The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 8, 1866 Page: 1 of 4
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r™*toiSte Mme, .$
i as to the UecessH*
:hw order. As to tho cliarac-
xorvices performed I am not t d
ited land oí the
RRiMIPIMin
/rsahould ba,pa*wd m w H
the back t&xe on these 1#
insure tlu futuro collect
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ate,
«pon wr
$¿SP
oral iinportani
St. >**•■■? mM
visional Government from the*. .
to^jjiF, 18tl&. to the 13thi August, iStítí.
i . Tho total receipts gtiftg to tbo Mf -
revenue account,amount-ito $344,446 5
Iteaffife
¿MBf#*'tomP' índ to Olerías and
Sheriffs,), for feea in. felony eusos, about
Whenff8,; for feea in. felony cusos, about
$ífi,000. After## | of thtise ofBcers
there will remain in the Treasury, of
& 18 , proper to observo, that of/unda
gw«ej'ato the Treasury during the period
$4¡,879 59 was specie. .The remainder o!
the receipts accrued, principally; from the
salé'of united .States five percent bonds,
an^ ^ton«. ..The, stoteuient of the
Comptroller will explain fully the sources
frpro which the various ampimtii paid,in-
to the TreaáuM.w^rp derived,, a«d also
faraifh Mtwfa^y information w regard
to warrants drawn anil, on what accouut,
by that oiflcer, and; paid by the Treasurer.
$®s<:
'••• pwitic:
ibfitt 'Ííííi^ >0:
I especially call your attention to the
and jug ten per cent, warrants, and
i bonds issued for slices rendered,
r expenses incurred, since"the 2Bth Jan-
arv, 1861, are repudiate!.
To a proper understand^
ou
State
mm
ua..
, proper understanding,of this ques-
tion, it must be kept in mind, that under
previous law, parties who beld ten per
cent, warrants were permitted to return
them into tUa Ti-o««u .yio* wtiWlwtm .,
■ Wffif'fW
in tiietr v-'r—-- '~~r '..¡¡"v
■cipal and interest were thus absorbed^
*mmm >H ¥mrnmmmsm
of all kind of outstanding warrants, m-
cludinR such as were issued prior ,to the
28tlv January, 186,1, as we ^Jp£0 af-
tor that. time. Under ihip law 294 bonds
of one thousand dollars, each have been
issued. Of these 294 bo«ds, It is esti-
mated that, about the sum of $02,000 of
the ten. por cent, warrants, which are
It will also bo seep, by reference to,the
accompanying statements, that ten pet
cent, warranty amo,noting t<? jj
once see the necessity that, exists of call-
ing In every elm of this outstanding
debt-the botids, ten perqmt.and nOn-
i merest warrants—in order that tfó por-
tion of tliem acknowledged by (he Ordi-
nance of the Qon venf i on timáy be over-
turned, and some provisioinnadefor iund-
ing srtid payment i f interest. '¡MMtÚ
e, best data,I can obtain I sup-
pose tlift amonnt that, will have.to'(^pro-
vided for^ut, not n^smm.x
recommend the appointment, oiap^Hdti,
tor, who, in conjunction with the Gomp-
-hould actiu¡ a Board to deter-
. ....... «MM «HF *be State.
An,d, il f%%connexion, J suggest m
passage of a law.reouir« g.the, holtjlers of
each cia|| of the liooilities ,to which refer-
ence U made, to present them within n
given time for auditing,., tbiit the Stati
ascerta^ !the amount indebted-'
UK
poVitio;
.thip&y
■ .. IP^IIIWtLWébR
I believe i tiüronftd bt, bfeftt to hfttl.driio
the Auditorial Board to issue State bond*
in amounts of one hundred dollars and;
zed h« valid; tli bortd to bear 8 per
at. interest, pfivqbla semi-annually, ni
. ecio, I know of no other moan ffeW
can be Rucces (ully resorted t<) in ordw
correctly tv aseortain t.bo debt, except
through tho operations of an Auditorial
Board ¡ and the system of funding in.
