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PUBLISHED ON CONGRESS STREET, NEAR COURTHOUSE SQUARE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, BY E. H. CUSHINS.
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of contents.
Treasurer of the
acknowledges
from Chief Justice Gard-
eounty, $7 from Chief
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fram the Galveaton News
i of the State Uni-
aatiafied that Dm point
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Valine a maatbar of this firm, is well
*ssj popular ia Texas, and the
i We feel sure will enjoy a large Texas
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of the
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1 .ap& jfa M ie, published
U it • well
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aafaatlm, we an lotto believe ite eontenU
are very interaatiag and neeful to tbe agri-
•«.—Is onr favorite paper,
MSltlng frees the Home
It JaSt meeta ourviewaz-
efOeBesffB Poetisaug-
Ita column of
with ita good-
epigrams, and bril-
ia worth many a dull,
by kaelf. The. genial, judi-
" a of the Post seldom
with long articles—
r neighbor* lave to
ta their readers as 'essays:' but
jeaerafly regarded by otMn-
and,we sr. with tee mnsh justice—as
wheaever the Post
. it ia pret-
t'—logical and
_ _ . and brilliant,
and attractive ia style. These
Fsstsn iwHrlraSafr^riu^'^rh^h'^sw
it to be read with avMfty tm all se«>ns of
tb* aaaatry; an* Whieh, ire are ^ad to
add, has HV Iiwwt It a place oa the
-y aads af the aawa agents of the awtropolis,
MsMceanr awa morningjournals—a dis-
I an iatereating sr
tke penitentiary, giving
iNMse, As.. sompiled, we
Wilt, as t< have
Via krtieU
WATROUS' DEFENDERS j
It is somewhat curious to noto in ithe
Watrous matter, that while nearly every
paper in Texas has given vent to the feel-
ings of the people in reference to the late
quasi aequifat of Judge Watrous" by the
House of Representatives, and' while here
where his courtis held, andjwnong the peo-
whose rights he sits in judgement upon there
is much distrust of him, and a general
feeling of insecurity in reference .to 'his
court, and also little no indignation as to
the action of the home, and while in Tex-
*as he has scarce a defender that m has dared
to raise'his voice against the well nigh uni-
versal denunciation that has followed that
action, yet h« has friends, defenders . Out-
side the State, amdamong a class of people
whose praises of him will not tend to jde-
crease the feeling against him . here, j Of
TappUn and other members of'the
House whose movement? in the case we
have already-had Something to say about^
we can only add that ,they belong to a class
of politieians in the Northern States who
have ridden into power to the exclusion of
honest men, on thtf wave of popular com-
motion there ^gainst the institutions of
the South. They are men whose personal
merits were less scrutinized on the rising
of the new party than their position on the
question which gave it birth. So they
were loud mouthed abolitionists and had
some shrewdness in gaining popular favor
they rose upon the crest of the- wave and
took their places among the law makers
and governors. In Hew Hampshire, his
own State, we have good hope that the people
are returning to their senses and becoming
re-established in their old fauth, and when
such shall be thecaae, such men as Tappan
will be shelved while honest men are wantr
ed. But that Judge Watrous should have
sought favor from such men and that he
should have permitted the argument to be
used by them that he was distasteful to
Texas because too honest forthe people is a
matter of great astonishment, and the fapt
that he did^o has a tendency greatly to in-
crease the suspicions against him.*
But he has found still other defenders.—'-
Some days ago the New Orleans Christian
Advocatetcame out upon the subject, in : a
manner which co'nsidering its small circula-
tion in this State, wats somewhq£ extraordi-
nary. The editor .appeared to hsve made
up his mind from personal intercourse with
the Judge, that he was si mild mannered,
humble, christian gentleman. Such may be
the case. We would to heaven it might be
proved so.. vs must^ay that a reading
-•f the Cougi Uwjluuiil pmncations on his
ease does-hot so impress us. We are rather
impressed with the idea that while the out-
side is thicltly covered with white wool, and
there is much the appearance of a tolerably
good looking and meek eyed sheep about it,
yet if this wool were pulled off, and the
mask removed there would appear thelones,
the datwB, and the teeth of the wolf. It may
be not, but it so looks to us. The Advocate
editor was formerly in the editorial chair of
the Galveston Advocate. He is a good re-
ligious editor, or at least a goodish one, but
never occupied a position 'in Texap to give
him a commanding view of the under work-
ings of courts, or the phifcsopby of our
laws.
But we find also the New Orleans Cres-
apaper which never could be accused
from 1847tn-t^is time, of being overly friend-
ly to Texas, of~-«^having its associates
among such as were oveHyofriendly to-this
country, we find the Crescent entering into
the ring, and t&king ns to task lor what we
have said of the defenders of Watrous in
Congress. It however displays such utter
ignorance of the matter, that we feel almost
obliged to pass it by in silence. It makes
us denounce the TqpaM members for defend-
ing the Judge, when they have neither .de-
fended him. nor have we said a word against
them. It takea it for granted that the House
only made itsaotiOn after tfcfc most thorough
sifting of the evidence in the. case. If this
was a fact it speaks somewhat against the
Judge, that ninety one members after sueh
a sifting believed there was enough in the
charges to require a trial before the Senate.
But tbe Crescent may pass.
" TEXAS ITEMS. - "
The Upfib. Coehtxt.
The Dallas Herald has the proceedings of
a publie meeting there, called te take wean
ures to secure the settlers on the Pacific re-
servation in their homes. The Herald
sympathises in the Objeets of the meeting,
am| says it is approved by the great body
of the citizens. The preamble and resolu-
tions are drawn np Jn a laudable spirit.—
They profess the readiness of the movers in
the matter to siuUin the laws of the coun-
try, and that the combination vis for the
protection of their homes against parties
attempting to locate for purposes of specu-
lation. We wish them success.
