The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-08-31


us.ss oGss, l aoeaisasly asessaise@
sAss ussil l sAcsla hsv~ naAs this
Isspsrs, ,heas sasli'y sd siesi1essee
9hatever these nay -. sAsuA ~
nais unrhaascd BY Investigates OF
~ aAy cAtrsseoss connectise or ~
ssrist,en whatever, Dot osly II re-
cord. bu, as far - practicable. 10 my
mind This course II is necessary to
bear in recellection in the act Of es-
s,e.sssr the yrcssh he weight OF value
Of the Allegation. Never having
seen the hana~ritins Of the Hon J
" Ashley, | thought il de- &c him
tina, ! should no, proceed without
acquiring = portion Of his genuine
chiregvsphy. | there,ore exhibited
that letter which was wriffes ty Mr.
Ashley 10 recommend the pardon Of
Durham to = sentlegnsn acquainted
With his hzad.riiine. The latter,
without hesitation recognised that
letter as genuine The otAers stri-
Alhx4y e>snties ~
In coselus;on. beg leave to ex.
press the rrofeosi sessihiiity with
which ! fad myself Obliged to bring
TO the serisu. notice OF the President
OF the United States scc~saticos and
papers Which mus, sccasion HIN pain
fai Embarrassment They expocs
prominent member Of the Legisla
ture Of the Union TO the shocking
ss.: iesol Of having cosspised with .
ccnvic; Terjurrr for stupss1oss in
I position, SSs, upon the Hesse Of
Representatives. then upos IL PEG
pie, and thea upon the sesaas Of the
United Ststes, for the purpose of ef-
fecsssg the inpeaehmest nod removal
froa olkce Of Tre.ideat Il ~ Uni.
led States, soaely uPes suboesea tes-
tinosy. l need set ssy With What
sstsuishment mankind sosA hear j,
charged that q scheme 10 sbenins bls
vas heightened siill by the peculiar
welcomes 81 tempting to induce
the intended victim himself, through
appeals to his elemency, TO qualify
BY q pardon, with consequent at
tsopsiag 10 nc, and testify, the prin-
cipai isssr snent u the inpossue.
But, Impossible As The existence Of
such = conspiracy may seew, NJ not
the President exposed to = grave nc.
coantsbilisy for whatever eonsequen-
ees may possabiy follow an iscreduli-
~ too generous in the premises, 20 Be
isdslged merely because ths adven-
tifiess data have been thrust upsn
his casual notice by party Who has
bees dishonored by criminal yer.
diet, but who is still, ia the expressed
opinion Of competent professional
persons, qualified to be vehicle Of
truth in Z court Of justice,
thus lay the whole matter before
your Excellency for your better
Judgment In the meantime the ap.
| pliession for pardon will be suspend
ed Very respectfully, your obedien.
servant,
JouS NJ BIscKLEY,
Acting Attorney Gesessl.
To Andrew johnson, President oil
the [ nited States.
Ga the whole, the condition OF
things in Texas is anything else tia q
cause for gloom We have = plenty
Of hog and aoinminy to feed double
our population. The cotton crop
will be a short one, and If il disgusis
planters with attempting TO make
one good crop SO As to quit" it will
in the end prove blessing to the
State. The face Of society Is quiet
ing down, though in quite large
section the press does no, seem to
realize the situation, and continues
to harp upon dead issues, and to sup
por, defunei principles of the defunc,
style Of government, We presume
after awhile they will End out what
has happened and learn that wha,
was good doctrine 10 1850, a. to the
American Government, is NO longer
part Of it, and mus, be absndo ned
We have no State Rights. nor hardly
any individua! rights left that VIC can
sssS %A.,,s IT, r Telegraph :, s'
The only difference between our
self and tho Telegraph 10, that We do
not regard the principles tina, pre- =.
vailed il 1850, and BY which the
country was governed frou its origin
to the, period, ~ dead issues. A."
Our contemporary may rest assured
hat there is great political conflict
approaching, involving not only the
question Of State rishts, bst the ca
pscity Of man tor self government.
The country is rot going to rest
quietly under negro suffrage anG ne
gro political equality and the dis
REIMBURSEMENT Of the white race. the
abrogstion Of the RICH. Of habess
corpus, and the establishment, Ct a
military desPotism. And il a major
ity ear be maintaissa in the North,
willing to sanction ssch IN anom,.
leus and dangerous condition of
thing, - now exists, the loss Of pub.
Iic liberty will prove ~ inevitable
consequsaee Thus believing, we
shall continue to battle earnestly for
What We conceive 10 b. correct prin-
cipIss, esjoining spon every citizen,
and particularly every one exercising
an isassnce upon public NHair.,
sever to despair Of slsimate, re
storing the constitutios Of the eoun-
Try, with all it, sscrsd rights snd
privileges. We ,hiAk the question
0As yet 10 be determined whether our
goverument 10 10 be what il was de.
signed by it, frsmers a white man /.
government II that i. settled af.
6rmatively, she restoration Of our
political Affairs, as they existed be-
fore the war Is inevitable. Amids,
the political gloom that now prevails,
We believe that this will yet be &c.
complished, and that it is not as far
81 as nasy imagine.
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~ The Houston Telegraph Of
the 18Th contains singular editorial.
entitled What ID Shown by Regis.