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TIE SOUTH WESTERN AMERICAN.
P. E CORDOVA EDITOR.
. CITY OF AUSTIN WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 3 1852.
V. B. PALMER Qf New York is our .authorized Agent to transact
ibusines3 for the American in throughout the eastern cities.
FALEDIBTORY.
v With the present issue of the American ends the connection of the un-
.dersigned. The paper has passed into the hands of another.
In saying farewell to those who have patronized the American since
3ts incipiency now over three years common gratitude requires that the
editor who has ulone been amenable to the public cither for its censure
iOr praise shculd return his thanks.
A stanger to the State and its people when I first appeared before'them
in a public capacity it would require more command of the pen than the
writer possesses to express adequately his feelings of gralitnde for the
Jtind support that .has been accorded to his eH'orb.
Having in view at the beginning the establishment of a truly inde-
pendent aud Jeailess press oue that would unhesitatingly expose wrong
whenever committed it is not for me to say how I have succeeded ;
stilll may flatter myself that I have done some good to the State of my
.adoption since I assumed (with fear and trembling) the pen editorial.
Ju taking the last farewell of my generous patrons I hope it will not be
considered prcsumptious if a few views on the future policy of the
State are offered.
There is no doubt that there arc some few parlies who hcnestly believe
Abat the .establishment of banks will be for the good of the inhabitants of
Texas; these few are joined in their views by a gang of peculators and
speculators who will use their best eudeavors to propose an alteration in
.our constitution so that their peculiar views can be carried out Against
ithts dangerous hsresy I wish to raise my warning voice. Banks are not
seeded in Texas bank notes are not money though they may for a time
represent specie. There is no spare capital in the Stale to be invested in
tegitimate .banking from .the fact that any man with money can make
;raore interest .with his means thaii any bank can pay dividends; and if a
bank proceeds to speculation for the purpose of incieasing its profits
.they must end (as have all who have followed this course) in peculation.
There is now a furor raised throughout the country for internal improve-
ments.. Some think that we are in advance of the necessities of the
State with this opinion the writer most respectfully differs. Let any
railroad be but peimanently established its course positively decided '
and it is no matter in what direction it will run so that the starling point
is on or near the ocean long before it is possible to finish the road pro-
duce plenty enough to pay will be ready on its banks and at its depotsor
transportation to the seaboard. It should be recollected by parties who
are contending that we are not ready to embark in internal improvements
that'a.farmer who opens a s'ettlemi'nt can in eight months in our State
Plate as much produce as he would in half as many years in any other
ot Jthe .States of this Union and it is in view of this fact that the Ameri-
can has advocated the internal improvement bill of last session arid riot
flae least of its triumphs was the fact that at the late Austin mass meet-
ing .this plan being recommended by the committee was adopted at the
suggestion of one who had hitherto been its most bitter opponent. The
plan in question is the only one that can combine the three requisites
utility State-help and safety for the State's money and this plan the
writer would earnestly recommend to the people for their adoption.
ifernaps some ot the patrons of the American may have thought that
too much space in its columns has been devoted to the "Federal Court
Clique." Believing them to be only an ofTshoot of the rascally fraudu-
lent certificate speculators but deeper dyed in villianly and rascality be-
cause from their official positions no one citizen was safe from their fangs
Jihave on every occasion endeavored to expose to the public their machi-
nations considering the public were greatly and permanently interested in
Jheir expulsion from high places. This I would do again if I were to em-
bark in the profession and I think that the country may safely be con-
gratulated upon getting rid of the head by the action of Congress and the
balance of the gang by achange that must take place about the fourth
of March next.
Important interests have been entrusted to our care and will require
:thp personal superintendence of both the proprietors of the American it
Js therefore their intention steadily to devote themselves to the " Land
lTj.ERAI.ACESCT BUSINESS" anil thev wnnltl rpgiiar-jt-IU-.fai
wK""'n l'J PraTTro-wisn-TOmnrairiiiTefestor have already
one in Texas lands.
In taking leave of the public and patrons of the paper. I have no cause
to regret anything that has appeared in its colnmns for I have not know-
ingly inserted a tittle against '-men or measures" that I did not believe
was justly merited and true.
