The Texas State Times (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 3, 1856 Page: 2 of 4
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Mr.
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■am
■jSSa
of Bdl.
FOR KLBCTORS, STATK AT LABGB,
JOHy A. • WIIaCQX, of Bexar.
SOFT H. fAYLOB, of, Fannin.
BASTERK DISTRICT,
J. #. FLAN!
^critical edi1
to yiftnt tbem from finding mare' nerts,
the America* ticket is displayed at oor mast
head. We have advocated American princi-
ples, and of course in to doing, American can-
i'v,'
, — Senators.
Rusk
and I
their i
i "cas
m
. "-V ?r
WM)
'M
lute
tper-
apaay
ta
of ik« remaina of GiUaapw
from their nrtiiig^baa near
their daporition in the Odd
The speech of „ Hon. J.
occasion is spoken of with
ion. It was donbtleas a fine
theme was one which called
and noble feelinga of the
acted with the illustrious
he bad suffered witfi one
busy stirring scenes, which
irn features of nationality
lorious Lone Star Bepublio,
upon the speaker's mind.—
em. Wilson is compelled to
such occasions—he would
hisown emotions and do in-
promptings of hisown heart to
The subject waa calculated to
ib power*. It waa one upon' which
ited to dwell:—it recalled many
t and painful memories—it was like
thft sunny period of dawning tnknbbod
r_agafn—it wsb, la it were, «lling up the
spirits of his former comrades and recounting
thtf eventful history of the pturt—conversing
with them even in the grave. A man who
was in Texas, at the periods made memorable
by the patriotism and achievements. of her
aons, can easily imagine the thrilling sensst
turns whioh must have perv
pi;
, -v-~ tbeir attendant toi
privations, and was spared to stand, by";
the honored graves of Walker and Gillespie,'
and hear their praises, in burning words from
the lipa of a pom-patriot. He would know
why the names of theae young men left such'
a spell behind) when he reflected that in
trutfrj therowas a time when Texas .could
to these and others of her sons and
tj say « these are my walls." The
were the.vigilant defenders of
the revolution of '36 had won—
the sword and the shield! of the
ibiic. They were a living rampart
lie incursions Of Mexican and
In San Antonio the theatre of
is—the headquarters of a babd
ould have made any field &
ad the welfare of Hgus de-
midst of a people they so
tly defended, the mortal
of the master spirits of a
lerhood have found tombs,
are written in characters
ightness upon the hearts of
countrymen.
The mode* annunoiation of the Stat* Ga>
satte in regard to the election at this place for
"District Surveyor, is answered completely by
the following note:
Editor* of tkt State Gazette:—
Gkbtlbmbn I notice in your issue of the
12th April, an editorial entitled "The Mala-
koff Captured," in which the impression is
created that I was the democratic candidate
for District Surveyor at the late special elec-
tion. f
When 1 announced myself it was from the
solicitations of personal friends, who were de-
sirous of making the race entirely upon merits
,and iree^of all party ties, the office being a
ministerial one. Therefore, when 1 announced
myself, as an independent, i"
and during the canvass^l so tried, _
myself, and a/ snch 1'recdiv«i1,a'*liberaT
ftem the other party. I toe), unless- thi?^.
rection is made, that I hare forfeited IhfecoB'
'deuce and-esteem of tome of my friends.
L. H. LUGE-
Notwithstanding this distinct Jisavowal
the part of Mr. Lucket, of not having been tjie
candidate of the Pierce democratic party,
the GaaeUe persists in representing him as
such. Mr. Luckett must give it up—Maj.
Marshall knows best—he knows all about it
—he pulled^all the wires—moved the masses
and prpcutea thoTtreraendous attendance at
the-polls.-. It Mf'Luckett^ .the
-- democratic party, why did you
such ? . Why did you nc£
veditorial in his favor before
the election t-Why did you waituuti! the vote
was taken Ijplojeyou let. the fact be
Withdrawala-inU-i
Papers.
Te tkt Editor of the Union : 1
Having but little desire to',appear in
upon any subject, but particularly in regarded
politics, it may well be supposed that I r "
surprised in no small degree at finding
humble name given, in the Union of this<1 a
under a fabricated letter addressed to tha i
or, stating my withdrawal: from the "£n
Nothings." I am still a Whig, attached to
cherished principles of the party. As'r'
have seen nothing in either antagonist
the " constitution of the country^" nor anjl
in the Democratic party orJ|s principles, i
egated according to thq latitude in which
located, to command my respect or to
,py aifiliatron. To the forger of the ft
you, iwish tie other haAn than the coi
tipus Msitinss of hiiwi c<$iscienee, if
any'loft, and to youJSri^tum for your
pray an a*rrw "-esQijie from the
i. and
[Ocoism. fIo.l
of the Pi
tnown'1
■x
_ bondage"
Of your party for pjoselytes, I hope ®
find .somebody more pliable and us*
. J#HN T. HALLE
* Washikotoh, Apfil A,.1806.
ofS.—•"Bbe-abov* Was sent to the Un
iblic^jon, but refused insertion.-
ine wayjtoffl^tbat—publish" .a notie
~'. Hallecr%*ith4rawal fgjs
Nbthpils,"' andthetf i
misreSs-eS
by? a great many of tlioie flaming
nofecing secessions from the Amet
are^naasiufactured for effect.
some instauce&ica^fetil
}he"bl<
regul
oWby-iften who lrooW
nee to briBgt but-,
'anything into tow
sent act incarpora'***"''
their
M
of-Ma]
son's
Tic
>at Celebration.—The celebration
by the young ladies of Mr. Burls-
at the Capitol, on Thursday even-
well gotten up affair. The misses
their several parts with much grace
iety. The attendance was large,
e' hundred persons. The Represents-
was filled to overflowing, the greater
being ladies. , The matured beauty of
ipital assembled to witness their youthful
perform a mimic scene upon the
if they judge from this they can bnt
"well of the future when these fair young
all assume their respective charac-.
the real drama of life, and make its
^ ib joys and its ills, parts in a*
reality, wjlere the uiisu
^agination are banished by
creations of fact, ami time, and
w
better tl
ter. eggi
and offegp
These slanders an
sous opposed,to t
the city, and politicall^to the mayor an
majority of the aldermen.. They are endeav-
oring to get up an excitegient against the act
of incorporation, and have it repealed in July.
