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the city of Au lin;
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A. O. IIOBXE, Sen's.
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indebted to this
to call and. nettle
or noto, without further
'W The Kurt Iter a few doy ago,
an abundancojof Duck and
Two yonngtgentlemen in town,
dnokn and seven brants, in
days.
The fiahtug in the Colorado ia
. The trout bite more free-
we ever knew thorn to before.
Snoonsio.—Oti Saturday ovening two
boys nained Beuj. Thompioii and Joe.
Smith, got into a quarrel, and the latter
called Thompson hard names, whereat
ho raised his gun, which was loaded
II shot, and fired; tho whole
: effect in Smith's back, ex>
which struck hia head —
foro Justice Cal-
1, and diachurged.
1 hero to see bojri
i years of age, ear-
plug about tholf persons, Bowie knives
and pistols. Wo trust this will be a
ja arcing to evory parent, aud that such
praetiofa, ao pernicious in their tenden-
cies, may be chocked in «canon.
«ft. M. W. Barker, the traveling
«gout for the rlrpimt new Atlaa, by
Goorge W. Coltmi, Esq., lias called
npon as, aud shown ns a copy of the
first volume of this largo ond elegant
wort; It contains comprehensive maps
of this oontinciit, elegautly gotten up.
Tbo statistical information is also very
convenient and interesting. Tlie work
is oomprised in two volumvs, each hav-
ing ofeo hundred maps, ami two hundred
pages of letter press. Those desiring
a complete atlas, would do well to pur-
.—After a month's drouth-, and
ans, that tho tail of tho
t had swept.away tho clouds, the
wind uoxed round to the North on Sat-
urday night, and brought a fine rain,
seemingly the commencement of a wet
tcuon.
of upproachiiig and
departing day, and the beauties of the
star-crowned night, arc evor with ns¡
iu picture of beauty aud sub-
limity as was preiented after sunset, on
Sunday last, Is rarely to be seen. The
side by side
slowly
j tho comet, with
on tho orb <if dsy,
stretched across
lly «long;
and Eastern
along the
many • wove
Anon tho wind
tho North hosts of inky
echoed a fitting
to their ouwatd morch.
the publisher* from
McEce, oi Lavaca,
No indication of yellow fever
with us yet, we aro encom-
almoat ontiro non-inter-
us and tho infected ci-
cscnpe altogether."
thinka that if
i to bo hold next
for
i should
"tick-
Jon. And by
Bvil saya that
TLe CMlptnllrr'i Report—The Law mil the
Coito a—The Defence—The Marshall Re-
publican
Judge Oldham bases his defence for
charging twice for every page of "rule
and figuro work," not upon the law
which defines every "page to bo 44 lines
long, mid 27 ems vide," but upon a
"universal custom among printers."—
And, although it was broadly asserted
in the streets by niauy members of the
clique, until Secretary Anderson was
brought to believe tho graceless lie,
that the custom as to the Comptroller's
Report preceded tho laic, continued un i
formly witli it, and is not contravened by
tho statute, (all of which aro necessary
to mako a good custom) ,vot, when
Jtidgo Oldham came to write, he ouly
left a confused statement, tlmt tho un-
righteous custom commenced about the
time Marshall and Oldham purchased Ike
Gazette. More be daro not assert, unless
tho records were first burned up. We
luivo obtained tho accounts for the
pri
tho work, and find the pages to lie 44
lines long, and nearly 21 ems wide ; and
wo therefore assert, froin the record,
tlutt there haa been no tuck cut Urn.—
But the printers charged only for tingU
pages honestly meaimtd. Aud they were
oiiTy paid according to tho law and their
contracts. Here are tho extracts Irom
tho uccouuts "officially certified
•• Extract from account of Cronleaa, Miner &
Camming*, fur prluting Comptroller" iteportof
164*1 and 1847: ,
Jan. 14,1048 ( No. of vouchor 945.
To furnishing House ol Kip. with COO printed
coplea of Oomptroller'a Keport, 48 p. at i 3 ot.
liijting of every Report since tho pas-
tee of the law in 1848 ; aud compared
per page, 4160 00.
Then'
above ia correct sod Juat.
Austin, Jun. 13,1W , JJKN I. IULL,
Approved Jun. 14,1848. Chi. Clerk, H R.
J. >V. HKNDEK80N, Speaker of H. H.
'• Extract from account of Crrtnlcnn A Co.,
for printing Comptroller's iteportof 16484sl«47
Feb.IBÍdj No. of voucher 1041. *
To furnishing Senate with 415 coplea of Comp-
troller* Mepoi t, 40 p. at ¡4*3 ot. per p. |I10U 80.
