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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13
Tbs Riatrionics.

A day or two ago, We were sitting IN ANXIOUS
though, OF REVERE in which politics, poetry, and
personal matters were strangely blended, when
dark object disturbed the intervening high,
between Us and the door. Kind reader, what
do Won think Il was |, was no other remark.
able ohlcc, than negro boy--a blight spcci-
men Of cbony--@ho presented us with neat
ly folded rweet-i-cnted note, written on embos'
sed paper, and sealed with a motto water-Ai
Home accompanied aiih a boquet which his
Na,anie Majesty deposited With all due respect.
in the broken pitcher. The query As to whelh-
er the Iis,rionic Hall is proper place to faint
in, We presume TO be- rhetorical flourish. For
fear however, it nigh, be thought otherwise
we will say tina, We think It IA not, as all the
"sgony" is expected to cmsnatc from the
stage"
Mr.. Editor.
You must know that am grca, ndmrcr OF
theatrical representations. | am sensIbly alive
10 all the grsces Of elocuton---,hc poetry OF
notion and the delight that proceeds from the
corr.c, reading o! our bes, authors. Hence
have taken crcn, pleasure in witnessing the per.
Torrance of the Young gentlemen Of the His
irionic Society and on such occasions my
feelings rise and fall ms the actors acquit them.
selves with credit or fail to understand their
parts. have been carried away in transport a,
the occasional readings Of some members OF
the company, which, like light through clouds
are the glcamings Of inclpient genius On the
other hand, have been shocked almost TO faint.
ing (what do YOU think Of the propre,y OF
fain,lng at such n place at the ncgligen,
manner in which some Of the actors deport
themselves and particularly their inai,cn,ion
to stage pronunciation.
My sister LucRsrn is of very dlileren,
disposition, and seems To be given up entirely
to merr'men,. Before going to the Hall, il is
her practice to aindy the play carefully, and to
prepare herself to eri,icise the performance in
spir. Of good humored lesi,y. Nothing
peases her so much rs the confusion that some.
times prevails on the stage in consequence OF
some young gentleman forgetting his part, and
the interpretations of ne unfortunate actor af.
ford her theme TO a weeks comment.
Bu' my object in ndiing this note is 10 in.
quire, whether am correctly informed that the
Board 0! Directors Of the Hi.irion,c Noejety
made promise TO favor the public with thea.
trieal representation, after the termination of
the eoariss II so, hope hey will not fail to
redeem tina, promise. Indeed II would afford
an intellectual treat OF which should dislike
very mach 70 BE denied And let me say one
shsng ] believe ALL the Ladies' will attend
ELViRA.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

We have heretofore been frequently as
,onishsd at the recklessness Of the Pofr'o'
in il unse rupulous aud voluntary ehorts to
bring itself into notice and puoic favor, by
assuming positions in politics quite at va
rance and inconsistent with each other, a,
If TO feel the pulse OF public opinion, aud
take advantage Of the experiment without
seeming to be sensible that record of all
such attempts was safely made in the pub
lie mind, and there preserved for future use
If occasion ahould call for il but, that !,
should, upon failing 10 succeed IN that
coursc, take advantage OF an opportunity
TO recommend to the public course OF
proceedings a, variance with the peace OF
society, and thereby attemp. to succeed a-
the champion Of anarchy aud misrule, was
course we had supposed no public jour
nal expressly bound to promote the peace
and harmony of society would venture to
take. Tina, the Patriot IS Justly condemn
ed in ,hsswe need only refer to an article
/, gives birth to, under the head OF "A
REPUTATION in it, las, number.
After such a manifestation by this PRINT,
we shall not be taken by surprise at any
feat it may perform
We do not feel bouad to loin issue with
the Patriot on any point contained IN that
article. As a journalist We will rather en-
courage the public peace than throw out
iire.brands to disturb it. Our vocation is
Of a different character. We have always
been at liberty to attend public meetings
as an actor or as n spectator. as we chose.
HAs TO the Marshall Bar, !, will be the bust
ness Of its members TO speak, whenever
tina, Committee will allie. e tina, it had au-
thority to speak for them.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

