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FLAKE'S WEEKLY BULLETIN,
Vol. III.
GALVESTON,, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1805.
(i. W OlUWlOItl) & (o.,
E \ o II A N a E IJ II O K E it S,
Albert Hall's old stand,
Strand.
('.old, K Ivor muí Groeabacks bought ami sold at
C'OU Pull A TH STOCK#, iXJ) ' ^f rites; Collections Hindu un nil accessible
point* in t lie united State*, uiul uroccoclH rernittocl ou
Iny of iMvmtfiit. IntereKt ullowml on special duousits.
lialvcsteu, Trxas, July 17,18 j. n
ANDIIKIV NKIMi O. CIUWKOIU).
Neil! Ac Ciinvloi'd,
ATTOUNEVS AT LAW,
general collecting agents,
und Brokers Í"r tli" purchase und sale uf
HEAL ESTA Tli,
lCciltillH of SlUIIH'S.
Hi- Will nttiMid In tin! payment ol Taxes nn lands
tlllUUgllOUt lilt' Slutc.'. llulV'.'StOll, 'ioXUrt.
jullihtwllin
J. Uerloclicr,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT,
SiHANn, IiAI.VB.STON.
Storage iii brlekbulhlings,
Receiving und l-'orwurduig ut lowest ruto .
,Iune 12, isiiü. b-tf
]J. S. PARSONS,
lias resumed the
Lumber and Commission liiixlncss
In (¡alveston.
Has nn hand Calcasieu 1'ine Lumber and H.isU. primed
mid glu/.ed. Will receive consignments and (111 urde is
fur building mu tunáis, So Ac..
J. S. & J. II. SYDNOlt,
AUCTIONEERS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS
AT UALVESTON AND HOUSTON,
EVERY
TUESDA V A XI) FfllJiAV, AT EACH PLACE.
We occupy l uge Kile-Proof Brick llnusis lit both
piucos, consequently in our old friends mid others dis-
pused tu make us consignments wo oiler them safety
und uliutidaiiee of room lor the exhibition ut eve y de-
scription of iiicreluitidiso and eounuy produce. We
iiUo ollur our services fur the sui t id' Pial lístate,
rnrnitiire, Horses, (.'arriaces, etc., ete,
J. S. & .1, I!. SYDNOlt.
(lalveston, A-ig. 10, 18BÜ. d&wtf
.JAS. CAllUKlt.
r. L. UflTo itl,
A I'CTION I'.KIt AND COMMISSION MI0RCMIA N I-
AND t>i;.ii.i:u IN
<; i:N i:i:A i. M i:i¡ni A N'PIV.K,
O'tt S/(tnil, Trinlmil .Vive/, crslun, V'-.ros.
\pril lii, 1SU5. ,y
GIÜO. W VI'JI K KAVI.OK,
II E C K 1 V I X (i, V O li W All DIN G
A i\ I)
C 0 MM 1SSI OX ME ¡Í CI/. I .V Tt
stniid. (latvuMto
Ilea's lfNiv f.i iiii. i in hi- Irieiul.s ¿ruiicrully. mul "tin*
•; * | h in 11 y, Hint lie luis n|M'ueil a pmoriil Kor-
^vurtliii«r in«1 i'iitiiiuÍ8s¡oii Imi-íhc--. lie will* jiUcii>|
>ti-ietly to nil collón, wunl, it ;•> «1 ur«.• Im w¿iitlol t««
l.i.ii Imp v I i i i i i i 1 í * i i t or \Y '.I u! -« (vxeciiie "Mris
>« r pliUit'Ts mill iiiliiml ni- ri'lai.itM when ti<*(*oiiip i H'M
l-y .MMi.ii^iiuiciiis of |ir'uiui,f or «%'isli. I i o S.
pe, lltuHtoii: Vuiicm & Urn-., San Am mi«>; I
•). McKimn'V, Aiislin,
ju'J:).ltV vv ii
ÜALL, IIUTCHINGS -t CO.,
4'o(iou E'aclDrü
a tul
C 0 M M I S S I O N M !•: 11 CII A N T S,
jyhv.Vdlv frahiettloti, Verus.
K. VAN VilliK ,|, /. 11, I.I,II.
V:iii York A ¡Zijflrr,
COTTON 11 11 0 lv E R S,
OALVKNTON.
llave opened nn ollii n In tliis elly for Hie pui-iione of
biiyiinr muí uiiissiii).' l.'ullun, ii:ni from their Ioiik ex-
in tin- eoitoii Irud.', fuel ii-siired they can
f.lve saii>liietion In lliuso who niiiv entrust them with
tlii-ir business. ,jul:id-wtl
lieler to lite inert, hauls ol' fliitvestiiu lienerully.
A, J. WAIlM
A. J. WAKI) it CO.,
c ( TT ON FA CTOJiS,
AMI
10 M MISSION M E 11 0 II A N T S,
Sru mi, Next dour til Ball, IlutidiiiiKs Co.,
CialvcHion, Tex is.
*9- \\ o will attend strictly to all untlon unr' other
i roduee lornarded to uh for shipment or sale. Will
0 veeute ni I orders tor p'antation supplies prutnptly.
istrilet ons will be linplieltly obeyed.
