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1 AOfO VOL. III. AUSTIN, TEXAS, TIIURSDA , MARCH 5, 1S74. no. tru laouidbe

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A. WALUr.:?,

Proclamations., - .pROCLAMATION

lly (& Governor of the stato of Texas.f250 UK WHIP.

T a3 t to tbooe prmraU than coma: Wbrrra.i v... naila kmma to ma that mi tfc tam.

lar of 4uuiy. A. It. 174, ser Power(T,iH. In coonty. ta aaid Mat of Text, oneAi'KS MII.IIUJ.U out murder and rob on.KATKlcK HVLSS, ad. whcrca tald Andrew bkf--8-- I Mill at mryr Him a I a 11 IT xrom jn.UCO.

Now, therefor- - LlOcUard Cok,Otoeniorof th Mateof IVxf.ky irto cf lh an thorny rated ia ma by tofotirf'taiionacd laaraof IhJaKUla, do Bfcty oxer arwuJ of two handred ami ttlj dollar for to. arret

nd drliywy of th raid Andrd r--t aJttrld to tbe heriffJ JTa couutr, toaida tba jail door of aald county.Is UwUmony wberoof, I bar hccatinto u?nMmraaMi and can l the Rreai n--l of

al.l the fc:jue to U aftUed, at tha aftrof Ana-u-a,

tOi tin tweuty-aUtbda- y of February,A. 1). ltf4

EICHAED COKK,By tha OoTornor. Oorenx-- .

A. w. DaiixKXT, Rot-rota- of Stat.CKiKTStllTtOW.' AcdrnwRhufltldl Brvfuet aerm Inrhe hlz. liaa

Wart hulr, bin. .ye, and t. aboal eighteen year of; wvitia about 143 pound.

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pROCLAJIATION '";.Djr Ike Oorcrner of (b I Utt f Texaa.

$200 BEWABD,To all to whom the prrafot dhall come: Whprra,

It baa bom niad. known to me that on tba clgblb dayv( HptiTner, A. U. l'oiT, !n oitlfi county, ta amid

f Tex, olio WIIXUM HALTZEi-- L did mur-- ron CHAKLK MAttOK, anil thtt aild WUluun

l'-it- U (til! at dli-- n and (flirtcira from juKtire..u, UiLTtifore, I, lilchard Cuke, Uoviirnor of 1'exaa,y rtnoa of the auUiority Tcttd In me by Uio m

and lawa of tlila ft ate, do hereby cttvfeward of na bnndred dullora for the arrl nod

of the aatd Wllljam Bnlurll to the abcrUC ofInldethe Jnil door. .

to tcatlmotiy whereof, I hare hereunto !?nedtny n&ina and Ii&t canaed the front Ral of

9aa&.) tkm bute to be affixed, at tti- - city of An-ti-

tUia tUe aeYeutb day of February, A. II.uaRICIIAED OOKK,

UoTcrnor,By tha fkrramor.

A. W. aiejiar, Secretary of State.felt wn

pROCLAlIATIOX .

ttj the Ooternor of the State of Texas.$300 HEW ABD.

To at to whom tbM proxoit aboil come: WherraU baa bmi mad J known o m th.it on the Ural dayof NoTrailmr, A. D. 1.171, I'ALI. Jo.NEH wa miir-du- ri

d to Kayett. tonmy by one WASH. UA.NIEUjand, hiTfM, the aald wanti. Daidvla ia uow at Largeand a furtive from 1urtl-.a-

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Now, turrffore, I. ktr.hard Coke, OorortMir of Tcxiw.by Lnuuof tbe antho-it- y rented in nie by theCor.Ktitii-'- n

and Inw of aid Mjto, do herthy oflrr att tbrra liumlmd dollnrit fur the arrcHt and diillreryoT Him w!d Wwh. lanlcl to ttw btrill of iajctuconuty liiid tbe juildoorof aaid county.

In tiiutouy wliref, 1 have Ium canto Kledmy liame, and bave cniiM-- the gr.-- t HrAl of

PU.. the State to be aitlxcd, at Die city ofAu'tlu. thla twctity-ctcbtUda- y of January,

ItlCUAKD tOKK,Uoreruor.

Pj th" Goremor.A. W, Via our, of UtaU!.

DkCRtPTION.Warh. Pjntel la of dull color, about forty year of

?fl, of low atator and, heavy Luiit,-wit- three of blatiicr front tooto ouL fuia w3m

Miscellaneous.U UANKErPTCY.'I

Iti thoPI strict Court of the Unlu-- State forthe Weab-f-l)lt-kto- f T. xna In matter of V. V. llu--

KYKlt. HonVmpt IMmrict of T aa.Tl'W lU tfive iio'ire that on the twenrylxlh day

of lV?nvy, a wh'trj.i f hankrnntry was irrnvdoct.f t "je Dirr; Co-.irt- theUnifd bidtea for tbeVtrn tof 1xa. nain'; thi eatateof aald

V. H. IIOVRYJ!! of Iliirioo, Wdxhintoa coanf.y,Vff"iera lH-.- t of Tex. is. adjodl tl ua bankrupton b'aown rctlMon. that tbe invmopt of any debtand tbe diiyiry of any propnriy bdongiD to eaidtiuitrutH, tobirn or for hi uhc, and thu timufcrofany property by b'ui ia forbidden by Uvr; nml that abiijii of thecrcdiUniof aald tn order tl)roye t'ueir duhi and cIkkwo oim or mora arxirnr-- c of

rJ 1 biokrupt'e eautc, will he held at a court of funk.rtiiy to lie hoiden In tbe UtiUcd StutM Court Pooraft Au-n- n lHfore W. I). Price, K"1; Rrttcr of Iiank-mi'e- y

for told dlrtilrt, ou tiiu eiUlocnlli day of.Mnn-ti-

, ifi.i, at io o cjocz a. v.. TUOaTAS T. FURNSLL,

IT, 8. Marshal W. D. of Texa, aaWTdAwIt

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li the Itrtet court of tho rnltoil PUtos for'thoUVtrn District of Texaa Ln Ibe uitittitr ofJotlS W. fi;uivKd, Bankrupt Western UJhtrict

f Ti'i(i n.TUa i to Rie notice, that on the jUtlt of Jan-eer-y,

Irrrt, a warraut of bankxiiptcy wna issuedcot of the Dlxfnct fAonrt of tbo T'nited otatcsr"r tbWetem lMtrtct of Texan, ncaima tlioetaloW aatd JUH.V W. PJEUSiNS. of Fall county.WiwtiTii liitrlct or Teraa, adindcd to be a bank-rupt cm hi own tvetttion. That he payment of

debt Rnd tun delivery or any pnptrtyrui.l bankrupt, to him or for bXt uho, and

fcio tranufcr of any property by him. i forbid-rl-by law: and that a meeting of the creditors of anld

lwuikre.pt. In order to prjy thoir debt and chooen oneor omth of wild hankmpt'a exlnte, will boh.'ld at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be hoiden ia tbeTidied HUtee Conrt rwm. at Auntln, before W. 1.l'rU-- , Kq., Kesjlstcr of rtiinkpoptcy for ald district,oo too twuifth day of Sl.nreh, IK.' I. at It o'clock a.' n.

