The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-05
sketch vf n Radical Leader.

Gov. Al. HAMILTON, or "Jack" HAMH'
| TON, as be is better known, OF Texas
who is the father of the "Mean White
Convention, now in session at Phlladei
phia, and one of the great leaders OF the
Radical party, is thus photographed by
the Houston (Texas) Telegraph. AS HAM
1LroN will probably be brought into TINS
State, as the renegade STOKES was last
Spring, to. enlighten our people, we pub
lish the sketch:
He came to Texas about l84S, and set
tied in La Grange. About lo49 or 1851, a
Mr.. Cartwright was assassinated In La
Grange. DR.. Conkwright, the brother OF
the murdered man, published pamph-
LEFT and circulated it all over the State,
boldly charging Hamilton with having
sednced his brothers wife, and with hay-
inc procured the murder OF her husband
in consequence. This charge Hamilton
has never publicly denied; but he afford
ed circumstantial proof OF its truth by
leaving La Grange and removing to Aus,
tin. Or. Conkwright, we believe. is still
living in the State, and we call upon
him. or any others who have them; to
furnish us copy of the above named
pamphlet.
After moving to Travis county. ne was
elected to the legislature, and While
there was openly, repeatedly, and per
sistently charged by Judge Hancock'
with bribery and perjury in the exercise
of his office as member Of the leglsla'N
ture. To this charge he made no reply:
| Anegro woman whom he had pfouShS
from Alabama, when very young, ana
held as a slave, and who Claimed 10 DC
free, aud who, upon investigation, prov
ed to be free, he whipped so cruelty thaC
she sought refuge in the house Oh MT
Aaron Burleson, who still lives In travis
county. When examined, her back was
found TO be one solid mass OF Dl0od ana
bruises. her clothes were so glued to her
back Id at they could only be removed by
The AID of soap and water, and when re-
moved. the worms were found to be Nv
mo and working in her flesh. The wo-
man was not allowed to return to him,
lint came into court and chose her own
| master, according to the law OF Texas,
| Hamilton not daring to resist.
In 1853 he ran for the Legislature again,
and was beaten by j. W. Banks. Esq on
the openly alleged charge that he was IN
! the habit of whipping his wife.
So much for his private character' for
the present. As to his political course,
from 1853 TO 1858 he was most violent
Secessionist, insisting on the revision of
the articles of annexation OF Texas to
the Union, and seeking support for pub
lie office on that platform. OF this there
is abundant proof at hand Hr was
thus in favor of secession, by separate
State action" before anybody else III the
South was, in consequence of Northern
aogressions upon the institution OF slav-
cry.
About the same time he was openly
and earnestly au advocate of the reopen
ing of the African slave trade.
Aud last of all, after the wal com
menced, he applied to leading meF-
chant in Galveston for money to iaise
company for the Confederate service
Thisis the man whom the Northern
Radicals arc taking (" their bosonS, and
whose vot. for the Vice Presidency ut
the next election he ~ seeking i""h'ain
hy denonncng, aud slauderug, aud
cursiay the people of his own STATE