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XJc Remcflr for 3InkacIineU Aboll-
tlcmUui. Massachusetts is responsible for the sec-
tie-nal agitation which so imminently imper-
rt3s the -existence of the Union. The first
abelitioa society was organised in Boston.
The first abolition petitions came to Con-
grew froa Massachusetts and the politicians
aad pteachers of that State have tept up
the agitation of the SlaTerr question until
thej have almost snited the non-slave hold-
ig state in their aBooBstitntional aggres-
hh Bpoa the rights of the flare holding
Statea. While thej exact the observance
of thooosstitutisnapon thepart of the south-
era states to the strict letter of the bond
that iastraaeat opposes no barrier whatever
agaiast Uie viehuion pf the rights of the
jtli by Northern fanaticism.
TJilf is fully demonstrated bj the 3Iassa-
ebesetts persona! liberty bill by her act
iaeorporatiBg the emigrant aid society and
hyerery act of that State and her citizens
m wgard to Negro slavery in the South.
Their emissaries come South and entice and
teal eer negroes away and the Legisht-
tare of the State passes a bill in violation of
the eonotitution to prevent us from recap-
tBrugtmr property. Congress passes an
organic kw for the government of the Ter-
ritory of Kansas and Massoliusctts iminedi-
jy iswrporates an "Emigrant Aid Soci.
ety" by which to send bands of men arm.
od with Sharp's Rtfies into the Territories
to drive Southern men from its limits. She
has sBt Iter entire delegation to Congress
to represent but the single unconstitutional
principle of interference directly or indi.
roetlv with the domestic institutions of the
southern States. She has induced n large
Majority of the non slave holding states to
follow her example. She has fanned the
fiazae of fanaticism to such nu extent that
rite has ar-ayed one half of tlie Union
against the other in bitter political war-
fare and deadly hostility.
And yet while having done all this she
still claims the benefits of the Union and the
protection of the constitution.
Is there any remedy ? Sliall the south-
orn states tamely submit to the reproaches
of narthern nuritanical fanaticism ajnunst
their domestic institutions? "Will thcysub-
init to have their negroes stolen and the
thief and the negro both protected bylaws
passed by the legislatures of the northern
States expressly to defeat a law of Con.
gress made to carry into effect an express
constitutional provision ? Will they allow
themselves to be driven from the common
territories by abolitionists armed with
Sharp's Rifles? Will the south submit to
all these aggressions and do nothing but re
monstrate? Remonstrance but invites renew-
ed aeeression. Recrimination but blows the
flames of fanaticism to a brighter blaze.
Thereisa remedy and the Southern States
should apply it. Massachusetts as well as
every other abolition State should be made
to realize the fact that they have vital in-
terests which maybe affected by the South'
and that she or thoy will not be permitted to
attaok the institutions and interests of the
othor States with impunity.
Woro the Southern States to pass laws
prohibiting all commercial intercourse
with Massachusetts excluding her manu-
factures and prohibiting her Bhips from
touthorn ports uho would soon learn n lea
on that would be proGtablo to her. Sho
would learn in advance the advantages
which she would derivo from the abolition
of alavory or a dissolution of the Union.
Some may contend that the States havo
no power to pass such a law. Lot wh exam-
;n il.nf ntiMtinn. TllO CoilHtltutlOU 110
whore prohibits the power of a Stato to do
olaro non-intercourso with nnothor State.
Congress has power "to regulate commerco
with foreign nations and among the sever-
al Kf.nin and with tho Indian tribes." Tito
itower bolonca to Congress to rcgulnto com
nioroe but it belongs to tho rospoctivo States
to say whother commorco shall exist with n
particular State. Nogroos arc property
None deny tho power on the part ot ono
State to prohibit the importation of nogroos
from another State as an nrticlo of commerce.
This is done in all tho Northern States.
Every Stato has at some poriod passed laws
prohibiting tho importation of some partic
ular artielo of commerce. Now if a State can
nass a law. nrohibitiuir tho importation of
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slaves 8piritous liquor &c may it not al
m pass a law prohibiting the importation of
L'oods'manufactured in Massachusetts ? Let
the South cut off all intercourse with Mas
saohusotts and nho will be taught a lcssoii
which she will never loam in any other
mode
Self persevation requires at the hands of
tho south some thing more than remon-
strance and recrimination. If the north
aggross the South mustrotalliatc. If they
pass laws affecting our rights and interests
we should pass laws affecting- theirs. By so
doing we can teach them that thej are as
vulnerable as we are. The south should
pass such laws and enforce them.
Wm. G. Yates. This blind gentleman
by whose zealous exertions the bill to cs
tablish a Blind Asylum was introduced
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into and passed the Legislature at its last
session left for Galveston the past week to
establish himself in business there. He is
a aost surprising instance of the advant-
ages of a Blind Asylum. Ho plays on the
piano forte; is a fine mathematical scholar;
converses fluently on literary and religious
topics ; is a good mechanic and can sup-
port himsalf by mating baskets children's
carriages chairs carpets rugs and other
articles usual to the "blind. While
here he has mounted a horse androdcaloue
four miles into the country to see a friend.
He has also crossed the ferry tn ' horse-
back and visited Barton's creek alone.
He could walk to any part of our city with-
out sssisttnec. His letters from the man-
agers of well established blind asylums
speak of him in favorable terms and he
carries with him the best wishes of many
friends here wherever he may locate.
-BgjBlsf Iakyes ade a speech at
HuBtsville on the 12th insfe .Jtseems
that Shropshire fK. R.j iwetLa
1ktlTia7erd(md - We expectnhartpoor
tun 6th'hlstaleshaved'offfrj i
COEBESPONaiCE.
COAST OS BOBBER LEAGUES.
UNITED-STATES SUPREME. COURT-
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Maria de hx Soleda D. ArgtjElla
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The United States "
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The U. S. vs. Maria.de xa Saledo kc.
Messrs. Editors: I would call the atten
tion of your legal readers to a decision of
the Supreme Court of the United States
in the above entitled cause which involves
the question of titles to lands situated in
the Ten Coast or Border Leagues issued
by the Mexican authorities previous to the
Texas revolution. It appears to me that
any Texas lawyer would give his assent to
the judgment iafavprpf defendant's title.
But the argument of the justice delivering
the opinion would be rejected by any law
yer with the least acquaintance with the
Mexicanlaw. It seems to me proper to
call the attention of the Texas Rar and
Courts to this opiniou because it seems to
be paraded here for the purpose of over
ruling the decisions of our State Courts on
the same subjects. Whether it is intended
to be offered as the decision of a superior
Court having revisory jurisdiction and
therefore the law of the case; or whether
as the conclusion of reason on the premises
by those whose high position commands
respect is 'of no importance to our present
purpose. It is evident that the object is
to overrule- the decisions of our State
Courts which should only be done when
law and justice requires it; and not because
a superficial view of the subject has led
a Courtalthougli of high regard to -a dif-
fererilconcluiion. The above entitled cause was brought up
from the Northern District of California.