f iRht per Ctmt. bonds, I am dourly or
opinion, is best. ^ j
The átítíún of the OonvenHon in roprii
ton.
tlio roou
coupons i
the returns here-
at
ciiou
f|"fcTKí
THB UWÍ.H
l«la-
Gtov. Miwrah ap-
on, of Gal-
and I learn
uture
t desire
in l«
1ÁW&
'i*
6rm i
¡'has rnado t
will take f
yl.ZL/'l
•Wif Éórtne to
from -jQ-iorge
iV of the
VT. Piiischali Esq., a large number of ti
pi oof sheets of a'Digest, prejMreíd by lilt..,
of the laws of,¿húrtate, with nóteíi on
the decisions of the Supreme Court. Mr.
Paschal informs ine that! liis work- will
bo out. I have not had time ttr"be<
I attetv
ireful
m that portion
wliicli is «énti, but frorti a <Shrsóry exam-
ination given it some ye r« «go, from'the
opifdOTw of ft number of> eminent 'legvf
gentlemen, the v^Sl-known ability ant!
hdustry of th'e autbor, and the length of
tftne he has been engaged upon this work,
I am «átisíiétf it Will piov fea greot«cqni-
sition, and I reeouimeitd it to your no-
tice. U IV 11
I am not advised bow ftfr the plan of
tfcw wo^k and
Mr, J
id that being prepared by
>n, will conflict, and i re-
It ia liiglily irapprtatit .to tho uiterests of , ,
the people, owtrtg (o tbft imp¿r)féctfóir íü to look'áftfer the inte
wjhich e?i#t in our Digests, that a com- v goes, VfhO live in the
pletó ^visión cf! tho ' laws be made, am i t acquaint®
and sppodijy diRÍrihuted ¡¡'am if. the book ' tl10 condition Of the
of Jír. Pt^cteí'fa as 'taliiablé a XfW t<
SWttMited tó be,, (F may be ^11 In an
yentrth«t the-Stat'e
wait
8U
re-
... JÚ
ibp for a
. ñm;
.connect:
tl^VtnaVeXiU,<«'VU>^^eiI'rn''n'
the.interest of the State, to enlarge or
>dify the labor upon which Mr. Thiump-
■ time
m
modi
... T t le^bor uipon ¡^hi'c'h |dr, Thi
san is engaged,'and give him greater
for its completion.
t(tr. saxi.ks' tbeatisk.
Accompanying I also transmit to you &
common i cation received' from , John
Sajles, Esq., with a synopsis of the con-
tdttteMif ft 'lreutise prepared by him upon
the civil "jurisdiction of. Justices oi the
Peace and Qounty Courts in the State of
Texas,'' together with the opinion of
several eminent jurists who have exam-
«wwi!iiitiiiiíi i m j ÍÜ
f Amrfica."
,tion I take.
jnwt filgMM
W
HmHI,,.,,.,
which ii'reciti
peace exists throughout the Oti-
ü i .11'
irnment, #hose open
tl
iger of any force and
#5e eights,of( the ¿¡«teens . _
issuance of this proclamation hy the
Execqtjve oítllie Jfjllkfi
■ thft,
Mow
Png,K te
oonstitutea
r xju ^ítíd' rtpprenttces,
. there should be adopted a moro compW-
hensive system than is now afforded by
our statutes. The counties should be re-
qálrpd to provide for such portion of
'ti tlieir populution, white and black, aa are
ago or ditóbiiity,,to. earn a
litmg, Hfhen siich persdtis have no par
rents or children able to ra^re fpr them,
•A^'é^W.ofwW.Uye^wPiréwrt-.
ed as lunatics to tho .Supsrintenitunt of
j the Lunatic Asylum. Humanity re-
I quires legislation fit your hands íor tholi1
safe keeping and protectton. '
■ AlijiBAttA INDIAlSS, &Ci •
By atit of the Leglatui'ri, Approved
Dec a041861, the Qovemor is authori-
zed to appoint an agent for tho Alabama
and Cooshattie Indians, at a salary not
to ex«eii)d!four hundred dollars tier an-
niitti.fi' If it ié iiitended that this TiiW1
should bo carried out, provisions fthóiild
be made to pay tho agent contemplated
therein, and the agent shpühl be required
resta of the Musco-
same neighborhood.
