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" Our Couutry May alio always bo tight ; but right or wioug--Our Country."
DALLAS JIAUAS COUNTY TEXAS MAY 9 18(50.
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DALLAS HERALD
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ONK POI'V iHTTolnnmof flftv lo iiuinlwni. if kII in id
Vuct i &u i ur fa ii nut wui ul tlm nine ol ulnunU.njf.
Ifcy The following lines emanating from a Fro
Thinker Indicate true geulu anil laleut but In our
estimation directed lu the wrong channel. do
Hot subscribe to the sentiments ooiitaiued In the arti-
cle but being our regular correspondent w do not
feel at liberty to "orib and oouBiio" any man 'a free
thought. We rejected the aricle last week on ac-
count of tome objeotionablo sentiments which have
been partly removed but not enough yet to our in-
dividual taite.
lU-vinrtl nml corrected fur the Ditlliu UomM.
DEBUT EXTRAORDINAIRE.
The modeat youth who wouldn't thine
Yet knew himself a poet
la putting up an iuipioui sign
. To make belitoen know it.
I and that " modeat youth" are one-
One (if you plcaae) Ood-bualer I
And (pleaaeyuu) fire this signal-gun
for tbeologio muster.
.Vy Blessed Jesus la renown i
And so without exouscs
I take the Prince of Iduis down
To gratify my muses.
It happens my religions mil' o
" Is too irrevereutial ;"
And ao must mind her l's and Qs
And be less consequential.
Let Fashion wag her wishful tail ;
can't afford to feed her ;
Nor shall my client rot in jail.
To plcuso tho "gcn'ral reader."
. I cross the Christian Rubicon
With calm deliberation
That something special may be done
For special Hevclation.
Ye bards who work for yellow dirt
Inspired by costly fleeces
If I should tear my flannel shirt
You're welcome to the pieces ;
And ye who pilot bards to Fame
Ye literary runners :
My bftggago bears a proper name-
More proper than its owner's :
. If you will take it safely there
Or let the ewner take it
Review my poetry" and swear
Nobody else could make it ;
Or leave it kindly in suspense
Until the ' world " has read it
And I can fight in self-defense
On literary credit
I'll mind my business like a man
(Whose business is officious)
And brain not with a lady's fan
Soma other hums moro vicious.
I'm authorized to loosen Truth
i... From chains of Superstition ; '-.';
And who except a fearless youth
Would covet my commission ?
My warrant opens Ilei ven and Hell
At once to my inspection
While Reason stands prepared to quell
Almighty insurrection.
" Truth crushed to earth shall rise again"
And promenade on tiptoe
While Hell becomes for dying men
A safer port to ship to ;
For on those sulphureted plains
I'll battle Faith the dragon
And bring him oft' in flow'ry chains
On my poetio wagon.
A throne well fortified by song
Of course can never totter ;
But I shall urge the " blood-washed throng "
To try on soap and water ;
And put a new song in its mouth
An anthem not peculiar
To Jew or Gentile North or South
A common hallelujah.
Yes Bigot take me for a fool
Without much overreaching ;
I practiced when a boy at school
" The foolishness of preaching ; "
But " early piety " has fled
s And left me high and dry sir
' ' In Natural Religion's bed
Where foolish men grow wiser.
. ; To sniffle o'er spilt milk is vain
Or sin to sniffle over :
Perhaps the " lamb for sinners slain "
Had cropt forbid Jen clover. .
I'm not to blame becauso he died
Although I'm fond of. mutton ;
For knowing it were crucified
Who'd eat it but a glutton ?
; Oh why ehonld disbelief be crime
Or common sense be treason?
Why should men die the second time
For being prone to reason?
Great Prosecutor : Cease to fret
Yourself about the pippin :
I'll pay my part of Nature's debt
' Vl'ithout your endless whipping ;
But not for other people's deeds .
With endless death I'll grapple
: ' Admitting Adam ate the seeds
u - Of the forbidden apple.
i- - -
r " Please don't exact it with a rod
In Texas " faith " don't do well :
-; Works" pat and ao by works we plod
. But can't find Hell in fuel
. Not on this quarter of the globe
Shall yon make man your vassal !
Treat Texans as yon treated Job
Add they will storm your castle.
Again : You're deeply in my debt :
; I once tried hard to please ye ;
Y on made my boyish reason sweat.
Provoking ma to tea ye.
Another eanae for my design
Of vengeance must be given
You turned tome relatives of mine
Abruptly out of Heaven. '- "
r . ' - j
Thou victim of my pious rag
Shalt have no cause to grumble : .
At Tom Paine'a square-holds I'll engage
Or take you rough-and-tumble ;
' . ' i . . ' '
Or (challenging in point of time
Thee Prince of all Creators )
Will make In Jtre days - worlds" of rhyme.
Out of chaotie letters ;
' ' - - ..'
1 - And then not claim a day of rest
. ' Because my muse is weary .
Nor have occasion to molest
' Another Virgin Mary .
BiiTixnTt.
Curflju4eae ot Ui IblUi lcr 4.
Our Trip to tho States.
Craning the Gulf Sever Sidmulhi Dalize
AVw Orleans Memphis liwsvilltPitlitii$ in
Virginia tje.
wmld startle a TcJtun. Now we wore running am happy to any was not at ull serious.
Lgtisi-ille Kr.
April 4th IKoU.