. There is one thing that I may congratulate the people of Texas on
and that is that there is a large field of prosperity before fhe State a
field that no State before her has ever had. Unwise and obstinate politi-
cians may in some measure retard but they cannot defeat it for the pa-
triotism and intelligence of the people the masses can be relied on.
P. DE CORDOVA.
"-We understand that a new line of two horse post coaches has been
established between our city and Waco village which will be continued
on to Shreveport La. via Dallas. The enterprize is deserving of natron-
e and we trust will be successful.
I c g x a p 1) i c . 3 tim 0 .f;
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'His Excellency has issued his Proclamation convening the Legislature
pa the 10th January.
The result of the polls at this precinct on Tuesday was 289 democrats
.and 82 whigs. The latter proved just three times as numerous as was
expected. There was no excif r ment whatever in town to distinguish the
.day from the ordinary routine. About one-third of the vole wascast.
"
OUR CITY presents a very animated appearance at the present time
irom ine quantity ol wagons unloading goods for the store keepers.
' We paid a visit to the establishment of Messrs. Sampson & Henricks
where we saw some of the handsomest of articles intended for ladies
uch as fine and fashionable bonnets beautiful silk and cashmere dresses
and some splendid neck ribbons.
Messrs. Haynie & Co. who are removing info the brick store Iately
erected by the late Lamar Moore are now opening a largo and varied
assortment of merchandize selected with taste and care and we will
warrant they will please the taste of the most fustidious.
Mr. George Hancock who paid a visit to the North for the purpose of
selecting a stock has returned though his goods have not yet arriyed.
He informs us that he expects a very large assortment of dross fancv
and staple goods. " '
z The ladies of Austin and its neighborhood who have always shown
consiaeranie taste in dress will have from these stocks a
porfunity of selecting tasty and useful articles.
ELECTIONS OHIO. '
Baltimore October 20. Full returns of the election in this
State have been received from all except fifteen counties.
They show a whig gain over last year's vote of 10000 on the
State ticket while the gain on the Congressional ticket is
much larger.
INDIANA.
Baltimore October 20. From Indiana returns are received
from twenty-five counties. These give a majority for Wright
the democratic candidate for Governor of 15820 which is a
gain of more than 0U00 for the democrats on the vote in the
same counties 1849.
FLORIDA.
Baltimore October IS. Returns have been received from
nineteen counties in Florida by which it appears that the
democratic candidate for Governor is 160 ahead and Max-
well the democratic candidate for Congress is 94 ahead.
The counties yet to hear from gave whig majorities in 1848
as follows: For Broome (?) as Governor 194 and for Ca
bell for Congress 270 votes. They are the following coun-
ties : Walton Holmes Jackson. Calhoun Franklin St. Lucil
Benton Lev- Hillsborough and Dade.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Ilairhburg October 15. The returns from the west gen-
erally &how democratic gains leaving no doubt that the dem-
ocrats have carried the State on the general ticket by from
10000 to 12000.
THE CRESCENT CITY.
New York October 19. The steamer Crescent City has ar-
rived here from New Orleans via Havana. She was per-
mitted to enter the port of Havana without molestation but
all communication with the shore was prohibited. The Amer-
ican Consul came along but not being allowed to go on
board he remained in his boat until Captain Porter prepared
and handed him a protest against the proceedings of the Cu-
ban authorities with regard to his ship. Efforts were made
on the part of the Cuban officials to compromise the matter
with Captain Porter but the latter refused to listen to any
overtures except through the American Consul or to consult
with any but him. Communication still being refused Capt.
Porter put to sea hoisting the American flag as he passed the
Moro and firing a gun at the same time. fe
v MR. WEBSTER.
Baltimore October 23. Mr. Webster was still living at 9
o'clock last night and was somewhat easier but his physi-
cian considered his death inevitable within forty-eight hours.
Baltimore October 23d 4 r. ai. The latest intelligence
from Mafehfield slates that at half-past 11 this morning Mr.
Webster was dying with his family and friends at his bedside.
the HarrisbuTg Company they have so much of a start if
they cannot use Allen's charier they can getGen:Memucan
Hunt's which northern capitalists have got arid intend to
make witbState's aid. Will you look to this? J
STRANGER.
flj?3 We copy the following extract from a letter dated
Austin October 19 from the Houston Beacon :
c In my last I gave you a slight sketch of the speeches de-
livered in this place by the Hon. Guy Bryan and Hon. B. F.