. ainted snfflciently with
the condition of these lntfiáns to offer
any suggestions as to tho prbpHety or
necessity fqr keeping up this agency. .,J£
¡ ,, , -v(;hh;ui,tui!a.l coti.aaEs.
By eot of Ooñpress, passed July 2,
1862, a donation X)f land is made to the
several States fdr tho purpose of estab-
lishing colieges for the benefit of agri'
cuituraland mechanic arts.
' í ¡rí.ij! v i
Owing to the ailfltttion of public nf-J [¿y
I fairs, ts connected* with this State, tjjpM.
eppurtunity has been afforded by wlrich
it could signify its desire to accept the
donation, according to the provisions of
the act, Presuming, however, tfliat Gon"
gress will extend the operation of the
, law to all the States, I advise -such ac-
tion on the part of the Legislature as
'i'ifl- of offlcera for whose.benefit it is is InXiMh
éé/aa;welHlti(>f.Ki^t„«ei'vi<K).tQ.4bepub^
lie.. 1 rotommend that an appropriation
be made of sufficient amount to enable,
the State to supply * number of copies to
each county.
>ü#nCA¡rioíí or decisions or supremb
t'oorti
islature, aV its next regular session, to
provide for ihd payment of the amount
uncollected, and to make proper adjust
!' ments in regard to that which ha alr
ready been paid. . j , .
This is a measure , of great Wr^ and
will produce a good efttct on the minds
.. 11.P-f-nr„J w „„v of FÉeteltolWWiw
that'these débÚTohb shduld be cpiidensed, '. ®Wm*. ,ímve. •* j"st. regard
or. that only sucli should' be published for,tlr,<;.,r 'hslrcsscd pccnn.ary condiUon,
1 na Smi%t¿ Í^Kíliticr íít íiiirtfirtfint cíiiifftftter. ft1
comes necessüri'. you should examiné into
the subject and próVide a shiíablc apprq-
•priation for that p.ursose.
I r^comtneind, on tlie sc'oro of economy,
ás aré of a lending or iwiportnnt character.
Your Júdlclar/Couimíttecs. liówoyer,
cónriiílei'atiori the increased "Cost foi such
publication, which! learn is mtich greater
.| |BHB
¡Jai.iíj i - ■WhITÍA" , i
Proper and efficient'laws for the,or-,
ganitaiion of the tniUti^ fehouW eugago
Our at tention. I presume ¡ the act of
,'el?rnarv 14, i860, ,i«. still in,foi-CCj but
it is cumbrous,and iu rny judgment needs
r^: tip
wmm
MfH WwB
SCiíOOl. FUMO A ND ' RAILROAD BONDS.
, Under the old OottstRutlOn, Otte-ténth
of the ftlintXil revenrte jjleHvablo frórts tait-
ón went 'into the ouirtlnon School fund,
te amendment to the Constitution on
í Subject of education abolished this
provision.
There is no donbt. In the mind of the
;\mptroller As tó hií duty in" wlthhoM-
ng 0 fe-éi'««h i)f the révénne from- the
(clliooHtínd. I hftveKrib dobb* as to the
ndentioo of the Convention, and1 In the
ibrtfice of'arvy emUAment by th^Legis-
iujtwe on the subject, Blibnttl consider it
the duty of Hie Comptroller to pince the
ojióle amount of taxei óolÍect«f te 1860,
hereafter,; to the State reveimerftc-
í; I invito yo«t"; attenrton to' thé
Ion, in order that such meistwes
ly'be adopted an will leave no room for
doubt J vr'; ••'
P| transmit for yonr Information, from
the Treasuisfer, statement, of the aiuount
of bonds d«e the common rehool fund
from tho railroad companies of the' Stiíte,
itere so indebted ; also, thesmou'ttt of
nd interest heretoforjB paid;
ifclr'thé amount c/f Interest still
It will bo observed that the bonds
to ®1,816,500, aod are entitled w
.,0(0, paid In as a sinkittg
t:d under an existing iaw. lcmvlng b*l-<
it pr indi pal of t.hé bonds
7. The umount o( interest p«td is
20 80. leaving interest due up to
. I, llíiT, of ®403.572 77. The
«insurer's Htatemcnts will explain the
snm due from and by each
■PVPiPVPPmPimPVHHRPi
StA,, ' "r> wmfiitiffif*. ; .
wbíchí
MINU'I'K MRN OK FRONTIER.
the ti,
will ensure, in such event,, the benefits
of the law to Texas.
