Year: 1869

No one Is 10 blame hnl my own
miserable want OF mechanical skill


for the inoxensable blenders con-


tanned in my communication Of the


2lst February and which vail
doubtless. oeenr in my subsequent
letters. / will not attempt to point
them out as your intelligent readers
will perceive them AT once.


Our city was enliyened a day or
two since by the arrival Of the 2ith


regiment OF federal troops, TO take


the place Of lIeintsleman $ regiment


which was ordered TO the North


west, but delayed by an'ordcr of


Gen. sherman, The men are fine


able bodied fellows aud present a


much better appearance than any


other regiment We have seen. And


the officers too appear TO DO gentle


men disposed TO do right, they


bearing n good character from


Vicks6urg. aud tho Vicksburg peo.


pie arc not in tho habit of praising


those who are not entitled TO il.


0feourso We speak comparatively,


Col. Cranmor who was and still


Is in command of this sub-district


has now tho universal respect Of
this community and we all feel that


il will be u misfortune il he is or


dercd away.


The question whether or not there
should be n convention of the dem


ocratic and conservative party, is
seriously discussed both in private
circles and by the press. The ques-


tion is very important one and
should be maturely considered be-
fore conclusion Is arrived ut. The
argument Of those in favor Of II, is
the one always nsed; that il is the
only way to secure unahimity of
action. Tho answer TO this Is that
it is now the best organized PARTY
in America, an organization bound
together from necessity and in self
defence, and rs to securing oneness
of action the Executive Committee
can do more towards securing it by
an address to tho people, than
convention could do composed as it
would necessarily be of the extreme
or radical as well as the conscrva-
tive wings of the democratic and
conservative parties. Besides the
serious opposition already exhibited
to it by many Of the leaders Of the
party us well as Of the press would
certainly defeat full representa-
ton, and even a partial failure would
be an inglorious defeat under exist
ing circumstances. Many of the
most eminent democrats Of this Sec
ton of the country as well as
large majority of the people feel
the necessity of the reign of claw
and order" and arc willing to sub
nit 10 Reconstruction" under the
congressional plan rather than long
er be crushed beneath the iron heel
of military despotism with Rey-
nolds as the law giver, and should
we make bobble in tho present
crisis, no one can foretell the end of
it. Better take the ills we have
than those we know not of. In
taking State officers let us take the
least of evils, when the Republi-
cans have selected the men. Coun-'l
ty organizations, or primary meet
ings can put forward then our can
didates and no one has right to
object to 1t. With the right kind
of legislation we cannot be serious
ly hurt, and the only question that
needs unanimity Of action of the
people is upon the ordinances PASSED
by the convention. These, although
there are one or two good ones,
should be rejected, and the only
possible way to do that is to submit
them to the people at the election,
and this can be done by the Exccu-
tive Committee, in an address to the
people requesting them to vote upon
it. If rejected by the people, it
would be powerful Influence
against their acceptance by Con-
gress. A suit is already instituted
in the United States Court, at this
place, to test the power Of the Con-
vention to pass them, and if the
power of the CONVENTION is sustain
ed it will result in overwhelming
bankruptcy to the State. Of all the
laws, bills or ordinances
that ever passed any delibcrative
bodies, that known as the "Texas
Emigration Company" takes precc-
dence. 1t was conceived in sin, ac-
couchcd in iniquity and matured
with bribery and stands out an un-
compromising shame to the party |
who passed it. 1t may appear
strange that such sentiments should
be uttered by a Galvestonian. But
l propose to be a sfair" man and |
mcasurably honest.


Our criminal court is at last in
session. There are some five Or six
cases on the docket, which
will doubtless appear strange toyou
rs we have session of the court |
here every two months, but it must
be remembered that our excellent |
Judge and preacher has been absent
a great deal of the time, making
So no more at present |