The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-09-04

$40 was naled y Col tsse W
Jo,pJas ssssn or eighs miiS froA
as we learn. under the follou-
J, ing ircrmstaaee Col Johnston bel
5 e-rsA bl.sk nan In hs sxrlcy te
"a pair Of zules into the garden &c
are Another negro who had aeli
u corn adjoining III. garden objected to
\, xss ar sss-r-sssn~i crsret, which re.
salted in Col Johnston str,iiss The ne
gro who Immediately went q, aai col
ieeied 81 the negroes who would consent
20 20 with him. as ,hev said % . settle
the matter They retained Aboat Y
O elock Al night. IS OF % ia numheF.
ali IL them aruie-i, Hhi -gni iHss-ase
% Col Johnson OF Oscar johnson, his
broiher-iu.law, 90 come out lie 70
fa-cd and scui them worG 20 return 10
the morning They replied he must
como out ard settle Il then First, Mr.
Oscar johnson went ost, and then
shortly Afterwards Col Isaac johnaon,
hearing hish words, and sppFehcnding
diAeal,y followed. In going out, Col
johnson gin senf % aecidently, and
then the negroes commenced a general
hrins Twelve OF fifteen shots were
discharged By the negroes, during which
a negro BY the name Of Harrison was
killed The ladies of The house be.
eosaipg alarmed, lefi tlgs premises and
took refuge in the cotton patch whore
saey remained all night A Jury Of in
quest was he's. the next day. and it was
clearly proven that the negro mus,
have been killed by one Of bis own
comrades
Here, it viii be seen, the premises
C. a citizen were invaded At midnight,
and he wus called from his bed % de
fend his household
The parties were brought before
Cap, smith, bureau agent a. this place,
who fined Col johnson one hundred
dollars for striking the negro, and or
lercd him into custody until It was paid,
where he remained until "Wednesday,
'sss,. His neighbgrs, We understand,
pad the fine for him. The negroes
were discharged with simple rcrri-
msnd Had they leen white men,
every one q them would have been
bound over % the Dis.rie, Court
II the case has been correctly report
Sd 10 rs, a. We baye no loub. it has
been, such a mockery Of justice re4aires
no comment Gen. Reynolds, who IL
aid 10 be man Of -snse, cannot bat
perceive the dagger Of committing %
subordinate military officers such extra
ordinary powers 40 they consider them
selves invested with. AZ nm evidence
Of the patience o. the people there has
been no disposition to resist thn afbi-
trary escrsise Of authority. Tho neigh-
borhcod Of coarse has been greatly
alarmed ler fcaE the ne grocs, several of
whom are very bad ohsraesersi would
eonSmer y a nee nse 70 repeat WIS out
."s '" "e'''''"s'y s'''' " S'n y,
Smith ahou, It, but with what result, we
are nd. nayfsra W. nnsor.,ona bo,,.
ever ,hsv have da,or,sioel i, baye the
negroes who made thi. milnight f,ray
arrested by the civil aashoriiisa
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series of difficulties ever since he has
been there, and there have been con-
slant apprehehsions Of outbreaks,
violence, and bloodshed. Why is
this A more orderly, law.abiding,
pleasant place than Tyler cannot be
found in the State That has been
the character Of the place for wears.
We venture to say that any respectable
officer, not disposed to assume more
authority than reasonably belongs to
him, and to lot the civil law take It's
course, rendering il only such assist.
ance as may enable its officers to
faithfully perform their DUTY can Get
along wi,hou, the slightest difficulty
More than this, he viii be treated
with respect and courtesy. But un-
fortunately, IL all accounts be true,
It. Darrc,, is deficient in good sense,
an all such men are, and as his own
eoaduc, proves, and exercises neither
judgment nor prudence. He is one
Of that class tina, forge,s the war is
over, and chooses to regard every
man who objects to his tyranuieal
rule az a rebel, OF rebel sympa-
thiser, And an enemy IN the srovern.