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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14
KLoaUENoE AND GOOD SENSE.

When John F. House, of Tennessee,
was formerly elected TO Congress, the
STATESMAN said that he was both wise
and eloquent, an. orator and states
man. He will remain in Congress as
long as he chooses, and the day is not
distant when, modest and uuobtrusive
as he is, he will be esteemed the first
of Southern representatives. He is
about fifty years of age, of faultless
habits and perfect vigor of mind and
body and brilliant future awaits the
scholarly John +. House. When he
was unanimously nominated for the
third time by his district convention
he said:
In the next contest between the two
great parties they will divide upon
governmental policy and without sec
tional animosity. Sectional hatred
will be eviscerated from the contest.
So far as the South is concerned l am
certain that such will be the case. l
cannot, fellow citizens, find 1t in my
neart to indulge in feelings of malice
toward the people of the North when
Iwitpess their magnanlmous and gener-
Gus conduct toward the Southern pe1-
pie. feel like taking off my hat and
standing uncovered in their presence.
o, grander than the victory of the
Appomattox is the victory won by the
people of the North in their noble
and generous contributions to the
stricken and suffering Sou h. Upon
that fatal field the South surrendered
her sword; within the shadow of the
dark wing of the pestilence, beside
the new-made graves of her heroic
sons and daughters, with bowed head
and fearful eyes, she extends her hand
and surrenders her heart to the gener-
GUS and magnanimous North. Gods
own hand has bridged the bloody
chasm; let not the ambition of man
seek to reopen the wounds and to re-
kIndle the embers of sectional strife.
Let US go into this great contest of 1880
without any of these elements of sec
tional bitterness. OF course we will be
divided as to questions of governmental
policy, but with that element ellmi-
mated from the contest the representa-
tive of the South can stand upon the
floor of Congress as the peer of any
from the Northern States, and can look
to the material development of his
own section, to the enlargement of
commercial relations, and make the
Southern people more prosperous.
With fraternity and harmony restored,
this great country can march on to a
more glorious and illustrious future
than has been seen in the past.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

THE STATESMAN was not at fault
when it said pcrsistently, that
the contest in this district was natloI-
al and not sectional, and that the in
telligence and patriotism of the coun-
try watched the progress of this
war upon Hancock waged by Repub-
licanism with degree of interest that
affected the fortunes of no other indl-
vIdual in any Southern State. North
ern patriots cannot see how it is that
sturdy Uniohist who had never falter.
ed in devotion to the old flag, should
be beaten by besotted igrvrance, led
by the Radical eX-Governer, Davis, OF
TeXas. II Hancock be beaten or al
most beaten such are the simple facts,
and when Blaine and Conkling and
the rest declare that hatred of the
Union and hostility 10 the laws and
Constitution, shape the action of the
intelligence and property of Texas,
events of Tuesday, even here, give the
lie TO as coed and great a man as
Blame. But 1t is a great shame il
folly and Radicalism have sent Jones
instead of Hancock to Washington,
and American decency and intelligence
will blush if Hancock be defeated.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

Last week a number of gentle
men waited upon Mayor. Ely to urge
their objections against the Spinola
scheme for supplying heat to the city
by the Holly steam combination sys-
tenn. The first speaker was Mr.. VIM.
Foster, who stated that the gentlemen
whom he represented were not opposed
to progressive ideas, nor to the Holly
combination or any system by which
steam may be supplied. He did not
propose to discuss the merits of the
system, but simply the question of
granting the franchise upon reasona-
BILE basis. The gentleman then refer
red to the resolution as passed by the
common council, on the subject, and
said that the matter should have re-
ceived more careful consideration at
the hands of the board of aldermen.
Dir. Williams, OF the Taxpayers Asse-
citation, then said that the people of
this city were unanimously opposed to
the granting of the franchise to Gen.
Spiuola without due consideration for
the privilege being given to the city.
Gen. Spinola, in vigorous speech, an
swered the arguments of the gentle
man, in the course of which be took
occasion to denounce the New York
Supply Company as one not regularly
organized under the laws of the State.
If his company had only allowed them
little stock they would never have
been heard of. Mr.. Spinola then gave
a history of his company. and of the
operations of Mr.. Holly in trying to
perfect the system. The mayor said
he would carefully consider the sub
ject, and would probably come to o
conclusion at the end of the past
week.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14
wH1rrHORNE AND robson.

