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AUSTIN. TEXAS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24 1855.
NO. 27.
THE TEXAS STATE GAZETTE.
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Railroad Mcetiug.
Mr. Editor: Last Saturday a meeting of the citizens of Jackson county
tths held nt Tfxnna for the purpose of appointing delegates to the La Grange
Convention and to oirernn expressioi. of public opinion on a railroad com-
munication between AuMin and tho Bay. You will receive minutes of the
proceedings of the meeting for publication.
The meeting was larger than tho friends of the measure proposed had an
ticipated and numbered many of our most respectable citizens. 1'ublic feel-
ing seemed strongly aroused Lu favor of a decisive and general movement on
tho railroad quontion. A strong confidence seemed to be felt by the citizens
gonerully that the measure may now have a fair chance for success.
There was in our meeting a ludicrous exception to the generally expressed
opinion on the railroad to the interior. After the resolutions of the meeting
-wore passed the antiquated futhr of tho Fogy family arose and expressed Ihe
-opinion that they had been too fast that ox-team transportation will answer
tho wants of the country for ut least the next stocnty-Jive years and that the
railroad between Austin and tho coast will not be built till that poriod of timo
expires.
This is the man "that we teadof" that sat upon tho shirt-tail cf progress
crying "wo! wo!" A fragment ofr the shirt-tail and a lock of his har are
to be presented to the antiquarian society of Texana. We wuut to get up an
ox-team express and a goafer telegraph between this place und Austin and'
make him president of tho company. If wo could then establish a line of
flat boats between Texana and Powderhom and elect him grand commander
of the sqUailron it would bo- as much glory as any man. of his dimensions
v UQuld possibly endure.
We haVe now taken held of this enterprise in Ihe right way. The planters
merchants and citizens generally arc rallying in its support. So far as we can
.-discover there are no imported sharpers land speculators or doubtful names
connected with the enterprise. There are no great loaders in the work to
damn it in the eyes of capitalists with the skeletons of great names. We
want it to be a work of the people. It will succeed better without the aid of
broken down bankets or crafty demagogues.
The planter and producers should be th main pillars of tho work. They
4end off all of the produce and consume most oi the back freightsnnd direct-
ly ei indirectly foot most of the bills. They have properly character industry
-and honesty that willgiye credit tnany enterprise they may engage in.
Let the planters of this section of Texas unite on a route to tho navigable
waters below us and the editors gathernll the facts they can command thas
may hear upon Ihe subject and give through their columns as much liylit at
possible to the people and let the merchants and all others join cheerfully in
the enterprise and this great and important work will bo beyond a shadow of
f. doubt speedily and triumphantly ocoomplisked. OBSERVER.
Texana Feb. 6th 1855.
and L. T. Harris Esq.
On motion .the meeting then adjourned.
A. W. Hicks Secretary.
Ilallctsvillc February 10th 1855.
J.J. FOSTER President.
Ijcxingtoii Iturlciiun County.
A meeting of Ihe citizens ol Burleson county hold in the Masonic tlnll in the
ownof Lexingtou for ihe purpose of taking the subject of Railroads into con-
deration. On motion M.ijor T. H. Mundinc wan called to the Chair and John
B. Nunn wa appointed Secretary.
The Chairman then in a lew npptopriat remarks explained the object of the
meeting.
Uriah Copeland. Eq. J. Brisher J. II. Caraway and Col. S. Atchison were
appointed to draft resolution expressive ol the object of this meeting ; Where
upon the following resolution was submitted and adopted :
That whnrcas the counties of Travis and Fayctie hnve expressed themselves
in public meeting recommending a meeting of thc counties interested lo meet
in convention nt the town of Lngrnnge on thn first Monday in March next :
Resolved That this meeting appoint five delegates to attend said convention
and if any of the said deleg lion be present at said convention they shall be au-
thorised to cast the vote of this portion of Burleson county.
On motion Ihe Chair appointed Col. Milton MeClanah.tn Dr. J. L. Ilollidiy
Hon. Jos. Shaw C. P. "Vance Esq. nnd Dr. F. M. Mundine as delegates to
said convention.
On motion jh Chairman and Secretary was added to said delegation.
