The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-05-30
TEXAS

TEXAS
The mantle Of South Carolina seems
10 have fallen upon Texas. The PEG.
pie Of the Palmetto State acknowledge
themselves whipped, but the Texans
are still for war TO the death Texas
takes the stand which was taken four
years ago by South Carolina, and IN
the desoalion which now overspreads
that State she can see What will be
her own punishment if she per sists IN
her present course. Remote from the
great ihoroughfares Of the war and
scarcely touched by the tread OF hos
tile armies, Texas has yet to learn
tina, the power Of the Union, which
sheds its benifcent influence upon all
good citizens, comes to the guilty with
an ayenging hand, leaving destruction
and devastation in its path. After
Texas has expe rienced few of the
horrors Of war at the hands OF Phil.
Sheridan, the 'cbiyalry' Sill be as eff
fectually taken out of her as il has been
out Of South Carolina.
The citizens Of Washington County
have presented TO Gen. Magruder a
plan for the defence Of the STATE, which
contemplates the arming of all able
bodied male citizens from the age Of
thirteen upwards three-fourths Of al
the male slaves OF military age, TO be
drilled and led in battle by their mas
t.rs and every adult female, for the
protection of her person and the de-
fence Of her children. Gen. Magrud
err cordially approves. Hardeman's
Brigade assembled en- mdsse, and re
solved among other things, TO prose
ute the war until independence j:
achleN~a IN welcome to the soil o.
Texas tLeir fugitive brethren in arms
from beyond the Mississippi and will
them TO toll, and struggle, and con
quer to hold in everlasting remem
branee the fair women OF the South,
who, while others have despaired,
have never fal,ered. At similar
meetino Of Parsons Brigade, the fol
lowing resolutions were voted upon BY
companies amid enthusiastic cheer
ing:
Raolred, That We yield hearty supper
10 Jefferson Davis, the President Of th,
Southern Confedcrscy.
Received. That va condemn ell recon.
struction resolutions, and every other fou
stencil, sickening TO the hearts Of patriots
and that nothing less than Independence
free and unconditional, will be accepta3l,
as basis for peace.
Resolved. That we pledge ourselves In
dividaally, 10 cur fellow soldiers everywhere
that We will not lay down our arms as lon.
a. the breath ola Yankee miscreant pollute,
the pure air q our own suLny South
AT meeting Of the citizens Of Fay
cite County the following resolution
was unanimously adopted by rising
vote
Rssoirsa That under DO circumstance,
viii we ever submit to reunion or recon.
struetion with the Yankee nation, or liy,
under them As sutjugatei people.
The citizens OF Fort Bend Count,
met and resolved, tina, under no cir
eumsiances will they consent to re
construction, for in addition 10 lh,
'domineering and periidiousness on th,
part Of their enemies which cause
the separation, the North has placed
between us and them sea OF blood
which can never be dried up or cross
ed that uo'ler The protection Of Cos
and the leadership Of Magruder the,
can never lie conquered ia Texas
tina, they have unsbs,ed and unshakel
faith 70 the President, the utmost con
fdence in bis iaiegfiiy and patriotism
an implicit reliance upon bis wisdom
prudence, and uuselfish devotion.
This lasi highly cornmendasory res
oluiion mun seem almost like re
proaeh 10 y. L.. uben read in III,
eAsenaie =, Fortress Monroe. with
remembrance Of being captured Will
attempting TO saeAk Of in female ap
pareL The news Of his melanehol,
exit from public life NAV nos have di
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