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I HI I In* I uti* ejection for Siate officers 'cnieigcneit a, which is a frequent cull largo airoaut of such transient propel Iy
, fully on Jornt'h it. Nor <lid uny oppoii • tor I lit* miiilurv to wi«l tin* * iyil uu thai it * fruitful Bourse of ligitntiou mnl
Tin Bntr<n Advertiser
THQMAB O. OAIM, g^'rron
Ktmilihiiii), MiKnN 8, IMS) Vol
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| Wo attended tin* inaugural, t ing party dissent fro.u it. Tt inov j thori.y in the execution ol the law *,
I Aiutin, on Tuesday, uml give Wiiw Iliei'ctor** bo taken lo Iks in accordance and •I"' giving rewaro.i to officers to
1 («ov. Hubbard's valedictory and a with the common svuliineiil ol tin1 make arrest*. I liix i h radical do*
portion ol llovcrnor llobcrli ad* country. The Democratic party, be- partmcnt Irom tho principles ol looul
dress, and will conclude tho puhlioa* ' lug now in lull charge of all tho do
tion of tho addresses nt xt week, Our purtments ol tho Statu government,
late return give* u* no time for com* i* responsible for ith being carried
sclhgovcrumcnt, planted in this
country, ami ilciivid Irom tho com*
iiiuii law ol Kngland, and a decided
eoita tpicul rxpeuati to m„ government
that la not adequately to tchi-d oil1 or by
the occupation las ur by the nil valorem
Itl &M«Mod Upon propmty nwuod on I In
flrat day ul January every year. The
S.lDDKNIN'li WOU1W.
CHAS. VOGT.
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HAMl'ltOP
rex AH.
There arc many euphonious worda
in tho Kuglish language more per*
haps Ihiin in uny modern tongue, ox-
' j cept the Italian — of which tho aound opened u linn-Smith Shop,
in harmonious with th« scnn tli:it near tbo lJo*t Office, ainl will
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nASTROI\ TEXAS, JAN. 25,187<j
ar.**c " * *"rr • •" -* i
THE (IOVEflNUR'8 MESSAGE
We ere indebted to tbo Hauatan 7Vi>.
fjr tm for tbo following btief -yti ipaia of
tbo Governor's meaeagc.
Tba governor coe>>n ne '!> by welcoin-
lug Iba Mate Ixqhilatois lo tin duly of
devitiug dmoi Jo anatain the puoiin
credit. lemon tho bu.leul of fovern-
Qiout. enouragmg tbe levelopment of, 'ties of State tranafeirod from tine
the atate'a K ourc«a anil providing fot '*ha 'or Lior than two year* have b urno
the fuller, protection of life nud lit' rtv, ! iue bu rdeu, to otlur tin Mod atrvanl*
and be congratulates Ibem ou bo- ul ! ■ hoaen by Ibe people. Snail a ebaugu
tux deigned to bo lesiod upon lb« an- () ^ o j" h|i ci(|. W||| „K. ,UMk. aud rrp.ir all work ...
itiial production uinj .ml. aud actually • uia hue, at reeaonalde ,'irioea,
dooa cot, le^ob tbe be/a of it, beoauao a ,uurl. Tl,u vocal bo(l>, •«> "M" for ,u„ 0aMlb.
nient, crrii it we hail space, ol the ad* out uk fur ai it it practicable undei loaiuiij; to 11n pi acfico* ol ci\ il law /«rg> portion of that whiob ia produoed, ■ with w Inch lliu Miilimont js clothed. Jii-, work i* warranted to give h« 'j'*'"
dre«aea, which wer# all able aud ),'a\e existing circuiu«tunco . couuirioa, in which the people look 1 audi aacottou, wool, wheat, beefoauued, i neema as ajipropriute to it ua a lovel> A liberal patronage irfpeito y
jjonoral satisfaction:
OOV. Hl BHAltira VALBDlOTCiRJf.
r llow-oitiz iis of Teiiu lud Oen He-
men of the Heimtc and lluuae of Ui p<
r>a<*otativer.
You have naaemhied in tbia Ouiitol , , ...
, .. . . , . U'.uiroiiod with iiiKtrinsio
to-uay to witu « tln> p • .* fill trancitiou
from oae lo anolber aduiniatratiou of
tliu government of your SiaU*.
Y.>u behold Ibe e*rua and re<p naitnN
How ever certain thin may bo, the to a police force, rather iiiuii lo their and olbtr inurki talilt alook ia J oounteiiuiice to the posaeaaor
of a
poliey ofth 'incoiuingadniiiiihiration own pariicipution, lot tkoir protic
of the Slate go\oruineot, dciUHiidcd tion. I liis growing sontlnn nt ol
i by u <'omiiionsenlimeut,au oxamiua- looking loan oxliaiicou* power ami
j lion into its delaiU will show it to be means lo legulhte looal selSgoverii"*
difliciill .s in throughout the whole State
to be surmounted, and cxtrutiooua should be nipped in the bud, before
matter relating to the past, present il is loojato. I lie reui"<ly i- t in
— „ , - i . hip. ciii' aiiernion hiti ii m
tiauspoited out of the Statu before tbe b ..uti|iil niiiiil. Home, l.ove, Slum-1 |D(( 0| all kiuds of Maobmery.
aolioited.
