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IB limor 1DTE1TISER
THOMAS O. CAIN,
Ciitor. Fu blither And Proprietor.
Baatrop, March SI 1874.
(Mb Bbrppard haa ©outdated.the wut
' 'Jilt Oaina, id lb
proopect of winning.
GOV. OOKK'8 MESSAOE.
Kwitivk Orrn'o. I
Ai'ktim. Maroh lii. 1*71. \
To lb' llmor,Me Semtlt li-l II '■> / A'*'/1
Si it Ik understood that your bou
lar, queatioua tun at preaent thoniaelvea to I
he limit «ub by the franum of our or-
' gaui.' law, which aliuuld bo gravely aud
| iuohI maturely coimidured. Tim new
I (''institution kbould lie adapted to our
by tbe eutreatiea of friends, w<< would i
like to wy a fow word* to tbia nxmirfc i
la Another column will be found tbe /W,,or.
lufNtn^i1 of (lor, Coke, 'I',f'#l'*'! the AO* If be muni irrttr ,u o.', why not employ
tion of tbe Situate in their refuaal to obey tna pen iu a better eauati than the one In
tbe will of tbo people in the matter of teema to have eapouaed -that of advooat- ' oral.! • bo.li* have dcei ltd uid to full u .shantfe**...!*!, politiowl aud lud.ihliial
rulliug a Constitutional Convention, tug the rs -$sirt use of Alooholio driuks- constitutional oouventioii. I deem it uot , condition, aud to the growiug aud ehaug
This. vie nppoae,for the prea-nt. at leAst, and iu the effort to do so. why should he improp. r to break the ailouc I have pur lUK oouditiou of our aooiely and different
settles the niat'-r. aud a* good democrats use auel pen aaerilege as to eonatrne pos«<ly observed on this subject pending elemeutaaud luti reata which ooiiatitnto it
• mJ."n-lIT*~H«n.u iuih 7Jr must lend a .jmet a.'.|'ii'«MV'iice to the any set of his Mavior. us giving unction lU cousiderAtiou.
o Jit Oaina, id tbe Bowie, with fir ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ w|lU#weJo ,bu> ^ t|>Mr im(ir„1„.r U1W , Feeling that actum on the question
' we wish it distinctly understood, that our If he irlll t- ich, why does he not seek *hi uld be taken by yourselves,it* the more
the'leoat changed. The to follow more eloAely tbe holy example direct representative- of the peopl .uuiD
of that Savior whoae whole earthly life il i*'uced by the view* of the Kieeufve.iu glri. mature delilteraliiio to the problem
was spent in goiug About from plane to my tlr t communication lo your houorn
Tbe gul« of Alton, Iowa, have resolved opinion is uot
|o hove nothiug to do with ytung men miwaage of the lluvernnr u ah nble
who driok. aaoke, chew, auuff, awrar, or d, eument, and tbe aubject before him _
drive fiat horaea ^t with the proviso • bus lieen thoroughly hAudle<l, And every place, iuculoatiug the precepts o! ills ble bodies 1 remitted to you the question
tbotCbieogo drummer* don't count. argument that could poMibly be use! pore religion, amoug which wo fiud no ' " •<> tbe tund" in whieh lbe I ustitutiou,
against the calling of a Convention, haa such iustructiona, as " Drink, drink, lest Admitted by all to be extremely obuoiioua,
I\i in.ik* u CXiUMUtuitou. wo hIioiiUI
have n i .r poroeptiou ntiil ipprwintiou
llf TdHH U.s hllf |H, Ull.l 4H hill* will Ih\ If
tli« pooplt) of lVju*< mi' Ink'* tiuio, HUil
A doetor went out for a dAy s hnnting, by bim, in this meattge, ! your merriment cease,' but rather,
Md on returning complained that he ^ ^ fti|n (g convince us of the ri<jhi of j " Deny thyself ; take up thy cross aud
didn't kill Anything, " That s becauso representative to <li*t>'<y the w/xvuW | follow me." Indeed, the life of .Testis
yon didn't Attend to yoor legitimate buai
' SAld bis wife.
Tbo thirteen ISenafors who voted iudi
fectly AgAinat oalling a Constitutional
Convention in the Senate, thereby dc
priviog the people of a chance of carry
ing ont the main plank iu the Dcm'H^ratic
pUtform, to which they were pledged,
m—Senators Allison, llaker, Cump, Da
voaport, Dwyer, Erath, L «lbetter, Mor-
ris, Moore, Parker, Hussell, Westfall
Md Wood.
fiislrin mi l irislff "f hia constituents,
I and we are remitidetl of the old adage,
"convince a mau Against his will, aud he
• ill be of the Maine opinion still." # Gov.
Coke and llie and Convention Senators
uud lieprest ntativi'.i, iu our o|)iuiou, will
ret tlud how much truth there is in this
old adage. Tbo m^ss'ig", ra «y, for tbe
time be<ng, <juiet the "storm of indigna
Christ was more tbau few ■ , it was
a sublime .<•',/. i, r(ih'\ He ha>l uot even
"A place to lay Urn heal"—A saeritW
of government, uomt for the first time
confronting them, whieb must be solved
in the formitiou of a Constitution,! have
no fear of the wisdom of their couelusi,,
llut 1 do corfess to fears of the result of
hasty aud pr«*cipitale ACtiou. A Coujili*
liltmu shoul I Ih> made as if f ir all time,
and with a view to tbe evils and daugers
of too freipieut change or ameudmeut.
