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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02
SpirItuaIism v. Hard Brick.

I
Editors Democratic .Statesman-A col
4 respondent of yours sailing under the
suggestive nom de pt,tne of "Hai d
Brick" appears of late to have been
very much exercised in regard ID the
subject of spiritualIsm. Inside the
last three weeks three communications
emanating from the curious mind OF
this unknown genius have appeared in
the columns of your valuable journal.
His illusions against spiTitualism emit
the brightest scIDtillatiors of native
'rd, irony, sarcasm and ridiculc. But
neither absolute assertion, iidicHle nor
any of its concomitants prove or dis
prove anything respecting the phIloso.
ply he so gllbly attacks. "a.
Whether he himself is a materialist,
an atheist, an infidel or Christian, &C.
cording to the definition of some Ct
the heralds of the church, from his ar
ticles does not appear. Judging by
the n me be wears 1 am inclined to
rank him IN the army of materlalists,
who hold that when the physical ca
reer OF mau terminates he is no more
forever. In other words, that the
tomb locks up all of his fondest aspi
rations, hopes and fears. HIS selfhood,
where reason once had its throne and
spoke in words that breathe and
thoughts that burn" having been de-
stroyed in the the ''artIcle of death, ("
so-called, the question of ''to be or
not to bep agitates his annihilated
mind no more. His intelligence and
reason are lost; thus in a matter more
interesting than any other to man con-
trooerting the universally accepted
axiom among philosophers that .sROth-
ing IN nature is ecer lost" Let the phil
osopher who holds that man ever loses
his consciousness make this painful
amendment to his hitherto hopeful
axiom and cease to deceive US any more.
In opposition to this materialIstic
view of mans destiny, submit to the
candid consideration of your readers
this apparently self-evident axiom, to-
wit: that mature neither contemplates
nor permits failure IN any of her
teadtHg undertakings. Matter, which,
under the operation of law, has beeo
evolved into vast systems upon systems
of worlds with their central suns and
accompanying plansts and satellites, is
a visible evidence of her undeniable
success at world-building. On our own
little planet, with its regular success
sion OF seasons-of seed time and har-
vest-of flowers aud of verdure, we
witness another illustration of her sue
cess IN supplying man the end, the
Gs'a and the eliHaas Of creation with
the means Of mental qualification and
bodily nourishment. 81 =
For man and his kindred the worlds
revOlve and the luminariss shine and
the varied seasons, here and elsewhere
in the universe, with their verdare,
beauty AID abundance, come and 90.
man and intelligencos akin
20 him are the ed and the atm OF Gre
stion- All else are but means 20 con-
tnbute to his developmert and happi-
ness as he sscends the glorious path
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

A letter from Giurgevo to the Lon .
don 7imes says: The Russian private
in a marching regiment carries no less
than seventy-two pounds English. In
bis own country be received daily three
pounds of bread and seven and half
copecks for all else; but in RoumanIa
his copecks would not buy him the
meat be wanted, so the government
give him half pound of meat and two
and half copecks, instead of the full
money he received before. He has also
served out to him a small ration OF
spirits 70 counteract the deadly damps
Of the river. His great coat is long and
heavy; he carries it in the shape of
horse collar round his left shoulder.
Round the coat is wrapped one mans
share of the tent square piece of
canvas furnished with eyelet-holes aud
a string. -Four OF such pieces are bounds
together, and form s sort OF rough
Gypsy tent, the ends of which are car
red by two other men; the seventh
carries the sticks which form upright
and ridge poles. Thus seven men car.
~ the tent under which they can sleep;
but 1t Is small, hot and stuffy by day,
while heavy shower of rain penetrates
easily through the eyelet-hole the ill.,
closed spertures, and even through the
canvas itself. Probably the protection
is not worth the extra weight to be car
red. The Germans carry nothing; the
English soldiers have their tents car
ried for them, and if tents are 20 be
carried At ali the English plan appears
TO be the best. Were it not thai one
sees the Russian soldier carrying his
enormous load every day with seeming
ease, arriving IN good condition at the
end Of 4 long march, and freq0ently
singing to beguile the war and refresh
the jaded nerves, we might At once
condemn the practice Of 50 loading the
infantry, which ought 20 9rave as fresh
- possible in presence Of the enemy. "
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02
MIR. BEECHER,S OPINION OF
BREAD.

