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'4 i P THE STATESMAN. The undersigned have formed a ro nartnpr. hip, to be known as the Statesman- Pim.isii- ixb Compast, for Ihe purpose cf publishing paurr in aufiia, lexas, 10 oe cailea tne ' 'DEMOCRATIC STATESMAN." and trani- act such business at belongs to a publishing ANTH03V DEFyESBAUGII, JOHN 8. MoKWKN, BREDETT C. MCRRjlV'. CHARLE3 H. DEFFKKBACGII, Acsnx, JUiyU, 1B71. FT- FETTXNGILL CO., Advertising i.i,di rirnHw,jtnr l otk, ara nenwitaan Ibonxarf to nostra aod roeHpt for drertuenenta. Kvaonptiufia, etc.. i or tae Uuocutic ctatisma CF-GKOBvlE P. BOWELL fc CO., Adrertliinf -I nil. 11 ri iuw, new ar, are beroriib o thonzad to raeeiT and receipt for tdrrrtUetnenU, tuwnpugiu, etc., i or toe ut MooaATic Statimik. FOR COXGRESS. FOURTH DISTRICT. HON. JOHN HANCOCK, Of Travis County. FIRST DISTRICT. HON. W. S. HERNDON, Of Smith County. SECOND DISTRICT. HON. JOHN C. CONNER, Of Grayson County. THIRD DISTRICT. ' HON. D. C. G1DDIXGS, Of Washington County. ELECTION October 3.1, 4tb, 5th and Gih. -a.TTJ5ITX3ar. THURSDAY..... SEPTEMBER 21,1871 Ex nihilo nihil fit Stale Journal. Where'g that $25 duo for Judge Hancock's circular ? Goaxge of Time. Judge Hancock's appointment to speak at Seguin has been changed from from the 27th to 26th, so as to be present at the Barbe cue to be held at that place on the 26th. We invite attention, to the article on " The objects of Agricultural Fairs and Associations' published in another column. It is one of the most practi cal and suggestive articles on the subject treated, we have ever had (he good fortune to read. The Journal recently went off furi ouslj because it was charged that the Radicals had run Louisiana in debt, it says, beyond the " Constitutional re strictions." This is decidedly rich the idea of " Constitutional restric tions " for Radicals ! Mac Anderson has thrown up the sponge and gone home. Mac says, "No pay, no work" that "it is a losing business with Degener, and salt won't save him." . The eloquent and impeccable Mac returns home a wiser, if not a sadder man. Col. D. C. Giddings during the late war between the North and South was Lieutenant Colonel of Carters' regi ment, and a large portion of tha time in command of the regiment. He never bought a bale of cotton, had a stage contract, nor made any contract for furnishing supplies to the Confederate States; and we pronounce the asscr tiod of the State Journal in these par ticulars as false and slanderous. The State police is the keystone of the Republican arch, inasmucli as it insures tree speech and free action, and Governer Davis deserves a monument for it. San Antonio Eiprett. Then its a very poor arch, for the keystone is already knocked out the police have hung themseWes simply by having plenty of rope. There is no sort of objection to Governor Davis' monument, provided he is immediately placed uoter rr. Degener don't support the State Ad ministration, although he said he would at New Sraunfels. He has found it too much for him ; and he now says he is opposed to the Enabling Act, because it gives the Governor more power than he onght to have. Be careful how you vote. Degener can't be trusted. He is everything by turns and nothing long anything that will win, no matter what. His motto is : Degener, right or wrong ! Be Careful about Tour Tickets, We send, to our friends to-day an .extra sheet containing Democratic tickets for the use of voters. Let each subscriber to the Statesman becareful to preserve one of these tickets for his own use, and distribute the remainder among his friends. Your country demands your services from now until the day of election. Workl workl workl for the triumph of truth, justice and libertyl Gazitti Office, , Austin, September 7, 1871. J I understand that a Mr. Hill, a lying carpet-bag thief, just from li'ichigan, is acting as the traveling agent of the Democratic Statesman, and that be is circulating infa mous slanders, affecting my reputation. I denounce him as a.liar, villain and infamous coward. John- D. Elliott. If Mr. Hill has said anything preju dicial to the reputation of Mr. Elliott, the editor of the Gazette, it has been without the knowledge or approval of the editors or proprietors of this paper, and we regret it extremely. We would, however, state that Mr. Hill is not a "lying, carpet-bag thief;" but a young man of honor and stand ing, fully able to defend his reputation against all slanderous assaults. Cheer Ids Newi from the Fourth District. A gentleman, just returned from a visit to the different counties mention ed below, gives us the most gratifying account of tho state of political senti ment. He says, and his information is based upon a long and intimate ac quaintance with the inhabitants of the section visited, that Id Llano, Degener cannot get more than 15 votes. In San Saba, Degtncr cannot get more than 25 votes. In Brow i), Degener caunot get more than 10 votes. In Coleman, he will get none. In Lampasas, he will not get nrWrc than 10 or 15 votes. In Williamson, Foster, the editor of the Georgetown Watchman, claims 450 votes for Degener, but good judges estimate that his vote at best will not exceed 250. Hancock's friends will not be satisfied with less than 450 maj ority, and expect more. Three cheers for Hancock! Tho Editor of the Journal Interviewed. As we strolled up Congress avenue the other night, revolving in our mind the Journal's article, of that day, en titled "Hancock Interviewed,"- wo felt some one gently touch our elbow. We turned, and at once recognized our old acquaintance, Asmodeus, popularly known as "The Devil on Two Sticks;" without further parley, he said: '"I am going to look in on my very particular fiicnds, of the Journal office, to night, and if you desire you shall peep in on them also, yourself, of course, unseen. We assented, and in one moment were whisked through the a it to the editorial sanctum of the great chicken-pie organ, and the roof being removed, we wit nessed the following scene : The editor of the great Defender of all "Radical Robbery was