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This statement ShUwS that tho net
Terenurs Tor the hIc1l year were $751; Is: O3G l
And that The net expenditures wcre.. 1j5, iag 10
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The shortest Route across The continent
from ocean to, &C an, lying ylthin the boun-
daries of the United States, and the, route
which viii be preferred by heavy freights,
metals and minerals, is that pursued by
Huhtihgton's road, on which twenty thou
SAID ,laborers are now employed sdTt is
completed very nearly from Sam FrEncisco
to the southern boundary of California, and
its destined terminus is Houston or Calves
ton, and it can have no other The short
est route for Oriental commerce across the
continent will be furnished BY the Interna-
tioual road. THIS will connect Austin,
New Orleans, Charleston, Norfolk, Hous-
ton nnd Galveston and New York with San
Bias, on the P ,cifc.. II a ship canal, be
cut across Florida, Houston and Galveston
will be aggrandized aboye all cities, by, this
road, and for the reason that heavy fteights
SEEK water transportation, and remain for
the shortest possible distances on land /.
Tom Scots's Texas and Pacific, an exten1
SION of the Pennsylvania Central and of St,
Louis roads, diverging from Pexas, which
it enters in order to make mighty n" land
grab, - at the one hundred aud fourth par
aIlel of longitude, aecomPlis6es none OF
the purposes either of the Ibternatioral OF
of the California system Of roads, which
Huntington extends to Houston. and Gal
weston. Therefore, the STATESMAN persist
emily sought to show that the riches and
of those lawgivers who con- prehcnd these
pLln facts and promote those schemes that
s'lbserye in truth tine, purposes of Texas
and of the South. o7r..to,<rca Il I'D
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A DEcLARArIov of Mr.. T,Iden. made

A DECLARATION of Mr.. TIIden, made in
October, 1862, used TO define the POSITION
of the New foik Democracy. the position
which he Thought II proper for it to take.
and which it did take, is as follows:
''And now, If my voice could reach the
Southern people through the journals of
our metropolis, Iwould say to them that in
no event can the triumph of the conserva-
tive sentiment OF New York in the election,
mean conseat to disu.ion, either now or
hereafter. Its true import is restoration,
North and Souih, OF that Constitution
which had secured every right, and nm
der whose Shelter all had been happy
and prosperous until you madly fed
from is protection. Il was yOuf
act which began this- calamitous civil
war. II was your act which disabled rs.
IS we are now disabled, from shaping the
policy or limiting the objects Of that war.
Loyalty As we maintain your rights, viii
We maintAia the rights Of the govsrnment.
We will not strike down its arms as long as
sours Is lifted against IL That noblest and
grsatest work Of our wise ancestors il not
destined 20 perish. Weintend 20 rear once
more upon ahe old and firm foundations its
shattered columns. and 20 carry them high
CT toward the eternal slries.t II the old Gag
waves in tha nerveless grasp Of q frantic
but feeble faction, 20 whom you, and not
Ne, abAhdpbed II. We, whese courage
you hEFe tried, when We stood unmosed
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TaE METHODIST CHURCHES,
NORGH AND SOUEH

The Methodist Churches, North and
South have met in council and agreed upon
a plsi of determination. The churches
separated upon sectional issues. political it
mss be in their nature, but these issues
have cessed TO exist, and it may be hoped
thst tbs union may be nc. only
$ Christhn, but . political one. But .
gr@tdealis to be done to make this union
complete. The Northern Church, since the
wa, has resolved itself into Que Of themost
powerful Political machines in this country.
Il las loanei its influence to Southern per
seotious, has been the acknowledged
power behind great political throne which
hs been seeking to overtum the estab
liaed forms of our government. and has
ben free to let the world see and know
thse things Hence the present movement
isis source Of greater hope that there Is =
rsolutiOn now pending in political affairs
iathis country. Ifthe Methodists At the
Nfth are really ready to extend the hand
q Christian fellowship to their Southern
erthren, there may be no d0ubs that they
vi Be met more thsn bali var, and cut Of
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-07