Caruthers opposing candidates for elector of the State. A
correspondent of fhe Galveston Journal writing from this
city under date of the 28lh ultimo notices the report of the
speeehes published in the South-Western American which
he pronounces false. Now as the report of the American co-
incided in all material respects with my own I take it that
the lie given by the correspondent of the Journal applies
equally to me. That Judge Caruthers acquitted himself well
I have never denied but will readily admit that he did much
better than I had expected considering the row of stamps he
had got over. 1 can also readily believe that he acquitted him-
self to the satisfaction of his whig friends for they are easily
satisfied ; but that he gained the victory I positively deny.
The democrat who cannot gain the victory in a political dis-
cussion in this canvass had better go home to his ma and stay
there All who are acquainted with Mr. Bryan's oratory know
how improbable it is that his opponent in such a discussion
should come off the victor. Now I call upon 'A Whig' to
name 'the most respectable and substantial democrats' who
say that Judge Caruthers gained the victory in the discussion."
Prevention of Salivation. -The following statement made
by a Dr. Stearns of S. C may be of use to our physicians:
'' I wish to communicate a fact that has recently fallen un-
der my observation which may be ol some interest to the pro-
fession generally. All physicians are aware of the salivating
effect of calomel and of'the inconvenience that arises from
sore mouths and other irritating complaints that affect the pa-
tients. I have had several persons under my care to wnonr
I have been obliged to administer calomel which I have-
mixed with supercarbonate of soda in propoition ofaboutf
twice the amount by weight of soda. To one patient in par-
ticular whom I have attended for about ten weeks I have
given three grains of calomel with six grains of soda daily
lor five weeks besides administering it frequently during the
rest of the time. As yet he has not suffered at all from the
salivating effect of the calomel which has nevertheless beeii
very beneficial to him. Is it possible all these were persons
not susceptible to salivation ? Or is the absence of saliva-
tion to be attributed to the supercarbonate of soda?"
; an excellent op-
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN.
Judge Bragg member of Congress from Alabama speaks
as follows:
I refer here more particularly to a work of fiction called
" Uncle Tom's Cabin" written by a Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stovvie and which the newspapers tell us three hundred thou-
$an4 eppies have been sold and circulated in England and
the free States. I have looked into the book and find it to
be a most gross and exaggerated caricature of the manners
and institutions of the South. It is difficult to conceive how
a woma-i of the least refinement or purify of mind could so
completely unfrock herself as to indulge in the obscene reflec-
tions with which this book is everywhere replete. Every
southern plantation is represented as a harem and every fe-
male slave as the victim of her master's lusts. What south-
ern woman can be found who would conscnt.to write such a
book as this ftbout northern people though th'eyihave certain-
ly abundant material for the task. Sav whaTyou will about
the social system of the south it neve'r was the parent of
such monstrosities such men-women such moral hermophro-
dites as this. Whither does all this tend? Lord Byron
says:
'There iaa tide in the affairs of women.
Which taken at the flood leads God knows where ! "
Libel Suit. The suit for libel brought against the publish-
ers of the Nueces Valley vas tried at the last term of the
district court for that county. The jury returned a verdict of
qne cent damages. Beacon.
For the South-Western American.
New Orleans Oct. 1 6 1852.
P. Dn Cordova Esq. Dear Sir : I must address you on
the importance of Austin acting united with this city respect-
ing the point at which the Opclonsas Railroad will touch the
Sabine river; and I do it more tor the interest of Texas than
New Orleans. Great endeavors are making to run this road
up our State and to jtrike the Sabine at Logansport whereas
the most advantageous and economical route would be to
cross that river near Salem. B. H. Payne has left town yes-
terday in order to put a corps of engineers on that portion of
the railroad route from Washington through Hapidcs Nachi-
When we know that the trade from these points and Shreve-
poit is sure to this city without a railroad and that a plan is
on foot to ran a line from Shreveport to Yicksburg and such
other foolish projects one might as well guess that the firm
of Harris & Morgan here are at the bottom of it ; because
the further this Opelausas road strikes the Sabine from Gal-
veston the surer they are to keep up their Texas steamship
monopoly; because if the railroad should cross the Sabine as
low as Salem and be continued by Washington to Austin
which are all nearly in a straight line thpy would not get
one-fourth of the passengers bound for Texas. Now it is
evidently intended that this Opelousas railroad shall be ulti-
mately extended to the Pacific. If this be so (at least Mr.