seated, lead pencil in hand, at his table. He appeared to have been urged to do something he disliked exceedinglj to do,. and his face wore a mixed ex pression of anger and fear. Tracy, Newcomb, Siemering and Quick, the owners of the unhappy occupant of the chair, seemed to be urging him still more vehemently, and even insolently, to write what they desired. The wretched Bohemian, at last broke silence thus: "Masters ! You know I have not at all disliked the idea of being made a tool of, but on the contrary I have cheerfully and willingly perforJtned all the dirty work, that you have required of mo. Bnt is it wise to attempt this thing ? Remember that at your request I wrote most infamous libels upon Col. Nat. Terry, and when he forced you to eat my foul words, you made a scape goat of that irresponsible creature, the wretched Tunstalt. Did I not lie faith fully on Senator Dillard ? Have. I not wilfully and maliciously and persist ently retailed falsehood after falsehood on Judge Hancock ? Havo 1 not, by denouncing him as not fit for .pure, while society ,insulted all the respect able families in the city, at whose resi dence Judge Hancock is a welcome visitor? many of whom too have always treated me with kindness and conrtcsy. Have I not called him a perjurer and a iar, until it was not considered safe for me to go any farther? . Did I not to secure the congressional nomination for Mr. Newcomb, catechise and apuse Degener? and have I? not with equal facility eulogised and praised him ? In short, ha3 there been any dirfy work that I have shirked? But my mas ters, your humble and obsequious slave grovels before you in the dust, and strewing ashes on his devoted head begs that you will let this cup pass 1 "Ob! do not make me defend DeGress from the charges of corruptly using the school fund, sacred to the cause of education, for base political purposes ! Masters! you know, as well as I do, that the charges are true. Waldron's letter only confirms what can be proved anywhere. And, then, am I to defend Fountain and show his innocence ? The grand jury have found the indictments; we know he ia guilty; leave him to the tender mercies of the law! Must I also attempt to show that Gov. Davis did not approve the school bill after it became a law without his approval ? The journals of the Senate, the personal recollections of the clerks and the members would all give the lie to my defense. Indeed, masters! I think silence is our best policy on all these matters." Newcomb "Let me reason with you " Tracy "Reason with him! indeed? Hear, slave ! Prepare atricles white washing DeGress; slurring over the Governor's rascality; and palliating Fountain's felonies, or you shall cease to be State Reporter, School Examiner and editor of this paper Do you hear?" Bohemian "I hear! and am con vinced. I must sacrifice principle to profit. Gentlemen, the articles will all be prepared, and I will, to show my fidelity, invent a bran new whopper on Hancock for to-morrow's paper. You know our motto is : 'Never tell the truth when a lie will serve the purpose.'" Tracy, Newcomb ct al. retired, and as Asmodeus replaced the roof and assisted us to the eaith, the sociable Devil smiled, and said "he did not think the poor Bohemian was quite an despicable a creature as he seemed to be. "He is," said he, "on the make" and when, in carpet bag phraseology, "he has made his pile," he will return to his nitive New England rocks, don anew his white choker, that he has laid aside fur the nonce, and hale these robbers as sincerely as you and I and every honest man and devil hates them to-day." Paschal's Digest of Decisions. We have examined the first ninety six pages of this forthcoming work, embracing matter from the " Ab Ixcoxvexiesti" to the title "Af fray." The bcok seems to be carefully pre pared, and is much needed. We have no Digest of Texas Decisions, unless the wretched work called Texas Di gest, embracing the first ten volume cf our reports, is to be considered a Digest. It was manufactured with paste and scissors, out of the report er's head-notes. Judge Paschal's work is accurately done, and is a sort of encyclopedia, embracing not ouly the Texas law, but almost all the law on the subject treated of. It will be published by Baker, Yor liies & Co., Nassau street, New York, and every lawyer should buy a copy. We met a gentleman just from Abeliue, Kansas, who informs us that the crops in that section of country are excellent ; that many thousands f cattle are gathered there, and prob ably the majority of the cattle will have to be wintered. His opinion is that they will find sale at profitable prices in the spring. The country has not suffered with the drouth, which so affects us. The Taxpayer Convention. This Convention meets to morrow It will be an imposing body, repre senting the virtue,- intelligence and wealth of the Slate. We know that its deliberations will be conducted solely with a view to the public good, and we trust that its proceedings will command, as they certainly will de 6crve,. the prompt attention of our rulers and lawgivcrj. During the? silting of the Convention, we shall publish a supplement to the Statesman, containing the daily pro ceedings of the body, prepared by competent stenographer. We ask all of our friends, all who endorse the coarse of this paper in the past, and who approve of its general aims and purposes in the future, to act as agents in the work of increasing its cirt'ulation. Our prospects for the future are brilliant. We have been encouraged and sustained, so far, greatly beyond our expectations. We can say with truth, that eur highest ambition is to reflect faithfully the general sentiments of the pcirple of Texas on public affairs and to contribute all in our power to the unity, harmony and success of the crtat Democratic party. j.ne success of that party is the only possible hope now rcmaiuing fur the restouuiou of civil liberty in America, and we shall work for the triumph of its principles as a sacrea auty demanding ail our time and energies. Our heart is in the cause. We