The Herald learns that the Central Bail-
way Company have located their rout* so
to ran within a mil* and a half of Dallas.
The Herald ha« a vary sensible article
about the late Indian difficulties. It looks
to the faithful execution of the laws for a
remedy fbr the difficulties, but deprecates
any attempt |p break up the reservations,
as their removal wijl involve the breaking
■p of the military posts on the northern
frontier, and all the consequent horrors of
an open border warfare between the Indi-
ans and the whites. •
||The Herald has an interesting letter from
Buffalo Bayou" a Houston correspondent
of that paper. • B. B " writes well but we
think is either slightly mistaken fn some of
his political notion/ or is attempting to pull
wires, Quien ?
Thk Wist.
The Austin Intelligencer says that Mad-
ame Sieminski is in Austin giving concerts
'The Intelligencer says that the house of
Capt. Thos. P. Chapman was entirely de-
stroyed by fire last Friday. It was the
work of an incendiary, opposed to be a
negro. The loss, aside from books and pa-
pers was $2,000. Among the papers were
some valuable land documents. Thf libra-
ry of W. M. Walton was burned with the
The Intelligencer says that tbs Indict
itenti against Jeha G; CnMhUg, for ttabtf
lUfefftf, JJKmM Iy tb# «f ;ht
District Attorney. He was bound over in
$1000 to appear at the next term of ; the"
District Court. The United States vs Jacob
Damner, the San Antonio mail robber went
to trial on the charge of stealing a $2,000
treasury draft, mailed by ■J. Ci French. The
accused plead guilty. The sentence is not
given.
The State Gazette says that the Quitmen
Rifles continue their public parades and
concerts of their band to the no small de-
light of the citizens.
sive of the cotton und woolen factory has
brought the State in debt $12,778 89, in
eleven months, the factory has actually paid
a profit of $6,453 52. This has been done
with 40 looms, and is conclusive evidence of
the correctness of our'convictions last sum-
mer. formed while'visiting* there, that the
labor of the convicts should be concentrat-
ed ae much as possible on the factory, and
that for this purpose a large addition to the
machinery should be made, and we are glad
to learn that this has been done by the Su-
perintendent and Financial Agent, to the
extent of 60 looms* making 100 in all. This
new machinery will soon be out and the
whole will be in operation in the course of
the present year. With this we doubt not
the penitentiary will become a source of
revenue to the State, and if it does, Col.
Murray and Gen. Besser will deserve great
credit for taking the responsibility. '
The Gazette is in good spirits at the ap-
proach of the circus. We'll bet a hat Ike
makes him laugh like a good fellow.
SvifcV'- ' i|t if -
The Gazette also finds fault, and, as we
have intimated, with some justice, with our
correspondent Pluribus, when he says the
orators in the last canvas, for Governer on
the democratic side, did tbe cause an inju-
ry. Pluribus, it seems, attracts a good deal
of attention. He is a sharp writer, and
knows.howto defend his opinions, but we
think he had better gracefully withdraw or
qualify that expression.
The Gazette contains some furthcrmatter
concerning the controversy between Mr.
Paschal afid the editor. The whole affair
was submitted to a board of honor, consist-
ing of George Flournoy, F. M. Gibson,
John C. Duval, John Hemphill, J. M. Stein-
ir and Geo. F. Moore. ,Tbgy agreed upon
aft award, the principle feature of which
was that the charges made in Paschal's ar-
ticle reflecting on the good name of Mar-
shall should be withdrawn, «nd that liar-
shall should withdraw all offensive language
he had used in reference to Paschal in his
article replying to the charges made. Af-
terwards there being some misunderstand-
ing about the interpretation of certain
clauses in the Award, Git son withdrew his
siguature, and the matter was left very
much in statu quo. We lave heretofore had
little to say concerning this matter, because
we dislike to interfere in or have anything
to do with the personal quarrels of others
and it appeared to us to be more of a per-
sonal matter than anything else. But the
present is as good an opportunity for say-
ing what we have no doubt of, that the
charges made by Marshall, for the public
printing, except in the matter of a single
mistake, which was promptly rectified were
in accordance with the law, and with the
construction any printer would put upon
it. We have seen the "Bribery and Corrup-
tion" pamphlet, which was reported to be
tifteen lines short to the page. On measur-
ing it by ^printer's rule we found it to be
a full page according to the law. We pay
some little money to printers in the course
of a year, and are ordinarily careful to see
where it goes to, and we never had a lead-
ed or open line page yet maijf up in our of-
fice which we have not paid as much for as
for a solid page, and'we always pay twice
or three times as much for "rule and figure"
work as for "plain," according to the num-
ber of columns. As for the motives of Pas-
chal in making his pamphlet it is not forus
to question them. He doubtless thought
himself right when he entered upon the
affair with*so much spirit. We trust tbe
matter may yet be amicably settled. Of all
things, it seems to us, nothing is iti so bad
taste as for editors who have occasion '<3
quarrel with each other in their papers to
carry their quarrels into their personal re-
lations. In doing so they sink their man-
hood'into the editor,-and become by so far
less amen, than mere writers and nothing
more. • -■--
"G. R. S"a correspondent of the Ramb-
ler has set himself to writing at a mark, in
attempting to vindicate the "Dignity of La-
bor." .Like many other catch phrases, this
one is liable to and most often has a con-
struction which all the good writing in the
world cannot humanize or in an elevated
sense make right. But we need.add nothing
to what we have already said in the subject.
The LaGrange True Issue hears of an un-
usual amount of Bickness in LaGrange and
Fayette county.
The Gonzales Inquirer mentions the pre-
valence of influenza in Gonzales and there-
abouts.
The Bastrop Advertiser has an excellent
article on horticulture. We are glad to see
the press of Texas taking more interest
in these matters. .Let us strive to awaken
a taste in the country for fine gardens, good
orchards and the like.
