The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-11-06
TEXAS NEWS,



the l7th ult Speeches were made by
Co W Il shannon, Mr.. A. J. Ball,
and Gen. Darnoll.
Col $. II. Starr has issued mill.
tary order prohibiting the organiza.
ton Of independent companies on the
frontier, to operate against the H.
dians, His order concludes A. fol
lows!
The military authorities in thcir
efforts to suppress Indian depreda-
tons on this frontier, are DESTROYS Of
the cooperation Of the citizens A.
guides, scouts, and small organised
bodies cooperating with, and undsr
the control Of Omcsrs Of the United
States Army; but all military bodies
organized without the above men.
toned authority, are hereby declared
unlawful, and hostile to the govern
ment and interest Of this State.
The Wca,hcrford Times says that
false representations by designing
men to Col. Starr produced this Or
der, That seems to be the only kind
Of representations to which many Of
these military men seemed disposed
to listen.
II is mistaken notion with some
Southern men that the doctrisc Of
the rights of the States was buried
with the Confederaoy.
Slavery and secession were the only
two great questions settled by tho
war Houston Telegraph.
That's it exactly. We hold that
the old Calhoun doctrine known as
States Rights " shall be buried
along with its child secession. What
is the use of killing the child while
tho parent lives to bcget new broils
and more mischief Flakes Bulletin.
Oh yes and you would set up, in
its stead, a centralized government,
with ssalawag and negro rule in tho
States. Estates Rights" is not dead
nor going to die. Tho Bulletin and
its editor will die first.
Tho Liberty Gazette Of the 23d has
the following
BOYS IN BLuE.--A number Of
United States soldiers arrived in town
this week, and remained over for tho
boat to Galveston. We understand
that they are for Seymour and Blair
to a man This being the case, it is
useless to add that these defenders of
the Union have deported themselves,
whilst in our midst, in an orderly and
becoming manner. If we are to be
ruled without our consent, We prefer
the gallant soldier of any cause as n
master, TO the best carpet bag and
negro government that could be for
med
Rev. A. II. Shanks died at his re.
sidcnee in Rusk on the 10th inst.
Mr.. j. ". Graves has reissucd the
Cleburne Chronicle. We welcome il
as an exchange, aud wish the now
proprietor success in his enterprise.
A Methodist revival l. now pro.
crossing in Houston. The Tcle.
graph says over sixty persons have
already been converted. The Hunts
vile Times says there is also . revi-
val at that place in tho Christian
church, and that 20 persons vera ad.
ded to the church BY the labors Of
Rev Or. c. Kendrick .--Nems.
A correspondent OF Inc rus. Oh
server, writing from Wssthsrford,
Parker county, says:
The Indian alone, is the objection
to this country. A few evenings ago,
was called on To visit = little girl,
shot by tho Indians, (Apaches) Q
miles West Of this place, Tho drst
objcc, my eyes rested upon on enter.
ing the hall, was the murdered father,
awfully mangled, and totally covered
up with his own gore; passed the
dead frontiersman At once, snd pro-
ceedcd 20 business, that of dressing
the wounds Of the poor liu!. sufferer
the only remaining one Of that un-
fortunate family. She was almost
inscnsible from the loss Of blood, but
after the dressing and stimulating
potion, she recovered sufficiently to
relate to me the whole story, which
was horrible beyond description. I
then had time to look around the
room. On q bed near by was tho
dead mother and babo--they were
both dressed when l arrived. Tho
whole Of her scalp was removed,
The babe was sleeping in her arms
and both in the arms Of death. l
have frequently witnessed sights Of
horror in the army. but never have
been called on to view no sad, no aw-
ful scene. Tho little girl is i'm
proving, and will get we'll,
II the Government would permit
the frontier to organize a company
for the purpose Of defending ri.
frontier, we could to a certain extent
get rid of them but alas this pow
ertul Government is too tisaid to risk
arms and ammunition in the hands
of few hardy frontiersmen. Ileav.
en- speed the day when the yoke of
Of oppression will be lifted from the
neck of the Southern people. All
tho people ask, is permission to de.
lcnd themselves.
Frontiersmen make the only effect
i've soldiers for the frontier. Rcgu,
lars rs all experience has shown, are
comparatively worthless.
A gentleman informs US, that Mr..
Lyle. living near Jacksonville, in
this countv vns ,lied in his own