Dria lit alii : At 10 o'clock a. in. the Kith
a buautifiil aiirl.t 1.1 i.mI nn .l..b nl I.. I . " J " " " i"r n nun inline mi iu rura mi w icii the WHIM lil.'W
H.. . . i ? i i ?i "1lof"k "P4"1 Mre.it. Soino ir tl.o citiwiia pointed out to us 1 wo (lid not miv " Hoop do domllo .Ion." but ui.t
u.l t l'e- 'r1""11. " V."' rT'Uj M0"' "' .9liUle ritk in ' 'lr' "k'". I rJ n.i.1 1 .tlii.1 1 . r a t rl J but iK v
On we wont tHiiiitinit lor tliu widu. w do sen : h tl ..il...- i..;i.i - nn i i.' 1....1 . .... ... !;""""'""".
ml u u.J-...t .i.i... .t .n..i... 1.. V V . ..K-" " tuw m.ii im.i iwrn hi i iiiki'ii 111 lump ninny Hours won
7 1 T .T" " war. a mire liifniiniiliiol the iiH.nr iiwnkon-
bny the height ol our enjoyment of tho rluh ed wur doclurut ions ol tho most lioatilo cliurnctor
scenery bolore ua our ship begun to awm nnd u-tiinat tho Abolitionist.
take Evntlo leniia. increuaini: us wo went. At I On all tlm I .. ... .1 1 1 i
t 1 I ww tuna riii tliu iiiiuj iw
once ull begun to feel diaunreouble ernaiitiona rxtrcini'lv poor nnd elvea a ncant v 'rotiirn to tlm
and some a little nausea. We burned our Imlioa ; n.riii..r i.ir hi. t..il if ..... t....: .....1.1
flnil nllll.lun ... .Iia.iw .nnni. anil w.. ll.' . . ...
- .....v..v. .v. ...v.. v.M..n. u..u .i.'S ..... unco aeu una country wun its rocua nml iiuuin
wiirui iiiu uiiy. uiiinur not ii.iii u uozen
of a largo number of passengers could venture
up. The Oulf was rough und yet there was but
a gentlo breete. It wua what is termed a "ground-
swell. " There nro stronc currents in the liulf:
and after a hcuvv wind from Hie north-west.
these current kenp up lor one or two iluys an ir-
regulur swell of the sen. There hud been a storm
the day beforo ; and wo wcro riding over ungry
waves struggling for rest. I'miOcoted by acu-
aickness I enjoyed the trip finuly. 1 sought ev-
ery position to reuliro the motion of tho ship and
me uution 01 tno scu. uut 01 sight ol land on
this world of witters our uttcntion w as attracted
by the sea-gullii which continually hovered over
1110 snip they uro always to 110 seen on tho
wing playing around tho vessel. Night closed
in upon us und us sleep begun to weigh down
our eyelids how ogrocuhlo it would have been for
tho waves to have gone to rest und the scntohuve
hushed her noiso ; but we were not to bo grati-
fied. All night wo full tho same laboring of the
ship and nwoko onlv to hear the ceaseless war of
of the wares. At sunrise we wcro in sight ol
Ship Island light house. It is really no island;
but a shoal whero tho ship (ialvonton was wreck-
ed soino years ugo. It is found necessary now
to sound when in its vicinity. Toward evening
a brisk wind blew up nnd wo had still a rougher I
sea. Nothing of interest however occurred.
We spent our tune in watching (locks of tho pel
alung (ouih awful precipice und now in una ..ng it jarroi'Udy tJwvnn coimbh ruUv. au
luniiei wiiikii lurua uy into iinunigiit. una ol forward giiuidn in we vuetuiiicd little or no in
men iuiiiidii nii'vugwiini Mill net long ; llllj Jury.
J drew aevral long broatli liefnre I suw daylight t)f courae when we landed nt l.vnclibiirgh the
011 1 this aide. We wcro lioura in derceniling the first thing was tu tho ball rut wbora wo found
left bunk of the I'otoiimo ; nnd here la imuintiiin all the beauty und r.irliinn of the aurrminiliiig
and river aivnery of great beauty. At Harper 'a country and also a ii inklins from (ialveMon
rerrv ill) river aiiH'am 10 Mm. in t ikv Hi. nn.i n....i.... w.. i 1. . 1.1 1. . 1 1 1.. . . . . .. r
i A In. 111 1 ii 1 ..u Mi.in i..... .. urn mini 1. 11 )i-ir 111 my opinion mil wnai wo 1 nvt -iii. r.ii-.iiii iii (Mei at retail veils at '
ho lllue ill go. j(o.ky Idiiffi rise on each aido o clock; and. na tin Island ('itv had waited for in our ixiwir to 10.11 ly aiibatiiutea for. or I he nt o-i an atfrnise : a.-ni oow wi .
