The Southern Intelligencer. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 27, 1858 Page: 2 of 4
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fioverwr' leuagr opon Kami.
listened to Ib* reading of tlita long docu
ciar tu of tli* Senate and House
and Thuraday nighu liu-t. And,
«rfcé in priut, yet, up tu
we bare not received tb«
w,
or rt'lc countt.
FOR TRÍMURER,
C. H. RANDOLPH
Of TRAVIS COUNTT.
FOR COMPTROLLER,
CLEMENT R. JOHNS,
Or HAY COUNTT.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE,
CONSTANTINE W. BUCKLEY,
Or PORT BEND COt'.NTT
«■>
1MB atCOMNSKDKD
FOR CHIEF JUSTICE,
R. T. WHEELER,
Of WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Wt r« lutlioriind to «nominee U. L. BYKK8 m s can-
didmtm for Ihe odlue of AwoMur drill Collector, of Trurla
couuljr. Election In AuguM next.
Literary Axxocialioii.
Tbe Lee turo ol Judge Q, W. Paschal *•«
postponed until Tuesday next, the 2nd of
Feb., in consequence ot tbe meeting relative to
Indian depredations.
V®. By reference lo our advertising columns
it will be teen Hint Mr. Bridget la about to
leave Austin, and everybody who wants a cor-
rect picture w ill bnve to call on bim aoon. A*
an artial, be baa few superiors.
Mr. Fowler calla on all Indebted to bim, to
walk op and tettle by caah or noto.
Mr. Pmltb advertiaca several kind* of saddle-
♦re: a. Smith knows bow to make n firat rate
tree, and «¡11 take pleasure in accommodating
his custf men. A. G. Comptou A Co., are hia
pgents, and have every variety of hia work con
atnntly on band.
-We call attention to the card of Mr. Buker.
which will be found in to-day'* paper. Hia sue
eeaa ta a teacher Itua been marked, and entitlea
blni to a liberal patronage.
We publish to-duy the card of Mra. Barr.
This lady hiia been long and favorably known to
our citizens. and uolblng that we can say, will
add to her reputation n> a first claai teachcr Of
y"ung ladlea.
Capt. Yoon'a TnuNt.—The trunk and watoh
and apine ol tbe clothca of Capt. Tuld, which
were aotne time since stolen out of the ball ai
Mra. George'* hoarding Iiouto, were found on
Friday Inat In th^pf^acaaiou Vif Fblll, a rather
active negro, belonging to tlufRev. E. Uarrlng-
toti. About f80 of the money haa bt>eu teoov-
*rcd. Phill la a graceleaa acamp, who never
could ha brought to look beyond tbe prevent.
II* waa arretted, whipped and let go clear.
of It aa we recol
I thereof from the de-
•uaued in tbe Houae,
in which Mes*r<. Jen
ton, Kveielt, Mnrrab. Milla
Pos*lbiy, the very great
charact rin d the
to be attributed to the "■ell"
practiced, than to
which bad been
week* ago.
bad ahot
I and that
Congressmen bod *tom-
Three of tbe apéchen-
lo thla lmprobible story; and we have
evidence of excitement.
The memmgn Itself recount# the history o( af-
fair* In Kantat, and commenta, with all due
«■verity, upon the interference of the Northern
Slate*, to give preponderance to tbe free Stale
party. Malntaiu* tbe equality and
the Lecompton constitution ; and credita
legality ol
edits tll«.re-
ind favor U
port, that tbe majority of tbe votera bad fnvi ''jMjended In protecting the Mexican Carta.
Blackwood a> j> tu Rkviewb,—The January
lumbar ot Blackwood la upon our table, and aa
usual, re|i(ete with intereat. Thia month com-
mence* a new volume, and la a very favorable
time to tnliocrlbe. Tbe price*: Blackwood or
one of the Review* $6, Blackwood and one Re-
view, or auy two Review* 5, the four Re
90, L'.lotk wood and the Tour Review* 910.
pottage (wbieu abould be paid quarferljfTKiJBi
vauco.l en the four Review* and Blaofcwood, to
aily plat of the United State*, only 80 cents a
jrvar. ■ *.M¡* -V* I
Addreaa L. Scott & Co., ptiblitbere, 54 Goald
ttreet, corner of Fulton, New York.
- Cor and Bkaxh.—The total
• by the freeees, rather thnn the
•eaaon. hit totally destroyed
aad forward corn. The
Utter article are not to
therefore beg oar
•apply of Lima bean* and "rotating car."
Wn to thla office, and we «rlll diatribute tbein
among thoae who ao much need them. We wl I
give credit for the
>1"
tbi* couatitntlon. After tome argument, it
aumca, that upon tbe contingency of Congress
not admitting Kanaaa upon tbe Lecompton con-
stitution, tbnt thu crUis will have arrived when
the Soutli should hold a Southern ouuveution
for extreme meaaure*.
The motion wita to refer to the Committee ou
Federal Relatione, and 10 print 6000 coplea;
but it aeeinud that Mr. Murrah had ulready re-
ported resolutions to tbe House, embracing the
same sentiments. And the debute waa upon tbe
reference, most of thu speakera aaying that the
Corn, having already noted, there wan no neces-
aity for reference, but the time Imd come for
'■actionI action 11" Mr. Everett opposed the
hot baste In two very effective tp< edict. .Still
a* we uuderatood bim, he waa as ready to go out
of the Union aa tbe other speakers. Mr. hur-
rah's resolutions propose an appropriation ol
*20,000.
In the Senate, the resolution* have been re-
ferred to a joint committee.
