Texas State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 34, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 15, 1854 Page: 3 of 8
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1851
TEXAS STATE GAZETTE.
237
who credits out goods by dim purchased on credit docs not drnw in-
terest ou his liabilities he receives no interest on his note to the east-
ern merchant but on the contrary he more frequently pays interest.
To answer his fifth interrogatory we will suppose that the county
of Caldwell has $G0()00 in gold and silver in circulation and this
sum is the amount required to conduct its trade. A bank with 20 000
of that gold and silver is established in the county and it issues 00000
in paper ; is it not evident that tho G0000 in gold and silver being
displaced by paper in the county circulation will be taken out of the
county for employment and will the circulating money of the county
be either increased or benefitted by such an operation 1
Thankful for small favors we feel grateful for being classed among
the leading journals of the State and in consideration of the compli-
ment shall proceed to answer the questions propounded in relation to
banks with a basis of stocks instead of gold and silver.
If a bank were established in Texas with federal stocks for the basis
of its circulation he asks " who would pay the interest on that stock
the people of the State of Texas or the .general government 1" Well
the general government pays it to the holders of tho stock but it is
the people of the United States those of Texas among them that
pay it to the general government. Our correspondent imagines we
presume that when the general government pay? the people are free
from the burden; that thp money of the general government like the
boy's idea of store shoes was not made at all but came just dry so.
For the purpose of enlightening our correspondent as to the maimer
the people of Texas would contribute their proportion to the payment
of this interest we would refer him to a conversation between little
Tommy and his Papa on the subject of " Taxes tariff and the ex-
penses of government" published in the April number of Arthur's
Home Magazine. It is a very clear exposition of the process by which
the general government collects its money and is written in so plain
a style as to be easily comprehended by children and weak minded
young men.
If Texas State bonds were deposited as the basisof circulation he
asks " if the people of Texas would pay any more interest on the cir-
culating capital of the State than if they were in the hands of pri-
vate individuals'? They would'pay double interest upon them; first
they would pay interest on the bonds in the shape of taxes and then
they would pay in'erest upon the bank notes issued upon those bonds
in the shape of discounts upon loans &c. ; whereas were the bonds in
the hands of private individuals they would pay but the single interest
. derivable from the tates.
It is " a fact that much has been said and written upon the subject
of banking by persons who have not thoroughly examined the' sub-
ject" the last evidence of which fact is the letter to which we are
replying. We would advise our correspondent upon this account to
entitle his next essay upon the subject ' thoughts upon banking ex-
tracted from the urn of ignorance."
We have but little doubt that banks can be established in Texas
upon us sound a basis as they were in Mississippi and equally as
little that a similar result would be the consequence of their estab-
lishment. As we like the inhabitants of Texas and have no desire
to see an exodus take place here like that occasioned by banking ope-
rations in Mississippi we do not wish to see the experiment tried.
In conclusion we freely forgive the " writer" and hope that when
he grows wiser he may be able to forgive himself for the folly of
committing to paper such a mass of unmeaning platitudes.
(p- A number of our exchanges arc filled with accounts of the
celebration of St. Patrick's day by tho Irish associations in vario.us
cities. In one or two very interesting and amusing accounts are
given of different events in the life of tho patron Saint of Erin's green
isle all of them more or less fabulous. There is one account how-
ever of the manner in which he performed the extraordinary conver-
sion of Ireland to Christianity which none of them have referred to-
It is that given by Calderon tho Spanish poet in his play entitled
the Purgatory of St. Patricius" Wo will endeavor to state the
matter according to our best recollection of the play. St. Patrick is
shipwrecked on the coast of Ireland and reaches tho shore at a point
where Egerio the king happens to be standing and sets about the
task of converting king court and people. He restores life to tho
dead and performs yet greater miracles without converting the
king who threathens him with death if he does not let him see pur-
gatory St. Patrick consents and conducts the court to a mountain
cavern which leads to purgatory. Tho king impatiently rushes into
the gulf blaspheming when the Saint by a "pious fraud" causes him
instead of approaching purgatory to drop direotly into hell which pro-
duced the instant conversion of the whole country. This storv re
presents the good Saint as one of these world controllers who dealt
" In a dissembling policy In nrtu
Tortuous ami little for a. noble mind
And yet In lilm there was no littleness
For nil was done as task work wise or not
For greatest purposes."
Tho Telegraph.