TUOMAS V. VVRS&LX,V. . Marshal W. 1). of Tcxae, aa Mcaacuscr.

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N 1UNKUC1TPCT.IIn th r"t.rtct Omrt of the UnlieJ Slate for the Wfi.

tutu lHM:kt of Texsa Ia Die mailer of. JO USS. JUUNoON, lkuikrupt WcaUtra Dietrict ofTes.t-f- s,Tbi I to trlv not It, that on the twentieth day of

Fe:)unry, 1 a warrant of bankruptcy waa i!tcet ontof tb i llir!ct Court of tbo United Slatnefor the w'e-t-v- rn

iir-f- ct r.f Tex, esiiuM tho cotatoof aaid JOHNS. JtiiN4)N, of liurt:-0- , Uaj-Uo- County, W'csteral)ilct of Tcxm, adjudged to bo bankrupt onfti q. Thnt tUe nt of any dctt aud luo dvlt-or- y

if eny jrrpty ton neb baiLiapt to bi.nrforh'nf0 iy J lLo imnufcruf any property by fcim, ia

fiij.l:i4 hv in, .vid tb.it a nweujut of the nutUiorxof ilw t. U Ixiukuipt, In order to provo ih.ir debt aud(Jitkt-'-C one or mow of aai.1 i;snki upi'f estate,will K Ik 1.1 ar a Court of CnVrupu-y- , to bo holi'en atth' lio!tl lurt Uoom, at Auailn, ieforeW . T). iT-T-, ten., U.v.xter ia Batikruntey foe tsaid1iiTi-- t, t'B tiiu iWMitjf -- hth day of V.n:i. IH74, atW o ri' A. M. 1 liOM AS F. l'l'tOiX.I. f . llortlial VT. I), of Tciitt, a Memnetr.

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LAND CEUTXriCATES.JOSTrlfher A VIS. r OiJony feTti2raU X. g f.a? W0

aerex, UU"t to Conrad riumetiiti, doceawd. andto Ki!-- r CVluuy crudrate No. it-- for 1U)

aarne, lenue.) to Conrad r5uiuc Jr. If not fouudt it Ida ni"'r dny, afpileaUon w.i' bo luaile to i lie Coui-tlUt-

of llie Veaural Land, UtUca for da'licaiea,Ji. MA AS,

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Warmn No, Ml, l?jnctl to John tlaley byItn h"rriry of M ar. fur f.W arrea. If nt rd

from wuhla l;dUj Uaya, application will be vvm fora ouplk'stc

T. L. vmr.x a co.fvt? ylf a fc Irauer.0ST. ...a.

lVifl.-a!- e K v for me labor of land, n i No.Vi t. )'.' i ri of 1 .r.l, totJie hoira or JnM-- a

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iht er 1 it. i. uiH-- e f above (tfnMrl'!lea:ea rvci-'.ve- at t:ie lTi.'nil Land l!c. 'f

it: Siju. of " n, wi'.'n thrs eiontha, I will applye iToi-- Oii.vvr fiit ilurl'.ca"- - ot 'ie -.

Attom.er fur tae lwuer.Jatrnwy t. I t. ja.15 2mw

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VIAT JUSTXTIaV OCT IXC AT CXELV'JX.

Never wm tills grand oM motto more aptly illafitratel than by the first decisionrcadcrolby oar present Snprcmo Conrt.The oM bench bntl earned aa Immortalityof infamy by iU partisan dtcuion in theRodrieqoe c&ae. They had usurped a jurisdiction coaSded to the Legislature, 'which,aa remarked by one of the counsel, theyhad "no more right to exercise than hadthe moneychangers to ply their Tocations inthe temples." Bafwhilo in office they hadappointed a clerk, who though a clevergentleman, was never a Democrat. Thefirst decision made by the present court wasas to the right of Major Do Normandie, tohold his office. Many of our ablest lawyerscontended that the constitational amendment which created a ruxo tourt, vacatedthe' office of cleric. Bat his term wasfixed by a separate clause, . and thocourt held there was no vacancy, "and thuscontiiaed him hi office. Had they adoptedtbe Republican, tactics in the South, theywould bave appointed .a new clcikr, andMajor De Normandie would have been with-out remedy. Or they could have removedhim without assigning cause, and ' againthere would La70 been no remedy and nopower in any tribunal to inquire Into thecause of removal. Major De Normandiehad acted with, the Republican party ; hewas scarcely acquainted with the newjudges ; ho had received his appointmentfrom those whose patronage could inspireno confidence, and whose friendship couldonly excite distrust, "VYc may well suppose

that each of the judges could have selectedmany others they would hare preferred.But the court, riaing alwve the bias of party,and blind to personal preferences, lookedonly to the Constitution and the law, anddid their duty. For this they deserve nopraise.

Our people, who know their pure and ex--

sited character, are proud that wo have acourt that will dischargo its duty regardlessof popular favor. . .

But the lesnou . taught in this first decision is one which the enemies of Democra-

cy may-we- ll ponder and which some

courts can never learn. Trua Democracy

bows before justice with her bandagedeyes and subjects the interests of party tothe demands of hw. ,

T1IK VAST AGONY.

On Thursday, the sergcant-at-arm- s of theIlouse was ordered to summon Mr. E. J.Davis to appear as a witness before thespecial committee sitting upon the case ofJudge Priest. Ho responded to the sum-

mons, and presented himself, in company

with two of his late political friends. Be-

fore the committee, he was called upon togive in his testimony, when he notified thechairman, Hon. O. rL Goodwin, that hewould refuse to give any testimony exceptunder written protest, at the samo time pre-

senting the following document: ,

To uhom it may concern:,

Tho undersigned having received a document purporting to be a summons to attendwhat is claimed to be a legislative commit--1

tee now in session in tho capital, hereby pro-tests against the authority of said committee,because the body claiming to be a Legisla-ture, which appointed said committee hasno legal existence, and because the under-signed claims under the Constitution of thoBUto to be the legal Governor of tho same(now unlawfully debarred from the exerciseof his functions), and that his term willcontinue till tho twenty-eight- h of Aprilnext. Edmtjkd J. Davis. !

