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. ASmf tadJodleUlDUtrict snd
?? a illtEK. OT. C. l Attorney mid CountrOor
B'rt2i5wK... -Ulprtl!tbe ConrU
Jrettlrd jDdIdlDItrirt.ln Fayette and AaUn ooan-
iltif ao tbetaprene and Federal Court at Anitla.
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"iilOCKEB & CtBtV- ArnajtET at ;U
K WaX taa mu p11? B h;
etSUea of Mdeaaan rafli Ltaeitooe. rrectone and
inn.
McLennan 2utr. Texaa. WIU practle In the
Cccrta ofeM Judicial dUtrIctand In the Soprene Cot
at Anttta. ir
JS MwlmlT iw Brenham Wa.hlncWnconnty
Texaf . wUl tire their attention to pnrefional bmlnefi In
thrMrt4rticf IbethlrdJndtcUl BUirfrt entoae-lai-theeocmtlefof
tVaihlnston Borlefon Milam McLen-
Sn.BeUandWUllam.on.andln the Vrobate urU of
TVaihtnjtcnand Barleon. oecaM-y
BrilD 1VJI. Attorney-at-Ur AnitlnTexai.
Kovemhcr S4th 1S55. nl4;tf
CCKnOLTSCHAnLES-AtT0STATlaw
Land ana oenerai ACtni ahjuu .
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rtAnfHCLl. AIlCHIKAt.ti s.-ATTa
y airoOoniMXU)a-aT-UAallnaty Tai.
tnrtl 9. 18SS n$8 TOl. 6
n. T.ci&uralaux.... ........... .. " run
rf HAHIBERr.IN & FLINT- Arroaxm-xr-i
y lay. Belloii Bell eonnty. Texai. 1-r .
COOLEY A. . AtToaaT-AT-Iaw aid Ocrncu.
Law Agist rrededeJahnrf. Teiaa
BeferencM too. Wm.E.Jone Oooal eonnty; MaJ.
M.Entln.. n.. : John Twohlc I. M. Lewi. San An-
i.i.-pd. . .. Co. Fredericlaborc: Elliott 4 Thorn
ton. Becnin.- .
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CUliE. UICHAUD. AiTOirrA)Cocsi!iLLOx-AT-tAW.
ffaeo. McLennan conaty. Texas. -
6 IKOCKETT J. 31. Attornej-at-lw BaUa
1 Ttxat. '6T
JiMxt tmmov... ...... .. ... raTOR.
i IfKlitOK a: PRYOH-ATToajttT and OoraBtt-
Q JF xa at Lav. Ban Antonio lexu. T71B practice In
ihtDlitrtetCocrta or Baur Medina GUleipie Comal
Ooidalope Caldwell and Gontalet coontlei and in the
FJeraUndBapretDeCnurUat Atutln.
tST" Office on Poit Office atreet opposite the itare
GKf beeck French. . T
1. X. DCLAST.
.IT. 0. WOOD.
1 BAIS'T & 1VOOD ATTOR!tTB and Conrert-
t iihtI.i. OntprrlUe. Lecn Coontr. Will prat
tle In all the Counties of the thirteenth Judicial BUtrlct
and In the ccnntlet of Honiton and Anderson.
September. litlSM. n8-v7-y
BN'l'ELL mi. II. ATTOaXIT as Oocsjellox-at-Law
Hendcnos Butk county Texaa. Will
practice In the BUtrlct Courts of ths Sxth Judicial Dis-
trict and a purtluu of the Fifth : also. In the Supreme and
Federal Courts at Tyler. Undlrlded attention will be
rirea to all bostnen confided to his care. Prrtlcular at-
tention tottw collection of claims and the prompt smlt-
tanct cf asoreys collected to the proper parties. ITe win
sxt as agent for the purchase and klsa or land and will
larestlgate land titles upon reasonable terms.
March. 68- 5L
"gjjn8j A. J. ATTOasn-AT-Uw M'aco McLen-
JCi nra county Texas. WU practice In the counties
of ileLennan limestone Freestone Falls Milam and
Bell and In the Supreme Court or the State. Prompt
attention glTento the securing Tatid.andperfectmgeon-
troTerted and claims .Office east of Waco Inn.
Jnly.lSSZ. !
jrt UEEI JOHN A. A; It.-ATTOMtiTS ahd Cora-
Iw BHioas-AT-LAW Austin Texas. Will praetk In
the second JudldalDlstrict and adjoining counties ; also In
theEnprtmt and Federal courts at Austin. -9
jona . oocstos U.VVi;wH" !tfl
rniiHTfin ai sfcafcj. "' ..-..-.
Law and General Land Agents Belton.Bell county.
Txai yni nracuce xn mc vur v wuw"i .
MUam Botouc Corryell and Wllllimson. Prompt attention
glTn all bolness placed In ltts hands. l
arsanl. sowikd jons a. "f25-
HOWAliD AiAVlI-COX-ATToastTsandOocs-siuoioas
at Law Ban Anto nlo. Texas. -5
Joks XUxcocs C S. Wot.
HANCOCK Jt WEST Attoesets at Law.
A Pitta Ttxu.
Ollice tip ttaIrborellie Post OScefla HtncocL' Ker
J&rr.8H.3S. (m)
O.TIAJV JOHN P. ATToaxxr aw Corasmo
1 i..w.8nrincfleld. Limestone county Texas.
Slurb B ib-ire-ir
JOKES JOHN II. d: . A.-Auprneys ana
CounseUors at law Oalveston Texas WIU attend to
any business In the Federal Courts or Texas the Supreme
Ccurt at Galreston or In the Counties of the First and
Serenth Districts. Particular attention Rived to the in-
vestigation of Und titles. Dec 2d ISM. nls:ly
AK3ION AV. B.ATTOasRT-AT-Llw LaGranp
Texas TI11 attend to the collection of claims in-
Testirating land titles 4c and all other business con-
' nected with his profession In Western Texas.
November 17 pd al3 ly
'OKES AV. HESS Attorset asd CocxsoipR
at-Law. KoUry Public and General
Collecting
A ent Helena Texas.
ou-y
ct v.inm ...... .&ES.B. DAVIS.