Galvestoh.
The Civilian says the hark T. & J. has
cleared for Liverpool with 1465 hales of
cotton
On Monday the Civilian says that the
brig Mason B. Davis, from Boston, Schr.
Cumberland, from Mobile; Schr. Columbia,
from Pensacola; Barque Badjer, from New
York; Barque Maryland, from Bremen; ar-
rived at Galveston.
The Civilian mentions therobery of three
gentlemen, who were passengers on the Di-
ana on her trip down Monday night. The
robbers deserve to have their necks wrung.
The News urges the importance of form-
ing a Historical Society in Texas. We wish
it might be done. We know ef many gen-
tlemen who have papers of vatlue that
would be at once deposited in its Archives
if it was properly organized. 4
Tna Lower Covntrt.
( The Columbia Democrat and Planter has
account ef the hiring and sale ef a lot
H Otgrots belonging to the Warner estate,
tsgslhe# With the taleef the plantation.—
The pfablltion Ml feflilgiii } * JltHm. Hal
lenger and James, of Galveston, for twenty-
eight thousand dollars. One negro fellow,
brought $1639 and a woman $1145. One
negro man hired for $495. He is a carpen-
ter. The field hands hired as follows: One
at $351; two at $326; one at $325; one
at' $321; one at $320; one at $316; one
at $315 ; one sfP$312 ; one at $308; one
at $302; one at $285; one at $240. A girl
hired at $215. Fourteen negro men at
$4542, or $317 each, on an average, is a
tall price for negro hire, certain, and it
speaks volumes for the production of that
country. Didn't we tell you that labor is
in demand in Texas ?
[From the X6ws.
TIIE LOCATION OF THE STATE
UNIVERSITY.
Cbockett, Nov. 20. 1858.
Eds. News:—In passing recently through
the nine leagues of land belonging to the
University, on the great thoroughfare be-
tween Dallas and Waco, in the edge of Hill
and McLennand counties, I.was induced to
critically examine the locality, as -I bad
heard it spoken of as the probable future
site of.the proposed seat of learning.
An immense body of fine timber extends
through the.Southern half, terminating at
about the centre of the leagues^ at which
point two very bold springs, which flow
without interruption throughout .the year,
rise from the base of quite elevated mounds,
either remarkably adapted for the con-
struction of a noble architectural pile, and
from which one of the .finest prairie land-
Scape views is visible, to be obtained any
Where in the State. To die North, com-
mences and extends, " floating in airy un-
dulations far away," the magnificent wheat
region of Texas; to the East may be des-
cried the distant elevations of the Tehua-
cana hills, with the grand swell of pasto-
ral lands between; and to the West, some
ten miles distant, may be seen the valleys
of the Brazos, comprising within themselves
the finest lands and the most beautiful
landscape pictures ia the State. The bold
spring to which I have alluded, and.around
which Gov, Runnels has reserved several
sections of the lands for the proposed loca-
tion is one of the uiost inviting spots for
for tbe establisheiqent of a seat of learning,
of the magnitude and standing of the one
proposed, in the South-west. Nature has
made every provision—sight elevations,
timber in abundance, lands adjacent of ev-
ery quality in that latitude, comprising
river and creek bottoms, rich prairie and
timber lands, and, lastand not least, spring
and well water of the best quality. These
are tbe surroundings.
The latitude and elevated character of
the' country, is sqfficient guarantee of
health.
There stand the University lands, with
but few ocupants upon them—no ambitious
town within its limits—with no* local press
to sing ita praise—without any influences
in iUr behalf; and yet it but neeaU that the
people shall understand its extraordinary
natural advastages, to unite the public
■ent'ment of the State in its behalf.
The University lands are situated within
ten mi'es of the centre of the voting popu-
lation of the State; and the fortunate cir-
cumstance of its geographical position, as
the common centre, will compel the sections
to compromise their rival claims, apd yield
it a cordial support. The proposed locali-
ty will also be within fifteen or twenty
miles of the Central Railroad from Houston
to Bed River, and is already on and within
a few miles of the great arterial lines of
travel from the East and North to Austin,
and will, with the proposed facilities ex-
tended by the future railroad improvements
of the State, be one of the most convenient
and equally accessible spots to all the sec-
tions, to be found in the State.
It seems that every consideration of pub-
lic policy, for the liberal endowment of the
institutions, favors tbe locality; for the
lands belong to the University, and the en-
hanced value, by the location, from three
to twenty dollars per acre, would, in brief,
constitute a sufficient fund to rear the edi-
fices of the Academic Department, and to
purchase libraries and the philosophical
and chemical apparatus.
I made special inquiries in relation to
rock material, and was pointed outchimneys
ot fine quality of stone, verr hard, and sus
ceptible of polish. .
Materials can be haul of the best quality
at hand for the construction of the Univer-
sity building, at but tittle expense, and the
bare fact of its location there would in-
crease the fund sufficient to complete the
work, without drawing a dollar from the
Treasury fund. Thus the institution would
be the most magnificently endowed in the
Union; it would command services for Pro-
fessorships of the first grade and the high-
est scientific attainments, and the young
men of merit ayl worth, who might need
and deserve the assistance of suoh a noble
Alma Mater, oould here be educated and
boarded gratuitously.
And here, too. as a consideration not un-
deserving attention, would spring up a
literary community, and the students would
be removed from city and town associations
already established, and be surrounded, as
it were, with a literary atmosphere) aloof
from the attractions and dissipations of city
life.
The writer of this is known to you, Mr.
Editor, and I assure you that I do not own
an acre of land in that section; and in the
views I have presented, I merely seek to
draw public attention, and advance the best
interest of an institution in which, as a Tex-
ian, I feel proud—which will be a source
of common pride, and which, when estab-
lished. will contribute immeasurably to the
dignity and character of our giant young
State. PHILOMATHESION.