On motion tho Secretary of this meeting be requested to furnish the editor3
ol the Slate Gazette a copy of the proceedings of this meeting and request them
io publish the same.
On motion the meeting ajourned. T. H. MUNDINE Chr'm.
John B. Nunn Secretary.
Tribute of Respect.
Whereas it has pleased Almighty God in his infinite wisdom to remove from
our midst our bolovcd companion Thomas P. Cartmell who in the morn of liiei
with hopes buoyant and prospocts bright was suddenly called to another world '
Therefore be
F tsolvctl That we deeply deplore the loss of our companion and mourn over
hi' untimely end. J
K'nlvcd That in token of our sorrow tho members of this Chapter wear the
Uit. ..ugenJ' mourning for thirty days.
Resolved That a. copy of these resolutions be furnished the family of the de"
ceased companion und to the city papers for publication.
H. L. UPSHUR one of the Committeo.
Feb. 14 A. D. 18j4.
I hereby certify the above and foregoing to bo a true copy ol thc original Reso.
lulions of Luttc Star Chapter No. 6.
J. L. GRAVES Sec'y.
Kail Road Meeting-.
At a meeting of the citizens of Lavaca county at the court house in the town
Cf Hnlletsville on the 10th inst. according to previous notice to take intocon.
ideralion 'he propriety and expediency of constructing a Railroad fromsome
point on Matagorda Bay to the city of Austin; J. J Foster was called to the
Chair the Hon. J. H. Livergood was chosen Vice President and A. V. Hitks
Esq. Secretary.
After the meeting was organized the Chair explained the object of the tnee
og after which c n motion of L. T. Harris Esq. a committee of six were ap-
pointed to draft resolutions expressive of tho sense 'of the meeting; said com-
mittee consisting of Col. W.J. Hoverlon H. Tollison L. T. Harris Eq. T-
A. Hester P. Howard and J. J. Ballard who after retiring submitted to the
meeting lite following resolutions which were unanimously adopied to wit ;
Whereas a pressing necessity exists and is becoming generally more weighty
and urgent for a Railroad communication between Austin and the navagnblo
waters on the South and a lively interest is now springing in almost every por-
tion of Western Texas in lavor of an immediate practical and strong move-
ment in this great enterprise therefore:
Resolved That we cordially unito with ihe citizens of the neighboring counties
and will tlo nil in our power to secure a practical issue that may confer the great-
est benefit on the largest number of the people ol'lhis section of Texas including
the ctlizHiisof ihe Guadalupe and Colorado rivers and ihe oilier rivers and
Atreams lliul may be benefitted by a central Railroad between these extremes.
Resolved That while we believe a Railroad from Texana to AuMiti direct is
the most practicable scheme that can be devised for the benefit of Western Terns :
we are prepared to unite upon any other plun that rimy eventually be made to
appear bettor adapted tu the wants and interests of the country.
Resolved That we ardently desire to see this en'ire enterprise placed in the
tiands of the planters and other citizens of Western Texas and continue under
theirexclusive control und direction.
Resolved That the leading men in this enterprise and those eveiiluolly seloct"
ed to manage the ruTuinr of the company should be such as have high character
for honesty andefliciency and that may give character a.id credit to ihe compa-
ny at home and abroad.
Resolved Thai Western Texas with the moans and credit now at their dispo-
sal can build such a Railroad as will give great and general relict to the coun-
try; and Lavaca county is prepared to do her full share in the construction ol
ach a Railroad.
Resolved That ten delegates be appointed by the Chair to attend the Railroad
onvention lobe held at Lagrange on the first Monday in March nnxt and that
they be instructed to present lo said convention a copy of these resolutions.
Resolved Thai a copy ol ihe proceedings of this meeting i". sent to llic State
Gazeile.and Times nt 'Austin Clarion at Lockhort and to ihe Gonzales loqui
or and Texian Advocate for publication.
Thc following gentlemen were appointed by ihe Chair to attend the Railroad
Convention to be held at Lagrarigeto wit :
C. Ballard J. W. Kielly B. F. Moss B. B. Walker Esq. L. D. Harris E-.q.
Ar W Hicks Eiq.E. Davis Col. W.J. Howerton.Rtv. S. B. Dickson Hon. 1.
Bowardand Redding Andrews Esq.
