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TEE TEXAN MERCURY.

E T. BURKE, Editor and Proprietor.

SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 10.

Read the advertisement of our friend

Watkins, in the appropriate colnran.

The medical card of Dr. J. B. Lewis,

appears in to-day's paper.

d man-sla

newspaper

business

93f~ The Spring term of the District Court,

for Bexar county, opened on last Monday. The

court will continue in session for six weeks.

The supplement to the State Gazette is

a very interesting little sheet, especially to those

understand the use of capitals. The pub-

might gave paper and press work by

ing one copy to a town or neighborhood.

The election for town officers in this

last Monday resulted as follows :

Anderson, Mayor; T. H. Hollémon,

organ, T. D. Spain and D. C. Bled-

; W'. M. Rusty Treasurer ; Sam

Rosevelt, of§ew^Tork, has deci-

br advertising in Sunday papers,

be collected—being coo-

ieh forbids the exposing a deternifnate pfece of abode, can learn the.

Sabbath. The Sunday

>rer the decision, and thinks

V

with

* targe

rks

I and ruayhap

wife"and

for that, and

&ave no

>r devil who

^whiskey and

opinion

worth-

f, bat pub-

th^ fvil; something

South Carolina

If we are to

JJéswéi

f ^M|

of mach i

attentive perusal,

great portion

State, as t

it oar doty

readers, the opi

the Union on

W&- The Tí

Febrrary, has

interesting matter,

printed at Austin—

$eek, tr'lengthy article,

gencer, to the exclusion

matter. It is worthy of au

It embodies the views of a

the citizens of the United

iar institution. We deem

ie to time, to lay before our

of the different sections of

vital question.

ournal of Agriculture, for

to hand. It is filled with

It is a monthly periodical,

price $3 per annum in ad-

vance—to a club of five, $12 and ten copies for

$20. Every farmer should subscribe for it.

19"; Spring has set in gloriously. The

weather, for a week, has been warm, and farm-

ers and planters are getting in their crops. Soon

the grass will have attained sufficient height to

produce a decided improvement in the condition

of stock. Another good result will be, the

cheapening of freight to the coast.

Chaotic.—The citizens of Gonzales held a

meeting on last Saturday, and appointed dele-

to attend the railroad convention at La-

*#e oil twelfth of March. Wc have

it, that if the convention

the appointed

Mat

IrffifWe

honest meo, have become

ilf eatrying concealed

r, la proportion to the

bng around the grog

dj to glut their revenge

~ " it'ement makes ac-

it.

ive man who fear-

spfrmed. We have

yé, that he he did not

f, weapons, or

assasination.

have been commit-

littcd by any-

it as we will

ition in the

ition, and

ime for

Of "assas-

i Carolina

y be

^Gal.

was4

in Mar£h. We shall be sur-

all the< circumstances, the con-

all. Wo believe the uncertain-

ly as to the time and place of the convention,

has prevented any delegate from this county

from being present.

Sale or Lands.—On last Tuesday, a lot of

land, belonging to the estate of Mathew Linds-

ay, deceased, consisting of seventeen hundred

acres, and situated on Yorks Creek, was sold

for twenty seven hundred dollars cash. Mr.

Lindsay's law library, of several hundred vol-

umes, sold very well. There seemed to be con-

siderable competition among the lawyers.

Ccoatii

gr«

\th

of

tear

ther

i ims re-

mOS- r'%

' Yiee Fret

This is gen

he is a jurist, an

society, and fit-

ambition in his

that his private

his atten-

sincere; and

he is, in this

prodigy. The

r-Bwaday Times.

The schools opened in this plate, on the

1st instant, uuder the most favorable auspices.

