The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-05-15

W. received BY "Wednesday evenings
IL. Huntsville Item of MAY |, State Gazette
\ At the ath April. Red Land Herald of the
I'D and Oath, Houston Telegraph Of the
u ~ San Antonio Ledger of the I'D, &c.
DC.
4 We first take up the Huntsville Item,
!, from which we learn that the Trinity is low
I and shows disposition" to fall. The
steamer Jack Hays is still on the rocks,
md the Magnolia is aground above CiG.
e,nna,i
The editor OF the !,cu. says tina, he
Gated. during the recent session OF
tAs Legislature, the very plan recommended
by US for farming out the Prn,euuary, and
AK. where NE were then, IN reply, we
have to state that we we're perhaps IN New
Orleans, AS we did not see the article to
which he aIludes.
The spiritual rappings have commenced
in Washington, Texas. young gent
from Huntsville, undertook to pass the
nwht in the haunted room. soon the chairs,
and tables, aud finally the bcdstead com
menced dancing hornpipe, when he boli"d
into thu streets, sans cHioHe, sans every
thing.
So saws the Item at least, which remarks
tina, the services Of the hair dyer will be
necessary. 80 quick does time make It's
marks, when aided by fear
the Item SAYS that the Hon. vi WI
coy of Tennessee" who's. remarks 'u a,or
Of Houston. the Red Laod Herald pub
li,hcd r.ccn,lv. has M rNl,tcure
The Item calls upon it. drlipquent -u..
sribcr-. uucousc,on.s in ,b,mo Tic.
are requested
10 settle ny inme Ialey =. the hills tHc
Are much mprr ilan our man 'ao a'cnd'n.
Next lof the Galveston News:
The citizeus of the upper Trinity have
Gu, channel through aboue Portet'> Bluff
and a boa, / &c, wide. aud - lcct long,
has passed through, and i SOW at Dallas
taking in cotton. The crops on the irnity
are promising. MS they appear to be-, IN fact
ali over the state. The News has the FOL.
lowing
"Tu, pnrsipEN,y. - The Jefferson
Herald Recently presented i,s readers with
an af:icl-. glowing with euloglums' ~ favor
Of Fred. Douglas tor the Presidency. 1t
has since been explained that the editor
m.nt Douglas OF Illinois, aud not the col
CURED Douglas. as some supposed.
The State Gazette also aeqnits friend
Ferris Of any desire to support the colorrd
"pu.,ou" alluded to 1t remarks, that the
eopy of the Herald received 10y IT, had
"Feds" name expunged with a pen
4 leap. year bali was given at "alves''"
on the 10th ult The expenses ot the at
fair were paid by the ladies', who gave w
vits,ions to the gen,lemen 1t passed on
with the utmost hila'ity,
The overflow in the west had not done
~ much damage as was anticipated
The News thus notices, ironically the
remarks of the Red Land Herald, which
charged US with making reckless assertion
In stating that the wishes of the people
were not consulted in the Austin Con'eh'
ton:
Most outrageous presumption, friend
Herald! What can the people wanIi Was
there not a good number OF Legislators aud
others. who took the trouble OF represent
ing the people at Austin, and who' more
over treated to champagne &c, out o' 'he''
own pockets Tut the people ought to
be thankful for such genuine d's'nterested'
ness. which saved them from the trouble Oh
meeting together in their counties, or o'"ef'
wise, and selecting d. 'ega'es, and wat pa,
tientIy for the man to come round ana tel
them how to vote
II is stated that the subscriptions in New
Ohcsns TO the Jackson and New Orleans
sahrosd are Of the mos, liberal character
Mr.. Jnu.es Kobb has subscribed s'ooVo'
although his real estate in the city does not
xmount Ia more than about ~, 900 othefs
owning no real estate at all have subscribed
from 500 to 81 500 each. This is the
right kiod Of spirit When men take
hold Of great pubic enterprise this way
il 10 certain to succeed. Railroads might
h readily constructed even IN Texas II
oar eitisena would manifest their 'alth ny
acts like these. instead Of mere words ana
professions The plea OF poverty is really
hut false ,~e.ence, for there has not
probably hse" = railroad projected IN TINS
ststs wl,ieh cSsIh not he built with hall the
value 81 the property 10 be be"eiit,ed hy
Il. aud which 70 now sotaily Improbable
and unFr"tscsivs u the ownsrs But the
trsth is, ts"d il might 40 well he admitted, J
men will not subscribe to any enterprise
unl~ss they can hrst see that the stock is
going to Yield handsome profit They
an seldom Influenced with n view to the
increased value thereby given their proper
", or their immense annual savings IN the
cost Of transportation. insurance, &c,
though it might be demonstrsbae that the
te,urns in these ways would liz equal To %
o, 50 per cent income on the capital stock
They consider that such benefits " these