The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-09-01

bbWO0 INV ~ VS~o~
The report that man was taken ON
II jail at Gilmer, in Upshur cesnty. aud
hang in tho vicinity Of ~ town, ny .
. mob, turns out to IL true. The hsag-
iag took place on The ll.h lust The
mans name was Morrison. lie had been
lodged in Ore Upshur county Jail, charged
with stealing y negro woman from Mr..
Farris, near Pittshurg, Upshur county.
After he vas placed in Jail, scventy'6ve
citizens of the counties Of Wood, Hop
kins, and Titus made thcir appearance,
called meeting Of the citizens Of Gil
mcr, and demanded that Morrison should
be delivered up 10 them. Apublic meet
ing was convened TO consider ito propri-
ETY. A. U. Wright was called TO the
chair and r. W. Ford appointed Sccreta-
~. Hon. jonathan Russell, in behalf of
the 49, explained the object Of the meet
ing. 1t is alleged that Morrison had
been engaged in melting the negroes to
instruction in the above counties. We
presume the people were satisfied Of
his guilt. for he was given up and hung
We expect he was dcpraved, bad man
The Cai,man Herald says Of him
Morrison, from what we can learn,
was nbon, IS wears oi age, rather small
in form and ieir complected ne was
'na'''su -, n,' W., W. e ~ W"naa, where
h. wo. a n,rtieipaui in the troubles with
the free soil party and first settled in
Montague county. lie had been living
a. '""s'o'o"s" ~ '"'' 10y y
,rade lately he had abandoned Ia wife
and had been working in the ncighbor-
hood Of Pittsburg in upshnr county
NC coh'essen ueoos"s q" ~, " ~" ~ ~. 49,"
H.. " -. .h;,h -oro courd ,s hc
d'rectcd'
The wretch detected III burning o' ~
tempting to burn town. or N 'nc'''ns
inc negro PoP"'a''o" 70 '"s"''ee''o'''
r'ch'y mer''s "eA'"' QUO" MA" !" a"
enemy 70 society ana ''a""S ;" '"' ~
iat'oh OF pirate Dut II WOW" oe oc''
ter for the community IN every case
where the law IA efiectuaI TO pon'sh
| crime, to permit IT TO take its course
and in all cases where the death penalty
is inflicted, the proof justiiying it ought
to be published to the world The par
ties engaged in the transaction owe 1t to
themselves and to society.
The parties engaged in this AFFAIR,
whose names are mentioned, are among
the most respectable citizens OF Upshar
and Wood counties The Democrat
80. ,h.. ~. h.,.;,r os u,rr;.,, IA
''"' A.
universally lnst'ne"' ABOUT TWO nun
dred persons witnessed the execution.
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mo 'e'eg'"P" 'eP'e''"'' '".' :"
Democratic Convention had been held IN
Pennsylvania. and that it had done all
.,,,s NJ ,b;rys of an unreasonable char.
M. N 49, .;,
ac'er' LUIS WIS IL" "'''"".' "'','"
table to the ignorance OF the sc'egraph'c
operators. The Delta states that no
convention mas pccn held At al, since
,,o .,,.;,h,o,, Do,a,., C,nvcn,;on
~ So, Ill.,; .;.a. =,
w"'ci "s"'""'eo some '''c ''"'' ~
Harrisburg. But there has been meet
ing Of the Democratic Central Commit
Too a, which me.,;po very im,ortant
.... ....a "a. 9Th ~, x;ox
"''""soa""'' "''. ' WV" -,
OF carrying the state against h'nco'"
The following resolution was adopted ;
R,,ol,oi That the Democratic Electoral
ticket be headed with the name Of Doug.
las or Breckenridge as An Elector at large
and in the event OF the success OF the
said ticket. il u greater number shall
have been cast for Douglas, then the vote
Of the Electoral College Of the State shall
be cast for Douglas and johnson, but If
for breckenridge, then for Breckenridge
~" ,"a;or;,. - vo,os ~. c.st and can
elect any man running for President,