The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-11-10

less tho vest MAJORITY VI our PeoP'' 20"
regard dispassionatcly the course p"r'
sncd by the Opposition party and Gov
ergor II Texas, relative to the recent in
cend,ary movements in this State. They
have con,endcd through the press, IN
thci, public speeches, and by every
means through which the public mind
could he reached, that the reports OF an
abolition raid in Texas were without
foundation that there was not part.
Gle Of p,oof to Justify such belief. and
tina, these reports were originated ana
circulated for no other design than 10
make political capital for Breckenridge.
Gen. Houston in his Austin speech,
which was repuhlshcd in the Flag, To-
fhe surprise II every right,lfinking, in
f,elIgcn, man in the state, made the
same statement, denying that there had
been. at any time, cause for alarm Judge
occupied similar ground, assuming the
position that the numerous fires which
have occurred in Texas were the result
of accident, and out If these casualties,
the Breckenridge party set ailoat thou
and designed to influence the public mind,
with a view 20 manufacture political
capital
What are the facts The fires alu.
ded to, commenced in July last, aud, IN
the shor, period Of one mouth, property
,u the amount Of over a million of dol
lars. was destroyed, including two of
the largest aud mos, fiourishing towns
in Eastern Texas Eleven fires occurred
IN Northern Texas IN one week, luy0lv-
ing loss of upwards Of seven hundred
thousand dollars There was scarcely a
county in the State that claimed an i'm.
. munity from these outragcs Farm houses
gina. mills, and stores were destroy
ed ia almost every county. Every news
paper that reached IA during those excl
, ting times contained from one TO a halt
dozen accounts Of these burnings
, The people became alarmed and AZ
I we contend there was Just reason for the
livcllcs' apprehcnsons, Vigilance com
70 ;uittccs were formed in every pcighbor
I., ,.G Ia.
uyng that it was necessary to adopt
measures for our safety Men met with
out distinction of party That there
should have been great deal Of excite
meni, that many reports should have
been circulated having no foundation
aud that acts Of unjustiiiabc violence
should have taken place, were perfectly
/. natural Such results have followed
similar excitemcnts everywhere else
and why should Texas proye different
|, from the res, u the world ?
But If the number, frequency, and the
, accounts given of these fires were Insult.
=. ieicut 10 ospel the idea that they were
elected by Committees appointed to cx.
examine into the facts, is sufficient to
; show that they were caused 10y pecndia.
ries We are free TO admit thai tosti.
mony elected by violence or fright is
not to be dcpcndcd on, but, in this case
1t is noted fact, that negroes, over a
hundred miles apart, in number Of
counties, all concurrcd in the general
outlines Of this abolition movement In
addition to this, wc have the Bailey let
ter which the notorious aboliionist Bulcy
who was hung near Fort Worth ac.
knowlrdged 10 be genuine document
At the time that letter was published in
our columns, II was regarded as a docu-
mcnt that had been manufactured. New
that it is known TO have been written by
an active aboltionist, who was in Tex.
as, it may not be undressing to give
it more searching examination. 1t
hen, follows
pESroS CnEsg, TN, July 81 1850.
D,ar Sir-A painful absccss on my
right thumb is my apology for not vii.
ting to you from Anderson Onr glori.
Gus cause IL progressing finely as far
south as Brennan. There parted with
Brother Wamper he went stiIl further
south he will do good wherever he
goes. | travelled up through the from
tier counties, "a part Of the time under
Fictitious name, | found many
friends ws,5 had boon initiated aud un.
dcrstsod the mystic red met with
good number of friends near George.
town We held consultation and
were unanimously OF opinion that we
should hc cautions Of our new associates
most OF them desperate characters
and may beiray US, as there are some
Shareholders among them, and value the
poor negro much higher than horses
The only good they will do us will be
TO destroy towns. mills, &c, which is
our only hope IN Texas at present, If
we can break southern merchants and
millers aud have their places filed with
honest Republicans, Texas will be I'm
easy prey II we only do our duty. All
we want, for the time, is the control Of
trade. Trade assisting by preaching
and teaching, will soon control public
opinion. Public opinion is mighty and
vii urqyail inpnln will Ia. ,,i,,t.J,