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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07
Mass Meeting of the DemOcra-
CIV Of HaVs COUNTY,

At a mass meeting of the Demo
cratic citizens of Hays county, held
in the town of San Marcos on the
I'd of September, Col. s. D. Jack
man was called to the chair, and
upon motion, G. W. McGehee was
elected secretary. 1t was then
moved that the Chairman appoint a
committee of five to draft resolutions
expressive of the wishes of the De-
mocracy of Hays county.
w. W. Martin, Capt, Ferg. Kyle,
Judge Motherill, ], V. Hutchins,
and Gid. johnson were appointed as
committee to draft resolutions
after few moments elaboration,
the committee reported the follow
ing-to-wit:
Texas have much cause to complain of the
present administration of our State govern
ment and the reckless Legislation of our
present Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is our right under the consti-
bullUut u pGdOChplg o5SOnDAO ohU ACLuOua
strate against the wrongs and aggressions Of
those in authority; therefore, be it
ResolUed, l. That we denounce Governor
E. J. Davis as violator of the laws of this
State, and as one who seeks to make himself
dictator, and to rob the people of both their
natural and civil rights.
2. ThatWe denounce the leading measures
of the Davis Administration as so many fatal
blows aimed at the rights and liberties of the
people and struck in support of unprincipled
petty tyrants aud scoundrels.
3. That the recent election circular oil
Davis merits the contempt and denunciation
of all goo people and lovers of freedom; and
that Gov. Davis, in issuing said circular for
feited all right to the respect of the good
people of this State, and evinced his perfect
disregard of the peoples liberties, where they
stand in the way of the advancement of him.
self and his pimps, to place and power.
4. Thatwe ratify and approve the platform
adopted by the Democratic State Convention
held at Austin, January last.
5. That we endorse and accept the Hon
John Hancock as the Democratic candidate
to represent us in the q. S. Congress.
6. That we call upon all persons, who love
freedom and detest oppression, to join with us
in our determined efforts to drive from power
these who would ruin us by their usurpatior
and unlawful acts. S. D. JACKMAN,
O. W. MCGEHEE, Sec. Chairman.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07
The Relurn OF GovernOr Davis.

Our modern Caesar returned from his
electioneering tour over the State,
on Monday, and was received with a
salute of artillery upon entering
the city. 1t is probable that this
salute was ordered by himself, but
whatever may have been its origin, the
circumstance should arouse ourpeople
to serious reflection upon the danger
Gus tendencies of the times. Are we
gradually falling into imperial habits,
and should our rulers be received with
the forms and ceremonies which belong
only to crowned heads? In a Repub-
lican Government, according to our
practice and principles, no official is
entitled to be received with the honors
of military salute, except when Wis
ting military post Our brainless
Governor seems anxious to ape the
ways of royalty in ceremony as well as
in the assumption of unlimited power
over his subjects. Rome was first a
republic, and then an empire, having
lost her liberties by failing to resist in
the beginning the slow encroachments
of power. Let us be careful not to fol
low her example. Remember, that
resistance to tyrants is obedience tc
God"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07
Barnes History of the United
States

We copy the following review of
this work from the New York citizen
and Round Table of August 10Th, 1871.
This book is now the standard History
in our public free schools. 1t seems to
proceed upon the idea of giving the
babes nothing but milk. The North
American Indian, described by Barnes,
is evidently different article from the
Texas John Comanche of the plains.
This book treats of America from its first
settlement to the present time. In it will be
found some amusing, if not strictly accurate,
statements, such, Tor instance, as that the
North American Indian rarely spoke to his
wife or children. He would sit on the ground
for weeks, leaning his elbows on his knees in
perfect silence. He was crafty and cruel.
His word was no protection. False and cum
ming, he never hesitated to violate a treaty
when his passions prompted him to hatred"
The story of the rescue of Captain John
Smith by Pocahontas is given as a matter of
history, although Charles Deane has shown
it TO be romance made by the valiant cap
tain himself. As an offset, the fabulous cot
ton bales at the battle of New Orleans are
not insisted on. The book is profusely illus
trated and well furnished with maps. The
whole method of writing school histories is
miserably defective, but as things go, the
book in hand is as good almost as any other
of the sort commonly placed in innocent
children's hands. 1t will serve its turn for
six months or so, which is about the average
time which any book is used in public schools
others, which, possibly, are no better than
the old ones.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07
The Man who Publishes Pri-
Vate Letters.

