State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 44, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 21, 1856 Page: 3 of 4
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organization. The cry coine from every
county that the convention system is being
universally adopted.
-The justice and policy of the convention
system is apparent to all. It is right that
the opinions and Mntiments of the Demo-
cracy should he first gathered from the
county conventions.
In these conventions we find enunciated
in the freest and mot unrestrained manner
those views which we believe to be esst-n-tial
to the prosperity first of the county
and Becondiy of the rtate and nation. To
do this fully and emphatically we have
placed the issue of our platform upon the
election of the leading offices of the county.
Thufrwe shH canvas thoroughly the popu-
laf opinion and Kk to enlighten and
arroct it.
In our state convention we have acted upon
ihe views and opinions of our party as
enunciated in our county conventions. The
emphatic expression of our views have been
based upon the well dcGned views of demo-
cracy entertained by and expressed through
our county organizations and the issues
have been again made by the selection of a
regular ticket.
In our national convention Vc have but a
continuation of this link of public senti-
ment. It comes evidently from the men
who have been influenced by the tide of
facts and principles enunciated by the
county and state conventions and the nom-
ination of a ticket for the action of the
voters of the whole union in the election
of a President and Vice-president "pre-
sents the issues of our common platform for
the final decision of the whole American
people.
It is this close organization emanating
from the primary conventions of the coun-
ties that is to influence and aid the progress
of democratic principles and extend the
area of freedom. The safetv of the Demo
cracy depends upon it; without it vigilance
falls asleep.
Our enemies will carp at conventions
wherever they are weak because they are
their death warrants hut to Eay they are
useless is to say that democrats in their
homes and amongst their neighbors and
friends cannot create popular Bentiment;
or that where they are best known they
should consider the advancement of demo-
cratic principles as opposed to social feeling
and neighborly courtesy. It is a wide mis-
take. Among an American people no man
should hesitate to avow his political senti-
ments. These arc a portion of the property
of a freeman. By this independence of
men we have thrown down a national bank
' destroyed a monster tariff which still leaves
behind a nest of vipers in our southern bo-
som a prescriptive war against men for
their religion and birth-place. By this
independence of opinion wc have extended
the area of xmr country and are now likely
to extend it still further. We rely upon it
now more than at any other time to main-
tain the rights of the South and the rights
of men claiming to be fellow-citizens and
christians in the same union. It is the
affirmative character thus diffused amongst
our people by county conventions which
gives to the democracy all its strength. It
has the most happy social as well as politi-
cal influence because it assumes that in
voting for men we express simply a politi-
cal difference of opinion which all men
have a common right to do. First selecting
the candidates upon the Jefferaonian text :
" Is he honest ? Is he capable ? Will he
support the constitution?" And then plac-
ing all personal considerations out of view
men may well learn in such conventions as
this the high province of the American
freeman. We go to the ballot box and vote
for our candidate in order to keep in- the
ascendant not only properly qualified and
experienced public officers but a platform
of democratic principles also. We who
believe in no exclusive privileges but that
all men by nature are created freeand equal
must seek to inform the mas.es of the true
doctrines of government and no man for-
eigner or native can be five years connect-
ed with a county Democratic brganization
without being well qualified to vote on every
Question of public policy. We must have a
well organized public opinion in counties
as the integral portion of states; and it is not.
enough for men to look alone to their own
vote as democrats that adds but little to
the progress of the cause. We must put
our shoulders to the wheel and by our con-
stant communications with the people give
merit and importance to those great mea-
sures of state and national policy which arc
to ensure prosperity peace and happiness
to ourselves? our posterity and to countless
" millions of tho people of the old world.
It is our "manifest destiny" to reach from
jpole to pole to fix the political institutions
of every nation on our continent and finally
of every govemmeut on the face of the
-earth No one can be idle no one can
tlaim exemption no one can refuse to aid
in organizing our forces everywhere where
two or three can be banded together in the
.name of the democracy.
Selfislincn will seek to divide and dis-
1 tract conventions of the democratic party.
"" "IThey seek office or are ambitious of their
own fame. Either the democratic party
faust put them up for office or distinction
or they will combine for its destruction.
We nave never seen teem permanently
successful. Chicanery and finesse combi-
nations with the enemy corruption and
fraud may enable demagogues to win some
times but their victory is ill-gotten and
like all ill-gotten gains it never lasts long.
- 'Meteor-like they shine and meteor-like
- ;they fall and never more ascend. Such is
the history of anti-coaventionists. We have
ucted In democratic conventions all our lives
and. we have yet to learn that anything dis-
honorable or corrupt could be attached to
the open proceedings of a Convention
ladk at the republican simplicity of such a
&ody. --timely notice is given to all the
party; no man is prevented fiom beinc
heard ; It is with the convention to do everv
thing "by its own vote and. in the face of
day. Is not the choice of such body er
' fEtlc&toiespecf? Is it &" entitled to the
ccnfidenceof tne party t jftecisclyjn this
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founded in justice and where in a republic
all questions are to be decided by vote it is
the only just and perfect plan to be adopted
bv which a fair .and honest expression of the
party can be known.
We call the attention of our democratic
friends thronghoutthe .state to these sug-
gestions; and we admonish them to be on
their guard against the enemies of conven-
tions whether they pretend to be democrats
or Know Nothings. The latter would be
convicted of too grow an inconsistency to
contend against conventions when ihcir
wnolc organization is built up upon tncparsof fullpaid stock in purchase of the
proceedings of their lodges and when they . "Texan Western" charter and the "Texas
Live solemnly asserted that thev would vote western l. R. company" althongh consist-
for no others but members of their order in8 of thousands of other and different per-
. . .. -. wn subsequently associated by becoming
for all offices m the gift of the government. fctocfcholdeis were bound at least in equity
Democrats who oppose the nominees of our . for that issue. This they never denied but
conventions either o so trom liruoranee or
feclfieh considerations. The true course for
ever- democrat to adopt is to maintain his
party organization as the onl mean by
which he can efficiently disseminate its
doctrines and the cause of democracy.
Vote your county ticket in August and
fchow io the rest of the state the stabi-
lity of tliat county. The cause itself i-. a
rock that has withstood the storms of over
half a century. Bright and beautiful does
it ri-o to heaven and Btamjied upon it and
glowing in the sun of heaven is the glo-
riunfe motto " Equa.. Rig uts axi Exact
Justice to All !"' In this glorious cause
the Democracy of even county are eu-
listed. Son! Iirrn Pacific Itnilroatl !! "WJio oru
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This enterprise has probably called forth
a greater variety of Opinion than all other
schemes of the day. Denounced by some
as the most miserable of all humbugs and
supported by others as the wisest scheme
ever appeared for the accumulation of cap-
ital necessary for its success. Be it wise
qrfoolish it is now evidently gaiuingground;
and instead of being in the hands of some
half dozen millionaires who were either
unwilling or unable to pay up the . percent
on the 100 millions of stock originally con-
templated; it is now owned bj some three
or four thousand citizens of the United
States who have taken all the stock sold
and paid the assessments due thus making
up a capital on hand in cash of tome 4
hundred thousand dollars. Here three or
four thousand men now constitute the com-
pany and should no more stock be sold these
men will be the owners of the entire enter-
prise and of course be justly entitled to
all the dividends. They act through a
Board of Directors to be elected every
twelvo months each share of 100 dollars
cntitlcing the owner to one vote in said elec-
tion. Now whether they will ever have
any dividends to declare or whether their
stock will even be worth the four hundred
thousand which it has cost them is a matter
of effort and experiment with them which
they have a right to make. Should they
succeed in building a railroad to the Pacific
ocean then they will surely realize an im-
mense speculation on the investment made.
