The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 1, 1855 Page: 2 of 4
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turo* are MMMWifly made. u fur __
in tbo vi ciaaxa of * Bono Ca itaii t->
li« argument for tbe axtonaioa of thi*
to «mm not Imperative.
In ibu box i pUee uido front all
the plan propi-sod were to construct
. d-u u wWd dofrr rati rely inatructiomi of tbo* I reprerent Wfcili rep,;. , ont*.p*ial o*.o,-iu or otU 8iaie
people te wptma their will upon
In eompliaaee with bio request,
Bai-tidon, olbtr than taxation, rnttl
!#,# * tody pt'titif, would be Atoal
It will be nereeived thnt -.lrti. Hamilton, oao of . „, . —• ion
^ 7? .. lug t/ the Treasury from pr >i*rtv (ai^rr
tbo la rgeat creditor*, evldeo ly wppo*** i o Taucctj j„ |„jce by tho imj iovi-uento at ^
Legislature wili ob*T inttnwtion of the pen' politely tatucfea, which would not be JT
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her vititen* and tbf
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Ai*artUort ibo*M b*rta «iM. tbot tbo <Hrw.
lattoa of TKB UTAJTBAMS) ta Vartbora tawu, abovo
tbo lino of Oaoa OoMtjr, ami Zatt ot tbo Trinity
Btw, U bw TOOK t* MX tten u groat a* that
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•Min boodod tbo immiah
Stpruootoioo, wbioh nwrod un t tbo Oapitol.
bort. ot tbo infltatiofi of a law po*tj n of
guMto, ooreral Of our utomoloa on J 0>ti*on
ft.a.*I,o.-rijl (n filltlif >nui*(■tuu
from dDr^ud, wrunumw in inori, pti j
W tbo onlorlalntttoht of tbo orowd. utuil • lato ,
hour at Bight- i Um ln ntWMr tu tbo inquiry of tbo I', M at
nd,that i PUno, Oolllu Couiny—wt, are tinablo to btn.
! Swndard1 donTnotrJi!l<>*b*ri>^'tfico^h to
ond mailed a« uoual.
•abject
twin-
•uKeient number
to bo worthy of roapoet. did omprroo tbcMolroo,
and tbero waa* ■■jority of 2,WO. gi " aiP«i «t
iKn AoiuKilftiirt Vqit tiuil ii tho fsoe of ihU,«nd P'®1 „u — ,tr,-,a „► ,rw^.
aait aotwara to .no oMntwbal roaardlow of hi, , Ooreroor, if ho would look at It niooly. migbt, ibo p.*kat if ouo iiti eu to beoojj. iB6<tw
•,i ..ii - rlTirn 0„ 0r tl,ff. otiMidor that aaauiopait of Ibe Genera) a rtfloc emiBenlly than biuij^lf, Mill the dikeaty ^
prop.iaitionT.-I 4mm tbU quartan one ol sun , •" ihcM plaBa lic iu tbo practical
oient inportanoo to bo outwitted directly to your ■ "on ^ ... !•* „f the oblicatiun "f ^ worlt' *"*' tl'° aVo'dulloeof pnnfel!?
deeioioe"-- it it right you abould bare an op- 4ouily takoa a d.feroot riow of tbo obligation < pablx ^u> po|ukn,
poMunity to decide it for youmlooe"—Oovornor ' of vub1"' ajodb—the OeMraltakee t *• t|,eae daj , willi umhsI inrn, neeni* tn u>._* *
Pes aeb<Hild dcllberAtalj rccommond to the Leg* hlnntlf and llitt oC orcoitani. wbB« . ^ui n flight barrier to plotnlcr of tho
Ulatoro to diirvgard tbieeapreoaion of the poo- bo Ooranior, ninguiarly enough, takeO- a tiew When New Yotk contuiunced bcr great
pie, whose agent* they are doe# not agree with laroring tho oredlton and a'lrerao to bia.coneiit*, ibi« wns not no Men bad Bot learned tS«4t
I.y r rijtV ^rr n- .i— uenia and eiBlorere. the IWIo. j feri noo betwoon private boni ty ard
onir 25.427 votora out of about«.000 voted up-i We bare sot uken notioe of the surrender of a hl)uwt/ Now tbe tirtt moTumcut
bo to BMuae to dotormlne for tbo rwmafnder wbo ! tbe aoeeptano* uf thia bill: and tbe notable foct
did not vote? How doqe ho know, but if the re- that w# releaao Ibe poor
uialnder bad made up thair mind* upon tbo cjue -! from W obligation to ui
don and voted, a large majority would have been tbo rich Citato of T<<*aa ia to pay «n ner inaivmu-; no one
againet tbe aocoptanooT or if be ruanooe oompiir , aloroditore; tlio claimn whioh we isaued lioitig for i (bo careful
atirely, if out of 26,000 a majority of 2,200 were elf protection againat the IndUne. wt ieb tbe i'aforeaaid Public, *ta'o ..r uutioaal, it rtiaemk
opposed, in tbo tame ratio if 46,000 bad voted, General Government «u bound to provide. Tho j plundered, "d at 'Bgl public wtirks of
Die majority against would have boon very lmpoe-, argument is that we ought to pay the expenses, i a 80D«?: ,l"' labor ^ «ka
iiig. In our opinion if tbe vote bad been general, and in doing this, release for a song, the Guveru- j !_"!??" f. 1' :'.. °i. A*"r.9i'*,***'
tbe majority ayaintt would bave been immense, ment which was bound by solemn treaty utipuln-
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Ert ot public ooutrsotoro or tbe -ym,
mtract with them to to have some ttleatM.
— ■ " "' dcisUiulitig that tho great i'ublio which U _
loor GeBtral Government embody ment and b B B0 jLl?
:# for tbo very Amount that I ||Cart is to bo plucked for joint ltAttlr_i|l'
lb to pay to her individu-! no one reiiu feeling bin own pui>e intrrMi~iL
feeling bis own purve interested £
ototomy i f pub'io ctpenditaMJ^*
day on the fiarbeooe grounds, aooompanled by otanaaru aw
tlt«ir own a-lvii^ to tbo party in favor of a nni- been put up
versa! organisation over tbo Stato,
Signed. B, 0. 8NKED,
Pmidtnt of ike Dmoawtit Anetlalion.
iotered on Minutes.
W. D. P*trON, HeerMwry.
0NB WKKK LATUH ^IU)M EUBOPK
uiiTUomiMoma ,
A>Airici sirai^iiou
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Wb. Evans, we suppose, baa received the oer-
tificatc ol election as member for this District,and
may ba considered the representative of tbo K.N.'s
of Eastern T etas. In tbe Congress of tbe United
tkatee. Tbe Demoorccy, including tbe duped,
who voted for bim under deruptive iufluencee,
J bare no use for bim, and would beatbim by 2.000
; to>morow, If tbey could get a obanoo at him.
||m
Taraifs,
Pr. Ww. M. Burris.living in the fdge oftamar
f County, in Blossom Prairie, brought to us a spo-
Sow Y«%'JUT.'tb* UolUoa atoemtbip '""J®" Turu "
1'aeMc, Csptain Mrt, ft.m Uwrpool on AeBJ .whuih U'« ^ bad been dropped, but neither
INI, arrived of Bandy Hook at 0 o'aloek thta \ ®0' l ri bed in. Tbe two specimens before
tnt BUI- ri'aoMc, Csp(
!. a llial i tolal> mm at i>>tt errived — „ ,
'•wLTTZt^dM? '*1W hoars Is-1 iM,-not tho larg*t—thetar^est being rough sun
mm
MA* atost
a vivid die-
was pve-
iata tato boar ta
tbar
Pg?,
The intclHgonce from Kuropo by thia arrival
Is one week later than receive j by the Aria at
Halifax.
Uvtrptsl 0«t ten Xaritst.
Tbeeinmlaro by the Paellio aauoanee an ad-
vanoe in the Livoraool mArbet nf I to f of a
■pnity per pound in (be mtddi'mg and lower
split—weigh respectively, tl and 7 pconds.
■■ BATUHUAY-
Oct Bltoflll aalionsi salaU waa «ted, and at
i pro tsmiIuh waa aaato formed hy
s etteieut asslstaou, and movwi
lia t ie lame grand and imposing
Hcirraa, of
Catted States tsaato..
On the ISth.ae we learn from !)>« State Gaictte
the Legislature nnanlm>.usly re eloutrd Gen. Uusk
to the Senate Uf the United States. Tbe Know
Nothings, whose party anil policy ho bad de-
•81 iradils of' Americaa eo^7 "ifrir'utj^da^"had n°«"wed, and who St one time fondly hoped to
""J" in proved i of a penny per pound, and Fair Or- h*T# * majority in the Legislature to ou«t him .
•ndlngtb«i«aelfes an ineoneiderabte band, ami
no onu desiring to immolate binmelf at home—u4
voted for bim. This was g«od pi ill ay for them,
individually and gen orally, lor niiwt of thein rep.
resent Democratic ouustit ueiirien. and sueaked'
into ofloe under false colors— but what an ao-
i knowiedgemaut, of aot merely the weakness of
teani and Mubilcs wero vtoady, nt tbo prirei re
ported by the Aria.
The sales t>f the wenk wen 00,000 bales, of
wbiob amount 8000 balea were oo apaoulation
and 7,500 btlea for export.
\" S lllMtW>. '
In LiveriKtol, Flour waa telling at uachan
gad prioes.
otUt bttwasu Know
He Was lutaeed to
I frequently auplau'lsd '
i fresMeut aneaaeed 0 l..J.' W. **o ,
interertiag account of bis ean
-■" ami showe-l that by beard-
, be bad aeblsved a vletery
lit WWi ^rwlleted. Cheers
Mm- T . T :
Pp:^v..
m, aftba eity of Aasita, a«er-
atiotwi
r *f Ibw <a Ifts* M*t>-
ommend to tbe De«our i
roagbly orgaulie Ibe party
tra for the Met note ot bat-
l sad that ae county
' in tbe
•w'tbati b*
i Iltb day 01 Jaau-
jfb^i ftfcberiiy Adept the Demeemtle
foUjr sad ore tbe eeursa ef Hon.
,«r prettut Senators, ea tbe sub
its or tbeltatas, end ef tbe rellgloui
liy of tbs people, and we ryeaom
hto.ttefreeMt begUlatare tor re-
'to tbe
nnoU-^3 rrtVHI priar^W-Are honor
able, tenable, and manly, why did tbry not am ml
up for them, and vote againri G.i neral Rusk.
Sugar bad advaitoetl 0 to 7 abllUntt per ton.
^eutit
Consols for money closed si 88 @ 88 J,
The n'fwt iroportantiatolligenoe by the Pa*
<409 relate* to an extraordinary ptnto In Bn-
gland in oonset|uenoe of rhtuori having obulu-
uil t-urrnnoy of tbo ptobebliity of a war with the
United Btotoe.
The l/mdon Tlmoe finned the flatna by tev-
et-iil mendselont editorials. Kttras wore issued
statina that the American Minister bad deman
dud hi* passports. Rnirgetio prtitoaU were heard
from all quarter*. Mr llueuauan was appeal-
ed to and deuied that tho statements bad any
trulb in them. Public footing Ihen ooolod down
though lliero was still sonio uuoaiuncst ou ibo
subject. • '-W '
: The War. ■■
The Pacific bringsutt new* ofimportanoc from
tho seat of war.' ! > < '
The Allies were awaiting an attack from the
RuasUoi.'
Genernl Oodrington had been appointed Com
mandor of the Knglith furoes ia lhu 0rii .u eir«
Slmpeoa, rtaignea.
tbe iialtlMore platform,
*" as a* espeauit
State, apt) ask for ad
Ceagrets bsi ae right
It vlelaUea ef tbe
ef tbe Oeasti tot lea.
$t speeab and tba
Iplea are of vitollm
Ity ef ear eeuatry
political f-oilon.
a 4 daagvross eaeailss
ealat in the dme ef peaee
plee er pnetloes, Ueal-
lato «•sMe, ar to amy
m aaeoaat af Mrtb or
ban, to foatty to
and harmony of
fmiaatitaiioa*.
lUintlnn for
tatbAeeutl
sad tbs
I hy aar gevernmea
tiMi„
Hi net sMttled
Iwitk
ft
who h*s eipres*C|l Uie Opinion thut the whole alp
jilctof their urgnnitatiun ii mtrrnty tu securc pow-
er, regard lees of principle.
Mate XUsUent.
i In Massachusetts. Oardnsr, K . N. AliolltiouUt
hss been elected by a plurality,but foils to get a
majority of the popular rote. Tho Democratic
ticket, though unsuccessful, Increased tn strength
20,000 votes. Thodiimoerntlc candidate for Go-
| vernar stood upon a strict States rights nou-lnter-
rentluu platform.
■ In New York, deadly. K. N. Abolitionis t, has
* plurality mi\|oriiy, but probalily not more than
one third the vntesof the Stale, we have not full
returns. Uo was elected on tbe following plat-
form—
"That tbe National Administration.by iu gen-
eral ,'ourse nf official c mducl, together with an
Th* diftenltiet between the British and Nea-
politan Governments bave been peaceably set-
tled. '• ■ .■ ;■ ■"'4 ;
Auani oo&iiKtFoxDiiioB
„ M Amty.tuA*. Kov.ltttb. 18W.
Majob Di Mnnr—
, been a dav of
mourning. Joseph 0. BarriAon, mtmber from
Cherokee died leal night, a beat ISo'etock. The
linesa. savs lo
and tbf eiil-
paying tbe last tribute of respect to tbe
memory and virtues of the deciaeed,
1 have but little to write, becaum as yet bat
llttls has beeai done. Tbe (real Mats Meeting of
the Democracy on tbe Sd abd'/U waa, In every
sense, a great affair, as well in detail, as In tba
aggregate remits that mutt follow. The speak-
ers were men or talent and experience, and all
weoi off harinouiou«ly
On Saturday night Q«n. Gatuu availed bin-
self of an Invitation, and amde one of bis most
happy «|Wtont tbe Capitol. There te' but one
opinion About this speech, and that W, it era* one
of tbe b^" * ' * *
attempt to dmlrnu Ike rtfinte, knrmnnv, and/rater-
not relation* (\f tl« ooanfiy in Ik* repeal of ike
Mii'onri Vompromitr and ike rntwuraffetnenl oj
uytfi'i'fji tmj Mjiow fffHt'ni itf /At* /fru'/ond/
inkabUanl* <y' Kamaj,deserve.and' should reeoive,
. tho united condemnation of tho American people,
un,l tli >1 Alt a tM lt.,ai._ : k. s . «
for we think thoeo who favored tbe acceptance grn , tions to havo incurred this very expense. Il'c
'ally' voled. In tbis region, wc kooW (bat the ; ought to pay—what ought liie General Govern-
mAjorify against would haTe been much larger j ment to do ? How is it that the State of Texas
if the K. N's, bad not omitted to express the ques* | ought to bo bound up to a much more stringent
tioo. Hi any form, upea tbeir tickets. - equity tlian the Uuited States^^ 4t is « 4nrg« por-
All tbe voter* of Texas, wb* ehoee to do ao, J tion of it, aot our debt, but the debt of tho Uni-
did decide this question for tliemsel ves, as the , ted States. We have read soirewhere abau^
Oovernor sAid it wn right that they should bare straining at gnats, and swallowiug camels,
the opportunity to do—and next what does the Wo have littlo more space to spare, upon this
Gurcrnor f~be soberly recommends to tbf I<egis-: subject, this weclt. We shall hope for the best,
tnro to disregard their expression—or rather, to J *nd confide in the integrity of the l'oople's rep-
set it at defiance,for*tbey know their decision and ( reeoutativos, and their fidelity to the confidcnco
be knowa it, and yet be propoeee to them to set reposed in them, until we are forced to abandon
in direet opposition to it. ^ it, and we do not believe we shall be so forced.
We hardly know bow to recognise eo contem p- The general survey by liie Governor uf tin fi-
tnons a disregard.for the popular will, and hi^ nancial condition of the Stato, snd the inrreaso
own implied j' w. Si ii c lo obeeive It, by one whom j «f property subject te TaatHton ie veryeirttefaeVr-
we have aiwaye thought rcnieienticus and ami- ry. We coincide with him in tho opinion tliat
neutly prudent. j enough of this has been relinquished for tho use
We must eay that tbe medium of mental vision , of the counties, nod that they ehould take care
through which tbe Governor looks at this, as a i of tbrmselvea for tbe future, without gratuities
q ueetion of political morality, does not suit our ftom fund* properly belongiug to the State Trca-
sigbti and with a daoided kind personal regard sury.