If it has faults, a democratic legislature is re-
sponsible for Jhem—they passed the charter
act if there is anything wrong in it,.why did.
not the malcontents point it out and have it
remedied when it was before the Legislature T
Then was th'e.time. Had the State Gazette
oroken ground against the new ^charter then,
its defeat eould have been accomplished. As
a matter of course; the great organ of the great
P^rce Democratic party bad su fiicient influ-
ence to have a'liltle charter bill smashed into
jfcofen tity. Tfie chatter may be a bad one; if
it i%,the Pierce Democratic Legislature which
passed it are to fclame. They ought to have
giv en us a bettil one.
Maj. Marshall is down on the charter—he
will be so as long as there is a vestige of fair-
ness in it Had the new charter almost legis-
lated into existence a democratic Mayor, and
Aldermen, it would have suited the Major
admirably.
It is a very skillful way of electioneering—
gentlemen fabricate ordinances, whichtbe cor-
porate authorities never dreamed of—get the
country folks into a stew because they cannot
bring their prodgcts jnto market without having
them seised—the Anstinians become outrageous
because they flnd nothing in market to buy—
it is laid on the "d-a-m-n-d Know Nothing
Corporation," when in foot they are guiltless
of having passed any such ordinances. They
lingsg^e4y smart Pierce,Democratic
jhat he has grown used to being 1
^bas improved under the operation.*
sa le. Such'is not the fact! |s<Ptaally<lea<|—defunct in the abstn
u]y perpetrated by per^ ^"1 you let himalone ? vDoc:tbeconfi^
re eaanting the scene of Saul and the vritt
- ■ Wrkte* for tkt Tetmt Stole Tim—.
uanes in memory
or
iliEITiC. LAMAR,
-Wm or on. t. n. baudhdoi,
Of AA'snula.
I ma thou art dead, sweet {Head,
i thy youthful beauty 'ere the rosy hues
(bright morn had paled,
L.baad beckoned thee to Heaven 1
/miss the loving light of thy dark eyes,
atle radiance spoke the soul within—
Bile that shed its hallowed influence
i is vanished ; and the vacant chair
i to whisper to onr o'er fraught hearts,
here I Scarce a twelve month past
ptf all thy maiden loveliness ;
jr's griefs had left untouched thy pure
t&and then wert all my heart
1 of'a Poet's dream 1
feat the "festive hoardwandered
, and held thy IRfed in mine
CH^juilterse; and ever wert thou
ring, tS^ue—4uid lovely 1
Bnt thou art gonel We are alone t
i soft perfume of Summer flowers,
i silvery moon light, and the gentle
er of the breeze will speak to us of
i will ali tl^f8, pure and sweet!
Bg spring they laijl thee down to rest,
lii&f ^iy youn g life— ,
ommer, dark
L had gathered o'er thy path.
ot think pf thee as gotie,
'%ie stars^sball fade awsijr *
1 aee>i
Tightest of 1
"that Upraise
ovah t
^ April 23d, 185$.
Written for the-Texas Siat<s Times.'*
Jk~ ? ■ v-
AubUb City Jackty Club Kacea.
SPRING KBETIKG, APRIL 1856. (
First day, April 24th, free for all ages to rule.
Entrance $100 with $200 added by the Club.
D. C. Heffington's s. g. Yankee Snllivan,
by Tattersall, dam by imp. Leviathan,
aged 13 years—121 lbs. 1 1
H. L. Wiggins' s. f. Young EUen, by Mon-
sieur Tonson, dam by imp. Leviathan,
aged 3 years—77 lbs. 2 2
Time—First beat 3m. 56s. Second heat 3m. 58s.
This was a very interesting race from the
Btart to the finish. Both horses, on being
stripped for the race, appeared to be too high
in flesh for the distance.
Yankee bad tfhe call in thp betting at abqut
three to one, with few taken. At the tap of'
the drum, they went away in beauuf^l^tyle
Ellen on the inside, with old Yankee' close
up. In this position they went around the
turn and through the back stretch at a good
steady pace. Here Yankee elosed, and they
came into the front stretch together, both
going at a bold steady rate, until near the
distance stand, when Yankee drew clear and
was never caught during the heat, which he
finished at his leisure, in 3 minutes and 56
seconds—Ellen about two lengths in the rear.
Second Heat.—Both horses cooled off well
and appeared eager for Jbe. conflict.^ They
went off well together, Ellen in the lead, and
evidently intending to gffe ber
titor no respite, for
or four lengths. At theS
the turn apd Jth tough, the
l~ " horse going two'or
three lengths in the rear$^EHErorpa£t the
in 1:57. They rofitra'^ne^first turn
and distinct 1
the off
the *
Ueat Mm>i Daftaea *e of 1
Tha following defence of lieutenant Giv-
ens before tha Court Martial oonvened at this
oity last fall to try him for having published
ceatain things in the State Times, disrespect-
ful to Gen. Smith and other officers, is adoc- greyer*
ument evincing talent and ability. Forhav-
ing made this defence he was subsequently
arrested and punished. This publication
made withoutthe consent or privacy oTLiei
Givens:
-IM
the
bicbi
>7
f the fctter, If auglMtu, waa
( which it 1
, tad 1
I to his
Btral
•irtA, mors
taTia-
Endor—don't "bo eternally dii^rbing th
gentleman's resWOjie thing canaot be de<j
it " Sam demised, the great Pierce Del
ocratfc party are worse frightened at;
corps^yjthan an old woman ought to be.
is all Hie fuSs and preparation abait ? Th
bogus democarts are going into a fight with 1
dqad man—they are.. afaiJ he'll beat^iem.
Tlie Offal party—-^tK Northern hel
Southern tail—Iree soil in New York.
slavery South of Mason and OixonS-
black in the slave states,%nd wl^te in 1
states—this same Offal patty,1rihst be
skinned. Scared at a.dead m?tn" Coml
a phantom which the spirit rappers
dally with, mayhap.
