New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-15
LETTER FROMA TEXAN DEMOCRAT.
To TIE Editor If The n. Y Tribune

To TIE Editor II The y Tribune
SIR Your weekly issue Of the 9Th met. contains .
correspondence, dated Boston, Goth April, signed
I'D. d." relating to myself. You accompany the
same by editorial structures.
HTBy TRIBUNE and its correspondents choose to
denoupce me because am not an Aboltonist; be-
cause have regard for the Constitutional rights Of
every section Of this Union, because opposed what
your Boston correspondent denominaies rree-
State party In Western Texas" with energy, II you
wish; because saw proper 10 warn portion oil my
f.ow.cit egaiDst the evils Of fanatci' or be-
cause my own action may have contributed 70
"crush OUT in tlis section Of the country a
spirit of discomfort, which few misguided,
visionary reyoluonisfs sought to iBshi; u,
saw The TRIBUNE aid some Of its correspondents
choose 10 denounce fer any all Of these things,
they will co no than has been done with many
better man than myself They will ihas only serve
the purpose to which they seem to have devoted
themselves II is no more than my connection with
the Democratic patty, since have been cd enough
to be connected with any political party, than oppos-
ton to Aboli,ionism az all times and 10 all Ialtudes,
might expect at their hands. Nor could such dsnun-
cations drive me from the even tenor Of my way.
When TIE TRIBUSE, however, becomes the We
hice of fasehood Of slanderous attack upon private
character may be psrdoned, for the sake 1t truth,
for noticing in this, any other manner such charge
the put forth by your Anonymous Boston CORES
reliable source He charges with having said in
speech in the Courthouse at Fredericksburg, in this
State while defending man indicted for an assault with
intent 10 kill that 10 skoot an AbolEtoaI. rds no
crme' Many trustworthy citizens OF fredericksburg
wtne ssed the trial Of the cuon referred 10, aud
am very well satisfied that all Of them will sus'ainme
in pronouncng the charge agnstm az most un'rueU
use no harsh er term may 90 further, and say tina
the name and character Of my accuser yonr cores
pondent are well understood there and here, where
his attempt to deiame will fall harmless without
word from me. Nor need rest my denial OF the
charge of this "reliable source upon my own state
menf As unimpeachable evidence of my conduct a.
the trial alluded TO- subioin statement che oigna'
of which is in my hands from the Hon. ThomasJ.
De, inc, the presiding Judge, written In answer 70
note addressed 10 him by me. also attach The state
mert of Frank Egan esq, the District Attorney, who
conducted the prosecution OF the CASE lhese paper"
read as follows .. w., ,, rex,
DrARSR: b.s leave call your attention TO ne
sip THr 1EIsrNr containing ~ ~
% Conrty If you remember the trial referred you win
oge statement Of the facts and
'v syrT e.pee'fuy and truly JACOB wAELpER
The Hon faos DrvrSE, Judge fhe Fourth Jodisi DIS
morning 1irc!o,ing slip from THs NEwYoRg TsIsuSE in
y VI, declared SSs h IN speech hss
crime" and reqne:tipe from me sse NO bss
ton IN declaring that language OF the srsc,si
uttered BY you during that or any other trial III fnaecs
The facts are briefly follows: Martin "a Ge,%an WA.
%fa and acOus shooting Of his pistol plumber q per
sons standing the door Of the Gillespie h'Se os
mated in dispute which the prisoner called Mr. STEINER,
Inc an Aboton aud said that he lSenerne mad 10 nsnt
Ssvod to show that had received considerable
ton and rem arked to the Jury, as nearly as can eoss,
What would you either OF you, gentlemen say 20 spsn
who getting bis living among you ana wnp va ~ @
conduct OF writings iDjurins the country WA woula YOU
lay who would run of or aid your slaves % e'Pe
called your attention to the fact that the alluded
70 not wilkes Ia the and not word o
befe the Court Jury show even 20 RAISE ians
p he OF nad IN any synd al sn act
simple party who had no oppo@1y 70
msEins assertions or charge. affecting mac. sh.rs
when no Evidence existed which 70 base those charsss
Yog replied by ,ios yoT IsS ~1s s9t
cannot draw your real Of hs No luther
we're made respecting or in any way connected with th
hect was your conduit charge, char Sy me
being snsI:1 t1a, stated In iH' THOMAS j. DEvINE
,.co, w,,,pfR. eso.-Dear Sir As requested by YOU
have Examined the statement Judge Deyns Jea,ion to
sDsuage used By at the trial Of " Martin a. ~ INTEL
SoHst Gie'pe County Having District s con
Quoted the on he part o oa in that
all its parts. Yours truly, fhANn LcAN.
The above statements of the Judge and District.
Attorney place the whole matter in lie true light and
will, l trust convince all impartial maids who may
feel suficen. interest in the subject TO give tnema
perusa Of the fasiiy of ID. d.. charges against me-
/ am not in the habit of thrusting my AFFAIR: into
the public prints and while repeat that would not
thus notice any attack upon what may be termed my
public acts sha always deem it duty owe 70 my
friends and myself to pay attention to any aie chage
made like the in question against my prVate' Hio-
Your paper having been the vehicle Of the charge,
I viii do YOU the Justice to believe that you will give
this my reply place in your columns.
Saa Ar,oni, (Texss), May q. 1851. JACOB "AELpEA