The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-24

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u THE SOUTHERN STATES.
T L recognize, not without regret, Il
., necessity for speaking of two section
he of our country, but the regret dimil
y iSheS when / see that the elemen
n which separated them are fast disa
II pearing. PIejudices will have to vie
le and are yielding, while a GROWN
cordially warns the southern an
70 northern heart alike. Can anyo1
l. doubt that betwaen the sec
n tions, confidence and esteem a.
s. to-day more marked than at any D
}. riod in the sixty years preceding til
/ election of President Lincoln. TIL
e is the result, in part, of time, and i
part, of republican principles. apple
under the favorable conditions of un
q formity. 1t would be great calamit
= to change these influences, unde
which the southern commonwealth
, are learning to vindicate civil right:
> and adapting themselves to tn
condition of tranquility and industrial
progress. If there be occasional ant
violent outbreaks in the south agains
this peaceful progress, the publ
opinion of the country regards then
as exceptional and hopefully trusts
that each will prove the last. TIL,
south needs capital and occupation
not controversies much as any
part of the north. The south need:
the full protection of the revenue
laws, which the republican party of.
fers. Some of the southern states
have already entered, by it, upon
a career of industrial development
and prosperity. These, at least, should
not spoil their own future. Any effort
to unite the southern states on issues
that grew out of the memories of the
war, will summon the northern states
| to combine in the assertion of that
| nationality, which was their inspira-
ton in the civil struggle, and thus
the great energies, which should be
united in common industrial devel-
opment, will be wasted in hurtful
strife.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
shows itself foe to southern prosper
ity by always invading and urging
southern political consolidation. Such
a policy quenches the rising instinct
of patriotism in the heart of southern
youth. IL revives and stimulates
prejudice. 1t substitutes the spirit of
barbara vengeance for the love of
peace, progress and harmony.
MIR. BLAINE
also touches on the subject of civil ser
vice, international commerce, capital
and labor, the Mormon question, the
currency, public lands, our shipping
interests.
Mr.. Blaine closes as follows under |
TT head of the ballot: "This survey |
of our condition, as nation, reminds |
us that material prosperity is but a |
mockery if it does not tend to pre-
serve the liberty of the people. A
free ballot is the safeguard of repub-
lican institutions, without which no
welfare is assur-
ed. A popular election honestly
conducted embodies the very majesty
of true government. Ten millions of |
voters desire to take part in the pend
ing contest. The safety of the repub-
lie rests on the integrity>of the ballot,
on the securing of suffrage to the citt-
zen. To deposit fraudulent ballot is
no worse a crime against constitution
al liberty, than to abstract the deposit
Of an honest vote. He who corrupts
suffrage, strikes at the very
seat of free government. He is
the arch enemy of the
republic. He forgets that in tramp
ling upon the rights of others he IA
good land which the Lord our God
heritage only by guarding with vigil
n 10 cor1roo of rOnp1or
l am with great respect your obe-
dieni servant,
(SigneO JAMES e. BLAINE.
ST. JOINS N. F., July 18.-Sergt.
Long, of the Greedy party, who was
5he first to respond to the welcome
.one OF the steam whistle, says he and
Sergt. Brainard were the two first to
near the sound and they helped each
other to crawl out OF the tent. When
Long got clear of the ENHANCEMENT OF
the tent which had been swept to the
ground, he rose to his feet, with great
difficulty, and succeeded in clamDerlng
up to a rock that gave the most ex-
tensive view in that neighborhood,
Brainard went back to the tent
but Long remained looking search
ingly in every direction for some1
strange object. At length he saw and |
the sight of a large black
object. about a mile distant, which |
at first looked like a rock, but ne |
knew there was no rock IN that line. |
Suddenly approaching, the steamer
changed its course, ana Long |
recognized the approach OF the res
cuerS, He came down from the rock,
went towards camp aud raised flag
on pole, the same flag when had
blown down during gale, and held
it for about two minutes When
his strength gave out, and IL was
He then advanced totteringly IN the
direction of the little steamer and, IN
a few minutes, the warm hand OF
Capt. Ash had grasped his IN greet
Ing.
Maurice Council, who is sGill ex-
cessively weak, stated in an interview
that for some days after his rescue, ne
had no recollection of anything That
transpired. He did hear the awaken
ing scream of the whistle, when his
comrades shook him up from his pros
trate position in the camp, and told
him of succor. He wildly exclaimed
"for Gods sake let me die in peace"
A teaspoonful brandy, put to his lips,
called back the fieeting life spark, for
Connell could not have survived more
than few hours. He was by Tar the
weakest of the seven survivors,
and the strongest must have
succumbed within forty-elght hours.
The story told by Council, from his
recollection, of their starving expe-
rience, is simply heart-rending; how
they burned the hairs off of their seal
skin coats, cut them into strips, boiled
them into a stew, and ate voraclously
of them. Still the stomach rebelled
aud nausea and weakness ensued. In
several cases nature gave no Call for
twelve, fifteen and even eighteen
DAYS, and then bloody hemorrhage
and consequent weakness ensued,
the victims for days, having difficulty
in keeping heat in the body. A rule
of the camp was to permit no one to
sleep longer than two hours. He
was called up and made to shake
himself, beat his hands and pound his
feet, and restore the circulation. This
was found absolutely necessary to
prevent topper aad possibly death, the
usual accompaniment of intense cold.
Commander Schley has received ln-
structions from the secretary OF the
navy to remain at st. Johns until
there are twelve iron caSketS
constructed to receive the bodies OF
the deceased.
The survivors are all doing we'll,
but still weak and suffering from ner-
vOuS proStrdtiOn.