The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-20
FROM TEXAS.

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What an old Wheeling German thinks
laOf the PpeSIdentaai POlIeys.sIEOV Il
Operates In that State: I3let{
We are permitted tomake the follow
ing extracts from letter lately receiv-
ed by Col. 81, B. Hubbard from Ger
man gentleman of fine education and
intelligence, who has lived In Texas
during and since the war. Heis favor
ably known to a number Of our citi-
zens, bnt we withhold his name for
prudential reasons. His letter shows
how the loyal Germans of the South
look on President Johnson's policy, and
presents good reasons why the writer's
countrymsp here should lend their in-
fluence to the triumph at the coming
election of those who saved them from
such horrors as their brethren in Texas
suffered: sH H.Sf i 9ssse i ~ ~.
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SIN former letter I,told You of nv
political standp point, which you would
have found like your own. It was that
OF almost all my countrymen-as strong
faith In the preservation of the old
glorious Union-andi 1t was this love tor
the old stars and stripes which exposed
W. ElS4ASIudu JUPulhLlDu Oh NtGSkeEQ
Texas with few exceptions, to the bit
ter hatred, of the ssecessionists, from
which we still suffer at present, and
which was the cause of bloody
scenes of persecution, proscrip:
tion and murder, We We're SUR
rounded In our settlements, by set OF
,bnshwhHckers, from whom the lives
and property of the Union men were
constantlyiin in danger, and by whom
many depredattons of robbery Of chill
dren, and murder were committed.
10 iig Rtf5 - - 80 80
1.-TWO years elapsed pretty sorrow-
fully. Ny age saved me from being con-
seiptedJ and it was useless, very dan
( gerous to lagitate my Union sentiments,
1 kept quite at home, and the more so,
for the reason that had to remain in
connection with those of my relations
and friends who were gone to Mexico.
notwithstanding this, my. time for
leaving my farm came too, on account
Of a plan of the bushwhackers to the
effect to break up the. German settle
ments and take possession of them,
and in consequence ofwhich, they COM
menced robbery, and lYnched ten of
our good standing farmers, killing
them In "a most cruel manner. We
Were without any protection, and left
to selt-defense toward this we'll organ
lied band or robbers and murderers;
and when the government awaked it
wasitoo late. 1i74..7
Il I was very happy to learn. of your
participation in the glorious and sue.
.cessfuIl. attempt to suppress rebel
lion, and the more so, that you
were one of those who enjoyed the hap
piness of returning again into the
midst of their families. feel with
you the apprehension that the fruits OF
the last five years might be lost through
Johnson's attempt to mislead the des-
tiny of the nation. We hope that the
arm and strong will of the peoples ma
jority will put a stop to that attempt
and save the freedom of the country.
We, here, so fare southwest, feel the
hardships of "my policyn more than
anywhere, and know that ifit is carried
out we shall have to fight again.
In connection with this political situ-
alton, our commerce is entirely. broken
up, and as no evil comes alone we are
suffering at present from the cholera.
AllRwho could leave for other places
have done so1 IT is a very hard road to
travel, even In America until we reach
our last home. But we have to fight
with our fate until we be conquered OF
be victorious. m