The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-09-06
the EXCITEMENT N MlDoLE TEXAS

We learn rom the Ieze, Ranger oil 'ae
| 7ih ult, that the citizens OF Washington anu
some o ,hes Of the counties O; midaie Texas
are much excited By recent Developments con-
corning gang Of eounicriel'crs' foShefN
thieves munlcfcrs, &c, extending ron Mis-
sour, 60 Mcsico which 70 to show that some
of their own citizens, even some VINO Stood
pretty high in their community one preacher
and Others, professors of religion, are strongly
,,,,lieat,d In some of the foulest transactions
A meeting was held at jacksonville recently.
which WAS largely attended, Had' as Il viii gi'e
an, readers the best information that We have
4, present. we publish the following remarks
concerning i, from the RaHger
In accordance with ihc previous no''ce meeting
81 th- eiiiaeu. If tins county come 'H ~ 'a'ANo'
GA Wsdnesday and Notwithstanding The nrlcnrh'}
mi ts. weather the meeting Nas iuy attended, thor
h i,t aa b.. than Eve hundred parsons prr-cul 'hs
oAsot uf The meeting Was rlrh'tnl ny VT !" -
~,yrarnrcn. in ar earnest ana i''Ni hliN, ~
.il tiia ihe ctser- wer, called together of Che {ur
, af Lu..,ifn who wrfa iirr frrnds. and wh" ihrr
it,. thai ti,, ,,rn, surrounded hy rfrn at thr black
tst hear-fubl.rs, murlrirrs, councrc'icf-' tfees'
etc -lHai assn, niiugs Wtr innuri % ihis and me
ihai ihe law caunoi nuclA ~ summary manner,
Ti- ,onl1.e,on. n Sup. Greg aud Shorr wrrc
read which confessions implicated 9gn, 81 vas a,.i
- sii,,,..
M concluding nddrr.. was Delivers, hy Col \
VI Iawr lie uIurutly drPictrd The CONDITION OF
,ar community while surrounded with monsters IN
hams, ''f ''. '''' 49,, ,a',,,r ~ .c,ns 81 ,l
rnelearr, Of th dnhoi'cel clan. That cititen'
~ s'hriH N'i' l,'i'' ,t, ~ Ill.,, .1. That When
preacher ofih. e~gcl would pol.u'r the 'neri doh
1., .bonl e,ts In ihrir MAJESTY and strength
and puise ll' land ut 'uch r''c'l, ,.--, H.
,...,'a vs. n 10 the as..nbly. whether % not tn,
justified the association IA their acts and the vote was
". \. asoar p ws. then ord them to sign their
nnlno' nnd become mgmoen oi the a.'G,'a ' s 1,
,,,,taa, aiming
The Foregoing - bat co'dets'h s'a',n,n, =" u's
"of ,nemer, hing nditT,rent
10 ihr s'i l"aP VI rocket, ana Nl, we ~,
have wolf among ,ou ~ sheep. clothing -ouc who
"ear- he 'erl q Ihe cour o' hca'.ni os,INe wv
J. e ptcacher
mint i1 key, s1a"e'' '''"s' Is sad TO DC near 'oV'
", baye received tbe confessions made hy
.,,, ~ ia. ,.,,,,rrod ,,li,b r.l,to ,h,. nern,-
,,..i,, ~ crime. nj, the dec,e,t dve. and that
ciye tho n,me, of men. somt Of whom. we be-.
Geye h,,e hitherto maintained A fair r,puiat,on.
,,non,, others Rcv Nathan shook. thc minister
referred 10 above.
/ II would appear from the cytrac, quoted, that
some of the rnglcader- of thi, desperate clan
have been dealt with in summary manner.
We cannot approve resort to measures Of
this Kind, ordinarily, ba, if ANYTHING can JUS
ufy il, it must be- when a community is infested
with oias. Of scoundrcl, who cannot be reach
cd in nny other manner The confessions OF
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tes' toboets' h""eN'F'H APp'mS TO uN' SHOULD
/ be received with ,rrra, caution W, could mem
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N"h 4 h'iil"'r VI 'h7''"'''' 1" VIM" wv ''''-
fessiaps of criminals under similar cirpum.
Stances ~ Mhcfr lh'r' Was pr'h'I reason J."
,.,ncet frnth were sub.puueutly found TO he
a.,
laisr. he ci'iiehN 81 Jachsnu'll" cihh 10
h,,o ,,.teJ with nrrl,u,. aud d.lih.rat,oo
which IS truly gratifying.
". .L,u boon, ,,,,r ,,,d.rs ..,nl,rl,. ,J,i.eI
of the progress of events concerning these late
discoveries. aud, at the same time admonish our
citizens that It il very probable SIC may have
m occasional Nisilant from THIS unholy brother.
hood.
n It seems tina, some Of the southern wing
presses, in their great desire for the success Of
the free-soil party, and to impicaie the entire
democratic party at the north as being identified
with it, have charged a coalition of the hunk.
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