The second-part of the ease is that pro-
posed to be considered.
It was contended by plaintiff (the U. S.)
that the grant was void being located with-
iu tho Littoral or ten coastLeagues extended
by a Territorial Governor in contravention
of tho 4th article of the General Coloniza
tion Law of 1824 which prohibited the
settlement of the ten coast Leagues with
out the consent of the supreme executive
It was contended by the defendants that
tho prohibition in the said law extended
only to foreigners and that natives were
entitled to settle in this .territory as on
other parts of the public domain.
Justice Greer who delivers the opinion
of the Court proceeds to dispose of this
issue and begins by saying " that it is
evident that the Decree (of 1824) centcm-
platcs two distinct species of grant line
lirat Emprcsarios or contractors sometimes
called jiobladors who engaged to introduce
bodies of foreigners; second by grants to
Mexican citizenB families and single per-
sons. As nico as this distinction may be
when taken by a Justice of the Supreme
Court it is ono known to every old hunter
in Texas. JJut what it has to do with the
present issuo is not so easily determined
nor is it apparent why the Decree of 1824
was called up for construction in this case.
The land in question was situated in a
Territory of Mexico not erected into a
State and therefore not ombraced in the
provisions of the Decree of 1824 which
was an act by tho federal government form-
ing a basis on which all tho States of the
Union snouiaDUim a inna system oywnicu
they should populato their public domain.
This organic act relinquished to tliofloveml
States tho land within their limits for tho
purposo of colonization or population ex-
cepting tho land within twenty leagues on
tho lino of any neighboring Government
and ten leagues deep fronting on tho soa
coast to which tho Federal Government
reserved tho consent of tho chief executive
This act also providedthat tho supremo
executive should coloniso tho Territories
(uot erected into States) in conformity with
the said organic net (soo 10 Bcction Do-
creo 1824.) Tho States accordingly formed
laws in conformity to tho above cited De-
cree and tho supremo oxecutivo mndo the
regulation of 1828 as authorised by tho
Kith flection of tho said Decrco (whieli is
the same referred to by tho learned justice
as a legislative construction of that act.)
It is thoreforo clear tho regulation of
1828 was nn net of tho supremo oxocutivo
intoiided solely to coloniso tho Torritorio's
which it was mndo his duty to do by tho 16
section of said Docrco of 1824 and had no
roforonco to colonics in tho Stutos and
could bv no canon of construction bo np.
plied to tho decrco of 1824. At tho samo
time it was tho law of tho enso at Bar
ami tho proper rulo of dooision ; becnuso
tho samo net which prohibited tho States
from colonizing tho coast and border
leagues without tho consent of thosupiomo
executive provided that tho said oxecutivo
should coloniso the territories iu conformity
to it and the regulation of 1828 alluded
to was his net done in tho premises and
the title extended to defendant by virtue
of tills act hud the required consent
thereby removing tho very impediment in-
terposed to the title. Hcnco thoro was no
occasion for a construction of tho decrco of
1824 ns tho net by which tho land was
granted was an independent net mndo to
carry out nu independent measure.
It seems to mo that it would havo been
in.bcttcrtastoif tho learned Justico had
taken his distinctions with mdrc direct re-
ference to the matter at issue by which he
might havo been spared n random shot
construction of the decree of 1824 and a
ridiculous definition of tho word "pohla-
???' But this definition of tho word is
not waste paper for it unequivocally shows
that t1Coiirtfs knowledge of the laws or
language of Mexico was very limited and
it will abate the force of that opinion which
otherwise might have been exercised in
evil influence on the Courts of the States.
The learned Justice goes'on arguendo to
elucidate the subject by showing a State
policy adopted by Spain as well as Mexico
and this policy w&s to prevent the settle-
ment of foreigners near the coast fearing
defection in case of invasion by Spain or
other foreign powers and cannot impute
io mem me tony ana weakness ox reiusmg
to jK&Aar the coast with their own native
and therefore loyal subjects. As shrewd a
policy as this might he I nevertheless be-
lieve a Mexican never thought of it. neith
er could a Mexican appreciate the policy of
planting miniary posts on tho coast to guard
the settlements from savages as a wide ocean
would do it as well. A Mexican -would
more readily see in these regulations a pro
tection of the levenue a provision against
smuggling and the collection of import
duties and the sages of the 18th oC Au-
gust 1824 well know that patriotic'Mcx-
.iftans were as active smugglers as any to
be foundj and unless they have expressly
TT.ni? a distinction we should be slow to
infer it from the reasons given by the learn-
ed Justice.
The question arises is it so expressed or
necessarily inferred? It is said in the
opinion that the first eight sections of the
General Law of 1824 relates exclusively to
foreignersthat the 4th section: ivhich re-
lates to the Border and Coast Leagues is
included of course and therefore relates to
foreigners although not named in the sec-
tion. This is a"eonclusion of the Court
founded on admtitohich he chooses
togiTOHherorct colonKifviz P" foreign im-
tnugrants jin numbersr'"' This definition
however I take to be wholly gratuitous
for nothing in Spanish or Mexican Laws
authorises such a "definition. It will be
Eeen hy the laws of the Indies and the
cedules of Spain in so many places thai
reference is unnecessary that Spain has been
in the habit of colonizing not only the
Indies but desolate places in Spain fpr the
last 200 years entirely with her own sub-
jects ; that Mexico Eincc 1823 has done
the same but indifferently with citizens or
foreigners the Territories which the su-
preme Government of Mexico reserved the
exclusive right to colonise. She in the
decree of November 1828 referred to iu
this decision expressly provides for colo-
nising with Mexicans or foreigners accord-
ing to the law of 1824 which necessarily
implies that the provisions of that decree
applied to natives as well as foreigners.
"But in addition to this may be added Hie
r?i h r
3 T s a S r
contemporaneous construction given by the
States of the Union and the officers of the
federal government itself. The coloniza-
tion law of the State of Coahuilla and
Texas 1825 7th article says "and in ten
leagues in a straight line lrom the coast oi
the Gulf of Mexico within the limits of
this State there shall be no other settle
ments except such as merit the approbation
of the supreme government ot the Union;
lor WHICH ODjeCL ail peuuuua uu iiiuouvjcut
whether made by Mexicans or foreigners
shall be passed to the supreme Govern
ment &c"
Again : the records of Coahuilla and
Texas Tamaulipas and the Territories of
the Californias will show that colonies
were granted to Mexicans as well as for-
eigners but without reference to tlrese
enough has been said to show the conclu-
sion that colonies had reference only to
foreigners was hasty and erroneous and if
a difficulty is suggested by the trequent
provisions made for foreigners it may
readily be accounted for when we recollect
that the decree was made at the request of
the venerable S. F. Austin who had long
been an applicant for the colony known by
his name who was then suing at the Court
of Mexico and no doubt drafted the decree.
