Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-02
The Rebellion IN Texas.
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Statement Of Hon. Chas. Anderson.

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Sumter memory nasiately escaped from the
rebels Of Texas Mr.. Anderson has given
to the citizens Of New York. in a public ad
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anairs IN lexas, whicn is very interesting
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And now allow me to state in al. simpli-
CITY, that before these troubies In Texas
where / have lived for some three yesrs--I
was entirely unl<pown ID its people. / hsd
gone thore fol- my health ~ was pursuing
over its broad prsiries- the quiet fife Of a
herdsrnan. separated myself from politics
and politicians, and was thoroughly with
out inAuenceAno object Of love or envy,
hate or fear to any men or any party Of DO.
liticians whatsoever. This truth lis well
enough for YOU at once to know and to note.
because, as YOU will presently see, | became
an object of public vengeance there, simply
and singly because was al unchanged and
interchangeable Union man Applause. I And
now, with few general remarks. concern
ing the condition in which the public mind
Of that State was before the last PRESIDENT
al election, and my own forebodines-be-
cause that affected my future conduct. and
so IL KEY TO what | did. and what / suf.
fered-ard thenJ will proceed to detail nv
connection with the revolution and rebellion
in Texas. | must ask you first, however,
to believe inc when l tell you the truth that
stand here before you with heart cleansed
of every past party prejudice or pride what
soever.' No society, or association, or party
that ever existed In politics. has over me the
slightest obligation. 50 faras L am conscious
tof obligation; and l stand before YOU here.
as have long felt, with no higher, no lesser
motive or prejadice, If it may be called
prejudice than that of a simple citizen of the
United States of America. [Applause l.
Now, can you each and all do me the.fur-
ther Kindness, so far ras possible, 10 diyest
yourselves, in turn, of every opinion or pre
judice that may preclude YOU from seeing
the truth; otherwise | fear that our lesson
will be of little value. When saw the
resolutions of Jefferson Davis in the Senate.
| in March, 1860, felt that the time was be.
coming more dangerous than it had ever been
in the many lnenaces and few dangers Through
which our Union had passed. When I saw
divided and when saw n adont the nr;nc;.
was utterly impossible for Mr. Douylas and
his friends to be driven M oav frthsr nto thaI d
corner, and maintain the least remnant Of
HonfI,sf6 6f1itfcx ia n MN mi e{5,ts an
had seen too clearly the fi,,t.es t,f deem laId
c6nstHrncyti ~ Tbops anvtbinv of
y n, or irenlofse FROM them Ind hence ~,
I 1Sloonv f6rebodinynf those 'events se;zed IN,
nefb aps, much earlier thon Sou--far' sooner
At least. ltbapif / had be,.n \ resident h ere
4 THE chief val,ta "A fact of What / toll vor
Tonight, IL lsiinpiy that / had n d;fferen
noint of view than that which you have hejf
toward these transactions. After the ejec.
4 tion az nv. L;nci;ln. which believe wa, de
signed, devised and helped along as indus.
triouslv bv the nav dom;n,nt faction nj tb,
1 SSuth as by ony Of the most jealous friend
he had On his own side Of The Oonfederacv
Immediately. simultaneon,ly. bnt mot anon
! taneorsly the Secession movement com
Iincnced; advertisements were issued all owe
4 tbe Sonth-whot shall now he done sine,
IDisunion? Por in MANY Of these advertise
ments thew did not propose 10 discuss N,
! question Of the withdraw or separation Of
the States. W But ehcy assured Disun;on an,
Secession As raSt fact. 1(jrIe Of these al
yertisements was addressed to the friend
, Of Southern Rights, the meeting being cali
Il ed by the Bfeckinridee Club Of San "A ntonio
/ Glanced TO 20 10 town onlbusipess. an,
!, was asked by nv friends to stay to the meet
q ing, 1 said iIhad not been a friend aoj
> lBreckinridee or Lane h ana had no afiliatiol
i, with that club or attachment 20 any South
I ern Rights pafty. They said the call iha.
Y been changed for all citizens Of The county
, |irrespectiye of party, and reminded me q
the promise I had made during the canvass
THAT after the election. should the Union B
, assailed. / should be found with any orhe
: man against aDy bosts Of MEN IN defense d
! that Tin;onl ICbeeys. 4 .A Accord;nplv i re
? mained. We went to- the mestipe' III
b dominant party, confident Of their maiorit
3 and courage. ana confident ia the oreaniys
= t;on of the K n;phts ofthai (lolden Girrle-
. men M whose fiindamensal oath 'is to, destro
b the Union ofiour fathers- had prepared the
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Y Srsat S natural stSiities 'aod highly cultivate
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