The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-07-13
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NV Rive - ~" aueW -
coun, Of ~, psuss ss,sbss1Ios. -
that day a. ~ eesla wish. fhs h.
formation ve have derived il rsla.
liea - IL b sssssA AasA, 80, a.
though strictly cssrses, - fLr - Il
gcss, is not, personally, that o. A.
eye and ear witness.
TIE Day vss usasssa 10 y ~
boosting Of anvils. By 10 o'elosk
there waa . hsEs eoacosrss Of blacks,
variously estimated ftoe sve 70 thrss
the~sasd sors calculations sssiua.
tag the aunhsr At evss thFse thss.
sasd, composed Of al ssss and betA
sexes.
Next came The psocsssiaa. which
formed At tho negro school houss
South Of the public Span, asd
marched to the barbecue gro~sd,
situated In grove ia Tie North
West psstioa Of this city. The ne
gross wsss mostly vsli clad, ssd With
the Marshalls Of shs Day, on Aorss.
back aad DECORATED With gay r's'.sss,
made qsiss . display. SIS
Several rsspestahss eitissss Of shs
place went out to IT, snesg thsn
the editor Of he Flag, Jsnss farmer,
Mayor Of he city, judge G. A.
Fraser, and Mr.. Jshs @. Hasris.
Shortly after their arrival, = report
was circulated that The we'll from
which the blacks we're obtaisisg Va
Ter had been poisoned vitA strysh-
sise. This created ~ Usss istsass
excitement, and, for . tine, i was
feared the wont rssults would xfov
out Of il This wss dispslIsd By the
Mayor, Who went with sevsssl Of the
negroes to the we'll, and hsd three
bnekets Of water alternately drawn,
in each Of which he dipped tun.
bier aad drank. asf s.t NJ
The Mayor (Ms. Tsrasr) vaa then
requested by The freednsa to address
thep, which - I'D, asd, ffoa H.
report Of sAe'spsssh - aseaissd 70 -,
very sessiblys~sd effectively. He
commenced by telling tAsm they
were free, and that fteedou Invested
them with duties and rsspoaahilis.sa
that involved tAeir AappIse~ atd ~
happiness aud safety u tksir raes,
He exhorted then to b. hossst, vir-
tuous, prudent, and - look 10 tAsi.
fstare wsslAss 70 save thsiv nossy
and to purchsss honss. The eosth.
err people rscoSaissd The Aet tAsi
there vers foss nillioas Of blacks ia
the South. AID with sssh ~ slsnsal
in their midst for good or evil, they
could not fail to feel the livslisst IL.
tsrsst IL thsir ssod behavior and
their success, individually and col.
lscsively. That > bad nas, white q
black via disturbed sccisty wa 81.
ways . sources Of anxiety, sPpsshsa-
sios, asa trouble. The blacts wses
not Only free, bss bad bssa iavssasd
with poaisissl privilege Ike white
nsa; asd, In this oosssstioa, h q.
hortsA thsn 70 uss this psiviisss dis-
Greedy. Thay nsss not thiak h.
sssas thsy vsrs allowed % roy that
shsy $3.50 ~ sssaas Il ~ ~aiAss,
~ Of tasis M u<saass. TAsss
were asa vho wesA ssd6ssss y
pssssaas tAsa thsy vess - ssly
sqsal 1T sspsste = ~ vAiaa nse ;
Asa tasss ~ ~ % :sss,lisssA hss-
al tESv a.sA dhse ~: 4
They eoslA not rad ~ Aistosy Of
the world was sew 70 thsn tAsy
had many thissr V isasa, asA whsss
couid they obtain isfornasisA mere
correct sad reliable tAan IRON tAoss
With vAeu they very ssiasdi
Tho histssy Of the world, sss ~
last sig thosaad ysas. dsnsss,sa.
ted ~ issa sAps white psopIs vsss
supssios p Ill elhsvs, and tAsA whers.
ever any inferior rass ssaiisatsd
hatred sad hostility to shs~, II Ter.
minated IN their dsstrsetion. He
instancsa the lndians, hat oaes Ia
habissd ths satirs esatiasae who
asw aambsr oaly ~ spsttssisg
bsnds 90 the remote ffcstisf. +
There we're hsd nan in ths coun-
W, who would snAssyor v in1ame
their passions against shs southss.
vAitss. For what psrpoasf 70 r.
their votes, asd 70 deceive TIE Psopk
II ~ NsrsA. - shAs tAsy might ~
Psyisg oaecs, aad nsks fsstasn
without labor. No counssssd thsA
% beware Of luch nsn. They. wesia
FAD that al Of thsm he'd nads bad
sasssn AID vsss net rsspssts1
durisg the existsscs Of slavery.
Their object vas 70 create var u
rssss--te array H. blacks agailsl ~
whites. They did not case II every
black naa II ~ Ssssh ~ killed 10
such = conaiet; and sseh tAsy nusl
know vosld b the cass. n sseA Z
war VA provoked, four ss;lliess could
nos s<as1 bsfoes twslva Thsss ~
men thssght II . sos1ist ~ .sssus
IL wesld give thsa powss sd isAs-
saes, asd wosM give ~ Wits ~
pc ef H. SsstA. vhso shsy NM.
ssoub1a, sd tAaI ~ vAaa 1Asy d.