The learned Judge comes to the conclu-
sion that the decree of 1824 related to for-
eigners only because the 1st article invites
and calls them; the 6th article exempts
them from paying tax; the 7th provides
that the General Congress shall not prohibit
until the year 1840 &c; 8th provides
that care shall be taken that foreigners who
come to colonise shall not endanger the fed-
eration; hence the fourth article which
prohibits the colonization on the Coast
Leagues relates to foreigners. I would op-
pose this construction of the decree. Tho
genftral scope of the law which purports
to bo a foundation for the public land sys-
tem of tho whole Republic provides
that the States sliall pass land laws in con-
formity to it. That the Territories shall
be colonised by the supreme executive in ac-
cordance with its provisions. It professes
that its object is the wholo of the vacant
lands of tho Republic (see sec. 2) It cor-
tainly was not intendod that foreigners
should have tho whole benefit of tho public
Lands. But I would further opposo the
construction given bv tho Legislature of
Coihuilla and Texas in 1825 decree 10
article 7 " All petitions on the subject
whether made by Mexicans or foreigners
&c." Again in 10th article it is said
that in tho distribution of these lands a
preference is to be given to Mexicans
But I may further opposo tho constructor
given by the Governor and his council of
tho Stato of Coahuilla and Texas. In tho
caso of Deleon vs. Powers concerning tho
right to coloniso in tho Coast Leagues in
tho year 1881 ono of whom was a Moxicnn
proposing to sottlo 40 Mexican families
within tho ten Coast Leagues. That hon-
orable body says to tho petition of Dolobn
"That (tho BOttlomont) it was not com-
menced until after tho publication of tho
Colonization Law. It should havo boon
dono in strict aocordnnco with that law.
Without it and tho necessary nnd indispon-
sablo approval of tho supromo executive
and this ltnovor obtained tho undertaking
cannot nor should bo considered legal &o."
Again in tho samp dooision " finally tho
nullity of tho undertaking of Martin do
Leon ir mudo moro nppnrout in tho memo-
rial referred to by tho Ayuntnmionto claim-
ing that it should bo located within tho
limits of tho Const Bordor Lenguo n sec-
tion of Torritory subjoot to tho oxolumvo
control of tho General Government. Tf
other contomporanoouH construotioiiH of
this Loan by high offioinlH woro nocossary
I might refer to tho opinion of Gonoral
Tornu iu Iur communication to tho Fodornl
Govommonton this samo controversy and
tho dooision of tho question by tho Vice-
Prcsidont of Moxico going to fully estab
lish tho snino point which may together
with tho papers nbovo rotcrrcd to bo found
in tho Gonoral Land Offico with tho papers
of Doloon'8 Colony.
Another error which I will notice is tho
conclusion of tho learned Court that tho
regulation of 1828 was mado for tho pur-
poso of carrying into oxecution tho law of
1824 nnd evidently gave this construction to
tho act; in this there nro but two blunders
tho first is that the regulation of 1828 was
made to carry tho luw of 1824 into oxecu-
tion; tho becond is ttiat it gnvo to that net
any construction whatever.
1st. The law of 1824 was nn organic
law which tho States of the Union
were to tako as a basis of a Stato System of
Colonization and requiring thorn to enact
laws in detail in accordance with it (see
sec. 8 docrco 1824) which was dono ns
evidenced by decree 1G. of Coahuilla and
Texas. This act was not therefore to bo
carried out by the Federal Government.
2d. The decree of 1828 was an order of
the executive office in compliance with the
last section of decree 1824 which required
him to colonise the Territories of tho Fed-
eration as therowas no State Governments
to do so and which was reserved in the
General Law for his own proper adminis-
tration. The decree of 1828 was not
therefore a construction of the act of 1828.
In short I think it is likely that the
Court was lead into error; first by taking
the order of 1828 for a general coloniza-
tion law; 2d by understanding the word
colonization to refer exclusively to foreign
ere : 3d bv considering that the military
post on the sea beach as a defence against
the savage; 4th that pobladbr meant
u Empresano ' instead of settler
In short taking it altogether I think it
likely what one of our christian sisters said
on one occasion about her faith " It is
powerful weak." S. A. W.
"What do wo see bnt the other day upon the
" floor of tbe American Congress yes on tbo 29th
"day of July 1656 Mr. Dunn of Indiana an
" avowed Fillmore man. introduced a bill for tho
restoration of the lissouri Compromise and
t for thevirtoalabolitionlring of theKansas terri-torT-
I challenge the American people to the
. K.M "k them io examine to scrutinize
uSjLfcU?&U8Trtea. Every single solitary
aortheroFmmoreinan.-witabuttwoexceptions
Messrs. "Volkof New York andBrown of jPenn-
"SVIVanUU Who Vm nr.nn(- ; nu iu-
rBlackpublican7foVtte"bm;Sd s7ed 7t
ty eaithai South American. comVmedIbyver.
al mjonty.-ter0JHiJt. cTlrlSll
" Tennessee dated Aug 2." tj
party at-this. crisis 'whichiamone othcrirens
sons .compels him to abandon it.-... ajjV'ff
Mr. Watkins is an-old HnB"Whr and
iTisthls freesollKTPinS
A German
Prcs "Worthy of
and ioulh.
the State
It isjeldom that we have read an article
from our German press with more real
pleasure than the following. How it gives
the: lie to thpj slanderous assertions of the
KiiowNothings that the Gcrmansof Western
Texas are not to be relied-upouin an issue
with the .North. We commend this article
ts the Southern press that justice may bo
done our German population.
The Zeitung is published in one of the
large3t.German communities in the State
and commands the respect and proclaims
the voice of the masses of our German pop-
ulation :
from the NewBraunfels Zeitung.
Squutlcr Sovercigmj-
In uiany articles ef the Aew JBrauufels Zei-
tung I had defended the rights of tho Blavehold-
iug South and had expressed myself se unequivo
cally anil strongly that German papers of the
Black Republican party called me an Atchi8on
Stringfellow. Brook and by the by a " rascal'
instead of refuting mein a logical manner orwith
a constitutional argument. They asserted that I
did so out of fear or for the reason that I was
bribed. X ow it happens to mfl for the first time
that an American Statesrightsman of public po-
sition and influence asks me for my political opin-
ions with reference to the Southern question and
especially what opiniou prevails among the ma-
jority of Germans concerning the rights of the
South to the Territories ; whether they think that
slave owners have the right to settle therein and
whether tho population of a Territory has a
right to legislate on the subject of slavery pre
vioun to forming a constitution preparatory to be-
ing admitted as a State of the Union; in short
whether the Southern Democrats can depend on
the Germans of Texas at the next Presidential
election.
The Germans havo been generally accused by
the K. N party that they are not sound stato-
rightsmen and that our German press is princi-
pally tho cause ofit. This accusation against
the German-Texan nowspapers is uot only with-
out foundation but proves that their accusers are
not acquainted with tho character of the Germans
of Texas or tendency of their papers.