Mr.. Beecher has delivered sermon
on strikes, in which he takes the ground
thata man who cannot live upon bread
is not fit to live at all. He preached
this sermon in Plymouth Church to an
assembly Of men and women, the av-
erage of whom probably spend as much
money every twelve months for pew
room as would maintain q family on
something better than bread for much
greater length of time. 1t was there
fore place where such doctrine could
be freely INDUCED IN and even wasted,
for nc poor man, who resorts TO strikes
TO secure the necessities OF life, ever
finds place In Mr.. Beecher's church
TO listen to divine teachings. But we
would like to know in what portion of
the Bible Mr.. Beecher finds authori-
ty for stating that man who cannot
live upon bread does not deserve lite.
Even Christ, in his greatest simplicity
as caterer to mems palstes, never re-
sorted to feeding a starving multitude
alone with bread, but added 10 the
staff of life palatabls dish of fishes.
No striker on Tom SCOTS road would
object TO such fare with little fried
chicken and dessert OF Sundays, but
Mr.. Beecher thinks bead alone goud
enough for those who work. He would
not even dispense a little sugar and
coffee on occasions when fatigue de-
mands thems and as to glass Of
beer after a long run over the
New York Central, such would |
be strictly ruled out of all reason
by this advocate of ngid system of |
dieleticss Mr., Beecher ssys that "a !
family may live, laugh, love and be
happy that eats bread and good water
ia the morning, water and good bread |
Mt noon and good bread and water al |
night and probably this human ID
stFuncnt for saving mems souls may
after all be the best authority for the
truth Of such an assertion, since his /
own life has been cast in the midst Of |
luxuriance and wealth. and no man
living may understand so we'll as him
self the immoralities to which they
lead Had Mr.. Bsecher been rail
striker. the world would have
spared one Of The sablimest
ndrels OF the Nineteenth century,
~ seodore Triton might have been
'one OF the pnrest noralisls 81 the
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

THE arrest Of General Escobedo, by
the united States authorities, on the
eve of his attempt at crossing the Rio
Grande with a revolutionary force, was
made, it is supposed, under the neu-
trality act of 1918. This law has been
applied in number of instances, and
is operative II favor of any government
with which the United States is at
peace, whether persons administering
such government be recognized by the
United States or not. While this
act has at times been disregarded, it is
proper that in this instance it was en-
forced. The governments of Mexico
have been, as rule, positive failures,
and the constant agitations in that
country are conducive to disorders,
which invariably make themselves felt
upon this side of the Rio Grande, in a
malignant prejudice against our own
people. The everlastingly disordered
condition of Mexico prevents healthy
colonization of that country, which
alone, in not a great many years, il
permitted, would carry out the doc
trine of Mr.. Monroe.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

THE New Orleans Democrat accepts
the sound doctrine of the Ohio Dem
ocracy in declaring against subsidies
but does not think it would apply to
the Louisiana levee question, which is
one of saving a vast amount of country
from submersion. Does the Democrat
mean to include the line of the Texas
and Pacific as within country subject
to invasion by the Father of Waters.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

age. The reverse is what comes of
wealth and luxuTiance, and Mr..
Beecher, no doubt, felt, when he
preached his sermon on strikes, that
the Christian world would to-day
have been more imbued with gospel
truths if he had been only q brake
man on the Hudson River Rail
road irstcaI of pastor for a
wealthy congregation of Brooklyn
on salary Vi $50, 900 year. Money
and favors have been lavished upon
him until he has realized bitterly
enough that high life and wealth
are demning, and hence the good
man is in favor of bread, and
bread alone. Probably Mr.. Beecher Is
about TO clothe himself in sackcloth
and ashes. -
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

THE ST. Louis Times obstetrically
remarks: "These are troublous times
and omInous shadows darken the hori-
zon, but let rs be of good courage
The republic is only in its labor pains,
and the new birth, in Gods providence,
will be stronger and better and more
glorious than the first"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

