Tri-Weekly State Times (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 2, 1854 Page: 4 of 4
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351.
COMMITTEE ROOM
January 19 1851
To tiik Hon. H. 11. Runnels
Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
Tho special committee to which was rc-
forrod a bill to he ontitlcd "an act to
promote internal improvements by car-
rying out tho contract with Frederick
Dawson" havo considered tho same to
gether with tho various matters connect-
ed therewith and a majority of said
committee havo instructed mo to report
favorably thorcon.
Your committee aro informed that in
tho month of Novcmbor A. D. 1838
Samuol M. Williams who had been com-
missioned by President Houston to con-
tract for a navy for the Republic of Tex-
as and which navy should bo provi-
ded with provisions and clothing for
four hundred men for six months cn-
torod into an agreement for that pur-
poso with Frederick DawBon of tho city
of Baltimore. The committee are ap-
Srized that this contract was make with
It. Dawson after overy effort on the part
of the Loan Commissioners to raiso mo-
noy on tho bonds of tho Republic had
failed. Mr. Dawson was not ignorant of
our destitution of money at home and
our want of credit abroad and yet in
mode of payment as proposed must pro-
duco to the State.
The proposition exhibits the confidence
of Mr. Dawson in the coming greatness
and prosperity of this land; for unlike
all other creditors he does not desire to
withdraw from beyond tho jurisdiction
of our laws and the influence of our fate
what may be conceded to him for he
stands ready not only to invest what Tex
as promised to pay him but an equal
amount in addition of his own funds in
order to accelerate Texas in achieving
tho loftiest position in the Union. Your
committee consider the offer of Mr. Daw-
son (better and more intimately acquain-
ted with the legislation of the State from
personal observation than any other cred-
itor) as a high compliment paid to tho
integrity and wisdom of the legislators.
And it is impossible that other creditors
awakening to a conception of the policy
embodied in this bill can romain blind
to their interest and shall not coming
forward say to Texas "with your per-
mission we will do liketvise." By this
course the "gordian knot" of the public
debt will be cut and that long and much-
vexed question adjusted on a basis profi-
table satisfactory and honorable to all
parties. An ample and increasing fund
(and which we so much need) will be crc-
i ated'and which fund as our State pro-
vested in each case a like amount of his
own funds in like manner.
Sec. 2. That an amount of tho bonds
of indemnity received from the United
States sufficient for the above purpose
be and are hereby appropriated to car-
ry out the same.
Tun Liquor Bill. In commenting
on the bill regulating the manner of de
ciding for or against the issuing of licens-
es for the sale of spirituous liquors with-
in the several counties of the State the
Marshall Meridian remarks :
port and the surveying parties will then
cross the Isthmus to the river Savana
where they will meet boating parties des-
patched from a British man-of-war which
is to be stationed at its mouth in tho
Gulf San Miguel on the Pacific and
then commence a detailed survey of tho
route. American Railway Times.
despite of this knowledge although a I greSses and our system of public and
stranger to our soil and unacquainted
oven with tho amount ot the population
of Texas stimulated with the noblo hopo
that the security of this infant nation
would bo guaranteed if in possession of
a navy to defend her coast against the arm-
ed .vessels which had been built a short time
hoforo in New York for Mexico then
waging a relentless war against our na-
tionality risked his money to give us that
navy.
Tho contract made with Mr. Dawson
at a period when everything was en-
shrouded in gloom and oven the exis-
tence of tho Republic considered proble-
matical by some of her truest patriots.
was fulfilled and the vessels moored in
the harbor of Galveston under the ad-
ministration of President Lamar who
putting thom in commission tho "Lone
Star" floated at tho mast head of as gal-
lant a little navy as ever sought battlo
with a foe.