OUR Texas readers do not encounter IN
new spapers of their choice many speeches
made by our enemies of the North. We
hardly imagine and cannot believe that
such things are said of US as are printed in
Hayes's organs, and that some, adequate
idea of these gross misrepresentation may
be given we print an extract from Morton's
speech. 1t is full of falsehood and of un-
utterable hate. He said of the st. Louis
convention: 81 hfuf nsv3s bu0 yi-f0s o. 7i
There was the old STAKEHOLDER, with
heart full of bitter memories, believing that
emancipation was robbery, and his enly
hope OF indemnity inlthe Democratic party.
There was the old agitstor and secession
ist, who had hurried States into rebellion
and drafted ordinances of secession. 7i,n.
There were the officers and soldiers who
had borne the Confederate flag upon many
bloody field, and who proudly pointed to
their rebel record IS their title deed of
Office and glory. 5fj u 'ao''.'-
There were the members of the rebel
Congress at Richmond, who had debated
with closed doors the question ofthe black
flag. s.a ,.aao. r,,.5E fea7a i,-s
There were the architects and defenders
of Belle. Isle, Libby, oAndersonvilIe and
Salisbury, scenes OF horror of which the
Modocs in their lava fortress had never
dreamed.
mere were the Northern sympathizers
and doughfaces, who, had waited, and
watched over the border, whose hearts and
hopes were in the South while their bodies
were in the North 39,. d - if .5.'it en'
There were g few Union soldiers. who
had carried their seanty isurels to Confed-
crate market, where decoy signals were
scarce and in large demand. ss5og M
There was the sore-headed Republican,
whose neglected claims for office had bro
ken his faith In civilization and convinced
him Of the necessity for reform.
In short, there. were assembled the mourn
ers for slavery, the organizers of rebellion,
the ku-klux and white Inner, the Northern
sympatbizer and doughfsce. the advocate
of Southern sovereignty, and the repEesen-
tative of every element that had torn the
country with civil war, drenched it with
blood, and watered it with the tears of the
widows and orphans ~
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/ The political change which has taken
place in Mississippi among the negroes since
the State passed under Democratic rule is
said to be wonderful. The more Intelligent
of them see and understand why the gen
eral interests Of the State are in a more
fourishing condition, and they are, con.
vinced that their individual interest, will
be far, better protected under Democratic
home rule than through any other rinstrui
mentality They aDetired out with carpet
bag rule, under which they were ,duped
and led astray, and they arelnow satisfied
that good government reasonably proceeds
more certainly from those whose finterests
and natural associations belongt to the
State. Hence large numbers of negroes are
enrolling themselves into Democratic Clubs,
andit is believed that %, 900 of them wilt
vote the Democratic ticket; and unies;
these negroes are driven from their party
fealty the Democratic majority in Mississipr
pi will reach 40 0O0 ..,f. b.7F.
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EX-GOVERNOR DAVIS and his supporters
are opposed to the candidacy of A. P. Nc
tCormick, and it is said that the Objects to
elect the ex;Governor1 to Congress To
further this plan, Davis and his adherents
give itgout that they wilhsuppoft Wash
Jones for Congress, and when there is
no time left to- correct such an i'm
preston, just upon1i the eve of the
election, Davis tickets will be distributed
to the Republicans. who will vote solidly
for him. This was the plan adopted by
these very men, leading lto their, sue
cess in the last municipal election in Aus
tin; and driven, as they are, to desperate
straits on all sides, i. may be expected that
they will leave no opportunity open which
may obtain them Lreferment. This view
of the case we have from a Republican,, and
there is every reason to believe it isIacorrec,
one. Jones's candidacy, then, means nothing
but the election of Davis as representative
in Congress from this district, and Datis's
supporters are open enemies to the Democ-
racy. There are so:ealled Democrats, dis
appointed ones, even I'M this sAcity,, who are
all the time whining abOutldefeat, and we
are free to say they appear to- lcoyet it.
They are well known, and time may come
when 1t will be proper to speak of them
personally. s''@ 1s"l
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it the use of Christianity WI be ad
vanced and nation firmly cemelted. II
this sffiliation be genuine, the people of the
whole South, and Christians of all denom-
inatians may rejoice that one of our mos:
Powerful enemies has been converted into
q friend. II this be 50, good government
for the whole nation viii follow. 1t is
Christian to see the Il error of ones ways,
and repent, and recognizing that the evils
which have come upon this couDtry spring
in very great measure from Northern
MethodIsm, it is exceedingly proper that
this branch of the church should now set
itself earnestly to work to repair the bitter
ness and unchristian spirit which has been
engendered through. such action.
The arrangements established between
the two churches was the work of a joint
commission appointed for that purpose, and
refers mainly to the settlement of differ
ences about church property, irrespective
of legal points, and upon those of equity,
directed by Christian spirit. The address
of the commission, after going through the
details of settlement agreed upon, closes
as follows:
In order to further promote the peaceful
results contemplated by this JOINT commits
sion, and to remove as far as may be all oc-
casion. and especially to forestall all further
occasion, for hostility between the two
churches, we recommend to members oi
both, as wise rule of settlement where
property is in contest and one or both are
weak, that they compose their differences
by uniting in some communion, aud in all
cases that ministers and members recognize
each other in all relations of fraternity and
as possessed of ecclesiastical rights and
privileges OF equal dignity and validity
they should each receive frem other minis
ters> and members in good standing with
the same alacrity and credit as if coming
from their own churches; and without each
others. Institutions and missions, they
snouid nevertheless cooperate in all Chris
tian enterprise.
1t is not to be supposed in respect of
some matters of mere opinion that all min
listers and memDers in either church will
be IN accord, but we trust and believe that
a spirit of fellowship and mutual regard
will pervade the reconciled ranks of the
entire ministry and membership of both
churches. We believe also that the su.
preme allegiance to the cause of the Great
Master will triumph over all variation of
personal sentiments, and will so exult the
claims of brOtherly affection that from this
suspicious hour new epoch in Methodism
will begin its brighter history, SO that we
shall know no unfraternal Methodsm in
the United States or even in the wide
world. - -. .-a. ..srI Er.g....... t...
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A MODEL OFFICKR,