Hpeeial attention given to the repair*
first dry of Jena ry. From tho habit* |K>|. Welcome, belong to llua
oflr.iU, since we have radroada, lb. ( nU bttt jt |# j,, C|.rt|l||| palllt,,it.
stock on tend of n gioi r w reliaLt, on , ... ... ,
a . , , , - ex.iri s: ions thai tbo agreement
tae Rr*t day of JaiiUary, is nat an aeon- , , .
sound and seiitimeut slukes us na
t'll Alti.EY VOilT.
It May 1^. 1N77. ly.
ol —
r ile, or evru an apprnxiiuate niterion
of the amount of property lb passe*
irough bis band aud u consumed dur
ai'l me.lt a , lug the year. Tliia may Imi verified by
barvaata. exemption from peslilri
famine, on gatieral prosperity ai
poa eaaiou of it tree gnvi-rtit) ent.
He preaenta the fi i.uwiug fruv e
report of the
tbbaauher asd c Mrraoi.i.tr:
Fnuda iu tbo treasury—
Btate revenue $ 110,113 iti*
Available aebool land.... :<2l.1'J* :17
Permanent school f mm .... 3 22'" l'J4 3.ri
A and M college fund.... 21'J 116 fifi
Univeraity fund 237.11 Ui 02
Other accouut* 850.90S 40
j ! in imp- iialan I kiugiy fttalu would.be
s aignuliaed by r> volution and blomfHhe.l.
| H-'ir, 'tnd*>r tbf aegia of a written eou-
stiiution, protictiug life and liberty by
Ibe feirleaa auj uulMiui'bt ballot of free-
men, our ru/jrs of to day become (lie
private eilie >u« of to .morrow, aud old
public policie* even nro forgotten or
atuudoued.or new meusur<>« inaugurated.
people, whose libertiea aregturded by
stablo Uws, adminiitored by inoo.rnp-
tiblt judgaa aud protected by ihs legis-
lative power, lo wboae mujeaty we bow
kSVilabeHi by tbe voioe of tbe people.
M^y God, who protected our fathers
when they laid, deep uud firm, the
Total 94,451,943 08
Of which 9Y7J.756 90 ia cash and the
balance bonds.
Tbe governor reoommeude Ibe floating
debt now unprovided for be funded nud
all acrip and warrants lie exlingu<ali«d,
ao that tbe alatc can atart with a e/.an
balance sheet.
THE a vLE op bondo.
Tbe governor then explains that, in
puraaanoe of an act authorizing theisan.
ance of bonds at six per cent per annum
to ran thirty years to be t xchanged for
atate bonds which wero due or reliratile,
and which were drawing ten per cent
interest, he had iasurd these Mix p«r
oents to the umount of $500,000, and
had Bold them nt two and a half per
cent above par, althongh he Would have
been justified in e-lling then at pir,
thereby realia.ug for tbe utute a profit of
•12.500.
TA\*Bi.a vaia'K) ron 1878
Properly render d $280,415,775 i.. . , ,
Property unreodvred 22.786 019 I lv'° col,ucl1*-
debt ol tin'
without producing a j«r or dm.'ord iu increasing the public
the harmoiy of thej government. S(;Ull :uu„„i|v
1 i otigralulaUi you, fo:low«citiaetie cf
Texas, that you have "lived to witness ' "dor tho first branch it ninv be
thia auspicioua day, to bavrf welcomed found necessary to amend the Con*
tbia morniug'a sun riau upou a happy stitution, to ax to remodel, or nt
•omuionweiilth of marly two millions of least improve the judicial depart*
and future lo be considered, in both lose into our judicial
ol the branches ioio which tin pro- power ol action that shall inspiry ' "fureupe *o tbo asseasmeut of koi'.Is,
position must be divided; which are.1 tho people w jtli conlidoncc in ita en* | eto-*Ju "? o .uuty. Iu Halve.,.
