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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13

no desire or intention in the proposed
convention, to disregard or interfere
with those conditions. They are too
wise, and too earnestly desire peace to
/ do SO.
Our own belief IL that the least possi'
BILE legislation done this winter, except
to call the convention and elect a
United States Senator, will be the best
for the State. Only measures OF abso-
Lutte, immediate necessity should bc
acted upon.
That all may fully understand the
conditions embraced in the congress
sional law of March 80, 1870, being he
final act of Congress on the Whole
subject matter, we herewith copy them
in full, as follows:
And further provided, That the
State of Texas Is admitted to represent
tation IN Congress as one of the States
of the Union, upon the following nun
damental conditions: Flrst--That the
constitution of Texas shall never be 30
amended or changed as to deprive any
citizen or class ofcitizens of the United
States of the right to vote, who are e''-
titled to voted by the constitution here
in recognized, except as punishment
for such crimes as are now felonies at
common law, whereof they shall have
been duly convicted under laws equal.
Iy applicable to all the inhabitants of
said State; provided, that any alter
alton of said constitution prospective
in its effects, may be made in regard
to the time and place of residence OF
voters.
Second-That it shall never be law
full for the said State to deprive any
citizen ofthe United States, OH account
of his race, color or previous condition
of servitude, of the right to hold 0ffiee
under the constitution and laws of the
State, or upon any such ground to re-
quire of him any other qualification
for Office than such as are required Of
all other citizens.
Third-That the Constitution of Tex
as shall never lie so amended or
changed as to deprive any citizen or
clnss of citizens of the United States of
the school rights and privileges Sc
cured by the Constitution of said State.
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r,xo. Co.,t,uctiou Company

The Philadelphia Ledger says Col. T.
A. Scott, one of the indorses of the pa
Der of the Construction Company Of
the Texas and California Railroad Com
pany, proposes to settle with holders in
payments extending from two to twen-
ty-four months. The Ledger says:
tCol. Scott is quite sanguine, If his
creditors will extend to him the credit
he asks, all will get their money; II
they decline this, and press for imme..
diate payment, they must be satisfied
with what they can get. He expresses
great confidence in the belief that
Congress will extend aid to his etner.
prise, not by indorsing the COM
pany's bonds, l,ut by lending the conf
pany government bonds, under such
guarantees of payment by the company
rs he can show Is sufficient. What the
prospect of aid of this character may
be, each reader will have his own opiil-
ion.n At the last accounts, Col. Scott
was in Washington. According to q
dispatch In the ST. Louis Republican,
Col. Scott states that eleven million
dollars have been expended BY the
company on the Texas Pacific railroads
that two hundred miles of it have been
already constructed, and that one hun
dred and fJrty miles Of the bed are
graded and ready for the ties and rails.
This work is on the Texas end OF the
road.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13

A DISPATCH from Austin to the Gal
weston News says Governor Davis has
disclosed his intention Of fsurrendsring
the office to Coke on the meeting Of
the Legislature, and Attorney General
Alexander declares that all the other
State officers will do the Same; In other
words, that they will take no advan-
tage Of legal technicalities in the law.
We recently stated the case SO plainly
in THE HERALD that there seemed no
room for doubt, but this determine
tlon Of the present officers Of State
fully endorses our view and will re-
move all difficulties. We presume the
old county ofncers Of the State at large
will consider the question In the saras
light and act accordingly, though We
have not conversed with single one
Of them and are not authorized 70
speak for them. The intention Of
Governor Davis Is to his credit.
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WE do not publish the scattering
election returns from other counties,
which are both incomplete and unsat-
isfactory. Suffice 1t to soy, that we
believe the whole Democratic State
ticket is elected by from twenty to
twenty-five thousand majority. We
publish this morning In tabular form
the vote of this county, as fur as We
have been able to get it. AS soon as
the official count 10 made, which will
be oil Friday next, we shall publish
our table again in full, giving the
official result in the county. We snail
also. in few days, give the names OF
the Senators and Representatives.
elected.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13