H.
In this day, when evil ideas prevail,
when corruption in high places is The rule,
when officers use the people to carry ont
purposes directly antagonistic to law, and
when the ground-swell of reform is coming
up as natural effort to place society once
more 10 safety. it becomes source of grzt-
ihcAtion 20 be able TO point to man who,
a. an Officer, is shove reproach and would
place al about him beyond the eontamina-
ting Influences which creep in and would
capnvaee those whose duty il is to serve
the public faithfully and wen. Col. s. Il.
Dsrden has had charge Of the Conptroller,s
Office for one, sSd is now serving for the
second terB. During this time he has con-
Quoted his cdics 70 the best interests Of the
public permitted By law, aud bas made :
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-07
THE Sioux war q teaclllte one 1aas6oEa 4

THE Sioux war is teaching one lesson at
least-that the whole Indian policy Of che
government is radically wrong snda crime
against civilization. The red men are first
fondled and feasted and next fought. They
are allowed to govern themselves INSIDE q
nation which claims the country in which
they roam. They are treated with as with
a foreign enemy, and thesetreaties last just
so long as the savage finds no opportunity
to break them. The IndiSo policy must be.
changed, and these savage Creatures must
be tanned by subjecting them to the laws of
the land, just as white men arerheld Iac-
countable, And if it be proven that they
will not become lawfabiding and peaeesble
citizens, let the armies of the 'Uaited States
be sent against them and war of exterfnf
nation be waged against them. ida % yid'
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SEYMOUR DKuLINRs.

