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CITY OF AUSTIN. TEXAS. SATURDAY. MAY 81, 1856.
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NUMBER 25
•" 3naM*BICAN CONTENTION
^ JfiMtclat District.
' jfrt pursuant to adjournment of the 10th
§0^^ III Glascock Baildiog, in the city
The following delegates fiom
nmtien comprising the Judicial
. -appeared and took their seats:
Bastrop County—Joseph O'Conner, B.
A.ffcrtherford, A. M. Httbbard.
Calbwili, CtoimfT—R. McWright, G.
W.1 Miller, 1>. Jt. Evans, A. A. Scrugs, W.
IF. Campbell, W. B. Coffee.
" ,60ADAEUt>* County—Capt. N. Benton.
•"hits Cot ntt— J. S. Owings, Edward
Barfeeon. A. M. Lindsay, J. A. Wathins.
. Witt i am son CoTJxrr—B. D. Bomer, S.
A. Jfoyce, E. W. Talhot, B F. Knight
TrAtis County—g. H. Burditt, Dr.
fft 0. Pfcffips, proxy for R. M. Johnson,
Wtfli Bryce, I. K. McCall, Geo. L. Walton,
'Col. j/ftBanbr, James Doxey, S. A.
Taylor, proxy for Waddel.
W. C. Philips of Trans, was elected Pres-
and Joseph 0'Conner p( Bastrop,
8*cntary of tho Convention.
On Motion it was Resotved, That a com-
nisteer composed of one delegate from each
oounty represented in the Convention, be ap-
pointed by the. Chair^to determine the basis
of'Sapteaeatation in this Convention ; also
vhtakaote akall determine the choice of the
For the Texas Slate Times.
n< The following commiitee vera appointed :
•• & A. Rutherford, of Bastrop^ E. W.
lalbetf ot t Williaitaaon; Bu Me Wright, of
Qrid—Uj->Capc N. Benton, of Gnadaiope;
JtA. ji
Op motion, the Convention adjourned to
2} oclock A. M.. then, to meet in open Con-
vention. >
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«M If o'clock Convention met pursuant to
^flf££aJttU2SiiO w fZ w'i U) ,IX[
flujmrumenc.
; Theoommittee appointed to report to this
a basis of' representation, sub-
mitted the foBowing resolutions pd report,
HiJi ifrfrri'tonfcaftnouaty adopted:
32&fp&, ybt each comity represented
id Iflre Convention be entitled to one vote,
acid each representative District, according to
the apportionment hill, one vote.
"* fpeci, That two-thirds of die votes
i .necessary to make a nomination by
motion. •
iwj.< ined, That the candidate receiving the
least number of votes be dropped after the
first ballot, and the Convention proceed to
ballot for the remaining candidates.
_. Under this resolution the committee report
the osvaiie* voting thus:
lBaetropj 2 totes; Travis 2 votes; Cald-
*•11,1 vote; Havs, 2 vote; Caldwell*and
t vote; Williamson, 1 vote; Burnett,
1 irate;' WiHiamson and Burnett, 1 vote;
Guadalupe, 2 votes.
/ Ou motion it was Retohed, That the man-
ner of voting in this convention, be viva voce.
On motion it was Retolved, That the
claims of no person be eanvas3ed for the
nomination of this Convention, who will not
pfeclm himself to abide the result, and
give his rapport to tike nominee of this Con-
venti#;'..;. , *,t;
x P motion of Col. Bryee, of Travis, it
was &solved, That the names of candidates
for nomination be presented in open Con-
vpntiaftw,'.^ '■ % ' -Hi- ■ ,
tollit wm of the following persons were
ivmmm m—m—
A. M. Chalmers of Travis, I. G. L. Mc-
GeMe, of Caldwell; W.R. Jones, ofTravis;
Joseph Bledsoe, of Travis ; A. G. Peny-
man, of Guadalupe.
On motion it was R&olved, That the Con-
vention adjourn for'fifteen minutes, to permit
the delegates, from each county to select one
of their number to east the vote of their
oounty« and to determine for whom they will
Vote.'*'1 ' '4 '
- .Oothemecting of the Convention, the
votes were cast by counties, as follows:
' -Fir Chshrietsi—Bastrop Conn ty, 2; Bays,
1; Williamson, 1; Travis, 2; Williamson
and Buiratitt, 1—Total7. •
For MeGehee—Ca)dwell, 1; Guadalupe,
9; Cc]d#ell/'aied Hays, 1—Total U.
For Jones and Rnyman—none.
Before the second ballot, Col. Bryce placed
in nomination (die^ name of Wm. R. Jones,
wae rnied out of order by the Chair —
Ool. fiiyafriippealed don the decision of the
Chiir to tlwCimventjon, which sustainedthe
decision of the Chair.
There being no election under the two-
th'ud* rule, the Convention then proceeded
*• otftiho second'ballot for Chalmers and
SNSthWe, Wfcoeh resulted as follows:
."•CSHliieifSj, 7. MeGehee, 4.
Ttfere Seing sflll no nomination under the
r?il$,$hfc.-n§p«. of the following persons were
fainted to the Convention :• >,,
• *'&. H. Chalmers, E. B. Peck, A. G. Per-
Jeaea :
-'ougsAe. ttixd ballot '&e vote stood as
•;•/* ••:
Chalmers, 7. Perryman, 4. Peck and
Jon^ ^tel ,i, S1 . ,t., jv'V '.g \X
There being no nomination under the
r|de, on motion it was Retolved, That the
two-thirda rule be abolished, and the majori-
ty rate be adopted.
* The namea' of the following persons were
■pah in nomination:
A^Ht1 Chalmers, E. R. Peck.
On Minting the vote stood as follows :
"'Chalmers, 7. Peck, 4,
B. Chalmers was declared duly elected
Ifetiaoaiinaeaf the Convention.
On jMtioa it was Retolved, That A. H.
Cbalmeca be declared the unanimous choice
^|;|||i«.iCdsvaati< .
Convention adjourned sine die.
-diifl •>d) f PHILIPS, President.
Jobsfh CCoNsntB, Secretary,
yjl^r^th, 1856.
; tsf Dbmocrat or Illinois.—The un-
1 terrified in Illinois, at their convention on
tbe'lrt instant, nominated Hon. W. A. Rich-
Mdsoa for governor, and R. J. Hamilton for
' lieutenant governor. The convention de-
clared for Douglas for President. The con-
vention declared Trumbull, one of the Uni-
, ted States Senators from Illinois, a recreant
IsaitfWy the representative of fusion, who
holds his seat in opposition to the democracy
.af llSnaiB-—-jV. 0. Bulleti,'.
Singular Monument.—Elkanah Wat-
lo , in his History of the Men and Times of
the Revolution, states that the magistracy of
. Devises, a large market town in England,
erected a monument to commemorate a strik-
ing interposition of Divine judgment. The
fi«t perpetuated by the inscription is this :
A woman having purchased some commo-
dities in the market, upon payment being de-
minded, an altercation ensued, when she ut-
tei-ed the imprecation—" May God strike me
4ead if I have not paid it." She fell down,
•and immediately expired; and in the clench-
ed hand, which she had impiously raised to
Hdafroa-to attest her peijuiy, was found the
money In controversy.
♦« Facts like this," says Mr. Watson,"
** bear fearful and powerful admonition of
the itterpoftrtioa of an omniscient God in the
affairs of mkn
To Htttle.
Sweet sister, thy image comes softly A me
As the summer winds sigh o'er the tiwiqnU bine
sea, ^- "■ '' / 1
And brings to aiy mind dear memories of home,
Ire my rwtlew spirit had urged m to roam-
Far, far from the home of my bright sv.nny youth
Pve sought, but not found, the pure gem of truth.
In vain in my wanderings o'erthe green earth
Pve grasped at the phantoms of pleasure and
I mirth.
Like the mists of the morning before the sun's ray,
They hare vanished from sight and melted away;
And nothing is left on the dead waste of life
But scenes full of sadness and a heart filled with
grief.
Still there's Joy in the thonght that amid the bright
past
There were some happy hours, though too bright
to last; v
As the vine to the mouldering tree closely clings,
So the heart o'er the past its memory Sings.
Like a green tunny knoll in the desert of life
Axe the thoughts of my home in my bosom so rife;
They bring btrck the time when the sunlight of.
truth i,
Beamed brilliant and bright on the pathway of
youth.
They tell of the hoars when, with happiness blest,
I wept off my cares on my mother's pure breast.
And thought of the ttottow with fervent delight,
Nor heeded, nor wondered at Time's rapid flight.
Alas! that those hours so SflOn have waned,
That joy's sparkling cup'I so soon should have
drained;
That the lwpe£bfiap^Soutt fleetingly aped,
And the bright bows of promise forever have fled.
The drear winds are moaning a requiem of woe
Over the sad grave where our mother lies low;
The moonlight falls soft on the grief-speakii g
stone,
And we are now blessed with her memory alone.
The bright hopes I cherisbed of honor and fame,
Of th' applause e£ the world and a high-sounding
name,
Have periahetf like flowers at Winter's rude blast,
And naught now remains but the scenes of the
" past. W. H. LTON.
«vj/f [Gotnnk.nica.ted.]
' It la Hard to Die!
Bow much mental agony ia shown in these
few words—It is haxd to die! Indeed is it,
hot only to the sinhir-but to the Christian.
When after long weeks of suffering, when
hope is dead, and we know that life is hang-
ing by a single thread, and that our sun is
about to go down behind the black clouds of
oblivion, never again to rise ; still through
every hotir of the weary day, and through the
silent minutes of the night, we have brooded
on ^hat solemn thought—death, until it is
almost insupportable;. and still we think up-
on until it becomes as seems as a part of our
nature, and we often whispttr to ourselves
that which we know is certain-^It is hard
to die! We know that in a short time this
body will be cold, these liuibs powerless.
The light of heaven shall never be reflected
from those eyes, nor even open again to be-
hold this earth, these scenes, which now the
heart more fondly clings to because you are
to leave all that caused you joy, that1 inspired
deep affection, and are to be summoned to
the regions of Eternity's vast deep, about
HU1U1 II>
lltiu^-ku^; otlR
be in doubt; for there is nothing tangible,
nothirfg certain, except that your soul will
soon be called hence to Eteriity. This is
why we feel that inexpressible anguish when
dying. Our thoughts suggest everything.
We have a promise of a better home, bnt who
can say, " I will be there." Not one. We
hope to be happy hereafter; We hope through
life, and often against hope. But as we open
our eyes for the last time, and tha deep sha-
dows darken the chamber, and the voices
and faseS; of loved ones are no more seen or
heard; when the sun ?ight is fast fading;
when we feel, that icy chiilness upon the
heart, and that we are passing into an un-
knpwn and never-before-seen state of eterni-
ty, then we do feel those solemn words—it
is hard to die, and die unprepared. D.
From Kicaragna.
The Nicaroguese has the annexed para-
graphs of news:
Jf The Wounded.—We are gratified to an-
nounce the good. condition of the wounded.
Major Markham, Capt. Cook, Capt. McCar-
dle, Capt. 'George Leonard, Lieut. Dolan,
Lieut. A vers, Lieut. Jamison, Lieut. Lati-
mer, Lieut. Potter, Sergeaut Hod gins, Ser-
geant Dunnegan, Sergeant llettle, Sergeant
Pittman—arm amputated—SergeantE ?elyn,
Sergeant Sarsfield, and Corporal Henry
Whiting, are all recovering. The medical
staff nre busy, night and day, with the
wounded, and the superintendence of Dr.
Mores is spoken of very highly. Mr. Langs-
dale, a private in the Voltigeure, whose gal-
lant performance en the day of battle, be-
came a matter of notoriety, is also recovering
from the wounds he received in the fight.
Discipline.—The troops are now drilled
on the Plaza every morning, for one hour.—
The necessity for a stricter discipline is ap-
parent to all, and the present course will
soon remedy an evil much complaincd of by
the officers at Rivas.
Re-organization ofthe Army.—Under
a general order, the whole army has been re-
organized into two battalions, one of Rifles.
The equalization of the different companies
is now being carried out, and, in a few days,
the drill on the Plaza will show all the com-
panies of the same numerical strength.
Gala.—On the day of the return of the
American troops from Rivas, the town was
ornamented with flags, and the morning was
ushered in with fire-works and other signs of
rejoicing.
[From the Boston Courier.]
The Douglas and Lane Cores-
pdtidence.
The Washington Union of the 2f>th con-
tains the following correspondence in rela-
tion to the "Lane and Douglas" controversy.
The Union introduces these letters with the
statement, that many false rumors have been
put in circulation in relation to the debate on
the "sprurious Kansas memorial," which
Col. Lane placed in the hands of Geh. Cass,
to be presented to the Senate. It also cor-
rects an important statement of Col. Lane, to
the effect that no time, as asserted by Col.
Lane, was claimed by Mr. Douglas, in which
to get up his reply. Gen. Soseph Line, del-
egate from Oregon, and Cooper K. Watson,
representative from Ohio, were the gentle-
men through whom the correspondence
passed :•—
House or Representatives 1
April 25. 1856. )
Sir:—Y ou will please publish (tie enclosed
correspondence. The letter of Judge Douglas
to Hon. C. K. Watson was delivered by me to
him on Monday last. After reading it, Mr.
Watson said to me, verbally, that he was not
aware when he delivered Col. Lane!s note, that
it could be construed as iVstilt* in its charac-
ter, atid that it was his determiriatiou not tt
prosecute Qiiiher the correspondence.
It is due to Mr. Watson to say that- his man-
ner and conversation in relation to this matter,
have been courteous and friendly, holding that
no rule or technicality should indnce him to do
anything that his judgment could not approve.