should be ch..ugrd. whether by umeud
meut 111 ...o manner prescribed by tin
Constitution or l-y a couveutiou called to
Irame a to w Constitution, being content
to approve either of the two adopted iij
you. Believing now, as I did tbeu, tnai || M the tuoat ituportuut ,tep ever t-ikeii
] culminating iu that iu >st iguominions of " imperative necessity exists foi a t lor tl„. K .vernmeut of the State, ami in
' All deaths— evcu up >u a Cross ! Ana for ougb obango in the Couatiti; -ou, ami prnportiou !<• the ditlleully of Hit .pit s
what did Christ *■< live aud * > die. except that your uonorable bo.lies have acted tiou to be dealt with, should be up
I that mm slnnld proll' ut only by the * ely iu docio.ug not to call a caustitu proached with oautiou aii>I the gravest
i immediate oh; vt of U.s • dee, but Houal Oouveutiou at i , is time, uud more ( oare. The grav e tluancial em!>arroasu eut
' nis i that U.s lib. might l.j a c.intinua! wisely still iu totiup d wn the plan for i snrrottndiug us ni. time prestmU au
tion," aud somewhat calm tbo disturbed example by which man might s'iape bis making a Constitution by mmiss ou. 1
waters, but. sooner or later, It will burst actions? And if one w mid f.Ui.nr Him recommend that imm-diau be taken
to prepare amendments, to bo hereaftt r
forth afresh, with renewed strength aud should he set ou! on his j niruev heaven
The Pr-s* speTks" pTtitully of I'araon i '"""y, that will show in unmistakable lan **rd "•tu- 1 with the staff of At.-.h ,!!
Brownlow of Tennessee. He is taken to B,,I'R0 *"d 'he c rr* t frtliiiy* of j
hia oeot in the Senate At 12. And carried lbe people.
Thero is
book to his solitary bouse At 5. mere is (rt.MMrsn vm> |
Bo eolor in the tall, p-le. dark-eyed m.i, ^ Bahtk<ii. AuvEUT|ae„ ttrn ea.
•xoept in his eyes, w ii. grow res ess rj0UR |jnow wjj0 your eorrenjjoodeuts,
" Ik'mtiArot" and "Keno," are. They
when Anything in the debate excites him.
Be never speAks nor moves, nor smiles
nor oaIU a page, nor talks to a neighbor
Be is afflioted with a t rrible palsy which
BiAkoo blm quiver And tremble cont<nu
oily, bat tbe old man means to die with
bis hArneM om. And be sits them by th-
door on tbe left of th« I'resident's seat,
biding his time.
From the &>ae*m'nI we ltMirn that a
We prav you, "Old Fellow," f >r the
sake of s ium an I daughters, gro i'ig up
around your own (ire side, give no fur
tlier ■•jirrsnl.iit to such vagaries of pro
submitted to the people, which slmll cov
er every dufoct in the present Coustitu
lion. 1 suggest for the puJ|> se a joint
committc ' of liie two houses, und r. o uu
meud that ine amend.mtuis, when made,
are e-rtninly the most unsophisticated
and simple minded men I know of. They
am entirely behind the age of politioa!
progress, and • uuple enough to allude to
the old fojry au i long since obsolete idea
that a politician is in any sense bound to
1 act iu accordance with the principles uu
nounoed iu the platforu on wtiich they
Arc elected. For iny part I can not see
/,mth/ aud Iii.i' i-llly us lurk iu every line s'" " present to tl • people, lor their con
of your specioii" " History of the Devil." sideraiiou, uu insruiueut of organic law,
And its ooaptnioa," Mot Praytr Meet ploto in all itj pArta, whioh, if Adopt
ings." Is not "the tree know u by its to. will be an eutir. ty witbiu itsell .1
fruits?" Then deny uot that the Devil 1)1 the''oustitution of I'exn.
loes exist, and m ireover, that he i Aft' uo preparation of this umeu.l-
iibr'xhl In our lur i, aud among Ii is most meut, I recouiuieu 1 that provision be
hideouN fruits Are the terrible vices of made for the publicuti .iof it immediAiel>
profanity and driinkeDOes". after tbe a lj . irnuient of in. Legislature,
We pray you, for the sake of our v ««7 m such mauuer, that t will go into tin
iii'.n, put ou the mintle of mod-sty, and lands of the people, generally, through
do uot thus proclaim upou the house- |IU' 'he State, lleing thus iniorm l ot
pArty under tbe direction of Prof. JJuck that Mr. Trice daeervea any particular ' tops what shuma should prevent vour 'he chuug. proposed to be made in the
1 _ mm CJ 4^1.. n.ol . i 4 in ol.orn.. nl 4 ' i . I *
l«y, State Oeologist, aud in charge of C.
8. Hare, of the State Gcologloal Bureau,
loft Aastin Tuesday last, for the Pastrcp
ooal fields, to make an axamiostijg t<(
tbaooal formations there. Prof. Duck-
lay is getting everything about the bu-
reau in good order as fast as possible, and
propoaes to take tbe field in (lerson as
aoon as
ol the University of Waco, has been
tendered tbe position of Assistant State
Geologist, and baa accepted. He bus
boon ■ teacher of geology for About
twenty years past
Eoti'laI'Iam.—Tbe following is about
credit for ucting on the supposition that ; ir/iisjt-'ri 10/ eren into t/our mrn r<tr
he was in any wise ' .und by principles | Gray hairs und a foul mouth but poorly
contained iu exploded theories. He is '
simply misguided uud is as fur behind
the spirit of the ago as your corrospon
dents " Dumocrut" and " Iveno."
I wish t suggest some nodern ideas
to your correspondents by fHimg them a
Prof. Richard Burleson, ; (ow questions : How do you know that
AOCord. Life is short at the best—then
cometh the hereafter. 14 it not hotter to
leave a pure record as a heritage for thoso whether the ('on-titution shall be au>"u,|
who come after u*. than to our ed, or a coust.tutioual couventi ■ iIt-1
abort lives in adding both by ex 1 tuple or a- to whether auy mo iili uti ,n or
And irri/b'n pre.'opt f<7 the guilt of our eh,. •, m any ol the prop<1 am nd-
other C .gent arrfU.il> ill iu defous. id the
wisdom of your cmr e, in declining t>
call A couveutiou. .0 expense attend
ing the holdir.gof a couveutiou, although
,'onsiderable, 11 not the inly Htm to be
eonsidered .'l this COUVeUtloli. \our
lioUoruble bodies have louud it ueeesmry,
iu order t<J m>'t<t oluigat otis now dnean I
pressiug tl.e Male, to provide for the sal-
f State t.oU In to tb: umouut of -.. 'O 1,
SHI. Th«s> bonds "iu*/ l e sold, lieeaus*.
the creditors of the Siute are e o>rou
fur pu7u.ent, und t ere u U". ,. .loilar in
the treasury, and the honor t.f the
State nt at stake, uml must be preserved
it is well known tout the stability of 11
government enters largely into the f- tv
mate in tixing the v ilue of 11h m-cunti, -
if a collVttution h is tie u call- t o- ea
vans preeeodiug the election I git
would have been to progre- with high
Constitution, the people ami press will ! party exi-ilemont, ut the very time when
discuss th< (D, und from this discussion ur bonds will l«. iu market , the to w-pa
the Senators an d 11 pri ienti ti7er will be pers of the State Would have teemed lib
able to eliminate the popular will, us to discussions, show ing every shade unit
a Con. Con. wnnld be u .-rood thing ?