That they expect jto do so is evident ; as
men do notrisk theirmoney these days with-
out expecting to make something worthy
the risk. And again should they succeed
and that too mostly through the sixteen sec-
tions of land per mile donated by Texas
the State will actually find it more profita
ble to her than even the parties find it on
their comparatively small investment which
secure to them the entire ownership of the
road. For this the alternate sections of
the State made -valuable by the road will
be worth more than five times what the
whole will be without the road and further
the increased population a necessary result
of the road will add five times as much ad-
ditional wealth to the State as all her do-
main together is now worth.
It has been said the managers are guar-
anteeing ninty-five per cent profit on their
stock and thus humbugging the innocent
public. This is not so the Directory mere-
ly say to iuduce a further sale of stock
that if they can succeed-on the present is-
sue of twenty-five millions nominal or two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars the real
amount to be paid in on this issue they
will issue no more ; that it therefore must
be evident the stock will rise in value and
probablj be worth even its nominal amount.
But they do not guamtec this to any one ;
though they might safety do so were they
sure of building the road.
To say at this time that they will build
the road on this scheme sure and certain
bevond all the contingencies of human life
anu changing affairs of the world at large
would be just as vain and frivilous as it is
eowardly and timid to say that the thing is
perfectly impossible.
Timid men shrink at small obstacles and
never accomplish much in the progress of
the world. Men just capable of half com-
prehending any work of geuius cau always
see many objections to it. Somcarc crying
out now as one objection to our corpi.ratc
system of building railroads "why we will
be enriching heartless speculators !" "They
will get half our public domain !" Now
to this every sound thinking man will say
" God send it may be so for they have to
build us railroads first and therefore our
half that remains will have a value five
times greater than all of it now has or ever
will havewithout theroads." Others again
cry out against the land bonuses and loan
bill because they say "the system is a wrong
one and won't build us any roads anyhow."
To these obiections then it inay be answered
"well then so be it they get no lands and
no money loaned and therefore no one is
injured but themselves by their efforts."
There is one thing that should not be
overlooked where men cry out against the
sjx'culators who are to make such fortunes
in building railroads in our State on account
of tho magnificent land donations and pro-
posed loan bill making these enterprises so
profitable and that isichcther profitable or
tinprofitallc theyare open equally to all our
citizens ; any man can take as much stock
as he chooses in any chartered B. It- Co.t
in the limits of the State. If these men
believe them to beso very profitable let them
"pitch in" while they can and take some
of the stock ; for it is the stockholders alone
that constitute the company.
As to the Pacific Railroad project which
so far as the "Texas Western Railroad Co."
is concerned may be dated at the granting
of the "Atlantic and Pacific H. R. Charter
by-the Legislature of New York it is a pe-
culiar scheme of financial planning mostly
originating in die the brain of a man who
for eminent skill in that department of hu-
man knowledge has enrolled his name already
where it will standwhen monuments of brass
and .marble have corroded and crumbled to
dust. That it is certain of ultimatesuccess
many are bold enough to predict though
almost with fear and and trembling when
they contemplate the vastness of the enter
prise. That this vha k understood fully
by many v. ho have studied it closely is
quite probable as m&nya. school boy can now
&Uy comprehend thosegreat national laws
wmca requireaajjstajEPTOl? to present
w-theifuniersbSSIittKatUiis scheme
JmeverbniercntJHrnfymost!aL.of
tnose now writing against it is evident irom
almost any one paragraph of their produc-
tions. For instance we arc continually hear-
ing about the six hundred thousand dollars
rf full paid stock of the "Texas Western
R- R. company" when it is well known
that this company never insured any such
stock neither for 3ix hundred thousand
dollars nor for any other amount. They
have never issued but one kind of stock
viz : that requiring five per cent to be paid
in all making one million two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars oa all the issue as yet
made viz : twenty-five millions nominal.
It is true the Atlantic and Pacific It. E.
company issued six hnndrtil thousand dol-
eoutenaea ot course they were only bound
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ior it according to its true ineamns anu in
tent. I will now undertake to show that
in lately opening to give the holders of that
stock thirty thousand dollars real in the five
per cent stock of the present company they
have agreed to give the holders just four
times the amount of all they could recover
in any court of law. Thus when that con-
tract was made the stock basis was one
hundred millions represented by a certain
number of shares. The gave for the "Tex-
as Western charter" company six hundred
thousand dollars full paid stock represent-
ing merely that relative portion of the
shares contemplating to raise jut twelve
hundred and fifty thousand dollars by assess-
ing one and one-fourth per cent on the one
hundred milliou issue. Now as it is too evi-
dent for contradiction that each share was
to receive the same dividend those parties
who took six hundred thousand dollar of
nominal stock at one and one-fourth per
cent making just seven thousaud and five
hundred dollars would have just as manj
shares aud consequently just as much divi-
dend when the enterprise had succeeded
as those who had thejrs marked six hundred
thousand dollars full paid. The onlylegal
effect of that entry was that the parties could
not be made to stand another assessment
though other stockholders who could there
buy the same amount foroneandone-fourth
per cent or seven thousand and five hundred
Uollars might perhaps be assessed again
and probably WOULD be. The Texas
Western R. R. company (the same compa
ny only largely increased in its membership)
still retained the original teature ot looking
to the people of the United States for one
million two hundred and fifty thousand dol-
lars on their stock but reduced the issue
to twenty-five millions and consequently
increased the assessment from one aud one-
fourth to five per cent. It then follows that
a legal fullfillmcnt of this six hundred
thousand dollars contract in thestockof the
present company would be done by giving
the parties just one-fourth the number of
shares the had on thebasisof one hundred
millions stock; because the reduction of the"
issue from one hundred to twenty-five mil-
lions necessarily made their shares four
times more valuable. The reason I presume
they were willing to compromise the matter
with the holders and give them the same
number of shares of five per cent stock on
the reduced basis thereby actually multi-
plying its value by four was because some
of the parties who held it from many of-the
newspaper articles of the day had made
themselves believe that the stock they had
thus gotten for almost nothing would actu-
ally hold at law as against cash payments
at the rate of one hundred cents in the dol-
lar; and as the editor of the Tyler Reporter
has lately said I have no doubt so stated
and on this statment and believing it sold
some of it in the market. The Directory
therefore to avoid what had become to be a
difficulty and a serious obstacle to their
progress merely from misconception or mis-
representation ; choose to make a compro-
mise by offering the holders the five per cent
stock or FULL PAID stock of the present
company though being. a certain number
of shares of course with four times as
much on the present reduced stock basis.
