The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-03-03
Texas Items.

III No. C,,t. Convention are dissatisfied VII
,.,,l constitution fortued by that body aid ha'
s o,,pred the following protest:
~. a. iect to it. because il is based upon t"e w.
I'd warranted assumption HAT the C"iist :: mn,
@ United States, with the tteurs and h"s i'"u1 ia
.Iap,c thereof, and the accepted Coi7tt;rrnusl
State of Texas (Uf lS4J.} have not 'e' n Do the,
the supreme Law OF the land, ht!IeFiur' l vitii,
u all pretended laws aud jndrca dr,'slo' and srborIi
NJ II q - limits and lot authorised ot "i'! ~
ate 70 the otvrrtlinent OF tie o'.'o ,u and void
II iron, the beginning, and h'"s' o,,;s. this nrin
Ia and the undersigned "t' he'e' IVY
cipe for any supposed l'ohc!' ,Iu protost aqairs
Z s, ,,n,i.j,u in the. proposed Constitute" "i"eh eA
# tend, the right OF suffrage 10 ~ ' ~. q
81 b,catne the public eucn'y o. "s e @ ' ~ !,
,I Io,l ,nn,. of Texas "lrhout regard TO any dis
u ;.;: ~ rhrc or color, to organise Or maintain gov
,t il, MACE Of that ove1thrown 10y the rebellion
IS Id e caryt E0rbcar to express the opinion that The
In,riou by tie minority Of the convention of the
rrot i-ious IN regard to suffrage, obtained by vr
tne Of pr, medatcd and deliberate deception, ant
bv uctho,s OF Intimidation which deserves the great
est rchsurc.
The ma oIity Of the convention have deliberately
removed from the Constitution every safeguard 1or
the protection Of loyal voters white and blac h. Ihel
have stricken from the instrument the "ho!e system
OF registry. They have repudiated be oath OF oyal'
spurned the test of equal civil ard political fisnts:
And we do most soIemny call upon tue registered
voters OF Texas to yindicate the national honor and
the cause Of right and justice by their votes
NJ. C. HAMILTON
The protest is also signed by Butler, Hunt, Sangl-
ter. Brown, Downing Nrwcomb, Lppard and Mullins
and with some little qualification, Board, Enechier,
Pnuea, Wilson, Degcner Kobt K. Smith, 4. j. Davis,
Long, Ruby, Johnson Williams and Carter
COLLIN CouNrY.-We clip the following items from
, the Mckinney Enquirer Of the 18th:
About all the bos dare seed gotten out this year,
has been shipped Collin county, estimate, recelV-
ed about $l2,O0Olor seed.
We havenot enough cotton seed in Collin county to
supply the wants of planters. Many Of the citizens
are going TO neighboring counties to obtain supplies.
We repeat again that the demandtor industrious Ia
borers il great in this county, and one THOUSAND add
tional hands could fad paying employment Oh the
farm
1t is refreshing to the interest manifested by our
farmers in the preparation Of lands for the crop OF
1869. GA fences are being repaired, and new ones
built around new ground every hand. The me-
canics of city and country busy all the time max
ing and repairing old agricultural implements, and
every suitable movement is employed III preparing
the ground for planting II this year should prove
seasonabe we make low estimate when We say that
S6OnOO will be circulated here this fall from the sale
of cotton.
i negro was killed few days since in the lower
part OF Gray>on county, by parties supposed to be the
same WHO S'o' tne ''s'o n"te t"o "eeNH naoN hnr
'cFcut's'i'hc'S hs i"' ~ VIC nav '''' "',o !"
.' 1 are ~ -, Io' ,;, IA So an7
then asked if he had any more arms, he replied
that he had gun at the house, and while walking to
wards the house was shot down.
The Rusk Observer of the Goth says: The steame,
Adrene at Marion on the Angelina river, on The
7s,, ;,s+ sbo ,iu con,inpa in the trade dprinc
.,..s
"'Ei "a,'' :,
van N'AN"' wv" ''P '''0 '0'''"''o ''0"
the Tyler Reporter of the goth:
Further information from Canton, Van za' dt county
nncrs AGAINST whom there were certain bills Of ndict
,ncnt and One, or more cIorres mon information wo
indnr.d Inv the rontan romruaudno ut Canton to come
forward and sub,it himself to a trial by the civil an
tbortcs viii, The promise that be should be granted
spch t,ial When he. had submitted himself and the
triDl was progresSrr in the court house Capt Steel
hcimer deloyed his arour d the building aud ar.
rested almost the whole party, including witnesses and
'"e VI '''e "''o'''e9 > '''' Ai''''
CONGRESSIONAL DiSTRicTS.-lhe loiIowhS are TIC
congressional districts established by the convention
Frst-Tbe counties of Anderson AnoeIna Cbnro
kee Henderson Uons,on Tasner Jefferson Liberty
Nncoedochns Newton ORANGE Pamela Polk Rusk
q Sub -sss6i1 Augustine. Shelby Smith Trinity. TYLER
4 Rehabilitation. UpShnr, Davis, Bowie Titus, Red
5p.srr lamar. Hoplzins, Kaufman Fannin Grayson
1iant Colin Dallas. Turl4ut Cooke Denton, Monta.
~ Wise Parker, pulo Pinto, Jack, Clay, Wichita
Archer Young Throckmort0n, " ilbarger, llardeman
Enox Haskell, Jones Shacklrtord Stephens, Ellis
.Iolntou, Callahan, EaStaud Erah, Hood and Taylor
Third-Gaveston BrHzoria, Fort Bend Harris
anst;n Montgomery Walker, Grimes, Brazos, Wash
-, Rnrleson Maum Robertson Madison Leon
Ereostoue. Lirpestone Falls, McLepnan, Matagorda
Wharton, Bosque, Hill and Navarro
,# Fourth-lh he remaining 'e ''o' "s'' " ''o 00''
sado river.
TITUS CoUNTY-A correspondent OF the J'nplecnte
,r;ti,r from Dagerfeld under date of the 22d inst
q
~ says .,, r.
The iarmefs5enefa'F, nave '''"'"en 1'en pi"' ~
the next year i"u ec'1IS are ~ 'u'
ton now at ~ ~ 9iuo CIV p'. va, S1 ,.'i
must have c-'o,i cp''oh n, eol'o ~" any
wheat are all " iofsnAen; 1"e foooe iesu'' 10 ho
very agfeea1 10 contemplate.
s. regreto say ttIat the foregoing is a sample o.
,,o,v Ie,te, received at this office.
i ,,,,-,,r,o, tvoo,dorso tho onoc,est;o, q
80 ,o sayo,a+o thst . rnnvant;on of the nro
VIC p tho ,,oasnano,s ruh,hnd in North Tonisi
Tavas he aaj|eI IN meat at Shrevenort AT
w o.i,oy Mansfield Times
elce,s e"''o'iA WI e' ,., - ts-
aha State far us to attend ttem without incur
ring expense which would exceed the advantage: