The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-03-09
p,,xr cony-Famine is abroad

late South, now while We write, have
gone hungry aud supperless to bed
As will be seen By reference to an
article on the drst page Of today
paper, taken from the New York
World, a famine Is predicted M
Great Britain, an importation into
that country of sisty.iour millions
of bushcl. Of Nhea, being required
to meet the demands until the crop
Of the present year can be grown
and saved ard the great scarcity OF
breadstuss aud the consequent dan
ger Of starvation Ia the older states
Of the South, can be ascoriaincd hy
reference to almost any paper pub.
lishod IN the dosolaiod section, %
or once smiling fertile, and happy
country In the States Of Georgia
and Alabama alone, 10 say nothing
&c other portions of our beloved
South, who we're cursed with the
presence Of an invading and destroy
ing army over one hundred thousand
people are reported to be n actual
want aud unless speedy relief b.
iurui he'd them. arc destined 'n per
isS Is II the part Of humanity
(lcavine out Of the question all Pe.
cuuiary profit to be derived. o.. We
conceive from the corn planting
policy !, It the act Of Christianity
while your friends and eountrymcn
arr furnishing 10 waste your land
" for that which Is not bread and
YOUR labor for that which sausheth
not ? Plant corn, potatoes, and
peas, raise cows sheep, and hogs, so
you may have to sell or give to him
that nccdeth, and in the language Of
Isaiah, let your soul delight itself
in fatncss
Texas has thus ian been album
dainty blessed and her genial eli
mate, her green pastures. and fruit
ful fields. are attracting the attention
Of the industrious and entcrprising
Of the old a. well a. the new world
The density Population the cheap
ness Of labor, the high price Of land
and the scarcity Of provisions, will
all have tremendous influence ia
driving thousands IT the homeless
bu, tout and willing dcni1cns of
those older and less attractive coun-
tries, to some newer aud more iuyl
ting field aud IT 1t is generally
known, as II will and should be if
sucL i. the fact. that We have a suf
iicicncy Of meat and brcadstuifs for
all who may come, at reasonable
prices, and then have some 10 spare.
our land would soon be filed with
industrious and thirty laborors,
skilled mechanics, and heavy capi
,alists, aud the tide OF our prorpcri-
~ as State would roll on in such
mighty pillows as to oyerwhelm us
with pride and qualification
TnE GRAND AMY or THE RE-.
puuIlc.-Thc Hew York World Of
the 9th ult, makes some startling
disclosures relative to tne great
strength of this organization, which
is now supposed to number 500 900
men, aud Of their gigantic and meta
rious plot to sustain the Radical
Congress in their unconstitutional
cnaetmcnts, in the imnepch'oaS.'.ss'
-''-''-'"'nnf Organization, of half ,
"''''on OF men, all Of The leading of
iccrs of which are radicals a,J
Ie'H'd to the support Of extreme
measures, bodies no good to the oy
~ Of liberty and peace. What tho t
nate will be, we all greatly fear. but
. man can tell
HEtErLsss CRUELTY .--Tbe On.
''e'man publishes a mos, horr;fy ,
I account Of cruel,ies Initiated nm i,
mule child by her mother and stem d
'ner living in Niddlotown in that IN
''o They seemed to hayen,y.. ST
na''' arrangement, by means Of e,
Ich the little innocent was pcycr ~
from chastlscnonts-thc Gend or
mother whipping her duripe III. bo
. and tie unnatural father boa, ao
her during the night She UNA Go
Ten with boards and rolling pins. to
Il she was almost dead, and tbcn Tn
l''le hands iorcibIy confined TO the
u not stove until the flesh was Sen
rcd and blaclencd to the bo,o wa,
such other barbarities inflicted HUI
QUA be revolving to the ear and part
ming to tho heart to rcci,e MP fou,
These inhaman fcnds. after they
* been pretty roughly hasdlod falo,
'c in'urla'ed inhabi,an,o wer, Net,
d IN jail to await their trial lear,
We trust to meet with speedy mad,
'''"o justice hunc
no Lagrange New Era, of ~
,"d ut says the grand jury of ' 'DOa
'r'eans have found a b,ll or Jug
'nent Tor murder in the frs, de - VI"
'ga'nss Judge Tate, for Che '' Ut
OF Bryant But uo,yitb. - VI
ng this, his friends in New "',' >
$ predict his triumphant ac. =. .I'H''
r. SEl
The steamer David White es
r;yor -, :, y" '''' ms Sherm
bo,ra ,on ~" ut Hhe of mill