Approved Feb. 6 tli. 184U.
1'IUL. M. CUNY,Chairman Com. on
Contingent Expenses.
The ubove account ia correct. Feb. 5,1848.
N. C. UAY.MON1), 8eo. of donate.
Approved i J: A. UJiKfc.it, l'rosidiyit of Senate.
Feb' 1650) No. of voucher 8390.
" Senate—Tlmd Legislature, to W. Il.Cuth-
ni-jr, Ur„ to itUOO oopiea of Iteport of Comptrol-
ler and Treasurer, «t i of • cent per page for
the tlrat ÍUOO coplea, and 1-8 fur tbesecond IU00
¿stóo page ] í 1,14,i 83.
leaieT N. C. RAYMOND, Sec. Sen.
Approved, J. H. McltAJS, Cliuirmaii
Couinilttee contingent Expense*.
Approved. J. A. UllEEK, Prest. tfeuate.
Feb.'I860. VouoherNo.8300.
" Home of Representatives third Legislature,
To W. H. Cuahuey, l)r., To 500 coplea of Comp-
troller and/l'reaeurer a Report, [*GU pages] at
l-Ucuut per page, 4410 60.
Correct'. w ILLIAM FIELDS, Chin. Com-
Atl oat.
ou Printiu:
. lif.Clk.H. J
C. U. KbENAN, Speaker U. of R
'minus.
HEN. F. HILL, Chf. Clk. H. A.
aaya:
(lita pnpor
i of tbo Demo-
_ i of it; but
more ha-had th-they
i fc.fe.fnr
i iciviur
rfi'.M):-'
m
Feb. 14,185D. Voucher No. 3871.
" Mouse of Repreaeutstivea to S. W. Ameri-
can [UeCordovaA. Co.,] to 1S00 coplea of the
Comptroller'a Report, it,12 pagea each, 348,0U0
pagea at 1-1) oent. SC«u 00.
Ai>proved 13th Feb. 1M63,
N. 11. CHAULTON, Chairman
Com. Cootingout ExpenaeaHouae.
« The Senate To S. W. Anicrlcnii—I'. D-Cor.
dova & Co.
May 13, 18521 No. of voucher 4.272.
To 500 coplea ot Comptrollura Report, 23tf
pauea each Illi,000 pugua, l-U uunt, f 103 33
„ Tli a accoiiMtuuiounliug to tho sum ol S1.U3 33
ua upproved, to bo paid when thu ii ceipt ol thu
Po v Aluater |i ll bu lodged, that a.tal " liu-
porta " lire depoailvU in hia oflkoe, ul wiiiuh time
ibe Couiptrollur will order, and Trauaurcr uny
the auint'. 2S.Wu.EDDl*,
Cbslrmau Coutlngunt und printing Ex
punaia of Suuatc.
ltuceivcd, Austin May 13, lt>02, ol 1'. DuCor-
dovu, 600 coplea ol tho Comptroller Kiport,
to bo mailed. ii. F. JOHNSON, i'. ¿I.
" The State of Texaa, To J. W. Humpton,
Dr., Oldham & Marshall, sea.
Nov, 4,1854; No. ot voucher 1,000. ,
For printing Cowptrollur'a Repoit to 5th
Legislature, 1,500 copies (at i mid 1 oent per
page,) 2,180 63
1 approve tho above account. Nov. 4,1054.
EDWARD CLARK, Sec'ty of 8tatv.
Printed under apccial rvtolulioii of Ibe Leg-
islature—1.000 coplea for the Houae, 500 coplea
for the Senate."
Comptroller'a Office, I
Austin. Ootober 6,1858. f
I certify that the above are oorreot extracts
from the original accounts oil file in this office.
) Given slider ray hand and sesl of
L. S. > office tbo date above written.
<—v—-' Jamks B. Shaw, Coinpt.
This last is the account which Judge
Oldham boasts was charged " doublo,
poging for rule and figure work;" that
it was " J oh u W, ilamptou's account,"
roved by " the Secretary of StnU ,
word Clark." Ham pton is dead, and
cannot dofend himself from the gravo.
But the reader will *ee thattho account
is stated, "The Statu of Texas, To J.
W. Hampton, Oldham & Marshall, ass.,"
(meaning assignee—that ia to say, that
tho account was in wMi for tho benefit
of Oldham & Marshall, if tho law suit
should result in their favor, and in pari,
if it should not)
Here, thon, waa tho begiuning oi the
custom in Texas, It must have been a
torn imported from Mississippi, to
havebo^°J^0fthU^t',n
' What will tho Marshall Rc| )ublicun
sa^ no'iobootthe universal custom ?
tbese^MOO^ts. ^
The Lawi of Bmluration.