. Auttiny Tom, February 20, 1874.We have never Bhown a disposition to at-

tack a fallen enemy, but it is impossible topass the above without some comment. Itis, certainly, under .the circumstances, astrange document, and reminds us more ofthe boy who attempted to draw the horsethan anything else. We havo always lookedupon the above personage as an exceedingly strange being, a sort of nondescriptin all matters approaching right, a world'swonder in the reasonable world. We knownot what ia his fit sphere. . As a humbug,judging from the above protest, he is a success. He Is now a fit companion for Bar--

nuni, and in his hands would make a first--class show. Surprising it is that the frreathumbug man has not made overtures toDavis, towards securing him as a first-cla- ss

wonder; Davis, Sat&nta and Big Tree, wouldjust now makeBarnum a fortune.

ri'BLIC WKIUIIIULS AGAIN.

The heated and rancorous manner inwhich the Galveston Kev$ treats the mcas-ur-o

providing "public weighers,' and itsfusilado at Mr, Simpson, should suggest tothtt minds of all tfiinking men, whetherthere may not be a very large "bug underthe chip," which Mr. Simpson and thoseadvocating tho measure have discovered.It seems to us that if anything had beenwanting to insure the passage of the bill,tho manner and matter of the Xsic$ articleshas supplied that want; for they aro mad o

tip of assertions that are not supported byfacts, and their argument is absurd, ch

as it has no application to the ques-

tions involved. The is afraid tho passage of this bill will "plit the party; thatit is bad policy to pass it, aud that its effectwill be very damnginjr. Split tho party be-cau- so

tho planters of the State insist uponhaving tho "public wcighera'' of the pro-

duct of their industry appointed by thoGovernor instead of by mayors! That it isbad policy for the duties of these importantpositions to be cart fully guarded, by law, andvery damaging for the weighers to receive afee limited in amount to just what they havebeen paid for years I

We confess that we cannot see tnj par-

ticular force in this style of argument.Agrun, the i'lrtr sajs that brokers will

not accept the weights of weighers, exceptof their own choosing. They will be

with nothing les thaa representingboth buyer and seller at the scales. This Ucertainly very sugctire to the shipper,and will ttttcr enable fcira to understandhow tho5 KgraCcast IMHa wcrd-- s "ftortwcjUs," fcavo cons ruch pcncrxlusige. The aira of 2Ir. fpsoa'a LIU isto isjure, as far as practi csl-le- jst weightsta tl.e p!:r.ier, without in' posing ceo cestc f cost ca any ere. What poa-:- :

U cVm-xiuz- can tbcro Is to itt It is &

i";rovc: I cn bvth tha laws cfU.i-..- :, t: t'.I ct '.t a cold atCtc lnl

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was its cilect upon the "King," or the pro-cession f There are a dozen moro interro-gatories we would like to ask, but we for-bear. , We thought the Galveston and nous--ton newspapers were the only journals thatdealt in this character of news items. Theytell ono just enough to excite curiosity.

TUB DE3IOCUACX OF TUK HORTII.

We turn, for the moment, from a barrenfield of Kadicsl corruption, the subjectof universal complaint, in which no roottakes verdure, to one fruitful and worthyof pleasing contemplation. Our peoplesustained tho desolations sl civil war,but the evils that followed were greater.Throughout this period, in which freegovernment was imperiled, the Democracy of tho North stood firm and true.It they committed errors, they were thoseof judgment, their hearts were right; andto-da- y, the "empire Stato of tho South,"which has a record equal to the nationalgovernment, in its original formationand in its struggle for freedom, sendsforth its kindly greetings, and its emotions of gratitude for acts which commandtheir admiration.

If we had a clarion voice, we would sayto the Northern Democracy, that every trueSouthern man respects and honors themThey are worthy of it. They have beenjuftt to themselves and to fidelity and principle, ana tneir aim nas been lor live

of pure and honest gov-ernment. They have been tho subjects ofreproach and contumely, but they begin tosee that all their noble sacrifices and theirheroism, is about to receive a just reward

We love the Democracy of the North.It was noble, devoted, patriotic and unsel-

fish. Every good man in tho South honorsit. Tho libations of the hearts of a great people are poured out upon them, and honesthands reach out to greet them in fraternalfriendship.

Let none of them, or any honest, patriotic Northern man misunderstand our people. We labored for nothing but good government. That is ail mat is desired now;tho government of our fathers, united andhomogeneous, in which tho rights of everysection are protected.

We have made the first step ia a justreconstruction. Intelligence and integrityhold the reins of power. ,

It is the beginning of a new and brighterera. i ne country will soon realize it anaas the end of sectional strife.

We cannot have a country half slave andhalf free. The freedom of Texas, and itsreassertion of popular government - willarouso the American people to the deplora-ble condition of 'South Carolina, Mississippiand Louisiana, and we predict there will be aspeedy change, in which their corruptrulers will be driven from pdwer.

CONSTITVTIONAIi CONVENTION.

This question was decided in the Senate,on a direct vote, adversely to a constitutional convention. Those versed in parliamcntary law, say that this is final; that itconnot be considered again during thepresent Legislature. On the contrary, theHouse, bn.WcdncgdayJnight, declared for aconvention by a vote of forty-on-e to thirty--

eicht. It is understood that GovernorCoke is opposed to a commission, and thathe will veto a bill of that character ifadopted.

, We have done what we conceived to boour duty. We opposed a commission andtho policy of amendments. Neither, in ourjudgment, met the wonts or expectationsof the people. They desired, as we thoughtand shall still think, a Convention, ananothing else would satisfy them.

Were wo wrong, or is the Legislature inerror t The question has passed from ourhands, and from the press of tho State.The people must now speak for themselves.

Tho opponents of a convention contendFirst. - That the plank in the Democratic

platform in favor of a convention amountsto nothing; that it was adopted withoutdue consideration, and that the enlightenedpeople of thojState arc opposed to a convocation.