Looking at the whole subject from a c.tlni
poiut ot view, and having always undei>tooil
the principle of non-intervention to mean, thai
each State and Territory must settle their do-
meitlo laws and institution* for themselves;
and not doubling but Kansas will lie admitted
into tbe Union upou just and honorable princi-
ples ; and that even should there be delay, tbe
evil i* of sulHcieiit magnitude to wait lor It, it
reaily does seem hi us, that our friunds are pro-
ceeding rather unadvisedly. We are not pre-
pared to denationalize the democracy upon an
impracticable issue—to lorin a sectional party
until tbe nccertity arises—to oppose llio admin-
istration lor enrrying out the views upou which
he was elected, nor to dlHsolvu the Uulon, until
driven to it by dire necessity. To K.msas alone
belongs the question of slavery in that Terri-
tory ; other State* are only concerned in it, in
so far lis to malntaiu with firmness, tlmt Kansas
shall not be kept out ol the Union, because ol'
*l*very or the want of It.
A sensitivo jealousy In this regard I* nil prop-
er. But we bnve regretted to see some symp-
toms of rivalry as to who «hall get the State In
au extremo movement. Wo are of the old
State* Right* Georgia school, which practically
nullified while South Carolina waa talking about
It. We louud the aotlng upou necessity much
the hot tor way. However, a* it baa now be-
come an axiom, (torn high authority, that tbe
Congret%it the eohooWor the nation, and the
Legislature for the people, It 1* refreshing to see
the seal with which our profctaort let off their
eutbmriaem in regard to the momentous quentlon
at dissolving tti
Thr Drfrnir of the Frontier.
Quit* an animated debate was bad in the
Senate on Wednesday night upon the Bill for
the protection of tbe frontier.
Tbe bill, with substitute of Senator McCul-
loch, proposed to authorize tbe Governor, if it
should be necessary in his opinion, to c:ill out a
sufficient volOMtoer foree to protect the frontier,
should tbo Federal Government foil to afford
the necessary protection ¡ and to appropriate
fSO OOOfor the purpose. Senators Stockdi.lo,
McCulloch, Throckmorton, Wiglall. IVchal.
Gii'uii and M. I . K. Taylor took part in the do-
hale. Tile p int of content ou seemed to be.
as to thr propriety "f leaving tbe discretion to
tbe Governor, .rather than imposing the duty
upíiii bim.
Mr. Ktuokdnlr' substitute proposed to i h«n.
íut I) e.iil intuservlc-.' a K":;iment for one y«ar
He waul d the gentleman who insisted upon
tbe neecssit) to take the rcspoiisibiliiy.
Col. Wigfnll utsutued, that the Federal Gov-
ernment had failed to carry out its agency—to
enforce its trust, to ctrry out tbo objects of an-
nexation, to afford tbe adequate protection.—
That after so many incursions, wo had a right
tqpepei invasion.
Senator l^jt raplied to Mr. Stockdale w'th
some feeling, prompted by the fact, that some
of bis. Mr. L'« constituents bad been murder-
ed. He came back for Die same liberality ex-
Mr. Britton insisted, that the government
er btd, and judging from t!.o past, never
Id protect tbe frontier against Indian dep
redattyn*. It had never been so in Texas or
upon Buy other frontier. He referred to the
depredation* between the Nueces and Itio
Grande l' and to the constant revolution in Mex
ico. He $)enied tile fitness of the troops
brought froa^the old world for the peculiar -el-
vice, however wolf fitted for such huttle-fields
as Waterloo. C0'- B. advocated the substitute
ol Mr. .Stockdule -Insisting, that u Uegimeut
icieut. ,
iu re|dy to Mr. Britton, retor-
of cost.
the blank with fUOO,-
wili barely be
Mr McCulli
r. d to tbo que*
lie was ready to fill
IJIHI.
Mr. Wigf'all spoke earnestly in fin er of the
substitute. It wnt4uo Jest with bim. Ilesas
a union mull, and bnleved in the wisdom iiftiie
Federal Constitution ; and that it left the ques-
tions of peace and jfur to the Federal Govern-
ment. Ivut the Slules had never surrendered
the right to deleudi' themselves^
ed'to lay the substitute upon
as and nay* yero called lor.
to lay tbo substituto upon
; tit* Union.
Tbi4«ithrrn Paelflc Knllroad.
That a Railroad I* to be bnllt from the waters
of Mi* Mississippi river to the Paoldo oooau I*
now • fixed fact. A* to when, wltere or by
What {OtitoJs not to certain. Four year* ago
Brrad.—There b
breed In Anstiu;
tlmoat Impassible,
or other aw
and 1
to 1
oppose.
«if.
in tbe Texan route,
well because the route hi shorter and mor level
than any other contemplated route, at became
T*xa* had greater facilities f.ir buHdlug. The
" a rood from Vlcks-
ened our faith. We
good result* from the Na-
)n tbe Pacific Railroad, twenty
Ion—threo hundred lliirasand
1 per annum,
misnamed charter.
The ehnrter was
had
tbe quantity per
certain; and
Juitico and fulr dealing are not to expected
of thn*i' whoto coMcitHCc* no coi /aet can bind
with corth strong enough nut to be
lato
pat ap tbe stake.
, of pony hat been
eutcrprh
holder*, by I
1 hot I
' stock; 1
tbi*
1 stock-
aei
rtta
to lop off
Ions to a
. it* agent*,
relieved of the deed
I by Mr. Verger; and that there
Mice, that It will be «ble to pro-
¡
g*
Mr. Ileibert in
tbe table, 'i lie
The donate l el'u
the table.
The question recurring upou the substitute,
Mr. ritockdalu |euied that lie was iu jest,
Mr. liussel spoke against the substitute— and
argued Its couttitutiunal.ty uuil policy.
'1 lie uiolion to fill the bluuk with *«¿00,1100,
resulted in a tie, Mr. ilubüurd being excused
troin voting. 'I lit Lieut. Governor Lubbock
voting in tl|e nfHi'umtivc the blank was so tilled
A motion to lay upou tho table until to-iuorrou,
(Thursday) 11 o'clock prat ailed.
The 1 tullíate of t{jl'/tlo.(l00 was by Mr. McCul-
loch. It seemed to occur lo no 0110. that the
mere |>hy of a full regiment of mounted volun
teet* without forage, suisdstance or nuy other
expetts 1 would exeeeeo $!W)U ooo, for one year;
and that half a million would not foot tbe bill
Of oonrse thu figures will be made before--the
bill passes.