The Oasctté copies soino calculations
by tho Boston Post, which, we believe
have already appeared in thia paper,
going to prove, tlmt there wero more
people of Southern birth residing in the
Northern, or "free Status," in 1850, than
peoplo of Northern birth, who were
then residents of the Southern, or slave
States. nd theso figures, looking a
little frighttul to the intensely Southern
editors of the Gazette, they come at tis
with the following fling :
"Notwithstanding the avowed object of tliia
emigration from Free to Slave States, tbo Intel-
llgeocer appear to think we *-ant no more slaves
In the South, and dwelt somewhat on the eotn-
petitiim between white nnd slave labor. Isn't
that playing into EliTlinyer's bands?"
As the figures really show, that more
peoplo move North than South, we do
not see what is meant by "avowed ob-
ject,*' unless the Gazette fears, that
Southern rntn will "diffuse slavery," by
extending its area Northward. We
snpposo however, thai the writer was
so confused with his "erased figures,"
from the Comptroller's office, that lie
supposed tli ¡ Northern Vandals were
really overrunnirfg the Southern States;
instead of rire vena, Tho natural causes
of immigration and emigration,however,
have never alarmed our nerves. We can
recollect, when such speculations about
tho "Irish ond Dutch," and other "fur-
riñera"—"criminals and paupers," fright-
ened these editors and their papers into
the intensely "Atncricnn" movement.—
If it could be shown that the figures of
tho Boston Post are true, and that tho
white peoplo of tho South aro really go-
ing North to reside, it docs not follow,
that moro negroes from Guinea and
Dahomey would be the remedy. But
we suspect that thu figures aro swelled
by counting ell the fugitive slaves nnd
free negroes who have taken refuge in
the free States, as so many voluntary
Southorn emigrant to the North. In no
other way can tho excess be accounted
for. The remedy against this is for
Southern philanthropists to cense the
practice of manumission, nud to enforce
the Fugitive Slave Law.
If whites rcjilly move from the South
to the North in any considerable num.
bars, it is because of tho aristocratic
teachings of such papers as the Ga-
zette, of the lessonB, that It is "dis-
graceful, or cramping to the intellect"
for a "Southern whito man to labor in
the field, when he should bu at school
or at play," or to " drivo a carriage"
when ho is paid for it. The truth is,
that tlui white laborer is more rcspected
at tho South, than any where in the
world. But aristocratic principles, and
a tcndi'tuy towards oligarchies and
mouarchica, will manifest themselves
in a thousand ways.
Political quacks should leave emigra-
tion to tho instincts which God has im-
planted. It will encompass the circuit
of tho world all in duo time.
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Marshall
jilRrSiiRI 1
TlIK lvrKM.iobnckit and Till: Demochatic
CoNVi;.vrioK.-—lll speaking of the Democratic
Convention of 185s the Southern htUlliytncer
says:
" 'And yet, with a single exception, every del-
egato Irom the Rio Orando counties, was, in
priuc'plo, opposed to judicial nominations,—
Several counties so recorded their votes. For
thia (set, the Secretary of the Convention fouud
no room.'
Here again Judge Paschal appears to ho
belter posted than the members of the Conven
tlon themselves. The faets detailed by tho
Juó^e are not renumbered by the delegates. -
They wish the Jntrlhpencer to specify the coun-
ties recording their votes against judicial noni-
Innt'ons. nud the Rio Orando delegares opposed
also."—ÜoM/tí.
Call upou your Secretary of the Con-
voutiou, and "revising committee," who
suppressed these votes along with Wig-
fnll'a resolution and the correspondence
with Judge Wheeler, and publish the
whole together. We are no more able
to supply the omission, than we arc the
lives and nays" in the Ilonse, upon
Mr. Hayne's motion, on Potter's Pnblic
Printer Bill. Upon Mr. H's. authority
we say, that he recorded his vote againBt
the Judicial nominations. Wo lénow
also that Williamson did the same.—
Aud we know that the El Paso delega-
tion, and Bee and Britten were against
the now plank. Wo cite you to the re-
cord, und ask you to cnll out the opin-
ion of the gentlemen named by us—
men who reluctantly yielded for the
sake of harmony, but soino of whom
were not Democrats aocoroing to the
theory of the Austin Clique.
