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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-20
UNDERWRITERS ESTABLISHMENT.

HOFFINS of all sizes, styles and prices,
" at G. w. Mltchell's Livery, Sale and
Feed Stable, Railroad Avenue, corner her
vile street. Hearse for hire.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-20

Joseph GONDRAN. dealer in Clothing
eD Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Groceries
Wines, Liquors, Boots, Shoes, Hardware,
Paints, Oils, Saddlery, Crockery, Furniture
and ali kinds of House Furnishing Goods,
No. IA Mississippi street.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-20
BOOT AND SHOE MAKING.

- GOETTE, Boot and Shoemaker, Mis-
% sisslppi street, opposite Maurin's store
All work in best style at bottom prices.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25

and devoted to the reproduc-
ton of the memories of q
grand historic past. There is practi-
cal rather than fanciful good to be
achieved by obeying the country's law
making this a holiday, and every
good citizen who loves aud honors the
name and history of Texas will see
that this one day is redeemed from the
woes and snxieties of commonplace
life and devoted to the grsnder pur-
poses of perfecting and perpetuatiIg
popular patriotism. No government
long survives the knaveries of selfish
ambition and of greed for riches and
power that does not celebrate its hon.
orable traditions and build monuments
to its heroes and patriots; and that
Texas, rich in grand names and In its
peerless history, may live always one
and indiyisible is the prayer of true cit
zens of the commonwealth.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25

THE curse of the commerce of New
Orleans is, and has ever been, the tow
boat owners and rings organized com
pactly to destroy any rival or any new
company, and as piratical in morals, if
not In fact, as Lafitte's vessels, which
they supplanted as masters of the
commerce of the Mississippi. These
tow boats charge dollar per ton for
bringing vessels into New Orleans, and
another dollar for taking them out, 8
vessel of 5000 tons paying $40, 900. If
these rates have not been charged since
Eads began his task we are not advised
of the fact. OF course, New Orleans
must remain poverty-stricken, and
Southern wealth will ever be forced to
New York, while these tow boat
associations remain masters of the
river. Recently the owners of these
lines have quarreled and they declare
Of one another that their purpose was
to run vessels aground and destroy the
profitableness Of cargoes and ships, in
order to destroy Eads's jetties which,
in some way, interfere with the profta-
bleness OF the tow boats. But the
tow boats are necessary incidents even
of the jetty system, and while they
exist New Orleans and Southern direct
trade with Europe cannot prosper.
We need . slaek-water chip canal from
New Orleans to BaratariA Bay, and
the government should help Lesseps
snd Cowden and give the worlds com
merce Q greater and more benefcent
channel than the Suez canal.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25
COL. JOHN NJ. WADE,S CONTRIB
BUTTON To HISTORY.

Col. John M. Wade's admirable his
torical article, published this morning,
has an especial interest in view of the
fact that the old soldiers of the Re-
public, and their wives and children,
tomorrow celebrate the grandest event
in Texan history. strangers here
would read what Col. Wade says, that
they may comprehend the significance
OF the cerem0nials of the day, and
old citizens would con the story over
that hallowed recollections of the
olden time may be revived, and all
should study the paper that facts in
history may constitute an enduring
basis for that indestructible love of
country which should especially ami
mate citizens of this great common
wealth born of the heroic Republic.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25
SHALL WE BE PRACTICAL on
PARTISANs