The rooms—and we allude specially to the

female academy—had been neatly white-washed

and painted, and presented quite a neat and

comfortable appearance. But by far the most

pleasing ornament, was the goodly number of

shining faccs of boys and girls, eager for the

acquisition of knowledge. The arrangements

for every department arc entirely complete, and

we confidently recommend the schools to public

patronage.

tfjf We peeped in, a few evenings since, at

a very pleasant party of children, at the Mag-

nolia House. The young folks were enjoying

themselves very much in the dance and other

good tilings of the occasion. Probably, the re-

flection that, most of them wonld start to school

the next morning, helped them to enjoy them-

selves, aa it might be the last opportunity of

ng the youngsters, we notieed

•'oa^devil" was spreading himself. Poor

1 he had just recovered from a spell of

The hilarity of the dauce, doubtless,

elevated him.

ilty waa brought

i artesian well, in Liv-

0f 336 feet below

in " the rock," an

and perfect

defaced it a

LrrnuRY Society.—A society of this caste is

in foil blast at Belmont. The members take

great interest in it. The question for discussion

at the next meeting, is, " Does Texas owe more

to Sam Houston or Stephen Austin. The ques-

tion at the last meeting was, " Is America more

indebted to Columbus or Washington." The

president gave his decision in favor of Coluin-

for scuato^bus, ou the merits of the debate, although he

refused a thought Washington cutitlcd to it. Belmont is

le bea^andf an ••'Uprising village, situated on the public

road between Seguin and Gonzales. At this

place the road to Gonzales lorkn, one prong

going by Gibson's ferry and the other by Dun-

can's. Another road leads directly to Helena,

by McGuinnis's ferry. There is a church, ma-

sonic hall, and school in Belmont.

numbers about thirty five scholars.

also, two dry goods and one grocery store there,

and a blacksmith shop. There is also one phy-

sician, resident in the place. Belmont is un ex-

cellent point for retailing goods the country

around being thickly settled. There is one

boarding house, and one hotel thtre which are

kept in good style There are between fifty and

one hundred inhabitant in th*1 pla -.

We publish to-day, some important news

relative to the recall of the rangers, and Indian

news We most sincerely hope that we shall

hear of no more Indian outrages; that the pol

icy of the general government may prove suc-

cessful, and successful immediately. The gov-

ernment owes protection to its citizens; it owes

security of life and property. It.is the duty,

the most sacred duty, of the general govern-

ment, to protect its citizens and vindicate the

supremacy of the law. We can imagine the

agony of the frontiers-man, while his life and

property are in hourly danger. We can smypa-

thise with him, as he reflects that, should he be

laid low by the hand of the savage, his wife

and children will not only be left without a nat-

ural protection, but expos-id every moment to

lose their lives, or be made prisoners, and suffer

inflictions worse than death. For a long time

the history of affairs on our frontier has been a

continued scene of robberies and murders—for

we will not otherwise characterise the many

outrages which have been committed. We be-

lieve the general government to be accom

for this. True, it cannot restore life to

animate and mangled corpse of the fropii

but'it should suffer in the shape of damages

pensions to the families of those who have

killed. We hope that th^ present airan:

may operate soeeessfully.. íhe Indian^

of peace. Agricultural products of their 03,

raising, and numerous herds of cattle, will

ply their wants, and there will no longer exj

reason or plea for them to plunder or mnrdCf.

They will find time in their avocations to li

aside any revengeful feelings they may inda

If, after two or three years carefnl attention

from government, through its agents, they still

manifest a disposition to indulge in hostile

movements against the whites, then retributive

justice should be dealt out to them with an un-

sparing hand.

Fruit.—Nothing is more pleasaut and more

healthful, in its proper seasoo, than good fruit.

It occurs to us that a good orchard is to a form

as a good education is to a man: it adorns *it

and gives it the finishing touch. Good fruí

gives a zest and flavor to the substantiate

life, as refinement and courtesy set off its to

ness transactions. Wc are pleased to see that t

cultivation of fruit trees is commanding a good

share of attention. Hundreds, perhaps thous-

ands, of young trees have been set out in this

county in the last few months. There are,

already, a number of peach orchards in the

couuty, which have been yielding excellent,fruit

for several years. New Braunfels is probably

ahead of any other town, and Comal of any

other county, in Western Texas, in this particu-

lar. We are informed that there are large sup-

plies of young trees for sale in Npw Bsaunfels.

Apples were grown there last season. Mr.

Wuppertnau, a merchant.ostitis

*, .. ;■ j..;I

From the San Antonio Ledger.

Important News.

Offer of the Ranger's Services to the Mexican

Government.-—Recall of Capt. Calhoun's Ex-

pedition.— Santa Ft and California.

Gidding's train in charge of Capt. R. F. Crane,

¿"Arrived on Wednesday with the U. S. mail from

£anta Fe, by which we have received the follow-

ing :

San Antonio, March 1, 1855.

Mr. Emtor : Before leaving the head of the

Limpia, I learned, on reliable authority, that

Capt. Henry Stanton, of the 1st dragoons, while

on an expedition to the White Mountains, was

killed, and also two soldiers. Lieut. Sturgess,

of the same regiment, went out a few days after,

and killed three Indians about the same place.

I also learned that the Government of Mexico

had called on the Secretary for 3000 mounted

volunteers.

The settlement near Bent's Fort, on the In-

dependence Road, containing some 42 persons,

had been entirely exterminated by the Eutaws.

Maj. Cunningham, Paymaster, stationed at

Santa Fe, had been knocked down in bis office,

the key taken from his pocket, and his safe

d of $40,000. The perpetrators are snp-

to be Americans, aud some clue had been

of them. __ . -

ion of Maj. Simmonson's command

"gone on an expedition to the White Moun-

s. His depot is twenty miles jioctL-east

ithfe El Paseo Road, near Eagle

H JBlliot, commanding Co. A~pf the Rifle ,'

r^nd Capt. Travis, Texas volunteers, had, a few

days previous to my leaving, gone on a scout to

'fpmountain north-east from Presidio del Norte,

led Lass Cheses, where it was said a large

of Comanchcs and Muscaleros had concen-

tred.

We met Lieut. Meehling, and party leaving

head of Devil's River on the 24th, and same

y met McHenry's train four miles below, and

W. Smith's train, all well.

■ On the night of the 17 th of February we en-

countered a most terrible snow storm, and had

to build fires to keep the mnles from freezing.

13he snow fell to the depth of about sixteen

inches. J. D.

of fruit trees from the' nursery,

Mississippi, one of the best hi the SouCh. Hi

apartment consists of apple, peach, pear, and

plum trees, and other varieties which we do not

now remember. Being desirous of introducing

fruit trees into the country, he proposes to sell

for cost and carriage. Persons wishing to pur-

chase should apply early.

Some chap, who" can bonst of more hair than

brains, has reported abroad that the Small Pox

is in Gonzales 1 The wish, no doubt, was

father to the thought.— Gonzales Inquirer.

What a wretch a man must be, in whose

breast such a wish could find a lodging Wc

are not so uncharitable as to suppose that any;

one wishes such a thing. We had not heard

that the sinal-pox had made its appearance at

any place in the State, exccpt at La Grange.

It is always best to be prepared for such things,

and every person should be vaccinated, so thatr

there may be no apprehension of danger.

Munificent.—We learn that Mr. Maxwell

Chambers, lately deceased, willed to Davidson

College, the munificent sum of three hundred

thousand dollars. Mr. C. has always been a

warm friend of the above institution, and has

heretofore done much for it—having endowed a

professorship to be designated by his name.

He also left $30,000 to the Presbyterian

Church in this place.— Salisbury (N. C.) Ban.

j®" Wc are pleased to hear of the good for-

tune of our Alma Mater. We would suggest

to the trustees to recall the faculty of 1850,

and the success of the institution will be forever

insured.

Camp at Van Horne's Well. )

January 28, 1855. j

Mr. Editor—Major Simonson, U. S. Army,

command, with one company of Rifles, and

tain Henry's Company of Mounted Volun-

[, left this place a few days since, in search

eligible place at which to encamp the main

and, intending to scout the Indian country

time to time, in detachment, and report of

ig passed through a mountainous country,

ved at a most desirable placc, abounding in

' and water, and distant about fifteen miles

the El Paso road, they passed, on the irre-

to this place the train of J. W. M'Goffin,

Eagle Springs, laden with flonr and com, for

post at Fort Davis. They observed no

sign of ludíaos ; but, from appearances,

do not judge them to be very distant, from

remains of destroyed cattlc, captured from

California emigrants. They think the In-

s to be numerous. They saw many of the

s with the brand of Coons, who was rob-

of a quantity of cattle near this point. They

-.^rt to-morrow, for that place ; and I have no

doabi t but I can give you an account, in my

next, of their having met with the Indians.

