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net .propase in risese smoadtwnU to nxtl tfce
time fa which tins mad t-l W completed bet it
prepftputtat Uefrtaf-awifiinbi;tlicr.
tlei-4rbje firat ton arises. kU Wed Tt-hihs
the 8t ream bat that the iro nH el-all sot b
.vtvw v' u uowu vriuut nt&?liBe. a io
tC Oil&BirU' nVfllf IMmtl If M--rS- CMf iaiA
M4t?ttzzr"zra??:i?z?L rn - uovcrament
- rs-msa tinder the origi saso. These
a"4$$ oaj ciiBCei iwepbt to be tunic I IieJieve
I trsrftker -wRI be satisfactory to tirf Senate and
they wHl Bteei tbeiY approval.
-ir. latlok o. Law -: regret ve -iM-ch
that I am i-OMtrsined to differ with my
fHoai from Harri-on (Mr. Seott) I feel called
upon to car that at the cowmcacemmt of fJtit
sett-ion there wore tone attempt made to ham
wrae coartera tvhicli v. otild cwnflct wim the htter-
vtU of thlc road. I tbea tok the porition that
tlw: should pot be pataed that tiw ri-bts of tha
road should not be interfere i with. Ialopledsd
myejf to rote aeaiart all fuaonintentt on anr lull
tp plaoe thIcorprotioB io a better condition than
It aow i. I am prepared to rote for the juaecd-
meet propewod bj ttie .Tksarj- Commlltoe. but
I'can wt vote for the amendment proposed bv the
Soeator from Harruon.
Mr. Martiv irW : I feel co.uiderable iaterett
in thin quMtiou. Ordinarily when rail road char-
ten are brought before tbic Senate for other parts
jf tke State than that which I am imHumt in.
ArafAJt T AM4a. .141. . f I
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ivor of their passase; believing that rhecorponiJJate In regard to Hie t'ctrrs Colony. H -
...... . nuu il vnu..o air iuirut-u nulla
carry out the object) viKA they eek. flut r I
ray oaiy to my consiituecrs ana eiMzens of the
State nt larg c renders it neceftmry for me to do-
Hiio my posiuon on inu fimjeci.
Sr.I H ve in the central part of the State of Texaf .
We lire beyond the roach of the natural channels
of trasrpsrtation and with no procpects of Eail-
rosd's reaching us for a long rime to come Wc
.have granted a great many charter? but as vat
neBe of them have realized any thing to the State
Should we not consider carefuli v what we are pro-
posing todobcforeweputan.nnoreuelesschartcrB
on our statute book 1 T object Mr. President to
the change in Urn namo of this corporation. If
that company cannot construct the road under the
privileges and inducement which arc held out in
the original charter I cannot tee in what manner
the alteration of their names can assist them to
' ." '""'L "JL-i- " uiey nave eorporatc
capacity. Idon't think the Legislature should take
those privileges from them nor do I think that a
corporation should attempt to be relieved from
the contracts they have already imfAiwl inf .v
resorting to the chicanery of changing their name.'
Vt t 3 "acv cy wohiu nor attempt such a
thing but I confess I do not like the idea oi clang
ing the name of the corporation. If thev desire
rclisf I should not object to granting them a new
charter au. when that company comes forward
and acknowledges that they are incapable of cou-
pling with their charter that they cannot con-
struct the road within "the period specified I
shall be very ready to grant them a new charter
but I must earnestly protest against tho paseage
of charters and then continue to amend them
until the original charter itself shall have been lost
t V tn c.iM lilrl il it . - .
in tnc vast numuers ot araendmouts that have been
added to it. Mr. President 1 live in thnt country.
I feel a deep and abiding interest in the develop-
ment of the natural resources of that country.aud
in any thing that pertains to hor present and fu-
ture prosperity and I sincerely trust tho Senate
will not engross this bill.
Mr. Lott said: I think the Senator from Hen-
derson (Mr. Martin) misapprehends the nature
and intention Of the amendments. The amend-
ments do not proposo to confirm any now rights
at all. It does not propose to mako void or re-
lease the company from any contracts which Ihey
may have made but it simply proposes to change
tfao caption of the Charter and to reiterate what
Senator Scott has already said; it proposes a re-
lease of thelawne down the railing ofthn first in
miles of the road until they will have an opportu-
nity to connect .vith the terminus or the Louisiana
road. We ask now at the hands of the Senate to
extend tho time 12 months or rather to permit
them to forfeit their claim to the bonus ot eight
sections of land to the mile simply because they
may not have .the iron of the first ten miles of tho
road laid down within tho time prescribed in the
charter. This company is now engaged in the
construction of this road ; the hands are actually at
work and they ore doing every thing possible" to
adranee tho work to completion; and they now
ask fur notion? more thau that tbcj may bo re-
leased from that part of the contract which re-
quires thorn to lay down tho iron rails within tho
lour years or in other wofdg until they will bo
able to connect with the western terminus of the
Louieiana Hoadsothat they will have some op-
portunity to transport their iron to their road.
1 hold in my hand a paper which contains an ad-
ditional notice of this road and places them iu a
very fair position. There is no mistake about it.
There are upwards of one hundred hanas now at
work. We ask for no money; wo want no exten-
sion of time in which the road shall bo completed;
want noaaditinal lands to be appropriated but
wo simply wish that an extension oi time in which
the first section of ten miles may be completed
and certainly no Senator can he unwilling to grant
that trifling fevor towards this road which is now
doing so much to comply with tho letter of the
Charter. The Senator from Henderson Mr.
Martin.) says he is in faor of any thing that will
dcvclope the resources of tne country; certainly
then he cannot oppose these small amendments.
Thoro is no -trick iu those amendments. The
people of thi6 country demand they should be made ;
tho corporation demand it. and i can see no rood
and valid reason why these amendments should
bo objectedito by any Senator on this floor.
Mr. Scqtt; 1 am surprised that the senator
from HchdarKin (Mr. Martin) sheuld raise an
abjection to-Is pill. Certainly thu people of
uiai region oi pe Diaio wmen no represents are
auiioun to aid iu tho construction and participate
in its benefits in every possible manner. I am
under obligations to the senator from Smith (Mr.
Lott) for his timely aid in support of this mcaMire.
I Want every senator on this floor to understand
that ills company is no bogus conc rn: that it is
abonafidc company; and that they arc now ac-
tually engaged in its construction. "I am not rais-
takoii in what I say that they arc now working
upon this road. The superintendent of the work
is now on the ground with near $120S0 dollars
worth of tools of various kinds hand-cars wheel-
barrows and everything likely to he required in
such operations: and I understand the superin-
tetjdeBt is a man of wealth of energy and indus-
inuus.uusow iicuiid mat jic uas come to lCAae
not only with the determination to exhaust his
entire means on that road rather than fail in its
accomplishment; but that he expects to become
n citizen of Texas and his services no doubt will
bo valuable to the State hereafter in the way of
fn !' ivi taker W9 katlbtki S-a . C. ft l?
"' ".MMiitg mi iuiuiuu luu-'ruet. coon auer nis
arrival in that section the most of the white la-
lwrers which he had brought with him ascertain-
ing that tLoy coukl secure better wages as deck
hands on steamboats etc tbey left him and ho
was compelled to hire negro hands; which upon
trial arc found to be superior laborers and ho has
found thorn to bo preferable to the laborers which
he bad-brought wtth Urn. He is t.nxions to hire
as many negro laborers as possible; and rs an
earntwt of what he expect todo ho has hired every
uKwrn flint h."tiT-r.Y..1 .:; t- ..
t
IV &T - . s--v.cu iuiu. xic is wording
?u "ftWRai o4?rs engaged at
every negro that has becae-Sered them. Tho torn-
uu iuus v t-iuUI LIi rrmri nirn hinu
pany seem to ue in a neaitcy condition Guaccial-
. Iv. for they aek no credit; hnttiar T.nw -..
for laborers at the edof evefv month in ad-
vancer if required : and it fcppcars.'fmm all tho in-
foraatien we can ottain iroui reliahV c..o.
that the work will be vigonwsily prosecuted unto
pomplsuoa. J.fc oniv oosvacte mat seems to be
jn the wr now is the getting the Iran railing to
the rsai. At4 we ask no extension r time in
which. lkp oefirraotors will be required to coa-
stract and camplete the first ten iniJe of road:
nnl v afc to be relieved from la ing down the rails.
The presWer.t of tho Louisiana road has auured
us that ike Louisiana road will be constructed in
rime for us to make the connection and complete
the first section in the period ashed for in this a-
mendmeat Icannotcenceive.thataTcxasLegisla-
larBrtTvhlcb has been so liberal in granting ex-
tensloas f time and other privHtges to railroad
contraejiars can see any objection to these slight
amesdmests; the first of which is only to change
the sam of the impanv and tho second to re-
lieve orJirom ferfeitiB'f oar bonus of eight sections
of laad to the & granted to as on tho charter.
4ipopth $a$tba of our finishing tea mOrs oft
arna oy me luiA-reoruary jcj ; nut sun
Tteavrs us btnrod tcllnUh the" grading and furnish-
Jjg thtt'trMS pfa; withih. that periods and I carn-
tly igpe they will be adopted.
Mr. Scott: I had no exncc'taiiqa Mr. Presi-
tltat When" thfe hijl waj called up that i would
cktt the dis cuidon that has been had en this
auction. I mast certainly believe that the sena-
tofxom Henderson (Mr. Martin) greatly misun-
dentands the object and intention of the amend-
aesa orl greatlynusfakc the motives by which
ke uactuateil in ha opposition to them.
Hjgoes on to state that he believes that this
com Joy are ia earnest iu their undertaking and
thaitley will spare no eXcrtione to forward the
work"; and in proof of that position he instances
the "piferm widen they arc now making. Well.
sir. wi is the effect of Ms speech 1 what does
ha projose to accomplish br his oppossSou to this
"SthfipsiIrT 'ItPpears'towethat.Jf; through his.
bnnasSfiai Id rb M. tke amendments thmld
PP iQt"pd tho cot;trattrs-4lieuldfan for want of
tiny: tojcaHiPjv wttp i&ar cantrs'Ss t&ai ce
would pise iimself ia Txrher oriMvfewardpi-
tion. Hloectstkattt ia Impolitic thattheLegii-
lataresfxas should amend chartew I cannot
seeayiaropriety in amending; aayjast. which
the leVttcrests of the iStite. cS; 4ny-5Cctioa
of the Shte demand should lie amended.
He mj it conf3ic.a with the prospective P&-
oc nureas. vt uai tttranccs nave gentle-
meii that tn Pacific road vtii crer be built 7
How ave ' And -hail e tu foltl . srr k
patiently wait for norne cesiwt tfce part of the
iieourikl Government on thi ; -?"
Uowrument on ink subject?
.s-t tM lu DM ttiii jf .. t T tl r
of any
let tu
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nlprnriiA.
inmd to the call In a Itfaml 1 rr.fr.l mn
f Bv tr that the h-nate will not be
Idff by the f ophotrr of the gentleman from
lipttderm. If von wit! rmir.r fiU ct..1 .m
will Cui that it dooc not apply to the subject 'un-
..... vnvo ov a. iHl. ciMtiraccort want Ho
ming lesaiizra; buttaey atic f imply that they
may hare the name of the caption changed. "Will
the Senate refaae to do so eimplr become there
will prefeablr ltd at whdc futere p'enod a Pacific
railroad built through that couatrv ? The pn-
pict i pretty good it is true that such a road
m oc winr atm l wncerelv tnirt that it will;
fcnt on that areotmr I can we n( ood reason
way wenhtwhl told oar mn hU. i;M. mnr
riep and a little more alamber" and wait until
ttau Btainmoth undertaking shall be completed.
There w abumlancp and nnmistaiable evidence
that th companj are in earnest; that it U no
buinbug affair; and now I ak if thja Senate -will
refuse the tnfiinir ampndirwmtc wh'.i-h cm now
propofeil to lie made to the bill : I hope they will.
itetaarJcw oi Mr. Arjn.Xro.irr 5t tlic Sen
Janaan 8. 1830.
The bill to prevent the Cornmisinncr of the
General Land Office issuing patents to the Texan ?e oct of Uate JanuarylG 1843 which relates
I'uiigration and Land Company in these wordB : t0 l"an"e subject and which no doubt was in-
Sec 1. Beit enactedbv the Legislature of the tcnded hy the President and contractors asau-
fctate of Texas that the Commissioner of the noJ' under which tho terms of the original
"General Land Office is hereby prohibited issuing k""'tract coald be changed and tli parties did
uauw or pastum " iiie ician .emigration
nnd Land Company" or its agents for any land
lying in Peters' Colony and that thin act fake
effect from and afterits passage.
Mr.AnMSTROSG said : Mr. President: The
bill new before the Senate and under dicusWon
and to be acted upon by this bodv is the hill re
ported by the committee and which provides
that the Commissioner of the General Laud Of-
fice shall not issue title: to tho "Texan Emigra-
tion and Land Company" for the seventeen hun-
dred sections of land lor which certificates were
authorised to issue under an "act relating to
laau in ieters- uoiony approved i-eb. JO leo2.
This bill if passed will prohibit the ijsiinnee or
the patent on said sections absolutely and not
coiitingentli and if it should be decided by the
Conrtu as provided for by the Ordinance tiat
said Company shall have the land then the Le-
gislature will repeal this restraining act Itia
better to withhold the patents than to cue to
set them aide alter the issuance experience
hailng shown that tho odds is against the State
in all controversies especially with powerful com
panies combined with influential individuals both
known and unknown. This bill upun which the
Senate isnow called to act is exactly the same as
ono now pending in the other branch of the Le-
gislature. The Senator from I-'aunin mistakes
that there is hut one Senator on thi3 floor advoca
ting the passage of this bill representing the ter-
ritory ot Peters Colony. I claim to have tho
right as ono who represents a" portion of that ter-
ritory ana the portion of said Colony which lies
in the district I represent also includes a large
number of eaid 1700 section surveys. These
1700 section surveys conflict and in many instan-
ces cover the headrightand military grants oftho
old Texan and citizen soldier to whom the pre-
sent population are indebted for their homes and
their prec-nt privileges. I mean no unjust dis-
tinctions but justice to my country is my object.
Justice to all to those who came hero yesterday
and those who emigrated to this country in the
early morning of our political existence. I again
say that the Senator from Fannin will see that I
possess a legitimate right in representing the in-
terests of the State at large and tho district
specially to urge tho passage of this bill. This
morning I offered a substitute resembling the
bill ip the other house but on reflection with
drew it believing tue original which is now un
der debate preferable to the substitute.
with W. S.Peters and others eollcctirclti for col-
onizitigaud settling a portion of the unannronria-
ted lands of the "Republic to introduce tho num-
ber of families to be specified in said contract
within three years from date aud that such settlp-
ntent shall be commenced in one vear from tint
The said law requires tho President to designate
the boundaries of tho Colony to bo above the lim-
its oftho then existing settlements and iu which
Colony the emigrants were required to reside.
hat each launlv was to havo 040 acres of laud.
and each single man over 17 j ears old to have
320 acres. That the contractors Peters and oth-
crs.-fhould not obtain from tho colonists more
than half of their colony grants by way of re-
cempence for expense of transportation of said
colonists that no colonists should have title for
his claim before building a good cabin upon it
and fence and culm ate 15 ncres or the tract
granted that the contractors should receive a
piemium of 10 sections for even' one hundred
tamilies introduced aud 10 half sections for every
one hundred single men and that a failure of the
contractors should not prejudice thu claims ot
the colonists. Hero we see that the colonists is
protected against the delinquencies of this com-
pany. This first law passed on which all the
colony claims rest and specially guarantees the
rights of the colonists against every emergency
nut leaving them in the least dependent on the
doings oftho contractors.
I shall refer to tho contracts entered into hv
the President of Texas with W. S. Pclers aud
others eolltclitcly : 1st. Contract dated Aug. 30
1641 authorising the contractors to introduce
GOO families in three ears from date. 2d. Con-
tract dated Nov. 9 1811 for 200 families within
the three years ; cue-third of the families to be
introduced before tho first of March 1813. 3d
contract dated July 20 1812; ouc-thirdof the
emigrants to be introduced in six mmitbs further
time. 4th contract dated January 20 1843; this
contract expired on July 1st JtJ4S. Tho said
act is the ground of these contracts whether
they are butane ur fonr contracts. If tho con-
tracts are an entirety tho period of near seven
years intervenes between its date and consumma-
tion. The wkqle number of famiie3 contracted
to be introduced was tiOO. I have very reliable
information that the cdonistt; came info the colo-
ny at their own expense being iuduccd by the
offers which were published iu various prints ot
the United States. Those contractors after ob-
taining this contract advertised for emigtants as
colonists to be settled in the colony ufieriug
many inducements for colonlstB and proposing
terms to be arranged between tho contractorSjand
emigiants. The emigrants came arid settled in
the colony expecting the land to be set apart fur
them by the contractors. Tho contractors failed
leaving the colonists without their lands being
designated and appropriated to themselves (the
contractors) tho choice selections of land. Tho
contractors sought to obtaiu premium lauds for
having introduced the settlers and settling them
on therlaud5nd without- surveying and desig-
nating the saiq lantis. Thp couniitts finding
themselves deceived by the contractors were
unwilling to give the contractors a portion oi
their claims tor no consideration. The contrac-
tors failed in their stipulations with tho colonists
eatirelv nnd great confusion arose between the
contractors and colonists. Thecontr&c o gcaustd
the said publications! be made in the United
Stat;!! which is tho only act everdqaeby tbeni
to comply 5 fit tho Legislature of Texas granted
to said company 1700 sections of hud. Accor
ding to the contract entered mto enroling uib con-
traotors to 10 sections for every 100 families in-
troduced by them thesaid contractors must have
introauced 17000 lamiucx Now who believes
owy intrwiuted nne fainilv V They published a
description of the enterprise end emigrants came
rn numbers.
Kfftnv-.! ...J1 -i-i ..-k
co it is mat ice Jbcgisature bo
-"-Ycoi iwu sections ou a company
'"j yuuu&uiug aescripuon or tee coun-
m S. T PhiWy wwth 100 and not
Thr;oaf1708rectious werc aJr earned.-
Thecoatraetwas for introducing S00 families
and suppose the.8J0 had h. VX " VT".X7
t.Ueu to u sections as imn.;nm j .i n-i .
I nnists have "enerallv .l5-:i TT V . . ""
1Za .rt5.jS. "i" ? i uaveiwenw-
r luiruuu iu itiv vuiuiiirrnrv mt . i!i . i
nrtrtion F their data A33?S"?t" ro
r . vuiUTc. co&iractors
recover my oi eucu cuaaa b- B lt f .
fanedin their prumisea totWiggJ
they have recovered cne W f faoftto
uoTcruuion i ii- "- x antuxdncpJ to
belicvo this from the statements rverv lnaaf
respectaWb santlemen living m that donitrT and
wellaeauaiuted with the entire tfiairs of tii.i
any. I nave examined the hw aadthetUct aad
"ic&mmd!
plete tall. 1
nave notice teasr uuuuc as to ice com
ure of the contractors in their contract. It has
bccnpublicly stated in that district of country
in public meetings the question las been gcuer-
ally agitated among the people and all have con-
curred except those .directly interested to the
contrary that the contractors werc not entitled
to an y thing but the indignation of an outraged
Eeeple How many indignation meetings have
ee holdes in that region f cSuntrr expressive
of Indignation against- Hedgecoxe sad iu asso-
ciates; Whit cyerj pesoa"siys'tobe'rceis
quite seroto be 50. et these'eontractors had
thetddrew to convert" tiejr own enlro failures
and frauds fo adrsntace. Thor artfullr irulnua.
ted among tho citizens that tho colour claims de
pended on them ; that they could recover abor-
tion cf the colony crants'atlaw and made a show
far suit and then by various other means con
verted that general dissjtislacuoa of their own
dougs into tut iffucau for having the dispute
I hero say thatthero wasa law passed January
4 J641 sec Hartley's Digest p. (124 authori-
zing the President of Texas to make a contract
4w ". fHeM-"--1-."-"!: Tgrapi'sT -
settled by tie State and obtained the said 1760
Actions as id settlement The p. ople were
XnnlfAffMiTnff Ttntr fNA At?.frs. hA ti-fs Va.i
ed in the pertbnaance of the contracts and "rw
their own iwKgnation thereat had been artfully
convertertMtoa powcnui ally in cneatinztue
State of the said J.700 section. All managed by
the desteriry of the said company anl associates
in interest Thee crafty contnurtons caused
great alarms anions the colonists br various tais-
reprefentationsand stratagems and then availed
themcelrcs of those fears as a nurEt powerful le-
ver to raise from the public domain 1700 sec-
tions or 1 033080 acres of land for only publish-
ing in the U. State a brief sketch of the coun-
try worth about 100. Besides the 1700 sec-
tions lost by the State tfco State hasnaid thaex-
penos of these Legislative reliefs and grants
7! friar? fir nnf n!r1altTVnm 91iVt Ul:l -II IT
amlennchaeofflDaar of baakrunt anerriaio
iwtead of compensating the citizen soldier
their families aid heirs! A plain and "correct
statement of the fact-vhich save rise to th-.
difficulties and troubled that colony has been
Kiven by the Senator from Dallasana this i. tte
bear witmvs to the fidnl-tv anlPl X! T
an occasions tor ins connitueuu. and eo-r.jilv
i . .. r -
iBsecuriuetneir colour grants hr thr.- -.Ant..i-
TJue Senate will perceive that "his i.tatem.'Rt-.
staud corroborated by the ;)3at histon of tl.
colony. Xotv. 3Tr. President. T shall m.v cn.
t'jingin regard to the colonists and their dents.
n ItA nrnf A .nn nC 4U- .ln..:l- ..
The protection of the coloaists csreclly was
K. object of the Congress of 18. t!
s.'ctioH of said act provides that the families and
2le men -of said cnlnnv dmll In . .... v. .r
fected by the failures or VnHf.ifi.rnc -r ( ...-
tractors Dig. p. GUL I hero refer the S.
on t"i o . uniroct oi uate Janu-
l&Xkl.to'" pw :
-ri f T "'-""' promulgation as a law.
Ihis last contract extended the time for the in-
troduction of" Uie emigrants to five vears after
the 1st ot July of said year to settle at least 253
families each j ear on the tract prescribed but
not allowed by said act to introduce over 10000
tamilies in nil. In default of rmrfm.. .
contractors shalloriii their contract prospcclirc-
"J tAn l of January 30 1844 repeals all la as
relating to these coutracte Dig. p. 632. The
ordinance adopted by the convention in tho sum-
mer of L3-15 and sanctioned bv tho people at tho
polls and only a few days past declared by the
Supreme Court of our State as binding on the
departments or Government and the people as
tljo State Constitution itself. The ordinancepro-
vidos .or tho protection oi the rights of the colo-
nist. The members of that convention elected
from oil parts of the country at that period of
time knew tho circumstauces and all tho facts
connected with the colony more fully than tho
Senators opposing this bill. The people of Tex-
as at that time were better acquainted with the
tacts set forth in tho ordinanen rlntini .wi
colonies than tho Senators opposing this bill.
TliB rnnr'finn ..i.. . i.? j.
convention aud neonln m flmir rmi;.
havo declared in tho preamblo thnt said contracts
are unconstitutional and void from the beginning
aid operatingas a monoply of moiethan 7000000
of acres of tho public domain in the hands of a
fewindividuals."when in truth the citizen sol-
diers of tho Republic of Texas had by the laws
and Constitution of said Republic a clear and in-
disputable previously subsisting right to locate
upon the public domain thus attempted to bo as-
signed to said contractors." These colony con-
tracts deprived the citizen soldier of the privi-
lege of locating his land claim upon that portion
of the public domain. Tho whole domain belong-
ed to the people. They acquired it by conquest
and held it as their undivided property until divi-
ded and parceled out under the laws and regu-
lations then in force. Thecitizen soldiere being
tho owners of said domain could not be restrict-ed-in
their privileges oftho said domain to locate
upon foreverj- restriction and limitation of their
said lights was it violation of the said Constitu-
tion. 1 f the Legislature had the power to limit
or cut off tho old claims from ono nortion if tho
State it had the power to prevent them in anoth
er and am tier portion until tho old claims should
be excluded frami the public domain. This colo
ny contract was unconstitutional in many parti-
cuiars aim especially in promoting the citizen
soldier a part owner of all the domain locating
bis claim in .said territory. It is not necessary to
speak of the great injustice dono to the old citi-
zen soldiers aud their heirs by these contracts.
The ordinance requires the State's attornies to
proceed in the Courts against said contractors.
and positively declares "that all actual settlers
under any 6uch contract shall be entitled to then-
quantity of land as colonists not to exceed G4Q
acres to ahead of afamiiy and 3-J0 ncres-to a sin-
gle man." Thus you see that the colonists arc
protected by the law of 1841. and secured in their
right by tuo said ordinance. Their grauts are
based on said law and tho ordinance which is a
part of our Constitution. And the Legislature
by "an aet confirming titles to the colonists of
Peters' Colony'' parsed Feb. 8 1854 conveyed
to said colonists absolutely full title for their
lands. The title remaining in the State was re-
linquished by that act and which act itself is
tho conveyance absolute. I ever held that the
ordinance is as binding as any portion of the Con-
stitution asd said ordinance declares the said cbc-
tracts rast monopolies uuconstitutional and void
from the beginning and also declares that the
coloi.ists shall hold their lands. It tho ordinance
bo sustained by tho Courts and country the con-
tracts will not hold and tho colvnisls icill hold
their lands. I am surprised to find such opposi-
tion to tho ordinance. If the .ordinance be dis-
regarded tho very foundation of the colonists'
elalms will be taken from under' them and then
will come the conlusion and trouble which the
contractors and their associates delight in to
avenge themselves on the colonists. These con-
tractors have utterly failed in their contract and
sought to obtain tho colonists' lands by very un-
fair incanG: hence the troubles. The members of
the convention of 1845 well kuowing the facts
and circumstances provided against the frauds of
said contractors aud their acs.iciates aud well
knowing the colonists to have ueteJ in good faith
provided fur the security oftho colonists. Every
act of ours sustaining aud enforcing the snid or-
dinance goes to support the colonists and to de-
feat tho frauds of tho contractors. The Sena-
tor from Fannin as well as other Senators as-
sumes that the said contractors have not tailed
that said contracts arc not unconstitutional and
area mere expression of opiuioii only. If this
be true tho foundation of the colonists' claims
are gone. That foundation is tho voice of the
convention aud tho people of Texas. The act of
1854 to which I alluded is tho final recognition
of tho colonists' claims. The Stato parted with
her right by that aet beingthe owner thereof till
patted with aud had not previously parted with
her right. See the caso of League vs. Do Young
on this question. Thu citizens of that colony are
mainly indebted to tho Senator from Dallas for
procuring that final recognition of their claims.
It was at the imtance of the Senator from Dal-
las that said act was patsed and for which he
ought to be long remembered by them. Letinc
say again that the .colonists' righ$B depend on
tho maintainancq qf the ordinance Tho rights
of the &ta.tc the wkels people depend on tho
same. 1 have been informed that patents will
issue to the company for tho 1700 sections un-
less this bill pass. It is ourduty to stop the issu-
ance until the question of right shall be judicial-
ly determined. Again I reter to that ordinance
which further declares '-That tho Legislature is
hereby restrained from extending anycoqtrantfor
settling a colony and from removing any contrac-
tor from the failure of tho conditiunj or the for
feiture accruing from non-compliance with the
contract." Yet in violation ot tho 1st and2d
sections of said ordinauce tho Legislature by "an
actrelatisg to lands in Peters' colony" appro-
ved February 10th. 1852 did extend said contract
and relieve tho said contractors from their for-
feitures and non-compliances of said contract
This act commences iu its preamble by referring
to the four contracts separately and the laws on
which they were grounded and then proceeds to
make such" alterations extensions and reliefs as
to presents now matter or legislation and could
not be identified with the previous laws and con-
tracts escept by the said preamble. The pre-
amble is all that fixes tho antecedents. This act
changes the stylo of the contractors W. S. Pe-
ters and others colliziirelg to the "Texan Emigra-
tion and Land Cwunaur' therobv. relieving thtJm
fof their previous liahilit; and deCiulta making a
new party Tviinour. names vuna jicriyrauolui'.'1".
ay not Identified by tho individuals composing it
This act proposed that the company relinquish
to tne state all their rjgets undei te contract
and proposed that if raid company shall release
to the coon;sts surveying fees due tho company
from the colonists then said company should
receive I7UO sections in lieu thereof. The relm-
quishraent tube filed in tho general land qffice in
- ."kys. This Is not onl v a change of the stipu-
Uous but settles the debts of the colonists if
v were were the colonials denv owing such
r!'!-?1"5 State paid such debt. Tho terms
-J '.- . . jm; U4UU ucu ueo
SkSTv H?118 of -1-0 contract are entirely
ehanJv S?8 of "" contract are
SSSk - h extractors
vf-.iMn rU r A .! i wc"3. and tho ether
not sevJjo.ni.eU. DV the. eSmpaay. to tha same pur-
Dose and relieves -tho comfwiV ! rSr.r "l
to the contractors uistmettSptdations .:
contained in the contract
Thu act proposes that all thchndi lying in
clad eolunv be set apart to said cumpanvi a lnV.:
on for the term of two and a half yearfjocl
passage of the art. This act being passed Feb-
cuujf iu aco niaca grrcs ins territory to ma
sMSstyi - i JfclKf MMarwWjWlHj
I vafractnr exclusive of the claims of the ci&wa
j soldiers or the country until July 1 18-M.
I m. .- r . n Y.t t itfl -.
The contraeta exDired July 1. Ir46 -. which
time the contractors were bound to Jwt.odnee the
301 families or forfeit their costrsrt; yet this act
relieved the company from their forfeiture and
cave them 1709 rections fcrtead of what they
were entitled and alsu pves tbn C vests further
time to locate their land to tae exclusion of the
citizens generally- If they had introduced the
00 families which I deey they did they would
have been entitled to only 81 sections premium
lands.' In&teid oftlie 60 scarieas they received
the 17W. Instead of this territory being set
apart as bv the eonlrsct till July 1 1318 this act
nets it apart fnr the location of the 1700 ectiens
till July 10 181.
It is na where found in the contract that the
State was topy the surveying fees charged to the
any party escep; inemseives were
o pay such f.cs it was the csmpany bv some
waeiatanaiptrwuaxaecoioiiira. " cnto
''T - I(WedBe. The contractors c mid
K? w Bi f?e from the cl?lomists' -v
aet maltci the State pavmasleroi pretended debts
i M? i-i.:i:4:Ab .r nUirti- iri' nun xchlou vrir
"""""""-"" r."y."T . . ".7. ' i.
not recoverable from the original parties. 2vo
such stipulations in the original contract I'he
State :s dolus a thrivinp; businws by jiivina the
company 1620 sections of land fur the false claims
which tnev held araiuet the cilonisis.
f PPkw; "
JTi" "!".?
Supposing the company was entitled to the SO
ucmg the eui ininincs wuieu 1
T. nr n . . . -
deny they were entitled to the 1G20 was g'nen
merely to reward the contractors iur pretending
that tho colonists were liablo to tliem. Was
such a stipulation in tho contract J
The contract had no such provision as sets apart
this territory till July 1 1354 for the company
to cause thf ir stirrers to be concluded yet this
act so provides. Ihe contract required the con-
tractors to finish their enterprise by July 1 IS 18.
This act provides that on the company filing
relinquishments of all claims against tho Siate
men tne Attorney uenetai sunn uismiss tue suit
of the "Governor for the use of the State" against
Carrol Mercer nnd others in tho Navarro District
Court. No such a stipulation in the original con-
tract. Thisis the most open liolation of our
constitution I ever tad the uiUfurtuno to witness.
The ordinance requires the State's Attorney to
institute legal proceedings on these contracts to
establish the torfeituro thereof by judgement
in addition to the positive declaration of the con-
vention and people that they are void yet this aet
dismisses tho very suits which were ordered and
commanded by tne paramount law of the land:
see Dig. 85. It is easily perceived that this act
is a general extension of tho contract and afnc-
ral relirf or the contractors and violative of the
2d section of the ordinanco which I have already
quoted. I find on examination of the General
Land-office that tho said relinquishments werc
not filed in the twenty days aud another "Act
supplementary to an act relating to lands in Pe-
ters' Colony" approved Feb. It- 1853 gate the
company tho privilege or still filing releases to
the State or all their interests ; and tho Commis-
sioner or the General Land-office to patent the
lands on survevs being returned to said office.
The company revised to file said releases till
Feb. 11th 1854 a violation of even this stipula-
tion. Jow Mr. President in reply to the state-
ments of tho senator from Fannin who complains
of the delinquency of the Attqrney-Gcneial fur
not instituting said suit3 1 say that there has beeu
recently decided a iuit which determiued the va-
lidity of tho ordinance brought by Stuart and
other against the Commissioner of the General
Land-ollice to stop the issuanco of patents on
land warrants head-right claims &c not colony
grants; located between the first of July 18 JS arid
tenth of February 1852. In this suit the va-
lidity of the ordinanco was pending and decided.
It was prudent iu the Attorney-General to t uspend
action on tho ordinance till its vaLdin was deter-
mined in this ease. It.has been doutU-u by many
lawyers as binding. He is preparing to proceed
in tho case. The suits were ordered by tho aet
of 1852 to bo dismissed; but the burning or the
papers ban incendiary has prerenfed the prose-
cution or these suits in the Navarro district courts'.
