The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-12-25

Texas and tho Texsrs-. 3en. Reynolds
and his Report.
Gen Reynolds has lately reported
for the information of the Command.
ing General of the army his annual
statemen, of the expeditions and
movements of the various regiments
serving in his district, including the
State Of Texas. This information is
no doubt intensely interesting to mil
itary men--if it has reference to mil.
itary operations, and if it has accom-
plished any public results, such as
the protection Of our frontier, and
the employment Of soldiers for ma
tional purposes. We do notknow that
under the Constitution the army can
be main lained for any other object
How far he may have succeeded as
soldier bearing the high and honor
able title CT General, We are unable
to Judge for ourselves, because the
details Of his operations have not been
made public.
But enough has been made public
to authorize us to condemn him as a
man, patriot and citizen, and 20 de
nounce him as unworthy to hold
command. Even under odious, op.
pressivc and unconstitutional laws,
entrusted with large powers affecting
the interest and welfare of a sover.
eign STATE ia the Union, we might
yet have expected from him that
moderation, prudence, discretion aud
respect for the laws, which become
an American soldier in republican
army, under Republicaa Govern
ment
No much Of Gen Reynolds ; report
as has been made public seems tn be-
nu Indictment against Teyis nm 7
the rcxnn- well c,lcnl,tel Ia pr,
duce evil results. BY mi,le,lins bl'h
the io,ernnoui anI all the pc 'p'c ,
an ind ftuopt framed with grcIt
weakness aud apparent malice and
only worthy of Motive because ui is
ailieinl chIfliicr. lni because II con
illns rec ~ nenditlon. which. IL
complied With. must make the State
of Texas the sccoc of either anarchy
OF de-po,i-n admitting no middle
ground, and en- rely denying any
power or right on the part Of the pso
pie Of tina, State to protect their own
pcsce and welfare.
We have nrst to remark that the
State Of Texas embraces y territory
large eoou-h to form three greaI
States that many circum stances in
ia past history. before and during
the war, Independent, Of al consider
atoms growing ont of the rscoossrue
ton acts, explain the tone, temper
aud character of its people These
Gen Reynolds has neither studied
nor referred Ia. but in u confuse,
manner has stated as almost general
" true. what is not true even in tina,
limited portion Of the State to which
he refers.
He has made especial reference to
the eastern portion Of the State ap.
preaching and bordering Louisiana,
and has specially named only these
counties. lie tells US Of tho Ku.
Klux Elan, and here we are remind
ed Of falstafs story and the men in
Buckram. Has he ever seen them,
or visited in person, that portion Of
the State which he chiefly stigmati.
scs How else, than in the manner
Of Falstaf, can he otherwise, to quote
his own language, allcge that the
precise objects OF these organizations
canno. be readily explained and
yet in the same breath and sentence
ray but i, seems in this State to be
to disarm, rob, and ia many eases
murder Union men and negroes, and
as occasion may offer, murder United
States officers and soldiers
Has it ever occurred to Gen. Rev.
nolds that his imagination has been
unduly excited, or that he has relied
upon the accounts of weak, worthless
and ,imid subordina,es To name
an honorable exception, We dofy him
to show that Gen Hayden, now com
handing at Marshall Texas, has
reached the same conclusions or re.
ported them to him.
Gen, Reynolds alleges sympathy
Oh the part Of the people, aud that
the civil officers are not unf?eqnen'ly
members of the Khan We affirm
" III equal confidence that the cnm
maniins ofiiccr. at Marshall nul
JeiTersan Tcxa. win an their nth.
give evidence To fir contrary "
know that no charge could pnssi,l,
he m ,rc f,l.c
We do know that. outrage, has,
been comm ed. hut we 10 snrN ,l.a
'hrt The civil auih,ritie- have becn
b, reason VI the reconstruction law.
unable TO mAke their aa,hrrii, 70
-pceiel that in E,-icrn Texas N
courts have been held for a lony
time that by interfering with the
laws of the State regulating jurie.
removing sheriifs, judges, and may
ore, and sn'rcndering the State to I'll
unlawful Vaccinations of few an
principled carpet bargcrs, he and his
Predecessor n conman nd have deprived
the people Of MI powers Of local gov
ernneo', have silenced the courts
and made the civil authorities Dow
crlcss, because 10 longer represent
ing the people, Gen Reynolds, aud
the reconstruction laws combined
have ioaugurtisd in part, not rebel
lion. but anarchy.
Is il to be wondered, that 10 som,
muni'les where unprinciplei white
men arm, organize, and dirsc, the
negro race in hostility to the whites,
acts of violence should occasionally
be perpetrated, or even that they
should become more frequent =. this