Prior to this no Government had re-
cognised us as a nation but tho United
States. It iB believed that the fact of
Toxas having a flag afloat on the ocean
and with tho ability not only to protect
hor own harbors from blockade but to
blockade tho principal port of her ene-
my operated as an inducement for the
recognition of our independence by the
ancient and powerful kingdoms of En
gland and Franco. It may bo properly
mentioned here in connexion with the
nubjoct that so little waB known in Eu-
rope about our numerical force that we
woro supposed to have a population of
about one-halt million or souls.
Somo of the events of the revolution
of Texas have boon embodied in history
and will bo preserved for tho admiration
of posterity whilst many others equally
striking have been forgotten; yet tho
event of tho creation of our navy and its
arrival on our' coast together with the
fact that it was built armed and provis-
ioned by Mr. Dawson ought not now to
be looked upon as a thing that was
which served our purpose and to be cast
aside. The recognition and payment of
Mr. Dawson's claim is in our opinion
not only demanded by justice but enti-
tled to especial favor.
Tho Government of tho Republic of
xoxub recognizee: tins aeDC up the last
moment of hor existence and why then
should this State reject it? Wo do be-
Hovo that if Toxas under tho circum
stances should repudiate this claim fiho
will bo guilty of treason to tho cause of
freedom throughout tho world for tho
battlo of liberty oannot bo fought with-
out means and munitions obtained gene-
rally from men who although aliens to
tho thoatro of tho revolution yot sympa-
thise deoply with tho actors.
In addition to tho liberality evinced by
Mr. Dawson when ho came forward to
tho resctio of this land revolutionized;
her credit oxhaustod; hor friends worn
out and almost in despair; still however
? iresenting tho sublime spcctaclo of a
ow thousand patriots battling against a
nation of soveral millions. There aro
othor inducomonts hold out by tho bill
which although they do not affect our do-
oisionftivor of Mr. aDwson's claim
w )commend themsolves to tho serious con-
sideration of tho Legislature from the
great and bonoGcial results which the
private corporate enterprises expand will
bring to our aid from other creditors mon-
eys now locked up. We believe that if
tho enlightened policy suggested by Mr.
Dawson is now adopted that Texas will
in a short timo possess a larger fund on
better terms with which to advance her
commercial agricultural and political in-
fluence than was ever before at the con-
trol of any State of the American confederacy.
I am instructed to report the bill to
the House and recommend its passage
with tho following amendments:
JAMES REILY Chair'n &c.
AMENDMENTS.
Substitute the following for the caption
of the bill: "An act to provide for pay-
ing Fredrick Dawson a portion of the
public debt created for tho purchase of
the navy."
2d. At the end of the first section add
the following: "Provided also that none
of tho investment contemplated by this
act shall bo made by the aforesaid Fred-
rick Dawson in the bonds-or funds of any
company organized under the provisions
of the act entitled 'An act to provide for
the construction of the Mississippi and
Pacific Railroad' approved December
21st 1853."
3d. In section 2 1st line after the
word "the" and before the word "bonds"
insert tho following words: "proceeds of
tho"
ABILL
To be entitled an act to promote Inter-
nal Improvements by carrying out
the contract with Frederick Dawson.
Whereas on the 13th day of Novem-
ber; 1888 A. T. Burnly and Samuel M.