in command has been divided into

^ they" expect To be reinforced by th

Murderer Arresed.—A man by the name of

Joseph Bell was arrested i this town, on last

Tuesday nigtit, on the charge of having killed a

man by the name of Crowly, in Clintog La., in

the fall or winter of 1852. The affidavit was

made by our fellew-townsman, J. A Cooley,

Esq., who was present at the time and witnessed

the affray. The murder was immediately com-

mitted to jail, but strange to say, was dischar-

ed on the following day, on the ground that

there is no law in our State which would war-

rant his detention in custody until a requisition

could be made by the Governor of Louisiana.

Immediately after his release he made applica-

tion to several persons for a pistol in order, as

he said, to shoot Cooley for having him arrested.

A number of our citizens, upon hearing this,

took upon themselves the responsibility of rear-

resting hiin and conveying him to jail where he

is now securely ironed.

That this man was discharged in the first

place by an intelligent and conscientious magis-

trate for want of sufficient law to detain him, is

a startling fact which should be brought to the

notice of our Legislature, and provision be made

for such occurrences in future. Had not the

desire of revenge on the person who had him ar-

rested, actuated this man in his imprudent en-

The school deavors to obtain a pistol, thereby arousing our

There are ' citizens to a sense of the risk, to the peace aud

' safety of ¡i community which unrestrained inter-

course with a murderer involves, he would this

moment be as free as air in our midst.— Gonza-

les Jittjuner.

From the

e

fact

uies, in a few days.

enry's company having been selected

pany the commander of the expedition

important duty, it argues that the corn-

is composed of the right material ; aud

there is no lack of confidence in the capa-

>y and gallantry of its commander. Great

liasm exists among the volunteers, notwith-

_ the performance of such an arduous

sébjected, as they have been, to expo-

this inclement season of the year. Major

*, the commander of the expedition, con-

be the great favorite of the volunteers.

!y another gentleman of the army could

ien selected by General Smith, who

mmand volunteer troops with such uu-

satisfaction.

the government determine not to rc-

volunteers, no doubt many will offer

s to Governor-General Angel Trias,

thua, to clear that State of its old and

te enemy, the Apache Indiaus. Captain

has dispatched propositions to His Ex-

Gen. Trias, tendering the services of

and company, for the above purpose,

the hands of Edward Hall, Esq., ^>f

q|s Fort, Rio Grande, who proposes to re-

J answer iu twenty-five days.

ASan example of Captain Henry's blunt and

plais manner of communication and correspon-

def<x£ I enclose a copy of his letter to the Gov-

ernor, which accidentally came in my possession.

If the publication of it should ever meet his eye,

the Captain will pardon this liberty.

purs, truly, Horse Shoe.

I ho|e

li*

The Kane Kxpedition.—The President

uigiK-d the resolution directing vessels to

gent to the relief of Dr. Kane. Steps are to be

immediately taken for the departure of the expe- j an

•litiou.

Fort Davis, Jan. 20, 1855.

To General Angel Trias, Governor of the State

of phihuahua :

Silk Perhaps the snbject of this letter may

be nt# to you and unexpected, but nevertheless

hoafeyou will give it that consideration to

isy be entitled. You probably haje

ned through other sources ere this of

ion ordeffed here by the government

States against the Apache In-

Tbe coin maud (oesists of six companies

three olf *hich *ure Texas mounted

arnfed with 'six-shooters and rifles. One

companies I have the honor to com-

Our term of service will expire on the

March. After which time myself and

ipúy are anxious to engage with your ex-

ncy in a contract to serve for a stated pe-

riod aud for stated wages, to fight the Indians

withja.the limits of the State of Chihuahua. If

yon'should think proper to take th s matter into

cousderation, and give me a favorable answer,

I wÜjyeseut myself aud company at Leaton's

Fortpjf the expiration of our terms of service

by tlie20th of March next. We are armed in

the bfls^manuer for Indian fighting, and moun-

ted th«. bjjst horses that Texas affords, and

arc perfectly acquainted with the mode

warfa<#( You need not have the least

the purity of my motives, when 1 in-

thatj am so counected with your na-

by marriage aud otherwise, that I

by any means act iu a manner disre-

the Mexican nation, 01 more partic-

thc dignity of the State on-r which

Sfllency has the honor to preside.

