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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

1T is very certain that our farmers
need more protection, if protection
is the good thing which some de-
clare ii to be. The farmers certain
ly have to pay enough for the pro.
lection of other interests. The steel
from which their saws and axes,
scythes and mowlng-machines, and
hundred other articles, are made.
all cost them tax in some shape or
another. The clothes that they put
on their backs, the articles with
which they furnish their houses,
and, in short, almost everything
which they get for money or barter,
costs them the margin of a duty, in
addition 10 the actual cost of their
purchases. In view of these facts,
the Boston Post thinks that
surely farmers ought to have an
equal chance, but we believe those
who have been most influential in
the protection cause have not looked
out quite as closely for the farmers
as they have for those interests in
which they were more directly con-
cerned. As consequence; what do
we see? Why, the 'pauper labor of
Europe sending its results into our
markets at proft-butter from
Germany, and potatoes from Scot
land and Ireland. Isn't it about
time for the granger in homespun to
turn lobbyist and plead for some
little encouragement of our infant
industry of agriculture ?"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

IT WILL be remembered that Gen.
G. w. Q. Lee gained a favorable de-
cision in his suit against the gov
eminent for the value of the Ar
lington estate. Last week the case
was before the United States su-
premc court on an appeal from that
decision. The indications are that
the government will pay to Gen.
Lee a sum- OF money for the estate,
as so much of ii has been used as a
federal cemetery that the authori-
ties will not want to part with the
property, and the general would not
desire itagain as a residence. This
is, however, but poor recompense
TO the family for the arbitrary and
illegal seizure and destruction of
their home, around which cling so
many halIowed associations. As the
Washington Post truly says, the sac
tion of the government was deliber-
ate conflscation, and was one of
those deeds which the bitter feel
ings born of war alone plan and
execute, to be atoned for after angry
passions have subsidized and been
forgotten. 1t is much to be regret
ted that complete restitution is in
the present case impossible, as at
this late day few men can be found
who would knowingly single out for
example or punishment the SON of
Robert Lee, who, however he may
have erred, followed where he be.
lieved duty led"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

THE Missouri Republican takes
advantage of the i-Chinese bill
recently passed in the senate to hit
the protectionists lick between the
yes. 1t says:
Protection to the American working
man is the rallying cry of the high tariff
crowd when an election is coming on
but the protected manufacturers ALWAYS
forget that slogan when there is talk Of
importing cheap |; Dor. Cheap labor
abroad and not cheap labor at home il
the thing they want TO he protected
against, and that is the full measure of
their devotion to the American working
man. Senator Hoar's excessive anxiety
tc-maintain the rights and privileges Of
the Chinese to flood this country and
work for one-quarter of the wages that
will support whiteman and his family
illustrates the whole programme of de-
ceptiou and hypocrisy. Let the working
men study the pay rolls of the protected
industries of New England and thew will
see that, even without sn fnToad of Chit
nese, this Deneicent high tariff operates
no good to the workingman. Its protec-
tion is for the capitalist, ana the WORKING
man is kept with his nose as close TO the
grindstone with high tariff as he would
be without it,"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

THE Examiner pretends to be sur
prised at the report that Senator
Coke's friends had been after trad
ing, and il says il has never seen
such report coming from any other
quarter than through the STATES
MAN. The Examiner is excusable
for telling this little fib; it looks
carefully Into the news from the
state capital, and not long ago such
report was sent out to
all the papers having special
news agents here. and if the Eram-
amer did not see the report in other
papers than the STATESMAN, the
fact could be duo only 10 sort of
mental hamilton, and this would be
the last serious charge we would
bring against that excellent paper.
Il credits the report as to the pro-
posed trade alone to the STATES
NAN, because the STATESMAN has
not, as IL says, shown a marked
tendness for the senator. 1t wants
to lay tho report to the credit OF en-
nifty, when all that may be charged
70 tho STATESMAN is that it does
not think, as does Examiner, that
but one man in Texas is fiji to be
United States senator.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

