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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25


The Radical Office holders of Texas ex-
hibit an intensity Of pain and anguish in
the closing hours of dissolution, which
would extort some feeling of pity, were it
not for the desperate character of their
lives and the incalculabIe enormity of their
transgressions. From the first to the last
they have thought nothing but evil, done
nothing but evil, and they seem determined
to die in their sins, reckless of the past, the
present and the future They have known,
from the start, that they had no moral right
to the several positions they have been hold
ing and disgracing-that the people of
Texas, could they have exercised the rights
of freemen, would never have selected them
as the public servants of their win, and
that they are indebted solely to force and
fraud and Acknowledgement forthe opportu-
mites they have enjoyed for pillage, plumber
and oppression. All this they have done with
corrupt hearts and brazen faces, regardless
Of the rights and feelings Of Others. After
living so long in the poss ession of power
and the means of self-agrandizement, it is
hard for them to give up all and die the
miserable death Of the wicked and de-
PRAYED. They cling to life and Office with
the tenacity of despair Their struggles
are fearful to witness. Their agony seems
unspeakaole. They are writhing in pain
and already feel the fortunes of the damned.
But die they must, and their deeds viii fol-
low them Ehey may resort to the law,
which they have ever set at defiance when
it stood in their way, but the law win con
denim them. They must 60 the way Of all
corrupted flesh and Gle, and be buried deep,
that the stencil of their corruption may not
poison the air and bring on hereafter
another epidemic Of crime and disaster to
the GOOD people Of Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25

A great many lately have been topping
over and falling in the mud. Ne must
come down. The great objection We had
to the change made by the last Congress
was fixing the salaries too high. They
were already high enough. Instead Of in
creasing their salaries, the members Of Con-
gress should have taken measures to return
to a specie basis, and then the reduced cost
Of living would have made their compensa-
ton liberal enough. But this continual adj
ding 10 tie currency and running every
thing up, and then adding to the salaries,
because everything is up, IS policy, Of all
things, to be rcpudiated. The upward, sky
high tendency must be checked. There is
no reason in the prices which hotel keepers
in Washington and elsewhere are charging.
There is no reason in the general extrava-
gance and luxury Of the day among certain
classes, who are living of Of the hard Iabors
Of the millions, who get but little, in com
parison for their tolls and privations. We
must come back to a sound currency and a
cheaper living and lower salaries-that is
the thing. The speech Of Dir. Stephens win
not do. It looks like it was made to please
the body of men he was addressing rather
than the disinterested honest people Of the
country. In Congress it was recsived with
applause, which it did not merit.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25
Important movement IN south Carolina

1t seems that there is really movement
on foot in South Carolina to impeach Gov.
Moses, a correspondent of the Charleston
Neaes and Courier having been shown list
of charges drawn up by prominent Repub-
hcan as a basis for the proposed proceedings.
The charges are that the Governor received
heavy bride for approving printing bill !;
that he made q corrupt bargain in order to
gain his last nomination, pledging the de-
cision of his father, the Chief Justice, upon
the validity of the fraudulent Blue Ridge
Scrip; and that he has been influenced in
the disposal of his patronage by sordid and
corrupt motives In December last the
General Assembly appropriated 1925, 600 to
pay the claims of the Republican Printing
Company for work done for the State, and
it was openly said at that time that Moses
refused to approve the joint resolution I'M
less he was paid $40, 600 for doing so. It
is also common rumor in South Carolina
that no county officer who is subject to re-
mOval by the Executive can retain his place
unless he periodically divides his profits with
the Governor Moses was Speaker of the
House before attaining his present Office,
and while in that position acquired an unen-
viable reputation as a public plunderer.
Among other exploits, while Speaker, heis
credited with having illegally issued over
$500, 600 of ''pay certificates, " for which
there was no appropriation, but which must
eventually be saddlcd on the taxpayers.
When he was elected Governor it was sup
posed that the preceding administration
had stolen about all there was TO steal in
South Carolina, and that therefore his op-
portunities for plumber would be limited;
but those who took this view Of the subject
greatly underestimate his abilities. His
salary is $500 year, and when he was
elected he was greatly in debt. But not
withstanding the moderate amount Of his
legitimate income, since assuming his
present Office he has been able to buy the
Preston mansion at a cost of over 500, 600,
and to indulge in fast horses, diamonds, and
other Iuxuries to an unlimited extent It is
not likely that he viii be degraded from
Office simply on account of stealing, how
ever, for the Legislature is as bad as the Gov
ernor in that respect; but as be has become
unpopular With his party, it is possible that
his dishonesty may be made TO serve as
pretense for throwing him overheard. -
FloridiaR.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25

