The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-12-18

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convention held at that place by the Union
men ,>whereupon he indites the following
paragraph in a communication t. another
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"Oh, when can we have convention
in Houston such convention as was
held in Memphis. and for the purposes
therein described. feel now that Ten
nessee is fairly reduced, and hope the
military governOrship will continue until
the last squirm of rebellion is crushed out.
Governor johnson is doubtless the man.
They speak to each other of the "the
rains being Providential interposition to
allow the enelny's gunboats to ascend our
rivers, and talk confidently of the way to
Houston as not difficult, and propose if a
convention could be had, that the follow
ing resolution should be passed:
Resolved, We have played the game of Sc.
cessiOn and resistance out, and have not won
and that we now propose to uniform ourselves
in sackcloth and ashes and to be labeled ex
empts, from this time forward. To pray God
for his forgiveness, and to petition Old Abe for
all the mercies he can vouchsafe us.
They speak knowingly about what Gen.
Weitzel says about our landing on our
coast, ridicule the heroic deeds of our ar
my at Sabine Pass, and those who have
lately taken up arms at the call Of the
country. They write to each other about
sending off their dispatches, !" and con-
graduate themselves upon having ESCAPED
so long. The following paragraph occurs
in one Of their letters: ''The probability
of martial law you speak Of will make it
necessary for us to overhaul our CORES
pondence. In the hands of Provost
Marshal it might look terrible We have
got through SO far without mobbing, and
if We can steer clear the balance of the
short reign it will be worth the effort
AN "INCENDIARY DOCUMENT.
Recently an incendiary document has
been distributed over the State, purport-
ing to have been written in Dallas county.
headed Common Sense" and signed
Vicksburg." That document was written
in Houston and circulated by those who
desire the downfall of our country. In
the letters of these men they discuss the
probable effect of the publication on the
public mind, aud enter into full particu-
lars as to the best plan Of having them
distributed over the land; and in letter
dated 29th September, one of these wor-
thies says: "This war is increasing the
widows and orphans among US, and getting
rid of our worthless male population :"
and in another letter, where it is asserted
our men were coming home from the
army, the same party says: "This is bet
ter than to have to kill Them"
The last evidence l shall give of the
traitorous intentions of these men, is con-
tanned in the following paragraph of let
ter dated September 25th: $50 you
think Galveston and Houston are in the
rear of educated public opinion upon the
state of feeling in Texas, as regards pres
eEt war indications. Then let the federals
get and hold the two cities till they can
see and understand how the matter
stands ~
All these evidences might not be suffi
cient to convict them in the civil courts,
but they were sufficient to convince me OF
the proprety of sending them out of the
State, where they should have been long
ago.