for the GoVemor,we may yel properly suggest to We think his view* of the proper disposition
htm,that we think it well tbat he hit* filled perhaps , of the School fond judioious. Wo also euneur in
tbe measure ol political honor* which ho coveted; hi* opinion tKat the cchool lands,now tho proper-
for we fear hi* chance for anything more would ty of tho couqtic*. would lie better managed for
he eminently had. with thoae who think that pub- the purpoee intended, by passing them into
lie MrvanUsbonli as strictly observe and adheroto luni under tbe direction of a State offlcsr or o
faith, pledged in terms, or implied, as a private Board, but we doobt whether making this a g* -
gMltleman. L. , i fund, w^liHie doing Men handed justiee,-
Alt tbe re^tonlng furnished by tbe Governor The land* can be placed under a general suprr-
and other advocates or Ibe Bill, we look upon as virion, and arrangement* made for their graounl
the pureet begging of the queation-the fancied M|„ for t|,n benefit of the counties, and location-
improven ent or our 8tele credit, which is as be made for those counties which have not yet
go.nl as wo want—the duubl whether it can U as atte^ed to their interests in this respect
well adjusted hereafter, if we leave it open-the, But tlle MOOUIlt clirr#nt of tl)„ Ua(), thf
silliest of all tbe reason*. If in a oontest with proocedsof their sale, could be kept separately for
sharper*, (wa do not In thi* title include all ouo u,, benefit of each .xiunly, It would be hardly
<•*$£ , m.«te mnMH, a«id the persuasion- ^ tj,., e.m.ttee who*. oCeer. hare attend^ to
bMwhopmb^M^jrfOontmmandwim. lhe locftUoo of their claims, and hare ^urvd
other* by *ound and valuable inducements) a *ov-
ureign State, which cannot be forced by tL ui to
do any oilier way than ibe way ber sense of just-
ice tells her i* right,cannot maintain herself with-
out stooping to gratuitiee to buy tbe good opin-
ion of ono or two money marts, or Boards of Bro-
kers, we should be glad to bave *en*ibly pointed
out tou , why ? If we refuse to accept this act,
got through Cougrcf* bv openly chsrged bribery
and corruption, what will tbey d < pray t We can
answer\the question of our own asking—they
will cun/o to o«r terms, and be glad to accept tho
enormous profit which mo*t of them will mako
on the transaction—*nd then to the meritorious
few, who suffbr by the general system of scaling,
which wat unavoidable, wo can afford ourselves
tbe genuine pleasure of dealing out full and gen-
erous juttio* by special act. That those who can-
not coerce u* into tbeir term* if we choose to
stand firm.will come in and surrender tbeir arro-
gant pretension*, is apparent enough already.
I'rum tbe following letter which appear* In tho
public priate. It is only the fororuuBer of a gen-
eral caving in of tka sharks (we do not include
General Hamilton) whenever they find we have
pubtiu expectation is disappointed; tbe paUit
convenience iu uo way a rved; nnd tb* Individ.
House nnd Senate sutpended all be
unite with the Maeonio Fraternity,
tens, in paying the last tribute of
tbe beet delivered daring the entire oooa*l n
,4.9SMXS^h, ^ ^ iMwdneed
elnlly Iteilrl Bill*—lbtlr name la
Internal Imprvvemwt BID, and the All to aeee]
I—espe-
M Tbe
the U. 8. Teiat Uebt Aot, will eon
time, more pas. and Buncombe-and any amount
** h* >"i>"' * *** ** w®
Tak* thk Lepektare tofriher, a* a body, la
the Senate aa wall a* In the li «*a,aad miww
them, ae lodlvidual* ami politician*, and they
«M cha W|a a fovntable eompari*on with any
deliberative body of like nambvtt: Whig, DewiJ-
mj^s^nsBirsPsi
.. - ,—Utoto albotlng nor
baad.A goshwMw to (honlder
mi, ToMaremaikabwve
, oreasat Imtit la
f il|« ttmtktr and
mdhStor two weak*
■j^ssesssiasib.
mm i*.!
*od that the Institution of tlavery vhuAid receive
MO arrwtAioM (torn such repeal."
In Maryland, the K, N's elected four mombcr*
of Congram ont af til, generally ty very small
majorities, while the majority for Stowart, (rfna.)
in ibe Snd I* about 3000.
In N w Jersey tba K. N's hare been algnally
beaten. It is State heretofore generally car-
ried by the Whigs, ami wherever tbey ware s uo-
eeesfttl in thia eooteat, it ba* >«n under Whig
eelora. The general result 1* though, that run-
ning upon nnmlatakable Iwuea—the Legislature
•tend*—Siwsvi, dem. 12, whig* 6, E. N' 6.—
ilova—Dem.S7, Whig* 10, K. N"* 0, Two U. S.