C'ontijjnliients solieiled, jul'tf
LABADIi: it BAltSTOW,
Importers ami Denlers In
Dings and Medicine*!, Paints Oils,
VA wishes, cololis, el he muck,
(¡anion Seeds, i tc., etc,,
Corner Market und 'i'.'d Sts., (¡.u.VHsron. 'Ik.xas.
:uur:t wJcs'tf
Hoctoi' GreenviSle Dowvll,
HUU0J20N AND IMIVSI01AX,
Cjinlvcstoii*
O+tich— Masonic Iltilldlng. l'ust onicc strict.
imiylUtl
C. L. IJKlSSNEJi & CO.,
c o m .vi i s s i o n me 11 cii a nts.
540 (HUIA PIA, IIAVAKA.
We will exocuic orders l'runi our Irieiii's in Texas
lor meh staples us the Havana Market ll'ers, It is
intention to keep ii ve sel in the trade with (iul-
veston. C i ug 11 w-dtl] f. I.. B. & (jo.
Ci KOIIG12 SO 11 XEÍl)JÓTt7~"
commission & forwardixo merchant,
J) t:A LEU IS UllO CEU IES AS LIQUORS,
Kulin's Biilldlu);, Stnind.
My friends and the public generally are advised that
1 have reopened my store as above. 1 will always
keep n well assorted sloek of Men hnndi/.e nn hand,
and shall personally ait ;iid to all eouslniini oi'- to p.¡y
cure ' (i, Stll.VKIDKIt. '
(ialvesluii, Aug. M, 180Ü. I'dAwtf
!•'. W Cliandlur,
A 11 o r n e y-si l-l ¿ a w,
|jy.5,6m AUSTIN, Tkxas.
a i; i ¡i u it ii. R i) i: y & C o.,
IIKN'KIt U. COMMISSION MUHOII (NTS,
rc,„ Ilotidlcr building, Strand, (julveston,
\
'I'u.xns-
l{o|ire;-entciI in Now York liy 111ill'.ivnn it
Co. Ilepivseiiloil in Now Olloiuis I y i'. K
Kdov, :i" Union St. [jylll-wX-dly
"S.E.LOITijx CO.,
cotton factors and
GKNKltAI. COMJUSSION MERCHANTS,
an 15 Main yfi'cct, Houston, Vt'.ivi
ia. iílaí;í;e ív co,
Tlie Provisional O^j crinnent—lts would bo hung for treason uyainst Texas, if ho
Powers and Dtiration. I dared to rotura tó the Stato. Why did you uot
Wo tiro tiwaro that thero are llioso who inia¡;ino, '¡iroivoh uieroy whon tho out throats woro lnurdor-
that so soon un they groundod their uvms jiud sur- ¡ in^' men throughout tho Stute. '.Vliero was your
rendered themselves, or woro Mtrrendorod by |i onservatÍHm then? lint the ¡ilea will be brought
others, us prisoners ol'war or public eiieinieH, jiorwiird that Mr. Davis thought lio was ri^ht,
that they woro instautor romittod back to their I John Rrown umlWilkos Booth probably thought
ooudition of eitizeus of tho United States, enti-
tled to nil the guarantees lor tho protection ol' life,
liberty and property. Anil to this point some-
body's newspaper correspondent makes President
Johnson say that "tho States are in the Union,
anil have nover been out of it." And upon this
text of doubtful truth it is claimed that everybody
is or ought to bo in the lull enjoyment of his orig
iuul rights. President Johnson may huvo said it;
anil for many purposes it may be true. It is true,
that, ^geographically, the whole country remained
one, aud was so recognized by till the outside
world. All within tho rebellious States were a
part of "We tho people of the United States."-
This is also true of the rod man and tho black
man, for somo purposes ; but they never woro
"citizens of the United States." Unnaturalized
foreigners aro within the Union; and they may be
citizensjuid voters of tho States; but not necessa-
rily citizens of tho United States.
iiut what is a Slate politically considered? "It
is a multitude of individuals, associated together,
for their mutual benefit, and agreeing to act to-
gether us one man." This is one of 'Rlackstoiio's
definitions, growing out of that which declares
that "law is a rule of civil conduct; proscribed by
tho supreme power in a Stale." A necessity of those
definitions is, that thero must exist magistrates as
well as people; governors as well us governed.—
liul, by common consent, the United States found
no governors in Texan. Society had virtually re-
solved itself into its original elements. Rights ol'
persons and property were defined by existing
laws, but tliey existed without magisterial protec-
tion. The Constitution of the United States de-
clares that It, and tho laws and treuticif made in
pursuance ol' it, is the supreme law id' the land. -
It rilso gives to Congress power to punish crimes
and misdemeanors against tho United States; com-
pels the Government to suppress rebellions and
insurrections; and guarantees to tho people of
each Stato a republican lorm of government; and
it confers upon the President the pardoning pow-
er as well before as after convictions. Hero are
¿rants sufficient to warrant the use of nil proper
.".ml necessary powers. And it does seem that, us
that tliey were right, one expatiated his orliuo up-
on the seafibld where he ought to, and tho other
was killed when endeavoring to escape from jus-
tice. We suppose (hat that highly conservativo
party which is to rally around tho President Is to
be Composed of Gerritt Smith who can claim with
as much propriety as the Telegraph to have been
conservative, and tho mail preachers of tho South
who preached blood, and war, and tho eloquent
Ool, Flouruoy whoso eulogised that Modern Urn-
tus J. Wilkes Booth- President Johnson no doubt
will go on in doing what ho conceives to be his
duty regardless of offending tho now conservative
party that tho Telegraph is kind enough to attempt
(o dry nurse for liim, whether ho will approve the
death sentence or not, which we think will surely
be passed on Jefferson Davis, when ho is tried by
the Supremo Court, is a matter for himself to do-
teriiiim'. but' of one thing Mr. Telegraph you can
be certain, that ho will not be influenced from (ho
fear of offending you aud tlioso of your ilk, for
if you are so foolish us again to resist tho govern-
ment, you will have a chance of showing your de-
votion to tho government aud governor of your
choice, by following the "illustrious prisoner,"
¡ii his tight rope performance.
