The Northern Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 19, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 22, 1849 Page: 3 of 4
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-'EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
. Austin JVoc. 9i 1849.
Left Clarksville on the morning of the 22d
ult. in company with pur Senator and Rep-
resentative and the distinguished young geu-
tleman who now figures as Sergeant-at-Arms
of the House of Reprcsentatives.and I who was
recognized on the way as the "Floating mem-
ber from Bowie;" and without any incident
worth mentioning arrived at Porter's BlulTj
on the 25th. The weather upon the whole
trip was fine though at tntd-day rather warm
Wo passed by Tarrant and Wilcys bridjje
over the Sabine.
Mo3t of the land cast of the Sabini after
caving the neighborhood of Clarksville is of
an inferior chsracicr but it improves much
upon the west ut the Sabine.
back room in which the floating member dis-
covered the tiger vigorously fighting; and
perhaps half a dozen log cabin dwellings
scattered over the prairio which is undula
ting and pleasant looking.
Our route from Waco towards Austin Was
the broad prairie without a house short of 35
miles. The road however was good and
the travel agreeable except that the sun. was
somewhat severe upon our faces! We cross-
ed during the day Cow Creek and Elm
creek.
These were romantic stream with but
little water in them but the rock bottoms
and banks had a clean and agreeable look.
A little after dusk we reached William's
upon the west bank of Cedar creek where
we paseu me nigiu. uur ncxi aay s jour-
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nuy carricu us over me icmi. i-.am'asns.
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We lound considerable sickness prevalent baladn anil aan u.u.nei. i lie ieon is a
cmonr the settler upon the route. The wa- rapid stream and looks deep but had only
ter hull just fallen within the banks of the about two and a half feet water at the cross-
Sulphur and Sabine a dav or two before we inr. The Lampasas and Salado.werc ueauti-
crossed but the bottoms were not so bad as ful very b eautilul the water was clear the
we anticipated from the overflow From the bottom rocky and the banks fringed by
Sabine brid"e' onwards including the region slight skirls of timber had that cleanly dry
about Sullivan's College imund Jt Wagley's look common to streams in higher latitudes
point the land is excellent and easy of cuU These were all tributaries of Little River.
tivation. When we arrived at the ede of No one can cross these little streams tvttli
the bottom on the eastsido of the Bluff wo out feeling a desire to linger abour them
found twenty or thirty wagons with families ' and thinking that a residence upon thei r
tnovin" and several travellers on lnrscback banks would be pleasant. But the draw- :
all waiting to "el over uv the tlat which couiu uacK to an tins country is mat me space be-
on v mn ce tour Inns a uay.jc mu waier i.iiuiiii
ranidlv. it was anticipated that it could only
make one more direct trip and would then
have to takjc a c'rcuitoui route by a slough
throngh the bottom and only make two trips
n day thereafter. This was an indifferent
prospect for a party of gentlemen in a hurry
to reach Auistin but by a little in magement
we succeeded in setting upon the boat imme-
diately uporii its arrival aud conceived our-
selves especially lucky when after leading out
our horses (in the mid-.t of the bottom and
two distinguished gentleman walking into the
water bodiUJ- and helping to push the boat ofl"
a shoal we t last found ourselves upon the
-tfestorn banfic oi the River Trinidad in the
nin of the imnor'ant city of "Taos"
At Taos weUcarned that the waters of the
Trinity had liecn 6 feet higher than ever be-1 rest. In the morning
lore known land close around the hotel of ; twenty-five mill's distan
Jo Porter!. Taos has improved a good deal j Georgetown crossed B
Alteir dinner we rode on to me urin
Hamilrton eleven miles from the riv-
forc
Col
of late
rr ami passed! the nigiit there. The place of
rl. Itzmiilioiil is one of the lincsl prairie sit
uations whether as regards quality of lanJ j
or plcasantncsfe uf site that I have ever seen
Next nnrniiig we proceeded on our route
anil crossing Clhambcrs creek in a canoe and
swimming our horses we soon arrived at
Corsicana. the elevated and pleasant looking
County Seal of Navarro.
Tarryin" heffe awhile to determine upon
the relative character of the routes by the
Waco village aijid by the Falls of the Brazos
we finally sfaiteld onward towards Lcm. Wil-
liams' to dctenJiine upon our arrival there
which crossing vie wouiu seen. .-. mue niter
jr.r wn crossed Richland creek and in a
.-:. '....vl . we i found the house of one of
the old scttleri of Robertson county. He
.... o ..niiiiie Specimen of an old frontier-
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twecn the streams is too creat considerm"
that the only timber lies immediately upon
them; and then the land in general is not
good except in the valleys. It is true that
the soil upon some of the high prairie looks
fertile but I apprehend that it wants depth
for upon the edge of all thn little breaks be-
tween the elevations which constitute the
drains for the rains wherever there had been
a slide oi lane me wniic limestone was ap-
parent just under the roots of the grass
A little after night we reached Georgetown
the Countv Seat of Williamson County.
By daylight we found this a pleasant natu-
ral location hut not much of a town. How-
ever we found excellent accommodations at
the tavern which can be commended to trav-
ellers as a cleanly and agreeable place of
In the morning we started for Austin
taut and ten miles from
rushy which at this
crossing is without iimucr anu nas a rock
bottom. Jutting up by the side of the cross-
inr nnil midway nf tho river or creek is n
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of the movement he would have gotten ful-
ly as large a vote as was given to Bell in
that line of Counties which as you will re-
collect was overwhelming. The intcnti on o
the voters in those counties was to cast their
strength against Wood an d having made up
their system of operation when JtMills camo
out it was too late to reorganize nnd danger-
ous to their object to split.
