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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09
Governor Roberts.

The backbone of tho Old Alcalde
is properly planted when he comes
to the consideration of the pardon
of red-handed murderers and black
hearted murderers. He feels bound
to consider applications for pardons
AND does so--but he likewise feels
bound to deny most of the applica-
tions, refusing 10 pardon the scOun-
drels or 10 commute Re Just sen
fences of the judges. The pressure
in favor OF the convicted murderers
is often very great. Well meaning
people Join in the attempts to get
the murderers ont of trouble, with
out rejecting that they thereby hold
out inducements 10 other wretches
10 dare the vengeance of law which
is so easily placated or diverted.
They say. "the wages of murder
is death. but the custom here
is to discount the wages nine
ty-fiye per cent. on pay day.
The next victim puts up the
margin the community Settles
pockets the loss and looks fruitless-
" to heaven for relief and repara-
ton. All these things, no doubt,
Governor Roberts has seriously pom
dered; justly estimated. Ii is evil
dent that he has wisely determined
them. Ii all governors could bring
themselves to refuse pardons to muir
derers at least as long as murder Is
epidemic, possibly all the courts
would become good courts and
would protect the people efficiently
by Furnishing murderers severely.
So would the population OF the coun-
try increase BEAUTIFULLY: every dead
murderer adds from ten TO .a.thou-
sand to the population of the COM
mqnity which executes him-he takes
away that much, plus the murdered
man, from the community which
pardons him. Mercy Is good. but
not the mercy which is unjust.-Nesc
OTlegns Times
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CAPITALIsTs would do well 10
take the whole 100000 acres of
land set apart as a capitol reserva-
ton, and in return give us splendid
capitol. The Waco Edminer says:
Land in Texas is extremely cheap.
The last legislature set apart three
million acres of land in the Pan
Handle, ordered a survey and put it
upon the market at q minimum
price of fifty cents per acre. The
survey of this 100000 acres has
just been completed and the land is
now in the market. An attache of
this office was engaged in the entire
survey aud reports the land as ex-
cellent farming land, rich and fertile,
and with water to be obtained any
where at depth of twelve to fifteen
feet.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09
DIVIDING DEMOCRACY IN GEORGIA.

The struggle over the governor
ship in Georgia between Democratic
factions is described as the most
bitter political contest that has ever
agitated that state. Both factions
have established headquarters in
Atlanta, money is freely subscribed,
and the state is being flooded with
campaign documents. The Norwood
faction savagely attacks Governor
Colquitt, charging that his admins
tration has been corrupt one.
COlquitt and his friends rctaliated
by attacking NorwoOd's character.
Joint discussions were arranged be-
tween the rival candidates, but
they have been discontinued be-
cause bitter personal feelings pre-
vail. Senator Hill fights Colquitt,
aided by ex-Chief Justice Warner,
who has resigned his position on
the state supreme bench in order to
take part against his old enemy.
Ex-senator Gordon and Senator
Brown champion the COlquitt cause.
Gov. Colquitt appeals to the colored
people for support, and, it is
said, he will get much of it. He
has attended their camp meet
ings and preached sermons to
them; has manifested great interest
in their military organizations, and
helped them along. The Republican
state convention meets at Atlanta on
the 9th instant, and it is predicted
that it will endorse COlquitt, the col
ored delegates being largely in the
majority. Both factions of the De-
mocracy support the same electoral
ticket, but while these dissentions
will in no wise affect the national
ticket, except probably to give a
most decided majority for it, it is
quite evident that the formation of
new state party ont of the Demo-
cratic party will be effected, the ex-
istence of which will not transpire
with the coming state election.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09