The Telegraph is in full and regular operation between the cities
of Galveston and Houston and the advantages of even this short line
are beginning to be felt in the facility which it affords for the imme-
diate communication of any important news to the interior. This is
illustrated by the last Wednesday's arrival from Houston. By that
sta"-e we were in the habit of receiving our heaviest mail from New
Orleans. It seems that the steamer arrived at Galveston too late for
its mails to be transferred to the Houston boat and the consequence
was that not a single paper or letter from beyond Houston came up.
The telegraphic dispatch sent us by a friend and published in to-day's
paper placed us in possession of an outline of the most interesting
intelligence brought by the steamer. If the wires were extended
from Houston to this city we would for all purposes of communica-
tion be as near New Orleans as is Galveston and business men will
easily comprehend the advantages it would hi to them in transacting
their business. We are in hopes our enterprising merchants will take
the matter in hand and provide for the extension of the line to this
city at an early day. For our part we are anxiously looking for the
better time a coming when we shall daily receive news from the
"outside barbarians" of the o?der States wafted on the lightning's
wire braided pinions to our door.
Death of Senator Gatrc.
The Hon. David Gage died at his residence in Rusk county on
Sunday evening the 2Gth inst.
Major Gage was one of the early pioneers of this country and was
intimately identified with its early history. At a time when it was
necessary for all to be alike soldiers and husbandmen he was distin-
guished for his activity in expelling a savage foe from what was then
the Frontier of Eastern Texas and in protecting the wives and chil-
dren of the settlers from death or captivity. For several years he was
a member of the Congress of Texas in the days of the Republic and
was a member of the Convention that formed the State Constitution ;
and after annexation and the creation of a State government he served
his district in the Senatorial branch of the Lecislaturu for several
years which position he held at the time of his death.
Major Gage was a man of sound judgment and sprightly intellect.
For his friends his attachment was strong while his enmity towards
those whom he regarded as enemies was inveterate. It may be said
of him that he was either a friend or a foe for ho could not occupy
doubtful or middle ground.
Major Gage not unlike the generality of mankind had his faults
but as we are all more or lesschargeabfe let us not speak of them but
let them be interred with his mortai remains to sleep quietly in t lie
cold and silent grave ;" and suffice it to say that in the death of Major
Gage the State of Texas has suffered a most irreparable loss. One
of its strongest advocates and most devoted friends has fallen to rise
no more while Rusk county has lost a good substantial citizen a most
faithful public servant and more than all an honest man. But he is
gone we therefore can but lament his death. May peace abide with
him in his' narrow home and the clod rest lightly on his bier. ' So
mote it be.'' Flag of the Union.
An Important suit.
Wo learn from 2Tat. M. BurfordEsq. who has inst returned
from the courts below that it is the intention of the Attorney
General Col. Jennings to institute a suit in the District Court
6f thiB county during tho ensuing summer in behalf of the
State against the Texas Emigration and Land Company(W.
S- Peters & Co.) for tho recovery of the 1700 sections of land
granted to them by the Legislature in 1852. These lands are
all located about 100 miles west of this place in a fine section
of country and will soon be very valuable. The magnitude
of the interest involved and the many important legal ques-
tions to be settled will attract for this suit a lurge share of
public interest. Dallas Herald.
Low to
$ We are indebted to a friend at Houston for tho following items
of telegraphic news in advance of the mails. The steamer's mails
did notDget into Houston in time for the up-country stage. We thank
our friend for this attention and hope he will continue to give us the
items occasionally :
Tc legr ap hie .
Gai.te.ston April 0 1851.
The new steamer Charles Morgan arrived at Galveston from New Orleans
making the run in 3u hour?.
The New Orleans Coilon Mirket declined on the Cin l-3c. to l-4c
strict middling 8 lo 8 3-4c.
Sugar advanced l-8t
i7i ..n. iin.r nnrl tfr.i!pn.v nnwnru.
Mr. BrecUerlridge and Mr. Culling have settled their difficulty through ihej
intervention of mentis.
The S ate of Rhode Island has elected the win? ticket.
The steamer Black Warrior iirrive.1 at New York on the 29lh nltimo. The
Spanish authorities only stole the Captain's wine and silver spoons; the vessel
is uninjured.
The Gadsden Tre.Vv il is supposed will be rejected by the Senate.
Pennsylvania has rejected ihi liquor law.
The administration will not reltfx its demand? on Spain notwithstanding its
release of the Black Warrior. '
The Kins of Prussia had sent an aulosrrapH letter to Louis Napoleon ofier-
int; mediation. Napoleon declfuea hc offer oa ncconnl of ilie advanceu stale of
affairs. .
England nnd France agree on increasing.lheir armaments for the purpose-of
aiding Tur If ey.
