The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-09-19
From the Houston eTeSas0 Telegraph.
JACK HAMILTON,
The Nroral..Ouilaw and Radical
COnsDiratOr or Texas.

JACK HAMILTON,
The Aforal..Ouilaw and Radical.
Oonspirator OF Texas.
Weundertake to-day the discharge Of
a duty which nothing but our desire for
the safety Of the State, menaced by the
creature whose name figures at the head
Of this,article, could induce US to perform.
Whenever he has become thoroughly
known, Jack Hamilton hes fallen beneath
the contempt Of all good and honorable
men, and yet, in consequence of his pc.
culiaripolitical relations at this time, he
has become,,apparently formidable as the
enemy of the State and people who, un.
fortunately..for them have made him all
he is. It is due to President johnson
whose-trust he has abused, whose favor
hs has ungratefully trampled upon, and
whose administration he now seeks to
overthrow, it is due to the Union, whose
professed friends he is, but whose consti.
t%utional basis he seeks to undermine and
destroy, it is due to the Radical party al
the North and in Congress, upon which
he has foistcd himself, offering to do their
dirtiest partizan workout who certainly
do not wish, to employ an instrument ut.
terly treacherous and vile, morally and
politically, it is due to the people both Of
the North and South, who have settled
their political differences before the high
est tribunal on earth, at the cost Of an un.
~paralleled amount of blood and treasure,
and who are now seeking to be ~reconciled
to each ether, for mutual good, but which
peaceful consummation Jack Hamilton.
like the fend that he is, is seeking t.
prevent !; it is due to christian ~civiliza
ton, upon whose escutcheon he is a fou
blot, and to human nature, to every goot
instinct Of which he is q Judas, that THU
man should be pictured forth to the worlG
in his true colors.
We knew him when, as o boy, we uset
TO attend the Circuit Courts in Randolph
aud other counties in Alabama. He was
then a young lawyer Of some promise ii
the way Of ability, but not much in thu
way Of moral character. He came Il
Texas about 184S and settled in Lii
Grange. Dr. Conkwright, the brother o.
the murdered man, published a pamph
let, and circulated it all over the State
boldly charging Hamilton with having
scduced his brothers wife, and having
procured the murder of her husband il
consequence. This charge Hamilton ha
never publicly denied. But he afforde,
circumstantial proof Of its truth by leav
ing La Grange and removing to Austin
DR.. Conkwright, we believe, is still livinI
in the State, and we call upon him, o
any other who have them, to furnish us
copy of the above named pamphlet.
After removing to Travis county, h
was elected to the Legislature, and Will
there was openly, repeatedly, and persist
emily charged, by Judge Hancock, will
bribery and perjury in the exercise of hi
office as a member Of the Legislature. T
this charge he made no reply.
A negro woman, whom he had brough
from Alabama, when very young, an
hold Us o slavo, who claimed to be free
he whipped 50 cruelty thai she sough
refuge in the house Of Mr.. Aaron Bur
eson, who still lives in Travis county,
When examined, her back was found t
be one solid mass and blood and bruises
her clothes were SO glued to her bac
that they could only be removed by tn
aid Of soap and water, and when removed
the worms were found to be living an
working in her flesh. The woman Wa
not'allowed to return to him, but cam
!, into Court and chose her own master, AZ
cording to the law of Texas, Hamilto
not daring to resist.
u In 1858 he ran for the Legislator
again, 'and was,.beatenlby.J.B W. Bank
on the openly alleged charge that he wa
in the habit of whipping his. wifa.
So much. for his private character, f
the present. AS to h~is;political cours
from 1000 10 1000, ne was O most vl0leI
secessionist, insisting on the RECESSION {
the articles of the annexation of Texas 1
the Union, and seeking support for pull
, lie Office on that platform. OF this tber
. is abundant proof at hand. He was tn,
in favor Of secession, by 'seperate Sta
action before anybodyIelse. in the Sout
was, in consequence OF Northern aggre
sions upon the institution Of slavery,
About the same time, he was open
and earnestly an advocate Of the REQ
ening Of the African Slave trade.
And last of all, after the wal con
menced, he applied to a leading msrchal
in Galveston for money to raise a comp
ny for Confederate service.
This is the man whom the Norther
radicals are taking to their bosoms, an
whose votes for the Vice Presidency O
the next election, he is seeking to obtai
by ~denouncing, and slandering, and cur,
ing the people Of his own State.