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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-10-21
A CALIFORNIA DIsCOVERRD IN


II the trainers Of the Consultation want
money in Texas and the country enriched
and the people made prosperous, why not
create system of government which viii
give security to property values7 There
are one hundred million pounds sterling in
London to lend on mortgage OF. to invest in
good real estate. It's HOLDERS are watching
the course Of all governments in ali conn
tries that they may make vast. sums pay
more than one or three per cent. per an
mum. They have correspondents in Texas
who send them statements of all facts sf
iecting the security Of investments. Show
the Engllshman that he can get his money
with absolute certainty when it is due and
he will lend it for ten or ffty years
In other words, honesty in this, as in all
else, is the best policy, and if Texan law
givers will give economical and just govern
ments to counties and towns, and, that tax
alton may never become intolerable, suffer
none but those who pay to impose local
taxation, there is no legitimate scheme of
progress in which English wealth may not
be employed even here. If those gentle
men now making framework of govern
ment for Texas were statesmen they would
take advantage of the peculiar position they
occupy ana give the oCaIe an organic code
which would speedily double the wealth
of the country. They would shake off
the despotisnn of the nomadic rabble before
which self-seeking, ambitious adventures
tremble and achieve for Texas blessed
contamination which can nevermore be at,
tainable. So eager are the people to have
a new Constitution that even if they OBJ
jected to the restriction of suffrage, as they
do not, they would accept it to escape the
absurdities and fallacies of the existing
government. But Texas is to be pitied.
One-third of the State Is sacrificed utterly,
and the rest is shut out from boon richer,
more benefcent and fuller of gold than
were the gulches of California before the
white mans greed robbed its exhaustless
treasures.
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THE ELECTION IN OHIO.


The result of the election in Ohio is well
nough in one Gifts aspects, IN another very
nfortunate. II asserts no approval Of
rants administration, or of the reign for
fteen years past ofabominable Radicalism.
he contest involved BlIlallen and Hayes,
nd these two built platforms, each his own,
nd because Billallen was a Democrat ON
iher questions, Democracy accepted him
, the party's representative. Taught a
iluable lesson, it is to be presumed that
emocracy viii no more run mad, either to
e right, when it goes of after Billallen,
to the left, when 1t gobbled Greeley.
ne true national issue was absurdly set
'ide in Ohio for a false one, and the
)surdest aspect OF the result is that
the extent that Grant and his party were
volved, they. were the representations OF
rd money, and yet have flooded the uni
srse with paper, and Democracy, once
Down at the party of "mint drops,n be-
me, in Ohio, the advocates Of a'baser cur
ncy. Really and in fact the contest in
hio, as the STATESMAN has often declared,
as simply contest between debtors and
editors. The first would make paper
oney abound; the latter want pay
emit in coin. 1t is only settled in
hio that creditors outnunbef debtors,
I'd tins exhibit is mainly due to
e fact that the German vote in ohiosis
sormous. Germans everywhere are indus
ious and economical, and where allied
It'll the creditor party, and led by the elo.
tent schurz. They kicked the beam and
d Billallen, il seems, swung off into eter-
ty. Pennsylvania party leaders should
cept the lesson and recognize the plain
ct tonight in every contest of recent
,ars that, wherever a partisan contest has
lrned upon the plain, honest, enduring
Gessnces between the consolidationists or
epublicans and home rule and Democracy,
Q latter have uniformity triumphed.
70 have deplored the course of
ents in Ohio, again and again, as
Or readers win attest, and declared that
emocracv was risking, in that local con-
ct, everything on contemplate side issue
it'll which the national" party could
I'VE nothing TO do. Our Vaccinations
ave been verified, and the party in Ohio
I'd Pennsylvania, even in the presence of
% conflict Of 1876, must change front.
.eanwhile it is proper to say that our dis
atches, when this is written, are very mea-
,r. The most etupendous ass in America
he who furnishes the interior towns of
sxas with Geographic dispatches. lie not
In the morning papers of Galveston or re-
ives old files OF the New ork Herald.
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LET THE CONVENTION ADJOURN
FOR TWO MONTHS. -

