The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-06-12

Radical National Convention, a.
Chicago, as the representative Of the
negro interest of the State from
which be came accredited. In
speech which b. made before the
Convention he informed that illus.
srioas body of knaves that he was an
original sccessionis,, but that the
,hrashing which he had received had
cured him Of all such herctica no.
tons, and that he was nov prepared
to exchange greetings with those who
had ,hrashcd him.
Joe might have been m original
sccessionis, in sentiment. but it these
were his principles, he did not mike
much of display Of them during
the war. His efforts appeared to be
chiefly directed to embarrassing the
Government, and keeping ms mnay
Of the men of Georgia out of the
army as possible. Indeed, It @as
his proudest boast that hc had kept
large number Of men ouI OF the
army who would have been COMPEL
cd to take their places in the ranks
but for his efforts and opposition,
and he claimed in his public speech
cs, when he was running for Cover.
nor that he was entitled to their
votes for this exemption. Yet at
that very time be was protesting the
the most unbounded devotion TO the
Confederate cause His insinccrity
and dishonesty, however, were so ap-
parent that but few of any party
coniided in him, and although he
succeeded in retaining the Guhcr-
Material seat he was generally looked
upon with suspicion. He was the
head Of that party, which, after in.
yolying the Southern States in their
difficulties, proposed to sneak back
into the Union and escape the 70
sponsihiliiy of thcir own action
under a system OF whni they termed
separate State action, which, being
explained, meant simply that the
Confederate Government was an lille.
cal organization with which the
Government, Of the United States
could not make terms, but that the
States separately being sovereign,
the United States could recognize
them and receive them back into the
Union After showing themselves
false to the government Of the
United States and assisting in with
drawing their States from it, they
found themselves in danger, by the
uncertainty connected with the result
Of the war, and. 70 save their own
,reacherous ana .sorthlcss bodies,
they proposed to abandon the States
with which they were associated,
crawl back like whipped ours into
the Union, and leave the States
which they had thus betrayed to
fight out the unequal contest by
themselves. Joe Brown was prom
inent member of this band of trai-
tors. Whether they were traitors in
the first instance in advising their
their people to Withdraw from the
Union and strike manly blow fng
independence. " paA .ha "wntni after
doing this, they proposed to abandon
,ho;, sister States and make their
own terms to escape punishment, no
truthful man can deny. 1t was the
bases, and most cowardly ,renchery,
and should not be forgotten.
But Joe Brown was not SATISFIED
with this exhibition Of his want oil
nrinciple. and seeming anxious to IN
0 crease the odium which was already
attached! to him, ho was swirl when
the war closed to endorse every meas,
ure intended for the humiliation and
modification of the people among
whom he lived, and to him and sue'
a. followed his lead, may he attribu
ted much Of the oppression wh'e'
has been visited upon the sou'ner'
neenle. and under which they nav
rroaued for the last three years
The prompt sanction which he an
, those who acted with him gave
-' every policy for their oppression an ~,
his zeal in carrying out those POI
clos induced the authorities oil III
as- Government to believe that any an
Sc, everything i; could attempt would J
a' quietly endured, He had been Q, .,
a, 81 the leaders Of the people IN u
~ rebellion, and was supposed to kho
hcir sentiments aud the extent
on which their manhood had boz
whipped out of them
v Rat he was not thinking m giyi'
in his adhesion to the Federal .
,ori,ies. Of the rights or interests
,he peoplo who had so long trust
Co, him and clothed him with pe'iu,,
.. honors He was providing Tor .
aa' Brown. and all other eons'aefa''o
irm were fubordina,ed to this II IN
.s ,crcd little to him if his whole peol
onst wcre ruined provided be was pro,e
ed and cared for. His hrs' cue
wo,c directed to showing the nor
Y ern people that he was, sines the !
or ,bc battle had decided agar
him thoroughly loyal, ana 'h''
our was entitled to their confidence
!. lin in the terms Of the amnesty proeia
,ions he was included ~ one OF u
a,or- ~ hose classes, which requ
and special pardons, and p 's ="
s. IN. Of Congress to release h. rom
merit liabilities which had been mp