I do not pretend to bo the spokesman of tho
" Teias Staats Zeitung" the "Galveston Union"
nor of the population of this place but I am satis-
fied that I represent the opinion of a largo ma
jority of the German voters on tho subject of
Squatter Sovereignty
The most important point in the present ques-
tion is whether tho inhabitants of a Territory
have the right to decide anything about the insti-
tution of slavery in said Territory.
Agreeable to the Constitution of the United
States only a sovereign Stato has the right to de-
cide whether slavery shall exist or be excluded
within the limits of said State. This principlo is
recognized by all countries of tho civilized world.
But Territories are not sovoreigu States; they
compare with these as u now emigrant to a citi-
zen : ns a man of ago with all porsonal nnd po.
Utical rights to a youth who has not yot entered
upon his manhood. Tho wholo judiciary of aTor-
ritory with her legislation controlled by Congress
and with lior officer appointed and paid by the
Federal Government is only a provisional one
that is. a State of sovereign pupillage. To con-
sider the population of tho Territories an so-
vereign before they am admitted ns States of
the Union would bo to say that this population
has n right to contiuuo under n sopnrato State or-
ganization with any form of government they
please although they never applied for admission
as a State of tho Union. But as these Torrito-
toriea aro tho property of tho United States it
Would bo really unreasonable for them to exercise
full sovereignty before tliolr admission as States
or the Union.
Tho Territories thou lipfcbeingsoveroignStuteB
do not possess tho power to oxordso nny lights
appertaining to such condition.
According to tho constitution of tho Union
nnd of tho laws of nations a Stato may per-
mit or oxcltido slavory within her limits amino
other Stato can Interfere with tho exercise of
this right. For the samo reason it may bo said
that a Territory can neither oimct laws impairing
tho vnluo of slavos nor deny the right to tho own-
er to introdttco slavo proporty before such Terri-
tory has tho necessary nnmber of inhabitant to
bo admitted as a sovereign Stato of the Union In
the maunor prescribed by law. Tjm best form
of Government is that through which nil the
ends of tho social tie may bo obtained with tho
least sacrifice of the norsonnl llbortv of In
dividual citizens. This great problem which tho
genius nf tho ancient lawgivers could not (hid
out has been solved by tho Introduction of tho
representative nystom of the tluuioorutlu uonfod-
eraoy of North America. Aueordlng to tliln
principle tholndeptindoucoof tho individual citi-
zen ns well ns tho inunlclpnlltios and single .Statu"
only finds a chuck when lb Is required to se-
cure the liberty of otliorn. Tho Black Hepubll.
cans deny this genuine ilomocnitio piliiolplo by
excluding the Southern Stntos from an cqtinl par-
ticipation In tho common Territories.
Wliut rcaaonnlilo orlegnl ground lins tho North
to proscribe slavery iu tho Territories 7 If slnvu-
ry U wrong why do they sulluirlt to be recognized
by tho Constitution 7 II ulai cry Is right why
due Urn North ustt neraecnl lou and chicanery
against it.
Tho Fedurnl Government ha no right to unant
laws based on vaguo personal opinions of wrong
and right with reference to moral religious or po-
lltlcnl discipline.
There Is as much illflerenue o n the question of
slavery as tho individual opinion of the citizens
of tho United 8tatesou tho temp erauce law ; and
the Federal Govcrnmcnt.canpaKH no law on these
subjects without Infringing upon uho rights of the
individual States illegally. Ho n ho denies this
deuics tho co-ordinatu powers -of each of the
sovereign States of tho Union; lie .annuls the fun
damental contract upon which thi Union rests ;
he proves that ho thinks sectional agitation to bo
of greater importance than tho preservation of
tho Union the preservation of the only asylum of
political liberty of tbo whito race. Should it bo
possible for these hypocritical fanatics of nigger-
dnm to be successful and attain th height of
their wishes they go ofton and loudly proclaim a
Bccond example would be given to the world that
the negro race is incapablo of freedom and self-
government. At the same time the frcesoilors
would furnish tho proof that tho presant Union
is no longer capable of eelf-govremucnt and tho
preseervation of liberty. L.
TItc Sau Saba.
To the Editors op the State Gazette
According to my promise I wiD undertake
to give some useful information -to those of
your readers who have lately come to Texas
and aro now in search of honies-
I will confine my remarks 'co the new
County of San Saba which includes the
beautiful valley of the river or. that naule.
Nd county in the State is better watered.
The Cherokee and other fine streams pour
their fertilizin'r waters throuj'h its limits.
But as they are like the San Saba in min
iature my generar remarks respecting the
valley of the latter stream will! be applicable
to them in a less degree.
As a grazing country San Sabacannotbe
surpassed. During the last in clement win-
ter when the dead carcases of the famished
i cattle could be seen in graat numbers from
Austin to the coast the stock in that county
found shelter in the Mountains where they
nmiinixl fVif thTTinrrhrinf. the winter and
have continued so throughout the late dis-
tressim; drought. Early in the present
month I visited that Tcgifin on business and
found therass in ijxcelLent condition.
Thocounlvnlainlta. larce nroportionlpf
riclrarablc wHKgeneranybf chocolate
wiuiiwiu ew us viuuvaoeu mux j "-.
labor. The farmers are generally preparing
to raise wheat and corn. The broad bot-
toms of the rivers are generally above over-
flows and incline gently towards tho streams.
They would no doubt compare with the best
wheat lands in the world. The Mountains
contaiu an inexhaustible store of good Ce-
dar. The low lands along the river banks
are well timbered.
The country is said to b very healthy
indeed I saw every thing to convince me
that such was the case. There was no place
for stagnant water. The streams run off
rapidly and tho country is sufficiently ele-
vated to obtain a ool atmosphere. I saw
too what I had never before seen in Texas
conious springs of cold fine water bursting
from the gorges of the Mountains out of
nno marble beds lurnisnmg ine peopie
with good drinking water and convenient
natural drams. Mever have 1 tasted more
delicious Butter and as for tho Milk which
.adorned their hospitable boards I can only
say that it was eqnal to the iJutter.
A word respecting the characteristics of
me people luuuuiuug mia tuwuuug h.q.iu.
Gratitude compels" me to say that in pro-
portion to their means they are the most
hospitable people I ever saw. I can never
forget the kindness with which they treated
me
I received scores of invitations to stay
with them and was only sorry that I could
not accept more of them.
W. B
OflTorlnjr Incense to the Enemy !
We find the following extract from an ar-
ticle of ours copied into the Niteces Valley
with the annexed comments :
" The truth is that when we compare Buchan-
an to Fillmore we compare a friend of the South
with ono who leaves Fremont entirely in the
shade for his support of free soilism. Fremont
hasnotas long a record of free-soil votes and
speeches as Millard Fillmore ; he is young in the
cause and not half so trustworthy. In fact as
he has played traitor to the South by allowing
his name to go on the Republican ticket it is just
as likely that he would if elected turn roundand
play traitor to the men who might have elected
him since he isnot under half the pledgos in favor
of free-Boil as his present competitor Mr. Fill-
more." State Gazette.
