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CITXOF AUSTIN MONDAY FEBRUARY 211854.
" Attention is invited to tho advertisement of J. T.
Cleveland. Those wishing to provide thouiBelvcs with pianos
-would do "well to examine his specimens.
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"gST Mai. J. S. Gillott we understand will bo retained n8
AdjutantGencrnl of tho Stato. Wo aro gratified at this for
tlio courtesy aim prompmuuo cxnumcu uy mo juiym- jm uis-
charging tho important duties of his office have made him
rather a fnvorito with those who appreciate stick qualities m a
public officer.
' Kj8T Tho concert on Monday last for tho benefit of the
Episcopal church was well attended and tho performances of
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.musical skill and tasto.
H Ifer Wo regret to announce tho death of the Hon. James T.
-Lytleof Lavaca Into Senator in thoState Legislature from tlint
district. He died on the 5th instant in Lavncn. lie wns a gen-
tleman universally beloved in tho community where he lived
snddied. Ho possessed a high order of Intents nnd promised
ooti to rank amongst tho most prominent men of the State. But
inMiotnidst of his usefulness in tho prime of life nnd fresh
from tho mnrringo alter death has churned him ns its victim.
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ISI? From a letter from Washington city addressed to one
aftiiofodiforo of tho Gazette wo lean that " Gov. Boll has
'been quito indisposed but is now convnlesent."
ffSPT Mr. T. J. Allon of tho Galveston Journal has been
ln76urcity for tho last fow days. "Wo know and esteemed Mr.
Allen at a time when tho distinction of Whig and Democrat
'Avord unknown to tho political vocabulary of Texas and are
pleased to greet him now as a mombor of tho corps editorial.
Those of our Whig friends who do3iro to read a fearless advo-
cate of their political principles would do well to take tho
.Journal. Sotting nssido its politics tho Journal is one.of our
inoatf interesting exchanges.
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B5F $trango as it may appoar it is nevertheless truo that
tVe Chairmen of tho committees on education in both HouBea
of tho Legislature Mr. Holland of tho Sonnto and Mr. Rand-
olph of tho House were both single men having no children
for .whoso education to provido. They however discharged
t&oirdutyto " Young America" and labored at their posts
until a.echool bill was passed and thp education of tho juvo
nileuildorgrowtb of Texas becomo a " fixed fact."
f Fiifitro contingencies being thus provided for Mr. Randolph
iwili bo seen in another column hastened to emigrate from
tho barron stato of bachelordom to tako up his future residence
ia-tlioiraoro delightful ono of matrimony. If madam rumor is
$?bo boliovod his brother chairman is Boon to follow in his
'fooTsteps".
. Tun Westebn Demoouatio Review Indianapolis Indiana.
fWoafo in" receipt of tho Becond or February number of this
noW publication. Tho marked ability of tho first number gave
promiso of groat usefulness to tho party tho cardinal princi-
ples of whoso political creed it warmly advocates and this ono
ia fully equal to tho higli expectations that ono raised. Its blows
in favor of tho .progressive Democracy aro neither fow or feeble.
TjWsoimd national and unsectional position it takes on those
que8tionsao unhappily dividing tho north and south is one
among uuiny roasonB why we recommend it aa a roliablo advo-
eft$qnof those political principles which aro as dear to tho Tox-
Mfraa toflio Indiana democracy to tho support of our Demo-
erftUcsreadorB. The artlclo entitled " all elections by the
podple"ns a poworful and well directed attack upon somo of
tlie jnoit cherished and time honored errors of a timid couser-
interior
Vlj Tho attention of merchants plan tors and others in tho
tenor'of our State is respectfully invited to tho enrds in to
day's paper of our friends in Lnvncn. The furniture store of
JffB.j.Burko & Co. is probably tho most extensive and complelo
aftany in tho State and Col. B. nnd his partner the "Mnjor"
wroalwnys on hand to sell bargains. They have n superior
wor&nun'employed expressly to fit up furniture and pack it for
secure transportation. Don't go to Lavaca without calling on
this firm. Mr. Jordan's i an excellent forwarding houso.Dnnd
dealers will always find bountiful supplies at chenp prices nt the
etoro of Peebles & Co. with mi humitable connoisseur in the
person of Mr. Trigg to supply them with bargains. Tho
''Browcr House" is the place to stop at in Lnvacn. Cant. B. io
anMold salt" a disciplo of Isaac Walton patronizes liberally the
dfsciploaof-Nimrod and therefore of courso Iteeps a first rate
(abo.' The Ijoufq is a good ono and the landlord a worthy host
deserving.il liberal patronage.
?"W. would also coll attention to the advertisement of tho
'Rail Road House" at Victoria. Mr. Kelly was formorly a citi-
zen of ttiis town and we wero glad on stopping there recently
lifcseo him so comfortably "fixed up" and keeping so 2ood n
house as hoboes. Wo hope hts efforts to accommodate thepnb-
iclwjIliWgoiunrownrded. n . - f.T VXi
rubllc Schools.