first, that the law.,, organic and or* paehy to govern, and then the pen* i« •"«'. '«
,. . ., , ii ii | ■, -i : . i 751,782 which nm >uut may ne s >|.| <>•
duiary, should lie mi iilornie.lai.il p'c will crowd to its aid, instead ol
• ' I. i /> i anally l y one or two bona>a tu tbo on*
vigorously e.rectiled, n to mote cer*! holding back as ilicy now do. t.od , ,)f .if(.htou. u uol b„ |(r„p, f,
talnly and apcedily protect the righta helps those who help iheinselvoa," j tljiH luu)lll.llt ,,r()|),.rt, i,.,ih i Wl> ,"K Wl 1 1 xvr,t"'
ol persons and ol propel ty; and sec- 'and so do the people tie world over.' wholesale an \ retail bouse*, nor l.y tax ' ',ert' '* Ni""' 11 :l' l,;l' w "r''
oud, that the cxpeuaea of the gov Allhough vvt may not In.* able lo do n.g l oth that which is produced ami thai ' than iu uny oilier in llie Ian-
eminent aho'ild bo so reduced that all that niav I'k necessary, it belioov* ! which ia couaumed during the year, be- j g'l"^o. I'o use i Spanish, or rather
they can lie pttid by the taxes which es us to do whatever wo can to ae ;caua«that would lo « conaideiable ex-, Moorisli moluple r, it ia "full ol loura
the people are reaaoiiably able to pavJcotnplish this most deairable object,! Ie"t r, MlU " «>««b!« t«x upoa th. i llow it appals the sense and deao-
and which may bo collected without There are exceptional eiwes, I x']^- T"'N ^ «>'« "• * U-li*
lows operates to Hit prejudioo of the ng. M spoken, over so salelv, ill tile
rlcuituriat uhoae capital ia iuvoatnd in ; ,.lllimb,.r „| ,|,,lth? Oone! It cuts oil
IIS A. BKNTIA.
1)3 Main Street.
HOUSTON . .. TEX AS
lii.s roaeiv* i r Fall Stock of Gnodt,
phrasea. ••Tlu* l-ast book— tho last consisting of H m. Far-fell. Wod felt,
.... ,. i .i Camel llair, VaiM, lilues Milan H'raw,
siph the Ia-t ol cnr|h-tl.e e aie |(,k Um,Io„ himw. fe.it,era. L^.g
solemn and alWcling lllteruuces. but I'lutua in > h.ia llUck nud Natiral.
• hat i Oalrage lips, ia nil color*. Faney
wiuga in all the new *had«* Itibbona,
most perfect, l'oe said that Never
More is the most mournful of all (
words, Myron gave (lie same inolaiu
cholly pru'iuiiicnee to Farewell; and
Dr. Johnson thouirht that ol ail
incut, which is generally conceded
to be inadequate to the wauta ol the
country. .41*0, tho revised and di-
gested codes, submitted to the leg-
islature, embracing the whole both
of the atatulorv laws, civil and orinu
foundations of the lUpnhlic and tiu-1 inal, may, w hen examined and adopt*
subsequent Slate iu wir'!um aud in ed, be expected to remedy many de-
sliength, contiuue to vouchsafe the her- j fects, which have long been necitm*
itage which has bueu tranamilted from | ulating upon our siaiutc book. This
sires to sona throug'i tbo generations is the department of the government
which have gone before us. May sec : ||iaf Jui. tly upon Ibe people in
the suppression of evil and in the
i mainteiianoe of tho right,
const it ii-
nn] it
Total
Total slate lax 2,015.333
A comparison with the tax rolls of
1877 shows a shrinkage in values of 615.a
733,841, making a leeaening of the reve-
nue of $78,066 fur the year, There are
tional discord never more rend our
councils, Ht«te or natioual, i r ambition
seek to pollute the n/.ers whereon patri-
ots aud statesmen have placed their of ting their actual government
f«riugs of lov t and of lif.. Tue pa«l is ahould be organized lor efficiency,
secure, our history is full of the romauce and maintained in full vigor at nil
und chivalry of knighthood, and illus- j hazards, and nt all noo-sary expense
on batila i ;|im can bo borne by the country.
_ | Holds as wed, tbe noblest esonflces of) n,ia is the first and highest dntv of
308.202.424 humsn life and tho lofiiaet exhibidojs of (bis cr any other State. There' lias
human intellect and of human courage.
Let ua preserve the trust as wo woul,j
the virture of woman— Ihe risk of life
itself in the breach,
Onr steps are no longer feeble, our
... /tS 'JIS persons who psy a poll tax of voio8 of . itlirdf rotI,|100(|. L )Dff ,,efor.
$2 each, Which is included iu Ihe above
figures.
The estimatos for next year, In detail,
are:
Executive department $ 26 000
htato department
Treasury department
Comptroller
Land offiee
Lunatic asylum
Ulind asylum
Leaf and dumb asylum.
your heads have grown gray or your old
statesmen hava pas<ed away, Texas will
stand in the national balls side by
side of Ihe oldest snd the grestest of Ihe ,lom equal to copc w It It the body
H 622 Ststes; no longer a mendiexut, t|)0 bar that he lias to men. U the
9 279 begging for favor, but demanding her ^termination of ri-jl.t* u/a Iree
'31,959 right*, because they are ia l,and bocairte, , , . i - ,,i. i ii
* ''country, learningaii'l ia'aflle?tshould
been a tendency, Irom several causes,
to weaken this arm of the govern-
ment, which should always bo strong.
