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Letter From ROckpOrt.

ACtttE u EOIu tOchDOEts
RocKPoRT, July %, 1876.
Editor Herald:
Is it not strange that the only Re-
publican who attended the Cincinnati
Convention from Ohio county (Mr. Z.
G. Hubbard) should be such warm
advocate for Woodward in his race for
Sheriff? Yet Mr.. Hubbard is so
fiercely for Woodward that he flies
into passions and swears publicly at
his colleagues of the Republican party
who propose to wait on Mr.. Woodward
and impose upon him conditions prece-
dent to their support. And Mr.. Hub
bard is so well satisfied with Mr.. Wood
ward as his candidate that he succeed
ed, by dint of hard swearings, in hav-
ing the Republican Convention to pass
his resolution that Believing the peo-
"ple of Ohio county desire the defeat
"of the nominee of the so-called Dem
"ocratic party, that the Republican
"party deem it inadvisable to put for
"ward a candidate"
The Republican convention was
held ON Monday, the 3rd of July, and
on Saturday previous we are informed
that Mr.. Woodward, at Sulphur
Springs, publicly declared that he was
required to state his position with ref.
erence to the Presidential race and de-
clared in favor of Hayes and Wheeler.
Who required him to state his posi-
ton? Was it Mr.. Phillips? Prom
inent gentlemen say that Mr.. Phillips
did not make any such request of him,
publicly at least. Was it the Grange'
No; for prominent grangers deny that
the grange has taken any action with
reference to the Sheriffalty at ALL
Was it Messrs. Hubbard ,Shanks, Hud.
son, Berry g. Cor ALL there APP
pears the t'true inwardness" of the
transaction, and until Mr.. Woodward
shall make himself little clearer up
on this point, we democratic grangers
down on Green river cannot yield him
our support, for we do not propose to
submit to the leadership of the bitter
est element of the Republican party
in Ohio County, to wit, Messrs. Hud-
son, Shanks, Hubbard d Co.
When We joined the grange we I'M
derstood that there was no politics in
it, and since joining we have, been I'M
able to find any warrant either in the
constitution or bylaws of the order
which would justify the introduc-
ton of politics into it, nor can we find
any clause in either which imposes up
on a member the duty Of supporting
another member when he offers for of.
fee. Why then should not the DEM
ocratic patrons of Ohio County sup
port Mr.. Phillips who is no less gran
ger than Mr.. Woodward, and who we
believe in refusing to participate in the
introduction of politics into the order
is acting in closer obedience to the con-
stitution and bylaws of the order than
is Mfr. Woodward, who seems to be per.
verting our noble order into a hobby
in which to ride into Office. But he
has reckoned,without his host, for the
people of Ohio county do not desire
the defeat of Mr.. Phillips, the social
ed democratic nominee; but on the
contrary large majority of them, in
Guiding many of his brother patrons,
who, though patrons, are none the less
democrats, desire to see him elected,
and intend to work for the consumation
of that desire. Yours in hope,
| GRANGER DEMOCRAT.
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NEXT Mondays election will decide
the contest for the sherifalty of Ohio
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-15

PAUL BREMoND, the vigorous and public
spirited citizen of Houston, is competing with
Mr.. House in serving his city and State. He
proposes, and the people cooperate gener-
ously, to extend the narrow gauge now
bailding In this direction towards the Sabine,
even to Shreveport. 1t will make Houston
the great lumber market Of the State. Mean
while Mr. House--a firm of Austin bankers
having taken, it is said, half the capital stock,
is receiving the iron to complete the first forty
miles of the narrow gauge to run midway be
tween Pierce's San Antonio and the (Houston
and Austin) Central roads Tracklaying in
this direction was begun Monday, and will be
continued, one mile each day, to the Brazos
The ultimate destination of this road is a con
nection, through Austin we would fain hope
with the Denver and Rio Grande road, hav
ing the same gauge. OF course it meets with
the opposition of the broad gauge lines but
whenever II crosses the Brazos il builds itself
and no power Of accumulated capital in tn,
hands Of old corporations, unless they buy
the road. can prevent its rapid extension. The
interests Of Austin not only require the speedy
extension Of this narrow gauge to this city
but would be infinitely promoted If the ahan
doned Indianola and Cuero road were extend
ed hither. Would il not be well for the mu
nicipal authorities, since we have no cham
Der of commerce, to correspond with Commo
dore Morgan on this subject
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-15

= THE good man Caldwell, who figures
largely in Blaine's troubles, was of Little
Rock, and thimble-rigger there when
Clayton, Dorsey, Birthstone Brooks, Poker
Jack Mcclure, oleaginous Bowen, ct ID
on1ne genus. were masters of the common
wealth Caldwell was an adventurer from
Boston and dealt in railroads rather than
politics. hardly ever doing more than ELL
ing out subscription list made up to pur-
chase negro county's vote or. now and
then, to buy the colored members of the
State Senate or House. He was an exceed
ing good, clever sort OF carpet-bagger, and
Blaine might well use him in maintaining
his good name. When decent men secured
power in Arkansas, Cald well migrated.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-15