Do not the preparations they .are maHSil
the embryo compromises now on the ta
anybody to get votes—the pertiuacily,|
which they vituperate Filhnore and Done
—do not all these evince the fact pf their I
only in fun* They know they are going i
no sham fight. If they can persuade consi
vative men North the American Ityrty in
South bas no vitality, and then convince 2
era men that u Sam " is but another Aac
Free Soilism and Abolitionism in the
tbey would have an easy time of it.
meantime, they are endeavoring to makl
members of the American party believe |
are wofully in the minority—political! / i
If they had pursued a different course t£
would have succeeded better. Had they re
exhibited the confidence conscious streia
afways inspires, they might have persua
IN verb
ar, little,
or^pg
| What lucky
THE
FIRST.
,helpless thii
with uafledg
preserved till nafc
rhy feebl
ITben
ad streams In '.
were breathed into exigence by th^ ftrnl P they were in earnest, and had no fear of
.. . . . .. .. _ . J Tk- L:ii. : / . i. J
n
JJe'SgL.
r? i
ict Saavrtoa.—James R.
«lected SMteyor of
by a majwity' of eight vote*.
'PB
has been
the concrete fe
*K
kp
t^raaanf,
sptiug
class who
piishment.
«ae door.
Congress Avenue.
tad drawing of the
man «f ability, and^ wall
drawing engineering,
ha will nimri
PxoriiB or Cosoress Avckce—Mr. W.
Ton Iseunbaig has executed a profile of Con-
gress Avenue. From the bottom of Colorado
River to tha Capitol fiance, the elevation is 117
-fi-vt. Capitol hill is 30 or 40 feet. hi«b. The
river st Capt Swisher's ferry, is eight and a
half feet deep. ,^a|&
rST By ^ t^ulrrr —A reui
\ot has been discovered in Burnet county, near
Hamilton. Some of it has been smelted, an>l
the yield proved to be very rich'. Specimens
have been brought to this city. The miner-
als, the marble, and the fertile land: of Bnr-
aet, bid fair to make it one of the most desira-
ble counties in the StatejjJfc natural resources
are very abundant
Sot,
York Coinmefccial
ve had^Q{f|bccasio<|
an<Lweli flavored Hesh-pots of
' young America wqjjhin t¥e a*
ie little people enjoyed themselves
', and there are grown children who
"eel quite happy at the thought of again
.ting in a re-union whore pleasure
enthroned in every heart, and the
foot-fall of time fell unheeded upon
of those who seemed to ask them-
what are past or future joys?
•' _ Xhe present is our ownt «
'lid he is wise who best employs
The passing hour alone."
re Indian Depredations.
I'he lMiians are paying their respects to
the LIai||jpuuty people, a few weeks since
the result Of BSght with a party of savages was
publishad' tH' tipa Times. The following is
that quarter.
s, April 26th, 1856.
• I
\ your request I send a
■ Indian depredations in
On Saturday evening
three Indians seen near
^Sandy. On Monday night
Tove off eight or ten head of
r. Riley, in the same neigh-
hesday morning, two young
George Riley pursued them
Biles from this neighborhood,
horses secreted in a dense
key took the horses, but saw no
Jpon further examination (by the
named, and Mr. J. F. Dancer,)
I moccasin tracks leading off from
where the horses were secreted.
Ppoae they went off in a northerly di-
but we are not sure, but that tbey
tking around us yet. p *
WM. M. RILBT.
St. Louis Election.-#We are glad to
learu by the telegraph thaSrHon. John Ben
ton, Democrat, has been /fleeted Mayor of
St. Louis, over the bomfcf|Kd foroes of the
Pro-Slavery m^and Know Nothings. TIad
thdsjaw nvy qaiat
tion, we should have desired tkSr success,
but they vie with the Pierce then in their
reception ef a eommaBicatic^i
in relation Ut tha nominee of
fivor of Mr.
Wi^ifbo
in the
nominee.
ia sanguinely be-
the State against Mr.
support of the Border ruffians, and we are glad
that the Benton men, who sympathise with
the North, have whipped them out.—New
Haven Journal.
How is. this? The Pierce-democraey pre-
t^tc be the only saviors of the pro-slavery
Here we have a journal rejoicing at
i of the American party in Missouri,
f their complicity with the "Border
(and their soundness on the slavery
It is a little curious that a Pierce
p victory in Missouri should rejoice
anti-slavery people. Can it be
any ordinary principle, unless
feeling or interest in common
ies ? If the Pierce-democ
bieath of slander, and intended to operate to
the prejudice of the American Party in Travis
county. The whole matter has been a small
fry business, and peculiarly adapted to the
genius and the tastes ef the gentlemen origi-
nating it. The ordiriacce they speak of was
by the wire-workers, who expect to car-.
ivis, against the Americans, an J pro-
Hg "**"
bj1 at^eter of
s, and slander with elegance.
Silvbb on. the Colorado.—In the regkui
adjacent ^ and above the Sahdies, there is no
doubt of the existence of fiiver, in quantities
large enough 4o justify the opening of the
mines. The yield would bring a lucrative
profit to the laborer. Many years ago mines
were worked in that section. The remains of
crucibles and other signs are plentiful. This
ore has been tested, and has been fonnd to con-
tain a verjr large par oent.;of pure silver. At-
tention has been for some years, drawn to the
metallic indications on the Colorado. Three
or lbnr years since, an excitement sprung up
about some particles of gold found oil the
Sandies. The fever became quite high, and
hundreds flocked to the auriferous region, to be
disappointed. These furors generally end in
no good; and-if there is silver and other min-
erals on the Colorado, the people here do not
consider them of su fiicient importance to go
crazy about. Just originate a report of a rich
mine—great wealth to be had for little dig-
ging, and the lazy and the credulous are off.
The first intending to get rich without much
work, the second believiig'they will become
so some way or other, without exactly under-
standing how. They both fail nine times out
of ten, bnt neither are cured without an unu-
sual accident-jjboth rtfrcain lazy and credulous
■to the last, ^he^fact is, theie is no need of
any more of these! classes in this part of Texas
—there are though already. We have lazi-
ness in these udiggings " amply sufficient to do
for all Texas. If a disposition to believe
almost anything were essential to salvation,
there are., hundreds safe—among them many
who would believe the Gazette on political
issues and Surveyors' elections.
