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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

PRESIDENT f. A. p. BARNARD, of
Columbia College, New York City,
the richest and most numerously at
tended institution of learning in Amer
lea, was for many years of the old Uni
versity of Alabama, where each of
the three judges of the Supreme Court
of this State were graduated. He is
perhaps the most learned of Ameri-
cans, very certainly peerless as an as
tronomer and mathematician and pull
pit orator. He wrote, last week, q
letter to Hon. A. II. Stephens, in
which he said:
want to thank ron with all my
heart for yourv very beautiful, ju6icious
and patriotic address on the occasion
OF the presentation and reception of the
Carpenter picture Of Lincoln. 1t is,
indeed. marvellous, how after her
trials. the South still continues to
maintain her noble pre- eninence in
craftsmanship aud IN moral dignlty /;
and still more marvellous, perhaps, that
one who has been so Conspicuous in
abe councils of the nation before the
war, and. also during the progress of
that painful struggle had been identi-
fed with equal prominence with
the Southern cause, should continue.
after all. to command equally. North
aad South, homage, q respect and
confidence which is awarded by The
people 70 hardly any other. II u a
beautiful and noble tribute to the char
acter always consistently distinguished
for unselfsh devotion 20 principle and
% tone Of sentiment so far elevated
above ne base and mean passions
which dis1EQ<e 80 much OF our public
life, as % bt almost without parallel.
The second elarcss 70 nhich I have
referred y ~ perfect harmony with
this character, and u has been read
with deep eratiieat,on b niliions Of
9our countIlutn.
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THE PKESGDENT AND THE
PREACHkRS.

When a blathering, stupid fellow,
unworthy of decent "living" in the
East, comes ''missionarying" down
South, and, no more esteemed here than
at home, must go back to the land of
his birth, he at once wins attention
and sympathy by denouncing those
whose hospitality and generosity he
has exhausted and betrayed. The
National Republican prints a pretty
homIly on this theme, evidently Civ
ing full faith to pious sensation
mongers who remain in the South long
enough to gain credence for their
statements subsequently made i'll
Northern pulpits aud newspapers.
The business pays. The Washington
city organ of Radicalism, commenting
on the statements of one of these
preachers who escaped from Dallas
on foot, entering Missouri from the
Indian Territory" says:
These cases are but few drops of
an ocean of wrong, oppression, perse-
cution, and murder that fills the
South wherever Republicans are found
and presume to stand by the faith.
The policy now is throughout all the
South, and especially in Texas, to
foreswear Republicanism, embrace the
Democratic faith, or leave, or die.
These are the alternatives presented in
a republic whose foundations are pro-
fessedly laid in the principle that every
man is entitled to protection in his
life, his liberty, and in the pursuit of
happiness. The picture is not calcu-
lated to inspire the admiration, the
pride, or sense of security on the
part of any man who dares in the
South to differ in opinion with the
Democratic party.
We print this in order that people
here may see what lies are uttered and
believed by honest, intelligent, good
people, even in the Federal capital.
We print it, too, that the churches
may beware of wolves in sleeps cloth
ing, who come to enlighten the Gig
norant, depraved, savage population
of Texas" Lying partisan newspa-
pers, for partisan ends, give US this in
famous character. Surely we should
abhor sectionalism which gives life
and soul and force to Radicallsm and
enables these preachers to have re.
spectful audiences in honest Northern
communities. The facts, sooner or later,
will be substituted for falsehoods and
that this result may be attained the
greatest conceivable cosmopolitanism
of spirit and conduct should be pro-
noted. A few adventures and knaves
within or outside the church and false
newspapers like the Republican, or
thieving carpet-baggers IN want of
office, should not induce US to believe
that the great body of Northern people
are not as honest and truthful and Just
| and generous as ourselves. It is proper
to add that these absurd stories, prov
ing the wickedness and savagery of
Texas people, are published in Clapp's
newspaper in order to annoy the Presi-
dent. Clapp was public printer and,
supplanted by..J. D. Defreese, Clapp, in
order to make the Presidents South
ern policy odious in the North, pub
fishes these Misrepresentation of Texas
facts and character.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14
TooMBs as a FIGHTER.
What General LonEstreeU has 60 say
about our Bob.