believe that might cannot always triumph over right, and still, have hope that truth will come out victorious in the battle with error. We again call upon our friends to exert themselves in our behalf and in behalf of the cause of liberty and good government the world over. A Chicken Pie Failure. On Friday, the member from Grimes presented a bill, nicely printed, cut and dried, calling upon the Legislature to appropriate focr thousand dollars to defray the expenses of printing the Report of the Secretary of State. No one would father the bill, or was able to offer any explanation of it. Hawkins, Democrat, called upon the members to promptly reject the bill. They were all perfectly cognizant of the fact that, one and a half years ago, the proprietors of he State Journal came to Austin poor as church mice; but now they have become rich enough to buy up the entire Radical influence, and to brow-beat and intimidate the members into granting them every donation asked for. He considered the subsidies to the Railroads as noth ing compared with tne stealings ol Tracy, SicmeriDg, Newcomb & Co , who as Public Printers and proprietors of the State Journal, Secretary of State, and Chairman of Republican Executive Committee, were able to plunder the people of Texas of thous ands on thousands of dollars. Mr. Itobertson showed that this Leg islature iad appropriated over $80,000 to this cormorant printing concern, and if this $4000 was granted, thej would be called upon within a week to grant still further douations. The bill was rejected and afterward the vote reconsidered, in order to get the bill in position to investigate its merits. J. E. Hawkins vs. State Journal The remarks of Representative J. E. Hawkins, in response to the bitter Radical wail of " Help me, Cassius, or I sink," from the chicken-pie organ and its especial friends in the House, are not only truthful, but are full of spirit and so well put, that we repro duce them here : The partisan plea has been made upon this floor by Mr. Schutze from Bastrop, that the State Journal is a Republican paper ; that the mass of the Republican party are too poor to take it; that they need enlighten ment ; that the Journal needs thit aid or it must go down, even during this campaign. Such a plea as this, such an excuse for robbing an over-taxed people is sufficient to consign any man's repu tation to the deep abyss of hell. Who is it pays over 8eventwelfths of the taxes of this State ? property hold ing Democrats, and their .money is to be filched from the public treasury and appropriated to send broadcast to the world a sheet edited without brains, destitute of decency, truth or self-respect a paper filled with lying slanders and vituperative abuse of that very party that furnished the funds to circulate the filthy sheet. Great God ! has it come to this, that the Democratic party must first support itself against all the chicken pie patronage of the State, and after having done this we must come here and again tax ourselves to publish and circulate a Radical paper among a party too poor to pay for it and too ignorant to read it. If we must do this, let us also send out readers who shall read and explain the con tents of the paper, that those slan ders and falsehoods, circulated by the Journal, may have full effect and produce the riot and disturbances so greatly longed for by the Radical party. If this paper mutt be circu lated, let the party tax itself, let the prominent members of this domi nant party set aside a small per cent of their stealings and circulate it, that it may exert its influence to re tain them in those positions which have raised them from poverty to wealth in a space of time inexplaina ble to all honest men. The State Journal is dedicated to falsehood and slander; its editors are daily abusing the Democratic mem bers of this House, and their party throughout the State, and yet we are to appropriate our money for this purpose. I once owned slaves; they are still near me; they can read; they come to ma for papers; I fur nish them; and I pay for them. Let them do as I do, and cot plun der the public treasury to subsidize a partisan sheet. Practicable Infamy. The acta of E. J. Davis, J. P. Newcomb and E. U. Quick. Clly Tax nine;. The Charter of tho city of Austin granted a right ol miptsing an au valurtui tax of one twelfth of oue per cci.t upon property within the corpo ration. Th's charter has never been revised in any manner concerning taxes, and hence the opinion of the Attorney Ceueral, some time eiuce, in regard to the collection of a tax of one half of one per cent , first imposed by General Canby. He helJ, tlmt the limitation of this tax extended only to the expiration of the provisional gov rrnment, or until the admission of Texas into the Union under the recon struction regulations. The Mayor had proceeded to the levy of a tax fur this yiar, amounting to one half of one p?r cent., and the assessments hod been 'made under his order when the Attorney General gave the opinion. Mr. Glenn refused to accept the legal tax, as established by the above opinion, and declared his intention to appeal to the Legistature for the right to collect the maximum tax. It is established in law that a charter is simply a contract. That the Legis lature has no right to "pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts, which is one of the primitive rules of our organic law, is legally established and one who talks of appealing to a legislature to infringe upon such rights, is simply backed by the absurdity and impudence of his malice. In the Statute law Paschal's Di gest, Art. 5264 we find, "The board of Aldermen Bhall have power to levy taxes upon persons and property, real and personal, within the town, subject to taxation by the laws of the State; but tho tax on persons or property shall not, in any one year, exceed the rate of fifty cents on the one hundred dollars." The State Journal of the 16lh inst. publishes a correspondence between Major Glenn and Senator Bowers. The Major, it seemed, desired the assistance of Mr. Bowers, who refused in manly terms to act in the manner desired, "unless requested to do so by a major ity, or at least a respectable number of the properly holders and taxpayers of the city." Mr. Bowers is on intimate terms with the taxpayers of Austin, and is no more affected by the infamous falsehood produced in an editorial of the above paper on the same day than befoie. However, let us look into the studied .cunning of this tax ring. On Friday, the day before this correspondence was made public, a bill was presented to the Senate by W. A. Saylor, which read as follows : . Sic. 