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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

The St. Louis Times congratulates
Texas: Texas may properly be
called q fortunate state. II lies in
the line of railroad extension, and
the great corporations of the coun-
try are bisecting the state in every
direction with railroads, which are
built without cost to the people.
These corporations have large grants
Of land and use their money and
power TO pour into the state a full
and voluminous stream of immigra-
ton, not only developing its latent
resources but constantly in
creasing the value Of the large tracts
of land owned by It's citizens. The
people OF the state are thus made
richer every year without any effort
of their own, bu, by the operation
of causes entirely outside OF them
selves and their state. In addition
to this they have q cool million of
dollars in their state treasury. To
be Texan in these days is some
thing more than 10 be a cowboy or
& bull-whacker.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

The Express gives our Texas rail
road managers a nut TO crack in the
following item: Mrs. David Dom
aldson, just returned from Toledo,
Ohio, paid 5000 to reach this city.
Tickets TO Kansas and other points
west from Toledo sold for murh less
than the tickets to Texas sold for.
Consequently but few persons. and
they were first class people, so far as
observed, came to Texas, while the
great majority went west. Should
the fare to the Lone Star State be
reduced, many who are going west
would come to Texas. Mrs. Donald
SON thinks the high rates Of fare TO
Texas operate against the state, and
that if the railways leading TO Texas
would reduce their fares they would
get more immigrants and a better
class than are received from Europe,
for the ohtainance Of which large
prices arc paid to immigration
agents."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

The Colorado Citizen does not ap
prove of the STATEsslAN's advice,
that the South withdraw from the
presidential contests. 1t saws:
@The next time there will be no
foolishness by Democrats at an eX-
ira session of Congress in with
holding the army and other appro-
priations, to the injury of the party"
1t is reasonable TO presume this
much, since Democrats have been
bereft of all power in Congress, ex-
cept that which belongs to a minor
ity, when actuated by reason. South
ern Democrats, to tell the truth
about them, have not signaliZed
themselves on the scene of reason
in Congress, and yet they have
proven a very proper check to the
extravagancies of Republicans. In
this they have done the country
good service, but will the Citizen
please explain what this has to do
with, or how it bears upon the ques-
ton placed at issue by the STATES
MAN. The war made upon the
South in this presidential can
vass came not from the record
of Democrats in Congress, but alone
from hatred of the South. Grant
went down when he said senti-
ments of the Southern people had
been belied, and then, while assum-
ing the contemplate position of eat
ing his honest convictions, and sub
stituting for them base falsehoods,
the people of the North gathered
around him, as of old, and Grant
was himself again. Garfield was
elected on a canvass of hatred for
the South, and had the canvass not
been so made, Gen. Hancock's cleo
ton would have been a certainty.
The Southern people are imbued
with a love of constitutional govern
ment, while those of the North are
led by men who would tramLle the
constitution under foot and substi-
tute for it a personal government.
The former are powerless, and the
more they express their opinions the
more powerful becomes this danger
Gus organized opposition at the
North. The masses are not reflect
ing upon what they are doing, but
they are being led, like the Yelled
Prophet led his infatuated hosts, to
destruction. The position of the
South, the only honorable one that
can be maintained by Southern peo-
pie, absolutely hastens the dark day,
and we would leave the people of
.theNorth, where thepowerr really lies,
and since the South is powerless,
even for good ends, settle the vital
issues before the country. When
left to settle These among them
selves; they may look with reason
upon the probabilities besetting
them, and then this constitutional
government, instead of man worship
and man hatred, may be reinstated
in the minds of these North
ern people; and, taking hold
of these constitutional forms,
they viii then recognize the danger
towards which they have been drift
ing, and this tending towards per-
sonal government will be corrected
where 1T originated. Has it not been
proven that these ends can not
be reached with the South taking
part in these contests. If by our
inaction they may be secured, should
we not thus shape results?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

Col. r. NJ. ScoTr, in charge of the
publication of the official records
of the War of the Rebellion, re-
ports that the work has steadily pro-
crossed during the past year. I'M
portant additions have been made
by voluntary contributions to the
records, both Union and Confeder-
ate, among the contributions being
valuable papers from Mr.. Davis,
Gems. Beauregard, Chalmers, ID. H
Hill. 3. R. johnson, S. ID. Lee, T..
Kirby Smith, William Steele and A
p. Stewart, and from the reports of
Gems. Branch, Breckenridge, d. II.
Cooper and Ewell. The first two
volumes OF the records were sent to
the public printer on the Gath of
August last and other volumes will
follow until the present appropria-
ton is exhausted. Il is expected
that the first two volumes will be
published by the time of the reas-
sembling of Congress. 1t IS esti-
mated that the entire publication,
which il is proposed to divide into
four series, viii require ninety-siS
volumes.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

