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VOLUME IV.
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'COLUMBUS, TEXAS, 'OCTOBER l£, 1861.
NUMBER 52.
AN APPEAL.
Messrs. Editors Colorado Citizen—.. }
Thi3 is, perhaps, the mos' eritieal time of oar
revolution—die Alpine passage. , AJ this junc-
tare of affairs the assistance of "every citizen of
the Southern Confederacy is needed, to sustain
the soldiery in the field against the ruthless in-
vaders of oar liberty. Our Government has.pot
yet bad sufficient time to mnke the necessary
arrangements to furnish clothing, &.C., for its
soldiero—in fact, it had no money,: m manüfac-
: torics; and until the proper. arrangements. can
be effected, the'people must; sustain tije Govern-
ment, or it is 'bound to go doWn : and 1 do nqt
■believe that there is a true Southern man bol
would soon saciifice everything he possesses
than see the Government fall. I do not, I can.
net, believe that any invividnal of this county
would be willing to sell their birthright, liberty,•
for a few dollars. Now is the time, feílofr-cSti-
zens of Colorado, if you are determined to be
free or sacrifice your all upon your country's al-
. tar, to come forward and contribute to the extent
of your ability in support of the glorious strug-
gle in which we,.are engaged, and be ready.,fo
exclaim in the language of that great champbii
of Colonial ¿liberty, Patrick Henry, " Millions
for Defence bfat not one Cent for Tribute! "
Such a spirit pervading the people of the Sonth-
etn Confederacy would , render them invincible
almost against, the combined powers;, of .¡the
world—at least they could never be subjugated,
NEVER!!....
And if uiere "was nothing else to actuate us,
even as a matter of economy we should act
promptly and vigorously; for no one will pretend
to doobt now that the war haB assumed such a
character that we must either conquer or submit
ourselves, and if we mean not to abandon the
n«ble straggle in wbich we are engaged and
which we have determined never to give up un
til the glorious object of our contest shall,be ob-
tained, must cet promptly* i* providing for
our soldiero, for; Winter will eoou be upon tbeiri
and find them in a poor condition to resist the
chilling blasts of a Northern climate. All the
horrors- of Valley Forge may be enacted anew ;
and where fa the man that haa a Southern heart
• in.his bosom that would not offer his means to
protect from thá winter's blast the meanest sol.
dier in the Confederate army ? 1 do not believe
there is one.
As I said before, it would be economy in the
people to act promptly in, this matter. Should
our enemies see that we are determined to sus-
tain our armies in the field at any sacrifice, tfk-y
•WoUld believe it folly in them to think of con-
quering as. Like the British officer, when he
visited the camp of Gen. Marion, and saw that
they were living on sweet potatoes and fighting
for the liberties of thair country, immediately
resigned his commission, went back to England
and declared it folly in the British Government
to think of ever conquering snch a people.
Then,, fellow-citizens oj| Colorado county, let
nashow to the world thft- the .saqie self sacri
ficing devotion to country that actuated our
forefathers; in their resistance to BritUh oppres-
sion has not become extinct in their decendants,
.but that we will endeavor lo emulate their deeds
of valor and patriotism. DIXIE.
Headquarters, Department or Texas1,
San Antonio, October 1,1861.
, Tkxans ! All eyes are turued in the direction
of our coast, expecting an invasion. The troops
jntendqd for its defence have been called for, to
assemble by companies at San Antonio, Victoria,
M'lHiean and Galveston. These companies "do
Dot seem to.jbie filling up and ¡presenting theny
sejves for muster ap rapidly as they ought. It k
nó doubt because they do not know the necessity
for,'immediate preparation; and, I now say to
you, that your country has called for your ser-
vicca-r-those m authority have said that you are
Deeded. If needed at all, yoú are need jiop, iu
order to be ready to meet the foe át the H2&ter*c
edee&nd drive him back to his ships.
Then turn out at once, fill úp these companies,
and go wherever you are directed, trusting in the
justice of ur causo aud the Cod of N átians for
success? and with a, determination that you will
never qpit the service or tuirn your backB upon
the enemies of our country Until peace .fa de-
clared, Remember that H fa not only your
country that you ate-called upon to serve ; bat
that von mutt defend your oion homes, yonr own
property, your fathers, sisters, wites, daughters
and little ones against ike outages and insults
of our heartless and unnatural enemies, and
when you meet them, conquer -or 'die. upon the
battle-field! tí. E. McCULLOCH,
Col. Prov'l C. S. A.,C'm'g Dep. Texas.
There fa a Bible in the library of the Univer-
sity of Getingen written on five thousand four
huudred and seventy-six palm-leaver.
THE GUADALUPE PRESBYTERY,
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[From the Gonzales Inquirer.! ...
The Guadalupe Presbytery of,the Cumberland,
Presbyterian Church met in Gomales on the 29th
ult., the Rev. George Goldon being elected
Modératór. aud Rev. Alpha Young Secretary,
the Presbytery proceeded to their usual business,
after .which the following resolutions were
adopted: r •:
Resolved. That we deeply depare the present
state pf our hitherto happy country.
That, whereas, universal peacq and brother,
hood.existed, and we ¡Were a nation the most
highly favored of all others in our political, lit-
erary arid religious privileges ; and whereas, the
ties tMit.qnee bound no, together in this great
brothefhaddbave "been Severed by the wildest
fanaticism t|iat ever cursed a nation or people,
and'civil War noW;, hangs 'Jike a dark 'pall over
the land, blasting and mildew have tfprea l their
withering influence on all the industrial'pursuits
of life, the. peace .of the happiest families has
been destroyed, and our frugal wives and pious
mothers aire c-impéílod to fofgáke their usual do-
mestic business and employ their time in prepar-
ing necessaries for the comfort of husbands and
sons, to take thejr leave perhaps to return no
more; .
Therefore, we deeply sympathise with those of
onr fellow-citizens.who have gone out for the de-
fence of our country and our Tiomes, And we
do now pray, air^/qrge all christians to join us
in praying for them to that God who will approve
of the right and will condemn the wrong, that
he would preserve their lives, guardtjieir morals,
and nerve their arms and give them courageous
:hearts in the day of battle ; and that they mpy
ret.ufn ere long, bringing the ol/Ve,' branch of
peace, to take their j osiiions again in the bosom
of a, grateful people. . . ¡,
And also Resolved, That-We feel it now es-
pecially our duty to pray to the God of Nations
for those who are in authority and who rule over
us, that we may Lud a quiet and a peaceable life.
Aud wc will ever pray.
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Meííco and Cotton.—A few weeks since we
referred to the purchase 6f cotton in Western
Texas by Mexican agents, and advised planter^
and others of the probability, that said cotton
might be intended for, reshipment from Mexico
tó the North. . Since then wq have given the sub
'ject "more investigatiou, and tfi'e result of onr
.conclusion fa, that such . is not lively to be,the
case. Indeed, wc are now'pretty well satisfied
that all the cotton which has been, or may he,
purchased in Western.Texas, will not- be more
than enough to supply the factories of Mexico,
if indeed it ddk that. As.an evidence,of this,
we have been ratably informed that during sum-
mer, when Mexican agents were in the country
buying cottok, one of them then stated to one óf
our citizens that Mexico Would require this year
ali the cotton raised west of the Colorad?. Again
by reference to DeBow's Review, we find that
for the year ending J ue SÓ,. 1855, the, export of
cotton from the United States ió Mexico was
25,917 bales. This was six vcare ago. and it fa
reasonable to suppose that t^e amount has greatly
increased siuc? then. There is, trae, some cot.
ton raised in Mexico/but as late as I860 the pro*
duc'ion—as we further learn from DfBow—was
very limited, not at all méeling the wants of the
factories.in the Republic. Owing to the blockadc
of the Southern ports, her usual supply from the
South has no doUbt, been greatly diinimished.
These facts we think are sufficient to show that
Mexico will consume every bale she can get
from Texas. In connection with this, it fa very
evident therefore, that our fricds in VVashington
county acted without any data, when they, in a
recent public meeting, declared that " already
more cotton has been puchased in this State than
is sufficient to employ ali the spindles in Mexico
for,the next ygar." This, as we have shown
above, cannot be the ease.—Gonzales Inquirer.
A Strgkq Kiss.—-Tennyüon, in,his poem of
" Fantima," relates the strongest case of suction
within our knowledge at present. Speaking of a
lover's kiss, lie says, or rather she says :
L®8* night when seme one spoke his name*
1* rom my sweet Hood that went and came,
A thousand little shafts of flame
.Were shivered in tny narrow frame. ,
O love fire! Ouce he drew, ,. t,j.
With one long kiss my whole soul through
My lips, as sunlight drinketh dew.
That's the strongest kiss we ever nad about,
and throws the ." poor m^n'a.plaster"rompjetely
in the shade. Phoebus! what a suction that fel-
low had.
There are Bcvcn thousand seven hundred veini
in an inch of mother-of-pearl. These decom-
pose the rays of light, and producc thepriimatic
colors.
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INTERESTING CLIPPINGS.
Gen. McCulloch has now'authority to increase
his army to any extent he desires.
The total population of the State of Alabama,
according to the census of 1860, is 964,286.
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The penalty f<pr counterfeiting Confederate
Treasury uotes fa death.
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Black swans and wise lovers are great rarities
in the new wúrld.
y' I ¡ y .:
. The memory¿ should be a storehouse, not a
lumber-room.
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Love is a compound of . fioney and gall, mixed
in various proportions for customers.
Wild Jfiowert 'are the alphabet of
whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious
truths. ,
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Well may ¡every act and every silent thought-
deep hidden though it be—tend to the great Here'
after.
' ,• } . iff,!.
A boarding-nouse keeper advertises 'to furnish
" gentleman with pleasant and * comfortable
rooms; also, one or two gentlemen with wives."
An elk can run a mile and a half in two min-
utes ; .an antelope a mile in minute; and the
wild mule of Tartary has a speed even greater
than that.
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Why .there are more women than men is: ex-
plained by DeQuincey: " It is in conformity with
the arrangement of nature—we always see more
of heaven than earth.1'
Madame dé Stael says there fa often in the
heart 6ome innate image of the beings we
are to love, that lends to our first sight of them
almost an air of recognition.
Rich Corn Bread.—One pint of sour crcam,
seven well Ueatcn eggs, one teaspoon of soda, and
a üttlc Valt n add meal sufficient to make a thin
batter, and bake abont thirty minutes. Very light
and rich.
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A rather severe' drill sergeant has invented
a m'anuel to be used by his men at feeding time.
Some of the orders are: "Draw Coffee !" "Pre
sent Milk!" "Carry Sugar !j," "Recover Cup! "
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With fbqr mctalic quallifications, a man may
be "pretty sure of success. These are gold in his
pockets, silver in his tougue, brass in his face and
iron in his heart.
, 'the New York Times, speaking of Lincola's
unwillingness to recognize the "rebels" as bellig-
erents, says >' he must be tolerably well satisfied
by this time that ithe qoontry fa at war with
somebody that fa entitled to be called a 'power.' "
tAc Baltimore Exchange learns from undoubt-
ed authority Jthat the expenses of the Lincoln
Government curing the past four 'months have
been over two hundred millions of dollars.
After some weeks, lab&r, as wd learn from- a
Washington dispatch to the New York Commer-
cial Advertiser, $300,000 have been subscribed
to the loan. This is looked upon as amazing.
Lincoln fa spending over a million a day.
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An absent wife is here called upon to return to
"bed and board:" MJane, your absence «ill
ruin all. Think of your husband, your parent*,
your children. Return, return, all may be jwg]l,
happy. At any rate, inclosc the key of the cup-
board where the gin is!"
rr mm-
Printsr-rfool wwjgb.
Puffs the folks so funny ;
He does all the guff,
Tbey get all Che money!
A North Carolina exehange^rdterates the as-
sertion, made by a correspondent of ours some
weeks since, to the effect that Gen. McCulloch
fa not a native of Rtitherford county, Tennpsce.
but of Halifax, North Carolina, where some of
his relatives now reside.—Exchange.
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We learn that a. few days, ago, the com crib of
Rev. Dr. J. A. Light was burped down at Travis,
consuming something oyer opa hundred bushels
of comr The fire fvas supposed to have .orig-
inated from a negro woman's pipe.—Bellvills
Coiintryman.
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An EIciVo^ai. Cokpuhbrt.—A gentleman
walking in the fields with a lady, pickod a blue
bell, and taking «ut'hfa.pencil «rote the fqlIowT
ing lines, which, with the flower, he presented to
,
•f.Xhfa pretty flower, of heavenly hue,
Mist surely be allied to you; ,
For you, dear girt, are heavenly, too.*'
To Which the lady replied—
" If, sir, your compliment be true,'
I'm sorry that * look «o Mt ti"
OUR DEAD AT LEXING70N.
[Written for the Citizen.!
Amidst oar rejoicing upon the late auspicious
victory, we ail bewail with heartfelt sorrow our
nuble soldiers felled iu battle by the stroke of
Fate, devoting themselves victims to the noblest
cause, ~blessed by: ¿he Father of Light. The
sacrifices have been accepted, and 'mid a nation's
revelrics the Patnot sleeps in the silent tomb t
Yet in the-happiness inspired by deeds of Free-
dom's son* we mourn the hcro who so sileotly
slumbers in cold bosom of,-the grave ; and
'as we raise the wild anthem of grief o'er this
desolate dost of martyrdom, we epgraye upon
our hearts the< epitaph of suah benefactors ia one
word—Gratitude. ■' ,
Our country's noblest ofi&priog have fought—
have conquered—and some, alas! have died,
sinking into the gloomy abode of death with
brews encircled in bright, beaming rays of
Liberty, i Although no sculptured pile be raised
o'er the epot where our heroes are buried, Mem*
ory rears in the souls étf the Jiving statues of
Gratitude and.,monuments of Sorrow. Tha
shades of such departed are; wept for with a
nation's fears. ■! Ages may roll on, still recollec
tioh will contribute to recall the manly forms
that perished struggling for Freedom, and hal.
lowed is the spot where our patriots sleep in the
last unbroken slumber of the dead!
Victorious victims of wicked Despotism! wo
mourn for you!.
Moold'ring ashes of departed valer! we deplore
your loss! Lamenta.
The Maryland Legislature. — The New
Orlrans Picáyuúe says: " Tuesday, 17th Sep-
tember, was the day appointed for the reassem-
bling of the Maryland Legislature at Frederick.
There beiifg no quorum, an adjournment j
had until next day. Immediately afte
unusual stir took place. Companies of <
marched in different directions, and it soon be-
came evident that the city was closely invested
by the Federals. While this was going on, a
body of the Ballimme police, with a squad of
military, arrested the Clerks of the Seoate and
House, and all the members of supposed seces-
sion tendencies, on whom they could lay their
hands." .
A despatch, dated Frederick, September 18th,
says:
" The Union members of Baltimore, of the
House, refused to meet this morniug. The Leg-
islature is virtually dead—all the officers being
under arrest to prevent calliag the roll. i. The
Union members will leave wis afternoon for
home, and the Sccossion members to Fort Mc.
Henry. After two heurs' confinement the offi-
cers of the Legislature ware released on taking
the oath of allegiance, all assenting except the
Clerk, J. M. Brewer, who was sent with nine
others to Annapolis. At four o'elock this after-
noon there was not a single member of the Leg-
islature in the city.'1 -.
Lime in Poultry Houses.—Lime will keep
hens clear of vermin, and in a fine healthy con-
dition. It should be used as a dry powder, and
scattered occasionally ail about.the poultry-house
and jard. On the drippings, however, sulphato
of lime (common plaster,) or charcoal dust, ,or
dried muck should be thrown instead of lime.
Ashes may be used as a substitute for lime,
though the latter i« the best. The powdered
lime is better tban whitewash, though that also
may be advantageously used úpdn the sidesiind
ceiling of the room.
A Gentleman.—Show me the ,young man
who can quit the brilliant society of the young
to listen kindly tó the voice of age; who. can hold
converse with one whom years have deprived of
charm—show me the mac who .is willing to .help
the deformed who need hclgfe-sho.w me the man
who shuns a blasphemer, the traduce; of hip moth*
er'e sex—who scorns, as he woulda coward, the
ridiculer of woman's reputationr-shpw..me that
man who never forget* an instant, f the .delicacy#
the respect that fa due to womsn in any condition
or class, and ycu show me a gentleman—i**y yod
«•tow me a better—you. show the a wise awn and
a Christian.
There never was a night, which Was not sue*
ceeded by a morning; nor was there tv«r a winter
which was not Succeeded by r. summer. This
fa a most, consolatory consideration to those who
are, distressed in the night and winter oí spiritual
trífí feÜd trouble.
. " What do you ask for tbat article ? " aék'cq
Obadiah of a young Miss. " Fifteen shillings.
"Ain't you a little dear T " " Why," she re.{
Hied, blushing, " all the young men fell me
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J.D. Baker & Bros. The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 12, 1861, newspaper, October 12, 1861; Columbus, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177635/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.