WHILE Mayor Prince. Of Boston.
was presiding over the Massachu-
sets Democratic convention, dele
gate moved that Gen. Butler be in
vited TO speak. The chairman re-
piled: "ln the sweet bye-and-bye."
Later in the convention, when NOM
nations for governor were in order,
Gen. Butler did speak, to say that
Just now he would not be Il candi-
date; that he felt the Democracy
should put him through a proba-
tionary state before making him a
nominee for office; that one, two, or
three, not more than five years
hence, he might accept such nomi-
nation. This is the first instance of
modesty on record against Ben. F.
Butler, but he has turned his back
ON the Republican party, and he is a
changed man, and he must have
known it is going to the dogs in the
not far distant "sweet bye-and-bye."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09
JANUARY 81. 1879. Presidet HAYES

JANUARY 81, 1879, Presidet Hayes
wrote 10 Gen. Arthur, then collector
of customs at New York:
With a deep sense of INV obliga-
tons under the constitution, I regard
it as my plain duty TO suspend YOU,
in order that the office NAV be hon
estly administered.
Gen. Sherman. Secretary of the
Treasury, at the same time wrote:
Gross abuses OF administration
have continued and increased dur
ing your incumbency.
Persons have been regularly paid
by you who have rendered little or
no service the expenses of your of
flee have been increased. while its re-
ceipts have diminished. Brides. or
gratuities in the shape of brides.
have been received by your subordi-
mates ID several branches of the GUS
tom house, and you have i'll no case
supported the effort to correct these
abuses.
In spite of this indictment. Presi-
dent Hayes and Secretary Sherman
both support Gen. Arthur for the
second Office in the government, with
a probability that he may even be
president. Such base morals, on the
part of the most trusted men in the
Republican party, places it in an at
titude towards the people, pitiable
and contemplate in the extreme.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09
SAYS the Erna,,,ner.

OF the three men who paid the
penalty of their crime. in this state,
on last Friday, the one was negro
and two white men. OF the two
last, the one was a poor, but once re-
spectacle man, the other was the
wealthy son of one of the wealthiest
men in that section of the country.
In this case, neither wealth nor high
connection could swerve the Cover
nor from sense of duty, or save
the victim from the penalty of law.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09

The ErpreSs wants to know on
what platform Burgess, of Seguin, is
going to make the race for the state
senate-the majority or the minority
PLATFORM 1t is presumable Major
b., viii make this race on the DEM
ocratic platform, since he is DEM
ocrat. The Democratic party has only
one platform. The "minority plat
torm,n as the Express calls it, belongs
probably to the Express, more prob
ably to the Independents and their
chief henchman Ex-Governor f. j.
Davis.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09

Col. FORNEY, i'll a letter to Editor
Magee, says:
My whole object. in supporting
Gen. Hancock is briefly stated: l
have always been n grateful man, re-
garding the remembrance of SER
vice done by another to me as re-
ligion, and / could no more 90
against Gen. Hancock as a candidate
for President, as things stand now,
and be easy in my mind than | could
go against Abraham Lincoln if he
were living and running for office.
There is another reason, and that r
a profound yearning TO settle all sec
tional quarrels. | commiserate the
South from the bottom of my heart.
No man went further against them;
but now that slavery is abolished
and that the South agrees every
where TO stand by the old flag, |
want only to forget the bitterness of
the past and pray God to give me
strength to fill the little time that is
left me in life with earnest friend
ship for that as well as all portions
of our country.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09
In reply to pretentious claims of

IN reply to pretentious claims of
Republican leaders, that the Union
was preserved by soldiers out of the
Republican party, Gen. Banks, In his
late speech before the Massachu-
etts Democratic convention, said
that in the division he led to New
Orleans, New England soldiers 5000
strong, there were not more than
500 men who had ever voted any
other than the Democratic ticket.
and continues:
4 portion of the Democratic party
undertook 10 secede from the Union,
and thereby broke up tho Democratic
party. If the Democratic party had
undertaken TO break up the Union.
the Union would surely have been
broken up. Does any sane man, not
blinded bg partisan prejudice, doubt
that without prompt, vigorous,
loyal, courageous and patriotic ac-
ton of the masses of the Demo-
critic party, that it would have
been possible for the Republican
party TO have preserved the Union?
If Dix, ii Mcclellan, if Farragnt, if
Smith, if Thomas. if Grant, if Meade,
if Meagher, if Corcoran, if BurA-
side, if Sheridan. if Hancock. and Il
long roll of other heroic names
had not stood by. the Union. drawn
their swords and marched TO
the rescue of the govern
mept. would it have been saved by
the prpsept stay-at-home senator's
and representatives, OF Massachu-
sets. not one of whom did go to the
war, even affer Massachusetts Dem
ocrats showed them the way, re-
naming at home in safety, so that
their ranks, undiminished by disease
or the bullet, are able TO ill all the
prominent civil offices, both in the
state and Federal government, with
not soldier, either Republican or
Democratic. among them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09