Payne told you so at Austin) one only needs to look at the
map where it will he found that New Orleans Washington
Austin. El Paso and the splendid port of San Diego on the
Pacific lie as near in a line as can be. But besides this
Austin as the capital and centre ol Texas has a right in pre-
ference to any other place of this railroad; El Paso is noto-
riously known as the best or only place to cross and the most
natural route as Col. Hays once said ; San Diego is like-
wise recommended by scientific men as the easiest accessi-
ble place by a railroad from El Paso; ar.d we can get on
our oion terms that strip of land from Mexico through which
a straight line would lead to San Diego. The distance from
the Rio Grande to San Diego is calculated at from 750 to 800
miles for a railroad. Our government would be expected to
make that part from necessity as well as from interest.
But enough said ; I know you are all in favor for the rail-
road to start from your centre ajid capital to New Orleans
by Washington as the nearest line; and let Galveston tap
this road and she has at a small cost the communication
with Austin and New Orleans.
To turn a road up to near Red River and from there back
to Austin or cross one hundred miles above Austin to El
Paso may suit some but surely not Austin nor the State of
JLexas m general l wish you would with your flourishing
pen sketch an idea of these observations in your enlightened
paper. I am yours truly F. B.
For the South- Western Americvn.
Friend Cordova: You being the friend of the people and
warring against tricks and imposition rind all schemes of mo-
nopoly I address you upon the subject of Railroads the man-
ner of getting them and in what shape to have them. I un-
derstand the.y are for the gojd of the people at large and for
no particular section or town.
1 understand the people of Houston nronnsn thnf. t Viptr oltv
should borrow $200000 for a road to terminate there and
tax the people in the interior in the way of wharfage to pay
this tax or interest on their bonds and let themselves off scot-
fiee and give them so much business that they must take their
soup in haste to attend to it having at all times the rich brogue
of the laborer in their ears and bringing wealth and ease to
her citizens both native and adopted.
If a railroad is made it is to be done mostly at the expense
of the interior. Now let them modestly propose that the
road should start on the bayou at a point that the largest
class of boats can land at say by land five or ten miles be
low Houston ana by water hlteen to twentv miles below trip.
same town and the railroad to build her depots on the bayou
banks or at least so near it (and own the landing) that
freight can be landed from boat to road at the least expense.
And as atvthe North they have no depot charges and no wharf-
age to be charged it is just as easy for a road to do this as
to land half a mile from the bayou landing and in a corpora-
tion who will tax all that passes through.
The plan for raising funds as proposed in Hon. O. C. Hart-
ley's letter to Col. Lincoln may take with the people as 8
per cent bonds will not be sold at less than par; and people
will only submit to this tax knowing they are not to be fleeced
by any town corporation on the way to the sea-board and
land at a point not too contracted to'admifc any amount and
size of boats to land at. If they cannot get to Galvetton as
they wish they can go to Bolivar Point. If they join with
3 Four emigrant vessels arrived yesterday fr om Ger-
many ; the Oceanus from Bremen consigned to J. Frede-
rich ; the Magnet from Bremen consigned to E. Kauffman
&Co.: the bark Sophia and ship Washington both from Ham-
burg and consigned to R. & D. G. Mills. The two latter are
outside. We have not learned the exact number of passen-
gers. News.
A Case of Conscience. A gentleman residing in Claiborne
county Miss. sends the following letter to the Port Gibson
Herald for publication remarking that the a.nount spoken of
in the note was actually received by him :
Dear Sir Enclosed you will find forty dollars as a repra-
tion for withholding twenty dollars from you six-'or eight years
ago. You knew it not; but 1 did and it has hung as a weight
on my soul ever since. I have prayed for forgiveness but leel
I cannot be forgiven till I make restitution. Will you sir
forgive me and pray Go.l to foigive mi-. "
DO3 The London Times speaking of slavery says-r " The
States of the South are as free to maintain slavery as are the
States of the North to rid themselves of the scandal. Let the
attempt be made imperiously and violently to dictate to the.