Tlio School Bill of the prcsout 'session of tho Legislature if
carried out according to Us intent and meaning will go far to-
wards placing tho means of acquiring nn olementary education
within tho reach of every child in tho Stato. All may but
probably will not avail themselves of this opportunity to edu-
cate their children ; and thcro aro many that will look upon it
as a merowasto of timo to6end their children to these -primary
schools from tho fact that tho courso of instruction pursued
will necessarily bo limited to littlo beyond mere reading nnd
writing nnd they will bo unable to Bend them to institutions
where n moro thorough education Jb to bo acquired. This 1b
to somo extent a well-grounded objection to a system of free
public schools. Yet it should bo remembered that a mere
knowledge of rending and writing is tho first and most difficult
step towards a thorough education. It is in truth the key to
tho store house of knowledge ; and in tho hands of genius will
enable it to unlock its vaults and seize upon its mo3t precious
treasures: its acquisition should never bo neglected.
Our forefathers comprehended that in donning tho republi-
can costume " tho schoolmaster is tho only tailor who is able
to mako a garment of that kind strong enough to bear tho wear
aud tear" nnd wo find them early making Btrenuous exertions
for tho education of youth. So fully impressed wero tho Pil
grim fathers with tho importanco of education that they re-
Borted to compulsory measures for its attainment. Fifteen years
only from their first landing upon tho inhospitable shores of
Massachusetts wo find them declaring that wherever a family
should bo found " in which so barbarous a stato of things ex-
ists as that tho head thereof did noither by his own exertions
or those of others endeavor to give his children and servants
sufficient instruction to enable them to read fluently the En-
glish language and acquire a knowledge of tho penal laws a
penalty of twenty shillings should bo imposed for such neg-
lect." This penalty of twenty shillings in these days of Cali-
fornia nnd Australia gold discovery appears as a mere trifle
but in those it was a sum sufficient to mako our frugal and in-
digent progenitors sufficiently dread its infliction to secure
their obedience. Connecticut followed close in the footsteps
of her elder sister of Massachusetts by passing similar penal
enactments. The more fully to mark their abhorrence of tho
unnatural parent who neglected to educate his offspring they
inflicted tho punishment of death upon tho child who struck
its parent " except in cases where it can be fully proved that
the parents have neglected tho education of tho child." Tho
old doctrine of " benefit of clergy " was based upon tho same
high appreciation of tho value of learning. By it tho culprit
who could rend was permitted to escape capital punishment
being allowed what was technically termed benefit of clergy.
These iron fathers of New England took a moro sensible view
of this matter and exempted the ignorant and neglected child
from tho punishment duo to disobedience and outrage of tho
parent where that parent bad proven his unworthiness of re-
spect by failing to fulfil his parental duty upon the important
subject of education.
Although this law imposes no penalty upon thoso who will
not avail themselves of the privileges it places -within their
reach yet it is to tho same high appreciation of tho value of
education that wo owo its enactment. Tho sincero conviction
that education of tho masses to tho highest attainable point was
essential to the full development and beneficent working of our
beautifnl and complicated system of government was tho great
incentive that moved them to embark tho Stato in this experi-
ment. Should it provo a successful ono tho Legislature will
have achieved sufficient good to cause every correct thinker to
overlook all errors of legislation thoy may have committed
upon other subjects. If unsuccessful still tho magnitude of
tho prize at which they aimed was sufficient to induce them to
make tho effort and will dignify oven failure.
Ono creat obstacle in tho way of this system Jioing into suc
cessful operation is tho reluctance engendered by a falso pride
which too many fool to sending their children to a free school.
This feeling if not overcome will go far to smother our first
essay to provido for tho education of thoso indigent children
whoso parents aro unable to give thorn tho benefit of a course
of instruction nt private schools. If tho wealthy together with
those possessing only a competence too proud to givo counte-
nance to free public schools withdraw from them their children
and'Bond thorn to private schools tho honest republican pride
of tho poorer classes will equally revolt at tho distinction that
will inevitably follow for thoy will then be sure to bo regarded
as mere charity Bchools and tho pupils bo looked upon by tho
moro favored children of tho private schools in much tho same
light that tho purse-proud and bloated possessor of wealth ro-
gards tho miserable and destituto occupant of tho poor houso;
Fortunately perhaps for tho success of this experiment tho
sum sot apart for tho payment of tho salaries of teachers is not
Biifliciont for tho purpose nnd tho doficit is to bo mado up by
tho patrons of tho school. Thus at the commencement of tho
Bybtcra gcntlomen who aro too proud to send to a Jree school
will lmvo tho privilege of paying. After the system shall have
onco got into tho " full tido of successful experiment" tho natu-
ral increasoof tho school fund will it is hoped bo sufficient to
mako it fullr adequate to tho payment of tho entire salaries of tho
teachers by which timo custom will have reconciled objections
ofitho'charactor.to which wo havo referred.