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That all provisions of special laws incorporated cities or towns, in conflict with general statutes governing such subjects, be and are declared nugatory; and that all inch special laws shall hereafter be held subordinate to and in compliance with the general laws of the State. Sec. 2. That this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Let those who arc interested.aod such as desire to follow the wormings of in famous devices, investigate the trick ery of Mr. Glenn and his ring. He knew perfectly well that Senator Bow ers would not become instrumental in saddling the people with heavier taxes. Mr. Bowers, though he might think a heavier tax should be collected to carry on the city government, certainly would not be, in any manner, instrumental in such a measure until the people de Bire it, or until they have a Maj'orof their own choice, whom they can trust. But W. A. Saylor; who is he? where is he from ? who does he repre sent ? and where is his city and town property ? What town or city in his district requires, or has asked for, such a law as the bill he presented, con tains ? Where is his petition of citi zens? and how much pioperty does his immediate supporting constituency hold in incorporated towns and cities ? What Mayor is in trouble with the taxpayers in his district? Such questions suggest themselves to our mind when we think of the sub ject under discussion, and we won der if Mr. Saylor is not doing for our worthy Mayor what Mr. Bowers openly and flatly refused to do. Mr. Bowers is one from amoDg us, identified with us, ready to do what his constituents desire, and acting as he thinks they wish him to act not with the Mayor, but with the people; and when Mr. Saylor becomes a tool for Glenn, to push a measure through the Legisla ture, simply to" gratify private spite, such a scheme should be held up before the public, that its perpetratois may become subject to scorn. Let tho pending net become a law, and no matter how gross the legal in fringement, it will at once be made to prevail. Oh! Radicalism, thou art a personi fication of the terrible car of J ngger naut, sacrificing a multitude in thy course! Progress and Moral Ideas- The Hon. Senator Fountain fails to occupy his scat this session, owing to his being closely pursued and hotly pressed by government detectives for various crimes. He fled from New York a short time since, being charged with forgery, de faulting, etc., in the Revenuo Depart ment." There are some fifteen counts against him, nine of which are re ported to have been investigated and found to be true. He fears to come to Auvtin, for he knows the detectives are on the watch for him. He will, in all probability, never visit this locality again, and we therefore advise Governor Davis to issue a writ for a new election in his Senatorial District. This will do for the leading Radical Senator, and, of course, must bo put under its proper head of " Progress " and "Mora' Ideas." Degener gave his vote in Congress in faver of the Northern Pacifie Rail road as against the Texas and South ern Pacific. Troubles In Drown . Count v Not very long since, the State Jour nal published an editorial purpoiting to contain a recital of facts, showing an alarming and terrible slate of affairs in Brown county. Wc are in posses ion of a letter from Mr. Greenleaf Fisk, of that county,' who writes, as be states, only from a sense of duty that the public may know the actual truth and who is responsible for the facts as wc arc about to relate them. The article in the State Journal be gins as follows : " The District Clerk of Brown county is now. here. He states that an organized band of out laws aic terrorizing over that county and that a short time ago they fired on him . (living Moore, the District Clerk) in his office.'' Mr. Greenleaf Fisk pronounces this statement false in every particular; says that he lives in one hundred yards of Moore's house, and does not doubt that Moore himself is the au tlior of the many slanderous charges made against the citizens of the conn ty. Mr. Fisk has lived in Brown county eleven years, and believes the citizens are as loyal and peaceable as any in the State, as arc also those of Comanche, San Saba and Coleman He has known and lived near some of them in Texas for thirty seven years They are kind and generous to ono another and to strangers. Had they not been so, they would never have elected Irvinr Moore, an entire stranger, to the office he now holds. A short time since, Moore had a gambling quarrel with George Lee Moore went home early in the morning and Lee remained until evening, near Mr. Vaughan's ; sometime in the eve ning Lee left and went into the store of John Townsend and took his seat on the counter. Moore got bis double bar reled shot-gun and followed Lee to the store, concealing his gun outside the door. Angry words ensued, and Lee fired on Moore; whereupon, the latter stepped out, seized his gun, jumped upon the counter aud fired at Lee, in Aiding a mortal wound, and while Moore had the other barrel raised to shoot again, Lee's pistol went off, in his dying moments, taking effect in Moore's arm. This accounts for Moore's broken arm, about wnicii, it seems, lie lias made many misrepresentations to the Governor and the Adjutant Gen eral, in order to obtain a police force for his protection. On the 19th of August, 1871, this man Moore and six policemen, without previous notice or warning, fired on some