•Dudley II. Snyder, arrested by order of Lt.
Col. A. S. Uadger, charged wit h illegal prosecution
of Union men ; released on $500 bail,"
Wo take the above from tho report oftlio pro-
ceedings iff the Provost Marshal Court at Austin.
It is a stop in the right direction, and wo trnst
that when tho civil Courts are organized that alj
parties who have boon guilty of being engaged in
hanging or imprisoning men, will bo brought to
trial. Of the above cuso wo know nothing except
what we gather from the report of tho Intelligen-
cer, if tho gentteman can olear himsel I' of the charge
wo shall lio happy to chronicle tho fact, if not we
trust that he will bo punished according to his do-
sorts.
The Labor Question
Tt may be, and doubtless will bo tho ease, that
the Northern lunatics will have a paid emissary
among us hero and there, who will bo ever ready
to echo tiie sentiments, andropoat their arguments,
and thus aid them in making a Iluyti of tiio Smith
uiul huuiilialiug tho white race to tho lowest depths
un incidí lit to this condition ot things, the noees- |rtj dvegradation ; but such men caintf.it fail to lio
sil v of a Provisional Government cannot bo do-Hooked
upon by every true Unionist as well as Se-
sinco ceased to l>eicesswnist, asa vilo traitor to tho South—Xem, ¿0
1 August
Good and true meu at the South advocate negro
suffrage. They have a right to express their opin-
ions. Wo would remind tho News, that it ought
to bo extremely careful how it bandies the epithet
of traitor. People who live in glass; houses
11 n v
A. Allen A Co.
e-untied business in lh M AH 111.K YARD, Centre
I. .M ini.ineiils, Tuumbs and lK-udstuncs prepared
ó t on short notice.
I\ est on, June Ml), IsiM,
ditwtf
ttr
can 1
iv Ii 11
iwvi-R, ill' the II nil i nor i.ns It a k Kit,
nyjr, ItlshiT iV Hall, j Formerly linker .V Dolling.
Uouldü Itakev A Co.,
OTTON AND WOOL FACTORS
AND
tfeiiernl Commission .Wurshanls.
Oltlce : Strand, (lulvcston, Tc.xns.
living n store house where liny class of goods
■r sale, we m/licit consignments fur u
j u 11 tf
exposed I'u
!e tiade.
ill ra ml, Untvctoii, Tr\os,
AM)
GO. BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Agents for Netv Yo
niod. Oiir Government Ion
republican in form, whatever it may have been in
substance. It was a despotism which tiio United
States conquered. Tho President found us with-
out government, and ho has proceeded to erect
ono upon tho ruins of our disorganized society.
lis easy to .conceive the probable duration "J'j ought not to throw stones,
this government. It will continue until tho people — -
jl.y their «W , not wirtls merely show their re idi-l The Gat.ia:.t Dt:.vn.—Geu. Sherman in a recent
'noss to udluro to the Constitution and laws of tho ^ speech, delivered in I he city of St. Louis, refor-
L. . ..... „„ ... . , ring to tho battlo ot.Slnloh, saul:
United States, ihey must not only cease to be ..Urallt ww thm>( mid othersof us, all young at
'voIr'Is ; but must búry tho spirit of rebellion ; and! that time, uiul unknown to men, but our enemy
Í prove that a love i'or law, order, the Constitution j was old, und Sidney Johnson, whom all the olli-
land the Union exists. A now constitution, may f1:™ «jwidiwd <w " power among (lie old officers,
. , liitfn above Grant, mvselt, or anybody else, led tho
not be so necessary ; tor States have remained onemy on that L.atUe-liuld, and 1 idiuost wonder
Be-1 how wo conquered."
sides, every provision of a Stato Constitution which' If we ture not egrcgiously mlstidccn, the U. S.
is inoonsiBttint with the Constitution of tho United W WMMiidor lull retreat when Gen. Johnson
SHIPPING AND CO.il.iIISSIO^, 5Ü.1JCHANTS, lung in tho Union without au.v Constitution
WAl.TKIl I,. MANS MollllAN MCMOItlllKS.
MAJiN & McMOHItlKS,
COTTON AND WOOL FACTORS,
ANII
cojanssiox merchaxts.
niiy21 Strand, Calvoston. d.Vwtf
IIARJJOW J. PHELPS it CO..
COTTON FACTORS
>11. It was not until Gun. liuel reinforced Grant
with an additional army of thirty, thousand men
that our army withdrew from tho field. It was not
till Geu. Johnson was killed that the fortunes of
tho day wero lost to us.—Neics.