You answer the "people" t'ejiandetl il.
What have the " people" to do with it ?
"The people must rule," " The will of
the people is the supreme law," "The
voice of the people is the voice of God."
the general form of reply the State At 1 Certainly, this is simply adding more ex-
torney General baa to c?ak<j daily to some atnplcs of explode 1 and long since obso
interrogatories : •• Sir In Answer to yours leto maxims, which were never intended
of tbe twenty flrat inat., I have tbe hon .r to be celled into requisition louger than thinks this is one of th"
to aay that the act of May 1C, 1873, re- an election KHed, then to lie dormant
quiree entry preetitioner of mediciup to until they are uguin needed for the pur
preaont to tbe clerk of tbe district court poses of another political campaign. I
very wioked generation. Whatever ol
intent or niT/y (i. ml erjiri * our co:nmu
1 uity may p is" 'ss, sliojld tie expended 111
the iff rt to elev ite uu 1 a lvaucc the m
terests of its citizens, not only tem
porally but morally.
A short articL like yours tiny, under
'ts glld"d cloak of /cofur, cnueeal a ser
peut, whose fant't strike deeply into tlx
hearts of thouglitleHs youth ; and to
winy cunning
device*) of that r, me //-rt! whose exis
tence yoti so pluustMy ic /ire, be rather
likes to wield a pen, as it insures him ac
uiuuts, shou I m i l. , and ut the next
-i^ttlou ol tljt Legislutnr-, can. 111
aotion, iMVe efltet to th" uiU of the j,, ,
pie us they tin I it to exi^t. I'his will lie,
in eff-et, ,1 r> ttitur of the whole ques
tion to the people.
'l'.ie time WliIt'll W ill elapse before li tell
.1 on the SUojeCt, t iil l>. Well CoU
sumed iu a thorough dmcuuiiun ol prin
c'iplt-s, wliHili lire t . the gr ind work
of our futures government A coustitu
tion hastily gotten up, would soon have
to H; amended or superseded by a new
variety of opinion on toe various ques
lions, which have to be act, 11 in Irani
ing u t. liBtiloln , uud it > be i< \< I
n.at under 'he ciri'umalaii 'es. whru t
ttrganie I,• iudatioiis ,•( t, g, >■ rnui'n;
wt re als> 11 l eing ,' «k -u up (or n i ljust
meut and change, that capital wbn'h i *
proverbially tiui ,, w mid bav, shrunk
Ironi all lU\e tUI"Ut in ir boU Is ex ■, pi
at d s -ounts we Wo.iM be unwilling t
submit t >, r xhh 11 not yet ki. iwn
at'i -a i its eir ptHi| i" ut hour* k * h> r
l.ut a short limit since, bloodstietl in the
"alls of her capital was n irr'twlv ■ es| • I
in a-.sertiiig . ■ right "f to r pe pic to fr> 1
gov rnrueiit , under th, aduiiuistrali >n ol
In r government preceding this,the v mils
tion at tbia time ; because tbe iuti rveu
tiou d uuothcr atwtion ol the 1.. gialaturo,
lie fore ameuduicuta call be sill untlt d to
the popular Vote, insures double ibdlbt r
a'lon au l cartt 111 this that ai. opcorlu
uily will be aff idt dut the in \t nui,
of correcting, uud uineiiiling err 1 , r uns
takes, which a searching uivesllgal ui by
tile popular lit:Il>1, 111 ty expose 11 the
ameudmellts 111 proponed 1 W. 1 Inis
guu'ded against too lunch baste in their
formation, and having rt-ceivi I the m it-
ureat couesid'ration ol the p •opl", and
two aeasious of tint Legislature tbe
ameudiueuts, it hell finally passed upon
by tfn pts ple ut the poll-,if nd ,pled,and
aft• rwards ratitl•• I bv two thirds of tin-
Legislative chosen ut the name elecliol
will 1st atainpe I with the highest gu iraut>
of their,wisdom, l lie instrument mud"
iu lliu manner I sn^fr, •(, will t.t be
patch work, but wil It, 111 entire, c 1 -
tint, harm mil us whole, and at tin vim-
time. Will It,* an lilueliilnit it, beeause.
ho ev> r radical uli 1 Miorough the . ,ange
made, l least 111,0 fourth of tbe present
C'oii.vtitiitit" will remain unto! bed,
wli 1 eli .V ill l,e 1 lie b i-is of t he a no 1 1111 '• t
If permitted, 1 ild sui/tf. ,t to \ ir
honorable bodies in frnmn g aim nd
nnuts. to bear in IU 111 tl that 1 in-titutl 11
ihottld be a well dig>'t"tl sy-tciu • !
purely organic prnn i| . s, a i I biuita
tloos , that It sliolll I Co: Mint Olllj f 1 It
mental land 111 ilk an I bea 11 bgb' <
limit, and gui 'e the f Vt 1 ti nl. > >. 1 '
•ll jecls emhrucd 111 .III it lis pr ti-
loi.M should If geu-r tl. s 1.. 1' 1 u' -: 111 1
III! ler .t llluy have Ml' [i W I I I I/O to
Hit et akl t x ;t'Uc, s in 1 . 1
lo oee.ir in . grown , m l < xp >1;: .
s ipi iv. Our present i n -'itui -u lot
he, 11 n I inaptly tinned an oin ilii. I
I'ontaining spe, nil b gi-lation 1 aim 1
every subj,' t. and it is for t os ri t
lhal ut t 11 ry turn in Voir .1! r! t • < 1 a■
lent rattle law ■ v 1 11 • 111 an 1 I •: p I
l>v some of its provisi .us
1. g.station -hotil I tb. I II ) | l t '" ill 1
■ tl ui O ir !• g t'ur s :;i • t f. r
the purpose of eli.tctn .I 1 -■' .1 1
terns nr.- or la tie 1 t-• limit aid I :.