The press of the South Is in advance
of the politicians at Washington. 1t
becomes apparent, We are told, when
Northern Democratic Congressman, in
a body, refuse to vote for Southern i'm
provements, that breach between the
two wings of the party becomes proba-
BILE. The Northern Democrats insist
that their constituents will not indorse
their support CT the Texas and Pacific
bill, and of other measures of internal
improvements, aud Southern Demo-
Gratis grow angry and are pleased to say
that the South will be forced to leok
for new allies. The Greeley men, like
the President, in and out of Congress,
are willing to cooperate with the
South and SO are the Greenbsckers, but
the Sunset Cox straight Democracy re-
fuse to give such aid. They deride
the Southern Democrats in the House,
saying that Southern people will vote
blindly for and at the word "Democ-
racy." Whatever it signifies, whether
much or nothing, the people of the
South can't be checked of, and that
the South, as q political fact and force,
belongs to them. Southern Democratic
leaders insist, on the contrary, that the
people of the SoEth have 9 small share
of practical sense; that the South is no
longer crazy about vague theories or
rights in the territories; that the South
is poor and has been plundered re-
morsely; that We would have employ
ment for the poor and proper share
Of annual government appropriations
for the South. Northern Democrats
insist that the Southern Democracy
belong to them that it is
our business and duty, as Democrats,
to keep them in power in order to
keep Butler and Conkling and Blaine
out of power. But then the adher-
cnts of the President and Stanley
Matthews and Greeley people propose
to help the South, and revolution in
parties is possible. Southern Congress-
men say they viii no longer be trined
with and sold and used IS mere tools
Of their Northern associates. and We
do not see Why they should not 20 ex-
erttheir consolidated influence that the
Il
prosperity Of the South and of its
cities may be made certain. Democ-
rAcy should Be boon and blessing to
the South, and nov that the negro
nightmare no longer hsrrovs the soul
Of R2dicalism. consolidating the South
against the North, NE do not see Why
popular leaders may not b practical,
rather than partisan.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25
Editorial Notes.

General Charles w. Field, the new
doorkeeper, is native of Kentucky.
but removed to Georgia when quite
young. He is a graduate of West
Point, and served for some years In
the United States army. At the break
ing out of the war he resigned his po-
sltion as captain in the army and went
South. He Joined the Confederate
army and rose to the rank of major
general. He served in the Virgh /,
campaigns with distinction, and was
several times promoted for signal gal
lantry in action. After the war he re-
turned to Georgia and engaged in the
insurance business with General ]. b.
Hood. He accepted a command in
the Egyptian army at the invitation of
the Khedive, and while there main-
tanned his reputation as an able militia
ry leader. A few months ago he re-
signed his position and returned to
his native land, locating temporarily
in Virginia, where his wife's people re-
side. He left Egypt mainly because
the country did not afford the proper
facilities for the education of his chill
dren. General Field is in the prime
OF life. and is thorough gentleman
by birth and education. He is an ex-
ceptionally fine-lookIng man, and very
aifable In his manners. He possesses
skilled business habits, and will un-
doubtedly make popular and efficient
doorkeeper.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25

The Bellville Beacon says that J. T.
swearingen is the proper man for the
Legislature and fitted to represent the
intelligence and honesty of Washing
ton county. People here concur with
the Beacon. The best and wisest men
in Texas and the bravest and truest
who will do right whatever the preju-
dices of the hour, should institute
many much needed reforms and pave
the way for indispensable constitution
al amendments. The whole scheme of
local governments must be revised and
wisdom and justice employed or the
people of the State will continue to suf-
fer at the hands of ignorance and wee
invested with power by the organic
code CT Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25
THE wORLD AND OLDPARTIEs.

The New York World confesses the
steady decay and disintegration of the
two old parties, and thinks them held
together by bonds rapidly weakening.
1t is too early yet to predict the fate OF
these organizations as affected by
congressional action, but if the South
vote solidly for the Texas Pacific road,
and the Northern Democrats. as
threatened, vote solidly against it, and
a strong force of Northern Republi-
cans cooperate with the South in be-
half of the scheme, there may be
much resulting confusion, of which
the Greenbackers will not be slow to
take advantage. 1t Is even stated that
Northern and Western Republicans,
who are candidates for reelection to
Congress, will openly espouse the
Greenbackers' platform, towards which
the whole Democratic party West and
South is slowly moving. The New
4Olh UWtW1 thO BlCob CAPOhCh0 vi
the Eastern Democracy, says that
Whether both old parties ought to
perish is thing to be decided by the
bearing of both during the eminently
trying times which are Immediately be-
fore them all over the land. The La
Dor party and the Greenback party in
this city and State are organizing in a
way which threatens to etartle careless
and superficial people when they read
the returns of the autumn elections.
II this be the condition of parties
in the East 1t cannot be denied that it
is infinitely worse in the West. Hence,
If there be anarchy in the approaching
State convention and the two-thirds
rule drive the majority to desperation,
we may have two gubernatorlal candi-
dates in the field, and then Democracy
is surely undone in Texas. In any
event, the Greenbackers and the Gran
gers may hold the balance of power
and drive both wings of the now omni-
petent and unresisted party to accept
the platform of the widest enthusiast
in behalf of greenbacks.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25
THEY DO NOT WORK ON THE
PUBLIC ROADS, AND THE FUSS
ABOUT 1T.