This met the approval of my own judgment.
Very respectfully, your ob't servant,
JOSEPH LANE.
Editor Union.
Washington Citt, April 25. 1856.
Dear Sir:—It. has been announced in the
newspapers that a hostile message has been
sent to yon by Col. James H. Lane, of Kansas
Territory, anil your course in regard to that
matter has been most grossly misrepresented.
We, as triends, whom you consulted, and who
advised the course which you pursued on that
occasion^ request yoni permission to publish the
correspondence now in our hands, in orderthat
the facts may be understood.
Very truly, vour obedient servants,
R. TOOMBS,
JOHN B WELLER,
J. D. BRIGHT,
JAMES L. ORR,
JOSEPH LANE.
Hon. S. A. Douglas.
Washington, April 25,1856.
Gehtlei&en In reply to vour note of this
date, I takepleasuie in saying that you have my
perir.ission to make srcli disposition of the n r-
respondence referred to, as you may think tiie
circumstances may require.
Very truly vour friend.
S. A. DOUGLAS.
Messrs. R. Toombs, J. B. Welter, J. D. Bright,
J. L Orr, Joseph Lane.
Next follows the opening letter from Col.
Lane, under date of April 18, to 31r. Douglas,
in which, after alluding to the origin of this
Kansas memorial, and reminding the Senator
ot their relative positions before the coun-
try, and of their previous friendship, Col.
Lane says:—" I respectfully ask for such an
explanation of your language that upon occa-
sion as will remove all imputation upon the
iutegrity of my action, or motives in con-
nection with that memorial," and he con-
cludes thus:—" My friend, Hon. C Iv. Wat-
son, will deliver this to you, and receive your
answer." To this letter Mr. Douglas re-
plies in a lengthy communication, addressed
to Hon. C. K. Watson, as referred to in the
opening communications of Gen. Lane, and
who acted as the friend of Col. Lane in this
matter. Mr. Douglas begins by giving his
reasons for addressing his reply to Mr. Wat-
than foe
!ett<
Toe Aggregate \ ote.—The various
election returns during the last year exhibit
some curious facts relative to the increase of
population in the various States and Tcrri
tories. In view of the coming Presidential
election the figures below may be of interest
to politicians.
The States rank, in the number of votes,
as follows, viz:
New York has about 550,000 votes; Penn-
sylvania, 390,000; Ohio, 360.000; Indiana,
200,000; Virginia and Illinois, each, 100,-
000; Massachusetts, Kentucky and Tennessee,
each, about 140,000; Maine, 115,000;
Georgia, North Carolina and California, each,
about 100,000; New Jersey, Michigan, Mis-
souri, Maryland and Wisconsin, each, about
85,000; Connecticut, Alabama, Mississippi
and New Hampshire, each, about 65,000;
Vermont and Iowa, each, 50,000; Texas,
South Carolina and Louisiana, each, 45,000;
Arkansas, 30,000; Utah, 30,000; Rhode Is-
land, Delaware, Florida, Minnesota, Kansas,
Washington and Nebraska, range in the or-
der we have placed them, from 18,000 for
the first, to 1,000 for the last.— GonzaUs
Enquirer.
An Excuse.—The Russian diplomatists
in Paris have excused themselves from at-
tending the ball given by the Turkish pleni-
potentiary, on the plea that one of their at-
taches has the measles!
The letter is so equivocal in terras, and
portions of it so irreconcilable with other
portions, that it is impossible to determine,
with any certainty, whether it is intended as
a hostile message or a friendly note. It is
tree that the city is full of rumors that your
friend, Col. Lane, intended to challenge me,
and the letter-writers for those newspapers in
the eastern cities most friendly to the revolu-
tionary movements in Kansas, and most hos-
tile to myself, not only announced the fact
some three or four days a-o, but actually
fixed the time when your friend intended to
send the hostile message. The objcct of ycur
friend in causing his intentions to be made
known to the world, and published in the
newspapers, is not for me to explain, when
he and every one must have known that the
effect would inevitably be to have both parties
arrested the moment he succceded in making
the public believe that he intended to invite
a hostile meeting."
Next, Mr. Douglas proceeds to refer to the
course which Col. Lane has taken in assailing
him through the newspapers, and says Col.
Lane is at liberty to continue it. In regard
to the main charge of Col. Lane, that he be-
trayed a private conversation, and broke
faith by expressing and torturing language
used confidentially, which formed the gist of
Col. Lane's charges, Mr. Douglas seems to
ignore, and contents himself in this reply
with reviewing the course of proceedings in
the Senate, from the presenting of the me-
morial by Gen. Cass, from the hands of Col.
Lane, to its rejection, by a vote of 32 to 3.
In this debate Mr. Douglas claims that he
did no more than other Senators did in ex-
posing the character of the document, and
just what he was obliged to do, by reason of
his official position as chairman of the tcrri
torial committee. Mr. Douglas winds up
his letter as follows:—
" It should be borne in mind that the first
time.this fraudulent paper was presented to
the Senate, I pronouueed no judgment on
the question of its authenticity, or the
means by which it found its way to the Sec-
retary's table. Other Senators did pronounce
it as ' a fraud and impudent forgery.' I re-
mained silent on these points, not from any
sympathy with the perpetrators of the fraud,
but from my profound respect for the feelings
of the illustrious Senator from Michigan,
whose confidence has been abused so fur as to
induce him to present it under the impres-
sion that it was an authentic memorial.—
When he discovered his mistake, I joined
him in that vote of condemnation which the
Senate pronounced by 82 to 3 in the adop-
tion of Mr. Mason's resolution.
The next week Col. Lane comes to the
Senate, through Mr. Harlan of Iowa, and
presents a memorial, in which he asks and
challenges a comparison of the two papers,
with the view of inducing the Senate to re-
verse the judgment which has been so em-
phatically pronounced upon the conduct of
the authors of that fraud, at the same time
avowing himself to be the person who perpe-
trated the act. I did make the comparison
in pursuance of the request contained in his
memorial, and stated the facts to the Senate
as I found them to exist, together with my
opinions^ upon them. The Senate ratified
those opinions in the rejection of the memo-
lial, by a vote of 30 to 11.
In the face of these facts, your friend, Col.
Lane, calls upon mc ' for such an explana-
tion of my language upon that occasion as
will remove all imputation upon the integrity
of his action or motives in connection with
that memorial.' My reply is, that there are
no facts within my knowledge which can
' remove all imputation upon the integrity
of his action or motives in connection with
that memorial.'
For the reasons which I have stated, I can
have no correspondence with Col. Lane, and
therefore address this note to you.
'a cnena." '"in the
•A Spanish danscuse was oncc asked
whereabouts in Spain she thought the women
most virtuous. " En
die,) t .e replied.
Afiairs in Nicaragua.
Letter from Gen. Walker to Senator
Weller.