The probable tie in the Senate
win be broken in all political ques-
tions by the vote of Vice President
Arthur. OF the right of the vice
president to vote on legislative ques-
lions there is no doubt, because to
deny such right might place the
Senate in a perpetual deadlock. But
the right of the vice president to
cast the deciding vote on any mo-
ton or resolution affecting the or
ganization of the Senate is denied
by many Democrats, while the con-
trary is maintained by Republic
cans, and therefore every ques-
ton will be decided In caucus.
The chairman of the Republican
caucus will present resolution de-
timing how the standing committees
shall be constituted, or who shall be
the officers of the Senate. # Sena-
tor Malone votes aye, and Senator
Davis no, the tie viii be effected and
the vice president will east the de
Gliding affirmative vote. Then an
appeal will be made, upon which
there can be no debate, but lie vote
on appeal is equal to an affirmative
majority, and thus the Republicans
may crrry on the incest little open
and shut game everl paved in any
Legislative assembly.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25
VIII North and South Unite.

Just for the sake of short argu-
ment, suppose we admit that the best
expedient for the South is to capitu-
late, and to entertain sufficient regard
for the late proposal of the North to
ask what the wedding portion will
be in case the South agrees TO the
union-agrees to lay aside her solid
voting. and her propensities so vex-
ing to the North-then really, the
question is, what and how many of
her former consistent and inalienable
rights and liberties may she retain.
Must she sit at the footstool Of a
lord and master, or may she sit upon
the double throne and help sway the
scepter.
If she be raised to such dignity,
will the North sit as sullen, jealous
lord, legislating to thwart her every
scheme and TO discriminate in the
government patronage as heretofore?
As we have seen this done in the
past, while we have been accused of
dissenting, may we expect reform
when We have said, do with us as
thou wilt? And must we, forsoOth,
come i'll such humiliation of spirit. to
atone for the great sin of our ances-
tors now irrelavent to the existing
issues? 1t will be hard enough to
obey the injunction to leave off hon
est convictions-how shall we be
compensated? Many statesmen are
now looking for a solution of this
veXing question in an anticipated di-
vision on the tariff issue, that in the
next nation of election may draw the
line OF sectionalism in another place,
or may destroy it altogether. Should
this question divide individual states,
cities AMI counties against them
selves and make universal and not
local and sectional division the
present difficulty may be dropped.
If the line falls. between the manu-
featuring districts of the North and
the agricultural districts of the
South the same old vituperatious, the
howl ofthe outrage, the bloody shirt
and the rebel brigadiers will be for
ever thrust upon us, and for the most
natural efforts to legislate for our
own interests. Itmakes little differ
ence who goes to the halls of Con-
gress identified with the interets of
the South, whether he be tariff adj
vocate or q Democrat, nationalist or
optionalist, there he will be con-
founded with secession and stigma
tized as a rebel brigadier From
spirit long manifested in the North
no man who wears the scars of the
late rebellion, or his posterity-
though such memories may be hid
den ever so deep and so humbly-
may expect support or endorsement
at Northern hands. They may tell
us it is our unity that creates suspi-
cion, yet if the Northern politician of
to-day thought our Union was work
ing our own destruction, everything
at his command would be used to
continue it. Of such capital he has
built his strength, and upon such
capital he expects to live.-EnoGctlle
Tribune.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25
EDITORIAL NOTES.

