, 1865-08-18
FROM TEXAS.
i Thorougbgofrg Address from
Gov. Hamilton,
Delivered at Houston on the 29ih Of
July.

o5af oson ~ I'D lsss e1cuss for re-
!" "famlshing babe in The wilderness" ans
nureed and cherished the "ioundllns," giy.
ng it vitality and strength under the benign
influences, Of the Constitution and the pro-
ttcting a9ls Of Its flas. The Tag waves over
us now. She had never wfouged the State,
o. any citizen Of the State, In any particular.
If any man In this audience thinks be has
ever been w1oDged by the Government, let
him get up here and proclaim 1t. 50 1t WAS
with ali the other States, and all their 1ndi-
yidual citizens. History would pronounce
the rebellion as the most unproyoked,
"naked and unadorIed" .couspi:icy
ever beard of against the best Gov;
nau. But It WAS said II was not the
Government that was charged With tho
E1onG to the South, but the majority of the
people Of the North. That party, Gov. Ham
ilton said, had elected President according
to the forms. and 'Fitbo1t any violation of
people Of the South forgot that the fathers
Of the Constitution never made any psovt-
sion for the separation Of the States. No
Government On earth, monarchieal or acis10-
cratic Or republican, had ever made proyi-
SIGN for eu!c!de. Attempts at suicide were
now, It may be asgeds Because va shall
never realize our present position or OUT fu-
tu1e duties until tie people OF Texas under.
stand md acknowledge TINT they engaged Ia
q most unnatural rebellion asatnst a Gov.
ernment that never W1onged them. You
sion, on the part Of State, gives the cor
relative claim to the Government Of the right
to "kick any State out Of tbs Union. -
Many valiant gentlemen hereabouts
promised to collect al The blood that would be
sh.d IN q LADY, g thimble. All thay shed could
1t.. oo1{ al 1S -
day, who stll have tho udecity to advise
you as to whom you may trust. But shall
mover maka4uch mistake In my recon-.
meIdations. nor advise you to trust them.
Remember all they said and predicted, and
how all their predictions have been fslsi6ed.
They have lied to you from beginning to end.
It may he said that ali this Is not concllia.
tory. am done conciliating men who are
at hea1t rebels to theIr Government. The
man who, sitter the exFe'fenco Of tho past
four yeaEe, doe9not admlt that his course La.
been criminal, Is an unconquered rebel. lie
him. The North, you said, did not
love slavery. They had constitutional
right not to love It. You seemed to think
Gud had employed the last twenty-five years
Of eternity in petfecting. this Institution.
Youwonld not allow free thought and speech.
Slavery was too sensitive. You did murder
nen and multreat tender women. You wculd
not even allow man to be silent. II he a.
tempted 1t, you m&de him run round and
hunt up his nesghbon to prove bis soundness.
Talk to nc about free MAN, with the right
of free speech ard conscience. The meanest
dog In the community could bring you be-
fore vigilance committee. Thank Gsd, II
the wsr did no other gaod, 1t secured the
liberty of consclcncr., ** Afler
using every other means t. restore. the
Unien, the emancipation proclamation was
ISSUED, IN conformity With the constitutional
n1tth ntTt z In 3r4n 1TuAT
coin would not suffer tle UnlGn to be de-
sttoyed Without nvailtng himself Of every
means to save It, Slavey challenged tho
Government to mortal conhat. and one or
the other had to 20 down. How many hive
told you Of the Wronss inhtc.ed upon you by
told you by those who Minister IN holy
things! They shall yet b. known, their
pames shall hang on high who prosiituted
their holy calling to political purposes, and
intul:ed Deity himself BY prola1ming thas
infamous lalsehoo1, "this cIu,l war VAS
to seize the public property 1T saa Antonio.