ATrESTIoS IS called to the article which
We republish from the Psiadelpkia Press,
edited by Col John Forney, one Of the
ablest Republican editors Of the country, in
which the same view Of the powers Of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Is taken
in regard to political questions. which We
have laid before our readers to-day in what
VIC have said in relation to the case now
pending before the Supreme Court Of this
State. We win add that the view taken
By Col. Fomey, is sustained By Horace
Binney and all the ablest lawyers Of Penn
sylvania Of both parties According to the
telegraph the new Constitution Of the State
OfPennsylvania has been adopted, notwith-
standing the improper ruIiDgof its Supreme
Court, by majority of $50, 900. Radical
judges viii not much longer be allowed to
override and Tepress the sovereignty of the
people to sustain the conceptions and usur-
pations Of their party.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25


1t would seem that VIC are still far from
the end of all agitation on the unfortunately
troublesome question Of the colored man 3
rights. On Monday the national conven-
ton called for the purpose Of pressing upon
Congress Mr.. Summers civil rights bill, OF
something similar to it, assembled in WASH
ington with n large number Of the leading
negroes of the country in Attendance. The
proceedings, so far as they have reached US
rs yet, had not progressed 10 a permanent
organization, and they are represented to
have been disorderly.
The convention will doubtless adopt res
olutions urgently in favor Of rigorous law
on the part Of Congress, requiring the poo
pie of every State to admit colored men. and
women to IN unqualified equality with the
white race in hotels, in churches, at all pub
lie places of amusement, and on Oh public
conveyances. And Mr.. Sumner and other
fanatics will, Of course, espouse what they
propose, and Lake an earnest effort TO ac-
complish it. We cannot but hope, how
ever, that the day has passed for the exer-
else of any such unwarrantable authority
by the Congress of the United States.
The Supreme Court has leccntly given
to tile country an opinion intthe Louisiana
slaughter-house case, from which Congress
should learn lesson to guide it on this
question. = Richmond ERqRiger.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25
THE Texas COLONY ASSOCIATION.

All practical schemes for promoting inn
migration to this State, and thus aiding in
the development Of its varied and immense
resources, should receive. we think, the en-
enlargement of the Texas press. We have
been favored by friend with some notes in
regard to the above named association, and
take pleasure in laying the information be-
fore the public for the general benefit. The
company was organized last October for the
purpose Of colonizing certain large tracts of
land in Texas founding towns and promo
ting immigration generally. It consists of
John A. Francis, George w. Balm and
Henry F. Thomas, Of Chicago, and our
townsman, J. W. Lawrence, of Austin, Texas.
Arrangements have been made with the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Conn
pany to furnish the Association with
immigrant through tickets from New York.
Chicago and st. Louis at low rates, and
with the Cunard Line of steamships to
transport immigrants from Liverpool to
New York or Boston in connection with the
Texas Colony Association, so that imml-
grants can be landed in Texas direct from
Europe as cheaply as to any part Of the
Northwest. The arrangements of the COM
pany are now complete and in active opera
ton. Mr.. Balm, one of the company, is
now in Europe to establish agencies With
very encouraging prospects of success. All
the gentlemen engaged in this undertaking
are well known for their energy and enter
prise, and by their references give assurance
Of their high standing for integrity and
eIbility to consummate successfully this laud-
able undertaking.
Ir. connection with Messrs. Dashiell and
Waters, of Kaufman county, associa-
ted with it for that purpose, the
company have purchased $40 acres of land in
that county and have laid off the city of
Lawrence, situated on the great Texas and
Pacific Railroad, thirty miles east of Dallas,
in one of the most fertile sections of North
ern Texas, near which, through the said
Dashiell and Waters, the company control
the sale Of 10, 600 acres of land, which it
proposes to cut up in small tracts to suit
the wants Of immigrants, and dispose Of
the same at such reasonable terms of price
and time that all may be enabled to secure a
small farm of their own. Town lots in
Lawrence are sold to immigrants, who pur-
chase tickets through their Office, at the
small cost of S15 lot, which, with the
price of transportation to Texas, is less
than they would have to pay for the trans
portation alone, if they purchased tickets
elsewhere than through the Office of this
company, to which we cannot help wishing
the most complete success.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25

Messenger that Wandcrcr looked very clean
and nice on his return. Every county has
its beauty spots.
The wagon business is said to be very
large at Dallas. Hides are coming in bv
the thousand Dallas expects to ship 40. 600
bales Of cotton this season. An old gentle
man in Dallas has bought ten barrels Of ci-
der for his own use. The ETalH advise.
further purchase Of n ton OF doughnuts.
GraYson county has $500 registered votes
bat then It has also two immense cities
Sherman and Denison.
The Tyler Democrat says that cotton is
selling at that place at the rate Of thou
sand bales week.
The merchants Of Bastrop have been do
ing heavy business during the last week.
Inc -aeeertiser attributes the success OF the
Radicals in that county at the late election
to ''the stay at home Democrats IF so-
they richly deserve the infection.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25

Il appears, from a report laid before Con-
gress yesterday by the Secretary of War,
that Gen. o. o. Howard, who, We believe,
had charge of the Freedmen's Bureau from
the time Of its establishment until the pc
rod Of its abolition, is a defaulter to the
government for over a quarter of q million
Of dollars. And, singular to relate, the
Secretary states that Gen. Howard would
have been tired BY . military court Of in
quiry 'swere il not that most Of the matters
are barred by the statute Of limitations.
Hence il appears that, after al the fuss and
hummery attending the organization Of the
defunct Freedmen's Bureau; after all the
enormous drafts upon the public treasury It
was the occasion Of, and after AL the hu-
initiation which the enforcement Of Its reg
ulations heaped upon the Southern whites
for the benefit Of the Southern negroes, and
Tor the personal aggTandizcment Of an army
Of carpet-baggers, there was stiil room for
over q quarter Of million 10 slip over on
the wrong side Of the ledger n Gen. How
ards accounts We want. 81 course, 70
find ont, # possible, Why It got there. And
the statute 81 imitations precIude re-
dress Wen may people wonder that, AMID
az the foul corruptions that notoricusiy IN
Test many Of the departments Of the govern
nentp with daily r0bberies Of the most bare
f4ced description. from Congress down. or
Up, e. TIC case may Be. that We arc able 10
hold up our heads % ihe face II other nn-
iions and proclaim our8 nn hontst HonutIie
4 olicial oelInqu Il the hungry grabs
for spQils and corrupt JOBS o. ail sorts 80 on
nneh longer ~ the WY thcy have bern
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25
The silver HANDWRITING.

After the coming of Christ and the writ
ing of the New Testament, the scribes Gas
those were called who copied the books adj
mlred the Christian sacred book so much,
that they thought no amount of time spent
in copying anything so grand could be
wasted; and they toiled year after year,
sometimes a whole life long, on a single
copy of the Scriptures. Some of these
copies were wonderfully beautiful. They
had strange, bright letters in different
colors, and curious pictures, the like Of
which no man had ever seen; for each
scribe used his own fancy, and invented
whatever adornment pleased him.
Some of these manuscripts are yet in ex-
istence. There is one at a place called Up
sala, in Sweden, which is called 1.-THE Sill
yer Handwriting" It was written thirteen
hundred years ago, but was lost or hidden
away for seven hundred years. Then some
one found it; and after it had changed
hands good many times, the chancellor of
Sweden bought it for eighty pounds, and
had it bound in solid silver; after which he
gage it to the University of Upsala
1t is written on crimson parchment. All
its letters are of the color of silver, except
the headings Of the pages and chapters. and
few verses, which were thought by the
writer to be the most wonderful; these were
written in gold.
All along the edges Of this beautiful
Bible, and on the title pages Of the differ
ent books are strange pictures in silver and
gold.
No wonder it was thought worthy Of
being bound in silver, and kept as a great
treasure which money could not buy. Our
book makers think they can make us very
pretty books, and we often see them bound
in velvet and adorned with golden corners;
but all this work is doneby machinery, and
is not, after all, half so beautiful as this
SILVER Handwriting, done by one who
loved the Bible, and wanted to make others
love it.-Bright Side.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25

q. Ecuaid. yo1 knoU that love sou.
kou know fhat my promise Is true.
And think there s. nothing more pleasant
fhan leEdinE tha GcruSn with you.
But listen. have something 10 uhisp.ef.
BE surc tis no periions warnlnr
Pat gour fears all TO rest lis eirirlo re-dssef.
ficase Ronald, don't 81 b the morning.
wow, Ronald, don't wrinkle your fosescad,
And open youe eyes Ike D i-iit.s
Don't try 70 iook ruefpl Or horrld
Ny love, g viii he ~ mouse.
one can't arrange puli5 braid and riRsici,
With ony halt ulinctes ernirr
And when ~ dtstGtift. Nhr. one r6aily don't feel
Like hay1ug q calf Ri The iluniog
Besides MAMMA thinks b is siily.
And surely dear maIrela must know
For she's been header 81 fashion
These thirty odd ecSsuns or sos
Don't talk ~ simplicity. dcarcsi.
What q iieaufy without some 4toEalnrs
And one looks Ike fright, after dancing ~ Drht
So Rouald. don't cali b. The ineriiAs.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25
A VIVA woman.

As Mr. Roda Fewell and a number of
other gentlemen were hunting in the big
woods near BANDS Ford bridge on Tuesday
last, they discovered smoke arising from a
thick pine grove a few hundred yards dis
tant and supposing it to proceed from the
biyouac of other huntsmen, they approached
the spot. Imagine their feelings, when they
were within a few rods of the place they
discovered female almost nude seated
near the fire, engaged in picking large
bird preparatory to cooking it. The hunts
men amazed at such sight, involuntarily
stopped. A consultation IN suppressed
whispers and they concluded to surround
the weeping beauty, for it is said she was
weeping, and WAS often seen to wipe the
tears with her long waving black hair.
Each huntsman was stealthily creeping to a
position marked out for him, when one
of them happened TO strike his gun
against the body of a small pine
which caused the woman to look up, and
seeing her situation and the surroundings
let her intended dinner drop and grasping
bow and arrows that lay near her side
bounded away with the swiftness OF deer
The huntsmen were transixed as it were,
and for some moments not word was
spoken by either. They represent the wo-
man as being about thirty and possessing
great beauty of face and form. She wore
an undressed bearskin about her loins,
which constituted her only covering. No
one has been able to give any clue to her
history as yet, but there is no doubt she is
tie companion of the wild man that was
seen a few days ago. not far from Alexan-
dria, by number of huntsmen, an account
of which appeared in the Alexandria Ga
zette. Her weeping was no doubt caused
by the absence of her companion. It is
supposed these two children of the forest
have been frightened from one of the two
chains Of the mountains east of the OHIO
river by the approach of the Washington
and Ohio Railroad. Great efforts are being
made to capture her, and it is hoped her
companion will be captured also --lfqaassas
Gazette.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25

WE cannot understand why the Galveston
Meas, from which we repnblish very well
considered article on tho election, the judi
ciary and the legislature, should persist in
speaking Of the conservative majority in
this State, as if the late victory vas won
under conservative banner instead Of tbs
good old Democratic flag. The State Con-
vention, which nominated our ticket, was a
regular Democratic one. so known 10 every
body, and The platform adopted was an IN
missakaole Democrats platform, ard the
great eight vas made and the victory won on
that platform. Itistrue that an conserve
tive people voted with Us Cor this plain ssa.
son: the Democratic party proper is tie
only really conservative party in this coun-
try, and there is no reason Why every true
conservative man should not belong to it
and vote whit. But We protest against
any Of these attempts to Ignore the name 81
Democracy, is il there was something
wrong il t. Apart fron the Democratic
party. North o. south. the opposition -
Radiesiisn would amount IS nothing worth
speaking o.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25

