@19c.
BUTTER—Goshen, 21@29c.; Choice|Goshen 29@31c
Western 20@22c.
CANDLES—Star. F. W. 23c.— S. W. 21@22c—
damantine 2£@30c. Sperm;45@50c.
CHEESE—Gotten and E. D. 17c.@—JWestern 12
K@13.
t COFFEE—Fair —@—. Good Fair 14J£@— Prime
and Choice —c.. Java 20c.
CORN—Advancing, White $1^1S@ — Mixed $1 15
@Si 20. Texas, none.
FISH—Litlte in market.
FLOUR—Advancing—Pine is worth S£ 10 @6 75
Superfine $7 00@$7 25 Extra $3 00® and $9 60
Extra Family @— Smyser's Kentucky premium
$10 50
HAT.— Northern Hay selling readily.
IRON.—Refined bur Horse shoe 6>i@7
Hoop 7@—. Slab Sweedes German
Steel is®. Blister Sleel 12@. Slab Steel
Nails Wrought 10c. Castings 5c. lb.
LAHD.-Bbl. lOUJSc. Kegs 15@15*S.
LEAD.—Bar at 9%@10c-per lb.
LIME.—None. Cement $2 75®3 00.
OILS Lard $1 25@1 80; Linseed li00@$i:as. Sperm
SI 25I&1 50.
O.NiO\.>-*t 7X3M 00.
PAINT—Snow White Zinc 9 50@ 10 do pure *11®
$12. White Lead No. 1 S9 00@9 50; do pure warranted
10 00®$12 OO
-POKK-Unchaneed,—MESS $22 50@23 00 bbL
POTATOES $3 50® bbl. according to quality
RICE—Carolina 6?^ ^7^c. Very scarce.
ROPE— Manilla has advanced and Is worth 11\'&U.¥
Kentucky hand made lO&lO^c. do machine 10S'@10X
Louisiana Manufacturing Company II1-,® 12c.
SALT—Coarse 2 03Fine 2 25.
SHOT—Wind per bag $2 25; Buck $2 5a
SPIRITS— Whiskey, — Slight decline Oilvert
Whisky 29^30c. Rose 31 @32. Dexter 39®40c,
Bourbon £>c.@75; Monongahela 60c@75; Wheat
60(^2 00; American Brandy $1 00©*2 50; French
do 2 50® 10 CO; Materia Wine $2 00@6 00 Port
$2 00@5 00; Burgundy $1 00@2 50; Claret In case
common $4 00@$4 50; Champaign per basket $1£@$20
Jamaica Rum Si 25@2 50; New 60(^60; Hoi
and Gin !n Glass, per doz. —<a—; in Casks per gallon
$! 25@2 50; American do.50@75; Cordials 50@1 00.
MOLASSES.—Declined. La. Choice in bbl.
do—@ accord I ae totality. Newcrop bbl.
Half bbl. 43^45.
FUGAR—Poor assortment ;n market; Fair 7&7%
Prime S'^@9. Choice, 10@10>£. Clarified 12®lS^c
Loaf — @—,
14<$15c.
TOBACCO.—Common brand 15820c. Extra do 30®
5c' Fancy do 60&70.
Sewin? machines
THt
WHEELER k WELS0H '8
SEWING MACHINES
Hare taken the first premium oyer
SINGER, GROVER & BAKER..
AND all others - at every BtateFair In ihe Uniur
Stateb wherever they have contested with**
one exception during the Fall of 1858.
For Family and Plantation
Tbey Cannot be Excelled
THEYWILL
PKM RLU
GATHER AND STTTl-R
and aew equally as well on the Fineat EwissMuf J
as the heaviest Licsey'*nd Kerseyi.
C. BNNI8 t Ou., Honston. Tcni i
PECK, New Orleua.
WHEELER fcWHILSON. New York -
" ~~~" ly
Town Lots for Sale l
TOWN OF BURN HAM, ELLIS COUNTY
TT7TLL be sold on Friday the 22d of March. lBSLst
V? aaction.to the highest bidder, 00 loti lnth-
town of Burnham, Kills countv. This town isaitnatXi
on Waxahachle Creek, in the center of one ot the
richest and mo^t thickly settled pontons of Northern
Texas. It is 18 miles below the town of Warahachi*
and about the same distance from Chatflcld. Corsica
and MU ford. The town was laid off six
and there are already some fifteen or t*
including two stores, blacksmith si
gunsmith shop etc., in the plsoe.
Terms made known at the time an dplace of sale
Jan 1.2m W.R. HOUBJL
J. Kohler's Patent Patterns!
FtRcntting Ladies Dresses, GhUdrens and Hens
Clothing. These patterns are ahead of aaythlni
before offered to the pablic. both tor simplicity and
correctness; any person can ieszn to est caiments
in a few mlnntea, by the aid of these patterns, and al-
ways be so re of a neat at. Connty rights for sale by
the proprietor, or single sets to tauUles! for further
information call on KICHARD. 8. MORP.1S
Sole proprietor for the State of Texaa, Austin street
2d door from Congress, Honston, Texaa.
