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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

force in the field. "To disperse," " as Grant
orders, would require eSch citizen to ira
verse the highways alone and unarmed, and
thus his life is at the mercy OF any savage
who would waylay and assassInate. When
the Governor ordered military organizations
to surrender their weapons the whites
obeyed, and the blacks, never hearing Of the
proclamation, or, disregarding it, retained
their muskets. Wade Hampton, who
would surely have been Governor, if Grant
had not interposed to consolidate
the blacks against the whites, by
an overwhelming msjority, advises the
white people to endure patiently any con-
ceiyable outrage. The purpose is to con-
vince even most insane Zealots, even
Blaines and Buffers, that diabolism in the
South has origin not in white malevolepce,
but in black stupidity, as practiced upon
by men like Chamberlain and Bowen, of
South Carolina, aud Davis and Rev. Akers
in Texas. The New York Herald aud Tri-
6une naturally and properly advise the ne
groes to vote for Hampton, who would al
ways do more than justice to any honest
negro, whatever his faults or crimes. He
was born and reared STAKEHOLDER, and is
cognizant of negro virtues and weaknesses.
He is still influenced by the feeling that for
two or three years after emancipation"
would not suffer an ex-slaveholder to par
ticipate as juror in Furnishing petit larceny
when negro was the culprit. He knows
that negro follies come of negro confidence
in Bowen and men like Bowen, who have
captured in loyal leagues the super
stitious tendencies of rice and cotton
field g Sambos s" by imposing oaths
and ceremonials. Wade Hampton may
secure, despite these facts, negro votes
enough, added to the largest white vote
polled since 1860, to elect him; but Grants
interposition renders this result doubtful;
but if the Herald and Tribune of New York
and NeJcs and Courier of Charleston could
reach alike the colored and the white peo-
pie, there would be no doubt as to the re-
suit, and we can only console ourselves
with the reflection that whatever the event
III DOulH intervention uOI
only converts every soldier and officer of
the United States army into Democrat
in this contest, but intelligent people of
the North everywhere are made to investi-
gate statements of men like Chamberlain
and of papers like the Inter- Ocean with de-
gree of carefulness never known before. The
general result of this use of the army to sus-
tain knave in purposes of wrong and rob-
berry and to defeat the actions and aspira-
tions of the true people and patriots OF
South Carolina must add greatly to the
number of TIlden's supporters beyond the
Ohio. Whatever may be lost il South
Carolina will be more than regained in
Northern States. We cannot help thinking
that the President has not only lent him
self to base purposes of a selfish scoundrel,
but that even if Chamberlain were honest
and a frightened coward, Grant paralyzed
Hayes when he smote South Carolina.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

WE were not little amused when a very
intelligent banker said yesterday that ''the
passage from Scripture, God tempers the
wind to the shorn lamb, is most touching,
poe;ical and beautiful" His taste was not,
bat his reading and memory were sadly at
fault. Sterne claimed the paternity of the
sentence, but 1t has been traced back
through French -Rousseau-even to
the days of old Rome. Sheridan robbed
Gil Bias when he said that an antagonist in
Parliament twas indebted to his memory
for his wit and to his fancy for his facts, !"
and yet he was quoted and applauded for
it through generation Some one has said
thatshowever much the Scriptures have been
read, there seems to be no little indistinet-
ness in many minis as TO what is in them
and what is not. An excellent preacher
of this city made a biblical recital his
text last Sunday. which few dreamed
involved facts constituting . ''miracle- !"
This story Is familiar one, but that 1t i'm
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