11,,«, r of (hi g v • rnrn-nt. an I I I
it iu iu ikntf in I > *"f'itiiji: law .
\ • r tin maker ■ f * • i-t it ut e-n d- ^
cute tbe suid aetioii of theaevenUcu fu
Iitors. und especially that of Huu Ur
II Swift, Senalor fr uu Una biatriitt
rtlnsid to c ill u t i.vt litlou, bele,!!?0
ibat tin ) have utterly tbsregaribo
Voice Ol tl.e |" ople ol lex«a, ILt r.il.
showing ..1 nil. r tlis.luin f,,r lLo ir,.
V lltilt M of tlll ir litM.
Jul lii -iu.vi.it. In ut 1. ,n tnkiiig u. 1
vole, ieir I, pit se|,t itlVl S I. He
p'oUl 1 the pie Ige they made to l|„, ,
pie iluni g ll ■ canvass, tovoi,. u,,,,. .
the fill 1.1 u I'onstlkiil.olial CoUVeutj,
•t people ol I'anola county (HmdeBn
1. II sa l action III tbe u: -t
'•fin- - hi ing undemocratic, md gg '
ol Ho li l. nee n pohid in t|,^ "
til lil wtl.V Kit. I'llUl t,,t exUu,( ,0
lilt— ho I. ive -tooil by till, petlpaul
ill b n il d Ho rn III this great int asuri>0ttr
uio-l dc v.il. I urtpoitis, , und if in, ri|,,„lf
tunniiv | f. ■ 1- ,t ..-If we will reward
virtue and hone-ly.
I l.i ue 1 1 Hie lie ling ndj,turned
" '' 1 I'll Avi. Ch ru.
Ihi ( I ilk 'ill' 1 ' bus a lengtLy
I't'l oil nl a puii'ic uo e'It,,, held till r.t, t
wi. li lbe 1 wing siftnilleant reaolu
||i • U I •' J - IHHl'll
"Win r. n«. We went into the Ute R|0.
r o is , 1 .ui ,1 witli 1. it — one of the en.
i i, ui.t,-,i • watch am,In 1,| rvfitru lt u
I i r. lt> . '
' /• ' As an expr. ssi ,1, , f
• j ut*.
I t I hat great | rties caiuint afforj
1 . tiiinpi r wnli puli.. • exp. t,t IMI 4|Jj
carry c .1 ih worda f .r jre.wbiob u„.r«
"| • • «• " 1. 1 pit mi , pr,
•It;. oil .11. 1 I. |„ , t,|lr ,|1M
1 ' ' it I I" ''• • la' c intent, did
1. 1.1" ti i l u: v sob biplicilr, hut
b ... o ib III -fit 111 letter and iu
-I'll' ' II. I'll' V s I , ,,|, ||, l(l, >f
n un In Stale I invention
1 t' '' I 1 I" 1 liivcr
.1' . . I r I ut. I g vcrtiini.nl.
" 1 .s 11 i, in • id 11,, ir j r, r.t
o. I 1 p v' ■ t I I ieir 111 1 icipal r 'a.,.
.1 I. -i t t r 1 I 1 1 , of ~ j sit tu •
1 1. .1 wil.i 1 n I h 1111 - til into thr Ute
t I I I- b i (il i ■ I tin tl it^
0 I Ii it • i • • b I w re ,.f ( m,, „
in • i' ti i u • in ki.ig • m f" imi(ft
I I'd M t"lt ,I| p inling Ih «|,o
« I I ■ I tl, . rvalue . halilj ol
lie; .1,tut. i. v i r no : I
i .1 I - | | f U>- I lli v.-r I'oiiri.
it pi f-r forth,' fiaimnr ' an rg.-uc
. i i ' t■ e• i-1 . r Ihsl l ily,
1 . t ! I V i i vii i. t«t
. 11 I f i 1 I v l tie Ig.-lalnre
I ■ . I p 111 r r V Imi-I v f tiif II to
In • 'ed .' V I I 111. f /.gl-lmtlire. l, I
in. it iverntH
into ordinary
the inatr ■ . n
'II, 111, < l do, -
b gislati >u,
th" sods
Hi t' t
le- plant.
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one. Nothing renders u government of her treasury were left empty, her pa
iu
d.
an
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either A diploma of doctor of medicine or think the " people" ought to be sal rifled cess to many a soul ho might uot other more unstable, or educates a people for p<.r depreciated aud her credit di-boiior
• •Ortiftoate from A boArd of medical ex- with the sacrifice a man makes when he easily reach.
Aminera, within twenty days after tbo or consents to serre tbera iu the cajmcity of. \yP do n,)t .. uko „p kMI|nt|(.t
gaonation of auch board ; to this role a legislator without crying out every time dL.ft)0Cl, l)f of ,mr ,px )rn
Ibereaeems to bo no exception. The ex- be faiU to do something ho ha<l promia.sl |mVe urged thorn to the steps rev atlv
aannation neAr«ary to obtain such eer to do. Governor Coke seem* to uuder-
tifloates ahould be auch as to satisfy the stan 1 this progressive nature of political
board of the propriety of granting it. virtue, for he says in his message that
If the applicant is an old practitioner, the legislature doao right in refuting to
Itaown to tbe examiners to ho learuo.l oaII a constitutional convention, although
And skillful, tbe exAmiUAtion might be they nr.uy have been instructed otherwise,
Merely formal. —rn.