Country demagogues, currying favor
with the supposed ignorant white rab-
bic, which does not exist in Texas to
any alarming extent, refused, in the
Constitutional Convention, to impose
any poll tax on suffragans. These aw-
full statesmen in the convention stood
for the long fetlocked pastern joints
and swore that the right of suffrage
was inherent in freemen, forgetting
that women and men under 81 and un-
naturslIzed citizens could not vote.
The result was that these stupid peo-
pie, having majority in the conven-
ton, profered premium for voters in
corporations. The lawless and corrupt
and ignorant flocked to towns and cit
les before each election. They sold
votes to men in office for places on tine
police force and for berths on the street
gang and to bridge building spd street
grading contractors of high and low
degree. 1t is found, therefore, that
when ring seizes corporate govern
ment they retain possession as long as
they choose. They have the means
given them by the taxpayers which
enables them to hold what they have
in perpetuity. The only remedy, as
discovered IN Richmond, negro gov
erned town of this State, consists in
tying stones about the necks of the
towns masters and chucklng them in
to the river hard by. Many town gov
ernments In Texas may soon cease 60
exist in this delightful manner. Peo-
pie are patient but robbery, even under
the forms of municipal law and by tax
gatherers and the conversion of the
powers and money of the corporation to
personal uses, will not always be pa
tlently borne and there may yet be a
hangman's day for thieves In Texas.
But this Rutabags law that ena-
bles everybody to vote in towns
has brought into the towns all the rab-
BILE of'the country. In towns this mob
pays no taxes, and yet it votes, and is
bought and sold and gives the town It's
rulers. But this delectable mob, pay
ing no tax to the city or State, by NOV
ing into the town escapes the necessity
of working on the public roads, and
about this the honest country farmers
complain bitterly. This mob of tramps
wanders over the highways in all di-
rections, and, untaxed and voting and
protected in life and limb and liberty
by the State, does nothing for the State
but rob it's towns through knayes, its
agents, lifted into Office by its votes.
But now, when the rabble, by crossing
the city's boundary, escapes the opera
ton of the road laws, our country
friends are growing exceedingly impa-
tient, and when the Legislature sits we
will find that even Rutsbagaism has
changed its purpose, and none will vote
who do not pay taxes at least in munic-
ipal elections.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25

The Madison, Wisconsin, Woolen
Mills Company address the following
letter to citizen of the capital and we
publish 1t that some citizen may give
an answer that will prove advantage
GUS to the people of the capital:
We are contemplating moving our
mills to some part of your State, and
from the meagre reports we obtain, we
think your city desirable point. Will
you kindly furnish us such data as
would naturally interest a msnufac-
turer2 Is the water power steady and
reliable2 What Is the price of water
privileges and what are the taxes2
Also average price of wool aud skilled
labor9 We would bring girls and men
for work. What are prices of Lying
as compared with the Eastl
Will the secretary of the board OF
trade give the information sought
The company would have any further
printed or other information affecting
Austin that can be furnished.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25
THE ANNIVERSARY OF SAN
JACINTO.