liienna to very niucli nlirlilgn tlie iliMtalera. 1 he m 1 1 and in the mull lnwna ah 1
variety of Wiieal now an generally aown undoubl. f.ivo from Dcis-iuImt to 1st of March . 1
edly is :lm riirent crop of uny we have tr'u-l hut ( k-imiiii it four cvnU in oilier live e 1-
this doe not prove that no other vuri 'ty. U Int. for niu ninti average 14 cent fu' 1
many lioura. llieu . tur : we liava uul hut lew iitiiinrtiiniit.x of trvniL' thr.w inonilia -j whim ft. nr In ll 1'
aiieii niintiug lor pillow lihinkots A..yoti nev- very many viinetii'. und as tlnaerop i the great1 gi.inn. avi-ragea Ja.-ifl cr ltatl inun :
er saw j mid it was only by dint of King Kmon- 'ataploof the pr.iiri. i-i.-ry ell irt rlmiild be msdo exwllent. whil w hat we call "Wti .1
fai-hioii on the lloor that we could get into tho j h neln't other kiinl. at leant fur 11 trial. If the ll"Ur inueli entre ned by iwraina of ao
cahin at ull. But wo nil finally settled down farmers of this county could havi. oM.iioe Sprinj U VI jr linriha. Our hu' -and
)llt pretty soundly though 11 violent storm 1 Wheat thin aeamn fr wed there would have larger portion of thebite are rheaj 1. I
arom uliuut 4 a. in. arrived at (ialveaton nt half: been IboiiKiinda of ncrra replaced Inatead ofaow-i of f-miiw tinproveiuenta eonntuntlv ' . '
lillHt A 11. III. hint ua III.. .InniiiM wnm i...ti.. in ' I.. 1.. I I .1. ...... 1 ....... u Ill 1 I n.t.l 1. nL.. ..I...... la -11 .1.. 'it
talliH IT thpv emilil rni.ltwn tlw 1i1..m nv...l..l ln . i'.. i..i: i . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
j. ... . ' .. . v.... . hiuiiiiiiiiu oii up ni ino irenioni uoiiao ami a coimiilcriiiilo nreailth will Ik. lelt without' rem inr noiiw-a
ertuuing the soil in order to ruiso n small crop; whero wo woro well taken core of waded nroiind jimy crop on it. or verv Imdlv cultivated in pom1 l rr village or neirly ao. Ima a
uieywoum bo autia lied with their rich black in (.ialveaton a while-(still raining liko fun) I Tor want of n. ed. All pr.id.' ut farmer should. ' r-g.ilar n !igi.ii aerti. e-wiuie are i .
lanus nyti and would clioerriilly limit rails .i naw the New Orleans steamer nrrive mid then therefor... for tlm future keep some of the In-at t"l in thcae re-peetn-othera are n
iiiilea. uiitsiileol the city limits thciu is l.nt took the cara for llounton. wl.ern wo liimlly ar- varieties ofSpring Wheat iilvwiya sowing i..on..! grena in ifeneial. At any imint one b 1 .
i tie oilenci. ol progress savont some waterfall : rived ufter nearly having to swim for fivo or six to produeo him s I if them nhould bo u failure ' frmn tho t onnt. northern mmillea wi . i
wiiero nulls liuvo been creeled. cry plain old miles us the track was entirely covered with wa-1 in bin hall crop. If he does not need it. no mil' ' ".tied rolling someti.uet a l.illr an I - i
nouses and even log houses are men on every i tor ir tho prairiea. : ler will r-lii. bin Wheat in bulk when sold if l "i " '" a iii-untainoiM country i
ni nu; una there uro liuiny eeeti.ins of cotintry I Notwithstanding tho mud wo bad a real good tbero in mm Imnhel in f n mixed with the balance. I healthy and entirely ex.ini.t from ve ... .v i
time and unjoyed uiunehes in true stylo. though probably not tiiito no gmul in (pinlitv. . I'emon workin. in d.Hira from tho J K
Being unahle to be promt.. t at tho barbecue Communication with uny other Wheat growing mute eanily and without rink. A . .
can say but little of it ; but was informed it wun 1 dintriet fur the purpom. of obtaining ii supply trioiin honest nheemaker cannot go
a very nirgo crowu an ol wiiom suemeil to onji.y w nen neefieii in nliuont iiuponmiiln at present; we .iaii. no win iimi iiliuont every v .
themselves. have therefore to trust to our own renonreen. : Imanl lii.iiln of Texan a cood olH'oin i
Kuril Houston wan nominated by acclamation Let every farmer tl.ereforo. provide l.iiun'lf with ' PMd patronn and a geiiei'min warm-'
as nn independent candidate for our next I'resi- tlm bent variety nf spring Wheat keeping a nuf- pie w ho tvill par hioi nueli price a
dent. lieieut supply on hand for need in eano be idiotihl U neeennity for bin worKiug inoro f. i
All who ut tended the barbciuo sneak of it in need it ; ami the failures in the Full eroo can be nine bourn per il.iy. or "ntrikini'" fur '..
Irvoralihi tcruiA. in a great measure provideu for and replaced.
Th era is no news of noto hero at present ex-1 And 1 think that the mouthers of the Oall.ia
cept that steamboats nnd vailroadn uro crowded County Agricultural and Mechanical A-Hocintion
with freight and railroad steamboat and coin- would benefit themselves and the country goner-
niinsion clerks are very busy ; in fact buniness ally by directing their Secretary to correspond
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Though I Any Mod of lata Wheat in 11'I would hate re' alii.n l Itreand axtcral very cnimidt
stove ber ceivt d no injury Irom the front j so in J .' the eii.t. In which a.tv. rul aliHiuaker
."prlng Mie.t rciwived but littl tumng. frmu thntt In a dt"n ran do aa well. IidM ni
tbebiiila: what waa tleatroyed by the (irahop.. I.. I lilng rnn I bad un reanona'da i
jiera in 1H.':1-1 could have len eanily n-plaeml from March to De.vinl.er our aeuxin ir . .i
if wa bad had uny kind ol .Spring Wheal with ; .urploa of beef milk butter tunili
whbdi todo to. our " pie live well. TIiom wl'ni pr:- r I
tiiiuu iit in is mi. oniv tiiin tor t ie wmirr ran riikiT lur aame nnolorta
winch our will now aurnas' 'n iinnrovoiiientn.
Aftor Buying thuaiiiueli ot tho country 1 liavu
much to nay favorably of Washington City.- At-
tended church on Sunday beai I an excellent
erniiin. h.il. tln u.rnn ..r l.A i -i. .. J .