IT appears that under the laws OF
the State of Pennsylvania, Allegheny
county will have to make good all the
loss occasionsd by the mob Of destroy
ers. Besides this heavy tsx upon its
people, the great railroad machine
shops are 70 be removed to some other
place. Notices are now posted along
the lines Of the Pennsylsania roads
waning communities that they will
be hell responsible. for any losses sus-
tanned. The claims against Allegheny
county and Pittsburgh vail be some
where between I'VE aud ten millions Of
dollars
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

= THE Republican meetings in Ohio,
preliminary to the State convention,
show that Hayes holds his party
against the bloody shutters. he will
receive the endorsement of the con-
ventiou, but there will be enough dis
sension to insure a Democratic victory
in Ohio at the next State election.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

To REVERSE the order of affairs and
to produce more perfect equilibrium
would it not be well for the President
to call on Governors Hampton and
Nichols for the o,gani zed rifle c'ul g
and white leagues to suppress the re-
bellion in Pennsylvania and other
States of the North
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

THE national cotton convention ex-
pressed itself in favor of cotton being
sold in the United States at net weight.
This plan, carried into effect, is excel
lent for the buyer, but damaging to
the producer
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

JUDGE VIM. D. KELLEY, of Penn
sylvania, regards the present condition
of the country as vindication of his
-: ~---n Al, 49, -----.-~-a;>-- IL
contends that the repeal of the Sher-
man resumption act is the only remedy,
and predicts that this will be one of
the first acts of TIE new Congress.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

THE Hoodlums are the organized
enemies of the Chinese in California.
They burn the homes and destroy the
property of the Orientas. and instead
of being regarded in the light of labor
strikers are showing themselves to be
the enemies of labor.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

TEXAS flour and oats are beginning
to flow freely into New Orleans cia
the Morgan line. A few years ago the
same steamers were loaded down with
grain for Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

Boz INGERsoLL has the happy faculty
of demonstrating in few words what
others fail TO present in columns. For
instance, the STATESMAN has been hon
ored probably with dozen columns
in communications upon the subject of
immersion or baptism, and when all
this has been read it is probably as
easy to remsip ''uncoRvinced " as
though "Layman" and all the others
had not given the public learned arti-
Giles. How refreshing, then, to light
upon the following pointed argument
from the pen of the gifted winter:
"Suppose it was the Day of Judg-
ment tonight and we were all assem-
bled, as tie ghosts say we will be, to
be judged, and God should ask mar,
Have you been good man?' Yes.
Have you loved your wife and chill
drenH Yes Have you taken care
Of them and made them happy" Yes.
Have you tried to do right by your
neighborsr Yes Paid all your
debtsr Yes And then cap the eli
max by askirg, Were you ever bap-
tized p Could a solitary being hear
that question without laughing?
think not. l once happened to be in
the company of six or seven Baptist
elders q never have been able to under.
stand since how l got into such bad
company, and they wanted to know
what / thought of baptism. answered
that had not given the matter any at
tention; in fact, had no special opin
ion upon the subject. But they pressed
me, and l finally told them that
thought with soap baptism was gooc
thing"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

PRESIDENT HAYES will visit Louis
vile on the seventeenth of September,
aud the people of st. Louis want him
to become their guest during the fair.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

AIIpersons snbJeef totaxAtion IN this county
are respectfully requested 70 cab a. ny once.
In tbs c0urt house, and reader their prDrerty for
the year 1871 W. NOLEN,
ASS 4 sAssassos TrnFis eoHniy
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

Central Pacific carries al rade across
the continent, and this industry now
becoming 80 enormous i'll its proper
tions needs other outlets. A rich field
presents itself between Texas and Cali
fornia for the carrying trade, and
quick transit would give rise to such
enterprises for its maintenance as
would yield rich return for
capital so invested. At terminus
upon the Gulf coast, au immense
trade would spring up between trans
Atlantic and South American States
and the West Indies, and the transpor-
tation Of many of the worlds products
would be shortened by thousands Of
miles, while prices would he CORE
spondingly reduced. For the benefit
of Texas it is to be hoped that the above
plan is contemplated. 1t would be
productive of great wealth and pros
perity to its people, and would develop
the vast resources of Northern rs well
as those of Southern Texas. The peo-
pie have reason to look forward
anxlously to Developments.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

The San Antonio Express favors
raising 5000 70 offer as rewards for
the arrest of men who may commit
murder in and about that city, and
that paper marks down 500 70 start
the thing. Some very shocking muir
ders have been committed near that
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02
CONNECTION WITH THE PACIF-
&c COAST.

