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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26
all the states, he fails to tell that this

all the states, he fails TO tell that this
is as great as the amount paid by
eleven Northern states. large
revenues are confined to but
very few localities, and TO
carry out the Republican theory
the cities of New York, Boston and
Philadelphia should be entitled to
greater representation in Congress
than all the states west of the Allie
ghanies. The North has drawn a
great proportion of its wealth from
trade with the South, and its
cotton mills are fed from
here, while Texas alone is sup
plying its hungry multitudes
with cheap beef. Such facts are not
shown, however, through thispartisan
statement, and yet we find many at
the North, who take in the situation
from another standpoint. The Phil
adelphia Record, an independent pa
per, says:
From these bald facts, so present
ed as to distort and qualify the true
proportion which theSouthern States
bear to the material interests of the
Union, it is argued that the political
strength of the South should be cut
down to like measure. 1t may be
answered against this fallacious show
of figures that, measured by the
area of land under cultivation, the
exportable commodities of the South
are as three to one in value, COM
pared with those of the North; that
the great bulk of Southern trade is
done through Northern agencies
that the State of New York exports
and imports more than all the
states together, if the commerce OF
the country may be measured by
the business done at the New York
custom house. 1t may be answered
that the trade of the North with the
South is worth to us more than all
our other trade put together. Ii
may be answered that the states
which were able to stand up against
the whole military strength of the
North until we had expended S3,.
OOO,OOO,0O0 in trying to conquer them
must be possessed of extraordi-
nary internal resources. These
answers spring instantly to the
minds and lips of business mel
who scan Mr.. McPherson's figures
with learned eyes. 1t is time fol
business men who care more for
business than politics, and more fol
their country than business and pol
itics together, to stamp out this mur.
derous policy Of depreciation. II
the South were not worth having
what a mistake has been made! Il
the South is worth having, and its
people are blood of our blood, and
if this is an undivided Union, it is
worth while for every man who take:
an interest in it to do his share il
putting an end to the foul spirit o.
sectarianism.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26


In speech, the other day, at
Springfield, Illinois, Ex-Governor
Palmer referred to Garfield's con-
nection with the count of the cleo
toral vote in 1876. They were both
in New Orleans while the returning
board was in session, and both were
present when the returns were open
ed from the various parishes of the
State of Louisiana They both saw
from the returns themselves that the
Tilden electors had carried the state
by 5000 majority. Palmer called
personally upon Garfield and urged
him to use his influence with Casa
nave and Kenner, colored members
of the board, to induce them to make
an honest count. He said to Gar
field. if these colored men will act
honestly in this great emergency it
will place their race fifty years in ad-
vance in the estimation of the whole
county. But Garfield refused. Gov.
Palmer therefore charged that Gar
field was part of the conspiracy of
the Republican leaders TO steal the
presidency, and declared that the
people now had an opportunity to
repudiate one of the chief of the
conspirators against the elective
franchise, and he, he said, believed
they would do so, and that Gen. Gar
field would receive the condemna-
ton which his conduct so richly
merited.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

THE Telegram says: "And now
Governor Roberts is up for the Uni
ted States Senate" 1t was the
7elegTum's chief business to circulate
falsehoods about Governor Roberts
before his nomination, and its kind
feeling for him is certainly not abat-
ed by the inglorious defeat to which
it was subjected. Governor Rob-
erts is not a candidate for the Uni
ted States Senate, and being a con-
scientious man, he win obey the
voice of the people of Texas in con-
vention. 1t is a supposable case that
a majority of the Seventeenth Legis-
lature win be political friends of
Governor Roberts and of his poll
'cies, and no friend of his thinks OF
msking him candidate for the SEN
ate, and he is not in the hands of his
enemies.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