As to the Federal army being under full retreat,
perhaps you aro egregiously mistaken. It fell back
contesting every inch of ground. And wo think
that Duel reinforced Grant with nearer seven
It. 11. DOSWW.r,. (I, T. HUOHES,
DOS WELL & IIUGHES,
COTTON WEIGHERS,
{3«¡r OITico iu Sorlcy's Building, nt C, I!. Hughes'.
C'licesUoi Aug. M, 1st)."). dwtf
M. n. itentoii,
(bale of Sun Antonio.)
nrokor, Receiving, Forttnt'illn^ niiilCominlesinn
.1/ ERUHAXT, OA r.XKS TO a",
'icgs eave to infurm his Irlcnds Ihronghout the coun-
try tli t lie has opened a goncrul Eorn-.n-riiug an<l ]{ ■!
wiring Commission Husincus ut the c. rner ol Cenierl
struct and the Stninil, (¡ulvcsion, .' m, He tv il. nt-'
tend strictly to all cotton forwarded to him for alii: n out
or sale. Ho will also purchase I'mnter's snppu. lie.
let's to tho business men ol Tcxiisnnd the plante seen-
«rally, (iul- Minn, Aug. ütttli, lS(iü. dAwlf
Lalmziin & icOar.
COTTON FACTORS, GALVESTON,
Offick— Kulin's Building, upStairs.
' j«b'20 tfdefen*
States is a nullity.
Within a few months more than twenty seven
und Galveston Packet*. States will have ratified tho emancipation claus iu
Being constantly in receipt of nssuriefi Mercliandizc the Constitution of the United States. Then there
from ,\i*w i ink, we are prepiirmi to make advances -n . .1 1 1 ,> 1 m
III' lioods on produce cou.igned to uur house iu i.lmt;wl11 Mot remiun the shadow oí a reason, why Texas
city, lor which quick returns will b« imide. ¿.iliidwly j may not adopt a free State Constitution. This
i iloue, all apprehension of sincerity will sooncoaso ;
¡and tho action of Texas may lie trusted. But Texas
lis largo : and several months must elapse, before i f'"m thousand men,
all the Counties will be fully organized aud tl:
amnesty oatli administered to such as desire a r
stonvtion of Citizenship. Then to hold an election
1'or a convention to act wisely, to submit tiio vote
to tho people, -to elect officers under tho now Con-
stitution, and to learn that congress accepts us,
as "a Republican l'onn of Government," will je-
quiro timo not loss than 18 months or two yoars.
0 EXE HAL COMMJSSIOX MERPIIAXTS,
So, lii Grnvler Street,
Between Camp and St. Charles,
ttUgül New Orlen II,. dwniu
.1. SHACKELFORD,
Cotton Factoii, Commission and Smri'iNo
niKHCIIANT,
Strand, Gulveston,
I would Inform my friends and the puhlin generally,
that on llic llrst of August, tilt., I rcsuino • niyoitl Inisl-
'"ss. IIUgHd&Wtf
' IV. N. BIIYAN#T,
WHOLESALE AX1) RETAIL
NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL DEALER,
(Washington Hotui,,) Oai.vhston.
Keeps constantly on hand all the leading Northern
and Southern Journal and Magazines, conblniid with
masonic.
The regular meetings ortlio Masonic bodies
in this city arc holdiui nt Freemason's Hall,
ou Post (llll"ii Street, as follows :
IIaiimony Loixik No. (i—Kvei'y Monday nt -1 o'clock
i', m. •
San I'm.ipk ius Austin P.ovai. Alien UArTuit Nn. 1.
— Un the s Tuesday of each month nt It o'clock p. si.
San I'hi.i en ok Austin Com mandiiv No. 1 oí ICnioiits
TkmI'I.aii.—On tho 2.1 Thursdny of eucli month at :i o'-
clock I'. M.
Sojourning brethren in good standing arc invited to
attend.
Gulveston, June, 2<Hh, 1 SO"). tyw
"Wo do not believe, and will bcliovo until wo
are compelled, that it is President Johnson who
persistently seeks to make a victim of Mr. Davis.
One thing in certain; the party that is rallying in
opposition to the President on account of his re-
construction policy, involving tho States rights
and negro suffrage questjous, is the same party
which so persistently clamors for tho degradation
and execution of Mr. Davis. And the President
lias it in his power at onco to rally all tho conser-
vative men of tho North, and the whole South/ to
his support against the factionists and disunion-
ists of tho radical party, by treating his illustrious
prisoner magnanimously,' by granting universal
pardon to tlidso excepted from the amnesty, aud
by allowing the luto "rebellious States" at once to
resume self government."—Houston Telajhtph,
Aug. 22</.
Like you, we dont believe that President John-
son seeks to make a victim of that badly abused
saint Jefferson Davis. But wo do think that tho
President intends to put him on trial for treason
against tho Federal government. If it is done,
then tho question will bo legally settled whether
or not there is such a thing as treason against the
Government of tho United States. We think that
tho President has it in his power to rally all of tho
conservatives of tho North and South to his sup
port, but few of your ouiiuont loaders can claim to
A. ML Lea,
BOOKSELLER & STATIONER,
Under Masonic Hall.