Uuless the above is the true and original
intention of the parties I mast ask how
any man of common sense can suppose that
those fifteen or sixteen citizens of Texas once
associated with this enterprise could have
expected for their services the amount of
stock or number of shares which report said
they were to receive ? But on the above
accurate statment of what was every one's
understanding who 1'newanything about it
they were to receive just twenty-five hun-
dred dollars worth of stock each an amount
not too large for the time and labor required
of them. Nominally the were to have
(it has been said) two hundred thousand
dollars of i'WjftVstock. i?eaitamount-
ed to a certain number of shares which any
citizen that very day could buy for just
twenty-hundred dollars.
It should be borne in mind by those who
are determined to oppose this enterprise and
this company at this stage of its progress
that the scheme has been thoroughly ex-
amined aud endorsed by too much intellect
aud capital to be put down by misrepresen-
tation. There Is u excuse for any one to write
atKiinst the compauy and pronounce it a
humbug &c.
S U.V. U.U. UUV .111V.J.IX11UO IHWU
X'n nun tVtriHci Wlnnrl
that he was incorrectly informed. The fi-
nancial plan of the company and the whole
action of the Directory are published and
extensively circulated. Its pecuniary con-
cition the receipts and debursement of
monies the names of the stockholders and
amounts of curtailments paid and falling
due can all be seen at the office of the com-
pany kept in duplicate at Marshall and in
New York. It is merely rediculous now
to base grave charges against the company
in long and labored articles on inquiries
made by letter writers who stale that some
man calling himself Agent told one of his
neighbors that Texas teas giving some fif-
teen or sixteen thousand acres of land per
mile ami cightlhousand dollars in money.' ! !
All this will not do now. The scheme is
before the American people commanding
attention and gaining friends and accumu
lating capital -every day and every hour. It
may succeed or it may fail. But its jus-
tice to all who choose to engage in it and
its OKAND uirOETANCE in the preservation
of the American Union deserve for it the!
respectful consideration of every friend to his
country.
If this company can not succeed in ac-
complishing this great work on the plan they
propose let some wise man point out some
plan that is better or more likely to be sue
cessful. They are evidently trying to suc-
ceed and have already collectedmore money
on their stock than all the other Railroad
companies in the State combined and yet
several other roads are rapidly progressing
not laboringunder the disadvantage of water
connexion. C A. H.
Axothxr Column Fallek. Roger Q.
Mills Elector for the I3th judicial district
has declined acting. Wearcinfonned by
a correspondentof the jf.Lemthatr he will-i
hereafter co-operate with - theggi ationaljte-
mooracy.. r & t&'mmfem
CanyassJnjJastrop.
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2ft4srs. Editor: In your issue of the 7th
instant appears a communication signed
" Ordia" criticising severely our esteemed
fellow-citizen aud sterling democrat CoL
W.T. Gamble and also a circular addressed
by him to the "Independent Voters of Bas-
trop county." I think that both parties
are somewhat to blame ; both are too bitter
and vindictive in their articles the colonel
in his circular and Orelia in his communi-
cation. I propose now in the capacity of
pacificator to point out their respective
errors fairly and fearlessly nothing "exten-
uating nor setting down aught in malice"
and then present them with the olive branch
of peace.
Well then to begin I cannot think that
this circular which is the subject of your
comment at all affects you Orelia because
it is addressed to the " Independent Voters
of Bastrop county" and if there is one
thing plainer than another in your commu-
nication it is that you arc not an indepen-
dent voter that you arc tied down by party
obligations: you bound yourself by theaction
of that convention and how can you claim
to be independent ? This is not in accord-
ance with my notion of independence.
Again what right have you occupying
the humble position you do in society and
particularly in your party to attack those
in high places ? Much less have you a right
to mask yourself and assault one whom
heretofore you have been taught to follow
as a leader. And what do you know about
politics or the convention in question ?
You are no leader or wire-puller but an
abject follower. What right had the party
to call a convention and proscribe the colo-
nel ? He was the most prominent man in
the party and no doubt was in the way of
some of the " icould-bc levellers ;" and he
was entitled to his reward and instead of
asking for all he would have been entitled
to receive for his valor and fearlesness here-
tofore he only asked them for the insignifi-
cant office of sheriff that he might bestow
it as an advancement upon John Hcarn.
And yet in the ingratitude of j'our hearts
you refused even this and adding insult to
injury adopted that objectionable resolution
which compelled the colonel aud another
good democrat to retire from the conven-
tion: " Blow thou wintry wind
Thou art not half so unbind
As man's ingratitude."
You wind up your communication with a
flourish insinuating that the colonel is play-
ing into the hands of the K.N. party.
You certainly are not acquainted with the
colonel ; I know him to bo too independent
a man to cater to such 'an objectionable
party. There are two influences operating
upon his mind which make him pursue the
course he does neither of which is a desire
to aid that prescriptive party: first the
kindness of his heart; and second the
uukindness of the democratic party. The
second of these I have discussed ; now for
the first. His paternal affection for his
son-in-law John Hearn forced him to ig-
nore his politics. I imagine that he rea-
soned to himself after this manner and
legitimately and properly too. John Hcarn
is my son-in-law ; he is ineligible to the
office of sheriff again and if he was eligible
the democrats would beat him. He would
make an elegant assessor and. collector but
the democrats would beat hini for that office;
he is objectionable to them and deservedly
so for he has been a cunning undercurrent
Know Nothing. But I am popular with
the democrats; I have heretofore moulded
and shaped them and they have implicitly
followed my directions. I have done them
immense service; under my bold and valiant
leadership victory has perched upon their
banners and they are under vast obligations
to me. Therefore I will go to them and in
my usual candor I will say: gentlemen I
want the office of sheriff for my reward so
that I can bestow it upon John Hcarn ; he
is a Know Nothing but I am a democrat
and of course it will be a democratic tri-
umph and in fact if you will run me the
opposition will have no candidate and vic-
tory will be easy. Now although 1 cannot
endorse the colonel's logic yet it shows that
it was not K. N. influence operating upon
him; and it shows how unselfish and candid
lias been his course. And although the
K. N.s are now rallying around the Col.
and tickling his pride and ambition and are
constituting themselves his life-guard and
although he gets the "Bastrop Advertiser"
office with its dirty type (in his own lan-
guage) to do his printing and condemns
the Democratic Convention in bitter terms
yet I do not think that all this affords any
just reason to suppose or gives any ground
for suspicion that he has deserted the demo-
cracy and gone over to the K. N.s; and
you are blameablc in go insinuating. Stand
aside Orelia. Now Col. Gamble a few
words to you which I hope you will listen
to with christian patience and forbearance;
and as you arc a little older man than I am
I will when I think you have erred simply
make suggestions and not treat you as I
have Orelia with deserved contempt. I
believe that you are one of the Democratic
Central Committee of Bastrop county that
a3 one of that committee you favored the
call of the convention in question that the
calling of conventions was one of the duties
of that committee that the object of the
democratic party iu constituting that and
the sub-committees of the county was to
so organize as to ensure beyond question
the defeat of the K. N.s. I believe that
conventions are a part of the democratic
creed and when called to submit to them
second iu importance to the convention;
in fact harmony which is the only clement
of success cannot be obtained otherwise.