.ta
If this Convention would do the most
possible good in the briefest possible time,
and without endangering the rights and
liberties OF the people of Texas, and frame
for them the wisest, possible and most en-
during government, it will adjourn for two
months. Let all the committees report,
have all these reports printed, and then
let the learned body, so-called, retire
each member to his Sabine farm,
to confer with the people, and then, too,
those exceeding good people who represent
the pulpit can have the reports before the
conferences and deacons' meetings and con-
sistories. It is right to have the commit
Lees reports there, since it is right and prop
er to have the preachers here to make them.
To most members of the Convention, this,
of law-making, is new business. They
have motions" instead of ''opinions," and
they should 90 home and gather the views of
the masses, who rarely commit blunders.
It were better to do this than have the new
Constitution failure = rejected by the peo-
pie. Moreover, it will be an infinitely bet
ter Constitution than if hurriedly construc-
ted as now proposed by many newspapers.
An adjournment costs nothing, and with
out it, we greatly fear, the Constitution
will not gain acceptance. Every white man
in negro-governed counties, If our correspon-
dents be not mistaken, will vote against the
concern, and then, if it be adopted, either
leave the negro-ravaged counties or turn
Radical. Meanwhile Governor Coke can
go on and hold State elections under the
existing Constitution and laws, and there
can arise no pretext for the possible inter
ventiOn of Grant and restoration of Davis
and the Mameluke cavalry d 81
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Mr.. Russell of Harrison, made an able
vote for the orr isacc.
Mr.. Mccormick moved to refer the Crdi-
nance 10 a select committee. Lost.
Mr.. DeMorse offered substitute that the
collectors OF taxes for the counties OF Cali
houn. Matagorda, Brazoria, Harris ana
Chambers be directed to remit the collec-
ton thereof from all sufferers by the late
tornado. and that the collectors shall ie-
ceiye evidence of the actual necessity IN
each case. and that necessity resulting from
the cause aforesaid; aud that each collector
aforesaid shall return upon his rolls spc-
cific entry, Indicating the remission and the
cause, aud that he shall make separate re-
port aggrcgating all the cases thus re-
lieved, TO the Comptroller of the State, VINO
shall make corresponding entry on the rec
ords in his office"
Mr.. Mccormick moved to amend by add
ing county of Galveston Accepted.
Mr.. Reagan moved to amend, by adding
before the word tax, the word state.
Accepted.
The substitute, as amedded, was accept
ed by Mr.. Russell.
The substitute was then passed by vote
of 80 TO SO.
The report of Mr. King, made some time
since, on counties and county lands, was
ordered engrossed.
Mr.. Erhard moved reconsideration of
the vote passing Mr.. DeMorse's substitute
for the ordinance Of MIR. Russell.
Mr.. Graves moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table. Lost.
The question then recdrTing as to wheth-
er the Convention would reconsider the
vote passing the substitute, the Convention
reconsideIed it. Is
Mr.. Reagan said he had no doubt OF the
power of this Convention to grant relief.
| We had passed an ordinance of great mag
nitude, suspending the State law, and con
tinuing all officers beyond the term Tor
i which they were elected, and surely we
] cculh pass this ordinance.
Mr.. Ferris strenuously objected. he
would 60 as far as any one, in proportion TO
his means, to relieve these people, but he
did not consider this Convention had any
| right to relieve them. He voted for tho
passage of an ordinance suspendipg cleo.
ton law, as an obstruction to the making of
4 a. constitution, but this was of entirely a
4 different nature.
Mr.. Wright was opposed to the substi-
i tute. He contended we had no right to
thus take charge Of money of the people.
e,M Mr.. Crawford moved to include the coun-
lty IL Marion on account of dro'lth.
1 Mr.. scott moved to include the county Of
hGass.
Mr.. stockdale asked Mr.. Crawford il b,
considered the drouth IN his section equal
TO the recent affection in the lower coun
1 try by the late tornado.
4 Mr.. Crawford replied yea.
r. MT. Steckdale said Mr.. Crawford mus
have lively imagination.
The Convention reconsidered the vote
and refused to pass the substitute.
- The question then recurring on the pas
sage of the original ordinance introduced
= By Nr. Russell of Harrison, the Convention
refused to passit, by vote of IL to 5s
r Adjourned.
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EVENING SESSION.