The subjoined latter from Gen. Walker, of
Nicaragua, to Senator Welier, was read by
that Senator in the United States Senate, on
the 1st inst., and excited much interest, from
its reference to "British intervention" in be-
half of Costa Rica:—A'. O. Pic.
Granada, April 15, 1^56.
Hon. John B. Welier, U. S. Senate:
My Dear Sir:—By the last papers from
New York, I learn that when I was denoun-
ced in the Senate for the conduct Nicaragua
has pursued towards the Transit Company,
yon were so"generous as to undertake to de-
fend me from the aspersions of men utterly
ignorant of my chancter. In consequence
of this, I take the liberty of writing some
facts in relation to affairs here, and these facts
Will, I think, prove not unimportant to the
Government of the United States.
You have doubtless learned from the news-
papers how pacific was the policy Nicaragua
proposed to pursue towards the other States
of Central America. Notwithstanding all
oaf overtures of pea^e,, the neighl>or^ig,'Gov-
eriink'uts sliowed themselves,if not positively,
at least negatively hostile to the actual ad-
ministration of Nicaragua. It was constantly
asserted, not only here, but throughout Cen-
tral America, that the States were stimulated
to this conduct by English and French agents.
But it wa3 not until the correspondence of the
Consul General of Costa Kic in I^otidon was
intercepted by me a few weeks ago that posi-
tive evidence was afforded of the active sym*
pathy the British Government manifests for
those who oppose the Americans in Nicara-
gua. The correspondence shows that Eng-
land is furnishing arms to our enemies, and
at the same time the whole British West In-
dia squadron is sent to San Juan del Norte,
in order that the moral weight of the English
Government may be thrown into the scale
against our Republic.
I do not know how these facts may appear
to the people of the United States, but to me
they seem directly at variance \ffth American
principles and American interests. These
facts are patent to all, and their significance
is apparent to the most superficial observer.
There are other circumstances connected with
the present war waging in this State and in
Costa Rica which may require interpretation
in order to make their importance felt.
The Government of Costa Rica has never
yet declared war against the Government of
Nicaragua; yet it has invaded our territories,
and has murdered American citizens who have
never forfeited the protection of the United
States Government. This has been done un-
der cover of a decree issued by the Piesidcnt
of Costa Rica declaring war against the Ameri-
can forces in the service of Nicaragua. JTo
declare war against the forces in the service
of Nicaragua ai:d not againsf Nicaragua her-
self is to deny, in the most positive and offen-
sive manner, the right of Americans to engage
in the service of a foreign State. Not only
has this declaration of war been made in this
offensive and unheard of manner, butanother
decree has been published ordering all tha
American prisoners of war taken by Costa
Rican forces to be shot. This is to deny to
Americans engaged in a foreign service the
common rights to which soldiers are entitled
by the laws of war. Such decrees as those I
have mentioned not only throw Costa Rica, as
I conceive^ beyond the pale of civilized na-
tions, but they directly affect the honor and
dignity of the United States.
They (the Costa Ricans,) attempt to control
the American people and keep them within ft
ltsuii whim we iiinurtean,lGovcrfnment^Eas'
never prescribed. Costa Rica says Ameri-
cans shall not emigrate to Nicaragua and take
arms in her service. It remains to be seen
whether she can sustain herself in so singular
a position. In such a war as they are now
waging against us there can be but one result.
They may destroy my whole force—a circum-
stance I deem almost impossible—they may
kill every American now in Nicaragua, but
the seed is sown, and not all the force of Span-
ish America can preventthe fruit from coming
to maturity. The more savage the nature of
the war they wage against us, the more cer-
tain the result, the more terrible the conse-
quences. I may not live to see the end, but
I feel that my countrymen, will not permit the
result to be doubtful. I know that the
honor and the interest of the great country
which, despite of the foreign service I am en-
gaged in, I still love to call my own, are in-
volved in the present straggle. That honor
must be preserved inviolate, and those in-
terests must be jealously maintained.
So far we have had great moral odds against
us. The Government to which we all natu-
rally looty'for aid and comfort has treated us
with coldness and disdain. There has been
no Government to encourage us and bid us
"God speed." Nothing but our own sense of
the justice of the cause we are engaged in
and of its importance to the country of our
birth has enabled us to struggle on as far as
we have done. We may perish in the work
we have undertaken, and our cause may be
for a time lost. But if we fall, we feel it is in
the path of honor. And what is life or what
is success in comparison with the conscious-
ness of having performed a duty, and of hav-
ing co-operated, no matter how slightly, in the
cause of improvement and progress? I be-
gin, however, to leave facts, and therefore
will conclude.
I remain, with high regard, your obedient
servant-, Wm. Walker.
The Late Governor Troup.—The Au-
gusta Constitutionalist, in noticing the death
of ex-Governor Troup, already reported, says:
Governor Troup was a native of Georgia,
and born in September, 1780. He was a
member of the State Legislature in 1800-2;
but was subsequently elected to Congress,
and when war was declared, in 1812, he was
chairman of the war committee. In 1823, he
was elected Governor by the Legislature, and
in 1825, e'evnted to the same office by the
people. In 1828, he was elected to the Senate
of the United States, and, at the end of his
term retired to private life. Few men in
Georgia have left a sounder record than
Gov. Troup. Ills firmness, consistency, hon-
esty, patriotism and enlightened statesman-
ship, endeared him to the people of Georgia,
and, although he lived to a ripe old age, his
death will be lameuted by all parties in our
State and country.
Kansas Affairs.—The St. Louis Re-
publican has a letter dated Westport, April
27, which says :
1 have just received a letter from Dr. Mc-
Kce, one of the physicians attending Sheriff
Jones, in which he says: "Mr. Jones appears
to be getting along as well as conld be looked
for; last night he was rather restless. The
most favorable symptom in his case, is the
absencc of high inflammatory excitement.
This (Saturday) morning he is asking for food.
His limbs are about the same, arid he suffers
much pain when moved. Though he bears
all like a brave man, as he is. I have the.
best of hopes for his recovery, and will let
you know his condition by each mail.
Col. Sunnier arrived yesterday with his
whole command, and considerably surprised
the people of Lawrence hy tel.ing them that
he would knock out of them for daring
to lire into his Lieutenant's tent. Robinson
and lieeder told him that it was the pro-
i slavery party that did it. Sumner said it was
! untrue, and if the Governor would leave the
thing to him, he would settle it for them in
quick time.
Col. Sumner, with his whole command, wjs
-! I."-wroT;cp. sn'J w?u'i remain tb<!r<? until
! all the arrests were made and the parties sent I Disappointed.
to Lecompte. Ihe deputy sheriff of Douglas While alone in our sanctum, a few even-
county was occupied in making the arrests, j ings past, reclining lazilv in our big arm
and had writs in his possession against one j chair, reflecting musinglv over various sub-
| hundred of the citizens for violating the Ter-i jocts of daily discussion, steamboats, rail-
ritorial laws.