IN the opinion of the New York
Eseniag Post, the increase in the
number of persons who commit the
crime of bigamy is a matter deserv-
ing serious consideration. and con-
stitutes one among otherrcasons for
the adoption in the various states OF
the Union of uniform divorce laws.
The diversity that now exists in these
laws in various states affords both
temptation to wrong-doing and
ready escape from its consequences
and the consequent injury to public
morals is undoubtedly great and in
creasing.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09

By a treaty made between France
and the United States all French
citizens. not naturalized under the
laws of the United States nor in
service against the United States,
are to receive indemnity for losses
occasioned by the war of secession,
caused either by the army or the
navy of the United States. The
commission, appointed by both
countries TO consider claims, viii
meet in Washington next winter,
and applications must be fled within
six months thereafter.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09

THE United States fish commits
sion, which has its headquarters III
Boston, is congratulating itself upon
the general success of its operations
during its first decade. Fish culture
has been eminently successful, and
the food of man has been wonder
fully enriched by the products of
the water world. The report claims
that salt water fish have been sue
cessfally reared in fresh water, and
vice versa.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09

THE campaign speeches of Ex-
Governor Throckmorton are re-
ported at all points in the highest
terms of praise. He. is doing noble
service as one of our state electors,
and enthusiasm is being aroused
wherever he appears. He has lately
been devoting his time to canvass
of the fourth congressional district,
and after a little time we may expect
to hear from him along the Colora-
do
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09

THE Nevada senatorship is again
for sale, Mr.. Sharon's term being al
most out. The seat always goes to
the highest bidder. and it is said has
cost half million dollars.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09

In McLennan county the Repub-
lieans seem determined to put a
complete local ticket in the field
Dark horses, who were not entered
in the other conventions will be led
into the Rennhlican arena.
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INSURANCE NOTICE.

Department of Insurance, Statistics and
History.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, February -, 1880.
To all whom il may concern:
This is TO certify that the Hamb 9rg-
Bremen Insurance Company of Hamburg
has, in all respects, fully complied with
the laws of Texas as conditions precedent
to its doing business in this State, and
that the said company holds certificate
of authority from this Office emitting it
to do business in this State for one year
from the first day of January, 1880, to the
thirty-first day of December, 1880.
Given under my hand and seal,
j.. :. at Office, in Austin, the DAY and
date first above written.
V. o. KING, Commissioner.
ZIMPELMAN & BERGEN. Agents. jy17w3t
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09

CHAIRMAN BARNUM has decided
to concentrate Democratic effort in
Ohio. He has lately spent several
days in the state, and fully salts
fed that Ohio is doubtful with
Garfield, he will startle the Re-
publican leaders by his bold and
hopeful efforts TO carry it. lie
now feels certain of both the Cincin-
natl districts, and as Cincinnati has
carried the state in every close con-
test since 1875, he regards it as fairly
debatable, and he will throw his best
speakers and his hitherto well-hus-
banded means equally into Ohio and
Indiana for thirty-day fight. The
loss of Ohio to Garfield III October,
or a nominal Republican majority
there for the state ticket, would, i'll
his Judgment, carry New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connect
cut, New Hampshire, Wisconsin,
California, Nevada and Oregon,
without. costly campaigns and by
large majorities.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09

