New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-18
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Printing. we suppose. may be ranked among
| the Arts OF Peace. Typography in Tc1of, even
in seasons of comparative serenity, has never
been remarkable for artistic excellence, but
under the bligl,ine influence Of Bellono, the
manufacture OF newspapers IN those regions has
refrigerated to primeyal rudeness which make,
the handiwork of Gutteabure, Scaeler and
Faust comparatively model of sumptrous
elegance. The prejudices Of readers are usually
in favor Of paper rs nearly white as the mill can
manufacture i; but The 1i-Weky Telegraph
of Houston, Texas, comes 10 rs printed upon
sheet of red blotting paper, quite sanSuinary IN
| ia suagesii0ns and calculated, like black
Gag. to strike terror By its tint. The ensan-
guincd journal contains in its clustering coiimns
sufficient evidence that Bipedal Property in
time Of war Is oubrct Ia various and eccentric
fluctuations, and exhibits well-marked ton
dcnry TO stampede, which must render titles TO
this description OF goods little dubious. From
having been Themselves stolen, the ohaLtels
have be;aken themselves to stealing upon their
own account, and The telegraph contains har-
rowing account Of the free and easy way in
which company Of negroes went to the house
of an unfortunate gentleman and recruited after
the most audaeious fashion, carrying of every
negro-not even leaving one to cook for he
family the bereoyed and hungry family thus
len to cook for itself, ii haply it had anything
by no means electrified to find one Gatcwood
offering to exchange "a lot of No | negroes +"
for " one thousand stock cattle" Confederate
officers engaged in impressing negroes are
warned to leave alone those of Major
Hart, Q. NJ, under pain of mourning
tho displeasuro OF j. Dankhead Magruler,
Major General In the matter Of corn, com
plant seems to DC chronic, and The Telegraph
wakes inoyliuately savage at the wicked selfish
ness Of spectators, who demand aggnyatins
prices, no meter bow hungry an empty and
exhausted customer may happen TO be. 1t
declares that the amount Of corn in tho State Is
cnonnoua," but "the owners are not willing
that their felow-beings shall have il at reason.
able price tho unreasonable price being
" three, four and Eve dollars per bushel."
d" Men of principle" exclains this rosy news
paper--"we ask YOU 10 reflect on this" This
Is exactly what Mr.. Peter Pipcr in the nursery
ballad said to tho COW" he took his yipe and
began to play-Consider, COW considey!" Bat
We are not informed that consideration put an
ounce Of beef upon the bones Of tho poor
animal nor yet drop of milk into her dry
udders. Even Men Of Principle cannot reflect
very vigorously when they have had no break
fast, and expect no dinner. lie cannot even
warm himself up to the necessary exerton, this
hungry Man Of Principle for wood is So per
cord, so that, if nc had never so much food, it
would cost him o fightfal sum of money to
cook it. Under such appalling desiimticp, we
are not surprised to find The Telegraph asking
with pathetic simplicity" What Is to be
done and this question it answers by saying
"We must club together the object TO DO
dubbed being, wo fancy, tho unfortunate but
unreasonable holder of tho wood and the corn,
who is to be forced to sell (or give away, which
is the same thing the coveted articles at what
are called "palriotic prices" Farmers ore
called upon "to donate wheat" Ii they are
unable to do this, then they are asked " to
donate money" at any rate they must
donate something.
In view Of tho distressing dietcto condition
Of Texas, somo Mark Tapley Of Confederate,
mindful Of tho mysterious connection between
fun and fat, has started, for the sOlace Of tho
lantern awed sufferers, o comic newspaper
called The Mud Turtle. Oysters arc esteemed
dainty iaEs .Qs THO halt.saGN."EN Turtle is]