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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19
A NEW RICK ET--THE STIsAIGHT
REPUBLICANS.

The sane Republicans of Texas, it is
said, will hold convention in Dallas
and make up State ticket, such as
honest members of the party may SUP
port. 1t is proposed to nominate ex-
Governor Pease for the office of Cover
nor; the relic of Henry Clay, seen in
the shape of ghostly walking stick
carving its way through the whisky
fumes and pistol smoke of Dallas and
called Norton, will be the candidate for
the Lieutenant Governors place, and
Judge Bell probably will he sPproTed
as candidate for vacancy on the
Supreme Court bench. 1t will thus
happen that we may ascertain the
strength in Texas Of the conservative
Republican party. Governor DAVIS
exerts himself to defeat this
scheme. He would not have
the party In which he deems himself
supreme rent in twain. He would
utilize its strength in his own behalf.
In his speech at LaGran re last week
the Governor devoted his genius to
self-laudation. The inference was that
he intends to run a gainst Hancock and
Jones, first showing his personal pref
erence for Jones, that he may secure
for himself the black body of Jones's
adhereDts.
1t is we'll enough to note the charac-
ter of rumors current. They at least
show the course of public opinion even
as elections In Maine tell US that when
the issue is fairly made up be-
tween repudiationists and Com
munists on the one hand, and Demo-
Gratis and Republicans on the other,
the revolutionists are in great minor
ity. II the Greenbackers proper have
only one third of the votes in Maine,
where poverty and want are guests at
countless firesides, aud where wide
spread penury begets tendency to
financial and political violence and
revolution-if Greenbsckism have only
one-thIrd of the votes of Maine, how
infinitely wesk must the party be in
the West and South. 1t exists only in
towns and cities. That its forces may
be annibilated and its dangerous ten
deucies finally repressed, decent and
intelligent Republicans propose tC
place the ticket designated before the
people and vote honestly in the fAce oi
defeat.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

Now and then one has seen a fluent
and blatant talker, who could not
think at any time what could be called
thought, but who was able to produce
such material as he could produce at
all the rate of rapid speaking, trying
to inveigle this foolish wise man 20 en-
ter with him into the listR of discus
sion. He did ESQ to speak, seek 10
persuade the swan to leave the water
where every movement was graceful,
and try walking match on shore,
where the swan could but waddle most
abominably. / have beheld the swan
abandon its proper element, and havt
grieved. 1t is much to be regretted
that what George Stephenson land
many other mep) called "the gilt Of
the CAB" has so powerful and immedi-
ate an effect upon the less diseRrning
multitude. / have known q human
being who was intellectually, ploraily
and spiritually far beneath contempt. q
mere insolent and brutal vulgarian,
command the attention of large
meeting by speech which, when Il
came TO be printed, the most stupid
person in that assemblsge could not fail
to see was the most despicable rubbish.
l am far from clear that parliamenta
and all like bodies are not mistake.
| IL such bodies are allowed TO meet At
all, they ought to be constrained to sit
for six continuous months, and then
the blatant demagogue, unscholarlys
ins"lent, vulgar, and probably dirty,
with nothing TO commend him but his
brazen forehead and his flow Of un-
grammatical speech, might possibly
find his level. A thoughtful man here
and there might in these months get
over his nervous thyness, and gain th,
influence due to him, thoughe soul q
y fine 4exture might decline t5 e.4eef into
I conflict with the coarse grained coster.
monger Of debate. Specially, 10 mat.
ters theological and eccleslastical, Il Il
hard to picture the thoughtful and fe.
fined scholar, whose writings form th1
thinking OF his generation, as enterinf
into a vulgar brawl with clustering
bully in horribly unwholesomc nfmof
phere at two o'clock in the morni
The scholar would loathe and desI
himself for having stopped TO that "a
effable degradation. The bully would
be proud to have been kicked by ths
higher type Of man. Frdseg's Aoga
zine.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19


New YORK CRY has sent about
$40, 900 to the afflicted of the South.
Austin has not sent one-seventieth of
this sum, and yet New York is not
seventy times greater than Austin.
And should it be said that Northern
people are more generous to those oi
the South than we to ourselves 2 And
shall Southern men, like Flournoy, of
Galveston, still appeal to sectional
passions and hates when they would
arouse prt jqdices against John Han
cock New York is very rich and
Austin is comparatively poor. The
forces OF Federal power are sub.
ordinated to the purpose of az
grandizi3g New York and OF i'm
poverlshipg. through the tariff. re
mote provinces like Texas; hut fol
all that the generosity of our Northern
fellow countrymen to our own smitteI
people forces Us to forget that th'
smoke of battle ever rose up betweer
US, and we can never again esteem I
man the less because he loved thi
Union or because he happened to hAv'
his home or birthplace beyond tn
Ohio. The whole North, even Chi
cago, has been IS generous as the grea
metropolis of the Union.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19
ALETTER AND AN ANSWER.

The following originally appeared
ia the London P,Hck az the time when
Lord PAlmers;ou, as Premier, was pc
tltioned TO issue proclamation fixing
a day of fasting and prayer on account
of visitation of the Asiat;c cholera.
We publish it as applicable to the pre-
yailing excitement with reference to
the yellow fever, and from its intrinsic
excellence is we'll worthy of being pre-
served.
PRrsBYrERs To PALNEEsToN.
The plague has come among Us,
Miserable sinners,
Fear and remorse have siung u,
Miserable sinners,
Wcask the State TO fix dav.
Whereon all men may fass and pr1y.
That Hesven vii, please 10 iu-n away
The plague that works Us sose dismay.
Miserable sinners.
PALNsRsroN To UIz PEEsnYTEEs.
The plague has come among you,
Mi.erab sinners.
To Effort hath II strung you,
Miserab 81 ,ners.
You ask that ali should fast and pray;
Better all wake and wo X. | suy,
Slotb and supineness put away,
That 50 the plague may cc sc 10 slay,
Miserable sinners
For plague-, like other evi's,
Miserable sinners
Are Gods. and no the ID Wis,
Miserable sinners,
Scourges they are, hut in hand
Where love and pity do comm nd.
And VIII Il he heavIerJ stripes 20 fall,
'Iis whera theyrt want most of all
Miserable sinncrs'
Look about your city,
Miserable sinners!
Arouse to shame aud pity,
MiserAb ti1nersl
Pray; but use brush AMI lmewssh pail;
Fast; but feed those for want who fsil;
Bow down, guide town. t. ask ar grace,
But bow with cleaner hands and fac
Mis- rable sinners!
All time Gods w hath spoken.
Miserable sinner!
That W may NJ be broken,
Miserable sinners!
Rut he that breaks 10 must endure
The penalty whi h works the cure.
To us, for Gods great laws Iransgrcssed
Is doomsman Pestilence sddr, ssed,
Miserable sinners!
We cannot inggle heaven.
MIse-ablr rim er=!
With one day out of seven.
NJ SCRABBLE s'nnerS!
Shall any force of fasts afouc
For year. of duty left undonr:
How e~piaie with p:ay.r or nsalm,
Deaf ear, blind eye and folded palm:
Mis- rable sinners
Let us be mp and stirring,
Miserable nnersi
'Mong ignorance and errn",
Miserable sinners!
SIoth and self-set king from us cast,
Blew O this the fittesU fast,
For Of all prayers prayc meath the sun,
There is no prayer like work well done,
Misera' lie sinneTsi
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

TIE Creenback Candidate for the
State Senate from this district tries to
make capital againss Judge Terrell out
of the fact that Terrell & Walker are
the Supreme Court reporters. The
opinion Of the Attorney General of
Texas, Gen. Bone, and of MajOr
West is in opposition to any such idea.
They both say that the employment of
Terrell & Walker as Supreme court re-
porters does not disqualify Judge Ter
ren for the State Senate. Judge Duval
while Supreme Court reporter, held
the office of Secretary of State, many
years ago; while Hartley was Supreme
Court reporter he was member of the
Senate, and also Of the House OF Rep
resentatives at another time. The OBJ
lection is based upon the supposed ig-
norance of the people. Besides, if the
position of State reporter is an office.
Judge Terreli's election to the State
Senate would vacate it; but it il
hard to see how it would make any
difference to his opponent if the people
want his services, aohich they will Ger
ta;nly show on the fifth of November
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19
"Flar, Financial Figures.

