The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-15
Saturday, April 10. 'S2
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

GEN. ALBERT PIKE is visiting Jacksonville
Florida.
Four democrats voted for Chandler and
sixteen against confirmation
THE democrats have way OF catching or
to beer, whisky and Chinamen-there ism
much STYLE about the democracy anyhow.
The 18th legislature seems incapable Of
grasping the true situation in our state. linen
tax legislation so far proposed is merely al
expedient-not a remedy.
THE death of Captain James A. Sylvester
one of the captors of Santa Anna, at the bat
lie Of San Jacinto, is announced; he died al
New Orleans recently.
SENAToRVooRHEES,t the tall sycophant OF the
Wabash, waxed very inGignantyesterday over
the wrongs of imprisoned Irishmen. The fact
that members of congress are just now becom-
ing indignant, is evidence that thepeople have
become indignant, and Mr.. Voorhees, and the
whole tribe of demagogues are likely to break
out in terrible indignation and to express then
deep humiliation over the failure to assert the
dignity of American citizenship, &c.
To ILLUSTRATE the domestic simplicity Of
the O. as rule the following incident is relat-
ed: The governors youngest heir apparent
TO the throne, being present when the COVER
nor had a message to send to the legislature
begged for the privilege of taking it, and to
crafty the boy the governor submitted to the
opportunities of young hopeful. Arriving in
the senate chamber the boy was ushered in by
the sergeant-at-am;, who announced "a mes
sage from the governor" when up speaks y.
h. "Mr. Speaker, Pa has sent you letter,
there is any answer to it I'll wait for the
answer"
The supple little democratic states that Dor
der the Atlantic, laying around the edges OF
New England, are engaged in discussing the
eligibility OF dividing Texas into four states.
This is a little political game of counting
heads in the United States Senate, where a
healthy Texan will be the full equal ola states
man from any designated new state, such as
Dakota. But the theory of the speculation is
less taking than the statement of facts. The
area of Texas consists of274, $50 square miles;
nearly six times that of New York, and more
than four times that of Maine, Vermont, Mas
sachusetts and Rhode Island combined:
greater than the whole of Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan. A theory we
should like as we'll, perhaps, would be for
Texas TO step into the United States Senate, as
she is, with batch ofthese two and six penny
states in her pocket, and then see them try
to vote their two senators apiece. When the
time comes for carving up Texas the republi'
can party is going to take hand in it. Ir
the meantime let US rest tranquil.
To LOVE nature and respect her laws, is the
beginning of wisdom. The experiences o
life should always be purely normal. The
blood bears the same relation to physical lite
as thought to the spiritual; and neither shoulc
ever become perturbed through appliance
not lawful-immoral, unhealthy. BY the eX
ercise of this care you will be relieved from
the dread OF chimeras dire-removed from
passion. frenzy, fear. So life will remain tn
pure crystal river of our childhood, flown,
evenly on, its waters always musical an
sweet, murmuring down the decvities of ag
where daily nature becomes perennial and lif
immortal.
From our suferngs the soul gathers wisdom
and growth but without, may be wise an
grow if reared out of the shadow of sin
There was never a pang or pain, regre, O
care, sorrow or despond, in the world, but 81
brought it. Only where its shadow falls sui
ferng abides; and there, through expatior
removes the stain, while, as the darkness
lifts. the soul expands into light, as if no 81
had fallen. Let such Of US as may, alas ! no
few. be wise and avoid SIM and for us VIII
can not thereremains patience under suffering
and thankfulnesS for the most obvious Of d
vine mercies--the wisdom and growth it be
slows. With all these come blessings witho
number: and at the close, the heavenly ben,
dictions cover us as tree is clothed with i
fruit in the time Of rpeness and harvest.