Mac Anderson says it is his mission
1--WE suppose so specified in the con-
tract) to meet Hancock or every
stump in this District. Hancock has
invited Degerer to canvass the Dis
trict with him and discuss the principles
of their respective platforms, and if he
fails to do so, he thereby admits the
weakness of his cause and his inability
to make good the planks in the plat
form promulgated by the New Braun
fels convention. Mr.. Degener failed
to invite Judge Hancock TO meet him
in open discussion in this city on Sat-
urday night, although an offer was
made through the STATESMAN, of this
city, Of the willingness of Judge Han
cock to do so. The standard bearer of
the Radical party has shown himself
wanting in courtesy, afraid to meet
his opponent, and wishes to put Tor
ward a man who is the violatOr of pri-
vate confidence, and without reputa-
ton at his own home.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07

DEGENER AMONG HIS FRIENDs.-From
the San Antonio Herald we learn that
Degsner, while on his way to this city,
thought proper to hold forth the other
night at New Braunfels. He spoke to
an audience of twenty-five Radicals,
by ACTUAL COUNT, and about as many
more Democrats who went to see the
show. A band of music discussed
soft as well as martial strains, but
even that would not draw q crowd.
After meeting of three quarters of
an hour, the Baron left the court house,
when Young America, together with a
vast number of the Baron's former Ger.
man friends, saluted him with cheers
for Hancock Davis has finished
Degener's business for him. Poor Da-
Wis, poor Degener.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07
Interesting Correspondence be-
tween Timothy TugmuttOn,
NUMBER THREE.
GEoRGETowN, Sept. l, lsi


GEORGETOWN, Sept. l, 1871.
DEAR GovERNoR-I am jubilant.
we are bound to win. We have our
Derringer out, and the Democracy are
disarmed. They may Hancock it,
but they can't make it go off. Nobo-
dy can do that. 1t is a harmless
weapon. The people being used tc
pistols, and not being allowed to
have any, will naturally "go for" it.
So we can't help but win. Who-raw
for our side.
My admiration for you and your
administration, is growing institu-
ton. The more you and it unfold
yourselves, the more I admire. SThe
truth is, our party is the headquar-
ters of the backbone of the country,
and your spine may be likened unto
nothing smaller than saw log. Old
Hickory was nowhere compared with
you in this regard. Talk about the
removal of the deposits, I would like
to see the Democrats and straddle-
bugs deposit too much for you to re-
move. I'll bet, (no [ won't, for 1
amt betting individual, but I'll
guess, that the nigh on to six millions
they deposit this year, Chat is pro-
viding you get the one per cent. for
school houses and other purposes
will be removed SO quick, they won't
know what has become of it. Old
Hickory was a man of iron will, as
witness the South Carolina affair.
But yours is made of steal, as witness
the Hill county affair. No, he was
not like unto you; but Grant is-he
takes presents, and you send your
police to take them. He holds on to
San Domingo, and you hold on to
one per cent.
But Governor it seems 1 was lit
tie mistaken about one thing; you
didn't mean to run our judicial ma
chine with two District Attorneys;
you wouldn't keep Nc. because he
was out of town time of our Parsons
Newcomb meeting. Now Gov, I
won't say Nc. was preaching, but
that is his business, when he ain t
trading or doing something else. But
[ will say if he was preaching, you
served him right; for it is clear that
member of our party has no right to
neglect our meetings to speak in the
interests of a stranger-and one, too,
with whose government your excel
lency has established no diplomatic
relations. But be that as it NAV,
Nc. stayed in our party long enough,
before you tilted him overheard to
contract slight spell of the spinal
disease so common amongst great
men, like himself. And he is now here
reared back on his hind legs, with
backbone as stiff as a poker, playing
District Attorney on his own hook;
and am told he counterfeits the
genuine article so well that stranger
would hardly know the difference.
For instance he has been prosecuting
our worthy brother Hunter-gener~
ally known here as Lieutenant Hun
ter of the police, (the same your
excellency pardoned out of the in
stitution our friend Gen. Talbot runs)
for two alleged violations of the
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07
Editor of Democratic Statesman.
SAN SABA, Texas, Aug. 90, 1871.