Properly and wisely the Congress
first and then the Legislature of Texas
made the anniversary of the battle of
San Jacinto a legal holiday. Notes
maturing on that day become due and
payable the day before. Banks and
chartered institutions are closed, and
the wisdom and patriotism of Texas,
as illustrated In its laws, from its ear
hest years, instruct the people 10 cele-
brAte with bonfires and illuminatlous
and with popular rejoicings the recur-
renee Of the day ever memorable in
our historical annals. 1t is no idle
purpose that the States rulers and
patriots would achieve. 1t is not an
empty display signifylug nothing. On
the contrary, the lesson inculcated
is invaluable. He who cannot
read is led to ask why guns are
fred on the twenty frst of April. Why
do merchants and bankers close their
doorsg Why do plows stand idle in
unfinished furrowsi When the answer,
.sThis is San Jacintn Day." is uttered,
ignorance and youth must be told the
story Of our fathers deeds and learn to
value, a. they should, freedom so hard
" Won. What cares he for Texas, save
Is its soil is rich and crops redundant,
Who has never heard old men tell, with
bated breath, of the terrors of the
Alamo and OF Goliadl They care
noueht for the commonwealth who have
not lissened to recitals Of heroic deeds
done by the fathers Of the republic.
They love not Texas who never read of
Houston. Fannin, Travis Crockett
and their compatriots. The whole his
tory of the republic and its great men
Is written upon the hearts and memo
mes of the whole people By the proper
observance Of this one annually recur-
ring holiday. II we would have patri-
ots instead Of professional plsce-seek-
ers govern the State; II. when our lib
critics are sgsin endangered, We would
have them protected BY ranpsrts Of
ocurage and devotion such as We honor
Ithis day. San JscintO day win
Y foreyer consecrnfed On our hearts
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25

THE Register says Disz has done
everything in his power to maintain
peace on the border, but that we will
yet have to fight Mexico. What good
the fighting will accomplish we can't
see. II Diaz does his best, aud fails,
We can't fight him. Suppose, then,
We make war on the bandits, We sup
press no bandits and only multiply
them. Wecan only capture and hang the
lawless, and this cannot be done with
out the cooperation of Diaz. War, in
fact, will only aggravate evils we pro-
pose to cure. After the conquest there
would be dozen murders and robber-
les for each one perpetrated to-day.
War IN Mexico must have the same
effects as in Texas. Outrages and mail
and railway robberies and murders,
occurring every day in Texas, are natu-
raj fruits of war between the States.
Williams of both armies and men re-
duced to poverty and desperation by
its damnable incidents stuffed off in
moral rottenness from the armies in the
South and not in the North. The
freedmen's bureau psople and carpet
bag thieves and organizers of black
and-tan loyal leagues, and desperadoes
and adventures of every class, were
the natural and necessary products of
war, and yet people talk about reform
ing society in Mexico by invading the
country! War degrades and pollutes
and destroys, and he is mankind's en-
emy who advocates war save when an |
overwhelming necessity impels. The
suggestion that we are to restore peace |
and order on the Rio Grande by war is
simply absurd. We may make the
country a desert and call 1t peace,
but war will never reform populations
On either side of the Rio 9rande.
ALL that the United States can wisely
DO will be done when, having discov-
cred that Diaz honestly wants peace, we
have helped him maintain it. We cam
not compel him. Force will only make
bad worse. 1t is our province to aid
him in repressing violence as rife on
his side of the river, even about Dali
as, as in the vicinsge of Eagle Pass.
The toughest, most lawless products
IF a war, in which half a million men
ELL, and in which ten thousand mil
ions of property in houses, farms,
'ences and "slaves" were DESTROYED,
ire gathered along the Rio Grande. 1t
s our business to hang these while
Diaz destroys their allied freebooters
IN his side of the river. As to the
war with Mexico, uHless fellow have
quartermaster's place or live at the
base of operations, owning houses and
OTIS in San Antonio or a newspaper
here, he should simply abhor it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25

It must be apparent to every one who
has studied the subject at ali, that the
great advantage Of the metric system
Is the self-explanaiory character Of ifs
nomenclature and its easy convertible
ity. Metres, with their fractions, dec
imetres and centimetres, or gFamme1,
with their decimal divisions and multi
Piles, can be written without compula-
tion, without the necessity Of tables ol
any kind; the measures Of surface are
but the squares Of the measures Of
length; the litre, the unit Of measure,
Is simply cubic decimetre; q simpler
or more convenient system could hardly
be devised. How useful It has beeu
found is attested by the fact fhsi
nearly two-thirds Of the civilized world
have adopted II, and is rapid ezten-
sion furnishes one Of the strongest ar
guments for its adoption here. Nr.
Stephens modified system" while
employing the same Units, discards the
advantages of universal and seIf-ex-
planatory nomenclature, and would
compel rs TO submit 70 all the dificuI.
ties Of learning TO use . new kind 81
weights and measures without any u
the practical advantages which every
body can recognize in the use Of TIE
netne system
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25

for the next great war, come the facts
that the whole mighty revolt consisted
of fight between some of Salinas's
gang and SIX Mexican custom house
guards. Neither Salinas nor Escobedo
were visible. These facts are officially
stated by the United States military
authorities. We have often had occa-
sion to insist that our readers should
accept with many grains of allowance
the assertions OF wild newspaper CORE
spoRdents along the Rio Gran6e. II
Gen. Ord did not know the exact value
of these dispatches, he would break
his neck every morning in his hot haste
to cross the Alazan ditch to get to the
Rio Grande.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25

MORGAN, owning both the Central
and the Indianola and Cuero railroads,
has no special interest, since the Cen
tral already enters Austin, in extend
ing the other road to this point. He
would secure the travel and traffic of
Ell Paso but would not bring it here or
distribute 1t at Austin. He must have
it to supply his two roads which may
meet one another at Manor. If we
still fold our hands and do nothing to
h-;->1-- -thia ruanlth +-Ls---=.-----I -. l,a
this point Of distribution and thus of
supplies for this great country north
west of us, of course Morgan, to give
value to his two roads, will seize the
opportunity which Austin stupidity and
insanely rejects. The Indianola road
of necessity must have feeder, and
if we give it, Morgan will not. How
ever, the narrow gauge will be built,
even if we wait till we must give one
half of all we have to save the Test.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25

Had the so-called frontier defense
force never been used for other pur-
poses than frontier defense then the
Governor might bubble about using il
in hunting down train robbers. The
Herald says: "Crime is crime, wherev-
er it exists, and under whatever phase
it is encountered. It is our upinion,
as well as others who have surveyed
the surroundings in calm, Impassion-
ate and unbiased manner, that an or
ganized force, equally as strong and
determined as the element we would
deal with, should have been in hot
pursuit of these train robbers, and
other criminals now at large, as quick
ly as possible after the failure Of the
local authorities to effect their arrest.
AS to the legal impediments, il any
exist, it is at least sensible view TO
take that if the troops are under the
pay OF the State they are for State pur-
poses, and as much for the protection
of one section as another. II Is not
our purpose at this time to discuss the
method of their organization and
maintenance, but il is enough to know
that these troops are part OF the
State machinery, il we may so speak,
and are needed, and needed badly, 10
ferret out and bring to justice the
horde of criminals in our midst. Upon
this hypothesis, we are compelled to
enter our protest at the delay in OPEN
ing the campaign against dangerous
enemy, to not only our own immedi-
ate section, but to law and order in
common"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25

THE Pamela Kdtchman, in connect
ing Throckmorton with Tom Scott,
should be reminded OF the existence of
Ex-Governor ]. C. Brown, Tom Scott's
deputy, who had Hubbard's Official
apartments, while president of the
Texas Senate, turned over to his use
and purposes in plying members of the
Legislature. This is a mere reference,
and it may be hoped for propriety's
sake that Hubbard's organs will make
no more reference to subject that Is a
most dangerous one to their candidate.
Throckmorton's history is known, and
his connection with the Texas and Pa
cific is we'll understood. He was the
friend of the people in this matter,
and brought Tom Scott to their feet
instead of leading their trusted repre-
sentatives to the man that represented
Tom Scott. The storm of indignation
at that time was enough, and 1t may
be best that the Wdtchmon remain
quiet upon question of which 1t knows
nothing.