Williams Commissioners of the Republic
of Texas executed to Frederick Dawson
a bond for two hundred and eighty thou-
sand dollars bearing interest at the rate
of ten per cent per annum from date
and marked B. No. 2. And whereas
said Frederick Dawson is willing to rein-
vest the two hundred and eighty thousand
dollars bonds and interest thereon with
another like amount in addition to be
provided by himself in aid of intornal
improvements in this State therefore:
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Texas That from
timo to time so soon as and whenever
said Frederick Dawson shall produce sa-
tistactory evidence ot his right so to do
and shall enter a credit on said bond B
No. 2 for any portion of the principal
and interest thorcon to tho satisfaction
of tho Comptroller of tho State tho said
Comptroller and tho Treasurer Bhall in-
vest for said Frederick Dawson the
amounts so credited from timo to timo
until tho wholo of said bond B No. 2
and the interest thereon bo exhausted)
in tho bonds or funds of any corporation
or body politic creatod by this State and
issued for works of internal improvements
within this Stato and which may bo de-
signated by said Frederick Dawson; and
shall dolivor the said bonds or ovidonces
of investment to Frederick Dawson his
heirs or assigns. Provided always
That tho said Frederick Dawson shall
also first exhibit from timo to timo be-
foro each such dolivery satisfactory evi-
dence to tho Comptroller that he has iu-
Wo advocate and will ever anvocate
the grand and noble cause of Temper-
ance; but then we wish all things to be
done legitimately and in order. We
wish not that tho majority should give
Avay to tho minority. We wish that tho
private rights of citizens should be res-
spected. Wc most unreservedly advo-
cate the law and the principle that al-
lows the people at the ballot-box to de-
cide whether or not groceries shall be
licensed in their midst or Avhcther the
sale of ardent spirits shall be altogether
prohibited among them. As they shall
ansAver aye or nay so let it be. This
avc conceive to bo the genius and spirit of
true republicanism. The people making
laAvs for their own guidance and govern-
ment and abiding by those laAvs.
There are many reasons why wo
should advocate the no-licensc question
in such a tOAvn as this. One of the prin-
cipal reasons is our peculiarly dependent
position. It is iioav pretty avcII knoAvn
and conceded that Marshall as a toAvn
must stand or fall Avith the success or
failure of her public schools; if they suc-
ceed if they advance in popularity
and increase in numbers all is avcII ; if
they droop avc necessarily fall back into
tho usual insignificance of a little coun-
try tOAvn. This state of things must ex-
ist at least until our railroads get here.
It is pretty Avbll knoAvn that many par-
ents Avithhold their children from our
schools (especially our University) be-
cause of the little restraint that can be
placed upon them and the many allure-
merits that daily beset them and lead
them to eventual dissipation and ruin.
And hoAv many a promising young man
has by almost insensible degrees been
enticed and led aAvay until ruin disgrace
and infamy stare him in the face begin-
ing generally with the apparently harm-
less "Let's have a drink." IIoav many
too of our farmers and planters are to
be seen riding into toAvn erect and up-
right men full of honor full of courte-
ty full of integrity returning at night
little less than besotted brutes.
It is vain to say no man need got
drunk unless ho likes and if he does it
is no man's business but his OAvn. He
has duties to society for Avhich he will
be held strictly accountable at no dis-
tant day; yea let such an one take heed
Iioav "he make his Aveak brother to of-
fend." Remove the temptation and
you save the man. Take aAvay the en-
ticement and you lessen the propensity.
Ahvays intimately connected Avith the
drinking establishment is tho cock pit
and gaming table. Remove the excite-
ment of the one and you lessen tho in-
ducement to the other. We Avould ask
furthor Avhenco comes the greater pro-
portion of the broils and street fights
that savcII so fearfully our criminal dock
et and increase so materially the ex-
penses and consequently tho taxes of
tho county? Can they not nearly all
be traced to drink ?
The Cincinnati Tunnel. "About.
1700 feet of the rock is now perforated
of Avhich 500 feet is excavated down a
grade. In one part of the ledge tho
stone which is principally slate is hard
and flinty in the tunnel but Avhen con-
voyed to the light and air crumbles to
pieces. As the tunnel progresses a tem-
porary roof of heavy plank is erected
Avhich however is removed as the arch-
ing in completed. Tho contractors havo
had as many as twelve hundred hands Jin
their employ at one time one-half Avork-
ing in the day time and the remainder at
night. The cost of poAvdcr(ifor blasting
averages 1200 per month. The pro-
cess of blasting is as folloAVs: A hole is
drilled some seven foot into the rock
and charged hea'ily Avith poAvder. A
sIoav match is used to set fire to it.
