The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-02-12


SUMMARY Jrsrics.-Yssssrdsy
- ceonsste1 spa - astisls 10 ~
MarsAall Rspubliess, 10 vhisA Il ~
virtually asssrtsd tAss .svostAy men
shsuA b killed % sight vishss'
the fssaality Of Trial, OF ewes prslin.
issry sssaisstios. II esr 1e'sssa
sios Of this asessisa wss sst expressed
With ss2s;sst strssgtA, il vas b
cssss ~ cosld not I'D baggage
ssaeisssly snpAssie.-Ass'is Re
pss''ess.
We sever nsds any sseh assertion.
The article copied in The Austin Re
publican the day previous, does no,
eoussis a. expression than can Be-
tortured into any sueA nsssisg. The
editor himself did not pretend to Ny
70. He waited smother day, uatii
our rsuarks we're oat Of his paper,
aad hs bad perhaps soreos.ss their
import before be vsasassd spos such
reckless assertion. II there hss
bess cay one question upoa which
| We have sasibissd more asifora con
sistssey has ssoshss, il Ass bss. il
oar devotion 10 Law ssd ORDER, asd
our dsauaciasioa Of mob violence.
Bat while ~ say this, vs reccg-
aiss At the sane time, the fact tbs,
bad ass soastinss 70 far outrage
public dsesscy aud inpsril .h' safe
y Of cousunitiss, or fanilies, " to
bring upoa themselves destruc,ios.
Whether true or false, is this princi-
pic not recognized In oil the relations
Of lifs7 The outraged father or has
band visits the villaia Who sscriGees
hia dossasie psses, with an ounce Of
cold lead or .rssty katie. The
burglar Who is ssespisg from houss
is shot do~a, apd The Law holds ths
owner Of the premises blsneless. A
man seeing ~ incendisry about t.
appiy . torch to dwelling, shoot,
him asd is acquitted. Blackstone
states that If msa 10 about TO com
NIT murder. aud ,hsrs 10 no oths
way Of preventing the deed, the kill
ing Of the irssndsd murderer 10 jus
disable. Yet the Aastia Republican
says:
Whist, in the nams Of Heaven. ha,
Caldwsli's estimate Of Smiths char
setter, or Smiths character itself, l.
do with the brutal manoer in whicI
. smith Wa snatched out Of the hand
. Of the law, and rushlsssIy murdered
Smith might have been far wors
than be has bssu called, asd the Of
fescs would have bssu nons tho les
J. a wanton murder, to the lasting dis
' grace Of the CON nunity which suffer
y cd II. and TO the eternal infamy {
press which can spolosias for il.
His character has, - We hones,l
believe, = good deal to do With i
: II, - hes bssn asserted, snd can
: proved, Smith vt al he laws Of Dc
. ceney and Of society at defiance, ia
. cited negro mobs; threatened to bur
tho tows, telling the ssgrocs the
would have to barn Il, before the
:, could govern il, sad the town v,
shortly Afterwards burned, leaving
just Inference that 10 had AZ agsnc
> 10 il that be thrsstsssd . sscoa
: M rsssssu negro WUuo snd boafts
; Of his power over the place throug
the fears Of IL dsfsseslsss vo~s,
Who dreaded arsea asd ousrsgs; ,h,
At The head Of negro mob he shs
= two respectable citissss, whom
d and his negro allies attempted ,
murder aud that be travsrssd u
place alnost 10 state Of ssdity 10 81
hihit bic contempt Of it, people, ~
his love Of the sesfoss With whon
. cohsbissd; vs ny, take oil the fact,
!, and wAils il nay sot Justify, i. 60,
!. tainly nitigstss the o6snss Of KILN
o him. 10 Isdiana . mob ven, into
d jail AID took GU. four expires. robbs,
b and hssg them. snd have since pub
; lishsd q card threatening to XIII ID
friends Of the robbers, if there
n any more trouble. WIS, was don
, about in Did the Govern uent zen
: 40 armed force to The town and II
rest ssy Of the leadisg sitssas, uus
der good MAJ, - they did in Jsi
fsrsos, and, sitsr insussrs.ing . reis,
n Of terror, attempt BY bribery IN,
intimidation to manufsctase sestimo
ny, out Of the lowest and most do
PRAYED Of it, population. Tho tru,l
is, this Jefferson affair 10 a mos. un
4 parallslsd outrage, and will ultimate
1 ~ ovssvhsln with disgrace all VII,
. are conesrssd ia il.
l
Coax Fen BeRv Hill / Wilcox L.v
slot Of fine, fat, corn fed beef viii
which they ara serving their customer
= Stall No 20 in the Market House.
~ A friend writes ~ from Je6.r
con, that Capt Pitcher, . worthy cid
ien Of Jefferson, was arrested on Non
' day night by the military, for whs
cause il not Known, bu, il was supposed
: on account Of some public expression Of
his feelings in regard to the military
desposism iuAugurassd At that place
We ara BY no means surprised at this
action. Capt. Pitcher had the tenn sr;t,