The Portland daily press., 1867-06-04

each answering negatively was duly sworn

each answering negatively was duly sworn
and impanneled.
e.. Seated in the jury box the colored jurors
associates; so much SO that prominent jurist
present remarked 1t to the sheriff. "Yes,"
was the reply Of that fnnetionary, "but they
are three damned Radical scoundrels."
The Houston Telegraph--conservative-
inehting on the, above remarks th at "the col
ofeu jurors are quite the lions of the hour"
Suie singular fact in the history of Crcu-
Hr 40 ID Is that it was issued at the request
ana pe'ltlon OF Judges Baldwin and watrous,
the former United States District Attorney.
and the latter District Judge of the United
States Court, together with eminentlv lovol
men, representative of the Galveston Republ-
can Association; but both Judges watrous and
BALDWIN have seen proper TO disobey the Or
der on the miserable pretext that the Courts of
Texas and not the Courts in Texas were speoi-
fed Union men throughout the State feel
deeply chagrined at the course Of these gentle
men in this instance. r. fF
. The San Antinio Express, the most infuen-
tial Union journal In Texas, speaks very Bit
terly Of this act of our United States District
Judge and Attorney, characterizing 1t as an
"uncalled for Difference to rebel power and In
fuence, dangerous in the extreme"
On the night of the fifteenth instant great
mass meeting under the auspices of the Re-
publican Association was held here in the
open air, at which some three thousand peo-
pie were present. The speakers were both
white and colored; the latter especially, ac-
NIL al tIar &C. L.,
ly and conclusively that their interests and
those Of the Republican or Union party were
identical. a.,,.. ..... ...-.- -.-r. r,t..s
One Of the speakers, an unlettered and un-
taught man, said, "De rebels and half way
Union folk say dc colored man is too ignant,
he'll vote in favor of de folks he's always lived
with, and his former master. You'll member
my friends, when de guns were put in de black
mans hands desc same people say oh, de ne
gro don't know how to shoot, he'll kill his
friends. We all know that every shot told
gainst rebellion and traitors; so with our votes,
we plank dem only for Union men and Union
.o Said another, "a short time ago the rebels
called US slaves and dogs-something to be
sold. Our children were sold and sent away
where we never saw them again and our wives
/ and daughters taken to crafty brutal desires.
Now these same men call us gentlemen and
say they are our best friends Do they think
that because our hair Is short that the sense
and wit that is under 1t is short enough to al
low us to vote to put them in Office to take
away our liberty again? I tell them they are
nightly out" IasI afa8
These are samples of the many interesting
and vigorous utterances Of our newly enfran-
chised citizens ON this occasion. During the
delivery of these speeches some ex-rebel ruff
ans present endeavored to break up the assem-
blage by firing several pistol shots. Fortunate
ly the speedy presence of a military guard and
the frmness and decorum Of the people frus-
trated this attempt. A series of resolutions
endorsing and afiliating with the principles
Of the National Republican party were passed.
At late hour with three hearty cheers for
General Griffin and Circular No. 13, the meet
ing adjourned, having proved perfect sue
cess. For the first time in Galvestonian his
tory an open air gathering OF Union men had
been seen.
These Union gatherings have been held re-
Gently in Austin, San Antonio, Waco and
other large towns throughout the State. Every
where in Texas Union men are assured that
zens will vote overwhelming ly the Union tick
ct. ia i.a. ...Ga "a. lu aH
Unfortunately none of the Congressional and
other distinguished speakers visiting the South
that our claims on the Republican party may
not be forgotten and that we may have such
men as Judge Kelley and Senator Wilson TO
help rs In A-sse.struetins Texas - G. I. Il.