five or six citizens, who had been trading in Brownwood that day, and Were just in the act of starting home, wounding four of them, one mortally, A man named Scott J. Adams had started to the Bayou to bathe, taking his gun with him to kill a turkey; on hearing the firing, he returned and as he approached within gunshot dis tance of Moore and his policemen, they fired on him. He drove them from the picket fence into Moore's house and they then shot him throngh a crack in the house. He fell dead near tho store in which Moore had killed George Lee. The policemen forbade the citizens to touch the dead body of Adams, saying they would scalp him and send the scalp to the Governor and Adjutant General Davidson, the latter of whom Moore claims to be his spe cial protector. It would seem that the only organ ized band of desperadoes terrorizing over Brown county, consists of Moore and his policemen. They have shame fully beaten aDd wounded several citi- zens, among others, donn juuiuns, .1 "w t ri Green Davis, the two Gibsons, Daniel Jenkins and Win. Perry. Moore, who appears to be a hired tool of the Chief of Police, alone asked for these policemen the citizens of the county had nothing to do with it and he is affording the citizens such pro tection as vultures give to Iambs. Since the occurrences of the 19th ult., no one visits Brownwood; some are trying to get away and give up the county to this organized band of po licemen, leaving them to reign supreme rather than commit a breach of the of the pjacc. A petition has been sent to the Gov ernor asking him to remove this man Moore and appoint a good, peaceable and loyal man in his place. Will he do it ? Nous verrons. Extract from the IT. S. Election Laws. Sic. 4. And It it further enacted, That if any person, by force, bribery, threats, intimi dation,or other unlawful means, shall hinder, delay, prevent, or obstruct, or shall combine and confederate with others to binder, delay, prevent, or obstruct, any citizen from doing any act required to be done to qualify him to vote or from voting at any election as afore said, such person shall for every such offense forfeit and pay the sum of live bundred dol lars to the person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered by an action on the caee, with full costs, and such allowance for counsel fees as the court shall deem just, and shall also for every such offense be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, on conviction tbereof, be fined not less than five hundred dollars, or be impris oned not less (ban one month and not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court. The above law, justly construed, is for the protection of all parlies, Demo crats as well as Radicals. Let Demo crats keep a strict watch that it is not violated by the Radicals. The election order of Governor Davis is a threat, designel to intimidate and keep peace able men from tho polls, or else to cause disturbances, excite riots, etc. Look to it that you are not threatened, intimidated and imposed upon by the peace officers, State guard and militia of Gov. Davis; and if you are, claim and demand protection under the above act of Congress. Bloody inventions sometimes return to plague the in ventors. Degener, while occupying a seat in Congress, permitted his constituents to be branded as thieves, murderers, cut-throats and villians, without offer ing a single word in their defense. REGISTER ! Democrats, Register I ! ! The following is an extract of a let ter from Fayette county : "At the close of the fourth day of registration there are registered 533 64 of whom are colored, tho balance plain. We yet have 500 white men to register, and they will do it." The man who docs not register now aud vote, deserves perpetual disfran chisement and to bear all the ills inci dent to Radical rule. The Democracy demands of its friends that they register now, and vote when the time comes. They who fail ta register arc false to themselves, alse to their friends, and doubly false to their country. Only about four hundred men have registered, up to thin writing, in Travis county. There must be a great many more. Let every man see to it that he registers himself aud insists upon the registration of every other unreg istered Democrat. Friends, register. Democrats, reg ister. White men, register. Register this day. Put it not off au hour. m Democratic Speakers Inter rupted by Shouts and Jeers ! On Saturday last, public notice hav ing been ; previously given that the object of the meeting was to counsel the people to the observance of peace, order and decorum during the days of registration and election, Mr. S. G. Sneed and Col. M. A. Long, both resi dents of this city, were so interrupted by shouts and jeers from Radical thugs and plug-uglies, probably hired for the purpose, that they were compelled to desist from speaking. Nothing whatever was said, cither by the audience or the speakers, cal culated in any manner to produce a disturbance. Indeed, the sole aim and purpose of the speakers was to urge upon the people the importance of peace and good order at the coming election, and we do not believe a sin gle denunciatory word was uttered. State policemen, wearing their bad is of office, were present in abundanc , yet not a single person was arrested. The spirit, if not tlui very letter of the Governor's election order was vio lated openly; order was not preserved, threats and intimidation were used; and this too, in the presence of officers of the law whose sworn duty it is to preserve order and prevent the sup pression of free speech. Wc urge the attention of the public to this occurrence, as being the first act in the drama which the conspira tois against liberty have resolved to play out to the bitter end. What is law for the Democrat is not law for the Radical. The latter can do as he pleases; while the former is commit ted to prison if he but crook his fin ger, liadical speakers may say what they choose; but the Democrat must speak as he is ordered, or hold his tongue. Down with such shameless tyranny