Tho opposition to this bill ought to blame the Le-
gislature tor debating this prosecution under tho
ordinance instead of tho Attorney-General. If
the said officer has beeu at mult it n-ffords this
body 110 excuse for a culpable neglect or the
Stnfo's interests in tho matter of 170U sections of
tho best lands of tho State. The senator from
Galveston says we ought not to interrupt tho is-
suance of the paterts on said sections ; that wo
are interfering with vested rights ; that this legis
lation is unnecessary and vexatious ; that it must
bo left to the courts entirely ; that if said lands be
patented they can be set aside ice. I contend
that tho State only vests right when she parts
with title by patent or some special act; and to
patent would be construed bv tho courts as an
implied relinquishment or the rights or the Sti.te
and would enable tho contractors to deceive ho-
nest purchasers after patent. Every purchaser
betoro patent is bound to !;nowI:at tho State has
not relinquished her fee in tho claims; and fucIi
purchaser wuuld be taking the claim with that
contingency aud incumbrance and would not bo
an innocent purchnser. To suspend the issuance
ot theso patents will prevent liauds being prac-
ticed in tho sales of these claims. Ever' peuou
taking one of theso claims after patent would have
an equitable ground fur rclier from the State by
special law; and no doubt the contractors will so
manage as to have these claims in the hands of
persons who could set up this defence to thu Le-
gislature as being an innocent purchaser. As to
the rights of the Stato till patent issues sccr tho
case of League vs. De Young determined in the
Supreme Court of 1 exasrcuioved to the Supreme
Court of the United States on the ground that
tho act of IS 10 impaired the obligation of con-
tracts. The senator from Galveston obietts to
legislating on this matter. This would have been
good argument had that been the course previous-
ly pursued ; but the contractors urged legislation
till they obtained the passage of tho law which
defrauds tho Stato of tho 1700 sections. Now
they havo tho advantage and they complain of tho
Legislature for legislating respecting them. They
wish us to hold ...ir peace now and let them have
the benefit of these unhallowed combinations anl!
speculations. Thev tell us nut to disturb them bv
legislation : as tho hawk said to the pigenn "Be
buier my dear bird your iluttenng prevents un-
picking you so easily." I say let us disturb them
bv passing this bill and preventing these monster
speculators from t-o easily picking our State rnb- '
Ding our country. 41 wo yield to tuis argument
in mis case uiesu imugry speculators upon our
treasury called "public creditor" will "pitch
in" with impunity. The practice of FUch doc-
trine of non-resistance will soou leave our State
without an acre of domain or a dollar in the
treasury. Another word respecting the colony.
I feel assured that the opposition which the peo-
ple of that colony had to said enormous graur
was the principal cause or tho defcat of the Hon.
on his second candidacy in that district
though the senator did what he thought the bext
interest orhis country and no doubt was governed
by the best or motives in his action in that matter.
(Interrupted by the senator rrom Coliti) Mr.
President I did not inteifd. by this statement to
questipn the popularity of tho senator from (.lin :
this senator may havo been very popular in his
district and it might not have been the want ol
popularity of this gentleman's co npetitor which
gave this gentleman a place on this floor. I am
at loss to see why tho benators from Fannih
and Colin take ground against the said ordinanco;
seeing that the same is the very foundation of the
colonists claims and the erv means provided for
the defeat oftho company's fiands tho very means
ir (uu oiii.- f" ictuiti iui; ivu si-suuus jrau;en
by the Legislature or 1852-
Tho senator rrom Fannin says that a committee
reported in favor of the grant. I admit that and
more that the Legislature carried out tho recom-
mendation cf the committee. Said committee
Eaid all was right; but the conveatiou nf 1S15
and people at tho polls who knew better than
those committeemen say in tho ordinance that
said contracts were unconstitutional and raid
rrom the beginning a vast monopoly of 7000000
of acres of laud in the hands of a few individuals;
that tho citizen soldiers and creditors of the Re-
public of Texas have a clear and indisputable
right to said domain: and said committee go into
an parte investigaticn of facts against the State
and examine into facts of forfeitures aud non-
compliance on the part of the contractnjs which
was specially reserved totbecourts by said ordi
nance.: see the nrst section ol taa ordmanee.
Said report presents that the right? of the Statc
were not strongly pressed beforo said committee.
It appears tp me that said. report is an ex parte
showing and that showing made by the contract-
ors or their agent. ; and wo .seed not wonder if
the interested parties'mado very strong affidavits
in their bwa behalf I see no reluming evidence
and fear the State had no friends ic that ex parte
trial to represent her. I now ask the Legislature
to stop the iss jtmcc ot the patents nit the merit
of tho controversy shall be decided na provided
for by the ordinance. Tho senator front Galves-
ton says it is unjust to stop the issuance of the
patents and give the company no remedy. I
say the very ordinance which i rely on furnishes
such remedy. The ordinance says that "in all
suits brought by or against any contractors or
anv person claiming undor by or through them.
it shall be lawful for the adverse claimant to set
forth any plea that it would Hate be.ca competent
for the State io plead" &c Docs not tats show
that suits to test these claims can he brought by
the contractors? It is answered tb-y have a con-
stitutional Tpmedr. The law of December 14
IS37 establishing the General Laad-ofiice forces
the old empresarios to sue to establish their
claims for premium lands. THs act forces the
'old colonists who had not received their lands to
apply to the courts for relief and laid on them
the onus of new proof new difficulties too tedious
to enumerate before thev'eoaia. otitalnlffieir
I lands; yet the Legislature must be so kind to
these iamm;h speculator as to take their story"
nf: tneit ris&ts. -and graatj them their demaadsioa
rfceir euro showing. If tl.-y be forced into nfce
courts fhey know they -will be fuund. greatly
wanting. -
One word. more about t doofsts. Thcv kavr-
sctcd in "00.I faith and tl. ro.is not one I say'
sal atuL. who ivotilil tanprfoli -hi v-nt fraud- tr&r I
ly t-i obtain his own claim. I ray there is no such
a colonist in that cauntrv. If such a colonist- is
there being I hope he will nevr be known. It
is a lamentable tart that many good men have
been misled by the claims of these contractors
and their rwsoriates. They clanned for a fortune
and so far have succeeded at the expense of our
country. They have thwarted the courts iu in-
vestigating their claim and humbugged Um Le-
gislature into concessions that trsey ha"d "not even
iae remotest hope of obtaining before the courts
on a fair trial as the ordinance requires. They
tbuii far have defeated the willnfthe convention
.-ins people aud trampled ou the principles of
justice and have received the reward ofl700 sec-
t' ns or land. I3ut. Mr. President I confide m
'ho Senate's passing this bilL so as fo'clicck them
11 me accoiupi'sumeuE 01 iumr designs uaui uie
whole merits F the controversv can be investi-
;T.red Thev cannot object w ith any color of
;uMce to xae investigation. 11 me attorneys Hr
!he State do not prowed to Lve this question
settled tfee contractors can do so undor tho said
ordinance as I havo alreadv shown.
-. il- . ji-.I .... Tll. i..l f.
STATE GAZETTED
SiAUG!3&l.T & lt.BrtA JCdUors.
AUSTIN. SATUEDAY. FEBKUABY.2 1856
DEMOCRATIC TrOKET.' ' -
ELECTORS FOK STATE AT LARGE
FitA-SK. -BOWBHIV AV. II. SCTjieRY.
DISTRICT ELECTORS'-. ' i
A. I.SIOOD A..J..liIA7tt2t.'roiV.
ii 1 1 f '
FOE. COMPTROLLER
JJL3IES.1.' SrJA""VJ";
"
. FOR TREASURER -JAUtrS
II. ItAOiOXD. "
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL;
JAMES WJXiIiSE. . '
J""" Wo are authorized to announce the name ot Mr.
T. SI. nUUFOIU). of Dallas county as A candidate for.
Judgcof the 10th Judicial District.. dec 22 nlS
"""J"- We .ire requested to apnounce the name of ALEX.
UKUUV.of McKinn-v. CoMn county for Jades Lithe 16th
Judicial District. El-ctlon 1st February IS56.
BISTi-SJBTJTIOX OF TKE I.lu6cEEn-
JWCS Ol-' '.THE Di:tIOCItATIC STATE
coxytCHTio".
At the request of our democratic friends trc have Issued
an edition of SEVERAL THOUSAND COPIES of 0ieTroT
AneJIfiM nf U T(mnrritTr Stnt-nnnVfnl!fin. In Tmnrliet
form for immedfate distribution. We Intend to dlffjie tW
document throughout ctery town and county In the State.
We this TrctV Send a laVre number of copies of the Pro
cecdinp to the District Electors and. request that tiie-ysill"
put them in every man's hands.
XST" Several speeches are In type" which are compel
led to leave out.
t3P"Wc have received under theraniof our friend Sec.
rstary Dobbin his' annual report. Ws shall notlca this abl
document lir our nest. ' - ' . - - ' .) '
"ST" Attention Is called to the advertisement of Messrs.
Bledsoe and Walton.
' EST We direct "pe'clrl attention to the advertisement cf
MS niyior university ina epenaence Texas in univer-
sity in In n flouri'Iiln j condition and composer! of an able
nnd talented faculty W have recelveit ft Catalogue' of
the Female dcpEJ tment and Intend to ghe It our. atlenUon
neit -reei.
Our CoIuiusihJ . " 3
Otrlng to the pressing demand made upon-our columns
this Treek -re Iiavc almost entirely excluded oar editorial.
In anotlicrvrsfclc -re shall be able to'jflveour usual dlvor"j
slty of matter.
Ucmocratic Jtleetinc;.
The young nien'3 Democratic Association are requested
to meet at the county clerk's office next to the rostOplce.
on Monday eight at seven o'clock. t .
Mews. Potter and Palmer are expected to address the
meetlrj.
J5"3 We notice tho accession of Judge Jones to the
Editorinl chair of the State Time. The chancier of thp
Jndrc for fairness and courtesy (n debate Is good asiurace c
that the Times ha3 made a if orthy .icqnlsltinn. He Is a
competitor whoe Intelligence nnd ability -e shall always
respect however wc may d!""-r in our political principles.
Fimil Pa-Jsntre ? T-van U-lst Hill.
After being submftled to a vote of the people and re
jected ; again sulanlllcd to the lai-'slalure on trje ?rooml
of said vote not being a filr Indication of the will of the
voters and twice afterwards rejected In the tlousc of 'Rep-
resentatives thUblll was finally under a vototo reconsider
and after three days hard Jghtlng passed by the meagre1
majority nf TWO. See proceeding.
Opii.Ilinm31toniRioec2i.
Oen.namllton was requested by the Stale Convention lo
furnish his speech for publication in the proceeding. . Gen-
Hamilton has declined dolngo on the ground tbalhis wa
only one amonj mny other and able addresses delivered.
Ill -tIio knot? the character of Gen. Hamilton wl'l appre-
ciate his feelings. At the request of his friends -re shall
punlish his ppfrh In the Gazette.
rtioniiiiTioy. In the bill now before the Legislature for
the regulation of the sale of Intoxicating liquor we a're
pleased to seo that it ts sought to carry out thev!ew3 of the
people on the subject. The report of Mr. Rumcls Is a ten-;
s'ble one and putsforlh a pracllcal remedy for the suppres
sion of public liquor drinking. Rythe bill reportt-1 any
neighborhood who desire It can preventthe sale ofliquurnSi
nor carried on In our groceries. The vote o'f the people of
su-h neighborhood is nsces-ary" to enable a grocery to open
for thssale ofliquor. Jero then let the suppression of tlus
evil rest under the Icgltlmata Influence of public opInion.T'e
cannot sec why under a well exercised and prudentmoremenl
temperance societies may not be fully able with this sub-
stantial aid to do everything which the good citiisn and
phtlsnthroplst may require.
Victory of tiie 3n.h!ro'p Dciiiflcracy.i
Crciuu) Nash democrat was lately elected county clerk
of Bastrop by 215 majority over his KnowNothlng-compet-ltor
Sam Porter.