PROBABLY the meanest, certainly the
most undigni1ed and uncalled-for, public
attack upon private character, coming from
a public officer, was that of Governor Coke
in making, during his public speech at
Bryan, an attack upon the banking firm OF
Forster, Ludlow s. Co. He charged that
this house was paying the press for attacks
made upon him, thereby declaring the latter
venal and the former corrupt. This posi-
tion is akin to his narrow-souled policy of
vilifying the people of Austin, at the ex-
pense of executive dignity, and even per-
sonal refnement. Cove nor Coke, it
is well known, would hardy have become
the Chief Executive of this State in Janu
ary, 1874, had it not been for the freedom
with which the people of Austin extended
him their moral and physical support when
Davis proposed to hold the government by
force of arms. They shouldered their guns
by hundreds, manned the Capitol with q
determination to give up life if necessary
in the cause, and under these influences
Davis succ lmbed. Geo. d. Zimpelman, then
sheriff of Travis county, and now the Co. OF
the above named house, was called upon
by Davis to give him aid with the posse
conaitatus, and in reply he did raise force,
but boldly turned it over to the cause OF
Coke. There are words and sentiments,
expressive of mans higher and nobler senti-
ments, which belong not to Coke's voeabu,
larry, and the position he has maintained d
towards these people, from and even be-
foEa2. 4AsSs-L>st As4Sss-Ls Inauguration, IS sufficient
proof Of it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02
WEI ST aANNEK or MAN IS HAYES

Henry Watterson in late speech an
swered the inquiry after this fashion:
"Now, then, a word to end on, and only
a word, about Governor Hayes. l don't
know him very well; but have met him,
and it rarely takes more than fifteen min
u;es for one man to find out, by sort of
Instinct, what another man is. Hayes is
merely one of the insects that feeds upon
the bark to which it elings and takes its
color. He has no chars cter or opinions
| which are not borrowed from the original
Beecher school of life, theology, politics
and morals. l have hitherto characterized
him as simply as a fresh hen on the old
nest, squatting hen-like and silent over
such added eggs as Chandler, Butler and
Logan in the North, Spencer, Packard and
| Clayton in the South, Boss Shepherd and
Babcock in the District of Columbia.
Hayes is not thief; but he will be, as he
has been, the cheap and easy prey of
thieves. He represents the school of Chris
tian statesmen of which Pomeroy and Gar
feld are the exponents, only he has not
Garfield's ability nor Pomeroy's manners.
He is a vapid. second,rate person, with a
dim rotundity of expression and perception,
bodeful of evil if he should be placed in a
position of responsibility and power. He
was born to be tool. His blrthright
made him the nominee that he is because
the convention that nominated him dared
not follow it's choice and nominate Blaine.
Ii he is elected he will be weak edition
of Grant, without Grants vulgar horse
racing, whisky-drlnking, card-playlng vir-
tues. 1 say virtues instead of vices, be-
cause, although vices, they show Grant to
have at least some of the weaknesses oil
human nature, which Hayes pretends not
to have, which Hayes, in common with
the ill-bred, half-educated, parvenu set
from which he springs, pretends not to be
capable of, whilst in private life they illus
trate only the meanness and the grossness
which blunt soldier like Grant is incapa-
bic of corcciving or concealing. There is
in OHIO a little dung-hIll, a very small
dung-hill am glad 10 say, from which
Hayes ana the poor Pharisees who surround
him are sprung. God help the country if
that crowd gets q grab at its vitals. And
yet there is one comfort: What they have
in hypocrisy they are likely to overreach
by want of sense; so that, in any event,
they are pretty sure to compel a reaction
against themselves"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

II is commonly stated, aud there -GAn be
no successful contradiction, that IN eight
years taxpayers have lost through the Re-
publican party over $4,000, 900, 900; that
amount in silver weighing about 10, 900
tons. But this is only small item in the
sum total of Radical thefts. Each South
ern State fell for a time into the clutches OF
knaves. Tennessee, the most fortunate,
except Texas, is burdcned with a debt of
$50, 900, 900. Every city has been robbed
in which ignorance has been bought or ca
joled into the support of unknown adven-
turers or incapable idiots. The corporate
debts of the South fastened on towns and
counties arc of incalculable amounts. Not
long ago, by strange accident and
terrible effort and by buying, we are
told, five or six hundred "loyal "
scoundrels and yagrants, an excellent, hon.
est gentleman was made mayor of a South
ern city that had been fearfully plundered
through q series of years. Its Indebtedness
was five millions. The unworthy predeces-
sors of the present mayor had often sought
to effect some compromise with the foreign
creditors. Of course they failed. Bond
holders knew that these fellows did not, al
though in office, represent the people In
anything. But the vast debt created by
villalny and theft has been reduced by COM
promise twenty-five per cent, and the rate
of interest lessened in the same ratio. The
facts embody lesson not only to the Dem
ocratic party everywhere, but to the true
people of towns and counties of Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