Ex-MAYoR THURMAN, of Dallas,
will not down. He came into the
city council room at the next meet
ing after he was addressed out of
Office and attempted topreside. The
mayor pro tenn did not recognize him
as the head of the concern, and Thur
mond ordered the marshal to put him
out of the chair. The marshal re-
fused to recognized him as possessed
of any authority, and this nice Mr..
Thurmond stalked out of the room
threatening to appeal to the people.
There would be war in Dallas were
anybody else of the same opinion as
this toplOftical fellow.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

AND now the Northern Republi-
can papers are connecting the John
Hancock purchase of lands in Mexi-
co with the filibuster movement of
Gen. Dalrymple and our gallant
Gen. James. 1t is conteded, too,
that the relationship existing be-
tween Gen. Hancock and John Han
cock gives an insight into a new war
drama which is TO be acted in
Northern Mexico. Such speculation
is absurd as the purposes of these
light-headed filibusters are thought
less and wrong. The quiet posses
sion of property in Mexico by John
Hancock and others is dependent
alone upon peace between these two
republics.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26
WHY FoRNEY Is FOR HANCOCK.

Col. Forney, in his proposition to
support Gen. Hancock, has met with
those who are not at all pleased with
his course, those who think it an
offense for an independent Republi-
can to have any voice in public af-
fairs not set to the chorus of the Re-
publican ring; and it is in thiswise
that Col. Forney touches them up /:
am traitor now because l do
not swing the censer to Gen. Gar
field. / ann inconsistent because L
spoke websof Garfield after his NOM
ination for president. l am glad l
did. His nomination was a relief
from the men who assassinated Grant
at Chicago. Garfield was better
than the. office-holding and office
hunting politicians who, after hunt
ing down the lion, expects to drink
his blood, to feed upon his fame and
to rally the party he had saved twice
from ruin to their support. Garfield
was better than the hypocrites who,
bowling civil service and holding up
third term, as they said, sought
the presidency only for themselves,
after having been longer in Office
than four times the length of one
term. But | did not know Gen.
Garfield's record; / had never eX-
amined it. 1t was not my business
to keep a list of his jobs. L have
not been five times in Washington
in ten years, and / do not
know what the new leaders of the
Republican party have done-cer-
tainly not their secret work to help
themselves. Till his nomination for
president, the country was almost as
ignorant as myself. What it is all
men know now, and if l revOlted
from it it was because L found it diff
ferent from what | honestly believed
it to be. Gen. Garfield's. accusers
were not Democrats. He was
brought to the bar by his own party,
by the Republican press and the
Republicans of his own county, by
the Republican committees Of his
own congressional district, by the
Republican congress of which he
was a member and by a Republican
court of justice. Had this record
been known at Chicago, Gen. Gar
field could not have been nominated
Full information enables me to
speak by the book when / assert that
there was not a Republican leader OF
any note, equally those on the
ground to slay and those who came
to save Grant, that did not admit, on
reflection, that Garfield's selection
was blunder, and that that blunder
was worse than a crime.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

THE total debt of Tennessee is
$4,000, 600, and its creditors have
agreed to receive in settlement in
new bonds Sl2,OO0,O0O. The Demo-
cratic party in the state is in favor
of executing this compromise, while
the Republicans and few Demo-
Gratis are in favor of repudiating all
but about Sa,0o0OOo of the debt
The state Democratic convention
nominated for Governor John v.
Wright, who is earnestly in favor OF
the state maintaining faith with its
creditors. The platform asserts
opposition to Reputation of any OF
the public obligations of the state or
Federal government. and declares
that the reputation of either, under
any pretext or disguise, would be
the most direfal Of evils. The
Democratic party in Virginia takes
the same position as TO debts of the
sold Dominion
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26
VOL. X.

b. W. RIMEs, of Falls county. a
most estimable gentleman and law
yer, after six hundred ballots in the
Belton convention, in which Russell
of Bell, Battle of MeI-ennan, and al,
tori of Falls, figured as candidates,
was nominated. Capt. Rimes was a
member of the Tirteenth legislature.
He is a conservative and true man,
and will grace the district bench
His nomination was unanimous.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

