The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-12-21


passage.
From the Blehuoud whiy
cowARDLy pEsP0TIsM AT WASHINGTON
Through the fundamentally Of one Of
Stewards confidential agents we have
come IN Possession Of the following let
ter, addressed by brave aud noble $50.
man, TO Lincolns vizier. We are given
to Understand, that the perussl Of il was
not without visible eIect upon the in.
preservation Of all human vilaiuy The
twitebings Of the MUSCLES and his azi.
tated manner betrayed not perhaps any
computation. hui a sense Of personal u-
security at the hands Of the avcIging
Nemesis
Taio letter is the mos, graphic sketch.
yet given to the world, of the cruel and
dastardly tyranny, which the Yankee
Government has established at Wash
ingtou Russell 90 one of bic testers to
the London Times, mentions the oxpedi-
cnt of "arref By Telegraph" which has
been introduced by Seward, as some.
thing new aud appalling, and aBtstrip,
ping all the ingenious coHtrjvances OF
ali the despotlsms that ever existed.
But the incarceration and torture of
helpless women and the outrages heap.
"a upon them, as detailed ia this letter,
viii more shock manly natures. and
stamp toe llMc0ln dynasty every where
with undying iuiamy.
The letior tells it, own tale. and may
be relied ou as a true copy Of the orig
iual ia the hands Of VIM II Seward
WAsHfSGroS, Nov lIih. 1861. !
39s 10th STREET !
70 ne HIN I'm II Sasars. Sseraq, '
# State:
SIP. For nearly three mouths have
been confined. close prisoner, shut GU
from air and exercise, aud denied al
communion with family and friends.
Patience is said to be- a great vjr
ne, aud have practiced it, to ny ut.
most capacity oi endurance
am told, sir, that upon your ly'c dirii,
the fate of citizens depends, aud that
the sigumanue uf the ministers # LouiS
the Fourteenth and Fifteenth. was not
more potential IN theig day. than that Of
the Secretary Of State. ~ 1851
! therefore, iao-3 respectfully submit,
that on Friday August %, without war.
rant or show Il authority, ! was arrest
Cd ly the Detective Police. aud my
house taken 10 charge by them. that an
my private letters. and p1pcrs ct liic
time. were read and examined is them I.
that every law If decency was violated
in search q my house aud person, and
by the surveillance oyer me
W. read lea history tbat GIc poor
Maria Anioiuet,c had paper torn from
hcf bosom IS lawless haads. aud fhAt
even o change ~ linen lad to te effected
in sight of her brutal capiors Il IL
u.y sad eTpe,irHcc 90 record cvpa more
revolving outragcs than that. !af during
the lir~t days 20 my imprisonment what.
over rS'~0'y forced nae o. seek my cham
har. detective stood sentinel 90 The
open door. Aud uus fpr a period 90
seven days 7. with my little child. was
placed absolutely at the mercy 1t men
without character ur responsibility, that
during the FIRST evening. q portion OF
these men became brutaIly drunk. and
-
they expected 60 have. with the female
prisoners and that rude violence was
used towards q colored servant girl du.
ring lhat evening, the extent of which
have NOS, been ab e 60 learn For any
show Il deCorum afterwards pracilced
towards me. | was indebted to The Pc
tcctiyc called Capt Dnuis
! Ia thc careful analysis %, my papers
deny the cxistauce Of a line bad uHt
- perfect right {. have written. or tu
have received Freedom Of -ravohau1 q
opinion Is Tie biuArght ol Americans
guaranteed to as rs 1lr Charttr ai I.lb.
oFty tic Constitution 20 the dotted
states. I have exercised my Igeaga
tive, and have 0pculy avowcd my sen,r
meats Daring the political struggle.
opposed your Republican party VIII
every instinct of svlfpreservation
believed Your success virtual uuIlfcA
tom of the Constitution. and ibat 7,
would entail upon us All the dirot4 com
sequences which have eusucd Tines,
sentiments have doubtless been record
"a among NY papers aud hold thcm "a.
rather q proud record If my sasacity
must he permitted To quote from
leiter Of yours in rcgud 70 Russell ~
the London Times. which You concludp
with these admirable words "IudIyia
Z ual errors ut opinion may br tolerated
so long as good SENSE - lcn T. c1mba
them" Hy way # Illustrating nsau
aud ptaaiaes -hcte am I. prisoner IL
sight Of the Executive Mansion. Iu sigh
oi the Capitol where the Frlul states
mon of ON land have sang their pnanl
Gee the blessings ~ onr free institutions
( Comment VS. die Freedom a. speech
freedom II Thought every right pertain
ing 20 the cItlzcu. has been suspenac,
/ by what. J supr~se. the President cali
( u Mary He9ofz A blow has been
struck. by this total disregard uf NJ
7 civil rights, against the present sy.tcn
Of Government, isf greater IN ITS eject
than the severance of tie Suuihe~,
States, Our peol le have been Taught Q,
eontcmn the supremacy ni the law. t,
which az have hitherto bowed. and I,
look 10 the military power for protection
against ITS DEGREES A military spiri
has been developed. which viii only b,
subordinate t. a IRisafg Igssiorsa,y
Road history and veu hud that III,
causes which bring about u revnlutiai
rarely pfcdoninale at its close. and IA,
people have ever reiureed TO the noir
from which they stsAed Even siioul,
the southern States he snbduea aus
forced back iusa the Union. (which | r.
gard AZ Impossible, with full know