Bxtiugaished Flats;
In the Sundays edition OF our great
organ, the Capital. the high and mighty
fiat" whose profound financial wis
dom astonishes the world and bamboo
z'es the average hapdoodle .sfats. -
sitter calmly explaining away the defeat
OF Mr.. Dowell, proceeds TO indulge IN
little innocent financial figuring.
Figures, however, are wonderfully
mysterious, and the high and mighty
''dat" succeeds admirably in getting
them inexpicably mixed up, and to
the very great disgrace of the party,
and to his own exceeding great aston
ishment, shows beyond all doubt tkat
cIin, and not paper, is the money of
the world. He again holds up France
Ss being blessed far above all ether
countries, and assures US that the per
capita circulation there is $50 81, while
our own country has only $17.72. he
places the total paper money of France
at $3.50, 900, 900, OF $251 ESQ COS lesa
than in the United States. The popu.
la,ion of FranceIs little over SO, 000,-
coo, aud II the circulation per capita is
$50 90, there must be about 81, 600,-
600, 600 OF gold aud silver in that coun-
try, or more than three times as much
coin as paper money, aud IL the people
of France have more money per capita
than we have, the excess, as shown by
the high and mighty ''fiat," T" consists OF
gold and silver. Now the people OF
the United States own all OF the gold
aud silver of the country, and il they
desire more money all they have TO do is
to have it coined. At this time not more
than one-third of the gold and silver
produced in America is manufactured
into money, the balance being used In
the arts; hence, If We do not have more
than $l7.7e per capita in circulation 1t
Is because the wants of trade do not
require 1t. Trade always regulates the
supply of money, and not the COVER
meHt. II we delegate to the govern
ment the power to regulate the sup
ply of money as the flspdoodles desire.
the dear people fear that the wire
pulers and unmitigated demagogues
who so often control the government
would regulate it according TO their
own necessities without reference TO
the wants of trade OF anything else.
1t will be we'll to get the high and
mighty ''fat" TO step down and out.
He is evidently controlled by the gold
and silver money power.
HARD BRICK.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

TIE gentleman named in the append
ed paragraph was in Austin a few
DAYS ago. He would make delight
full accession to the Greenbackers' club
of Robertson Hill. We are told that
he was fcoling around Governor Davis
and sin to get little money with
which to pay expenses, while be lee
tared in SenegambiAn districts on the
glorious time coming when fat paper
dollars viii grow on trees and every
body will be stupendously rieh- but
his ex-exeellency's finances were At q
low sbb, and Mr.. SIN couldn't discov-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19
GALVESTON v. HOUSTON, AND
VICE VERSA.

Mayor Wilson, w. D. Cleveland, F.
A. Rice, Ben A. Bolts and B. A. Shep-
herd, constituting the board of health
of the city of Hou.ton publish five
column statement in the Telegram
showing the course pursued by Hous-
ton in quarantine matters, and the re
suits which led to the action against
Galveston, The record shows plainly
enough that Galveston was not alone
looking to health, but that it was
partial to Its own trade and op-
posed to Houston having fair
showing. Galveston holds the key
to Houston under such circumstances
and, while preventing Morgan's New
York steamers from going up Buff alo
Bayou, permitted other vessels to come
from more than one Infected port to
Galveston. Houston demonstrated, end
Galveston, not regarding protests, was
finally shut out by Houston. The re-
suit is that no vessels now come into
Galveston from infected points, and
Houston, on this condition, raised the
quarantine. The Galveston kilograms,
made up In the Neacs office, presented
most partial and unjust view of tine
case as fully shown by the statements
of the above named most honorable
gentlemen. DR.. Rutherford and the
Houston board of health acted as they
were compelled to do to carry out {
plan of effective quarantine. For two
days the Neaos was shut out on a sand
bank by this quarantine and, as every
body knows it has good hand fo
getting up sensational matter, th'
Galveston view of the question is takeI
now as it should have been ell th'
! c,,,,, o,.n,,o ooIio
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

IT is said that ''Dr. J. s. Myer, of
Virginia City, Nevada, has rediscover-
ed the lost Egyptian art of tempering
brass tools to a more lasting cutting
edge than steel ones will hold" Brick
Pomeroy proposes to have the process
applied to his sweet face and plugged
nose, even though the world has ever
supposed there was nothing in heaven
or earth tougher than Bricks delicious
phYsiognomy.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

No freights can pass Texarkana un-
less accompanied by an affidavit of the
consignor that they have not bsen in
an infected place. Euch passenger en-
tering Texas must show a proper GER
tificate that he has not heard of yellow
fever for twenty or thirty days. No.
ing but letters that have been smoked
can pass through the mails, and no
sleeping car can enter Texas over the
Iron Mountain road. leepyheaded
passengers are apt, we suppose, to dis
seminate the disease. But such are
the regulations enforced at Texarkans
and again at Marshall, and since there
is no fever this side of those two places
why have quarantinine force annoy
ing people and costing money!
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19
SAVED THE PEOPLE OF SA'
vANHAH, GA, WHO USED 1T
DURING 9,HE TERRIBLE
EPIDEMIC OF 1876.
eAsrs. IN. zeiin & Co. {:

MeAsrs. J. II Zeiln & Co.:
k7e1stismssl'-We, the undersigned Engi-
feerb on the Georgia Central Railroad, in
staI cful obligation for the benefits we re-
I'd from the use of SIMMONS LIVER
uLATOR during the YELLOW FE-
EPIDEMICin in Savannah. Georgia. in the
aer and fall OF 1876. desire to make the
folivylng statement: That during the afore-
said tpidemic, we used the medicine known
as SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR, pre-
pared BY j. II. Zeilin s Co, and though ex.
posed TO ;he worst miasmatic influences OF
the yellow fever by going in and coming out
Savannah at different hours Of the night, and
also In spending entire highs in the city
during the prevalence OF this most FATAL
EPIDEMIC, with but the single exception OF
one OF aslwho was taken sick, but speedily re-
covered. i've continued In our usual good
health. n circumstance we can account for
in no other way but by the effect, under
nrovidenck, OF the hahitual and continued
use OF SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR
while we Were exposed to this Yellow Fever
malaria
Respectfully Yours,
C. n. PATTERSON, JAS. L. MALLETTE.
JOHN R. CbLLINs. MELTON F. COOPER.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

Mr. Wilson AcDonsld hs. conp'c,f1
IN clay bis statue Of Gen. Cnster. y ! .1
10 70 be erected at West Point It4
General is represented in the nfIforn.
OF q colonel, bis rank 10 the Z. "a s.
army. The figure is Of heroic slr1.
eight feet high. He IL placed II Il@
attitude Of lighting the Indians &
with his sword. The statue viii IS
cast In bronze, and the whole work
will cost $4,000. OF this amou1.
$1,000 has already been secured.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

A correspondent Of the New xol8
GyaPhis ssys that the TesoIrtion q
Gen. Sherman's son 20 enter the Csttt
lie priesthood was ths result Of ~
mothers entreAtIes and her oFerpon<I.
ing influence, and was not knoRs |1
his father until the preparations tor 81.
departure for cloister 10 Enrope NeI.
all completed and his passage O. 3
steamer engaged.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

THE House of Bishops has formally
deposed from the ministry Bishop Nc
Crosby, and it is asserted that Ply
mouth Church would have had q like
chapter IN its history had such court
held jurisdiction there.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

Judge Robsrts'a speech at corsiese. .
is spoken Of a. 8 mastery tfoTt ~
Is doing noble service. e. be has ale4.
done IN every walk Of public serve.
and bis sentiments and teachings n11
meet with . hearty Response end a
AequiesceEee fEon Ill who hear hlu.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

An brils arO due a the end Of each scholastic
inonih, ana mast positively be eettled BY cash
ar netotfshle note Al the end OF the current
qusficf. Boardicg may be ob,elned in the neign,
kothcod A klopef uolth. The Principal VII! take
admitted number of yOurS ladies' 81 81 csea psi
as&fion. psyshla quarterly In advance 1nls N
cindes boarding and tuition.
Ear further paruenlare. address the PEineipal.
q =. JOHNS ToN.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

POPULAR LkcToxETER-Dip q well
polished knitting needle into . deep
vessel of milk and withdraw It imme-
diaEeIy in an upright position. II the
mix Is pure. some Of it will hang 70
the needle; but II water Il sdded, even
in small proportions, the huid viii not
adhere.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19
CAUTION.

