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40 the Democracy of Travis County.

The Democratic State Convention
will be held at Galveston on April 90,
having been called by the chairman Of
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee for the sole purpose of selecting
delegates to represent Texas in the
National Democratic Convention.
The County Democratic Convention,
to select delegates to attend said State
Convention, is hereby called to con
vene at the Court House, IN Austin, on
Saturday, April 10, at o'clock P. NJ
The Democratic Executive commit
tee Of the several county precincts, and
Democrats generally are urged to take
such steps az Will secure full attend
a9ce at the precinct meetings, TO the
END that proper representative men may
be sent to the county convention from
every precinct. The basis of repre-
sentstlen for the respective precincts in
the county convention, Will be. deter
mined By the convention.
Democrats, let US organize and move
as = unit. Our enemies taunt us with
diaorganization and boldly threaten
Us with defeat. They aye now stuii-
Cusly and iaDOrlousiy engaged IN SOW
ing the seeds of discofd in our rauks
by making men partisans OF one or an
other Democrat, thus, by lnsidious and
willy means, Inducing Democrats to
abandon measures and principles for
men. Let US permit no such or other
like trihing question to interpose an
arm between Democrats. 1t is not men,
but the good faith, unity and integrity
of the party and the welfare and pros
perity of the country that should be ad J
vanced and preserved.
Let the precinct committeeman, at
once, inaugurste active and living or
garizltions in every neigh5orhood of
their precincts. Very much depends
upon their zeal and management in
creating en- Effective organization.
As, from long usage and confirmed
experience, VIC must have conventions,
let the great body of the party, by at
tending their pFec' act and primary
meetings, see to 1t that they are fairly
and capably represented.
You servant,
JOE. II. STEWART,
Chm'n Dem Elk. Com. Travis Co,
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ABOUT IrIMIeRATION.

Much ado is being made over the
charge that Governor Roberts does not
encourage immigration = in fact, that
his "mossbsck" policy retsrds the in
fux Of immigrants. This "a all very
plausible to that class ofmen who new
er think. Our state constitution, srtI-
Gle 16, section Sc. says: "The Legis-
lature shall have no power to aPpropri-
ate any of the public money for the e.
adjustment and maintenance OF a bu-
resu of immigration, or for any pur-
pose Of bringing immigrants to this
state" Governor Roberts Is not re-
spons!ble for this sectlon of the ccnsti-
tuition. He took an osth to suDpert
the constitution, and he is going to do
so under all circumstances. II both
houses OF the Legislature had passed
bill providing for an immigration bu-
reau, and had they appropriated money
to maintain it, its members would hsve
violated the constitution and their
oaths, and had the Governor dared to
approve such an act he should have
been impeached, convicted and re-
moved from office. Issue is Joined,
too, with those charging that the pOlI-
cy Of Governor Roberts has prevented,
or even retarded, immigration, and it
may be that had the measures recon-
mended by HIM been fully nut into
practical operation, the tide OF immi-
grafton would have been TUNED to-
wards Texas. u looking over therec-
ords of the last Legislature We iiu5,
in a speech of Col. Ford, az expo
sition Of the views of Governor
Roberts ON the question, from which
we make this extract: THE measures
before this Legislature for considera-
ton and action involve the matter Of
efficient public free schools, but not in
the sense some have argued. Some
urge that all the means set apart in the
Constitution, and laws made in pur-
suance thereof, should be brought into
requisition in order to establish and
maintain them. This necessitates
placing the school lands upon the mar
ket, investing the proceeds, and add
ing the interest derived therefrom 10
the available school fund. The con-
summation of this scheme would aug
ment the permanent and the available
school fund, reduce taxation aud af-
ford relief TO taxpayers. Another
proposition is nearly allied to that
the sale of the public domain snd the
payment of the pubic debt. These
kindred measures, if carried into eff
feet, would reduce state taxation to a
merely nominal rate, prevent the re-
currence of deficiencies, and enable
the state government to meet all de-
msnds by prompt cash payments.