Now candidly don't you believe that the
democratic party would have been harmo-
nious but for your proposition to elect you
for the benefit of John Hcarn. Wouldn't
your nomination uuder the circumstances
have been hailed with shouts by the K.N.s
and wouldn't your election have savored of
a K. N. victorj? Wouldn't it have been
a concession to our opponents and asking
too much of the party for you to have been
nominated as j-ou presented yourself?
Again Colonel you say that you found
the democratic party first and that you have
ever stood firm to its principles whilst (you
insinuate) others whom you style would-be
leaders were courting the popular breeze
or were waiting with fear and trembling the
moving of tho political waters. You do
great injustice to those who took a promi-
nent part in the -proceedings of that con-
vention. Have you any even the slightest
reason to doubt or even question the poli-
tical consistency of such men as Samuel
Wolfenberger who was president of that
convention r. V. Mcuuire who was the
secretary Wm. G. Miller W. H. Garrett
C C. McGinnisT. H. Mays G-. W. Jones
C. 31- Hemphill J. W. Benton Thos. C.
Moore 31. W. Trigs: who were prominent
actors and a hundred men who were present
approving and endorsing its action. As well
might you doubt your own political consis-
i tency.
Again you say that the convention was
composed of onlyfifty or sixty and that not
more than half the number acted. Here
you must- certainly fall into an error or
everybody else must for it is conceded and
n7Wpd tVinfc tlipr Tras nr.t lfp -than Iflft rf
faflievents. You knowthat it was alaree.
lpKblendnthluiaatic'kgatheringiof
tin lincte nf ildmncnw! nnd pnndidlv. Col-
SKrJic& ttm-airc .wr.iswslsrAe:iiKJ:
oncl now many votea agaiusi mai wjuu
very objectionable resolution? Amidst that
misrhty concourse of jeople one faint nay
came up and the man who voted that nay
remained and participated in its subsequent
actio ii.
The democratic party think that you have
played them unfair in this matter and you
must not b offended or surprised if they
don't vote for you this time. They don't
want the K. Ns to have any office here for
the reason that they have sworn (such is
the substance of their oath) to beat and
turn out all democrats if they can and they
are unwilling to do indirectly that which
they would scorn to do directly.
I am truly sorry for this state of affairs.;
it sounds like a family quarrel and affords
the best texts in the world for the K. N.s
to chuckle over and for that filthy little
sheet the Bastrop Advertiser to slang
about. Many a self-satisfactory smile and
snakish gleam have been detected upon the
countenances and in the eyes of the K. N.s
since this convention transpired and almost
everybody and everything democratic have
been bedaubed by the slime and filth iu a
weekly from the Advertiser office. This
quarreling doesn't look like ancient and
true democracy; it doesn't sound well gen-
tlemen. Can't you cease your wrangling
and be reconciled to each other and thereby
give a death stab to the expiring hopes of
Know Nothingim.
DON RODERIC.
Hon. l'rcstou S. Brooks.
At a meeting of the citizens of Travis
County assembled ou the 10th of June in
the city of Austin to express their appro-
bation of the late spirited conduct of the
Hon. PRESTON S. BROOKS of South
Carolina the Hon. A. J. Hamilton was
called to thc.Chair and A. J. Lott appoin-
ted Secretary.
On motion of William Byrd the follow-
ing preamble and resolutions were unani-
mously adopted viz :
Whereas Wc have heard with sincere
pleasure of the prompt and merited casti-
gatiou inflicted by the Hon. Preston S.
Brooks of South Carolina upon the per-
son of Senator Sumner therefore
Resolved That the Hon. Preston S.
Brooks is entitled to the warmest thanks of
the whole Sonth for the energy and hearty
good will with which he struck down her
infamous enemy on the very spot where the
Honorable Ruffian poured forth for four
consecutive hours unmerited abuse of her
institutions and favorite sons.
Resolved That in testimony of our ap-
preciation of the patriotic conduct of Col.
Brooks we will present to htm a cane made
of the toughest wood which grows on the
soil of Texas and which therefore with
manifest propriety should be applied with
the full force of a stout Southern arm upou
the backfc of our hypocritical and slanderous
enemies.
Resolved That a committee of ten be
appointed by the chair to carry out the ob-
jects of the preceding resolutions.
Resolved That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Austin City
papers.
Under the third resolution the Chair ap-
pointed the following committee viz :
Capt. John J. Grumbles Col. John B.
Banks Arthus J. Lott N. G. Shelly A.
H. Parrish George Flournoy C. S. West
Thomas Sneed Felix Smith.
A. J. HAMILTON Ch'mn.
A. J. Lott Secretary.
EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION'.
NlNE STEAJIBOETS BURNED LOSS ABOUT
$200000.
The alarm of fire which was pealed out
so loud and furious last night at half-past
eleven o'clock was occasioned by the burn-
ing steamboats which were lying across the
river Algiers. As there was no communi-
cation withtthe other side up to the hour
when we were obliged to report we cannot
positively name the boats the loss or the
amount of insurance.
The following boats we believe are burn-
ed : The "Frank Lyon" worth about $30-
000 the "D. R. Stacey" valued at $18-
000 the "A. Clark" $8000 the "New
Latona" "Mary Bess" and "Music"
and two or three others. We understand
that the Merchants' Insurance Campany is
considerably interseted.
OPENING OF THE CANVASS
THE WEST.
IN
Victoria June loth 1850.
Editors Gazette : I had the pleasure yes-
terday and the day before at this place to
listen to a discussionof the important ques-
tions of the day prffiented in the issues be-
tween the two parties claiming the support
of the southern people. The discussion
was ably conducted on both sides. The
champions of the measures of the dark lan-
tern association being Major A. II. Phillips
of Victoria Messrs. Itembert and Dennett
of Texana and Mr. Fauntleroy of Goliad.
