Year: 1868

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wheel has rolled over however aud
their ends Of the spokos arc now M
while those who then were IN the
ascendancy are now equally depress
el. lfthoy have learned anything
from experience they will know
that whatever may be their present
power il cannot always last, aud by
as much as they hold and use the
power IN their possession with u
blind belief in its pornaneney by so
much the greater will bo their dis
appointment when il passes out OF
their hands. shall not bo SUR
prised To see them exercise this very
sort OF wisdom, For however IL
may bc the fashion of the day to
abuse Mr.. Poasc, he isa very far
sighted man, aud knows rs we'll
what ho Is about as any man in the
State.


Accounts from the rural districts
still promise good return for agri.
culture this year. Tho late sunny
weather has dried up the worm that
was beginning TO ravagc the cotton,
aud no moro is over heard of it.,
Corn for the most is said to bo
"made," that is il is beyond danger
from dry weather, aud tho crop is
n good one. Tho price is still fall
ing and last wears corn in the ear
is offered in Houston at 60 a. Go cts,
per bushol. Sugar cane is also in
excellent condition, and bids fair to
give II good yield OF sugar. ! am
informed there is considerable more
breadth OF ground in cane this year
than there was last, and that the
production will doubtless in year
or two be brought up to tho ante
belium standard. l hope so, for at
this time the sugar region so-called
is about the most depressed and
worst ruined of any in the State.
The vast prepondernnce Of the pop
ulation is negro. Planters from
paying taxes on from one to five
hundred thousand dollars, are now
in bankruptcy, and wide areas of
the richest land in the State grown
up in cockleburrs. IF bankruptcy
in relieving them Of debts they
cannot pay reinvigorates their en-
orgies likewise We shall sec come
out in this lower country. In 1859
the average valuation of property
of the voters of Brazoria county
was about $4,000, and their aver
ago income about 81 900. To day
the average valuation is reckon
something less than five cents, and
their incom, what they eat. But
like politics their condition will re-
volvo up again, and | much mistake
them if they stay ruined long.


impeachment is dead and Grant
is likely to be the next President.
Had impeachment beon successful
there was chance for reaction. AS
it is there is no Disgusting the fact
that the Northern people have a
sort of enthusiasm over successful
warrior which is irresistible. 1t
made Harrison and Taylor Presi-
dent and would have made Scott
but that his vanity WAS so palpable
that it made enthusiasm ridiculous.
Grant has the ecldt of successful
generalship to aid him, and then he
has an amount Of hard common
sense possessed by few that is i'm
mensely popular. / do not think
his election will be an advantage to
the South. He has exhibited con-
siderable unkindness towards us in
the past year, and has shown that
his affiliations are all with the CEN
tralists. He believes in a strong
government, and in ruling by main
strength and not by moral suasion.
If the democrats fight the battle for
success they will take Hancock as
their standard bearer. He is a
statesman, and that is slwhat Grant
knows less about than 'ihe does
about dogs and horses, iand when
people are not Too enthusiastic,
craftsmanship counts with them.


2, r-. a.,- Yours, truly 1gdi


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