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j i ui-auuy evening uncr supper the
members of the Legislature present in the
capitol in considerable number were regaled
by music from the superb band attached to
Gen. Harney's command at this place.
I lie performance was so fine that the bnnd
was brought into the Representative Hall
and perfui'incd there some splendid airs.
At three o'clock on Tuesday evening the
message of Governor Wood was read in the
Representative Hall to the members of both
uouic.s mere asscmuieu. inis message you
will get accompanying this letter. It was
exceedingly well received by the Legislature
nd a ihuusaud copies in English three hun
dred in Spanish and three hundred in Ger-
man ordered to be printed. The messace.
as you will perceive recommends the sess-
ion of the Supreme Court at three places in
the State central eastern and western.
This recommendation should be carried out
and in my opinion can easily be effected if
any energetic action is taken by the members
fiom the North and East. It would certain
ly be but an act of the barest justice that the
people oi the fcast and North should be re-
lieved of the necessity of traveling to this
isolated locality to transact business con-
nected with the obtainancc of their rishts.
With a session of the Supreme Court at Hen
derson our people could conveniently attend
to the completion of their business at the fi
nal tribunal and in a case of importance the
client instead of being obliged to rely entire-
ly upon the memory and efficiency of his at
torney could attend in person and as-ist by
his suggestions the action of his attorney
or employ assistance from the cmine nt coun-
sel present if he deemed it advisable.
On Wednesday several resolutions were
offered in the House iclutive to the amend-
ment ofthc Constitution first adopted by the
overwhelming majority of the people. It
may be that J am mistaken but I think I see
a lurking desire in some to prevent the con-
summation of this amendment for the present
and induce delay. But I think it will all
fail. I think the strong sense of the maiori-
TO THE PEOPIE'OF TEXAS.
THE election prescribed by the State Constitu-
tion for a Scat of Government fur the nert
Occnry years being about to come on the under-
signeu proprietor oi me locality generally known
as the Tawakanah hills begs leave to propose his
placo for the consideration of thcPcople of the State
and set before them its natural advantages and the
inducements which he offers fur their selection of
it as the seat ot the btale uovernmeut.
I here arc several hills known as the Tawakanah
hills but there is one at the base of which the sub-
scriber now lives which by general consent has for
a lung period been recognised as a desirable locality
for a 1 own both on account of its extent of un
broken surface the springs upon and around it the to answer said petition and therein
rock with which it abounds and its convenience to ' make thair defence if any they have i
timber. The hill itself contains an area of some1 cause will proceed ex-parte and jud"i
t .) nil I Idrnc nil nl' it l!nl. .. . f.l .. . . .
lour hundred acres an oi which oxcent a rcserva.
ticin of twenty blocks to cover bales and settlements
herelofure made and expenses of publication your
petitioner tenders to the uae and benefit of the State
to be laid off ill Town luls and auld. To this
continuing the line of donation acio-js the wlioio
hue of hi3 survey he adds enough more of laud
to make the quantity of twelve hundred acres.
the residue of which alter defining the town luts
afEdavit has been made before the Clerk of aaid
Court that said defendants are non residents ot the
State of Texas : and whereas at the Fall Term.
eighteen hundred and forty-nine of snid District
Court an order of publication was entered to be
made in the Northern Standard a news paper pub
lished in the town of Clarksville in the county of
Itcd Jiiver notifying said defendants of the pend
ency of this suit.
You arc therefore commanded to summon said
defendants above named and all others interested
under through or with them in any wiso whatso-
ever to appear at the next term of the District Court
of said cuunty of Navarro to be hnldcn at the I
Court-house thereof". n:i the fourth Moml.iv in March. I
A. U. enrhtcen hundred and fiftv. then and tln-rn
to plead and
otherwise said
ement entered
thereon as prayed fur in said petition.
uness Jajies .h. luces Llerk nfi
the District Court of said county and
his seal of office hereunto affixed at
Coraicana this ?lh day of Decem
ber A. 1). 1810.
JAMES M. KlCCSj
Clerk District Court Navarro countv
In obedience to the foregoing writ I order pul-
AMES SPEAKC.
J. it'CRSARr.'
speake & Mccreary
WHOLESALE GROCERS .i
AND DEALERS IK
WIXESHQ.CORSk WtSER.V pAoDCCE
No. 3 Tchoupitoulas Street
NEW ORLEANS.
n!5:ly
s
..u ucuijj Suuu laum..;; .ami um wiiuio win u is to tile return day lliLTCot in the ortticrn S
believed produce a sum by its public sale morc: a news paper published in the Town of
than sufficient to cover all expenses of remuving ville in ihc county of Red Niter there In
being laid off in outlotsol from five to twenty acres lication thereof for four eiiccesahe weeks previous
anu uci..-; Suuu laum..;; .anu um wiiuio win u is to tile return day lliLTCot. in the ortlicrn Standard
f Ularks-
iintv fif ItPfi Ktirr-tl.fr. liPtnrr n.i
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tlie uo. eminent airlines ami fixtures and the er- ncwa-paper published in the county of Navarro
ection of better public budding than are now at ' . J. STOKES
Austin. j Sheriff of Navarro county.