SAN SARA, Texas, Aug. 90, 1871.
L see you have an agricultural de-
partment in your paper, and request
Farmers to contribute to it. This is
now the time to SOW turnipseed. We
have had long drouth, and all kinds
of vegetables, and in fact everything,
both for man and beast, is scarce.
Let every farmer, then, send at once
for a good supply of seed (Adolph
Flake, Galveston, is a good seeds
man, and will send it by mail for
about 81 per pOund.) Two pounds
of seed per acre is sufficient. Pre-
pare the land well have rich soil
no danger of having it too rich. Sow
in drills two and half feet apart.
Thin out after the plants are up and
out of danger from insects to six
inches apart. Hoe and pull out all
the weeds and grass that may come
up, and pillow once or twice. You
then, if they do well, will make some
four to eight hundred bushels per
acre. Yours, etc.
J. W. FLEMING.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07
False Promises.

In the platform adopted by the New
Braunfels Convention, we find the fol-
lowing plank:
Resolved, That thirty years of Democratic
misrule, including the destruction caused by
the rebellion, has left our State and local
governments in dilapidation and ruin, making
it necessary to call upon the people to bear
a heavy tax in order 10 establish order, sup
press crime, promote education, and to repair
and erect public buildings, open and repair
public highways, but as soon as the neces-
sary means are secured to build school hous-
es and put the local government in proper
running order, We favor a reduction of taxa
ton, pledgiug ourselves to this policy and
against the increase of taxation, by the
granting of railroad subsidies, etc.
In the above, for the words TO "es-
tabliSh ORDER" read, 10 create disor
der; for promote education" read,
promote the Radical patty; for "to
open and repair public highways"
read, to open and erect PUBLIC JOBS for
the special benefit of public swindlers
Who believes that the Radicals will
ever favor a reduction Of taxation, as
they pledge themselves to do in the
above resolutions What is a Radi-
cal without public fund from which
to steal?
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Correspondence,
Letter from san Augustine.