Maj. W. R. "Scurry of Victoria the able
Democratic elector and Mr. "White also of
Victoria sustained the cause of the oppo-
nents of those measures. Ve can say of
the four gentlemen first named that they
conducted the debate with a courtesy and
fairness only equalled by the gentlemanly
tone and bearing of the Democratic orators.
Though this diecussion was hastily gotten
up and the citizens of adjoining counties
and even of the neighborhood of Victoria
itself had no previous notice of the meeting
the audience was a creditable indication of
the interest felt by the people in these ques-
tions and of their appreciation of the crisis
which wc have reached. Major Phillips
opened the discussion with a speech of four
hours length and marked by all of the re-
finement of logic and acumen of which that
gentleman is capable which indeed is no
little. Major Scurry replied. His speech
was an able exposition of the fallacies in-
volved in the platforms and principles of
" The Order" and a ucathing rebuke to
their prescriptive tendencies. Many who
had before heard Major Scurry aud were
well acquainted with his well deserved rep-
utation as a public speaker declared that
this was the finest effort he had ever made.
Many who knew his fine conversational
powers and believed that he would not veu-
turo to handle before the people the heav-
ier weapons of sound argument and proba-
bly did with or feared to hear them were
disappointed. He confined himself strictly
to the course of argument pursued by the
opposition met his opponents at every
point of their assault and triumphantly re-
pelled them. He closed with a review of
the present and past position of the Demo-
cratic party and the reason why it should
have the undivided support of the whole
south enumerated a few of the more prom-
inent patriots and statesmen under whose
leadership he was willing to be a worker in
the great cause of civil and religious lib
erty and to the hands of any one of whom
the Democracy could well entrust the flaf
of ' 76 of ' 98 and of ' 56. Major S. re-
tired from the stand amid an enthusiastic
applause that promised what Victoria would
do in August and November next.
Mr. Itembert replied to 3Ir. Scurry.
His speech was short but full of Sre and
devotion to his country and his country-
men and anecdotes well applied. Mr.
"White followed Mr. JL in a speech of
about half- an tour.His opinions were
sound and conservative forcibly stated and
apwj 1K.u;u. J.UM iuvwuij "u-
journcd to half past S o'clock Saturday
morning. Mr. Dennett opened the dis-
cussion on Saturdaymoming. He had the
careful attention of the audience and if
the people had the same confidence iu his
authorities that he apparently had himself
the whole Democratic party would have
been demolished. His speech consisted of
the debris of the whig fight in ' 52 care-
fully preserved relies. He did not seem to
have known the history of his antiquarian
treasures until the Major gave him a little
light on the subject.
Scurry replied. His speech was aUe
eloquent and unanswerable. He was as
far superior to the Scurry of Friday as the
Scurry of Friday was to all comparison with
his antagonists nis energy arose with the
occasion and the array on the other side
only enhanced the glory of his accnoH-
edged victory.
Mr. Fauntleroy closed the discussion. I
regretted 1113- inability to hear tho whole of
Mr. F's speech but as far as I heard myself
and from others the effort deserved com-
mendation from friend and foe.
I hope during the summer we may have
many such meetings. For although char-
acterized by the greatest enthusiasm on
both sides the utmost good feeling pre-
vailed throughout. It shows that the peo-
ple of Texas are well qualified to exercise
that brightest privilege of freemen the
right of suffrage. That reason not passion
sways the masses and that if the solution
of the problem of self-government fails else-
where here at least in the Lone Star State
of the South-west liberty with all her hand-
maidens will find a home forever.
A DEMOCRAT.
The other Sidr of Son Quixote' Story
In our issue of 31st ult. we made the
following notice of a communication in the
State TiuicH signed "JatfiSon Amcri-
can :
Dos Qcixote. A writer in the last Times
under the name of "Jackson American" and
dating his letter Texana ily 7 thus modestly
alludesto himself: State Gazette.
As a little item of uews I will inform you that
our quiet but spirited village was feomewliat stir-
red a few days ago by a Democratic rally at
which your humble servant tho writer was po-
litely invited just one hour before hand to a dis-
cussion with two of their champions ; after which
said Democratic ( 7 ) meeting closed with thrtc
hearty ehuTK for Fillmore and Donelson ! State
Times.
Wo shall probably hear tho othor sido of this
modest story from jomoof our friemVin Jack-
son. State Gazette.
We now have the other side of Don
Quixote's story in the following letter
from a respectable citizen of Jackson
county :
Texana Juno 13 185G.
Eds. State Gazette:
I notice iu a copy of tho " State Times ' pub-
lislieu some weeks since a ctiinmuuication from
this place signod " Jackson American " purport-
ing to detail the proceedings of a (query) Know
Nothing meeting in this place during court week ;
and from the tenor of which our friends iu other
parts of the State may be led into an error al-
though I do not believe that the writer of that
communication was doing anything but hoaxing
his friends of the " Times. " I Lad the pleasure
of beine uresent at that meeting and cau testify
to tho Democracy of Texas that it was the largest
turn out that has been at any puslic meeting iu
the county for five years although called at two
hours before dark; aud fuither that the glorious
principles of Democracy were fully enunciated
by Messrs. Stockdale and Martin and enthusiasti-
cally endorsed by the audience except a few K.
N's who did not seem to apreciate the scathing
rebukes administered to their party. All that we
have to say is watch for the vote of Jacks uu ou
the ides of August and November.
Respestfully signed
A DEMOCRAT.
By tha Southern Line.
LATEIt FROM KANSAS.
St. Louis June G. Advices from Kan
sas to the f;8th state that parties of dragoons
have been stationed at Topeka and Law-
rence. It is rumored that a party of Buford's
men attacted a party of settlers near Osa-
wattomie killing five and dispersing the
remainder.
The Missouri pro-slavery men identified
with the troubles have been ordered by the
Committee to leave Kansas and many have
complied. .Thero.is great excitcmentthrough-
out the Tenritory and Gov. Shannon is
employing II. S. troops to preserve order.
The Congressional Committee had gone
to "Westport and would leave on the Sth for
Washington.
Thirteen persons have been arrested im-
plicated in the murder of the pro-slavery
men near Osawattomie.
Later. Marshal Donaldson and seven
men have been killed by a party of Aboli-
tionists. During the conflict several of
the Marshal's posse were seriousl wounded.
It is also reported that more of the same
party had been attacked. Twenty-five of
Itoford's men have gone to their assistance.
In a fight between Captain Pattis' com-
mand and a party of Abolitionists near
131ack Jack's nine Abolitionists and thir-
teen pro-slavery men were killed.
J5 Wc have bad the happiness the past
week of meeting with many worthy aud
estimable democratic friends from other parts
of our State and Union. These interviews
alway-j afford us sincere pleasure and enable
us to renew the enticntc cordiale.
BDHAXAi AM) BRECKEKRIDGE
RATIFICATION MEETING.
It is requested that the Democracy of
Travis county meet at the Court House on
Saturday evening next 28th inst. at 3
o'clock P. 31. to ratify the nominations of
the Cincinnati Convention.