"Youduny, Judge, and correctly loo, the
power «I tho Suprema Court, or any other tribu-
nal, to determine a controversy between the
ral and State tcovernmenta, bnt admit that
being sovereigns, caeh must jndgo of the cause
for themselves. Admittiug thia, will you please
enlighten nana to the mode of redress where the
difficulty la one of paramount Importance and
trreconeitablo?—Omlral Titian.
in the Denny Fairfax
In Virginia, in the Denny
ca8C, in Kentucky in the " good faith"
queation, and in Georgia, in theTaeaela
caso, the Cherokee Missionary caae and
othera, the State anthoritica aimply re*
tuaed to obey the Mandates of tho Su-
Gen.l Jackson anetained Georgia, and
said, as Jefferson had said in the Sedi-
tion law casea, that tho President moat
(institution for himself.-
doviae ita own rema-
in dtch particular cas , first being
. nd trusting to the
American people to
■pop
- if •' '.10
revolution, there la no
that. ~
to that, nntesa
of 1
«M <fl#A Ii *
'▼ lillV I*#
-JKÍ-Í
t'for that. But
that, unless the
botb ends of the Union
The Saietle
Charges us with unfairness in notic-
ing two of its articles in the same
paragraph. This ia a strange no-
lion of etiquette. We hod supposed
tho editorials or newspapers to bo an
entirety, however many pro terns and
mere assistants sit upou the tripod.
When tho question wus impertinently
asked us, whether we would support
Judge Oldham for Congress, if he should
be the Dcmocratiu nominee, we notur-
al.y looked to the columns, allowing the
manner of man, who must bo selected,
to tilt against Hamilton. And we
could think of no one who, in the esti-
mation of the writer of the paragraph
would come up to the standard, cxccpt
Judge Oldham; and therefore we cnnie
to the conclusion, that the Judge wax
seeking the nomination. The gentle-
man's restless anxiety for office jus-
tified us in this conclusion; and this the
writer construes into a statement, upon
our purt, that the Gasette is urging the
claims of Judge Oldham. Wo are
among the last to believe, that the pro
tem. or the regular editor, would do
nny thing of the kind They did not
help him much for the Senate, or the
federal judgship; and they would not
bank upon tho Jndge's luck.
But tho Gazette persists in the imper-
tinent inquiry:
"Will you support Judge Oldham for Con-
gross. should ho bu thu Democratic nominee ?—
Ves or no?"
There is a peculiar delicacy in asking
this question, while Judge Oldham is
upon the tripod. And we don't think
that what wo should do is a matter
which could concern him much, when
lie is persisting in the assertion, that we
are not in the Democratic party. While
he shows such ignorance of the princi-
ples of Democracy, or such reckless-
ness as to assert, that the editor of this
paper is not a Simon Puro Democrat,
we would not support him, if all the
Conventions in the State should nomi
nato him. To secure our support here'
after, Democratic nominees must be
Demooats; und they must evince botter
judgment tlmn to suppose, that a man
who has never, in his life, voted for any
bnt Democrats, and never written or
said a word against any consorvotive
Democratic principle, is not a Democrat,
merely because he will not surrender
his principles of honor, and support
every candidate, which every convention,
in tho name of Democracy, nominates,
for^officss not political. And as to po-
litical conventions, we havo no unqual-
ified pledges to give for their nomina-
tions. The convention must bo fair;
they must bo sufficiently full to be expo-
nents of tho popular will; they must
nominate honorable Democrats, who
hold tho Democratic prluciples of faith,
aud no othera.
Wo know nothing against Judge Old-
ham's mnr.il character, which would pre-
vent our supporting him for Congress.
And should he rcriounco his heresies
about oursolf, and not run into tho fal-
lacies of his present companions about
opening the African slave trnde, disun-
ion, and the like, we see no reason why
we should not support him for Congress,
with or without, it nomination by a con-
vention. Wo were a Democrat befor
conventions; we lutve bean such in tliein,
n/them. for tlicir candidates, and againtt
their judicial nominations. And we ex-
pect to outlive the whole system, as we
have outlived their power as to judicial
nominations in Texas. We neither love
them, hate them, nor fear them, so much
aB to forget our propriety.
And Judge, don't alarm yourself about
your having had three opportunities to
vote for us, and having oppoaod ua,
with ull your might, once supporting
your bosom fricud, Andrew Jackson
Hamilton, and onco permitting, if not
conniving at, your Democratic county
supportiug a Whig against us. We took
your opposition good naturcdly, because
it was your right Bnt when yon
mounted our railroad hobby, in order to
help your busoin friend, Hamilton, and
we voted against you, you took it as ex
ceedingly personal. We are more mag-
nanimous. Bnt now, to A, J. Hamil-
ton .