Eli Perkins, writing from California
about railroads, tell it that the South
ern Pacific Railroad Of California, now
completed 800 miles from San Fran
CISCO 10 Fort Yuma, on the Colorado
river, has joined interests with the
Central Pacific; that these two roads
are actually thanking Tom Scott's pro-
posed Texas and Pacific and reducing
that scheme TO a mere branch OF theirs.
He learns that the Southern Pacific is
already pushing on east from Fort
Yuma through Arizona, and that Tue
son, 600 miles, will be reached, and
probably Fort Bliss, in West Texas,
before Tom Scott can reach the latter
point from the East.s This Will
leave but a bare 200 miles for the
Texus aud PuUfiiv, vUuurvviH6 WIN
the roads of Northern Texas, ana
.o.;.--,- - trsusfor iao from
grand trunk railway to the lines OF
Northern Texas. Then, if the state.
ments OF Eli Perkins are to be credited,
and there is reasonable excuse foI
doubting them, the earnest wish often
expressed by the STATESMAN, that we
may have a trunk line connection be-
tween the waters of the Gulf of Mexico
and those Of the Pacific, is to be re,
.1;..l Ut Dl;so and III Daco arn in
sight OF each other, on the Rio
Grande, the line OF the Texas and Pa
ciic passing through both, and max
ing an angle just there from a south
western course from Fort Worth tC
"A northwestern one towards its otjec
tive point on the California coast. II
was stated some months since that
$50, 900, 900 was necessary for Building
the Southern Pacific Railway from
Fort Yuma to the Rio Grande, and
that its stockholders, about twenty II
number, stood ready, at any moment, tc
pay in this sum to build the line, imme
diately, as far as the Rio Grande.
These facts, added to the information
derived from the letter of Eli Perkins,
go to strengthen his statements, and
when we consider the steps taken il
railroad circles in Texas during the
last few months, they probably reach
the truth. Not long ago company
of we'll known and successful railroad
builders took out charter, under the
general law OF the State, authorizing
the building OF railroad from the city
of Austin to some point northwest, on
the Rio Grande, anu knowing this route
TO be favorably considered by the Cali.
fornia company, we are naturally led
to put this and that together, and to
make out of it the long considered and
approved line for thoroughfare from
California to'thc Texas coast If such
plan be on foot its success is certain,
and rapid work will BE- rH order when
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-09
Chamberlain and Blaine.

Each Of these prominent men made a
speech at Woodstock, Conn, Cd the
Fourth.
Mr.. Chamberlain speech was caustic
denunciation Of Hayes southern policy.
together with a labored defense Of himself
and brother oarpet-baggers,
Mr.. Blaine's more guarded remarks
were mainly devoted to assaiIing the ad-
illustrations supposed Mexican policy, and
incidentally to criticism of the general
policy towards which he affects to believe
the government is now drifting.
Doubtless the professional politicians of
the party.who share the feelings of these
gentlemen to considerable extent, are
beginning to cordially hate the civil re-
form measures of Mr.. Hayes, but it is not
yet evident to outsiders that majority
are quite ready to break out in open re-
belIion. Official patronage is still a
powerful tether, and very few office-hoId-
ers are willing to surrender official COM
forts and emoluments for mere opinions
sake.
But that portion of the party who are
not protested politicians, and whom it may
be reasonably supposed are ready and
willing to approve genuine reform of
party abuses, are not altogether Indifferent
spectators of passing events, and perhaps
not wholly uninAuenced by inhamatory
harrangues from men like Mr.. Blaine and
Chamberlain. Ssch men are waiting and
watching. It is important, therefore, that
Mr.. Hayes should be active, sincere. and
thorough in his endeavors to repress and
remove the evils of the civil service and
and the errors of political administration
which have thriven and dangerously
multiplied during the eight years last
past. Ifhe fails to do this, he will early
lind himself and his administra ton {
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