THE LaGrange Journal says that
the contest between the friends of
Governor Roberts and Major Sayers
has been a warm one, but it is now
over, and we should join hands and
stand shoulder to shoulder in the
coming canvass. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Sayers, it continues, has set a
good example that should be fol-
lowed. Let the word of command
be, "close up, in solid column, for
ward march!" Let all chickering's
cease, and let that brotherly feeling
exist which should exist between
men striving for a common object
and working together for the public
good.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26
V1CTORIO AND HIS BAND.

y special to the st. Louis Republi-
can shows that John Sherman, jr.,
United States marshal for New Mex
leo, thinks of the Indian troubles on
the Texas border. He condemns
the conduct of the government in
unmeasured terms, and says one
cause of the failure to defend
the frontier is that the govern
ment uses negro troops. One
of the mounted regiments, he
says, is composed of negroes and an
Indian is about as much afraid of
a negro soldier as of a milestone,
while there is not one negro sol
dier in hundred but will run at the
sight of an Indian. This was the
case short time ago, when the
negro regiment came'within shoot
ing distance of part of Victories
band. They ran after the first fire,
and before the Indians fired shot
or made any attempt at resistance.
Mr.. Sherman estimates the number
of Victorio's band at $50, and says a
well-disciplined and equipped regi-
ment or two of white soldies would
readily drive them out of the coun-
try if not entirely destroy them. Mr..
Sherman thinks that if he were in
command of such troops as he could
select he would make short work of
the Indian troubles in Texas and
Mexico. He indicates that the de-
lay and failure in suppressing the
Indian outrages and capturing the
hostile Indians may, to some extent,
be attributed to the different poll
cies of the war and interior depart
ments on the Indian question.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

MAYOR DEGREES handed in his
resignation, but it was not accepted
and therefore there was no vacancy
in the Office of mayor, and the char
ter provides that there must be a
vacancy before the city council can
order an election. There is no pro-
vision by which the mayor may
order an election to fill the Office OF
mayor, and hence it appears all Of
Austin has been actinga farce. The
agony of another election is awful
but can ii be avoided?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

THE members of the Louisiana re-
turning board have had their re-
ward. They and their clerks, and
their sons and brothers, and the
electors, supervisors and visiting
statesmen, all have received their
pay. They number one hundred,
and their pay from the govern
ment amounts to $250,0O0 year,
g, 100000 for the four years during
which they placed Mr.. Hayes in of
flee. The truth about this affair is
that the President dared not reward
them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

cock has been nominated. Now, do
you mean you do not like it; to de-
part from that rule and TO depart
from that party upon which the
hopes Of man and the liberties of
man Throughout the world depend
Are you 20 throw away your party
and TO damage your country? /
feel, 1 know you will not, and, as the
father of my son, l say, if these are
friends OF his, l ask them to exhibit
like magnanimity and make the
nomination unanimous. Irenew the
motion, asking you calmly and with
out passion or prejudice to vote for
il.
The appeals, however, had no in
fiuence upon rebellious element.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

1T is now seriously proposed in
New York City to organize fasting
match, to take place next month.
Five persons have already entered
the lists, and others, no doubt, will
come in before the entries close. The
man who fasts the longest is to re-
ceive a purse of $1,000, and for this
sum persons are found who are will
ing to risk health and life. Were
this fast proposed for four legged
instead of two legged brutes, Burgh
would interfere with the power of
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

THE STATESMAN will scarcely sue
ceed in setting up Governor Roberts
as the embodiment of Democracy,
and reading all out of the party who
do not bow down and worship him.
Telegram.
The STATESMAN proposes no such
thing, but is willing to rest the ques-
ton where the Dallas convention
placed the Old Alcalde by the most
positive expression, given in any
contest inside the Democratic party
in the State of Texas The eonven-
ton has delivered us from the Isie-
0ram,s so-called Democracy.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