The communication Of RANGER has been
received, and we would publish !, with pleas.
ure only il Is our custom TO receive pay for
such notices. We are glad 10 hear Of the
xhcresbouts Of tho author Ito will please
accept our kind wishes for his health and pros
penty.
The poetry Of "Ostsfs" has been crowded
out. II il written In hand to which we mr..
unarcustomcd, and there are some few words
in II which we cannot make out II is our GUS
tom, slso, to be- made acquainted with the name
Of an author before publishing piece. We
arc disposed to think fAsorahIy of It's claims to
literary merit, but were il otherwise the mod
est remarks Of the writer are unnecessary. IA We
never wanionly wound the feelings of others
"LosE Sr.R" has been LAID over for consid-
Grafton.
X.Y.Z (mapy apologies to the author will
receive due attention in our next.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

BY the Governor Of the State Of 1eras.
Whereas, in the opinion of the Exccu-
tive, an occasion " has TRANSFERRED since
the adjournment Of the Legislature. such
as is contemplated in the Constitution, ren-
dcring it necessary and proper to convene
the Legislature of the State in cxtraor.
binary session
Now, therefore, I, P. HANsnxoroH
BELL, Governor Of the State Of Texas, by
virtue Of the authority vested in me by tn
Constitution, do, by these presents, hereby
require that the Senators and Representa-
tives, composing the Legislature Of thn
State, shall assemble in special session s
the Capitol in the city Of Austin. in the
county Of Travis, on The second MONDAY
the 18th day. Of August next, to delibf
ratio and take acton upon, as their wistiod
may direct, ssch matters a. shsll then ~
there BE- presented involving the honor mi
rights Of the State.
In testimony whereof, | have hcrcunt'.
aet my hand and caused the Great Seal o.
the State to be affixed.
Done at the City Of Austin. this the fir
day Of July, in the year Of our Lord O@
Thousand Eigh. Hundred and Fifty. Of th
Independence Of the United States the ~
enty fourth, and Of Texas the fifteenth.
by the Governor,
TmoxAs II. DuvAL,
Acting Secretary Of State,
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

Harrison county was well represented on
the occasion. And we feel assured that
there never has before been such an array
of beauty and fashion in our little village.
So much beau,y-such = shower OF rays
that fell from eyes,
Bright a. the wine Of ,h~ VIM benign.
That dow. ~ warm IN Sansos,nc-
Such lips, such---we are relaPsing we
will say no more about forms that moved
to the melody of sweet sounds, q" II
their movements were the causes, and not
the effects, of the music--about the tender
condescension tina, graced the certainly,
SIR" that they responded when asked to
dance-and about the slow. cadence catch
ing, spirit.moving fall of the foot, like the
fingers on a flute; like-likc--likc nothing
but itself; but did nj it take this ind-
vidual "-p'rhaps And then shining as
queen of ALL the one particular star OF the
occasion, was the beautiful Miss
There, my candle s GU,
MARSHALL STREET
Jefferson, Jniy 3, 1850
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

A crisis has ut length arrived when We
can no longer be Indifferent, TO our rights
or insensible to the dangers with which We
are menaced. As will be seen from this
days paper, that portion Of Texas known
~ the Santa fe District, has, in commune.
ton with New Mexico. formed summarily
\ State Government, and ere this, has no
doubt sent on Congressional delegation
10 Washington. The object of this move.
ment. ~ we understand it, is to throw the
whole matter into the hands of the north.
sn majority, where it is hoped that in the
end this fraud will be sus,aineA
We understand tina, Major Nrroupoas
has either returned, or that he will soon be
At home. His mission has had one good
effect: il has made the issue with the Gen.
ri Government We must now prepare
ourselves to defend or to abandon our rights.
The Governors Proclamation calling the
Legislature together, in view of this alarm.
ing posture Of affairs, will be found in an.
o%hes column. We trus, that it. action will
b Arm. and in every way consistent with
the honor Of the State.
II 10 rumored that Gen RISK has written
letter. on this subject home, to his broth
~. n which he mentions tina, the matte,
may b settled by selling this portion Of
ON pshaic domain for ten or twelve mill.
ioss Of dollsrs. To do this would be to
give Il Up to nee. soilisn to surrender GU,
ssssty for . pseuniary award.
Prom the Austin Gazette Of the 18Th
IT.. ~ ~ that large meeting of the cit.
hsss II H. county u Trxvi. was held a,
Asssa - Tie 18th. Strong resolution.
ss>sag SNtA ~ claims u Texas, were
passsd. I'D immediate and vigorous actor,
sseoasmsnded.
Ne hope orr own citizens will NOD fail
- ~ pablo msssiag, and expr... an
sSta1sa .! he cossss hat dhouh be mr..
~
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