Ills proposition I hope you nor the citi-

^Sur State will suppose for a moment'

1/ Americans, are of opinion that you are

to protect yourselves against any ene-

vt r, but you are well enough acquain-!

American character to know that we

a desirous of assisting our neighLor in

bl" manner.

let' r vil I be handed you by Mr Ed-

has my

ward Hall who cautive you all the particulars

you may wish to know.

If you wish to employ more than one compa*

ny, Captain Walker also offers his services aod

that of his company. He is a captain that

wonld suit you and well calculated to do good

service.

I am, sir, your Excellency's

Yery obedieut servant,

W. R. HENRY,

Captain C Compauy T. R.

From the State Gazette.

The Indian Territory.

Onr course in regard to the Indian policy <

the United States has been fully stated. ~

time ago we entered into an elaborate

of the merits of Senator Johnson's ( of

sas) bill, and we maintained the

that it was the duty of the United* Stat

prepare the Indian for the pursuits of

tiou. First, by insuring to them, p

homes and the means of support and sul

until they conld be instructed in the arts

bandry an<| mechanics ; Second, by

their offspring in schools of manual

maintaining presses and publications

information ; and Third, in main tai *

government, aud as far as practical

ting them to our own, and giví ^

the same rights* aod remedies for

of their

ourselves under our State govesami

That we can hog, at -thin

jjauch touaffds this objeefcpts

assented to by many Indian

and authority among their

well as the whole corps of Indian

frontier, and the representatives

the frontier States. It is with pleasure we

from Washington city, that a Choctaw

tion is now present there for the _

others,'of aiding in devising a territorial

ization according to the plan of Senator J<

ston. This delegation consists of Col. Peter P.

Pitchlynu, Samuel Garland, Israel Folsom, and

Dickson W. Lewis. These Indians are men of

influence, and we trust that such will be the

course of the government, as to show them our

sincerity in seeking to promote their welfare, by

effecting a full and liberal settlement of all exis-

ting unsettled business and matters of contro-

versy ; and thus placing them in an independent

position to accept, as they undoubtedly will, the

terms of the new territory.

The present predatory warfare carried on by

the Southern Comanches, and fugitive bands of

all other tribes requires the infliction of summary

punishment, yet when the blow is strack which

may put to death many Indians, and strike ter-

ror to the breasts of every tribe on the frontier,

still the work is by no means complete. Hunger

and want are the necessary incidents of the In-

dian's mode of life, aud the temptation to obtain

these at the sacrifice of the property of the

white man will still be presented and always re-

main powerful incentives to aggression. As the

white man advances upon the hunting grounds

of the Indian, the sources of supply of the latter

must be as constantly narrowed down and cut

off; and be, year after year, left to

against the increasing vicisitudes of bis

The work of slaughter must either bo

until we mow down iu one field of

whole race of the red man ; at,

such punishment, at the present tii

outrages ■«« ti

lion the

at oace Dresent the alternatives to

tif MwJjuiii 1 ui LULji

such as we have pointed out, presen

all the comforts aud security of civili;