AT Quebec a priest named De
Graspe has fallen heir TO $I,000,O00
through the death of an aunt in
England. When such good luck as
this befalls Father Spillard, of Aus
tin, one of the grandest educational
structures ever raised in any cOun-
try will rise above the heights on
the south side of the Colorado. and
vet this may be secured by good
ministratiOns in spite OF the absence
of any legacy.
Edison has again announced the
success of his electric light. and
promised that in very short time
his perfected lamps shall be placed
in the market. Each lamp is TO last
six months and cost about fifty
cents. The electric power which
furnishes the illumination during
| the night may be used TO drive light
machinery by day for manufacturing
purposes, thus adding 10 the value
and economy of the system. The
electric current Is TO be supplied in
cities from central stations, where
huge generators will be located. and
the quantity of electricity received
by each consumer is 10 be recorded
by a meter. The expense is TO be
less than that of gas. This plan is
essentially the same as that outlined
by the sanguine eXperimenter near
ly year ago. There seems to be
little doubt that Mr.. Edison has made
some progress with his system of
electric lighting, but his reckless as
sertions and unredeemed pledges
have so shaken public faith in his
ideas, that nothing less than thor
ough practical demonstration will
spread the conviction that the cleo
trio light problem has been solved.
"A new story is published about
Abraham Lincoln. and the fact that
it was first delivered from the pull
pit of the Church of the Holy Trim
ity, in New York, by Rev. DR. Ste
phen H. Tying, jr., warrants its &C
ceptance as authentic. Mr.. Tying
preached a vigorous sermon on the
moral lessons of the late election,
and during his discourse told the
anecdote, to this effect: "At the
close of q scientific convention, held
in Washington, the members called
in body at the White House to see
Mr.. Lincoln. AS they were waiting
in the east room the President en-
tered, in that emphatic way of his,
for he seemed an inteFjection point,
giving emphasis to everything he
said and did. a member addressed
him, and after making some rather
tulsome remarks, said: Mr.. Presi-
dent, we trust during this time of
trial in which the nation is engaged
God is on our side, and will give us
victory To this Mr.. Lincoln replied:
Sir, my concern is not whether God
is on our side. Ny great concern is
to be on Gods side, for God is al
ways right" This, Mr.. Tying urged
in conclusion, should be the great
concern of the American people.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

WHIL. there Is so much specula-
ton as 10 the course Of Gen. Ma
hone as United States senator, it
may not De amiss to look just little
:nto the political record Of Senator
Blown. OF Georgia. who might in
ccrlaia evea.s lean toward Republic
canism, though he passes just now
as Democrat. senator Brown was
a delegate TO the Republican nation
al convention in 1868. which nomi-
mated Grant, and he has not made =
Democratic record since. He was
appointed 10 the vacancy created
by the resignation of SenstOr Cor
don, but il was so near the adjourn
ment last summer when he was
sworn in that he had no chance TO
vote upon party questions. Per-
haps here is another man who viii
HELM GEN. Malone and Judge Davis
"a arrange the balance Of power.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25
THE PASSION PLAY IN AMERICA.

A Baptist conference in Phila-
delphia gave consideration to the
proposed rendition of the Passion
Play in this country, and it an
nounced that it did "as q confer
ence protest against this sacrilegious
use of the most sacred thing of our
religion This protest is certainly
reached III q reasonable sense, and
yet.it is probable the organized OPP
position of churches may be de-
cided peeuniGry advantage to the
managers who place the Passion Play
onAmerican boards. AS presented at
Oberammergau the Passion Play is
not an idle pastime; it is conducted
in the same reverent spirit that ami
mated it, when, long ago, it first be-
gan: and il still has for its objects
the expression of thankfulness for
mercieS received. and The earning of
money to be given again in charity.
There can be no parallel between
the original Passion Play and this
proposed imitation of it, and the
production of the imitation certainly
will do great deal toward widen
ing the breach that has of late been
growing narrower between the
church and the stage. The play, too,
as presented in America, will not be
Of that high order which makes il
in Oberammergau one of the most
impassioned presentations ever pre-
sented There it is sacred repre-
sentation here it will be robbed of
all its sacredncss, and the Baptists
arc correct in expressing opposition
to it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25
STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF
TRAVIS.
Julius Belcnske V. G. w. Lony. OF al.

To the sheriffcr any Constable Of Travis county.
greeting:
You are hereby commanded 10 summon by
publication, q. W. on a transient pers0n, 70
be and appear before me az my Office In Manor
OF ten O'Clock a. NJ, on the second Monday In
November, A. ID. 1890, there and then 20 answer
the complaint Of JnliuH Belenake or bearer
rum Of fourteen dollars due from aaid q. W.
Lony and A. j. Carlson, on n certain promissorY
note IN words and figures a. follows, to-Wit;
$i40 MANOR, April ~, 1850,
One day after this pFomlse 70 pay 20 julius
Belinske OF bearer fahrteen doilars, value ~
ceiyed. q. w. LosY.
\. j. CARLSON, y. 81
Witness, WILLIAM LEUDEcKE.
Herein fail not but have Won thcu and there,
this writ showing how you have executed ths
same. Given nndor my hand this 18th day Of
October, A. ID. 1880 ~ WELiBEX
enOl3dltw3 j. y. u. q. q.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

SOME Chicago capitalists hare
gone 10 the Nueces river to look at
lands. They came 70 Texas TO buy
land in Crockett county, but refus.
ed 10 invest there because of the
fact that they could not buy in solid
bodies on account of the state sec
tons, The state should be permit
ted to sell land in quantities to suit
purchasers, aud then private land
owners might join with the state in
making large sales.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25
TEACHER WANTED.

