The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-14
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Arrival ofN sneral Merritt's Cavalry
Column at San Antonio.
The state n W. lderness and the
People Dem> 'ra'ized.
POPULAR FEELING TOWARDS 'hsiohAfios'
ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR HAae.. uuH,
Co., &C., &s.
POPULAR FEELING TOWARDS RESTORATION

Major General Merritt arrived at San Antonio tn
1st
The New Orleans Times correspondent with Merritts
cavalry expedition through Texas writes that Texas is
wilderness
Very little cotton has been planted in the section ira
versed by Merr.ts cavalry Corn SO plentiful as to be
drug Society is demoralzed.
sehor AmUo, the Mexican General residing at San
Antonio was robbed In that city the Goth Of July OF
thirty thousand dollars in gold coin and dust by about
\ twenty disguised men,
Large Quantities Of cotton are arriving daily at
houston.
The San Antonio Herald Is informed that there are
thirty thousand troops at Victoria, Green Lake, Jovora
and Indanola, of which 1--we thousand are colorcd
Tbe' robberies by negroes becoming fearful in
Texas
Reports from all quarters indicate cheerful DISPOSE
ton on be part Of the people towards restoration.
Address Of Governor Hamilton.
DEIlvi'RED AT HOUSTON on THE 2sTH JULY.
Az Texas had less for rebellion
against the united States than any other State The
United States found her DIMINISHING babe in the wilder
it vaity and strength under the benign influences Of
the con tuton and the protecting gis u its flag The
flag waves over us now. She had never wronged the
State any citizen of the State, In any particular If
any in this audience thinks he has ever been
wronged by the government let him get up here and
procaimit So IL with all the other States and all
their individual citizens History would pro.
nounce the rebellion as the most unprovoked
by the hardos man." But il said IL not the
government that was charged with the wrong to tn e
South but the majority Of the people OF the North
That party, Governor Hamilton said had elected Prcs
dent according To the forms, and without any violation
of the principles Of the constitution The people Of the
South forgot that the fahss OF the constitution never
made any provision for The separation Of the Stes
No government earth nonarchcal or arisocratic
republican, had ever made provision for suicide At
tempts at suicide always punished. Why recur 10
these things now IL may be askedY Because we shall
realize our present position our future duties
until the people OF Texas understand and acknowledge
that they engaged in most unnatural rebellion against
government that never wronged them. You forpet
that the claim OF the right Of secession, the part of
State gives the correIave claim to the government OF
the right to 'kick" any State out Of the Union.
Many valiant gentlemen hcrcabouts pro-
missed TO collect all the blood that would be shed in
iady's thimble All they shed could be SO spllected
city TO advise you as to whom you may trust. But
shall never make such mistake in my recommended
they said and predicted, and how all their predictions
have been falsincd They have lied to you from begin
ming to end II may be said that all this is not conca
tory. l am done conciating men who are at heart
rebels to their government The Who after the
pcrence of the past four years, does not admit that his
has been criminal, Is unconquered rebel He
tsjoned to his idols-waste no time upon him
The North you said did not love slavery They had
constitutional right not to love IT, You seemed to think
God had employed the last twenty-five years OF eternity
in perfectng this institution. You would not allow free
though, and speech Slavery was sensitive. You
did murder men and maltreat tender You would
allow to be silent. If he attempted II,
YOU made him run round aud hunt up his neighbOrs 10
prove his soundness Talk to about free man,
with the right Of free speech and conscience The mean
est dog in the community could bring you before vigil
other good, t secured the liberty Of conscience.
After using every other means TO restore the
Union, the emancipation proclamation issued, in
conformity with the constitutional authority To suppress
insurrection. Mr. Lincoln would not suffer the Union Ia
to save IL Slavery challenged the government 70 mortal
| combat. and one or the other had to go down How
many have told you of the wrongs inflicted upon you by
this cruel war How many lies have been told you by
those who minister in holy things They shall yet be
know their shall hang high who prostitute ed
their holy calling to political purposes and insucd
Deity himself by proca ming that infamous iasehood
''ths cruel was wagcd upon MS You sent your
ragamuins the public property San Antonio
The mint was seized a, New Orleans. You in arms
and yet the President had called out troops IL
boosted that your troops would soon occupy Washington
City A. last Mr. Lincoln accepted the Issue and said,
Slavery shall die by the grace OF God The world said
amen and believe God approved. The President ad
vised the good effect OF the proclamation,
which, doubted unless enforced by armies. said
your armies win make Il efectnai slaves escaping
masters; but now wherever the armies 20 they will
break the institution down. told him foreign inter
ven,cn wss threatened. but 40 iorcgn nation would
dare interfere in behalf OF slavery after the promuga
ton OF his proclamation. Recognition. after this
would have come, though the South had waited ten
years Some think the proclamation only military
order and that slavery be revived after the resump
ton OF civil rule This IL folly To say nothing about
the constitutional argument II Is the law OF that
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upon which his antagonist depends, anu mus break hn
down You claimed that slaves Were properly shd only
properly ana the PRESIDENT had ,e nsh 70 Destroy any
OF your property, especially slavery winch was me
cause Of the war "a voce-"do you proclaim that the
slaves are isee 90 Lney are Tree oy ,he MAJESTY OF
the law aud government through ihe voice OF the mar
yred President ana VIII forever he defended ~ ile'f
freedom The man VINO now opposes Is more guii'y
than the man VINO ~ hrstiavored ,he rcpeiiioh
IL Is baid 10 convince man thn ~ Il po.'er 70 worA
than to have another To work Tor MN what VII De
of the negro do you askS Tell me what will be-
come VI the white man and VIII answer:
II we do our duty TO the negro, he WIZ I'VE ana
prosper he inferior you say y our uuty, men 10
elevate him Some would drag angels down rather than
lit others up Your former save cannon DC lofceu
upon your socpty nor upon your 'aoe nor vap 20,
Iorco your.eu upon MS oonu"o, anu -nn,a."I WI
prove which " tne oeue, man M wins '" an
my chanccs Win the oiack man anu ne h;s ~,
moral character ,han nave, OF oue' nlosi con"u.,
his claim 70 DC ,he pest man Is Just now on, prV
slavery man VII go on anu say, ',s -, ,na' | 49,.
IN Iavor W soc,a' elusv ve'~ ~ Inv, ia ss ,,
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