" Never having been a supporter of Mr. Fill-
more we do not feel called upon te defend cither
his acts or his character from unscrupulous at-
tacks let them come from what quarter they
may; yet we are compelled to record our un-
qualified disapprobation of the sentiments herald-
ed forth by the Gazette." Nueces Yalloy.
If our cotemporary will turn his atten-
tion to Mr. Fillmore's organs ho will find
that we aro fully sustained in our position.
Let him read tho following from the Com-
mercial Advertiser of New York one of
Mr. Fillmore's leading nowspapers. The
extract is taken from the issue of 20th
August last :
"It can scarcolv be neeessary to caution our
"brother "Whigs and other friends of Mr Fillmore
"against being influenced by such misrepresen-
"tations and allegations as thoso in which the
"finnriar indulced vestordav. As between Mr.
"Villranre and Mr. Fremont in the matter of
"pre-requisitcs for Presidency no comparisons aro
"adraissable. Even on this very slavery questiou
"which tho Courier at present regards as tbo
"main nnd only issue it is unwise of tho Republi-
cans to provoke a comparison. The only vote
"or public net of Mr. Fillmoro that can bo pervert-
"ed into a sctmin" favoring of slavery was the
"signing of the fugitive slave law which wassigued
"because Constitutionally t passed by the Represen-
tatives of tho people in Congress assembled.
"It was an integral part of a grand compromise
"measure which the Courier and Enquirer has
"often endorsed heartily and unequivocally. Is
"our cotemporary prepared to say that Colonel
"Fremont ever expressed his disapproval of that
"compromise fugltlvo slave law included 1 Or
"that he would not havo signed it under the same
"circumstances J Wo iuiagiuo it is not prepared
"to make nny such assertion. On this point the
"two candidates stand upon equal ground. Tho
"reador baa only to look at tho votes of each gen-
"(Ionian when respectively in public life to find
"that Mr. Fillmore is umneasurably a better anti-
"slavery extonslon man than John C. Fremont."
Horo a loading organ of Mr. lullmoro
in his native State and where ho is best
known contends that ho is "wimeasuru-
hhj (t betlcr anti-tlavery extension man than
John C. Fremont!"
Wo simply said what no ono will deny
who has ovor rend tho Congressional record
that " Fremont has not ns long a record of
frco-Hoil votes nnd speeches ns Millnrd Fill-
moro." Our tender-toed cotoinpornry thinks
this is nn " unscrupulous attar-" What
does ho think of tho nbovo oxtrnut from
Mr. Fillmore's Now York organ? Will
soino good donioornt of Corpus Ohristi
furnish tho " Mcces Valley" with Mr.
Fillmore's Congressional record for publica
tion f
1I"LTJ1J""II -!--
Tho Into l'lot.
.WVVS"
Wo huvo road tho circular of Messrs. J-
U. llobson II. A Tntuin nnd J. V. Illoks
corresponding enmmittoa of Colorado county
confirming all wo huvo statod of tho rocout
contcmplntud insurrection. Thoy suy that
thoy Imvo possession of litcts Hhowing " a
well orgnnizod nnd systematical plan for tho
murder of our entire white population
with tho exception of tho young Indies
who woro to bo taken captives uud mndo
tho wives of tho diubolionl murderers of
their parents nnd frionds."
11 The committee found in thuir possession n
number nf pistols bowio knives guns and ammu-
nition. Thuir pass-words of organisation woro
adopted and their motto "leave not n shadoic
Ithiwl.
" Saturday tho (ith inst. was the time narccd
upon fur their damning designs. At alate hour at
utglit all woro to inako one simultaneous and des-
perato effort with from two to ten apportioned to
nearly every house in tho county; kill all tho
whites plunder their homos tako their horses and
arms nnd light their way on t a " Free-State
(Mexico.")
Qrcat clemency appears to have been
shown the guilty parties ovor two hun-
dred in number who the Committee say
had incurred the penalty of death under
our laws. Only three ring-leaders were
put to death tho remainder being whipped.
A negro named Frank ono of the prime
movers made'his escape and is not yet ar
rested. Every Mexican in the county it is
asserted was implicated. These iiavo been
since driven away. Tho Committee add
that peace and quiet are thoroughly res
tored.
It will be seen by advertisement which
we insert gratuitously that a white man
named Win. Mchrmann has been adjudg
ed guilty of being connected with the in-
surrectionists and sentenced to leave tho
county.
If this individual did really aid in getting
up this insurrectionary movement we think
the penalty imposed upon him exceeding
ly mild. In some parts of our country he
would not have survived to tell the talc.
We admonish our people to enforce more
strictly the police regulations for negroes.
Neglect to do this is the sole cause of the
present affair.
3-Wc learn that Robert Cruezbar Esq.
has been appointed by the Governor to sur
vey and sectionizc the 400000 acres of
land appropriated by the last Legislature
for the benefit of the Orphan JBHnd and
Deaf Asylums. It is proposed to mako the
locations in the Pacific Railroad .Reserve
which was ordcredHobo re-openadibylTthe
ast Legislature.- -:. - . r
nXr. Bucbannn oa Cnba.
Extracts from Mr. Buchanan's speech
in the House of Beprescntatives in 1826
on the Panama mission proposed by Mr.
Adams :
"The vast importance of the island of
Cuba to the people of the United States may
not be generally known. Tho commerce of
this island is of immense value particularly
to the agricultural and the navigating inter-
ests of the country. Its importance has
been rapidly increasing for a number of
years. To the middle or grain-growing
States this commerce is almost indispensi-ble-
The aggreate value of goods wares
merchandize the growth produce and man-
ufacture of the United States exported an-
ually to that island now exceeds three mil-
lions and a half of dollars. Of this amount
more than the one-third consists of two ar-
ticlesof pork and flour. The chief of the
the other products of domestic origin are
fish fish-oil spermaceti-candles timber beef
butter and cheese rice tallow candles and
soap. Our principal imports from that
island are coffee sugar and molasses arti-
cles which may almost be considered neces-
saries of life. The whole amount of our ex-
ports to it foreign and domestic is nearly
six millions and our imports nearly eight
millions of dollars. The articles which con-
stitute the medium of this commerce are
both bulky and ponderous and their trans-
Dortation employs a large portion of our
foreign tonnage. More than one-seventh of
the whole tonnage engaged in foreign trade
which entered the ports of the United States
during the year ending the last day of Sep-
tember 1824 came from Cuba; and but
little less than that proportion qf the tonnage
employed in onr export trade sailed for that
island. Its commerce is at resent more
valuable to the United Stntes than that of
all the southern republics united. How
then can the American people even agree
that this island shall he invaded by Colom-
bia and Mexico and pass under their do-
minion ? Ought we not to avert its impend
ing fate if possible :
"Important as the island may be to us
in a commercial it is still more important
in a political view. From its position it
commands the entrance to the Gulf both of
Mexico and Florida. The report of our
Committee of Foreign Eolations truly says
"that the Moro may be regarded ns a fortress
at tho mouth of tho Mississippi." Any
power in possession of this island even
with a small naval force could hermetical-
ly seal the mouth of the Mississippi. Thus
the vast agricultural productions of that val-
ley which is drained by tho father of rivers
might be deprived of the channel which
Nature intended for their passage. A large
nortion of the people of the State ono of
whoso representatives I am find their way
to market by the Mississippi. For this rea-
son I feel particularly interested in this
nart of the subicct. The "rcat law of self-
persavation which is equally binding oil
individuals aud nations commands us if
wo cannotobtain possession of this islaud our-
selves not to suffer it to pass from Spain
under whose dominion it will be harmless
and yet our government have never even
protested against its invasion by Moxico
and Colombia.