Kock the gray hmestunc lies in abundance upon' December 22nd. 1319. It. lYs fee $22 50.
and below the surface of the hills and in addition I "
to its uaefulneas fur building materials makes most J ff'ilB THE NEW FAST RUNNING.
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excellent wnie. . i:.2l IRHT DRAUGHT STEAMBOAT
C edar measuting forty and fifty feet to the body Ml n V K C
in length and two feet or more through may be! J. i A A U .
found m large quantities within two and one-half JOSEPH CLVIUOI'NF Master
miles of the place and at a distance of six miles JIas commenced running in the trade" between upper
upon the Navasoto there is enough to build cities. Hed River and New Orleans and will be kent -v-
E. C. HART
Late C. Lacis J- Co.)
Keceiuijg; and Forwarding Merchant
SlinEYKPORT La.
A large and general assortment of liquors Grocc
ries and I'roduce.on hand at all times corner Com-
merce and Milam street.
References.
Dicksok & Graham
HiSD:nso.s- & Carter
P. Colbert
Alfred Hume - - - -C
C. Alexanoit. - -March
G 1810.
Clarksville.
Choctaw Nation.
y Preston.
y Paris.
Rio tf.
Thirty miles distant is excellent Pine
Kim Ash Walnut Cottonwood &c
1 ost Oak cliisivcly in in lhat trade when the water will permit
are 10 do n In. hit ill nrrr im i-io. .r ..! :. ..r
Iflltn.l tl lllltri t TTIlTl iC fill. rtln.!. tl.i nnL .(n.i .11 ... '
.'"""". .-- - .- "' """.r" me uest nossilife construction m evcrv nart. in i
l awaKanali creeK anu extending thence to the i rm- ii.r iin immP!inl(. - .i; ..V i. . r-
ity thirty mi lea. lo the west upon him and tain expressly for tke upper river and is owned cti-
Ltve Oak creeks timber abounds commencing at a irelv by citizens of the Red River district
distance of two miles and at four miles being in Her accommodations for passstn"ers arc fine-
dense bodies. Little skirts of timber upon branches her rates cf charges moderate and no pains will
and ravines adjacent are not taken into calculation. be spared to make her acceptable and useful to
Clay of the best quality lor brick is to be found those for whose service she was specially calculated
every where beneath the surface. Roland December 22nd. 1849. No. 1J. ftn
At tlmCIilllh h.Klllttlm Mill lei llrrrnQnrlt.(riirnr.l.l - - - Z x
. . UwH... vv u. ..... .o yjjnii ouviu- -
ing nearly enougn water to turn a mill during all lite
3'ear which forms the source of Elm creek. At the
east base are two large springs.wnhin three hundred I A. M. Alexander has on hand a superb stock
yards of each other which form the sources of of Fall anil Winter Goods received lately from
l awaKanau creek wmen empties into the t runty fluladelphia mclmlin
at t mo uiun. i nese springs it is believed would
WINTER (JOODS.
FANCY GOODS FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
rock some five feet high and spreading out ty understanding definitely the will of the neo
in a smooth surface upon the top somewhat pie cannot be sophisticated by undue attcn-
largerinan uie uony looKing iih.e a tauic i tio n to ununpoitant lormalitios but will carry
and forming a very good place on which to out the manifest will of this Constitu-
ent inhere were any foot room around. cuts A resolution was on Wednesday of-
Frotn Georgetown to Austin is an exceeding- J fered in the House to run nnd mark the
ly pleasant looking country with occasional boundary line between Texas and the Uni-
scttlements in sight. We arrived in Austin ted States whir.li ot course involves some
important considerations of territorial tight
You will nerroive that Gov. Wood recom
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ready present. JJtiring Friday baturday ' mends in substance the forcible ocr.nnation of
unu ouiiuaj cuiiiuiuuu iu cuiiib iii anu on Santa l'e first civing notice to the General
I
both Houses
man told us
hd
had no horse-lot proper
but only jiffii-t.?1" Ior n"S ""l ine" "c
kinfifSCed u wh1ero we co"!l1 rals
-r i -u ;. i;h ir'S1-t0 prevent our horses
-fo build it high e. J howld he cornto
iron jumping. auaii( sl0.jJbv with one or
feed them utlh IookeJ al- M whie we
two stout hov - an
lcVn" ." Uone
11 wouiu u'i i
Standard good
Representatives
the readers of the
how Senators and
i
cr
J see how senators am
Jhn pack rails and husli
. n fur it As an observe!
corn upon occasuj coursc nccessrv
and reporter it y n h
ior mc 10 uuu "-Lu r ; i mi i.
hir.h I can pt"- " ;- . "-
charge us much me. i
lieges enjnyeooy u
:17th we arrived nt
an elevated prairie
organized ' Government nfnnr intention. This is a nrnnnsi-
with a general attendance of members. 'tirm iviih nr nin. nr.-U i ...m;n 'i hm
. . 1 -. .. ...... t'l lilV.MllL.ri um T"fc IU UUJIUIll
.Monday morning
The Senator from Bo. vie Cass and Titus j V al m;ht do not always no together
the beiwlnr trom telugio an I'atncio ect. ad I somewhat doubt the sound Statesman-
and the Rio Grande Senator are still absent !s)lp ofthe 3U!7resion an( would much rath-
and Messrs. Mckmiiey Oi let and Winfield er that it ban hcon left lo the suestion ofl
i the highly intellectual Governor elect and
at rinc Ulull. I hese springs it is believed would
nninlv snnnlv with watnr. n tmniilnliftn iC n ilin.i.l
sand persons. In addition to these however there f ''.e usual ar5c "rieties for the Ladies and a large
are ten or twelve more Springs around the hill and coniP'ete lot of ready made Clothing Hats
it may properly be added that water is procured """l3. and Shoes for Gentlemen.