An extraordinary circumstance in the
history of tbe oount/y occurs on the
death of Mr. Fillmore. Never before
■inoo tbe odmioiatralion ot Jefferson has
It happened that only one person was
•Eva, except tbo incumbant, who hail
filled tbo Presidential office. Andrew
Jobneon is now tbe only ex President
living; And even be was not elected to
Ibot offloe, but oamei to it ai Vioe-Presi-
dent on the aasasaination of Mr. Lincoln.
While tbe yoonger Adam* was President,
the elder Ada ma, Jefferson, Madison,and
waa inaugurated Van Buren,Tyler,Pieroe,
Fillmore sad Buchanan were living
Within tbo paat thirty-seven y jars seven
Presidents bars bee u elected besides
Grant. It ia an extraordinary fact that
■Ot one of the seven is uow alive.
taken to arrest the fearful progress of i„
li-in/trrimc* — a movement leirn of desp-
ration as it wore. Misguided and unwise
we may, and <l> deem them, but with
thnn we have nothing further to do, than
, to assure " O ld Fellow" that it ii not
and "hn mr int trlnil h? fit/i",nu bet." | with sucti weapons as ho wields that
IJut how do y, • know that the Four- I ,heHM worj,.u ttr„ t„ „D), uU„
teenth L gislatuiu will not cull a roust,tn- | t/, elptm, llj(. bltpe tUl |(
tioual convention at its next sension. I iu e|(MljDg l(j„ m|oiJB§ ()f ouf nMM H( i((.h
am persuaded that it will, not because ,h„y W|1| U()l W|f|e?t ^ ^ ^ th(,|r
their time will near have expired, by no . vj(!t()ry ,,y cr,miag to X^x „ l)Mj
means, but because they will have prac jDg not ou|, the rentable "li.pior shops."
ticuiy demonetruted lo the Mtisfaction of but ,I#0 tb<-8 more mo,|„st|y „t> . ,
the people that they were influenced in ..Jr„K BloPM .. ,rW, „((/)/ ,h„
tboir determination solely from oonsidor- vh(tkjft .... ,...v
atious of economy. 1 purpmn,
Then 1 ad vis" "D moerat" and "Keno" , A(?am we tlltt tUbo„KU fn,IJV of
our sex are great devotees at the shrine
of Fashion lira not many of the mas u
aex alsoyet we don'it that any
man was ever yet made " bauki ipt" Ir i!u
this cause. Is it uot wiser to look for 11
moment at tbe thousands of pritic iv
to abandon their old fogv ideas and
bring lie mselvet up to the uio lem stan
Monroe ««re living. "when~"lVu7haua'n 1 d*H fJ"hUr'> v'r'"" U w'" line
was sleeted. Van Buren, Tyler, Pierc, 13 from b«ng misled
Md Fillmore were alive. When Lincoln ''y. 11
aolete tlieorie-
and 1 xploded raaxims,
L'r Wen thr TivrK-..
|i 11MVII Mi M I D |
Mil. Editob A short ti me since (here
I appe r.jd 111 the AliVKiiriHr.il uu article
entitled ' a Traditionary History of the
Devil," aud signed " C. E " in which the
author attempts to provo the non-exis-
tence of the chief of fallen angela. So
far from siocec ling in his efforts, thear
Laoiukiib, March 18, 74.
To Ou Fitrmm of Ihul'-op County:
My ad dree* to you in last week's Au-
▼mwBji,promised that I would visit your
OOnnty before going to Fayette ; but tide very decidedly bears the impress of
B|kjB reoonsid* ration, I find it will be the cloven foot of his subject, the J)evil.
boat for both Couuties thai ] should visit If lievelution did uot so plainly set forth
Fojotteflrat. By ao doing I can acooni the existence of this Arch fiend, the fact
pliah mors in each conniv, cloariug up is but too well attested in the inoti ins of
*he work as I go, and he nearer my des the vouugest aud feeblest, as well as the
tinaUon, Austin, at whicli placethe Stale maturer sfsjcimens of humanity, hi al
Oraags meets, on the 14th April, prox. niit of any argument w'i«'ever. llo
1*1 *be farmers ntaka up their lists and ever we do uot propose to ditous* the
bo ready (20 man and 10 women) in their >• bsvil."
•OTOfAl neighborhoods. No organ ation I,*si «,<ek th, oame a second article,
Mod ba made until I arrive, vhen will w ;h, al• h . gh apfmaririg over a differ
bo pobliahed the apfi. 'ient*. I will out signature, yet its nir inn;•/« are so
bo Ot BaaC- tp butween first and fifth distmot that we cannot doubt it. ..areut
Of April, sod oan fill tsro Appointments a age This Utter communication is called
f. Tbo Attention of the (lerman far " Mi n'a Prayer M eviuga and purport!
■MO is QAllod to the importance of au 1,1 have Uteu writ' u l.y an •' Old Fel
oorly organisation among tbei Ivoa.iuto low." though erUn.' not one of that
tbo Fnliota of Huabandry. They could ' ■<" brotherhood, w e.se itaudar 1 Im.trs
yovbopa,isoortaindiatrictaof the country, themolto. "Frien-Mip. L,r, ,„„i Vrui'.,"
VHt lo mora advantage to tbemselvbs and wlioan teachings all tend in
aod tbo ooaoo by orgauialr ,. strictly (ler end Kiut e/trnj4 aij'l lUts bu
1; Md if ao, they will be mau in. ,). Not a restig > of t itber of the
Willi books iu the (lersnau Ian virtues coniposiug ihis motto, appears in
Tboy OM, howesar, join «ny bit graoeje** compositioti.
QlOf tboy Wish. If tboy wish further We will presume that he 1. y intends
about tbe OTtlur, 1 Will AC. to call himself a tninif f. r, h'k| iu
tbroogu the public Hist ease, his nun (If pluitf is very hap
frial* Of olborwioe, upon applioetion. P'ly chosen, for uon • bat an exceedingly and money paid out, and the other pre the ballot " 1.,'.