•< • Now we will promise' hands off,' and wager
that card press, that, with all bis sins. Hamilton
can beat O. before the Democratic Convention
for a nomination. What would you do, should
tbiswHtityvney happen, neighbor V—IntMpmar.
" In the flrat place, It would be doing violence
to probability to suppose Col. Hamilton wonid
go before a Democratic Convention ror a nomi-
nation. and then It would be an equal Improba-
bility to suppose ho would be successful) how-
ever, the course of the Stole Gasette haa been
undevlaiiuft. It has always supported the nomi-
nee of Ibe Democratic parly, and always ex-
pects to do ao."— Gmmtu.
Thia la in the same article, which
charge* na with "dodging tho queation."
Wo asked Judge Oldham a question,
and be tells ns what the Gasette always
haa done, and will do. Suppose it
should, doea that pledge include either
Oldham or Capt. Ford t But haa it at-
waya supported the Democratic nomi-
nees?
Did it support M. T. Johnson, when
ho was the nominee of this county,
and tho «filters were instructed Dele-
gates to *0 convention ?
Did It aopport L. II. Lnekett, when
nominated by a convention of delegates?
Did it even complain ol the frauds by
which he was defeated?
Did it ever chirp against Dancy, when
running as an independent candidate
against Jo. Lee?
And why should not Hamilton go
belore a Democratic c invention, if he
sees proper?
la it because lie opposed the loan
bill, und kindred railroad measures?—
Judge Oldi.am did the same.
Is it becauso ho joined tho Know
Nothings? He did this when in private
life, and when the thing was new.—
Judge Oldham joined whi'o editor of
tho Democratic organ; and Le stumped
it against Gov. Pease's railroad, und
pnblic debt views, knowing it was-the
way to defeat the Democratic party.
Is it because Hamilton withdrew
from the order and denounced it, own-
ing his errors? Oldham did the same,
except that ho never confessed his er-
rors, but In a public speech, iu ths Dem-
ocratic convention, said,that he hud only
a monosyllable for tho man who said he
did wrong in going in or coming out of
the order.
Is it because Gen. Hamilton disa-
greed with Judge Oldham, upon the
Territorial theories? Let no man stake
his reputation upon a Territorial dog-
ma, much less Judge Oldham.
Is it becauso Gori. Hamilton had the
presumption to go into the Senatorial
caucus? Judge 0. did the same, aud
Hamilton beat him, just after having
frightened some weak nerves with his
notions upon the Territories. Tho Leg-
islature had Judge O.'s thesis in a pam-
phlet.
Is it because they have both been
members of every * Democratic con-
vention? O. was a candidate for Pres-
ident of the last, aud Hamilton voted
for him.
Is it because, after examining the re-
cord, Hamilton refused to support Judge
Buckley? Thousands of Democrats
did the sume; und they can defy tho
thunders of tho Austin Central Vatican.
Is it because Hamilton made a speech
denouncing tho arrogance and pre-
sumptuous dictation of tho o.-ganizors,
nnd organ-grinders at twenty-five thou-
sand dollars per annum? Yes, hero is
tho great offence. He questioned the
infallibility of tho Papal See, and Car-
dinals. He exposed the hypocrisy of
the judicial-convention farce. With
thundering eloquence and satire, he
inude them see themselves as others
see them; and on the . next Monday,
they found themselves iii a woful minor-
ity. The people will sottle the account
between Hamilton and tho clique,
only bite a file, when they shoot
pigmy darts at Hamilton.
They
their
Tha Editor of tho Intelligencer then
coiumenci'd to abuse tho Governor by indirec-
tion—attacking his appoiutuieuts by insinuations
—uncharitable people have attributed this to
pique on account of certain removals in connec-
tion with tho Blind Asylum.—Gazette.
Tho readors of the Gazette will .re-
member an artic.f, iu the Governor's
organ, in reply to our expression of
willingness to givo his administration a
hearty support, in which the polite qttes
tion was asked, " who tho devil care
whether he does or not?" The Governor
is said to havo enjoyed this hugely.
Tho next triumphant declaration was,
that the "Governor had no personal nor
political relations with Judge Paschal."
The announcement was regarded as
by authority. As to "personal relotions"
it was true; as we have no recollection
ever to have spoken to the Governor in
our life; nor do we remember to havo
seen kim but onco during his whole
legislative career; and then we think
he was speaking against paying the
volunteers. We gavo him our support
however, for Lieut. Governor and Gov-
ernor.
As to the Governor's appointments :
If they aatlsfy him, and the country, we
are satisfied. We shall publish some of
the "Blind Asylum" accounts before
long, which will no doubt edify his Ex-
cellency extremely.
If tho Governor's org*n thinks to
profit by bringing on a wor between
that functionary and the editor of this
paper, we tell them now, we havo no
favors to ask of his Excellency, and we
concede no advantage to his position.—
We will givo him all the advantage of
tuo clique's support; and then we prefer
oar own untitled private life, to the
Governor'a exalted estate. We have
been forbearing to the Governor, and
wo thought that one of tho editors of
the organ and hia Excellency had tome-
limes app.eciated that forbearance to-
warda a man who voluntarily assumed
a hostile position towards us.
We can only adviie the Governor aa
we did Judge Terrell. We owe nothing
to toe sua, the Governor, nor his an-
pointeea "nither." Few men ever suc-
ceed with an unjuat quarrel, and tho
Governor will find it ao.
We have never aaked the Governor
to appoint any relative of ours to office
and then quarrelled with him becauw
lie would not. We have left him to
make hia appointments uninfluenced bv
advioo, which the politico-judicial Lock-
hartCWtion Judge tUg|lt to be
unsound. No doubt but the Governor
bao been aa much obligad to ua for our
atleuca, aa he has to othera for their im-
portunity and bad advice.
Toa Old to Change.
An old Democrat writes to us, a very
interesting letter "not for publication."
This remark we cannot withhold:
" I am sorry to know, that you hnvc adopted
that terrible heresy ol States granting the riglu
ot suflVago to Aliens! I will not believe that
yoii over looked into the m l jrct with your
characteristic sagacity and clearness."
Had our friend been a constant read
er of the Intelligencer from its founda-
tion, he would have seen, that whether
our ground be heretical or not, we have
given thn subject a life long examina-
tion. And we vorily believe, that could
we have found admission for our views
upou this subject, in tho professedly
Democratic organs, or had they discuss-
ed It prope-ly, we never should havo
given aid to the Intelligencer.
To our mind there is no such " herr-
sv" as the supposition that the right of
suffrage is not within tho exclusive con-
trol of the States. Over it Congress
lias no power directly or indirectly. In
it the Federal Government litis no in-
terest. No subject was better discuss-
ed or botter understood by tho Conven-
tion which formed tho Federal Consti-
tution.
The discussion was not upon the nat-
uralization clause, but upou the second
section of the first article, defining the
qualifications of members of tho Hoitso
of Representatives.
Tho theory is this : The Federal ba-
sis depends, not apon tho number of
voters, but ol numbers excluding two-
fifths of the slaves.
The Senators are chosen by tho
States. This ratio continues in theelec
tion of President. Suffrage never de-
pended upon citizenship, nor citizenship
upon suffrage. All States exclude four-
fifths of their citizens from tho polls ;
for women, children, lunatics, and con-
victs aro American citizens, and yet
they linvo no v« tes. Nearly all the
States allow persons to voto who ore
not citizens of the United States ; and
many of the "Free States" give suffrage
to those who never can be national cit-
izens—negroes, for example. Now
if this is allowable as to negroes, why
not us to aliens ?
Then some States exclude all who
linvo not a property qualification.
With the questions of expediency we
havo nothing to do.
Texas, by tho Constitution of 1845,
gave the right of suflVago to thousands
who have never been naturalized ac-
cording to " uniform rule." This was
expedient then, and wo don't think much
evil would liare resulted from a con-
tinuation of the six months rule in Tex-
as, though we are satisfied with the
Constitution as it is.
Wo write not to re argue the ques-
tion again, but to say to our friend,and
to all other Democrats, iii like category,
that wo are awaro that there is much
ignorance upon the subject. And the
mistake of Mr. Calhoun, either never
spoken, or else spoken in the hurry of
Debate, Is no apology for tho persist-
ence in error by any one. As shown
by Mr. Stevens of Georgia, thodoctrines
of Mr. Calhoun on this subject, were
inconsistent with his whole theory upon
States Rights, and with his practice
also. Tho '' terrible heresy" is with
those who oppose our views.
Public Printing—Mr. Potter's Bill.
On the 3d February, 1858, M M
Potter, Senator from Galveston, intro-
duced a bill to abolish the office of
Pnblic Printer, and to let tho work to
the lowost and best bidder. The Jour-
nal shows (p. 518) that the rules wore
twice suspended, and it passed. On
page 171, House Journal, on the same
day, the bill appears to have been sent
to the House. On the 5th the bill was
read 1st and 2d times, and referred to
Committee on Printing. On the 12th
February, seven days afterwards, Mr.
