The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-06

CENTRAL Texas, June ], 1877.

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previously. The State Fair gave its Sth ex
hibition, beginning on the 22d ultimO, and
closing on the 10Th. The grounds are stu
ated one mile from the Court House al
Houston, aud are extensive and handsomely
laid of into walks and groves. Cape jessa-
mines bloom along the walks and handsome
trees embower,lin shade, different portions,
affording retreats from the sun. Rustic
seats invite wandering footsteps and offer
bo Xers TO the young, into which they may
retire and speak in a language, all of which
il not written; a beautiful but small lake Is
situated In the center, whereon graceful
swans disport. Not little care and money
have been expended to make the grounds
attractive. The buildings are much alter
the style of ordinary fair structures, but
more extensive and more ornate than those
at Jackson.
reached Houston on the % and left on
the 25th. During that time l had an Op-
portunity of forming an estimate OF the
country, based upon the exhibitions of farm
ers and artisans, and upon contact with the
people i'm attendance. / was not only graf
itied but astonished at the display made In
all the departments. The people have the
appearanceof being prosperous, and GER
tainlv are cultivated aud polite. Compared
with crowds that usually assemble at Jack
son. on similar occasions, in dress, manners
and conversation, there was no notable DIFF
ference In Iced among the people | have
met in Texas, lind all the pecullarities,
traditions, prejudices, tastes and occupa-
lions that distinguish MississippianS.
Supplemented by some pecuiarities, indi-
ginous To the country, and "racy OF the
SOIL 1t is hard to predict the future OF
this great State, imperial in area, diversified
in soil and climate, and now filling up with
immigration from the old world and the
new Lest l add to the volume OF an ur-
lucky class, sadly large, l repeat what
have said, again and again, that there are
more unhappy, restless, disappointed young
men in Texas than can be found In any
equal population of the earth. Here only
digent aud patient labor is richly rewarded
In conversng with persons from various
portions OF the State, find that although
educational interests are seemingly much
cared fo~, the standard of culture is not
high and teachers are worse paid than In
any other civilized community. This Is to
be accounted for upon many HYPOTHESIS,
but specially and chiefly upon the circum-
stance that so many parties, with little cul-
ture, have come from the older states, look
ing for something TO turn up, and having
spent what little means they brought have
resorted to teaching to keep In the shade
The school-room in Texas Is the charnel
house Of extravagant hopes.
The free school system is no system at all
but is a factor in killing all private enter
prizes, and in rendering it madness for
teachers in other parts to come here to
make living or a reputation.
One notable display was competition for
military prizes There was an exhibition
in company and in battalion drill. The
prize for the battalion was taken by the ca
diets of the a. and NJ. College of Texas, To-
Gated near Bryan, in Braz)s county. This |
College was inaugurated last October, with |
q Mississippian for President, aud has met |
with wonderful success. It is the only /
State school in Texas, and is declared by |
the organic law to be branch Of the /
great future University. The battalion
mum bered one hundred students, handsome
ly uniformed and well drilled.
On the evening Of the first day of my
presence at the fair, was approached By "A
gentleman, and asked if my
name was William. | responded in the af-
firmative, and thereupon the gentleman
placed in my hand letter OF introduction
from the gallant and talented Col. IL. l..
MuIdrow, of your State. The bearer was
Capt. Cravens, of West Point. lie was ex-
hibIting "A machine for cleaning seed cotton,
previous to its going into the gin. Many
expressions favorable to the machine ,rero
let fall in my presence, AMI I0me say that
it will eifectually rovolutlonlz9 the cassii-
cation ST cotton.
was the guest, during the fair, of Mrs.
Young, a sisterin-law of Gen. j. Il George
IF Jackson, and a special admirer 0f Mr.
Jones' friend, Col Hemingway. Although
,wenty years from Mississippi, Mrs. Y. was
warm in he's expressions of love for the good
I'D State, and especially of Carroll county.
To me, she was more than attentive.
l was Fortunate enough to meet Hon.
Roger q. Mills, the only Texas member of /
congress who opposed to the List, the Elec-
oral Commission and the final count. Col
Mills still Insists upon the rectitude of his
.aUGse and the folly of those who surren-
Tered an accomplished victory.
1t afforded not little qualification to me :
o represent properly TO g number Of dis i
lnSuished gentlemen the people OF Kemper /
.ounty, Miss. Having lived near the border O
It kenper many Yeas, and being wen ac- i
Iuainted with every party mentioned by 1
lie papers in connection with the Kemper r
ra2edy, and being thoroughly familiar 1
WITH all the circumstances out of which | [
rev the unhappy event, ! was able TO q
lace my friends Ia dinerent light than 4
hat which - thrown upon the affair bv h
.ewspapers outside OF the State. The j
reatest sufferers are the wife and childran :
I john w. Gully, for whose sears and d
whose darkened home, shere seems to be no n
The murderer of poor Hal ii
DAWSON, and the assassin of Ball, at least g
y proxy, are canonized, while Capt. Gully. q
'ho, amid all the tempest of war and ali
uoceeding prosecutions, remained firm In
lls attachment to home and countrv :,
lerely mentioned as "A poor unfortunate
u the mind of those who know the historv
the last twelve years, there is not A Doubt
ut the assassins of Gully have met their
e"ard' at least, that those who INSURED
Is Murderers have yQaped The whirIwind r,
ne Aekalh massacre doubtless affects ad- G
ersely the good name OF Kemper county Ia
M looks black In print. Yet IL resulted G
ON nothing but the intolerable wrongs >,
ca ped upon An afflicted and down-trodden q,
ommunity, the last or which, Gullv,s a.
estimation, hurled the Imagination Of the
eople beyond the boundary of endurance.
Il hosscr' poor boy, though he died =, or
Tor, was q Iood shed at Gailtord,s
o"'t mousse IN our eount.Iy's first struggle .