forever ! not by violence, but by such an overwhelming ballot as shall cause the usurpers to tremble with fear. Register and vote ! Railroads and Lobbyists. We observe a good many railroad men and lobbyists on the streets, and judgingfrom these outside indications, it is not improbable that quite a num ber of conflicting railroad schemes will be pressed upon the attention of the present Legislature. It may not he improper to say, that this paper will be the advocate of oil judicious internal improvement systems, of all railway plans designed for the general benefit and develop ment of the State. We believe there cannot be too many railroads in the Slate, that encouragement should be extended to all lines of general importance, man aged by bonafide companies. We are not disposed, nor do we think thiuk it proper, to make the question of granting subsidies a party question. This matter is not mentioned in the platform adopted by the Democracy of Texas in January last, nor was it worthy of mention. Each individual is best able to judge for himself, with out reference to party, as to what ex tent any particular scheme should be aided. There can be no general rule laid down on the Biibjcct. The De mocracy, as a party, are in favor of a judicious, liberal and uniform system of internal improvements. But farther than this, railroad matters are not party questions, nor can they be made so. Whether this or that line should receive State aid, and how much, is a question for individual decision, each accowling to the best of his knowledge and ability. It i?, however, the duty of public journals to expose corruption and bribery in whatever form they may present themselves, under whatsoever insidious guise they may appear, whether in the person of political friends or political foes ; and when a plain case of guilt is presented, with full proof of the fact, we shall not hesitate to apply the lash and hold the patties up to public scorn and indig nation. But we shall endeavor to avoid assailing the personal reputation of either friend or foe, unless supported by stronger evidence than vague gen eralities. Degener says : " In my judgment, the Government should exercise a rigid censorship over the press." Mr. Dege ner, is it possible you are a press-muzzier as well as a beer-gnzzler ? What will become of your best friends, the San Antonio Express and the Austin State Journat? If you don't take care how you wag your tongue, tbey will call you " a band of murdering-thiev- ing-hcllish-desperadoes.terrorizingover Texas." Jeff Daris is io Richmond at present. Rad ical Szehunge. And Grant is at present receiving presents. TELEGRAPHIC. RADICAL OUTRAGE Mock Riot at Marlin, Texas Registration Ordered Closed 400 Democratic Votes Cut Off Martial Law Threatened. Just as wc are going to press, we rtceivee the following dispatch, which we hasten to lay before our readers : Marlik, Texas, Sept. 20, 1871. To A. S. Walkir: Dickinson (Radical) attacked Gassa way (Democrat) on the street. The registrar declared registration closed. Four hundred Democratic votera are thereby deprived of regis tering. The county is threatened with mar tial law. DOMESTIC NEWS. WAsnisoroN. September 1C The Treas ury has issued an elaborate statement ex culpatory of itself in the Hodge defalcation, Hodge's bon.lB are $40,000, and bis property estimated at $50,000. Worcester. MAS8.,September 16. Twenty- four delegates were elected here hostile to Butler. Butlerites took possession of one ward and elected delegates, whose seats will be contested. Omaha, September 1G. Ballagber, Demo crat, is probably elected from New Mexico by 500 majority. Lowell. Mass., September 16 The City Council held a special meeting to consider the prevalence of small pox wbicn prevails am one all classes. There were eleven new cases to-day. New York, September 16 The injunction against the New York authorities cannot be dissolved until the general term in December. New York, September 18. The Coroner's verdict holds the proprietors of the torpedo establishment responsible for the persons murdered by tbe explosion.. One proprietor is dead from explosion, and tne otber is in the Tombs, in defanlt of $10,000 bail. Ten thousand dollars reward is offered for persons who stole tbe vonchers. Comptroller Connolly writes Mayor Ball m response to a letter of dismissal that be has not either in fact or equivalent resigned the Comptroller's oESre. Tbe excitement was intense; vast crowds gathered around the city and county offices. Tbe Commercial says McCIellan has accepted tbe Comptrollers ship, who will proceed to the Comptroller's office and demand tbe possession, which if refused, McCIellan will apply to tbe courts for an order giving him possession which will undoubtedly be granted, when McCIellan, supported by a posse, will take possession. Mayor Hall notifies Connolly he recognizes neither Connolly nor his deputy, Green, as Comptroller ad interim. Connolly and Green have assurances of patent support. Green, now Deputy Comptroller appointed by Con nolly, has delivered all documents to tbe committee necessary to investigation. It is authoritatively stated that McCIellan has declined the Comptrollership. Charleston, September 18. One fever death has occurred in the last 24 hours. A. J. Ransier, the colored Lieutenant Gov ernor of South Carolina, and Chairman of tbe Republican State Executive Committee, publishes a letter in the News strongly op posing tbe proposed declaration of martial law. He thinks the civil power amply suffi cient to repress tbe existing disorders, and that martial law, as a remedy, would be worse than tbe disease. New Orleans, September 16. John Wil li ims, Alfred Decamcaux and Noel, aliai Madison Hampton, all colored, were bung to day in St. James parish for the murder of Frank Mooteatb, May 10. They were exe cuted on the spot where the murder was committed. The sheriff, executioner, jailer aud gjarJs were all colored. Milwaukee, September 16. Goldsmith Maid trotted tbe first heat at Minneapolis to day, in 2:18, and tbe second in 2:171. The third beat