The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-03-21

voeso oesefe pseops ooeobeeeS. he
imne1iassly vross 70 0sa. RSyaells
u Austia SEATING ~ psstievlass SD
sstisg ~ isssrSstisss, ~ civil -.
thosisiss Aavisg as1s dsoasd tAas
be should bs tarsed over 70 hen fss
trial.
Major wAisssaors szpessssl hin.
sslf - satirs,y sssisasA that se4hise
bat the forbsaEssss sad 1rassu =
The eisissss hsa pssvssssa further
trouble. He sppssvsd Of thsis
sossss SD aspssrsa BIZ evs shsssss
ersssly. II H. sssasins, tAs Nay.
Or, II hshsE Il Tie sitissss, Asdisg
that Major Whisssuess, vAo hsa
twice bsss wsistss TO, failsa 70 arsivs,
addressed . lsstss % Wednesday
morning 10 Major Ges. Haasoet, Dc.
tailing the Circumstances, sad asking
protection sgaisss the sosdisry, .
copy Of which ~ appesd below.
On Thursday, aboas aooa, The wag-
ons haviag arrived. the seldiev lsA
town for Ssgxin, and MAJOR White
mors on The stage al sit IT. His
6nsl action will Be ksovs u sooa
Is he receives . reply fFoa kssd.
quarters, o. - seoH - Gen. Has
cook cas- b heard sfou.
We have shus givse . plain asd
truthful statsoeuts Of The facts IL
the case, without coassalnsst o. tAs
one Aasd Of salargsasat o. W.
other. Oar psopss have hsss nod.
erass bat 6ra 10 their aesies, asd
osly rssortsd 70 this courss when ths
eondsst Of the soldisry bssass "a.
hsssabls. They are gsaa isdssd "
feel that they deserve sAs sonusaa.
altos whieh Major WhitAsners e.
pressed sad whish their own sssss
Of justice aSords thsa.
Dr.. Cusu,sgAAn ~ . nss u
rsspsstabilisy asd isAss.ss. He
leaves . wiss asd yosng family 70
dsplors bic sd esd. fAs symps-
thiss Of orr people Are freely ex-
tsadsd 10 tAsn. They vssA Gladly
have pssvsstsl his asaaA hAA u bssa
10 their power. We are told that
the ladies 10 The ho%sl plead earnest.
" for his life, bat alas ! 10 vsis.
Much property was isjsrsd, bat
The attack on he Uaissd States Post
master, The airing intc the nails, the
beating Of Lieut.. Ksnt, ADD the firing
into the mail stages, arr, 10 thsn.
sslvss, gave o1saoss sgaisst Tie
Usitsd States civil government aad
demand the action Of proper ~.
tAoritiss, and We hereby, - . con-
munity Of pssesabls people, ast shs
professions Of tAs authorities against
further sssragss. Several families,
livisg i.nsdisssly on Tie sq.ass,
we're obliged, BY the pistol shots
which entered their houses, 70 leave
hone 1t midnight sad 70 70 their
neighbour houses further away frs0
The airing.
Tho following 10 the mayors lst-
Ter 10 Gen. Hancock
OossALRs, Ts1ss, Feb. 20.
Msi 0sa. W. B. Haasock, eoa-
sanding Fihh Military District.
Sin--l have to report that our
town and surrounding couatsy 10 sn.
tirely At the mercy II IN isssborai.
ps.s soldisry~ There are sone q.
tsea or twsstv soldiers here 10 cor
maud Of lsNIess serss.st, Dryer,
Of Tie 8Ssh lsfsu.ry. Not . day
has psasad for . week but some Of
our citizens have bssn abused, aud
last night they srsd vollsy aftsr
vollsy into ,hs town, and went isto
the hotel and took out ~ unohesd-
ing citissa, DR.. J. q. Cuuaisghan,
and amer carrying hiE down on the
street and beating hin terribly With
pistols over The hssd, made him ct
down On his hssss sad pray asd
than cheer the Unioa, and then Do.
libsratsly shot him through the head
and NV -dsred him. They thss
broke in al the Windows Of several
houses aud then went TO The Post
Office, beat and abAsed the postmas-
Ter aud Cred eight or ten bullets
through Bic house and shot At hin
through the window.
We have appealed to Maj. White.
moro, .. segsin, bat he has gives Us
~ yet 10 protection. Our citissas
are u this moment 10 the greatest
STATE Of alarm. They would take
their ssss sad dsfssd themselves.
bu. thia would give Us tho name Of
again bsgisnisg The war. We have
Asd no troubls uail aov, sad vosA
have aoss nov il thess men hsd .
eonn issionsd o6esr to command
then. The sergeant 10 Al the head
Of ell the tssshle.
The bearer 4 shi, Mr.. Covsn, Of
Loskhast, v a. original Usioa nsa,
aud belongs now to The Radical party.
He happened to be here Last aight,
and eau give yos . fall account Of
shs terrible state Of aasirs. Mr..
Cowsn il tho clerk Of Ne district
eeurt Of the adjoinisg soasty, snd 10
sal;rsly reliable. All thst " ok Is,
that YOU protect rs. We have 40
one elss 10 appeal TO, sslsss to our
ssR wsaPons.
l an, General,
Your obi ssrv't,
n. W, BRANCH,
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other elsaaas Of mes. Their voca-
tioa inpsrts thsn IN intsllies.ss
tAst does not rssslt from asy other
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