B
TBE WASHINGTON COUNTY ROAD.
FRIDA Y, JANUARY 28, 1859.
We are obliged to John C. Bailey,
purser of the New York and New Orleans
Steamship Florida, for late New York pa-
pers; Do it again.
,We had the pleasure of meeting and
shaking hands, this morning with our
friend A. M. Gentry Esq., who has just re-
turned from the North on a flying visit. He
is always welcome to Houston.
Bg^.We understand the Old Capitol Ho-
tel has been reopened under new and satis-
factory auspices. We regret our engage-
ments would not permit us to be present
at the opening dinnet the other day as in-
vited. •
We spoke some time since of sing-
ing schools, and are pleased to say that
there are two now in full blast in the city,
aud as well conducted and taught, as any
schools we ever saw. They promise to im-
prove greatly the singing in the various
churches, as we believe they are patronized
indiscriminately by all the denominations.
Galveston.
The News mentions the arrival of Messrs
Valentine and Rhodes, bankers, from
Paris, who are intimately connected with
tbe men who have furnished the capital for
the G. H.&H road. The News understands
that the work on the road will be immedi-
ately resumed and rapidly pushed ahead.
The News and Civillian both have ac-
oouats of the Burns celebration la Gelves-
ten, wbltR ohr ettreipondenl ipoks
elrf#fl t« to itiU fisper.
We have the report of a committee, of
stockholders of this corporation appointed
to make a public statement of jts operations,
and a very satisfactory one, indeed, it is.
The capitol stock of the company is fixed
at a million dollars, with power to increase
to two millions. The company was chart-
ered February, 1856, and this charter was
amended Jan. 28th, 1858. It was organiz-
ed Oct. 11th, 1856, but did not commence
active operations till June, 1858. They are
obliged to have ten miles in operation by
1st July, 1861. The length of the road from
Hempstead to Brenham is 22 miles. On the
completion of half of that distance the com-
pany is entitled to a loan Of $66,000 from
the State, and aland bonusof 112,640 acres
of land, and a like loan and donation for
the other half. r \
The work already done has been at the
rate of $25 per acre for clearing and grab-
bing, and 23 cts per yard for grading, which
is cheap enough for rail road work-in all
conscience. Eleven miles of ties delivered
.upon the road have cost $13,000. The iron
for eleven miles has been bought at an ex-
pense of $71,750, as is now arriving. - The
cost of the 1st section will be less than $12,-
000 per mile, or including water tanks, roQ-
ing'stock, &c.,^pss than $15,000 per mile.
The bridge across the Brazos will cost $62,-
000, which will add $3000 per mile to the
cost of the whole road.
The company hopes to have the 1st' sec-
tion of 11 miles in running order by 1st of
April, and the whole road by 1st of next
January. They have 87 hands now perma-
nently employed, and want about as many
more. The cost of completing the second
section will be $188,500, and the whole cost
of the road, including : the bridge, ' about
$412,000, or $18,727 per mile, which,"con-
sidering the costly bridge and heavy work
foe the short distance must be considered
very reasonable indeed. When done the
company will have from the State a loan of
$132,000 and a bonus of 225,280 acres of
land which will command 50cts per acre, or
if kept till a demand is created for it at least
$2@$3. If sold nowit would probably bring
over $100,000, leaving but §180,000 to be
advanced by the projectors, outside of the
means furnished by the State.
We regard the enterprise as in a good po-
sition, and it certainly is very worthy of
ublic o onfidence and support. It branch-
es off from the Central road the main arte-
ry of Central Texas at a point where it
first penetrates the rich country,^ftv miles
p'above us. Running Vest through the rich
bottoms of the Brazos, it penetrates to the
centre of Washington county, passing over
the best cotton growing region in the State
and bringing a railroad within strikingdis-
tance of all that section included in Burle-
soij, Bastrop; Fayette, Travis, Williamson,
and Milam counties, a region unsurpassed
in the State in all the qualities of a desira-
ble location. The road JwiU do the carry
ing busiuess of these counties, and when
extended to Austin, as it will beeventually,
it will afford facilities for all that vast
wheat country west of the. Brazos and north
of the Colorado as well as the whole of Fish-
er & Miller's Colony territory, which has a
wide fame as the best grazing country in
the known world.
There is for this road, we must add, as
well as for others we have spoken of a fu-
ture, which we doubt if ejen its projectors
have fully considered. When the country
£bout, and beyond it shall have been all
brought into cultivation, ae it one day as-
uredly will be, and ite capabilities fully
developed, what a world of produce will it
bring to market! What thousands upon
thousands of bales of cotton ; what millions
of bushels of wheat; what myriads of bales
of fine wool; what herds of beef cattle;—
what quantities of fine building rock; and
whjit ccowds of passengers ! • We see it all,
even now, and thoueh we- may not live to
see our dreams of this glorious country all
realized, yet we will enjoy the prospect in
revery, and we must now and then tell our
readers of the good things their children
will have.
THE BIRTHDAY OF BURNS.
Galveston, January 26th 1859.
Fbiesd Cushikg,—According to promise,
I will make an attempt to give you an ac-
count of the manner in whieh the "Sons of
Scotia," celebrated the 100th Aniversary
of the Birth of Scotland's and natures im-
mortal Bard Robert Burnes.
On the arrival of the delegation from
Houston in Galveston, we reported ourselves
to the other Saurnie* in the city, and received
a hearty welcome, with a'-wee drap" of
Ruthven's best.
In the evening at 7 o'clock, the Scotch
residents of Galveston met at the Island
City House, and formed themselves into a
St. Andrews- Society. A. S. Ruthven was
elected President, J. F. Louden, Vice Presi-
dent, David Don, Secretary, William Thomp-
son, Treasurer, George Gordon, Poet Laur-
ate of the order of St. Andrew, after the
formation of the society, the company was
reassembled in the dining room of the Island
City House, where a most sumptuous supper
was provided by Mr. Sherman the pro-
prietor.