..... .. .w iv 1. uiu oeuta nun uic i iiiemseivea
wuii-painung wero so much like n theater that I
felt uut of plucc. To-day 1 have dono laboring
work improving every hour to learn what 1 could
of Washington.
Tho Capitol is n noble structure nnd commen-
surate with this great country. Two niagnili-
ccnt wings 3.4 by l.l foot have recently been
added making the whole building "4") feet long.
Its site is on tho brow of a hill commanding u
view of tho city and river ; nnd on each siduiro
pleasure grounds highly ornamented embracing
uhout ao acres. 1 entered tho Rotunda or tho
Capitol. It is 2ti feet in diameter nnd orna
mented with lino largo historical paintings und
eeulptnres went through several iipnrtments
entered the old 11
entered the old Representative Hall and found
this appropriated to old relies. liniiiLito. anil
sculpture passed on through other apartments
The HotiKO was
J. Hamilton
is good in all branches of tra.lo at present.
gea. Leather l.an to In lirougbt or -but
few tanneries in the .Stale and '
Kngland tanner want to get rich th t
by coming to Texan. The hnatiou u
lor nomc tu I no improvc'l inoile o
-
1 w ith tl.u Patent Olliee at Wanhii. 'ton or other I'hin in a l.n d of initl.. while r
Havo had quite a risa in tho bayou since .Sun jnourees. when thought advinahle fur the purpose "kinn uro bectuuing abundant and t
.ol oriraiiung varieties ol need tint may he judged great excenn. nauuicr auto no well i
lean and their action in divine: into tho water
Here also wo saw tho porpoise following our j to the new Representative Hull.
ship in schools. One would occasionally turn in sersion sent card to Hon. A
out of the water. We were soon in sight of the j who kindly invited us in and gave ua a seat.
lializo ; und what rejoicing to see land once moro ! The House meets ut 12 o'clock and sits until half
as wo ncareu the mouth ot tho .Mississippi tho ; past 4 the hour lor dinner
water by a well-defined line assumed tho color I have witnessed several legislative bodies but
of the rivor; our ship lost its motion nnd on wo ; never one more disorderly and undignified. Tho
sped all hope. A skiff is seon at a distance It Speaker is drowned continually by t?ie confusion
is the pilot. Ho comes aboard. We nro soon
over the bar. Supper is announced ; and all
hands for tho first time sit down and do justice
to tho table.
At'tho mouth of tho Mississippi land is con
tinually making. It is yery low and irregularly
formed in fact in many places land is just ap-
pearing in tho water. Here tho pilots huve built
u town called the Bulizo ; and (all tho mule in
habitants heini; pilots) it is sometimes called 1 1-
lot Town. They have a largo observatory where
some one is always on tho lookout. Hcnco u
ship is always seen before sho gets in and a pilot
sent out to meet her.
.In fifteen minutes after crossing tho bar tho
safe arrival of our ship was announced in New
Orleans ; and at daylight tho next morning wo
found ourselves all right ut the wharf.
We spent four days in tho city of New Orleans.
In tho last ten years it has greatly improved
and its business largely increased. Tho city was
crowded with Texans. In fact it is Texas that
is sustaining nnd building up the city. It con-
trols nearly ull tho trade of Eastern Texas which
is becoming very largo and lucrativo We no-
ticed that tho new Custon Huuso is still unfinish-
ed ; though we believe soine parts of the build-
ing arc now put in use. ' It is acknowledged that
tho city Is now infested with a larger number of
thieves robbers and cut-throats than ever before.
We heard several complaints by hoarders at tho
City Hotel to that effect who had suffered in
that way very materially.
We had the pleasure of making the acquaint-
ance of Mr Do Bow of tho Kewiew. Ho is very
very agreeable company is always in inquiry
and very communicative : but his visage is thin
lace raw-boned mouth large ana manners so un
assuming that I could hardly realize I was with
the editor ot the most uhly conducted and popu-
lar review of the South.
There is now a railroad route from Now Or
leans to Louisville fare 20 ; but there are no
sleeping cars on the road and the routo is said
to bo very fatiguing. Wo therefore went by the
river nnd had no reason to regret it as tho boats
aro elegantly furnished and the fare most excel
lent.
Memphis has greatly improved ; it is now a
large city. There is no city in the West which
has erown moro ranidlv. It has even grown moro
rapidly than the city of Chicago on the lakes.
Its rapid increase in wealth and population dem-
onstrates the practicability and profits of rail
road miiKing. inoc so mucn can ue sum oi Louis-
ville ; though this city has also improved very
rapidly.
Nothing of interest occurred during our trip
on the rivers. Wo arrived in old Kentucky all
right nnd enjoyed an old fashioned reception by
the' old folks at home." No pen can do justice to
the happiness and joy of a family meeting after
an absence of ten long years in far-off Texas.
In Kentucky there is a strong feeling in the
Democratic party in favor of Douglas for the
Presidency. Several papers are hoisting his
name as the expediency candidate. I shall write
you next from Philadelphia and shall have some-
thing to say about matters at Washington.
Very truly &e. J. V. F.
Off far the Capital Cincinnati The Route and
rare Mountain ocenery Harper s terry
WashingtonThe Capitol The Legislative
Halts Uur Representatives Douglas ye..
. IWAsniNOTO.v April 9th 1800
Dear Herald jj On the 5th lnst. I left Ken
tucky for this city. . un the man boat to Cincin-
nati 1 was happy to meet with Dr. Graham the
present Superintendent of our Lunatic Asylum
at Austin who was aUo en route for the Capital.
Thenceforward we were traveling companion.
Hi sociability and kindness endeared him to run
May he long lire a blessing and ornament to soci-
ety. On the morning ot the 6tb we were at
Cincinnati wtiere we obtained through tickets
by railroad for New York via Washington
fare $23.
Cincinnati appear very mnoh a of old save
in size. It now extends for twe or three miles
up and down the river and present an extensive
business appearance. Those mountains and high
peaks in the rear of the city and all along back
from tho river which formerly appeared wild
and romantic aro now all highly improved.
Each one supports some magnificent edifice and
boasts of evergreen and flower skillfully ar
ranged by art .... ...
V a were aaost of tho time meandering some
creek or river from Cincinnati to this city. We
Irat traversed the bank ot the Little Miami to
Columbu theoee wa traveled by the Ohio Cen-
tral Railroad to Bellaire 4 mile below Wheel-
ingcrossed the Ohio and thence came by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad the Washington
junction a few mile below Harper's Ferry. On
tin last namea roaa is scenery grand ana impo-
II r" '1 l Mi i.'.. t
uround him. lhero is n continual hustl.t nnd
noise like that of u bee-hive ; nnd when a meas-
ure is disposed of a dozen jump to their feet
und tho cry of " Mr. .Speaker" " Mr. Speaker"
is heard over tho whole House ; tho floor is
awarded to somoone and tho others mutter dis-
content for n long time. I think one half tho
members themselves must rely on tho reporter
to know what bus been done. I was proud of
our Representatives Bengali and Hamilton ; thoy
uro laboring night and day in tho discharge of
their high trust antl occupy honorable and influ-
ential positions. They led us to the Senate
Chamber ; und hero wc listened ono hour to a
speech from Chestnut of South Carolina on tho
slavery question. The Democrats wero in their
seats listening with great interest ; but on the
Republican side the seats wero vacant ln this
chamber was good order' and dignity. Hunter
of Virginia is a largo Roman-looking Senator
Douglas has a fine heudand face but looks dwarf-
ish. Seward is small thin-visnged and unassum-
ing Sumntir is large und good-appearing but
looks like a hot.houHO plant. In appearance the
Southern members have tho decided advantage
Judge Hemphill occupies an influential position
us a sound solid Senator always on duty and
at liia post. Col. Wigfall was asssisting Mr.
Chestnut in the way of collecting leuding au-
thorities ; and by tho way ho is taking a prom-
inent position and is doing good service for his
country.
Thero are several Democrats in tho city on
their way to tho Charleston Conventon. Tl.o
friends of Douglus are loud lot him but it is
thought that ho cannot get the nomination under
tho two-thirds rule. I had the pleasure of nn
introduction to him ; and while conversing some
ono addressing him said '-Well how is tho next
President this evening !" He quickly answered.
"Huv nt seen linu." Lano ol Oregon is spoken
of very favorably for tho Presidency. He pos-
sesses very much of tho lirmnets of Gon. Jackson
nnd is said to be u sound Democrat upon whom
tho North and South can both unite.
I shall give you moro of my adventures in this
city in my next from New York.
Yery truly yours J. W. F.
Houston Correspondence.
Houston Tkxas
April 24 1800.
JJiuii lliiit.u.D : ti e have l urn glad to say
had a little variety since your visit to this city.
day entirely submerging the wharf some 5 feet
causing all to remove their freight in a hurry.
There are two companies of minstrels in town
a feninlo lecturer (Mm 11. W. lienchley) and n
clairvoyant and I believe they sum up the' whole
of our amusements at present.
Nothing clso worthy of notice I believe.
Yours (.!.
Lithotomy Successfully Fcifoimod.
Wo give below an interesting account of the
peiformaneo of a dillieult surgical operation.
Tho skill and attainments of tho meoicul gentle-
men engaged cntitlo them to the respect and con-
fidence of tho public.
Tiuxitv Mills Tkxas )
April 2!l ISfiO. i
Tu Ilia alitor of the Pallas llcrnlil :
Silt : I desire to lay before tho readers of your
paper and tho community in general the history
of a case ol stone in tho bladder in which lith-
otomy was successfully performed by B. S. Shel-
onnie it. I). ot l.chanon Collin Co. Texas.
I he patient Mr. 1' . Meh.
suitable and iidvantaiiAoua to thin loealitv. nnd l'r.V town. e area great i.eoid
distribute mining tho members who will under- shoes and middle. Wo ride a great
take to make a proper trial and report the rr-! 'oos rump out. g -t wet then drv a.
suit. AGI'.ICOI.A. out tin-so two article.
Farmers' Brunch April 20th. ISoli. j Now. .Mr. Kditor if any of the m ;
- - - : thin is intended i-Iioum. tocmne toT v
We would commend to our readers and cs- their lot w ith us an gmul Inyal ejiiz -..
pecially the class to whom it is inlilrensed tho receive them as brethren well-ln-ln. '
shoemakers the deeply interesting letter of our . "1 the hem lit" which n lio.intif ii I
Texas correspondent. Juhn llenrv llrown. K.so. ! has conferred upon our Slate.
It is pregnant with valualilu nnd jatriotic sug-' "i"e of tho great blessings eol.ferr
gestions. Drmoi ralic Staiulartl.
. . i linili.i'utu in I ir tin- Milr
y iliicd about 22 . ' .
i .nii.nr . r n..: :. .1.:.. t.-. .oeeeniiy ami eominrtii
.- . ...okii v ... .Mi; vwt.l.lll . '..'ll .Ull tl .lilt Ot.b U . .
rnil.l II.' llellliielMlii' X. II. M;.i I !!.
A Letter to tho Shoemakers of Hew Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts.
Bki.tov Bull Co. Tkxvs
March I'.'th IStill.
