The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-05-18


The following letter has bscn kindly
handed to us for publication by tbs com
mcrcisl house in this city to which It il
addressed. II il from = destinguished
AND welI-informed source: DeAtS.
WASHINGTON Cry, April Is, 1891.
GensIesvn Il received your letter and
circular this morning fully agree
with the sentiments contained in the cir.
cular, or your price current, and hope
the time has conc when every planter in
the South will cease to anticipate his
crop, and put IN end to the credit sys-
tenn, that has destroyed so many mcr
chants ~ we'll a. planters. ! shall not,
without the direct necessity, use sny
further the letter Of credit you have
transmitted to me. We never had any
expectation Of the necessity Of asking for
IT, Determined to break up our estab-
lishmcnt here and sell our furniture,
which at any other that revolutionary
times would have yielded thousands
more than wonld be needed for current
demands, we stopped remittances from
California. Since the 4th of March
every thing hes been getting worse. and
now we are in the midst Of war, and In.
stead Of selling our furniture we might
give it away, but that Is all and to get
il to q safe place we had to raise money
to pack il up and send it ID, ~ well rs
the family Now that we are packed up
we cannot get out Of the city Every
avenue il closed, even to travel, except
by Alexandria.
You must be amazed at what is trans
piring here. Everybody is. Ihavc res-
son to know that every member Of the
Cabinet, except Blair, is opposed TO what
has been done, and is doing, and to the
counsels of old Blair, Jim Lane. Of Kan.
sas, and g. NJ Clay, are the people Of
America Indebted for the calamities and
horrors with which the whole country is
now threatened, and may the people Of
America mctc out to this trio Of monsters
and their imbccile and degraded tool,
punishment equal TO their crimes. Even
now guard o: fifty troops are kept at
old Blair's house in the country. to keep
him from being hung and his property
destroyed. The fright Of the Government
still continues, and will continue until
80 or 10000 troops are in the city. What
then? Lounge and loaf around at the
public expense until the time Of discharge
comes, with no means Of support. these
armed bands will turn upon tho very
country that put arms in their hands and
dcsolate il. They are not going South
to fight, they will go North 10 pilIage.
But You must be surprised that thus
address myself in a business letter r. .
commercial house--yct your Mr.. - 10
an old friend Of mine. aud have the con
viction that he will like 70 have the views
Of one who has been % long connected
with public affairs, "a to the present
status Of the struggle between the sec
tons, Those who now rule intend it 10
be q war Of dcsolation, with FIRE and
sword but the first sharp conflict will
put ont the torch Of the inccndiary, and
the flying fanatic will soon cast away his
sword to make his fight more swift
These are mere opinions We are isola-
ted here-tclcgraph lines cut, MALE stop
ped. am especially 40. as never ap
proach any one connected with the Gov
eminent, or seek to know what they are
about. When can get my wife and
children out Of the place, | intend TO
shake its dust from my feet. and hope
never TO sec II again.
THE VIRGINIA ORDINANCE OF sDc1ssloH.
AN ORDINANCE to repeal the r.siscatioo
Of the Constitution of the United States Of
America, by the State Of Virginia and TO
resume oil the rights and powers granted un
der said Constitution.
The people Of Virginia in their ratfi.
cation Of the Constitution Of the United
States oe America, adopted by them in
Convention on the 25th day Of June, in
the year Of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and lightweight. having de
clarcd that the powers granted under
the said Constitution were derived from
the people Of the United States. and
might be resumed whatsoever the same
should Do perverted 10 their injury and
oppression, and the Federal Government
having perverted said powers, not only
to the injury Of the people Of Virginia,
but 10 the oppression Of the Southern
slavcholdng States.
Now. therefore We. the people Of Vir.
ginia, do declare and ordAin that the
Ordinance adopted by the people Of this
Stale, in Convention, on tho twenty.ffth
day of June, in the year OF our Lord, one
thousand seven hundred and eighty eight.
whereby the Constitution Of the United
States Of America was rAtiiicd--and oil
acts Of the General Assembly Of this
State ra,ifying or adopting amendments
TO said Constitution--arc hereby repeal
ed aud abrogstcd; that the Union be-
tween the State Of Virginia. aud the
other States under the Constitution siore-
said is dissolved, and that the State of
Virginia is in full possession and CT.
crcisc Of all the rights Of sovereignty
which belong and appertain TO free
and independent State And they do fur
Their declare that the said Constitution Of
the United Statcs Of America 10 no Ion
ger binding on any Of the citiscus Of
this State.
This ordinance shall take effect and he
an act Of this day when ratified by
majority Of the votes OF tho people Of the
State, cast 1t = poll TO bo taken thereon
on the fourth Thursday IN May next, in
pursuance Of a schedule hereafter to be
enacted.
Done in Convention, in the city Of
Richmond, on the seventeenth day Of
April in the year Of our Lord, one thou.
sand eight hundred and sixty ono. and
in tho righty-dfth year Of the Common
wealth Of Virginia.
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