The majority for Gov. Pease In Bastrop was.121. There
Is therefore an evident gain to the democracy air.ee August
last of 84 votes-
We noticed afew-tets ago- the'electlon'of the democra-
tic Ucket In the town of liastrop with the exception of
Mayor the democratlc-eandl "ate far1 that efflo'e bWng teat-.
en by only one vote through the trickery of the Know o
thing who appointed none but K.. Ns to coaductthe elec-
tion and then wc are told refused to allow certain-adopted
clt-zeai to vote.
This party Is fast and Justly falling to'plecu before 'the
moral scn of the people; Such Ja the' earrTsstaWot the"
democracy of Bastrop.tkatnearlxexeryital'.btings us new
subscribers and slV'-iW a still wider field to battle fortur
cause.
s
rtlligisi'-lppl State Sunaocratic Coiivci:
tlon.'
TbIsbody commenced itsstss!on at Jackson Mississippi
on tho 3th January and concluded oa the 8th. 'Its presi-
dent was that old and sterling democrat Wm. lil Cannon
of Lowndes. Nearly every county In the State was rep-
resented. The platform is coaflnad chiefly' to the 'southern
question. It Is Insisted thatthi: delegates to 'theTfatiorial
Ctnventlon shall require the adoption of the following as
the basis jf support from Minlisltpl r ' '
"1. ArccogniUon and adoption of tas ' principles ef the
act of CoLgress commonly callsd the Cebraska-Eansas
act.
"A pledge to resist aH attfKPU to afcclish slavey In the
District or Colsmbia or 1 1 prohlBlt iha slave "trsdeTscl-reen
IbcStates. ' Vv ' - ' '
" A p'edsv to resist all aUtapts to rtpeal tlie faAWtt
'slave bill or Impair Its faithful erecnUcn." v
It A. K. Blyth. of Y'alobtuha and O. Tarpley of nins.were
selected as electors for Use SJafaV-si ""or'fes ai3trlcls
thifotlowtoj elKiars tfera selected; ttist. 1J V. Cmh-
man orLaTarette; CdJ.M;.Ajter ofltonroe; SdBjver-
Icy Matthews of Lowndes; 4h W IT. Estelle of Hinds ;
"i'JHH.T.y-lrttitCIaaorno fl - i- i ...
A rcsolntlon was adopted approving of the course -of tfce
democratic members ia Conzre-s In sttDDOrtlnz Wo. A. Rl-
... . . . .-.-' . ii
The central committee appointed is as follows: ThosT-J.
TVhariono ninds chairman; Felix Labanre of DsSoto t
J.lk CovJngton of Wiastoa; & A. Adams-of Jasperr E- B
Webb of Pontotoc; Fraaklia-L-iire. of Amite; Joe! If. Berry
of Tippah; T. T- Somrall of Jackson ; James Dras of Cboc-t-orarwlS.ParkrrofTalahatchee.
The eom-nIt-eU ea-tnistea-lthths
power to fill aU -vacancJea on tkeecoriI
ticket and to appoint two xab-detcrJijr?Jt4 cSsnty.
Th ronvenllcn innial tha 'Wloiflne gentleaisa to ad
dress ttMni'J.D. Freamn. J; W. Clap?". ll.TZuZi.
Uames Phelaa W-.X Fea-ierslon W. A. Barry O. B. Stogtc
ton and Joha rcrkiris
C:tlI u-i tiie 3Ipur-a.crsi-DAXcr.-ln
anclher eslnmn we Insert the Utter of Hon. S. A. Wejh
and be saved. Take a seat nrotaer Wbitb; keep yotr
mlndcreatoconvieuoaana.aniruioerjgnu 5
. -t' tf..
OrrtfUi.Yt-i--TbecffieJal-reteferCoverccrcf MIssls-
j-ppV a counted cns.la lheJIg!llas-fclJ-tSJJoi'J
'UcRae (dfa).!I-.f2axjeiKi'oi2jdneWW-i-uJs-
y 5lS7 for llcIUt.
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'WIJILJL1LJ.LXU. -1'J-' ' ."'Hi'
a.EGiOA'rarrrs'JW'c-AKr. "
FrojiJanxakv 24 to JasuartSI.
!.. SSXAT2.
Six.'ilf-Bias Passo 3 RnxtscT create tlae czai-
ty cCLampuat; to rtoq-ilc: she Slate lax ta tb; conatles
far IheyearslSa" aan?5T.
Jis. 23. CniS pmaa- to Bunoc-UeliefAia Dos-
sett; dssatraten eeetozuc Ural to Robert WIS-to; to
J
j
Incorporate lie Terraqawsas Tratt-portah'cn Coapasy ; t
aicaitce caption and 1st and 14b se;lin of an aet .-
incorporate the Tesas Western RaHrssd company; tu
acead an actio Incorporate. Ihe Araasat Road Company;
relief of Grorge W. nobtr.soo.
J13. S9- Eats Pjsseo Sd I'j-iwsa To create the eouaty
of Saa Saba ; also the county of Llano ; to incarporaU tht
dtyof Austta; reliefer tia heirs of a Msnehaea; John
W. To-rnsend; heirs of John Marshall; Jha McCIoskcy;
Incorporate Ha lodge Xo II; to provMofar the safe-keep-Ibj
of the Capitol; to amend an aet concerning crimes and
pcBisSments; to lccorporatc Trlalty Valley rta!rsait com-
pany: relief of Jean De'gadc; togire a pension to David
Cole;. to repeat the orfginl act ami to Incorporate tha
Tyler ThiTcrsIty . to Incorporato the Indiaaola Wharf com-
pany; to require the Genera! Land OSeo Com-nisloner to
tperRvm certain duties; lo transfer to the county of John.
ston certain suits pending In Hill and Collia counties.
Jis. S3. Ems Passtd 5r It wrrso. To trat-d an act to
establish a State Penitentiary; to kicorporato the to-rn of
J"uffc ; to encoursg the Improvement of IU navigation or
the rircrs and other navigable waters : to create C-.e
counJyofLlreOsfc; to Incorporate FranUHn College; alio
lexas Uirl'tian touegs- lown or LexJcgton; topnrchase
ftsurpIyortnoTexasDIgest; to tnco-parate P.-.yae Fmsl
Institute ; relief of A. Savery ; erection of a neT fire-
proof General Land OCiee; to antfcorlte district ertirtj to
lue land certificates In certiln .
Jas. 23. Brus Ee(d 8n iirr jisn Visso. To creile the
eouaty of Caddo: defining the counties comprising the SJ
Judicial District; authoriai'jg the aj.isor cf Tarrant to
enllect the tales now assessed In the froer territory of
Tarrant county and pay over to the treasurer or Parker
county ; to maka valid cerLiLi surreys In Hendersen coun-
ty ; to provide for cancelling patents Is'ued cader forged
evidence ; to mtater Into service ninnte men for the protec-
tion of the western frontier ; to incorporate the Jefferson
and DangerQeld Railroad company; :o authorize the tran.
SjCrtbiag of certain records In Anderson county; supple-
mentary to an act making provision- for running boundary
line between Texas and Territories of United Slates.
JJ.S. 09. Bia -Mssro So HssriSG To procure trans.
Bribing of Journals of Hot-iecf Representatives of the P.e-
pnbllc of Texas; to Incorporate the Powderhorq and Goo-
tiles Railroad Company; to validate certain acts of the
as'essors and collectors of 7c-cas ; to ascertain the legal
claims formoney aud lands against the State.
'Jan. St. ? raid third tlmt and f..Tfcii
the Spring Terra of District Court at JL.t-'gprd-i ; relief of
ircu. '..'inore assignee oi A. ll. unos; Jn.'1'h D LUIey
(Jeorgs V. fheltn-i : Charles S.Hardwicke; Heiirr pi. trick1
to authorise A. P Leonard to construct a iliriacross the
WestFork of Trinity river; to detect and prtv.at th pay-
mentoffraudulentccrtiflcatesor public debt; to bittrde-
Ene the Western Una of Grayson county ic; bill for the
relief of certain flier1!' vetoed by Gor Pease was takio
up and passed over the veto by a two-thlrd vote.
HOUSE.
JiS.53. Resolctioss Read 3d Tiue asd Passes To
prercnt sales of liquor vritlila ten tniles or the Indian re-
serves; Senate resolution to adjourn from 4th February to
meet agaln'oa the first Monday in July nest conenrred In
by' yeas 40 mys 8T.
Ja-.-. 24. Mr. Ochiltree from the commlttea on Slares
and Slavery reported adversely upon the Govcrnor'a ret..
against bill permitting two negroes to remain la the State
'two years after a suit for their freedom Is dejided. Mr.
S aith of Harri" moved to suspend the rule and take up
Uie report. Mr. Wet moved to lay raid notion on the
taile carried. The-House passed the Burkville Rtilroad
bid over the Governor's veto by a two thirds vote yeas 67
nays".. The House rfjecfed 'he Senate bill t. accept tbe
Texas Debt bill by yeas SS.n-iys-M as follow :
YEAS jrcssrs. Speaker Adrian Ardrey Arnold Brown
Cleveland of II. Cleveland of L. Crabb Crosby Dancey
Darilen cf Gonzales Davis !'cnnl. Ector Trancii. GAlnes!
Junker King Kittrcll. Latham MeCown NlchoI Sor
toa. Dwlniri Parsons Pollock Rushing &lm.-.n Mierwwnl
Snjth of Harris Smith. 6f Harr&on -.u.!!v.-inTirijn Tay-
lor; rnieheart Woelder WiMt and Wnnham S3.
NATS Met5rs. Conner Busbr. Charlton DalrympU-.Dar-den
of C..DIkonrrugIierty. Dlbon.GrenII.-Je Hooker
Lsnhon.L'icke.Mirtlii nrif.. 31 irtln of I... 3r('Innli!in M.
JIiJHn Me'.on Merrick Jlid ilet-n Moore Ocliiltrei Par-
Kef or A. IMrkerorr. l'cttus Poag R-indoip!. Reeves
KnnneN Rch.i-i1on Laylea Shaw Smith of N. Stout
ThrocUmortnn White Wilirams of 1 tVi'J.ams of B A.
Witt anir Wood M. '
S The following members did not vote on snunt nf.n
agreement fo pair off as follows : tho -p i.n fs.7or of the bill
were Messrs. btedmnn Xeblett Trigg TompUns Gay and
Dcrerenx; those opposed tolheb'H were 3Ie:rs. Rell.'lljr-
rers Guy liiues Tarrer iud Askew.
t Jas. 23. Hpuse spent the day on th Tex is Dabt bill rP.
vii me iiiuuua sjicnsiuvi wc to.e qi yeswraay njcctio
the sable.
Jas. 2C Hcue spent the day on the Texas Debt Bill up-
on the motion to reconsider the vote Of Thursday rtjectin
the amc.
Jah.29. The Texas Dehf bill .n finally ja'sed by the
following vote :
YEAS Mejsri. Sp-aker Adrian Artln-y Arnold Browh-
Butbv. Cleveland of B.. Cleveland ot L.. t'rabb. nrn.hr
P.-iucy Harden of G.. Sari- Dennis Ector. Franc! Giines
uay.jnnfc.eir.ingB.mrp;i. j.Huiurn inttwwn Unrton Ochil-
tree. Onings Pirsop PoUocfc. Rushing Sc-Imtn fcoerwnod
Smith of Harris Smith of ilarrlsoH. Giilllvan Tarlton
Tarver Twlor.Tcmpkiii- Trueheait. Waehljr. Wi a.i
l"iVors!i3Tn 12.