THE cRSt1)E SIMMONS LIVER REGULA
TON OR MEDICINE MANUFACTURED
ONLY iBY II. ZEILIN s co,
is wrapped inA clean, neat, WHITE wHAF-
PER with theSred symbolic stamped tnere-
on. Run 70 1hsk by being induced 10 tASe
substiiates. takino other but the ohi1I-
NAL and GENUINE. septis
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

TIE average descent Of the Missis
sippi river from Cairo to the sea is
three inches for each mile. From
Memphis to New Orleans by water the
distance is about 500 miles, aud Men,
phis is thus s40 feet above the sea.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

Gen Butler admits that the little fee
Of $142, 900 was paid him and his $3.50
ciates for their connectIoD with the
Farragut prize money award, but
claims that there was lots Of work IN II
and that some incidental expenses OF 8
few thousand had to come out Of the
sum.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19
THE BOARD

OF Medical Exauainesa for the sixteenth Jndi-
cal Dlstrict viii meet In the ptrlors OF the Ray
iaond Honse. Oh TUESDAY. Sepsenoer II. ISIS.
fe1 the exzminalion q applicants fos the prae-
- : W. I'd wEsFFALIS ND.
Vice President,
q. Z. RorTH, n. b. Secretary.
Austin. Texas, Aag 81. ISIS. au2idstAWit
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TAKE NoTIcH

All persons are varndt rot % bny or trade 70.
made ~ \. b. Hin 70 u ssoeain. attorney foi
Barko, dnc 1.nuarg ,ISso; i've fer $So0 each.
made ky i ". HoH1Fdho " 6eolia, eiiorncs
for Burke. both dated M I, 1ssA nxst due De.
,r5een Tor lsnd IA h incE coanke. Above notes
Sere nhtainf1 bF flsnd IAnd vi. 10. hc p.id.
ssP'swin' : TN. = EDWARD, aeas
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

FRIDAY Terrell voted to hang King
Alcohol ''high and dry" In other
words, sqocAl option" was carried BY
three majority. Not a very large ma
iority. but still majority.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

Nashville Is exersing herself most
vigorously N the cause Of charity.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

Hon. Jchn II. Reagan will canvass
North Texasin the interest Of Democ-
raey.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19


- - Holds. Arabian phi
! iosophy furnished the instruments to
build systems of Jewish thought, one
keener and loftier than the other, to
exhalt the God OF Israel above any hu
man shortsightedness. Reason with its
divine sceptre was declared to be the
supreme judge of the Jewish faith /;
philosophy the true expounder of the
Bible. The attributes of God were
sublimated to outreach any human
perception and resemblance; the Bible
notion of creation and revelation and
the hero after were spIritualized, so as
to accord with the highest postulates
OF indeI en- lent thinkers. Even the
Mosaic laws and narratives were turned
into mere symbolical lessons. A bril-
liant array of intellects, a majestic gal
axy Of stars OF the first magnitude
cleaned forth, now in Persia, then in
Spain, represented in their various
shades and hues by Sladiah, Solomar /,
Ibn, Gabriel or Avice5ron Juda Halevy,
Maimonides, Gersonides, Crescas, and
many others, They framed and nour-
ished not merely the Jewish, but also
the Christian minds during the mid.
die ages, and Alberus Magnus. Thom-
as Of quino, Dune. the ScotchmaD,
drew their best ideas from Jewish
sources. Although independent, still
only as the pupil of Jewish philosophy,
Barucb Splnoza ascended the steep and
barren mountain top Of philosophy to
herald the dawn OF new day OF free
thought. The bold, cosmopolitan
sweep of intellect, however. threatened
both 10 Mohammedau and Jewish cir
cles to uproot faith. The rigorous exer-
ton OF the mind emptied the heart oI
it's life blood. causing religion 70 be
dissolved into philosophical common
places and trivial platitudes. A mighty
reaction in defense Of the law and ira
dition eDsued. Mysticisms took the
place OF fresh thought. The Cabbala,
rooted in old Z sene lore and over
grown with superstition. old aud
modern, beLumbed the Jewish mind,
lulling il 10 rest and soothing the
heart, while the storm uf wild fsnaii
cism and relentless persecution ragged
over the heads OF the people all ovei
Christendon.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19
DEcAN sPRINe soHooL

Thls Institution. for boys and ghls. pleasantly
sitnaied Ia beautiful and refined comunnity,
-four tniles northeast of Austin, on the Bfsnhaln
ro1d. near the eprings whleh give u name. COM
menco irs second year un-er the present man
agcment August Is. 1878. While undue promi-
eence n not glvea % any one parttSnlar stuoy,
the practical have tho precedence over teosc
branches merely ornamental. OF, II best, supple
mental, 20 4 thorocgh practical edncaicn. TIE
principal and wife, both teachers OF long evpe-
flencs gsrc their undivided time and attention
60 tAo eeaool-
RArxs OF TUITION
pr session Of Eve months.