The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-12-04

We all know tina. Gen. Reynolds
has no particular love for Texas or
Texans, in which respect "honors
are easy, as our people have very
little regard or love for him, Blu,
It MAJ be interesting to learn spe
cihcally what he says of us, as he
has the say. Here is an extract from
his recent report, which we find in
Flakes Bulletin.
THE greatest difficulty I labor I'M
der, as | have often before repre-
scented, is in securing the freed pco-
p'o justice in cases OF a criminal ma.
surc. have used every means |
could employ to educate and force
the civil authorities up to doing
something near their duty, bu. the
sentiment Of the entire people is so
demoralixing, and they are so spe.
cially adverse to recognizing the
equality of the negro before the Law,
that I capuo, roport any very great
amount Of progr.,s in his direction
While the civil outhorities and the
citizens SO signalIy fail in Furnishing
those of the white race who commit
oficnses upon tho freed people, they
are ready and intact over Jealous in
administering the law to its fullest
extent when the accused il Of the
freed race. Punishment generally
follows the ofense swiftly and surely.
! OEcnscs which. when committed by
the whites are daily passed by with.
out notice. become crimes of greater
or less macnitudc when committed by
,hem
mOf the many hundreds of freed
,eo,Io L;l,cd since the war. know
of no instance where punishment
has followed the preparation OF the
et'mo N'e" r ,ne 'u'"o' w. " ."s
;shm.r, far tho uernc,ration of hon.
cides when the guilty party ia Of the
white race. II does not matter
whether the victim is white or black
By some hook or crook the law is
evaded and the guilty party goes nn.
punished.
"Thc demorali.ed condition of the
sentiment Of the whole people; their
total disregard for fhe law and or
der their intolerance of the opinion
differing from their own, and the
lieht value they place upon human
life. has so often been brought to
your notice BY myself aud predeces-
sors tha, to saw more upon a subject
tina, ba. already become so notorious
,h,oupbout the length and brcndsA
Of the land seems like idle rcpeti.
ton"
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his report mat oil the HuPer'n'e"aen'
Of negro education, of which the fol.
Irwin, il an extract.
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nn sr,,..,hv ~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
N. nar, n ,Lo.a who in o,hsr w.
snsc,s ,rc lov.l 10 ,ho governm.n,
1, is the conviction of The superin,
tcndcn, that upon the subject of the
education of tho freedmen, there is
but little difference in sentiment
among the great mass of the people
between those who arc loyai and
those who ARC not.
Tho teachers furnished by the
American Missionary Association,
who are very competent. went home
at the close Of June, and | have no,
heard of their intended return.
Their places have been supplied by
the best material that could be fur.
ished. and though very much infe.
rior to tho missionary teachers. II il
in the mind Of tho Superintendent Of
doubtful propriety to ask for their
return in tho present disturbed state
. OF the public mind. As an indies.
ton of the extent Of the opposition
met with in our work. | submit tho
following cases from Official inforua-
ton in nv possession:
"a pro.cr,ou, .choo, a. C;,cls.
vile W;ll;.mson county una.r ,hs
c,,s n MI. Iou;.. Enc,..,n,
young colored lady Of experience and
discretion, was closed BY the burning
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