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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25
THE STRANGE CONFLICT IN
NEW YORK.

Nobody can help hoping that Rob-
inson, who has lessened the cost of
governing New York State nearly one
half, will be reelected Governor. The
incident that Tilden adheres to Robin
son and forced his nomination should
harm Robinson in nothing. The time
was when good and honest men sup
ported Tilden, and Tilden was none
the better and they none the worse for
it. In any event it would be uupar-
donable in an honest patriot, outside of
the binding, murky, moral atmos-
phere of New York city politics, to ad-
here to Kelly and Tammany. Kelly
swesrs, Democrat as he is,
that he will run the race
through. He will draw off from Rob-
inson perhaps 20, 900 votes. But Rob-
inson, not very long ago, was quasi
Republican. He is powerful in that
party, and so odious is Tammany,
which honest Republicans would re-
buke, that many of these will support
Robinson. Then the ardent Hayes Re-
publicans, like the facile editor of
Hdrper's Weekly, prefer Robinson to
the candidate set over them by Conk-
ling, and thus set up simply because
Conkling hates the President. The son
of the founder of the university is
not this founder, and has not his
intellect and popularity. On the con-
trary, he Is rather commonplace and in
bad ordor, for his bad credit, with the
mercantile and banking classes of New
York city. 1t is by no means impossi-
bic for Robinson to triumph and this
result will be more significant of Hayes
and Robinson's strength among Re-
publicans than of Tilden's among
Democrats. In fact it is the antipathy
of 20, 900 Democrats in New York to
Tilden that gives Kelly his dangerous
power and makes him an element of
most dangerous force IN the conflict.
But Governor Robinson's moderation
and soft conservatism, the deiestation
OF Tammany by Republicans, Tamms-
ny seeking to destroy Robinson; the
unwillingness of Hayes's friends to sup
port Conkling's nominee, are facts that
make Robinson's triumph over bothKel-
ly and Conkling possible. If Robinson
be elected, unless Tilden tap his bar'l
nightly, Tilden can claim no honors
of victory. Tae truth is that Tilden's
paid organs, by asserting even now, in
hot haste, that Tildsn's power will
win in this conflict, only repels
those Republicans who follow
Hayes and HayPer's Weekly and
would support Robinson en- masse
If Tilden's puppets would not force
him and themselves upon the coun-
try's notice as il they were factors in
the msny-cornered fight. Tie only
thing Tilden has done Is to drive sew
enty thousand Democrats, under Kel-
ly's leadership, out Of the Democratic
party.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25

IT is discovered at last. We know
all about it now. II is strange we
didn't know it at first. 1t is 80 simple
and comprehensive that General Pope,
whose headquarters were in the saddle,
and other quarters among the stars
this stupendous General Pope, Stone
wall Jackson's commlssary-is an heir
to the fabulous Hyde estate. Betsey
Hyde, good old soul that che was, left
about one hundred and fifty millions
it has grown to this sum-to her heirs
In the United States. They are scat
tered over the continent everywhere.
Three or four of them lineally descend
ed from Betsey, live in Austin. But
there is always fatal hitch IN it. A
Bible destroyed containing family rec
ords or genealogical, tree defsced and
little accidents that happen in the best
of families are always fatal distractions
to the recovery of the great fortune.
Meanwhile q lot of sharpers pract ce
Upon the greed and credulity of suppos-
ed descendants Of the aforesaid Betsey
and gather in fees and VS. for assistance
rendered in establishing the validity of
claims to heirship. But the money will
be paid over and distributed at once.
The courts and banks and government
of England, all interested profoundly
as they are In expending lavishly upon
innocent Americans the $3.50, 000. 900,
will succum5 instantly in the presence
of Pope and of those immortal
headquarters where the headquarters
should have been. Pope can not only
prove that he is great grandson of
Aunty Betsey Hyde. but that he sprang
from the loins of Warwick and Alfred
the Great end Charlemsgns. Let old
Aunt Betsey, the mythical Aunt
Betsey, whose descendants have flled
the four quarters Of the globe. be OF
good cheer. Pope II their champion,
and must be their deliverer.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25