"There is still another view of the sub-
ject in relation to this islaud which demands
particular attention. Let us for a moment
look at the spectacle which it will probably
prcsontin case Moxicoand Colombia should
attompt to rovolutiouizo it. Have they not
always marched under tho staudard of uni-
versal emancipation ? Havo they not al-
w:ivs ennnuered bv nrocluimin'r llbortv to
tlio hlavo' In the present condition of this
island what ahull bo tho probable conse-
quence 1 A servile wur which in ovor
aire luw been tho most barbarous and .des
tructive nnd which spares neither ago nor
sox. llovenge urged on by cruolty and
ignornnco would desolato tho land. Tho
dreadful scenes of St. Domingo would
again ho presented to our view and would
again be onnotcd almost within sight of our
own shore. Culm would ho a vast magazine
in the vicinity of tho southern States whoso
explosion would bo dangerous to their tran-
quilitv aud peace. Is thero any man in
this Union who could tor ono moment in-
dulge tho horrid idea of abolishing slavery
by tho miissncro of iho Mgh-miuded and
chivalrous nice of men in tho South '( I
trust thoro is not onu. For my own part I
would without hesitation Imoklo on my
knapsack and march in company with my
friond from MiiHuohuxotts Mr. Everett
in dufunuo of thuirctiu.su."
A. Spirited lit well un Merited llultttko.
lluru is u funeral Hurmon which us fur as
it goes is almost equal to thu fiinimiH "Ilnrp
of u thousand strings." Parson S n
rather occontriu olmmcter was called on to
pretiuli tho funeral senium of n hard enso
uuiiicd lttinii which ho did in the following
unique stylo :
"My boloved hrotliern and sisters if our
beloved brother ICaiiii would wiiiitsomcbody
to como hero nnd toll lies about him nnd
muko 1 1 i in out a butter man tlinu ho was he
would'nt huvo chose mu to preach his fune-
ral sermon. No. mv brutheni ho wanted
. ..
to bo hold up ns u burning nnd shining
light to wurn you from the error of your
wuys. He kept horses ami ho run'd 'urn ;
ho kept chickens nnd he font 'om. Our
dear depnrted brother hud ninny wnrninV
bretluirn. Tho first was when ho broke his
log but still ho went on in the error of his
ways. The second wnrniu' was when his
son Peter hung lumself in jail ; nnd the
last mid greatest wnrnin' was when ho diud
himself!" Tho preacher enlarged unop
these topics until he sunk Kami so low that
his hearers began todoubt whether lie would
over succeed in getting him up again and
as usual in funerals landing him safe in
Abraham's bosom. This was the object of
the second part of the sermon which started
thus : "My dear brcthcrn there'll begreat
mcracles great miriclcs in heaven ; and
the first miriclc will be that many of you
expect to find there you won't sec there.
The people tliat go rounu wun long i.iccs
making long prayers won't bo there.
And the second miracle will be that those you
don't expect to find there as perhaps some
don't expect to find our departed brother
jfcujn y0U'H find there ; and the lust and
greatest miriclc will be to find yourselves
there."
Wk can do our own Kissino." Not
a thousand miles from this village lives a
very exacting landholder. He makes his
tenants "come to time" on the day tho
rente become due and will only relax bis
stern decrees when a handsome woman is
in question. Not long since ho called for
his rent of a'very worthy mechanic who
by the way rejoices in the possession of a
pretty little wile ine nusDand was not at
home when Shylock called and he was en-
chanted with the pretty little wife of the
tenant. She could not liquidate the amount
due: but the landlord becoming really en
amoured told her he would give ber a re
ceipt in full for just one kiss.
"Sir" said she boiling with indignation
"ujyseu ana nusoanu are very poor; per-
haps wc cannot pay our rent; but I tell
you sir; we're not so poor but that we can
do our own kissing."
Ain't that a glorious consolation for poor
folks? The -hardened creditors may take all
their property but he' can't deprive them
of ties privilege of-iissing: Jilmira Ga-
xett?.; '.
LATEST NEWS.
XATXO.At WHIG coMYErriojr.
This body met on the 18th Sept at
Baltimore and passed resolutions in favor
of Fillmore aud Donclson.
thelossofthe ocea: uo.iie.
The American packet ship-Ocean Home!
whose loss was reported in our hrst dispatcn
was bound from Kotterdam to New York
with emigrants. Over seventy lives were
lost.
AID TOB. KXSSXS ABOLITION KU-
IGBAATS. A petition is at the reading room of the
Merchant's Exchange Boston for the re-
ception of signatures urging the Governor
to call a special session of the Legislature
to take into consideration the endangered
safety of the lives and property of the sons
and daughters of Massachusetts in Kansas
and to devise means for their relief and de-
fense. vr
Kansas Affairs.
Rt T.niTTi SAnK la. Advices nave
Louis Sept. lo. Advices
reached us from Kansas that Judge Le
compton has released all the Stato prisoners
on bail ot boUUU each.
Gov. Gearv has issued a proclamation
pnniin.inflinrr fjftn. Smith to StOD all the
Missourians from coming into the Territory.
The Missourians are all leavinc for home
Tho Territorial militia has disbanded and
Lane has promised to disband.
Capt. Whipple's company captured s
party of thieves and recovered eighty hor
ses.
A fort capable of holding a thousand
men has been completed at Lawrence.
THE INSURGENTS DISBANDED.
St. Louis Sept. 20. We have later
accounts from Kansas. The intelligence is
interesting and important.
It is stated that Beed's men would go to
Lawrence and there await the commands
of Gov. Geary they having enrolled them-
selves in the newly organized militia and
become citizens of the Territory.
The insurgents we are informed have
disbanded and Lane with one hundred
and fifty men has retired towards Iowa
taking with him all the horses and other
property stolen by the forco under his com
mand.
FURTHER FROM KANSAS.