by digging a tew feet belu-.v the surface any w here I "ls a3sortment of general Merchandise is un-
in the neighborhood and this water is all good and su?asscd ln orlliern Texas.
healthful. e invites the attention of purchasers who" wish
Ofthe remarkable health ofthc place not a l0Prre articles low for Cash
doubt can exist. The air is pure. There are no' L'"ksville Dec. 25th 18-1'J. Xo. 10. (tf.)
marshy exhalations rising from any portion of the' DISSOLUTION'
country near it and every one knows that the hard fTnilE Partnership heretofore existing between
gray limestone water is pure and salubrious In X Drs. GORDON & WALKER is this dav
addition to this the place has been settled for' dissolved by mutual consent. '
several years and has proven itself from the expe- June 23 1819. " nE-tf
rience of the residents entirely healthy. r-j ;-. zr-.
The soil of the bill and surrounding region is of - A s' elt?rs Remaining in the Post Of-
the kind known as black sandy. It is remarkably! "cc at Clarksville Texas on the 00th of Sep-
lively and productive and especially adapted to the tember which if not taken ont by the 31st
oi ijcocmucr next win be sent to the Post
Office Department as dead letters.
growth of vegetables and has a line red clav
foundation.
Pino Ululf thirty miles from Tawakanah upon
the Trinity river is the landing place for this point
and has been accessible for the past fourteen months
uninterruptedly. At the time of writing a boat is
discharging Government freight at the UlulT. The
that he should have been allowed to signalize I road l0 il rom lis Pace i! direct and at all '.hues
rinnn n'nirn :nii I . .
uu'"' "- Vrmrsft our host u:d not
ornry terms. w . f .
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. At dinner-time on the
Col. Lcm Williams on
ridiie uciwcen lucnianu
' L tl.A rlnlntimiiiArl tf til's
a. n J T ni r i i k n nk
. tit . Mi oward night we got to
the i aco route. J. . u i a
ir . j- t ise. a place we had heard
Torreys trading hot!-.' ' .
x J e r 1 I he Merchandise had
much of for years. L
been removJd to d-an? ncrhe l cak-. f 0ne
eighty miles above) n"d f "" "th the
goods had disappear he !uslIf t0 be cx;
ectcd about a Vrontir vadlPS house; but
we were disappointed '" thesze ' build-
ings and the general n PPearence of the place.
We had been accu3tomed l0 attac' some
importance to the nae' wmc nau nce had
an imposing sound a? conveying an idea of
Iare Indian business'' and occasional treat-
ies and conferences but ll looked to us as
though theie could never ave been much
done there in the way of business and it had
no stockade around it.i or indeed any defen-
sivejiess of appearencje except its elevation.
Unable to get nccomiPat'on for the night
at the trading houo pre wertxn and two
hours l nt MSnt' Bot to tne W Waco vil-
lagvrr in other words as I suppose the
true Waco village the former residence ofthe
Waco tribe of Indians; the name havinf been
appropriated and "floated" to the new vil-
lage advertised as the Town of Waco and
situated three miles above the old town
upon the west bank of the Brazos. Old
Waco is a level sandy prairie lying immedi-
ately upon the river and a bcautilhl site for
afield or a race course the latter of which
it now has and draws thereby tribute from
ita utvr namesake the immediate vicinity of
whiTi to inn iinnrun MAnf. tl
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village seems to be a great resort for the
class of persons usually known as "sporting
characters" and these had extended their
operations to old Waco and run several ra-
ces there of late.
The only resemblance which old Waco
has to a village is that two families rca;j
there and there are scattered over its sur-
face eight or ten cabins which would perhaps
constitute indifferent negro quarters unnn n
plantation. We passed the night comforta-
bly and were kindily treated by Mr. Stark
who lives at the place and in the moraine
early we travelled three miles directly up the
river bank and calling lo the opposite shore
for the Canoe the flat having been taken
off by the last rise of water) we prepared to
Bwua our horses which looked like a formi-
auio uuuBriaKiug uie river being high and
v. J "jure across.
TTlf-rts waft nn nnltnn I
.. . w..uu i.vevcrsave to swim
or itaj or head the stream so having our
horses stripped one by one we went into the
canoe wuh our saddles and baggage and
5w SLTi.. "SIT " ' "ac' were Paa
..Mmi iae norscs unaccus-
tomed tO 8WIBWHB1? nanh m j;.
much faUgued but got across .better thaa
.we expected. aedwkhent ai-AAnt. .W- ...
rf Sn;1 Vrtr Mistook a wl popularity
ew of the Tew f Warn. It ..;. it..;.. Lv
ofthc House who will probably all be here
in a few days. Messrs. Ward and Mrkin-
ney at last advices had not returned from his Administration by capturing the forces of excellent. without regard to the state of the weath
the North and were probably unaware of hc Union stasioned at Santa Fe vi et armis "' d " "0t a crek "ossing it during th
llio .linnrrn nf I m Inrlllf mpplinrr TvliIK ! : .1 ... nS . ' W tlUle distance.
-e-. - i hi uie most prompt manner ui ccurse mere
change of time by the by was perhaps not J could be no doubt of his success over theincon-
very considerately made 1 he Constitution 'sideraye.taryrycr-clAheGeneral G
nt.-Sv.iu . u-.-..w . . " ' ernment. As Uol. feter vas the tirsTto re-
oflice and the result of the earlier meeting commend this course in the address over his
ofthe Legislature is that the new Governor signature circulated during the late Guber-
is held in abeyance and has no chance to re. national Contest no other aspiring -politi-
commend his policy to the Legislature winch cian should be so ungenerous as to apropri-
... ...w ..... - .... alu II13 rraiiant l;oi s iiiuuacr. to ois own
glorification
Durinir this morninsr. the Lesrislature was
Imp.
Austin looks very much as of old though during
. . . AitPlimnn in rniinliii Inn t'nlna rutu in(i(l t n
put up. 1 hey have here however such a disre- ""i"" """"o '"" """- '"""' . "
sird of the fact that paint is a great improver of c Secretary of State.for Governor andLicu-
Tnwii'5 as well as of isolate! buildings and employ tennnt Governor the result did not of coursc
so little of it that the old buildings look much vary the general understanding as to the suc-
nian tiiev ftiiouiu do. ami tne new-ones tail cessful candidate.
This evening again resolutions are offer-
ing to get nt the formalities in relation to
the amendment of the Constitution.
C. I)e M.
to impress the observer with the improvement I
which the town has made as they would do if
made bright with paint. The same fine natural
scenery again impresses the beholdsr and the
dim lie is as mild and inviting as ever. When
you look at the new map of De Cordova and ob-
serve that we in Red River are 3J degrees Norm
of this you can easily appreciate the difference of
climate. e arc indeed the .Norm of icxas. 1
At the residence of John Jackson Esq. near
Town on Tuesday evening the 25th inst. by Rev.
J. W. P. McKenzie Mr. W.m.P. SAvrixr to Miss
to suppose that the I nutty counties were nearly on t.liza. nrrTE.NDta.
a line with us; but Bowie Red River Lamar' In this Town on Tuesday night the 9th of Oct.
Fannin and Cooke compose the extreme rvorlhein by the Rev. J. . P. McKenzie Mr. Charles
line and even such points as Camanche Peak and Dcrfee to Mrs. Matilda Dew
the Waco
have been accustomed prior to looking at that map .
iunpose that the Trinity counties were nearly on .
nu . uvni; ..iMiijii.t. .til. i... t.i. .. tut; i i. mu .1
:vcn such points as Camanche Peak and Dcrfee
Village i Inch sound as if in the wil-' T . .
The cemrahty of Tawakanah as reeards the nor-
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iiaiiuii ui liic ouir. win mi. nnT.firpni iii nnv mi
Gov-i-who will look at DtCordova's late map. It i
more nearly equi-distant from the inhabited coun-
ties than any other locality which is in other re-
spects suitable. The region around it is fertile
and susceptible of dense settlement. Abovo it lie
the well populated counties of the North- East
and North East of it for the past two years popu-
lation has come in more rapidly than lo any other
portion of the State. South and South East of it
are the old settled counties of Texas including
those comprised in Austin's Colony and immedi-
ately around it the new counties all give large
votes West of it upon the Brazos and'lhe thice
forks of Little River Yopulalion is coming in rapid-
ly and new counties are being formed. It is farther
West than Washington Rrenham or Matagorda
and nearly on a line with Port Caballo Indian point
Columbus Industry Franklin and Springfield. It
is confidently believed that no other locality in tho
State combining so many advantages and at the
same time so generally convenient to the population
can be selected for its Capital and the undersigned
oners it to the consideration of his fellow citizens
and solicits their suffrages in its behalf.
1 he advantage of having an entire Town site to
sell and thereby without extra taxation build per
mancnt public buildings for the use of the Govern
ment is an advantage offered by this site with
which no town now settled and partly sold can offer
equal competition r rom a small body ot contigu-
derness and are indeed on the extreme frontier of
the settlements are yet far below us as you will
perceive upon examinatiun.
The attendance of members this year has been
unusually prompt. There was a quorum present
two days belore the commencement ot the session
and it is but justice to say that they are a superior
boiy ot men to any .Legislature or Congress of
Texas which I have'cver seen congregated. With-
out an exception thai I am aware of they are mon
ot orderly and strictly sober habits and there is a
larger amount ot intelligence than usual. 1 an-
ticipate much sound legislation from this body.
