New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-16
ADDITIONAL WAR NE RS.
TERRORISM IN TEXAS.
UNION FEEIIEG IN THE SOUTHWEST.

snarce of Secession was taken he saw at harrisburg
two men from ston who were led up to the polls,
and forced 70 vote Tor Secession They had resided IN
Texas bui three months; and law requires residence
sf o wear. In Richmond q Southern man narrowly
sseaped banging because he put in vote for Ublon
Al New Brauniels German village aeon mlttee came
down from Austin, aud attempted to raise Secesslon
Flag The people tore il down. The cOmmltte, then
tod them if they attempted TO vote for Union, they
would be driven Of the State for Aboltionists and
very few of them voted for Union The City OF Aus
Sin and It's county have voted for Union constantly.
The City of San Antonio is largely for Union. In
Texas here gea; scarcity Of provisions In the whole
VI Western ItSas there has been aliule % crops IJe
the los five yoaFs and tteIe most gloomy prosper
for The present year, Should there be TO crop thls
year said lhaJ laud which they bought ~ % AN
acre could not be sold for twenty cents MecnaDlcs
were leaving by haDdrvds There was no Work for
ihcm, and 80 money 80 pay them. la Western Texas
u scarce. Texas u largely dependent on New
Orleans for mo, i)DS, The aseBt OF line Of seam'
ers between New-OIeans aud Galveston told INN that
his four yeels bid carried 1900 barrels of proyiiOus
10 Texas ~ three iuouibs. The eiec can be Imagined
wh, II this is stopped They caIDot pnnt POt.l-
toes or ober vegetables These must be planted in
Jsnus y FenruaIy. Credit il universally d, stroyec.
The Cotton actOrs no baYe been accu5tOu 70 M ke
advances 10 planters, will not advance another dollar
ii conf crop. As far west as Brazos Rver they
looking for q good crop Of cotton. They nave
Planted com and less cotton this year Than usual
IN Texas and throug Euut the South. resolution vas
passed at public meeting held IN the open sir III
H0asiOn, TeXas, thar If ay one should say anything
sgaiu st the SuaheTn COncdeFacy, or IN lavOr o he
u on he should be sauinariy dealt with IS traitor
Nr. Duncan ia very tha, there ~ sioOS uhGe-
eurrobl 0, UnlOu ehug in tle South. In traVeLnS
over 400 miles, with but two exceptions ne TALKED win
no man WI did say he was in favor OF the Opon'
He went over 90 Texas with ,he courier non LOusi-
nIa 10 the COnyention az Austin The courier on me
WAY said 10 hiIn HAT intimate fienGs Oi Lls were IN
tim "a
vlsn with them 10 break up the Democratic party sd
elect Lincoln TO get an opportunity TO secede'
He sa1 also Ihat he had been PIesiIent Of society
for iye yeals which bad branches all over the Sale
of Lou..Ia and the Object Of which was 70 circulate
DisuuiOn seniimen's. This confer was George WI
hanson. Gov. Houston announced. that no would
speak in Galveston laIely. lie was waited upon oy
SexessiOn Commit ana rec lot 10 pCce9o 20
his remarks were highly ohcutVe TO the majority Cf
chose there lie swered th NJ lie should proceed, ana
did AID was muested any inrtber. Gov. HonSton
told Mr.. duncan that the feeling IN Austin was 80
strong in favor OF the Union That had be gwen the
word be could have turned tle Convention ont OF tie
city. lie iold Lin llso that be wrote TO lwiggs 10
hold Grm in Lis pOsiiOn for be might need TO call upon
him; and had TNiggs not proved traitor, Texas
wosid have been saved 10 tie Union. lie sald there
was no III he would accept but 10 put llnstli az lLe
head of tie Union reaction movemsnt IN the South
liz New-OIleaos everything was very quiet the
only American Fhg Hylng ~as Oh Tie Star OF lhe
Net beneath the Secession flag. lie was told that
tbe cItue Of the Sar OF The West WAS regretted Tor
II
from the North 1hele was great apprehension there
at MenpLis the the Louisville boat which he took,
was stopped ahd the passengers left TO get North as
best a ey couli Z. Some OF them took the cars 4 MIR.
Coodse in Speaking Of toe 0scOuiesy OF the captain
IA not iuling Eis ageemenI, sald 10 Mr. Duncan tha'
that was inc specimen of the Id meanness Gown
here" The wOIdn were overheard by persons stand
ING ear and In u lew moments a crowd OF twenty
rueu wele following them 70 the cars, but on arriving
neither was 1T once recognized. Three OF four were
sent To arTet tbe conductor and compel bim To delay
the train until The " ID 5bo ODi-is, they were
termed could be found butt conductor was nowhere
20 lie SEEM and the trin started. The Seeeslonlsis
iomled OIL bot The wOrde Give 1t TO 'em-hTe, a
xoley was discharged al the passing cars but luckily
la Ksntncky LIE me. a train Of about 400 very young
Keptu XIV troops. The keeper Of tie Mammoth Cave
Hotel told him that the ieXt tram many oil the III
ehers OF these boys went IN pursuit VI lnem. There
were few Secession fsgs in TIE lower part Of Ken
tucky Mr.. DuUcan was very much ast0nlshed 10 near
gu vers plantations uglest negro called ABE
We publish below letter from this gentleman re-
iatiug to speech he head in Galveston from Gen.
Houston.
To ne Editorot The n. y. Tyibtae
SIR: As bave seen in one Of The Cincinnati papers
~ that Gov Houston had made secession sIeec
20 the citizens of Galveston desire say VOID in eootfadc
sson to indese the 10y old Of San Jacinto
heard the speech myself ust before taking the steamer for
New and positively deny the reports which have come
through the Southern p-pers.
Tie efforts put framing reports have only
eqused by the malice which display in the endeavors
prevent bm from speskig Desperate end laVess men, in
stsd by the upprucpei lerdes Of secession leseDed his
life bills we're Poed and l'ey citeuaee, e-loins ladies'
against asierdug coutoiniug utmdstons
that violence would resoird silence Hous
ton tha. vy large portion OF the citztrs Of
Galveston ere deferred ron attending
ooH. different threats and eptTsales
About before he time app il'e1 Tor L gddress be
epyeaed hiding thr ugh ue principal street Of the city
Nhea be hei allied hSn lio e-;tse q. "9od ioI
verse with some ieDds l followed hin, with o'hcr
gentlemen adjoining Gce here present about
oil united enatiIs am lot TO persist IN sPesAiug
would inevitably be Al tine pc u Of ts e The brave
nl.s cannot speak what think H has tist
hnre. may well die now r. a. any time"
the Nichols duritg bi> cooyefsS1D, pu
quesiiOns Hcu toncnug his pfesert position
he asked bousto 10 ever hap sa -i Jtu DsNs @ Pr
6dous trsiior, and aiuDR a. Dict 80 isl Turning
phec; oid sSy co. snd Ia n. presence q oV tniA o s.a
viii what tDk though the thuucefs bGt hce' Is
starred 70 % up to tng psce "eo 1ninn ld aPgntsa 20
speak heard IN the crow ess hs ssne Cen chois
-W. what you ct Out OF The oo msl To "lcnAo TO
piled hat al DO ron hin that be w9s going 10 say
1ast Whit he d--d pleased"
Gen HOUst n wsAed almost unattended 70 the Hall where be
to sPHk his iIetds Avoiding hm from fear OF jury tom
the txced croad Oa siiivii he told
been against him BY tie who feared Is delfuc
by the houton replied that be wotd SPEAK in The pen
sir then tnd aku fo4. b Though tho TED
taiob alalm visible rpon i counenoce AGeT slutng
brieR, 10 the syeuts hch tlntped ucc
fsiy,son boldly viud.csjed his character tbo
eslans, hlch bad been he1iud Lm by oi the
lying jouTsa ia eIa BE ~ chr.ciez-t Secetsion Of
aid 1ht be- 10 the
ihat ,hne trr.e ION come, which would
conc.
Tl IN substance his speech 7, short and 70 the
m s 81 .' ia'ny sLsos. nc sHeA9y e1ctea passioiso oi
construed into appreciation q sscon which indicated that