Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-04

children may perish with cold, but the quar-.
ters Of the omcers must be kept warm.
The Houston tgcxasl Telegraph Of October 10
cred by MagrudeT IN that city:
"0eneral MaEruder's speech was q mos. inn-
portant one rom cersain disclosures made by
him rs TO the discoveries made in connection
with the recent arrests OF certain parties. and
their anspcrtaticu for political offences.
The general said he had been much talked
aboutin the State, and he wished to assure the
troops that every charge that impugnsd his IN
tegrity was false. He addressed them as tho
representative OF the citizen soldiery Of the
State He assured them that he was their
a ana he wanted their friendship. He
expected difficulties when he came to the State,
out ne had 70 idea that he should find an
organized foe within the State to contend with,
/ lie went On az follows: :
81 have taken the raspou sihillsv of ren.oxinp
from the country several indi viduals W no were
suspected OF reasonable designs against the
government bur not until had suticient
proof TO convince me, as Oommandtns General
that those suspicious were we'll founded
81 have made some extracts from the CORES.
pondence OF the traitors to whom hava Al .
portion Of the evidences against these NM
nevertheless, they will suffice to show upon
what based my action. Before the fall of
Nicksonrg was confirmed one Of the parties
removed uses this Language Ia a letter: IT don't
kno,r ho,n 20 be thankful enough fer the faI Of
Fictsb,rg end Port Hudson.'
"When some good citizen had said he thought
he saw light ahead, one OF these traitors inrss-
diately wrote TO his friend Il certainly see
light ahead, when all such men rs G. will have
to stand before the Judge, and pass the solemn
federal government, just to save their worth
less lives and not cent Of their property
"The Federal prisoners have been visited by
these men or their friends, and on speaking Of
prisoners died-poor fellows, they can be killed
in this way II not in fair fight. Banks's arrival
at Clear Greek could save the whole Of them
l wish he would come
They talked ia their correspondence Of the
rate OF Charleston, and one Of them predicts
that sthe car OF Juggernaut would soon roll
through the streets Of the devoted city, and
added, " IAad tie direction Of II, 1t should more
stoT enough to aire then, all a chance for inmo1a-
ton
"Whsn the gallant Morgan was taken
prisoner, one Of these villains says, $50 Morgan
has been really caught. am glad it was no
Dapts hims.H.'
GA Memphis paper was received by one Of
these men, giving an account Of the convention
held at That place by the Union men, where
upon he indltes the following paragraph in q
communication to another conspirator:
son, when can we have con vention In
Houston !! such Il convention AS was held at
Memphis, and Cor the purposes therein de-
scribed. l feel now that tennessee is fairly
reduced. and hope the military governorship
will continue until the last squirm Of rebellion
is crushed ont. Governor Johnson is doubt
less the man..
"They speak to each Other Of .the rains be-
ing prOViGentlal InterpuSitiOn TO allow the
enemy's gnnboats to ascend our rivers, and
talk corfden,ially of the way to Houston as
not difficult and propose if convention
could be had, that the following resolution
should be passed: Resolved we have played
the game OF secession and resistance out, and
have not won, and that we now propose to
uniform ourselves in sGckcloth and ashes, aud
10 be labeled exenpts, from this time ward.
To pray God for his forgiveness, and TO petit
ton Old A be for all the mercies he can yauch-
safe us
"Thsy speak knowingly about what General
Heitzal says about landing on our coast: ridi-
cule the heroic deeds OF our army at Sabine
Pass, and those who have lately taken up arms
1T the call OF the country. They write to each
other about sending of heir s'despatcbes" and
congratulate thense Ives upon having esca oed
5" long The following paragraph occurs in
on" u their let ers: The probability ofmartial
law you speak Of Will make 1t necessary tor
ms tr agan overhaul our correspondence. In
the hands Of 4 Provost MarshaIit might look
terrible. We have got through so lar without
sexual I0bbing, and ii we can steer clear tho
balance OF the short reign it will ne worth the
effort
ssRecently an incendiary document has been
distributed over the State. purportiHg 10 have
been wci:rn in Dallas county, headed sCom-
mon Senss, and signed .Ficksburg.' That
document was written in Houston by one OF
these traitors. and has been circulated by those
who desire the downfall Of our country. In
the letters OF those men they discuss the prob.
able effect Of the publication on the public
mind, and enter into full particulars as 10 the
hest plan OF having them distributed over the
land: and i'll u letter dated 29th Septe mber, one
OF these worthless says: This war is in areasipe
the widows and orphans among us and getting
rid Of our worthless male populauon: and in
another letter, where II is asserted our men
were coming home from the army, the sums
party says: This is better than to have to kill
them.
"The last evidence shall give Of the traitor.
Gus intentions Of these meE is contained in the
following paragraph Of letter dated Septem.
Der IS: so you think Houston and Galveston
are In the rear of educated public opinion upon
war indications. Then let the Federals get and
hold the two cities till they can see and under.
stand how the matter stands
"All these evidences might not he sufficient
TO convict them in the civil courts, but they
We're sufficient to convince me OF the proprety
Of sending them out the State, where they should
have been long ago.