The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-03-30
CENS0 RsHIf UF THE PRESS.

A .ew dlys ago We received the FOL.
lowing, from Galveston
lIEAD QrAhfrRs. Department of TeSas,
Galveston, March g 1850.
General Orders, No, IL.
The following order from llcadquar
ter- Armies at the United states. b.
Published Tor ihe information Of all
I concerned
liEU QrtfgFr Armies ~ 'he l
Washingt3n fra H. l~o6
NaiarGenarnl n & Wright Com.
handing Department uf Texas.
GF>tRtL y ou wiil please send to
these headquarters rs -"1n - pracii.
cable and from time 20 time thereafter
such copies Of newspapers published ia
your Department ". contain sentiments
uf dis.oya'ty and hostility 90 the Gov.
eminent in any 81 it. branches mud
state whether such paper j. hahltuM 10
ITS uttcrnucc- Of such srnt.ment. The
persistent publication OF articles rolru-
lated 20 keep NJ a hostility ~ feeling
between the people I'd different SECTIONS
If the country. connect De- tolerated
Thi. information +. cai'ed for With
view 10 their suppression which viii De
done from these Headquarters only
liy command of Lieutenant Grlats
I : BOW Frs.
Assist4af Adiaflat Geaer1
Publishers of an new papers iu t1i'
state are hereby required until further
notice. 70 mail b. these llcaGIutr'c-s.
ou che dag of ISSUE. one copy nc1, ~
their several publications. 100 order that
the Department Commaf der iaay be eu.
hblcd 20 execute the above order
By command Of MAJOR General
Wright
{ II WHirTEl~EY
mr. CD Asst .if GEN
Omcial
WulrW Crooks.
Post Adjpf1Ht Houston Trra'
To which we sent the -uhjoiued re-
ply
OFFICE or THE rfx,s RrrrwW,~
Nar.hail llaru-uu Go Texas,
March goth I,d"
DyAr ~iA
have tho honor to Acknowledge the
reception Of Your circular lettcr con.
tanning bencral ORDER. No II. lu.
ted Ga,e-tou iesa. March 'ta
l-nb
The subscription price of Che paper
il Four Dollars per anuum or Two ID.
ar. iur sIx months nited states cur
reurv. invariably in advance
send vuu a specimen cops and vii
he much pleased 70 enroll sou, name
among My subscribers
VERY respectfully
4 " LnlGlifRN
Filter and Progriefor
Ma Grv MfHur.
tomi Dept Of rexa-
The Constitution Of the United state.
holds this language
Arutg congress shall mako no
law respecting the establishment Of rr.
hziuu. ur prohibiting the free exercise
thereof or sbrid1nz the freedom ot
speech ar tho prose Or the RIGHT Of the
people peseoahIe to assemble. and tu
potion the government Tor rclress 81
grievances.
Another article in the same ins.ru.
mcnt SAYS that private property shall
no, be taken for public u.c-s without
compensation
What i-meaut s. scu.'mea.' o. ji'
loyalty !. i IN sustaining she Proc,
Icnt in b., plan ID reconstruction, la
ud,ising cheerful nrqu,e.ceuyo ou tive
part OF the state g1farnmcu, and the
people ia the authority of the United
States aui a profound reverence for the
Federal Con 4ti,utinu Or Is IL ia de-.
uounc,ng the radicals, who while they
haio and majgn the President. orr "a
lcayoriHs to destroy every conservative
principle Of that Constitution In ci-
thcr case va are equally guilty flr
while wc have sustained the one, We
have dctested aud condemned the other
The liberty Of the press has been
Justly defined as the palladium of all
civil religious aud political freedom.
The safety and the promotion of the
best interests Of society and government,
depend upon its untramcIied existence
As corrective Of evils, it - powerful
and cilcacious 50 deeply las thi,
sentiment tecn impressed upon tho
public mind Of the country North and
south tina, the people have ever hold ,t
usn,acrcdpr.neiplc intimately associated
with the existence Of republican gov
eminent Aud nov when such POW
or is assumed ly any individual nc
matter how great the press would be
unworthy oil it, position, it 8, dill not
protest against i,s exercise
sso' \ friend of ours who had been
North, and who, Tor the first time in
ia five years had dressed himself out in
suit Of store clothes passed through
Shreveport on hi- return Taking an
old negro aside la said to ham Tn.
Gle, IL there any danger Of walking the
street. At uight2 They tell mc people
are frequently Knocked down ant rob.
bed ia thi. place ] am not afraid OF
losing money. for carry none but |
might 60, hurt and, besides ! don
want 20 have my clothes -oilel with this
Red River mud % no, mas-A, re.
pliol the aucjcn, African no, do
slightest danger Some time ago when
de white guards was here, dar was dan.
ger hut scnee dey got dc black guards
on de street dars none az all Desc
black guards, massa is perfect gentle
men cur friend says il il che first
ann. ka ..,.H I...I I...y ....,.. J. l. 81.