The very bitterness of their terms in attemj
ing to portray a contempt for us, they did n^
feel, betrayed them.
Where is the strength of the Pierce Democ-
racy ? In Congress? No. In the Hoyso of
Representatives they haye but 74 votes. Jwforitf
the masses?' They have failed there. Then
where is itf It is found mostly in the bunkum
speeches of members of Congress, audi
iathec&lu«uns o[ th
northoj
cial-Odal party neither hare strea
the people. They are taking anew
acquire.the power and influence their folly j
corruption have lost them—they are vill
their opponents, and praising themselro
The^e is a deliberate, settled intent to slas
misrepresent the American party.fi
tract
and snow,?, „
around,
j were bound—
itrotis bullocks oft were found
the "cold^colii ground."
ou in thy tiny cell,
liwand do so well?
bend, ^ut gtill stand fast,
' oiks fall-by the blast I
tffee egg by frost, wan't " nipped,"
ger still siac^ it was " pipped"
i't escaped the hungry maws,
Cos, turkies. and jackdaws I
li^ed insect ot a day,
hg go.upon thy way.
t irhere thou wilt en shrub and flower,
in p«ace*thy little hour I
ITOCATION THE SECOND.
i hateful, h opping, hungry thing 1
* you have Sot a poisoned sting,
' see ascor-ri-pon,
i twisted tul, ensconced upon
, each shrub—yes, every leaf I
Ijyon hateful, odious thief 1
tthe frosts bad nipped your egg;
; than worst Egyptian plague 1
I all hopes of peas and beans,
an sweet and " turnip greens,"
■ squash and luscious beet-
nothing left us bow to eat
; perhaps, some bread and meat)
e they all—leaf, stem and branch—
i they all—in thy d—d paunch I
i me) but I do declare,
I make St. Paul or Peter swear.
f, too, say where Me they ?
! not enough for one " bouquet"—
fare-gone, but where? Alas t
: that pleth'ric Boppergrass 1
■ some red-eyed, waddling drake,
'.to thy long legs take—
ik from his coop,
, at one fell swoop t
~Z, a
i fresh yota try—
i tfcj upward spring,
jtyou'U sprain your gauzy wing,
abling iu some pool or lake—
kfast for a mud-cat make t
^ (senftenter the,back stretch witfibut any change
if position. Here the oltPhorse moved up a
little, but the little ^auty seemed to be co-
"quetting with the old fellow, for she shook
him off in a momei£ (justhere, an old turf-
man knowingly remarked to a chum, she has
got him, I knew it.) and led around the turn
and into the home stretch, three or four
lengths in the clear. The excitement was
inteBsa at this time—the sympathies of the
crowd being with the beautiful little filly,
who was making such a noble effort to snatch
the laurels froui the brow of the oft victo-
rious old hero. But see! The old fellow has
and
G*n. . Simpkins.—The Galveston Com-
mercial pays this distinguished individual a
highly deserved compliment. The General
talks as fluently of rice plantations-^fi re hun-
dred thousand dollars—30,000 acres of land J
and so qn, Aatf an^gentleman in the South.'
squatted on his
i' th^ "Simpkins
'owas are digginp
^^irfbe
;y his personal at-
tentioa^^PE^Inot eelbit for more than he
did *umTuppfer ric^plan'tation in4 South Garo>
lina—$360,1^)0." Come up Gcnenfl—-bring
Uncle Ben and Fiddler .Bob with you. Let
us take a jaunt to the "Simpkins Lfague."
Judge M. will carry the crowd in one of his
extra stages.
blackguard them into disrepute, to pi
them into terms, and thus force them tronj
political arena. These tactics are pra
from Gen. Pierce, down to the humblest
shell in existence. This thing of pub
withdrawals, and maligning the mi
generally, has its origin with the predcj£i
mined plan of the Pierce Democracy.
have two prominent principles; ono is
office, the other to never tell the truth in
ing of the American party. As long
American party is in being, just so long is
first principle of the Pierce Democracy endan-
gered; that is the grand secret of their oppi
sition to us. The disorganization of the Ami
icans is a necessity tor the continued vitalit
of the Official-Ofial party. They threaten j
them most seriously. They torture them
the fear of losing place and power. Depri
the men, who mis-name themselves the Dei
cratic party, of the dispensation^.oilf patron
and where would their p'arty , lie Jin
years? Without its cohesira'power«
der, it wonld fall to pieces 'because it
fixed principles' to girp it : Th
which built up the true Demofcafic party hav
been decided—they at^'\o W'ger pc,
questions. The pledges ma^&iwjGren I
during his candidacy h4ve.beeM. broi
principles laid down bgt'th* BaiSuSbre <
tion of 1852 have bee«;yiolat«^r Got
and his supporters stand upon a single
—the Kansas-Nebraska Act—they ani
contending/or -a series of great principles:
This same Nebraska s|$t is read one
North, and another South. Gen Cass, J
Douglas, and many other Democratic Gar
liels shy, thp aatjmeans free territory—I
..states—Southern gentlemen grow enthusiast
upon it as the great fundamental raeasur
whicb'i to work out the .salyatinn of the South,
and make Kansas a«fave state, provided the
j^tKere in time with their Sharpe argu-
nd Colts persuaders. Both cannot be
;'s Defeat.-—A writer in the
sit* attributes the defeat of Schlessin-
F to the grossest ignorance and neglect, orto
achery—perhaps all combined. The fol-
jis the Delta's accouut:
: to Schlessinger's carelessness in not
r ttkeU in advance, he was surprised
t by the enemy. 1000 strong. 500 being
' immediately in the attack, the rest
jUe or half a mile distance.
are up within fifty yards before they
overed, armed.with Minie and Mis--
rifies. Schlessenger's ft rce were about
sly about 175 came into action: the
jdDutch companies under Legree and
t not form ing at all.
'horpe's and Cwighton's companies
>- stapd, but being deserted hy the others
; Schlessenger, were obliged to retreat.