Second. That it is revolutionary anddangerous; that a people flushed with victory like ours ore not to bo trusted ; theiraction might be intemperate, and wouldlead, in all probability, to Federal interference; that it i3 best to let Well cnoujalone, and, await time and more temperatecouncils. In tho language of the gentle-man from Harris, it is best to suffer tho illsbefore us than to rush upon others weknow cot of.

Third. The expense of a convention isvariously estimated at from two hundredand fifty to four hundred and eighty thou-

sand dollars; that tho people are indiffer-ent and would not vote, and that they areopposed to this outlay. '

Fourth. That it would revive the Radical party, and lcad'to the destruction of thoDemocratic party. .

All these points .we have discussed, andadversely to the propositions briefly stated.We respect the opinions of those who disagreo with ns. We know many of the members of the Legislature, who hold theseviews arc honest, earnest and patriotic Itis presumable all aro so.

Only one thiag remains, that is fer thepeople themselves to speak.- - They knowwhat they desire, and we await their vcr--

dicta, if they have any to render. If theyhave none, tho convention question is atan end, and the amendments to the presentConstitution will lc offered for adoption orrejection, to go into operation two yearshence. Docs that suit them I

Amosq the district judges being addressedis Judge Newcomb, of tho Twenty-fift-h Judicial District. It is charged against himthat he is thoroughly incompetent to per-form the duties of a judge, that he is verycorrupt, and besides, that he was not a citi- -

ten of the United States at the time he received the appointment. It is certaialy amost perfect evidence of DstIs's inabilityto tiina tho affairs of Stato that ho pcr-tistvn-

placed incompetent and corruptmen to oHlci J positions. It docs appear tous that he could have found enough of Et:chrr.cn tmcng criens to 11 saca pl.iecs, butt!.e rehiives cf his Secretary of State hadto be pro w.T'for. Wc cn Jcrstand the po-titi- ca

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THE 2XISSION OP THE FIXE&S.

Every day convinces us more and more,and rivets the conclusions of Tears ofthoughtful study of the great mission o,

the newspaper press of the country. It is anengine of good or eviL Its independence.intelligence, and coriscientio turness, consti-tute its distinguishing traits. If these arewanting, society and government aro thesufferers.

We have sometimes thought that its managers have not properly weighed their responsibilities and their accountability. Theman who addresses an audience of a thousand persona, whether from the pulpit or thehustings, recognizes that much is cxpctcdof him, and that there is a personal respon-sibility which not only he, but all who hearhim, appreciate.

Should it be less so with the writer for apublic journal? The humblest newspaperaddresses no limited audience. There arcat least ten readers to every newspnper thatis printed. With a thousand subscribersthero are ten thousand readers; with fivethousand, fifty thousand readers. Think ofit, and calculate the great influence of thepress upon society.

Is it an indiscretion or a crime to conductnewspapers as somo of them are managedto-da- y, in which all those moral standardswhich men are not unmindful of in sociallife, are abandoned and forgotten ?

This is the great evil of independent andpersonal journalism. Murk tho character ofallsuch papers; their want of honesty, purity, chastity of diction, their recklessness,and disregard of all rational interests except those of self. Thero is no personalresponsibility, and they scud forth theircrudo and too often vulgar compositions,seemingly as if. they were designed to. bewritten in the sand.

We protest against this. Wc earnestlyinvoko not only those who conduct publicjournals, but to the many who write forthem, to look to their great mission. Thoman who utters an idle or criminal thoughtis censurable, now much more so. one whodeliberately writes and prints evil thoughtsto bo sent forth broadcast upon society t

None of us are independent of that whichis just and pure, and there can be no onewho is impersonal to praise or censure. Thocountry demands a press in which personalresponsibility and an open accountabilityare recognized. And when this is the case,its tqne will he higher or its conductorsdriven from society and from the positionswhich they have abused. A distinguishedwriter, when dying said he had written noline he would blot. Wo sincerely wish allnewspaper editors would pursue a courseequally conscientious. :

Impersonal and independent journalism,which does not recognize these truths, mayregard such remarks as unjust, but an en-

lightened public opinion will respect anduphold them.

WHAT DO OUR PEOPLE THINKOP IT1

Wo have been shown a communicationfroin. a gentleman in Indiana, in which hostates that 'he has just purchased materialfor a paper millvalued at $25,000, which hointends to put to work either at Kansas City or at Austin, Texas. He prefers tocome to this place, but says that the peopleof Kansas City have offered him inducements which cannot be disregarded, unlesshe can bo assured of similar encouragementhere. The party mentioned goes on to saythat if ho locates here ho will, as soon as hegets everything under full headway, increasehis machinery and go into a complete manufactory of all kinds of paper. Whatdo our people think of such : an enter-

prise? Do they not think it would boa great source of industry and a means ofprofit to our people, besides getting paperat rates much lower than they have heretofore gotten it. The establishment of apaper mill here would creato a demand forrags and waste paper, and a large amountof straw It would scttlo a largo numberof now operatives in our midst, who wouldbecome consumers as well as producers.and would establish a channel throughwhich a large amount of money would circulate. It would not only do this, but itwould keep the money here that has heretofore been sent abroad for papers of all sorts,and attract other money hero to remainamong us. it would also create a home en-

terprise, ono that would be a credit to theplace.

Wo believe there are locations aboutAustin admirably adopted to the papermaking business. On Barton's creek allthe water power needed could bo obtained,and water gushing out of mother earth, andclear as any in tho world. This water isimpregnated to a moderato degree withhue, which is necessary, and there can be

found any quantity of clay in reach. Altogether, wc think this or even some otherplaces around Austin are most admirablyadapted for such an enterprise. Wood isin abundance, and we think large quantitiesof cedar bark, to be found near by, would,in time, come in as aa Important materialfor the manufacture of paper.

Wc hope that some of our people willenter into correspondence with the gentle-man, whose name we will give, and let ussec if such a needed enterprise cannot atonce be secured. Thero is a large demandhere, and ct all points along tho bines ofcommunication with this place, for 'wrapping paper, winch is a considerable itemwithin itself.

From the manufacture of common paper, tho business would gradually grow intothat of supplying the Texas market withalmost every grade of paper needed. Theestablishment of such an enterprise wouldimmediately put in circulation, for labor andmaterial alone, about five thousand dollarsper month, and the outlay would soon be-

come much greater. What can we do toiave a paper mill established in our midst f

SnXBJIAN ANI XJAVIS.

The correspondence betweenDavis and General Sherman, which wepab- -iah in this darning's issue, ought to havep pea red several d.ijs ago. It wo3 excludedy the press of other rnatttr which could

cot be deferred.The letter of Gen. Sherman is terse and

jrcible. He styg :

Without the interposition of voar euiherty, these murderers would have been tan- -,

ru a maiter of course., but von remittedthen to tha rrn'tcctiirv. tnl thn

HLcrrr.aab-cUerc- tl. t thesoif they tre to Live

Cr.l that s'tahca. a-- t.l th..t Davi who

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ytcAw.. .a the Quaker policy that set themfree.

tl:-- . rguage is plain. It exhibits thebluntr. 5 sind honesty of the soldier.

Ges. :rmaa might have gone further,These t finals were in the penitentiary.They I 1 been placed there for life. Gover-- :nor D--

r. was invested with tho powet torepriev; tl.cm; but what right had ho toremove i ta a step beyond the prison walls,much 1. to have them carried underamili-- .tary es t, to a territory beyond the limitsof the t 'ii It was a stretch of authoritynever :::isedbyany executive,' State orNation.: Kfcre, and perhaps never will beagain.

The t.

!y of the U as puerileas it ii ''ogicah Could any ono who hatlived ia ' e older States, where men are se-tL- cir

lected f ability, imagine that such aman ever a Governor of a great State,and purl :a!arly a commonwealth like ours?Davis d( :s not offer tho slightest excuse orapology for removing these Indians. Heknew as well before as after they were sentto Fort '. 111, the intention contemplated, andthat they would be set frc. It was to makehimself popular with the Washington

with the Northern people, hepursued this course. The sickly sentimen-tality of that section which lie invoked, didhim no good. Grant aud Sherman aresoldiers. They understand Indian ' char-acter, and whatever their unjust prejudiceshave been towards our people, they knowthe necessities of the frontier. ...

Why Davis should have suf-

fered these letters to be published, wo can-

not conceive. They aro damaging not onlyto his reputation, but his intelligence; andhis rcpljy weak and impotent as it is, willdisgrace him in the eyes of the President,and the intelligent Republicans in Congress.

TUB TWIN SISTERS.

Some time since the Galveston Xetet published an account of a salute fired in Gal-

veston in honor of the inauguration. Theguns used on this occasion were the " TwinSisters," and belong to Texas history. TheNewt stated that these celebrated pieces ofordnance wero presented to the RepublicofTexas by the ladies of Havana, and gaveother data in regard to them which is incorrect. A short time since we had a con-

versation with Capt. Jessie Billingsly, ofBastrop county, one .of thd survivors of SanJacinto, in which tho early . history of the"Twin Sisters" was fully stated. The factsare as follows: oome patriotic ladies ofCincinnati, jn 1838, conceived 'the' ideaofpresenting the infant i republic with acouple of highly improved rifle cannon, and towards this end they enteredwith Mr. Tatuih, a superior workman andfounder, to manufacture them. They werefinished by him to the satisfaction of everyone, and in public, to prove that they couldbe relied upon, he had each gun loaded withthe heaviest kind of a charge, and firedthem off just over his prostrate, person jAbout thia time Mr. Tatum determined tocome to Texas himself, and he deliveredthem at Galveston in person, just before thobattle of San Jacinto. Col.. Nail,' com- -mandcr-o-f the artillery, was wounded on thetwentieth of , and in consequencecould not engage in the battle of San Jacinto, where the two guns were first put toservice. Capt. Moreland, in consequence,had o .luaad of the artillery on this memorable occasion,' and he and his mon actedmost gallantly. Since then the " Twin Sisters" havo become sacred property of Texas.At times they have been lost sight of. Nowthey are in the hands of the Galveston Artillery Company.

In this issue we publish tho text of a billintroduced in Congress on tho sixteenthday of February, looking toward the reliefof those who have suffered by losses fromfrontier depredations. We earnestly hopethat such a bill may pass. The people alongour border nave suffered long, and theyhave lost much, while protection ampleand sufficient has all the- - time been duethem from the federal government.Above all, we insist that this governmentshould give the frontier that protectionwhich is due, and when it.has failed to doso it is nothing moro than right - that thosewho have suffered from its negligenceshould be compensated for losses sustainedin consequence. We hope that Mr. Hanicock's bill will pass, and to this end we solicit tho earnest support of all members ofCongress, who realize that there arc sufferersupon the frontier.

Hon. M..D. K. Taylor, former Speakerof tho House, and whose knowledge of thepublic sentiment is equal to any within itsconfines, writes us that he is pleased withthe views of the Statesmas on the consti-tutional convention question.' He says, in aprivate letter, very strongly and forcibly i .

It was the programme of the ThirteenthLegislature. They looked to tho will andthe voice of the people. It was for thatreason, and in a spirit of unselfish patriot-ism, they voted themselves out of office.Their action was endorsed by the Demo-cratic State Convention. Why the Fourteenth Legislature can hesitate in view ofthis unanimous expression of opinion I cannot understand.

The Democrats in this section of theState ore a unit for a State convention, andthat at once. They wish no time to be lostin removing from the present Constitution,those features unjust and odious.

He further remarks: "Continue your efforts, and surely yoa will be able to enforceupon the Legislature their duty ia this important matter."

In reply, we have only to say, the Legislature will never act differently, and in re-

spect to tho public will, until the peopleepc&k for themselves. That they will thusepcak, and unmistakably, we do not entertain a doubt. That voice, already over

timing, will bo potential, and cannota?3 unheeded.

Ho3. W. B. Savers, cf Gonzales, isthe suhject of attack on tho part of theSla!e We have always tad a veryUgh personal regard for Mr. Savers, tvni heis generally esteemed throughout the Stateas a gentlemen of ability and talent, and asa legislator working faithfully for tho in-

terests cf the people. Ia hbi Lis constitu-ency fed that they Lave a representativewhci they can implicitly trast. We aregratlfe I at the attacks cf the above pr.pcrupon thu worthy for we knowthat he will pass from under it not onlyunhurt tut raided ia the estimation cf thepallii It fili to pralis Lino, therdy ill- -

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pl commenced to cast about for Representatives for the Fourteenth Legisla-ture," they found no one ' whom theyloved to ' honor more than himsclLHe and his colleague, the Hon. L. J. Storey,have both performed the same service forthe State, have been equally honored, andto-da- y these two gentlemen occupy a stationwhich their people at homo arc and shouldbe justly proud of.