Passingly it will be strictly proper to say that
Red River can bear comparison in her representa-
tion with any other county in the Slate and the
entire North as a section will stand reputably by
the side of any other section of the State. In or-
ganizing the House Red River put in after a con-
test of four ballots a dashing Sergeant-at-Arms
and tho North and West generally were disposed lo
have made a Speaker of our old "friend Gen. Tar-
rant. They were disposed to do this as a fitting
compliment to an old settler always honorably
known to her citizens and disregardful of party
considerations and with a magnanimity which could
nut have shown otherwise than favorably when con-
trasted with the partisan bitterness and proscrip-
tjveness of the present Whig national administra-
tion to have elevated to a conspicuous position in a
body composed almost exclusively of Democrats
(only two Whigs beside Tatrant) a gentleman well
known as a Whig as a compliment to his public
spirit and private virtues. I conceive that Uie ac-
complishment of tho intention would have been
honorable to our liberality as Texans and a3 Dem-
ocrats. No one has room to doubt the thorough
Democracy of every section of the State by an
overwhelming majority. But the project was not
successful. I think the entire West stood up to it
but in the North thero were a few gentlemen who
were not willing to look over the political differ-
ence and the friends of the other candidate of
course seized upon that difference as ihemost
available point to electioneer upon and run tkeir
candidate as the Democratic candidate .Barking
down Tarrant as the Whig candidate. I make no
complaint against the course of those who thought
fit to oppose Gen. Tarrant though I should have
felt gratified by his election ; and especially I would
be understood as urging no objection to Dr. Keenan
the Speaker elect who is a most agreeable gentle-
man io the best sense of the term and would have
been hard to beat b any one.
From an influential geBtleaan; represent-
Bg a Brazos Countjr.I have learee4 siace Hi
arrival here that the. votes cseTfor Judge
Mills ih the late election were so test ol his
. rvuniiir u BU seciiQQ- (ne yoters
haviBg taken sides' erier to (HsmoHBcesseBt
t-. ' .'!..- i "y c - m
. nrTnrWJ V-"!"! 1 ' . .' Hi . . " IMUW P"
formerly of the & grocer with V circumstances as to'time skd- undcrsttndiflr
In this vicinity on Tuesday evening the lGth ' ou land the subscriber will derive his advantages
October at the residence of Mai. Edward West I in case of the location of the Government at this
by the Kcv. J. . r. McKenzie W m. v. Cobneli point all the town itself save the small reservation
us Esq. to Miss. Arabella est. j mentioned and a large number of out lots will be
Atone ofthe above interestinr occasions w-n I exclusively fur the benefit of the State.
... . . 1 I here is no doubt resting upon the title to the
were present ano .rom me otners we received to- lam ;t iaTi been patemed - . ...wrfber bv
t r '.j .: T. :- ..:- i ti.i .. .- ..
nena ui cuiisiucrauuu. 11 is ucuiuk io oe a siaic tne Hiexican uovcrnmeitl in I03o. as hisown head
complimem to wish the parties all the joy they an- right.
ticipate but we do so in truth and therefore ex-
press ii.
MARRIED. At St. Luke's Church Philadel-
phia on Thursday Aug. 16th by the Rev. D.
WASiiBtrns A. M. Commodore E. W. Moore-
commander of the late Texas navyto Emma daugh-
ter of the late William T. Stockton of Rox-
borough Tenn.
OBITUARY.
The Angel of Death has agaiu flapped his broad
wing over our household.
Ass Jones aged four years daughter of the
Editor of this paper staying at the residence of
JOIIN BOYD.
Tawakanah December 4th. 18-19.
December 22d 1819. No. 1!) tf.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
vs.
CARROLL MERCER AND OTHERS.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
County 0 Aararro.
TO THE SHERIFF OF SAW COUXTY
GREETING:
WHEREAS on the eleventh day of October
A. D. eighteen hundred and forty-six. AI-
lUeilfJIT UI . . n IT r .. - .. - . '
John Jackson Esq. near town playing with fire J!ll
on the evening of the 18thvinst. about dark got V. i . ""'."" "OJ'" '". anu w
her clothes ina blaze and Was burned so as to pr o- '"s "a fWt ?cr?. m h?lf "C t!lc People
duce death about nine o'clock on the following morn-1 sal-1 Slate.' flIrdis PctItlon m leT Dls.rl" Court
ing. The external appearance of burnimr wS not ' f. sa.ld coulrt? f .avarl0' aSamst 3PU Carro .
deep although it extended over a considerable sur-
face and the child without much suffering drop-
ped out of existence.
The instant she cried out Mrs. Jackson and a
lady visitoi ran to her assistance and extinguished
the fire which probably was not blazing over half
a minute; but the first flare of the blaze had done
the work.
In the morning when the medical gentleman in
attendance was preparing to dress the burn for the
second time the child suddenly turned on her side
and the lamp of life went out.
The child was especially endeared to her sole
surviving parent and to every member of the kind
family under whose care she was by her intelli-
gence beauty and gentleness of deportment and
herdeath was peculiarly startling to her father and
the friends of the family ; but we feel that it is
only aself.sh grief which laments the death of such
as this one who have never known sin and have
escaped by the will of their Maker the ills oflifc.
Macoe Martin
herein
ITjWe are authorized to announce PORTER'S
BLUFF upon the i runty Hirer in Navarro cnun
ty as a contesting locality for tho location of the
seat ot government lor the state at the election in
I HSU required by the 35th article of the 3d section
01 tbe UeMtKStlOB;. 3a
Arnct Charles XV
Baker Hiram 2
Brown Win M
Bruton Thirza
Barry Violet G
Breeding C C
Barbcc Joseph S
Bagwell Miles
Brown George W
Clark William 2
Cack Calvin J
Carr H B
Crooks Franocs
Carmnck Wm C
demons A E
Coles XV 11 T F
Coats Abraham
Collins J S
Cornelius Matt
Clark John
Dickson A R 2
Doak Wa II
Dale J P
Dowdy Martin 2
Duty Henry
Dixon Robt or Joel
Duty George
Dean Elias It
Davis A L
Dny Voluntine
Edwards John
Edmondson Wji
Edmondson Waddy
Ellis W.m J
Elison William
Ford W S
Fleming E H
Finticn Edward
Furlong Luther 2
Faucett F G 2
Foreman Marthcw
Gooding Lawrence 5
Gcllett James Major 2
Goodcn George
Gelbreath James or
Mrs Esthen Whet-
son Gellaspy Deborach
Gordon George Dr
day Hannan
Green T L
Gordon Joseph
Glass Henry D
Gattes Elethebeth F
George William T
Glasscock R M Dr
Gattes Mary J Miss
Gibson E Miss
Hamble John N
Houston Lewis
Harty Dennis
Hix Harvey Mrs
Heath C J MD2
Humphrcs Marv
Mrs
Hamitton J M
Hale Jesse P 2
Hamblin Mary Mrs
Hancock B M
Harty John or
Johnafhan
B
PriB-ting. Bei
TosmHkTIIb office ' Vjf '
4l8awi paper 34 by 3.