Knspoctfully Ac , «A/ fellow, oonld have luvenUnl such s aerutao. mlerclaim for nemtb
J. L Oaij>« UU I tmubrplmy of pr,/unity.
forttiues, to say nothing of the myriad-
of human Iiv.m daily saarifiited at tie-
shrine of llacchus ?
No, uo, Mr. "Odd Fellow," be 11 i
cowardly enough to throw our harmless
little foibles into tbe scale to be weighed
against your cn^ks of lager beer and your
bundles of oaths, etr. It is indoed very
hard to discover the m il' 111 our own
eyes, when tbe "splinter" in yours
pr v„s to be not a splinter but u pon-br
r uu br im. Now, we do not mean to pro
voke u newspaper conlr >versv, but "Old
Fellow" has been so persistent in pub-
lishing his unsou" ' and injurious ,,-nti
Hi nts, that wo th .right 11 it just he
should receive the above friendly advice,
whieb WH trusi he irtll /o to bin /■r .tit
When next lie invokes Ills Milker, may
he remember that I'll) Bible says, " the
effectual, fervent prayer of rh/hb .nA
mau aviileth much,' and eve. .11 publi
can, when be smote on his breast, saying
" Ciod, be merciful to me, a 'in-,'
"went down lo bis house justified,'' "ouulry
rather than the one who prayed long
prayers at the corners of (lie *ti. Is
miltj that iu' 1 might b• uud prulte him,
aud that !,■, pro* 1 - is given to liirn who
approach WI the merey eut. with the
Words of tmpt'iii* « ii rll'-'/r ou bis lips.
We drop our peu with no ml 'lou of
resuming it in the aume cuusn.
MATER.
revolution mure perfectly,than u fr. iju-ut
bundling, 'hauging, r, ui 1 I ling, 1 r >v< r
turning of tlie organic luw. I his is the
original lyiud which organizes society
iuto 1 Slat", sn l rarely can be Ii '.cued
without detrim• nt t . «.,irv of its l t in
tnrests. A people who ri /ar i tli-ur or
giiiiel villi revererti •, ,n | who np-
pr iudi ,t lo change or arm .1, only if 1 r
the maturent delibt r.ilion und discnssm; ,
us I , tie nl tor itlolis w Ii mli sh.ill be iini I
have the highest guaranty tbit liun. 1
wn - 1 on can a Ivis *, of -lability f Imur
institutions. We know full well to
many u y ctionable f'-atures in our pres
ent Coniititutlon, but can we a■ -.-rt with
equal confi l inen tint We are agr- •• 1 a« to
the wi-ent sulwtltil'.e.i f r thi'iu ? Will
uot a thorough dis -usu . 1 of thmat
fers by the Istst Minds ,f the < > intry,
with a proposed uiiieudrn- ;.t u - .1 I 10-
lead t i tl ' tliorougliliest and m ilnrity
of ib libi-ruii ol und action so de-iralib-
and so nece-mry to the attainment of n
WISH r-S'l't ? Can It lie Slid Ilia I III" is
lost which is thus employ,' I ' S i|>p is
half or two thirds of the amendments
prop.ned now are liio lifled al lbe • xt
sos-ion, b,-' -e they ar, submitti . o the
popular vote, as 1 r- suit of the thought
In Will (lt| them I' ti e people, Will
no1 tl.it iittihl the v 'bin of having
fraUild thi m at Ibis hi «>|' || ? If the
pnl.lie mind should I e Hati I with the
ainendrueiits lis propu ed, an 1 ebatig.
should be desired, we co il 1 ask iiolhing
hett.-r, an 1 would f1 a sure I that vour
w irk bad been wisely done I',how v.-r,
the iiiii"lnluii'iil'. should be thrown as I I
mi l the pi oj le ilemaii.l t ci>nveiition,still
all the Ih-i ell Is of the ..ought and ills
cussion I tits to wed o the sul w old be
ren e I in trie uetnm of the convention
1 ..stutution in iking is a w >rli grei.'U
di!r "nt How fr in wha' it foitueriy
in i<ui Our social and our labor sys
tem, an ! oi some degree, our polili al
st stern, hive eliuigi'd fundaru"rilully
We baldly f t appr.enit the elU'lit a '
imii'trl of the change ourselves. The-
changes ure going on and will continue
New population, with new ideas, urc Mil
new nidus .'lis. lire
springing up Enterprise uud rapid 1111
provemeut is the order of the day. As
soejati d capital in the ban I t of corpora-
tions, s«i im|M-ralively neceaanry t 1 our
development, on the one hand, arid so
dangerous on the oilier, limit an exien
sive field for operation IU TcX We
hav )'i (HS< lilii'iiiiglileued black vol 's,
nutu illow. rs, in Ihi r simp icitv ami .
ignorance, of 11, inscriipuloits Ir 11 ■ --1. 1
Uop'ly ttloto Oraoge. j Now, as a wifa And mother, aud urgad , when he should *aro baeu at work
A Coil tile of Iowa blaeksiij ''in, former and ileinugogue, in soil t pi ilions
ly lii purtneiship have 1 .uirious lawsuit. Texas, largely oiiluurnbt;riug the whites,
One sues the oilier for luleir |icrformed and having eipial privileges • Ii t rn ul
•ml iu the jury box,
•toller From " esc aud othe. acts which luighi
playing, indulging iu by tho pluiutilf Imi sis' 1 th t e\ist among us now. with
whn -ur peoplo aro sosrcely 1 at famil-
Tliese thing" tteing of recent date
Hell rcmeiiibi ri I is fads, it is l.eliev
that lb" c.iiis. « I them are n t much
impiir. d into, r w.-ll limit r to | .. 111-1 de
of feiiis. 1 luly the f i.*is lbe*. 11 •.
spired, .re takeu int" tbe e«Itmate
I r tie pnl it )■ and rep •■, ra'hrti.an r
new, 1 polilie.tl ngil.iti hi, f nl iw 11' t'
koMm tt 11 present Administration to
p 1 wt r, *1 1c ist for 11 .," -ii, •-111 s I , ni"
lice* -siiry to 1 restoration o- cnili l.-n •
in 1 t xus, ^,i r | - pie an I g verniui nt.
and a f tabltshmeiit 1 In * credit
abroad, ai. .. I bsMovo, in no in,,.it.s'. ler
able degree ul home. Wh'-n convsrs,
lion, whieb measures well the ground
which it treads, a' I estimate* closely the
cons* cpii-nces before it arts, rules the
hour, whilethc | ciple ,,f 1'. t is may wish
Ibat speedier pr gress colli b«. in 1 I", I
have no fear but that they will have an
alndii g confidence m the wisdom aud
beneficence of ultimate reMilta, thr ugh
measures, which, though slow, are surely
conductive to the public weal Many
hold thai the aduiiuistratlon is pledged,
by the platform on whlt'li It culm into
power, In call a convention. This is true
literally, but why call u converiti,ui '
(.'• rtaialy the assembly of the deb-fati's
in the t'apitol in convention is not the
n-Kiilt sought to le ■'t lined I In' form t
tion of a Collet il I I • xus, accept
uble to hi r pi nple, and ill u Hi "It recog
I. /ed as legitimate an ' 'WsiItiitinual, is
the result for the it implishment of
'.vliieli it is su l 111 the platform "we f iv >r
lbe call of 11 convention, mi. " S ,w. if
that same resi. Is accomplished, if the
sovereignty of the people of Ti t is is in
voked, und acts in anoll *- mode, sine
ti,.i ed by us 1 ii ri 11 by itself,in pr< In
ing an instrument 'if organic law, the re
snil i|> marnb d in ; be plalfoiiu 1 hi 111
plisht d, anil tbe pleilge ii ih t in. •' , nib
stance and -pint f would "ay 1,1 those
who stickle fir "the h tlei of the law,"
that hv another clause of the Hume pint
form, the administration is pit tlged lo
economy in earying ou the government,
W mid Slot this pledge be g'. ,.,|y violated,
if, when Ihi liecessiln-s of the governiil"ril
1 lnpi-r.itIV. ly demand a sale of her bond",
we ahould deliberately do that which
would certainly produce a ruinous dis-
count on them, if it did not defeat their
sale altogether, which could as Well be
done in another way without affecting
the credit "f the Slate ut all '' The plan
of changing Ci "atitutiiii / aiueml
t ent, ia one provided for by liie people
in their loot prcssion of sovereign will
It 11 as ' gitimutc as to call it convention
for the purpo'i, luteal I sit the people have
preserils'il it in the nresent (loiiatitutloii,
as they ha I previously done i:i the ( in
iililutloii of HC as one riiotle in which,
if the legislature prcfered is, the organic
luw shall lie changed. Il ia, in my judg
moot, a wisef plan tl uu to call a oouvon- '
M m,v if th v
•trull <11 in I-
ping mil oliu t
the -ill ; ct uu''• '
with bv t , I.
'. 1 I
Is
11 th-
lei
I'
I in t lie I tl I *>11 f
'. 1 1 -1 • y rk this
ha II on d sil l fi. . J date-
I, fr in the p. p ,■ it 1 ter diaso*.
t> • e |
ot or b
ler II eiiang" n- iry
I il I vers 1 , T I f t il t Ii • " ,■
'1 111 s w; ' 'nt all) tie sin ii-: r
f pr < v 1 si• 1 .is, v hi 1 1 -i I her ni
.1 fund viueutal 1 1 1 r rt I
llxmg simply "f ' in 11 r • • .,
ulterior I ' lie fiil. 1 b) |h" ' :. . I'll
to. . gislatur «, li e ! ■ 1 ih
r , ■ ■ i ;d 1 ring A I'* | ' • '
aeWNOO of the Ivi I it ire, whic , | • tvi
Ml trial tl b. Inl, mo b " , i * - I
the lit I it put in tb 1 ' ' it 1I1 1 1
it must b ui 111 lit I t" p •• t f
\ ,rs. in I until th ~ i'> f I
Slate is ur 1 < ■ I
ii>,.« nf our pr * nt < •
cure l bv simply dr •(
11 clau
' of tl,,.,,, t
If I
pr, irnle itgt.it 1 f r • 1 1 '
■ fill tie.-f.ssi !y f '! Ill
stitnt 111, I • i/ ." st f, it ti
sliolll I I. it be t , , rentrictl
much «!i .u l Is, :i | | t t ■
t >11 1 th" law 111 in ,< b part n nt '
the g'.vernm ul
,\s before rem irk' I, W" ,1 • ' our
•veM f illV U I r- I 1:1 I as 1 ' tIi ■ ■ i ►'
w .ich lisv ' 1 wt 1 * 1' a 1 m.,' b>
the events •) Ih" put f"« - u >n I lb"
gov. rnment sh ■ ul I n nr.- r on 11 I v r„-
enough to meet au I pr i It- for b t
mi nts uu 1 1 xrgeti"ies wtiK , • ur 11 1 ir
rounding* ari l Conditions m i> bring
bout A C<iiisfitu 11011 foin-tru' ti I '
principles which ii hot it',. but
which le.iv-s to to g 1 ver nin • ■ i' 1
ate* p wer t 1 ei(im 1 an I i I tpl ltse|| i
tin dim,wli.e i ir ii-' intly i
ru g i- wli it w in is I
lining cleat mi ctions ■•( the pr ,
prietviiud itob.'y of i op tun,; , .1 I
inents lo the (' ni-' r i, w .i - i t,i|,
be thorough, and • iv- r III- whole ifi u- I
I ear le stly ri .irn'til tin I y u r b n r
ab|. It...lies, wit ' luttlier d' liv pr ,
cee I to prepare , in
Very reap'ctfully.
