Texas State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 1861 Page: 2 of 4
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piace the State up.
al which stall com-
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James P. Neal, present
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has been victimized, we believe, by some
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Oca War Size—Until the blockade is re-
t from the Porta
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xas, the State
•tat Leetalktioa.
On next Monday the Legislature eon reces.
The members elect are mostly new men on
the political arena, aud the color of their
political opinions can, as yet only be judged
by the fact that they come fresh from the
and that that people has, within the
; year, repeatedly and most overwhelming-
ly thundered tleir endorsement ef States'
Sights, and their condemnation of the cen-
Wm
hich
Bat it remains to be tested Whether these
new legislators will come up with clear and !
««lightened views as^to the nature of the rev-
.. wo are passing, and
us resulte, either for good or for
j wh'ch must arise upon the foundations
which will be laid by the Legislation of the
twelve moftths throughout the
i of the Confederacy— results upon
last hope of popular «over
induced him to adopt the ridic-
ulous idea that to support one candidata for
office is to " proscribe." his competitor. Where-
upoa ho gets "fearfully and wonderfully
rasd" at the pro tern of the Gazette, and
his political friends and associates, for prefer -
ring Col. Upshaw to himself for Elector, and
in the heat of his passion writes a long and
scurrilous letter against the said '• contempt-
ible litto faction," which letter he is verdant
ssssgl* to sake public property by publish*
log in the San Antonio Herald.
1 The people have in times past beard tho
" Austin clique," the " Gazette clique,': etc.,
ote., denounced sad vilified, and will litó at no
loss to recall to their remembrance the class
by whom it was done. Thetr
teries are silent; but their mantle could
not have fallen on shoulders more worthy
than those of James P. Neal.
í jP« objects to one of our reasons for prefer-
ring Col. Upshaw. Now, admiring the deli-
cacy of feeling which will allow a gentleman
to hold a voter responsible to give a reason
why he prefers another, we would whisper
in tho gentleman's ear, that he must not nip-
pose that because we gave that reason, we
could give no better one. We gave those
reasons alone which could not in any degree
call in question his political, social or moral
status. We did not tell the people tbat he
, well, Wo won't tell it now, unless he
should indicate a desire to make a little more
reputation by our aid.
By the bye, was not that a cruel hit,
where he says we had not been long enough
in Tesas to win * any reputation." Now, we
ourselves that if we Lad been a candi-
date for every office which became vacant dur-
ing the near ten years we have resided in
Texas, without regard to ability or qualitica-
cation to perform its duties, we might have
become nearly así celebrated hett. But
W® beg pardon of oor redera for extending
these remarks. We propose publishing his
letter in full in our next, so jte to give him
the full benefit of it. We hope he feeis better
after his effort, and that this exhibition will
bring him ail the honor it merits.
i at the time that the ob-
i measures of the elder Adams threat-
liberties of the people in a patent
and palpable form, but its spirit lived, and In
sidiously entwined itself around all the legis-
lation of the State and general Governments
at the time of the disruption of the
r,' it had acquired a magnitude and eoá-
that John Adama and his compat-
i had never dreamed of in their phlloso-
hy—a power which boldly assumed, by
means of the gigantic preponderance of the
general Government to trample the rights of
a minority iQ the dust, and to reduce «over-
states to tho condition of provinces of
the incubus we have
monster we are fighting. Our ar-
tae field; our liberty will be
Bsi the history of the world is
that liberty is «aider achieved
the lessens of the
H
our
naradailj
a stupendous
old Union.
1&Í10 tfoub2 0(j
The
> to ceotializ©
ito look to
Conditio (of our JU*««
Oar friend, Captain Hamner, who
through here some time since, and who is iii
command at Fort Clark, informed us that' the
companies composing Col. Ford's regiment,
and who are statioued at various points along
our Indian frontier, have, as yet, received no
pay either from the State or the general Gov-
ernment, and that they are literally nearly na-
ked, patched and ragged, & making moccassias,
as they have no shoes. There is no clothing
at San Antonio to distribute, as two thousand
suite of that taken there was sent on to Vir-
ginia, etc.
While this is the condition of oor Bangers
on our own soil, continual complaints are
heard that the frontier is not effectually pro-
and the horrid Indian depredations
continually occurring are neither prevented
Now, it is true that these Rangers can
probably maintain themselves in comparative
comfort through the winter, as they are, or
will &«, mostly Quartered in comfortable
buildings, which will protect them from the
Eve§fwmtry blasts while they stay in tbam, but
they are utterly incompetent to give the
least protection to the country. Wa hope
that the patriotic sympathies of our people,
as well as our homé interest, will direet pub-
lic attention to this matter, and that some
ways and means may be devised to remedy
this crying evil.