To tin: nlilor of tlw Druuirrat Stnnilnril :
Sin : Through your columns 1 ask permission
to address Rome remark to those shoemakers
who aptly chnso the birth day of Wnsbingnn on
which to " striko " for higher wages ; or as 1
h remuneration fur toil ns
uny Wirtemberg Prussia and indet t S.nth 1
olina l y the tyrannical edict of lo ti . W V
which be exiled the Huguenots by to -u-.:.!.!
conscience cake. Huguenots wero i-it--i!: t
ehiiuics and artisans and when i .
France were kindly received by . i
named and became immensely useful i : i . - . -t
Texan has ever welcomed eliiisru .m r i
parts of the I nitod States and Ktin : . S!'.
many valued adopted sons ami da i' i
the North two of them were I'rei . i
Republic one has been (iovernor -i.- i. .
Niprrma Judge
:un niiiiii.iii.il" ill .. I. . . ... 1 . . . .
for the past year Hoi my 'listant countrymen men who belong to themselves to be true loyal Sotitlit m '
tho purpose of being i lt l''"S8 wl" cnnHtirutL tlio" salt of theearth " fill friends to our peculiar institu i n
i-ase and who ufter f '."nest Ii'rers a citisa that in the Southern' bit peculiar which has existed in i :
time liavu renr
ilily to support themselves Congress several signed our Dec!
of slender build; saniruino temperament.' and lu"1 "T' .K'H- uo so in trt.ni ami s i dependence an.) several aro now n
very nuch emaciated had been comnlainin" of 1 ' ". . . . " Blur!""n ' worthy olassi tare. e make no distinction wl
ine symptoms ot calculus lor
risittd Dr. bhoihurno for tho
eYillllinnil In 1tirtii-H In l!u ...
limine iiiiiit.K. m!i ii . i i ; States moro than in any other tortion ol this nation of the earth from tho
elusion from the diagnosis of tho case that it if'11'1'1 .of ""'8' 18 ri;?l10ctei1 - npprei-iated and fel- i this time and is destined to cxis
was nothing more nor less than calculus nnj wsh'ppcd nccording to the inurits of the imli- j white men and black men can he t
that nothing would bo of any advantage to him in i vuJl"ll "r wo!n'l. "H 11 member of so. ietv er in Southern latitudes. We wu
tho ultimate cure of the disease hut . in i rfRar-tlfSS of wealth or poverty and regardless . nes no John Krownites and wo
tion to which ho readily consented. So the loth ! "'.'"s "'"'''l"1"'.'1. whether he be lawyer doctor ; them ; yet wc could not expect a
day of last March was appointed for tho opera-1 e1!r tw".' lur' mrm!1'. pbinter blacksmith shoe- nig among us h-um New Kngland b
tion. Two weeks preceding the operation n t'"h'r earpeittcr tanner merchant semi-; opinions or feelings when be coin
was placed upon a similar mode of treatment to I tm'' Slv'!ln"r- u '''tr less than any other cmo to be a citizen in good fiiith. .
that used by the iustly celebrated Dr. Dudley i fenl'Iu "n(lor tl" sln' (''""'U''- ' course there us and will live among us one teir .
i ..... . ni-A u-eii L'-tii I n.lerl npnnlai.m. i u in i I i.in t-... Inn null n-.i t.1. ..II l... .a..:i.. I. .
nor. by tho wealth of the individual nor by his stance of fruity abuse hunger im
occupation but. by his character as a citizen. ; nial of religious privileges or any i ri
Let me say further that I am a native born ; wrong to a negro servant then wt '
Southron and so have been my ancestry for near of him or his .And If in inlditi n
two bundled years ; that I lovo the South ! will as an honest searcher after I
with a heart's fullest devotion ; that I belong to ' any one of a dozen works writttn
that great political party whose banner waves in Southern men on this nulijeet en i.
every Statu and Territory in this grit country ; dom patriotism and that pietv wl
that party whose creed is founded in a strict I love I have no fu.tr but bu will'
construction of tho federal constitution in equal and sincere and loyal a citizen ol -i
political nnd civil rights to nil n-liitr men ; in op- j we could desire. Among these
position to monopolies to benefit the rich at the 'mention " Liberty and Slavery."!
( expense of the farming and mechanical classes ; I Bledsoe ol the I'niversity of Virc
lllll-l n lid lltlt U IIU I'll Dlttt.ll ll.lS gilt CI II IIICII t
confederated sovereign Mates Irom assuming
it ii.
m ill :
V I.I-:
i':it
Ii
to ol lime nnd measuring round
circumference four inches and a half and
round its smallest thrco inches nnd a half. In
half an hour from the commencement of the ope-
ration the pationt woe comfortably placed in bed
and was in a very cheerful mood. Very little
blood was lost and no ligatures wero necessary.
... .1 - . ... i... 1 i...i'i
In the first idace. on the 17th. we bad a famous . 11 l"u "F""un. a n narKa ue
ball given by " Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1" co ?Vu'TTOV '""i r V .
who appeared in full uniform and mado a dcci- l1"r0l1' knwIc.igaM!io anatomy of the parts
dedly pretty spectacle to see as they with some 1 -1 ly "oen the opera ion performed several times
from tfie'-other companies in their uniforms gli- 1 Querent surgical celebrities of tho older
o.i ii.i n. . .;:!. i .. .c fi t..no i States and 1 must confess that I havo never seen
There were over 100 couplcs'prcsent ; and there U r''"ncd with more skill or dexterity
-.. :...) . i:i. .ic...:..i t.. Now thero are some persons no doubt.