Letter from San Augustine.
Editor Democratic Statesman.
SAN AUGUSTINE, Aug. "a, II.
SIR-The Democracy of the lst
Congressional District is a living,
united democracy. No jars nor
schisms here; we arise above personal
piques and private interests, and, with
fraternal accord, send up voice, as
the voice of one man, for relief from
Radical rule. On the 18th inst, a
convention was held at this place
and sumptuous Democratic barbe-
cue given. Each of the six counties
composing this (2d) Senatorial Dis.
trict was fully represented. Soul
stirring speeches, cheering music and
magnificent dinner enliVened the
largest assemblage of people ever
gathered in our time-honored town.
Each county had its flag with apprO.
pirate inscriptions, such as, "when
the people speak, tyrants tremble. F"
All was harmony throughout, and
upon the countenances of the op.
pressed people was plainly depicted
a determination to make one anited
effort, at the next election, to rid the
State of the foul vermin that has
crept into its high places and is sap
ping its vitals.
William Swift of Nacogdoches
was nominated for the State Senate
vice Judge Clark, deceased, and
John Polly of Sabine, for the Lower
House. We have no doubt that we
will elect them by amajority of 1000.
The Radicals here, so confident
and triumphant, formerly, are be-
ginning to tremblc like Bellshazzar-
are crying out ''men and brethren,
what shall we do to be saved?" But
there is no balm in Gilied and nc
physician there, for them. They
sent amongst US Mr.. Quick of the
Houston Union, who spoke in oul
town, on last Saturday, to about five
hundred colored men and women
By his'harmless abuse of the Demo
cracy, by his effort to array the
white and black races against each
other, and specially, by his declara-
ton that, ''if 1 want to marry q
cOlOred lady its no body's business.
and if colored gentleman wants tc
marry a white lady lis no body's
business" he enthuzed several Of
his colored equals. One colored lady
went for Mr.. Quick-took both hi.
hands into hers, and, squeezing them
heartily, kissed them over and over
again, hoping, I presume, he might
miscegenate with her. Mr.. Quick
told his hearers that he had been
whipped several times-that a Wo.
man cow-hided him in Austin, but
that he would rise and come again in
defense of Radicalism. This little
fellow came amongst US for the pur-
pose, evidently, of being martyred,
that the military might be brought
upon US and that thereby the COM
ing election might be forced for the
Radicals. But it was no go-the
people would not mob Mr.. Quick, he
is too small fry; SO he went off with
out verifying the saying that "the
blood of the martyr is the seed of
the church." True, his language
was mostprOvoking and incendiary-
was intended to bring on a Var Of
races, but, the people, like the lion
when kicked by the ass, considered
the source and let the little purp 90
unframed.
Crops in this section arc very good.
Yours, DEMOCRAT.
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criminal laws Of the State-ilke .
policeman acting under your orders,
could violate law. The first charge
Was taking S18 out of the pocket of
a colored brother-the second, was
for turning Tom Barnes loose on his
promise to pay money for the favor;
and strange to say, in both cases,
this bogus District Attorney succeed
ed in convincing the justice that
brother Hunter should be required
to give bond for his appearance to
answer these charges. Brother
Tracy and other good brethren of
Austin, went on the first bond; but
our good brother still remains in
''durance vile" in default of bonds
men in the second case. Can't Bro.
Tracy anty again ? it is an outrage;
we can't afford to lose the influence
of the brother in this canvass, some
thing must be done; if no body else
helps him Gov, you must; one good
turn deserves another; you helped
him once, and you can do it again.
And I would hint, in behalf of our
prosecuted brother, that if the first
Imprisonment was worth a place in
the police, this should be worth lit
tie more. say something like posi-
ton on the board of school examiN
ners. By the way, brother Davidson
came along here the other day and
wouldn't help Hunter, and Hunters
feelings were much hurt; he said if he
had stolen thirty or forty thousand,
Davidson would have been keen
enough to have helped him.
Speaking of Davidson, reminds
me of the fact, that I have not and
in any of my letters to you, spoken
of his debut here. What a sly one
he is; and the way he reads-well, it
would have made you shake your
sides with genuine old fashioned
laughter, such as we used to enjoy
before the war, when consciences
were in fashion. Davidson in going
through the motions of delivering his
Grafton at Georgetown 1t makes me
laugh to think of it; he never lifted
his eyes from the manuscript; it was
evident he couldn't; they must have
been brimfull of droll fun at the farce
he was playing; if he had lifted
them to the faces of the audience,
the cream of the joke would have
been destroyed. He had incorpo-
rated the whole democratic platform
in his concern, and interlarded it with
comments; and like a great BOBBY of
a school boy, he drawled it out, run
ing one sentence into another, in
tone inimitably monotonous. never
rising, never falling, never pausing
except to take a hurried gasp, and
that generally about the middle of
sentence. He succeeded in doing it
up so that it is doubtful if one out of
ten of the audience could tell the
platform from the comments, many
probably still believing that COM
ments ana all are genuine parts of
the platform. Oh, it was rich. He
is rare specimen. Preserve him,
and if ever you get splenetic, send for
him and have him to recite his
Georgetown grafton. Britain spoke,
he is jewel in your crown. More
anon. Affectionately.
TIMOTHY TUGMUTToN.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07

We copy as follows from the Rio
Grande Sentinel:
The Central Committee at Austin possesses
the confidence and respect of the Democracy
of the State. The Democratic Statesman will
indicate the manner in which the leaders of
the party purpose conducting the campaign.
1t is matter of duty for all who wish to sue
coed to acquiesce, to lay aside all personal
preferences and pet hobbies, and work hon
estly and faithfully for the good ofthepeople.
The prosperity of the State and the happi-
ness of the people are involved in the present
contest against misrule, official corruption,
and usurpation,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07