THE presidential and congressional elec-
tions occur a week from next Tuesday.
Tickets containing the names of the presi-
dental electors for Texas and that of Mr..
Giddings should be distributed at once by
chairmen and secretaries of Democratic
clubs. There are very many people who
have not reflected that within eight days
another President of the United States
must be chosen. 1t is a great event, even
in the worlds history, and every interest OF
every citizen of Texas will be affected by
the result. The coming event should there
fore be talked about, and all should vote
not only for the electors on the Tilden and
Hendricks ticket, but for Mr.. GiddIngs,
the Democratic candidate for Congress in
this district
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

A REPUBLICAN letter-writer from Wash
ington states substantially that it is mis-
take to suppose that either house of Con-
gress can at will reject the vote of State
when these are to be counted by the joint
convention of the two houses Therefore,
this writer says, JeTe Black and other
Democrats at Washington fatally blundered
when they telegraphed Wade Hampton and
his followers to withdraw peremptorily
from the canvass and leave the Republican
ticket without any opposition; and then the
Democratic House, they promised, would
not allow the vote Of South Carolina to be
counted when Congress meets. II this be
true, the only existing provision forcOunt-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

MAJOR WALTON writes very readable
letter, published in some distant paper, in
which he reproduces Wash Jones's argu-
ments against the convention system. In
this matter mems opinions seem to be shaped
rather by the inquiry whether their OK or
somebody's else has been gored. When
the distinguished gentleman was almost
nominated at Galveston he himself was fig
uring largely IN convention" engaged
ardently in the parturition of placemen.
But he was not among bantlings delivered
and hine als laed,yme. If Hancock had
been nominated ineifable sweetness would
ooze from every pore of the convention
system, and we think the fragrance OF the
rose should still be tolerable when Gid
dings was nominated by Hancock's rather
than Shepard's friends. These stand by
the contract; those, here and there, have
faltered.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

THE New York Tribune, adhering 20
Hayes and Wheeler and discussing Grants
intervention in South Carolina that the
State may be forced to support Hayes, says
that more than once United States troops
have been sent into States in order TO keep
thieves in Office. More than once the Pre-
sident has employed the army, not to pro-
tect State against domestic violence, but
to protect the Republican party against de-
feat. 1t would be, with respect to that
party, but just retribution if the wolf-cry.
falsely raised so often, should at last recoil
with fatal effect when raised with reason.
But what would be the result to the coun-
try2 We have no right to see the Constitu-
ton trampled under foot because there
have been crimes committed in its name.
No just and honest man will say that free
government ought to be stamped out in
South Carolina because Governor Ames, Of
Mississippi deserved defeat. This case must
stand by itself. What is it7
At the outset Republicans may as well
face the facts. The scoundrelly government
which they set up and sustained has robbed
the State into pauperism. Ia a series of let
ters to the Tribune three years ago James
s. Pike portrayed the masquerade Of ban-
dts IN the guise OF legislators so wildly
that from that day to this South Carolina
has been known by the name he. gave it.
The PROSTATE State. That every honest
citizen should strive TO overthrow the party
that inaugurated and sustained this sort OF
government, is not to be wondered at. That
they should say frankly 10 ignorant negroes,
'if you vote to sustain thieves, we will not
hire you" may be deplorable, but is certain
ly not unnatural. Suppose Governor Tilden,
when furnishing his house in New York,
bad said to Potter & Stymes, ''no, gentle
men, will not employ a firm reputed to
have for a silent partner one OF the most
notorious thieves of the ring which Is treb-
ury ;''-would anybody have blamed himl
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02