TV no luuum. u uuo u.ciuitv VI IlillJllllUg 1U.Ul. T ..... 1 I
There was an excellent supper servod.at 1 o'clock wl1 .srtJ'- I1httve wr"en .t.1"8 tlroh personal
a. m. wd plenty of sparkling champaign in ' !lot'f8 but 1 "U8t ca?ddly onfe"8 th'8
which many a health was drank to the lant -s nothing more than a just and merited tribute
Hook snd ladder boys. Tho room was T quite j ?.V ? ono f rare surgtcal skill and at-
tastefully fitted up and was the largo and spa ""'n18 m mc(Icl"e.- . f . f
cious hall of the Houston Academy. The centre I 1 P If"n t""0' t rat'cnt h" W
of the wall behind thn nrnhestra vvlsdresned with I RrC8i'1 without an untoward symptom nnd the
i Inrfder anr.nnnnr.r1 h . l.r nrl .in .. .... I 't I beard of him (about n lornight ago) was
land of evergreen pendant from his txuk. Tho
foreman's trumpet was also suspended to the
ol Lexington hy. I was kindly requested by
Dr. hhelhurne to assist bun in the operation m
conjunction with Drs. Hughes and Myers of
Denton and Dr. J. II. Fender of Frankford.
We all met on tho day appointed which was a
very disagreeablo and rainy day and one not at
all suitable for un operation of such a severe na-
ture; and after a short consultation (each one
iieing satished that there was a stone in the blad-
der.) wo camo to the conclusion that the lateral
operation srould bo performed.
The patient was placed upon n table in tho
usual position for lithotomy and securely bound;
and thoroughly put under tho inlluenee ol chl
I roforni by Dr. Hughes Dr. Sbelburne used in
tu upturn uie gteu umsecior sir ng.ii f j the t0W(M.8 (r n c.entraliml despotism
and probe pointed bistoury and forceps Ho ex- I .j- tl crnlral hull M mtmd
extraeled a calculus weighing six drachms and i r .... c '
f i i ... of the pioiile of the respective ttfalrs who nro the
a ha II or nn oblong shape rough and t.ibercula- ' . ' . .. .' . 'r. . . .
. . b i i -it ' only sovereigns in this country. Phis party is
toil in itnneflriinift. linn entiivuineil iiiimi v lit n:l .. J " ..' ...
. !.' . . t . . J . . i i.f ten eharircil with hemi a "disunion. ' a.
its largest t . " . . .'
......... a .......... v .. .i.u v UIILini llj.-'
icnt of - ophy and l'racticj of Slavery" by ii
ing the of Randolph Macon College ; Run:.
ny liev. Dr. lioss ol .ihihama ; "1 i
Slavery" by Rev Dr. I'riest of K. r
IMauter or Thirteon Yearn rn the '-
Northern Clergyman ; the Bible l.'.v
very in "Tho Aiuiriciin Citizen
Hopkins of Vermont ; Anew woi
I'!:
.! Si
who
t... i . j .t.- . i . r anu toe i eo
unit uu was un anu wanting iiroiinu tuu liiitei; ot ' . P i - .
. . .. 1 v '.. Seward nnd Ins follower can only be rui'ventcd
. his residence.
ED. M. SIIEI'ARD M. 1).
wall below the wreath. In the buck ground wits
the inseriptionjliandsomely lettered on tho black-
board " Houston Hook nod Ladder Co. No. 1.
secea
sion or n "hro-enting party. 1 1 has been pe
riodically so charged ever since Jefferson its first j issued entitled "Negroes and Xeg
great champion saved the liberties of the people ; first an inferior race the latter ii
in 1S00. Tho charge is always mado through ig- dition" by Dr. J. II. Van ICvrie
norance. or through the malevolence of men who' or "The Unity nnd Trinity of the I
would have been Tories in the Revolution : in j by Rev. Dr. Raid win of Tennessee
other words by men w ho under the halcyon cry I tho Methodist Publishing House ::
of "Itoion" would surrender up every right of: is one of tho most valuable work.'
tho peoplo and the States rather than tako a bold I ry for tho American citiz:u who v
and patriotic stand upon the constitution and . country wisely
say to tho usurpers whether n sectional I'resi-1 In conclusion mechanics of N
dent or a sectional fanatical majority in Con-j and Massachusetts 1 have writto
grcss "Thus far slnilt thou go ami no "farther !" j I know the truth. Believe not ':
Thus by compelling all departments of govern- fanaticism about tliSoutli. They i
ment to move within the plain letter of the con-j poor white man in the South is u
stitution and abstain from tint exorciso of powers) eial and political equality with th
not delegated the Democratic party strives not j rich and poor are good citizens. ': '
only to preserve the f'iii as it was founded hy rich fool or n poor man unworthy
your fathers and ours ; but what is of much j But tho grand aggregate truth of S.
moro importance the lihrrirs of tho people. ; cty is founded on merit nnd not oi. v
Consolidation usurpation encroachment by the I 1 am your country man.
federal government upon tho Rights of the States' JOIIX HEXI' .
and the People of the States as proposod by Mr. - - - -
t mat am t Doix.i ! bvery ii..
by adhering strictly and in good faith to the remotest notion ol supporting mid
II-
it i
t... I
I " Kr die rwiiu iKmM ' principles of tl.rs great constitutional strict con- j candidate for tho Presidency ought
!ti. ttti.i. -.. iMrfLr T.n. onri tt-a 1 ntructjon. People's ri.trtv. In t lie alternative off tho above fiuestiuii. .Where ami
1 .UD vwx.cnb 1 JU V. . ......... v v ...... Wi I . - ......