^ii^fresjaentoitn^beai
of United State Tax Cptbinissioners for,
Texas, that tu,e collection of the Direct
Tax, levied by an act of Congress of
' *"a, 1861, and tho atnendments
aijd I feel sure it will fee properly ap-
preciated by them.
PUBLICATION OV REPORTS Or PROVISIONAL
' (jj j-H 1- omctiRS. ■ • 5 i • '
5 I recommend that tlié report of thé
, Provisional Comptroller of public Ac-
counts, and the reports, of the several
,, Asylums btf printed. ' "
I fcotiM also suggest tile propriety
of publishing the report of Mr. James
II. Hnymond to Governor Uamilton, who
took possession of the public property,
. under jin order from General t Granger,
. and who turned the same over to the
v Provisional officers Of t|te State. Mr.
Raymond's tcport'to Goveriior Hnmil-
f: to'n^ and the report of 'Messrs. Peaso and
Palm, and- tbe Comptroller's repoit will
11 give an account of the ' flmncini condi-
tion Of the State, from the time the
Provisional Government wentiihto ejierarfj
tion, until its, close. The subjects of
these .several reports are of importance
to, the State, and should i be published
for information, as well as for preserva-
wfcÁt^ONS W&tfifáP. ABOrr «<JB I-biíson:
right conferred by tho (
onsti.tutiop upon
e that is most
.¡i T „.„V.I,*' „>,
would"
a citwen, at áli times: to bear arntt te't
t.1.«| vi.n«w -JÉmí
fence ¿f htmselT. 'hís próberfc
StaW, y'ct l do not conceive t
Mtil
' -KW* ; PPÍlP|ÍPP ^™%
the idea that men and boys, vagabonds
and vagrants, were to be licensed to havo
anns about their jiérsons óu all oéco-
■;j ^ ' Vhl'-' < trtAtnifli
j evft1# flh;
ch things áre to bd"jmet with
ity in Mvájj wálks of Jífó
the mdAt iqniiit communities, at
and at the school house. A law
iting it might hot beconstltutional,
riuips would rfbt T)(X pn.por, bfit it
to mo that a tá* should he lev-
h atl pistola and weapons carried
irson, and the riglit given to
ft le
niil . I PPWH
the Asslwüor, upon failure to pay such
license, toVelzo upon the arms and sell
them for . |he taxes. Any pcrsoft who
£ felt constrained to fteAraweapori, of tffla' BP I....
sort'for his peisonal prote¿tion, would Hootrtto ithtiai'deceit
not think it a hardship to fpjiy' the tax, tho highest pitch
,. o(fbct tti ^.^«,..,^..^1
%n<f lítmY
•títhefpurpo
and it woril
prevent th
1 who I
■„ tleM voot
hem for show ¿
feadPi'
loyalty.; . ST.¡M :jrn\titm$m
Thin confidence .in the sinoifftyV/and
honor oí our peoplo is^ot misplaoed iÍi
'ftjei^ésufsdf ':,¡vKVi,f¿.i'tftik ■
And in tlns connection, permit mo to
call your attention t6 tile enclosed ad-
dress and declarations of principles late*
ly adopted bv tho delegates from every
Sfiftto in the Union of-the National Union
partV, rtícóntly assehibl^d at Philadél-
nhih, received through' the Hon. John
Hancock, one of the Executive Commit-
•tee, It h<w not been usual for the Ex-
ecutive ora State, heretofore, in ah orcU
cial" communication, to call attention to
thio action of the Convention of any j4o-r
litical party,.., Qp opilinary, occaaions, ,1
slwnld most certainly ml hero to t,ho esr
tablished usage of my predecessors on tlie
subject ; but the assembling, 'lifter five
years of fearfttj. civil strife, of delegatos
fron pery section of the Union, aolecfed
for t'neir eminent vyisdom and patriotism,,
for the '.purpose of rcnhitinc; the nation
Once more, and healing the wounds in-
flicted by the w«r, is an oveivt Do ra-
markablo.as to u'mndantly justify mo in
oalling your attention officifdly to their
action.