It is not hilrcqiieiitj^i^r* 1 n our
courts, that the art. "SSt'h ol
legal ability stands in <%i. in-
•tcail of sitting on the bench. And,
worse still, the Slate's counsel Is sol
f
wherein extraneous aid at the com-
mand ol the government i< necessa-
ry, lis iii occasional uprising combi-
nations, or parly feuds which may
happen in communities oritinarilv ca-
pable of self control; and iu c ties,
where a police force is ncccessary,
being in clVcct a qua-i military pow-
er lo ai l the civil authority; and in
a spar«cl\ -cttlcd stoek<«r.ai-ing eoun.
try such as we have upon one west*
orn frontier. For the eivili/.alion.ea- '
pable ol republican local self gov
eminent, begins and ends with tin
plow. So it has been, and i«. An
agrie.iliuial population, sufficiently j
contiguous for co-operation, imist ,
predominate, or hold the balance o> ;
powci to est.iblish and permanently i ,, , . , ,
1 ' 1 upon Ihe relsil of liquors according I
maintain local s, ll-goven.ment, as j t,)(, (Jinl.u,y „ud ,h„ m,}. |(.a(, „
past
all hope. It vibratos on the air like
the tone of a pa sing boll, tioiic—
foievn! H'hat four s> llublos iu any
lunch (d
W i il ?
land, iniprovcmsiits and faruniif slock
permauently kept ou hand, uud ia reach
ed by h s | ropi rly beii g s«ie«sed on Ih"
flral of Jiiuuaiy iu uaeh. year; wLn ren,
tho relail no rohant and grooer, from the language coiupn hem
pri sent habit of or.lerii!|' and paying for misery i' l desolation and
adtil'.ioi.N to hi* stock m aitbly, or qnar- (i nir! save ihe lone mother when
terly. during the year ufier th first ay 11 he dark angel has l orno away the
of January. osoap' N taxation on the b.iik |ilfct |„m|, | ||,„ k, "and i a* '
j of tbo properly which ho sella and cou- |p)t |(|0|u „i
-umes during Ihe V'ar; which ver*
properly n generally more expeiia" t
the government in its prottcliou than
all of tho leuding stylo*.
Trimmirg*. iu Hie niw shade* iu
Fiuali, Silk Velvet, Katin, Silk and Vol*
vetieu. Hat Ornament* ill Great va.
nety. Koarfs, Itisftl ug, Ituobiug, etc.
etc- etc.
Alao a full oasorttaeut of *
'mm woRsrED
Finking tin1,Kinmi>ire done to ordel.
Houston, 5 o vein liar 2.1, 1878
the more s'.ul.le and permituent capilid
of the agriculturist. I'lio trm a torv
properly is not adtq.ittely reached,
therefore, by eitln r our ■ iS'UpalioU or
ad valorem tax. Virginia, il is report-
ed, It a'lec nfully re.iehiug it by a Isi ||, 4 ,.
word
rnsy ■
ilonc!" tione/ shriiki| w'
li-lraclid widow, as slie reaw.
her bean's /dol on the
of \* ar. " Oh. hu-band
the
i the name ol
ib at b-scow I
111 wn> I i rrachiiig it by a t ix upou retsil-
| eis g< nerally, raaultiug iu a tux upon t'i «
j I property anunuliy onnsumed, r*iher
than upou tloit produced, which oar tsx
U s ioiW in IT-ft laliy r.i ira|t t' do
lie-
59,449
60,000
19.179
19 800
Also, she wil/ than hero
comma.) I respect.
During the years in
the power to
which
Adjutant general and frontier.. 210,690 j |,e;d the reins of power, I
Transporting prisoners
(Quarantine
P. uaions
Attornry Gamral
Judiciary
Public building*
Department of insurauco
I have
bare to
^2 01 in tbank, nDt ft 'u" heart, my able asso-
| ciates in tbe govarnra *nt, on whose i economy, and ft supposed aequies-
matcli each other, least on equal
terms, and if there is a difference,
known in the history ol the
this cou#ir.
For tlii-reason there should be
greater cheek than now c.lists by law
upon the organization ol new counties
on oili slot k-raising liontier. I lie moru gnnerally th*n it n< uow dou
assumption that underlies tbe propo-| iberu sre a gr<*at many rooie con-
ini?** one ol our .morgan- *utui is of sucli pr iperty that i- retailed
than pioducef of that* which in noa
laxoil.