. Tub trial of Judge J. B. Williamson Has

brought to Austin, as witnesses, from Har-

rison and Ratk counties, fifty or sixty citi-zens, in many of whom we recognize old-time- d

and valued friends, worthy of hon-orable mention. . Among them is Gen.Walter 1'. Lane. He fought through thewar for Texas independence, aad was amongthe tried aud true on the famous field of SanJacinto. In the late civil war he acted apart not less conspicuous and honorable.Previously he had distinguished himself indefense of the State and il3 people againstthe Indians.' At the lttle of Mansfield hewas struck by seven bulk-ts-.

The General . looks as stout aa he didtwenty years ago. His vigor is remarkable.Notwithstanding the vicissitudes throughwhich.ho has passed, his elasticity remainsunimpaired, and he is as genial aid amiableas in bis more youthful days.

. Another not less distinguished, belovedand honored, Is Gen. M. D. Ector, also ofMarshall, whose military history, ability andpurity as a jurist arc the pride of the State.

- There ia no place in Texas whore such menare not honored. ' They are eminantlyworthy of it, end wc trust the day may befar distant when we shall fail to greet themas of yore in the daily walks of life.

. Trrg correspondence betweenDavis and Judge M., Priest, whose corrup-tion ln office is now being investigated by acommittee appointed by the Legislature, exhibits a degree of depravity only witnessedin-thi-

s country since the Radical party cameinto power. . Wc hope to publish it to-ui-or

row. , It conveys its own commentary, andis equally damaging to the Governor as it isto this licentious Priestly judge, who outraged virtuous public sentiment and soiledthe judicial ermine. - Some, if not all thevillainy of Radicalism, is .being unearthed.There is a mine of it but such a mine sucha cess-po- ol of corruption! ..

The day-- of accountability-- f these badmen, has arrived. ; While we do not wishthem, in u spirit -- of benevolence, to meetthe full punishment for their wickedness,we are rejoiced that their misdeeds are being exposed, ' It is that retributive justicewhich will make them, at least, moral out-laws, and be a warning, perhaps, to corruptrulers in future times.

Some time since the Gasctte charged thataa outrage had been co mmitted by the lateTreasurer cashing about ten thousand dollars worth of our warrants. Now he saysit was twenty thousand. He thinks it agreat outrage that we should be paid anything. The only reason, we suppose, whythe editor of the Gazette feels as he docs isbecause the Warrants doi not belonp- - to himself. 'Of course, if he owned a large batchof warrants he would be too generous toever ask the State to liquidate one of them.Why does he; riot propose to do the Stateprinting gratis for thb next ten years?

,Wi arc informed, that parties aro actingin direct conflict with the provisions of thelaw declaring that it shall not be lawful forany person to sell, barter; give away, or inany other manner dispose of any alcoholicspirituous or other intoxicating liquors ofany kind, within three miles of ParsonsFemale Seminary, located at tho town ofManor in this county, persons violatingthis' law passed on the thirty-firs- t day ofMay, 1373, will be subjected to a fine of notless than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars for each single offense.

The Dallas Commerced is no doubt a veryable paper.';. We" judge so from tho factthat we attentively perused andits editorials in its issue of the twentieth,and failed. to understand them. Addisonstates that, a preacher in his day acquiredgreat celebrity by cmbclishing his sermonswith Latin quotations, but another supple-

mented him by delivering an entire dis-

course in Greek., The Com mercial attacksRepresentative O'Neal, and it criticises theStatesman, as we imagine, intended to besevere. Are we mistaken!. Are his strictures the mere fecundity of aliterary brain, or docs he need aBtraight-jacke- tt

Will his friends and ours at Dallaslook to it! He is evidently a man of decidedIntellect. We appreciate his genius. Itdistresses us to call on him for an explana-tion of because he mightpossibly take offense ;at us, which wouldgrieve us still more., Will he have the kindness to excusousl . His writings are seemingly confused and incoherent. . Can it possibly be our obtuscnesa? , Wc know nothingof that character of rhetoric which deals inobscurity, and mingles words to confuse.If it U a fault, our education was neglected inyouth. But will he explain! Will he tellns what he means; what he is driving att

Tin Tbiai, or Judge J. B. Wxlijamsox.The committee entrusted with the investi-gation of the charges against Judge J. B.Williamson, of the Sixth District, con-

tinues its sessions ia cae cf the rooms iathe basement. of the Capitol. - We werethere yesterday. . Jadgo Ireland was presiding. It is being conducted with dignityand impartiality. We have nothing furtherto say in regard to it. It would not beright to do so."" For the prosecution are CoLF. B. Sexton, f Harrison, CoL II. P.M&bry, cf llarion, and Messrs. Walton &Green, of thi3 city; for the defence, Messrs.Geo. L. Hill, James Turner, and G. B.Lipscomb, of Harrison, all men of eminentability. A large number cf witnesses arein '

attendance, and tie roora is crowdedwith earnest spectators, some friendly tothe accused, but the Urge majority desiriagLi removal. -

EaJSAToa DnxAEO has been the sul-jec- t

recently cf EodlcJ assault, insiduous inti-mations and C3ntun.c!y. The StathsmasIts cgreed with Lira epea almost til ques-tions ; but if it hod diricred from Liri itwoul-- cot have folic 1 to do justice to Lisah Hit, enlightened y--

1 cat tad pitrict-im- .Senator Floas- -a is coupled with

Lia h? each jcumah-- , and also denounced.Wills wc Lave ret rc.J :'.li FL-c- a-

:a cr oa rT r r..-- t

a- -i deeply rc- -ct evea went intJ theHilloU party, it bjh.virrrj f 3 r--c tire fitLi lUa ia this Lc:;Ll..: cw-- j cn.te-- iihtho .l ur,d tru-- c.n cf the icuziry inIh.ir L::.e.t tr. 1 t'.le c.:,rta to

The Waco Etamlncr U so unkind. It attributes a grave error to us, when it uinsthave known it was merely clerical, in ourcrediting an article from a Radical paper tothat esteemed journal, a Democratic sheetwhich it has been a source of sincere plea-sure to ns to compliment.

But we insist that CoL Gathlrg, of Hillcounty, was rebbed, and that the moneytaken . from him so unjustly, should be re-

turned. After it occurred, Gen. A. J.Hamilton had the honesty, be it aaid to hiscredit, to denounce Davidson as "a thiefand a robber." Davis sanc-

tioned that outrage, and robbery. Will heor can he ever offer an apology for it.