Ite II Mil. I • IK i
TDK I'ltKSS AM) I'l.oru. "N I III
IDS - I I II I IO.NAL I ilSM.S I |(.\
We bar lly piek up a • r now i
de ii, that den not ci tin st vt rilurtl
e|, s breathing out lie I iguul n ill at I In r,
fusil of the S.'liate to , ,ll ■" l r III Ib"
propusitiou * call a (l-iiist I it ii| i ,
l . III loll I ■ ill, ,,resell I I I e i! , , I 111' '
honor.ible Henalors an.I ariti I'm vi-ntn
Itepresental IVes have ri:'.i I i st nil a', il1
theni which Ibey will piobab nevei
ipin-t until I In- bl iw.ngi f lii i s b 'tn
We give below a few t lira Is llo pr •
cet lilies of sorutt of Ih" p, ■ p 11 i m l gin
tloli met lltlgs, f III III. Illg I lull wt, ||, lit
•III ev. ry i " in ii of our pip i w■ i ;u 1
lit I i ' ' t i i I'iie I' H ' ill \\ it ll'Jill pub
liabrst the reaoliillolis i 'led at an in
dlglinlloli llieelllig held ill lliul lotvii,
in w ich those pari iitipal mg tip' I
tin ur opinions prclly freel\ alio il
tloli of those M"lialors who voted ugillisl
the ineii-ure Wi giv" a eopv f the rt ■
olull'ttlH W 111'' 11 Welti 11 HIII. I III'" I ll J II < I' ■ p
fed
W hi nt ia, The boliorultb' S 'i it" if
i et.ia has |eci nl ly re I us I to II i I'm
si | tut Ions I I % ui ve til it ill. Iv NMWd \< r ttii'
It na Ihi I XI'ltl'.HMl 11 1.1 — I• of tin
I pie of | i i i-t • lint it I, "ll Ii I do i, ii I
i a lltg 111 ii I it liad pledged it e|f to tlilli
line nf pollt y in tin- III!" canvass I In i
fore, lie ll
Kr.aoi.v in, Thai w . it iiiiinbt r of citi
/.ens nl I'aiinla county, it ui.i'im nieeling
ikvst uilnetl, do rlecply lumuiit and tlepn (
s|,et
It
ft i .t|
l,v the
n' '*.1,
r p
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11. f 11 r ! ..
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iii''
f H I U ti r
I . 'I tl still lis
,' 'pnl. n, 11 tui - ui i g
\' ty in I i t! tin i ,n
'i if approve I, sh i ' n t mi • t
t i : t of J uric
That the p't pte • I I:,, I liver
lti.ll I 'l I In le i ( ,
aim nam • - i >11 t u' ot
• r to I i p pie u* earl) | r
in in I lei future l g
an , a. j
and I!i" ie org'
,| pei I upon t
i .'.ing • f He j 1
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t*• fi'ti ii t r .
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t.I t * r 1 1
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ii .in-i 11..j r \ • U4' .I • ( th«* f
ft)* t-tt • -in .it'll in. ?•]
. , • t! ' |, im)%( *). )
* f h Cbit Um |" "1 \U'! I •<v *'
n t«iii*? iii. 1' mini' I t'< mi'i
• \j 11 • -i (r in tln (hi | ln of 'of
- • I III | • ' t h" JHti'lt f, l ? 11 ««I|( 1 -1 i ' i "
' • t f | I • 'f I in • ' • « f '
• N t I fl I) % 1 | • Hall t V f f .1 If.
: 1 i • • I / • - *• 11 i f 11 1 i I Ij<
lit | «r I ■ litfr • hi111 i r . -I it ii in < ■ >'
'I • ' f ' I r liuki t Tl |a | •} I r I Ij.f l' I
lii j hiv tt rt «•«* i f it mm vt uli rt « f
f r I % fi a in* rn f « h Ial«*li • h" < ■ \ t r
«*t!i I" n«j i I 11 % tln< | • •• - j lo
i*' -1, S* i;. ti!\
A timrri#*.l Imlv I • • u n •( ih r * :
I it i •• • i •* 'i j I Ii r • i \ \t - «• 11 * r i*i • f
in «f r • I lif '' | i a* rtmt y i ur in >
IhiimI !!• I ni" * ir,* lh ' I i r
NIIH \ H! -l (In* I ''1 )• *r I M«r
r.-l l. j.
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I I, lil.l \ ! \Nl \'iHNhl ul I'h
I AM.
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Mil. | i I f l,| II .f | If I . t| t\ I ;
(in I ifiu! •• «•#• . • j n-«- fi Ih • i|i
• if . .Ii. .i
^l< i • MH I > '•'- I I I I ' |<|| I
le U' ltg tl*-,' ' or t-ln,ul ! il n
vii.ilil V < I 'I • I nliriil I . ' |ln
,1 t ' • M I' 11 I It 'til'
u f • III • I «!«•*< ' ltl'1 I I ••
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• til III i ll I I | V* a I tint I I.I
Ii k il • i i ri v t. 111 w ' i i - • I •
tl II) i«l i llll i|r| i' H i it if rl|!||ii |'i ' I I •'
. • If 1^ t l.i I t ll KiXlllg I '
f r t t I Ii II «' I ' •" l« f|| It ll fill' ♦•f HI'"!
I « t • f nl. Ii III I'lifl ill iji f it I,, • • I > '■ '
llo(llMi|/ I -ri I I Ml In' 1111 % nf tfiil* ' '
If I II t t | .n i n ii i1 ,• ii ni' 11 «
f. -a it'i I I -t • j, itt i|| | | a If ! 1 rl
• I > I n ' i I a, I f i I •' | ' "
i |Im« " | I r v1 n• ii|^ !PHI.|.IH I
11 < t' i , i ■ • , * 1
I I t .'I • f - I m | • ' "
"II ,,t He o I. n "It . ill mil, « e •i "l*l
II 1.1 ie ' lie ... 1. « . I ll ' 1" *
J ** 11 4 J I > • I'll I ' I' I I III V fill y ! •*
in/ 'I iIm ii Ii%t*« | in* rlu" i • l'''
,i, Hi., lii'ii.i ,i. |i,.1 .iiii ii i
Vmi i - I i I ' ii ir•• mil i In i !'•''••' '
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 21, 1874, newspaper, March 21, 1874; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth204589/m1/2/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.