Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-09-22
For the Standard.

For the Standard
Mr.. EDITOR Perhaps some of the readers of
your excellent paper would not object to letter
from Texas, occupying a small space in your COL
umns There doubtless many in your State,
(my native State,) who design moving to Texas
either this Fall or at more distant period For
the benefit of such, l wish to state few facts in
the beginning. We have suffered very severely this
summer from the drought which has prevailed in
so many States of the Union. think though from
accounts, we are hardly as bad off as some of our
bordering States. There rain to do the corn
crops any good after the middle of May, and vet
Notwithstanding this unusually long dry spell, most
Of the farmers in this portion of the State have
made enough to do them. Itmay seem strange to a
North Caronan that any thing at all could be rals
ed, with no rain on it for two three months be-
fore it is matured. Yet he has only to come to
Texas to be convinced that crops can be made here
with less rain than almost anywhere in the known
world. l am free to admit, however, that in some of
the less fertile portions of the State, the prospects
for something to eat another year is truly alarming
They have made no corn, and nothing to buy corn
with don't suppose any county will make more
provisions than will be required for home consump-
tion that the coming Fall will be in respect
and that very important one an unfavorable time
for emigrants to come in. In other respects the
drought has operated in their favor. Money of
course will be very scarce, and consequently land
and other property will be very low. 1t would be
greatly TO the advantage of those who intend to
purchase land in this State to do so before another
crop is made, even if they do not move out to it
Immediately.
Rains that have fallen since the corn crop was
matured have brought out the cotton crop wonder
fully-and il promises to make fair yield The
danger now is from too much rain. For the last
week two we have been flooded with it; and if it
continues much longer the will be apt to take
the cotton at any rate it will be prevented from
opening Texas seems to go it on the extremes.
1t is the coolest and the hottest country the wet
test and the dryest ano has some of the meanest
and the best people in it in the world. Oil what
glorious country it would be if we could only have
one or two more rains at the right time in the sum-
mer But since we can't always get them, we must
be content with merely exceng our neighbors,
without going too far ahead of them.
Our people have been greatly agitated this sum-
about the dongs of the abolition emIssaries in
our midst. Some of our most fourishing inland
towns have been destroyed by fire, besides several
store-houses mills &C., in different portions of the
State There have been repeated attempts to fire
Austin (the CapitaD and several other towns, but
fortunately the fire discovered in time to pre-
vent its doing much damage. | see that some of
the papers outside of the State disposed to
slider the accounts of the burnngs as greatly exag
gerated, and look upon it as a small affair. There
may have gone aoroad some highly colored reports,
but the truth is bad enough in all conscience. From
recent developments it has become evident that
there was we'll concocted scheme for devastating
the whole of Northern Texas The agents of abo-
litionism were at the bottom of it melting the
groes to do the horrible work by promises of free
dom, and others equally delusive 1t seems that
their plan was to cause general insurrection on
the day of the election have all the wells poisoned
houses burned, &c. They were then to kill the
women and children, and murder their masters as
they returned from the polls. Some of these North
ern rascals have been detected and dealt with in
very summary manner. Several negroes have also
been hung. Yankee school-teachers, preachers and
travelling agents, had better keep away from Texas.
They will be held to strict account of themselves
hereafter. The people have formed vigilance COM
mittees, and have the towns guarded night and day.
They let no stranger pass without examining him
particularly.
Would it be amiss to insert word in politics !?
The present contest for the Presidency is one upon
which every patriot must look with deep interest,
for he cannot but regard it one that will decide the
fate of our Union Is it not surprising them that
when much is at stake, Southern men should al
low themselves to be divided many candidates,
instead of uniting all their forces defeat the pow
| erful enemy of our institutions? Why will they
not discard all minor issues and rally as one to
the support of Breckenridge who is the only cand
date that stands any chance to beat Lincoln p
| Whatever may be the course of other Southern
States Texas will do her duty in the coming cleo
ton. There is, yet, but ticket in the field.
Sam Houston, seeing the hopelessness of his cause,
has at last withdrawn from the He could not
possibly have carried even Texas if he had held on
We regard the contest as being only between Brock
inrdge and Lincoln, and are not disposed to throw
our votes away on any man. | understand there is
to be Bell ticket in the State but it will scarcely
divide the votes of the State at all. 1t will give
Breckenridge an overwhelming majority.
was glad to see that the Democracy of the old
North State has again come out triumphant in the
election for Governor, notwithstanding the almost
superhuman exertions of the Opposition May they
do as well for the gallant young Kentuckian in No
vember. s.s.. . r., EF-.s S.4s.s.
| Leona, Texas, Sept 1860; -
New HAVEN, Sept 12.-Ata State Democratic Con-
sention to-day, Ralph j. Ingersoll and Thos II.
| i'eymour were nominated electors at large with