The veto Message of the Governor, relative
to re-adjusting the boundaries of the Refugio
aiid Nueces was thou read', and the bill passed,
notwithstanding the veto, by an almost unani-
mous vote. .&5V,
The Governor's Message upon Kansas affairs
was then read. It recounts tbe history of the
Missouri Compromise, its repeal, the villinuous
movements of the free staies-men, the I.ccouip-
ton constitution—and the possibility, that Kan-
•as may not be admitted as a free Slate Tlio
message teeuieil to take the extreme ground,
and to look to disunion. It waa referred to the
committee Oil State Affairs. Altogether there
were several speeohet for war In the bellicose
Senate ou Wednesday night
The Governor upon Kanrnts.
The Governor's message is principally a reci-
tation of the history of tho slavery agitation,
similar to thuL'fimifbied iu his inaugural ad-
dress. We clip out tho concluding paragraph."
which cental 11 hia recommendations, and tike
the liberty ot italicising such passages as are
intruded to be omphalic, and which aro thus
rendered thu more clear:
ore all
strong enough not to De hrokrn. It
'icsts tlmt crunching ti/rnphunn/ and
demagognofam bend the suppliant
re the urona Wo i« of whose opin-
fon* the tiiu d are faltering, and the weak giving
t throughout the free States. Coqgress. nn-
tho predominating Influence of these op 0-
, has aided and abetted, and i.«, tlu refore,
wilb keeping up the deplorablu stnte
which has existed in Kansas. The
Hourn of Representatives adopted a proviso to
one of her appropriation bills. •• that no part of
the money here appropriated shall be expended
for prosecuting or dutuliiing any person or per-
sons. charged with treason, or any otin r poiiti-
R Cal olle-ice In ' th" Territory of Kansas." and in
" same bill, directed the release of all such
s from coufl eniei t. Titese nnu'iidnii'tits
proponed, vof>M| for ntld carried by the
united freesoil «trength ¡ yet. the accusation has
been Hnblushingiy made and repeated, that
SoHllunt men were tho author* of tbe many out-
rage* committed. If this had been so, why not
have lot 111. in meet the punishment due th i
h!¡.h crime f No Southern number voled for
these ainendineiita. A Southern man has ho
thank* lo return for such frrbonratMje und oiercy:
he wants the Inw and the Coital it u| < u, and du-
mands only to be let alone In the enjoyment ol
km right* under the . v ' ■ '
In a hop, leas minority, tho South h<i) left Iful
— ;.ititnUon/i r *rr ¡uoteetio , and «Ac
every imrnction of lis guara"tlen-to the
W&SÍXJZ&S;
mongsl many other catfkea tb. it
íAe Uitru/iliim
State Buy
of thg e.v-
1 has met
uSouth. Texas
pout I'm tlrintj/t
on |> qui'Htion
of her pre ent
upon which, in «11
lie strutture of noeiety rests,
nu doubt rc*tiug ou the publie
or abroad, iu the event ot
'geiir^ Ii theivJore bi-
presenlatlves of the p*v
*A«" <
for any
The Secretary of lite Convention find flurielf.
This gentleman publishes a letter in which
he denle no single statement of ours; *nd we
uotica it for no other reuson than to contradict
the " which I am told wn* profusely circulated
on Monday night;" and " the great discovery
that tbe editor of the Intelligencer thought of
sufficient importance to is ue an extra and dis-
tribute it widely." No such extra was issued
conta nlng either the resolution r the corres-
pondence. Our regul *r Tr -W. ekly uns Issued
coiitaiiilnu auch facts as we could g"t. and hi-
fore we knew that the Secretary hail determined
to suppress any pari id tie pi ocecdiugs, either
for the coniiuteiit ritosous, that ''Judge Wheeler's
tr end hud determine! on it," or that "the re-
vising committee'' hud dirteted them thereto.
!t It not delii il. th.it wo \v> re relus''d the copy :
nor that the Secretary gave bolh lliew reasons.
We lente him to eslnbliehjlie truth of either ol
the excuses or to shield himself [behind onerou-
labors. .
Approving, as we do, the character of the
resolution by which Judge Wheeler* true
friends recommended him, wo cannot be pro-
rok d lito a dlscutslon as to whether It was a
"democratic nomination'' or not, by the man or
men, uno take the res|ion lblli,ty of tuppretsin
the facts iu relation to it, But when the Secre-
tary quotes the resolution ol Mr. Quinan, which
was Mr. Lnbliock's resolution of IHA7, and ours
at the Waco Convention, docs il not occur to
him, tltol il was because no one did pledge
Capt. Crosby to 1 hat resolution, tlmt hit name
was withdraw n from nomination, although he
wim '• numimtted'' by a member of tbe Conven-
tion of tho strictest sect? The rule was of
course waived us lo Judge Wheeler, for reasons
satisfactory to the Convention.
Tiie attributing an object to us Is graluitoun.
"In this I prophecy he will be mistaken."'--
'•Pblnea ,"your ancestor was never "prophet,"
nor the toll of a prophet, but u soldier, -about
w hoscideath old Kll, Ids father, did not break his
neck; but he remained iuuuovaiile until be
heard Dial the ark bail been token by the Phi-
listines.
Mr. 1)., tints complains :
"With tho statement Hint Mr. DeCordova
' acted" unworthy of himsetl,' I beg leave to dif-
fer with ikeediior of (lio Intelligencer,"
XV' II. did be ever bear the story of Governor
Stoke* and the member from Buncombe? In the
heal of debute, the distinguished Stokes said,
"the member from Hitneemhe is not fit to carry
intestine to a bear." A noto was sent demand-
inn a retraction. The Governor tai l he would
make It upon the floor. The uc.yt morning be
thus addressed the Speaker:
" Mr, Spenkcr—I rise to a question of privi-
lege. In the heat "of debate, I yesterday said
that the gentleman from Buncombe was not III
to curry intestines to a hear. He litis demanded
a retraction. To make it tho more handsome, 1
say in the same publie manner that I consider
that the menilier from Buucouibc is worthy lo
carry intestines tu n bear."
So we retract, We think that in suppress-
ing a part nf the record, '' I'hiuait IhCordotu
han mltd mnt/.y of hmtr{f;"' and we sincerely
hopo that Mils voluntary and public, retraction
will restore the •' friendship," which he says
has boon broken, because of his devotion to the
excellent tuan who forgot to appoint hiui Secre-
tary of Statu—or private secretary.
Vence be with you, dear I'liincas.
L«X Loci.—We call attention to the article
of '• Ln Loci;" and as the writer solicits our
views. Il seems lo us, that ns. between attorney
and client, their relations should be regulated
by contract. The law gives a lien upou the
papers and judgments until Iho fees are paid ;
anil the clients ought never lo interioro until the
attorneys consent. As lo the costs, the best
legislation Would be to make them due and pay-
able by the party incurring them from term to
term, recoverable, of courte, hy the party en-
titled to recover.
As a.general rule, we think the sheriffs are
always more' indulgent than tbo plaintiff)?.—
We wi-h it waru possible for the Legislature to
devise mime plan for the rel'ef of the country.
Tliit hat Vcoine impossible, and much property
mutt change hands.
HuNTmt.t.r, Jtin 11 1858.
Editor of the TntelliimirrrI wish to call the
attention of the Legislature, through your col-
umns, 10 a subject that is eliciting general ap-
probation through this section, but not more, i
presume, than in other sections. To come di-
rectly at the subject, there is great complaint
by attorneys, sheriff's, constables, ico., about
plaintiffs in execution, holding up j<<dgnW|!ts
und making arrangements ami doing other nets
to retard, nnd «butatimes, to defeat officers in
collecting debt* upon which suits Imd bee
brought. For the p oteetlou of such officers, it
Is thought necessary thai they should have entire
control of n debt, after it goes into their hands
it. the regular course of law. The people would
then be better able to judge when such officers
are properly discharging their duties. My ob-
jeet is «imply to suggest the snnject to the at-
tent! tho Legislature. Should the view
entertained l>y the wilier meet yonr approba-
tion, he would esteem It a favor to himself and
many other subscribers, lor you to call thu at-
tention of the Legislature to tho sutyect,—
knowing vonr ability and discernment in ail
subjects of a legal nature would give lito sub-
ect under cunaiderntlon the importance It is en-
titled to. The subject it with you.
LEX LOCI.
Mystrr'oas Ilimppeiranre.
Iíorrid Suspiáon—Arrest of Dave ton.
William J. llopkiu*, a ctrpenler in thit city,
inyttoriouty disappeared on Saturday the lfith
Inst., tiuce which time, up to thia writing (Sat-
urday night,) he haa not been heard of; and
strong suspicions are entertained that he has
lieeu foully dealt with.
On Saturday night '¿.lid, hit wife made oath
before Mr- Justice Gravea, that her hutband
left their house near tbe Methodist Church, on
the morning of tho liithj say ng that he was
i(i big to town and niijjht go to the Capitol he-
lore be returned. Very soon after he left Mr.
Joseph Dawson eaine iu, mid Inquired if Hop-
kins had gone to Georgetown, saying that he
would overtake him, as he wished to go with
liitn. The lady answered, that her husband had
said nothing about going.
In the iifternooii Dawson called nga it, ami
told her, lhat her husbnud bad left her; that
she mutt take care ol his, D'« children, and he
would take care of her. and actually brought
his children. The children were sent awav on
Siindav upon the advice of a frie d.
Oil Sunday night a strauger handed the dis-
tressed woman a letter signed, Win J. Hopkins,
which announced, taht he hail left her uml gone
to Mexico, giving many inconsistent reasons for
leaving; tne letter bearing unuiUttkinblc eviden-
ces of ad tguisedband-writ"ng. 8he nys,tlwit'he
letter Is a forgery. On Monday iiHirniiig Daw-
son sent hia daughter to know 11 she luid liada
a letter from her husband ; and soon afterwards
called himself, and repeated soveral portions of
tbe letter, and advised the distressed woman not
to return to her Irienda; but to remain iu the
eot ntry and marry again next Spring. Dawson
is a widower. On Tuesday a Mr. Kirby, who
once worked for Dawson, called and told her,
that her husband.hud been killed above Ilelton,
and that lie Imd seen him buried. She,, know-
ing that her husband had only b-en missing
three day*—ret this down *s false.
The friends of the misting man sought to
place the matter in the hand of Judge I'atcbal
on Tuesday, but finding him engaged in Court,
no definite steps were taken until Saturday,
when she laid the facts belore Justice Graves,
who isatr d ilia warrant for Dawson'* arrest.
Hopkins lived la>t year at Hound lt"ck, In
Williamson County, lie and his wife arc mem-
ber of the Methodist Church ; and lie is a so-
her pious man—tnd, although poor, ho was not
of a despondent uature. lie bad always been
all'ectiouate to his chHdten, and never liad disa-
greed with his wife. Whatever may luive be-
come of him, in tho pursuit of lila wife, there
seem* to have been a refinement of cruelty
more characteristic of liends than men.
Dawson has resided in Ibis community sever,
ni years—without having established a very-
good character.
We sincerely hope the papera will notice this
myaterious afluir iu such manner, us to bring
any possible tiding* concerning the missing man
He isa native of Tennessee — a carpenter by
trade mid possetae* ordinary intelligence.
Dawsiiu was brought before Just ce Grave*
yesterday, nnd one witness heard—when the
trial was postponed until this morning.
The general opinion prevails, that Mr. Hop-
kins has been made the victim of sortie villuiu-
oub conspiracy,
Ntl'.MUOl a, THK I'ttESIDlCNr ami TUK &USATK.
— He shall publish so much as may have come
to hand In our Friday' Tn-Weekiy. The
President says, that " iu capturing Gen. Walk-
er nud hia command, after they had landed on
tbo soil of Nicaragua, Commodore I'auldiug hud,
in my opinion, committed a grave error." And
yet, ho seems to construe llie neutrality law and
the necessity ot the cuto into an apology for
the Commodore. Senators Mason, Davis, Brown
and Toombs, condemned Commodore P. Hi-
ding in bitter tonus, and denounced his I.111-
guage and couducl "'brutal and disgraceful to
the epaulettes which ho wore-*' Seward and
Criilendeu seeuiod to condemn Paulding and
the Government. The first named gentleman
took issue with the President's views.
For the Intelligencer.
The Fimev Dress Ball.
Now, tbe three Min Weutworth* ,r?.e
hoi ribiy
waa your humble
lervaui, win 11 (having learu
Bull was to come off *•
this teuton! It cannot b> di 1 |)>un(j
icen in tbe city lor several d*1*.. *1 I ' " «
that the legislature was pr^eedlug .l''w y ^
a discbarg • ol business ludee l had eoucro
<><! tllttt the pl 'MCP f Bor^S Pljl * 1 J .ihli
eis'd sovere^n sway, when my land lord, with
« kind smile spreuil upon bit t""ul'l"''"uJ±^'"
tinned me that the grand event of the acusen
would transpire that evening-
Tita Faxcv Diikss Ham-I ,
Did you ev. r attend an occasion of thu kind .
if Vol. you arc lo* r. I w.|s .here, and wil
proceed to give you und your reach rs a fuithlul
iieeouut of what was there to 11 Wl
Nu«ltO GxkUPTIOK Biu..—'There was a run-
ning debate in the Senate onSnturd iy. upou the
Bill lo exempt one sluve for each bend of a fam-
ily, li'oui forced sale, ft wat advocated by
Messrs. Wigfnll, Quinan, Stockdule, Potter,
Throckmorton and McCulloch; and opposed by
Taylor of Fannin nnd Paschal. The arguments
urged iu its favor are, that il would more cir-
tiiiuly disseminate slavery among the ma aea of
tho people, and render tliut spech s of propi r¡y
more secure; thia was denied. And it wusinsUi-
ed ou the other hand, that auch arrangement
would leal to manumission. And that, at any
rute, the law would operate unequally.
Y'OLI.ntskri. Senator 1 t it ton I:as reported
a bill for the organtXkliou of the volunteers of
Texan, it provides for the appointment of live
Mitflir General", for n* many di\ i ions of the
Stute, liml nineteen regiments, and nine brlgad s,
making 9 Brigadier Generala mil 19 Colo-
nels ; there sbililotao be au .Ailjut int General,
to reside ut Austin, with, thv rank of Colonel,
with a s'almy of $1,0tlU |ser aulutm, Tbe Cap-
tains ntnl 1 uferfor officer* to bo elected by the
privates, .ami oil higher grade* by their Inferiors.
Tbo five Major Generals to l e appointed tempo-
rarily by the Governor, until,tlie organization
is eonipleted ; then to bo el. oted hy inlerior
and superior coiuiflS«siimed officers. Ho one lo
be 1 («quired to do military duty, except a* vol-
unteers, Thete are the giuerai outline* of the
huí. ' -• ;
mSñm
. ¡ty v ''7 %■" *;> Ú
The Houston Telegraph, *1 though uol
getting its first choice in I tie mailer ol the judge-
ships, and nam, when II it ^loo late,'* the p ro
tern, think* the mode oT seh eting objivtienible,
will support all tne democmtlc uomiueet. Had
oot candidate* and tlwlr friend hop/ d to coo-
er trol, there bad never been suuh miidues* «bout
3^ ^""1
fa.
-M. D. Kcraa bat reflrad
I of the Has
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The Gonzales Enquirer says, lhat the
farmort generally, in that vicinity, are plough-
ing nud preparing to plant., and that tho wheat
iu lhat county, (of which an umisuuily large
quantity haa been sown.) is up uml growing
finely.
par In tho Houae of Representatives, on
Mouday last, the five minutes rule waa adopt-
ed to the great annoyance of tomo of the
eloquent speakera, who have already won a
wide lame, by their ninny eloqueut effort* du-
ring the Session. With that lame let thetn be
satisfied. .
• In the Semite on Monday tbe Governor's veto
wna sustnined. by vote of 111 for tho velo 17
against it. A change of U would give the re-
quired two-lhirdt. Robei t Taylor moved a re-
cousideratiou, and possibly the bill may yet
pat*, notwithstanding the veto.
Iu the Federal Court the cate of Chan-
dler vt. V011 Roeder and others, has occup.ed
an entire week. Wo shall give tome notice of
the trial next wi eh. The constant attendance of
the Editor upon this cau-o must be au apology
for the burrcnucvs of thit number.
i CoMtilutiunul Convention,
Senator Fntchal an Saturday hut Introduced
resolutions in the Senate, calling tor a vote of
the people u|Min tbe proprlity of a Convention
to amend theState Couslirit on ; and providing,
iu the «vent of their concurrence, for tbe elec-
tion uf delegate , nud the submitting the new
Constitution or amendment to tbe popuiai
vote. The reanlutioui wero made the spScial
order of theday for Saturday last. Thit count
Wo* taken, b«cause there were already «everal
resolution 1 for amending the Constituí 011 which
bad been reported and mad* the special order lor
that day. The tpeeial older not hefng reached
the question* w II eome up properly. It I* now
very evldnnt that no arrangement enn be mode
except through ■ Convention.
>• .-/> ; ■
Of The l'uit"d State# coupon*
I Austins at one per cent. d!*^>imt.
"^Eii'tering a ve'ry Vpñciott* Hull, my cart were
lireet'^l with thí soft sound of mttstc. more
fffini ordinarily sweet. The " Apollo Mlnsti^la
vero discoursing «wart ^.muds. wbüe
gullunt tu 11 and fair iiimdent were obaitui,
ti ,, ulowintc Uoiii'h with Hyiug ipi t,
Upon 1 liter ug, 1 di«ovcivd,JM to my rjgli ,
one whom I r. cognized « an old arMiy acq u Ji-
tanCo, now a dislingu thed m< lub. r ot the L g-
tbIntare. wovlhily n presejtuig tb • people ol
Harris comí I v. Had nut his lémures been so
d eply iinor. ssed upon the tablets ill "•
-.„ these of'he kind friend ef my boyhood 1
should have mistaken him lor th daring Laflttp
a ho was once the terror of our Gulf wufera.-
" AypenriMiooH nw ileooitful, elw hau Warru'
c uuty. upon that occasion a d iring PJrate to
r pre em her iu the State assembly. . Ibe dark
keen eye. restless glauco and matted tretsi s ol
raven hn'r.w th well suited costume, plainly in-
die,,ted Gov. H. as thu daring ptrate ol our
Southern Seas. Hut look 1 What impeivona-
t Oil of beauty is that, belore whom lie ►«cuts
to bow with child-liku m oknestt Habiliments
as dark a* tin* winter'* midnight, relieved only
by the myriad hosts of twinkling stars that be-
(l, ck their íuWí, eucirch h hi'i* lair wrifl-
Waving tresses, upou which the shade ol night
teems contending w tb color ol purest gold
when neither ginu the mastery, hang in rich
profusion over a neck and thquldert ol fuulu ss
form, in wild and eii|it>vatiiis IVeedom. almost
to the floor, which Ibis bright " Houri ' >eems
scarcely to touch ,as the inspr.ring dance goes
on.
Oil, ho is bountiful I Tbe l'uet iliciim
I- mhiniii'il no', r form mure hi'iivenly f"lri
All 11«(U UI« of InVBiillt-M U11I «rem
With irt: me utfspitttgs, lo gsdwr tl)''re.
Anil bb'iiit to riinlej kt-r beyouil vnnir re I
l-'ncb chnrrniiifi prnec* . iiioil.-etly fcfie wore;
Anil vet lw moved with «o divine sn nlr,
Willi juil ortou^ti of earth lo love, no inore I
The threutcni- g visn^o of the Hrigan I, upon
a h eh just now rested theatormy cloud ot anger,
now assuines tin: mid expret-ion of iniiocnio.
und' r In-r solteni g influcnci'. Poor leilow !
He Can't In Ip it. 'I ..e llnr/vr w ho wi s Ibe joy
of -'Turn's Hull.'' nc ci <li coursed rueh music
sweet, ns is tiiu voice "f this rure beau y.
Ju t bcy.-i.d, I seo one, who reminds me
uioru of tho days of tho en erpri/.ing Cortez,
tlmu the mure Mutigl'h period w h n Sp.iui-b
chivalry had uluio t yielded to th- et'em tiaey of
tile lSui century, " Hon Carlos.*' with Ins high
a.ul piinccly bearing, played the agreeable to
the charming little i'eusn. t Girl.
Whose eye , o «weet. «errne, slid softly hlnr,
Wero lined "with briglit intt'lli^enee, iIir wlole—
To uuiuht thought kimI yr*utU>t t«H'liii|f truth,
Anh'm their «very ulñHro, «ihI free trum g\«ile—
And Flint i'hniIcxs vviu hery, to wile
The honrl nw ny.
Ah, gallant Harry ; J he rough and Imn'ih
lile ot West I'oilit has not tnado your hottft in
sens ble to tbe toothing infitieuce of tho rivers
of your own native Texas.
That tall, commaduiiig figuro that towers,
like Saul of Tarsus, a head and shoulders above
the siirrouiiili. g ciowd is lhat ol tho," Marqúese
de In Posa," whose gallantries, both upon the
tented Held, and in the court ol Cupid, have
endcred him distinguished, alike in war as in
line, but, before whom does his proud head
1. d waving plumo bow with such Ix tecchihg
humility? 'T'is In-r,
Whose form wn en t in nature' porfeut mould—
Mine bur Uimi e'erm (irsue or Nyinphfllionti furt'i;
Anil linicy mill is time, ntul ivoriU are cold
To point it inuti lileM beiiutie , its her worth.
For tie'rr bwfnre to 011S of mort l birth
liiii nil l'ri:Hllun'« biirinonice inipnrt
Sin 1. uentlutypeof lovelincs iiutl Ira n.
i it rlesiim mitu e. nnit trHii eeiiUio.' nrt:
.®Ucii wna die r-weel Klixa ot hi youthful heart.
Hi'Wuru Mi ut. M. thu chnrms of Military life
and the beauty surrounding "Fort Huliuuu''
may yet bnve to yield to such attractions.
l'a sing on 1 liud tuy young in litary Irioud
Ii'mui Harris, acting well tbe part of '■ Ko ii
Khan," ac< lehruted wnrrtor born n 1UK7. in th
p.. v 1 eo of Gin ritssan, in Per- n, who wus sml
to have been the sou of a Shepherd, but quilled
lhij( humble oecup ilion of his youth, mid by a
judicious di'p0>-iti0U ot Ins fatlicr't sheep, pro-
vided himself with funds, upon which lie tuc-
oeed d in surrounding himself with a number
of d. *p. rate ollowein, who shared alike bis
dangers und his liooties. He it w as who so dis-
tinguished himfielf ill tbo bloody atruggle-
nil eh succeedid the ustirpat oo of "Schoh
Siihiuat.'" by " Esehlit," the chief ot the Agh-
wa.is. In 011 ol tl.c nunylesperati- contl.eta ef
t .ut well rem lubercd rntsmle, "Kouli '' et-
tacked the enemy with Iho moat impetuous
valor; completely rented them and sate Ins
master on the throne ot hit ancestors, at " Is-
pahan.1' T * character wns will ouooiivcd
and adm rably executed by Capt. E. whoa • a 1-
tere and virtuous principle* much remind o. e
of those poeset«cd by liini whose political ntul
rotigioua notions •• Kouli Khun '' embraced the
greift Omar! succes or of-' Abouk rke" und
sotoml Cal.ph aft r Mulu^^. who, alter having
*pr. ad h t conquests ov r Syria nud Phonic n,
and having restored Ihecommunicutinili betwi eu
ii e Nile end thu R -d 8?a. declared the crow
elect ve by Iho people, and placed his son in nn
inf. ri ir | otit 011. "Kouli Khun "wna a cele
ti. uu-d conqueror, ai d 111* repretenlntivo upon
this nccntipu did him tiodiaiionor; hut ns ill ■
mighty Sampson was overcome by the pi rsun-
Ion ol the thfeinftting Del.lab, so was this fe-
rocious barbarian !!• ¡iroaeiitiitive aut^ecti d to
soil nnd persuasivo itilluences of a la r Hopre-
sentHtivo of the weaker Hex. The in exit tnlilo
" Moss.Troopei' Itrido is thrown w thin the
moving spin ro of the «on of the -'Alia ICImn,"
and she. with I lie thousand tracings ol the
moss covered trees which o'eraliudowcil hoi
path, na alie wildly dtt^holl ihrougli t e d ingero is
gorges of the mountains ol her own tint v • laud,
looking ns fresh and beautiful aa alio did when
tirst
".Shi* rntiLnl tie' er g.i and vniley' deep''
" When the fnuutahia in the mooii-Ughl "
, " Tin ii- iiici-eimiiig rnurmm keep."
and aln can trut ilu lyexcaim ntdid the mighty
Conqueror of live Empires, te.ni, vidi, tiri. Tne
Ip-oud victor, • Kouli Khan,1' bows before the
mountain benutv. More anoji.
VIAJANTE.
'i he Dlliilt
Have been «o irregular of late, thct we hnve
nlmtiit eeated to huik to our exchange* or
•Material tor our paper. We e-teem it fortunate
that the Legithtinre la In t-ion. amidst to
«reatad artli. The Mm, of he31tt pnblitho
the letter of 1'i'esideut llUebanan. giving the
reasont for the course toward* Walker—and the
iliatenllng views of Senator Toombt.
tST The Colorado Citixen nud the Riehmond
iieporter both highly approve of the letter of
^udge bell. The Dalits Herald take* dowo th*
Iloutton Telegraph fvr it* Sing upon the' «ob-
ject of political judicial Convention .
•* ThrCivilltii ha* return* which tliow,
th*t the Lecompton K*nt*.« Coi * l iition **•
carried foe tlaviTy 0,0(13. again-t alnvrry 3 563,
tbe latt number doubtful. The great majority
>f free Stale men in the State LegisUture tbowt
that the iuttite^iun will be un**f\ Tho Pugh
plan of ndinifting Kauans into the Union, w th
a pmvlalon that the Slate submit the question
are *elliog „ftin very to tbe people, *eem* lo have be>n
on <iy a majority of the
M
UNITED STATES UISTSICT l'0[i|T
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, At a
Jaki'akv Turn, a. D.
Wc the Grand Jurort, duly empmme|i°T'
«worn to enquire into and true pretem
make of all on', utet nguintt the p^nyi
tbe Uuited Statet. committed within thia bLi*
diction, iu accordance with a custom hereteír
adopted by the Grand Jmora of th
atk that lliey luako Ihe following ven .!?1"*i
aentnient, to wit:
The Grand Jurort deem it thi Ir dutv to
sent the fact to the country, that duria '!?'
ci-urie of their delibi-rafiont—coinparitl 1
limited at have b en their meant for inv «,i '
timi -they hnve discovered numerous
of nffHfUW B'id pulpóle violationt of Jul
those immediately connected w th tb/p*
Office Department. Mail matter luí hr.B 1?"
«out, mail boga have been forwarded wltk
beinif locked, and robbery has been p' rpctBiuJ'
iu abort with mnliy Pott Office oftlcial* «¡J1
oaths seem to be regarded at idle cerau?''
nud their dut et at mnttert of no moment t?1
exittenae of (hetee>il lint le n denmu i,..i!
beyond the thadow of d ubt but when,
and by whom these < flense or neglige.ic i k„
been comm tied lint not been proven to
Justify tbe finding true billt. ■■
In this conn otion we concur iu the ful|,iW|M
recommendation ot the (¡rand Jury at Tj|J.
•* In n Dittr ct like thia, embracing nrnr* il
ritory than any five of theolder couimouwn|iL.
the (lovernment should, in the spitit ot^'^jJ
juatice," furn th tin* meant adequate to thfwj
ol bringing to punishment these ■ (Te
0 Henderá. And thiteau be done, and only
hy the Ooverunient appo'nt tig the req^J
numb r of Pott Office Agenta, whoie ule tub
'tlmll be to look ¿nt't r the i. terc tt of Uii« ii¿
pnrtmeut.''
Other Statu, five timet smaller than Ttxu
noaaeta far greater ndvuntagos iu this
And while thia body r ci>gn¡7.et in the mm,
of the preiint General Mall Agent of tliit Stat
an abb' and efficient officer ; yet this body co,.
ce ves that justice to the Stnte and to Aim j,,
tunuda. that there s'ould be. at leaat, tan iUf(,
Agentaappo nti d by the Government forTm ,
And they r«-prctfUlly call the attention of m,
Seiiutol* and Hepre-eufativot in Cungrrw h
this subject. n:id a k til ir influe ce to leer,
tills object nt the pveaent session.
The Grand Jury also present, that tliey ktn
received Inliiriiiat on of frequent violation «(
treaty atipuln ions between our tiuvernaint
and the Indians on our w idely extended fronfn.
Tho e infruciioiia have keen of a chtrtattrtg
disturb the mnicnble rilnlion* whicli ihnnkt
sub i t betw een our citizeut and the Indiana,
nnd dangerous to tbo security of iCe and priy
erty ol burder ai ttlors. It is due to the (for.
ernmeiitnl offi ert iT'tiih Distr ct to state that
b y hnve exerted nil the authority and paw r
vested In tll.m by law to b. ing the iieeeiurr
wit ie« et he ore the Grand. Jury to fix tb,
ooimitiii on of thet e violationa upon llit uniiij
parti t, but tbey have ut'erly fa led. Incoa-
91 q 1 nee of 1 hia we c 11 On'y innke ill's general
pica. 1.tin nt, and the men, who, in diTeganlu(
result-, nro daily contravening «rliclet ollndi
tientios, r. main utipunUhed ¡ while the inter-
e ts, the welfare nud prosperity of the frontlrr 1
are jeopardized by their illegal acts.
In order to remedy tlio 1 v It resulting from ¡
1 lie nun nttemlnuee id' witnesses, ai d toneevrr I
the more certain puni huiei.t f ofl'eiidert uftlw
law. thia Dody would re | cctfully ru/p it, tlm
tho United Sta'es Dii rlct Attorney, or ti*
I'..Ited Stat t Mit> sluil thou Id be clothed *itk
ti e di nt o tary poner to have e 11 l>|>o> it * imuM
i 1 varali< n 1 ; wit e s s to appear before Griid
Juri tof the Federal Court, nud Iho furtbfr
power, when req* fite. to compel witncMt tu
enter into recognizances to appear and teslifjr
before aaid .luries*
Under tbo pre'ent sy tcm frequently th*
Or.ilul Juries fi.ul themieíve pert c ly impotent
lor good. To have to uu u.t the meeting ol tht
Court b fore the Marshal c*n serve mlipiniii
upon wi'uett t living bundled ol lull-a from
the place of s.esjion - foHirstánco upnii tbe Kin
Grande, the Sabl-ie, Red River or the Indian
U serve*—ninonlitt. practically, a def at uf
the obji eta of the law and the enda of jti tie.
These I'ncts aeeount for tho ama I iuinil r f
true bill which have been f uind by thr Feder-
al G nnd Juries, ntul they indicate the neceii'tj
for tho change we hnve rcc uumended.
We therefore request our Senaf rs and R(js
resentntives iu Congr a to u*e their inHMn
to prouro thuennctmeiii of n inw giving tot.*:
U. S. Atto ney or .Miirshal the powerabovs
recited We a e confident such a nrnflitw
would t' nd much to secure our ri^lile under
treaties, and al o ensure their just observan .
It would assuredly aid powerfully in enfnrciin
postal officers to ditohnige their duties, atdbe
a means in the hands of Grand Juriet 10 ferW
ou Í offenses, nnd offenders of tile law.
We take grenl pb asure In t ttily ng totbs
urbane deportment of hia Honor, TlioniM H.
DnVhl. Judge of tliis Plstr'ot. and cengrtfiifib
the State open hating secured the scriic««f>
learned, upright and ju t judicial fimctimtr;.
Our intercour e with the Uistiici AttoriK .
Hon. R. li. Hubbard, hat bt ru of the nasi
pleasant character. We regard hiui ni sn effi-
cient n dnble officer. The anme remarks apply
with full force to the U. S. Marshal, ("id. W.I.
Vonng, nud to the Clerk, Matbew Hopkins, E'<t
\Vc It queat that tblsg' Ueral pr> tentuentk
spr nil on the m nut * of tbe Court, and Malt-
ed to the editora of ihe City papers fur pli-
cation.
JOHN S. FORD, For man,
C. E. J< flerson,
A. P. Woeker,
11. M- liurroughs,
W. W. Atwood,
S. Ü. Norvell,
8. F. Mnyfield,
Tho*. Ca tldy,
J. (í. Swisher,
Jenkins Davis,
Ed. Finniu,
John SuthorltBÍ,
Felix 11. Smith,
A- H. Martin,
A, N. Hopkins.
From fhcGalviiton News wc leara thai
great gale occurred there on Friday morai |
last. We oopy tiie following from the News;
About seven o'clock yesterday (Friday)
morning, a storm of wind and rain catnc ol
suddenly from thu West, nnd prevailed for dm yjl
nn hour with terrible violence, causing wtw 3
dumngc to tlio shipping in the harbor and *■*«■
lions accidents to lite nud limb. __
The 1 arly morning was cloudy nad f'W J
..¡tb n liiiht Southerly wind nnd occa io«J
flashes of vivid -sheet I gbtuing With 1,0 of*?
warning thnn n tiiihlen gathering of the cloata
nnd nn almost midnight darkness, the *f*
veered round to tho Weal nud iu nn instant tw
irnle «truck the city and «hipping "butt s«J
foremost," nnd tbo ruin fell in-heetsand
. a. Several large vessels moor -d *t L'tffB*
and St. f'yr's wlmrfs jtartcd their cable
hawsers in 11 moment and wont kiting biu>'f
liny. The large three inustod schooner Ca*1^
Keen, Iho bni-kt G1 nwitid, nnd E. Slieriw*
the brig North and tiie schooner Major Btwj
were mixed up very promiscuously for «*
live minutes, running together and inaw
each others spars a d timbers without let
hindrance. The fogand ruin were sod*n«e1
it wns impossible for any one on the
"ee where they were, or where they were g*w
The Charlea Keen drifted into th* Wcat?rn«"
of Central Wlmrf, which abe atruck wi w°j
siderable violence and then swung aroumi
run her Ihiw into tho tiern of tbe steamer
Powell, breaking a good many timber*"
Powell, just back of the larlionrd wht-el-n •
enrrying away three or four state room' ™ ¡
upper deck, and throwing Into thowat* u
tortv or .Afty bale* of cotton. The dWWK. I
the Betty Powell it nliout $300, audoan be " ¡
reimlred. ,
During tba Mow, Capt. Glorcr. cora"T.
of tho bark Glenwnod was seriously injnred ^
the fallii^f ol a spar on hit head. A Sailor
bolb leg* broken, and several oth ni had I
iu. nrlca. Cbiumcya and fcnoet in vsrlou* P
ol the 0 ty wore Wuwu down. '
Tbo «bole damage i* e*tim*ted at «boat j
tboiuand dollar*.
tSF The Crocket Printer greatly Tf^0[f^.t i
the nomination of Mr. Randolph ft"
Treoturer. That paper ju*tiy otwl"1,
tbe character of Mr Randolph for *
integrity i* h'gher than ferpoUti "! prow "
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