Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-04-18
Goblin County nxoitement.


u the State and have long acquaintance With the
people Of Collin Dallas aud surrounding counties.
have had an acquaintance with said gent eman
until the article above referred 10 Published.
Your notice Of the communication is extraordinary
IS public journalist in eoniemnng URksaTd not
only an innoesut man, aud good citizen. bat also
his wife and family, who are respectfully connected,
and thea still mere your anaIhemas are hurled st
- any sympathisiug friends u George d. Drake aud
family aud recommend that they be exposed, aud
that the community rid themselves Of such " faiRisd
oEss who disturb the public peace and safety Did
You think in this manner 10 bind ffeemen from the
discharge OF conscientious duty, to good man aud
generous public IL so you the jejuneness OF
OF your editorial dieia, for | an uasieeled knight
enter the arena, not TO win aurels AT the point u the
spear, but as an honest 10 say 10 you that you
have abused an honest aud good aud family, Nho
deserve the sympathy Of every citizen who hods his
iair the best aud richest legacy he leave
FAM aud friends. amer he is called to another world
have known George d. Drake and family for several
years aud up 10 the time Of the excitement
dial has furnished the bright seueheOn Of his fair
fame, have known him as u gentleman, good and
public spirited citizen, an honest Industrious thirty
farmer, good nelghbor, an aiiretionate husband
aud fithsr,-peaeeahle quiet and unOhtrusNe, aud in
every worthy VI the high regtrl and considers
ton IT Southern gentlemen, or Northern gentlemen,
aud little tlnetured with aboitionism as any mem
her OF this society, aud whose ample means and good
would forever preclude the idea Of his eonniN-
anee at either arson heit, with all 81 which lao
stands charged by the Editor Of the Dallas Herald
would suggest sir that II would have been IN better
keeping with the responsible position Of an Editor not
thus 10 have attempted to f6restall public opinion.
aud prediudee the public mind. 81 as to prevent the
accused having fair and impartial trial by jury
OF his country. Prominent Editors OF my acquaintance.
heretofore. when speaking OF some supposed violation
Of the law. have said in an editorial. "we forear
the expression Of opinion Of the guilt Of the par
ties until they have been tried by jury, Had you
have taken this only wise aud prudent course and
then have left out the Objectionable letter Of your
high standing acquaintance you would have saved
this excellent family mSny pangs OF IN rtheaton, and
not have given precedent for opinion by using the
power Of the press in the place of the verdict owee
honest men tell you sur George brake aud fam
lily ARE innocent anil greatly abr may he ask
ell why all this excitement IL untrue!
answer the basis Of the whole the lying
tongue Of demon negroes Wild herself, i'm
plicatcd Mr. Drake. Why is it fnM she made her
words seemingly good Because plot was most in
genously made TO entrap-and no time given for
the development Of the intention o. the accused.
Mr. Ray says in his letter il was determined to fix
her (the gress) up in runaway style" and send
her to Mr. brakes house representing herself
having run away-to demand of Drake the free pass.
and conccalmrnt in accordance with their previous
contract" This is but q plot and several persons
went with the negress to watch both the negress and
MIR DR. kes manoeuyres The first important thing
tney ODseTNeu was tHlt Wnct ntpTtsS went INTO
the house the window curtains were dropped Now il
must be remembered that Mr. Drake lives in n little
town and in story house, and that window cur
ains used by modest people, for the purpose in
part, of preventing exposure ut the hour OF retire.
ment 1t was nine o'clock Mt night then One win
dow partially obscured only by the curtain. Mr.
Drake then good negro sealer, or living in
village he would have put it out of the power OF
passers by to see anything that was going on even
through even one window
The next important observation by the watchers
was that " Mr. Drake and his wife several times
out in the porch and looked around to see if there
was any one about" discerning public will make
the proper distinction between what is fact aud what
is opinion in this sentence Those gentlemen who
were the watchers his distinction and III JUS
tice will say that they don't know whe her Mr. Drake
was looking for any one or any thing any stock,
and in how much better keeping it would have been
for your correspondent to say simply he came out and
iookea around and then the whole matter woyld be
explained. As it will he explained fully ut the tLial
Of this at one of the times of coming on the
porch, Mrs Drake was heard to say to Drake i" nm
afraid you cant get her away without being seen -
We not told how distinctly this heard or what
special position was obtained to hear this 90 low con-
'ersaton (such as your correspondent says it was)
or who the particular person who heard the slow
con versation," all of which will be fully examined
before the country. But this language in its strong
est does not in the least, show an intention to
cal the negreSs hut must have referred to some plan
for immediate and local operation. You will he de-
tected-you will he caught--or some such phrase
would more fully carry out the idea of stealing
Now this portion Of n sentence unconnccted with any
talk about the negress heard by anxious to make
the negress statements true, and an Imagination
bent on finding out u rogue and abolitlonst, made
the impression with tho fact of Mr.. Drake placing
the negress in the ont stable the proof" conclusive"
that he designed stealing the negress, must be borne
in mind that Colonel Collier satisfied that the
gress told the TRUTH and yet her whole story is lie
as base ms hell for she was bad negress in every
sense of the word look Mt her in the most favorable
light you may The negress having made. this false
impression it may clearly be how the every act
of an honest man may he tortured into yillainy.
Did the negress go into the oats stable? She did.
Did Mr. Drake pull out the oats where she laid down
He did. Did Mr. Drake tell her she was in no dam
ger? He did. Did Mr. Drake tell her she safe
there' He did. Was Mr. Drake then and there
rested? He was. What does nil this prove? Just
these facts which true That the negress would
not stay in the house for it not accordance with
the plot laid out to catch Mr. Drnkebut went to the
stab with Mr. Drake who in the habit of feeding
his horses at bed time, and pulled out the oats for
this purpose. Told the neg she safe so that
he could keep her until he c,uld send word to Col.
Collier to come and get his property But why did
he not send Col. Collier word He instantly ar
rested and could not then although at that time young
Drake preparing to go to Col Golfers, to inform
him, knowing at the time he was in danger in going
to Col Golfers for young Drake knew that the house
WAS guarded having sold the powder and caps for this
purpose but day or two before MIR. Drake took
the best means of securing Col. Golfers property
and taking prompt and efficient steps to discharge
his Quay a good citizen when his plans were frus-
trated by the hot haste of the persons who arrested
Mr. Drake 1t may be asked why did not Drake catsh
the negress tie her-whip her, and take her back
1t may he remembered, Mr. Drake is from the State
of Illinois and owns slaves, and has been unac-
customed to the management of negroes, and then
he satisfied that his plan of keeping the negress
was al suficienIf coming from the St tie of Illinois
is crime, and subjects man to the imputations of
being an abolitonist then am 4" tainted one Yet
have some little negro property. You | believe
have You Il believe) are opposed to importing
Africans for saves am in favor it am n sympa-
thizer of George D. Drake Your own and your thigh
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