\ ,elegraphic dispatch from Baltimore
dated june :Nsh. 30 the Merchants Ex'
change. contains the following
Professor Webster has written letter
to the Governor OF Massachusetts. in which
he confcs.es killing DR.. Parsmsn. hut says
i, wa. not murder, aud prays tina, his sen
tence may be COMMITTED.
The Table Rock at Niagara Falls fell
to-day with a tremendous crash, which was
heard Tor many miles around A carriage
with Fix persons, was passing over at tn,
time. They all escaped bu, the cnrraigc
was carried over with the rock II is said
tina, the guide and several visitors were on
the rock at the time
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

or The Ueita of July Sd contains the
following We hope it will no, hurt the
feelings of any Of our readers.
"PEAcuIs aliactories arc saluted
on all sides by the delightful odor OF this
delicious fruit There is already an abun.
dance Of them in market, of the richest
and ripcsi flavor. From present prospects,
we think there will be a good show OF fruit
this year Watermelons have been So long
in market that they have nearly gone out
Of vogue"
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

W" We send enclosed with some of our
papers the circular Of Gro. W. PA~mAL
printed IN an extra form. Persons 10 whom
they are sent are requested TO stick them
mp or circulate them
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

or Thanks to Mr.. KAwLIs.. Of the
firm Of Rawlins Il Co., New Orleans, for
late papers. The card of this firm, to
which we call attention, will be found in
the proper column. These gentlemen are
in every way worthy of confidence and
patronage. M all who know them. or have
done business with them, will concedc.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

or Our Acknowledgements are duo J
q. kouNrxxx, Of Shreveport, for late New
Orleans papers
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

The immense value of the timber stolen
from the | nited States every wear may be
Judged of by the fact. that the District At.
rorncy of Michigan recently reported to the
Solicitor OF the Treasury, that he had au.
thorl,cd the Marshal TO seize some twelve
millions OF feet of amber, sawed aud in
the log, lying at different saw mills IN the
State. all taken by trcspasscrs from Uncle
Sans land
\ case has been decided in the United
States District Court Of Alabama, where
DANIEL Corr, of Tuscaloosa county, was
fined 5000 and Imprisonment, for cutting
400 pine trees from the public lands. The
following points were decided by the case
lst. Tha, the cutting or removing from
the public lands any timber of any descrip-
ton is indictable and punishable by fine
and Imprisonment
"a That the entry Of the lands by the
trespasser after the trcspass, is no bar to
the Indictment
"a That the statute of limitation does
no, begin to run till five years after the tres.
pass.
The Imprisonment in the above case was,
hy the Judge. made merely nominal. at the
suggestion Of the ni,ed States District At
torpey.
The Judgment in the above ease Is
strengthened and confirmed by recent de-
cision of the Supreme Court Of the United
States. ut Washington, on an appeal from
the nitcd States Circui, Court Of the Dis
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

John McNamee, convicted ut Charleston
of stealing a slave. and also with aiding a
slave TO escape, has been sentenced to b.
hung on the 18th September.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

Do not try hard to he happy Many nun
about after felicity, like AN absent man
hunting for his hat, while /, is in his hand
or on his head
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

are TO the I'd instant.
OF We were prevented last week, for
the want Of room. from calling attention to
tho card Of Messrs. ALroRp \ MAariv,
who have established Commission House
In New Orleans. II will be found on the
next page. We have the pleasure Of the
acquaintance Of Mr.. A., who we believe is
well and favorably known in Eastern Tex.
A. We hope he will meet with liberal
patronage.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

OF The Red Land Herald publishes
the communication Of Citizens to the
standing here at home. II the editor will
publish our shor, paragraph in reply, his
readers may learn that We do not suffer
such impo,ent attacks to rullie our temper
or affect in the least our spirits
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

We learn from Washington, that the Presi
dent has withdrnwnthe name Of James John
son, who had been nominated as consul a
ut Glasgow
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

Tas h Lesis Rspsjliess estimates the
pspuassisn of Aiaaosri. under the new cen.
- - be a,ost $50. 600 In 1910 VA,
Jll,000
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

Gen. P,nz, who was President Of Venc.
zuela, is now an exile, on his way to n. \.
city. He took IN active part in making
his country free, fighting her battles with
great bravery, and with skill and dlscre.
ton, moreover, which proved him General
of great ability. He was the first President
Of free Venezuela. and served two terms,
one term intervening between them. A
political revolution arising, he was impeach.
ed, and left his country Tie fell into the
hands of Mo>AcAs. who imprisond him and
now esiles him perpetually. 1t is related,
among other interesting biography OF PAEz,
that he had sword presented to him by
WILLIAM the Fourth of England, another
by Lorrs PHILIPPE Of France, and another
by the King Of Denmark, which he was au-
.horizcd to accept by AN act Of Congress,
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

Block Tin is being used for water pipes in
New York. as more healthiul as water con.
ductcrs than lead
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or AMwRoswg Dr. K,sn has on. thanks
Tor = New Orleans paper
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The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-09-19
MADISON FOUNDRY.
NMNrOM, Mi&R,

SkSNFOhS1 SzISSs
CONSTANTLY on hand, PIoughs. Gin Seq
" ments and mill Castings. Castings of any
kind made to order. All work warranted in
material aud operation.
GiaI SeSMeeNtS. These are made on
approved, scientific principles-sn constructed
and working together as to avoid nearly all
friction, so that with the same power, one half
more work can be done, than with the ordinary
Gin gearing.
From many testimonials of the superiority
Of these Sesments we insert the following:
Leake County, Miss, March, 1850.
For the last six months | have been using
Segments made at the Madison Foundry, and
ind them superior to any horse power gearing
| have ever seen.
]. H. McGAUGHY.
Stump Bridge, Madison County.
have been engaged many years in putting
up machinery, both at Northern and Southern
Foundries; but 70: regularity, ease of motion
md absence Of friction, | haze found none
equal to the Segments made Mt the Madison
Foundry JOSEPH BARNES.
Sceny Ash, Alfalfa COUNTY, 1850,
The Gin Segments made ut the Madison
Foundry far snrpass my expectations. They
require less team than any / have ever seen.
! gin with one horse, on n Al saw gin. three
bales a day. JEFFERSON JINKfNS.
Persons wishih information will address to
june 27-nl-yl9 VAN DORM 81 Co.
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RANGERS SALE.

AL RANGER Of Madison county, / win Of
A ferfor sale, in the town Of Canton, on Mon
day, the 18th day Of October next, the follow
Ing described stravs, to wit:
Taken up BY Harrison Jordan, -
4 sorFel HORSE, l45 hands high, AlST
blaze face, hind feet white; sup w ~
posed to Be- 10 years old.
Appraised to $40 90
Taken MP BY T.J. Smith, a sorrel MARE,
about l4i hands high, ahout I years old, the
lett eye cut, star IN the forehead.
Appraised to $50 90
Also, By the same, 4 sofrel MARE, about IA
hands high, about 4 years old, star in the fore
bead, one white fore foot, and two hind feel
whits. Appraised to LAS 90
Sept std yCLANcEY, Ranger, Nj. G
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WINN'S HOTEL.

THE SUBSCRIBER would re. -
L specially inform the public @
ha he has opened the large and NJ
commodious &
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LITERATURE

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LADIES BOOK FOR 1850!
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OLDEST MAGAZINE IN MI RIGA
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EDITED BY MRS. S. j. HALE.
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how completely be put down competition
in l849. and bein g assuie that the public is
also ACQUAINTED with this fact, deem it only
necessary to say that in 1850 he will improve
on ,49; and he will, as usual, give more read
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that the publisher If Godey's Lady's Book
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JOB PRINTING.

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establishment an extensive and supe-
rior assortment Of JOB TYPE, the
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