LET il be remembered that when
Gen. Sherman appealed to Gen.
Hancock to lend him his influence
and aid in a nefarious plot to de-
fraud the people of the United
States in the choice of president,
he refused. Gen. Hancock's letter
in reply has been published in these
columns. 1t was a document of re-
markable ability, and its publication
has had a crushing effect upon his
enemies.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

1T is the purpose of the managers
of the Texas and Pacific railway to
establish through line between st.
Louis and New Orleans The line
win be over. the NJ r. & T., the Dali
las and Wichita, the Texas and Pa
ciic and the New Orleans Pacific.
Bids have been opened at Marshall
for the construction of the last
named road, I65 miles of which has
already been graded
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

ADELAIDE NELSON died Of heart
disease while eating breakfast with
a party of friends at restaurant, in
the Bois de Bonlougne, at Paris
Her own receipts on her last engage
ment in America, from October,
1873. to May, 1880, were $4,000. AT
ter this, from ashcrt engagement on
the Pacific coast. she realized s20,-
900.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

c1nsaesen sn9 <e1lsre n town ana country,
l.ssss. 81 .p y $3.50 e e1e dozen. e.
nInc.T days 1eiI.D8 th1n. q 1Ss<s f.scs,v ,,1i
b1T non one to'1-x oo<f1 when ttrY - shr-1
1nd 14L y. Frice 4 ps111Ee q r1l,Se kSr5.
anolce1la price iIEt. aEnt ~ nsi' f6r frs-<e-
fonr cce ctnt 4aNp4 10 et1e1i{cn n<st 4,
pcs.s's = 'ef-,> J. NIszNkN.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26
Hon. Chauncy Shepard said:

arise in the interest Of the DEM
ocratic party. May / say 6 word to
you TO calmly think Of the position
you now occupy? You say Jou viii
not vote to make Mr.. HancOck's
nomination unanimous. Bv the
usages Of the Democratic party the
two-thirds rule has been invoked bv
you, and under that rule Mr.. Han
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-11
LITERARY NOTES.

Harry James. IT,, has written new s'ory
,.,,aa Tho Portrait Of Lady" which will he begun
in MaemiRion's Magasine Tor OCTOBER .ro
Tho Oueep's printer has put his signature
q, ,he last sheet OF the newly revised New ies'ae"
volumes of which will be received soon gu Iris sO0
"Uow to Paw Church Debts. and How 10
xoeu churches out Of Debt" is the highly practical ,o
of book by Rev. sylvanus STALL to be pu'sH'N y
T. X. Funk Co. ;,,or
The author of Hogan, NJ. P. D." has written
n compauon book TO Filters, Tatters ana NV 80
sellor," which viii appear simultaneously ~
Canada and The United states Il
ENGLISH writer's are beginning to try the ao-
vantsces OF the American magazines as ne .nnr,
ket Mr. z. b. Marston. the poet "'''
stories for the American pericolc"is
Among the autumn books or hooers
po,ners story of travel and adventure In the Cn"
NO, Is,ands nv Susan Coolidge. entitled"A GUERNSEY
Iily: or How the Feud was Healed
Mr. Wik,e Collins carries his love of strong
contrast into his choice Of titles Tor us ,. yo,
s.o,es With The Back Robe which me sour" LD
doa Press viii begin Orlooer he sends ior'u f""'
OF " The Woman IN W nlte. =. .
The Sisters of the Shaker Community at
Canterbury have been giving to Boston 'aoy ."e"
o,iniop OF Nh Uovclls's Undiscovered Country
,b,nk said SISTER Lucy Ann. THAT he said some very
o,.or ,hincs about the Shakers" "Do you thlnh
f. visitor krd sister Mary AGED Eloress VIII
iOvey eyes a, Do -" She answered ike the book
think Mr. Rowels did rs well as he could WIN MS is"
o. Mr.. Thomas Bailey Aidrichs new book
The Boston Courier says: On the completion OF Inv
saltwater TRAGEDY be received letter from some peo
pie bearing th uame of shackord who expressed Keen
interest tie story. and found sharp resemblance
in the traits the Shack ords OF me lae 10
thNsc al an acfna family Of that name that theN Wec
eurous 10 know II Re had bee acquainted WIN mn
bisfo,v As mes. spondents also cXprcsseu n w.
iTt N rae history of Richard Margaret t3r mar
RAG The ant nor sent them, IL Is sad, COPY vi
novel with the compliments OF MI ana MIS- hIe""io
shacEfOrd.' p"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-11
wrw WORK NAVY rn,RuNE SATURDAY SEPTEMBER II. 1880
MINES AND MINING.