Convention met et $50 y. "a.
Pending business was the consideration
of the Legislative department. The con-
sideration of the same was postponed until
next Monday.
Report of Committee on Public Lands
and Land Office was the next business.
Section two provides that i.all unsatis.
fed genuine land certificates barred by Sec
ton four, article ten, Constitution Of 1869,
by reason of the holders or owners thereof
failing to have them surveyed and returned
to the Land Office by the first day of Janu-
airy, 1875, are hereby revived, and may be
located on aay of the vacant lands in the
State" g
Mr.. Stayton moved to amend by adding
land any genuine land certificate which,
under former laws, have been declared in
valid because located upon titled lands, or
upon lands held by older locations, are
hereby revived, and may be located on any
Of the vacant lands Of the State"
Mr. Flemming moved to strike out this
Messrs. Darnell, West, Russell Of Harri-
son, Robertson Brown and Others spoke
against the amendment 10 strike out.
Mr.. Fleming said the section would inure
principally, if not entirely, TO the benefit Of
land sharks
Mr.. Robertson said every sense Of honor
and fair dealing would cause Us to pass this
section; that as long as there was one GER
tificate Of the old soldiers Of Texan indie
pendence INDICATED, or land left 20 locate,
we shoaid leave the matter open. He said
there were many who gave to this State lib
erty who had not yet been able 70 locate
their certificates.
Mr. Brown also spoke in favor Of the sec
ton remaining. He thought il was but 3
duty We owed 70 the State.
Mr.. Russell of Hsrlssen made an able
speech in behalf Of old Texans, and claimed
for them their right--that every right TO
viii. b they were entitled should Be given
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The Calvert Team says s'that out of the
ninety delegates in attendancs upon the
Constitutional Convebtion Al Austin, very
small per cent. of that body rise above the
local politics Of the hour, OF can got their
miads beyond the clrcuulseribed limits Of
their districts. Mr.. Johnson, Of Collin
county, whether he Il a statesman OF q back
woods politician, il matters not, as j0kist
he is success, for be has stirred mp the bile
Of the Changers and Radicals in that body.
Every public assembly, it seems, now-a-
DAYS, has It's clown, and Mr.. johnson might
As well assume that role as any enc else, as
long As the people are unwilling % dispense
with It, and are willing 80 pay five dollars
per day for the exhibition"
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THE Examiner tells about the tsvagaries'
of the STATESMAN, and says "some of its
follies have been sublime" The objection
people who think have to most newspapers,
consists in the fact that they drift along in
the same unvarying course. Newspaper
dom" is dead sea of inanity. Over its
broad surface reigns perpetual calm.
The STATESMAN doesn't swim in those
waters. But there drifts the Examiner,
and now and then it spouts a little, and very
feebly, to say that man is born--why not
woman9-with the right to vote, and it is
wrong, therefore, to impose restrictions
Why, then, restrict the right to men TWEEN
ty-one years of ageF He whodares to think
for himself and say what he thinks aston
ishes the Examiner. Such conduct makes
the people think. They get out of the old
deeply worn grooves, and this is most in
convenient for those who have held them in
moral slavery for years. Therefore, Che
shackIes imposed upon the press by despotic
governments. The. same restraints are
sought to be fastened on newspapers in re.
publics by just such appeals to ignorance
and stupidity as this made by the Examiner.
Whatever it does not approve it denounces
as q ''vagary," and that which 1T cannot
comprehend it pronounces 'folly." The
world of thought is full of these, even as
the Examiner is empty.
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fresh danger from the result of recent
Northern elections. 1t is not too late. even
now, 10 hold elections under the existing
statutes Of Texas. and thus to prevent
that possible condition of affairs which
Grant may denominste an interreguum IN
justify the Intervention of the Layonet
with Davis on its point ,'
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G.. Crow,
JOSEPH WALKER,

The italics in the above communication
have been adopted by us, and will help to
show that the gentlemen were lukewarm,
and we cannot blame them. But what the
people desire to understand is not the prob
able debts made By Dir. Brown and Mr..
Glenn, but the aetusIexpenditnres of Mayor
Wheelef's administration. Who csn tell
anything about is from the financial farce
presented7
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EvEKrSo sEsaros.

Convention met at 2:sO; quorum pres
The vote referring the fourth section Of
the article on Pubic Lands and Land OF
fee Was reconsidered.
On motion Of Mr. Flonrnov. the whole
matter, amendments. substitutes and orig
NAL article, were referred ~
The report Of the COMMITTEES against the
passage q the ordinances introduced by 1lr.
Russell Of Harrison, 70 relieve the sufferers
BY the late Good Of taxes for 1875. was
taken up.
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ru1Rrr,srxrn DAY.