I roads, mail contracts, mail failures, and over
Some of the populace^had been firing into all the past important events, moral, politi-
i the soldiers' tent«, and Col. Sumner was com- I ca]) religious, etc., our thoughts carrying us
i hither and thither overall creation, until our
mind's Wing became wearied, and we became
somewhat drowsy. For the sake of variety,
we picked up a thing called an address, de-
| pelled to put a stop to it by threatening to
j order out his men in case of its repetition,
j Gov. Robinson charged the act on the pro-
f~slavcry party, which was at once denied by
I Col. Sumner, who said he would very soon
| settle it if the Governor would allow him to.
John Kdiidolplt en Fdreigniim. j
The following is an extract from a speech j
of John Randolph of Roanoke in 1816. The j
proposition to charter a national bank was
pending before the lower branch of Congress, I
when a motion was made to insert the word
From the Philadelphia Korth America#.
Beauties of Mormoniral.
Among a party of nine hundred Pfoi wni,'
who recently left comfortable homed in Eng-
land. to surrender themselves to the sw^v of
Brigham Young and his bopeful a-so*hrte«,
came two girls, whose trahsier to tie Utah
native in the clause restricting the choice of land of abominations has very much the char-
Later from South Florida.
dropped into a profound slumber. Just as
j we were visited by a sweet dream, in which
The Tampa Peninsular, of April 26, receiv- j we were indulging delightfully, we were sud-
: ed this morning, furnishes the following in- j denly and unwelcomely aroused by a loud
; telligence : [knocking at our door—knock—knock—
directors to " citizens of the United States."
The motion prevailed without any debate aito
directors of the parent bank, but failed when
livered by the Hon. Thomas L. Clingman, of attempted to be applied to the directors of
North Cafolina: over this document we soon
A friend, just from Fort DynauJ, informs i knock; we called out to the intruder—
i us that the Indians are defying Major Arnold's j
i command, day after day. to come out and fight
| them, and that Mi jor Arnold deems it im-
! pru-ient to venture an engagement with his
j inexperienced men, until reinforced. The
i men are not wanting in ardor, it requiring
! stringent measures to prevent th«m from ex-
i posing themselves to answer the taunts of the
i foe.
"Who's that?'
" It's me," was the reply.
"Well, who are you?"
" Veil, it's me."
'• Well, who are you, and what do yoil
want?".
. \l Veil, it's me, and me vauts to see Mish-
ter editer."
As we thought that he might have some
The Indians who were reported last week important event to communicate, and herald
| to have committed the latest depredations on
j the Manatee, and whose trail was pursued to
the vicinity of Bull-Frog Creek, made their
■ way up the Alalia, and, on Thursday morning,
! the 17th inst., murdered John Carter, a citi-
zen of enviable character—a man beloved by
his neighbors, respected by his friends, and
admired by the public.
Indian signs have been discovered within
the past week in almost every portion of ottr
county. Several trails have been found cross-
ing the Alafia, and it is supposed thas quite a
number of these unwelcome neighbors are
prowling through the country, awaiting a good
opportunity to make an attack.
Indians have been trailed within one mile
of this placc, and otir town now presents quite
a military aspect, every man having provided
himself with a gun. A strong guard is pla-
ced in the adjacent "scrub" every night.—
This wise precaution will doubtless, save the
town from a surprise, which many believe to
be the object of the Indians.
By order of Col. Monroe, twenty men from
Capt. Hooker's company, and twenty from
Capt. Sparkman's company, with a Lieuten-
ant from each, will take up their march for
the Big Cypress as soon as possible. The
senior officer to command both detachments.
By order of Gen. Carter, detachments from
Capts. Kendricks's, Durrance's, and John-
son's companies, amounting in all to about
100 men, are to march Jto the same point
immediatclv.
to the wcrld through our journal, we opened
the door, and in walks a big, rough, dirty,
angry-looking specimen of humanity, looking
vengeance; if a cask of krout had bursted,
and sent its contents in a solid bulk before
us, we could not have been more horribly
krout stricken.
" Goode morning Mishter Editer!"
We returned his salutation in that usual
polite manner that distinguishes editors from
all others, and invited him to be seated, and
in a moment he located himself iu one of our
best chairs.
We announced that we were the represent-
ative of the person he desired to see, and
Were ready to serve him. He then proceed-
ed to detail his troubles, tbus:
Dutchman—"Veil, Mr. Editer, I ish
mad." ,
Editor—" I am sorry your angry passions
are up; what troubles you ?" ^
Dutchman—" So besh I, put I tell you I
ish mad 1"
Editor—I hope you are not mad with
us."
Dutchman—" No, put I tell you I ish
mad like te devil."
Editor—" Who has offended you?"
Dutchman—"Blenty, blenty, and I ish
mad, fightin mad."
Editor—" Has any one insulted, or cheat-
ed you; or has your wife whipped you ?"
Dutchman—l< No, nopoddy has insult me,
nopoddy has sheat me, and mine vife no vip
i mc; she can no do it; put I ish mad mit
| dese democrats, tey been fooling de Sherman
! beeple, and I wants you for to tell me some
the branches. There must have been some
" horrid know nothings" in Congress at that
period, or else tho choice of directors of the
parent bank would never have been restricted
to "native" citizens. It has been reserved
for a later period to discover that foreigners
were the "better citizens." But to the
speech. Mi. Randolph said:
" How long the country would endure this
foreign yoke in its most odious and disgust-
ing form he could not tell, but this he would
Sayj that it we were to be dictated to, and
ruled by foreigners, he would much rather be
ruled by* British Parliament than by Brit-
ish subjects here. Should he be told that
those men fought in the war of the Revolu-
tion, he would answer them, that those who
did so were not included by him in the class
he adverted to. That was a civil war, and
they and we were at its commencement alike
British subjects- Native Britons, therefore,
then taking arms on our side, gave them the
same rights as those who were born in this
country, and his motion could he easily mod-
acter of kidnapping. The story of tfceir flight
as related in the Eaglish papers,« ai follows:
Their father was a man in tftiddle fire, to'
do and industrious Hislabotshad placed his
family, consisting of a wife and several chil-
dren, in a state of dccent.competeoceand hap-
piness. Satan came among them ia the guise
of a Mormon emissary, and beguiled the eld-
est son, who made a pilgrimage to the land
of rogues. True to their instinct*, the craf-
ty elders of Salt Lake made MuridPfiisjn s9"
delightful to the neophyte, and adva^icealrim
so fapidly in their fraternity, that he tettfrn-
| ed to England as a preacher of the delusion.