POST OKFICH STItEriT, KKAIt TREMONT.
GALVESTON TEXAS.
Desiros to supply customers anil dealers in ail be very conservativo, or if they are no doubt that
Tmxos with everything requirud in his lino on Andrew Johnson will exclaim savo mo from such
better terms than they can bo had nt any other conservatism. Now as to Jefferson Davis. Wo do
point, and bogs tho public generally to try him jnot believe that ho was any more a traitor to his
before buying elsewheao. Mis arrangonio.its!C(mlU thftll tht3 ^tor of the above paragraph,
aro such as to keep lull stocks always on hand, ., ... ,
and to supply all orders promptly. i"10* both ."I*08"1 the uu,t,hon,k> of ^ f,veru
lie hus u tfuod supply of Writing Paper and imen^ unfortunately for Mr. Davis he became
...1. It I. . . - 1 4... I -C milnli ill., tnn.4 ntumii'ttoiit 'IMlii InHf (iviirfluulv i1n_
. , - - - Blank Hooks in store; a good assortment of much the most prominent. The law oxpressly do
ugenirHup'píieía?^rtórt°no¿oí"olf rea^onnw'e t'^mt! «^JHUOL HOOKS is expected in a few days ¡ clares lie that commits treason is to bo punned
Trillin lists sent on application of partios desiring to «rom New,'irionlis nnd n lull stock ol every with death, and tho man knew when he diilso,
engage In the business. Cusn orders solicited. thing portSfning to his line will arrive first what tho consequences wero if he failed. Wo do
augSilitwtf steamer fri,m New York, including
Gen. Johnson was killed on the (5th of April,
und your army commencod its rotroat on tho 7th.
You hail bettor revive tho story that at ono timo
went broad-oast over the Confederacy, that tho
Yankees wero only saved by getting aboard of their
gunboats.
jttl" M. F. Mott, Esq., has boon appointed Dis-
trict Clork for Galveston county.
PIANOS AND GUITARS,
with appropriate books of instruction, and a
lino selection of ehoict aud fashionable music.
TERMS.—Cash, or its equivalent. Orders,
accompanied by bills of lading of produce con
signed to any good house in Galveston, will bo
filled at once, without awaiting arrivals or con-
signments.
Galveston, July 31, 186.Vdtf
PETER BOCK,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER,
„ iiiv .. , Between the Market and Brick Wharf.
Has reopened his shop on Market Street, „ . ^ „ .
nnvt tn Mr Silvester's salnon nnnnnltn n. Keeps constantly on hand assorted (Irooeriss, nlao,
, i í? i . ii! °P.Pf8,t0 "f' Prodaco, such M Klour, PoUtoa., Onlom, Butter.
AsholTs drug Btore. He has a completo assort- i.ard, Clieese, Sour Krout, ote. Also, Corn, Bnu any
mont of material on hand to carry on work in 'Oati; aniVCrookery, Tobaoco, Segara and l.lqnors,
sni
tu. oswAi.n, (lalveston ru, fum, A Icyt-n.
T. OSWALD «i. CO.,
RECEIVING, FORWARDING AND
ÍJEXERAI. CÓSlMtSSlON MERCHANTS,
GALVESTON A ALLEYTOX,
nngOtf
Theodore It a usa,
Q" wATCtlMAKBa AND jkwrixkr,
his line. Everything done at his shop warrant-
od. lie invites his old customers and the pub-
lic generally to favor him with their catronage.
Galveston, July 28,1805—lyd&w.
aug26dtrly
Mr. A. B. READING having been admitted as t
partner In my baslne , the Arm will hereafter be
I uugMdiU tf B. S. P.utsoxs ili CO.
not think that had tho Southern Confederacy suc-
ceeded, and Andrew Johnson had fallen into its
hands, that tho Telegraph and tho rest of the
press, who aro now so urgent in their endeavors to
inculcate tho doctrine of mercy, would have raised
their voice in behalf of "the illustrious prisoner,
but the cry would havo gone through the South to
hang the traitor.
And probably some of tho eminent devine would
havo treated us to a sermon on the justice of the
proceeding.
The Governmont of tho Union has shown itself
to be powerful, it has vanquished its enemies both
foreign and domestio, it has only failed in doing
one thing, that is to hong an aroh traitor for trea-
son. And Mr. Telegraph when you preached that
littlo sermon to Governor Hamilton on bis roturn
to New Orleans fronl Brownville in 1864 y " were
evidcutly of the opinion that that geutlcman
In our remarks tho otheiMluy, wo alludod
to the possibility of thero having been a case of
yellow fever. Siuco then, wo have heard of no
more cases, consequently wo aro compelled' to
think it was a mistake. IHs a fact, that tho city
was never moro healthy than jit present, and no
signs of any epidomic. There aro now largo stocks
of goods of every description here, mid more con-
stantly arriving. These goods iu'o sold nt unusual-
ly reasonable rates, iu fact, much lower than at tho
lato auction sales in Houston. Wo allude to thi-
beoause wo have been informed that nil impression
exists in the country that tho yellow fover prevails
and we fool it our duty to imform tho people in tho
country that such is not tho caso, and that strangers
need entertain no fours, on that score, about v isit
iug Galveston.
Gen. Carl S. Sliultz loft Savannah for Augusta.