A SPECIAL to the Galveston News
says that Mr.. Herndon has introduced
a bill in the House, among Others, to
make Texas one judicial circuit, called
the tenth, and give it Judge, and di-
vide the State into Eastern, Northern
and Western districts. Courts in the
Western district to be held in Austin
and San Antonio; in the Northern dis
trict at Tyler and Dallas; and in the
Eastern district, as now. Also to APP
propriate $500. 600 for a new postoliice
at Tyler. Now, can't our Representa-
taivcs, Mr.. Mclean, have an amend
ment added to the bill to make an APP
preparation for building postofiice
and courtroom In Dallas, the largest
and most important and rapidly grow
ing city in Texas, outside of Galveston
or Houston.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13

The conditional pardon heretofore
In vogue in Massachusetts 4ns been
decided invalid by the Supreme Conrt
of that State. In 1855 convict was
sentenced to four and one-half years
imprisonment but at the end Of two
years was pardoned on conditions that
Ii ever again convicted he should serve
oat the remainder Of the first sentence.
Unfortunately he got into evil ways
and was sent back 10 prison on a new
sentence. To escape serving out the
balance OF the old term, a writ Of ha-
beas corpus WIS availed Of 70 get the
case into the supreme Court aud
hence the decision. Tie abolition Of
this conditional system viii probably
not be regretted, for ifa man is fit 70
be pardoned at all, il Is hardly neces-
saary 70 impose upon him q contingent
inprisopmepA
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LACK COUNTY.

We had the pleasure of call yester-
day from Mr.. p. Momtcastle, of Jacks
toro, who was in our city, purchasing
goods for that market. He informs us
that Quite a large body of Indians
passed down through the edge oi
Young county, on Friday of last week,
gong in the directiai, nf palo Pinto,
tlp to las, dates, they had committed
no deprcia;ions
Jack county has raiscda company oi
Rangers, under the late proclamation
of the Governor, composed of seventy
five men-all frontiersmau and well
armed. The company is under
command of Captain S. w. Eastor
and is now out on a scout, some
twenty-five miles west Of Jacksboro.
Mr.. Mountcastle informs us thai
money is plenty in Jack county, ths
troops having recently been paid off
and business good. I.
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LAMAR, Democratic member Of Co

LAMAR, Democratic member Of Con.
gress from Mississippi, has already
stamped himself on Congress as q man
of great ability and Is likely to become
the Democratic leader in the House.
His short career before the war was
brilliant. Since the wai he has been the
almost ilolized President Of College,
and now, as member Of Congress from
a State largely overrun by carpetbsg-
gers, he seems to have commenced
where he left of twelve years ago, as
man Of honor, genius and patriotism.
Lamar, of Mississippi; Beck, Of Ken
tucky, and Cox, Of New York, are the
three brightest Democratic lights IN
the Lower House Of Congress-.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13

WE are In receipt Of a marked copy
Of the Shreveport Times, containing .
most complimentary notice OF Mr..
James Brooks, the new proprietor OF
the Southern hotel, the leading insti.
tuition OF that city. Ar. Brooks had
the misfortune to lose his father dur.
ing the recent epidemic, but - he 70
young, full of good intentions and de-
termined, we hope To see bis success
com mensurate with his deservinss,
and the Southern, under bis manage
ment is second to- no house IN the
State. - a.so glHt25u hsiiiih1oi
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13

THE South Is more fairly represented
on the committees Of Congress- this
session than ever before since the be-
ginning of the war, twelve years ago.
In the Senate, two Democrats are
Chairmen of committees, and on each
important committee there are two
Democrats instead Of one, IS hereto
fore. Men, experienced in legislation,
will see, in this change, the growth OF
better feeling and the effect Of the
reaction steadily growing in the coan-
trv
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yINDICArION.

During the last Legislature, while the
election and registration bills were
pending, Governor Davis manifested,
with every appearance of sincerity in
private conversations fear that If the
precinct system should be restored,
without police at the polls, the white
people would intimidate the negroes
and keep them from voting. The wri-
ter of this, then representing Dallas
county, had a free and courteous con-
v.rsation with the Governor on this
subject, in which he gave expression
to such fears.
In reply we assured f1o'- ."'ffNof
that ws'hnnes,iy belle. .' nrs r.
vc, -. s, 1iii ~ "a. "4-, lha .ha ft't
rroteflop lst eiur-a l1n ~ tH :
would irf >p.l 81 bers "&n ~
wi,,,e neigtn0r; VIC y,oeN t,f., NHl
nearly all the hai nioo" iin'i be<n stit,
Grated by crowding all the negroes at
elections in the county seats; where
many were unknown, and that we
firmly believed the great body of DEM
ocrats would feel natural and manly
pride in protecting their colored neigh
bors against imposition or intimida-
ton. The Governor replied almost in
these words: ~ wish l could have
your faith, and if SO, would be glad to
cooperate in these measures"
From that day to this we have looked
forward to this election with keen in
terest, fully believing the white people
of Texas would vindicate our views OF
their temper and action. AS yet we
have heard but from u few counties,
but so far us heard everything seems to
have gone peaceably and kindly. AS
to Dallas county, we all know that the
utmost good feeling prevailed between
the white and colored people. We
have not heard of IN unkind word or
act.
Having expressed our convictions
with perfect frankness to Governor
Davis, in our earnest desire to restore
pricinct elections, we should have felt
double modification had any disturb
ance occurred in our county. We hope
to hear ofsimilar happy results through
out the State.
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The next assemblagc of tho kind
was under President Johnson's recon
stru, tion plan in 1856, whose labor
also fell to the ground. II WAS also ai
able body of men, but, ut the samt
time, chosen under circumstances o.
ne ore or less confusion and mental-in'
timidation. That is TO say, the peop!lt
were fearful of federal interference IN
their action and were not intrinsi'ally
free, in their own belief, to elect whom
soever they thoght proper.
The next and last constitutional con-
vocation of the State, was the conven-
ton of 1868, elected under the recoh-
struction laws of Congress, siperin-
tended, directed and, in n measure,
overaWed by the army OF the United
States. 1t was in no honest and just
sense, u representation of the voice OF
Texas, but packed body OF mercena-
ries, interlopers, enfranchised negroes,
md u few really representative men OF
the people. In its councils ignorance,
hatred, revenge and cold-henrted sell
fishness were predominant. The re-
suit of its labors was the present mis-
cradle budget of incongruitics called
our State constitution. Some of Its
PROVISIONS are copied from all the pre-
ceeding instruments and are satisfaG-
tory, but the animus of that body OF
men was to enchain the bona tide peo-
pie of Texas and fusten upon us rs rl-
lers a set of imported creatures, who
hoped to maintain their power In the
State, under the forms of Republican
government, by absolutely controlling
the negro y0te and rendering the i'll
telligence of the country powefless,
Under this system we have lived for
four years, until, by dint of persever-
ance and without any thanks to those
who have refused to register and vote,
the majority of our people have elected
a full set of State officers aud Legisla-
ture solemnly pledged to undo these
i,,iuuities and take all necessary steps
10 restore the people to the full enjoy
m,nt ~ ylnir rights nS ireemen of u
a,.t e;att y . troe confederation OF
>t4i.
Y ,. 1tN t.- ,U-ph i's lesj-lathre
VII +ali5 o4,aHt,.t,a ~ delegates To
b. 3, isep li-a.l 'h a,aiA nf '|le people,
"gaGWau ~ i0iao;ice, IN biased by
i,ar, IL ir;fi,,s constitution in har-
mony with the spirit Of Republican
government, and worthy of people
who, for forty years, have shown y
Jealous regard for the essential princi-
pies of liberty.
Judging by the past, so briefly
sketchedNif7 this hurried article, we
shall EXPECT to see convention assem-
bile about next May or June, in which
the virtue, statesmanship and wisdom
OF Texas will he as fully rcpresented ms
in 1888, 1886, 1915 or 1861. No man
should he thought of as a delegate to
that body whose devotion to Texas or
liberty can be questioned Many of
our old patriots have gone to their final
rest-many remain to counsel and
nerve us--younger men are on the
stage, imbued with tlreir spirit and
wisdom Others are among us more
recently from other States-the field is
wide, and our people, so soon To be
free, cannot fail to select proper men
to frame good constitution.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13
A CONVENTION AND 4 NEW CO
STITUTION.

A CONVENTION AND 4 NEW CON
sTITUTION.
We have heretofore avowed that the
first, and possibly only, great duty OF
the incoming Legislature, would be,
without delay, to call convention to
revise the present or make new con-
stitution, just as the old common
wealth of Pennsylvania has done but a
few weeks since.
We maintain that the needful re-
forms by Legislative enactments, un-
der the present ill-arranged, contra
dictory constitution, is an impossible
ty. 1t was framed by body of men
to a large extent Ignorant and preju-
diced-many of them strangers-and
at time when their passions We're
angry ON the questions of the war.
Moreover, 1t was never revised or final
Iy completed before they adjourned in
disorder, and the scraps were taken
and put together by military COM
mission appointed by General Rey-
nolds of the United States army.
The laws already enacted under this
rs,ssd m.ss 90 const,tnt;opa, nro-
visions are vague, ill-digested and
sniteI 10 our wants. cannot be adontel
90 lonr as Legislators are bound by its
contradictions and clumsy machinery.
Tho short sensible. peaceabIe mode
of relief is for this Legislature at once
to call a convention of delegates t, bc
fa,rly chosen by tine people ,fti.
tric;r. to aysca,6lr as .Ar', rrtes'
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13

AMONG the eccentricities Of the late
election is the fact that Wharton
county, largely Radical In all else, has
elected full set Of Democratic county
officers. We presumeit resulted nom
conviction amongthe negroes, who are
over three to one, that their party did
not possess competent men. Ifso, II Is
greatly to their credit.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13

ai HARRISON COUNTY, Of which Mar
shall is the seat Of Justice, gave Davis
2,slS; Coke, s97, Radical majority OF
1910. This, however, was expected
1t Is the largest relative negro county
In the State. t.E,, .-,-t.a
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13

It Is reported that petition VIII be
presented 70 Congress during the pres-
ent session numsrousiy signed by im-
portant personsges Of the Indian
tribes 70 have the indian Terrliy sec
tionited. A repeal Of the laws goy-
erning that country and the enact
men, Of others authorizing its settle
mspt bs thrifty people, could DO ne
hAgn % any one
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SENATOR'S ELECTED.

democrats In Roman; Radicals |
Italic.l tr''.i 1'-iE t
District I'D. Hobby.
District 2-W. H. Swift. '''
District 3-James f. billiard.
District 4-W. B. Stirman.
District o. Webster flanagan.
District 6-J. l.. Camp.
District I'D. b. Culberson.
District S-(DemOcrat).
District 81. d. Bradley.
District l0-Democrat).
District ll--W. E. Moore.
District 12--B. c. Franklin.
District l3- -(RadicaD.
District law. r. Baker.
District l5-Ed. Randall.
District 1871. q. Davidso,a
District l7--J. H, Davenport.
District ls--W. d. Wood.
District l9-G George B. Erath.
District 2O-Amxi Bradshaw.
District ar. D. Allison.
District CIV. H. Trollinger.
District 2s--(Democrat).
District 24-W. ]. Friend.
District 25--V. Ellis,
District B-A Ledbetter.
District N-John Ireland.
District 2S-W. II. Westfall.
District 29-Joseph w. Dwyer.
District SOW. H. Russell. .,,,..
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AaI I NJ II -:

Merssrs. Richard II. Griffin, Adyertisihg
a rent, No. 4 South street, l'altimore' ,.,; Mu.;
s.. M. Pottengili Il Co., ~ PARK row. Nsw
607 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, are duly
auly authorized to contract for advertise-
inents for insertion in the DALLAS HEh-
AID, at our lowest rates.
nD-Messrs, Dnshiell x Waters, Bankers,
Kaufman, are authorized agents for THE
HERAL LID In Kaufman county.
BS-T. NJ. Smith, Esq, ut Lewisyille, Den.9h
county, is an authorized agent for the Dali
LAS HERALD, and money paid to him OH
our account will be duly acknowledged by u.s.
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HERE Is another oftbose delightful
facts of science; ''Feeling Is much
slower sense than sight. Ifa man had
an arm loug enough to reach the sun,
and were to touch tyat body with the
tip of his finger, he would never fnd
out whether il were hot or cold, rs he
would be dead before the sensation ar
rived al headquarters, which would re-
quirs = hundred yeays.9 nf
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13