COURAGE and integrity are more wanting
than intelligence in modern legislation.
Lawmakers know what the public GOOD,
but are always inquiring what it is that
popularity. demands. The law must
assert its terrors or society is dis
solved and property worthless. Law
givers see and confess facts and re-
sulting necessities, and yet when the proper
remedy is defined they ask whether con-
stituencies will approve the substitution Of
the stocks and whipping post for the route
through the penitentiary to final infamy
and incurable beastliness and criminality.
This punishment Of crime, when criminals
are numberless, becomes farcical, since, in
the eyes of convicts, it is no punishment,
and the degradation incident to imprison-
ment is only nominal. It's single and
marked effect upon those who escape and
those who serve out their terms, is discov-
cred IN the organization of armed bands of
robbers, which, il constituted of whites,
prey upon stock farms and stage coaches,
and II OF blacks, violate women and ravage
henroosts and pig styeS. The penitentiary
system, as organized and managed, is con-
fessed utter failure. 1t absolutely creates a
society OF its own, or becomes an university
whose countless graduates in crime become
terrible to civilization. The system,
as now in vogue, does the least pos
sible degree of good and the greatest
possible harm. There are as many coming
out as going in, and these ele0es of the in
fernal institution are hardened in vice and
crime, and confessed enemies of society,
and yet Lawmakers hesitate to apply the
knife, and extirpate the foul ulcer from the
body polite. Plainly enough there will
be, for years to come, desperate felops
enough TO fill the cells of the State prison,
and it becomes the Legislature to make
some other disposition of rapidly-multiply-
ing petty offenders. To collect bodies of
these on plantations is ruinous even to
property values, and their competition with
farm laborers is wrongful, and to hire them
to railway builders is the only present re-
course left the State. Meanwhile, the
modes of furnishing offenses must be
changed that the number of convicts to be
supported by the State may be lessened,
and therefore the necessity for the thorough
reform Of the criminal code. The lash and
stocks, and, if need be, the branding iron,
as in early days of governments in the
South and West, must expel and reform
and terrify the growing multitude of de-
PRAYED adventures whose lives are devoted
to vice and idleness, and to the manage
ment OF corporate elections.
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THE proposition TO make public lands, here
tofore conveyed TO railways and not secured
by them because Of Noncompliance with con-
ditions Of the grants, revert to the State that
Il may have share Of advantage from its
original domain, win be universally approx
ed. II the bill affect the Texas and Pacific
Company, II Is not proposed that this corpora
ton shall be deprived Of its original cession
save to the extent that il shall have no broader
territory given |, than has been conceded to
other like corporations Even-handed justice
should be done. II Congress choose to lend
Tom Scott $4,000 per mile in government
bonds, with which to build road that will
cost &20, 900 or less, we can only congratulate
Tom Scott The surplus may enable him TO
prevent the collapse Of the Pennsylvania Cen
tral and enrich, beyond measure, the ring Of
which he Is the central figure. But this as
pect Of the facts concerns the people OF Texas
no more than those of other States, and we
need only deal as fairly and generously with
the Texas and Pacific as with other corpora,
tons II Scott secure the loan of United
States bonds, he certainly viii not need the
lands Of Texas. and II he do not secure the
Federal subvention, he Will not build his
road, and there is no apparent reason why he
should ask aught at the hands OF Texas But
he does ask, il seems, all he can get Of both
the State and the United States. Perhaps the
whole win be required to extinguish the La
bilities Of the Pennsylvania Central incurred
on account Of bankrupt and prottless roads
leased for it by the Industrious Tom Scott.
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Senator Carroll, from the special COM
mittee appointed to visit the Agricultural
and Mechanical College at Bryan, submit
ted the following report:
Hon. r. B. Hubbard, President Of the Senate:
The committee appointed tor that pur-
pose by the Senate resolution, adopted May
10, 1876, have visited the premises of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Texas, and have carefully examined the
buildings, grounds and plans thereof, and
ask leave to make the following report:
The land owned by the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas, embracing
about 2700 acres, is situated in Brazos
county, about four miles south of the city
of Bryan, and lies on both sides of the
Houston and Texas Central railroad. The
character of the soil may be termed Slight
loan " and is adapted to agricultural pur-
poses. There is fair proportion of tim
Der on the land suitable for fuel. The mum.
Der of acres of timbered land was not
accurately ascertained. 1t has never, in
the knowledge of the committee, been
surveyed. Water is said to be bountiful
within a few feet of the surface; wells
have to be sunk only about fifteen feet
these wells are said to be never-iailing.
One large tank has been built on the
premises; the cost of this tank must have
been a mere trife, and the ease and cheap
ness with which others may be constructed,
If necessary, impressed your committee
with the idea that bountiful supply of
water for all useful purposes can be easily
obtained.
The location of the college is Ieminently
judicious and desirable. The buildings
are situated east of and fronting the
Houston and Texas Central Railroad, on q
high and rolling prairie gradually sloping
away on every side from the main college
building. The appearance of the grounds
and buildings, viewed from passing trains
on the Houston and Texas Central Railway,
is indeed picturesque and lovely, and is
worthy of the object designed in the found
ing of this institution.
We attach to and make part of this re-
port carefully prepared plan of specihca-
tions, showing style and capacity of all the
buildings now on the premises. To this
part of the report we invite SPECIAL atten-
ton.
At least three hundred and fifty students
can be accommodated, comfortably. II
wall be necessary TO erect one more buIld-
ing, TOR the president or professor, who
has q family. The cost OF the building
should not exceed seven thousand dollars
The committee recommend that the sum
OF not more than five thousand dollars be
appropriated for the purpose Of fencing,
IsJing cff. beautifying and adjoining the
grounds. This amount Is intended TO cover
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-15

1T is not improbable or impossible that
Blaine will be nominated at Cincinnati
He has grown very rich very suddenly while
serving his party, and, therefore, in all
probability, would be most generous to
thieves. The masses of his party are place
men of fifteen years standing. They n
stitute its central propulsive force, and a
successful thief would be a proper repre-
sentative man and have more admirers in
the ranks of Radicalism than sworn,
lifelong enemy of knaves in Office. Throw
up your hats for Blaine