Their1 address and declaration of prin
ciples may be fitly Called td your attén
tiony in cbnnectióu with the ¿fljrial decía-
not lull aT ♦lin Y]y*iíir.I /-I 4- ill Ai
ft
iiiouii peppie|ea™e|™^ee
titus^bury the past, and'hehcefvcth'inT
doavor to m6ve: mrward as tjne people in
the OiiMril path of progress anil piosper-
In leying these matters before you, J
submit to yonr hotter judgment the pi-oi ;
priety yf sucli suitable legislativo re-
sponse as will indicate the devotion of pur
peoplO to the Government,.
f, ¡0. i,' J. W. THROCKMORTON. J'i
**Q 4' H)4' h il \
Ppe«ot> of the Hon. JnlinT Brady,
DELIVICRK1 IN THB 1I008K Of REPRESEN-
TATiy^, .AtJSTf^ fiEf*' 1st, 1866. >¡u
Sí.irt. ■- HlUDYwiil tttoi-f.'vo Wajrtrian-
ill explanation. That ft meeting had-been
held in the city of Houston, and that that
meeting, ha^, upon m,ere rutuor, or in
conseqiienco of mendacious telegrams,
Sent from this city, passed Resolutions
condemnatory of his ceurse as a Repro^
suntatire,.and asking hi|n to rosign. Ife
had no. doubt,that thfl groat majority
I
lowcientlotisly in the ratitter, land^tbat
it wouldl*inde«d, bé ^source of I ha deep-
est regret to hfm to incur by any act of
But
fe-<
118t
his, their personal displeasure, Bui
these in] had ü^ed upon a false state
meht of facts. It was charged against
htm that lie"had5 vfolerttly opposed 'the
Navigation Bill. This charge, a the
members of.tho House .could testify/was
simply fal«o. ! lie had, it is true con-
denied some óf iho provisions of the Bill
demea some or tho provisions of the Bill
as It had originally begR drawn tip. He
cmld nbt have given his support to súch
provislofas ana-'have'retained 'SU seJf-réSs¿
pect—he could1 n«t have done so Without
doing violence to hi# sense of common
honesty^withoiil betraying thó trust
impfjsed' upon bitn—wi'thfrut sftcrldclng
the interest '-of a Inlge majority of his
i mmediaíé1 bonfetltifobey and the iriteíéhÉ
óf the State at large, to pander tb' the
interest a«d |rééd" of á fb# 4ndivi duals.