CatmoH—I have nnderstood that othar parties hare
sold my patterns In this Bute without mr authority.,
any one so doing lays himself liable and Kill be w -
secnted to the extent ot the law.
Jan 7,wtwly E.g. MORRIS.
I- J. LATHAM,
DEALER IN
CHINA
CROCKERY,
SLAS8W.
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS,
STAPLBANDFANCY DRY(*OBD6.
MAIN STREET. HOUSTON. TItsc
Feb.l41h.l'60.
EMMAIiti HOME MMUFACltli
Houston Soap Factory I
\TKAR H. FLOCK'S BREWXKY, ARE Va
±1 uiactnrlng a superior quality' of No. a £oa>
and equal to any masn&ctored at the Korth. and aal
at the same prices:
No. 1 at Jets. I Ko. S at eta.
cltTB~01
tgr All orders leftor addressed to McLelland k Oo_
Druggists, Hutchins new building, will he nramntlT
attended to.
Oct30 An BEAUMONT A OO.
HOUSTON
Male and Female Academy,
EEV. J. B. HUTCHISON, D. D.,
Superintendent.
•f
rpaa Institution Is new open for the
J- Pupils. Youths of both aexes will b. trained ia
all the branches of a thorough English edttcatloo, and
yoing men prepared for the Freshman,8"'
Junior class in College.
Terms m{ Tnltion for C
Elementary Department ,
Common School " _
Academic " - 13 se
Collegiate " )iK
Modern Languages and MuHc Jtxtra.
For fortKr particulars, apply to the Snparialandn t
Not 15. !88) It
2 Cases Borax, (re&sedj Jost recelTed and (braalstr
A. M. MoSOwAN.
I4f\ Doi. Parks Balsam Wild Cherry A Tar.
Ou CO " Ooysolt's Yellow Dock A Sarsaparllla
12*- Osgood's Chologogue
—■ ng Liniment.
gross Husun,
5
To arrive at
P.-rry Davl'sPaln Killer.
Ws Magnetic
?Air
LOUIS PI*ESS,
Cotton, Wool an4 Hide Br.yer,
ASP
(JENEBAL COMJHSgiOH
HomUB,
KEBCHABT.
OFFICE and Warehouse in New Brick Buildtoc
Commerce Street, opposite T. M. Basti-,
aa-ajj orders promp'y responded to whan —
pnnjed by cash or rroduce. oct£,ly
Ygricultural Warehouse Removed.
AZ. RUM£KY ,has removed to Bearces' Concrete
• building, on Commerce street, whore be wl
be pleased to tee his friends and patrons.
BIGHK8T PRICK PAID FOE
Sept
CRANE'S & FISKS'
metallic Burial Cases and Caskets.
Undertaker, la prepared
IT Q. PANNELL, General Underta
JJL. to famish everything in his line with .
H.S. PAKNXLL.
wIt.
and dispatch, at his old stand.
July 14.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
DISSOLl'TI#1*'
progressing between France and Sardinia.
The bombardment of Gaeta still con-
tinues.
The disturbances ia Hungary had not
abated.
THE partnership heretofore existltie under the name
*Qil style uf Careen 4 Jsrmon, is this day dissolved
! by mutual'consent, J. C Ca?>een alone is authorized
j to collect and settle up the LuslDess^aftti* late arm.
I Houston. Jan 19, 'fil, lm
J.C.CABBKN,
It. B. JARHON,
Clj A. R K
HAS the best stock of Toys forchlldreaevar brought
to Houston. Oct
information wanted
OF Sir. THOB1A8 THOMPSON, who left Polkc
Iowa, in the Spring ot 1*# for Texas, wfcfchte
three sonal Thomas, n lliiam and Jamea. Ia oflrlah.
origen, about of His daughter Maria,
who la now tick and in dlatreasea circumstances at
Beardstown, Iillnolt, would be thankful tor any Infor-
mation that will give her a clue to his w here bouts.—
Advireaa her, care of A. I. Maalaan, Bsardatowu, Illi-
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For Sale at this Office,
Bla5X Notes of hand.
Blanks of all kinds for Magistrates,
County Cicrks blanks.
District Clerk* blanks,
blank Deeds of trust.
Blank Deeds.
Attorneys Petitleas.
Etc., Etc., Stc. __
A good stock always on hand. dec37wtwtn
Notice to Creditors!
ALL persons having claims again*t the estate of
Mary K. Houston, deceased, are hereby required
to present the same duly authenticated within the
time prescribed ly law, to the undersigned, appointed
administrator at the December term. 1M0, of Harris
CWyGnm, „r they willLAWRU(CK.
Brick at $8"per Thousand!
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The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 22, 1861, newspaper, January 22, 1861; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth236129/m1/2/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.