" Troops ore to be sent in large force td Constantinople.
gSgr" The editor of the Clarksville Standard noticing "a
recent visit of his to Hopkins County says. We enquired of
Mr. Wm. T. Blythe who has the largest stock of sheep in the
county as to the progress in the increase of his stock and the
yield of the wool. It has become a settled fact that sheep
cannot be safety imported in flock-. They die in acclimating
consequently time is absolutely necessary to tho acquirement
of any considerable number. Mr. Blythe has something over
600 grown sheep with an increase this Spring of about 400
lambs. Ho calculates his wool will be worth to him this year
$000. Mr. B. calls sheep raising the best business in Texas
and is acquiring what will soon be a valuable property abso-
lutely without effort or care beyond the merest occasional
notice. Wo asked him as to the treatment of his flock in
winter. lie told us that he had put them under shelter but
once last5 winter and never feeds them and yet they arc in the
most healthful condition.
Pro in Mr. Black who in conjunction with his brother im-
ported eleven hundred fino nierinoes into Hopkins last year
we learned that they have only about four hundred left. The
sheep did not waste away but would suddenly die when ap-
parently in tho most healthy condition ; and these gentlemen
never have been able to ascertain the cause of death. They
will continue to import from tho North in small quantities to
keep up the infusion of desirable crosses but will not attempt
to raise their flocks to the desired quantity except by breeding
at home. From Col. B. N". Hampton and Ool.( .Tames Wells
we learned something of a very desimble region of country
which we have never travelled over although it is not far from
here. It is a tract of country about thirty mile squars com-
prising the south end of Hopkins county and corners of Titus
Wood; and Yan Zandt. This Col Wells pronounced the very
best upland cotton region that be had seen or know anything
of. The land is fertile heavily timbered and well watered
the timber Col. M. said to he the tallest and finest that he knew
of in the State. C lurk villa Standard.
(rj Mr. Wilson of Matagorda delivered at Wharton during court
week a Railroad speech lie advocated the construction of a railroad
from some point below Matagorda to Austin. The orator displayed
his usual fervor and eloquence we arc told; but the effort as to prac-
tical results seemed still-born. No one appeared willing to take stock.
On the same oecaeion Jones Rivers stood forth the champion of river
improvement. His speech was very amusing as well us argumenta.
live and wus greeted with enthusiastic applause.
The Superintendent of the lianisburg Railroad was also present.
He did not address the meeting but received much encouragement in
the prosecution of his enterprise. Richmond Recorder.
From the Ohlckaiaw Intcllgcnctr.
LATEST FROM THE PLAINS
JPertuitof the murderers of Col. Stem and Mr. Zqpperman
Arrest and dealli of Okeyuot
Wo aro indebted to tho kindness of a friond at Port Washita
for tho inspection of letters from Fort Arbucklo under date of
19th inst. from which wo compile tho following details re-
specting tho murder of Col. Stem and Mr. Leppcrman and
tho subsequent Into of ono his murderers from which it ap-
pears that Col. Stom and Mr. Lopperman woro returning home
from San Antonio by tho way of Fort Belknap. Their bag-
gage wagon had broken a wheel about twclvo miles from tho
Fort andthey in carriage drawn by two mules started ahead
expecting to reach tho Fort that night. At this point they
woro seen by two Indians ono a Kickapoon amed Sequaqua or
Polecut anil a ono oyod half-brood Hiatikshaw named Okoyot;
having in company a littlo boy some eleven years of age who
&inco has given these particulars. Polecat proposed killing
Messrs. Stem and Lopperman and' ordered tho boy to stay
behind and " mind tho packs." Okoyot fired and tho ball pas-
sed to tho sido of tho Beat of tho carrago without striking. Tho
mules then ran off dragging tho carrago about two hundred
yards off tho road. CoC'Stem and Mr. Leppermau then both
jumped out and being as we suppose unarmed were killed
by a tomahawk and a rifler tho latter used as a club. A
carpet bag pair of saddlebags shot gun and tho coats and
hats of tho mnrdcrod men woro taken by tho Indians also tho
mules. When tho intolligonco of this reached Port Belknap
Lr. Tree with a party of Oragoons was sont out to pursue tho
murderers. Taking with him tho broken rifle ho trailed thorn
for soveral hundred miles and found it to bo identified by
many of a party of Wacoes under Aqua Quash as belonging
to Polecat aud Okeyot Kickapoos. having in company a boy.
While on tho trail ho found a boy's moccasin confirming
the tostimony of tho Wacoes In consequeuco . of heavy
rains tho trail was obliterated at Eod River whon Lt.