The supper table was handsomely let out,
with-a magnificent boar's ^head as a center
piectf, and here and there a drop of six year
old mountain-dew, which revived early re-
memberances in a wonderful way. It was
sparingly indulged in. Before sitting down
ft feeling grace-was heard in the rich manly
voice of Sorley.
The cloth being removed, Archie Ruth-
ven gave as the following speech:
Friends and Countrymen.—The occasion
which "calls us together this night, is one
of no ordinary occurence. In Scotland, En-
gland, IrelanU, in all the British possessions
throughout Europe, South America, India,
Mexico and the.United States, the "Sons of
Scotia" this night assemble to do honor to
the One Ilundreth anniversary of the birth
of llobt. Burns.
Wherever the English language is known,
wherever a Scotchman can get a foot hold,
there you will find, that the memory of our
immortal Bard is this night held in sacreiT
and pleasurable remembrance ; not in un-
hallowed revelry and dissipation'; not in
rioting and drunkenness, but in bringing to
the remambrance of his countrymen the
true beauties which hdorn his character
while living, and in keeping alive in our
hearts the influence* which bll work* are
otlsnUleiM.BftlpJe-streaftheBi wViefcii*
« diltrmliittloa te formr mtnuTa ifae
character which he, as a Scotchman, said
was the
"Noblest work of God
An honest man."
•
It has been said that our meeting was ex-
clusive; true, it is so; but who but Scotch-
men can organize a "St. Andrew Society ?'
it belongs to them exclusively at first.
Now that we are organized, we extend our
right hand of fellowship to the sons and
grandsons of the "Heather Hills," to partic-
ipate in all the privileges and to become
members with us, and I most fondly hope
that when, the 30 h day of November next
shall roll round we shall see ft goodly num-
ber added to our. list from all parts of our
wide extended State. Our object as a
society is: To feed the hungry, clothe the
naked, give drink to the thirsty and to
strengthen on their journey the weary -tfay
worn traveler from "Caledonia's land," and
who amongst .us this night have not seen
times and opportunities which have present-
ed themselves, calling for means, influence
and all other requisites for the comfort and
relief of his countrymen.
These my friends are, in short, the sole
object of our Society; these are the aims
we ha^e at heart, and I am proud to think
that on this auspicious occasion we have,
as a band of brotners, as countrymen, and
as friends, come to the determination and
have organized the "St. Andrew's Society of
Texas."
Strange and wonderful, "fiut not more
strange than true," from the short time"
which I can call to remembrance, (now
nearly 20 years) when this Island was al-
most a barren waste, when onr shores were
visited scarce once a month, bearing infor-
mation from our adjoining State, and when
I may say society looked at each other with
dubious and watchful eye, now to think that
we can look upon each other, and with that
confidence say, here we are a society of
friends, countrymen and brothers, founding
an institution which doubtless will be a
benefit to thousands after wehave left these
busy scenes of life, to one of unending du-
ration. These matters will be talked of
when we are gone, and by those who shall
fill our places, when to us time shaU be no
more. Let us then, as members of this
Society, while we live, do our duty, our
whole duty, and never let it be said that a
Scotchman has been in want or distress; bnt
while he obeys the laws of his adopted land,
let us extend to him our right hand, and with
it, if nothing more,
A glass o'cauld water wi'some oat meal
soomin on the tup ta tak the cauld air off."
'Guid gracious lassie but its unco guid
And now my friends permitt me to call
your attention to the most particular part
and parcel of our assembling, which is to
the remembrance of our Scottish Bard, and
who I will now introduce in his own lan-
guage-:
"My father was a farmer upon the Carrack
Border,"
"And soberly he brought me up in decency
and order."
Robt. Burns was born on the 25th day of
January 1759, in a clay bnilt cottage near
the town of Ayr and in the vicinity of the
"Auld Kirk o' Alio way" in the south of
Scotland; his father, Wm. Burns, was said
to have favored the spirits of tbe insnrrec
tion ot 1745 and 1746, in Scotland and there-
by given to his son the predeliction which
was shown by his songs and sentiments on
the subject of Whig and Tory. There was
found however amongst his father's papers
a certificate/rom the Parish Minister testi-
fying that "the bearer, Wm. Burns, had no
hand in the late wicked rebellion;" a cer-
tificate such as this, was then, as to us would
be a Patent from the U. S. Government;
such at least would be the importance at-
tached to it and therefore we cannot say
that he was a "Radical."
It is not fos us however to say what his
father was or where he was; sufficient for us
to know that he had a son and his name
was Robeht Burns.
That he was and is Scotland's favorite
Poet, that from the fertility of his mind
has flown those effusionswhich have pleased
the prattling child in the days of infancy,
encouraged the school boy when he tried
his ^est to be "Dux" in his class, in mid-
dle age be had caused a thousand snch meet-
ings as this of ours, and in old age the
memory of his name will constrain those
who %re in the autumn of life to say with
him, when he gave a friend a trifling pres
ent—
O, could I give thee India's weSlth,
As I this trifle send;
Why then the joys of both would be,
To share it with a friend.
But golden sands ne'er yet have graced
The Haliconian stream;
Then take what gold can never buy
An honest Bard's esteem.
I now give you, gentlemen, the first reg-
ular toast of the evening, which is
The day we ctlebrate—Tbe 100th anni-
versary of the birth of Robert Burns.
Drank standing and in silence.
Song, 'Ye Banks and Braes," by A. S.
Ruthven, Esq. •
2nd. Her Majesty, Qneen Victoria.
Song, "God save the Queen." by Jas.
Sorley, Esq.
This toast was responded to in a hand-
some manner by A.- T. Lynn, Esq., British
Consul.
3d. The Land o'Cakes. Song.
Song, by George Gordon, " The Bonnie
Bairn."
4th. The President of the United States.
Responded-to by Hamilton Stuart, Esq.,
Collector.
Song, Hail Columbia.
5th. The great bulwark of civil and reli-
gious liberty: A Free and Enlightened
Press, as illustrated in the Anglo-Saxon
race in Europe and America, by Jas. Sor-
ley, Esq.
Responded to by Willard Richardson,
Esq.
tith. The land we live in.
Responded to with all the honors.
7th. Scotland the land of our birth.
Texas the land of our adoption.
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own my native land;
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burned,
As home bis footsteps he hath turned,
From wandering on a foreign strand
If such there breathe, go, mark him well;
For him no minstrel raptures swell;
High though his titles, proud his name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ;
Despite those titles, power and pelf,
The wretch concentered all in self,
Living shall forfeit fair renown.
And, doubly dying shall go down
To the vile dust, from whence he sprung.
Unwept, unhonored, and unsung.
Song, "Home sweet Home."
8th. "Our Elder Sitter," The Houston
St. Andrews Society, responded to by John
Dickinson one of the IIouBton Delegation.
Song "John Anderson my Joe John "
9th. "ScotlandScot and the Scot#."
Song, "Scots wha hac wi Wallace bled."
10th. "The Scots in Texas."
11th Baith sides of the "Field."
Song, "A the blue bonnets came oer the
borders."
12tli. The memory of David Cameron
one of the heroes of Texas. Responded to
by William Thompson, his comander on
the battle field.
Then followed letters from the Boston
Burns Club, and from Col. Andy NeUl, Sen-
timents, speeches, toasts, recitations and
songs. At a late hour the meeting broke
up, the party determining to keep up these
rememberances of old ScoMa, at appropri-
ate times. R.
of
The Standard urges the importance
cultivating tobacco in Northern Texat.
>W
■ 11, / the iimir, oa IflO, bttWMB
LATEST NEWS.
We have Jew Orleans papers to Wednes-
day. We condense the hewg. .
There has been a difficulty between Judge
Douglas and Senator Fitch, which w|| Car-
ried on with hard words and some fidflle-
baKgipg> (to use an expressive word,) bat
which has resnlted.in nothmgserious. Dou-.
glas and Davis were alse on the point ft
fighting a duel, but the rumor was discred-
ited. Of Cuba the following is interesting:
Washington, Jan. 24.—Senate.—Slidell,
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, pre-
sented their report upon the acquisition of
Cuba.
The report is a lengthy and olnlmmte
embodiment of all the arguments in favor
of the acquisition of the Island, embracing
the view of various Presidents and states-
men on the subject.
It favors tbe acquisition by purchase, if
practicable, but assumes that forcible meas-
ures may be rendered necessary for self-
preservation.
The report says, that the ultimate acqui-
sition cf Cuba may be considered as a fixed
purpose of the United States, resulting
from our geographical and political neces-
sities and recognized by all parties and all
administrations, and endorsed by the pop-
ular voice.
The report says the pnrehase of Louisi
ana led to the purchase of Florida, and both
point to Cuba. Cuba will become to t^te ijftr .
tion what the mouth Of the Mississippi has
become to the Great West. It says that our
greatest statesmen have'steadily and perae-
veringly endeavored to hiasten the acquisi-
tion of Cuba by every honorable means.
It advances the opinion that our national
existence depends, in a great meastin, up-
on our growth—our expansion. *Eng
it continues, is expanding in India,
is expanding in Aftica or oh the Rhine,
sia is expanding in barbarous Asia, and we
claim the same privileges of expauision on
this hemisphere.
Those powers, the report continues, grew
by absorbing smaller nationa, and we by
our geographical position, higher civilisa-
tion and greater aptitude for Government.
The fruit no^ripe In John Qnincy Adams'
time is now mature. Shall It he plucked
by a friendly hand, willing to compensate
its proprietor, or shall it .fall to the ground?
Spain, it says, cannot long maintain its
grtppon Cuba, and there'arti but three al-
ternatives.
First, the possession of Cuba bj an Eu-
ropean power. This would be incompati-
ble with the safety of the UnitedStatesand
must be resisted by us.
Second, the independence of the island.
This would reBult in a protectorate more or
less disguised. '
If Cuba .should thus come under our pro-
tettion, annexation would follow; if under
European protection, civil and servile wan
would be the result.
Third, annexation to the United States.
This must be effected by purchase or cost-
quests, the latter would be expensive and
involve the world in war.
The report concludes therefore that the
purchase of the island is the only practicab-
le course to pursue, and says the President
must be clothed with powers and provided
with means to negotiate for its purchase. _
It says that in case of a European war,
Spain wonld become involved, and Cuba
would declare her independence, as a large,
portion of the inhabitants of Cuba are in fa-
vor of annexation to the United States.
It intimates that tbe opponents of the
slave trade should advocate the bill aa a
means of suppressing the traffic.
It scouts the Spanish notions of national
pride, when the whole world has known onr
views and polioy on the subject for; years,
and regards the purchase of Cuba as A mere
oeremony. - ^
Mr. Mason dittagt believe that
ive absorption sf smaller States was neees-
sary to our national existence. -
Seward considered the propoaitioa to
purchase Cuba unwise and ridiculous, and
offered some constitutional objections.
Mr. Bayard advocated the bilL
Mr. Toombs replied to Seward's constitu-
tional objections. The Senate then wept
into Executive session, after which it ad-
journedl
House.—Mr. Branch reported back the
bill appropriating thirty millions of dollars
towards the purchase of Cuba.
TEXAS ITEMS.
The East.
The ClarksviUe Standard thanks Cod that
Watrous does not exercise bis functions
over that Region.
Mc Kinney and Greenville. The carrier was
James Robinson. He was arrested, confess-
ed, was taken before the Justice of the
Peace, but discharged for supposed want of,
jurisdiction.