Hemy pursued some of the detached par-
it (fid not follow the main body, which
"jftrgin's Bay.
'ager rwas undergoing court-martial
i and negligence.
. _apt Thorpe left, Rivas was the head-
i of the Government, and a company
" ? Granada to protect the communica-
was in command of about 800
|hing against Costa Rica, and be was
be in Buena Casta at the sailing of
is programme is, it is hot known. His
pscrutible. Communication is safe
. Lake Nicaragua and down the
Juan. Twelve steamers in all
' and under the coutrol of the Gov-
It is so late we must defer ail com-
I lurther detail
BK
sraeB HelW on tbc Sew
be editor ofj*the Jefferson Herald devotes
ilumn to the ncw code. It does not meet
^approval. He opposes it vehemently—
fern •
'Closet Fhiloaophers and bewildered drea-
Sere have not been wanting in every age who
b4o be steadil
ily per--
United
of which are
thinks ha
.—Mr. Seiders^living Bear
i year or two,
mea. He hss now
to'maXS
importance. He has an
#ipa^about one-fourth
besriag^ from these he
Jjil 80 gallons,
will avenge betmaa 200
They sell mdily at fifty
Mr. 8eidere has a.field
he can prod
but
between^
racy ara
4avery how-'
causeof'f
Mas Blasschoame.—The S. A. Ledger says
Mrs. Blassengame, who was committed by a
magistrate of Comal county, as an accomplice
in the murd«r of Capt. Callahan and Mr. John-
son, applied for and obtained a writ of habeas
corpus, was taken to San Antonio, and tried be-
fore Judge Devine on Monday last:
"Judge I^vitie, after a full examination ot
. witnesses, both On the part of the State and
as the true exponents of] the prisoner, found the latter entitled to libei-
ation. Among the witnesses examined for the
prisoner, were Capt. ,Callahan's son, and Mr.
Page, a gentleman residing in the Captain's
house. The Judge remarked that even admit-
ting that a foul murder had been committed
(but he wishe'd it to be distinctly understood
that he formed no opinion upon tnat point.) there
was not a shadow of legal or reasonable evidence
to connect Mrs. Blassengame with it. At the
time the death of Capt. Callahan took pla^e,
she was in her own house, and that circum-
stance, he said, could not possibly raise a pre-
sumption against her." "
success of the party be a
tothe enemies of slavery?
A.—The American party
eld a convention, on the
April, at Greensboro.
Bogers presided.
.Gilmer was nominated for
■<
hael and John W. Cannon
for electors at large.
lelphia platform waa endorsed.
H. Houghton Esqr., addressed the Con-
ion and stated, tbat in a conversation
the Hon. John P. Kennedy, the. latter
led no doubt of the' acceptance of the
for Presidency by Mr. Fillmore
Thb Txxas Suh:—Ihoi.Texas Sun is about to'
be di^continuBd-—want of patronage is the rea-
son ascribed. It seems a; growing place like
Kichuiond should have a newspaper published
in it< • Ths Sun -was a spirited .sheet—fnll of
good things, and every "way wodhy -of bring
patronized.
away witn tBe prison
and the gallows. But still the wild inherent
.passions, oilman's nature, continue °to rage
___ 1^. jms togainaeqpl
ty,;^|NA deaoend the cycles of ages..—
, " The African Slave Trade, notwithstaiid^ The demonof murder stalks abroad^l^e'knife
- ^. . *Sh •-"K ji sf the assassin is as keen as ever, the desire
ii^revenge still usurps tha place of reason,
>nd avarice continues to gloat over the pit-
ncee'wrung from the starving widow, aud
houseless andr friendless, orphan.
We do not intend to rahk the committee
inted to revise the Statutes of Texas in
class with those who place this extraordi-
estimate upon their own abilities. Yet
have exceeded ,the powers conferred up-
em, and have hastily thrown together a
crudities, whyBIC adopted would
people of T^Ba vortex of hope-
:le litigation. ^Rey have no doubt,
the onerous duties assigned them,
a sincere and honest desire to promote
;t:loterests of the State, but experience
dan-
to which they were exposing their
as well as hazardous to the inter
ose to be affected by their action."
Pitre you about Judge? Is not the
work of three sterling democrats ?
one of tbem the Pierce-democratic
lerfor Attornwy-General of Texas?—
& inimical to his election? If not,
why do you attack a work upon which
nt much time, study and labor ? If
lied, is he qualified for the office?—
are questions the Herald can answer
ilf. We have not read the Code and
therefore express no opinion of its mer-
ing its prohibition, s
sisted in by many^Sl&s in tha
States. According to/*the Tribune, nb less
than thirty vessels are annually fitted otrfein
New York for the infamous traffic javeiyy(
the fact being v^ll known to the lln
States officers, who.dp all in their power 4
break up the busine*"-^4m. Organ.
Yet there ara thousands of pious peopl^
New York, who pretend to be terribly hor
ficdat the existence of Slavery in the ^~J
If they are so mucbjconcerued, why i
not prevent the btailding and fitting
Slavers in their mjd|t.? Wby. do th
commence the. refoVm at'home, and
world a decent proof cf th^ir^ncerity. The
motto is, every thingfer a show and any
for money.
'Washington, April 1J
From Washingtom-—Fcom a recent <S
munication of the Secretary of State to tl
House of Representatives, we learn that t|
total number of passengers arrived in ft
United States for the year 1855, was upward#;
of 230.000. Over 160,000 of these arrived yi'
New York. Germany furnished 66.000, Ireland
49,000, and England 39,000 in round numbers.
The total number of .passengers arrived in this j
country since the 30ih of April, 1843, is 3,-.j
400,000.—N. Y. Journal Commerce.
Ministsb from France.—It is said thai,,
M. de Sartiges will be succeeded in the UnP
ted States by the Viscount Surrurier, sdfr oP
the former French Minister to America, and'*
nephew of the celebrated Marshal of tbi
name. Mr. Sartiges will be sent as Emb
shdor to Turin.—N". O. Bulletin.
Iat Qocxn. — Miss Florence Du Val was
jioed Queen of May, by the young ladies of
grletoni's Sphool. on Thursday.