On motion of CjI. Howcrton the President and Vioe President were added
jo sahLcorniniiier.
The'inecting was addressed by Col. Efowerton Co'. BB. Walker D Pcnnclt
Texas Indians. The Senate of ihe UnitedStates has passed an amendment
lo the Indian appropriuiion bill for the colonization of the Texas Indians.
ViCTOini. Our coteinporaty of the Advocate is lecturing his fallow-citizens
about going to chinch. He says that "professors of Christianity in Victoria
deserve a severe reprimand for not attending church."
Tknnessek. Judging from thc signs in Tennessee we think it is likely that
the democratic purty willjcombine upon Hon. A.nd. Johnson for Governor and
thai the Whigs will run Hon. M. P. Gentry in opposition. Both are strong men
in their parly but we can have littlo or no doubt of the election of Johnson. He
is more familiar wilh and more markedly recojnised by the inassos of the people.
Tyler and Dallas Railroad. At a meeting of the commission-
ers of this fo& in Henderson it was resolved to open books of sub'
scription in Shelby Panola Rusk and Smith. Benj. L. Goodman
was appointed President pro tern and John C. Robertson anil M. D.
Graham Secretaries no tern. The next meeting takes place at Ty-
ler on the 23d April next.
Matamouos. A writer at Brownsville says in a letter to us under
date of the 10th inst. that the Mexicans are generally pleased with
the recall of Gen. Woll to the city of Mexico and the appointment of
Gen. R. D de la Vega. Still however the revolutionists are bard at
work in getting up another expedition and some arrests have taken
place. The trade at Brownsville was dull owing in some irieusure to
the unsettled condition of affairs in Mexico and a general disposition
on the part of the government to interfere with the trade on the Rio
Grande.
The article in the HouMou Telegraph censuring Attorney Genera
Jennings for delay in trying the bank cases before out Supremo Court
we are informed is unjust ; and that on the contrary these cases
have been argued sooner by an agreement than he eou'ilhave forced
them by any legal right. We are not advised as to the exact fact
but understand from one of the opposing counsel that they are sub-
stantially as staled above. Civilian.
Flouring Mills. This is among the hot investments in Texas.
No one can fail making money who es.ablibhes a flouring mill in our
upper counties. We see I hat several are now building in the counties
west of the Trinity. East also in Anderson Navarro and Smith se-
veral mills aro now going up. A gentleman in one of our tipper
comities contemplates the erection of a flouring mill which will cost
at least fifteen thousand dollars. These arc the mills to give us char-
acter abroad for the quality of our Hour.
Qjp- We see that a historical and literary society is about to bs es
ablished at Dallas. We are glad to note this evidence of tabic ant
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Anixjdotb of Websthu. Daniel V obiter need to roluto that
in a suit be received eighteen dohar mr n vast amount of labor
but afterwards was employed in nn exactly rfituilar eabe and
received a fee of five thousand dohaiv though he tiaed tho
same brief that lie had prepared fur the lirst ciiao.
jJCgr An ingenious rascal has bivn victimized several of the
New York hotels to the extent of $0 or $SU per hotel by
simply entering his name on the bouka to btart early in the
morning taking and paying for a room on the ground Hour
and replacing the rubbish of his carpet bag with whatever
valuables his room alibrded as sheets blankets ami other bed
furniture. .
The Indian Territory.
Our. course in regard to the Indian policy uf the United States has
been fully stated. Soino time ago wo entered into an elaborate d-
oiiBsion of the merits of Senntor Johnson's (of Arknnsas) bill and t
maintained the proposition that it was the duty of the United State I
to prepare the Indian for tho pursuits of cirilization. First by ins ni.
ing to them permanent homes and thc means of support and subsid-
ence until they could be instructed in the arts of husbandry and m-
chanics; sucond by instructing their offspring in schools of manual
labor and maintaining presses and publications for general informir
uon ; and third in maintaining forms of government and as far aw
practicable assimilating iliem lo our own and giving to tho Indian
the same rights and remedies for tho protection of their persons and
property as are secured to ourselves under our Stale government.