THE EramiRer is against ..fnsion
and confusion and lands Gen.
Hannah 60 the skies for refusing
to yield 10 anybody. 1t says this
decision leaves it 10 the Democrats,
the Greenbackers and the Republic
cans to demonstrate their exact
strength in the state, and il wants
every fellows bottom tested. l. il
going to insist on Gen. Robertson
displaying his hettom7
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09
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PERRY, Ga April Ia, 1879 .
! have watched the use of the medicine now
kuowD as "Swifi's Syphilitic Specific since the
year le27-tyer fifty ye rs-and have never
heard Of a failure 10 cure when properly taken.
i commenced the use OF 1t on my slsves between
1850 and 1865, and ne also did a number of my
neighbors, and in every case that cams within
my knowledge 1t effected cure. IN 1895 my
bro her-in-iaw George Walker. fought at ductiO .
a STARE not lodTTaRted. After he purchase il was
discovered that he had had Syphilis for twelve
years. Hi head was without a najr on it. lie
treated him with this remedy, and in four weeks
he was sound snd well, and IN short time had
as fine head OF hair as was ever Owned by Il
negro He owned this slave many years, and
he never had any return OF he disease nor 10 I
days work This ID only one among hundrCd Dis
Of instances of romark tble cures made by this
medicine. In all my psst life ! have never
known a remedy hat wonld go foul'y accomplish
what it is recommended to do.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, Propr.e-
tors, Allan a, Ga
Sold by DR.. j j. Tobin, o. Samostz and all
dealers.
Call for a copy OF "Young Mems Friend"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09
PARTY ECONOMY.

Secretary Sherman gives the cue
and anti-DemOeratic orators of high
and low degree are all asserting
that Republican administrations
have been noted for economy. while
Democrats in Congress have en-
couraged profligacy. Unfortunately.
in Investigations, the figures supplied
by Secretary Sherman have to he
resorted 10, but even these show. rs
demonstrated by the World, that
three years before the Democratic
Congress came into the possession
of partial power and was able to
prune the estimates and retrench
the appropriations of Republican
heads of departments, the debt. ac-
cording to the figures used by Sec
rotary Sherman, had diminished
from 50, los, 49,, O6O.75-the figures of
1S73-to $1,000, 925, 34O.45-the figures
of 1876. This shows "a reduction
OF S44,596, 72030 during those three
years. During the two succeed
ing years, when the Democrats held
possession of the House of Repre-
sentatives and were able III part to
control public expenditures, the
debt had been diminished from 81
O60, 925, 340.45-the figures of 1876
to S1,999, 49,, 280.45-the figures of
1873. This shows a reduction of SOL
543,060. More than this. during the
last two years of Democratic re-
straint upon the estimates of the Re
publican executive departments, for
part of which period the House and
Senate were both Democratic, the
official figures show a reduction of
$50, 055, 532.70, which is the differ
ence between S1,999, 1885,, 28O.45-the
figures of 1878-and 81, 919, 1926, 747.75
the figures of 1880? There has
been a reduction of about S171, OOO.-
600. According to the tables of his
own department, however, the fol-
lowing comparisons can be made:
FOR NET ORDINARY ExPENpG-
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Total. S5sl S3, e3O.lO Total. SiS2 O65 l:fl.39
or a reduction of nearly $113,OOO,-
600. To whom can the people best
remit the subjects of taxation and
financial economy in Federal admin
istration-to Secretary Sherman,
who would continue as Secretary of
the Treasury if Gen. Garfield were
elected President, or to the Demo-
cratic party, which without control
of the executive or cabinet depart
ments was able TO repress Repub-
lican extravaganza so as to produce
the results that are indicated by the
official figures which we have citcd? ?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09

Cor A. J. RosE, of Bell county, is
master of the state grange.
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State Democratic Ticket.