] The father, whose employment took hint
: away from his family for periods of a week at
i a time, returned to the house one SaEardny ~
| from a business excursion, to find it deserted,
j His whoie family had disappeared, with what-
ever portables they could lay hands upon;
and bis wife had stolen his tnoreyito tropin--
considerable amount—all that she ccdld col- '
lect and pilfer. He traced the fugitives to
Liverpool, and reached that place todiseom
that they had embarked, under the persuasions
of his Mormon son, iu an emigrant ship, the
Enoch Train. The distracted father charter-
ed a steam tug, and taking with Mm a police
officer, overtook the vessel. After an infinite
deal of persuasion, aided by the master of th*
ship, and opposed by the )formoo leaders, ho
ficd so as to provide for any that might be of* succeeded in inducing his wife to go back
—u with him. He also, as a matter of gifcst «-
obtained the surrenderof his infant ctril-
Tbe Price ofTwo Potatoeg in 1805.
The following anecdote of the first Napo-
leon—this necessity of discriminating be- j tings.
tweea the two Napoleons is a little inconveu- _ Editor—" Well, sir, we will take pleasure
ient—is related in a letter from a correspon- ; iti answering your^interrogatories to the best
dent, who was a considerable time in the I our knowledge.
French military service, and who vouchcs for I Dutchman " Veil, you see de democrats
its authenticity. We might say of it, "So j nwke de detch beeple tink dat de Amerikins
non e vcro e ben tmvato." | Vaflt to plack and sell us, but dat tey will
"The evening before the battle of Ulm, us shentlemen, if wo vote for tem,
when Napoleon the First, in company with
Marshal Berthier, was walking incoguito
through the camp and listening to the talk
of his soldiers, he saw in a group not far off
a grenadier of the Guard, who was roasting
some potatoes in the ashes.
"' 1 should like a roast potato above all
things,' said the Empexwto the Marshal; 'ask
the owner of them if he will sell one.' In
obedience !o the order, Berthier advanced to
tire 'JftajrfS^hrnd"ftsked* to —ihn pYrataea::
belonged: A grenadier stepped forward and
said 'They are mine '
"'Will you sell me one?'
" 'I have only five, and that's hardly enough
for my supper.'
" 'I will give you two napoleons if you will
sell me one.'
" 'I don't want your gold; I shall be killed,
perhaps, to-morrow, and I don't want the ene-
my to find me with au empty stomach.'
"Berthier reported the soldier's answer to
the Emperor, who was standing a little in the
back ground.
" -Let's see if I shall be luckier than you,'
said the latter, and going up close to the gren-
adier, he asked him if hu would sell him a
potato.
"'Not by a long shot,' said the grenadier;
'I haven't enough for myself.'
" 'But you may set your own price. Come;
I am hungry, and haven't eaten to-day.'
"'I tell you I haven't enough for myself;
besides all that, do you think I don't know
you in spite of your disguise??'
"'Who am 1 then?'
" 'Bah! The little corporal, as they call
him; am I right?'
"'Well, since you know me, will you sell
me a potato ?'
" 'No, but if you would have me como and
dine with you when you get back to Paris,
you may sup with me to-night.'
" 'Done!' said Napoleon, 'On the word of
a little corporal; on the word of an Emperor.'
" 'Well and good. Our potatoes ought to
be done by this time; there are the two larg-
est ones, the rest I'll eat myself.'
"The Emperor sat down and ate his pota-
toes, and then returned With Befthies to his
tent, nurely remarking, 'The rogtle is a good
soldier, I'll wager.'
" Two months afterwards Napoleon tho
Great was in the midst of a brilliant court at
the palace of the Tuileries, and was just sitting
down to dine, when word was brought him
that a grenadier was without, trying to force
the guard at the d..or, saying that he had been
invited by the Emperor. 'Let him couic in,'
said his Majesty. The soldier entered, pre-
sented arms, and said to the Emperor:
j "'Do you remember once having supped
j with me off my roast potatoes ?'
j "'Oh, is that you? Yes, yes, I remember,'
j said the Emperor; 'and so you have come to
tink dey soft-soap us. Now, tell me, vas tis
von-<* n A onm ft jatcgn&n
Editor*—" No sir, I don't think he was.'*
Dutchman—"Veil, didn't tink so. put I
and divide all offices mit us, and tey bin
havin mcetins, and no make detch candidate,
and I ns like sich pishness.*'
Editor—" Had you any political aspira--
tions yourself?"
Dutchman—" No, put you see tey tell us
this description; but no such modification, he
wa3 sure, would be found necessaiy, fur this
plain reason, to wit: Where were the soldiers
of the Revolution who were not natives?
They were either already retired or else retir-
ing "to that great reckoning where discounts
were not allowed. If the honorable gentle-
man opposing the proposition would point his
finger to any such kind of person now living,
he would agree to his being made an excep-
tion to the amendment. It was time that
the American people should have a character
of their own, and where would they find it ?
In New England and Virginia only, because
they were a homogenous ra;e, a peculiar peo-
ple. They never yet appointed foreigners to
sit in that house [of Congress] for them, or
to fill their high offices. In both States this
was a wise policy; it was not found in, nor
was it owing to their paper constitutions, but
what was better, it was interwoven in the
frame of their thoughts and sentiments, in
their steady habits, in their principles from
the cradle; a much more solid security than
could be found in any abracadabra which
constitutiou-mcngcrs could scrawl upon pa-
per.
It might be icdiscfect in him to say it—
fur, to say the truth, he had as little of that
rascally virtue, prudence, he apprehended, as
any man. and could as little conceal what he
felt as affect what he did not feel. He knew
it was not the way for him to conciliate the
manufacturing body, yet be would say that
he wished, with all his heart, that his boot-
maker, his hatter, and other manufacturers
j would rather stay in Great Britain, Under
I their own laws, than come here to make laws
■ for us, and leave us to import our covering.
We must have our clothing home made, but
I would much rather have my workmen holue-
dat nopoddy vas pig man put de detch, dat de ! made, and import my clothing. Was it bast
democrats all cum from detch grandaddys, j to have our own unpolluted republic peopled
put dey make no detch candidate, and so I \ with its own pure native republicans, or erect
Veil,
Vas not acquainted mit him.
Vashington a Sherman ?"
Editor—" No, sir, he was not."
Dutchman—" Vas Shineral Shackson a
detebman."
Editor—" No sir, he was n(jt."
Dutchman—" Is Shineral Picrce a detch-
tnaR ?"
Editor—"No, General Pierce is no Ger-
man."
Dutchman—-"Veil,' von Irish democrat
tell me dat Saint Patrick was a detchman ;
ish dat true ?"
Editor—"No, sir, Saint Patrick wag an
Irishman."
Dutchman—" Veil, ishent dat de devil ?
another Sheffield, another Manchester, and literal and bloody war may be forced enon i
aiidther Birmingham upon the banks of the
Senuylkill, the Delaware, or the Brandywirje,
or have a host of Luddites aiuongst us—
Vol Shineral | wretches from whom every vestige of the hu-
man creation seemed to be effaced? Would
they wish to have their elections on that floor
decided by a rabble? What was the ruin of
old Rotne? Why, their opening their gates
and letting in the rabble of the whole world
to be their legislators !"