To-day our country stands tho grandest exemplar of social li-
berty tho world has over known. Acknowledging tho truth of
thntnoblo scutiment of Rousseau that " it is alone tho mass that
lives" wehnvo discarded tho theory of European republicans de-
rived from it which Mv. Bancroft declares would "make of de-
mocracy n homicidal tyranny" that tho minority must yield nn
implicit nnd unreasoning obedience to the will of tho majority
nnd visiting resistance with the penalties of treason AVobnso
oursy8tein of government upon tho indedendenceof each indi-
vidual member of the mass. Our singulaily adjusted political
system establishing a divided allegiance and intcposingthe local
independence and separate sovereignty of tho States between
the centralizing nnd absolute tendency of the federal government
and the individual liberty of the citizen presents a complicated
mechanism which for its perfect working creates nn absolute
necessity for the intellectunl training nnd thorough nientnl dis.
cipline of ench rising generation tlint n sagacious stntemnnship
will fully recognize nnd cheerfully obey. That it litis been so
recognized by the Legislature is evidenced by the bill to which
we hnve referred. The future will tell whnt will be tbc result of
tho effort.
The Harris & Morgan Line.
We notice Hint several of our cotempornries in Texas are be-
stowing censure upon Harris ct Morgan's line of steamships for
bringing over Irom New Orlenns to tho Texas ports morn passen-
gers tbnn can be comfortably stowed nwny on their bonis (pnr-
ticulnrly steerage passengers) nnd for the rules of freight charg-
ed by this line. We have heretofore said some hnid things about
this same line but recent observation and experience have con-
vinced us that Harris & Morgan arc "more sinned against than
sinning." It is true that their vessels of late have been unu-
sually crowded with passengers to Galveston nnd the immense
number of negroes now coming into the Stnte by that mode of
conveyance hns cnu&ed thesteurnge to be uncomfortably crowd-
ed sometimes but we are assured on relinble authority that not
of the vessels of this line ever bring more passengers than tho
law allows. The crowding on of negroes in the steeroge is not
the fault of the owners of the line but of the owners of the ne-
groes for they would abuse Harris to Morgan more if they wero
to refuse to carry as long as there was an inch of room to spare
than they do when their property is crowded on to discomfort.
Another complaint is tlint the passage and rates of freight on
this line are unnecessarily high. Persons who make this com-
plaint should recollect that the capital invested in this line is im
mense the risk great and that the proprietors have kept it up
promptly for many years past in tho face of losses that would
have bankrupted almost any other firm in the Union. The peo-
ple of Texas have no just cause to abuse or oppose the line of
Harris fc Morgan ; and if they were to withdraw from our trade
this fact would very soon be keenly felt especially in Western
Texas.
BSF" OnWedncsday last our city was visited by a heavier
fall of 6nov than has been seen for many years in this vicinity.
Notwithstanding the dampness underfoot tho snow lay upon
tho ground several" inches in depth. There wore slight show-
ers for several days succeeding.
(JSIT Wo understand that Gov. Phase made just beforo tlio
adjournment of the Legislature tho following nominations
which wero confirmed by the Senate :
Commissioners to arrango a Digest of the Laws of Texas.
0. C. Hurtle' Esq. of Galveston ; John W. Harris Esq. sf
Brazoria and James Willie Esq. of Washington. ' ' "
Commissioners to investigate Land Titles west of theNuecea.
William 0. Young Esq. of Grayson and Charles S. Taylor
Esq. of Nacogdoches.
Commissioner to adjust Land Titles in Fislier & Miller's
Colony. John O. Meusebach of Bexar. -
Texas Items.
Tho Texas Ranger promises shortly to ro-enlargo its propor-
tions. Wo see too that Mr. Lancaster has associated with him
in the editorial department Mr. E. Percy Howe formerly edi-
tor of tho Mississippi Pine Knot. With so valuable an adidtion
to its mental strength we confidently look for the Ranger 4So
becomo one of tho most interesting papers in the State.
Eggr We regret the continued indisposition of Mr. Posey of
the Monument. The Monument is also advertised for sale.
Mr. Posey hns by his industry and ability given Ins paper a
standing among the Texas press that wo Lope will yield him
a full return in tho enhanced value of the establishment.
Stage Acoidi:nt.-T1io stage from Austin to this place on
its trip of Saturday the 11th took a turn-over at tho Baladu
crossing which caused the entire loss of the vehicle it bronV
mg to pieces. 1 ho coach was filled' with passengers but for-
tunately no ono was seriously injured. Mr. Cobtro of Cnstro-
ville had his forehead cut somewhat and Judge Dovino had
his hoad bruised slightly. These aro all tho sufferers bv tin
accident that wo havo heard of. Western Texan.
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KgP Wo understand that a most wmitnn moi-Wo ...i
provokod murder was committed in cold blood by Joseph"
' . '.'Tm Jw-row uoui ot tiiom old citizens and lonir
residents of Turtle Baypu m Liberty county. The last wni
highly esteemed by his neighbors. White immediately after
tho commission ot tho crime mado his escape. Wo under-
stand that moro than fifty porsons aro in pursuit of him with
tho avowed intention it they succeed in capturing him of cal-
Img on Judge Lynch and giving him a Bhort thrift. Galveston
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Scurry, William R. & Hampton, J. W. Texas State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 21, 1854, newspaper, February 21, 1854; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth81122/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.