By reference to our kilograms il, vii, be
seen that Seymour refuses the nouinstion
for Governor of New York This comes
from dire necessity, in cOnseqnsnce.of his
physical condition. 81 His physician. warns
him that his condition win NOT bear the ex
citement and labor attending canyass,
and Mr.. Seymour thereupon publishes his
letter of deciinatfon. The duty Of select
ing Candidate in his place devolves upon
the Democratic Executive Committee. .2snd,
as Mr.. Seymour says, there are able men to
fill the place extended 70 himself. The com
mittee will take action at an early day. q
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faiihful, upright, and honest officer. As
an evidence of the manner Of man he is,
we are pleased 70 give the following
incident, which occurred on the morn
ing of the first day of September: ::
Thursday, being the end of the fiscal
year, Comptroller DsrdeL called vall of the
clerks IN his department together, and
made them clever little tallso He said be
was grstified that during the fiscal year
just ended, no unpleAsantness had occurred
between him and any clerk in his Office, and
he hoped they would continue in harmony,
but he took occasion to remark that,
in future, all clerks must continue en-
ployed from $50 A. N. to 1880 P. NJ, and
from to 5 P. NJ, and that conversing
among themselves or with visitors during
office hours, except upon direct business
pertaining to their special work, should not
be indulged;s that the reading of newspa-
pers would not be tolerated during the
time they were upon duty for the State;
that they should not think it hardship to
be kept thus closely employed, as he asked
nothing of them that he did not expect
to perform hlmseIf; and that the early
opening and late closing of the Office was.
perhaps, more disagreeable to him than any
of them, since he residedin the country three
or four miles, and nearly all of them lived
in town; that it was their duty to keep at
work no less so, being in the employ of the
State, than if employed BY an individual
On the whole, his remarks were signalized
for their practical good sense, and the mat
ter of fact and yet respectful manner in
which he reminded clerks of their duty.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-07

WITH the reunion Of the discovered
wings of Methodism there will come to-
gether q number of minor branches Of
the potent denomination The Meth
odist Protestant Church, the Colored Meth
Odist Episcopal Church, the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, and some
Others, win helpto swell the numbers and
increase the importance Of reunited Metho-
disn- That communion viii then be fully
three millions strong in meubership. p..s,s,
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MaIarious Fevers.

You are at liberty to my name in praise Of your
Regulator as prepared by you, and recommend 1t to
every the best preventive for Fever and Ague In
the world. plant In Southwestern Georgia near Al
bAny, Georgia, and must say that 1t has done more
good on my plantation among my negroes. than any
medicine ever used It supersedes quinine II taken
In time. Yours, etc,
D, ..f 900 hon B. H. HILL, Ga
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TnkhK has been anosher poIitic&l revolu-
tien in Turkey. resulting in the deposition
OF Murad. 90 lately the successor ot bis m.
Gle. snd the advsneement of Abdul Hansd
70 The throne. G - E ~.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-07

GEN, D.. kILPATRIeKi who was hired ito
canvass Indiana blythe RAIDS, as was SchurZ
in Ohio, writes cheerfully to Governor
Hayes, telling him the signs of the times
1t is said that Fitzpatrick, after writing the
letter, forgot to mail it, leaving it on, the
hotel table. By what right it was published
we do not know. Very certainly 1t could
not have appeared originally in the pages
of the STATESMAN; but since it has gone
abroad everywhere there can be no harm, in
telling that Fitzpatrick writes confdentially
to Hayes that having canvassed Indiana he
finds ''the people, enthusiastic and deter
mined, and the old war spirit is thoroughly
aroused and if it were not for one thing
We. could rest certain of victory in October
There is an independent party in this State,
confined, itiis true, to aNfew counties, but
formidable, and it will defeat Gen. Harri-
son. There is but one way to overcome
this movement. The leaders of the ipde-
pendents are poor, needy and in debt.
They must be lectured. Let documents be
placed in their hands that they may be
convinced of their folly. A bloody shirt
campaign with money, and Indiana is safe;
a financial campaign and no money, and we
are beaten. The national committee has
done nothing for Indiana. Alone they are
fighting their battles, and bravely, but un-
less the national committee wakes up and
does it's duty to you, to the party and the
country, defeat is certain in October. /
never in all nv life felt SO certain was
doing my duty as in this contest, and my
desire for success, nv dear sir, is my only
excuse forWriting you" ''' ~, - ~.
The bloody shirt and bribery are confess
sedly the two potent agencies employed by
Radicalism, and if, through these two de-
basiug forces, the party triumph, it will
breed vices to assure its own speedy disso-
luton, and if it win in the pending contest
the country will recognize the fact that
there are more fools. terrified by the bloody
Shirt and knaves, Corrupted by Kilpat-
ricks, than sane and honest people in the
United States i1g ul''.1fC no O. 'h'H''
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THE unparalleled knasery with rh,ch
Offices are administered Is shown in the
fact that it costs the government to-day 81, :.
500, 600 more per snnum to take care Of the
indians alone, thEn it eost, before the Re
publican party came intD power, 70 provide
for the Indians, the eniirs army. the eoast
dsienses, and All ths niseelianeoas charges
OF the military service. 80
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between fanaricism and folly from the
North and South alike, will once more
bear it onward aud aloft, until it is again
planted upon the towers OF the Co stitu
tion, invincible by domestic as by foreign
enemies. Within the Union We will give
you the ConstituFioua yeaspfofess tosrevsre,
renewed with fresh. gu;rsntefsl Of equsl
rights and touaf safety. We will give You
everything tnat IoeSf SELF government De
-mands, everything thstoa gc6mn6onds dsnces-
try of glory, everything sthstn D sslonai' ira
ternity or Christian, fellowship reqaires
but to dissolve the Federal bond between
these States, to dismeihber our country,
wh,ever else consents, owe win not; no,
neveri neverl neveripv sTe y9rri2 f'aG
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book OF NATURE,
TAKE
SIMMONS'S LIVER REGULATOR,