" If you wish to preserVt: among your fel-
low citizens that exalted sense of freedom
which gave birth to the Revolution, if you
wish to keep alive among them the spirit of
'76, you must endcacor to stop this flood of
immigration ! You must teach the people of
Europe that if they do ame here, all they
must hope to receive is protection, but that they
must have no share in the government. From
xw-h men a temporary party may receive pre-
Vel, I ish got tree poys, two gals, and von
vife, and if tey ever pe democrats, tey may j carious aid, but the country cannot, be safe.
shtlst go to the devil, and I go to Shermany, ! "or f^ie people happy tchere they are intro-
on de Rhine." i- j dwxtl into government, or middle with pub
We were much amused at our visitor, as i to concern in'amf ^reat degrtt "
he detailed, in his peculiar style and broken. * * -• * * * "*
language, the deceptions practised upon him
and his countrymen by the designing min-
ions and leaders of the democratic party,
under the guise of admonishing friends.
Although many of the Germans of this coun-
try are uninformed, and equally lnsuspect-
ing, yet they are not all entirely blind to the
wicked plots of that deceptive party, who
seek power without regard to moral principle.
— Goliad American.
«< >>
Shocking Murder.—Some three weeks
ago, G. Soto, Esq. of our city, wrote a letter
to his brother, living in Laredo, to come to
otir city, as his mother was at the point of
death. Agustin Soto left Laredo for San
Antonio, accompanied by some Mexicans;
after several days some of the persons ill
company with Mr. Soto arrived in our city,
and reported that on the wsy in, Mr. Soto
became insane and wandered off in the night,
and that they had spent much time in an un-
successful effort to find him. G. Soto of otir
city, immediately despatched several persons
to look ofter his brother; and at Laredo, one
ofthe party who was in company of tbe mis-
sine man made the following confession:—
Vor,
dren. Bnt his two eldest daughters refused
to return with their .parent?, and tbe heart
broken father went without them. Jheir
fate, going thus unprotected to Utih, may
well cause a shudder. . _
A community thns replenished is ttuttttlng .
measures to apply for admission as otic ofthe
States of this confederacy. - We wete neter
among those Who "eale^feted'the value of th*
Union," or who dftamed that the possibility
of its being sundered was among con tinmen- :
cies to be considered in any case. But the
possibility that our lathers may J>a e fought
to establish a shield for * community of adal-
terers and bigamists, and their progeny j makes
us pause. That all which we hold stored in
religion, or virtuous in social arfd family rela-
tions, tnay be trampled under foot by a State
represented on equal terms with those found-
ed by Penn and tbe Pilgrims, by Oglethorpe
and the Ca valla's; that tboOId-DQaiiwon and
the land of the Puritans npy he allips with a
fraternity of licentious and debauched rogues
—these possibilities, should they become
facts, will leave no value to the Union for
anybody to "calculate." Nothing has Cast
so great a doubt over the future of this coun-
try as the Mormon plague spot. And if the
State of Utah is to be admitted into ottr Con-
stellation, the sign will lose its present proud
significance, and stand—as stars sometimes
do in an equivoque—the representatives of
something too foul to be spoken or written.
And all this evil if it be consummated;
will be fairly chargeable upon the absurdity
of squatter sovereignly—a demagouge's fig-
ment to serve a party purpose, Carrie^ to its
legitimate deductions by knaves, operating
through the instrumentality of zealots, fanat-
ics, fools, and lechers. We have ho patience
with Mormons, and as little with temporisers<
who leave the" eviTlb increase, untu at last
On the first or second night after leaving La-
redo, two Mexicans of the party stept np to
Mr. Soto, and told him his cravat uceded
dine withme^ have' you ? °Rusran"lay7noth^ some fixing, and took hold of it to adjust it.
7 . r - . . , " „ i Af thio mnrnAnf ntiA nt thf* nprsnnft tpi7.pn nnn
cover on your table for this brave fellow.'
Again the grenadier presented arms, and said:
" 'A grenadier of the Guards does not eat
with lackeys. Your Majesty told mc 1 should
dine with you—that was the bargain, and
trusting to your word, I have come hither.'
" ' True, true,' said the Emperor, ' lay a
cover here near me; lay aside your arms, won
1 ami, and draw up to tho table.'
! "Dinuer over, the grenadier went, at his
| usual place, took up his carbine, and turning
j to the Emperor, presented arms and said :
I ""A mere private ought net to dine at tbe
| table of his Emperor.'
I *' 'Ah ! I understand you,' said Napoleon.
I name vou Chevalier of the Legion of
At this moment one of the persons seized one
end of the handkerchief and tbe other the
other end and drew it tight, throwing him
down Dt the same time, and thus strangled
him. They then threw him on the cart, and
covered him up with baggage, and towards
Ulor«!ng took him some distance from the
road and buried him. Six Mexicans, parta-
kers in this foul murder, were apprehended
in Laredo, and on yesterday they were im-
prisoned in jail in our city.
" This is a favorable time to make a stand
against this evil, and if not this session, he
hoped that in the nctt there would be a re-
visa! of tbe naturalization laws."
Forty years have elapsed since the above
warning was given to our countrymen, and
no change yet, no revision yet, of our laws
of naturalization; no chock, but rather an
impetus given to immigration.
The Ne Plus Ultra.—Dr. C. M.Jack-
son would seem really to have attained the
highest point of convenience, beauty and
style in mercantile architecture, in his new
warehouse and office for the sale of the cele-
brated Hoofland's German bitters, 96 Arch
street, below Fifth. This splendid building,
whose exterior has for months attracted the
admiration of all who passed, by the origin-
ality and delicacy of its ornamentation, and
the harmony and grace of its proportions,
was opened on the 10th instant to a company
of the Doctors friends and acquaintances, who
enjoyed themselves " right merrilie" on the
occasion.
The building, which is four stories in
height and one hundred feet deep, contains
Dr. Jackson's laboratory and office, besides
to crush ?hat common sense and a just idea
ofthe powers of the general government
might have everted. The contact wttb lfc*
Mormons of such settlete of the Wert ashar*
just ideas of purity and decency, will be ter-
rible whenever the tide of emigration reaches
them. And if the descendents of the
wretches now wallowing in Mormwtisfia—1
modern vermin perpetuating their kind iu
the disgusting rauo of other loathsome crea-
tures,—if, wje say, these children of such pa-
ternity do not form.,a Pariah race in our
country, it will be because this bad leaved
taints the whulemoral mass. Extremes meet.
We have enjoyed a high order of social virtue
in this republican country, bocanse no cor-
rupt royalty ind nobility have made illegiti-
macy tolerable,^tid recdnipicnded the bend
sinister as a badge ofMnor, provided that
the blood, no matter by what questionable
vein it descends, be "honorable." But if
squatter sovereignty, and liberty deteriorat-
ing into licentiousness, produce the same re-
sults, we have only substituted Fits Youngs
and Fitz Mormons for Pitz Jameses and Fits
Clarences; and certainly have not gained
much by tbe exchange.