The Young 3Ien's Democratic Associa-
tion will also meet at the tame time and
place.
Educational Convention.
The friends of Education will hold a Conven-
tion in the City of Austin commencing on the
9th of July 185C.
Editors and Publishers friendly to the cause
will advanceits interests by giving it publicity
with such remarks as will secure thn appointment
of Delegates in every county in tho State.
The Committeo would respectfully suggest to
their fellow-citizens especially in the more dis-
tant counties that by appointing their Ertpresen-
tatives ia the Legislature they would be sure of
a representative in the Convention.--The cause
U one which lies at the funudation of our pros
perity as a state and it now demands united en-
ergetic aud efficient action.
By order ASHBEL SMITH
Chairman of Committee.
A.E.TnoRX Secretary.
a
3XAKXMED
At San Marcos ca the 16th Inst. bj the Rev. Tbotais
B. Lancaster Sir. A. J. Tnoius to JIlu Qnssxmx A.
Ems.
Their ktad&rorwxi duly appreciated ted we txttcd to
tbtsx oar wanaar feelings cf eon emulation.
JT. G. ItCSSEIX 3T. V.
RESIDENT DENTAL SURGEON. Austin
r Texas- Office 2nd floor Swensou's Building
ollitrurkvwaxrcnted satisfactory rferencsgiTea
Juas'I4tbBo.43-: "XZ
VU.UPOSALH FOiS N VXI JCi.'fl.lKS.
- -- iTvRTMEST: ""
Bureau of Const't Equiu't awl Repair
June 2. ICoG.
SEALED PROPODALS to furnish Naval Sup-
plie fur the fiscal year ending 30tb June
1557 will be received at this bureau until 3 o'clock
p. m. of the Sth day of July next. These pro-
posals must be endorsed "Proposals fur Natal
Sapptiu Bureau of Construction Sec" that they
may be diitiiiguitheJ from usher biiues letters.
The material and articles embraced in the
classes earned are particularly described in print-
ed schedules any of which will be furnished to
such as desire to oiler on application to the com-
mandants of the respective uavy.yards or to the
navy agent nearest thereto ami those of all the
yards upoa application to this bureau. Thi di-
vision into classes Ixing for the convenience of
dealers in each such portion only will be furn-
ished as are actually required for such bids. The
commandant and navy agent of each station will
havea copy of the schedules of the other yards
for examination only from which it may be judg-
ed whether it will be desirable to mako applica-
tion for them.
Offers must be made for the whole of a class
at any yard upon one of the printttl schedules or
in strict conformity therewith or they will not
be considered.
All articles must be of the very best quality
conformablo to sample size &c; to be delivered
in good order and in suitable vessels and pack-
ages as the case may be. at the expense and risk
of the contractor and in all respocts subjects to
the inspection measurement count weight ic.
of the yard where received and to the entire sat-
isfaction of the commandant thereof.
Bidders are referred to the yards for samples
and a particular description of the articles ; aud
all other things being equal preference will be
given to article of American manufacture.
Every offer as required by the law of 10th
August. 164G must be accompanied by a written
guarantee tho forms of which are herewith
giren.
Those only whoso offers may be accepted will
be notified and the contract will bo forwarded
as soon thereafteras practicable which they will
bo required to execute within ten days after iu
receipt at the post office or navy agency uamed
by them. "
Sureties in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract and their responsibility certified
to by a United States judge. United States dis-
trict attorney collector or navy agent- As addi-
tional security twenty per centum will be with-
held from the amount of the bills until tho con-
tract shall havo been completed and eighty per
centum of each bill approved in triplicateby ihe
commandaut of the respective yards will bo paid
by the navy agent within thirty dajs after its pre-
eeiuaiiuu w imu.
It is stipulated iu the contract
-.i .1... .1 r . . ....!. . r y.
'US
inauuoy luu panics i me nrsrpari nr uoiinTllig
ail or aiij v mu .iruciL's luemiiwieu tn me qualltt
and at tho timo and places provided then and iii
that ca. c tho contractor and his sureties will fiir-
feit and pay to tho United States as liquidated
damages a sum of money equal to twice the
aumuut of the contract prices therein agreed up-
on as the price to be paid in case of the actual
delivery thereof which liquidated damages mav
be recovered or retained Irom time to time as they
accrue from th said parties of the lint part or
either of them.
Classes Nos. 124 6 7 S to be delivered
one-fourth part on or before tho loth May one-
fourth part by the 2Jth July ouo-fourth part bj
tho 20tu September and tho remainder by the
1st December 1857. Classes N03. 3 and 9 the
wholo by tho loth May 1S57. Tho remaining
classes to be delivered one-fourth part on or
before the 1st September next one-fourth part on
or before tho 1st Dccrobernext one-fnurth part on
orbeforu the 1st April and the remainder on or
hefore the 30th Juno 1857 comprising at each
delivery a due proportion of each article. Clas
10 and all following if additional quantities of
any of the articles named therein are demanded
they are to be furnished on like tonus and con-
ditions previous to the expiration of tho fiscal
vear upon receiving a notice of fifteen dam from
the bureau the commandant of the yard or navy
agent.
As tne law requires tne pre-payraent ot postage
persons desiring the commandant of tho yard or
tho navy agent to send them by mail schedule of
such classes as they desire shuuld eucloso in their
application potfage stamps to insure their trans
mission out applications to tins bureau lor such
schedules will nut require pre-payiuent.
FORM OF
of
OFFER.
I.
State of
hereby acree to furnish uud deliver at tin
respective navy-yards all the articles named in the
classes Hereunto annexed agreeably to tho tiro-
visions of thw schedules therefor and iu conformi-
ty with trie advertisement of Ihe Jlureau of Con
struction &.C. of June 2 &G.
Should my offer be accepted I request to be
addressed at
' and the contract forwarded to the navy
agent at or to
for signature and certificate.
(Date)
(Signature.)
The schedule which the Udder encloses must be
pasted to his offer and each of them signed by him.
upposue cacn article i tne schedule tiieprtcc must
be set the amount curried out the aqrcgatc footed
vpfor each class and the amount likewise written
in vords.
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
The undersigned of . in the
State of and of in the
State of hereby guaranty that in caio the
foregoing bid of for any of tho classes
therein named be accepted that lie or they will
within ten duya after the receipt of the contract
nt the post office named or navy agent designated
executetho contract forthe same with good nut?
sufficient sureties ; and in case said shall
fail to enter into contract as aforesaid we guar-
anty to maku good the difference between the
offer of tho said and that which may be
accepted.
Signature of two uuarantor f .'
(Date.)
Witnese.
I heroby certify that tho above named
are known to me as men of property and
ablo to mak3 good their guaranty.
(Signature.)
(Date.)
To be signed by the Lnitcd States district judge
United States district uttorntu. eollutor or natu
agent and no others.
The following arc the da.wto required at the
respective yards :
K1TTERY MAINE.
No. 1 white-oak plank stock logs. No. 2 white-
oak plauk. No. 3 white-oak proiuiicuoiis timber.
No. 4 white-onk keel pieces and rudder stocks.
No. b jcllow-pine plank stock logs. .So. g jel-
low-pme mast and spar timber. .No. 10 white
pine. No. II ash cypress white-oak boards.
No. 12 black walnut ci'erry mahogany. No. K5.
locust No. 11 white-ash oars and hickory bars
No. 15 white-oak staves and heading No. JO
black spruce. No. 18 ligiiuuvtita;. V. 20 com-
position and copper nails. No. 21 iron. No. 22
spikes nails. iv 23 lead zinc. tin. No. 20
hardware. No. 27 paints oil Ac. No.23 flax
canvas. No. 29 cotton canvas. No. 30 flax and
cotton twine. No. 31 glass. No. 32 leather.
No. 33 hose. No. 31 bruhe. No. 37 pitch
tar rosin. No. 33 tallow soap. oil. No. :5l ship
chandlery. No. -10 tftatiouary. Nu. 41 fire-
wood. CHALESTOWN. MASSACHUSETTS.
No. 1 white-nak plank stuck logs. No. 3 white
oak promiscuous :imber. No. 4 white-oak keel
pieces and rudder stocks. No. C yeltow.pine
plank stock logs. No. 7 yellow-pine beams. No
10 white pine. No. II ash cypress white-oak
boards. No. 12 black walnut cherry niahoganv
maple. No. 14 white-ash oars and hickory ban.
No 16 black spruce. No. 20 composition and
copper nails. No.21 iron. No. 22. spikes nails.
No. 23 lead zinc tin. No. 25 hardware. No.
27 paints oils &c. No. 23 flax canvas. No.
i9 cotton canvas. No. 3) flax and cotton twine.
No. 31 glass. No. 32 1-ather. No. 33 hose.
No 34 brushes. No. 35 bunting 8nd dry goods.
No. 37 pitch tar rosin. No. 3d tallow soup oil.
No. 39 ship" chandlery. No. 10 stationary. No.
41 fire-wood.
BROOKLYN NEW YORK.
No. 1 white-oak plank stockings. No. 2 white
03K pianK. No.3 white-oak promiscuous timber.
No. 4 white-oak keel pieces and rudder stocks.
No. 6 yellow-uino plank stock Iocs. No. 7 il.
iu.miG ucauii. .iu. c veiiotv-piue masi ana
spar timber. No. 9 white-pine mast timber.
No. 10 white-pine. No. 11 ash cypress white-
oak boards. No. 12 black walnut cherry mahog-
any. No. 13 locust. No. 4uhite-a!i oare and
1..-.. :.... t.. x tj 1 . ' m 1
htcKory bars. No. 15 white-oak s'aves ana neail-
ing. No. 16 biack spruce. No. Is lignuuiviia;
No. 20. composition and Conner nails. No. 2)
iron. No. 22 spike nails. No. 23 lead zinc
tin. No. 24. niir irnn. No. 25. hardware. Ao.
tf naii.t. nff NTo. 23. flax canvas. No.
29 cotton canvas. No. 30 flax and cotton twine
No. 31 glass. No. 32 leather. N. 3i hose. hu.
34 brushes. No. 35 bunting and dr)-goods. .
37 pitch tar rosin. N. 3d tallow soap H.
No. 39. ship chandlery. No. 40. stationary- N
41 fire-wood.
PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA
v- i .t;-.n!!tnlank stock Iozs. No. 2 white
oak plauk- N-3. white oak promiscuous
t r v fi. vellciw-Diu ulatik stock lis.
tun-
No. 7 Veih'W-pice beams. No. 8 yellow-piue mast
and spar Umber. No. 10. white pine. ho. II
ash cypress Tybite-a!t toards. No. 22 black
4pun eSKry.ttaaegttiJ. 2io. 13 locust Iw.
I.. 1.:... h .iir nnrl hirktirv bars.
Nn.18.lfe-
in BUIW.-IW1I
numvilffi. So--r0.w?ES&S&2
uil cu'pper nails.
SnWK&Jead.
zinc tin. No. 25. hardware ao-si. paww oua
ic. N.u 23 flax caaTas. No. 29. eoxa eannt.
No 35. flax and cotton twiae.Ao.Jl. glass.
NVst leather. No.33.hos-. 2V 35. taatap
and dry goods. Na. 37 p.tch tar rosia. No. 38.
tallow? wF "" So- lh'P chasAle-
WASHINGTON D.C.
No. 10.white-pina. No.llashc7pre3white
oak board. No. 12. black walnut cuerr u-
Logany- No. 14 . white-sn oars anu uj -
No. 31 iron. N. 22 spikes nad. 2I"J'
line tin. No. 24 pig iron. No. 2j hawwre.
No.27.paiut3ons &c- .No. Ji.giass- rj-
pitch. ta n-siu. N... 33 tallow soap oil. No.
59 ship chandlery. No. 43. tank and galley Iron.
x 44 chain iron. No. 45. ingot copper. No.
46. moulding saci straw tc
"G05PORT VIRGINIA.
No. 1 white-oak phnkstock Ios. No. 3wliit
oak promiscuous timber. No. Cyellow-pmo plan
stock leg. No. S. yrllow-pino raast. and spar
.-t..- 3- ... ...i.:. : v.. 11. ash cr-
umutT. am iv none jjim-. -'"- Y T.
press elm boarf. No. 12 black walnut chorry
wahoganv. No. 13 locust No. 14 white-ash
oars and hickory bars. No 2C blacK spruce
No. 1 HgnumvitE. No. 20 composiuon anu
copper nails. No. 21 iron. No. 22 spikes nails.
No. 23. lead zinc. tin. No. 25 hardware io
27 paints oils Ac. No. 23 flax canvas No
29cotton caavas. No. 30 flax and cotton twine
No 31 glass. No. 32. leather. Ho. 33 hose
No. 34 brushes. No. 35 buntimr and dry goods
No. 37. pitch tar rosin. No. 3S tallow soap
oil. No. 39 ship chandlery. No.4l stationary
Juno 21st IK.G. nil" "
1IAL.L HOUSE. TX.
JOHN A. rOLK PROPRIETOR. AU&TIN-
'I 'his well known hotel (lately kept by Mr. E.B.
X Smith) bus been thoroughly cleaned and reno-
vated and is now prepared for tho accomodation
of the public.
The table win oe suppBert witu tne- o "
market affords.
His Beds and BeJJint: will be found cleas ana
comfortable.
The undersigned flatters himself that he will be
able to give entire atifaction to all who may fa
vor him with their patronage.
JOHN A. POLK.