1
know
from ona of the
of this court is so
work for two
ly mors than dispose
The business
— jy had crossed under a heavy artillery
fire.
Col. Evans, with four regiments and five
pieces of artillery, drove them back, with a
? Col. É. D. Biker, of Oregon was killed, Col.
Cogswell, ten other officers, and 200 Federal
prisoners taken, and six pieces of artillery cap-
tured.
... sick soldiers Richmond, Oct. 22—New rYork papers
are an absolute neces-1 of the 10th contain despatches ironi Washing-
to#of the fourteenth, reporting unprecedent-
ed activity, day and night, in the Navy Yard.
Eight hundred operatives aro constantly
ed in casting eannon, shot, and shells.
.. jpnga ore to be rifled.—
Despatches from Fortress Monroe, of the
14th, state tho loss of the 20th Indiana regí-,
ment in the Chickamacotnico affair was forty-
seven. fpf 0 % - 1
Washingson despatches Of the 15th
those seeking justice now through this Court
are at some distance from the end sought.
Military .Hospital at CtalvfcsCvn.
Dr. Cakes, tbe medical officer in charge of
the Galveston hospitals, appeals to the people
of Texas to furnish additional supplies of beds,
bedding, etc.
sity, and are such things as tho Government
cannot buy, because they are not to be had
for money. This appéal, we doubt not. *
ally. No appeal could come with
claims, , r
day,in tho early paifflKnonth. It sums up:
clothing, &c., for Georgia troops, «30,294; do.
for Alttbamians, l$£,300; do. for 8th Virgin-
ians, @500; do. for six North Carolina regi-
ments, $8,250. and $1,507 in cash.
Ej ection Rkturms.—It is very important
that officers holding elections should make
their returns to the proper officers as soon as
possible, and that all county clerks should
famish unofficial returns, especially of the
vote for electors, to the various papers of the
State, at the earliest possible day ; as upon
thpe reports alone, must tho candidates for
electors rely, \p determining whether they
will come to Austin or not to give the vote.
The shortness of the time intervening between
the election and casting Of the vote precludes
tho possibility of their being officially in-
formed.
learn that our At-
torney-General^ George M.
been appointed Colonel of the infantry regi-
ment now nearly raised for the defense of the
coast. This appointment is, we presume, one
which will be commended by all.
The office of Attorney-General will of
course become vacant. Here is a fine chance
for office seekers. Where is James P. Neal f
-
K. Foster,
fly Our young friend, W.
will, we leara, fee a candidate for Sergeant-at-
Arms of the Senate. He has been " j
years an attache of the Gazette office
printer, and given ample proof of his abil-
«$ . ~
|§Thk "Travis Rifles.".
fantry company will take up the line of march
for the coast this morning. This is a "crack"
company and will do execution on the enemy
if they get a chance. It is the third company
that has left Austin on foot.
as been received
at our disposal;
telegraphs the President of
near Leesburg. between Gen.
d of South Carolina, Mis-
;iuia troops, and twelve regi-
wera driven into the river,
rcgon, was killed, Col. Cogswell
two hundred Federals made prisoners,
pieces of astillery captured.
d, Oct. 22.—The following official
has been received here, dated
i, Oct. 24. ■ jj'
ds reports that ho was engaged
>ortioa«f yesterday with twelve
and five batteries of the enemy
'Since our last, Capt. Gardiner, of
county, with a fine mounted corn-
through here ón his way lor
Brigade. The Captain, (who we
i a minister of the Gospel,) stopped his
in town and supplied every man
IMI&rKdi
, passed
or Ylcto
Clothing foil Soldiers.—Some idea ^
what the peoplo oí tl.e South are doing for fifty„sevcn Confederate prisoners, at
their soldiers in the field may be ^jífjWwhkgton «nd New York bavsbsen rc-ksü-
what was received at Richmond in only one ed
upon taking the oath not to engage
further la the war against the United States.
Augvsta, Ga., Oct. 22.—The Savannah
Republican of this morning has a special
Richmond despatch, dated Oct. 21, which saya
that a despatch has been received in Rich-
mond from Major J. T. Brown, Yorktowr,
announcing that a fight occurred near that
.-place on Friday hat. É IB Mlipi
The Federals lost sixty killed and twelve
taken prisoners. The Confederates lost eleven
killed and three wounded. ||riÍNIIÍP||M
Two Federal schooners were injured and
capturad by Confederate batteries on the Po-
tomac. Their cargoes consisted of wood, hay,
and cement.
Augusta., Oct. 22—The Charleston Cour-
ier of this morning, says that two gentlemen
who lately escaped from Key West, arrived
there yesterday. - *
They report'that there are about 1,000 Fed-
erals at Key West and Fort Jefferson.