AuoiiItionists Defeated in two En-
gagements. St. Louis Sept. 20. The Steamboat
Polar Star has just arrived from Missouri
river.
She brings accounts that fifty Southern-
ers under command of Capt. Robinson
were attacked by a party of two hundred
abolitionists at Hickory Point. One of the
Southerners was killed and nearly all of
them wore wounded. The abolitionists
were repulsed. Twelve of them were kil-
led and seventy were wounded.
On the next day Capt Robinson's party
defeated a hundred abolitionists at Gras-
shopper Creek and killed two of them be-
sides capturing a large quantity of plunder.
CALI FORMA.
We arc pleased to learn that
Judge
Terry has been liberated by tho
Vigilance
Committee nnd is now at large
congratulate that Stato on tho result.
Wc
Democratic Demonstration at riilta
delphiii.
PlMLADErjl'IIIA Sept. 17. Tho Demo-
crats celebrated the anniversary of tho
adoption of tho Constitution to-day. Tho
oxoitemont produced is unparalleled iu tho
history of political demonstrations in this
city.
Tho city is crowded with largo delega-
tions from distaut parts nnd tho wildest
cnthusinsni was expressed.
Gov. Johnson of Georgia mudo nn elo-
quent speech two hours iu length iu
which ho reviewed the history of tho Con-
stitution nnd defended slavory. Hisspecch
was roccivcil with loud and frequent up-
pluuso. At 8 o'clock P. M. tho procession was
very largo moved to Indonendencu Square
which wus brilliantly illuminated and cheers
speeohes nnd fire works wore tho odcrof tho
evoniii'
a'
MoLiinnan County. It is withunnlluy-
od pleasure that wo huvo for tho piwt few
yours nuirkud tho unexampled progress of
MoLonnan county. In IHW tho town of
Waco wusoiilyntown in name nnd hut few
small furuiH scattered horu nnd thoro marked
thu nluco of tho fnrmor. Hut how chuu"cd
iu four years ! Our town or rather city N
now u subject of prido to every citizen of
this county. Five dry good uteres nil
doing a thriving nnd remunerative business
nro now found horo. Wo havo also four
groceries where tho siibstantials of lifu nro
sold to customers. Tho Hnptist denomina-
tion have nearly completed a largo briuk
church creditable alike to tho piety uud
geuorosity of that denomination of chris-
tians. Tho Methodist iu addition to thuir
present church edifice havo already taken
incttsures to erect a more suitablu plauo of
public worship uud wo know thoy will suc-
ceed. To the toll of the Sabbath school
boll two largo claws of our town nnd
county assemble for devotion and religious
improvement.
A few months since n largo nnd atmmotli-
oits jail was finished for thu accommodation
of thosu who nro so unfortunato ns to be
unable to discriminate between mntm el
luam.
One of the finest court houses in the
State now is rapidly approaching completion
And also many handsomo nnd graceful
private residence are looming up all around
us. These arc a few of the unmistakable
nnd substantial evidences of improvements
seen nrond Waco. Brazos Statesvwn.
Colorado River. The citizens of
Wharton are moving to secure a portion of
the appropriation under the river bill. Hon.
Isaac N. Dennis J. H. Dcaderick and Col.
T. Thatcher addressed the people of that
couuty at Wharton on tho 6tb iust. and it
was resolved to correspond with all the
counties interested in the improvement of
the Colorado. A general meeting of dele
gates is to take place at harton on the 13tl
inst. next. Mr. Dennis took an active
part in the legislature for the rivers and in
making this bill practicable.
a n - ni r n r nri'"ir-r-rlriiri-kni nf n ri n n i n r i
This Accounts tor it. A student
proficient in syntax has ascertained that
tbe vocabulary of the Confederate is limited
to ninety-nine words and that the chief
portion of these arc vituperative tuch as
"liar dirty blackguard etc. One third
of the whole number are politick slang terms
and the ballance arc insufficient to express
a single idea if it'had one; hence its pecu-
liar Kfcvln. Th words in anv irivcn article
may be transposed and re-arranged so as to
form any other article in the Confederates
columns and the printers uaving iouu- ....-
out do notscpciatc tbe type but fttnUJ
' i.- f !. ll noes bv picking
out lines half lines and word. '
uta. J
oil raoWfiSSr"8 by
JULRUIED.
Tin this citr.tta 14ttiar tt-B;
Naahtea ions uissidi
to Makojuict Hou
lax both of this place.
LOST!
THE discbarge ouac x.jt r-'r
Mclntire-scompaar .fcr.cmc. imthebat Ue
from Capt
NOTICE I
LOST tho heau-risht certificate of Tr"!"0
HE ?X roae-third of a league of had.
idS
Red River county So. 612 and date
3T Ifit irnotTelrd from fa ninety Oj. W
cation will be made for a duplicate.
Caldwell Burleson eouag. -aN.
.a5-.eptar.tr. LaaaAgeat
- TIT WIIITP
S.OLD1IAM - " " '
OLDHAM & WHITE
ATTORNEYS A.T IiAW
Austin Texas. .
WILL practice in the 2d and 3d Judicial Du-
trictstha and Supremo and Federal Courts
at Austin.
We will also prosecato claims for land or
money before the
COURT OF CLAIMS.
no6 sept5?-tf.
1VIL.HAJI 3IER31A?fX.
11IIIS individual has been adjudged guilty of at-
tempting to induce some of tho neeroes J
Colorado County to ran away ho is about six feet
hicb slim in person stooping in his gait fair com-
ntexion small liqht blue eyes large stngbt nose
and a codu fore-bead stiff sandy hir inclining to
a reddish hue he speak with a slight foreign ac-
cent ; is about 25 years old. Ordered by the i-
"lanca Committee of Colorado County that said
Mehrmann leave the State that he Lave the
country forthwith and after twenty-four hoow.
if found within the county that he receive thirty-
!.;. lhes It is further ordered that a descnu-
tj ii tc person ofTaid Mehrmann b publi.n-
ed in the various newspapers.
yorderofthoCommtitee:DVKDEN
Seo'y. pro tern.
Columbus September 11th 1S5G- . T1U.
1 S.-Mehrmann said whan he was leaving
this place that ho wanted to go to Fayette Co.
no& sept27-g. .
TAKEN up and commuted to the JaU oi
Besarcounty.inthe city of San Antonio
on the 16th of September lSoG. a negro
ir XF.TV who savs ho belongs toKobert
WhitT. living in Fayette C0Unty Texa l Said boy
is black about 24 or 25 years of age about o Teet
Sinches high stiff left leg.and lane m the nght
hand-says he left home in Angwt. I.t. The
owner is hereby requested to come forward. rove
property pay charges ana ia R' kY
noG sept27-4w.
Sheriff B. C
TIIE STATE OFTEXAS ) JceV C "-
COUNTY OF TRAVIS. cincto. 2 Travis
CITATION.
Co.. Texas.
John S. Spence '
vs
David Thomas.