That we can now at this time accomplish much towards this ob-
ject is apparent to all and assented to by mauy Indian chiefs of inlls-
etice und authority among their respective tribes as well as tba
whole corps of Indian agents on our frontier and the representative'
and senators of the frontier States. It is with pleasure we learn fro
Washington city that a Choctaw delegation is now present ther
for thc purpose among others of aiding m devising a territorial orga'
nidation according to the plan of Senator Johnston This delegation'
consists of Col. Peter P. Pitchlynn Samuel Garland Israel Folsom.
and Dickson W. Lewis. These Indians are men of influence and w
trust that such will bo the course of the government as to show them-
our sincerity in seeking to promote their welfare by effecting a full
and liberal settlement of all existing unsettled business an
matters of controversy ; and thus placing them in an independent p
m
sition to accept as they undoubtedly will tho terms of tho new
territory.
The present predatory warfare carried on by the Southern Coma
ches and fugitive bands of all other tribes requires thc infliction of
summary punishment yet when the blow is struck which may put
death many Indians and strike terror to the breasts of every tribe oft
tho frontier still the work is by no means complete. Hunger nixl'
want arc the necessary incidents of tho Indian's mode of life and tba
temptation to obtain these at the sacrifice of the property of the vhit9
mau will still be presented and always remain powerful incentives
aggression. As the white-man advances upon the hunting ground
of tho Indian the sources of supply of the latter must bo as constant ry
narrowed down and cut off; and he year after year left to struggle .
against tho increasing vicisitudes of his condition. Tho work f
slaughter must either be kept up until wo mew down in one field f
blood the whole race of the red man ; or after inflicting such punish-
ment at the present time as the outrages upon the lives and proper1
of our people call for the federal governrrieat should at once present
the alternatives to the Indian of an asylum for their support and maiiir
touauce attch as we have pointed out presenting to them all lb
comforts and security of civilization or the entire abandonment cf
our territory for ever under penalty of death. Tho crisis has come tt
this for the avoidaucc of future bloodshed and loss among both white
and Indians. The territory of the United Stales peopled as it may
temporarily be by the Indian is the property of civilization- it is tba
property of the cultivator of the 6oil ; and if the Indian refuses to enrol
himself in the army of production for the permanent benefit of llfl
human family he must give way to the white mau and he in tun
miibt become ihe possessor of the Indian'3 hunting grounds and ia
that possession the white man must be fully secured and protected by
the strong arm of society. Whether it shall or shall not cost th
sacrifice of the last man and last drop of blood of the Indian race wo
repeat that such are the advances of the white man such the vaei
increase of population such the increased wants of commerce thut
Qvary acre of tillable soil is of right snored to the dominion of thecnl.
tivutor auu they who seek to hold it to the use of the chase and tho
wild beaat of prey must as surely expect to be expelled from it arid
as justly be decreed to lose it as the drones to be expelled by tba
working bees from thc hive. The fate ol the Indian left to his aborig
inul pursuits to be doomed to utter ?nd bloody extermination is as ing
evitable as it is mtaiti that the while man must become the ultimaui
powssor of the entire Indian domain.
It is the duty of every legislator as a statesman theduiy of our ge-
vernmoiit toscol; to place the Indian in such a position as shall end
in propariug him for a member of society capable of discharging il
duties and ma imami tig its obligations ; and thus while the Indian rao
may fritter and (Involve away it shall be peacefully by the mixture
of races and with dignity and character as it memorials of existeno
for posterity. Stteli an end will be honorable alike to the lost race ami
ihe power of the superior which swallowed it up and still exibta io
carry forward its contuieats and raise-blill higher the character of man
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and government.
rj- We 6ee that Mr. Jiiowu is beating up for recruits iu Caldwell
and Guadulupu couniie to go against the Indians.
Tin: GuAiuLuri:. Our frieuda at Gonzales have 6tarted the FM-
boat and we hope that the voyage to tho bay will bo a prosperou
one. Cotton was taken we understand at S3 and 4. per bul. Vijjv
orons efforts arc making to get a steamer in thc river to ply between
Powderhoru &J . nd Victoria.
Know Nothings In Congress the leading advocate are Clayton
Whig Houston Democrat Thompson Whig Adamt Whig BupJiJL
Mace Smith ami other Democrats.
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Oldham, W. S. & Marshall, John. Texas State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 27, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 24, 1855, newspaper, February 24, 1855; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth81174/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.