Joukxalistic We learn from Capt. R.L. Fulton, of Galveston! whom we met inour city yesterday, that it is his intention toresume the publication of the GalvestonCvmnierri'il so soon as the suit for damageshe has instituted against Gen. Robert Averyis decided. The Cvnmercitl became quitepopular under the management of Capt.Fulton, and its unexpected suspension wasa matter of surprise to its patrons and thepublic generally. Capt. Fulton considersthat an explanation is due to his friends,and says that so soon as the whole matter isexposed and proven up in the courts, thepublic shall be mode acquainted with thewhole transaction.

Thk Shrcveport Titte pays the subjoinedcompliment to the ladies of Harrison coun-ty. It is just. But their intellectual andmoral worth, accomplishments and grace,far surpass thcirjphysical charms, and wouldmake them beautiful, if nature in its prodi-

gality had been less kind. .

The Iron Age challenges for Maislmll theentire State on tbe score of fi nmlu lttty,and no Texas editor lias yet Un lVuii.l ImiI1enough to accept the gnuge ; ar.d, iadofii,he will be a reckless knight wh dan-- ,

if we may judge of the beaut v of il 'incnby the fair f:i;e we have at time mxa uponour streets.

We had the pleasure yesterday f a visitfrom W. T. Stedman, Esq., of the Marshallbar. He was' formerly connected with theJefferson 77u, during tlwj days of themilitary conunissiou, and in that period ofperil, rendered patriotic and efficient ser-

vice to the country. He is a son of thateminent jurist, William Stedman, of thesame city, who has a State reputation forability.

Mention is often niado of the old settlersof Tcxus, but wc dare say that Mr. JessieRobinson, of Live Oak county, is the old-est Texan now alive, ne came to Texas inthe spring of 1822, and settled first inBrazoria county. He is eighty-fou- r yearsold, and has lived in Texas fifty-tw- o years,aad was in this city a few days since, look-ing after his pension, which, after all, hefailed to get.

Tub Fibst Note ok Wabkino. A pub-lic meeting was called in Red River county,at the courthouse in ClarksviHe, to instructtheir members of tho Legislature upon thequestion of a constitutional convention.

On Friday the House had under consideration the" bill for locating the SupremeCourt. A hard fight was made between thefriends of Tyler and Dallas, which finallyresulted in the selection of the former. So

the Supremo Court will now be held as informer days, at Austin, G&lvestoa andTyler. -

Sav8 the Denton Monitor, tersely andforcibly : Tho Fourteenth Legislature passeda resolution of thanks to Grant for notoverriding civil government in Texas, whichis almost an admission that he had a rightto set aside tho late election. Grant didnothing but his duty, and was entitled tono thanks from this people.

The question of a constitutional convention has passed from the press to the people. H they desire one, it remains fof themto speak out in public meetings and countyconventions.

The Grimes County Journal desires to exchange with every paper in the State. Thisevidences a correct spirit, and a just idea ofjournalism.

.T- -. v m1 uBocKiiouTON was in

Jefferson on tho twenty-firs- t of February.

Correapondcuce Between Governor Davlaand Gen. SUeraiau.

Headquarters U. 8. Army,Wabhikotox, D. C. Feb. 16, 1871.

II on. Edmnud J. Pavta, Autln, Texas:Sir I have your letter of February 7. and

accept ino issue you maxe, and relieve yoapromptly of any impression that I onlvthought once before I snoke the word twhich you take exception. I thought ofthe subject a hundred times and when theMilitary Committee makes its report yoa willfind it in print It was not a voluntarystatement, out was called out bv questionsof the committee.

I endeavored to relate why I went in person to your frontier, to ascertain the factstouching the constant incursions into Texasof the Kiowas and Comanches of tho Reservation at Fort Sill of 8ataata's confessionto mo openly andboasticgly of having bfenat tho head of tbe party of Indians tliatmurdered the seven out of twelvo teamsterson the road between Forts Richardson andGrifiiD, one cf which murdered men wasfound burned aad lashed to a wagon wheel ;of the arrest of four of them and of mysending the survivors of them to the local-ity wLcre they did the murder, for trial ac-cording to law.

You are in error in suptosing that I hadany authority whatever to execute them atFort Sill, or to order their trial by a mili-tar- v

court or commission. I had a.niV.r-.t- -

to do exactly what I did, wiih the assentand enproTil of the agent, Tatum. on thespot to send theia to the jurisdiction cfthe court having authority to try aad punish. Once there, they passed ender a T"cia3court and under your author.tr ra the Governor of the SUtc. Without the interposi-tion of your authority, tLec muriertrswould have been hung, a a matter of course,but yoa remitted thein to the pcniu-ntLirv- .

and then afterwards set thera tree.X be.icve ia raailncr the tour cf vour fron

tier with a small ticcrt ; I raa tho rlk cfmy Lfe, and I sul to the miliury commit-tee what I now say to you, that I will notagain voluntarily luaurne that rik la tho in-

tercut cf your frontier ; that I Lcheve thatSatanta and D' Tree will lure their rc- -rtn-rr-

, ii they Lave not already tad it, and

is the first that should beIcaa make M allowances to the tini

gcstleaca ci ix.'Mc.-:.:a- , v Lo were toImsy in accompu-.-:n- the rclca.v? cf thc.etwo nurd'. ma, Lut I was anizcd thr t toi,who felt the contaat irfktloa cf titi.Tex aa ra: ij, Lavc y;;.

,1s lo tho j remi ts malcy- - x at Pert i illzzi

Ir.e, i fcrow r. tr tt .a I liaveth-- j

to t', : '.:.r-.tlcaul- :h V: 5 tJ th-- ? !..tTh.ve t!.,-- .'

COVEaXOU DAVIS IwZrLY.Avsns, Tcxsa, February 21, 1ST 1.

Q ncral W. T. Sherman, Comtacnd'.nc V. 8. A ' W-'--

iilfclot, D. CSir Your letter of the sixteenth instant,

requires acknowledgment; though it dot a.not prove that you have the nerve to con-fess error in statement to the prejudice cfanother, even when tho error is pointed outto you. Want or this kind of nerve w :

not what I had reason to expect from vourcharacter as hitherto understood. But now

suppose I must accept the situr.louwithout remedy. Yoa have said it and youwill stick to it.

Your reply states nothing new, save intho last paragraph but one, where yoa men-tion the risk of vour own lifo from the raidof Satanta and Big Tree, as aa explanationperhaps of the special feeling you l aveagainst thoso two savages, and promise thatyoa "wlil not again voluntarily r; .urisk in the interest of your (Texas) front h r."