"- wfwsvctepeV- &-aartttilfff-DeemhcrSBIh
1819.
Charles Fenton Mercer. Jones
Steekely and Sherman Converse
it is allcdged that the said defendants on the twenti
cthday of January A. D. eighteen hundred and
forty-three made and entered into a contract with
Sam Houston then President of the Republic of
Texas for the purpose of Colonizing a portion of
me unajipiujuiaiL-u uuuc uuiuam 01 me rtepuolic
of Texas whereby they bound themselves to intro-
flnnn and settle within the limits of their -n-rin
contracts designated which said contracts were!
made and entered into on the thirtieth day of Au- Harris Henry B
eust. eighten hundred and forty-one. on the ninth u:n n !r
day of November eighteen hundred and forty-one' tr . cor6'L "
and on the twenty-sixth day of July eighteen bun- cnde"on L B
drod aud forty-two the first two between Mirabeau unl Ann Mrs
B. Lamar President of the late Republic cf Texas Hunt Grecyi T
acting in behalf of said Republic.and XV. S. Peters Harman Miehal
and others; and the third betw;en Sara Houstoi Hall W Wji
President of the Republic of Texas and said XV. Humphry J P
S.Peters. Which said contracts had for their ob- Hemnhill Jamea
jectthe colonizauon and settlement of certain va- tj:ii . a
cant domain of said Republic in said eonirnriQ " ' u?.rfi.e A
agreed to be set apart for the purposes aforesaid orn " ;"'arn
within the territory of said Republic. Which said Humphries Wm
petmon refers to the stipulations and contracts in Henderson J P
said contract first set forth ; and charge that the
said defendants have wholly and entirely failed and
refused to comply with and fulfil said contract ac
cording 10' tneir covenants and agreement; and
whereas by his amended petition filed in said Court
e thK twenty-fifth dey'of Jurte eighteen hundred
and forty-seven the said dsMtkT. further alledges
the failure en the part of! said defendants to comply
with tha terras of their said contracts ; and whereas
Jamison D K.
Johnson E B
Johnson J H
Jzzle James
Keen Thos B
Keen W.m m
Littleton Elo
Langford J M
Lewis Johna
-Liddy S s
Long H
Long Eliza Mrs
JVIabry W31 L
Montgomery Geo
"Jiiisap John M
Millier xVancy Mrs
Montgomery Wm T
Morgan Isaac
Murrie Solomon
McGowan Henry
McKrakcn J B
Morgan Charles
Marl Mr
Morton William
McCali'Marshall
McGhehee John L
McCallcn A Q. Miss
Morge George W
Matthuson Mr
Marlaw M
McClure H XV
ough Chas
Moncrief Sampson
Mathews James
Nichols S M
Orr William D or
Alfred
Patton Mr
Patterson Hunvitto
Porter Newel F
Potts F AI Mrs
Ribble Jeremiah
Russell John R
Ri'.ter G XV
Richey J S
Rowland E
Roach Wade H S
Raloy June Mis
Raymington D
Story G M Dr
Star Nelson
Stephen A F
Smith D
Singleton A J
Sims R J
Skevey Rich'd
Shelby W A
Sampson M Mrs
Sampson Mr
Stephens O
Show Hugh B
Sims F M
StewartB
Thomas S
Talhott N M Rev.
Thompson Martha
Thompson XV XV
Taylor C G S
Tonilinsoi J XV
I omlenson J A
ALFRED Co.
WHOLESALE GROCERS
KECKI VIXG.COMMISSIOX &. FOIttVARDIXCJ
MERCIIJ1JVTS
V Ire Proof Ware House
LEVEE STREET
SHREVEPORT Lx
)
C. C. Alexaxder
T. J. & W. P. Corxcliiw
A. M. & L. C. Alexander
Raosdale & Wright
Joseph Hvrp.iso.v
Pace & ISro.
llfcRTIIELET IIeAID. & Co.
Chas. P. Stewart
(l'J:ly)
i
Clarlsrille
Paris.
Bonham.
y DoaXsrilk.
yVayhcv.aN.
SI. GREENWOOD J. II. HEALn
T. E. AD1M3.
MOSES GREENWOOD & Co.
COMMISSION &. FORWARDING
MERCHANT S
5 F 0 v c 11 e r St.
STcrn deans.
(Xo. 0 tf.)
g PATENT aiEDICIKES.
MofTat's Life Pilh and Wistar's Balsam of Wild
Pluenix Hitters Cherry.