But won't it be funny when Whit
thOrne, the Jealous chairman of the
Committee on Naval AGIirs, who has
been investigating eX-Secretary Robe
sons naval mismanagement with such
infinite assiduity, finds the sticky old
tAr-espec,ally are his fingers said TO be
glutinous-perched, bolt upright, be-
side Whitthoine. Rooeson must be,
of necessity, of the Committee of Naval
Affairs, Of which Whitthorne having
been chairman for two terms will SURG
ly be member even if the Republi-
cans control the organization of the
House. This result of Tuesdays cleo
tions is hardly probable and only pos
sible. 1t Is only certain that the House
will be constituted of most incongluous
clemens. No dozen men will repre-
sent the same formulated creed and yet
of all unseemly thrusting together of
diverse, irreconcilable forces of
thought and history none will be more
absurd and illogical than the colloca-
tion of "LittleAndy"--Whitthorne'sp pet
name in the hills and hollows of Ten
nessee-and this old curmudgeon Robe
son, eX-Secretary of the NAVY.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

GULL THE FLoCKs. There are two
kinds of live stock that ii does not pay
to keep after it has become old; these
are sheep and poultry. A vigorous
weed-out should, therefore, be made
each year. There is no better time for
this than in the fall, when pasture be-
gins to fail and feeding becomes nee
essary. Sheep should be kept through
the winter thet they will be ready. for<
the butcher at the end OF the eNeeding|
season, so that, at least, JDRfth a little
finishing of with little extra feed,
they may 90 into the market. A shsep'
attains its prime at about four or flve1
years, and from that time they begin
gradually to decline. Their teeth be-
come defective and give way, so that
it requires extra care to keep them in
good, or even ordinary condition. 1t
will sometimes pay to give the extra
care to eve that has proved an extra
breeder or nurse, but thyse that have
not thus distinguished themselves had
better be disposed of as soon as they
show signs of decadence. Some will,
by extra industry, by earlier and
later feeding, hold their own even
with the best of the flock, notwith-
standing the loss Of all or part Of the
cutting teeth. 1t will do to re-
serve such il specially profitable
for any good qualities. But as
a general rule, it will be found
good economy to market all sheep at
five or six years Of age There is no betu
ter time for this than at this time, just
before pastures begin TO fail. Sheep
to be stall-fed should be pat up and
kept thriving right along. Such will
bring good prices in the spring.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

THERE are many bright and attrac-
tive as we'll as dark and repulsive
scenes visible on the battlefield of
Tuesday. The smoke has been almost
blown away by the expiring breath of
Greenbackism. What terrific strug-
gle it made away down in TexasI How
badly 1t Jared where the genius OF Ben
Butler and of the sand lot orator,
Kearney, gave it unwonted strength |
Greenbackism, strange as intelligent
people may think it, has done infinite
good. 1t has shown our Northern
iellow-countrymen to what al
surdities African genus for govern
ment may be directed by a master Of
the race like Governor Davis and then
it has crushed out Tammany in New
York city and destroyed Butler and
Kearney. Where a representative OF
the Greenback idea has won a victory,
he has employed agencies and secured
votes that constitute a confession of
wong and stupidity. This ls true
he re, but New York city has used
Peter Cooper, invested with no
power to leglslate on finance, to des-
troy Kelley and Tammany. Here in
Texas Greenbackism has used the
simple negro to defeat Judge Han
cock, life long Union man of distin-
guished ability, and the world will be
forced by Greeenbackism to confess
that Senegambian suffrage is intolera-
BILE. II Hancock be the Congressman the
solidity of negro hostility is none The
less significant, and there can be but
one commentary suggestive OF the nc
eessity for the restriction Of suffrage
TO common intelligence in the State
and to taxpayers ia corporations.
Greenbackism slaughters Ben Butler.
It sends the sand lot orator hopeless
and helpless back to California, 1t de-
stroys TAmmany by furnishing Peter
Cooper as . club with which KeI,y's
head is broken. Il shows the world
how utterly unworthy Of civilization
is universal suffrage. in Madagascar
and Senegambian distncts Of the
South.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

In the narrow gauge railway conven
ton at Cincinnati it was stated tha
the "a, 900 miles of railway in til,
United States cost So, 100, 900, 900, OF
which we are paying $3.50, 900, 600 in
terest. If these roads were of the
narrow gauge the annual interest &C.
count would be only $50,000,000 II
mountainous and in sparsely populated
countries of magnificent distances,
like Colorado, New Mexico and Texas,
none other than narrow gauge
lines will be built, except as
extensions Of existing broad gauge
roads. 1t is mach cheaper to go round
or over hill than through it, and in
managing narrow gauge roads it is
found that the light cars and locomo-
tives do not injure the iron trackways,
and that the saving in wear and tear
and repairs is enormous. But there is
no use preaching to this people. They
are under the thumbs of the moss
backs, and Texas and Its capital will
never flourish, as they should, till a
new and wiser and more enterprising
race of men come upon the stage.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14
T. wil, he d;a5cu,, for conero, pom

1t will be difficult for General Pope
to frame an excuse for his persistent
failure to appear before the Board of
Investigation in the Fitz John Porter
case. It was chiefly on his testimony
and to relieve him from blame that
General Porter was convicted. 1t was
he that first branded his comrade as q
traitor. II his charge was true it was
his duty to give testimony in
1864, and 1t is even more
his duty TO give it now.
Nothing but the fear of being over
thrown in the cross ss-examlnatIon, for
which The petitioner is anxious, can
account for the manner in which he
has acted from the beginning of his in
vestigation until now, wien /
hope of his appearance before the
board is abandoned. AS he will
not come and stand a personal ex-
animation, it seems to be the
plan of the defense to Introduce docu-
mentary evidence going to show gross
Inconsistencies between his testimony
at the courtmsrtial and his official re-
ports and correspondence on file in the
War Department. The case looks very
bright for General Porter, and public
opinion on the evidence published is
already pronounced in his favor. But
if he is acquitted and restored, what
is to be done with his traduce.s, who
do not dare TO face him at his earnest
requests
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

A writer in the Boston Christian Reg
ister says: The wonder of wonders
which Europe offers to the eye of the
American traveller is its Babel Of Lam
guages. France alone has eighty-six
we'll defined dialects. Switzerland has
twenty-eight. The list in Germany haa
never been made out, but must amount,
to at least 100. AS modern enforced
popular education takes effect all these
will gradually disappear, and be re-
placed by a few-French, German,
Dutch, Basque, Fretornais (Anmorl-
CAM, Polish, bohemian, Moraviau.
Danish, etc. WALTON and Flemish are
both dying out (very slowly In Bel
gium. In all che open countries COM
mon language will take, possession Of
the whole ground during the course OF
the next three or four generations 4 buf
in the mountain districts the old dia-
lects may survive for many centuries.
1t is to this diversity Of language
we must ascribe the stubborn
vitality OF priest-craft and the
military system. Nations who cannot
comprehend each other bate and fear
each other and keep their harness
ready for war. We must put our trust
in the railroad, the postofiice and the
primary school. Sooner or later
these irresistible powers viii emanci-
pate Europe from standing armies and
the missal
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

The Courier-Journal says the women
who are enliYeniDg New York politics
focked into Eteinway Hall the other
evening and began 70 endorse" tho
candidates who had declared in favor
of woman's suffrage. The majonfy Of
the audience were men, but when these
Inngni1cants voted against the "wo-
mans suffrage resolutions, which
were put 20 the house, no attention
was paid them. The votes Of those
not in favor Of the resolutions, though
largely In the majority, were considered
Of too little importance 70 count. Sex-
efsl letters were then read, and from
their tone IL was easily learned that
circular letters had been sent 70 all ire
candidates asking their opinion on n Q
woman question. Frederick Smyf b
wrote: Gam in favor Of woman lnf-
frage." Benjamin X. Phelps: s'No
discrimination on account Of sex
Thomas r. BouFcke: Sine cause has
long had my sympatby.D Tbeae gea-
tlemen we're Of course Endorsed.
Mrs. Siocum was introduced for
speech, and asked the pertinent Quef~
ton: "Wbo furnished the men lof
the Revolutionary war i''-- Heaniu9
that the women hsd hand in il. Lii
lie Devereux Blake and Mrs. DR.. Lo-
zier shepherded the 10ck-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

THE government proposes to edu
cate about forty selected Indian boys
and girls. The supposition is that
these civilized people will leaven the
lump and that countless savages will
be induced to become farmers and
stock men. For these occupations the
fsrty youths are to be prepared. 1t is
sheer nonsense. Educated or savage,
the Indians nature and predictions
for savage modes of life are change
less and the greater the intelligence of
the savage the more mischievous he
becomes. But, then, a lot of good
fellows will make two or three thou
sand dollars each by the absurd pro-
cess of re-creating the red man. God
made the red and black and white races
as they are and for the spheres of life
they fill and for the places they have
always occupied in the scheme of Gods
providence, and all attempts to reform
natures laws have wholly failed, and
this little experiment with red men
has been often tried and as often failed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

People of Austin and other Texas
towns are interested in knowing that
the Illinois Supreme Court has decided
that since sinks on q city lot would in
duce bad health and water, and filth
could not be deposited in them as
the whole lot In this instance was
covered with building and there WZs
no space for sink, that 1t was Ihe
duty of the city 20 provide by pNbes OF
otherwise for the removal Of III water
that flowed into the streets/ through
pipes in 4 house constructed in BE
usual manner. The c0urx further held
that q city cannot BY ordinance com.
pei citizen 20 remove snov from side-
walk in front OF his premises, any
more than 70 reIfoge obsrructions from
the middle Of be street, the interest
that be has therein being only the In
terest comEhon 70 al citizens. The
hrst case fhAt goes up from our mayors
coorl r<iHvoIvlng this question, viii
2nnNthe city ordinance on the sub
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14
THE society organized in many {

THE society organized in many cour-
ties out West to capture thieves and
murderers should hsYe branches in ev-
cry county. Under the next Governor,
perhaps, rewards will not be so freely
profered for murderers and thieves.
Sheriffs and people will be required to
do their duty, and proclamatlons prof
fering $500 for each bloody knave, un
less he leave the State, will not be is
sued. The present policy does not work
well. No villain is captured till his
excellency promises fixed sum for the
capture, and sheriffs are sffl;cted with
a strange paralysis suddenly cured by
the luster of coin in the vaults of the
treasury. The organization of citizens
to capture thieves and villains will
stimulate officers employed and paid
to discharge this service, and the nc
cessity for State Intervention obviated,
there may be an apprecisble diminu-
ton of burdens of taxation and of the
number of State troops.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14
THE PROPLE WHO VOTED
AGAINST HANCOCK AND WHY
TIIkY DID 1T.


White Republicans who co-operated
with Jones and Davis and the blacks
who opposed Hancock say that they
voted against Hancock for fear il
might be said that Southern white reb-
els, without negro or Republican inter
vention, sent an honest Union man to
Congress. 1t is further alleged by
these Republicans that they toiled to
defeat Hancock because he was nomi-
mated and voted for by Southern white
people in order to produce a false i'm
preston upon the Northern mind. II
be were supported for this reason, why
did Flournoy and every soreheaded
secessionist oppose Hsncockl Here,
aud everywhere in this district, these
original. before breakfast secessionists
voted against the Democratic nominee
aud those that did not vote for
Jones stood sloof. The numbers of
these soreheads may be counted here
aud elsewhere by observing the differ
encn between Terrell's vote and that
Of Hancock. Here our Republican
friends can discover the precise
strength of that body OF men who
prefer Radical to an Uaionist
who IS also straight Democrat.
The authors Of the Galveston mani
festo are Of this sort, and 50 clearly is
the strength Of this class of political
malcontents defined that We can accu-
n seI3 measure its power and make fu-
tsire nominations accordingly It msy
- proper to inquire. since the fierce
ana lmplAcable secessionisss do not for
as9e Hancock, whether Wings and
D5aglks and Dell and Houston men
I d the new crop OF Texas citizens,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