FOR coEGREss-FIFTH DISTRICT,
SETH SHEPARD.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-08-19
Garfield WAS here Yesterday ard moved

Garfield was here yesterday ard moved
about in perfect quiet. The crowd here
is mixed, but overwhelmingly Republi-
can. When Garfield's name or presence
excites applause, the Democrats say:
"Garfield is from Ohio, and Ohio is in
the majority at Chsutauqus." Garfield
absolutely declined to say anything, yes
terday, though on the platform and evi
IDENTIFY enjoying the exercises. This
morning he spoke, for a few minutes, to
q vast crowd assembled between the ho-
tel and steamboat landing. He said the
first great strife OF humanity is for bread;
the next is to settle the question Of the
use of leisure The former question the
Republic seeks to assist her people in
solving. giving all an equal chance be-
fore tie law; the second, ChautsuQua
attempts to solve, in offering incentives
to true culture with the best application
Of leisure. This latter question is OF vast
moment; it il the controlling question of
civilization, how shall leisure be em-
pioyed: I give the substance, merely,
of what he said elo9uently and con-
cisely. The enthusiasm was un-
bounded, and he seemed fully appre-
cistive. He has Q sense of propri-
ETY.; he will not be lionized; he can get
into and out of an expectant company
and attract the least notice Of any man I
ever saw; yet his remarkable face, his
commanding mien, and his manly, schol.
arly air, once he is seen, fill all expecta-
tiOns and awaken the greatest enthusi-
asm, which his eloquence raises to a
pitch never saw equsllcd, the highest
feeling of admiration If Chautauqua
ruled the Republic, we'd soon settle the
question of the next presidency. But
remember, Chsutauqua is non-politcal.
Hancock would have been welcomed as
politely, as considerably, as honestly ,-as
Garfield, had he chosen to accept the in
vitation sent him to come. But / casnot
say that Hancock would have met an
enthusiastic ovation. n. s. A.
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race had been unable TO take any
amount Of 1t on, and hence their ten
dency to lean cheeks and small lower
jaw. - ~
The origir of the Hougnton family in
America was stated TO be three brothers
who, being Cromwellians, had fed from
England at the Restoration. In 1660.
Tradition claimed for the family a vast
fortune-the inheritance Of the three
brothers in the old country, and said
| TO consist of the principal part of the
city of Bristol and untold sums in the
Bank of England; that upon this tradi-
ton the cousinship of all Houghtons in
| this country was determined. The ef-
forts of the patriarch Nehemiah to
secure to his people this great fortune
proved fruitless, and the gold and lands
served only as a theme to be talked
about; which, after all, is as much rs is
usually done with big fortunes, and was
no care to any one of them. Failing to
get this great wealth, and the heads of
all Houghton families living to such
ripe old age, it resulted, one of the
speakers said, that every newly married
Houghton had TO start life where his
father before him had-in poverty. But
they had learned that poverty was the
gateway of the royal road to all that
was best in this life, and very substan-
tial help toward the life to come.
Then there was music-quaf tetts, an
thems, instrumental and fiddling (but
no dancing), and the day was given up
to social enjoyment.
We took u square look at thel Hough-
tons while they were socially AFFORDED
in each other. There were gray heads
and black heads, fair hair and auburn,
with eyes and complexion to match;
. hao, ~
grace of motion; there were plaiDness,
strength and vigor of action; and there
were the invalids I'm the easy chair and
cot-bui none with brighter eyes or
SUMMER faces than theirs; there was
the face of great-grandmother Clarissa,
a model of the noble Roman matron;
the erect form and clear eye of great
grandmother Eliza, that marked her
only younger sister Of the Revolution
ary heroines; and there were the
babies, bright already with Gods bless
parent the Houghtons are q people of
good breeding, Intelligence and culture;
are honest, thrifty folk, good citizens,
good parents, good children, and, with
al, modest but dignified, unassuming
but courageous.
When the day was coming to close
this incidental stranger, with his notes
In his pocket, quietly withdrew before
the Houghtons should discover.that one
of his numerous family had been tres
passing on their hospitality. As he left
the shade OF the grove aud the happy
company there, he heard the minor
strains of that old song,
''when shall We all meet sgain2"
and he hoped that, as to himself, it
might be that next year he should be
again so fortunate rs to be the same
incidental stranger, whose name is
JNo. SMITH.