THE District of Galveston, BrasoriA
and Matogorda-the two last largely
colored In population-has elected a
Democratic Senator aud three Repre-.
seutatives by several hundred majority.
We do not think over five Of the thirty
Senators will be Radical.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13

COLONEL ]. v. CocKRELL, formerly
Of this place has been elected PresId.
ing Justice Of Grayson county. He
ran as anindependent candidate against
Mr.. Woods, the regular nominee, and
was elected by forsy-five majority.
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WITHOUT any State police, or any
extra peace officers, the election oi las.
Tuesday was, perhaps, the quietest that
has ever been held In Texas. We have
vet to hear Of the first disturbance OF
any kind in the State.
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vAis,Arfr deductjou by The Wash.

vAfrAnLr deduction by tbe Wash
ington Star:
Mrs. Elizabeth cady Stanton. neatly
clad In black silk, vas anoug the
promeBaders on the avenue to-day, as
straight as q belle Of seventeen, owing
perhaps t1 the fact Of her wearing sns-
penders, ns she recommends them for
young girls.
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The defeat Of Tracy for the Senate,
by VIM r. Baker, Democrat In the
Houston district, b . great change Tor
the better, in the Radical.fidden eoun-
ties Of Harrison and Montgomery,
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The estimation for the civil estab-
lishment Of the government to be sub
United to Congress this year exceeds
those Of last yenr between 81, 500, 900
and g, ,00Q. 900.
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THE ordinary yield ofvheet per acre
In Oregon this yssy II said 70 Be % 70
% bushels, snd q osfs 20 % %.
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CONSTITUTIONS OF TEX ~,

:Io.tlr oj;.a;,i>;''i"n Of the HIat"s of
Mc%,a., .uiM 'i,A tr''et''l -, i'''-
lj..o ~, mn'ts.4feiy a't@ iiir
~ oj4'p"A.j "t'Woarrai 'ni
rfs r""'ts o." 'Hh'''i's 90.
~ nttet tY '3.'ief
t1e pHrf. 'ghDiia ag' t'Sa-, ~,
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-06-29

In their fourth annual report, the Massa-
chusetts Bureau of Labor statistics announce
State is constantly on the decline. The nn1-
Der of acres of improved lands has decreased
twHnt per cent. since 1850; and the cash
value of farms has decreased five per cent.
third in all kinds of grain, and a correspond
ing decrease in horned cattle, sheep and swine.
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Here is saying of Leigh Hunts, which we
0o ona1i5 TO tnose who have not become de-
Hair is at once the most delicate and fasting
OF OF our materials, and survives us like love. It
rs 80 ngnt, so gentle, so escaping from the idea
child OF friend, we may almost LOOK u5 to
heaven, and compare notes with the angelic
tb aSoTSe-nay, almost say, Il have a piece of
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FOR ..-.....FoR sAIE
100 casks D. S. SHoULDERs-very small size.
80 - BACoN-Clear, Clear Rib and sbopldsr,
100 tierces Choice S. c. HAMS.
wv Refined LARD-Rings
TOkos Litmer & Austin's.
Which offer for sale at the lowest market price.
II. T. LAwLEB
Nos. IS, n, 70, 81 and So Peter .,,oo.
late New Eevee.
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WESTERN PRODUCE, LIQUORS, ETC.


HOYT g. WILCOX,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
BUTTER AND CHEESE
Northern and Western Produce,
49, -.Tchoupitoulas Street. ..e2
Corner of Lafayette street)
NEW ORLEANS.
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Concluded next week
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GRAIN, CoRNMEAL AND RAf,
81, SO, 81, g. New Levee Street. 81, SO, 81, q
jyI472Iy Corner Poydras.