The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-10-16

gtoeSs auu tNhAhfi't WIN 'NN'"f W.
treated them as equals, aud wno ior
the last eighteen months has oui-
ragged the moral sentiment of tue
city of Jefferson, was killed ia the
jail OF that place on Che night oi the
nh inst lie was as bold and de-
Cant, as no was unprincipicd. Con
slant fears were entertained that h's
repeated efforts to produce % c7'..s'
ion Of races, would p-ote successful.
or that he would inciie the negroes
to burn the town. All was peace
aud qpiet until he returned from The
Austin Convention, to which he had
been elected by negro votes. We
understand that he made boast be-
fore leaving Austin, that the citizens
dared not modest him. as the dread
ofhis power over the rcgrocs was
such, that the ladies, fearing the
horrors of war, and the torches OF
incerdiarics, would not suffer him to
be hurt. Our associate Of the Tines
thus details the affair
Smith, on his return from Ags.
tin, lost his carpc, bag, which he
conteudcd was at Mr. Dick Figures s
house. He obtained q squad Of sol
dicrs, and went thore to look lor il
but when he reached the house he
wanted 10 search for papers, which
the Lieut. in command Of the squad
refused to allow Smith thea re
turned to town, and formed q squad
of negroes to 90 with him and carry
out his original design. Mr. Fig
ures hearing Of this premcditatcd
outrage, called on his friends for
protection. Col. Cgump and Others,
in obedience to the request, started
up there. This was ON Saturday
night On their way up Marshall
street, opposite negeo shan,y, they
discrned some armed men, aLd in at.
tempting to dil-oycr rho they were,
were fred upon several times, aud
Mr.. Spire Ilagerty and Nr. liarri.
son Thurmoud were both slightly
wounded Tho firing Pr y were as
ccrtainod to be Smith and his negro
allies, who sought protection Of the
military, by whom they were turned
over to the civil author ties, when
they were placed in the city prisoa,
where the remal4ed during sunday
under a very strong guard Of soldiers
and citizens. On Sunday night q
very large force OF armed and masked
persons, none Of whom were or have
been rocognizod,) surprised and
oycrpowered the guard took posses
sion Of the Jail, and killed Smith and
the two nysroo. The party hy
whom this movment was made wg,o
represented by the soldiers and cili-
zcns on duty at tie time, as
beino entirely sober and apparently
well Disciplined Ancr tho accom-
plishment Of their obicc, thcy ali rs.
tired as quietly and my teriously w
they camc-noue knowing who ,hey
were or from whence 'hey came
n,,a !" "a '1 ls",.I,. '' l.,.l,,n ,,o n..
cessity tbat would cause ,be peop's
to take Che law into ,heir owa hand
,a a' a n,' nav s,anJ cn,,Jomne3 in
,hs AGO., of,b, law GO, /, had bccomo
~ ~. c,co nc Gn, a., nm -yoidahle
nooaos,,, Tho s,rc,i,v ~ homo
49, - onl c.. ~ .oo;o,y ,Lo
.,o.ror;,r ~ ,ho conn,ry ma be
a.cnr;,v IF l;co it.o,r dem,,,Jed The
romnvni If so b,sc n villi.
III; -. /. oons;J,r.l s,r,,o
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; ~ s1aoJ ,ho / nnwn r,c, ,b,t Lc
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'..s .~r,h ss0o bn, ,bo,it should
w., ,L;' - s-on nno Mn o,,,r
s;m;,ar ,bre,ts Il can I'm, he r,g,rded
y. ms, by ever man who would en-.
80 IL fono ,nJ ,r,,crty in n,,cc
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STATE or TEXAS.
Austin, Texas, Sept II, 'Gs. J
encc;ol Orders No ~
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:,
.hder 'he au,hor''y vested III 'na'
oedy' oy the io'io"'hs section OF inc
Act oil 'ohh';ss' passed. haFeh -'rd'
1907. -,
oeeu1h - '' o' " u''uo'
enacted, that the Convention for each
State shall prescribe the Tees salary;
and compensation TO PC pai" TO an
delegates ana o'her ofheerS anu asen' :
herein uth9ri J. or necessary TO
carry 90 eneel inc purposes oi 'n's
c. ~" Hi "a car ,rn -
and collection Of such taxes on the
property in such STATE 90 may be