Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-26

Some insight into DE Of itA curious document
The following document, purporting to be copy
of letter written by AbOlitonist in Texas, we
find in the Austin State Gazette:
DENTON CREEK, Tuesday, July g. 1860.
Dear Sir A painful abscess my right thumb is
nv apolopv for not writing at Anderson. Our glor-
ions cause is progressing finely as far South as Bren
ham [ there parted with Brother Wempler; he
went still farther south he VIII do good wherever
he goes. / travelled up through the frontier coun-
tiesopart of the time under a fictitious name |
found MANY friends who had been initiated, and IN
darstand the Mystic Red. | met with good num-
Der of our friends near Georgetown we held a
consultation and were unanimously of opinion that
we should be cautious of our new associates most
of them are desperate characters, and may betray
ms as there are Shareholders among them, and value
a moor negro much higher than horse. The only
good they will do us viii be destroying towns, mills
&c which is our only hope in Texas at present. If
we can break southern merchants and millers, an,
have their places filed by honest Republicans
Texas will be an easy prey, If we only do our duty.
All wanted for the time being is control of trade.
Trade assisted by preaching and teaching will soon
control public opinion
Public opinion is mighty, and will prevail Lin
coin will certainly be elected we will then have
the Indian nation, cost what it will Squstter Sow
ereignty will prevail there it has in Kansas; that
ACCOMPLISHED, we have at least one more step to
take-one more struggle to make-that is, free
Texas. We will then have connected link from the
lakes to the gulf Slavery will then be surrounded
by land and by water, and sting itself to death
repeat Texas we must have, and our only chance
is TO break up the present inhabitants in whatever
way we can, and it must be done. Some of us will
most assuredly suffer in accomplishing our object
but our Heavenly Father will reward for assist
ING him in plotting out the greatest curse on earth.
1t would be impossible for us to do an act that is
as basphemous in the sight of Gcd as holding
slaves We must have frequent consultation with
our colored friends. Let our meetings be in the
MIGHTY Impress upon their clouded intellects tin
blessings of freedom; induce all to leave you can
our arrangements for their accommodation to goNOrh
are better than they have been, but not good as
| would like. We need more agents, both local and
travelling. l will send out travelling agents when
get home. You must appoint a local agent in every
neigborhood in your district l will recommend a
few think will do to rely upon viz Brothers Leake
Wood, Ives Evans, Mr.. Daniel, Very Cole, NugoOt
Shaw, White Clifford, Ashley, Drake, Meeks Shultz
and Newman Brother Leake, the bearer of this
will take circutOus route, and seeSas many Of our
colored friends as he can; he also recOmmeds diff
ferent material to be used about town, DC. Our
friends sent very inferior article; they emit toe
much smoke, and do net contain enough camphene
They are calculated to get some of our friends hurt
will send a supply when get home. VIII have
to reprove you and your cO-workers for your neg
ligence in sending funds to our agents but few
have been compensated for their trouble, Our faith
full correspondent and industrious agent, Brother
Weber, has received but trihe not so much a:
apprentices wages neither has Brothers Willes
Mangan and others. You must call upon our color
ed friends for more money they must not expect vi
to do all they certainly viii give every cent ifthey
knew how soon their shackles will be broken. My
hand is very painful, and | close.
Yours truly W. H. BAILEY.
NB-Brother LeakS will give you whatfew mum
bers of IldepeRding Crisis have ;also Brother Sum
ner's speech and Brother Beecher's letter, etc
Farewell