The first charge in older, upon wbicHtlt
beqn Med, comes before this Court in a
which I believe has tbe sanction of no pi
and is justly calculated to ex^te the susplciwa
it catne from a source by which no charge should*
be made before this Court. It is a principle which
pervades every system of law, from the most im-
perfect to the most complete—that no man
be the accuser and the judge. It is natural
tice, and needs tbe weight of no human auth
to enforce it.
'The fact is disclosed upon the record of
Court, tbat one charge, with the specification
Was supposed to constitute tbe offence, was pi
{erred by Maj. Steen, and forwarded to the coi
manding General of the Department. Gen. Smith,
the commanding officer of the Department, in pur-
suance of duty, orders a Court Martial to try me;
not satisfied, however/ with doing his duty, be
must do more; while organizing the Court, before
which I was to be tried, be initiates a new charge,
aud skilfully ignores its paternity by sending it
informally and unsigned,.to the Judge Advocate.
Unless surreptitiously introduced into.thg package
to the Judge
origihatA with him—it came fashioned from
band, and was adopted and incorporated by the
Judge Advocate. To that officer, however, lam
indebted for a frank and magnanimous fairness
which one of his superiors might imitate to his
improvement. The attitude of Gen. Smith upon
tbe record, is peculiar, and we presume no officer
of his, or, indeed, of any rank, ever before occu-
pied such a position. He does not appear as
open and avowed accuser; for tbat wonld disqi
fy him from selecting the Court and rev;
proceedings and executing its judgment-
cusation is cast into the lion's mouth, and
retains his right to select a Court and
finding and execute its judgment.
given as a reason why these characti
be embodied in the same person; it
the accused'from a packed Court,
accuser who orders it, from a suspicioi
packed it. I refer to this simply as
dally as i
1 one^-equally pen*
mentW
p&tunity 1
palliate.
ould surely have folloi
s aather, peaiah-
iwing^afforded
to justify <
, was to he cat
mefttis of defence' i
I could ask—that of de&ndiag lis
u. Smithes administration of tbe Depart-
slightly discussed in the same letter, in
* complimentary than agreeable; tUa
itfthe solution of his indeceat intromla-
first charge, and his unusual prompt*
convening the Court.
I come now to the examination of the evidence.
The first fact to be established by the yroseeatiou
against me was the authorship of the letter. Let
us briefly enquire bow and by what tes&iaony this
has been done.
General opinion ard common saner, it waa
proved by several witnesses, fixed the authorship of
tbe obnoxious letter upon me. I scarcely think it
more than necessary to allude to the character of
[which was
i on the i
,"J# -?■ * i r ' r V
challenged for the lead ! Driv^ H^m ! Sam' "of law; I un certain no Court has1
■hmita a fllin VIMMAjt m«n nVnnt L.lf ___* ''nrinn mp - T Am (VtnfidAmf r\f it t>._l
shouts—a thin visaged map, about half wa^
down the track. Like magtfe, the old horsg,
starts, locked and passed the ^lly in a few
strides, and rattl^flest the st&n^fet a rate of
speed that would frighten the bottom out of
the fifties in a mile race, winning tha heat
and race. Time—3 min. 58 seconds. Yan-
kee ia 13 years old this spring.
SECOND DAY, FRIDAY APRIL 25.
Jockey Clnb, purse S100 00, entrance S50 00
added, Mile beats free for all ages to rule.
Alfred Johnson's b. g, Jim by Denmark,
4 years old 97 lbs, i
Frank Lilley's b. f. Yanny Jack Hayes dam,
m*-~ Foote, by imp. Consul, 4 yean.
Miss
97 lbs,
H. L. Wiggins f. Ellen, pedigree above
drawn, ~ -
Time—1 m. 52 1-2 s.
THIRD j)AY, SATURDAY APRIL 26.
A. Belle's s. g. Larry by Grey Medoc,
dam by imp. Leviathan, Received forfeit
D. C. Hiffingtoil's *. g. Yankee Sullivan,
Tattersall dam by imp Leviathan,
Paid forfeit.
Baatrap Course.
APRIL 29, 1855.
Mafoh'Race ov«i tbe Bastrop course, April
29th. "SiDglettttsl^Qf a mile, $£0>0 00 pay or
playt"
u|on me; I am confident of it, ho1
cause the material was wanting.
Supposing that the author of a comm
which had dared to question hiamilit
was discovered to be an officer of the
becomes a participator in his prosecutioi
nates a new charge in his official commni
to the Judoe Advocate, by which be is
under the 99th article of war, which is
to confer upon a Court Martial a range of
and jurisdiction snffi cient to encompass,* if
crush the meditated victim. So much
manner in which these charges have been £
red. I shall now proceed to the substance of
charges themselves.
I stand accused by the specification under
first charge of "censoring certain alleged offii
^author. Dr. Tottmn 1 . . _
live answers, says from my manner he was led to
beleive I.was the^author. Prom what was it that
he inferred this^r Because I defended the truth of
the statements in the letter. It will not be —
tained that this is evidence to fix a criminal charge
upon me. Snch a rule would drive mea to
in sileuca—for it brands as criminal, not only him
.... defends the truth, and
of the rule,' nose would be
ho had no opinion, or the con.
| afraid to express it If a asea
inned by rumors which float about in
.rexsation, no purity of life ar conduct
ield a manj he might be convicted of tv-
in the Decalogue, and not a. falsehood be
except the judgment which <
The testimony of -Lien tenants''
although appareujaysomewhat i
plicit, yet falls fat^ short of 1
to fix upon me its Authorships
1 stnte it now. distinctly,
which I waa
dist *cts of bis [my] commanding officer, Mnjer Enoch
Steen, 4c., and casting upon the motives of the
said Steen in the snid alleged acts, imitations in-
jurious to his reputation as an c-ificerand this,
I am told, makes me guilty of "conduct to the
prejudice of good order and military discipline."