! 4- it . . I. :-:... t.. tin vtilr. .f nueli ihinirern nn t.vr- it 111 I ilfilnir !
tftSUcilLlUn
t icb i'' i
i e r .tv I
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i'i'e. .v.
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am 1 'dtiing! These are important q-j.-Mi;.itw tl it
instituted April 17th 1859 " and tho motto of M. Vn.. . ir . l.-.k im.-V on the nat ten ' nnninu nn the South must exnect from the success you an an American citizen tire i
the company" Here we aro "and a hoolc and or twelvo vears. wo shall find that the Wheat 'of the dogmas of Seward or resisting the ques to think over seriously. What w
ladder crossed with a lantern in the centra ; and I ern nf thU rer-inn nf nmntrv lias been nubieet I tion will ho presented in a different form lt will ! accomplished to advance the in
taken altogether it had a very neat appearance. gcvcra casualties that havo very materially
The curtains wore each looped up with a lircman'jinjure(j tno crop( Hmj t1iulic a deficiency ; and
hat with the frontispiece of tho bat in front (!) ticre iia8 heen no gubntituto to take its place.
with the initials of each member on his hat. I On the 15th of April WJ a lata frost very
The dance continued after the intermission for (. jnjurcd the early crop ; all that was head-
tea until about 3a. m. when wo dispersed each j 0llt nt thnt t5nl6 being blighted ; so as to
one well pleased with his night's enjoyment
Again the monotony of city life was broken on
Saturday by an excursion to San Jacinto. There
were two steamer loads left here for the ground
on Saturdoy morning about 7 a. m. each with a
band of music and all in the highestspirits ; but
your correspondent like many others had a big
day's work before him and had to stay at home ;
but about a dozen of us (stags) concluded we'd
go down at night to the ball ; so we took the
steamer Island City and after a pleasant trip
down the bayou arrived at Lynchburg at half
past 9 o'clock p. m. and found tho ball in full
blast ; but we bad an incident going down which
created no little alarm in the minds of some ln
staking short turn just below llarrisburg
about dark wo run into the steamer Lucy Uwynn
coming from the Barbecue laden with passenger.
Both were going at a pretty high speed but onr
pilot iang the signal bell and bad our wheels re-
versed but we w ere so close before seen; that ev-
ery one saw in an instant that a cullisioa must
come ; and soma ran terrified to the. stern of the
v. 1 1 1 t' '' 1 ' " 1 '
produce nothing '-The white May Wheat in par
ticular." In 1S.50 we were visited by Ducks of
Rice birds which did us considerable damage
tho fields then Iieing few and far between they
congregated together and in many places de-
utrovodthe Wheat crop. In 1K53-4 we were
then become in strictness a question having a
iVorArrn nnd a Smilhrrn side instead nf us now.
ii question reaching nil parts nf the I'nion hav-
ing a constitutional and nn aiitironshMinml jlo.
In that cane my own deep and dchberatu cntivic-
ommon country or to rivet yet
'souls of this confederacy by this
of tho Opposition of getting a ni.i
the service of parties to run us
dent" f-iindiilattt t fun any food i
. . ; r ...... . II.
tion in that thd South will ne mucn nearer a un-; a line oi conuuet : tun oaui no
it on their own side than the thirteen colonics I other man concentrate enough str
were in 1775 nnd the first half if not all of 177ti
With thcM-prelimir.ary remnrks. I proceed to
the object of this letter. To the shoemakers of
New Hampshire Massachusetts and all New
England who are not doing "reawmably well
visited by a swarm of Orannhopptrs which in who are not sopporting themselves and families
October and November did ine young crop mucn 'decently and comiorumv upon iair u icou
injury. In 1S57 on the morning ot the 7th of ble labor 1 ay thht throughout the South there
April ths Wheat was all laid low by a front ! it a demand for their labar : but I shall only
followed by snow unprecedented I 'believe in !npak of Texas. In this State nf immeme terri-
this country at that time of the year ; and now tory fivo time as large at Pennsylvania we have
in ISfiO we shall experience a rery deficient crop la population of over halfa million; wo havo a
by the Hidden and extreme change of temper- general scarcity nf mechanic and buy im
tur on the first week of last December and we I mensely from the North of nenrly all mechanical
have no means in our power at present to make implement ; but in no braneh so uniterilly
up the deficiency so far as the Wheat crop is . needed by every soul black and white old and
com erned this season. Experience has taught i young male and female havo we o few opera
th farmers of Northern Texan that the variety tore a in sboemaking. We have ono hundred
of Wheat now eown almost unanimouslr viz : J and twenty-five organized counties and in the
county towns of every one ol inese a gooo. noe
maker by working eight hour per dny can np-
t.;; nu.v-T"; ft mi If ani lari a ni; . nr-
The Red May." i the best adapted for a gener
al crop not being a liable to runt as other
virieiM. All i'V"r Vird th-Tf -f f . r
up two thoroughly organized part
defined rubs of action ! Wo b
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We understand that tho oppjsi i m .
are to hold a State Convention in '! ' :cr i i . -1
-lith inst. fur the purpose of apj -gates
to the National opposition Lt..ku..uu .
Baltimore and nominat'ng elector. It will wo
opino be a brilliant il'-farce. Central Taas.
A meeting of the democracy of Earn ha
been held we lea.ru denouncing Leland who at-
tempted to represent that county in tho tialr-
ton Convention and endorsing tho action of the
Convention in that regard. State Grzrtlc.
President Fillmore it is said earnestly advi-
se. a onion of the whole Oppostion in order to
defeat tho Democracy. N. '
And in so doing together with his Abolitkm
If tir to tb p"'"" tiieeting in Xw YotV bo
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