Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-11
How the Republicans Intend to Garry
Texas.
Prom the Galveston News.
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Prom the Galveston News
FIRE AND sTRYCHNINE
This notorious document, that revealed the plan of
an organized Abolition society against the piece OF
this State and the lives and property OF Its citizens,
appeaPed in print first in the Austin State Gazette
Of the 18th uit 1t had been in possession of the
editor of the Bolton Democrat for over three weeks
under the seal of the county court OF Tarrant
county and he in cooperation with number Of the
leading citizens of Bell county, communicated the
contents of the letter to reliable men Of eighteen
counties with a view to turn the revelation in this
letter to accounts for the dictaOn of the emssarcs
it named in this State; Wampler, Wood, Ives, Ev-
ans Mcdaniel, VIckery, Cole, Nugent, Shaw, White
Clifford. Ashley, Drake, Meuks, Shuts, Newman
Webb Gillet and Munger. 1t was understood that
the letter should not be published until an effort
could be made to enrap the guilty, its publication
would cause them to fly mo one is 10 blame says
the Democrat, for its Is too early publications. as the
Gazette was not informed of these movements IN
time"
The letter it will be remembered, was dated at
Denton Greek, July 3, and opened with the writer,
W. H. Bailey informing his unknown correspondent
that glorious cause Is progressing timely as far
South a. BIenhGm.o There he parted with VAN
pier. who went further South, and will do good
wherever he Coos Bailey then says he had travel
ed m through the frontier counties part OF the time
under fictitious name ne found many trends who
had been initiated and understood the mystic, he
also met a number of friends at Georgetown, who,
on consultation agreed that it would be hest TO be
cautious of "our new associates most OF them are
desperate characters, and may betray us, as there
are shareholders among them, and value poor ne
gro much more than a horse"
And here the writer goes on to eXpofe the present
and ultimate objects of this nefarious organization.
The only good they (these new assocIatesl VIII
do viii Se destroying towns Mills &c, when Is our
only hope in Teyas at present II we can only
break Southern merchants ana mlllers, anu nave
their places filed by honest Republicans Texas Will
be an easy prey if we will do oqr duty; all we want
for the time being, is the control Of trade. Trade,
assisted by preaching ard teaching, VIII sGGF cor
troll public opinion. Public opinion is mighty, ana
will prevail. Lincoln will certainly be elected; we
will then have the Indian Nation, cost what 1t Will
Sduatter Sovereignty will prevail here as 1t has IN
Kansas; that accomplished we have at least one
more step to take, but one more struggle TO make,
that is free Texas We will then have connected
link from the Lakes 20 the Gulf. Slavery will then
he surrounded by land and by water, and soon sting
itself to death repeat Texas must have and
orr only chance is to break the present inhabitants
in whatever way we can, and 1t must be DONE
Some OF US will most assuredly suffer IN accom-
nIisbing our object. but our heavenly Father will
oard rs for assisting him in Dlotting out the great
ost oIrse on earth 1t would be impossible for to
do an act that is as ssphemous IN the sight OF God
as holding slaves ,.
ron to be of the stripe Indicated and tina ILLUSION
! HF Po,Inv IN his visit to Anderson, Brenham ard
i Coorgetown. is confirmed by subsequent events at
| 49, nIacps which cOald not possibly have been
known in Tarrant county when the letter was FOUND
10 conclusive point But are the state
h ns sa 81 the otter in perfect harmony with al that
nsH transsrei from the burning Of Dallas on tne
St5 Of inv to the present time? Stronger proof
/ could not be asked. ,,.r 5o,,b+
Ne assume, then, without the SHAGGY q q1Ngt2
that the lotteg Of the miscreant wretch william ~
| Bailey, is genuine and trRe. no sane Har SFii VI
| terrain doubt on the subject.
We regret the too early publication Of the letter.
| but now it should be circulated far and VIDE.
The sponge gathering at Key West Fla, last year,