The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-23


Mr. Charles Anderson on Secession md
the Southwest.
An immense audience assembled On Saturday evening
at tho Cooper Institute listen an address from Mr.
Charles Ande brother TO General Robert Andei
tho heroic doondeT Of For, Sumter. Long previous to
the opening OF tho doors large crowd besegcd tho
entrance, camorous for admission, and when thcy
thrown open in few minutes tho body OF tho hall was
filed in every part Mr. Charles Anderson is lawyer by
roosion, was born in Louisville ky and educated at
Mam Uniyc sity Oxford Ohio. lie followed his pro cs
sion in layton for number of years, then removed 70
Cincinnati ard was engaged there in partnership with
the grandson Of Rufus rug. lie WAS thoro prominent
politician. and supported the party Of Mr. Henry Clay
ing the lifetime Of that Statesman About four years
ago he removed to Texas, and employed hmsolf as a
with considerable success till hc was driven from
thence by tho rebels.
Dr. Adams and VIM. L. Doage, Esq, at the appointed
hour introduced tho lecturer to the audience who was
received with immense applause
On motion Mr. Dodge was appointed to preside. On
cening forward to deliver his address, after cheer
grootoI him. anu when comparative silence had becn re-
he commenced by remaIkig that If his exposures
pcrs and dangers had boon tcpfold greater tho
enthusiastic reception given TO him by his pro
sent audience would have fully compensated him.
Il was not his intention to dweu upon tie great eues-
pereaces IN Texas. lie became cboct of public ven
GcaGce that state because he was an unchanged and
uncAaS sea5io urion naa Qi.oud chuots) Hc begged
lis aueoncc to believe That he stood before them as
politician, or influenced at all by parry. but simply us
al American citizen. Gloomy forcbodinls came
him. iog before tbs unfortunate war broke out that tho
disastrous consequences of tho last lew month"; would
follow. Ike entered at considerable length the vari-
Gus Political meetings that took place Texas evously
Ito Gisraton Fl which iuresaw that docp laid
po. then exits shoui Nj l.ncon b; ccocd, sever
ui.n w he Su.th. This state of icc!ig was produced
u great extent by the niomncs Of tho Golden Citcle
VIM used eruy cxcttSn 10 sencc The people from their
al!ct i3nce 10 c Uniun Whoa tho leaders tbs rebel
, a iosci their treason. they hoped that tho power
oi L.. giad 1ou, b. Lsul ia then favor. lie then read
II IN newspaper lbs reply t. Dr. lowring at poi al
meeting III Texas. lhc ncCtor advocated strongly scccs
si, ma 10 long ranl. .lg treason his address to
whici, As (c ,u3cr1 responded IN Il strong onion
sle "a, Itcfy Gein, i.shlg tho reverend goitcitan
In teiee CO 10 ins!nd Nj. An lcssoa replied to Mr.
Dowrbig-
eisn thu .oah. a ge.er,; com.
But caot ,ae wiho, Sg,s acn ION 10 the me rrya
Int 4 o, tie su her' sonedelncy heng p,oectrd ~
siiet rrupneR Ia las soe,n fsrcwe address
OF :'' sd g laa ons pes ts nS
p''4y IA n edi'cso oar real ind enr' How
sGry proposed To shattcr that uty "f and
an e>uest de,.naa,e thor, o w o i' ,s =, a. q
o,anr. 80, ,rae, staples AMI navy Aas
saoqia e.,r aan .. Cravings ,o,,,ner Msa lun4ur"s
hhe gr ., sina wes ID tnclr b., k, AL nuinicd and
shr ,As Ill r,hty tas,,a senean their trembling legs,
(ic ling Of ti!s extract des hted tho audience md
che. a Ter c,ioer followed suieN s;cccssicu)
Mr.. A.,r'son, cont Jag, said that when he had con.
ciu&.d his see be mag tina, tho icrsvn wno Was
then to address thc meaAg meditacd an attack o.; him
and lie itt au.ed to take his rc..edy were mus
as ne tic was prevented from doias his by co,d.o
.lttu ltrIv
the greatest ccfusr followed. boo. was he'd The
result wa That the uEca parry had trcmtn 10
rlty ana dfuyc Tie tfaors 4 u tho cd wcii by their
votes az ~ thc. colrag, {Cn1cisy Winter ,essel on
VIII holg very pafucul n except much appreh
lii TIA: tatoi parry t!c!r safety Whoa tho Cover.
of hal osca viled over ana ever again by pub
liz meetings TO CAL the Legislature, lof the purpose 0.
having an election Of til, members Of tho toayen-
ton, which lie brwer witastocd at last sixty three
| private genc;nen actually ordered u Convention
10 whch To Ono lectGrcr) invited to attend bat
refused AID Published his reasons, stating a1rg thers
their total want OF authority act. That Goirenijoa
met aid passo! IN ordnance, taking on tie I'd Of
March, Which they carried INFO execution BY genI,nc
delegates 10 Montgomery and ny stealing all United
States arms On tbs Is day of February That was ths
Legality u the ug called popular election and secession
III tie ctao o. ieAi App!Ause) Throughout all that
winter could have cctc1 with more patriotism
than General Houston but ho deposed another
man rG' IN his place Whan Gcncrat Twsgs sud ho
would ueWer Up tho United States properly, Houston
INT word 10 him that if he (lw.ggs) would Keep tho
pubic p'o,reiy ~ safely, he would send 5000 mca
| the property 70 Governor iiouston but gaye il up
to three se.tsaonss After tho surrender Of The rns
the I'd OF March the people told to 60 aud vote
H. (hs ecturcr) voted for the Union bt 10 knew he
was doomed man. and prepared for bis departure bv
advertising his property. He started some thirty two
miles and got TO San Antonio whore he arrested
troop Of horse and compelled to return to lcadaar
He was then asked where he desired to GO and rrppt
| II demand to know why arrcstod.n Parole WAS
offered him, but he refused take advantage OF |, IN
der any circumstance. (hecrs) They were Then taken
TO hotel and detained there four days Iio waa ordereI
not to come from his room have any ION with
| any citizen. committee TO him. searched lila
| papers and demanded all his money but one hundred
dollars. He requested TO General McCullocb who
offered him on parole diameter ten miles ronnd san
| Antonio; but this no Indignantly refused Cheers !
lie demanded to be sent for tr;a,to Rrowns viIc
| but this was denied him, as the Witnessed fnr
the prosecution could not be got there He told tho com
mittee that they had established an ogarchy which he
would submit to- that all olgarchss and arstocra
cies in the world, the and tho worst was that
combustiblc, silent thing called Slavery Cheers
His trunk was then searched all his papers taken with
patriotic letter from General Scott He then wrote 10
hcCuloch, demanding personal interview 10 make an
explicit statement Of his past conduct To this the Cen
eral replied that he could spare the timo as The
country himself would be fitted thereby that no
regarded him as an alien, enemy &C. Thcreupon Mr.
Anderson addressed him letter reply stating that he
desired interview with tho General simply to dernand
his legal rights aud to remand him to the court then in
session at Brownsville. To this the General sent COM
munication that he could not send him to Brownsville a.
the Witnesses could not be sent there and refused TO
him from the power OF the military authorities Tho
lecturer replied that citizen Of Texas the military
power could not hold him. TINT his citizenship wss yond
Gspue that man could not be citizen and an alien Al
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