GEN. EsCoTEDo used to be mule driver
and can swear somewhat eloquently. All
Mexicans are profcients in the art, but E.-
cobedo devotes genius to native pre-emi-
nence and might cope with Bob Ingersoll.
Bob has his general line of oaths set to
music, and when he turns himself loose on
a double demi-semiquaver, it is said that
atmospheric vibrations become so spasmcd-
ic and violent that Bob's auditors can't
catch breath. We have heard Mexicars
boast Of Escobedo's demoniacal eloquence,
and hope, when this political campaign Of
ours closes, that Bob Ingerson will be sent
across the Rio Grande, that Escobedo may
be dlsgusted with his own bad practices
and.even Cortina made respectable.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02
NO. II

GOVERNOR DAVIS didn't 60 to the trouble
OF printing greenback tickets for black
backed loyal leagues that Jones might beat
Giddings. On the contrary, Davis secured
twenty-five thousand dollars in Washington,
and not dollar OF it will be expended in
electing Jones. That is not the kind of
hairpin Davis is, and he wont care two
weeks hence who knows it. Just now he
would have all fools believe that Jones
will be supported by the blacks. 1t Is no
such thing, and Davis is going to Congress
If Democrats be not true to themselves, the
country and the party.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

TILDEN tells the honest truth and offends
no honest Southerner when he declares that
during his administration, If he be elected,
no slaves shall be paid for, no rebel debt
extinguished and no cotton claims settled
by the Federal government. Tilden's curt,
decisive letter, just published, corks up
Bob Ingersoll; and Morton'S bloody shirt
is likely to be rendered valueless by pro-
gressive events in South Carolina. We
have been little inclined to indulge in ex-
travagant hopes, as ur readers know, but
cannot help saying that if the signs OF the
times, opinions of the press and course of
events signify anything, there can be little
doubt of Tilden's triumph. New York's
action settles the question, and Tilden's
power grows there hourly. Even the gam
blers are betting two to one on that States
adhesion to TIlden.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

FEDERAL soldiers and officers are not TO
be trusted. They are instructed to avoid
intercourse with the people of the South.
On tue spot, they soon learn the truth,
and We have yet to find one single educa-
ted army officer who has spent a year in
the South and has not adopted the opinions
and modes of political thinking of SEN
sible, conservative Southern farmers and
people. Grant is wise when he shows that
he can't trust Federal soldiers to do dirty,
partisan work
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

THE sack of tickets printed in Washing
ton City for the use of the loyal leagues,
in and about Austin, is at the express Office.
They will be removed when this notice ap-
pears, and the sack may be refilled with
waste waper and books to delude innocent
people till Davis is ready to gobble weak
Democrats who vote for Jones, by becom-
ing himself candidate. Go and see for
yourself and learn how Davis proposes to
sack his party and sacrifice poor Jones.
Honest Republicans who do not propose to
violate their contract with Jones, they alone
keeping him on the track, will espouse the
cause of Giddiugs as soon as that sack is
emptied into the loyal leagues. Other
sacks like this have been shipped no doubt
to other points, and this has remained in
the express Office here only because his ex-
ira ex-Excellency has been arranging for
his own election at Houston and Galveston
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

ing the vote of the electoral college is the
which makes the President of the Senate
the custodian of the certificates OF the
votes, and requires him to preside at the
joint convention of Senate and House to
open the certificates and to declare the re-
suit, to which may be added the law re-
quiring that these votes shall be counted
the second Wednesday in February. 1t is
for Senator Ferry, of Michigan, therefore,
to declare what is the voice of the electors
of the whole country. It is possible thus
that a Gunder of the Confederate" Hou e
may have disarmed revolution.
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Foreign Notes.