The mint wRs seized at New Orltane. You
He,e In arms, and vet the President had
called out no troops. It WIS boosted that
your troops would soon occupy Washington
City. At last Ms. Lincoln accepted ,hs tasue
God. The world said amen, and fbelevs
God approved. The Prealdent advised With
me as 10 the good effect OF the proclamation,
! which come doubted, unleas enforced by ar
mics. ! said, your armies will make.it eftc.
tua1. Slaves escaping to your lines hento-
but now wherever tho armies 70 they wIi
bltak the Institution down. told him for
elsn Intervention Was threatened, but no for
e1gn nation would dare interfere In behalf
| Of slavery after the promnlcation OF the
proclamation. Recognition. after this, never
| waited ten ycare. Some think the proelama-
| t!on only military order, and thai slavery
| can be revived alter the resumption Of the
! civil rnle. This is folly. To say nothing
| about the constitutional argument, it is the
law Of war that . commanding general has .
right 10 destroy tho property upon which his
antagonist depends, mud thus break hIm
down. Yo1 claimed that slaves were prop
| erty, and only property, and the President
lad the right to destroy any Of your prop.
spsss saEs.y Ss sen Tas e. sss
The majesty Of the law and Government,
through the voice OF the 1nsf9yred President,
and will forever be defended In THAR free
dom. The man who now opposes It Is more
rebellion. r Il Is hard to convince
man that 1t is better to work than to havs
another to work for him. What Will become
Of the negro. do you ask: Tell me- what will
become Of ths white man, and 9fl answsr.
If We doour duty to the negro he Will lire
Is our duty then to elevate him. Some would
drug angels down rather than lit others up,
! Your former slave cannot be fozcsd upon your
society, nor to your table; nor can you
force yourself upon his. Conduct and cnar-
acter will prove which Is the better man. Is
black man." and If he has better moral
! character than have, or better moral c7n-
duet, his claim to be the best man is just.
Now some pro-s1avory man will go OF and
say this man Hamilton Is In favor Of social
equality between the whites and the ne
groes !, which Will be q lie, for have said for
every man to do as be p1eases on the subject.
| Are 5ou mad with the negro? For what
| Had Re anything to do with all this trouble
Nothing whatever. .A1 that has been done
in this country will have to be accounted for
ZONE day, The midnight conclayes for muir
high; You charged that Lincoln would take
I yunr lands and divide them among the ne
grocs, and you did not believe word of
II. But cTeEy negro believed in his heart,
frcm the moment or, Ltncoln's election
that be would some day be ftee. You
How have the negroes behaved duripg the
| Ehcle warf Never wus there among pco-
pie 20 situated, and having such hopes, euch
order. such good behavior, such Gdd-llke
patience. What do you say to its(to the ne
| Eroes "rrue, t5ue," they cried.) Make the
| to the black man With your superior mtelli-
gence, and talk as one Christian to another,
! Or will you strive to hare your predictions OF
| him lulliled2 z The black man has enough to
do to let the question Of voting alone tot the
present. Dream not Of gradual emancipa.
your Slate recognizes this, her Congre.;!44e49
and Senators will never be admitted. Buy
We must control the labor of the ncgto.."'
How control 1t: "Well. he won't work.
Well, the laws suppress Fagrancy und We shall
take up and punish both white man, and ne.
ciselY alike. 1t is rainfnl to tear you from the
b o. tan RpIt I & s,o NIKE tSeE Hs99oe5 &
their contracts" Well, pass ary Law on the
subject you please, 60 It acts equally On both
white and black men, and. treats them both
alike. Rid yourselves Of the fdea Of treating
the negro differently from the white man In
any particular. The action Of any conven.
white man is not compelled to do, will not
be received. Can you expect better things:
You Lave been told bF your Journals and
leaders tbatH II you were conquered yon would
be the most abtect people and tha most
thoroughly ruined On earth-that your prop
elty would be taken, your families mastreat-
ed, &c. The con4ueror Is here tonight, the
representative Of the government which has
conquered the rebellion. How has he de-
ported h!maelf? Has he demanded tbs de-
livery, On bended knee, Of the keys Of your
city, or .Ahnd your chief citizens
dragged ut bis chariot Hheelss -.Has
any mans life been takens- :Mtsreprcsenta-
) tons, deliberate falsehoods. have led you
to believe these things No man suffered
for opinions sake In tho loyal States. But
with you no man dared cay ."This is mill.
tsry desrotfsm." Many OF your wives and
daughters found homes In New York while
you were ghtiughere.. They were not driven
out. You did not so treat tho wives and
daughters Of your enemies. 7 mention these
things that y0n may understand the magnln-
Unity Of the United States. Tbs President
does not desire to humiliate you, aud yon