The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-03-28

1 sa'sa si~s "a - have Assiises With
~ pssfsSs' ~ Government IL any
nado>s to aAest Ah title 10 this frsp-
~ Hat il was carefully psspsssd fOr
Tie 6arkst vas pseked with ~ -
scrso, Asd vsigssl shove SO ~ ~
pr laIs F.; that Tie eetsea wss h ~
ogass asd Of god qaality. sad =
that condition vas received 10 New
Orleans BY The ds1tsdsss that d
Shreveport be dsussAsA ths svidsscs
on vtssA il was ssspssteo, ed tAis
was refused to hin, that b dsnaad-
Cd in@siry sad .shst vss ssjsctsd !;
tina, he appealed to he Ceart sad
that wss es6sa; sAs4 - ~ -.
preached with oGen to rsssAsss asd
to defend his rigAts By agssb 81 the
Cotton Agssn, Asd tAss n dsslised
their oder ; thss ssvsa hssarsd SD
City eight balss were Atsn % Tie
psetescs Of chin ~ lify4 1vs, and
that the c...in fes fry ~ ~ss sap.
ported BY fAlss skdsvis sasestsd
from one Of the slaves be had Owned,
by menacss and bribss. He was a.
lowed no aecssa to his epttoa, and Il
was not weighed until aftsf il de-.
livery 10 hin il March. Uuder such
conditions II dos not appear how he
could hsys sivsn better evidence than
that il ~ record Of the weight or
quality u ~ cotton. I shall g.
sumo that Il weighed 500 psssds on
~ average, SD vss Of he qsality Of
low niddtisg. ssd shsli allow hin
the prics sseA cettop brssslt In New
Orleans IL Jassary, lea, who's il
came hsrs. II was wostA moro on
the % Of Dsesnbss, wksa il vas
seised. The quality Of settoa above
men tiossd, ssd u The prise shove
mentioned, msss b. accosstsd for.
Mr.. Wsrs obtained judgment for
the sun Of e64,8l3 81.
The following are the closing ~.
marks Of Judge II. N. Spoaord, Mr..
Wares counsel. The analysis asd
invectivo arc equally adnirsbls:
Here ends the story Of oAeial q .
tortion and piIlsgs 10 tAs pss ticular
case Of Henry Ware against Oscar
II. Burbvidgs and o,hsss. Were ~
to search for rhetorical pssssassls, ~
should b compelled to 20 back 10
the days Of vsrrss, pm. psnsor, and
in his time, "Supervisins Special
Agent" from tho land Of Shelly.
But, for conten porsnsous sxsmple-,
we hare only to look arossd ~ and
behold them brissling on every hasd.
Hordcs Of Pludsrcrs, many Of them
(likc these defsndants) bearing Gov.
eminent com missions, and Boosting
to this day the protection Of the eagle,
came down on the South, after the
battles were over, and, in profession
al achievements, eolipscd the " bum
mers Of the nrmio.. They proved
that peace hath her robberies no less
atrocious than those Of war.
Their skill in cvading punishment
almost equalsl their audacity in CON-
hitting crime. All sorts Of shifts
and devices were used to smother out
Of public notice their grand larccnies
through ten unhappy State; such,
for instance, ~ those disclosed BY
the present case military orders Of
their own procurement forcibly
suppressing Judicial investigations !;
subtitle legislation cajclsd out Of a
facile Congress, and csanisgly frsnsd
to procrastinste and stiAs isquiry !;
srtful dodges in procuring the ostsn.
sible aid Of Governmeat couussI,
whereby It was attempted to screen
thicvirg officials under tho ggis Of
the United States, and. 1t tho sane
time, to keep tho United States out
Of Court on the ground that they are
too aneu,t body TO have their acts
expo.sd to forensic censurs or legal
accountability.
since, one by one, such articles
failed thsn, b II unjust for ~ 10
FkssS SsliIJ zaS, 10 vsss out, By
another delugs, avery trace Of their
past speculstions and other crises.
and TO opsn fresh lslds Tor similar
exploits, was not without IL inau-
ssce in bringing upon The Sossh
sos's Of her present wossf Was
this not one, amosS othss induce
nents, for handbag hes over TO =
strange and uuhesrd- of vsytassr Per
hsps, the future historian u thess
times may end II hard 10 givs better
explanation Of the saddest spectacle
to be seen In al The csaturies-tAss
Of morbid, nersssary aud infhts-
ssed civilization, Of IL owa accord
Inviting barharism 10 become, dsst
its ally, and then IL MASTER.
There were hssdsvds Of such casss
y Mr. Wares, asa IL Is to b. re-
grstssd they wsrs sst ali followed up
with the samc dstssmi nation.
- The editor Of he Houston
Transcript has bsen visited BY Mr..
Nswcomb, editor Of the San Antonio
Express, Shon he compliments ~
follows
eve ware not IN Al The time, and
had not the pleasure Of fcrmins his
acquaintance. Socially, We are in.
formed, that Mr.. N. il a. gentleman
IN every sense Of the word, lnt po-
litically, OH Lord!"
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