The Metz streets have been renamed in
German.
The English Dlke OF Sutherland has
transformed 1000 acres OF moorland into
arabic land, at an expense Of ESQ per acre,
or $500, 900 for the whole.
A fund Of $50, 900 has s'been raised in Esq
land 20 aid Jewish mechanics in Palestine
TO erect houses outside Of Jerusalem, and
encourage those who express desire 70 fol-
low agricultural pursuits.
Don Carlos, having failed In his military
expedition, has resolved 20 embark on
journalistic enterprise. He is about to
direct a newspaper to be called Catholic
Thought to be published in Spanish, Ital-
ian and French, in Paris. An English edi-
ton will appear in London.
The Jews Of England contemplate modi-
flying the prayer book. According 10 the
Talmud, the ancient liturgy, which Is Of
peculiar beauty and sublimity, was coE-
posed at the time Of the Babylon1an cap
iiyity. During the middle ages il was en-
larged by compositions and narratives Of
distress and wonderful deIiverances, and
the diminuticn Of these additions and re-
storation Of the services 70 their ancient
form Is what - now desired.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

THE Republicans carry Colorado by a
very small majority in the congressional
election; but whether the Legislature will
be Democratic or Republican remains to be
seen. The Legislature casts the vote for
presidential electors and not the people.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

IF GRANT must invoke the bayonet to
carry South Carolina when his proper ma
jority is five or ten thousand, how can he
hope for victory in New York, where Til
den, not long ago, beat "Shoot-him, on
the-spot" DIX fifty thousand votes.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

! They have straight negro candidate for
| the Governors place In Tennessee named
Yard!ey. Gen. Nancy is also quasi can
didate in Iardley's party, and then there
are two Democratic candidates, Thomas and
Porter. One or the other of these two will
be elected. Thomas was ever a devout
Union man, native Tennesseean and tan
ner and successful farmer and manufsctu.
rer. Porter is a lawyer of merit, and, like
Thomas, an excellent gentleman socially.
He would approve the funding bill, by
which honestly and dishonesty made bonds
became one undistiDguishable mass, and by
which Tennessee is burdened with debt of
thirty millions. Thomas would scale the
debt and impose a tax of not more than
twenty cents on each one hundred dollars
worth of property, while Porter would ex
act forty or sixty cents. These are the 10
cal issues in Tennessee, while the adhe-
rents of Thomas and of Porter both vote
for Tilden and Hendricks. Eastern Ten
nessee. where Brownlow reigns because Of
his personal rather than political virtues,
will vote solidly for Thomas, but Yardley
may capture the negroes of western and
middle districts, and Thomas be beaten,
but private letters say it is close and very
violent contest Emerson Etheredge, the
most accomplished scholar a1d facile talk
er in the State, has gone over to Hayes.
Henry S. Foote, the traditional antagonist
of Prentiss, fifty years ago, is making
speeches for Hayes over the hills and hol-
lows of Tennessee, and so with Isham G.
Harris, of Tilden's adherents, the truest and
noblest of them all. Thomas. on the facts,
has the advantage, aid should be elected
Governor
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-02

If the Republicans could only know by
some revelation from above that Henry S.
Foote would stick to Hayes till the strug,
gle ends, his interminable verbose speeches
might possibly be of some service to Radi.
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THE Gonzales Inquirer says of the influx
of grasshoppers that
"The chances are greatly in favor of their
destruction by heavy rains that fall in
| springtime. Crops were destroyed only
once by these pests, and that occurred in
the spring of 1853. They first appeared
| about the eighteenth of November, 1857
during the month they deposited their eggs.
They commenced Matching about the TWEEN
tieth of February, 1853. About the tweu-
tieth of April they began to leave, and by
the eighteenth of May they had all taken
their departure. The planters in the mean
time replanted, and very good half crop
was the result. On three other occasions
they appeared in the fall, deposited their
eggs, which hatched out in the succeeding
spring, but were invariably drowned and
swept away by the heavy rains that follow
ed. May We not, therefore, reasonably hope
for the same providential interference next
spring.
1t is also true that when the insect comes
out of the ground in early springtime, the
winds being favorable and blowing strong
ly from the sea, the restive young grass
hopper, as soon as its wings will bear it
aloft, rises above the cedars a1d live oaks
and hes away towards its original home in
the remote Northwest. There is little dan
ger from insects only driven into this low
latitude by unusual aud continuous winds.
Natural instincts and causes, with almost
absolute certainty, remove or destroy the
plague. Meanwhile, we should get up a
subscription to sand the track of the Cen
tral road and to inject little into the giz
yards Of spectators in corn and oats, who
pretend to be trightened most informally.