¿?'i5~The steamship Daniel Webster, Capt. Jas.
Bolger, -III hours from N. Orleans, arrived Wed-
nesday with the following passengers :
E MoDow and daughter; Thos A Blair and wife;
Lt A Johnson; Lt S A Freeman;'C A Cooper; W L
Ash; C Grosvonor; A Rosouthiohl und wife; J
Matulock; J B Briscoe; H Jones; S Gano; M
Walsh; RA Howard; Chas Lewis; J T Abbot; J
D Gansillo; Mrs M Bartholomew.
Appointment* by Governor Hamilton,
GALVESTON COUNTY.
Chief Justice, E. T. Austin.
County Clork—Oscar Parish.
Surveyor—Paul Ilolfrich.
Sheriff—J. R. flouiuino.
Treasurer—Wright S. Andrews.
Assessor and Collector—llarman Julfs.
Coroner—J. ,T. Waltot;.
Justices, 1st Precinct—Goo. Gilford and Sanford
Mason.
Justices, 2il Preciuct—J. H. Blies.
Justices, 3d Precinct—Eric Johnson nnd James
Reawoll.
Justices, 4th Precinct—F. R. Cobb and E. Mid.
delego.
Justices, 6th Precint—E. McLean and H. Bon.
son.
Notary Publics—E. P. Hunt and J. H. lilies.
County Commissioners—Geo. Sohneider, Goo,
Rains, Isidore Dyer and Adolpfr Flake.
Pilot Commissioners—L. M. Hitchcock, A. Ball,
G. W, Grovor,, Jos. Hendtey and A. Lewis.
Bonded officers acceping appointments will pro-
pare their bonds, with good securities, and present
same to Chief Justice l'or approval, and qualify as
required by existing laws.
EDWARD T. AUSTIN,
Strand, Galveston.
As one of tho results in tho groat changes in so-
ciety, caused by tho madness of those extremists
who undertook to destroy, and those other extrem-
ists. who undertook to perpetuate negro slavery,
at the buzzard of ruiu to every thing oUo in so.
eioty, is tho constant- putting forth of crude theo-
ries, by men who have shown no fitness for tho
practical affairs of life. Wo have boon taught facts
und figures uiul tho practical aud utilitarian. And
wo dont expbet to do much towards tho cnlight-
uiont of thoso whose wisdom lias boon all-suffiiient
for their own discomfiture. A few general facts,
however may not be out of place.
There wore four millions of slaves, generally es-
timated to be of tho value of Two thousand mil-
lions of dollars, that is, iui average of five hund-
red dollars per head—a high estimate ; but those
deiroua to soli could generally realizo about that
nun. This was un increase of about two hund-
red por cent upon.the value of 1SU0. Tho num
bor had quadrupled in fifty years. Thoso slaves
woro confined to tiio fifteen "Southern States," as
popularly called, tho District of Columbia and tho
Indian territorios. Within tho samo space residod
eight millions of white Freemen and 1250,000 freo
negroos. Tho remaining nineteen States, called
tho fi-oo States and Territories had in round num-
bers twenty millions inhabitants, iucludbig a
quarter of u million of freo negroos. It will thus
bo soon that tho population Of tho Slave States
was divided into throe classes : White, 8,000,000
slaves 4,000,000, irfio blacks 250,000, making two
thirds free and ono third slaves. Thoso who now
argue that wo aro utterly ruined, beouuso the t vo
1 hirds can no longer oontrol the ono third, of course
tako too narrow a view of tho subject.
It must not bo forgotten that Dolowaro, Mary,
land, Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri woro in-
eluiioil in the fifteen sluvo States ; and in the ag-
gregate they had about three million free and 0110
million slave inhabitants. But tho proportions
were not equal. Thus, Maryland had ono to seven,
Virginia one to three, Kentucky ono to four, aud
Missouri ono to eleven. In Arkansas, Tennessee
and Texas tho proportion was about one to two
and iu the residue of the States it was nearly half
io half. Tho distribution among tho free inhabi-
tants was still moro unequal, For of the 8,000,
000 live people, only 370,000 owned slaves and
about half of llioso only owned from one to two ;
and another fourth had very few. Allowing that
each owner had five whites in the family and thoso
directly connected with the institution by owner-
ship were about seventeen hundred thousand,
leaving 0,300,000 to hire slave labor if tin y enjoyed
the inostimublo blessing. Had tho labor boon
equally ilividedj all around tho south would havo
had ono negro to support two whites. But it was
not so divided. For in all the mountain countries
of tho Allegamos and Blue Riilge anil all the other
mountain und bill districts thero wero compara-
tively very few slaves. Many portions of these
countries wore well farmed ; many of tho inhabi-
tants were industrious und rich, Tho capital hi
tho slaves is lost to the 370,000 owners, Tho ne-
groes remain with all their thews and sinews, (heir
strong enduring bodies aud uncultivated minds.
It is a matter of iudifforciioe to tho hirer whether
bo pays tho owner or tho negro.