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4 ,,,,s, tresaat
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81 ~ .A so. - '.,-;., .h;.h
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9;.,as ,In pos c,,;red -, Sna;n Ma;
~
co or Ooahuiia ana iexas SNAIL De recorueu
u Shs oounSy II VIC. .ie sam 80, :. ny
.stus ~ y: ,,:sh az - IA.
before the nrst day oil January, 1851, OF
tney sna DC ioiever
.ns sny ,hyft. pi., -
~ Ooiinis'eo on ',si.e
Aan
H. mr.. Ernaro presented resolution That
rom tne TENOR OF me press ana PuDiic opin-
U ~ = ~, iiss y y eAsle.nely ao1pt-
w ~. VII ~
", Wy. SoseIhVt 40 HeleDy
/ ,squeSeeo soconvene = session o. the 5egis-
iature1 ksereoy aSq gig. Soniusion ana dis
sster. Carried; 2, -
On loe a'a OF MT IT, Mchean, tne vote was
reGpea s ana resoiutlon reJectea.
M 4'.sa On 1 i, apose was taken,
haa, ~. h. snae tne convention mad
;f anS sen n, nJhe 70 uams aoonss'tutlon, ana
tbs ,ey;v;lesa - ~ 20 nome ne nao
th;s P 80 ~. ~ Ice uins' A'ter tne Vote
NJ PnsssII ,.s II.-.;. - :
,,,.;--., =. ~ -. - ll.. PiesenI GU res.l-
nv ,ha sd ce " sTs asS.e On pubic lanas
~ sne suulllon o. section having Tor Its
betwes ~" sbs Ro =, Jules d LANDS ying
and counties m III pee a,a psas;S;n N
lows ants to he entered ,,th;,, 80. go 81
etc I Referred -, - -N'---l wv ySaa''
Mr.. Weaver presented a resolution nrov;-
dino 70, the .6r..,s.,..,s Piosi,
in preserving the history Of the state Re-
Business on the table was the unfsvorahle
report of COMMITTEES ON resoiut;on nroh;h;.s
ing collection bv law NJ das,ts cd,,,ra.tss,
two years after the adontion m this Constr
tuition. Adopted. - - 80
4 Unfavorable report of Committee on State
Affairs regarding the estahliebmen, ~ a hr-
reau of vial staI,stics Ado,sad -
The article ON executive de,,artr,.,,. ~,
it's third reading. was taken nm ana read
Mr.. Alternately moved To str;kee ont 1.-TWO
thousand ;, "a the saiarv oS 'ths sscra,.~r.S
State, and inset ..aye HUNDRED y 1 los, bv
q vote of As yeas to SO NAYS. recurring two
thirds to carry an amendment in the n1esent
state of the article. .,Is 800 4. 4.
Mr.. Mclean moved sundry amendments.
the object Of which were to make the Office +.
of Secretary of state elect,ve Tost Inv vote
Of 20 yeas TO "a nays. re :, =
Mr.. Abner moved TO reconsider the vote
on salary Of Secretary Of State. siia'a
DIR. Rills. moved to table that motion.
Carried t,tt ~
Mr.. Dohouey moved IN ;nsert IN linz
twenty-eight, .sHe shall not he elioible for /
more than four years out of six- . Lost.
Mr.. Moore moved TO strike out two wears
as the term OF the Governors Office and in Z
sert four. - ~ -. S'' 49, g
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TO sURsCRIHERs- AND CORREs-
PONURNT.S

Persons writing 10 this Office in relation
? their papers or business, win please state
he postoffice to which the paper is, or viii
Q sent, or the answer must be mailed.
hey will also state whether they take OF
essre to take the DAILY or WEEKLY.
BY so doing, much delay and trouble will
c avoided.
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CONVENTION PRoCEEDlNes.
THrRTv-THIRD DAr.
AusTIN. Octoher "a. 1e75