THE Examiner wants the STATES
MAN TO drop "dead issue" and dis
cuss a live one--hOw to prevent
the accumulation of enormous "cash
balances" for instance. While the
Examiner was inviting us to this
discussion we were so doing, and
referred to the fact that the Er-
dminey' had abused Gov. Roberts for
the accumulation of the states cash
balance, how, so soon as the
governor suggested reduced taxa
ton, by which means alone the &C
emulation may be prevented, the
Examiner opposes lower taxes,
because the counties, which
means the county officers
cannot exist under decreased taxa
ton. Had the Examiner adhered to
the "dead ISSUE" and not gone off
after this modern usurpation, which
teaches that a public official must
be paid several times as much as he
can possibly make OH his individual
account, that government ought TO
be a personal instead of popular
thing, then it would not have been
somersaulting around so ridiculous
y about the cash balance. The E.c.
amiRe1'S solicitude for the pay
account of the county officers
is therefore not to be wondered at
1t recognizes the question of econo-'
my in government as a dead thing,
because 1t follows along in the wake
of the idea, that federalism is super
coded by the nation" that the peo-
pie have been lost sight of in the
person of the officers, and that the
latter, being first, are due extrava-
giant sustenance. This may be all
right with the Examiner, but the
STATESMAN, in a fondness for the
memories of lang syne," has a sim
pie sort of an idea that the people
shonld be consulted first, the officers
next. We know there is great
complaint in official circles
about poor pay, but the STATESMAN
ventures the assertion that were
official pay reduced one-third there
would still be a perfect rush OF
applicants for position. from among
whom could be selected men fully
as competent as these now in office
to fill all public places. Econ
omy is what officials must learn
as well as everybody else,
but so long as there are high taxes
there will be extravaganza in gov
eminent. These points have already
been put more forcibly than now to
the Examiner, and from what it SAYS
ON the other subject it may be con-
Guided that it will again charge up
to the STATESMAN account a "dead
ISSUE"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

THE Garfieid-Chase letter, whether
true or not. Is raking up heaps OF
history, and giving the man with q
long memory. a mighty fine chance
to make "the greatest effort of his
life" The st. Louis Globe Democrat
and the Chicago Tribune are in.
dulging in "reminiscences just now
and the CD. reminds the Tribune
as follows:
The Chicago Tribune has discoverd
since the publication of the Garfield
Chase letter, that General Rosecrans was
one of the greatest failures OF the war
Those who happen to have in their pos
session the files of the Tribune for the
spring of 1858 will be amused to contrast
this opinion with the views expresse d
by that journal at that time. Then, as
now, the Tribune was edited by MIR. 10.
seph Medill. 1t scarcely allowed a day
20 pas without publishing a lengthy edi-
torial appeal to President Lincoln to re-
move General Grant from the command
OF the army operating against Vicksburg
and to put General Rosecrans in his
place. Was Mr.. MedIll traitor to the
government at that time? and did he
want to he p the rebellion by placing the
Union armies under command of the
slowest and most incompetent generals 20
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

1T is rumored that a truce has
been declared between the car and
the nihilists. The price which the
car is said to have paid for lib
erty to move.about with safety in
his own dominions is the remission
of the death penalty imposed on the
ten nihilist conspirators and the
tightening of the sentences of exile
and Imprisonment for several 9th
ers. In return the nihilists agre e
to make no further attempts upon
the cars life- If true, this is very
important to.the car. The nihilists
are left where they started.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
POSTAL CARDS.
Interesting Items of News by Mail
Medium.
ROUND ROCK.