WA1S llaars.Binner Charlton Dilrympic Dardeti or
Colorado Dickson Dorgherly rill.nn Orwa. Hale Hoolrr
ton; stout Tlirncuraorton tHilte Wil'laros of Lamar
Williams organ AiigASlinc Witt and Wood S3.
ljThc following members did not vte nn account of r.n
agreement to pair off viz : thosj in favor of the bill Messrs
Stedman Xchlctt Trigg ( XickeL' and Derereox ; those
Ppo;eil to the till .Messrs. Bell Earrcs-s Guy nines and
Askew.
Bius Rhid 3a Tivir asd Passxd Senate bill to provide
for the liquidation ofcertaitf mcritcrious claims; relief of
George L. Btaboe. Tlie" Hiiiie concurred In the amend-
meritsofthe Senate to tho bill to Incorporate tho V.'aslilng.
ton county railroad.
-Jas 20. Bills Passed 3u Uka'doo. Scioto bill to Incor-
porate the Memphis and El Paso ruihoad ; to authorize
'the county courts to grant Retries for the re'all of I'quor;
to mare tne time or Holding the dlitrict courts in tliecoun-
ty o'f Cameron ; Senate hill for tb-- relief of Jesse Dean;
supplemental to an at to incorporate the San AntoDioand
Mexican Gulf railroad ; to extend thct-i fir procuring
unconditional henl-r!ght3 cerlidcates; to ir.c i.-atc Sonle
unlycrslly; lo authorise school trustees of Comal countv
'to levy and collect a special tax forichoolt.art-o.es: to In.
cornorateLIndcn acade-ny.
Jis. SO. The nou:e refused by a vota oiajto-tl to post-
pone the motion to re-fnlder the vote pa-slug the Tcxa
iDebtblll to the fecond ijpnday Su Jsly next. Tbe Hoa.
refused to rsconUer the vote byye-u 40 and nays 13; bill
i lo Incorporate thsto'rnit Dallas' was read a third time and
passed.
KJiarkn
Of noa. L. S. Owiiics. bsfora rivlns his vote on tht final
'-faS Jt l J 4V1'. IU. ..Itl.
j Mr. SriAtrr.: Task leave to explain mj fosltlonia re
i n.j.n. . ...- nT.'? T.... lt-1
gard to tiie anl under consideration.. :.ot sir tiiat t am
In any way rcponsible to t!s House for the vote Im now
&5cvt but thatl have ever cndeavoreJ to be consistent tn.
an myacts.
Sir when a candidate before the people for the place I
now hi i e tbe honor to occupy t opposed Uie acceptance of
.the bill by"r"ex-is. This -raj my honest conviction of right ;
.f cnoich so that I cast mv vote nzainst It .it the billot bor.
And Sir. when ths House b'U.came up -ne diy? igo I vo
ttil agnln-t It on lt engross .nsnt. Illien fo'ind the bill
fstool inncedof py fnpport. and I repiemliered thatl had
promi'ed mycmstltueatstlnt 'f itrsq-ii-el nr vote to ac-
cept the bill that I wool discard tIL my own personal
pinions and vote for Its ice? pianco. ! ilM not spec'
when I mide tbU pmmi( Hint the Tote-wnuM he socio". I
illd notcxpret. tobe nut tos-. cloe a test. Well.slr beir
Ing In 'mind the promise made hr me to r-y cont!tn.n"
nnd seeing by the returns thit twn-th'r 1" nf fiis vote of the
djstrictl hive the honor to be lbe.'ole -"reeatatlve r.f oc
thl floor weie for the aecrt8"ee of lh 1-r'. I dot tsks thl
1 occasion of saying that I am myself opjr"eil in the bill and
'he-vote I gave oa tne engro"!n or trc nnn uu cm
stand as my own secUments. And. rlr I will nov j that
werel now at the ballot-bos I would vets aciinst It P.nt.
lr.I have ahigher duty to perfrroj. twill discard ill my
own opInlonranrtcait thwte that I believe ii tt.edc.lrr
or my conslltnents.a-Ml to comnly with a nronise of mine
to-Tote for Ut&tnv rotewa needed. Sir I hnve done. Lei
life result torcy fcelore'l State be "hat It may. I will at
.learf set I hone tbeaccentacee of the bill msyrrdoaad
rln tbe Interest and prosperity of my country. I vote
-AYE
(For tbe State Gazette.
JI"t3SSS.rB-T0a3: As yoar readers will see by the jour-
nals of the Democratic State Coaventicn that body distin-
guished fcr the number and character cf iu members cni-nln-oasly
rejected tbe application of L. S' erwood to be cd-
mltudaa delegate from Oalreslea. $o justify sne'i a
course the cause shoald' be weU fot-aded and well undsr-
stood why Sherwood was rejected. I answer first because
Ms speech In the House or Representatives on the 15th Nor.
tfas-otallyniisoT--jd oa the slavery question and repugnant
to tne letnngs aa wi'"i.-. v. ..c s;uiw.raktc ytij oi lar
Scctb and revealed throzgaaat a yearning desire and ie-
l.airnon Incite Jl.irtiu or llcide-son. Martin of Iivaca
Jtcplanalian JJcJIiilin M'lton Jferriclr Jlii.llcton
Moore Parker of A 1'ArlcrofT Petlus.Pojg.ltjn'tf-'ol)
Reeves Rtchardon Runnels SavIej.ShHT.Sinliii nf :.. tr
c1-mJ oplalon that slavery would atcove-7 dlstaat day ltie polls whhich has not b-en etrt-Ctefl nor Ct-
ceise to exist-that be was diseased rotten oa the sab- tempted to hi tSected bv this Convention an
... -. .i. . . . . r iTj. ..r ..' t.r. .. . -
f-r
c;i..T-ir!!r. that Uie dc-noiraer -f 0lAsf irr lim
i Sierirood was elected at once sad. lp Ui? most tiaq.-'ifieii
tria'Kpnw''"eciujgosBO:ecaaittoii.t-;ici-ja-i3-i
al eoloaUatlca ssniVnofits; aail csEed unao Ida to
n !ga nl place Ja reLtJatttare. tat tliey might .elect a
trur-hearted.Ef5efiera man In hb dice. XatonlTih1. but
'nhlle he received 855 vote In August thrsefooribs of the
(cumperacioauy lUBicnoeu tneir canes to ta- call upon
bin j restgs showing a remarkable tznanlmity when 1 1 Is
remsmberedjtliat so many of tiie population of Galrestou
are always -acre or less absent ta tbelr boatia btutoess.
TBe leaa.Incmen' t-e working men the bone and sinew of
uie nartv in that cltr. slzneft UieeaU. llr. ii-erwood re
ceived that call on the 2libdvy of December ye: he. ha
refiaed to ebeythe wll cf t3rjs wlo eUc'ed Jilra and
whose eonfideace bestowed uadertrylog j:-eaustance he
bis betraysd. It was with all these fact before thest that
tiie members of t5e Deoscrstlc State Conveat!oaro-
fclcdfrsai all parts of the Satew'thoa.ai.iiMr.Ungi -a
voted to exclude bira freza their bdy. I: tbntJ!. atj..jr
Jazatnd also that Mr. Sherwsod was aWr-led t. i-i trs
liSu. delegate to' that Convention on t: 23t of Sspaiber
mere than a month bt'frs tie LegUlatore m'et.andncary
i-rr-n nthj-baTjtaaklir-rlieT-eefi fir nhich he was rs
rradiitd." Ha.-ltibea allo-nlto sit ta the Convention
uhe balance ctiisjGal7eitaa dslrjitbu would have nUiedr
wher won!drnMnar rrmihll as ca-dee?ilri ef 9. mxiL
'whose heart-.teats idvenelyto .the. tnerests of tie
Sl-O.t.. SSf-f Trnr Sf
Tears tc
a crnzc".
y (For tbe State Gatette.J-
Al'STLV JaBuary 25ta If 53.
RE.VSONS FOR SECEDING.
Mess35. EDrroRi.:r solicit a small paee in
your paper to state that I lave seceded frtHn the
now "NotbiHg part? and to give some of the rea-
wustur uwngso. tj-s is the mere aectswrT
thatl wa delegated to reprwent morp than OBe
council m that coaventfcH. n.1 ;. vi --:.. -
tered upon the dutiei coafided tnv care- bat I
mr ftnniiar'iiH 4t. sL.t 1.. t . . I
my connection with that body tern.irte.J cuatrarv
wishes of my constituent
Frominy first aciptaintaiice with KBwutm-'.
.-:n I understood it to raise no issue with eithw
of the two great national perti--s which had
heretofore strove for predomia-net In tic IT. s.;
-" -J -v-..vv. M.n D.mMUirmntnrr f .....
ous tvaicuiu.pieu ouiy ;o a reiorm el the elective
franchise which was thought a desideratum vnlh
all friendsof populargovernment. That tbe pr.
perity and pennauency of a State depends on the
purity and intelligence of the saveic-gR no one
would deny; and thi3 was all that vets contem-
plated in the otirinal Know Nothing party.
It is true that the National Conveutivu which
met at Philaderpl Is proposed to exiecd the bass
of that paitv so aj to form a National Platform
couserrauvo iu us caaracter ami constitutional in
its operation.
That platform tried by its face misht afibrJ
promises of success ; but it appeals to nw that
one short year'a experience proves that its na-
tional provisions have nut sufficient strength to
control the antagunum found in the geographical
divisions for they -corn to be stt a: naught or
mocked bv the Stato Convention both North and
South.
ltli 1 this-view it appears to me that Kmmnotb-
iiigmij isu.it uurcau it ueiuuussis 01 a natlrtiisl
party uui is ou:v a icaiuruiuiaciuaiiuiior.inci.lU-
i.. I...1 I 1 r-. :.... . .
patiOlO Wltn eitller. 1 tuereture thought It tiiouli:
not be smothered oy buU.l.ug oa it puy of ihe
questions of tho former parties; and I was still
iurther from nishini to ue it as a pron to sustain
the waning fortunes of any party whose docfrinesJ
-FscreoL-uuicie irom uaviiH; oeen ptissea on ov tne
experieBco of years and rejected and this is not
thcouly diificulty for hct-.cveru.uch it is to be
regretted there are seoprachical JUtinctions
which are disbanding the L'nion and I think it
unwise if it were possible ti. cstabll h pttrties
which would have no other effect than to divide
tlie ranks of the South without obtditiimr fer us
single istato Irom the .North. Itris true tin.- tfei-
Americaa party haa carrisd seven.1 importaut
States; but it it with the slavery qucdti'.u n-ject-ed
as tho Southern States reject tlw Catholir
question. Hence it is clear to any man that i
uot wilfully blind that the slavtry qseititm is the
only national one. and that that il -ei gr.iphk-al in
its ch.irr.crer her.ee tho fu'Iy of i.istrnctiutr our
eclvo3 with sectioi.al ptrtlco while the armv oft l...
North is united aud unbroken.
The oripiual intention of KnowsnthinRism tva
not antagoui-tic to citb(.r of the national pariits
but was iutctided merely fur the nuricv of tb.
polk; and had it stopped thero v-uuldnu doubt
have affected the Smith favorably butniiy attemp.-
hero to make it a distinct partv will onlv woakei.
our front aud subject us to N.trthern violence.