Tho only remaining question is, will they con-
tinuo to work as much as they did when slaves.—
That tho eight millions of whites will work inure;
nnd to better advantage, thero can bo no doubt.—
Many of those who havo been accustomed to use
tho lash, assume that tho negro will not work
without the restraint of oorporeol punishment,
aud the power to sell tho disobedient to severer
master .' If .true, this can only bo of short du-
ration. The people who havo not tho skill to en-
ter upon learned professions and tho more intol-
leotuid occupations of life, must labor; and iu the
changed condition of families, a great many of
the fancy blacks will havo to resort to habits of
industry. The true condition of man is to work;
and, with the improvements of the age, they must
work skillfully. Anil, unless tho experience of
the whole world be wrong, the strongost incentive
to man is his necessity; and tho most valuablo la-
bor is that which is bought and paid for as the
work is performed.
We know that it is urged that tho largo planta-
tions will bo broken up; that hired men will not
work in gangs; and therefore cotton and sugar,
and rice aud tobacco, cannot bo produced. But
theso wore nover nil produced by slave labor; nor
has it evor been demonstrated that tho largo fields
and slovenly culture of negro plantations are tho
most profitable. If tho planters have not the
skill anil good sonso to hire tho negroes and work
their opon lands, thero aro thousands of small
farmers, mechanics, hotel-keepers, railroad men
raid stock-raisers who will employ them and work
(hem profitably. Thero may not bo so much cot-
ton made for somo years, but if thero should uot,
it will bring a higher price, aud it is to bo hoped
thero will not be so much extravagance. There
are those who are for waiting for rules and Regula-
tions, the freeduiiin's bureau, and all that. Hero
seems to bo tho groat error. Men cannot realize
that their slaves are free, and that they must, ou-
ter into competition with tho wholo world for a
ivng. They do not uealize that labor, liko every-
thing .which labor produces, must depend upon
supply and demand. If thoso who did own tho
negroes cannot afford to pay thorn hire, let those
who lire willing to try hiring, do so in peace. If
the negroes fail to receive their former kind treat-
ment, they will return to their old homes and
work for lower wages. Thoir services cannot be
controlled by combinations. Wo hear it said ev-
ery day "no negro fellow can work and take paro
of bis wife aud children." Why not? How do
poor whites do it 1 Prom such families have come
most of our illustrious men who have adorned the
ago. These paths may not bo opon to tho negro.
But wherever the Jew luis been ilisfratichiscd he
has controlled Kings and Cabinets by his wealth.
Negroes may not grow great; but men- of every
class do often grow rich. Deal sensibly with tho
subject as it is. Hire tho negro or lilro some-
body else. But above all, let overy man, woman
and. child employ themselves usefully.
Watorvillo College lias conferred the honorary
degreo of LL. D. on Major Gon. Howard.
Mr, Collamor, of Vermont, is the oldest member
of the United States Senate. He was bom in Troy,
New York, in 1782.
Brigadier Gen. Hasldns has been assigned to tli
command of all tho troops In the forts about Wush
ngton.
It is reported that Gen. Townsend's visit to Fort-
ress Monroe was in connection was Davis' ap-
"Thcn tell mo you will soleto work at anythinl
so it's honest— you will uo longer rove rostlessv
around, all unsettled, undetermined; you w'JI
think no longer of Moxieo or Brazil; for tie world
can't stand mill for yon; progress and civilization
will go on, and if you don't civilize and- improvn
the land God gave you, somebody else wilfnnd
' (Yankoo enterprise and Yankee capital will sooa
crowd you out of your own country. Will you
stand Hint. Lot us meet' them on the common
field of labor.
To work! to work!
Who will set the example?
A gift from the ladies'will bo sent to the first
young gentleman who embraces a trado—lot him
send us his name—wo will be proud of him."
"Hows Soothjjen."
This is the closiug of a long communication to
tho Galveston News. Tho communication robbed
of its grandiloqu'enoo, gives some good advice to
to tho "chivulry" nnd those who coll themselves
tho aristocracy, which they would do well to heed.
The writer evidently bolonged to the mutual ad-
miration society, which makes the above advice
more valuable. Yus young won, instead of sit-
ting around tho streets, omumenting the side-
walks, get up and go to work at the first thing
you can find, which will give you honest employ-
ment- Or if you uro fully determined that you
will not liv under the banner of the Union, and
will emigrate, do so ut once, for you aro only
losing time by sitting down and brooding over tho
imaginary ruiu of your country. For as "Hope
Southern" tolls you, Lt' you will not be ready to
start iu tho groat race of improvement, that
"Yankee capital and Yiuikee enterprise will .crowd
you out of tho land of your birth. So instead ot
sitting idly around and swearing that the country
is ruined because emancipation has taken place,
and tho negro will no longer work, roll up your
sleeves' and go nt it yourselves. If you have any
moans loft, hire the ireedmou u®d go to farming;
for with tho present high prices of cotton it will
certainly pay yo.u to raise that article. If you do
not fool so inclined, go to tho high mquntnin re-
gion aud raiso wliuat, shoop aud stock of all de-
scriptions. If you eiumot make a living here,
what do you cxpeet to do in a country where you
know nothing of tho language V You surely must
expect to work when you go to enjoy "exile and
liberty on foreign soil." For wo can tell you that
few foreigners will hold out the welcoming hand of
friendship to you.
When you go to work to support yourselves,
even should tho "haughtiest dame, coiiso to smile
upon you," you will havo the' proud satisfaction of
knowing that yon uro no longer dronos in society.