The BiftVa it originally stood' would, if
passed, have:lnfracted theebartered''nrlv-
fleges of tf.'e cities of Houston and Gal-
veston, wottld have, in effect, placed tho
navigation' t>f «ho Bayou cxclusivrfy in
the hands Of a féw fndividrtnls. arid
would have clothed them #lth! po«v-
ers, not only dangérous tó tho ' com-
mercial interbSt Of1 the oomntüin'.ty,
but would have given therti a monop-
oly by which tbey woüid ImVo been
enabled to*. practUje exactions that
wbufd'tii "
the hands of a
arid friends of tho IBIl th« lie wbuld
give It his cordial support when fever
'•rt should como tip in proper form, dl-
voated of thO Vitiil Objections which he
had pointed out. Son®, he kneW Pot who,
had seen fit, however, by means Of telo-
gramstknd'átté1 'comftnthteations, to im-
press tho nhnds Of his constitnefits with
the idea that lie was opposedrin toto tti
the main objecMiOf the-Bill. TMs, they
Itnew wtSYitlse. They had hoped that
the eovfcrt objects of.tbe BH1, half con-
cealed by its ingenious phraseology, wdiTId
give them a.monopoly, and thedWermin-
ation exposed' upon his part to Wring
tho poison from it, and save hit cbnstitu-
" om its deadly eflecta ¡fcfówak-
l tho hearts.of theso selfishschetn
era a reckless spltit Sí ri
caused this hue and cry to bi
on his track, -lilis filled tho
•Houston With fail so rumors, and
umiWof Its newspapers with met
the
have held a meuti
or otherwise, hi
nation and
P||N|p
^t)Ad
r thoal Hfleal creation* that
ox<!;crti[onA, ;.ntik ihA doctrine
creeper fc
Wtnodcrn'
BPPilÉpwiBP^B
order ,A!iat > <(ertaiu fflittle
,.. I,, B, fl^. Mr."Frtidy, íhóulff,^-
broken down, that his inflvientíe M this
House should bo destroyed by virtue of
. rcsolu.tjons. emanating froiji j Ids constitw-
matter is, that he, Sir. Brady, had advo-
cated it constantly ortd «treniwisly both
in committee and before the íí«ose. He
had opposed with varmtb and wfth all
his power the passage of an wnepdment
t in itself, ti
which, in Iha opinion, ¿greatly damaged ■
the great objepfe which the original .bill l{ narró# poütí;
had in conti
n o
the road to that point. Without that
ftmondptepfjrtbe company, could not in
bis opinion, be en^jed to,secure the fro1!,
for Its construction,; but as the bill now
felands' the baslfc ti'piin whlóh tli6 bóínpany
had expected to establish theiri crodit,
'hits been materially impaired, but tho
i« a
was noí hteí *# ««* «
*¡BM%Ad<A4c#f gfiry JoüVt.nt niot >*■ i yiü
; Tliosi íioufty Idld ú," , .
Ife iíiíendéd to support thb"Géritrál
Rail toad bill, and all others of like char-
acter, having for their, object thedWelop-
berg, eonntcting .with ill" the railroads
-, at Houston, will be constricted in - spite
of the clamorous opposition with which
1 it has been greeted. It will place llons-
toii in easy Oottimunicatioh with a point
on tfite Bayoti wheré thé largest bóáts
can land, arid where boats can pass and
!, repass each Other without danger of cho
king up the channel and preventing uavi-
garion,^
/The ihtmewe charges upon fre;
■HMHpHBipii. ^ , , , >« ,
the Itrtpettitf gtven trade that
ft thousands of b*}ea of cbttón, ow seeking
, an outlet through otb«r chaartela, wlll bo
: t"r!,tíd ,in t^diwfion; hupdrede ,pi
thousands of dollars .worth of good?, m
• cdnSe^uOhce ^f the reduction ó* ""
¿Ií; SSiS&jSS1M«ífc™£t3 -JCjS !SmSS¡>!amm
He wpuíd crusl
pitok Whenever'hé
•#nd wotild'tiot bo d
fíótn thé'per.
formance of this doty by any fear of the
repetition of auffh silly and unfounded
slanders qs had l^cpn recently vantiluted
| to bis prejudice at,lioiieton. • . „
IJe said he nbW catne to that portion
of tho indlcfmértt tbat had! been fobnd
against bvtn' impugning his Miotivea for
tho.part ha lmdifialton in ad
inf iíipARt ¡W íiyÁ
was a bill the 'ill of Which alone
jvhen properly bndaistood would secure,
not only tjje bearty support and endorse-
(jommetóal of Wié átate. It
is there that the- rich products ol obr
soil are spnt;prior to their, shipment to
tho marta of j$a world, ftnd it is to that
point that tifo ioerchandise, received, in
exchange for théro ate Shipped to bo seiit
forward and distributed through "thein -
terior. Formerly the depth of water
in the Bayou at HouStoÓ «vetjtged from
f twenty to thirty feot-^íoUs' febi.ld read-
ily asceftdand descend it Carryin^ the
freight required at «ta ,but .paying
It is an indisputable fact, .hoy*
glace
ou.