The Stato of Texas to the I
Constable of said precinct S
No. 2 or any lawful officer
of said comity ohectisi.:
tlie ueienuaiit. "-. - ; t.ir !!.
dollais. dated Hovemoer-iin jc. i..b-. ---2?
account of fifteen dollar and ninety cent-
i it. i:.. t.n lo filwl in writing that
ho said bavdbThon; is absent from this State.
ora?ranicnt person so that the ordinary pro-
cess of tho law cannot bo served upon him This
i therefore to command you that you .p8f."1
David Thomas by the publication of his cita-
State Gazette a public newspaper published in
the city of Austin Travis county aforesaid to be
:. . u fir. Snhirdav inNovembe
iaV5 to answer tho coinplafnt of John S.bpence.
Hereof fail not. but havo you then and ther
this writ with your proceeding thereon as the
law direct. GWon under my band this -Mtli .-
of September A. D. 1850. T T
I. 31. BLACKWtLL. J T
f... I. h.n.l RAntf.ir.ber 21th. 1350 and or
dered publication for threo success! i weeks in
the Stato Gazetto n paper publUned in the citv
of Austin. i" " D.UT fc Iv.
ni-septi7-:iw. Constable
J. DOtfJI.ASBIillO'UW
GKNKIIAL LAND AGENT
Ami Collator of Claims against the State of Ttias
nnd the Government of the nUtjiStatts.
OKNEHAI LANIl AOENOV OFFICE AD3TIN TEXAS
BUYS lli locate rtJepylx.oMlnj Pat
tnt. lnTitl-itt mUCT' Titles to Unil In Ihr
8tal of Tm. .
(led out Unltl Stal BAHnty Lawl Warrant or Tm
Una Crtialei buy eU. or ha the ra lttalta.
Sunerlntrmlf the lnetlKm and irftrn or UM
titles In any or the Stairs of the Unhm.
ColltcH nMleri' pay ami pwhn. and jr.ut ft' J
kn.t of Clalnn against the auto of Texai er Uw lottrl
Slam.
ItKPKIIS
To the hil of Department. Aulln City Texaa t!
numbers of thr '.eghtatwr ; bmlnru aril profrMlonal
uenllemcn III Western Texas ; the Urprnentatttta an I
Senatnr In ConRrei fwn T ami Kentueky an.l Holt
Joint llmry llrown(lalTeitn. Texaa; Andrew Nell. Sc
guln Texm. Amlin. Texaa May Slat IbW.
Juno Tin 1S6. noly .
Will practice in the Court or Cialum and (iw
attention to all business entrusted to him cotnini:
before tint sniur.
N
OW. IN J. Atroaxsr ami Cociwatina
Law Waco Texal.
Itlf.VA WAV
TA KEN up on the 10th r April
ItTilJ.anoKro boy JOHN nun'.' .
tmm black about 5 feft H inrli
n high weigh about Irtft pounds
Sttyn ho belong! ti Mr. Stet-1 who
livi'Non the liraon rlvur near Sau Flllpo. Snyn
lif know Judge Waller tho only man in lln-
neiKliborhtiixl Tho owner U hereby notified t
cftins forward prn property twy clwrgen ami
take hint away nr ho will lie dealt with an thf l.uv
directs.
IM()
Hoy. I or(5LAS. copper eulnr..ibouf.fcf jiar
old says he belongs to Stanford iu th
Colorado. Weighs about 150 pounds about
feet I) inches hluh sayn hu runaway near Kg) pi
Texas. C'imiiiil ttcil in J uly.
I.M1
IlKNUY.a boy copper color about ft Tim-M n.
tl inches high weighs npoiit 10ft pounds. '-' or 'it
years old wus hu belonga to King Unison iu
the Snndit'K In (Siiaduliipu county. Said negro
was taken uii In the city of Sau Antonio on tltr
Ilth September. I "Wi traveling wwtwpnl with n
white man by the num of James AlHird. who
also iu Jail. W. H. HENItY
septUU-nnri-.w. Sheritr 11 C
a K.vim run sai.K!
K( ( ACUl'.Sof laiHl.ItWof good and the La
0UU Ia"co timbered 'J."0 under a good cedar
fence.and 150 in cultivation. A good dwelling hous.-
and negro houses a good frame burn and a apring
of good wnterin fifty steps of the dwelling. All
of which can hi- had at :J."50U. For further par
tirulars enquire of
II. N. HUKDITT
X. H. The above named premises lie on I!k
Walnut Creek 7 mile North East of tne City of
Austin. H. N IS
Iio5-sept20tfjl857.
LOST!
T
HE Military bounty warrant. No. TA issucJ
to Wm. Kodfield. fur 900 acres on tho II
day of January IKH by Barnard E. Ht-e S
retary of War.
Unless heard from within DO days I shall app
as agent of thenwners to the Coiniawin"r '
Claims (or a duplicate.
no2 auc 30-9w P. DeCOKDOVA
HOTELS.
SMITH'S HOTEL
ACSTIX TEXAS.
...Mi OF THE
UtIr known a. the - MetH K? J7t.I
Baring thorooshlr repaired P""?"' arrBjtme:i-
rallj awl will rurnish It snjw ; wln .
shall hare been eoBipIetJ.MitolIier in a Banner
modate boarder an.l "U0S or npaH to
iatbfe!nry to all. lie wil J?'Vlwd;and win Jlta etery
keep the bet UMo tbla ""' Jemfort and eoorenlenee c f
reqaUite attention to "" " t?7e them the faB worth cr
hU patron an-J wUt eoJeaT
their money. . -.rirt andeoeHnodleaiiUb.e
whbKred.andta.en careof ban ex
piifDC. uWUb:aent will be opn tar the reception r
' oV3 1 " dr f April 15M.
iiCflTT'S HOTEL.
.11 the White Salphar Sprtop In the town and
cooaty of Lazapaaaa.
Tbe abote namd Hotel to no opn for '-
rrcmlioa of Baardera andTrareter. The undr
tinned proaijes to spare neither paia or expense to hxm-
hw patrons cutiojtw ooui iuw. v
HU table wlrl always be reppHed with the bt the eoantry
aSordf and adjacent to tbe Hotel to in proeeu or erection
and nearly completed a iptendU BWSard Saloon BaU
Boom and Ten Pla Alley. Ample arranBementa rar Bath-
Ins in Solphnr Water; atoo toll supply of Ie and Mint
oa band. . ...
There will be a line ot tear banc coaches rron Austin to
the Springs twice a week. Ieartoj Aailln Mondays and
Thursdays at 5 o'clock A. M.
Mayo to nSi G. W.SCOTT.
J niEREAS. John 3. Spence ton meow "i
"See. the obligation of David Thoma
M
i r hAa lilt- TMH K II 111 Ul 14 T --
ed a Justice of the l'eace within and for said
on.mtv nt uiv office in tho city of Austin in said
ml nrannnllr ftnnenr uimuic '-
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