Should they be contaminated, they
will constitute inducements to 'mmi-
grants. What better could a state
offer than freedom from debt, low
taxation, and an efficient system of
public free schools supported mainly
by interest securing from the invest
ment of the permanent school fund.-"
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THERE are common sense rules by
winch reasonable men are governed IN
the transaction Of their affairs. One of
the most important is to live within
ones means. This is what the Demo-
cratic party promised the people of
Texas in their platform of July, 1873:
81 We pledge ourselves that no money
shall be borrowed or bonds sold to
meet current expenses Of the state gov
ernmeut. fhe rate of taxation shall
not be increased, and the current ex-
penses should be confined within the
current revenues" Because Governor
Roberts and q majority of the Sixteenth
Legislature endeavored to redeem this
pledge they have been sssailed by tor
rent of abuse, called "mossbackq, "and
all sorts Of names. If observing the
constitution, by obeying lis require
ments and restrictions, standing square
ly upon the platform of the Democratic
party; if making provision to pay the
public debt to reduce taxation, and 10
rem we onerous burdens from the shout
ders of the people. by calling into re-
QUESTION the means set apart by the
constitution, the resources Of the coun-
try-if these efforts deserve the Pet
naiiss so literally bestowed, they can
we'll afford to accept them.
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THE Telegrdm declares that ex Gov
ernor Davis will not 90 to see Grant at
Galveston. The Ex-Governor has not
forgotten the day when, surrounded by
armed men prepaied to initiate blood
shed for the unlawful retention of the
state government, he was snu3bed by
President Grant. who telegraphed the
would-be usurper he couldn't and
shouldn't do it. Davis says the Tels
gram, ',soured on Grant from that mo-
ment, and neither have probably for
gotten the Incident
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TEXAS POHTTEC

The Eransjne, has agsln becoms The
al Focate of Col. Lang for Governor.
1t says: "Without detracting from
Gov. Roberts, who in liis pey-as-you go
policy has had our undivided support,
we are aware that it has been his mis-
fortune to antsgOnizs g respectable por
ton of the Democratic parry, and be-
lieve that his policy o. economy viii
be as faithfully carrjsd out by Mr.. Lang
as by himself, without this an!agC-
nism."
The Beaumont LumJeTT1ah finds a
new means by which Governor Robsrts
isto be rehabiltltei in the mansion.
l. says: eff the outlook don't change
soon, Roberts will be the next Cover
nor of Texas. II so, it can he charged
to the Telegram and Post, of Houston.
Their continued barking ct bim is
making friends for INN ali over the
state. Many men who are opposed TO
the Governors pardOning and conf
muting criminals, can not be made %
look at the z. g snd,the.P'S. opposition
in any light but that of persecution.
While some may regard 1t ss "perse
cution," the Old Alcslde' smokes his
pipe and says let them have their fun"
The Fairfsld Recorder says: Zone
of the marked differences between
Governor Roberts administration and
that of his predecessor is this: Under
Governor Hubbard, the state enjoyed
a seemingly good system of free
schools, but ran in debt at the rate of
about $3.50, 900 year, Under Cover
nor Roberts, the people haYe had the
same annual team Of free schools, but
in addition to this, the $3.50, 600 an
nuaI deficiency has been stopped, and
$500, 900 of the states debt paid the
first year, and. her five per cent BONDS
made as desirable end as much sought
for as those Of the United States. The
farmer taxpayers ere finding this out,
and going to Scs accordingly, when the
time cOmesn
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RADICALS, aud their sllies, have
tiled hard to make it appear that oue-
fourth of the general revenue might
have been appropriated to free schools,
aud there would still have been money
enough left in the treasury to defrsy
the expenses Of the state government.
Suppose they prove that, how do they
propose to pay the public debit When
do they propose to commence paying
it, and stopping the payment OF inter-
est We could continue giving one
fourth of the stste's yearly income to
maintain q vicious system of free
schools such as we had formerly; we
could continue to have deficiencies to
provide for, to sell bonds and get into
debt more deeply every year, but how
could we get out of debtl How would
we reduce the rate OF taxstlon9 An
increase of debt would necessarily call
for Al increase Of tsxstion3
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TIE Pamela Watcaman is violent IN
It's denuueiation of Governor Roberts,
because he assumes to exercise power
specially delegated to him by the Con-
atitution. Bowers is a regular Turk.
