Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-08-24

they would yield, and hc was invited to
come into the house, and that upon the
entrance of the o''icer, followed by some Of
the men, the work Of death commeLced.-
! This man stated further that when he had
partially revived from the wounds he had
received, hearing tho crowd In tho yard, ho
segel his gun and fred on them, and then
crawol ont aud cStinghishcd the dre nt
lhc cnd of the house. The Executive of tho
State Informed Major General Griffin OF tho
occurrences, and without expressing cen
sure or cSculpNting tho citizens Of any Of
fence, EXPRESSED the icarthat great wrong
! had been committed, aud made n respectful
| request that II commission Of army officers
should Investigate the acts. Ills request
was no, complied with. =, .,
Certain laws Of The State .are set aside,
and others are not allowed 10 Lc enforced.
be- In accordance with tho Constitution the
Legislature abolished five Of tho Judicial
Districts Of the State, and five Judges and
The same number of District Attorneys went
ont OF Office. Two of these districts have
lccn revived, and two Judges restored by
military rcscript. The other thrcc districts
are not restored, probably because tho po-
litical faith of the Judges is not of o char
acter to suit those who exercise tho power.
The jury laws Of the State, ifnot abolish.
cd, have been amended by an edict, and
new qualifications are required. In many
counties jury cannot be had; In others,
only byitaking negroes on the panel, who
have only the neir qualification, and mono
Of the o.her requisites demanded by the law.
In many counties the courts cannot be held
for tho trial of criminal offences, and the
counties are burdened wi til accumulattns
debts. In others, tho lives, liberty and
properly of the people are determined and
nlh,iichted by class of jurors not quali-
fed by law, and totally unfit, from their
previous coalition in life, to discharge
properly the responsibility go suddenly
thrust upon them. ...., .,....,f. irt.
TCccrly . respectable citizen, upwards
of seventy years of age; in feeble health,
upon the complaint of q freedman that he
had obslructed his registration, was arrested
and confined by the military in this city.
Notwithstanding his own ill health, tho
sickness OF his family, his reservations ot
Innocence, and that he could so prove by
wlitciaud black testimony, and his offer to
! furnish any, amount of pecuniary bail, as
well as the pledge of individuals fihe first
rcsrcctability, to be present for trial when
required, yet this was refused. lie was
placed in a hospital, ami finally, but not
un iii ho was dying therequest ofhis friena''
that ..e light be removed 10 more comtorta
! Bile quarters was complied with. ne a'su
| in IL few hours after his removal. .f,,,,..
The frontier of this State has been one
Continuous scene of butchery and dcvasta-
ton. One hundred and sixty-two persons
have been murdered; twenty four wounded,
aud forty-throe women anu children carr'eu
into captivity by the Indions within the last
IA. A. t,,
| persons arc known to have been murdered,
and seven carried into captivity. Besides
this, hundreds of thousands of dollars IN
valuableproperty have been destroyer "h'
carried away by them.
| These things have been brought to the
attention of the commanding General OF
tho Dcparment and his aid earnestly be-
sought. b was told by him in answer
| thereto, that thcrc were more casualties
occurring from outrages pcrpetrated upon
| Union men and freedmen in the interior at
the State than occurs from Indian deprodar
tions on the frontier; that the former great
| ly exceeded the latter, and are induced by
| old ycbelous sentiment. l was, however,
| promised assistance, but it came tariily..!
The consequences is that troops arc st'ii
| scattered over he interior, where, all 10 anu
has been peaceful and where the oiHii nu-
| tbori,ics are abe to maintain order and
afford pro ection to the inhabitants iHroops
have been sent to the frontier, but net III
sufficient numbers The posts are ar great
distances from each other, and can, aifoM
but little protection. The incursions OH
and butcherics of these defenceless. people.
! by the Inlians, sti | continue, and some OF
these posts are barely able to protect thom'
| selves. rr, I...t.v ur...Il,
Many other things might be enumerated
to show that whilst my accuscrs charge 'hat
| | have not proper respect for the laws OF
, Congress. and am an impcdimcnt to' tieN'
due execution, they themselves havecvi''uef
, in hcir conduct but little regard either 10
the laws of Congress or of the Staie,, or tho
well being of society.
| All these things have the people of Eexas
borne, and are yet bearing, quietly. sur,
they have MT lost hope that reason, VAL
| again dawn upon the American m'nd' ana
| 10 them justice. -.
| IN August, 1915, Governor IIIan,iitoa,
! who had been appointed proWs oaa' gov
ernor, arrived a the scat Of government,
aud me time elapsed before the local or
gauizations Of the counties could'beeHee'eui
| aud tbough for many reasons the govern
was personllly no favoritc with the people
he was tieated with all the respect duc TO-
the position he occupied; and insiead Oh
being thwarted in his measures, all the nid
III 1t could he asked was extended to- nun,
in every effort TO restore ordef. Auuihough
in the meantime the negroes bRd' been
l;h,r,,tol from their former obligations,
and were not inclined 10 labor the people
went TO work with hearty good will not
witlis,nnling the difficulties WHICH attend
c,lithc new system OF labor, to mend their
brokeu fortunes, aud TO restore again'pros-
pcrity TO the State. There were but lew
idlers .am1ag the white populations as the
products Of he field and the pastureseri to-
rnatket VIII show. ......
Tho people were sntisfel that whether
the war was just or not, their defeat was
irrevocable; they did not kqow what their
fate woull be, but they we're ready 10 bear
ii. In the meantime the couIts, Fedoraf
aud State. we're org lnized; the Judges held
their courts with regularity and freedom,
as formerlv: the marshals aud, sherifs
served wriis and N iAc arrests, without let
or hinlrauce; the process of the courts
were dulr executed; real estate appreciate,il
In tte mar ei. and all things seemed TO-
indicate an carly return TO prosperity.
The President II the United States Issued
his amnesty proclainafitn; the people who
were so entitled ayailed themselves OF ~.
and these who were not, songht special
pardon. As soon IS y becaine apparent,
under the literal policy OF the President
the great bcdy Of those lately engaged IN
The war we're to he admitted to the rights
5i eiiizeuship, We L-san to bear mRrmur-
is~s from certain quarierS.-lndieaiiohs
yfrs soon manifested Of disposition TO-
defea, rcorgauizaiion Of the State on the
r.
basis prescibei. Every southern state had
already Organized its State government
ezefut Texas. Being able ns longer 20 de-
lay i. the Provisional Governor ordered
an election Of iclrrates 10 n State CoBVen-
tion-u.en Of all shades Of opinion were
oaniidatts, and the vote OF the state was
f1ll; no riot or disc0rd occurred yEhere,
aud The c5qveHiica asseiHb'ed on We iiA
! i-rbsnarr. Q 80. Il adopted every measure
rhirh was ienande1 ~ IRE requisite 10
f. l.eartl aui uteye,l DE voice Of the President,
the only voice shich spoke with authority;