And remembor that some of tho greatest men of
our country liavo corno from tho work-bench—
Dóuglas, whoso eloquenco attracted the admira-
tion of tho nation, began life a cabinet-maker—
our present President, who bairsahigli reputation
as a tailor. '
Col. R. P. C!i'ump aud
Saulley, rocontly of tho C
Conibdorute sorvico, woro
arrested hero list Sunday by order of Gin. Haw-
kins, and placet! nntlor guard, on tho charge of
having caused the execution of certain Union
prisoners in Arkansas during tho winter of 18G2-3.
It was understood that the arrested parties woro
to bo tidien to Fort Smith for trial, but on Monday
thoy slipped away from tho guard, and have not
been heard from since.—Tritius-Mississippl Bulle-
tin, Awj. 11.
Tho Colonels onght to have staid and stood tho
triid if thoy were iunocent, if not thoy wore cer-
tainly lucky to liavo escaped from tho guard.—
They cannot live in tho country until thoy are ac-
quitted, of tho above charge. If thoy have fled
tho land tho community is certainly bonofitted by
their oxoilUo. Wo again say that it is bo hoped
that all parties who havo boon engaged hi murder-
ing anil otherwise persecuting unionists, will meet
their just punishment.
Major General Wright commanding Depart-
ment of Texas, has lumouuccd the following offi-
cers upon his staff now on duty hero :
Brevet Brig. (leu. L. Kent, Provost Marshal
General; Lieut. Col. F. G. Noyes, Acting Chief 0.
S.; Surgeon C. B. White, U. S. V., Acting Medical
Director; Bróvot Liotit. Col. R. F. Halsteu, Acting
Assistant Adjutant General; Brevet Major T. L.
Hayden, Aido.de-Camp.
Wo learn that lion. C. H Randolph, lato State
Treasurer, is said to have boon iin abettor of tho
robbory of tho Treasury. Ho has gone to Mexico
or lather to parts uuknowu. It is said by his
friends that thefo is something mysterious about
the matter, which they cannot account for, When
Judge Randolph lived in this county ho was an
honest man, aud a consistent nieiubor of the chris-
tian Cliuroh. Bo enmo here about in 11(38 and
remained until ho removed to Austin in 1857 or 8,
Ho held several offices hero, und served one or
two terms iu tho Legislature, lie, is a lawyer of
ability. Wo incline to think it doribtfull whether
Randolph is guilty of tho charge, but when ono
of our citizens leaves lioro and resides iu Austin,
wo cannot vouch for his former character being
sustained, Crockett. Qukl Xunc Aug, 15.
Gazette and Intelligencer, what say you?
Proceedings of City Council.
(Reovi.au Meeting, Aug. 21st, 18051
Present—llis Honor, the Mayor, anil Aldernior.
Bullaclicr, Cronicón, 'Parish, Jourdmi, Kaudcr,
Nash, Roybnnd and Shackelford. Absent—Ahrens,
Niobourand Ticrnan. A quorum being present,
tho Board proceeded to transact business. Tho
absent Aldermen wero finod for lion-attcndanco.
The writtou communication of the Medical As-
sociation of Galveston, signed by its President,
Jumes Nagle, M. D., was than read, inflaming the
Council (hat Dr. F. Sohlepegroll, the lesfoo of tho
City Hospital, was not legally authorized to prac-
tico medicine or surgery, as lio hail never under-
gone an examination, and' obtained a diploma
from any authorized college or board of examiners
certifying him to be a physician; and suggesting
if thoir interrogatories be true that said Sehlopo-
grell is subject to removal, ami his contract with
the city bo abrogated, on account of the bail faith
used to procure said appointment.
On motion, suiil communication was received,
und tho following offered in response:
It. is ordered that in reiily to tho coiummiicntiou
addressed to tho Bounl by tho President of tho
Medical Association, in regard to the Hospital,
that Dr. G. Dowell is tho visiting, attending anil
practising Physician of said Hospital, if he is not
a regular gmdilutc. when enlightened ou the sub-
ject, tho Board will Ixi prepared to iict on the com-
munication of tho aforesaid association. *
The petition qf James Coyno in behalf of him-
self and others, asking for an increase of pay fijr
their services as Night Polioeáleu, was next offered.
On motion, said pctitfjn was laid on the table.
The Fire Committee reported unfavorably to
to the request of H. Hombniy, nuking to alter his
building situated at the corner of 18th and Me-.,
eh mié streets, as heretofore stated It was moved
and seconded that said report bo uocopted.
Tho written iomniunieution of E. H. Sieling
was next in order, requesting to resign his position
as Alderman of. the Second Ward. Ou motion,
his application was granted. . .
Financo Committee reported that they had
e.tlinlned tho Treasurer',\ und City Marshal's re-
polla, aud find thorn correct.
The following accounts Were approved and or
dorad to be pwd, to-wit:
W. F. Ruble, repairing the hammer of |
Market Bell . ) * 0. C
The comtdRbioners to visit the Indians will lonve
or, their destination on the ISth.
Col. Parker, of Grant's staff and the chief of the
Six Tribes, will accompany the cominiasioiicra. |
Fred Kohler, for baníing dirt from
Market House r 3l ,
There being no other business before the Con
oil, it adjourned,
Attest: James Seaweij,, Secretary,
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