It is respectfully insisted that the 99th article of
war, under which this charge Is made, neither by
its terms nor by any fair implication frofis tbose
terms, embrace ear extend to the act set out in the
specification. The-Uffence named in. the article is
adopted as the charge,and from the terms of the
tortiele caa oi ~ ' "**
be
torn pleading j
would have 4
'^e troubles
hearing testimony on the sub
the prosecution could not' *
malice, i 1
apparenfthe truth of wbat ha
ietter. I was reaiy to adopt ahy <
forded me the oiponuniu it axp^hf tbe firigy
and mismanagement^-jiM^. to whom the <
tmment haftxommitted'the interest the j
security of this frontiw. jBtey do not'[
say that I confessed myiSKfie author of that let-
I had any agency In it! pnbUcatiaa^—
ion detailed, amou^ed to i
sion i
assumed case.
_ Palfrey confines the remark to the wri-
the letter. I might have confessed to this
to the outset that I wrote tbe leU«r, aad the
ce still would not have been
publication is the eorjm Metkti,- tat I
written <t 'or my private aie or ■
d it nii'ght havebpen published through other a-
icies-than mine,Without my authority—-agaiaat
wish. Such xnitdmissiM, even though allied
by the opinioa qf Lieut Palfrey that it Warwrittea
■Wfesof my Style, a kaawl -
eaqr.
This waa oae of the races healthy for the
green ones, but dearth on the knowing ones.
Old Bob (who bye -the bye b said to be no
other than the celebrated Kit Carson,) waa
the favorite at 10 to 1, or any other kind of
an offer that would indaco a sucker to bite.
Tha filly had it all her own way from the
start, beating the old horse quite easily from
end to end, in 2 ipinutes 2 seconds good
time, over a heavy, sandy track.
Tbe Defeat of tbe Xlcaraguani.
Accounts by the steamer Charles Morgan
yesterday, confirm those previously received
of the defeat of Col. Schlessinger, with his force
of 281 strong.
it seems that Schlessinger had entered Costa
Rica with the design of attacking* a town of
six thousand inhabitants, about sixty tniles
from Lake Nicaragua. When he had arrived
within a few miles ot the contemplated place
of attack, be brought his men to a halt. The
arms were stacked, arid arrangements made
for dinner; parties were sent out foraging, and
the whole camp was in a state of listless re-
pose; the men resting and refreshing them-
selves after a tediou* march. Schlessinger post-
ed pickets in front of bis position, bet neglected
his flanks and rear. This omiision indicated
either gross ignorat%e or, as some suppose,
treachery. While the mer. were in this state,
careless and confident of their .safety, the at-
tack was made hy abaut 500 dbsta Ricans on
either flank. The greatest consternation en-*
sued. Two companies of Schlessinger's com-
mand, the New Orleans company, under Capt
Th"rpe, and a New York company, command-
ed by Capt. Creighton, and Capt. Rudler's com-
pany of Voltigeurs, stood their ground and*made
a brave resistance. The two other companies,
which constituted the command, a German and
French company, basely fled without inter-
changing a shot with the enemy—their craven
commander (Schlessinger) taking the lead in
the dastardly flight. Upon the occurrence of
this imforseen desertion, the panic became
general, and neither of the brave officers who
manfully stood their ground, could arrest it.—■
The ti>Ul loss of the Nicaraguans was not ac-
curate!} ascertained, but at the last accounts
there were ninety missing.
Schlessinger had been arrested, and was to
be tried both for t-reasou andJRwardice.
Walker is, himself-a brav« manty.fellow,
but be has exhibited duubtfo^i^g[£m,eBt in the
•selection of some'of his collaborator^ goth in
the military and diplomatic ha r
BBhoiee
"though many are disposetPlo think* heft&in a
tight place, we have great confidenoe in^his
skill, sagacity and bravery. t <• \ '
Among the killed, we regret to find'from this
city the nam^s of Mr. Graj®n, son of our es-
teemed fellow citizen, Wm. ?. Grayson, Cash-
ier of the Bank of New Orleans, Mr. Dunn and
Mr. Scohey.
Tbe Louisiana company. <^femanded by
Capt. Thorpe, bore the bruut of the fight. His
loss was fifteen men killed. Atler the defeat
of Schlessinger, another fight had'taken place
at Aropoka between 200 of the enemy and 14
men uuder Capt Baldwin, in which the enemy
was defeated, with a loss of 30 killed. Capt.
Baldwin lost two men in the engagement, Se-
cond Lieut. Rackstraw, and a private, name
not given.—N. 0. Bulletin.
Washington. April 10.—At a consultation
of the Justices of the Supreme Court) last
night, on the Missouri case, a majority declared
in lavor of the jurisdiction. It is understood
that the Bench stands thus: Justices McLean,
Curtis, Grier, Campbell and Catron affirma-
tively, and Justices Taney, Wayne, Nelson Bud
Daniel, negatively.
Another conference was ordered for Satur-
day night, to determine how the Judges deny-
ing the jurisdiction can give their opinions on
the merits of the cause. This difficulty will
be solved by Catron or Campbell, who, while
affirming the jurisdiction, will agree with the
dissentists in denying the right of freedom
claimed by the colored plaintiff. The others
can acquiesce, or each deliver a separate opin-
ion. A decree will be rendered next week,
Justices McLean and Curtis sustaining tbe
constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise,
and Justice Grier concurring. These opinions
can hardly fail in making a large impression
on the country.—Boston Courier.
Col. S. C. Blantom has been sojourning with
! his Austia friends a few days
creatures
belong to them to amplify or enlarge their jurisdic-
tion ; in cases involving infamous punishments or
any penal consequences, it is abhorrent to every
idea of justice and liberty. It would be usurpa-
tion and tyranny.
There can be but little difficulty in determining
what are "crimes not capital," andit is, therefore,
considered unnecessary to discuss this point, 1
proceed at once to the other. What are "disorders
and neglects ?" The only definitions of disorder
having any application to the case before the
Court, are "tumult," "disturbance of th^ peace of
society," "neglect of rule," "irregularity," "breach
of laws," "violations of standing rules orfastila-
tions." Neglect is defined "an omission to do
what is required to be done."