There is a/so a great deficiency in Ihe
pajm*nt of the poll I ,x. a correction i '
winch demand# tho m at rigid r. me ly
ihil it is praclicahlo ti apply, i In
amount ol land bid in by tho lituls am!
hell up inoe'dnili iy, uleo • luaods i.
remidy. Any unoi alio is alilo to pay
hia taxes aud n.lililtly lalia lo do a a
lecnicing proiuctml., ind if a ci' /.■ o
participates II.r ghta and privileges
that I had died with I hoc!" Oom.'l
sob* the strong man as he toilers,
weak as an infant,'from 'be solemn
loom where the wile ol his hoantu
old and ptilsehs.*. All, it i* a
s'u row , e\ en w In ii spoken
ol tbe absent who ina\ return but
a- applit 1 to the linteluriiing dead,
there ia no cl ibeiatc sentence that
n il en l r;ir\ I on tomb or liionu-
incut -o full of pathos Nil there i-
In si w.iuld also dnlnbute tba burden a connection in which it imparts Ton-
sil ion to o*'
i/.cd Counties on the Croiili-T is ibal ,
there are in that torritory a sufficient
number ol settlers, w ith fixed perma-
nent habitations in reasonable pros*
iinit v, possessing intelligence, inleg"
ritv and prosperity, sutlicn nt lo keep
the pea* o ai d « xeciltc the laws, au l
also to defray the expense of a local
government within it. And if any :
county already organize! should,
from any cause, permanently fall be-
low that capacity lor local sell gov. *,| oitiz nslup without rendeiing ii con-
ern.nent, vo as to require a standing aid- raiion to the govi ruiuent tnerefor ami
that which rules should be superior; lnilit;iry police, through a number o|' in.po s an uuduc burdeu upon other
to that which is ruled. A (also idea
Tola/ estimates
. 106 800
,. 9 69!> strong arms I have always relied,and the , cetico ill popular Will have brought
,. 209 159 great I ody of Ihn people, who have! this about
n |,.pt 1 . . *
.. 390,000 i •T'nre<' 'beir rci.fidnee aiWnjs in my i Another cause ol weakness, delay
devotion lo Ihe honor uml interests of , • • ... , • '
i_ . . . . iand inefficiency is found i:< positive
.1210.719 r<,n . J go hence without regret*, , .... * .
Expeuaea of collecting revenue 140,000 leavinglke helm in old and trnaly handa i ,,ws' ol ' utt.ng o ju> n ia
• tried ahkn in peace and | eril, with Ihe I "•wix-tinn. from the apprehension of
v ii rw',,,,*mei>u I'oau I-- I conscionsneas that ss I received th« !l,owor. This likewise limits or re-
ISstimaiea revenue 1248 4)7' or •, ••. , .
> gr-«t trust, so it passe* to my honored j I.eves Irom responsibility, making
'')ellcf$noy to: Iho year .102 242 u Tensor, uuiarniahed by my using, no one to blame if things go wrong.
he question then is, can we reform j Now and here I gladly lay down th« 1 To make the practical operations of
year8, it should bo abolished ami at
taehed lo a county that can govern
ilscll locally. So long, I here,'ore, as
wc have a \ast r.rea of country not
settled by a population, at, hast
partly agricultural, ll.i* Slate may
need a small movable police lore) lo
aid occasionally in tho execution ol
the laws. The sooner il can be dis- : who might be reached by an occupation
pensed with entirely, as a permanent
auxiliary, the better, for a reliance
upon it, and tbo use ol it all over the
! sol a t i < ni to t In* be ice \ t d . It wc cm
shv trustfully of thi-<• who ba\e le'l
,)s •••!; on to i lt> stimuli', ind," and
I believe that we .'-hall meet them
I .v hoc there arc no more parti.iga
ind the language ol sorrow i- un-
I known, we shall not refuse lo be
comforted be auso tfi> r.ro not.'
We ai^ immortal- tin In,Is onl\,
. w Inch .s of i arlh, peiishca. when it
call lio lony i sub o■ i ,(|M. purposo
o! llo soul, it l^'ls , fl und let* tin
ei al being into the higln i leal.ns of
1 lit,- and !ovi* and wisdom, nnimi e I-
ed in il- holy ispiration*. When
laith, based on knowle Igo of hea\•
on, and i in no 11 ilit v becoiui s unit er-
-aI among iniinkind, as it may in the
coming age«, then thct" will be ' no
til, iii the present meaning ol
term, but a translation fmm ihe
infancy of «11. soul, to the liigh-
pI:iI f< ■ i in ol angels.
j ne
: III
er
BCKoXfY ARt> nrr.,i:M. aud happy administration of tha Stat
He rceommeuds that the 1-ansp^rU- nov.*rnmoi.t.