FRIDAY Sept 10-P NJ
There was little in to-day's market for mini"s
shares that calls for comment. Business was uu,i
and prices generally were fairly steady. Inc Leau
vile stocks feverish and irregular. Chryson'e
rose from 44O to 80. declined to 400 and closeu a.
40; Little Chief fell from $50 TO i.oo
and finished without recovery; Little I''e-
burg declined from 3l2 10 ga; climax
was steady at 1.60. and Annie, with large DUST
ness, rose from 5905S cents to 65@64 cents. .o",
sodated Virginia was 10 cents easier at $50, o"'
California advanced 10 cents to 90 Silver mug,
get was comparatively dull between 20 anu ~
cents and closed at II cents-a final loss OF CEN,
Columbia Consolidated declined from 2.oO 10
235. Battle Creek being 10 cents TO- lower 1r a.
2.55. and By.and-Bve steady at gil aios n il
XII was inactive, but in final siles ;n
was cents higher at 1.75 aud Green M9uh ,
was firm at $50. an advance of cents; me CIV ,o%
priced stocks generally were neglected. Dnt Ca Is
veras rose to 40 and closed at 80 cents. decline o,
| cent and Moose fell from - to Al cents. anu
Great Eastern from SO to 81 cents; D op ad
sold at 34031 cents, closing at 33 cents an gu
vance Of cent. We note sales Of Mexican at -
Silver Cliff at $50, Robinson Consolidated NJ ~.
Union Consolidated at 243l and Alice at 6i2' Inc
market closed quiet and dull.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-11

the last advance was 80 great that tho cr..,.
held on speculation-that il. on ma,.,.
more than 100000 shares greater than n
two months ago. The coal stocks TODAY -.
less a. feature OF the market than they were vs.,.
day, and their prices Yielded fully az rucb "a a.
those Of the general list yet 9034 for Delava,.
Lackawanna and Western. 81 for DeIawar ara
Hudson, and 78ls for Central OF Mediterranean.
closing prices for those stocks-caDno' be regarded
as worry low figures for properties that have pa,d
no dividends In four years, and give little or m
promise Of paying for the year 1880. The Granger
stocks Lake shore Michigan Central. and Erie ali
close with final losses ranging from a to IA per
cent. Missouri, Kansas and Texas was specialize
weak. declining from 1854 to 3403fa. and thu
Wabashes yielded y and Ii per cent. There vera
dealings IN PIttsburg, TitusviIle and Buffalo com.
mon stock at 3O2032as. Central Iowa stocks vera
strong. the common selling at 30@3l. preferred at
413,042, and first preferred az 65. the latter closing
81 bid. Lake Erie and Western waa
lower at 33l2 and Mobile and Ohio declined
to 231o. Western Union was inactive, but after
selling at 1O4a4 firm at 1o41f@1O4Ia
Pacific Mail rallied again TO 43ls, but finally
sold at 41041's and Montauk Gas Coal
was held steady at 72@72A. The investment
stocks were all lower; Rock Island Welding /,
Chicago. Burlington aud Quincy p Central and
Hudson 1, Illinois Central III, and Oregon Rail.
road and Navigation per cent. During the last
half hour of business there was recovery Of l2aa
per cent IN prices but it losing Mt the close,
and the market ended weak and unsettled
The business ia Government bonds was covered
by sales of S35, 900 412 per cents. Prices were firm
all around excepting that the bids for the 12s were
ls easier. Annexed are the closing quotations: