Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-09-09

SECTION ii, 10 uHu lO' lHNhc oNStluh9
contain special instructions TO the commits
sioners only.
Correspondence in Relation to Mr.
Davis.
From The Galveston News.
II is with the highest interest and graft
fcation that VIC call attention to the correa-
pondence in to-day's issue, between the vet
Gran Texans of 1886, and the venerable
Judge Burnet, late President Of The Repub-
lie Of Texas. A movement Of this charac-
ter, respectfully addressed TO the President
of The United States in behalf Of jefferson
D avis, appears TO us most appropriate and
timely; and we hope for it respectful hear
ing and ultimate success. The names at
tached to the memorial form an impressive
list. None but those far advanced in years
are recorded; and while large proportion
are over their three-scorc years, some are
past their three-score and ten; and three or
four border closely on fourscore years. IL
is curious event in history; to find those
names brought together again, to pray for
the life of their own late President, nearly
thirty years after they had captured in bat
tie, and spared the life of the President of
a Republic of like population and area.
The letter to the Elk President, is we'll
conceived and forcible, and the reply char
acterstic and touching-placing his SER
vices at the disposal of his Friends of many
years" sI
We are requested to invite all old Tex
ians of the revolution, who would like their
names added to the list, to forward them OF
authority to sign them, to the News Office,
or to Geo. Bringhurst, Houston.
And we now call upon all persons who
feel an interest in the pardon and release
of JEFF Davis from imprisonment and peril
of ignominious sentence, tocontribute such
sums as they can afford for defraying the
expenses of this mission; and the payment
of such counsel as Judge Burnet may be
permitted to employ, in case Of necessity
TO carry out the prayer of his memorialists.
Let your action be immediate, as time
presses. Ladies, we call again for your ac-
tive and benevolent aid
Geo. H. Bringhurst will net as Treasurer
of the fund at Houston. Hotel keepers and
Chief Justices are requested to open lists of
names and sums and pay them TO the Treas
urer or his order Shall we not hear from
every quarter Of the State?
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STATE OF TEXAS, aug. ], 1867 Aug. 1865.
To Hon. DAVID Il. BURNET, LATE PREsI-
DENT OF THE Republic OF TEXAS:
Sir 1t is related in the history Of Tex
as, that in her chief battle fer Independence
against the Republic of Mexico, she van
quished The grand army Of her invader,
and captured the commauder-in-c Of
her armies-the President of that Republic.
1t is further related, that during her strug-
giles she had suffered great cruelties from
Mexican authority, then concentrated in
Santa Anna, afterwards your prisoner; and
especially that he had caused 10 be massa-
cred in cold blood the Tcxian forces surren-
dered by Col. Fannip, and those that fell
into his hands ct San Antonio; and that for
various cruellies and violations of the laws
of civilized warfare, your distinguished
prisoner had forfeited ell claim to the ca
pacity and treatment of q prisoner Of war
1t is still wildly in The memory of many
TEXANS, that the demand for the execution
of Santa ma was warm and determined.
1t is further related that you, Judge
Burnet, then exercising the Office Of Presi-
dent of the young Republican the face Of
q tide of just nce-determined upon
wiser and more benign counsels that you
treated your prisoner with the considera-
tion due rather TO his august position than
his personal deserts; and that without pa
role, or any other obligation than his vol
untary agreement as to the course he should
pursue, on his return to his capitol, you
and your successor, Gen. Houston, dis
charged him, to return to Mexico, without
any act derogating from his honorable dis
tinctions.
Near thirty years have passed since our
feeble revolutionists, (of only single State
of tWenty-six Mexican States, and Of only
thirty thousand Inhabitants, out of seven
millions) asserted the right to change our
rulers, and establish for ourselves govern
ment among the nations of the earth. Our
triumph was secured during your Presider-
cy Of the Revolutionary State. And though
your late prisoner, after his departure, ig-
nored his treaty stipulation, by renewing
his efforts for our subjugation-our Repub,
lie was recognized as entitled to her inde-
pendence, by the powerful governments Of
Europe, while We were still now in our re-
sistance; and Texas was admitted to an hon
orable place among the nations.
You have lived, Judge Burnet, to see the
Republic you have aided to establish, vol
UNFAIRLY annexed, as q sovereign State, to
the federation Of the United States; and
again TO witness her convention solemnly
revoke the ordinance Of annexation, and
unite her destinies, in alliance with one
third Of the States and population, and one
half the territory Of the United States, for
the establishment Of new Republic, under
the name Of the Confederate States. You
have, as a calm and philosophic spectator,
in your venerable years, Witnessed The her
culean efforts made by Texas, with her sis
Ter States Of the South, to assert that same
principle Of revolution and sc1f-covorn-
mept, for which We had battled with success
against the States Of Mexico. You have
seen her and them after untold sacrifices Of
treasure and blood, (including the life blood
Of the last and only member Of your own
family finally overwhelmed BY superior
numbers and power. And you nov witsess
her chief Magistrate, selected by the unan-
imous suffragcs Of seven millions Of people
a prisoner. incarcerated in n cell, not per-
mitted to The poor boon Of intercourse with
his own wife, children and friends; and the
object Of the most reeiicperseeution, for
treason and other horrible crimes. Hou
witness thc clamor Of both press and Peo-
pie for his life, long after overy portion Of
the States over which be presided, with
dignity, ability and public virtue, ncknoEl-
edged By The civilized world has suhnil.ssi
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