tion of prisoners be lot ont to Ihe loir, |V' \P(iirilAI, A 1)| OF
real value which llio g< vernmeut nr.1,1
Itself buund to furuiah I y tho remedial,
afforded foi ii j at ie" id los sir tr.ir
eiing ou railromls and aleaml oils, which
our expenses without impairing tbe effl j loil* s d earcs of an arduous public I yovornment • fli- i.-nl, resprmsih.liiv !Stale, would in time fnndi.mentally
oiency of the pub/.o service, snd if not. | s- rvico, invoking for tho repr seutstives : |n„st j,ll|)OM,| ;lI),| Tl.e'v ! cliang our free instil utions by I he
bow are.we to meet Ibis defloieDcyt | of the people and my suoowor_ • wis. j ^ t0 moT<| by 1Mfl0xi'- creation of a cenlral p-.wer that
I bl) fixe I rules like an automat ion. ' might be used des|iotically to l!ie
I'iie tendency ol h <r i«l;it ion li.a- long ' desl i net ion of local self-gm erninenl, have laigtly men i- <1 lb.* expetisci of
be< n too much diro t I towuids that which has «> long been the protector the government, and which is not cont-
end, the evils of which an now of mi, ights and our liberties, ami pensated fnr by the ordinary t>x on rvl-
continually perceived, in the pencil - ! the ,.bj ct ol our political pu le. roadaandsUamboats.it bung „o apec
cal administration ol llie law-. i In cor. .ion wtththi, m r et. Ihe lal Ihw«U*. t-- tuem. Tnaie c.rnmou osr
7*1,ere are powerful influences op. peuiten.isry sysfrfn as a mode of pun- riera pay .axes o.Hhe.r proparly a. o-h
i p r.--!Hi*,it ia a gro-a n.justice that ihonl l
n it bo loleralod in taia or any otbar
S'afo. There is another , !*« of pera n*
the special ptot-clinn of wi.oin H.cura
f xpi I s.-, w Ii it-It is not, as lit, rf'lnj latea
y roojpniaateii for hy any iu • le ■ f tax-
ation that h ,* lor a adopted here. Thtr< *
are those who travel, f r hnsimns or
otbi rwiaa, on railrou In and steamboats, j
foolish pi,
isx on common carriei i of pas-enger* man can get mto is lo g<-
assessed by their numhir, or by lh> dninkenne^s even mini
length of IrnVt 1 libit" this Hlale. fins alroiigeat aud n.o-t indent | 'iw«iou.
proleotion lo Ihe traveler ie a thu g i f p|M.,,. Iirr kinds ol drunkarda, ,,.J
if v<>u g" into anv cily drinking place
MKNAtililMli OK
AMIS
Tin most
Dill' N K
li.-umeiit ti
drunk. In
show- his
ICI
COTTON FACTOR
.AM)
Commission Merchant,
Ml. 22 MAIN STHEKT,
UOl'STdN, : 'I KX AS
U* IdHEKAf. ADVANCMMiDK ON
CO I f ON
. 1 iiguai 2l*b, 1 s7h - till j«n.
*. a. i.«w in. ia. mi* i*
JIKW Store
A. S. IEW3SABR0.
I S.X1 la III II niNil, main SIKr.KI,
% r V. have opened hi ihe old la-^r-
H is ituihliiig, liext door to tiio
Tin HUof , wilh r well aehcttd , r
(1 ROGER I EH,
UOOT.y S/ittK.%, ' a
We raaprct'ully invlie our frienila, wc«
i| it iitanns and Ibj puldiu guL'eral'y. lo
call nud acs us, easutue and prior our
goo le, guarmtceiftg Ihem Ihe vrry liesl
q l ility of g'Mida al aaloutahtngly low
tlHUtea.
\\ a extend a -p- eial invitation lo the
adn a, our a.eck in Ibat drparlnieal be«
nij.* elected witli great care.
(Itrxl ' of f.trailv and farcv grncn-
ries, * specially for lie use of fainilioa,
will be found complete. No lirjuort ol
my kind aold or given away.
( all and soe ua.
Itaalrop, Au^ua* M, !87h Hoi.
I 7N. CI Mi.ik. IM7N,
bidder; that all "fBcars be compenaat"'
with staled aahtriea instead of foes,- I si
Ihr school fund bo derive -n llie ss.s
of sobool laud* solely no.t.. of froi
the geuefal roveniie,- that t 'jool as
be ehanged from eight to P " isn yeai
as al present, to ten to fou n year ,
Ibat Ibe office of secretary ol atale be
ROHEKTS.
tiOVEKMIK O. .M
Fellow ('itiaena, S, nators and If« p-
-entalives of the Legislature:
Called by the voice of the people
■ preside over the destinies ol our crating
large State, at this important period should indu
isi'iierit roost t.
made self* suataining by allowing it to
! of its history, I accept the position , reel lorco ol the ,go\i rnineiit
upon the country, which
., , adopted on !•
-e of this di- , '
fornt of II < e
and
an ITierea-
• 11 -
rat her
The
Kill-
eulli-
cm,side,ed. II was -r peraona for ll.e.r own protection.