Let us now proceed to apply these definitionsto
the specification set forth under the charges. I
am charged with no "tumult," no "disturbance of
the peace of society," no "neglect of rule or irreg-
ularity," no "breach of laws," no "violation of
standing rules or institutions." No "omision to
do what I am required to do," is alleged against
me, and none has been proved. Taking words in.
their ordinary acceptation, which is the rule of con
struction in all Courts, I am accused of none of
these, and the writer of the letter signed Jgm?
that knows," is guilty of none of them. Jle bas -
created no "tumult," he bas not "distuf" ^'
peace of society." He has "neglected
fimmitted no "irregularity." He bas "
w,"—"violated no rule or institution f
1 its acknowledged author and arraign
this Court upon such a charge, I would be tbe vic-|
tim of outrage and persecution, as I am sought to
be made that of malice and vindictivi
been said, and truly, that trial followed
tal, is a hardship—but to be arraigned
fence purely suppositious, prescribed by no
thority—named in no code—deduced from no
ciple—sanctioned by no custom—is an
ugon my rights as a man and an officer. It is
sisted that the specification in no manner supports
tbe charge, for it is not merely sufficiiint that the
act imputed should be "to tbe prejudice of good
order and military disciplineit must be "disor-
der" or "neglect" Acts innocent in themselves,
natural peculiarities of conduct or eccentricity of
manner might sometimes prejudice good order and
discipline, the indulgence of the kindest emotions
of the heart—of charity and benevolence, might
^daiLbSkSPsM anyjjns Eenture such an experi-
ment upon the credulity of mankind, as to assert
that these, or aoy of tbem, would constitute the
offence named in tbe article. The proposition an-
nounced is further supported by fair and legitimate
deductions from the 5th, 6th and 9th articles of
war. In these are to be found the only offences
against superiors or superior officers. By the 5th
article the use of contemptuous or disrespectful
words against tbe President of the United States,
the Vice President thereof, or tbe Chief Magistral
or Legislature of any of the United States, is
an offence in an officer or soldier. By the
tide any officer or soldier who shall behave
self with contempt or disrespect towards his
manding officer, Bhall be punished,
9th article, the striking, Ac., of a su
is made an offence. Now if the legii
had intend&l to prescribe or recognize any other,
offences against superior officers, would not snch'
intention have been in some form expressed VAnd
as the use of contemptuous and disrespectfiaflaD■
guage of superior officer is not made an offence-,
we are bound to assume tbat it never intend^jtcif
te to make it so. Can tbis Court then treat'the
specification in this case as a eatut omiuu£%kt>&
legislate it into tbe military code, and visit upsn a
convict the discretionary punishment which tbey
have the power to do in other and differen castes f
In what article is this made an offence ? From
what article is the power te punish derived ? I in.
sist therefore, that the specification to the first
charge does not sustain it, ner any other known
offence.
Besides all this, the charge preferred in the first
instance, by Major Steen, was for "conduct unbe-
coming an officer and a gentleman,*' and he intro-
duces into his specification the identical extracts
from the letter which-are contained in the one
adopted and added by the Judge Advocate. By
this charge the offence is reduced to a special arti-
ever itsha#%ed$cterMsed that this is
tent witbmyduty to toe service, I am prepared I*
ure it. forit wiUhenplpnger fit for me nor I for it
I might safely rest nlydfcfence here, because the
prosecution has failed in designating me as ita
|anthor; it has yet more signq^y failed in consort-
me with its publication. I nduced, however, by
Other considerations than thii. imtawllj of such a
course, I shall discuss some of the testimony ad-
duced apen the trial) having reference, particular-
lyr to the facts stated in the letter of
Knows." iMii' IfTi V
; ♦
There is but one point in the evidence of Hsjer
' " ' " uUjsde. He was ashed if
were
fed—
tyre, toe acting Co I
vision* to theigj'Tby
anuTuruier, that pro
Indians who *"
atteexp
and Gi
my defence, 1
npanied the
'the Indians were
-jWOmen and chi?
prifttch of thgto
visited Indian 'ca
frigfitecedbefore,-
^ Steen left^he campHiidu
the -Indians. jCndc_
'right, from some
ce, the Indians, _ _ _
and stampeded on the spet; for, eth-
ot account for their leaving their
the place where "
proves to ha<
from Catemsi, ia
. after leaving the Clear Fork;
. Thomas and Sossienx all state
the same thing, and were all present attending to
the conversation. It was farther proved Ca-
temsi said that Sanaco received tbe message from
Linedecker when near Phantom Hill, whither he
bad fled. Is it n^ridiculously absurd, then, to
suppose that thenreSsage from Linedecker caMed
bis stampede ? W«re left with only one expla-
nation of it, their alarm at tbe armed force of Ma-
jor Steen and his threatening.words aud mcBMB.
on the occasion of his visit to their camp.
I have passed thus briefly over the evidence, be-
cause I do not regard, it at all importanttoa prop-
er determination ofcthe questions before the Court
that I should do so, especially as the whole of the
evidence fully and fairly taken down Is before it
I misconceive that evidence greatly, if I cannot
safely assume the following propositions:
1st. It has not been proved even by a decent
to probability that I wrote the let-
of evidence is produced>to
it, authorised it to be done,
er -Connived at it.
proved that Major Steen made an
to the camp of the Indian Chief Sana-
there were two baa
itah^lofj
that thi
4tb. ThaML.^-.^
leaving behind tea is and
moment^-or within a very
ing, evigSily frightened
then made, or influenced
' then communicated, ot wi
jBothing^
temai's
to the Fort—i _
not b; Xhe Indian Agent
S.
3S
«'V?
all the "pomp
his approach
conscious, Be
tit ta
ihe bands of this Court, <
he awarded, my own rights, i
dignity of the service maintaU.
{-have no complaint to make <
preferring these cbsirgM. :
he, no,doubt, -felt it du* fo'
tatioq-ds aa officer.t|He ande the
and preferred it fairly, tjgjjfefa 11
debted as much to the dJpencT of his j
as to the excess of bb^wm^ge; for I
frugality, has denied mi capacity n
ficient to regulate his own coadact, without pre-
suming to regnlate that of others.
From facts which sppear upon tht record af
i
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Ford, John S. & Jones, William E. The Texas State Times (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 3, 1856, newspaper, May 3, 1856; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth235804/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.