Xcan appreciate your indignation thntthose scamps should havo had the impudence to imperil even yivr life. But thi;,aro not alone in rascality. Every ot).-- .

male Indian c--f their tri!. over t-- !.!. .

years of age, has probably ut some tune ;

otner, since Texas was annexed to t'Lmted btat, been cniltv of murder !

robbery oa the Texas fromier, uud 13 there-fore equally entitled to liuuging.

batanta and li? Tree, and their part v.are specially condemnahle,

exploit happened to wire the Cmexal-in-Chi- of the. United States army.Oa the other hand, tho fronliemacn ptivhave cai'.su to thank. tlm;o Indians for thibringing home to tho Gonembin t'l.'u f re-alizing 8cn-- of the dangers and outr.i rsthey have so long suffered. An experienceof more than twenty-si- x years in Texas --more than helf of which has been pn -- l

on that frontier r.;n tonvinrcj roe cf theuccf?sitv for just suc'i nn occurrence..' The 1

elevated olhciala from Washington, vimsometimes did tho frontier the honor of ahasty inspection, UrfW 6ueh iood care iTthemselves that they met no Indians, ton!accordingly went home convinced, or pretenrl:ng to be v, that our complainls werebut "tho old cry ot wou.

I must clost t!ii3 oorreiondence lv nnrdlusion to your promise not again to rikyour life on our frontier. Diccluming thepu;.)Otfe to say a sharp tiling, I avnrc yon.General, that there are thousands of poorfellows on our frontier who are risk 1 err.and have for years risked, their live andfiropcrty without hope of roeeivin-- ' your

per annum, oraisyoih' rreward or lionor for-suc- risk, and tin--

make no talk about it.Very rerpcctfully,

Epmixd J. D.vi

THKHKItONTilllt."

The Waco Eiwnuncr has this to say on thefrontier bill lately passed by the House ofRepresentatives :

The bill lately passed by the Ihuve' ofRepresentatives, providing fur frontier pro-tection, seems more like a grim joke ii nour frontier people than anything else. Itis simply poking fun at the people who taedaily risking their lives in tho to pi ;:;tthe banners of Texan progress out upon theextreme borders of her empire. It is prac-tically dishonoring the pledges made by thecandidates, and that plank of the platformwhich guarantees aih'unto prvUclli to curfrontier. The Legislature promised ourfrontier people bread, and now behold thrysubstitute a stone. We warn tho Fourteei.lfiLegislature that tho cause of the frontierpeople is strong ia tho State, and theircause will find able advocates all over thnbroad land, and that their act?, in this re-spect, will bo closely scrutinized and bit-terly commented upon by the brave, tl 0fair-mind- and tho merciful of the whoionation. Tho measure, ns it pas:ed tho"House, is not a measure of protection, butsimply a plan to spend that mtirh moneywithout the remotest chance of effecting aaobject bearing tho faintest shadow of v h a,was contemplated by the framers of thoplatform, when they guaranteed "adepi:,..r-protectio-

to our suffering frontier.".Our colernporary Ehould bear in mind

that the frontier policy of the Stato is yetunder consideration. Tho Legislature hdesirous of pursuing a wiso course, and wehave no doubt their deliberations will provesatisfactory to the country.

Snbatltilte of Mr. Mmpaon for JtlajotltyItr port of :ommltti nentliuieniiAmendment, rrronimrudiu; l-- tt

lialtmeut of Couuiiiaaiou.

Joint resolution constituting a commis-sion to frame a Constitution :

Section 1. Be it resolved lj the Is?i '

of tha State of 7'cxa, That the Four-teenth Legislature do resolve itself into aconstitutional commission, to assemble outho first Tuesday in April, A. D. lfa"l, atthe Capitol, in the city of Austin.

Sec. 2. That said conunissiou fball th' ttfrom its members a presiding oillcer, whoshall bo entitled to thirty-tw- o dollars ;diem for his services.

Sec. 3. That each member of .:.!.! com-mission shall le entitled to tixteca dlhi:per diem for his sen-ices-

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bKC 4. That said communion thnll iV::.;?and submit to the people for their

a Constitution for tho State t-- Te..i .

provided that said commission j tabridge or shorten the term of .f k-- of theFourteenth Lcgiblatnre, nor t J a --

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mission abridge, shorten or determine th'-tenur-

of office of any legislative ,r ciecw-tiv- c

office of tho Stale, cr shall in any .viinterfere with tho pay. or emoluments t.fany such ofiicer.

.M:c. 5. That said commi --;ion .ha!l i.lhold its session for a longer term than om- -

year.Sue. 0. That the num of one iriiii.'.ii t. vc

hundred thousand seven hundred tu.l fifty- -

three dollars shall be and the (same ii ben -appropriated out of anymoncyg iir the in. .

cry, irrcppettive of the sehool fund, to j ythe ytr Jicm and CJtjK-iiM-- of raid ;..'cio n.

Sec. 7. That th: resolution t'.kc.Tand be in force from and after itj pa.

The above resolution was pre ';.! 1 t .

the House on Thursday, andthan a just criticism tij-- 'n tu cf a

mission. Tho intention ci the r- :

was to bold it vp in aiiJieul-s-- i;: '.', :

wc think the author ha fc ta t

TScKcnxle trt t7e 'lri!........ .... . .M , V- J LS '

received here to-d- a y fro m JVrt Chi;'twentieth instant, euys; 'The ex.thiat leaves here Las .'. aout for a month. Pour temj ;.!.iv-- . Iready startei and three follow, i

fifty tlomiaolc snd Tor.kawsy t:-yU- (

and interpreter, wu.i leave at : o .

the morning. No one k f".v;g t'.-- : t .

tination, but 65 the Ir.J ;r.s tr-- 'Mexico end rtthc-rir- hibt-r- s on the Pecos, it it t'.r t hmcntwi'l be upo.a the vllh:"hundred miles fiou here. Ti e I., jwill Lave to be ero.e i tv Ice h . ' ,in rthem, but I r:j jC3 t : McaI'.uraer.t L,u Conar.tr-1- :will only follow JlcL'eazle'e t- .davilittle of what is going ca. II. ...command. Two'ccmpanlea f thiInfantry piard tho trams, v,ith V lit;rations 'i he pack trains c;.rryrations, ia crb.r to more .'. i :

tad through narrow df hie i."V,s.tch "the dispatches. T2.'. r

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