June 21156. n4 tf Proprietor
c. ij. NirasCMKK
UBINET Mattress Maker and Upholsterer
Vj C?ood woik ami low pricss.
Parties in town oreountrv wl'hing to do o
can have Furniture repaired at their residence
Shop two door above Sponce's J urmttire shop.
on Pecau Street.
June 21. ISiG.
n4 1
I'llOTOUUAriHU (JAI.LERV.
GLASS PICTURES.
.UIBKOTYl'ES IjATirKOf VPES 6cc.
fn Sanson's Building over DujfivCs Drug
Store on Congress Avenue.
By tho extreme seiuitiveness of this process
the most rigorous impressions are taken by a light
no mild that the Mtterhas no difficulty in preserv-
ing a natural aud happy expression of countenance
which is impossible wheu sitting under s-Jlood or
brilliant light. .
Thu undersigned is bsppv to inform tbo cttizem
of Austin and the surroundinp country that he has
located permanently iu this place and is deter-
mined to spare no. trouble nor expense that will
contribute iu enabling hiut to execute- work with
all tho truth and beauty of which the art u
capable.
Ho has procured a tenj largo Aprmatua tor
taking large pictures for lranie.
Constantly receiving new stlcs of cases plaits
and ornamented gilt frames. &c. &c.
To visitors is guaranteed prompt and polite at-
tention entire satisfaction and very moderate
charges. W. W. WILLIAMS.
Juno J In i:5-tf Artist
$20.00 Reward.
ESTltAYED Oil STOLEN.
UN the 20th day of April I806 froui the under-
sigued on little Walnut Creek 4 mil -s east of
Austin Texas 2 largo sorrel horses one is 7 the
other is 10 or more years old pretty well match-
ed a little white in tneir face; theyouag one has
a cut mark on his wethers from a theslo baviDz
been cut out and a very dim brand of the letter
(O)on one shoulder 1 think the left; they were
hi.d all round when they left; the old one Is the
largest and has a little fracture on the ln3ide of one
of his feet I think tho left one; and when he ii
pulled hard be blows as if he was wind-Lr. ken
from the effect of distemper xheu yi.uug both
were bmlly collnr-ianrked and in rather poor con-
dition the braud on the young one is veiy difficult
to see any information f them can be addressed
to the undersigned at Austin Post Office.
W. II. KING
June 14th no. 34-4w.
THE FOLLOWING TRACTS OF
VA1.VABX.R IA.DS
On the Santa Uertudes and Escondido are offered
fur fale cheap for cash. For stock raisers they
are considered among the best locations in the
State.
D. D. D BAKER. 9G0 acres
J. E. DUFF1ELD 960.
C. TARBORO 320.
G. C. BRUNES. 320.
B. F. VANSYCKLE 320.
J. COLTART. 330.
D. WATSON 320.
WM. MOFFET 320.
P. DECORDOVA
Juno llnl3-tf Swenhon's Building
18 UNA WAY NEttltO AP1M8EIIEMDKJ7.
PAKEN UP mid committed to the jail of Tra-
JL vis county Texas a negro man of dark com-
idexion is about 35 years old weighs about 150
or KiO lbs. about 5 fret 7 or 8 inches high ; says
that his name is Davy and that he belongs to John
mid Andrew McCollum livinu in th Statu of
Louisiana. Notice is hereby given that if the
owner does nut apply for and prove property pay
charges and tako him away that lio will be dealt
with as the law prescribes.
June 12th 165G JOHN T. PRICE.
Junel4nl3-lw Sheriff Travis Co. Texas.
AMI3ROTYPES
Oil riCTL'KES ON f.'JLASit
AT THE SKY-LICHT GALLERY ON PECAX 3TRIXr
LIKENESSES of Chiiiwes taken in ONE SECOND. We
bare procured at great expetue all the latnt Ic
tirovemeuts m this beautiful Art ami are no tailcc
l'iclnrci tliat cannot be Mirpasieil for correetnea beautr
of finish or durability. In all cases perfect satisfaction
given or na.thtrf mail. I1eae call anil examino
ipecimeot . S. IS. EKUS1I k CO. ArUat.
3lay 'H ifc"
To the IfoitM of Iteprcicntntirc of
Tciai.
Gentlkmen: As you assemble on the first
Monday in July the friends of
FLETCHER S. STOCKDALE Esq.
Of Calhoun County would most respectfully sug-
gest bin i.ame for the office f Chief Clerk. " It i
lone without h'n knowledge becaujb he is iu
every keiie eminently fitted for the place. An
aci'oluplithed echolar and gentleman a fino read-
er a beautiful and rapid penman a man of order
and Mftem ho cannot lail to give the highest
;ati?fjctioii. Politically he is oneof the soundest
and best informed Democrats in the State.
Respectfully
Many who Know- him.
i3r" San Antonio Texan. Dallai Herald Hen
derson Democrat and Cherokee Sentinel please
eopj till July and send bill to Jlajor William
Rust Austin.
TAKEN Ut'lJiD COMMITTED
r 0 the possesion of the undersigned Sheriff ol
1 tins county Texas on the St-'th Iay of Maj
A. D. 1856 a slave who says hU name is Henry
and further says he belongs to John 3IcCoy wh"r.
lives on Bayou Black in tho State of Louisiana
said slavu is of a black complexion 5 feet 10
inches high ; said negro has whiskers somewhat
grey and is slender made i. also very talkative
and a pleasant epoken negro holds up his head
when spoken too he says when ho left home there
was another negro left with him. The owner or
owners of said slave are requested to come lor
ward prove property pay charges and take him
away or he will be dealt with according to law.
J E. PRINCE Sfar'ff.E.C
Juae7lb. oo -12 6w (pd)
XAKEnr tp a.-x conm-ijF.o
TO thepo.ekmer f 'iSV? ff ' '.. '
coonty. Texas 01. the 3rd day of 5Ir. " 1v.
wbo -ay. hU name I. Allen and forther iy h Monji to
innn it viiu. t.a a -'
he .mb. dealt -l&WKCI C
JuoeTlh.ISS-. ao43. pj
PETER .TH.IEB.
Sn.IJIer Iltriio linker Repairer ice.
Shop on Congress Ateuiu one door hortk of
Miller Sc Co. Ltcerj Stable.
WHEKEhe Keep- coniianuy oa naJ good aapply
of SaddlcJ.CarrUze Boy it and TJjraj Uarcen.
audBrldlei of eTerydeirlpii.-nandqoi3ty.to which hs
. Ihe attention of thepobUc. AU of which ea3 b h&d
on ib. int reasonable term).
Jaor Tib lS&u. uo ij
Examination
rpilZ FRIENDS OF EDUCATION are re
I yttW. '! IIUII A" - - -r
j spectiutiy juTiieu jummm; uie-tJiaminatlon
of the ying ladies of tfce Austin Collegiata Fe-
male Institute on the 25th and 2Stb days of Jm
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