The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-11-10
Texas Items.

TEXAS PoL1rIcs-The Radicals of Texas are sorey
affected over anticipated defeat and are using unheard
of efforts to prevent snch direfu calamity to that
rotten institution defeat at the impending election
would forever Danish the niqutuous concern from the
State. A Washington Radical in speaking Of the can
vass says:
Gen. w. T. CLARKE, of Texas arrived here again
this morning, and will leave for Texas Immediately
The distribution of Federal patronage with view to
aid in the election in that State has been pretty well
disposed of and for the past few days there has been
general movement in the direction of the Lone Star
State of all parties interested in the success of the
election Reports recently received announce that the
Democrats and Conservatives industriousy at work.
and all the evidences that there will be lively
time The friends of Davis have not yet opened the
campaign on their side; but the indications are that
they will now swingin. The deepest interest is mani
tested in the result of this election by the Northern
friends of the Republican cause in the South, and
many of these giving tangible evidences Of this
sympathy. The opposition is said to be we'll organised,
and backed up by old rebel divisions Of the SOIL are
destined to make stubborn fight Social influences,
well political heresies perfectly imbedded in
this portion of the popular mind will have full sway,
and is apt to effect united front of all the elements
opposed to progress and the new order of things
Considerable anxiety is manifested over the negro
VOTE not much upon the grounds of the unreabity
of this class thair rlhle oreauiisy vonabiaed
with ignorance. The negroes, as class, universally
with the Republicans but the fears are that they will
be duped by the emssaries of the opposition. A
stampede of the African vote at the last moment
would have most damaging, if not fatal effect One
Of the first efforts of the Republicans in their manage
ment of the campaign will be to watch and keep the
negro element well in hand. It now five weeks un-
til the election and much remains to be done before
the State can be considered in any manner safe.
A MOVEMENT FOR TExAs.-A correspondent of the
Miss, under date of the 23d ult., says:
A very considerable movement of people is CO.
ing at this tme from the hill country" east of
this, both in Mississippi and Alabama to the imperial
State Of Texas They not "poor people," either,
but, generally speaking, pretty welltodo" in the
world, and 90 prepared to make themselves comfort
able homes in the fair, land whittier they go to
possess it." have seen good many of them pass
through this place. within the past two days, myself
and the citizens inform me that they have been con-
santy passing through for two three weeks Texas
is and has been for years, growing faster than any
two or three Southern States put together and the cry
is still they come " until the stream of emigration
has reached avalanchian proportions
THE TEXAS ELEcTIoN.-"Caros," the Washington
special of the New Orleans Times says that if the
military commanders in Texas and Mississippi report
that those States not in condition to hold an cleo
tion the President will postpone the elections until
Congress can egislate on the subject.
A SAD CASUALTY IN MARION CouNrY.-We copy as
follows from the Jimplecute of the Cd:
most distressing and deplorable accident occurred
in this vicinity yesterday afternoon, across the Bayou
Thomas Stansberry, Richard Taylor and little son of
Mr. Johnson the builder neither of them over fourteen
years of age out duck hunting. flock of ducks
flew near aud the little fellows cooked their Iieces
Richard Taylor snatched the muzzle of young Stans
berry's gun when went of, dschargng its contents
into the left breast of the former penetrating his lungs
and killing him instantly. The sympathes of the en-
tire community with the relatives of both the little
boys in this most sad and melancholy affair.
UPsHUR CoUNrY.-The gin house of the Rev. Mr
Brown, of Pine Tree settlement Upshur county, Texas
was destroyed by fire few days since. Loss between
two and three thousand dollars.