There is no mercy IN his composition,
and he wants the gallows and the gull
lotine and oceans OF blood. No, let US
see, We are mistaken. Bowers en-
dersed Governor Hubbard first, last
and all the time, and he continues to
eadorse him, and yet Governor Hub
bard psrdoped between four and tiYe
times as many criminals as Governor
Roberts.
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Tine cases of Cox, Ryan and Satter-
lie were taken from Dewitt county on
change OF venue to Bexar. They were
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree, and the Court of Appeals spoiled
sill the work and saved the fellows
necks by declaring the causes against
them defective, because the indictments
read "sgainst the peace snd dignity of
the stsute,n instead Of sgainst the
''state.y II seems, since the late re-
organization OF this court, that the
communication mill may become OBJ
solete.
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THE New York Mail, reviewing tie
chances of Democratic candidates, says:
Glow far the exhumation of Bayaro's
questionable Wilmington speech in
1861, at the ins5igation of Tildep, may
damage his prospects, remains 10 be
seen. The general conviction that Mr..
Tilden was at the bottom OF this at
tempt to knife an honorable snd dan
gerous rivil, has caused q good deal Of
indignation of Democrats, and Of rdi-
cule and contempt among Republicans.
How an attack can be made on Bay
ards war record that will not be dis
sstrous to Tilden no one can under
ssand--except on the principle Of the
marksman who shot so hit it. if it was
deer, and to miss it, if it was a.caif.'"
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IT is said that enmities have arisen
between President Hayes and Secretary
Sherman of such nature as viii make
the retirement OF the latter from the
cabinet necessity, sna that this &c
tirement viii take place directly after
the meeting Of the Chicago conyentioE.
The trouble betveen them arose out of
the Pinchback affsir, it being said that
Mr.. Hayes has made the discovery that
Mr.. sherman has imposed upon him,
and thus secured the nsming OF Pinch
back IS naval officer AZ New Orleans.
Mr.. Hayes discovered that the purpose
of Mr.. shermsn IN securing this APP
poipsment was to carry Ihe Louisiana
delegation At Chicago foy himself. The
President therefore Withdrew Pinch
backs name. and there has been 3
Hayes-Sherman squabble about it, and
the Secretary IS IS cold nov st cabinet
meetings as sn iceberg in August.
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TEXAS FACTS AND FANCIEs


The State Medical Association meets
Ia Breuham April 6.
The fruit crop in Burhet county was
not destroyed by the late freeze.
The cotton in Fayette county was u9
aud growing msgnifcsntly when il was
killed by the late freeze.
Badgero and lawson, CHARGED re-
spectively with cattle and horse steal
ing, have escaped from the Burnet Jail.
GALVESTON is too much governed. It
has city and county officers, aud the
city is all county, and the county IS
pretty well all city,
The Democists of Paris, Texas, The
old True Blades, have concluded 10
place f1l ticket in the field for the
coming municipal election.
At Corsicane the Republicans in con-
yention severely condemned msrshsls
Norton and Russell for not summonirg
negroes to act on grand and petit Ju-
RIGS.
DR.. ID. NJ. Wilson, of-Benderson,
has been placed under z $4,000 bond to
answer charges OF tampering with
things in the msil that 5l9 not belong
to him.
Mount Pleasant is wild with enthu-
siasm over the compilation OF the Texas
and 81. Louis, railraSd 20 thar place,
and the Patron has chsnged its name
TO "7He Tears and s.. Eoiiis Nelns !"
H B. Camp, 81 rsliss, wss run oY,r
and killed recently by afrsio n ears
in thst place Hs us S6FIh $s5 coo
-or a. iesst that Is toe sulouut for
which has vile wiz sue the cs2aag.
And NOW San Antonio Is called on to
pay bonds issued BY the city 10 The ssh
Antonio and Mexican Gulf isilros5, the
issuance of which was authorized in
1850. Il is small SUN though, only
about 500, 600.
Col, z B. Garuson u urged As ,
candidate Tor the Legislature By the
good people OF Rusk county. He dess
not care for the Office, sad teis is :
very good Eeasonshe should be given
the position spoken Of.
Horse thieves stele large number Ct
horses near BosTpe, and escaped with
them. Tie thieves we're cvertaken N
Gillespie county, aud one hundred
harsss were recovered, while eve car
didales s0f the penitAatiary Are safely
housed ia the Kendal county jail.