IT I'.WIS ic DAVIS Attorneys and Coinsellors at
JLi tow Brenham Texas. June 80. IKS tf nttvol
5AWKENCE & BROWNKICC Arros-
A aiTSAT Law AsnGrsrsALAoKSTS Will practice In
atl the Courts or the Sixth Judicial District In the Su-
pr -me Court and In the Federal Courts at Austin and
Galveston. They will pay particular attention to the
locating and patenting of lasd.Tiaymentof taxes and to
the examination of tltlestoland.etc Allbuslntss placed
in -heir hands will be promptly attended to and all naon-
tygaaccted punctually paid over. Vf June W ISM
MCUINNIS C. C. & A. XI. ATTOBSIT XK
CocssnuosB-AT-LAw Bastrop Bastrop county
Texas. -
McSANIEIw W P. ATTOjaxTASDCocssnxOR
at Law Livingston Polk cch Texas will prictice
in the Ceurts of the Seventh Judicial District anl the
Supreme Court at G aires ton and will pay strict attention
to an business relative to Lacd ; also to the collection of
ah Masses of Cehts against the late Bcpubllc of Texas
ani against Individuals. mllaSO
TsVTE WTOJf. S. T Attoesit asd Connuks at
Jl Law Austin Texas. Will practice la the SI Sd
and 4th Judicial Districts and in the Supreme and Fideral
Ce&rts at Austin. OEce at his residence Dear the South
Bast corner cf the acwCapttoL Sept 15 UrT
W. S.OXUUII ..A.W.TtSSIU.. .... O.W.'wmTE.
OL .SIAKT TERUELL Jt WHITE At-
TOKMTt AT Law Austin. Texas will practicq la the
Second and Third Judicial Districts and in theBrreme
an! reieral Courts at Austtc n27
It. FRANK ATTaaxrv aot Coca-
SCiD-AT-LAW BeUton BsU county Texas. 4-23
WftKKIUXS. TIENBY E. ATTOBXXT ASD Cocs-
Jt: saxoi at Law Houston Harris county Teas
M!1 practice In me couaues oi uarru uoatgostei
S
Grimes Jegertoa aad Liberty. March l.JSA.
FOSE V B. T. ATrcasrT.AT.LAW HaaiUtonfeir-
netcocnty Texas Will practice in the courts of
Brrcttt and surrounding counties and will also attend to
the purchase and sale of lands the Invesagetioa and pr-
rJnrnf and tltlea. etc 1
-tmniKR.jrATTlKK A.
J: at-Law Bastrop Bastrop county Texas.
March. 1S53.
4.23
CEAS A. T. R3CS. .
PUXCK & rORTEB-rATTOasiTsaod Oocwxt-
" iCw-lT-LAW Lockhart Ttxas. -XT
eoer. a. rcaiu.
4.A.IAKXAt...
.cro.w. rASCSAi.
..tsos. a. eraauso.
PAbCHAJLS A: STBIBEING Arroaxm at
Law win attend the Courts at Sax Antonio asd
AT.iUn. the anrTcsadlsg counties aad the Supreme aad
a vucw coons at ACj.ua and uarrcston. Aoarra
GEO. W. PASCHAL Atuttn Texas.
PASCHAL & STJUJsUNG San Antonio Tex.
AasUn August StlSiS. nl-t7-ly.
'EFifA'W?54 ....L C.SXIBCT.
I5OUlfc.ns. A: SEAKCEY Attoxsbtb ass
XeVCocxiziicxa-AT.LAW.WsjUiir.oa Texaa. Will
Ires thataa sf Rarssoad Frsaa b Oo Islsow prepared
psa3fcs JUa jvasUres l bestaesarthat Cm!
AHteJ tnamesa wbca zexy be entrusted tohtawalbe
exacted tVteowiwcJiw ei IU Jtra U<&taiittU
S&t. ptttJricttaaiienewabTgivtibtSjS
latBettei ESsles. reaanase-
AatiaKoTcsl)erSiS5.
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LAWYERS CARDS.
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LAWYERS' fcA2DS.
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CAnilXCTOS.
C! HEt.EE V A: CAKIt
' ' Arrccxcvs it
3 Iav Auttln Texas WH.
).' anr outiness
entrusted to them In all the eoantih orVeslrn Texas
and In tke Supreme and Federal Cou?'-1 atAuilin.
CXXSXAL IASO 1GISC C; )
Special attention given to the InvJ'Uiion of titles to
land baying and selling land nayinC fiJJr for non-residents
and the prosecution or claisul iJeadright and
bounty land. I if i
BtmtxCB: S F. Kke Chief tJT". or Alabimt;
Baker Lawler I Co.. Mobile Ala.; t "-l Slorgan tsq
Selmay Ala.; John T. Hardie 4 Co. Ji trleam; Buch.
annon Carroll t Co. New OrleanKo' urt Humphries
t BiOups Columbns. MUn.; G. l " Washington
Ga.; BcnJ.WhIUock New York: SorU'Jr" mnan i Co.
New York ; J. R. Frothlnrfi.a Atw A'orl
FtbM n2I -V
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TOW- IN J. V. AnoainT ai?10lohttU)K at
Law Waco Texas.
THAaVEK. B. E. ATTOiatT a
orsiomvi at
M. Law Washington Washington coi
Texas. 5-2
WHITE AV. S. Attobjit axdVvOcsi.oaob.at-
Lxw.and General Land Agent B ton Texas.
Will practice In the various Courts or Wsff nton Burle-
son Milam McLennan Bell and WiltiamsoWounlies and
in the Supreme and Federal Courts at At tin. Prompt
attention given to the collection or claims all I the perfect-
tag of Land Titles In any part of Texas. 44r
-rar-ADDIEE u. E.-
-Attorncy.ati)aw McKin-
t ney. u
May 27.1S5I.
it
5.14
a. v. rni'i. r.H.
911
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Foet-Woeto. Tcnl ' county
Texas.
Befers to any business gtnteirar n Auirp. Texas;
Hon. Isaac Parker. HlrdTille. fer 1 1 Hoi. M.r'J
jonnson'j suuon Texas; J. . I4iume
Texas.
. .j . ... v v.
LA1STD AGENTS.
J. A. BLACK
AND GENERAL
LAND
AG
AUSTIN TEXAS.
November 17 n
T AND AGENCV CAY HIEE ill ASH-
aLi INQTON COUNTY. The subscriber havWig been
engaged for the past ten years in locating and iuirTe?'nS
lands In Texes and in investigating and perfecting 'and
titles now takes tnis metuod oionenng nis servlceli ' ne
public In that capacity. He will locate and sureyltands
perfect titles and secure patents pay taxes and rutem
lands Ac on as reasonable terms as any other petfroa In
the State andpromlses that all business entrusted Co him
shall fce falthlully and correctly attended to. I " '
He has Just returned from a four months tour oft land
locating and will start on another trip about the flVit of
July 1SS6 and being in possession o! the information af
valuable onlocated lands where he expects to locate (inch
rlatma at nir be nlseed In his hands : an onoortunltT" sel
dom equalled is now offeredto those holding; unlocked
claims to secure good lands. He proposes to locate on
the following terms :
One-third of the land and deliver the patent.
For 820 acres $65 "
their
For 610 acres. ilOO "UCa
v.i
Alldsims over G40 will locate pay all expenses :fer
deliver natent tor 12 cts per acre.
lie prefers to take a portion of the land for his IocatlCl)
fees. PoitoSce address Gay Hill Washington couri.
Texas. ". A. TIIOMSO: CJ
Rrrancxs Stephen Croby J. H. Kaymood-J:fic
Sbaw Bev. E. Fontatn.'Oov. m. m. x-ease MaJ. J. w. uamp-'
.ton Austin; E-UUIchoIs H. B. Martin Oall Borden
Jr. Galveston; E. W.Taylor Shepherd 4 Burke Wm. 31.