TEE people of Michigan, bestrode
for years by Zach Chandler, are about
to escape. A proposed constitutional
amendment will not suffer whisky to be
imported or sold or manufactured with
in the confines of Michigan, and if it
pass old Zack must light out. But
when the United States tax whisky and
recognize the commodity As lawful
subject Of traffic, how can s State in
terp'ose to prevent the production and
sale Of such nerchandisei II people
would suppress the whisky traffic they
must Amt induce proper congressional
legiiaztion- 4 alone can regulate COM
merre between the States, and il alone
can prevent Arkansas selling to Texas.
Whisky cannot Be excluded until con-
tig1ous States each agree to adopt
the Maine liqaor law. There il no
o,hsr mode Of sxpelling chspalsr fron
tbs l7Dlsd ststss,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25
A RELIGIOUS VIEW OF THE
SUNDAY Law.

A correspondent Of the QuIH says
that every student of the Bible must
know that in the Nsw Testament no
Injunction can be found direct ng the
observance of either Saturday or Sun.
day as a Sabbath, but its tendency is
ever towards the Sab5ath's abrogation.
Christ, when asked 10y the young
man seeking after the tue life, did
not include the fourth of Moses's COM
mandments. He regarded m7ral du-
ties of more importance than outward
observance. Does not the apostle Paul
state, the Observance of the Sabbath
was of no consequence Tuat it was
no essential part OF Christisnityf Only
the Jewish Christians observed the
seventh day. Did not Trypho, the
Jew, A. D. $50. Inquire OF Justin Mar
tyr, the Christian writer: ''Why is it
that Christians do observe no Sab
bath? z" The answer was that the ob-
servance was for the Jews alone,
Christ having sbrogated 1t.
Tertulian, writing A. d, 200. de-
clared SAbbsths were not observed by
the Christians, but Sunday was q day OF
festivity with them, not of rest. In the
writings Of Wet orinus, bishop of Petan,
A. D., 800 we find the following sig
nlficant passage: LEST we should ap-
pear to observe any Sabbath with the
Jews, which Christ himself, the Lord
of the Sabbath, says by his prophets
that his soul hateth' and which Sab
bath He, in His body, abolished. "
Eusebius, in his ecclesiastical history,
likewise informs us that the Christians
did not observe the Sabbath, because
such things do not belong to Christ
ians. By this we will all see that the
authority of the Fourth Commandment
in the matter of Sabbath observance
was never mentioned by the early
Christian writers. But now comes
that pagsnizsd Christian tyrant and
butcher, Constantine, A. D., S2l, and
issues an edict directing cessation from
labor on the day of the sun, and from
this came the present observance o.
Sunday.
In Smiths Bible Dictionary, stand
ard orthodox authority in England and
America, occurs the following: -''No
rules are ever given to it's (Sunday'a)
observance by the Apostles; its viola
ton is never tenouuced by them; Sab
bath breakers are never included in
any list of offend srs."
John Calvin, the founder OF Presby-
terianism, says: "Christians might,
therefore, to depart from all supersti-
tious observance days. Though the
Sabbath is abrogated, yet it ls still Gus
tomary for US to assemble on stated
days for hearing of the word"
Now comes the millennium. In 1920
the Pilgrims (PuritanO landed and
with them came rigid observance of
the Sabbath. Did not these foreigners
make laws very blue to punish disre-
gard of the Sabbath9 In short, no.
where on the face of the earth, save in
America and among English speaking
people, can be found this narrow-mind-
ed and fanatical idea of Sunday.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25
THE GREAT COMMERCIAL REV.
OLUTION IN TEXAS.