The proper course then is to arrest only on a
reasonable extension of tho time fur tfce .-xereis
oftho rights of suffrage as u featuit-i:i the plat
form of the othorNutional parii.s; fortl.espir
ties do exist alwajv have and nl; s will. 'flu-
One favorinjran aggregate the otnci'a segrcgater
or gtutes' Uighta sovereignty. Wherefore any
qualification of suffrage on tut-dt-ive frauchi 't-
is not necessarily tl feature of eitacr party but ?
a quality of nationality which i common to but!
parties and has no regard to geographical distinc-
tions. "With tliese views I entered the Convention ami
a fow days before its meetip I embodied mj
opiuinnti .n writii-g which I innwittcd to the com-
mittee or. a platform ivhleii brieflt was that ou.
order should carry nt dead weight by which I
meant that we bSiuiiM uA iiicurporatuii'i our plat-
form the ci.ttniverte doelriiic of the uthcr par-
ties but rest it aloue on its original deiiii.s am1
especially to avoid the attempt otengra.'tii. iiti it
the expl.Jedpurtiuns of thoVbij tlfKitriiirTi. Fu
thw purpcibe 1 propusetl an express diiarotvnl oi
any isauo with the tint seven artiel.s ot tiie Dem-
oettttic platfunn and f" t:c issue on the eighth
only so far as the r''li- i.f sufTrage wero concern-
ed ; recomr.ieiiilin' .r t if eatae time thnt tht-
rights or ljnWii-.tr and transmitting f low real es-
tate with all other eitil t'-jhts should not be
abridged.
I entertained also the opinion tb it t!ie doctrine
of squatter suvrefsnty could nut iv extended to
aliens (this I believe is not entertained is the ag-
gregate by any party ; ) that aliens to .afiag in
lands otjthe Teriiiories v. as a tr-'tpass n the
rights or every citizeu nrthe U. S; and that tht
right or couicrring sovereignty of them wu no
v. here delegated to Congress ami that i.iy at
tempt to do so by her uo-.ld be an irmiva'ion i
the tights ni'the S'tates -.ndnfrvry citizen ef the
U. S. ; audit Congress has no: the' power to ei-n-fur
sovrcigiity hi- ia it possible she should ac
quire it hy ;. Vier trepas cf their own creation
on the rig2ti! ot otc-r?.
Such a doctrine wuuld lead to this abnurnity
tha a colony fmui Kinssia or any other foreign na
tiun might settle in any part of the American Ter-
ritory and by bo doing would acquire tho charac-
ter of sovereigns which wouid be the right to
govern themselves and pass sm-Ii Territorial laws
1.3 they thmtght proper K.novr incomcatih!
r. ith our iu-tituttons. They might never frame a
ciiistitutimi ur if fhey did one th.it coiild not be
iccfpted by tLo Cuiu.iisi.-of tho U. S mid henet
v. e would Iiavo the auMnaly ol .-. tore.-gfu Govern-
ment within ouruwn Territory.
Tiie conclusion must bo r'mt the b.-.rter doctrine
is that citizens only can bu s-i.t-reigns and citi-
zen only riioulil have iho right to vote iu the
Torritoncs or to frame the fundamental laws of a
new -State -arithin our Territon-.
This view or the subject is as I think n-ore
Hilly entertained by the AiuerLim pr.rfj than by
the Democrats and was tho most weighty reainii
with mo for ideutifjing myself with "that party
aud although for other reasons I will hereafter
vole and act with the Democratic party I will
still believe that this h tho true construction ot
Rights whether natural or constitutional.
I will indulge no lunger in a dirrsion fur I
only intern! a personal cxpiauw-.n aud beg leave
here to sav that the pr'mcwl ol jeet for mv con-
nection with the party was to purgo the polls .
a bpurio'.yi vte which I believed cr tteceseiutus
rci was opposed to the Southern int.-ret. At..-
I eanie-itly and anxiously expected to sec this
Convention take such hteps a would effect thr
object. As a private member I offered my wi-hi
aii'l npinious to the committee luipl.ttf-irni; taai
this Convention slu.ul.l recjsunfnd an amenaiticu'
to the Constitution which would n-JKonarly extent
t!te time allov.-iug aliens the right ir-iC'iag". bit
giving thctti i.t the satre t-me thf rigtit t-. '..
and trUjTOiit real estate and tho enjoyment ( !
other civil rig'.iU from the time of tneir deriarts
tion to beeoilie citizens bolitt-r.ar this ti be ar
ample compensation to tiienifor the e-ttcnsion oi
tne time of proba!"un ami movo in harmony witi
tlie genius of our institutions and giving gr-afei
security to our popular form of government ii.
which resident aliens are aa much mter i.tc.1 a?
we are ourselves. I thought tiiere svas in irnl.s
pensable necessity fur sct.on t v this Conrenti'si.
on thit subject. But my proposition tas recivc '
with indiilerencu nnd wa3 not act d on. A w.
stitiniial ojijection v.-as interposeil ciaimtT.g th.
right of the Federal G.ivcriiuieiit to eo.ar-ush c;
form rule- of naturalization r.u.l whifb '' sup
posed to catrol the ribt of Mitfi-.'e ..r at lea-.i
to make tbe right of interfet'-vsH-1 the S:tt
doubtful.
I be" leave h- "-a so give iny uutlers'andii'i o1
aturalizaiiw v.-lucli is trat it is not a w.i i.
eland
-nt uieamiiB5 and confer didi'ient rizhts. In ten
Unttfd States it seems to impo!.' the obligatiui
of allegiance t coj-fi'-- the right of firldi. atJ
traneuiitini: real wtate; ahn tee rtitht to the pii.
teatidii of t.'.e courts bu: certainly not et.ifrr.1-
for the only qualiScatiou of votcr fir Represen-
tatives in Coiigres3 i; that th.y shall eleetci
by the cjretora for the must popular b; ncn of th.
legislatures of -the Stater.
Tlien if the State? determin the rights of suf-
frage and if that lithe object of ;he Ame-k-a
party why not begin now ia and ith the States.
If this is not their object 1 have no interest in u
matter. And if it is intended lhat the FoJ.tl'
Government shall exercise thi? powor I am op-
posed t it as an unconstitutional infraction of tbe
rights of the States.
Now rirs my rAwn. for secession from tbe or
der ir taat theprimary object of Know-Nothing-!m.
ts understood bv me. was ti.e'urc8tion o
that the nationality of tne platform as prpose
by the Convention at Philadelphia has bf en dei
troved by each of the Southern States addiDceucL
fragmentary and varied rjasIiSiationr &. u r-ndei
t a mere sectional party and this if the mure ob
noxiouj. because it divides the rar.ls of the Soutl.
as arrayed acainst the frewioilers and al-oLtlonistr
ia the North. Ad.; to thus tho manner in tvhici
the bu3ini-2. ot tho C.fVeation wast condueted:
wbicji "t brcppo-iiiinr tbout four distiuguishe-
persons who aitsumea io iira't tae plstl-si. an
appoint the no-iincM whu wers to be ffi- '. o .
the Convention ty. aMhicsti-n witanut ti . yLr
of disctusipn or election or aav otber asentfy o.
I tha ddeeates gei:erally except to rap applause.
f when the action of the commrhee wa- announced.
and yon have my reason for seceding s-id siidint
back into the Democratic ranks from where 1
started; and if my constituents either as S nator
or delegate in the Convention ate dissatisfied the;
must pursue the remedy to which tfiey have the
right; fori have noo'her reason or apology to
fjtojrnihan I have givijn abovei
W- . .- 8. A. WHITE.
speiirO meaning but ic-diSiifd by the m '3 c a
Haws of every tfovernnient; that in France Spain
r'Encland or the United States it mav haru :.f;V.--
Of" -e
fPsswrr Af-rsssv We s4e Usal on tsie 9ls J-uHury. js .is
fesfeijpf Ug silted -tmaaWamy after caagtag the rota
ftrGTr-aMBwibrarSttartoHjMri-rra:";i3
salary f that oSeer. The aalaiiy hitherto tua ben 3 CJ
AfttrHsebHIwas intjedaetd seat mesabers pre J T
ntMKMt-sshuslTtlwasaad. Tbe SeaaK by sn-Ttislj
of tfe rales S3 Use bffira-t-Mta-MSlA-" It
wrslmi.Oiflyr8panite tfce How aa4 that -xty
itar.astd.aotters-M-MiHlooof the rafcs pat Kh oDg -.:
scre.-al readtep.aai Snatiy past U the soe iy br '.-
I " nttatU to 37. MetUs u a Bhtai-heartcd aai
vertBy xxecanve mijnuaraii.p uwuvi-sii ng
oss hr e-stffcte of the Hxee-stive Ktssl-s we doubt not "ic hi
sesse Jeer ec Ave theafosd iMIars sala-i for the last twr
-rci-s; a4 this rpar taa ban4 -Bi-ormn W
wegbsdtoseebi-atlwslirlpefio-it. As fer BIU "Ur-y ihe
Speaker who Tod aalastfe ht. we can only say that
HeFjansl bBgerHe sra-herterstiie worst we can
wbh BW b that he may he eteeteJ ts McfUe's pbrc a
nmfHtil to rw aiiksaU rati .' It won't hnrt him asr"
ashebuj-etf-eatyaatsaMete lef a few ihausa-jds. '
Blectloc ol Jot. Darl.
Weleara that the Mb.Wwf LgWshsre has elected. Jsff
Qftt-btotheUalted atates Semite " the vacancy soon
to tatt pieee by the expiratlea ef Stephen A Jams time
serrtee 4 March 1SST.
WeeccrtUti:..I.iM4UMi exchasgr. ThegreAt
Jtg-I of DeodlehBgttta Is tbas iBTtted to the walks ot privaut
Use mod the Democracy of MtwUstppl and the Cnxi-s may
cow breathe freer.
3Ur. Hord we tears smie a sea4dtmeeraue speee'i
la the Senate the pH week ou the report ef the ceeamlttet
enState Afiafrs. la regard te the BaturaBteUe-s laws tod
fortfga emlerHt'on.
f-iT- Wx see hy the Kosvw NetMsw psper. mIUhtd a
I . .... ... -
I MUrasge that tne peeps th: pteee have eieetett A J
rirz. (Deaecrat.) Town Marshall.
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
Indepkniiisxce Texas.
RET. Km C. Bcatastw x. x PresUent imt r-ofe. -r
of SiMBish M-4 Aocint L;fM ami Betlt. LelttH
Rir. J. n. SrrriLS a. x. Pref. ef Naiarsl Seknces an j
the German Language.
Mr. O. L.MofiAfa.3. Prefeeeerof Mithe-naties
Mr. 3. U. Rom a. .. frefeirtr AbtBt of Largo.-.
g.
Mr. L. Smith FrtMjpal of the Preparatory Depart
cent.
The la-titotien Is la a tottrOhraf eeMtitoa. wtth 1B xut
faculty an.! all the ceOege cae rnrshirry formal.
The rtOage of Independence is BSjarpewed. fer health
quietness awl heaatifa! xetiery.
Tuittoo In the Preparatory depnrmeBt (Ms yw; !b
-be Collrgiito 59. Beani la exerlleat familsn tee J 10 and
12 n. inoaih.
Febuary 2d 1SW. (no 3Lty)
Bl'RLES0.''S FE3I.1LE i.-iSTITETJ:.
RB riCP.LE'O.V wiH epea lbts taatttrstton In Atutl:. i:
the f-W CaiiUet on Mo.iday ike 4th liwt N'eliher
pilnsnoreipense wilt he wel to vsai-e the iBftttsfon
eqnit to any in the Uofon. Every desairt vt w.n he B'lesl
uy the rMt accomoHshsnl SeofcliM atnl upr..ncest IMu-
etor; thnt the raeaas f-f a th-irough and flathed eJu
Un tuay be wtthiu tbe resell of the parents ujgturdl.n
of Texas.
KACULTY.
Rrv. R. B. Bnn-fcsox.
A. a PnnehM. and Frefessor of -
Asclent LaoEnaees.
Ml Eu-v Rtj.t Assl.tant In the Lltsrsnr depMinsent
inesructress 'n csrawvr shm aSSMr
-IastriMter in IeiliisauiUl
omameiitnl branches.
Pn-tosur
Musk.
TERMS 07 TCtTIO.V TOR FIYK MONTHS.
Infant Class
luvralle Cass
Juolor Clifd
Senior CIam
EXri-A TOITISJ.
Greek Latin French or Span''-
DfHvlng latatin)f or Kmsrtklery
Mus'.c on IHauo. orOUur
U-e of !lnj..
Ac-nix. yebr-ary Sad ISM.
U
siri
::::'3j0
1121-4.
rift'K LTOTI-EEE.
'pHE subscribers are n'.w prepared to flit orders fcr PIwX
I LUMBKR at their Steum M.ll eighteen mi'e. bfs-(
Ins'In on ilrt west bink if the CotraUi river. They cats
w Umber rfan-r length rrqj.tcu. uj. to thirty tod.
Ilarlni; twu Shb gle Mucfiines n ierMina. :hy .ire a-i'
preparcil to furnish cellar Shlngli tocgfi e4tH xi Sr
doUcnr.and square agc4 i vi ooUars per thOBtaJ'
rA-u : IuTarlW cmli ou dellverv
BUIIDtTTiM:LL2jr.'
February Sad IKS. n2t-3oj
.ii3Ji!.:jsriA'rtsis salk.
rrtiaiE" un-lersigned haviBjrbeen app..IBtt ahnfalttra
II tbrortbt esuuof CArtStein.'Iecri.eit.hieorTraTl.
. upty by th Hciorablr rnonty Court of taij ceiuitr
Iheisthof JiiBafy A. ! . . '
A.l pivwins Living claitus g.Ht tbe )Uett!te jra s.
nulled tu pre.etit thera uno ibsoe indebied to she ae n
reqiiired tu ra.Ae tMyicent. 3
i. . . . -ik':ry si-www.
Aduilii.tra-or of the ntt ef t. Sims ilee'd.
Acsrcire'iiUAry2.1 ISM. (f.lw)
jj'riijl.i.-r:!.- .t .A-.-.ts.s.et-v-ATros-rj '
C at Law and General Ij.nd aj.-f.it. AiM'in Te-t
nt attisd io all Ui-!new rt ih mujr b- r.trill4 tn (ItetB "
a ihe 2nd and 3rd Judicial L-jitrlcU ai io the Sbpmn
Mid I'cAtlAi iCourlr at Jusiin. eKjl a.t.tiilon nut aKu I
f siTrti to bus big. tllig aud I. Citing lands the pretted- '
.oa of dal su. lor ilrad rl jhi or iluautr Units.
.llso the prtnecmlon of claims agii.l the aia.
X. ('. S tEtLSY i
rcb.2J 'X. (n2t.f) W. H.D. t-dKtJ..Orsjl.
. 4
To Use holicru of I.untt Certlic:ats.
T OSHl'U BLKDSOB of the i i flrmof Sr. na.l Medi
CJ will surt for Coke nl litnum taii.1 1tstries eai sne
Brut of April I-sStJ for the purptws of I. athif; Ussd. Jfr.
UlcdSLe having been enfjeed r j. j. time pti in " '
Y'jlug Jiid lot-ting l.ui tn tl: irrl..n of Ihe State has
(.beamed a thorot.zM.iviw'e.Igeor the fnWlc domain -ud
wi.I lie aWo to mV;e the verjt best selection!. Tbfe !t-7W
certWcate nnd desirous of l.oratlHg tlwm In a rMt nail
r.il-llj liapronug (wrtlofi nf ihe State. wobM sefl te
tn t t.em on iauuedlately.
A--tes BLKDSOK-WALTO.S.
At-sns Trial.
"tbma sy 2nd 1 356. (n2 1 -9w;
PH. R03DIEL
J MPORTCR and DIer in HAVuna. JUnllU Mt nremess
'"g-w. Chewing aa.t Sn.ktug Tnbwc... Saaff Mtr
-chsuni and otner Pqws -te. etc has j. n received thai.
.ur?est and M8M liOrttin-3SI -A the above aMMilt
ilotxls ever brought to this city ; whkn he will -el! Terr !
for cash wholesale or reri.ll at Us Cfgar jior on Oo.-0
Aenuc oppovite I'.obln-nn's BiUlsnl Saloun.
Austin Jaa. 26 1S34 jr.
AUSTLV MALE IJIftJI S:H0OL.
'j-lIEf..u.-thsionof tht School will epm on Mosdar.
Kebr Ja-y lli IHA. The terius (he Mnie ae herete-
fore ptiUuhed will not b viol-teit unless by tpeela I agiee-
men:. All who desire attending this r-ssion ate e.-oe.lr
.-rqiiestwl to begin wli'i the OEiitienetmeut. and to let no
liikilercnet not alMolutcly rceary prevent a jmmeioit
ilttli'j attmil'inci. Irregular attetidsnce. ami r4it or
tvea .'at'- literary progress curmU go ttfrtSer; aod aV-
Mroce from reeltatlocs even for a few days ouly cets.n
a n.iicii greater injury to the student than Is eonraHinly
.opposed. (Jan. -fi. No. 2S ) H. IX. KINSEY.
Silt .AT tEAJlfiAsA.
TWENTY THOUSAND ACRES (it CIIO'CK
1.1V7IV r... .. .. t. .. .. ..
I. - ....- .v. .nu v .m ui.v.ii uiaijim IDT
. 1....... ..... . .... i.. ... f. ... ..
......t.Et -. nisij aimic ins: sreac nuK m
ylls county.
Tlie title by which I hold the above land bavin-
j 1st been fally settle.1 ua its merits io my favr by tbe
-arene Curt in the case ot Kuir v. Chatnberi after a
hitrer cuntes: i.f Stt-ii ye-rs OuriiiK which the uest att-
iring ciT.cu ta b-en in-rleto peitsin li.e rabtds Mid ihsV
ft-cugs f.r the oourts ind the pcoj.le M tbeeoottryairain
m?. by lnvisl.us a (.preaches End unMuhfog iT ttjwiiSL
ij-tri ly n rg-id by an rx'cos.r- and r.thteM
-!: ib'iwth-. inelaais n-w cIiTe.! fir ai- at the hw
.r:cecf T8N DOL-VK3 I'KIt ALKC for the wrpose sT
i ai'iug the mesiM to aecompHih an lmtriant hji.c OssSy
-Be half the-iKney i.l be required ii Ii-nJ airtl tea
'Ofii!e . iu- w .I. be gfi en f r the pesyn cut of tfs hM.
The rfVt tr-ct of unl eampreb'Ude the rebrl-t
vtt-i'y t'rnirltcd i. not ssirped try i Ui-I in :
ro.-lil in fertility ami predttetirenex. 71it c:.. Ire huS"
itlle douot that it wdl sU. l a If yean) fur '.ofj or 3ftjr
dollars per acr. Bdt lmir:-.t eemidrnttletM k.dtKa-o
to Sw it now t tlie very rrdoet.1 teruu idvenisvd.
The Gal vestoa papera will pieitw epy imtii SntWd.
r J CIUMI4!R5
A j--t!n Jad. X i UK Xo. J(n. 18-tf.
ACi ix skj:ct -tiAiti; scitiHii.!
"s M-indy tlie 4 Ji nf rtbruary tb.- oivltrrigoedwflteeB
a -"till'.! of tlie alx.ve c.r-eter. I.i the bnmeiu ot ihe
Mell)...l!t Cbareh. Insintctfon - be gren In ft th.
r-rtche. wtially cnbraeed Ja a thoro-rgh Aeadente or Ce
l.gttte C u.-e.
The T-it.on Pee wt tmrferr y W per sesstea of Art
-onths . . J5J nj
Trie tHta.ter f pejills is not to exceed tweaJy-sfx. Those
wishing io ease(e toflfcrn be'o-e the optst;.g .X the -9-jf
will apply at Uus 'fl"; or Mers. iIralvo efu-fi-cey
.iooard.. tr "f )lesr. itdlcy i Carr'jv ..
Jsn it l-s. 2H-4t WM. I KlPtf A. &
h ?j' 3' AT 1 to ft i-rjH -li
J -auaty of Travis on Gicnd's Cre oatVa-.
..ir4tjscrc.atwssepnr-rae-: 12- aerei t.a-
;.-cd tand aad acres prar.-.e. It tit MartV)
cres under cttvation a 8rl r-'e c 'vote.
.
-yjd tsutlilings. and a will and fx.-'g a iM xur.
I wi b ll with the pc- cews sou ealvu. btvgs. nod.
urn if appttc-tlen :s ade be.'oreMy.asers.e dVpss-.
si of. A.B.MeILI
Oa. 6 IVS. frtfj
-- JT 4v! -ri ..
i'ALL fc 1T".'54 iim$!X$.
SAirp-sO.i & :;s'ii.Rxs.
AEB KOW OPCsTVG THS 7IX-3T ?.
soruoet-lof St;; -! iKi.-; 0U; t
I letned wuh e. ef. e.- -t-i :i-j j at tow -
.- at. Por LI es we rve -.: v -i-. .i Drr.s ; tmxt.
C-.Xirs and Slecv.s Jcrjo. LKIu.w Vrntt I-i ewlWy
rriety ofstyiii aud iiuy. Ptal Oio-;l dtU .
rar Eou.r-i " e Ustet fMbtoa. k!'.Vl: iir;riro.
Gloves.
ASBSSWOStr.I?-i?IBg2
if IJteck and VT-te Ht. Gtovj ECU id a y -.Aft
kvr ie-.: cf t sorts of 2!iwri.
KT.PJ.i- 0?)4
.Unirts Flaoa-is. nsrr. Ca-'c-s-. Tte'-or. Al nrft
operlor fcrUde of CGLII t.-sG-CL0TI5 ais a ger .
stock of aK ares of 2. D-d goods.
i' oti a-vrs-Eiisr" :
Fine Drew acj Troelc Coats Sa. - Coats Pa-.
Soots and 9- Read y-ade 3hh of a-l kteda Ur f oi
all styM vMh our ul awrtent ef Use l-h-or. Orses-rU.-ars
ami Tobacco.
O-t. fi. paT SAMPSOX HESBICKS-
.&.
? I I iV 0 S !
PIANOS.
y.
e AVISO awtated Mer V. ESV1S CO ear seie
Ag aa : -r e ae of ojr PIAAO rOlCr- ta Ho-
tsa ind vie.- -": trrsy d- li-ce w - a v irhe.
bat tiey can p-e. -s fi ! (Sure At the se pee -U-J
of U .aiae digree or exe--e tu at o W-r-s is.
Costen and all Iustrue- - J.arcl--ed wB be warrant
toa Ag. 14 1S.
We have Just ret-ved two of the shore rastru-aeaU fcroa'
Mursa S-os and . at aB t iwni td te fr-
i7. M-nrf. Mb nUa m wb srffl eopre rablr
wUh or bro-ghttothein-rtet; aad Srrsiyle drTrf -;
nJ sweitne of tone we venture to ay. are set nmiiil.
ton;T Sep. 1515. COM EXSI3 t d6
nTAa Cor. Ccn mtrce aad Mt gu-eets.
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