The Trustees Of tho Walnut Spring Academy
wish TO engage a first class teacher. gontie-
man qualified and well recommended can here
buiid mp paying school. II II located In
very healthy country, and In tho midst OF
moral, religious and thriving community. The
building IS large. and will be fitted up in good
style. II II eighteen or twenty miles equal dia-
lance from any permanent school. There arc
about ~ free school scholars, and the trustees
begin with
no one need apply that can not come VOL
recommended, both as to character and other
qualifications.
flAddress, IN person or nv letter, J. W. PHIL.
LIPS, JACOB ROBERTS or II. tANDHERR,
Dripping SPRING p. o. Hays Co., Texas,
NOD dit&wimf
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

THE international week of prayer
for the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION all over the world began
last Sunday. The last triennial IN
ternational convention of the as7o-
citation which met in Geneva, Swift
erland, and its last triennial interna-
tional convention which met at Bal
timore united in appointing this
time. The work of the Young Mems
Christian Association is under the
charge of an international commit
tee which was appointed by these
conventions, as well as by the COM
mittees of certain state organizations
which meet annually and are made
up of delegates from the district and
local organizations. The proper
tons which the Y. NJ. G. a. have
assumed within a few years past
may be estimated from the fact
that in addition to the thou
sands of its local organizations
throughout the Union, 161 salaried
secretaries by appointment of the
international committees are con-
stantly engaged in developing the
work they have in hand, especially
at metropolitan centers. Y. NJ. G.
Associations now exist in a hundred
institutions of learning-fOrty-thrce
of these having been planted i'll
1880. "At twenty-five railroad GEN.
tiers the international committees
have organized working bands OF
Christian railway men with reading
rooms and business secretaries in
charge" There is one secretary
whose duty it is TO travel in aid OF
the various associations and to deal
with the commercial travellers, a
community computed to number not
less than $4,000 souls.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

THE young lady who gives her
self away 10 the adventurous French
count who Is sometimes heard of in
American society may. after awhile,
be spared The expense Of suit for
divorce. The laws Of Franeerequire
that ccrlaia fermalities preceding
Gle uarriage Of a French subject
shan be observed. whether the mar
ria4e take place in Frsnce or IN any
other country. Under this con-
struction raseals of France are en-
abled to impose upon women Of
o.iEer land bs a marriage. which the
man can . cape from BY simply TO
turing 20 bis country.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

THE impression now is that Fos-
ter:will keepup a show offighting for
theOhio senatorshipnntil the election
comes on. in order to keep aspirants
out of the race, and then withdraw
in favor of Sherman, aud that Eos
terwill then so into the cabinet, and
Judge Taft, who has been consider
ed as likely to go there, win be
given the mission 10 Rome. as this
is said to be more in accordance with
his desires.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

THE Richmond InteiiigeReer says
that ON agreement has been made
between Gen. Malone and the Re-
publicans that viii control the Vir-
ginia Senator's vote in the Senate.
The LateUjgeacer is the leading Re-
publican paper of its section, and is
supposed TO be informed as 10 party
affairs.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

II Is hoped that a branch of the
society organized in New York for
political education will not be estab-
tished in Austin. Valning the work
of an able-bodied man who talks
politics on the street corners at S1.o0,
it is estimated that for the last four
months $500 day has been thrown
away n Austin. Let us have no
branch Of the society here, but in-
stead lot rs establish training
school for genius IN thecor and cot
ton delds.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25
Air.. HAYES has invited Mn. Car

Mrs. Hayes has invited Mrs. Gar
field to visit Ter next winter in
Washington, in order that she may
become initiated into the domestic
and social duties of the Whine
House.
-Senator Bruce was feted and
feasfcd BY his admirers of Memphis
a few DAYS ago. In his speech he
urged the colored people TO do three
things-to practice economy, to buy
land, and 70 educate their children
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

TuR suggestion Of one OF the
aancoc6 electors Of Missouri to
csst the Democrats electoral vote
for 6raut. If Republican electors
enouxh 50 make him President viii
soin in Tie movement. IS absurd be-
yorl measure. Why Grant should
be preferred to Garfield by any man
who Is opposed % the Republican
party IS one &C the things past rea-
sonable explanation. Republican
ism IS bad enough: Cesarism and
ring rule Is decidedly worse.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

WHEN Gen. Garfield goes to
Washington TO become president he
win have no trouble in making up
q cabinet. Two or three dozen have
already been made up for him, but
it is reasonable To suppose that
Conllling's slate win be the neces-
sary one.