Rice Houston: James C Wilton Matagorda; Dowsing A
Young New Orleans; MaJ. Dowsing Columbus Missis-
sippi; John fountalne Columbus Georgia. Address F.
A. Thomson at Gay Hill Washington county or Austin
Texas. May 17th. 1S5G. nS3
TRAVELLING LAND ACEXCV.-L. P.
BECKER cf Washington Texis oilers to locate
survey and procure patents for one t M -d of the land or
12 12 cents per acre on all data' b. thin 3 SSO acres or
for ten cents per acre on larger amounts.
He will also buy or sell lauds ir the Uppo Brazos and
Northwestern portions of the Sutc phine the strictest
personal examination In all ci e. ;Itter of the purchase
or sale or lands.
As he has funds placed at Us disposal to Invest in lands
all persons wishing to sell would do well to forward 'to him
a description or the locality or their lands and also when
practicable fix a minimum price oi. them otherwise he
could not feel authorized to become th purchaser even
as agent.
A thorough and Intimate knowledge or the country and
a personal experience In the business for the last eighteen
years must insure superior locations and safe investments
for all those who may fat or him with their business.
Any business designed for him may hi his absence be
placed In the hands or noa.fi. E. Tarver. or Washington;
J. D. GIddlngs or Brenham; Wm. II. King or Houston ;
L. South srlck or Oalveston; A. J. Compton or Austin; or
Hon. G. B. Erath or Waco.
Washington Nov. S0tblK5. Peel n!5 ly
GENERAL AGENCV.
JOHN MALL0Y begs to Inrorm the citizens of San An-
tonio and the surrounding district as well as those
at a distance who have business in Western Texas that
he has commenceda General Agency business la the above
city and will give his personal attention to the collection
and settling ordalms and to aU other business that may
be entrusted to him.
BxrtRSxexs. E. Jones i Co. Merchants ; Paschall A
Strlbllng Attorneys ; Groeibeeck & French Merchants
Hewitt Newton Attorneys; Vance & Brother Mer-
chants; Denison 4 Tunstall Attorneys. noSSlyr.
GREAT LAND SPECULATIONS IN
IOAVA.
VERY VALUABLE LS.NDS TO BE LOCATED.
I WOULD very rcspectnilly Inform the citizens of the City
of Austin and vicinity thatl purpose starting on a
tour through Iewa to locate land. In the month or .March
next. Having had considerable experience In the land
locating business both In Texa and :n the northwestern
States I feel prepared In saying that I can make choice se-
lections of land Tor those who will favor me by giving me
their United-States bounty land warrants lor location.
Iowa contains a large amount oi vacant lands subject to
location and which cannot be surpassed for fertilitv beau-
ty and health In the world. "Water timber coal atu Iron
ore or an excellent Quality are found all ocr the Stale in
great abundance. I will locate warrants for the very low
compensation or one firth or the land only and pay all ex-
penses; will warrant the best selections or no pay.and on
such lands as will be In three years worth from five to twen-
ty dollars an acre owing to the very rapid advancement
of public improvements. My brother residing in Iowa and
belngenjaged in the land business and consequently being
well acquainted with the lands in the entire State will give
me very superior advantages in making the best locations
that can be desired. Can refer i.i lion. John Marshall
of State Gazette. Hon. E. A. Palmci Hon. 0. S. West Hon.
M.Busbv of State Legislature; J. -t. Henri' and W.W.
Oliver Esqrs Springfield ; Hon. II. J. Jewltt Centervillc ;
R. and D. G. Mills Galveston-
Address mc at Fort Dea Moines City Iowa.
feb 9 n25 6m WM. B. OKEsON.
GR3AT BARGAIN.
TWENTr THOUSAND ACRES OF CnOICE
LANDS for sale on the eastern margin or the
Brazos river at and abovo the Great Falls is
Falls county.
The title l.r which I hold the iJMve laud having
Justbecnfallysettiodcaits merifs in my favor by the
(supreme Court in the case of Ruiz vs. Chambers alter a
bitter contest or fifteen years during which the most un-
tiring efforts have been made to poison the minds and the
feelings cf the courts and the people or the country against
mr by insidious approaches and unblushing falsehoods
industriously propagated by an extensive and ruthless
combination the land Is now offered for sale at tht low
price of TEN DOLLARS PER ACRE for the purpose or
raising the means to accomplish an important object. Only
one half the money will be required In hand and a rea-
sonable time will be given for the payment or the balance.
The above tract of land comprehends the celebrated
Weedy Prairies aad Is not surpassed by any land in the
world In fertility and nroductireness. There can be but
little doubt that it will sell In a Tew years. Tor forty or fifty
dollars per acre But Important considerations induce me
to offer it now at the very reduced terms advertised.
The Galveston papers will please copy untit forbid.
T. J. CHAMBERS.
Austin Jan. 14 1S56 No. 22Jan. 1. 9-tf
LAND AGENCV.
A G. WALKER. Land Agent. Surveyor etc. Trill at-
I.XXl tend to locating and surveying lands in the Den-
Vaand Cooke Land Districts. He hat been engaged in
ssrviytng investigating and perfecting land titles in
Texas- and particularly In the ppper Trinity region du-
ring tie last tea rears. He is thoroughly acquainted with
Ihecosury aad is perhaps better prepared to make
Tlabl locations than any one la It. UewttUocatetaads
on very moderate terms aad he pledges himself that all
business xitrusted to him will be faithfully correctly and
promptly vtteadedto. Address Birdrille Tarrant county.
tal-v6c
f ANl AGENCV. McKEAK 4 McMAHON
JLi Locktart Texas have entered into partnership
ror the purposed buying selUag aad locating lands and
acting as gtieral laaageats. An experience of twenty
years in the ibore basinets combined with aa intimate
ksewedge of be laads in the counuy auc aa extensive
aeqasintaace rith Its iahabttaats secure advantages to
the above urm.whicn arc pussessed by few In the same line
of business.
References Ion. A. J. Hacntoa Austia; Judge Han-
cock. Austin ; Hin. W. B. Ochiltree Nacogdoches ; CoL W.
jlans Gonsalet; F. B. Sextos Acgustine; H. SI. Kin-
tey. Angattine: A. NrfBeiruin; S. G. Kewtca San
AapwJuT ' ia-ch.4 155S. 4-29
i. DOTJGAASS BKOIVN
GENERAL SJ1 AGENT
.Itti Collator of CiW?fi State of Taos
end tit Gotenune of tic Ui;itc4 States.
SENERAL LAKP AGESCT OfflCE AUSTIN TEXAS.
Vkitvo ) Kmim ms-rKi. ears taxes. obtalas Pat
tl eats lartstixa-es
Stt of TTa-
BLST " v9 V ; . " .:.".... .. .. ..
Geuout CancdSUtesBoci(y iAad WarranU or Texas
?j-m4 rvttfirvt-. tnrr-L spHs or Irsta the tame located.
Utiet la y cf the States of be Union.
CoBecU soiaien' pay aad tu!aas. and prosecus every
Soiieriateadstheiavcsujraionaaa pcrzecuoa u uau
kind of Clal&i arai-tstthe ilite of Texas cr the United
SUtzs.
To the heads et Separtsaea Austin City Texas; the
members cf theLeflslatare; tlsineg.aadproferilenslcen-
tleauaLlaVettoniTexsa; tW.Eeprejtntatives and Sena
tors tn wagjese eesa Tea el Ke8ta-iy.na Hcru. Jcfca
Hs.lkews-GjTeKSAaTito;Hiadrew SeraSa.
tNEED AI.EX.lXDElLc w
3 law Camion.MHamcoontTy JM
n. titnurr . . 11 Vr
Qhnson.
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SEAT OF GOVERNMENT AUSTIN
For the State Gazette.
Kuoiv NotUinfjisui tlisctiaacd by liio
Profexsort of Itcliion.
SCEXE I .
A. jit'Gii Knmc Nltthiiig Preaches itt com-
mumralion icith one af his flock.
xzho if w adopted citizen.
i'oreign-born. Good morning Brother K.
- Know Notlnuj
Good moniinr liro. F.
ITow is your health this moraine ?
F. "Well I thank you how is your own ?
K. "Well I thank you brother F. ; I am
glad to tee you this morning. I want you
to accompany me to a meeting of the Ame-
rican order to night ; I belong to that or-
der. It is a political order that has arisen
out of the two great national parties the
whigs and democrats who are both dead.
Our motto is no north no south no east
no west the union ono and undivided. I
know you are a lover of this glorious union.
I hope therefore jou will unite with us
to save it from dissolution and our country
from the grasp of the Pope who is flooding
our country with ignorant and superstitious
foreigners whom their priests can make
vote just as they tell Iheui ; and do you not
know that the Jesuiats have bound them-
selves by the most horrid and sinful oaths
to keep the Pope's secrets and carry out his
schemes against our liberties and that
three-fourths of the offices in the gift of the
President are filled with Catholics and foreign-born
citizens?
F. No I did not know that such was the
case. But what do you require of candi-
dates vho wish to join the order ?
K. An oath to keep the secrets of the
order and not to vote for foreign-born citi-
zens or Catholics and to vote for the
nominees of the order in preference to all
others.
-F. Jam glad you are so candid; but still
I thinkyou are mistaken in the premises.
Firstthe democrats are not dead. I believe
you Kave caught them napping but they
have waked up refreshed and strengthened
for severer toil. Second it is not true that
three-fonrths of the offices in the gift of the
President are filled with Catholics and for-
eign-borncitizens ; not one-fourth are. I
havo examined the record and I assure you'
your premises are false on these two points
frst" the .Tcsuists. I know but little of their
secret principles for mty bible tel's me to
hnve nothing to do with the unfruitful
works of darkness but rather reprove them.
Hence I enter no secret conclaves whether
Jesuit'or Know Nothing and know but lit-
tle of their secret deeds. But you speak
in strong terms of the sinfulness of Ca-
tholic oaths and conspiracies1 but how do
they differ from yours in that inspect.
K. ."Wiry they they tbey are directed
against a free innocent and unoffending
people to deprive them of their inalienable
just equitable and constitutional rights.
F. And your oaths too are directed
against a free iunocent and un6ffending
people to deprive them of their-juSi equi-
table and constitutional rights anrL yet I
suppose your oaths are not horrible sinful
and wicked but you want me to enter your
dark council and there hid from the light
of sun moon and stars with my right hand
lifted towards the throne of the Eternal
Father and my left pressed across myhehrt
and in this solemn manner swear I knpw
not what ! ! That oath may bind me td a
sinful conspirac-; nay you have shown rne
it may involve me in the most horrid crimi-
nality in its consequences or bind me nob
to do that which would be one ot my high-
est duties; and is it not impious and wicked
in a high degree to take such an oath and
is not such a conspiracy against an innocent
and unoffending people sintul too. lou
say that such an oath-bound conspiracy
among Catholics is horribly sinful. " Out
of thine own mouth will I judge thee thou
wicked and slothful sen-ant." Can Chris-
tians take an illegal oath to violate their
own covenant proposed by themselves to
foreigners accepted b' foreigners and rati-
fied iy our legal representatives in the most
solemn manner known to our laws and not
commit siu. It is- impossible ; for among
the catalogue of black crimes enumerated
by the Apostle Paul is that of covenant-
breaking. K. Do you intend to force politics into
the pulpit and mingle them with religion
by arraigning us for our political opinious.
F. No dear brother it is not your opin-
ions but j'our overt acts that I censure
the taking of an oath without knowing its
import the breaking of your own covenant
and proscribing your brethren on account
of the place of their birth. Nor have I
forced politics into tho pulpit; it is you
that have forcod tho pulpit iuto the politi-
cal arena. Here I find it and as I claim
some privilege in it I fain would force it
back to the church where it belongs. But
do you think it is sinful to mingle politics
and religion.?
Kj Certainly I do. Bo you not know
tnat the Baptists have always boasted that
they are opposed to mixing politics and
religion and in favor of the nighest degree
of religious liberty ?
F. Yes I know that ; but in what light
does that place your conduct and that of
thousands ot otners ot aa denominations
in swearing proscription to Catholics and
thousands of every religions .denomination
in America thus forcing politics into the
church and the pulpit and forcing religion
into the political arena into the state legis-
latures and the congress of the U. States
thus mixing them in every social relation of
Hie. KJa consistency muii arm iair juwei.
out where shall I find thee since thou hast
forsaken the church and her ministry?
K. You charge us with forcing religion
into the political arena and seem to forget
that it was the Catholics that forced it there.
There are astonishing developments making
to our party concerning them.
F. Brother K. I think not ; but as you
speak of such astonishing dcvel6pments
concerning them if you know of any au-
thentic evidence of an extensive and power-
ful conspiracy against pur liberties you can
communicate it to me and it is your duty
to do so without my havinsr to commit
the samo crime against them and not only
against mem. out against a uiira party
large respectable innocent andnnoffending
and many of them amongst our best cifi-
zens church members and most efficient
ministers anion est all the Protestant deno
minations and: thus sow the'seedsldf eon-
'tenUon;wrauij!Stafeaud mviaoimmongsti
dljchuKheSjicjcmtjo.
which says : " "Mark them that cause divi-
sion among you. and avoid them for such
serve not our Lord Jesus Christ but their
own bellies and by fair speeches deceive
the heart's of the simple." ITavc the Cath-
olics as a party made any issue with us on
our present form of government ?
K. Not openly but the are at work
secretly.
F. But what ii the evidence that fastens
that charge on them.
K. Indeed I cannot say those charges
were read to us in a book but since my
attention is specially called to the evidence
"I do not recollect any that is reliable.
F. This confession makes the criminality
of the order more manifest aud fastens the
charge of forcing religion into the political
arena on the American party as they falsely
call themselves. But were it true that they
were guilty it would form no excuse for
you for the Catholics arc so few in number
compared with all others that there is no
need of any conspiracy much less a secret
oath-bound society for they never can get
into power or seriously injure us in any
way. Examine the census and you will be
convinced of that.
K. Brother F. you speak with great
pathos as if you were in trouble on the
subject.
F. Indeed Brother K. I am ; to think
of all the heart-burnings the tumults the
strifes the envyings the divisions and the
alienation of all the tender affections among
christians the scoffs of sceptics the tri-
umph of infidels the scandal of Christian-
ity the rejoicing of despots in every land
and the crushing of the hopes of the op-
pressed amongst all nations is enough to
rend the heart of every true lover of God
and man "and cause him to exclaim Oh
shame where is thy blush ? Oh persecuted
Catholics of these United States lift up
your heads for joy for Protestants have
done you over much honor ; they have gone
back some four hundred years and sought
out your old paths long since forsaken by
you and are walking in them. Step for-
ward in the front ranks of liberty and teach
such Protestants what are the first princi-
ples of religious liberty for ye are wortlvy.
K. You astonish me for I thought if I
had a friend on earth you were the man ;
and-more. there was no man on earth to
whom my affecfmn3'.caTmrid-bvwWr j
endearing tics ; througn fifty years' unitttt
labors in the ministry not one single instance
has occurred to mar my peace with you.
F. And yet I presume I shall astonish
you still more when I tell what I presume
you do not know : I was born in Ireland
and educated in .England; my mother was
Irish my father English and both Baptist
and much persecuted; the' early taught
me to love religious liberty and that love
was much heightened by reading the papers
and laws of the United States. T soon re-
solved to become an American citizen and
to live where T could enjoy the liberty I j-o
dearly loved; and parting with all my rela-
tions and early associate except my wife
and one child we embarked all we had and
committed ourselves to the mercy of God
and the billows of the great deep and
steered for the land of promise that had
become the asylum of the oppressed of
every land; as soon as the laws would per-
mit I became a citizen and about this time
I heard you preach a thrilling discourse on
the love of God to man ; it won my heart
and affections and I became a Christian
j and. joined the church of which you were
then jjastor ; and of you 1 can truly say
from that time to the present your able
ministry j'our man labors of love your
pious "walk and your endearing conduct
towards me have wound around my heart
like a thousand tendrils without one tie
being broken until now. Judge then how
my heart was wrung and the briny tears
flowed down those deep furrows that time
had plowed in those careworn cheeks when
I heard that my venerable father in Christ
had lifted his right hand towards the throne
of our Common Father and swore by his
name that he would persecute me until he
had severed the last tendril that bound -me
so close to the dearest object I had on earth
since the death of my wife.
K. Indeed dear brother you have alike
increased my astonishment and my grief;
I am truly sorry that I ever joined the
order but like Jeptha I have opened my
mouth to God and I cannot go back.
F. Oh my dear brother do not compare
yourself to that wicked man.
K. Youdo.not.call Jeptha wicked when
God had given liim nis spirit and the vic-
tory over his enemies.
F. Certainly I do and so much the more
so because'he had been so blessed of God.
by his spirit inspiring him with courage tt
prepare to meet the foe for him. After this
to doubt God'B willingness to help him was
sinful.and then to try to hire God to stay
with him by a rash and inconsiderate vow
without considering what might be the con-
sequence just like you took your K. JNT.
oath was exceedingly wicked: and what
was the consequence ? He was now com-
pelled to violate God's law either forswear
himself or commit the most horrid murder
or otherwise repent of his wicked oath.
Too proud to take back his oath confess his
sin and implore God for mere he resolved
to harden his heart and pursue his sinful
course. He added to the sin of a reckless
vow the crime of falsely charging his pres-
ent sorrows on his innocent and lovely
daughter like you do yours on the innocent
Catholics ; and to that tho still more horri-
ble crime of murdering the same daughter
and to that the still more abominable sin of
offering her to God for a wholeburnt offer-
ing a crime God had specially forbid in his
law which it was Jeptha's first duty to un-
derstand and obey and which taught him
how to obtain and retain God's favor and
assistance without any-hazard of his doing
wrong. Does not this cap the climax of
iniquity? And you my dear brother by
keeping your illegal and iniquitous oath
may become an accomplice (if your order
get into power) in the murder of thousands
of innocent beings and somo of them may
be your own offspring.
K. But were I to admit all you say what
am I to do ? If I leave the order? they will
persecute me throughout the order. I have
a considerable business mostly in the hands
of the order anuifcis myrehief depfindencej
publish meiitfthe order as a.erjrired'-Tillaiii
v.-ot w.-j.jrw.- ""V'"'" JK13UUUIC AUgjWAH.!
Say (b3skes3vand-inycluiracter. - ftey!
TEXAS SATURDAY
and a traitor to God and my country un-
worthy the society confidence or patronage
of any good man." This would bring down
my gray hairs to the grave in sorrow.
F. This exhibits in a high decree the
ingenuity of the order and of the"liorrible
invocation contained in the oath for I take
it for granted that the oath published and
not denied is de facto the oathjf the or-
der and that it was iu its origin a deep-laid
scheme of swindling first by false pretences
to get good people to take the oath and then
by the terrors of those horrible invocations
to keep them there until the founders of the
order can get into power; then comes the
tragedy. But to the question what shall I
do ? Bear brother you astonish mc you
a preacher of repentance to others for forty
years and cannot tell yourself what to do.
I fear you have listened to those dark coun-
cils until your soul is as dark as the cells in
which you were wont to meet. There arc
but two ways before you viz : to do aa Jep-
tha did harden your heart and add sin to
sin and abomination to abomination ; or to
cast away all your sins and implore God
for mercy striving with all your might to
counteract all the harm your conduct may
have done again;t the cause of God and the
well-beins: of man. A repentance that docs
not produce those fruits will not bring you
into the sphere of God's pardoning mercy.
K. Dear brother you horrify my very
soul. I now see the horrible nature of my
crimes and the awful turpitude of my ini-
quitous oath. But a hundred years would
be too short for the work of restitution;
yet I know it is but the fruit of genuine
repentance. About fifty of my own dear
brethren have I led into this snare and
others doubtless may havo been influenced
by mc and them. But where will it stop ?
Generations yet unborn may feel its influ-
ence. I am ready to exclaim at every breath
Oh Lord what shall I do ?
F. I have many things to say on the
subject but I fear I shall weary your pa-
tience. Permit mc in the anguish of my
soul to allude to your appointment for com-
munion to-morrow. I had intended to be
there and promised myself a feast of the
soul in listening to j-our edifying preaching
and receiving from your hand the emblems
of the bodyand blood of Christ our Savior;
out permit mc to say i cannot Hold lellow-'iip-'-iViymirinistn)'-'
-K"
tancea-FarewcllT""" "h.
K. Farewell Brother F. "" n-iinpi-
SCESK T I .
Sunday morning at church Brother K.
and all ehr members sitting looking sadly
Bro. F. approaching the door slowly and
sorrowfully. Good morning brethren and
sisters.
K. Good morning Brother F. I rise this
morning with strong and sorrowful emo-
tions to offer you my hand in token of my
kind feelings lest you should doubt them.
F. I receive it more eagerly for the same
reasons now is your health ?
K. Very feeble this morning. The emo-
tions of my mind prevented ni- rest aud I
am very much exhausted. How is yours ?
F. 1 am in the same condition.
K. Brother F. I have been naming your
conversation to the brethren and we now
want to hear some of those other things you
alluded to yesterday.
F. One of them is that the avowed ob-
ject of the order is an open violation of the
most fundamental laws or principles of the
Christian religion and morality as far as
man is the object of our actions.
K. How do you make that out Brother
F.?
F. You know that there are two funda-
mental principles in religion on which the
whole superstructure stands according to
the reasoning of the Saviour. One relates
to God and the other to man ; the first is
in these words : Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy soul aud with all thy
mind and with all .thy strength ; and the
second reads thus : And thy neighbour as
thyself; on these two commands hang all
the law and the prophets. The great head
of the church knowing our weakness and
selfishness has repeated this last command
in two other forms viz : "Whatever you
would that men should do to you do you
do even so to them. And again : Do unto
all men as you would they should do to you.
"Would you desire the Catholics and foreign-
born citizcus to deprive you of your just
equal and constitutional rights?
K. No dear brother the fear of this is
what has caused U3 to band together against
them.
F. Then brother you have read the
wrong book ; it reads thus : Whatever vou
would not have men do to you do oven so to
them. The book you have followed came
uorn beneath and if you follow it it wil:
lead you to its author. I prefer to follow
the one that came from above from whence
comes every good and perfect gift; it is the
model ot the democratic faith and creed.
K. How will you make that appear ?
F. You see that God's law is a law of
universal love to all mankind and will not
allow us to do any thing to any man that a
righteous self-love would not approve were
others to do so to us. Just so with the
Democratic creed ; every citizen of the U.
States is alike free and independent of each
other and enjoys equal rights in the gene
ral government.
Again God offers all the blessings of this
law of love to all who will receive it and
live accordingly as a loyal citizen of his
government. In like manner we democrats
offer all these ever dear and inalienable
blessings to all who will receive them and
live accordingly. God-like how Christ
like how love-like how brotherlv how eouol.
how just how beautiful how glorious f It
is this moral power that makes emperors
kings and despots tremble on their thrones
to the uttermost parts of the earth and
makes America the asylum and hope of the
oppressed and downtrodden lovers of Iibertv
among all nations. And can you hope for
ueuicu. juu live in open violation ot the
most fundamental law of the Christian reli
gion i buch a hope like the broken reed
will pierce the hand that holds it.
K. Brother F. have you anything more
va uic unuuuaiuy oi tne order ?
mM? a iuany thmgsM one
K. How will'you'niake'tnp
.TUNE 21 1856.
F. "When I became an American citizen
I considered that as steward of the manifold
favors of God I had received the richest"
earthly boon he had ever intrusted to my
care that of beinj- a sovereign citizen and
that it was my first duty to my offspring
to guard it with vigilance and hand it down
to them as a rich inheritance. "Would it
not be criminal for me to sell it for a bitter
cup of remorse and alienate it forever by a
solemn oath ?
K. Yes I think so but how have we done
that.
F. How ! Have -ou not sworn to vote
for the nominee of the order in preference
to all others ? You have no hand in mak-
ing the nominations for state officers ; the
state council does this and for national offi-
cers the national council does it and both
have forestalled your vote under oath aud
you have no choice. Here is a case in point:
you know Brother B. one of the brightest
ornaments of the Baptist Church for ho is
as pious and benevolent as he is wise and
great; he is the democratic candidate-for
the U. fa. benate.
K. Yes I know him and dearly do I love
him for I think there is not a better man
in the world and few wiser.
F. And what is the character of S.your
nominee for the samo office ?
K. Were it not notorious for shame I
would refuse to answer; but to be honest
he is a debt a gambler a drunkard an
abolitionist a latitudinarian constructionist
opposed to State rights and the South and
is not very smart.
F. And yet if you keep your oath you
are bound to support him against Bro. B.
ill your sovcrcicnty you have alienated to
those dark councils.
K. It is preaching time Brother F. will
you preach for xis to-day.
F. No I can take no part in the services
of the day.
lv. I am sure I cannot. If the people
should be disappointed.
Bro. Deacon rising. I motion that we
spend the day in trying to settle our diffi
culties.
K. rising to his feet. I second that mo
tion and am so anxious to commence the
work that I shall wait for no further forma-
lity. My dear brethren and sisters I have
sinned against God his cause this church
myself my offspring oppressed humanity
in general ana against tne unconverted
zrTpZf&uuL.I have forsaken those abomi-
iRstioij rSu jjjbroken heart and stream-
ing eyes have iiiiin?iIvtiiLfor.mercy. I
now ask pardon ot t-alk'OPitfaUv.-ja.ve no
claims upon you no apologies to lnake-iij
you forgive me it is pure favor.
F. I forgive you with all my heart ; if I
did not how could T ever again ask God to
forgive me when he so pointedly says : If
you do not forgive men their trespasses
neither will I forgive you.
Brother 0. rising from his seat. I have
heard enough ; take my name off the book.
A dozen others at the same time. Take
mine off too.
Several of their wives. Oh dear husband
do not act so rnhh; but try to settle these
difficulties.
0. If you can hold fellowship with a
forsworn ministry you may stay and listen
to their melodies leaving the house with
some of their wives.
F. while they were near the door called
to them and said : dear brethren stop one
moment if you please and listen to the last
appeal of an old friend. Itemember my
friends this is but the legitimate fruits of
your first error ; but this rashness with all
the rest will have to come up in the Su-
preme Court where your own sins cannot
be palmed off on another. Oh stop pause
and weigh well every argument carefully
and prayerfully for God's sake for the
church's sake for your country's sake for
humauity for j'our own souls sake stop
and prepare yourselves for that awful tri-
bunal. Commnnicated.'l
-Cydnis" of JlaBtrop.
NO. V.
We have shown that out of some ninety
members elected by the American Party
North of Mason and Dixon's line they all
voted for N. P. Banks who "considers it
hbj greatest boast that he represents the
strongest Anti-Slavery districtin the Uniou"
with the exception of Messrs. Yalk
Broome Millward and Mr. Fuller who
paired off with a man who declared he never
would vote for Banks. The South has a
right to demand the reason why Mr. Fuller
the national man supported by the South
Americans did not vote for Mr Aiken.
Mr. Fuller says he paired off with Mr. Bar-
clay of Pennsylvania. Mr. Barclay says
he could under no circumstances havo voted
for Mr. Banks. Well if Mr. Fuller paired
iff with a man who could not vote for Mr.
3anks is it not a fair inference that Mr.
Fuller would have voted for Mr. Banks ?
But Mr. Barclay says if he had voted he
should have voted for Mr. Aiken therefore
if Mr. Fuller had voted agreeably to the
rule of pairing off he would necessarily
have voted for Mr. Banks. This was the
most national man they could find of the
ninety! Alas ! for Know Nothing iNation
ality ! But a little more of their National
ity ! It is well known that the National
Council that met in June 18oo construc-
ted the platform that contained the famous
12th Section which did t'u a way recog
nize the nphts of the bouthrwe mean in
the best way Know Nothings could avow
Southern rights. Now the subject of the
abolition of that I2th Section was openly
agitated even in the South several months
previous to the sitting of the last Council
in Philadelphia. And what were the rea
sons urged for striking it out? John 31
Uotts that lnhnitesmal quintessence of
nonentity declared the South ought not
to expect the North to favor Slavery that
they had to rid themselves of that 12th
Section or they would not carry a single
Aiuiuiciu ouiie ana mat as tney could
by no possibility carry more than two
Southern States it was quite clear they
stood no sort of a chance of electing their
candidate for President unless they struck
out that section. He was hooted at and
we were ridiculed by South Americans
when we ventnred the opinion that the
Nominating Council would strike out that
Section. Can men. who support that plat-
ibrm last adopted be good Southern men ? J
TheyerdicndereaVtiepeopleof the
South next-Wember waisetthVthatrques-j
NO. U.
tion effectually. If they sustain their pres
ent platform they must take the negative of
the Nebraska issue and the Democratic
Party gladly throw down the guantlet.
But is the Democratic Party safe for the
South?
There is not a single Democrat in Con
gress who did vote for Banks ; there is not
one who did not vote for W. A. Bichardson
and I. S. Orr for Speaker who were nomi
nated upon the Caucus Besolution and for
Aiken of South Carolina. And what was
the character of their Caucus Besolution ?
A firm and candid avowal of their deter-
mination to make the Nebraska Bill a test
of Democratic orthodoxy in the selection of
Speaker. Compare this with the shuffling
shifting and ever vacillating course of the
bouth Americans. Ihey nominated their
candidate with no particular principles and
calculated upon electing him by his Nation-
ality. Well ! they did some good at any
rate for they converted their own National
Fuller from being a " Wilmot Proviso mai
up to the hub" and a - Nebraska iniquih
denouncer" to at least the ' milk and wa
ter" cast of being " opposedio the agitatioi
of the repeal of the Missouri Compromise'
because "he believcsit cannotbe restored.'
And this is Nationality enough to commani
the support of pro-slavery men! How
thankful for small favors !
Bnt who passed the Fugitive Slave Lav
in 1850 and the Nebraska Bill in 1854 ':
For the former there was not a single Whig
in the Senate North of Mason and Dixon's
line ; and but three in the House for the
latter. There was not one Northern Whig
vote in either branch of Congress. But.
say the South American" the party distinc
tions of that time arc done away aud you
can form no opinion as to the state of the
present parties on those questions. Wo can
at least approach it approximative!.
if we can hnd the most prominent ot the
Nebraska leaders in the Democratic Party
and the most prominent of their opponents
m the American Part is it not a pretty
strong argument that the Democratic is the
Nebraska Jrarty. And if we cannot hud a
single American North who was cither a
fugitive blave Law Advocate or a ."Nebras-
ka man we can settle the fact that the
American Party are not true to those prin-
ciples. We have ever been the most clam
orous against the i-ugitive blave Law:
There have never been more violent oppo-
nents to it than were Lewis D. Campbell
and N. P. Banks. Now who were the
champions of Americanism in the last Con-
gress? Lewis D. Campbell and Banks
Jfwiaktiowhjdced leaders. Who were
the Anti-Nebraska leauci4n the session of
'53-'54? Campbell Banks ii Co. irrthe
North Sam Houston John Bell and T. G.
Hunt in the South' Is there one of these
men who is not at this time a K. N. ? Did
not Sam Houston in his last-iiiminer letter
claim that opposition to the Nebraska Bill
was one of the main generators of the K. N.
party? Butshow us a single man who :id o-
cated the Nebraska Bill that is acting at
this time with this American Party? Show
us a prominent Whig in the South who fa-
vored that measure and you will see one
who now opposes the American party. Ar-
chie Dixon of Kentuckj a promijiet Clay
Whig and the author of the Section of the
Nebraska Bill that repeals the Missouri re-
striction is with us now. So it is with
Pratt Jones of Tenn. Benjamin Toombs
and Stevens and all the prominent men
who labored for the Nebraska Bill.
But sa- our " opponents Mr. Fillmore
signed the Fugitive Slave Law. Why yes '.
he did after taking an opinion as long as
Congress Avenue from Attorney General
Crittenden as to its Constitutionality and
because hc4could consistently veto nothing in
as much as he has ever been id now and
declares he ever will be opposed to the ex-
ercise of the veto power. But did it ever
strike you South Americans that the same
principle that prompted Mr. Fillmore to
sign the Fugitive Slave Law would also
compel him to sign a Bill repealing it?
Have you any assurance that he would not ?
Have you any assurance that he N not op-
posed to the Nebraska Bill ? Are you wil-
ling to support him without knowing his
opinions on these questions '.
But who were the leaders in Congress in
favor of these measures? Show u one
and we will show you a Democrat Norri
Dickinson Sturgeon Bright Whitcombe
Dodge and a host of other-) of the Fugitive
Slave Law. The gallant Douglas the Ne-
braska leader in the Senate is a prominent
candidate for the Democratic nomination.
W. A. Richardson the leader in the House
was the Democratic nominee for speaker o'.
tho House. But why multiply instances .
We put forth the bold assertion that then
is not a single prominent Democrat in tin
country who is not a Fugitive Slave Law
man and an advocate of the Nebraska Bill
" There is none 60 blind as he who will no
sec none so deaf as he who wil! not hear.'
But in tho choice of a President this
timo we must have an eye to the future
for emergencies that may arise. There are
indications too strong to be misunderstood
that the question of annexation of territory
will once more come before the American
people for a decision. Nicaragua is already
creating a tide of sympathy and command-
ing a position of such prominence that we
all bee the question of her annexation will
have to he decided by the American people
ere the completion of another Presidential
term. The purchase of Cuba and other
forms of the question will also in all prob-
ability arise in that interval. Is it not all
important then that we should have a
President known to be favorable to our
views ? The gradual spread of free princi-
ples by annexation and purchase of territo-
ry has ever been a cardinal doctrine of the
Democratic creed and the opposition have
a3 tenaciously opposed it.
CTDNIS
Kallroad "tlcetinir.
Pnrsnonr n nntinft a meeting oi the cit-
izens of the county of Travis was held at
izensoi l-";-ouV ' . - f
the Court House m the city o Austin for
fts Tun-? of appointing delegate- to tne
.....i.... U
Railroad convention to assemble in tne city
of Au3tinon the-itn oi .-u.j -t
.: fVl Ulnlnhus G. "V? cir
was
called to the Chair and John 31. Smith ap-
pointed the Secretary of the meeting.
On motion the Chairman was requested
to appoint forty delegates to represent Jhe
county of Travis in the said convention
ADVErisrG RATES"
Advertisements wtnbe Inserted at One DoUir per sqrure
of dslfaeerlsihl1Ua type 6w the first taser-
tiea and nfty cents for each eenttanaactj. One-half
these charges win be made to those who advertise by
the year with the privilege of changing quarterly.
Business Cards or not. more thaa one square will be ia-
serted far ten ddtan per annua.
Aaaouaeemeats of Candidates for Office and an. pollUerl
personal and basiatss communications promotive cf
inditldnal lateresUwin be charged as Advertisement.
AU Advertisements the publication of which is required
bylaw mast be paid for in advance.
CITATION NOTICES. The twenty-second section of the
law regulating fees of oSce provides that in all cans
where citation or other process is required to be serrnl
by publication ia a newspaper the efficer whose duty
It may be ta make such service shall be furnished with
tbepriaers'feefersuchpublleatioa before he shall be
required to haTe such service made.
ITGGITIVE SLATES. The first section of the aet of Fsb-
mrr 5 111 reiulaUng the tale or runaway slave.
( L'thatwhere any Uve U eommittedto iall
as a runaway a notice of the apprehension and eoi-
rdtiaVnt with a faU description of . "" J
published weekly la one of thepaperi atth Sea V ofGoT-
ernment for thVspaee o ae i month and pnn tedeopi
thereorrarniJieato the Clerk f e Cwtjrftwt
the county where the commitment shaU have beenmader
Advertlscmentsnoi narked with me for which they
arete be published wiU be eonti.ed tiatll forbid ana
charged accordingly.
Subscribers Advertisers and AgenU may remit If'
our risk aad expense. AU communications must oe
addressed to the Editors.
Accordingly the following delegates viz:
Johu B.Banks. Nelson Merril Silas Par-
sons Thomas Washington William E. Jones
S. M. Swenson L. D. Carrington W. S.
Oldham Bobert Green John Marshall C
S. West William Bvrd J. B. Costa E. M-
Pease B. F.Carter.'GeorgeFlournoy Giles
Burditt Newton Burditt John Meeks.
Judge Bector Thomas F. McKinney E
D. Towns James Cole James I. Manor
Capt. James Bogcrs George W. Glasscock
Q. J. Nichols John Hancock A. TV. Tcr-
rel R. M. Johnson Lewis Horst George
W. Davis Dennis Walsh John S. Ford
H. W. Sublett Joe Lee Dr. Jennings Dr.
Brown Willis A. Robards Alexander Eans.
On motion the chairman and secretary
were addciLto the delegation.
On motion a committee consisting of
Messrs. R. Green John S.Ford and John
Marshall were appointed for the purpose
of procuring asuitable place for the sessions
of the convention.
On motion the seeretary was requested
o furnish the proceedings of the meeting
o the publishers of the city papers for
.lublieation. A. G. WEIR
John 31. Smith Chairman.
Secretary.
tie IVltt County-.
There can be no doubt of the advancing
irosperity of De Witt. Her condition in
1S55 shows that her lands have increased
in tax valuation exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars since 1S5L She has 963
negroes 5923 horses 29418 cattle 17
stores and$ll400moneyloanedatinterest.
The increased value of taxable property in
1855 over 1S54 amounted to S386S12.
Oureotcmporary of the Victoria Advo-
cate gives the followingsketchof the coun-
ty scat and county:
Clinton the count seat of De Witt coun
ty is a pleasant little town handsomely sit-
uated on the west bank of the Guadalupe
river about thirty miles above Victoria
It Is a new place ; but it already contains
several stores two taverns a steam grist and
saw mill with a due proportion of Doctors
Lawyers and other necessary evils incident
to civilization and prosperity.
De Witt county contains at present a re-
spectable population and as it contains a
large quantity of choice land well watered
and timbered it must soon become a rich
and influential county; and thecountyseat
will in all probability keep pace in improve-
ments and population with the surrounding"
country. Col. BislierTs nofv nilTiiiuga line
of stage-rlhrough Clinton which i of great
advantage to the place.
There are man line plantations in De
Witt although in our recent trip to Clinton
we had only time t visit two or three. Mr
Samuel Andrews living three or four mile
above Clinton has a model farm which In
cultivates skillfully and profitably.
lie has three hundred acres under fence
all of which is kept entirely clean and fre.
from weeds. Ills corn crop of which he
has rising of two hundred acres looks re-
markably well. Upon a portion of the
ground where his best crop Is now growing
he h:w raided without manure fourteen stif-ces-'ive
crops of corn without a single fail-
ure. He sows millet amongst his corn and
usually gets two and sometimes three crops
of grain in a season from the same land
He has a peculiar method of cultivating
sweet potatoes; and raises sometimes as lie
informed us six hundred bushels to the
acre. His sugar crop has been seriously
injured by the frosts oflast winter so badly
that he will not make any sweetning as he
call-. Migar and molasses this season but
willstvc all his cane to plant. His fences
hou.-es and outbuildings are all neat and
in good order ; and he has pork lard ba-
con com bean." potatoesngar and molas-
ses in great abundance almost always on
hand to -elr besides cattle horfe.s and
mules.
We have been thti3 particular in describ
ing Mr. Andrew's plantation with a view
of showing what may be done in this por
tion of the State in the way of fanning .
and because audi farms arc becoming quite
common not only in De Witt butinall tin
adjoiningcounties. Our soil is apparently
inexhaustible ; and even iu the most un
favorable seasons experienced farmers sel
dom or never fail of making good crops
Fuuniii County.
This county i one of the most northern
tier of counties in the State. During the
year 1835 it increased iii the amount of its
tasablcpropertyfromSl245191toSl390
TOG. There are 1019 negroes in the coun-
ty. The people arc alive to the subject o
.-ailroads and have already contributed to
Tarda one. e take the following from
the Clarksvillc Standard :
The scat of Justice for Fannin county is
improving. Among its citizens it has sev
oral who have a perception of one of the first
and greatest springs of progress for a coun-
try village schools. The Milam Masonic
Ljdge at that place assisted by individui3
has put up a building 'for the education of
Females much surpassing in size appear-
ance and commodiou'-nesd any other th;t
wc have seen in Northern Texas The use oi
this they have given gratuitously toabighly
competent Instructor who is assisteq bj
two Ladies teacher of .Music Patipp.
Embroidery and other female accomplish
incuts and general a-i&taiits in thebchool
These wc have reason? to know arc aIo
fully competent to their portion-indeed
eminentlv so. The result is fast justifying
the importance of the undertaking. A -readv
at the beginning they have 0 schol-
irs and have no doubt of largely increasing
the number toon.
B.jnli3m is also fortunate in a male school
under an able and learned teacher of supe-
-- character and agreeable manners tin
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Ilev. 31 r. aikih mukc.i as j new. aDU
for -oimM ears past Chaplain at Posts on
or. . fa
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h-m adw 1atc rcturn for his services.
The town i- building up does a large
commercial business and seems to hold it
notwithstanding the advance of the frontier
and the continued progres's'io'u of minor
mercantile establishments along with the
frontier. "
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Oldham, W. S. & Marshall, John. State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 44, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 21, 1856, newspaper, June 21, 1856; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth81245/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.