The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-16
wANTED-A POLICY.


Tennessee leads the van, the rest will fol-
low in the path she has marked out for them.
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wANTED-A POLICY.
That is, any policy but "My Policy" The
New York Tribune gives a series of well
authenticated facts, showing the condition in
Texas. These illustrate how imperatively il
demanded some policy that will give some
protection to personal security and life in the
Southern portion OF this Union. Northern
blood boiled over when the rebels fred upon
seventy loyal men in Sumter at the outbreak
of rebellion. Seven timss seventy loyal men
have no, only been fred upon, but murdered
in the South, during these recent months By
rebels. The violence of. rebels is counte>
nanced by spirit in Safe legislation and
administration scarcely less indecent. Take
this showing of facts transpinng in Andrew
Jchnson's reconstructed State of Texas. II
i. is lengthy, but we pray you read it:
SIN the spring Of 1866 son Of Jonathan
Lindlev was murdered in Bell county; his
murderers were arrested by the military, and
in attempting to escape two OF them were
killed, it is said by Major Carpenter, COM
manding the troops, and Mr.. Lindley. 10
November, Lindley was arrested for murder
aud placed in Jail Through his counsel he
applied to Gen. Heintzelman for projections,
affirming that his life was in danger because
of his Union principles Gen: Heintselman
laid the facts before Gov. Throckmortou,
who replied, Nov. II: Il apprehend that Mr..
Lindley is in no danger from rash violence in
Bell county. / shall write to the authorities
of that county on the subject, and impress
the necessity of strict compliance with the
law, and the confidence expressed by Major
Gen. Heintzelman in their regard for law
Solemn assurances were given by the author
tiles of Bell county that Lindley should be
dealt with Justly Near the end Of Novem-
Der the troops in the neighborhood were sent
to the frontier to protect the people of Texas
from Indians, and on the night or December
3, q mob of about thirty entered the Jail,
murdered old Mr.. Lindley, his son, and an
other inmate of the Jail who was an entire
stranger to the Lindleys. In this case, not
even the interference of Coy. Throckmorton
was protection. 1t is an instance of the
cruelty Of trusting to the civil courts the lives
of Union men; the folly Of believing that
Texas rebels respect any authority but that
of the bayonet.
the past six months murder of Union man
or q negro might be cited. But the cases
which we quote are sufficient to show the
condition of the State. On the 2lst Of De-
tober, in Graysou county, four men rode up
20 the honse of O freedman named Daniel
Wheat, arrested him for some pretended OF
Tense, and shot him before his own door
The murderers were not arrested. In Stump
ter, Trinity county, freedman was burned
alive in December, and several killed In
Chambers county, in the same month, Union
man was beaten by two men till he was sense.
less, and his house robbed An order for
their arrest was issued, but the outlaws
snatched the warrant from the Sheriff, tore it
TO pieces, and de6ed his power. Edmund
Parsons and Mat. Hewlin, two freedmen,
were shot in Travis county in December, BY
white men. apparently from mere vantopaess
Their murderers we're not arrested. AtPrai
RE Lea, Dec. 8, . negro was publicly whipped
for calling young rebel Thomas, instead Of
Master Thomas. On the 18th, at the same
place, bottle Of whisky was demanded of q
negro, and upon his refuaal to give it, he was
shot. The murderers were known, but the
civil authorities refused to arrest them.
Prairie Lea is forty miles from any mill.
tary post, and tits the common amusement
of the rebels, mounted on horses, to chase
the freedmen through the streets, md shoe,
g at them with revolvers. .Never, says trust>
worthy correspondent of the Freedmen .
Bureau, presenting the case of Union man,
lin the days of slavery, has there been
known the wrong, the outrage, the OBJ
PRECISION, that now exists in the northeastern
counties of Texas toward the poor negroes.
They are now more down. trodden and bru.
tally treated than he has ever known them
Hprtpr u, rau,1auna k1~~ -
ever since 1888. They have no rights what
ever that are respected; and he has related
10 me instances Of cruelty, wrong, and viz.
lation of all law toward them, which would
make your heart bleed. His own freed ne.
groes have returned TO him and besought him
to receive them to his care as his slaves, tina,
they might have some protection. He sAys
That the lash is now more cruelty administered
Than ever 1t was that negroes who have cul.
tvated lands rented from some of the white
men, after growing 6ue crops and having tber,
laid by for the harvest, have been deprived
OF everything upon some pretext sought by
the landlord to engage in quarrel which
wonld terminate IN the most brutal punish,
ment OF the negro and his dismissal without
dollar for the labor he had bestowed
upon the crop. | could not pretend TO a
tempt description IF outrages, from cola
FLOODED murder down and there ia mot A.
agent OF your Bureau, or an officer to whom
snese people can appeal for redress. Til,
description correctly applies to every distrnl
IN Texas Of which the United States have m,
control. In Harrison county bands of -
ganized robbers plumber whites and bI.ct,
Ankle, and IN twenty-seven other count;e, r.
snat district there is no safety for negroes B,
loyal men. From the northern psr ofTsxs,
We nave testimony that the freedmen are no,
PAID for their labor, and remain in Aetna
slavery. Freedmen who dare 10 bring suit,
% recover wages due arc frsquently wh;pped
ana many OF those who q the closa az ~,
year were ps were aAerward robhea
Unless proteetiqs ran be afforded from Il,
military, write Union man in Caldval
county, 'assassn.t'Hn will soon become II,
order OF the day. panola county Va in M
vemoer, probably = controlled by orpan;,l,
robbers, whom the evil authorities dared M
attempt to arrest. thus the cataloon. 4
CRIME continues hut we have said enonpk
II these were exceptional cases ve sboniS
r have said nothing. hut they are the rule. snf
though We have few reports from Terss d.
ing the month of January, We behave ~
the number of murders is not dim;n;sh;ns
and the condition of the State probably ero$
Ing WORSE sio.
.sMAhe thn is the civil condition Of ~,
NsatA notice the character Of the Laws n.s.l
byTexan legislators Andx,s perdoned. ~
hence loyal constituents, late very violent e
Z - end. bsgsiag his GASEOUS pera,u., ~
violent rshels ssll. WhilaAhe people Of Te.s
have been busying themselves in outr,,,. !
shown above, their Legislseure i.,'6r.t !
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