ROUND Rock, March 17.-Round Rock
merchants are promised an unusually
large trade during the spring and sum-
mer.
The weather has been so bad that very
few of our farmers have marketed their
last years crop-especially cotton. One
citizen near town has on hand two hum
dred bales; another one hundred and
fifty bales, and many have a part and
some have their entire crop on hand.
The Cumberland Presbyterian college
in - old" Round Rock, is flourishing un-
der the management of President
Pittman. There is also i we'll patrOniZed
private school here.
Tuition in instrumental music ranges
from 81 to 81 per month, and teachers
have pupils at both these rates.
Three car loads of the finest MerIno
sheep, from Ohio, arrived this morning,
for ranch near here.
ID. Ii. snyder, Esq twill start on trail
with . 90 cattle for Wyoming.
Its rumored that Col. Barclay Martin,
of this place, will be candidate for the
state senatOrship from this district.
The adjacent country is beautiful,
lands fertile, immigrants coming in rap
idly, and all Is full Of promise.
Last night the city marshal captured
Frank Goldman, an escaped lunatic, and
returned him to Austin.
MIR. Cleve Corrlngton, one mile east OF
here, had stolen from him, last night, his
coal black horse, known as Rock" The
horse was tied at the crib near the house
and was led off by two men. They are
holly pursued by Corrington afoot. The
thieves are suspected and the officers are
on the alert.
Judge George W. Glasscock received a
telegram from Abeline to-day, stating
that his brother Andrew, who has been
missing from Georgetown for the past
two weeks, and for whom such dlligent
search had been made, has turned up RI
that place. The creeks have been seined
and parties hunting for him ever since
he was first MISSED. One hotel keeper in
Georgetown says the market has been
literally supplied with fish by the seins
looking for the corpse.
The preliminary trial of Lockhart for
shooting Dick Miller, last night, was
commenced this afternoon. and several
witnesses examined. 1t will take the
greater POI ton of the day tomorrow be.
fore the case will be decided. Lockhart
was arrested last night, in his bed. He
appeared surprised when arrested, aud
did not know that he had shot any one
, He admits that he fired his pistol, but
did 1t only to scare the boys. He says he
fired at the ground, and the bullet must
have glanced and done Its execution. He
left the boys in good humor, so one OF
the witnesses testified. Miller and Lock.
hart are said to be good friends. Miller
is doing as well as could be expected
He rested tolerably well last night. but
is suffering to-day from swelling of his
throat aud difficulty of swallowing.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

THE advocates of nation with big
insist upon speaking of the United
States as "the United States u.s." The
founders of the republic when they
framed the constitution, however,
always, in that instrument, spoke of the
United States in the plural. For instance,
in article 3, section 8, paragraph 1, that
instrument says: "TreasOn against the
United States shall consist in Lowing
war against them or adhering to t1rir en-
emies." However, Jefferson and his set
were nothing but old fogles and Bour-
bons.--SaDaRnGA Mems.
This is what the Examiner calls a
"dead ISSUE" but it has more life
IN it for these United States than
any question, ever discussed in this
country. The United States, in
governmental sense, may be collect
lively referred to as fed
eralism, in the singular, but
as body the constitution
admits of no union" in the sense
of displacing the many with the
one. The many give being to the
one, and the one is delegated pow
er, derived alone from the many.
The constitution certainly contem-
plated a federalism in the Union,
but, as so often happens, delegated
power is abused, and it has trans
PRED in the government of these
United States. The government has
become usurper and has attempted
in many instances to rob the states
of their reserved power. Secession
is not the question to be considered
i'll this connection; it was probably
a-false doctrine, and at least a most
dangerous one, and was settled and
will remain settled. Secession
was wrong, probably, because
the nature of the bond, creating
the Union, was offensive and defen-
sive in the interest of all the states,
and to break this bond was in the
nature of destroying the sovereign
ty of states. The line of demarka-
ton between the powers of the fed
eral government and state govern
ments is clearly set forth in the con-
stitution, and to preserve them in
tact is to preserve independence to
the states as well as to make this
Union one of the most powerful or
CARNATIONS on the face of the globe.
he who turns his back on the con-
'titution and pronounces these
truths dead Is a thoughtless and |
therefore a most dangerous enc
ny of the Union.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

WHAT a commentary it is upon
the power of WASH. Jonesism at
Washington, that Gnat Q. with his
Record thrown in to give it charac-
ter, could not prevent the George
town postoffice from falling into the
hands of Miss Talbot, being with
out a paper, without a vote-even
without a better hall.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

THE Brazoria Independent is dis
displeased at the course of the So
called improvements at the mouth
of the Brazos river. 1t thinks the
present contractors are working a
job, and regrets that the work was
not continued under the direction
of the Messrs. Canters, who were
pushing the channel right out into
the sea. This is the difficulty with
all coast improvements. They drift
into jobs, and the government is
swindled, from the St Lawrence to
the Rio Grande, and from Behring's
Straits to the Gulf Of California.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

WALKING matches having grown
commonplace, waltzing matches are
now to succeed to popular favor.
A French dancing-master, at Ithaca,
New York, has just waltzed ten
miles in three hours, exhausting the
energy of two orchestras and sixty
seven lady partners.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
as follows !:

Ex-Governor DAVIS has never
forgiven General Grant for refusing
to interfere in his behalf in Texas,
in revolutionary movement against
popular government. That is the
reason he opposed a Grant delega-
ton being sent from Texas to Chi
eaOO :
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

The books of the internal reve-
nue. department furnish some inter-
esting statistics of the malt liquor
trade. The total sales in the United
States for the fiscal year ending
May l, 1881, were 14,125, 466 barrels
and for the calendar year of 1881,
15,SS5,749 barrels. The increase
during the last eight months of 1881,
as compared with the correspond
ing period of the previous year.
amounted to l,760, 2sS barrels.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

THE Philadelphia Record remarks
"Mr. Alexander I'll. Stephens has
been forty-six years in public life
without either getting fat or rich
We do not know of a case of this
kind north of Mason and Dixon's
limo -
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

EX-GOVERNOR DAVIS has gone to
Washington to see that Marshal
Russell does not receive appoint
ment. Now, Davis or Russell will
go down, and we rather incline to
the belief that it will not be the
former that will go up, while the
latter NAV 90 down.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

Ex-GovERNoR DAVIS was Sher-
man delegate to the Chicago con-
vention, with predictions in favor
of Mr.. Blaine. This ought to make
him very strong, just at this time,
at Washington.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
THE ..pHAp IssUE.,

AS paper begins to grow 'fnde-
pendent" it of course leans away
from Democracy, and as there is
nothing worth considering beyond
but Republicanism, it becomes I'M
democratic and grows in the belief
that Capitalization is right. The
Examiner objects to the STATES
MANS argument that the United
States is not nation, but federal
ism, and declares that the question
has been settled adversely to the
people by the struggle begun in
1862, while therein it borrows an
argument not applicable. The right
of secession alone was fixed by that
struggle, nothing else, and when the
Democratic paper-a peoples paper
We are sorry ID see it led astray and
regret to observe it warp a doc
trinal position, which has ever been
held as sound by all true adherents
of republicanism. Secession and
federalism are most distinct in their
difference. The one was settled by
force ofarms and is never referred
to except by the thoughtless, while
federalism positively exists, and
when it ceases to exist, not
only the innermost but the
most outward show of gov
eminent will have gone, because
unpopular and hence undemocratic,
while along with the paraphernalia
of the "Nation" will be established
centralism, which is personal su-
premacy, the usurper of popular
sovereignty and of federalism. This
is the Nation" the Examiner ac-
cepts. The STATESMAN holds that
republicanism and the federal COM
pact, which any ignoramus who will
examine the constitution can find
set forth (and he will not find the
Examiner declines to regard these
states as federalism, and accepts
the doctrine that the "nation" is q
fixed fact, it can do nothing
but abiure the sovereignty of
republicanism, and give in its
adhesion to such power
as Grant and his stalwarts at
tempted to inaugurate. Now, ifthe
Examiner were to assume the role
of being the political mouthpiece
of some senator, who through cour-
tesy, in advance of the expiration
of his senatorial term, is accorded,
such influence as deciding between
Republican applicants for federal
position, distributed under Rcpub-
lican regime, then its utterances
might, by line of reasoning, be ac-
counted for; but such can not be so
for il has heretofore been a good
Nation established therein), is con-
additionally provided for, and the
veriest novice in government
knows that the constitution is the
basis upon which this whole
political fabric stands. lie will also
have learned that its violation is the
insidious means resorted to, by
which it is hoped to estrange popu-
lar love from the political being
that was and is to that which has
been shaped, but which has so far
failed in establishment. 1t is to
have people reflect upon the
dangers besetting them and
to warn them to be alert that the
STATESMAN discusses what the E.c.
anainer calls a dead issue. We adj
init that Republican power has
throttled it, but nevertheless it lives,
and upon its life depends the per-
manency of government which
the people love and would perpetu-
ate, and which may be perpetuated
alone by strict adhesion to the con-
stitution.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

GNAT @. and Wash Jones may be
going to Utah, to establish new
party. Wash voted in that direc-
ton when ne opposed the anti
polygamy bill.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

If Gnat. q. and Wash. Jones emf
grate to Utah, the Record will have
to go too; and then what in the
world will become of the Post, all
sad and forlorn, without even
Speer's baby to nourish.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
Anour THE COTTON CROP.

~he calcHlators all agree that the
coming cotton crop is to be a short
one, and, besides, that the demand
will be increased about a half mil
lion bales. Add this to the short
age, already chargeable against the
last crop, and the deficit is swelled
TO more than one and half million
bales. The question arises, why has
not the great staple advanced in
value, and among all the reasons
advanced none appear so plausible as
these: When speculation on the short
age of the American grain crop had
forced prices higher than the Eng
lish were willing TO pay, the foreign
consumers sought supply else
where. They bought their wheat
from California, Australia and In
dia, where the yield had been more
abundant and the producers were
willing to sell at reasonable prices.
So, also, il is on the shortage in
American cotton, the English buy
ers replying that they will draw
upon their stock on hand
and obtain an increased supply
from the Indian and Egyptian crops,
aud In this way make good nearly
one-half of the APPARENT shortage due
10 the partial failure of the Ameri-
can crop They have also surer
bar to excessive prices in cotton
than any that can be erected against
high prices of grain. They can shut
down their mills, and this is what
they are resolved to do for two
weeks during the present month.
When the manufacturers can
not obtain an advance of
prices for their goods to corre-
spond with the increased price they
must pay for their raw material,
they temporarily suspend opera
tions. This appears to be the most
reasonable cause for the apparent
unreasonable ruling prices for cot
ton. The spectators who bought,
anticipating high prices, dealt
wisely but they did not hold on well,
and heavy losses have been sus
} tanned. But it is a question only of
time when there must be an adj
vance. While the manufac-
turcrs postpone this time by
stopping the mills, the de-
mand for manufactured stufls
continues and increases, and after
awhile there must be shortage in
goods. Then the ball will start in
) another direction, and by next fall
it may be safely calculated that
prices will be much advanced be-
cause OF a then active demand to
keep the mills moving in reponse to
orders. Still, we would not advise
farmers to plant more ground than
usual in cotton. They will have
large grain crops to handle,
while the weed needs cul-
tivation, and it is known that five
acres, well cultivated, will produce
more than ten not properly handled.
One of the reasons why so little
grain was produced last year was,
that too much cotton was planted in
1880. Let the errors of the past be
profted by, and conservative
ground be occupied in the manage
ment of the farm, where it is said
civilization begins and ends.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

HARRY GARFIELD, the late presi-
dents son, is said 10 be engaged
matrimonially to Miss Lulu Rock
well, the daughter of Colonel Rock
well.