In conversation with General Long
street, concerning the Confederate
Generals with whom he associated. he
said.
"Do you know Gen. Robert Toombs,
Of your State, was one of the hravest
and most dashing soldiers that 1 ever
saw on any field"
she vas prtty hard to manage, was
he notl"
.'Yes, sir; at first. lie had literally
no idea of subordination. He was
born to rule, and had been carrying
out the purposes of his birth pretty
well up to the time he entered the
army. 1t was hard for him to give up
his lerdly habits even then. l remem-
Der = characteristic instance in which
General Toombs figured. sent out
his brigade on picket duty once. or
course, the discretion of placing the
brigades was in the hands OF the prop
er officers. Toombs had been out that
day dining with Marylander named
Dennis. who had beon ono of his coi-
leagues during his congressional ca
reer. They had good old wine for dir
ner, and Toombs was riding home feel
ing like lord. Suddenly he rrn
against his brigade on picket duty. He
was very much angered.
Who put you here! he shouted.
He was answered that 1t was orders
from headquarters.
"Well, by Cd, my orders are that
you come back to camp. Tn not GO
ing to have all the picket duty of tho
army put on my brigade. Come alongl"
''And sure enough he led them back
to camp. As soon as I heard of il, l.
of course, ordered him under arrest.
AS was the custom, he was simply or
dered to ride in the rear OF his brig
ade. thought everything was going
off all right, when suddenly an officer
should have a revolt in the army il
did not interfere. / asked him what
he meant and he told me that General
Toombs was riding along in the rear
of his brigade, and exhorting the SOL
diers against the oppression that had
been practiced toward them and him.
My informant said that the soldiers
were getting very restless. at once
ordered General Toombs back TO Cor
donsville. / kept HIM there a day or
two, when having received very
handsome letter from him, ordered
him to the front again. He came as
fast as his horse could carry him.
When he reached us General Lee and
myself were together, consulting about
the opening of ba tile which was just
then pending. AS General Toombs
rode up. and saluted, stated that
would take great pleasure in sending a
courier with orders restoring him to
his command. He spoke up rapidly
F.nd said that as charge was imminent
he should like to head it, and hoped
that he might be the bearer OF the or
ders himself. /, of course, assented.
In few moments Toombs's brigade
passed us hurrying to the charge, and
Toombs flying in the front like COM
ct, leading them to the assault. He
was as dasbipg soldier as ever went
on the battlefield, and hardy and
impetuous fighter"
In the course of long conversation
Gen. Longstreet repeatedly expressed
his admiration for Gen. Toombs, and
commented on his daring qualities.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14
The Diary of A Siege-.An Incident
OF the First Russian Campaign ina
Asia Minor.

One Of the most remarkable episodes
of the late war, which, however, has
not as vet received all the attention it
deserves, is the defense of the fort of
Bayazid, in Armenia, by a Russian
garrison 5000 strong against Turkish
army numbering 10000 men. The
Moscow Gazette gives the following in
teresting extracts from the private
journal of one of the officers of the
garrison:
"June l0-The enemy has block
AIDED us on all sides, and has intercept
ed the aqHeducts. One eistern and
few bags Of biscuits is ali we have to
live on. At night, by the light Of the
burning town beneath us, we saw the
atrocities perpetrated by the Kurds
upon the helpless inhabitants. Women
and children were thrust alive into the
flames and carried about the streets on
lances, horribly mutilated and shriek-
ing with anguish. The sight was SO
sickening that one of our officers was
quite overcome by 1t, and had an at
tack of brain fever that night.
''June 1S-General assault OF the
Turkish forces, which we succeeded
in repulsing towards night. Our ra-
tions have been reduced to half
pound of biscuit and one glass of
water per diem.
'June 20-A parliamentary came
with summons for us TO surrender.
Our command answered that being so
much stronger, the Turks could well
try and take the citadel by storm.
"June 26-Our ration has been fur
ther diminished to quarter Of
pound of biscuit and two spoonsful OF
stagnant, rotten water. We suffer ter
ribly from hunger and thirst. After a
days hard fighting am utterly pros
trate and hardly able TO write these
few words.
''June 2S-For two days and two
nights we have been exposed to ter-
rible cannonade.
son the twenty-ninth a general as
sault, which we repulsed, followed by
repeated injuEctions TO surrender, To
which our answer was the same as be-
fore.
"July Our ration to-day is one
eighth pound of biscuit and one spoon
fui Of water. Starvation is approach-
ing rapidly. have seen some OF our
men cut slices OF flesh from the balf-
purified carcass of horse and cat
them.
"July Again q summons to sur
render, written in Russian by Pole in
the Turkish service, Col. KomarofT.
or course our answer remained unal-
tered.
"July I've have repulsed one more
assault. II is the last one. We can
not hold out much longer. Mines are
laid out 10 blow up the citadel and
garrison. II is better SO than 10 starve.
July 10-The canDoni Never has
any music sounded 90 sweet 70 our
ears. Il is Gen. TergukassoE, who
comes TO save us. am 20 weak that
l feel utterly unable to write or move a
finger. But we are saved"
After the siege had been raised there
remained Of the garrison about 1000
men, who were mostly 50 utterly worn
out that they had to be carried out Of
the citadel. The name OF the gallant
commander Of this equally gallant gar
rison is Capt. Stockyitch.
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speeIaI Corre.ronaenee.

IALESTlNE. 0AIcn y, 1913.
In coming mere find the land from
ten miles west of Rockdale 10 this
TO be very poor; but ! notice on all
the cuts in the road that the banks are
matted with dewberTy vines. Now
why not follow the indications of ma
ture and devote these lands TO the cul-
tiyation OF dew and blackberries.
There is not q town in the State that
has q full supply OF these delicious
berries, and il there was q surplus
raised it would be readily converted
into jam, wine and brandy, all saIable
articles at paying prices. Il is hard to
get our people out of the beaten track
Of corn and cotton, but Jerseyman or
two eonld make q fortune on those
lands in q short time. Almoss every
other business house here is q drink
ing saloon, and ! notice every now and
then four t0ddies on q waiter leaving
the bar for some back or upper
room This is q sure Ggn that
something 10 going on somewhere
near. II may mean a quiet euchre
party, It may mean poker. Il may
mean that the new association has
reached here which exists in Austin
not 10 drink in q grocery, but a. much
- you please everywhere else.
Yours truly, T. g.
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NO. %

good works for several years longer,
and the gates of Paradise still remain
ing shut against him, he toiled in
works of charity until at last they
were opened unto him. Thiuk OF
that, sad the lecturer. and send out
your missionaries among among those
people. There is no religion but
goodness, but justice, but charity.
Religion is not theory; il is q life.
Applause. II is not intellectual con-
yiction; it is divine humanity. and
nothing else. Applause. Col. Inger-
soil here told another tale from the
Hindoo, of a man who refused to en-
ter Paradise without faithful dog,
urging that Ingrstitude was the black
est of all sins. And the god, he
said, "admI,ted him. dog and all"
Laughter, applause. Compare that
religion with the orthodox tenets of
the city of New York. There is a
prayer which every Brahmiu prays, in
which he declares that he will never
enter iuGo a fiual state of bliss alone,
but thst everywhere he will strive for
universal redemption; that never will
but remain suffering and striving and
sorrowing after universal salvation.
Compare that with the orthodox idea;
and send out your missionaries to the
benighted Hindoos.
The doctrine of hell is infamous be-
yond all power to express. l wish
there were words mean enough, base
enough, contemplate enough to ex-
press my feelings of loathing on this
subject. What harm has it not done?
What waste places has it not made2 1t
has planted misery and wretchedness
in this world; it peoples the future
with selfish joys and lu-id abysses of
eternal fame. But we are getting
more sense every day. We begin to
despise these monstrous doctrines.
If you want to better men and
women, change their conditions
here. d. not promise them
so nething somewhere else. One bis
cult will do more good than al! The tracts
that were ever peddled in the world.
Give them more whitewash, more light,
more air. You have to change
men physically before you change
them intellectually. | believe the
time will come when every Grim
inal will be treated as we now treat
the diseased and sick, when every
penitentiary will become reforma-
tory, and that if criminals go to them
with hatred in their bosoms, they will
lea7e them without feeling of revenge.
Let me tell you the story OF Orpheus
and Eurydice. Eurydice had been
carried away by the god of hell, and
Orpheus, her lover, went in quest of
her. He took with him his Tyre, and
played such exquisite music that all
hell was amazed. IXion forgot his
labors at the wheel, the daughters of
Danaus ceased from their hopeless
task, Tantalus forgot his thirst, even
Pluto smiled, and for the first time in
the history of hell the eyes of the
Furies were wet with tears. AS il was
with the Tyre of Orpheus, so it is to-
day with the great harmonies which
are reseuing from the prisons of super
stition the torn and bleeding heaIt of
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14
OLD Ben Wade hated everybody that

OLD Ben Wade hated everybody that
differed from him. He was an Origi-
nal Abolitionist, and in order to love
the slave thoroughly, found 1t neces-
sary to ahhor the master. He served
his country in nothing and pandered
to bitterness and sectionalism. But 1t
is much to say in his praise that he
was devoted to what he conceived to
be patriotic and right, and the
grandest of monuments might prop
erly be reared in honor of a
life long placeholder who was never
accused of a theft. He was
neither learned nor eloquent nor great.
He was hardly second-rate Congress
man and yet, because of the arGor of
his devotion to the cause he espoused
and tho vehemence of his assaults
upon those who differed from him, he
became a great leader of the mob and
was recognized force even in a State
as intelligent as this. His friends loved
and enemies hated him. The one class
will exaggerate his virtues, the other,
his vices, and pJsterity will believe
that two old fellows named Ben Wade
forded the river last week. But there
was only one, and, thank God, can
never be anoth er.
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JAPANESE priests are en- roHte to the
Partisan worlds fair. They propose to
re-enact all the miracles of record in
holy writ, and besides to walk bare
foot over the points of whetted
swords, TO swallow poisons, and raise
the sick and dead. These nice people,
with their corps of servants and attend
ants, were in San Francisco last Thurs
day. They will make no exhibition OF
their powers in this country.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

MADNESS was once ascribed 10 the
moons influence and therefore the
word "luRa-tic." The New York Herald
insists that the President, by judicious
use of influence and patronage, might
have checked the ''silver lunacy" in
its inception. Doesn't the Herald know
that no good soul, loYing genuine
melody Gin his pocket, would restrain
such madnessf Mrs. Hayes and the
whole family have been singing:
'Roll on silver moon. etc"
which is silver lunacy, for quarter of
century. II is too late to issue the
wut De lTnaticO iHqUirendo. The Her
aid, like the President, is noon-struck
and it is opposition to the restoration
Of the age of silver that is sheer moon
shine and fatal lunscy.
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HEAL IN THE PULPrTs.


He'll, at least as subject of discus
sion, grows steadily hotter in New
York City. Que Rev. Paddy Cannon
tired away at the subject last Sunday,
illustrating his views with a panoramic
picture City yards long, and closed his
lecture by asserting that "there is not
q minister in New York who believes
in hell as a place Of eternal torment.
It buffers their bread, they teach it,
and thus dishonor the Creator and HIS
word.n
Rev. w. +. Hatfield, Methodist. said
in his fiery discourse that he ''did not
think that the unquenchable FIRE was
material. he believed it to be a figure
to denote the sufferings Of the lost. y
ARd 20 he modified the institution.
Henry J. Van Dyke, Presbyte.
fian, eAids : II there Is no hell Christ,s
teachings Nsse foolish, ana he was a
misleading teacher, and he left his
hearers 70 mskaup their minds uhiel,
horn Of the dilemaiA k1es would takt.
So he was non-committAl.
The Rev. Or. Dufiie (EpiscopAD
preached his belief in the future mis-
cry Of the wicked; not the imposition
Of punishment as the arbitrary oct Of
Deity. but IS the Necessary consequence
of their own acts here. he put the
lire out. and left il cut and is doubt
less modified to that extent.
The Rev. William r. Alger Uni-
tArianl maintained that sshellr is not q
place, but = spiritual state. he made
the broad proposition that If the he'll
OF the hesthen Is not revelation,
neither Il thai OF The Christian. Cor
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

THOSE who, in both parties, hate
Secretary Schurz because of his adhe-
sion to Greeley in 1872, and those who
abhor his persistency in the reformers'
policy, are now prOnouucing fierce
invectives against the learned German.
The occasion is given because of his
alleged harshness IN dealing with lum
ber thieves in Louisiana and Missis
ainnt
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

DIAz knows that railroads are the
greatest missionaries and christianizers
and conservative force of modern civ
ilization. The construction Of six great
lines has been authorized. But this
does not signify that these roads win
be-built- REVOLUTIONS, constantly re-
curing. have practically repealed de-
crees ana enaetments as liberal and
wise IS these contemplating the crea-
hOn Of q magnificent system of rail-
ways By Diaz's government. But for
al that tae W,sdon ana liberal opin-
iods e Disz nns, bs confessed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

THE RutAbsgss, 1t is stated, hold
the reias in Mississippi. They psy
themselves, as Senators and Represen-
tatives, S10.4S per diem. In 1877 they
drew $3.50 per diem and mileage ct
twenty cents per mile. The Radicals
during the last three years of their
mastery of the plundercd State, drew
only 81 per diem. When the love of
money is in question it will do to
watch even loyal Granger and Demo-
crat. The Rutabsgas in Texas abso-
lutely went for the smoke houses of
the poor farmers.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

THE Eastern press is amazed that the
silver bill was stronger after than be
fore the veto. The President exhaust
ed argument and philosophy In oppo
sition, and it was seen Low empty it
was. Then t1e whole people of the
country spoke through the press and
the telegraph, within the hour, con-
Yeyed the 0or pQpuli roe Del tc Wash
ington. Congress was forced to sue
cumb; and the end is not yet.
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they are fundamentally alike. The
''hells" were of different kinds and
temperatures the world over. Those
revealed at the frig1d zones are icy and
rocky; those Of the torrid zones are
hot and sandy. The Egyptian hells
are furnished and garnished with every
grade of known torture. The Hindoos
have twenty-eight hot places to which
various grades of their sinners are con
signed, the hottest of all being for the
insulter of priests. The dignity of the
priesthood must be preserved. The
preacher enumerated the several tor
lures, and wants to know if this is
revelation or mythology2
The Rev. Justin F. Julton, (Baptis,)
Brooklyn, came to the rescue of the
old institution, and commended the
Deity for founding it. He urged the
"juslice of Col IN the damnation of
sinners" The Deity was pure and
PS4iSNI: oAu an SIN against lin was
infinite and deserved infinite punish
ment. He attacked the modified
views" of some Of his clerical breth-
ren in the savage spirit of religious
discussion, when he said that "the
devil did not wish anything better than
what twenty preachers were doing for
him in Brooklyn to-day" That was
Sunday, too, in the City Of Churches.
But the modification of views in re-
gard to future eternal punishment is
going on, nevertheless, and the peo-
pie, the St. Louis Republican says, are
steadily looslng confidence in the old
fiery bugbear. They are now in a
stage of enlightenment to ask the Rev.
fulton how he knows what he likes
best, and how he came to be on such
intimate terms with his satanic majesty?
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KENTUCKY is about to enact the fierce
Texas statute, prohibiting the practice
of assassins who carry concealed muir
derous weapons. The wearing of
deadly weapons makes sober man
cowardly and drunken man bloody
handed murderer. Public opinion
should cooperate with policemen, jus
tices and juries in obliterating the
habit begotten, like all human vices, of
the vices of war.
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A LATE foreign dispatch says Italy,
it is asserted, cannot extend protection
to the Vatican il it maintains an atti-
tude of hostility. If the Pope persist
in this policy, the first consequence
win be the Abrogation of the law Of
the Papal guarantees The Ssandarfs
correspondent at Rome learns on good
authority that the Pope has caused the
notification Of his accession to Hum
bert to be addressed to the King Of
Sardinia.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

WITHIS two hours and thirty min
utes after the silver bill veto was
placed on the Speakers table it was
passed over the veto in both houses Of
Congress-which is commonly consid-
cred rough on the veto.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

THE dire ctor of the mint says he can
coin a million dollars this month. He
has the dies ready. Texas needs five
millions. There should be silver
enough in the country TO serve every
purpose of medium of exchange for
farmers. They prefer silver to other
currency as do the farming populations
If France. Bankers handling large
sums object to it, but the people
like IT,