Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-08-11
Texas ,Cornr,easapSo,nddence n,aaS,dd fence Of Spectator:
nd ai9S9H PARIS, LAMAR CO., Texas.
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'@iio s''S9e PARIS, LAMAR Co., Texas.
.obGIi 10 @fiI 9dt July 10th, 1858. Je3
steAfer leaving GlarksEilel we passed Gthrodgl
50 s2me ut the finest farming lands Of the State
The Soil consists of rich black yIoam in. tht
prafies, ahH dark sandy Soil IL the timber
| Nhousands 6f acres of 'thisland arehbW groan
ipg upder the most lu4urianti CROPS dieorn, we
duce ffom So u 60 bushels Of corn Der s acre ere;
although the farming is Garfield I'll ii a very
imperfect manner. iCotteny etoo,is looking very
HeAoand ala1ge crop plwiAs be made this years.
Npt onetenth Of this fine land is, ,nowlin, cult
vatlon and can be bought at from So to 81 per
acre! buG 3eah ,S9Dn87G V3G 9s9dI io shfns4o
Fruitiof allkindsAourish well 2hefe, where
any attention. has been given ,toaitgd Apples,
peaches, pears, dplqms and figs flourish well,
when cultivated, While grapes Of fine quality
grow wild all over the country PEACHES and
pears are how plenty in 'they fnatketi and nthe
sweetest we have ever seen. Melons and veg
tie labor.
The town Of Paris is located In the edge Of
the timber, with a fine rolling prairie spreading
away to the South and w est like grand fpan-
Drama, The site Of the, town is sandy and the
weather gets very hot-the thermometer has
been staiiding at from gS to i100o f. dtiring the
last ten days. 1.-The population here is about
5000 and considerable trade is carfiedon With
the Indian tribes, in the Nation, especially
the Ehocktaw ~ and anrl glheGkapsaY * as they are the
These dnaiahs bring skins, ebseswaz and ipeL,
Mes fof sales selling ponies at from Sc to $40
psFI p head in tradde6ba, part ofwhieh iHe always
There are Use Several very good sehBUols aha fouF F
good churches here. e.fhe people living reniete'
from the towns are still tinoturad with frontier-,
t sa attended ddi what hstq s Termed e ageb bran
dance, about 46 niles from this place! ii!
apb6r was erected on a smooth grass blae near
"a grove, and the ground covered With sawatist
(asa substitute tq9te f9E BRAN and 9nthis thei:Ran-
gers dapeed lgS polkas and qqadrllles,, and
waitzed with the faiir and bu4om daughters, of
the Lone Star State 41 frhad Mexican style
Eheftable was ineldsed byatrawlhide rope, to-
WHICH the guests were marched .dophle Lille, ito
the music Of the fiddle and tamborine,, But on
reaching the entrance one Of the 1nanagers sep sepE
arated the ladies and gentlemen ana marched
theiladies inside, while the boys 1hadItoi stay
out After dinner the ladies all took what theS,
term dip, while the boys repaired to a.
spring close by and took ''sriie.' pAb p's''''
This Is general custom in the country we
suppose as aIIe2as poet inedescribing' frontier
life, says .eidl qaisgca hlu9ae zadT|
.., With tough beef and whisky. ,......tt all,
5''' The men have enough; - t'''.-o %
Doom While the girls grow happy @li5i 1ai7qI
-nllAC Ger a bottle of snuff 'l9ietisaom9b -GdI
About O'Clock, p. m.,. the dance was resum-
ed and lasted till near night when the parties
all repaired to the nearest house to continue the
dance till .'eary morn.'pi -il 70 1850 T"oi sd5I
l1One singular feature to man from the States
was the fact that every man, wore a six-shooter
and some OF them wore two! but this is Tex
as custom and is therefore not noticed by any
but the stranger. A "fsticuff'' sometimes
takes place but generally in any serious diff;
Guilty pistols are used very freely, and men are
Very frequently killed, but man is rarely pun
she'd for homicide in Texas
Crime is prevailing to an alarming extent
since the overthrow of Throckmortons govern
ment by King "Phil," from the fact that it
was impossible to find honest and efficient men
N the Radical party to fil the offices of the
State. Notwithstanding the Radicals are res
ponslble tor most Of the crime committed
they are making that a pretext for asking for
more troops to be Sent into the State-as they
say to protect loyal men-''i e" loyal to the
Radical party and the loyal leagues. Many of
the members of the Convention are themselves
Fugltives from justice. n eT a.V q -f b,aI
One Judge Caldwell, great negro worship
per, who is now, . member of the Convention
and associate justice of the Supreme Court Of
the State, had to run away from Arkansas a.
bout ten OR twelve years age, for whipping a
negro to DEATH. --.... -
Another member was arrested while on his
way to Austin for stealing a horse, and still
another for marrying second wife while he
had one In another part of the State, and how
many he has black and aolaite, in other States
s not known. 1t is not to be wondered at that
aypi a AZ
hands OF such a set of thieves and scoundrels
The democratic party of Texas is thoroughly
organized and viii be able to vote down the
Constitution when presented. The freedmen
are organizing Conservative clubs all over the
State; each member of which is furnished with
! certificate from the executive committee Of
The county Or town which entities him to pref
srence in all cases whose work is to be given
1ut and most Of the white men have deter
mined not to employ any but Conservative ne
groes. r. aef r-}g .r,r-r,,. sa5 ,t .fag. ftq.g I
The mongrel convention is raising great
howl over this and have sent a petition to the
Rump, asking for arms to place in the hands
of the Loyal League negroes-hoping thereby
to carry the election at the point of the bayo-2I
net or lnaugurate a war of races. But, poor
devils, they may howl, and writhe, and squirm,
their race is nearly run, the day Of their des-
truction draweth nigh they viii soon have to
take their carpet bags and get to az better
'anG3 beyond the limits of the white mans
country or they will be furnished with free |
passage to the father of lies, and of Radicals.
If Texas is permitted voice in the Novem-
Der election she will roll up powerful major
lty for Seymour and Blair. aT iell .'ris5msQl
We are happy to see the sons of the Old
Dominion rallying around the standard of lib
erty and white mans government, with de-
termination which knows no failure Let ev-
cry man In the State feel that the work of deSl
livering the proud old State from tyranny and
negro rule rests upon him, and their efforts
will be crowned with success, and the mother
Of States and of Statesmen will once more
stand at the head of great and free nation.ii
The Honduras and Brazilian fever has died,
out in this country since quite a number Of
men have returned from those countries thor
oughly disgusted-having found that the eounI
tries were unfit to live in, at least for white
people, so long as they have their present pop,
ulation. -. 5.:. 4t...; ,,ao.,
Emigrants are constantly arriving in this
State from East of the Mississippi, and settling
on the fertile lands of Western and Northern
Texas u. 81, "a moan 3f.,.e. al tiuu noisjo
Land is still cheap, bat much higher. than, it
was one year ago, and it will continue to rise
''MAGNOLIA.''qn
The Richmond Dispatch has a curiosity in
the shape of Siamese twin watermeloh,I or two
melons growing together on one lstem.i lo ss4i
Beauty is a flower without fragrance when no
quality Of the heart accompanies it, iiisnqJ adi
II y - : --T- Tr-rTt-- satgig hifo9
The Radical party is staggering and Prem