The effect of opening the way for
steamships through the mouth of the
Mississippi upon Texan cities and
farmers is already seen in the fact that
European goods from first hands are
now delivered at New Orleans. A
steamer is loading at Havre to draw
twenty-four feet with full cargo of
French goods to be exchanged for a
return cargo Of cotton and sugar at
New Orleans. The profits of New
York middle men and cost of railway
transportation from New York to the
Gulf States is thus saved, and one
years profits of the South will pay the
cost of the jstties. But this is not all.
Merchants of the South and of Texas
will soon find English, German and
French goods much cheaper in New
Orleans than in New York. New Or
leans buys by bartering sugar, rice,
nolasses and cotton for products Of
European art aud industry, while New
York pays in gold and European ex-
change, and happily, though the dis
tance is somewhat greater, it costs no
more to deliver bale of Marseilles or
Psrisian goods in New Orleans than in
New York. Texas must begin to ap-
preciate, therefore, the great change in
the course of Interstate commerce
wrought by the changed commercial
advantages aid new European relations
of New Orleans. fortunately, that we
may derive every possible advantage
from the great SAVING discovered in
thus escaping Eastern middle men and
Eastern railways, the railway fromHous-
ton to New Orleans will be finished
within very few weeks, and Hous-
ton, and Austin a. well, Il we would
start the northwestern narrow gauge,
will become the great central point
for the distribution OF the commerce
of Texas. Within two years 1t is very
probable that the Galveston Meas will
oe published ct Houston, and the Tels-
graph. merged into the Cisilian, will
be the afternoon journal OF the com.
mercial capital Of Texas. The Inter-
national. while Pierce and Andrews
extend the Sunset road to 81 Paso to
meet Huntington, viii save the life Of
San Antonio. otherwise merged into
that Of Houston; and Austin, left with
out = single resource. simply dies Of
dry rot.
Isn't 1t great pity that the besuti-
fnl capital Of Texas may not be made
the p0int Of distribution for goods de-
livered here direct by rail from
European steamers lying ct the
wharves Of New 0rleansi But here We
'sit Idly. listlessly, stupidity in the
sunshins Of these glorious days Of
dying snmmsr and adopt no measures
coniorned 70 nsR nscs,sitiss Of trade
saa y esss;ssily shspesisl EulWsy
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25

PRECEDENT HAYES made most Dig
niiied and statesmanlike, non-partissn
speech Thursday at Detroit. There
was mighty multitude that listened
iutently. The President devoted him
self wholly to the defense of the finsn-
cial and commercial policy of his ad-
ministratlon. He sought to show that
the reauent tide of popular prosperity
was moved by the sound philosophy
that evolved and maintained a sound
currency. He urged the people, not
only in State aud corporate, but in pri-
vate Affairs, to adhere rigidly to the
cash system and avoid indebtedness,
and said substantially that nothing is
30 wise as keeping out of debt except
the steady and rapid reduction of debts
We have already made. This being
trse, such is the enormous costliness of
worse than useless processes employed
to collect suspended debts, that we
have advocated the snnihilation OF civil
courts, and thus the compulsory per-
lection of the cash system and the alb
solute perfection of human truth and
honor. MIR. Hayes accepts and ap-
proves the reason we assigned for the
extinction of courts for the collection
of debt without approving the pro-
posed practical reform. People that
want no credit have most of it, and
Texas should assert by law, as the
President says we should by every pri-
vate act and vote, that we want no
credit, and then our credit, because we
will deserve 1t, will be illimitsble.
The President finally consoles tax
payers with the reflection that if we
will pay $4,000, 600 annually Tor
thirty-three years, the public debt will
be extinguished. 1t is a long time to
be engaged in paying such an enor-
nous sum each year of our tax
burdened lives, and it would be very
agreeable if some Daniel Webster could
ARISE to extinguish, as at the Kossuth
festival, the burdensome public debt at
one fell swoop.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25

THE Galveston Neecs taxes occasion
to differ from Daniel Webster and An
drew johnson, who devoted their lives
and genius and elcquence to laudatery
expositions of the Federal Constitution
and to assertions of its faultless wis
dom. Whether the vices of revolution
sn1 of consolidationists and of seces-
sionists are imbedded in this iuple
code of organic law or were irrePressi-
BILE outbursts Of passions and forces
which no law OF craftsmanship could
restrain, is not clearly demonstrated by
the seashore dreamer sAd o2timisi.
But he evidently knows more about it
than the Wing philosopher and states-
man Of Boston or the original thinker
who drew bis inspiration from the gran
deur of Gods works as be beheld and
studied them In the midst of rugged
mountains. He derived wisdom from
the teachings of Jackson and jefferson,
and was the unsurpassed master of the
worlds political history. There was
never, unless Webster equsled him, SO
devout Q believer in the divine omnis-
cience OF those who framed the Fed
ersl Constitution and ID its capacity to
evolve finally the perfect blessedness
Of our race. But then, men will differ
in reference to these great questions.
Very certainly until some wiser and
more republican framework of govern
ment exist we should adhere rigidly to
the teachings and obey the injanctions
of this which makes Us the freest and
most prosperous people on Gods foot
stool.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25
PREs1DEEr HAYES. campaign speech

PRESIDENT hAYEse campaign speech
should reach US by telegraph to-day.
He has done nothing. when making
little wayade speeches, except con-
graiulate the people on the country's
restored prosperity. Factories and
mills like this Of Chambers Bros. at
Austin, were never more prosperous
and active. Iron and cotton and
wooden MILLS have resumed act1ve OPP
erations and railways are growing in
length g. in 1s6s-70, when unexam-
Piled prosperity was the refuent tide of
ninous, exhausting vsr. The people,
except in this somnolent capital, are
imbued with the progressive spirit Of
the age and the CRY Of hard times, ex-
cspt - the dslusivs dying swans note
Of szpledsd Grsssbzekisu is heard 20
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25

THE funniest incideLt IN the politi.
cal mselstrom Of the year is presented
by the heads of Ben Butler and Wen
dell Phillips bObbing up and down and
swinging around the circle together IN
the scuttled ship Of the GreeHbsckers
and Kearneyites IN Massachusetts,. It
would be queer If the nbald, bald
pated Bltler disappear forever beneath
the same billow Of popular contempt
that ovsrWhelns the eloquent tranf-
cendept4list who chaoted old 1hn
Browns requiem in Bostoa while Bat
Ter Wss pronouncing splendid enloeiss
in Charleston upon Mr. J asrson Davis.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25
SENATOR MAXEH AND SEC
TIONAL AGITATION.

In respect to sectional agitation,
Sspstor Msxey placed himself on rec
ord in reply to Boutwell, in the Senate
March so, 1876. Ia that speech be
said, referring to sectional speeches like
the one to which he responded: "They
will do no good either North or South ;
but as said in regard 10 his speech,
so I repeat, that l have no more re-
spect for q Southern man who vii
scatter the apples of discord, breed
dissension for the sake of local celeb
rity, than / have for Northern man.
He who would seek self-aggrandize-
ment at the expense Of his country il
not true patriot, but that 10 not
love of country which keeps .
country apart" This speech, with one
delivered by Mr.. Bayard and one by
Mr.. Withers the same day were pub
lished in pamphlet under the title
"Texas for Peace" aud scattered
broadcast. Replying to Blaine on the
army appropriation bill, April 81 lat,
Senator Maxey, speaking of Southern
Senators, said. "Tney do not attempt
to stir up the fast-fsding embers of the
past, because they believe that every
interest OF the whole country demands
Cancellation, reconciliation and restora-
tion of genuine spirit of brotherhood
among people having common flag
and common country" Sectional
strife is one thing and exposure of Re-
publican misdeeds quite another thing.
That the Democratic party has made
mistakes all candid men admit, and it
only remains for us to rectify blunders
and preserve the party in its original
creed, involving free trade, q perfect
union of free States and q fixed
currency having value more substan-
tial than mere faith in an unmsde prom
ise to pay. The Democratic party,
blundering, as it has, that Tilden's for
tunes might be promoted, is the best
AID truest party that exists, and in this
all true citizens OF the South must con-
cur with the excellent Texas Sepa:or.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25

TIE insanity of men and women
who become afflicted with great NOR.
al idea is more vicious and brutal thai
any vice they would remedy. Thus
We see it stated that the temperance
idiots OF Columbus. Ohio. the gOdly
capital Of gOdly Ohio, which furnish-
es most Of the country's ruler, abso-
lutsly blow up with gunpowder the
bar-sooms Of the place. The last one
thus stheseslizsd cost . nan his Iifs,
sad ssv.ral psrsons were Injured b
tie sxPlssioz-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25

ALEX. H. STEPHENS thinks that 50
many prosecutions of Democratic State
officials for frauds or malfoasences viii
beget the organization Of new party
in Georgia. twill support the Dem
ocrstic ticket in 1850, but invest new
men with Offices throughout the State
Public burdens and rates of taxation
must Be les.ened with the diminution
Of the voiuua Of curFnncy. The Texas
LsEislaiure forses this pece,sisy Of he
Hnch
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25

MEXICAN vetsraas in Texas should
co-operate, scting with those Of other
States in urging Congress to pension
them. Thirty-two years had elapsed
on the fifteenth instant, since Winfield
Scott entered the Mexican capital IN
triumph.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25

A merchant sitting IN his ofiee IL
New York City recently received ae
answer 20 . djspstch seat 70 Shanghai.
China. six hours pFesioully. eAa1fIIsi
is &c, 0e0 miles distant from New IeIk
by telegraph, and the message (noI
making allowances for deIiFeFy e iNt
Two cltlss) traysIsd 1t ~ Esil Of Iu1
miles minute.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25

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Having been tested with the polariecope, the
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25
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BACK!"

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neys Bladder, Liver and Urinary Orga
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and Female Weakness. II UNITS RE
has never been known 10 fail
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ago had dropsy around the heart. m
clans and friends despaiIed OF my ever
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gave me grsa. relief. feel Swe my
fsteace TO HUNTS REMEDY snd m
thankful. ABIGAIL 8.
hPRISoFTKLD. Efiingham Co., Ca, Ma.
WV Z. CLARKE, Dear Sir:-I pl
HUNTS REMEDY In n complicated
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25

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or Sidef IfsoyouT
Kidneys are dis
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-04-12
PackertOn RippIcs.

Beautiful weather not " Bea utiful
snow" any more we hope, although one of
our old residents says we are to have two
good SHOWS yet. Who says it is not SO?
"A spark of fire from a pas ing engine,
came near destroying the store building of
P. A. Andrews. A new slate roof now, and
all hands feel safe.
Aaron Fritzinger has been heard from.
He arrived safely at his destination, Selma
county, Kansas went fishing with his broth
er for n few hours-they caught 26 fish,
weighing in the aggregate rs pounds. Ben
says that beats Mud Run.
Miss Mcdaniel was on visit to friends
in Pottsville,but is back again and in charge
of the Post Office.
-Packerton has been depopulated near
ly every night for the last few days, attend
ing the sale at Lehghton. We have not
yet heard of any extra bargains, yet, I be-
lieve, it is generally conceded that things
bought at auction are cheap you
don't pay too much.
The Packerton Christian Association
will not meet again until the evening of
May 2nd.
Miss Maria Harleman, of Weatherly, is
visiting Miss Clara Harleman.
VIM. Martin has secured position on
railroad in Long Island. Billy is a good
fellow, and deserves success
F. b. Morris, started for Titusville Mon.
day evening, he being a delegate to the an
nual convention of the Royal Arcanum.
II. Stanley Goodwin and VIM. B. Mack,
were at Packerton on business Wednesday.
Agents canvassing for beautiful fam
lily bible have been visiting Packerton. Re.
sult-some forty orders.
"A slight increase in the coal tonnage,
makes every one feel happy.
Considerable eommoton at Lock 5. The
refractory mule and excited drivers, Indicate
boating has commenced. Col. Miller, takes
things easy, however, ready always to fur
nish anyone with the cheapest and best gro
cerios to be found this side OF the cities.
ANON