The entire legal fraternity of San
Antonio have rendered their professions
al services, free of charge, to the tax
payers of Bexar county for the pur-
pose of relieving them, by all legiti.
mate means, from the payment of such
taxes as may be deemed unlawful.
Let the lawyers all over the State
initiate this example, and the people
will be relieved from paying a large
portion of the unjust and illegal tax
imposed upon them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07
.eOutrages at Lampasas.,,

Such is the title of an article in the
Journal of the 3dinst., in which band
of desperadoes are represented as COM
hitting great outrages at that place.
We have seen a party who was
present at the time the disturbance is
alleged to have taken place, and
the truth of the matter is, that nothing
more happened than an innocent fsti-
cuff, in which no damage was done,
save little claret drawn from the
nose Of one of the combatants
In plain words, young man and
the clerk of the hotel had a quarrel
about some little Insignificant matter,
met in the street, had an old fashioned
rough and tumble fight, the young
man coming out second best with a
bloody nose; both parties were ar
rested by the sheriff without trouble,
taken before a justice of the peace,
and there being no evidence of any
threat made by either against the other,
both were acquitted as they should
have been-and that's the whole story
about outrages, desperadoes, etc, etc.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07

Thirty dollars is the amount paid by
Degener on the 5 per cent. assessment
made by the Radicals for money to be
used in this canvass. This will not do.
Five per cent. on $4,000, received as a
member of Congress, would swell the
sum much higher. Let the committee
look to this.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07

Mac Anderson says he is neither
Radical nor Democrat. A few weeks
ago it was not known whom he would
support. Promise of Office, few dol
lars, rations, ETC., sufficiently explain
his present employment as a
hired slanderer. Mac Anderson, son
of K. L. Anderson, whose name is dear
to the people of Texas, supporting
Davis's administration Degenerate
son of worthy sire-shame!
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07
LEADING napers advoc,

Amongthe leading papers advocating
the "new departure" doctrine, are the
N. Y. World, Evening Post, Albany
Argus, Louisville Journal, Memphis
Avalanche, and others; those opposing,
are the N. Y. Day-Book, Pomeroy,s
Democrat, Memphis Appeal, Mobile
Register, Atlanta Sun, etc. 1t is diff
cult to discover what good is to be
accomplished by quarreling over a
matter of no practical Importance
whatege
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07

Davis, in Swinging around the cir
cle," has come home with flea in
his ear, fully convinced of the weak
hold he has on the good will and affec-
tions of the people of Texas.
Hisfalsehoods and hatred of our
people are now fully understood. His
speeches, filed with misrepresentation
and spleen, are the best electioneering
documents that have yet been issued.
The Democracy thank him for his efforts
in their behalf.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07

A Convention is to be held at Goliad,
on the 25th September, by the Demo-
cratic Association of Jackson county,
for the purpose of nominating Sena-
tor and Representatives for the Dis
trict in the State Legislature.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07

We notice, in the Round Rock Sen
tinel, the publication of an address
delivered before Prof. Deckerd's School
at Mountain City, by ]. F. Oatman,
Esq, of this city. This address is
evidently the production of a cultivated
mind, and is marked throughout by the
most elevated sentiments
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07

The New York Sun, New York Tri-
bune and Harper's Weekly, pronounce
Grant to be an entire failure, and
utterly unworthy of the support of those
who have regard to the purity and
honesty of the Government.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07

A monster mass meeting of tax
payers was held in San Antonio on
September I'd. Addresses were de-
livered in German, Spanish and Eng
lish. We publish the proceedings in
another column.
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WILLIAMSON COUNTY AN esteemed
friend, and lately a Republican, writing
from Georgetown for the TRI-WEEKLY
STATESMAN, thus speaks of tie politics
of the county of Williamson.
eff the present State administra-
ton ever had many friends in this Sec
ton, they have decreased rapidly of
late. l do not believe there are ten
white men in the county that endorse
Davis's administration. Our county
meeting was largely attended last Sat
urday, and it was very harmonious
This thing called taxes is a very wax
ing-up thing, and the beauty of it is,
it affects all who own property, it mat
tiers not what their peculiar political
faith may be. Some of the most ex-
IRENE Republicans in our county are
on account of taxes, down on the
administration ''like a thousand of
bricks" The negroes are dissatisfied.