AUSTIN, october Il, 1875.
The Congestion met at AN; quorum
present.
The President appointed, as s special
committee seven, on the subject OF educa-
ton, Messrs Mum, NorveIl Moore. Ross,
BAliiDger, Martin Of Navarro, and Robert
son.
Mr. Baliingsr presented the following
resignation: 3
MATAaoRDA County,,
October 8, 1875.
Hon Z D. Frkett, Prszidnni 81 TN conyenlina:
Sfr--In consequence Of the disasters re-
sultinR TO me from the receAt tornado, /
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due course of the Law of the Is nd
Adopted.
o. this amendment there was cons idera-
bic discussion among the members.
On motion of Mr.. Chambers, thee owen
ton adjourned until A. NJ. to-mcrr oy.
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them. Because they were so unfortunate
as to fail until now TO have their certificates
located was no reason why this prohibition
should be continued
Mr.. Mclean moved to amend by adding
after the word .tceTtifcaten the words 'in
the possession or ownership of the original
grantee, hls or her heirs.-
On motion Of Mr.. billiard, the motion of
Mr.. Flemming and the amendment Of Mr.,
Mclean were laid on the table by vote of
&C to 10.
Mr.. Allison offered to amend by adding
sand returned to the Land Office by the
first of January, $780,"
Mr.. Barnett offered the following as a
substitute: can unsatisfied genuine soldier
or head-r1ght land certificates barred by sec
ton four, article ten of the Constitution of
1869, by reason of the holder or owner there
of failing 20 have them surveyed and re
turned to the Land Office by the first day of
January, 1875, are hereby revived, and may
be located on any of the vacant lands in the
State 81 sliag rs Ff,r
Mr.. Kilgore moved to lay the substitute
on the table. Carried by vote of 40 to SO.
The question then REQUIRED on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Stayton, which was
adopted.
| Mr.. Allison's amendment was lost. - E
Mr.. Crawford offered the following sub
stitute:
"All unsatisfied genuine land certificates
barred by article four, section ten, of the
Constitution of 1869 are hereby revived. All
unsatisfied genuine land certificates now in
existence shall be surveyed and returned to
the General Land Office within five years
after the adoption of this Constitution, oil
be forever barred; and all genuine land Ger,
tidoates hereafter issued by the State shall
DO surveyed and returned to the General
Land Office within five years after its issu.
ance, or be forever barred"
Mr.. StaytOn's amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Gather offered the following amend
ment: Provided, that none of the land
certificates hereby revived shall ever be-lo-
Gated, surveyed or patented on lands held
under previous title or color of title from
the sovereignty" Adopted q q is.ss -.
Mr.. Reagan moved a reconsideration Of
the vote just taken Carried 80 3 III 2
Mr.. Stockdsle offered the following sub
stitute for Mr.. Gathers amendment; 6 M
location or survey, by virtue OF any aenuin.
land certificate, shall hereafter be made
upon any land which appears to be appfo
priated, decided or patented by the records
| OF the county or General Land Ofiicesn t3zs
On motion of Mr.. Cards, the Conveutiof
adjourned until A. N. tomorrow. u
| st,so---------=, ,,,,-7f, 81 4 sfTta
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one square-eight lnes-{I for first Insertion; atty
ents tor each subeequent Insertion
Especial notice. nexf II, r@sdI,,, ,,..,a, a. On, -
9lere eacn insertion. Eight lines OF less one square.
= Reading matter. local column, nfIeen cents per
A,oveFiisements payable I'm advance,
MESS with those doing 4 regular bust
less under Contract. = p
~ We will contract with parties themselves at the
Dove rates and not through third psFfies.
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AUSTIN, October Il, j $40
Prarer bY Raw. In. Wrieht.

THIRTY FOURTH DAY.
Convention met pursuant to adjou. nment
New-York tribune., 1875-12-09

The railway and miscellaneous share market
opened firin on the general list, but weak Lake
Shore and Pacific Mail but after moment of heSl-
taton a strong upward turn commenced in Lake
Shore which did not eliminate until the price had
risen from % 10 6l5s, Western Union Telegraph and
Pacific Mail being also about one point higher, al II
and fl g respectively. The rest of the market was
less active indeed quiet; but prices strong and
generally ruled firm all the afternoon, without the
development of any new or entertaining feature.
Tie general market wound up strong under smart
buying movement, with prices at the highest
points OF the day and looking upward
Some of the street gossips attribute the strength in
Lake shore to a rumor to the effect that the Com
pany will soon pay 3 per cent dividend, and pos
sbly it may if it can borrow the necessary funds
and possibly 1t can The real reason for the advance
is more likely to have been the liberal purchases of
a strong Broad-st. party, who have Of late been
very much engaged in putting this particular stock
up and down apparently at will. Western Union has
gaincd strength by the declaration OF another
quarterly dividend of per cent. Nevertheless some
Of the sad old ones OF the street shake their heads
dlbiously, aud quietly intimate with what reason
we do not undertake to say, that the Company is not
in financial condition which justiies such dividend
The total sales to-day have been considerably larger
than the average for several days past, amounting
to nearly 1872. 600 shares. of which over 100, 900
were in Lake Shore. Tie other prominent shares
rs viii be seen by our table below were Pacific Mall
Western Union. and Erie. The result of the days
business is a very general advance from yesterdays
closing prices of 3 to 2ls per cent, viz: Wabash
gained ID per cent Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, aud Hannibal and st. Joseph, each Il; St.
Paul Preferred; IS; Central and Hudson and Pacific
Mail. each u; Erie, Ohio and Mississippi, At
lantic and Pacific Telegraph, and st. Paul Com
mon, each 0s; Western Union and Michigan Cen
trail, each e; Northwest Common and Missouri