The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-05-10

for nearly = year. aud between them man
aged to lay about three. lourths Of the els
IN ruins
The city WAS never completely invested
and occasional skrmmages between small
[ parties Of the opposing forces took place
outside the town but nothing worth the
name Of an assault was ever attempted.
/ The Democrats soon became masters OF
the entire country. with the exception OF
the beseiged portion of the city OF Granada
occupied by Chamorro aud his party. the
| Legitimsts. as they called themselves.
When a suail detachment OF the Demo
cratic army marched upon Riyas, the onl,
town OF Importance ~ that part OF the
country, through which the Transit road
passes, the inhabitants being mos 2 ia IA
vor OF the tbamortn Government, lied IN
gIsse, taking with them all their valuable
aud movable property 10 the ne.ghbotiug
State Of Costa Rica, the frontier Of which
Is within twenty miles.
The few who had the courage to remain
were not malesied but the Democrats ap.
propfiaied to their own use a, barracks.
&c whatever private houses suited their
convenience, aud commenced leyyng cons
irihu'ions ON the inhabitants but, As they
had fled aud were not present to respond 10
the call, their property was advertised Tor
sale, their stores broke open, their goods
sold, aud supdty other lurcible measures
taken TO raise funds
The siode Of financing IN time of reyo,
luton is equally simple with that OF re,
crulung.
" ben contribution as they cali it, -
levied on town, the principal lnhao,'aut.
are assessed arbitrarily rs the officers u
command Tor A. much as each il supposed
to be able to pay. The unfortunate NC
tins have then Ia fork Gus the dollars ,
there is 10 help for them. Il they refuse,
or plead poverty they are perhaps impri-
oned aud tep, on low diet. f, few davs 90
this treatment has wonderful effect ca
the memory. aud frequently enables mas
to remember where he has buried his cash
or to discover some means of raising the
na.dtu Ia be- handed over Tor the support
of the patty to which probably he may be
opposed. hen bis own party come, into
P'"ef hsalh, '"ey VIA hlAhe n'nl "Sb" r.
10 double NE amount ~ way 81 iu"'sh-
mont For these forced loan. he may get
some sort OF dobeuture worth about ~
mHch A. We paper II Is "tdteh on 10
such times the people are afraid to let It be
supp srd that they have Any money a, al, /,
'h'N ir'se poverty, u"fY'u& ,h't money
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