South and from that hour ihe Union is at an end."
tO3 Romanus Emerson Esq. an old citizen of Boston
died a few days ago. He was it is said a confirmed infidel
and the main support of all the infidels in that city. His dy-
ing request was that no clergyman should officiate at his fu-
neral but that an address written by himself avowing his
principle should be read. The req'uest was not complied
with.
Revision of the English Scriptures. The delegations from
the American Bible Union and the American and Foreign
Bible Society met on Saturday morning the 9th inst. in the
First Baptist Church N. Y. for the purpose of striking out a
course of action in which conflicting interests and opinions
might harmonize and together unite respecting fhe proposed
revision of the English Scriptures a question which has caused
much diversity of opinion in the Baptist churches. The fol-
lowing committee was appointed to consider the questions in
dispute: Dr. Sham. ofUnstntv Tir no rxr 'v-i.. r r
Crozer of Pa.; A. Wheejock of N. Y.; Prof. M. B. Anderson
Rev. G. Kempler and Rev. J. M. Peck. They are to report
at a subsequent meeting. A spirit of harmony prevailed
among the persons who composed the convention and it is
quite probable that the existing causes of difficulty may be
amicably and satisfactorily adjusted.
The Recent Arrests at Havana. Letters from Havana re-
ceived at New York state that the person found 1 by Z aut-
horities on board the bark Cornelia Capt. Ward ashe was
leaving the harbor for New York was Air. Samuel Harkness!
an engineer who was concealed in the vessel. Capt. Ward
and Harkness were taken in custody to Havana assise was
a Mr. Guzman a passenger with a passport on he charge of-
whiVh h ua u u i'"lco-cu Kamsi me treatment to.
which he had been subjected was ultimately allowed to pro """
lie knew 5 HT' ! a.ulhoties bS unable to prove
be knew of Harkness being concealed on board. His letter '
rt!ZV:ilSldrSyriSd of its contents d then "e.
fMteofM? P.? ?he reSUU f the SeZUre of
K11! iMr Gzman was the arrest the same evening
jLlh S8 "aS' fUnt f Pozas DuIces and W brother"
Joseph Domingo Arrozarena and the Murmii of rml
pianos who are among the first inhabitants of Cuba for wealth
and respectability. The Count of Pozas Dulces is in 2
j a..u possesses a nigh literary reputation.
in his 45:h.
Among the
tlio fnnnt r i 5T -Tr ' orneua was one from
he Count to a friend m New York requesting him to express
the thanks of the Count's family for tha nrTrma "ff!
ceremony commemorating the death of General Lopez who
HE""1 .Cont-.ter. One brother is imprisoned uhe
Moro and the other in Cabana. The engineer.Samuel Hark!
less has beer sent to jail for concealing himself on Crd the
Cornelia with a view to leave Havana without a pisport-
attemotiUtonan " T d l?""6011' omrnuBoM
attempting to convey letters to New York.
oST hSB f Ir01 h-at is this ao IJght and fanciful? Tno-clothes-horse
surely all iron and so nicely wrought that vou
might lift it in your hand and balance it. ' And what is thh
with ts delicate wreaths of rosesand beautiful figuresLbenS
ingm postures of grace? The fire-screen ! Why! is that all
iron? Every bit of t; and these fairy-like chairs withTheir
lithe forms and sprightly patterns these sofas with their scroll
work and vine leaves; these tables that seem airy enough for
the sprites parlor are all of iron. We take up a beautiful
ornamental casket from the mantel the sprays the curling
tendrils the buds leaves and roses are of iron. " We liftava
that has upon its surface the soft blending of" a hundred tints:
that isiron too. Yonder is a magnificent ninM.rpfh- fm
so profusely gilded so elaborate in detail h iron. We'inspect
he tall mirrors; they are surrounded by a casing of iron : W
her up in my lady's chamber stand iron couches an fron'bed-
stead with ornaments disposed very elegantly about it - Th
oilet table is also of iron Varufd iniedf ace. the 5tf
iron. Boston Olive Branch. "..
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