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The Telegram gets ell on Its car,
which is an awful long one, when it
thinks of probable endorsement of
Governor Roberts by the Galveston
convention. It need not be affrIghted.
The o. A. has no absolute need Of any
such endorsement, and his friends
would not think of asklng it, though
even two-thirds of its members might
be his earnest supporters.
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1t has been asserted that Virginia
aud three or tour other Southern States
are sure to 20 for an independent
ticket If Tilden is nominated at Gin
cinnati. The Richmond State, Demo-
cratic. says of him:
There is no fight in Tilden. He is
very good holiday soldier, fine mil
itary general, but when war threatens
or tho time comes for action, he pre-
fers to be at safe distance and IN a
private station. lie should, therefore,
''no more be officer Of ours"
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THE evidences are beginning to be
plain that Grant is going to have it all
his own way at the Chicago conven-
ton. The understanding that Blaine
is for him settles the nomination in
his favor. Blame, Conkling and Cam
eron for Grant means that the Repub-
hcan party Is for him. With these
forces at work in his favor, the silent
man is as certain to desd-hesd his
way through the convention as that he
has dead-headed his way around the
world and finally into Texas.
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THE Guadalupe Times, referring 10

THE Guadalupe Times, referring TO
the presence of Gen. Grant IN Calves
ton, says:
His passage through the streets Of
the Tslsnd City will be like The til
umphal march Of proud vicsoTs Of old.
Chained to his chariot wheels is the
pride of conquered people. Those
who once recoiled at the thought OF
taking the oath Of allegiance, now,
like covering CANNES, fawn upon the
man who ielled them TO the earth. We
are reconstructed, fully. But we think
it too severe test Of our fealty to he
Union to ask MS to bend in humble
adulation to man, who, without any
merit on his part, by an unparalleled
combination Of circumstances, was
placed at the head OF great people.
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Those who practice frauds are al
ways being pursued by the terror OF
having wrongs practlced upon them
selves. Hence The Philadelphia Bullc-
tin Gays:
Mr.. Eamunds tried, two years ago,
20 persuade the senate TO adopt wise
apd safe reform CT the method of
counting the electoral vote; but ne
failed, Just as other men did who
made efforts N the same direction.
Yesterday he passed the subject again
upon the attention of the Senate, and
his bill was sgsin referred TO commit
tee which will quietly suppress it.
The fact is the Democrats in Congress
do not want another and better method
OF counting the vote. They have made
up their minds TO count in their csndI-
date il there shall DE the smallest
chance of doing SO, and they are deter
mined TO retain the power of throwing
the election, upon the smallest possible
pretext, into the House Of Representa-
tives, which is now being prepared by
the ingenious Springer to elect DEM
oorat. II the Democratic party had
wished a perfectly far count next time
they would have CONSIDERED reform
bill long ago.
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"oLD THRocK," as the Post tamil
Iarly cslls him, would be as clear of po-
liticalIy affiliatine with its sort as
would be John Hancock. Two-bit pro-
erosion may do for sore-head Demo-
Gratis down about Buffalo Bayou, but
amid the hills of Travis and Collin
counties Democratic minds seek high
er level.
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EGG. Bower, of Dallas, chairman.
1. J. H. McArdle, of Polk.
2. J. c. WooteTs, of Houston.
3. w. NJ. Splvey, of Rusk.
4. ". J. Gavin, Of Harrison.
5. F. NJ. Henry, of Bowie.
6. W. A. Workman, of Hopkins.
z. T. r. Bonner, Of Smith.
s. r. II. Quinn, OF Cherokee.
8, J. Q. CRenOwith, OF FaDnin.
10. ]. G.. Kirby, of Van Zaudt.
Ii. Geo. L. Patrick, of Grayson.
10. Thomas II. Murray, of Collin.
Is. AMI Bradshaw, of Ellis.
IL W. Il. Richardson, of Limestone.
10. D. c. Darlington, OF Leon.
10. T. ]. Goree, of Walker.
II. A. I. Bedell, of Waller.
Is. A. p. Huh, of Harris.
10. C. G. Sweeney, of GalYestcn.
20. A. S. Hervey, of Austin.
81. ]. F. Berry, of Milan.