the entire abandonment of our territory for ever

under penalty of death. The crisis has come to

this for the avoidance of future bloodshed, and

loss among both whites and Indians. The ter-

ritory of the United States, peopled as it may

temporarily be by the Indian, is the property of

civilization—it is the property of the cultivator

of the soil ; and if the Indian refuses to enrol

himself in the army of production for the perma-

nent benefit of the human fam ly, he must give

way to the white man, and he, in turn, must be-

come the possessor of the Indian's hunting

grounds, and iu that possession the white man

must be fully secured and protected by the

strong arm of society. Whether it shall or shall

not, cost the sacrifice of the last man and last

drop of blood of the Indian race, we repeat, that

such are the advances of the white man, snch

the vast increase of population, such the in-

creased wants of commerce, that every acre of

tillable soil is of right sacred to the dominion of

the cultivator, and they who seek to hold it to

the use of the chase and the wild beast of prey,

must as surely expect to be expelled from it,

and as justly be decreed to lose it, as the drones

to be expelled by the working bees from the

hive. The fate of the Indian, left to his aborig-

inal pursuits, to be doomed to utter and bloody

extermination, and is as inevitable as it is cer-

tain that the white man must become the ulti-

mate possessor of the entire Indian domain.

It is the duty of every legislator as a states-

man, the dnty of our government, to seek to

place the Indian in such a position, as shall end

in preparing him for a member of society, capa-

ble of discharging its duties and maintaining its

obligations; and thus, while the Indian rnce

may fritter and dissolve away, it shall be peaoe-

fully, by the mixture of races, aud with dignity

and character as it memorials of existence for

posterity. Such an end will be honorable alike

to the lost riee ao&^he «power; of the

which swallowed it up, and still exists to

forward its conquests and raise still higher the

character of man and government.

to 2(

the folk

Hannah a Jfl

or tlie^Pr

and

OR

-OB

¡not to

known

blued with

I The e?

Kinney, as chief^

ton; but the

same as took

and Henderson wl

or 100 leagues/

recting coo

" At all;

tinue to

to each

M At the

stated in New

telegraphic

ident of the

Co*

fl

OÉ

ft*

exceptions, votmp in

pondent of Kit Baltimore I

The vote tras'.to a

although several Democrats

they voted

the discussion of the

lution8 would take

propriated to public

tain, sad that is,

mative are anti M1

The Texan Mercury-

ry in Western Texas

that if varions clas

tared, it might yield a 1

twenty or thirty thoi

should like to impart all •

one interested in entering

State Gazette.



We learn that

by a negro

Fayette

man is D.

Alabama.

at La

murder.

on the]

ches

or

The Indiana Liquor Law.—The prohibitory

liquor law which has been passed by the Indi-

ana Legislature, is certainly one of the most

stringent in its provisions of any hitherto intro-

duced into the United States. It prohibits the

manufacture of any kind of spirituous liquors,

except such as arc to be sold without the State.

Cider and wine may be manufactured, but can-

not be sold in less quantites than three gallons.

Agents are to be appointed for selling liqours

for medical, chemical and manufacturing pur-

poses, and requires such agents to keep the reg-

ister of the names of persons to whom sold. All

violations of the law are to be puuished as fol-

lows:—For first offence, by a fine of not less

than twenty dollars; second offence fifty dollars;

third, one hundred dollars; and requires, in all

cases after the first offence, imprisonment iu

comity jail thirty days. Imposes the same pen-

alties on clerks and agents as on principals.

1'unishes persons who buy liquor and apply it

to unlawful purposes by a fine of ten dollars.

Liquor found iu other hands than those of

the agents, to be destroyed. Any person found

intoxicated shall be arrested and required to

answer before a magistrate as to where he ob-

tained his liquor, and be imprisoned in case he

refunds to answer.—Habitual drunkards are de-

clared incompetent jurors. The law is to go in-

to effect on the 13th day of June next.

The York Eifress hears that Mr. Soule is

comiug home soon, and will settle down in N«w

York

General

man she i

perfectly

TheNei

scurrilous

Texas Navy,:

the laws for

represented, <

falsehood.

Mr. Durkee, the

from Wisconsin, is a i ^

He was one of the first]

gress from that State.

Eclipses in rat Ycab

this year four eclipses,

of the moon;

The first—A total

1, at 10 o,clock 58

ible.

The second—A

May 1Í, at 9 o'clock 9

invisible here.

Pole, Qreeulaod,

A menea, latitude^ 1

The tbird-

ber 26, at 2 o'clock'

in visible.

Tke fourth—A

vetmer 9 at it o'clock S#

ipmjh, invisible hers

Pole