TnE telegraph tells that Mt. vesu-
vius was stilI Wednesday and Still was
NJ. vesuvius the day before. But
Loe doesn't sing as low as he did q
week ago, and when the schoolboys
about town recite the eloquent sen
tences beginning "Lol the poor In
dian, they wink and nudge one anoth-
er and think it awful funny that Loe is
lifted higher than q kite by that
snblimity Of luck which shapes results
CT modern elections in Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

THEY are queer people in New York,
The elevated railway, above the house
tops, will be suppressed as nuisance
because it makes an everlasting clatte1
above peoples heads, and yet the eter-
nal din and rattling of omnibuses on
the boulder-paved thoroughfares lulls
the jaded city to repose.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14
| gang Of five robbers, all bea

A gang Of five robbers, AL beardIess
except the leader, supposed to be one
Goodnight, went 70 the houses Of
the Higgs brothers. three miles north
Of Bryan. They entered the house OF
Tom Higgs and robbed II Of $3.50. and
taking him along, compelled him 10 60
In the lead 70 6am Higgs's house .
quarter Of . mile OF, and knock at the
door. Tom Hiegs was ordered not 10
answer any questions. His brother,
on the inside, not receiving any reply,
fired, m0Ftaily Hounding Tom. The
robbeFs then began shooting and rid
died The ho1ss with bullets but Sam
Higgs misAculously escaped, hasing
defeated the sssailenfs Who sll escap-
ed. Il is thought the robbers came
south.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14
kT SAVED TUE PEOP LIZ OF SA.
VANkAH, Ca, WHO, USED III
DURING THE TER RIFLE
EPIDEgsIC OF 1875.
.essrs. IN zeIln 3 Co.

Messrs. J. Il. Zeiln n CO.:
GtRtlsmeR:-,Ve, the undersigned Engl-
eers on the GeorL. Central lsailroad, In
grateful obligation for tile ,er,lfits VIC re
reivcd from the use Of SIMMONS LIVER
IREGULAToR during the YELLOW FE-
IVRR EPIDEMIC in Savannah. Georgia, in the
summer and fall OF 1876, desire TO make the
Following statement: That during the afore-
laid Epidemic, we used the medicine knuwh
as SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR, pre-
pared by j. II. zetlin Il Co, and though ex.
pOsed to The worst miasmatic influences of
the yellow fever by going in and coming ont
Savannah at different hours Of the night, and
also In spending entire nights in the city
during the prevalence OF this most FATAL
EPIDEMIC, with but the single exception OF
one OF us, who was taken sick, but speedily RS
covered, we continued in our usual good
health, circumstance we can account for
IA no other way but by the effect, under
providence, OF the habiiual and continued
use of SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR
while We were exposed to this yellow Fever
malaria.
Respectfully Yours.
G. n. PATTERSON, JAS. l.. MALLRIvTE.
JOHN Il. COLLINS, MELTON /. COOPER.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

TIE DeIton Journal says: "Major
Penn has converted nearly one hun
dred sinners in Austin" We had in
nocently supposed it was Gods work.
This reminds rs Of Webster's remark
about an abolitionist's prayer at Fam
euil Hall. he said of 1t: 'It was the
most eloquent prayer ever addressed to
4 Boston audience"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

HAD such q man As Judge sneed
been nominated by the Democrats as
floater. the district could hAye been
carried BY 1000 majority. Little
clique men manipulating the party is
what is the matter With Travis county
Democracy.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14

THE negro hung at Pollard, Ala,
Friday for rape, stated that he was
going straightway to join tn, t innu-
merable caravan of such characters
that had preceded him on that road
to heaven. That's the way they all go
In Texas.