Amongst those who were compelled to take
tho oath of allegiance there, is F. J. Moreno,
brother-in-law to Secretary Mallory.
vThere are in port two English and one
rencb frigate.
The yacht Wanderer is now used as a pa
trol guard boat.
It was reported that the English and
French naval officers were to have a meeting,
and draw up a report to the effect that the
blockade is totally inefficient.
A change had taken place in he blockading
fleet off Charleston. The Roanoake is now
Ü &g ship. ■■■ ■■■
Capt. Dupont, who Is to command the
Southern coast, has not yet arrived.
There is cause to believe that the schooner
- by the blockaders near
Stone Inlet, wm the British schooner Alert,
from the West Indies, with a cargo of molas-
ses, fruit, etc. ,*>
Nashville, Oct. 22.—The St. Louis Re-
publican of the I7th announces tne capture
of the Federal guard at Big River Bridge, on
the St. Louis and Ironton railroad, and the
burning of the bridge by Jeff. Thompson,
cutting offeomm unication between Pilot Knob,
Ironton and St. Louis.
Information was also given to the Republi-
can, that Capt. Flliott, who commanded the
guard was released, with his men, on pa-
role. '
At last accounts Jeff. Thompson and his
forces were marching towards the frontier.
Despatches to the Republican from Syra-
cuse, Mo., of the 16th, announce tbat Adju-
tant Geo. Thomas was recently challenged
by Fremont, at Tipton, because he believed
Thomas was tbe source of gross misrepresen-
tation against him; but Thomas declined
meeting him in mortal combat, because he
(Thomas) was a member of the church.
It is officially aunounced at Washington
tbat the Federal Government had ceased
granting passes to áhy one going South
through the United States lines.
A despatch from Washington, of the 15th,
says that the following has been issued from
the army head-quarters:
" United States soldiers, taken prisoners
by the rebels, having been released on tak
ing oath not to take up arms against the
South, the Government has ordered that an
equal nnmber of. prisoners now confinad in
this city and elsewhere to be released on
taking the prescribed oatb of allegiance, or
oath not to bear arms against the United
States., < t ■*" _£'/• ;■ . f ^?■:;)14
On the 16th inst. the Surveyor of New
York seized the ship Maid of Orleans, just
arrived from Liver iool. This vessel is partly
owned in New Orleans.
New Hampshire is tho only State that, has
' the quota of troops called for by
joND, Oct. 22.—Special
I say that the Fed
i of the Potomac, near Lecsfeurg,
jras four to five hundred killed and
, and three hundred drowned in the
* a their hurry to recross tho river
. 1 of the Confederates was thl**
i killed wounded, %
victory for the Confed-
" "
Jl.—The steamer Norti
so « 15tl.
inst.
the week wen
'of 1-8, and ai.
Speculators
Dr. Sims will accept our thanks for
his present of—a big potatoe ?—ha, ha 1 a bag
full of big potatoes. If there were more Sims'
and fewer Neal's, what a pleasant thing it
would be, to be pro tem. editor. But the big
potatoes are more than an offset to the small
ones. Pile in tbe
Inauguration Calico Ball.
A lively interest has been taken by many of
our citizens, particularly amongst the ladies,
in the getting up of a Calico Ball, on the occa-
sion of the inauguration, for the benefit of the
soldiers. 1
This interest is not
are usually the most active m such matters,
but the idea seems to elicit general approval.
Wo doubt not it will be an entertainment at
which all will find a source of eiyoyment, and
it is hoped a large fund Will be
We aVa told it is expected to bp what it
purports—a Calico Bali,
The following
handed us:
IiMtgwratlon
The ladies
for the «tppfl
visions to tie capítol
on Wednea<"
proceeds of
IHl
and expórtela had taken 27,000.
1 Th« quotations were:
Fair Orleans. 10 Í-Mfc I Mlddi'g Orleans...10lid
Fair Mobile W & id- MtiMI'ti Mobil .... .10 <t'
pair Upland#......10 6 M. I «'ddl'b Upland .. . 8 7 sj'
The stock on hand was 713,000 bales, of
which 419,000 were American.
The shipments of cotton from Liverpool to
the Umted States, during the past four
months, were 37C0 bales.
Mm
mforih , ., ... , .
The Dublin Evening Post reiterates the
assertion that the agents of the American
Government are in Ireland looking for re-
cruits, but is unable to say how they have
succeeded. Thinks, however, that they met
with little encouragement. .
Mr. Lindsey, M. P., recently made a speech
to his constituents, at Sunderland, in which
he freely gave it as bis opinion that the Eng-
lish Government ought to urge the raising of
tho American blockade; and that both Eng-
land and France should now consider the ex-
pediency of recognizing the Southern Con-
federacy. To this expression there were some
cheers and some hisses from his hearers.