W
HuirdfédíWf ¿b
indiVectl
mded i
Bnt the
dered for many ftiiles by a sandy country
The settlement of the «ountry baa,, tin a
up of the Bayou at Houston,- and in Its
vicinity; with sand, ithe cost of the ré-
movtdjof which will not only cuunterbal-
nil,t^'ben^tt thftt: jni^t-be.,^7
still re-
(WW
e,'th poo|ite wlM have paid lb«ir
money for nothing, i TV the esdighteeed
btisipess mpll the ^material prosperity of,
Houston, her onward progress to wealth
and grftit'rifefi", depends in greát uicasurb
uponber eohHtterolaí'ftóilliiieS; >•
... Shé ií ossenti#y a tommercial tsity,
her greatness depends upon the; freedom
artd extent of iter outletu a d ¡tttatfeflwd
, nc} one, bnt the narrow brame ■
the petty lo^T speculator,
« I
viewá trafiiscerid not the area bfhis town
lot' on tho BayOu, can; or will deny its'
For year the prosperity'of the city bad
been retarded by the contracted ootunseU
Of t^e- fhott aightei, me ...
! The right.pi .connection with the, Cen^;
tral road was denied, to tlmt of Galves-
ton, and the rithioiis consequences of
such a conjunbtion vi'as pictured to t'M
mind* of tiio citizens of Hob «ton in such
frigbtful colors that it was expected on
itb ooBsaiwroati<m, that the town would
collapse, that i ta business would depart
from it, that its merchants would em-
grate, and tlio oWl and bat would take
possession of its deserted tenements. Bút
an act of the liegislature reqoiwd tl*t.g
has
be( commuted, and
nty ato no-
was worth
S
orté-ban-
th á thousand,
amounted
t have be-
ey of the
itii
road c
road con^
holders on
of sueblfreight
mentioned? Lstfc
•, A^ajjority of 1
of Harris'febunt
tilla im
t t! tl>e barter ol the Texas Trans-
portation Company, must result in great
ÍÍmImI tó' th'é éity of Houiston án'dio thé
country at large1, and the least reflection
, will teaoh any man that fact, except the
interested,members of the lobby,
©$ tb* jfiot
eno«st; who forgetful of the
spirit of .ti afee' ib which M
, I nnable to free liimself from the
Withi which . local prejudi-
WM* and a!lows hiraaei/.
Wmm
ifpia
Id n<S4 Singly
of this cen> :
and know
dwindle down to the old priceajand sbch
State.
WW&.
toyed against ma tho <
howwhom 1 know.
whose ¿óbdoplbloi
whosegoid'
forfait. But
snre, I koo.w (hi inei
}ow,.Irt ftílí;
censuro Was predicated, tliatthi^r' Willefc- '
Onerato me from all blame and double,
dealing, and gibbet t |on«he same gallowa «
|S91)ftn^onb*^rTcL'^eíeav.
ing t^hwxnd ináw to rum. Tdid
seek them ont, and will not detain them1,
longer." Had they not thrust thémsétvea
On my notice, I would not have "VOtietr-^ *
safad them moto thp ^'tossing word of
acorn and abhorrence," such as men in my
situation when oftjtiatly ossailed are at
.timea cotppplied to fliog
thodesigning, or at the rabble. Mr.
stittitÁits, and every sMion of the Sfáte,
hoWever remote, with which' Houston
has conacction, will derive benefit , from
the consummation of Jthi# meannre^ - The
advantages,to the poor man, tiM>..l«bor[
claSses of ílóústón, W iíld be incalcúlábío.
It Would airord thorn ttíe! taétósívíüfiiác'
qiiiring cheap homesteads-near thé «cene
,« of Mir daily labors, Sr&st whence they,
could go tp aud,,return .from th«jlrL oc<;uT
tth
h The poor industrious hard-working
white man of Hoiwtojii, whose toil f«om
morning iMjtil.dwk w wnremi^ng, wmld
command the blessings and comforts of a
w home all bW owü; and his ^Iféihd'little
ones' WrtothO an fetmofephere free front
■y pestilence, and unknown to'the Wretched
hovels and cwtWfe41odpng8 of ,%
ti, tin,
is intendéd to confer another great btrne-
fit uponi my constituents by answerlng
thoHptirpose of a street railroad which is
greatly needed lor ¡the comfort* and
area; comparativelyipeaking. fñ cónsb-
quence df thé high prlcé of property and
MM ' V "«-bos
^■afeas ¿gasa,] . ¡m«* -.w«
imntunMUnoU ■pn)IWW,|« ,tt ,cWWimtU
peo&e tbus sitaftted. in drdBr to !get
and frota their biisiíiesá places aud' work
bbt thé poorei classes banhot indulge iff,
1 tliis luUry.' Tins railroad wlll 'suppiy
this necessity by offering to all a cheap
«> and convenient mode of travel. yxh <k'
It. has been stated in the. newspapers
of the báíio falsehoods that have bean m
J Ct|latéd'tó= prejudice aoythlng beidOea,
intended to beueütjhia oonatituento ,
bill ,p^tiea
Sffe cnpltal stock, the cbmpftrty tolw brgán
™T izud' by the stockholders, the stoc" '
offer©4ito Miytpersoawhowisbea,
. ¿ut tiieseionsideiraitio:
isolated polity. They w<wld atftiordiiiite >
every part Of thebonntry,; nnd every man
in it,, totho furtherance c<: their petty
men the Earth is stiU stationary and iídt;
as'a'motive power, bá Vovcn a corse^o
mankind. The discovery of the art pf
Printing has retarded the inteltectua
rked an wtrago
acia
S "" - JL
" to tte owner of
n
rdnt mvngi
upon the'
wboi
at
dependent for w
IMifl
tWJ'Wa re-
Ji to I
ve done waa in
t of
from the
mm
■Hi-
m
Irt-fe
■ M
. 11 j
found atfetitioii the Houee Mvb glveh to
.thisi lengfthy .personal explanation, and *
am .gratified tot nercbiv«,-ftotea the ma ^
berji^whjph j|^# ,been - tooeitod, that
.ífS'W
a¿di'-.'i^ii?¿nf;:''í&s!
■_— ■, *
•¡.'«o,,! No.v„
'McíiiPti'á J^:SSfi;^Ána
MEMPHIS, lenn., Aug* 4p.—An attempt
jail
Slftba ir.Dictílií á nainfnl w i 5 VV I
attempted to escape, hu; was pursued ,
and capturedj An exited CKtwd soon > .
gathered, and he would bave been huitg
it for Gen. Forrost, who,
told the mvá that
m
SHM
Em
New Southern RAU.noAn.--It Is pro-
posed to tonstuct a railroad coriijeeting
Coluníb usand^Tuscumbia./ A'oohvéntibn
,-ffl
waaOotw-'-l,,.
■MHMIRÍWHHIpWWi
JGCt. ' .^.M '' , '-j:
■i : .¿Ú !'. ÍM¡¡ktíia&ft[fl«to i-vJ, «0%.'-nSE3lv
Augusta, Ga.t Aujj jfl|M^HHfl
glboibyV in^South^teA gSÍ
Where the yield wat forttiferíy toné M
l>l It
mm
f uu ABscnmuia. A convention
^8> M the 0iÉj#Í >'
quest of the '
Iding tba road, ahdif
ionalh
est. in queitt of th#
► road, and'f
ditionafly subscribed towa'
mm
n
a
'üé
counts from Florida^ reptoaent the crop*
irte lost.
b Republi-
, Stanton ami
| Washington, Aw.
charges oil
held frtwn thbP
of July 28thv prior toit
immediatf inatruotiows
notices the tact that Sti
fact th t
the dmjyj
e, president
Wednesday
IjBppi
m «m
mum
Éfeá'..-''."
v • ctm
Th'ero ttre ítól to I
iitors in the mots
Meat, rlhenw-
Bp|Uw|.
' Advices from Mexico state that L
bas formed ^hi'ne«Wll1 tyy.
,Interior I ■
in troublous time
a, to aid f
kju A
is
tboi
: *" a;' .
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