-umlr, one lor the res i 1 ot ,or lllB P"'*""'0" rights of
', snd Ih. other loso«' P«"whom they oarry. This
. . , I care s more . . an, conviction ol the 1 J*01 has not, until lately, been of
charge a law for ail oommissioui and eer | vv,lh a luU appreciation of the rcapon- than permit a diminution of it. The RUj,|y Clll||(, pr(lclireil b, lho oi.nl impo.larce lo d.Mervo
tidoatee under tho state seal. ; sibilily resting upon me. Had I large iminigrulIon Irom other eoun-I „|d pU„ o( shipping end hanging i, i Iu our present eniergency il is proper
months ! Err.Kca j much more experience in public afliiira 11 ries, the former epirit of spculation,1 m«y be doubted wlntlor our plan of for the governnsent to rupme compcu*
A continuance of tbe preeent force; than that given tnc by a long career ami subsequent uioiiolaiy depression, leanng and worki ,g llm convicla out* aalion for ita proteetian. general ami
and policy is recommended. in its service in difl'crent positions, 1 and want of profitable employment, !*: le of tin-p uitenliary i, l.voralile to special, ah rev«r suhstnntial nghi. are
The land office, ibe two penilentia mainly judicial,! should loel diflhleut llie extension of'our frontier, uml the j reform any more than whipping and ( pf"t,*c'M,l 'b*1 ueceasartly
Haf* ib© Uud forgtriM, tliu coort*, '^'' ol inv ability to) inset v rh.niaed comlitiun "t :t larift* rolori <| l^ogiug. SmII ib«* oth«*r gromd bold*
revieion of the laws, the slate ch.riUbh U|C (), ,||;. hoilr. T,„. Siaie population, have all contributed to ■" ' T" n" '"r °,r I'1"". "« «' ' '"'"'l r , J '„ '",t TJer'.'mn
lnsii(otiou«, tbo t*to MbooU and oilier > . . r tl . . , .. . , it c-jritr.«ry (o Ibn spirit of tha l|ou 'or 1 •*'*<! > igiiHl, il ih riuin
natters .re .11 treated «t length. H„ !' t.ierg.ug Irom the iu.., of the civil rrenerate and e.r|,.In. an amount and ■ |if>t ,o ^ ^ ^ f „ n'and null . d r, ly only l,i„V
also, are Ibo Mea.oan border troubles, j W!ir- !,,hI ,rom the consequent <l.fllcnl character ol crime and civil wrong f,Bl mny ( i4#|||i> ,mr old mode* , I adju-lmenl, am.dst the T|,e P.,n il, .s
end Ihe repression of crime,- but these t,L'" ,,f 1,8 condition, ban al- j entirely unprecedented in this eoun < |)|(,t BO M t„ ,nB .mphxh both of Ha lead-; '"duatrna snd
■Millers have fr«<j'ientiy been referred lo I ready advanced in the work of re. try. The very inadeipiaey of the j mg oi-j ,-ls. Thia i hoald be done aa f.r i d. velopmenta of
ineresa- ua
Though it may be tiiflSc ill to
w here then il a do/.eu men limb r
the influence of Ii | ii >r, you will be
sure lo find -it diflereut anim.vl-
Thefiist i- ajio <1 r(ink. He leaps
and sin'"*., and veli and diu ci
r a
making all sot I ~ of ^rimnncea ami
ctillintz up all aorta ol ahinea In ex-
cite I he laiigblt r of li.a fellow s. •
1 lei i ibl , sill\ isthedruiikeii clown .
, 'I he second ia tig. . di unli. lie
'breaks the chairs, b.a aka the head*
| of fellow caroiisers, ami is full of
I blood ami Unit.doi. Hi- eyes are ud
I Willi voit/eiinci and hi- soul laves
.with miinli mat lui_\. '•! Ihia sol;
are I hose who abuse their lainili s.
The thud ia ho" dllllik lie lo 11
in the dirl on the II mr, slobbers ami
' gr.ti'ita, and g'lini; into Ihe al reel a,
makes his Iu I in I In lit at. difel oi
filthy corner flitil he may fall into,
lie is In vy, lumpy mid nleepj-, a '
ones in a grunting way for a
Jt
.on / / in
a. a
I a,,
V'UA!, H IN liFM'IHl.
□3fa0E|/a!IlQflS3
I! AST/to/',
Th. X I A'.
Iu Ihese oolumna, and are therefore ntnv
trily diamiseeil wtlb a word.
Qo . Roberta baa sent to Ihe senate,
for Ibeir approval, the following ap-
pointments:
John D. Temple ton, of Tarrant eoun
ly, lo be Secretary of Hiate.
Jjhu U. Jofcea, of Navarro eoonty, to
be Adjntaut Oeueral.
Thomas Ball, of .1 «ok eoonty, to be
AsBtaUet Attorney Oeueral.
V.O.King, of ISeaar eoonty, lo b«
Oommisaoner ol leauraMe, Htstistiea
History.
II ia lkM|lll the officers ol tbe Aay*
ltMM will not be changed.
Oov. Hubert* la b meUodial, a aound
ImmnI bb4 la ImhI lo make a popu
Ibt Oennsr.
Ibrnung its iustiiitiona and in rewuss I powei of correciioti
eilaling and hnsbaiuliugils resources*
Still much remains to be done in
that direction, to establish perma-
nently good and efficient government
ecoinoniicnlly administered This is
the impending necessity of the day,
and whatever energy, influence and
power I may have will be direr1 tod to
that as tbe leading object. In the
effort to accompliah it, I confidently
rely upou your lead in the matter
as the legislative department, ami
upou the intelligence, patience and
patriotism of tho people of Texas.