Senator* to ba elected.
CaiBtatroK, Nov. 8—The election for Mayor
of tbl* eity ba* reeulted In the election of Mr.
Mile-, Ibe opponent of tb* know nothing candi-
date, by 416 a^jority.
Wt- A eorreepondent—" Pair PlAy"—write*
to us Iron Bonham. a very readable artiele in
behalf of tbe Bon bam Hotel, and In answer to a
aertoln little Innocent puff of tbe Union (Iotel
lately opened at Bonham. Our cotuwporary, wa
suppoa*, pulbd tbe Union beoenee it doe* aa well
* it can, and adverti*** la hie columas. A* nei-
thev party advertise* ia ours, wa cmtnot pcrativa
bow we are ia ereeled ia publishing defences of
either, nalee* paid for a* advaetlsemenu. We
*t«f at the old Uonte, and pay for what we get
and ar* mti*l*d t but wa ibink it hardly reaaon-
able to expect that we ah all fomlsh a medium for
building Bp another man's private business, *at
heavy ooat to «* for materia] ard labor, an d do
thle paiuitootly. Therefore, although we are
dt*p«*ed to admit tb* oogency of tbe aiyuaent*
and illustration* of " Fair Play." we are aot will-
faf tojMy for spreading t^e artiele before ibe
pnUie. Our establish meat ia^orried on at amach
beavim- oatlay of capital, and current exp«a*e,
than any other in eastern Texas. If *ny one
to avail himself of Ito osx be must pay
portioa irf tbat *xpeaee. Tbialcooly reaaca- j
able. V«*MM4a pooriy to lay eut **veral
annuaBy, ttwwae the H^littwioe a
VuluableTand* in arly times, should relear" tbo
adrantage* resulting from thi*, nnd ihrow tbeir
property into a common fund toboequalixod with
those that here entirely neglected their duty in
thi* reaped, or with now oountie* yot to bo crea-
ted. This we think unneotktarv, to the object
designed, tho provision for a nuro systematic
Management of the intetest* «f all the ooiintie^,
in this diss of property. If the settlers of the
oldo«l counties acquired any benefits by early l">
cation of school landn, they and their de«o«nd-
nnts are r.s fairly entitled tn thoso benefit-, as to
the benefit of the early location ol their individ-
ual lands,*eeurcd by Pionoership in the wilds of
n new country.
Wo ApproVo aluo, of tho OoTomor't viown in rf
lation to tho establishment of aStnte Cniverslty,
and hope that tho appropi iation rooommended will
be made. A University with the pecuniary ca-
pacity accessary to the construction of cnpaciou*
and durable building-; tbe puiohat'j or a Library,
chemical and Philosophical apparatus, and the
employment of men of eminent capacity and
wide spread repututmn, wouhl immediately upon
tlrinncsit enough to adhere to our sense of right:
Te tbs Creditor* ef the lata BepabU* of Texas
throughout tbe QaiteA Atates.
Authentic information having been at length
received of tbe rejection of tbo lato act of Con*
green, appropriating tbo sum of mvob million*
seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars to tbe
payment of tbo debt of Texaa by a vote of the
people at their late general to whom
to the public,
of any ow
its successful operation, redound greatly lo the
honor of the Stato, and groally and progressively
to its permanent heacflt in the high education ol
its sons, qualifying them for any post of honor
or public f.'rvice.
Tho Governor'* views in general, about allow-
ing tho expired railroad charters to nmnin ex-
tinct, and refoting renewal, and especially lo in-
iii* Kxecllency tho" Governor .ubmiited tbe ' dmJu*1' wl* 0,,1J *«k '1,<m r"r ep«-culatir0
queition, whether the act should bo .cccptod or ,;,,rpo,0•• 7" eminently sound: believing at
uot by the Stato, it becomes a matter of infi- **m" ,lms in ^ oxtecrion of faeilitie* in all
nite moment for you to consider how this act *here the probabilities are apparcn t that
ean bo *avcd from a ropoal by that body, which wo "bout to be commenced, with a reason
(be would bo invitable result of a ratification of able eeruinty of progression To the work and
lb* vote of the people of Texes by it* Lcgiala- tbe enterprises are for community benefit*. '
tU Renrmentinw in rnv n« jj,, „j. i Ti" general system of internal improve nont
era nearly tbe whole of that portion of the debt rtmTtd pap"r'*"d 'f *>rict":'11 ^
nf Texa* rated at par, and at fifty cent* on tbe " attained a* easily as ih« inventive
dollar, (which comprehend* about one fifth part r c*n on paper, would doubtlea*
of the iggrcgate debt,) my anxictic* may be ^ ,minrn,'.T advantageou* to the State, but in
well pardoned at the erUia presented by this tb<(- flr*' P' ce, the citizen* of the State dlatant
new eonj unrlure of circumatance*. The*ct of, from the contemplated linee fir*t to be oonatrnet.
Oongraa* ta too gnat a boon to Texas and a ed, would certainly not ho willing to bo tax to as
tobJ fosTbv eii^LSI!SlbU ^Permitted propoMd. Taxation 1* now v*^ nearly aa heavy
by the people rejecting tbe aot of Concrete, it ° P Qowr*or^ tho equality
would indeed be «n extravagant preaumption to of ,h* tautiou 10 ,ho proportional benefit eon-
mppoee tbat tbe Lrgitlatur*, without qualifies.' 'erml> notrjuud. At first tbe taxation would
tion, would accept the act aa it stands j be as groat upon the land owner distent from a
It therefore bohoovee us to consider what i* route, as tbe one directly upon it, although the
1 to ^ to ooo couUguou* to the
of viu h tiee i*e hundr^l fold greater.
of you as cannot forthwith represent your own ■ i .l . , ,
interett at Atutin. appoint a friend or some a-',. * ^ h 1,01 *"•
tW before tbo Msaion of ibe * to equally,even at tbe beginning to
progre**** vary for, (which oom-1 "un ft *r«« whWt|T,it benefijtabim, a* itpro-
menees on tba firtt Mo«day ia November) we benefits another oltiten *o mucb more
may meet n a spirit of Amity aadxmutoal con- J than it doe* bim.
i*- - - - —-
All abould concur,by which the act,of rnnanni oommenoemeut of the work, that If tho
may be laved and tbe debt finally paid/No* uP°n ^ le more benefitted, he paya
deal ring to augment my own ratpoaaibjitiae, 11 proportkmaily mere tu. Any of ua would like
to pay many tbou*aod* tax per annum, to any
•core* which would eo iueraeae the value of our
property, a«d hare the tax, only equal, pro
ratn with that af the oMmu wb^ paya*
af tax mm* email property. It
nttodo *o, ao i
lure i
gent to
Legiahii
do not soliclt your power* oftttorwe y, although
I would not decline in oaaaa where tbe parttee
ao agent to
tbat you tend
I Would
Mtflgmt
o three
II of
^et^W^ewlw'of'^Bee '"t<' ^ * gurernment spring-
.... .1* . imm fWlflfo tk* imumta tot ka, lui^kti . _i •
for ail
that «nm«
ratSiaKnnrtuMi ar m two of
them of infina&ec, taknt, and of ti
•pent ability—who wenM ba entirtw ^ .... . _
ctmfideuce, and who are nunbarredly in '*g Oom tb. poople. to lucre** by Hi puWie poj-
.of an hooorabla, prompt, *ud aatiatecto lejrnml the axpeuditure of public meaw*. owe
•««ui|Mad^|t JZZZM*■*** - CE. M
lUarri*,!^/^ Anmi^
tM of another oitiaM;audit to uo Jabnae of so
a^ratamtoM^ that upon the immeaoa
Ui Ik who make up, Ugpregationally, tbe paUje
arc Culled upon to p.iy indieuluqlly mm oner,
ous burthon of inorost; which of courae, eo«U
not be tbe ease with us, if tbe work WW* to fc|
attomptrd upon Suite rcsoutec- in tojfrpjff
uvoidunce of tbut subacquont tax, anal ^
those cases, is, wo four, all wo should avoid.
Wo are however, dccidodly in favor tf ap
tending State aid, ill a safe way, and fraada
mcunsnow in poe^oerion, giviu^ some •Poalri
sum for tho purchase nf iron, to each M*d||
certain important rosds to be specified, vbhk
hI-uII lint have been graded and prepared forltK
iugthe rails before calling for I ho aliowaate.Tbb
loan to bu guarantied by mortgage upon*11 lb|
property of the several companies. We ait it
fuV'ir of ao u<inj; till dispostblo State fuadt, ia-
jtluding the SebmJ fyuiL upon .which thajMA-
tiart na wuB pay • interest n* to draw ttatufi
interest from the ljiiitod States. And for Ah
amount, so allowed each road for iroo,(*A
conn my rceaiviog it should be required to jh£
six pot oon I Tu'eresl por siitiuiu. ThTs itM
theory of the only uid wo can ufcly extevl,
beyond tho libcrul grants of land alradjf.
tuade, nnd therefore thoouly aid advisable ■*•
to ntte'upt.
Hut leaving the question of sdvimkiliv
snd pradioaWlity of the sohontc, our mMf
irresistibly drawn to the very strange post tin
occupied by tao Governor in rccommendiii|
and pio-siog this scheme of a General i^dta
of iniornnl imprtvements upon the utteutisntf
the Legi-hitiirc, after having especially d*p*>
eaitod lb* UeiiriDg of it ngniiut bim duri*f|||
election; vtheu villi tbe fear generally Mfc*
iniiieil that he <ciuld ndviMuto such a nctota,
it was cxticinely difficult to get too pcoabU
vote lor him ; nnd ootuld havo tii'cii otlerlyia-
pructio-'ilile, but /• «r the strenous a*«irtiaa tj
his friends, that lie was not tiouud to tbe sap-
port of hui h a scheme, aud hi* own
public disavowal of iny identity with jt, etbW
than nn abairaot b«liof, that Vta* pe^pfo
wished * system of public improvmareu, it
could tinidIv bo nttaitied otherwise. IniSpM
terms he deferred lo the oxpreMton of thair
will iu the pirtuiacs nnd dopreeatcd t* aamttf
political euuii'y fn-w other causes, th*aMMK'
io identify his eleoiion wiiti the i|'.icBiiua.>■; pi
wiito m nil his tildiess to the people i f UtoB
open heft ic Us, and it more positive disHgBMIV
'ho position tbuu a .sinned by bim, ih*a it
insh il iu his message, wo have seldom
though it must tie confessed thai his o
position in this respect, is not iuo-c uitMNi
I hull upon the Texas Debt. ltd:. Wo sap*W
that the Governor, however, will say thataAw
toady lo comply with his prt mi*e to giva^l
to any other practicable plans, io oase his plaaa
arc Dot approved, We agree with him %
tho Legislature is not likely to lie led astray ■
his influence, and therefore tbat be will do ti
harm by Ins recommendations—but we ^'
mirry to sco him strenuously pressing the#
commendation upon their atttcntioo, when Mm
a course places ins udvooales and frieuda lH.
position of such dolicioy. The S;*te
piojiosed is almost uuivrrirolly condemned,
do not believe that it could obtain the f
approval in six counties of tho 8tete.
Governor's advocates during the lart
undertitood him to say in ftubstenoe, 1
opinion of its wisdom and practicabi
not his own original opinion, but that
sUuccs had lore.d him to tbo belief,
people wsnfed importoni public iiu
for tran-pfirtatioii, tlicy could not for
years get them iu any other way; but
did uot wish to be politically identified
system, or to carry the burtbern of it
shoulders. That burthen would I
hiui do* ii, prostrate, if he had not
thia view, and if his friands, who h
undor-tood bim, bad uot eucrgeticall
boriously ,al all time* aud in all placi
atcd bis connection with th" system.
Now that he i* elected, with a si
regard of the position thus aatumi
and for him, bo step* forward aa A*
advocate of tho odious syatjm. We
it will do no barm—it caunot do
peoplr.tho ultimate arbiters,would
so effectually, if it could ever reach
bjl> man standing in iho position of a
would ever have the temerity again to
it, after it had been so fully considered
iiivcly determined. But we regret to
we *ero in any degree innocently li
In dcceivi'ig our frieuds who coo
to bis position. Our reliof ia, in
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(To BE CONTINUIO lit OCX ****!
•'r': Je« T ta Ball Baa*. "
Wa obaarre that Dr Taylor haa Ai
passing lo a 2d reading, in the 8e
bill for the Jefferson Bail Road 1
oect a Uh V loksburg and Marshall
State line. _______
Diatetot OrertT
The Diitriot Court for Red
Hon W. 8 Todd presiding.
i«o all th* week, bat wilt bendj
at b understood until Judge Tfli
Jodge Morris «f the «tb at f
Judge M ean gnt her*.
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I* Anderson, Grimes Coonty,
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