Tree returned to Fort Belknap and thenco was ordored to Fort
Arbucklo.
Upon learning of this sad outrage Capt. Simmons sent for
Beaver tho well known Delaware and from information gain-
ed from him was induced to bolicvo that the murderers woro in
the camp of Mosqua a Kickapoo. whoso village is near Fort
Arbucle. On tho morning of the IGth a couple of the Kicka-
poos came in with tho intelligence that Okeyot was a prisoner
and would bo brought in. In tho afternoon Mosqua came in
bringing with him the boy who gave tho information respect-
ing the murder hero detailed. About an hour afterwards
intelligence arrived that tho prisoner had attempted to escapo
and was killed. A party was sent to look for his body which
was found pierced by a ball and cut bv a tomahawk. The
Kickapoos had laid in wait all night for tho murderers and
towards day break apprehended tho half-breed or '' one oyed
man" Okeyot tied him and placed on a horso to bring him to
the garrison. When tho party had got to tho branch "-on this
sido of Cloud's old house" tho prisoner sprang from his horse
and made at Johnson(a Kickapoo) with tho intention of
seizing his rifle and shooting him thereby to effect his escapo.
But Johnson raised his rifle and shot him dead. Thus ends
tho career of one of them the othor known as Morgan Polecat
and Lequaqua is still at large but it is said will certainly bo
taken or killed in tho attempt. 11ns wo sincerely hope lor
tho sake of humanity and tho laws.
We cannot help hero remarking the carelessness of these two
travellers in thus risking themselves to thp accidents of travel
without better weapons. That two ersons should be approach-
ed and killed by an equal number with no other weapons than
a tomahawk and an unloaded rifle is an event that should strike
every ono as a strange casualty.
Tho Kickapoo Chief Mosqua expresses his great gratifica-
tion that Capt. Simmons had not attacked his camp and
says that tl no bad Kickapoo shall live in his camp and if
tho whites do not hunt them up he will." Certainly his
promptitude in this affair would givo earnest of his honest
intentions.
Superior Texas Sugar.
Wo were shown says the Galveston News of tho 28th ult.
a few days since- by Mr. Wrigloyrof our city a specimen of
sugar made upon tho plantation of Mrs. Orr at West Liberty
on the Trinity river which wo considered fully equal in every
essential particular to tho best descriptions made in Louisiana.
In fact wo have seldom seen sugar made in the United States
of so superior a quality as that shown to us by Mr. Wrigley.
There were something near sixty hogsheads made on the samo
plantation the past season ; and wo aro assured that not one of
them was inferior in any respect to tho ono from which the
sample alluded to was taken.
Obituary.
We copy the following obituary notion of the late First Assistnnt
Postmaster General from the Washington Intelligencer of tho 24th
iiiRtnnt :
In this city yesterday of n pulmonary complaint which hnd long
affected him the Hon. Selnh R. llohhie the distinguished 1 irst
Assistant Postmaster General. Uis death is truly a national loss.
lie was born at Newburgh New York on the 10th of March. 1707.
and died at the age of fifty-seven. At an early day he established
himself at Delhi Delaware county in the practice of the law where
he married a daughter of the distinguished Gou. Root .with whom
he wns connected in business. As an evidence ttiat his tnlents and
standing were duly appreciated lie was early commissioned District
Attorney and .Brigade Major and Inspector in both of which capaci-
ties lie acquitted himself 'with distinguished ability and success.' l$
was elected to Congress in the fall of 1820 while yet a young man
lie was appointed Assistant Postmaster General on the accession of
Gen. Jackson to the Piesideuey in 1821). To his skill judgment
and perseverance the Post Office owes much of its success during
the last twenty-five years. His service and unremitting labors im-
paired his health nai in 1830 ho voluntarily retired from office.
Relaxation and quiet some what restored him. On President Pierce
coming into oliice he yielded lo the urgent request of friehds and con-
sented to resume his duties of First Assistant Postmaster General.
His strength was unequal to the labors of the position and he 60on
sank under them. In his iuteicourse ho was easy frank and can-
did. These qualities added to his extensive knowledge in natters
of business mude him a most popular public officer lie was esteemed
and beloved by all his friends. As a liu&bnuit and a father he was
devoted kind and affectionate ; as a christian he wr-s exemplay sin-
cere mid confiding
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Scurry, William R. & Hampton, J. W. Texas State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 34, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 15, 1854, newspaper, April 15, 1854; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth81130/m1/3/?q=gage: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.