Tlios. J. Johnson, Chairman, submitted
a majority report, asking to be dis-
charged from a further consideration
of the bill, and giving reason* which
wo shall hereafter consider. This re-
port was also signed by E D. McKin-
ney, W. D Wood, and Somera Kinney.
Mr. John Henry Brown of tho same
committee, submitted a minority re-
port, in which he stated that tho bill
had passed the Senate unanimously,and
gave other reasons which we shall
hereafter publish—among which is,that
the printing had increased from $8,000
to $99,000 pel aesslon. On tho 15th
February the Journal (p. 88) shows
tho following entry: "Tho question
pending on adjournment was tho mo-
tion of Mr. Haynes, of Starr, tó sus-
pend the rule and tako up a bill recula-
ting Public Printing. The question be-
ing put, the Houae refused to suspend
the rule." Mr. Haynea Informs us that
the ayea and nays wero called. But
they do not appear in tho published
Journals and we ask, why not ? Is the
fault with Mr. H. H. Haynie, the clerk
or with the Public Printer ? Onr read-
era have seen that tho contingent ex-
Senae account,was left out oftho Houae
ournal. Wo have never heard that
there waa a "reviaing committee," as
was the apology for uot publi.hi.ig the
Judicial nomination proceedings, of the
Democratic Couveutioa. Whofthen, ia
! «« •
Bull road Meetlag.
A meeting took placa on the M,l, p.
Is city on Monday evening last, fcr tkü i."
pose of explaining tho positlou and rtsn, _i*
the Stin Aatonlo and Mexican (¿ulfK ij£^
this
Judge l'aschal flrst addressed the
and entered into a detailed de.orip,w"'Nl
proceedings of the Directora of the ComLiV
lie ahowd
e showed Iba great udvantagea whiofciS
neces-arily ensue from a railroad to this ci «
that In consequence of the progresa San Aa¿T
nln had made within the last ten years au«k
railroad waa auro to ^ay—and that sínee tLí
completion of the five miles, commoncln.!?
Lavaca, the value of land in that viclaU* kü
increased to a very large extent,
Clarke and Keeno l ad bueu enabled ton>k
vi'ry satisfactory tercia with an Iron Maau&!.
ry in Cardiff, Wales,b v which the purchase of nÍT
to build tho road to Victoria has been effeeb?
To enable tbom to in eet their engagement uT?"
necessary that $30,W JO should be raiaed tlojon
of which however, w ould be undertake'*bva
people of Lavaca, au d the other towns betwü!
here and tho ooast. The obligations ofsomTÜ
our citizens, lodged i.vltb Messrs. Reld at,,,
of New York hiid to be redeemed. These ij.*'
given to procuro tho iron for the five mile, ,
ferred to. Kvcry ci tizeu of San Antonio
directly interested ii i the matter,—as evarv *
tide of commerce,in oluding tbe ordinary hLi!"
saries of life, could b e brought here at lei<
one half of their pri 'sent prices. There w«
many men in Simi A ntonlo who had made ull®
Idrtunei here, and ) et theso, had not oolv nil
expeuded one dollar in furtlieranoj of the /nti
prise, but had nctcially thrown oold w#t r «
the eflorts id' tho directors. These last k !
done their utmost, I >ut there were tnca intlil
community who he d constantly opposed tí.''
proceedings,—t hey had planted their leet tm
ly in the grounrll, all d bv unkiud hints and IniKi
uatlons had lieu tral ized the endeavors of othen
It wero impossible in our limited tasce
givo even au ou tiini • ofthespeech of Judge pJl
chnl upon this occasion, but we have heard him!
make many sp< inch.es, and we do iu all einoerit?
assert, thai ou Mou day last, for tangibility u£
practical purposes, ho made one of the bnt m
evor listened t u. We were not alone in oríl
opinion either, it was corroborated by er«r«
person around i is. "
Mr. Kcene f ilioM ed Judge Pasehai, and ««.