The Standard mentions rain whieh it pre-
sumes must raise the river.
The Standard rejoices in a large and in-
creasing circulation. w
The HendefsJn Beaoon says that the year
1858, will long be remembered as the era of
the greatest religiour movement ever known
there, and urges the citizens to make 1859
equally remarkable for the excellence of its
schools.
The Beacon has a most excellent article,
urging the citizens to undertfke the con-
struction ef a railroad, in connection with
the Houston and New Orleana road, as the
most feasible platn by which they may have
access to markets. This is a good thing,
and we trust may bskept before the people.
The New Era says that pork finds a ready
sale there at Six cents per ponnd.
The New Era thinks it sees something
contradictory in the tenor of our article on
the subject of rotation in office. It is hard
lo please every body, and those we try least
to please are of the class to which the Era
belongs* independent in name, but opposi-
tion to anything democratic whieh may turn
up. The ground of its criticism is our ad-
vocacy of conventions.
The Marshall Republican believes that
the old S. P. K. company, will make the
necessary payments to regain the sold out
franchise. It turns out that the boxee sup-
posed to contain gold were really filled with
silver.
The Rusk Enquirer saya that three per-
sons confined in the jail in that place,
charged with theft, and heavily ironed, broke
out last Sunday night week, and got away.
The Enquirer attempta to split the differ-
ence between us and the advocate of free
labor, but like a sensible man, splits off th#
other side, and subscribes to the jnst of our
whole doctrine on this subject, when it says
it does " not believe that cotton or angar or
any other tropical productiona cam be culti-
vated to any extent by free or white labor."
The Jefferson Herald says thatt a great
deal ot rain has fallen there. Navigation is
good.
The Herald rejoices iu the progress of
Jefferson. The town is alive with improve-
ments.
. The Herald takes ihoee people to laak
lift rifitftil M liHiflifl U i Ufa?.
It challenges any other place of the aiza to'
show as fewdsiaths in a year as occur there.
Wist. { \ ■
The Columbus Citizensays that the
Court of Colorado, appropriated $450)-to-
Wards building a bridge ausroea the Na
forthe benefit of travel and. teams
Hallettetflle to Columbua, bnt the
Court of Lavaoea qpunty, reteed to
the ihing along. The Citizen art
bridge on the road to Lyons, thus cutting
Hallettaville out of the atage route.
The Citizen thinka Watrous had better
resign. " .
TheCitisen saya that Columbus ia nn-tt-.
usually full ef strangers from the
seeking location.
expressing
saw no dis-
Himpstkad, Jan. 22, 1859,
Friznd Ctjshibq.—But a few months will
have elapsed till the Democratic State C4n
vention will oonrene in the city ef H<
when it will be the badness ef Its del _
to nominate candidates fbr Uoverner, Lt
Governor, Commissioner of the General
Land Officeand Congressman for the West*
earn Congressional District. Ofthe lsst
named nomination, I design speaking a few
werda thrbugh the Telegraph.
Frofe ali I can gather from the newspa-
pers of the State, It' Would seem-that the
people affe father careleas or apathetic In
expressing their preferences, and acting np
to titan,'bait I suppose this seeming indif-
ference arises from the fact that it is sever-
al months yet, till the meeting of the con-
vention, and As* they think ample time
still remains lor dne reflection and fbr
tion. The lant election, I imagine,
teach Texas Dgaoeraey a salutary lesson
and inctflcate in a manner not to be misun-
derstood, the vslue of the utmost caution
and the most unceasing vigilance in dealing
with its political ndveraaries. "Those who
are not for us are against us." The democ-
racy will doubtless, in future, stand admon-
ished.of the fact that to insure su^esatt is
absolutely; necessary to ascertain these who
ace the choice of the people, and- in stag-
ing the nominations sotto themselves tote
guided by their partialties. This is the on-
ly sure way for successto the party.
But my elgeaft is to say aft«w**dsof this
candidate for Congress, and in
my individual preferences, In
paragement te tbs claims of any other as-
pir^^^hoce name may be brought before
V^IPnthui. In Adhering my own pre-
ference 1 believe I apeak the wiah of a very
large majority of the voters of this county.
The man of our oboiee is John A- Wharton,
Esq., of Brasoria county, who, should he be
nominated will carry this county and all
this region of the district by overwhelming
majorities. Wharton is a native of Texas,
having sprang from one of the gravest and
most chivalrous families in the State. His
ancestry were renowned alike for patriot-
ism, statesmanship and talents and were in
the very front tank of those early Texas
patriots and soldiers who risked their tiv<
and fortunes in the aoqnisition and
lishment of Texas' freedom and inde
enoe. An4jhis is not all, John^. Wh
ia himself entirely woiihy: of his lineage
descent, and i*taly«eas£tftcs^to disc
the high and important duties of tap;
ation in tite Congress of the United
He h a ripe scholar, a sound lawyer,
able politiaiatn, has • cleatr'head,
heart, generous impulses and ia an unfli
ing and girling democrat. It is'but do]
him justice to saythatheis the ver^ml
iment of southern feeling end chivalry
the unyielding advocate of States Right
He loves his dip. native South, and kn
her rights -and has the ability and
the courage toaaadntain them. In dec:
ing my preference for iim thus warml,
mean no disrespect to others who may
that they ham ctaims on the people,
am perfectly willing to extend my f<
support to whomsoever may be so fo
as to receive the nomination, yet I
that the claima of atll aspiratnts fo;
j should be freely canveased, and if
'the candidate selected whose abilil
available and whose character and
accord with the wishes and predilec
the voters of the district.