When the charge is ready tho laborers
collect together behind a ledge of rocks
and the match is started. At first thero
is a dumb noise and then a loud roar as
of heavy artillery. The pieces fly in
various directions and the tunnel is fill-
ed Avith fresh air sent down through5 a
large hose by a Avindmill or the Avork-
menAVOuld suffocate. While the pieces
are being removed by one gang of men
another set arc drilling for another blast.
As soon as the tunnel is completed tho
shafts Avill be Availed up so as to serve as
ventilators. The contractors are confi-
dent that their work Avill be ready for tho
cars in the spring of 1855. Cin. Gaz-
Cutting from the Committee on
Darien Snip Canal Expedition.
It is stated in the English papers that
the Darien Ship Canal Expedition Avas to
sail from Southampton on the 17th De-
cember. It Avill consist of Dr. Cullen
tho discoverer of the route Mr. Gris-
bono engineer-in-chief Messrs. Fordo
& Bennett and four assistant engineors
on the part of tho Atlantic and Pacific
Junction Company and Lieut. Singer
Royal Engineers and staff in behalf of
tho British Government. At Jamaica
tho expedition Avill bo joined by Lieut.
Strange United States Navy and tho
surveying party undor his command on
board tho United States sloop-of-Avar
Cyane Capt. Holmes. ThoCyano will
bo joined by a British man-of-Avar from
tho Jamaica station and by the French
Admiral's ship with French engineer
officers on board from Martinique and
tho squadron Avill then proceed to Caledo-
nia Bay on the Atlantic coast of Darien
iiuiu it m uu romiorccu uy her jvlajcs
Washington Friday Jan. 13.
The Senate Avas not session.
House. Mr. Latham from the Com-
mittee on Public Lands reported a bill
providing that the term for Avhich tho
commission for the settlement of privato
land claims in the State of California
oppointcd by the act of the 3d of March
1851 be extended for one year further
to be computed from and after the 3d of
March 1854.
The bill Avas finally passed
Mr
the Judiciary reported a bill to secure
the rights of citizenship to the children
of citizens born out of the limits of the
United States. It provides that all per-
sons born out of the limits or jurisdic-
tion of the United States Avhose fathern
were at the time of their birth citizens
of the United States shall be deemed
and considered as citizens of the United
States provided that the rights of citi-
zenship shall not descend to persons
whose fathers never resided in the United
States. It also provides that Avhen
Avoman not a citizen of the United
States is married to a citizen she shall
be deemed to be a citizen of tho United
States.
The bill Avas read three times and pass-
ed. In Committee of tho Whole on tho
states of the Union Mr. EAving made a
speech in opposition to the levying on
tonnage duties on domestic commerce.
The Houso then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Senate bill prescribing
tho appointment of the Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury. The question of
adopting tho amendment to the bill pro-
posed by Mr. Orr (deferring the opera-
tion of the bill until a vacancy should
occur in the office) Avas taken and
agreed to. The main question Avas ta-
ken and the bill as amended Avas rejec-
tedyeas 70 nays 107. QMie question
of reconsidering the vote by Avhich tho
bill Avas rejected and that tho motion to
reconsider bo laid on the table was next
taken and affimed yeas 106 nays 90.
Tho Houso then adjourned to Monday
tho 16th inst.
UMr. Atticus Slaughter demo-
crat has been olected to represent Caddo
parish in tho Louisiana legislature by
120 majority.
The Marshal Republican observes:
Last year the Avhigs carried the parish.
So much for having a good democratio
papor in Caddo. Tho Avhig paper
with characteristic en orgy accounts for
the result ; namely that tho Avhigs didn't
turn out. A lazy set of folloAvs. Tho
real causo Avas tho Avhig candidate didn't
get votes enough.
ty s surveying sloon Scornion. whinh lum i Bv this it annears fchn will wmilil liftvft
already sailed from England for that I been "Slaughtered" any how.
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