a short and su :einct narrative of thu urnwwd
iugs of Major (Jlurke (the President of ihe
pany) and hi; nself in New York. After m.l
Asa Mitchell. Ji-qr.. who was loudly called f.fr
uindo a short, but exceedingly effective «n^i,'
Mr. Mitche II said that what was wauWto
tho present instance was unanimity,—a luns
uu ll,—a Uro ng pull.—and a pull altogether-
Wo cuuld ii' >t expect that the people of New
York, or otl lurs, strangers to us. would invest
money iu our railroad, unless we, narieltei
showed con tidence in the road. This wsiitof'
confidence ! ae knew well was the causo that tbe
delay cimip luined of had taken place.and tome as-
sorted thai ; tho Directory had selfish ends in
view whic h- prevented litem taking
stojis. lie liad been now two years a inemW
of the Bonn I and would assert fearlessly and be-
fore high h< «ven that each and every member
of the board had exerted themselves strcnunm
ly lor the prosecution of tbe enterprise, sod
this without any reference to individual inter-
ests. Ho r jlerred to several gentlemen who
might have done a great deul for the ro*d. lit
had hitherti > held back, and slated his own will-
ingness to increase his pecuniary responsibili-
ties iu the undertaking. In referring to the
arduous, i nd totally unpaid for exertions sf
JudtfePas. slial on behalf of the road, lie staled,
that if tli e petepirntion which hud poured
from him in the course of his advocacy had
been retai. ed it would have been sufficient
for a mini lo swim in,—a strong but strikins
íiiuile. M r. Mitchell concluded his very ex-
cellent spi et'h bv l-eiiuestiug tho community
to come f irwnrtf and aid tho enterprise.
Wo re^'i et much that our limited space pre-
vents our (|ivlaj{. more than the abuve very
brief and i .nipertbet sketch of the proceeding ..
^t. the . 2oiicl'iiHÍou of Mr. Mitchell'saueeehi
two other gentlemen woro called upon but
neither re ip(«tded. -S. A. Mgrr..
\ lew men hare now labored
cause o.
Railroad
eight ye, irs sinco tho charter lina hoco
granted. Only live ami one-lmlf mil
Have yet been constructed, nud satisfac-
tory ittrti Dgeinoiits made for iron for 50
mili.'s m are. Hud all the citizens of
San Ant' jnio brought their wealth and
influence | to bear, the road would long
since hn r« been completed, and the
value of prü por I y would have been en-
hanced ilwo hundred per cent. But it
has eve .• been thus. Public spirited
men are rarely the runl beneficiario of
exterpri'/ ,?s.
,w®r'• iVithiii the space of six years of that
period, ac cording to the calculation of a Mtii-
c.iii high i .Blcinl, 3 00U slaves entered the North-
Eastern Si .utos of Moxico and thore found seeuti
asylums. . |U least two-thirds ol'those neuron
went from this State. At the moderate prisn
of WOO pe i • negro, these 3,(100 slaves would be
worth $2, 409000. Sinco the year J8.H. the
number Ii e s been increased by maay hundreds,
and the d r tin still continuos. When it is return
the San Antonio undt Gulf
, as men rarely labor. It i
bered, thi l, negroes are aided, by the Mexican!,
in making gooil their escape, nnd that theiepes'
plo pars i it in recognizing the Afrioani u
etpia s, it • jaiMot bo wondered, if the people of
Texas; bis d the Southern States generally, look
upon Ma\i co as an eye-sore and tbo acts of Iter
authorities i and peoplo as constituting a specie*
of national nuisance which they have the right
tu abate.- -Otarle.
Had n ny of tho papers which refined
to suppo rt Judge Buckley, the Conren-
tlon nom inee, said as much, the Gazette
would h ivc been unsparing io dooon-
ciation t if tlreir Know Nothing procliti'
tics.
Surel, y tho Gazette cannot intend to
charge Mexieo-Texans on this side of
the line,with aiding in the escape tf
negroei t.
Gen,'I II* luslon'i Speech upou tiie Ttxu
perintendeney.
We f ind this speech of Gen.'l Bom*
ton deli vered in the Senate last snnunefi
in the ' ' Chickasaw Herald." We d«
not ren tember to have seen the produc-
tion in i uiy Texas paper; but a« the Ge*
eral's ri id friends havo been more jod
to him, and, m the ofRirt taker off tin
manner of frontier defence, under tbe
" rcguh ir system" and contains
valuabl 3 suggestions in regard to
frontier,;, we will publish it on our oe*
side nex t week.
By th e Way, we are indebted toO*®-
Houstoi i for tho bound volumes «f ^
Congret isional Globe of the 84th C*
gress. This valuable acqtridtlon
our Lib rary was sent to m by
friend o f the Gen. Ma at Washing*
monopoly ? Wt ask for information ? r« like
Douoi ,as.—At least eight-tenth ^
the Sot ithen papers, as estimated if
the Ne Orleans Crescent, hsrej®*
pressed thoir preference for Donf™1
over Lit icoln.
Tho " by-authority "•mnrder-sli-W*
out-of-th | e " organization "-sheets jW
rnnkA nc nmioii cause with the Bisca W
hi. A few of tho disunionWW*
wise befogged Into \nA\fkr^
make co
publleai
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