Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-25


dissuade him from attempting TO make a
speech in Galveston that day. They said;
General, you l,pow we are your personal
friends and have been yott political sup
porters heretofore, but we differ with you
in your views on the question of secession;
vet we &c not wish to see you personally
Garmed~ These are exciting times, and
we fear & moi. may interfere and your life
be in jeopardy" 1- r.,
va. f.cr..Tpy'S EErLy,
lie said: "Gcnticmcn, I thank. yeu 70.
your personal considerations and anxieties;
but have seen exciting times In Texas
before, and lIave heard my friends cx-
press their personal fears before; but. gen.
tlemen, | shall make the speech to-day at
II O'Clock from the upper gallery Of Ire
mont Hotc!. Should be pleased to sec you
there, gentlemen, and, if need be, help
keep order" This closed the interview,
and The committee retired, biting their lips
and muttering, stubborn old nian.'
Directly, ono OF The committeeman came
into my Office and related the interview.
| had then never seen 'Hols,e.l. and had
an itching desire to see and hear hing In,
being stranger in the country. and the
city being in an excited state l concluded
not TO 60 and hear him, as did not wish
10 he caught in the presence of a mob
Eleven O'Clock came, and twelve, and a
gentleman came iu and said, 'lloiston is
speaking, aud has been an hour, and all is
quiet Considering now that circumstan-
ces favored my desire TO see and hear the
''old man eloquent of Texas, went. On
seeing and hearing him few minutes, l
no longcs wondered he was not in,erfcred
with by the mob.
| HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
There he stood, the easy object OF thor
sands of eyes, and fine marx FOR the as
] sasin's revolvcr-an old man OF seventy
fycars, among the last of.our country's
giants-thc lone giant of Texas; there he
stood, over six feet high, and straight as
an arrow, planter hat in one hand, a deep
st and rgnc:rating eye, that took in the
vast crowd AT a glance: high open fore
head, with something of the infpi!c intel
lectual shadowed there, crowned with thin,
white locks, fluttcring in tue gentle breeze
us ,hossA electrical condhits of mental
and moral power fl,om or high, for the oc-
casion-and all this sustained by a power
ful self possession and delibcration that in
spirited, the assomb.a;e into state OF AN
ful quiet and submission.
SYNOPSIS or Ills SPEECH.
heard the last of his speeGli-subject
the iE6ypeoiicRcy q ,d. Jad. policy OF
secession and as listened to his impas
stoned u,tcrances, | felt myself inflated
! nigh unto emotional collapse. with the
sublime cgoism (uot to say egotism) of
, General Sam Houston ON the occasion of
Tan nnpfrccetientoel csiSis il the history Of
our country, when the question Of Union.
tas compatible with the republican doctrine
of self government, was being subjected TO
] The strain OF the last fibre between life and
dcaih--and like Webster in his memorable
defence oflhe constitution against the vio-
lent assaults of IIaync, of South Carolina
enjoying an occasion fitted TO call out his
sublimesi powers.
lie said 10 his hearers: II made Texas.
and you lnow little history of Sam
siIousloih is flict history of Texas, and you
know IT, I Wresied Texas from the band
Of ihc Mexican tyrant, and you know il.
il coinmanded md fought at the battle of
San JIcin'o, when the f,c, Santa Anna.
was whipped and captured, and rendered
powerlcss ever after against Texas, and
You know it. organized and established
the Republic Of 1rxas. aud you know it.
i took yeu in infancy and handled you on
my knee, and nurssd you'tiirough all your
baby ailments | watched and aided yonr
growth Will iataeE.y case and solicitude,
from Helpless infancy I'LL you reached the
full stature of independent political man-
hood.
Il am en- old man now. and these arc my
,ast counsc.s. / Gayc pa ambitions for the
failure of a personal nature; my ambition
is now I'll concentrated in the glory of my
State and national flags. Soon / shall be
gathered To the fathers. VIII you reject
these last counscls and appeals of your pe-
J lilical father, and squander your political
patronage in unsccming and riotous advcn-
, rrirc?
''Some of you opposed me on anncxa-
: tion, and I suppose have never forgiven
Fme 10 this day, and arc now delighted to
have an apparent opportunity of tauniine
+ me with the results Of anncxaiiop. But
let me ask you, so soon as annexation be-
. came history. did not Texas enter upon q
. degree OF prosperity she had never before
known? Besides, the present troubles art
not The results 'cf. my asI,pn at all, but Of
other agencies and influences.
BRINGING BLOOD.
''Somc of you jocularly propose TO drink
ball the blood that will ever be shed as thu
{ result OF. secession.
: ''Lct me tell you the state of things tha
E think will follow close on the heels o
secession. The time will come wher
your fathers, and husbands, and sons, ant
! brothcrS. will bc herdcd together like slieel
f land cattle, at the point of the bayonet-
!, and your mothers, and wives, dnd daugh
tiers, and sisters, will ask, where are they
!. and echo Will answer, where?
n THE PURPOSE OF THE NORTH.
II "Thc fact is, the North are determine,
. 10 preserve this Union, They arc not
fiery. impulsive people,. like you are-the.
live in cooler climates. But when the,
c begin to move in given direction, wher
Il great Issues arc involved, like those be
: tween the North and South in this crisis