For all diseases of the Liver Stomach and Spleen
VIII Cure Dyspepsia.
must OWN that your 'i iA.Ha
Simmons's Liver r. gulator nI
fully deserves the populari-
~ 1t has attained. As .4. f
family medicine 1t has notf.,.f. .d .
equal. II cured my vile of ..
amalady han counted in
cnrsbe-that wolfshane OF
...fr il at our 4 Gerican people, Dys. u-
d pepsin. A K p. ALBERT, nr.I, l.l /
.r..... .. Professor In Nicholas Pub b. u7s.!
. lie school, Parish Of Terre- 'h3 i't
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ance, founded on PROOF, tnAt no nAfm can arse
TSss which protocols froIn or prevents this dis
order must be Of Immense Servlce In the com
munities where preyas: ~ s.s x Sncs USes
he must run IN vinlent attacks q tha halefpl dis.
femper, This "CuRKs expels The ,minsmatic
poison @ ssySS e; ssS ASss ST 81 s I .snss
taken on the nrst approach q ~ premeni.osy
ss ss M sss q uSSs We sSp up.
ply Cor dollar brsags e within the reeen OF
everybody; and In bilious disiriots, where
asp Asss rsI,ass ss,s sss y, DSS ssd % p
he reach Of slf--Na poor "a wen - the rich
esher ever discovered fsr TIE speedy and certain
cure Of lntermilfenls is. that Il contains no oui
nine or minerals eoeseqnently a produces no,
SssisSS s a. 4 shcy had never bad BE disease
ssss ~ Ss1 Ass SSsoe SS A,SIS e r. as
orders arise from ia irritation, amcng which
Arc Neuralgia, Rheanstisn,. Gont Headache.
BnpasSsi PsSnii.ilSS. Painful Aecsica q he spleen.
Hv.teFirs Pain b the Bowels, Cole, Paralysis,
And derangcment of ne stomach, an of which,
ssrnl,fsnt typS, or become periodical. The
sCrRHn expsis the poison from Ne blood, and
eenssanenily cares them Al alIke. u 3 an b.
,-SSeiIlnr on Temporarily rcsidlng b TIE mala-
sions dIstrices, II taken oceasienally or daily
s,efSa ffom The systeua. and canncf Rcennnlate
n Saflclent quantity % ripcp into disease,
Uonce Il Il even more NalnAole ~ pro'sseen
..''1nnis II they avail themselves % ne protec-
a,n this romedy a1ords.
r1n- Ifrer Coasplafsfs, arising trom torp1a-
80 - TIrer III il N excellent renaedy, ellul-
.3.sins ne Liver Into heallny aci1tttsa ana pro
fscinS many truly remarknh.e eafeas wnsro
cher nDdieines an
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Ayers Ague Cure,

For Fever and Asue. Inssrmittsnt Fewer,
Chill Fever, Rsmittsnt Fever, Dumb
Ague, Periodical or Bilious Fever, &C.,
and indeed AL the affections which arse
from malArious. marsh. or miEsmattc
poisonn.
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No one rcmedy is louder
called for BY the necessities Of
the American people than q
sure and safe cure for Fever
and Agne. such We are now
enabled to oier, with \ perfect
certAinty that u viii eradicate
the fliahAAe. and with aasnr.
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l. n. . osedy curs Of Nervous psbllsv. we.k.
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