The Democratic party a n,f* pledg-
ed to that policy announced in the
late canvass, .^Aid their large majorii v
has
puppv drunk. He
rnnl of nglileand will weep tor kindness and whine Ins
wealth, wc will (all love, and hug you in hi- aims ami
provok- las practicable iu snob way as would in-1 "h«rl " ,ul1 «H"eo..t.ou of the pro |ki«avo„ will, li.a slobberly lip- and
ed, and may continue to pro- I cur aa htlle expense lo Ihe Stale a* poa- <roea of ibe ago and c,,.ae i vi ry om
voke, outrageoua wr nigs, as a sabstia i*'ble In thia couoeoliou alao are laws with orippled n our, *, i i.uiling i|
I for properly imposing and (hilled.i.p ua an aecumnlali )g debt, which has al-
J laxea. o tr syslcm of Isxalion is found- "'sobed on r (ho million of dols
[ed ou Ihe (Virr.ot priooiple- lint aa the l«r* iinse III" late o vil war, with a huge
leading ol.jacta of government are ll.e del! leiicy lull lively sesHiotl of tho I,eg
tuted remedy, without and against
law. This inadequacy ia also increas-
ed by the present habits ol the peo*
pie, In which their pursuits and «vo- RU(, of |)r,,rrtlJi
cation are more closely ami conataf.t. J H0 Hl) 0(J Vtt|„r„m tliJ nbould bo levied
Iv followed, and their time eons.tier- upon properly und a poll tux upon por-
ed more valuable than formerly, by sou*. An occupation tax should hardly
which they have more indifference '' e supposed to bo levo-d an a drawback
llo is « ia *'
III ti II lllllat
infatlire lo 'no* up.
(I ONOI.BIiI'lJ KMir WKKR.)
and even reluetance in giving their
aid in any w.tv to the execution ol
the Inw*^ except on full coin|iensa«
(ion in money. All thia litis brought
forth aud exhibited a new feature ol
government here that lew might
commcud, hut all acquiesce in up an
irnpos, d up,-ii olio oi'Mupetioii iu prefei-
euec In another ei,unlly lawful, but ratb-
|.ro'laim bow lllllch be
Vou are 1 lie best man be
and lio w ill lay dowti his
his life tor you.
The fifitb ia owl di link
iii hi- own conceit No
differ W illi hull, for Ins wold is law.
lie ia line iu poliitcr. in all inatlera
ir*uat be taken as atiihoiily. ||is arm
ia llie atrongesi, hia voice |ho sweets I
oat, lie la infallible iu all tllillga.
The sixth and hist animal ol our
menagerie is the lox drunk man,
llu is oral! V, ready to trade hrusea
and client il he can. Kien lo strike
f a-,, in receipt of an f xtunaifra
FALL STOCK
of
•%'/ t/tfr tiHfl Fancy Dry
Html*, Shorn, Hal*
timl ll*|atrr
—Alao—
f'riick'eri/ Ware, U'ood and
iii Ihn Ware.
/'he Celebrated !>allus Klour( at
l' w figures.
oiih you Thankful for paat liberal patrnnsge,
evi r saw' ! w'" 'bae.ve a continuance by selling for
money or ,ln'"r ",u '• or cotton.
Call anil aee me.
ItOllf A. OILli.
Ilaatrop, Feb. Itilb, 1H7rt
i 1i-hoi.ution Notice. riioco partner-
slop berelofoie i xialilif between ('.
Kit im rt and Wllhum ll'i'ke in Ihn
morcuntlle luialliosa nt Mi'llnde, under
Ibe firm name ol K lei loot ,V Wllke, wita
eruaurai.mn of Immg property of a diaaolved .Ituuary lat, 1H7!' C ICIeinert1 ;i bargain, leering around wifh low
r ii"*nt r ature paaamg Ihrongli the ai'bdrawn g from the llrm, W ilba.n i cutinin^, peepitig through cracks,
blinds ni lltoae lax"d In audi manner ua Wiike a*suinee nil lialuliiien und j ]i>.t•-iiinir iiihIi*i* i In* esvoa, w.Ueiiiug
eolleot all delila due llo-i,l,| firm. . H ,, ,
eauool generally lie reaflbed ami identi -1 j; Kl.rasK.tTi lor some suapn ions thing, sly aa a lox,
fled in the ordinary way of levying an William Wilkk.
ad valorem lax. Thsro la au annually' January lal, IH79. Ilw,
sneaking as a wolf, bo ia the meatiest
>11iinkn111 ol the.n all.
J. A* H 33PI ti «•' A istin
WITH
WOOL8TOH WELL81 VDO 8
rtu ni.v t.HTous
AND
('omm i\sian Merchant*,
HTKANII UAI.VItaTOK.
Will make lilieral ad ,mce« of lleg-
ging and Ties, and i'ASH [to cualociers,
oi: epplicalion
lliairop, July (Ilh, 1 «VM
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