The financial depression continues in Paris,
and there had been some agitation, owing to
the advanced price of bread.
Nashville, Oct. 23—the Bowling Green
correspondent of the Union and American
says that a gentleman, who left Louisville
on Saturday, reports that tho Lincoln troops
between Louisville and Nolin, are 18.000
strong. 11 *> £' 1* -
/. Rousseau's forces firs mainly from Ohio
and Indiana, among whom considerable dis-
satisfaction exists, owing to tho indifference
manifested as to their success.
Tho Cincinnati Commercial of the 19th,
learns that Fremont would be removed on
the 22d. The same journal names General
Hunter as his successor. 'SnSsStSLi.
The Cjncinnati Gazette says that Fremont
is removed by order of Lincoln.
The Pacific Telegraph Line was opened on
the 18th to Great Salt Lake City.
The Federals claim a brilliant victory in a
recent skirmish at Harper's Ferry.
The Washington correspondent of tho New
York Post asserts that foreign capitalists have
offered Secretary Chase to tako §> I GO,000,000
of the United States loan at 6¿.
A messenger from Fremont's headquarters
at Warsaw, reached Syracuse on the 17th.
He reported that Price had made a stand in
Cedar county, twenty-five miles from Osceola,
with 25,000 well armed and disciplined troops,
and a large force of militia. Fremont had
begun preparations to lay a pontoon across
the Qsage, and supposed" the army would
cross during the night of tbe 16th. He in-
tended to push forward and force Price to
fight or retreat.
A dispatch from Ironton, dated the 17th,
says that no other bridge than that across
Big River had been interfered with on the
Iron Mountain Railroad. No rebels are known
to bo near the railroad.
The rebels are reported in large force
twenty five miles below Ironton, but nothing
definite is known as to their numbers or
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A dispatch from Indianapolis, of the 17tb, ¿
reports that more troops are moving into
Kentucky.
It is said tbat the Federal Government will
lose $60,000 by operations of Col. Young, of
the Kentucky cavalry, now in jail at Indian-
apolis. He introduced several new rascali-
ties for the purchase of horses.
Bland Ballard has been appointed United
States District Judge of Kentucky, vice
Monroe. '*,V,T
Nashville, Oct. 24—The Tennessee Leg-
islature to-d y ekcted Landon V. Haynes,
Confederate Senator, on the fir*t ballot. The
members balloted six times for another with-
out electing. The last ballot resulted as fol-
lows: G. A Henry, 34; E. H. Wing, 33; R.
D. Caruthers, 25.
One of Lincoln's gunboats ascended tie
Cumberland to Lineport, 20 miles below Fort
Donelson, and carried off a barge with 300
barrels of flour.
The Louisville Journal of to-day says the
Federal pickets at Bacon Creek and the main
body of the army scattered between Mul-
drough's Hill, amount to about 17,000 men.
A dispatch to the St, Louíb Republican,
from Syracuse, Mo., dated the 18th, says that
Price had acquired new hope from the pros-
pect of large reinforcements. He expected
to defeat Fremont, and then divide hig force
to take St. Louis and Jefferson City.
The Republican learns that tbe work on
tjne fortificatirus around St. Louis have been
suspendc-d. The guns will be mounted and
everything completed within eight days.
The Republican reports a skirmish on the
Iron Mountain Railroad, on the 17th. The
Southerners were drüen back with heavy
loss. v, arl
Nashville, Oct. 24—Private dispatches
from Paris, Tenn., sajs that Mayfield, Ky.,
was burnt on the 22d, by 2000 Federals. 1
The Knoxville Register, of the 23d, reporte
that the Federal forces at Oamp Dick Robin-;
on have advanced to within 8 miles of Zolli-
coffer's camp. There has been some skirmish-
ing between the pickets, with a loss to the
owemy of three killed and one made prisoner.
The prisoner states that the Federal force
numbers 3000. An early battle is expected,
Richmond, Oct. 23,1861.
President Davis received last night the fol-
lowing dispatch, dated
"Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
Centreville, Oct- 22. ' ^
"Concerning the /.vans victory, I have to
report in addition, the capturo of nearly six
'lWndred prisoners aud twelve hundred stand
of arms.
kil,ed nnd wounded
was 1001 to 1200. The rout of tho enemy
was total. '
;;lt was exclusively an infantry fight, no
u tillery being fired by us.
.n!SfLw Shti T W? rtnd tho Seventeenth
1 Eighteenth Mississippi engaged rhe ene-
my, find the li írteenth MíssíssiddÍ was held
n a reserve.
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iSigncd) Tiros. Jordan, A. A. C.*
Another dispatch >ays that three hundred
>t the enemy were drowned.
We had a biting frost Tuesday night,
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