has not beenbe-ard from. Sae FBAcisco,September 18. Tbe powder explosion at Pioche, Nevada, caused a con flagration, destroying the business portion of the town. Lois $2,300,000. Three hun dred kegs of powder exploded. Four per sons were killed and many wounded. Nine were killed and a large number wounded in the railroad" accident at Cham pagny. There was an outbreak in tbe Nevada State prison. Five guards and Lieutenant Gover nor Denver were wounded. Mat Pidley, pro prietor of warm springs, was killed. Twenty nine prisoners escaped. Washington, September 18. A telegraph office has been opened at Rockport, Texas. Lowell, Mass., September 18. There were new cases of small pox yesterday. The schools are closed to the children in the vicinity of the pest. Cincinnati, September 15. The Industrial Exposition received tbe finishing tonches to the cotton gins from New Orleans. Owing to the lateness of the cotton crop, tbe time for tbe entry of raw cotton has been exs tended to October 6. Tbe Cbambers of commerce offered, in connection with expo sition, special premiums on cotton to nearly $2,500. Premiums are offered for the first and second best bales each, from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, A grand gold medal is offered by the exposition for the bes'. bale from any of these States. New York, September 15. A secret meet ing, called by exsSberiff O'Brien to organize the Democracy in opposition to Tammany, was thinly attended. But two of tbe note ables specially invited, attended. Proceedings not transpired. Postmaster Jones and others responsible to the Governnent have resolved to pay the de falcations in the New York postoffice, Jacob Vandcrbilt, President Staten Island Ferry, arranged on the charge of manslanghs ter, pleaded not guilty. Judge Bedford charged the grand jury to consider tbe conspiracy in Wall street to lock up millions of gold. Judge Bedford concluded tbe culprits ought to be broaght to speedy justice. Many leading Wall street brokers are implicated. Washington, September 15. Tbe sentence of Santanta and Big Tree is commuted to imprisonment for life. Philadelphia, September 15. Hannah Roberts, colored, supposed to be 130 years old, was burned to death by ber clothes taking fire. St. Paul, Minn., September 15. Tbe Dem ocratic State Convention passed resolutions commendatory of General Hancock as a soldier and citizen. Lewiston, Me., September 15. There was a killing frost this morning. Washington, September 14. Maj. Hodge, in a letter to the Secretary of War confessing defalcation, implicates a banking bouse in New York, who, it is said he states, knew that the money used in speculation was Gov ernment money. Chief Justice Chase has entirely recovered health and strength. New York, Septembsr 12. The San re ports intense excitement ia postoffice circles over an alleged defalcation ia tbe money order department. The Sun's article men tions John W. Norton, and places tbe swindle at from $100,000 to $150,000. Norton, how ever, being a man o.f wealth, compounded with the government and resigned. John Moore, clerk, was detected opening letters, and held in $10,000 bail. He bas been iu tbe postoffice 25 yeais, and owns valuable property. Other employes are suspected of similar crimes. Omaha, September 13. The election in Colorado yesterday went Republican. CiaoiXATi,Septemberl3. Eleven thousand persons attended tbe exposition. New Eng land aid the South contributed tbe largest part of fabrics, Georgia and South Carolina furnishing tbe greater portion. Trenton, N. J., September 13. Joel Parker was nominated for Governor by tbe Demo cratic Convention by acclamation. FOKEIG.V REffl. London, September 18. A telegram from Shanghai says the French have been ordered ta support Americ i ia tbe apermttoai against Corea. Tbe Rmtian press generally is now vig orous in its attacks npon Prussia and Germany. Advices from Zanzibar announce the re ceipt of positive intelligence of tbe safety of Dr. Livingstone. Tbe authority for the statement ia unquestionable and ita truth certain. A party of Americans are hurrying into the interior with the object of rescuing the Doctor from his perilous position. Mount Cenis Tunnel was traversed ia 30 minutes. Tbe air is excellent, and the rails are perfectly level. Paris, September 18. Tbe disarmament of the National Guard progresses with dis turbance. Tbe mortality of Paris is 100 less than for the previous week. Tbe failure of tiie new customs treaty with Gtrmany is imminent. German plenipoten tiaries object to tbe alterations madd by tbe Assembly. Vebsaiilij, September 15. A bill was introduced in tbe Assembly aatboriaiog Thiers to conclude tbe custom treaty with Germany. It embraces provisions for Alsace and Lorane in details, and reduces the Ger man troops in France to 50,000. Vienna, September 15. The Provisional diets of the empire have opened sessions. Tbe emperor will recognize Bebemia'a rights by public coronation and taking tbe eath at Prague. Berlin, September 15. There were 93 new cases of cholera at Konigsberg on tbe 12th instant, and 63 deaths. On tbe 13th there, were 63 new cases, and 45 deaths. The dis ease has disappeared from Daulsbeim, and merely sporadic at Stettein. City of Mexico, September 2. 147 mem bers were present at the preliminary meeting of Congress whole number 227; resulted in favor of Juarez. In the temporary organiza tion Juarists were selected as a committee on credentials: votes 79 to 68. The opposition were alarmed by this vote, left the hall and deprived the meeting of a quorum. It is re ported that Diaz is for peace, and will move against any revolutionary attempt. Citt or Mexico, September . Juarists is sure of organization, including committee on credentials. Strong revolutionary threats have been made. Permanent Junta will be installed September 16th. Pronuneiamento is issued in Zacatecas. Forced loans are levied in tbe smaller towns. Versailles, September 11. In tbe Assem bly tosday a message was received, the read ing of which lasted half an honr. ' Thiers says tbe members have well earned the sus pension of their arduous labois. He promi ises in tbe meantime to work incessantly for the organization of tbe country, and frankly asks tbe deputies to ascertain from their constituents at home whether the country wishes for reconstruction, based on tbe glorious traditions of a thousand years, or for the abandonment of tbe ship of State. Salzburg, September 13. It bas been de cided by Princd Bismarck, Count Von Bueet and otber diplomats who remained here after the departure of Emperors William and Francis J. seph, are to suppress tbe Interna tional Society, and to settle finally tbe Scbleswig question. London, September 13. Tha people of Cardiff are intensely indignant at the landipg of the American ship Larelett with cholera. Brussels, September 12. Tbe machine shops throughout the city have been closed by the proprietors. Tbe strikers are now parading the streets. Versailles, September 12. Adrices from Bucharest report that tbe Jews bad sacrificed a Christian. MARKKTX. New Orleans, September 18. Flour dull: superfine, $5; XX, $G; XXX, $6 40 6 50. Corn: white mixed, 74(o)75c. Oats quiet at 5355c. Bran dull at $1 15. Hay market bare. Pork dull and lower: mess, $14 14 25. Bacon quiet at 8, 8 J, 81, 9i9lc. Choice sugar cured hams scarce at 18c. Lard higher tierce, 1010Jc; keg, llf 12c. Whisky, 90e$l 02. Sterling bank ers 23, sight $ premium. Gold, 113. Cotton quiet: sales of 550 bales: good ordi nary, 17J18(c; low middling, 1919c; middling, 2020c: receipts 924 bales; ex ports coastwise, 3,200 bales; stock, 16,781 bales. New York, September 18. Sales of . cotton - for future delivery Saturday evening 2,300 bales; November, 19J19fc; December, 19J (2)19gc; January, 19A(oJ18; ilarch, 204c. . Register ! Register ! We hasten to lay before our readers the following opinion of the. Attorney General oa th; subject of registration: Austin, September 12, 1871. Hon. Wm. Alexander, Attorney Ceneral. Sir: At the request of citizens of Galves ton, I have tbe honor to enclose you a copy of a telegram just received as follows: Dated Ualveston, September 12. 1871. and received at Austin, September 12,3:35, p. m. ToC.S. West: Are persons who hare resided in the countv six months and in tbe state oue year, and who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, entitled to reg ister? Send the Attorney General's reply at once by wire. M. C. McLemore. Your attention is called to article 3. sen 1. and to article C, sec. 1, of tho state con stitution of 1870. An early reply will much oblige tbe parties interested. 1 bave the honor to be. sir. your obedient servant. C. S. West. Attorney General's Office, J State of Texas. V Austin, Texas. September 13. 1871. 1 C. S. West, Esq. ' faiR: In reply to yours of vesterdav evpn log, I have to state that by sec. 1, ol article 3, of the constitution of the state of Texas, "every male person who shall have attained the age of twentyvone years and who shall be (or who Ehall have declared his intention to become) a citizen of the United States," and who fhall have the residence nrescribed thereby, is made a qualified elector. This section is not repealed by, but must lie cons strucd to stand with Article 6 of the consti tution, and is in force suljeit to the qualitis cations, or provisos of said article. Hence, aliens who are males, are of age, who have declared their iatcution to become citizens of the United States, who bave resided for the laft six months in the county, and who are not precluded by any of Ihe provisos of article 6, are entitled to be registered aud to vote. lour obedient serveot William Alexander, Att'y Gen. KEEP IT BEmifTIIE PEOPLE! Register! Register! Register! Register and Tote! We receive many letters of inquiry in reference to qualifications of voters. Therefore, let all remember : That every male native, wbo is 21 tears old, and bas resided one year in tbe State and six months in any county, is a qualified voter and entitled lo register as such. That every foreigner of said are and resi dence, who has filed his declaration to become citiz en, is also a qualified voter aud entitled to register as such. That it is tbe duty of eveiy one so entitled to register. That under the State law. any Registrar. Clerk, or member of Board of Appeals, who shall "willfully and corruptly" exclude from registration any person applying who is law fully entitled thereto, or aball refuse to give or receive a certificate or transfer, in case a registered person removes from one county to anotner, "is guilty of a felonv aud li&hlntn fine of $1000, or imprisonment in tbe peni tentiary for not more than seven years" pp. 28 9, Laws of 1870. That under tbe Federal law. called tbe Ku Klux Act, any Registrar who refuses to register a qualified voter for a Fed eral office, may be sued, and th in!,. rod oarty upon proor may recover $500 damages and in addition be may be indicted in the proper Federal Court, and be fined and im prisoned. That under said Federal law, if any judge or officer of election shall refuse to allow any registered person to vote, or shall refuse to allow any person to vote who bas not regis tered, but bas applied for registration and ia qualified to vote, and shall make affidavit of such facts and show tbat be is a qualified voter and bas applied for registration, be shall be liable to indictment in the proper Federal Courts aud be fined and imprisoned, and besides tbe injured person may recover $500 damages. Tbat is tbe duty of every person, so exclu ded, to put tbe screws and full force of both laws against tbe offenders. Tbat every qualified voter is entitled to vote anywhere in tbe State, for Stale officers, aad anywhere in a District, for District office! s. That every voter should preserve bis regis tration certificate with care and carry it with him U tbe polls, as without it be would not be allowed to vote. And that every registered person, who removes from one county to set tle ia another, should have his certificate endorsed by the Registrars in both counties, to be sure be cannot be deprived of his vote. ( 4 1 s- '- J n A A