%. Joe Abbott, of Hill.
%. Thos. F. West, OF Jack.
"a. T. L. Shropshire, Of Comsnche.
%. t. E. Sneed, of Trsvis.
&c. d. F. Dunn, OF Fsyette.
%. VolneY Ellis, Of Lsvaca.
%. L F. Lawson, of Tarrant.
80. E. F. Hall, of Webb,
30 Chss Montague, OF Bandera.
81. w. n Burgess, OF Guadalupe.
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! INSURANCE. NOTICE.

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. }
STATISTICS AND HISTORY,
AUSTIN. TEXAS, February 30 IS o. !
To all whom IL may concern:
This is to certify that the London Assurance,
London, England, has in all respects fully com
piled with the laws OF Texas as conditi ons pre-.
cedent to its doing business in this State, and
that the said company holds certificate If an.
thority from this office entiiling it to do bust
ness in this State for one year from the twenty.
third day OF February, 1880, to the twenty
second day of February, 1881.
Given under my hand and seal, at Office In
IL. 81 Austin, the dsy and date first above
written.
V.O. KING. Commissioner
DARGAN j. IRRELEVANT,
General Agents Dallas, Texas.
BLANDF0RD d CASTLES,
mr14su3t Resident Agents, Austin, Texas
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unpardonable sin. Had they paid the
InterBstionsa go, oee 10 forow s tine
which would still have required all the
up-country trade to come to Austin,
Austin property holders WOULD. annually
have saved in rents, 70 az nothing If
depreciatlons in values. hundseds =
Thousands of dollars. Had they raised
IS much money as Georgetown raised
to build its railway, and combined with
Georgetown in its enterprise, they could
have Tegsined all this trade diverted 20
Round Rock, and would have been
able to control ell that of the upper
country. Had they taken the course
advised by the STATESMAN, which they
were amply able to pursue, our capital
city would low have been q place Of
%, 600 inhabitants, while il would new
er have lost, but would always have
gained trade. Had the course advised
been followed we would now hesr Of
40 such alarming proposition as the
international extending its Georgetown
branch IN the direction of Burnet and
Lampasss. IL few months, too, the
engines OF the International viii sound
their shrir. whistles beneath the hills
that lie 70 the northward Of San Marcos,
and another source of trade for Austin,
will be forever lost to It,. Truly our
people have been cursed with leth-
argy that has assumed the proportions
Of criminal neglect, aai those VINO are
responsible viii hardly rid themsel yes
of this responsibility when they no
longer look over rent rolls in dusty fiji
ces on Congress Avenue and Pecan
street. Pfoperty-holders, who have
permitted so lovely a city as Austin,
favored 50 much by nature, to languish,
will hardly be permitted to become ln-
cubi ia The Golden City, whose gates
arc kept by 81, Peter.
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SOME days ago, up about Terrell, a
hltle pEecjncl meeting, engineered, 1t
seems, by an eminent statesman end
place-saeker, who has been dissp-
pointed in securing an Office under
Governor Roberts, said harsh things
about the state administration and
passed set of resolutions derOgatoIY
to the Governor, whereupon the Dallas
Herald was Supremacy happy, aud pub
lished IL fact and left the people IN
der the impression that the good peo-
pie OF Kaufman county we're opposed
to the Roberts administration. Tele-
grams. however, received by private
individuals to this city yesterday state
that the Keufman county Democratic
convention, which met Saturday,,
promptly sat down upon the little pre-
clnct meeting, and unanimously passed
8 set of resolutions endorsing the Old
AIcalde and his executive sets. The
Dallas Herald is not happy, and its
Terrell reporter has gone into bank
Tuptcy, and viii seek some other en-
ployment.
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TIE GIo6e Delnocrnt- IN This hri,

THE Globe Democrat IN this brief
paragraph, expresses the opinion of all
the Republican journals which are adj
vocating the nomination of Gen. Grant :
''The Cincinnati Commercial is die
tressing itself in an effort to impress
upon the public mind the fact that
Grant must be nominated on the first
ballot or he can not be nominated at
all. Nobody disputes this. and IN or
der to make the thing sure II Is the In
tention 10 nominate Grant before toe
convention meets. By the middle OF
May there Will be votes. enough in
atructed 70 Grant to give him The