Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-23
Seizure of Con,raband Goods.

5000 Seizure OF COutraband Goods.
New York, May 10.
Eight cases Of military cloth have been
seized at Elisville, en- route from Balti-
more to Virginia.
Prof. Mitchell has offered his services to
the Government. eH
R. G.. Schenck. of Ohio, has been APP
pointed Major General.
A contract has been closed at rittsburg
for large amount of rifled cannon, shells.
DC.
Gentlemen arriving here report every
thing untouched at Mt. Vernon.
A. NJ. Duncan, Of Mass, who left Texas
about three weeks ago. reports that when
the vote on the Ordinance Of Secession
was taken. he saw at Harrisburg two men
from Boston who were led to the polls.
and forced to vote for Secession. They
had resided in Texas but three months;
and the law requires residence of year.
In Rchmr q Southern man narrowly es-
capped hanging. because he put in vote for
the Union. AT New Brarnfels. German
village. acommitiee came down from Ans
tin, and attempted to raise Secession flag
The people tore it down. The committee
then told them that if they attempted L
vote for the Union. they wovld be driven
out Of the State for Abclitionists. and
very few of them vo cd for the Union.
The city of Austin and its county have
voted for Union constantly. The city Of
San Antonio is largely for Union In
Texas there is great scarcity Of provisions.
In the whole of Western Texas there has
been a failure Of crops for the last five
years. and there is a most gloomy prospect
tor the present year. Shonld there be no
crop this year, men said that lanl which
they bought at S25 an acre could not be
leaving by hundreds. There was no work
for them. and no money to pay them. In
Western Texas cattle are scarce. .~r'1
Mr.. Duncan is very sure that there is a
strong undercnrrent of Union feeling in the
South. In travelling orer four hundred
miles. with bat two exceptions. he talked
with no man who did not say he was in
favor oil the Union. seer
TGos. Houston told Mr.. Duncan that the
feeling in Austin was so strong in favor o.
the Onion that had he given the word. ht
could have turned the Convention ont o
the city. He told him aiso that he wrote
to Tw;ggs to hold firm in his position
for he might need to call upon him, and
had Twiggs not proved a. .traitor. Texas
wonld have been saved to the Union. Id
said there was no office he would accep
Int to put himself at the head of the
Union reaction movement South. igem
Mr.. Duncan asserts that he heard Gov
} Houston at Galveston. and positively de
MES that the Hero OF San Jacinto had Civ
en- in his adhesion, to the Southern Confcd
aracy. Mr.. ID. says: Ell asnall n nsn
A prominent SecessioRists. whose nam'
is conspicuous among the rebels Of Texa
: --Gen. Misunderstanding this converse
ton. put numerous questions to Houston
touching his present position. and relativ,
to certain remarks he was reported to hav
made. He asked Houston ifshe ever ha'
said that jeff Davis was peridious trait
: or, and WAS aiming at dietatorial powers
2 Turning to him with . look of witherin,
: contempt. the old General repiel:s%I di
saw so, and. in the presence of God,
: think so; anil 1 will say. what think
g Though the thunder blast me here. :"
Gov Houston spoke to a crowd in I'll
lopen air at Galvest on. in which he charac
$ terized the secession of Texas as iniqui'
Gus. and prcjudicial in every way, TO he
best interests. He said that though dis
D union might be in the ascendant nov
4 that there was a terrible reaction to come
(which would be heard. and that he stoo
9 in waiting attitude for that tins to CONE
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