India* Fight.
Laredo, May 1,1856. ,
Dear Valleyx_
On the 13th ult. detachments of Compan-
ies D. and B., Mounted Riflemen, under the
command of Captains Granger and Claiborne,
respectively, and a tpiall detachment of com-
pany F. 1st. Artillery, cotamaudtd by lieut-
enants Elliott and Rich, overtook a party of
Lipan Indians near the head of the Rio
Nueces, when a running fight ensued,- irtiieh
resulted in sending two ef our natefal ene-
mies to make their peace with the "Gnat
Spirit," and the capture of four others, three
squaws and a little maiden about ten yean
old; also thirty-eight horses and five mules.
] Captain Granger arrived here on the 28 idt.
with the esptives, who are at present in teas-
porarv confinement at the garrison, but are
permitted to go about the Fort and ace the
sights, also to vi«it this place, attended by
one or two soldiers. Tbey attract great at-
tention, particularly from the ladies of this
towrn, who are ovcrcurioos to see their "Bed
Sisters."
I am informed that the grand cUcaafpUKlit
of the Lipan nation is about forty miles frott
where these Indians were captured. But
one of the most tasteful and elegant sales-
> *• « •' ■ , I "usi« tucou iuutauo nvi v vvwuutvu*
rooms we have ever seen and a room in the ; tbe 00tnp08in„ tbe Afferent scouting
rear so admirably arranged for clerks, cash-1 mcrc ^nt ^
ier, bookkeeper, etc- etc., that we thought!
we were going into a bank, with at least a j
million of capital. The front saloon is laid in i
alternate squares of white and black marble,
and the walls are richly frescoed, and highly
dccorated in vbite and tinted arabesque.
The columns of Sienna marble supporting
the central arch are admirably wrought. In-
! deed, the whole building, inside and out, is
We have not learned whether the bodv cf
I a noble illustration of the taste and skill of
were so ranch exhausted from the long chase,
that farther pursuit was deemed impractica-
ble.
PUCHERO.
the murdered man has yet been found.
San Antonio Texan.
American
workmanship, and reflects the j
greatest credit upon the public spirit of the
proprietor. We deem especially worthy of
The New York correspondent of the • notice and commendation all such efforts to
• embellish our cities with elegant buildings,
Mr. John Eblin, an old and highly
respectable citizen of this county, died on
Wednesday jast. The deceased bad resided
here for more than twenty yea is.—Bastrop
Advertiser., , , ■ t> u •
name you Chevaliei <j >uv "• : « • • o
. Honor, and Lieuteuaut iu my company of j * wencan rean say. • . j aD(j to relieve the dull monotony of trade
Among the on dits of the day is one that i , - . t:e , u _-A
LJn,0, . , - .. J , . - . - and professional life, by providing It with
I Col. Colt, the inventor of tho revolver pistol, ' v - ... ' J -1 - - p
Guards.'
" 'Thank you heartily. Vive 1' Empereur /'
answered the soldier, and withdrew."
fNew York Evening Post.
A serious affray came off in our city
j on Tuesday night last between some rowdies
, and some of our citizens. One man was
! dangerously wounded, and several slightly,
i By the promptness of Marshal Tobin three
j of the offending gents have been snugly en-
: seouced in jail, and will not be admitted to
l bail until it is known whether tbe man in-
jjnred in the affray survives. Our city must
get rid of a ci rtain numberof vagrant drunken
! gambling scamps, that have for a long time,
and are now infesting it, and the sooner tho
I better. These persons are backed up by cer-
j tain persons who pretend to be citizens, but
who are in fact of ;be very „aiue stripe. Se-
| veral of them bare imbued their hands in the
j blood of their fellow beings, and are here,
! f-iajitives from justice.—S. A Ttxan.
is about to take a wife and immediately after
Seriois AcfciDEST.—A young son of Mr.
William Jenkins, residing about six miles
from to*n, fell from a tree on ?ufpday last,
arfd injured bis skull very 'severely. He lies
Itf a very critical situation. It is a matter of
surprise that more children are not injured
j start on a tour through Europe. Col- Colt I.
I has made a largo fortune out of his revolvers,
and his extensive establishment at Hartford
is an immense building, where one thousand
men are employed continually. Probably
Mr. Colt has done more in the improvement J
habitations light cheerful, handsome, afird j fro£the propensity which they havetosRnitt
,e business world is brtommg | ^Bastr^ Advertiser. 1
imbued with practical ideas of art, health and j
convenience; and whenever wo are Obliged |
. , _ „ ., - vw We have ort Sle a copy sf tbO Reso-
10 P"* ou,rcarefqUy atrong the rubbish j iutior)t adopted bv the Bastrop Boattthstl Do
i s-. 1 /I ki, i 1/i i n (VtJ K AIH Ce f Afll n i vtp n tl A aaiiiiaIa 1 * . _ * •
of old buildings being torn down, we console
ourselves with tbe idea that we'a'rc On our
way to a city of palaces. Dr. Jackson has an-
of Hartford within a few yeara past than all , , evente,-and hM already contributed
her other citizens put together. He i. one j hi9* lace__undalover? one it £ too.-.PM.
ofthe most enterprising men in the tnued ■ '
States. 1
One or tiie Sdoats.—-Yesterday morn-
ing, Mr. J. W. Hall slew a pig_"what was a
pig." He was between 4 and 5 years old—
extreme length from point of hind to that of
fore foot was 7 feet 4 inches—weight of head
02 1-2 fts.—fore foot, from tho knee weigh-
ed 2 lbs.—across the heel of same- measured
3 1-8 inches. Nctt weight 63# founds.—
Eutaic (Ala.) Obs rver.
Important from Kansas.—The Mobile j
Register has the following despatch, dated i
New York. May S:
Despatches received here from Sf. Louis !
this morning give an 6xti ct % letter ^
written at Westport, Whifch says that there is selvos. If this is nrt at
some hope of the reoovery of Jones, the L 1^4 for ^do&Wttf9:#f the word.
sheriff, whose wotirfd has heretofore been an-; future upon this subject.—B*tlrap jidctr*
noucced as mortal. * titer- ..„. J..,-." - ?Wi| n -T&Viii'f
mocracy on the 7th ult., and ifttt endtSwrto
give them place and attention m iSnnllsK
as early as possible. One resolution We aip
informed, that was adopted at this Umeting is
not published- Another recetatiofe retires
the members to support all their uomissss,
or they must withdraw from th*
of course, are not ounsidered Democrats.—
Their nominees, if elected, are j&dfd ta ap-
point no man, as their deputies, who may1
entertain Sentiments which the American
party adopt; if they do, they prqufp llje -
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Ford, John S. & Jones, William E. The Texas State Times (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 31, 1856, newspaper, May 31, 1856; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth235806/m1/1/?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.