The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-08-31

law and order in his county: he cannot return
home without them. If he should escape as
sassination on account Of his having asked for
garrison for his county, it will only be from
of whom have been in the United States vol
unteer service Even they can scarcely pro-
tect their fathers life if the troops which are to
be sent should be withdrawn.
Every day hear of murders of freedmen.
Since five o'clock this afternoon four new
ones have been reported here. The dsloyal
press suppress the mention of such occurrences.
Should there be another outbreak in Texas
very many Union men, as well as a large pro-
portion of freedmen, would at once be masa-
cred in order to bring about such another reign
of terror as would make the South a unit.
1.-THE following is extracted from previous
letter, dated July 1st.
To the Editors Of the Evening Post:
This State is in worse condition to-day than
1 can describe. I wish some member OF the
loyal press of the North could travel through
the country and collect and print but model-
ate portion of the facts he would encounter
and learn from authentic sources. To illus
| trate what l mean: Three freedmen were
murdered in or near the line of an adjolMnP
county few days ago The wagon when
one Of them was driving was robbed of all tne
| fine goods it contained. The other two freed
men were shot by the same man, who is belev-
ed to be their former owner The head OF one
| of them was cut off, and they were left unburi,,
ed. No investigation has been, or probably WI
be made into these murders. If any Union
man were to move in the matter, it would be al
the peril of his life
The brave and loyal man who told me o.
these murders was applied to by freedman
| knsman of one of the murdered-for ADVICE
The freedman was told to go to Austin and re
| port the facts to the agent of the Freedmen
Bureau; but he appears not to have arrlveu.5,
Perhaps he was suspected, and, like the neeu
man despatched by the Chief Justice OF KeIu
gio county, with letter setting forth the disor
ders in that county, he may have been shot Oh
the road. :,
My informant, seeing that set about VIII
ing down the facts as to these murders Just a
he stated them, said to me, "Do not make m.
name public, for it is all can do to hold M \
own in county, just now" and addeG,
keep no money in my house, but few dolal
in the daytime, but I do not feel safe at night.
The rebel, or as they call themselves, con
sentative" leaders, are telling their adherens
to behave themselves, or at least to keep up az
pearances, until the State is turned over =
their rule. This is all that keeps down ylolenc
for the time being.
Ihave distributed numbers of the Evening
Post, and will be able to get you some sur
scribers, but Union men are getting too mum,
dated to take loyal paper in very many III
stances The dark shadow of second reign
terror seems already to be upon them. SUCH
them as remained here are as much demoranz
ed in the way of abject submission to TRAITORS
as the latter have been to violence and lawless
ness by a practice of violent and lawless act
for four years. :,
Aqsclreac Johnson's policy has made loyatt
Odious and patriotism daSreputGbte an 1eTdS.-
Thus far Congress has not come up to the mar
has done nothing for our relief.