The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-22
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bread leeping nightly on the grass
and uSSs<sA cannon on Capitol square
HheseS $ = srible facts, but facts they are,
= = stature and county discover no
s'.sssS mercy or power to relieve in
shape the conduct of govern
~ = nhpasts of its beautiful gardens.
Easn itseElas not far from Palestine.
Was it the coming of the International
headquarters that dissolved the vision of
oldl If a locomotive, instead Of the devil,
had hoped into the presence of Adam and
Eve their blissful ranch would surely have
14een instantly vacated. Is that ''what's
matter' with modern Palestine.
= = Denison Nsrs is wholly mistaken.
MrSa ME Chambers Ketchum, who wrote
Littl. Is 1nie and Dolores-these, by all
odds, are her choicest PROFESSIONALLY
never enter lunatic asylum. She is not
one of that sort. We would as COON expect
to see that most wonderful of all women,
Mrs. Myrs Clark Gaines, consigned to a
madhouse.
The Rutabags Constitution provides, ar
ticle 8, section 8: "The Legislature shall
meet every two years, st such time as may
be provided by law, and at other times
when provided by the Governor" By its
own act, it seems, the Legislature can only.
meet once in two years; but the Governor
can make it dance hornpipes and meet every
week.
The work on the Dallas and Wichita
Railroad continues to be pushed forward,
and the value of lands along its line, as
well as lots in Denton, will soon feel the
revivIfying influence OF prosperity, and of
railway communication with Dallas. Mean
while, Austin hesitates, and subscriptions
to the capital stock of the Lampasas Mar
row Gauge are slow-devilish slow.
Hon. Jack Evans thinks the Democracy
stand no chance in the coming contest. He
aseRsSo ER PBe c6GnrT to nmisdeeds Of Gov
ernor Coke's administration, and declares
that the only question of principle involved
in the presidential conflict is the ''spoils."
To cork up this excellent orator, Mr.. Alli-
sons bill should become the law.
Austin has served the International too
generously, and the managers, and, we are
told, owners of the road will not seek to
levy exactions upon the people of the capt.
tai. On the contrary the company, in enter
ing the city, only pre- poses to protect itself
against extortion at the hands of courts and
julics. 1t does not propose to enrich indi
viduals by doubling and quadrupling the
value of their property and then to pay
them in money for this extraordinary ser
vice.
The balloon that went up 300 feet at Den
1son last week exploded and the aeronaut
barely escaped with his life. The wrecked
aerial ship sank slowly. Denisou reads
lesson in the incident. 1t, too, went up
like balloon and if not sustained by the
steam of the Red River and Rio Grande
Railway must come down, and the aeronaut
of the NeooS may be smashed with frightful
violence. @ -
The modestest paper in Texas is the
Lamrasas Dispatch. That great and good
man, Sheriff Raby, of CorYell, Coralled
woman. who wasn't his wife and ten or
twenty thousand dollars that belonged to
the people, and went West or East, and the
generous Dispatch says his conduct is ''rath
er discreditable. 1t would be somewhat
Injurious 20 the character of a preacher to
do these things, but in sheriff it is ''dis
credltable." (O
People do not care now whether Blaine
give up or withhold those terrible letters
but Blaine is the sharpost of demagogues
and party leaders, and is only impotent to
the extent that the people have revolted
against the despotism of such men and
their organizations He will be first to
discover the course of moral and practical
events and first to make speech lauding
Hayes and Wheeler. The telegraph will
confirm the prediction.
Two notorious scoundrels and horse
thieves, Bill Henderson and his follower,
Floyd, were hanged by a mob at Albany
in aEalf tu lac nd sri
the Legislature hesitates to reform the jury
system and the Penal Code. Hang horse
thieves and thrash the rogues and brand
burglars and punish the pocket on the hip
with the lash, and the people will be con-
tent and suffer the law to take its proper
course.
Two ferocious gamblers in Dallas, difap-
proving the structures of the Mail upon the
robbing of innocents roped into their dens
and made drunk, went to the editors room
to shot him and became involved in quarrel
with printer and reporter. The latter
was shot and badly injured, and now the
people of Dallas are exasperated and the
town may be cleaned out as was Natchez of
old under the hill, where thirteen gamblers
were banged by exasperated people.
Senator Grace made an admirable speech,
few days ago, on the subject of admins
tration of the public roads. He '' had
worked on " them, he said, and gave the
Senate, in fitting terms, the benefit of his
experience. The speech was practical and
most sensible, and yet pretty girl in the
lobby was heard muslngly reciting, as she
went away from the Senate Chamber, the
stanzl:
''And ne'er did Grecian chisel chase
| nymph or naiad or Grace
| OF finer form or grander face"
Gen. Bragg has beeplover to Oyster creek,
in Brazoria county, examining public
works. He speaks of the rich alluvial
lands of that section as unsurpassed, and
thinks Oyster creek fine outlet for the
transportation of the products of the sur
rounding country. The real difficulty, how
ever, Is that navigation on Oyster creek will
never reach the already preferred farming
lands of that section, which are mostly be-
yond navigable point, and these are neal
the Great Northern Railroad.
I If we would attract immigrants, the coun-
try must be made attractive. The hanging
of thieves by mobs is not a peculiarly fas-
cinating incident in the history of town
or county. Strangers say there is no law
in such a community, except that of the re-
volver, and decency, revolving the facts in
country. Such will be the luck of certain
Texas towns unless proper juries may be
organized and proper courts created and
swift and terrible punishments Inflicted.
Senator Grace's invective yesterday
against the enormity done by the outrage
Gus Criminal Code of Texas, which, as he
said, ''sends poor devil who steals a little
old hat not worth twenty-five cents to the
penitentiary for two years, was character
lied by the deepest feeling and profound
heartfelt earnestness. Senator Guy. from
Dallas, of course differed from Mr. Grace,
and thought that any one guilty of such an
act should be penitentiaried for life. We
always admired the taste and pluck of these
Dallas fellows.
Willis Point is lot Willis Point, and our
correspondent J. B*+**, must know that
]. E. Gillard may have lived and died al