The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-08

bonal, and in law there is little pre- |
lection, as the damage is done by per-
sons irresponsible or actually dishon-
tst, from whom nothing could be ex-
pected in q suit for damages. The
only plan Is the one suggested by some
of our stock men, a. {. shot gun policy
for offenders who wilfully drive dis
eased cattle IN to destroy the labor of
years in herd of cattle. A few first
class funerals would help give healthy
tone TO public sentiment in this d.
rection.
The editor of the Christian KeSSen-
ger, ii is stated in Boahsm, left that
place several days ago to visit Austin.
There Is something wrong in all this.
He has not been around. We haven't
seen him. We think he is sloshiug
about somewhere else. He has had &
hard time of it, anyhow. An editor
of religious paper is so conspicuous
in his OVID town, and writes so much
inefable goodness ana utters so many
moral precepts that he is forced to lead
very precise and careful mode of
life. He must preach by example. His
daily life must be q powerful sermon.
These cody editors therefore have
hard time, and If Brother Burnett has
lodged off somewhere, after telling
his readers in Bonham that he was
coming to Austin, we can't find it in
our heart to blame him. He is en-
titled to 'reCess" But wouldn't we
like to see him on sly lark with Mar
tin or Paddock, or with that good man
Bowman, of Mckinney, or Geers9 The
good people of Bonham, all loving
Brother Burnett as they should and
| do, need not be alarmed. He will
come around all right, and be none the
worse for little jolly recreation with
our sinners of the secular press.
Sherman Register: Now and then q
coarse, stupid and brutal fellow, badly
read, his tastes formed among coarse
and vulgar associates, unfortunately
acquires control over the editorial
columns of newspaper. Incapable
of drawing the distinction between an
insult aud a Jest, or between fun and
abuse, he Is continually indulging
IN brutal personalities aud bringing re-
proach upon profession which he is
incompetent to honor. 1t is great
pity that these over sensitive, because
over ignorant, men should be suffered
to illustrate on paper and blazon their
coarsenees and rudeness before the
world, making the profession of jour
nalism both disagreeable and disgrace
| full. However severely the Register
has condemned or criticised an editor,
it has never impugned his honor or
purity of purpose. The Register and
the STATESMAN have BEEN wa9ing
fierce war of words for more than a
year past, and yet neither paper has
contained an insult to the conductors
of the other. People say 1t is rough,
but nobody has seen anything but fun
in our war with the STATESMAN, and
they at whose cost it is furnished are
use d to the amusement.
1t was Chief Justice Roberts, we
think, who told the story that a cir
cult judge charged jury as follows
"u this jury believe, from the evil
dence, that the plaintiff and the de-
PENDANT were a partner in the grocery,
and that the plaintiff bought out the
defendant and gave his note for the in
terest, and the defendant paid for the
note by the delivering to the plaintiff
cow, which he warranted mot
| breachy,' and the warranty was broken
by reason of the breachiness of the
COW, and the plaintiff drove the COW
back and rendered her to the defend
an, but the defendant refused to re.
ceive her, and the plaintiff took her
home again, and put heavy yoke OF
poke upon her to prevent her jumping
the fence, and the COW, attempting to
jump the fence, by reason of the afore-
said poke or yoke, broke her neck and
died; and if the jury further believe
that the defendants interest in the
grocery aforesaid was not anything,
the plaintiffs note was worthless, and
the cow good for nothing, either fol
milk or beef, or for green hide, then
the jury must find for themselves how
they will decide the case, for the
sne thinks she do, ooIT Know n0@
such cussed case should be decided
Negroes are confessedly most lmlta-
tive animals. They have their nice
little ward meetings and reyivals and
billiards and bar rooms, but didn't
have stained glass to see the eclipse on
Senator CCke's plantation. The Sena-
tor takes the world coolly in this Off
cial vacation, and saunters about over
his broad acres and beneath the suns
blazing, vertical rays, wearing a. SOM
brero and Rnman toga in which he
sleeps. The Senator has fine stock
as we'll as many Africans on his 'Sa-
bine" (Brazos) farm. Especially is the
Senator accustomed to laud the virtues
of rousing Berkshire which he poet
lcally denominates Henry Wari Beech
er. This huge boar was in cornfield
half mile or more from the Senator's
residence, where fifty or more negroes
were at work. The Senator had
strolled out in the afternoon of the
late eclipse, having forgotten that it
was to occur. He observed, however,
that darkness was coming on but sup
posed, never looking up, it was dark
cloud that shrOuded the sun. He had
almost reached the place where the ne
groes were gathered in knot looking
up at the waning sun aud trembling
with terror. They had not seen the
breechless Senator, who, at the mo-
ment. was discovered in his long gown
by Henry Ward Beecher. Beecher
went for the Senator, and the Senator
made tracks towards those stupefied
negroes. They recognized him, and
not seeing the high pressure swine,
supposed he was flying from the
"wrath to come" 'It's judgment
day." exclaimed huge black.
They fed in terror. Negroes never
before made such speed from a corn
field; but the Senator was first over the
fence. He feared "Beecher" more
than the negroes feared the deYil; and
his head Is always level. It is said
that Henry Ward "chawed off :" about
six yards of the nightgown before the
Senator cleared the fence. Our re-
porter wasn't there when the Senator
came up the back way to his house.
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publication. He writes: SIT has been
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