The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-07-10
Outrage 1t Fairfield, Texas.


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III EDITORS GALVESTON Nnms i
We having been the misfortune Of on
o. community 10 be again affiicici by
u rad .rar ,h" r'ghts aud liberties O
lf some Of cur best citizens, lie beg th
Of use Of your columns to place heior
90 the world a fair and pnysrpishe'
| statement OF facts brought about h.
fc this outrage, aud the determination
.. upon the part of the citizens ,hs. III,
n parties arrested should not have en-
l. acted upon their persons, deeds simi
It lar 10 those refpetratcd by United
II States soldiers upon the citizens o.
c the town Of Gonzales in this Stats.
o GA the night of the llth inst, a
II squad OF soldiers arrested Capt. W
e H. Dsvio aud Mos-rs John Dunn
7 aad james II Oliver. These gen
o tlemen bad retired to sleep, mud
Q about midnight were aroused from
. their beds, placed under arrest. aud
: i'm Immediately marched away from their
o homes.
Q The secrecy with which the Nau.
J KEGS came into the country, their
! sudden ard secret departure, no one
being aware VI their presence until
these arrests were made, the fact that
tho arrests were made At the dead Of
night, that the prisoners were tied,
that the squad were under the g,id
nnce of an old freedman, March
Walker, and that Worthsms store
was entered aad robberics made, ex.
cited the worst fears of our people
for the safety Of the arrested parties,
believing Il probable they might be
dealt with in a summary manner, and
meet sudden and violent deaths
Runners were speedily sent over
Tho. country from Woodland the place
Of arrest and by ~ o'clock ~, of
the 18th inst, between 100 aud 300
armed men were assembled upon the |
road leading from Cotton Gin to .
Springfield, ahead Of the soldiers aud
upon the route TO be travelled by .
them, anxious as to The welfare and
treatment of their arrested friends
A demand was soon made tina, the
prisoners. who were then with ia,
sold;o,s I, cam, ,,,o ria. c,om w.,
,on al, Lo ,,,noJ o,or ~ Ma a,su
autbo,i,;cs A refusal IN deliver
No.. u.s ,o,,xna1 81 s.eonJ AZ
mond vns m,Js which wa. eomnl,od
with and he ,,,o.,e1 ,a,,i.s a., oa,.
r,losscJ IN moi, s,ienJ, vlorennon
all parties di.persed md ouietly no.
turned 10 their hcmes.
Tbo.o arrest. were suoc,J 3, L.v.
been made u,op an sf;,is,;t ,unJe
Ly MI Wit, AZ. caoJr,an ~,
,Iose n,,,,os ana o,hc,. sion, ,La
middle If Anil la, hal .,,onn,aJ
10 In him In, ,h,, ho o.oan.J lin
sI;ah, wanna With H. la
M,,l ffrccdma, IL amnb,,;o.,l,
do,;ol h, ,ha ,ar,,os ,,a l,.L,I;ara1
T.. al 81, as MI I. -.
h. .onsnmma,. la ~ ,ar, LA
character AMI into. son,h.rners wLn :
.,o no, ,aJic,l, .,J n ,,onIJ l.. \
im,os.ihle r., M,,I 10 a,, ,ho o,i
Jence of o,e re.neotable ncrso, no a
a.....,-.es.-iAl. IA - =
Gibbs, and wagon was loaded with !;
the effects Of Marx and Eden, aud :
they and their families accompanied =
the soldiers About one hundred ,
negroes, little and big, assembled al 6
the market house, followed sort /,
distance behind, singing glory halle +,
lujah ms they saw 'ho P''so"o's a
marched Of =
Lieutenant II = iiowe command :
cd the sound Of soldiers ana stated
that he intended to take the pr's@n'
ers to Austin, aud deliver them over .
to the civil authorities mere 70 DO
tried for the offence charged egains,
them A II offences have TO be tried
by the civil authorities IN the county
where the offences were committed
and assurances we're given the hieu
tenan. that Marx should not be d's-
fore the civil tribunals of this eoun'
ty, or any court having jurisdiction,
any charges he might make against