Fahnestocks Vermifuge Thompson's Eye Water
Bull's Sarsaparilla Vaujjhan's Sarsaparilla
Dr.Oakwoods wormsyrup.Godfrey's Cordial.
Hay's Liniment Serve Si Done Liniment
r or sale by A. M. ALEXANDER.
Clarksville June Olh. 1S49. n3:tf.
CLARKS VILLE FEMALE A CADEMY.
jnSfff A larSe suPPb' of well assorted books
f-tHjy have been procured and are now on
vMtataw hand at the Acadcmy.wherc they may
be had at as reasonable prices by the patrons of the
school as any in the country. The frequent want
of suitable books will no longer be a hindrance tu
the proper arrangement of classes. nl2:lts
STEAM ENGINES
FOR SALE.
TWO small Engines suitable for mills in com-
plete order at my landing at Lost Prairie.
The length of stroke is 34 feet diameter 8 inches.
These engines are nearly new and will be sold
low. Any one wishing to purchase will apply t0
mc. K. H. FLNN.
Lost Prairie Sept. 1st. 1&19. nol7 4tJJ
SWEET & CASTOR OIL and Spirits of Tur-
pentine. For sale by A. M. ALEXANDER
2arhsville June 9M 1819. n5:tf.-
WE the undersigned being duly sworn
for that purpose have viewed and ap-
praised a certain vufcn nf Vil- f l
taken up by Thomas R. Slams and estraved beforo
ilham Burks. Justice of the Peace within and
for the County of Titus Precinct No. S; and find
one to he a stag looking steer white with some
black spots on the neck marked an under slope in
the right car and a swallow fork in the left about
ten or twelve years old and weighs about six hun-
dred pounds; and do find the other to be Red steer
with white face marked with swallow fork and un-
der bit in each car about eight Tears old ami
weight about seven hundred pounds; and we do
value the said yoke of Oxen to the sura of Thirty
dollars. Certified under our hands this the 11th
day of August A. D. 1S19.
JOHN WEIR
It. U. SAUl)
e Appraiser?.
S3 worn to and subscribed before me this 11th di-
of August 1819. WILLIAM BURK '
Justice of the Peace T. C. T.
riled in office for Record on the ISlh dav of Au-
gust A. D. 1819. J. COOK.
Clerk. C. C. T. C. T.
A trim copy from the records of my office- this
the 12th dy of September A. D. 1J.
nol" 3t
J. COOK
Clerk C. C. T. C.
CLARKSVILLE
FEMALE INSTITUTE.
Mrs. Todd returns her acknowledgments to her
friends for their liberal patronage and bes leave to
announce to them and the public generally that her
school will re-open on the first Monday in October
next for a session of five months. MrL. Todd will
be assisted by Miss E. J. Murray 11 ho also conducts
the ornamental department of Drawing Paintin"
ax work and Embroidery. Miss .Murray's quali-
fications are ot tho highest order in the school-room
as well as in each of the alnne named accomplish-
ments biie has with her the most flattcrin" testi-
monials from her native state where she taught.
Mrs. Anderson will continue to-conduct the Music
Department which she so much adorns and should
any pupils wish to pursue the study of mathematics
or of the clashes the Kcv. J.ihn" Anderson will
take a class in those branches. If .Mrs. Todd should
succeed in procuring Apparatus MrJTAnderson
has also consenied to gie weekly lecftrca with il-
lustrations in Chemistry and Na'tnrar'Philosophy.
Terms for a Scs&ion of five months.
Board including Washing Fuel Lights
&c. : f .
$00 00
Junior class in Orthography Reading
t ruing : : t. -of
Thc above with Geography Orainniar! . 'JMr
and Arithmetic. : ; . j -f0 .
Senior class comprising the abo.e together with
the lusher branches Iatnnl M.i . j t 1
Templeton G S Rev Philosophy Chemistry Astronomy lleaihrn Mv
m-iogy iwietoric lojtic Ancient Ceographv II&-
.... J...VICH. dim .uouem. a so. iirl h
Algebra and Gcometrv
Full coursc of Mathematics
Trimble John
West James W
West James'
T-ir t. . "" -uuis- "i Jiatncmalics :
Johnson Duncan
Welch Peter
White Wm
Wolf Wm
Williams Wm
Wim3 XV
Wright S G-
Wright G W
Wilson George
Williams J Mr
Ward John
WilliaW.WM 51
JOHNABAGErPM
lessons in
20 00
10 OO
$ 10 00
13 on
10 OIK
-GOV
' .- Ot)
10 00
5 00
25 00
s no
TO OWNERS OF GW AND. MILLS.
TYPE METAL jsbnstantly 'oiT'haiid and for
sale at this office.- " "
Decanter SOrt 184i.
Drawing and Painting in oil colors :
1 he same in Water colors - -
Mczzatinto : : : : ;
Poor.ah Painting on AIvet Satin. Rice
Paper and other nuteiials to be
taught in ton lessons. : 1
Wax Fruit ami Flower making :
Embroidery in silk and Worsted :
Music on the Piano Forte : -
Use of Instrument for Practisiii"- : "
.Airs loan liasdnitled her session of ten mouths
for Ihe purpose oCssttlement at the end of each
term.
The InstituU'on can only be sustained by prompt
payments which will be required at the end of each
session. 1 en per cent discount will b.; allowed in
cash aihances.
July 1st 1819. (n!l tQ
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