It is to be hoped that the di
throughout the State will act in
maty capacity, and not fail to make
their preferences, so that their
may go up to the oonvention fully i
ed as to the choice of those they re]
This ia the only way ta preserve uni
unanimity in our ranks and if this
is adopted we cannot fail to come oul
conflict in triumph, aa we have the num
bera, and I think, right upon our side.
Yours, W.
Our news from abroad ia tolerablyfevo^
able for cotton. There waaa alight bnt un-
important decline in Liverpool at the latest-
dates, in some gra&es, aa reported by a
portion of the circulars, while oiberemain-
tain the previous quotations.
In New Orleans the market remains firm.
Middling being quoted at with a
great scarcity of goodcleah cottons ranking
from Strict Middling np. The stock on
hand 18458,341 bales. The excess of re-
cefcis this year are oyer last at tame dates
ls'«Jl,2lT bales,^but last year's ,receipts to
same date, with a crop somewhat larger
than that of'56-7 fell short of those that
year 656,000 bales. It is generally conced-
ed that the crop this year ia a good one,
though nothing ao large as would be indicai-
uinstances by this
exeeaa over the receipta of the last year.
, In Galveston sales for laat week are re-
ported at 8946 bales, with Middling at 11}
The receipts there this year have
been 78,722 bales. There is now in port
^hipping for about 83,000 bake, which is
about thestock there and at Houaton.
In Houston the receipts are somewhat
improving but there is a nnnaidasiUli lack
of the better grades. We quote
Ordinary
Good Ordinary..
Low Middling.......
Middling
Good Middling.....:.
Middling Fair...... ;.....
statement of oongjr.
Stock en hand Sept. 1,'66, naun 482
Bee*d past week. 680
previously 54768 66452
Total
Shipped past
.« previously..
• p •••««'
Stock on hand Jen. 26, 1869,
as follbwf: ' -
Peel&Dumble.......... • ..452
T-W. Whitmarsh.. 364
Allen & Fulton.. 440
J. J. Cain & Cev -.— 562
Taylor k Bagby.... — 404
Vincent * Owens- 613
Decrease of stock from last week-;...1827
corresponding dats last teak.
Amount on hand Sept. 1, '67 suzs
Rec'd to Jan. 2^. ....
— Jan. 20 to Jan. 27...
Shipped to Jan. 20...T..
>. Jan. 29te Jan. 27_
Stock dn hand Jan. 27, 1868
in reoeipts to tar. f
of _ .for cor. i
of stock on hand, etc..
Quotations for corresponding date for
Middling grades 8 ^9c.
18®
Hidbs.
About as last week. We quote a
16c, according to qtaKty. ,
■ Pecans
Sell freely at $1 50<S,$1 76c.
Wo°*- r Tut
Very little in market </.
Merchandize.
Bacon Sides.—Ribbed are 'worth 10}
®ll|c and clear 11 J@12.
Shoulders.—None reported in
.p.
ot.
®<f
MARRIED.
#On Wednesday the 12th inst., by the Rev.
-Geo. Tucker Mr. Chaa. R. Brockway to
kiss Mary S. Furguson.
♦ DIED.
In Galveston, January 23d, R. L French,
Esq., late of Washington, and at the time of
his death a citizen of Houston, aged 41.
In this city on the 26th inst, Mas 8.
Mockett, wife of Mr. R. Mockett, long a
resident of this city.
COMMERCIAL*
WEEKLY REVIEW.
The weather for the past week has been
pleasant in the main, and the trade of the
city is giving indications of opening much
earlier than usual. Already there is more
business than was laat year and year before,
thirty daya later than Ihia. Thia ia another
evidence of what we have haul occasion fre-
quently to mention before in these reviews,
of the tendency to spread the buainess over
the whole year, which has hitherto been
confined to three months in the fall atnd as
many in Ute Spring, and this tendency will
we awe sure continue until it will give a
metropolitan chauactor to .our business. It
may be said that we are looking for great
things, but our readers well know that wa
have marked out a future for thia eity,
which if attained will render it the pride of
the .State. We have been now more than
wo yeara tolling from day to day what wet
•iptotsd, and *i hats Jal to be mads ae*
Villi t ffciltui Id jUf f
6T12*®
Salt.—Coarse $1 75. Fine $2 00.
Swot—Droj) $2 25. Buck $2 50.
Srinirs.—We quote rectified Whiskey at
35@40. Olivers 40®42c. Rose 4ty@—
Dexter 45048c. Burbon $1@3 00. Mo-
nongahela j$l(g,2 00. American Brandy
$1 50@3. French do $4 6Q@8 60. Ja-
maica rum $3 75@8 00. Champairae per
basket $16086 00. Claret per box SB
50®3 75.
Sugar.—Common 7@7$c. Fair 7M&8.
Prime 7J@8jc. Chetoe, 8@9}c. Clari-
fied 8}@9jc. Crushed, 16c. Loa£ 14c.
Tobacco.— Coasmoa brand 26. Extra 86
@40. Fancy 85<^$1 00.
STATEMENT OP GROCERIES
mceivzd AT this ram unci SWT. L
Flour bbls 184
Pork 27
Whiskey... 77
SaH Sacks ........ 54
Coffee 284
Sonar, hhds-. 77
Molaeses, bbla...-. 78
Bacon, casks...... 41
Cera, sacks
11077
Sil
5106
8418
748?
7«
1240
8frl
. *9
U261
688
8182
8467
TOT
1968
1818
912
269
k. a. FADSrrr.
N.A.PADGKT&CO.
i {At the tUmd tfjtlm & SdUriJ
Wholesale Grocers
Dealers In All
Provisions, Liquors, &c.,
IJau. s, m.
Swift, Paige & Co.,
Whrimlc
GROCERS,
CnuisslM ft bqwrttaf Merehuts
NO. 117 US1BVAI,
(/burth door aM( Trinity Church)
W&"-) "am*
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Cushing, E. H. The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 2, 1859, newspaper, February 2, 1859; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth236027/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.