The SUE's CRUST. Professor Charles A.
Young caused considerable discussion at
the American Science Associations meeting
at Portland, lately. by some unique theo-
ries regarding the sun The erruptions
which are continually occurring on its sur
face render probable the supposition that
there is q crust Of some kind which retains
the imprisoned gases, and through which
they make their way IN jets, with great
violence. According TO Professor Young,
this crust may consist Of a more or less con-
tinuous sheet Of descending rain, that Il, a
downfall Of the condensed vapors Of those
materials which we know, from the spec
troscope, exist in the sun. The continuous
efiiux Of the solar heat Is equivalent to the
supply that would be developed By the con
densation, from steam TO water, Of q layer
Of about five feet thick over the whole sur
face Of the sun, every minute Of time As
this rain descends the velocity 81 the faIl-
ing drope would be retarded BY the resis-
lance Of the denser gases underneath; the
drops would coaIesce until continuous
sheet would be formed, and these sheets
would unite and form q s0rt % bottomlcEs
ocean, resting on the compressed vapOrs
beneath, and pierced By iuuumeTable A.
cendinq Jets and bubbles. u would have
an approximately constant depth, because
i would turn - rapor az the bottom IS
rapidly IS Il grew e. the surface. though
probably. the thickness 81 this crust would
continually increase e 3 slow rate, and IL
whole diameter grow less IN other words.
Dr.. Young would regard the sun IA an
croynous bubble, whose walls are steadily
fhick1ning and rs diameter ever icsseninR.
IN proportion ~ the loss of heat
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25

: THE pro ten editor of the Lampasas Dis
patch is in error IN suppOsing that we have
''misquoted the. Constitution IN. regard to
the tenure of Office. We know well the
provision of the Constitution which fixes
the Governors term for four years from the
time of his installment, utthis refers to the
Governors after the first election. Had the
pro TEN editor looked at the election declar-
alton, which accompauys the Constitution
and is a component part thereof, he would
have seenthat the Governor and other Off
GERS, under the first election, hold for -four
years from the time of their election. Moth
ing can be palmer.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25

MONDAY we had the pleasure of visit
from the Hon. Erick F. Schmidt, member
elect to the lower house of the Legislature,
from Harris county. Mr.. Schmidt was also
member of the Thirteenth Legislature,
taking his seat. as member of that body
after the decision of the contest case from
Harris and Montgomery counties in favor
of the contestants, Col Gustav Cook and
others. He is a German by birth, uniTer-
sally beloved by the entire community in
which he lives, and is, besides, gentleman
combining within himself the highest moral
worth and intelligence. His colleagues in
the House will be Capt Barziza, of Harris,
and Mr.. Stewart, of Montgomery.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25

THE people of Pennsylvania have carried
their new Constitution, against the efforts
of Grant, Cameron and the whole Radical
State government, by majority of 175, 900.
GoL Forney, of the Press, compliments the
Democracy of the State very highly for
their efforts to secure its adoption. He is
very severe on Cameron and other leading
Radicals. The following is the close of his
stirring editorial on the subject:
sit is among the marvels of these times
that so much power has been welded by
men who themselves have confessed their
incapacity. They have been amazed that
they should have been so elected, reelected
and trusted At last they naturally began
to think the creature higher than the crea-
tor. They concluded the people were not
only asleep, but dead And no wonder,
when all fell down and worshipped them.
But now they are disenchanted. The Sow
ereign asresumed his sceptre, and the only
king we honor in this Republic, the King
People, has come back, after long lapse
and a-deep sleep, to look after his own"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25

A DISTINGUISHED scalawag IN Dallas, by
the name of Bentley, not long Since wrote
a SILLY, characteristic letter to the State
journal, winch It was weak enough to pub
fish, This Bentley was register and an
old school supervisor or treasurer, OF had
something or other to do with the school
fund, and, according to common report about
Dallas, was loaning out and specializing on
the money designed for the teachers of the
public schools. His very name is a blot on
the columns Of decent newspaper.