The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-04-30
What the Press Ays about Aihtary
Dsspotisn in Tsxas.

What the Press says about 1ihtary
Dsspetisn in Tsxas.
Tho Loaisvills Courier Journal,
II an able article portrsying the
dsspotio tyranny Aad corruption a,
Jefferson, thus concludes
at il = shaWe TO the Federal
Government, . burning disgrace to
our American institutions, that ar
bitrary arrests and trials, Ia the ab.
ssncc Of all charges, can now take
place within the limits Of the United
States Such things were infamous,
we're airocious, even when tho war
was a, its higli; and when there was
clnl med TO be some necessity for
them npon the score o! the awful
peris Of a republic bathing d,sper-
ately for existence, but that they
sre tolerated nov. IN the fifth year
after the close of the war, By either
the Government, OF the press, or the
people Of the country, is an infamy
which it is scarcely in the power of
human language to express. No
hostile armies are arrayed axains, US
nov, there Is no power either without
or within to interfere with the au.
thori,y Of the Government, aud yet
despotism, unres,raincj, unresistcd,
unrcbukcd, stalks more insolently,
more defantly, more rcmorselessly,
more des,ructivcly among us than
among any other civilized people Of
the earth. All our old experiences
and teachings, strengthened and con
Armed by more than three quarters
of century Of freedom in our own
country and all our old IDEAS and
traditions consecrated by entire CEN
turtles Of liberty in Great Britain.
seen to be Loaf and forgottes. Aud
whence is our most unhappy nation
to look for dsliverAncs. "
The New Yerk Metropolitan Roc.
ord thus speass its sentiments;
at is enough to stir the blood Of
the most sluggish individual to read
Of the ou,rages that are being psrpe.
trated in Texas by tho military sta.
toned there, Men are dragged FROM
their homes at the will Of a shoulder
strapped d,spo, on any or no pre-
tencc, kept in close confinement,
without even being informed Of the
charges against them, while every
means that corruption or intimida.
ton Affords are rcsoried TO to procure
testimony on which they may be'con-
victel. Prominent among these
uniformed tyran.s is the Military
Mayor Of Jefferson, who has spread
over tho country perfect network
Of spies and detectives, aud who is
earning for himself an infamous no.
toriely. Let us have peace" said
Grant, before he was elected, but
villa, says Grant now
The Manchester On, H. Demo.
crat publishes the circular We sd>
dressed 10 tho urcs, or the country
u,.,. -, e., IL,
Wv" '''. ''' " W.
tract the io'lowins'
We have no doubt tina. its rep
reservations are true. 1t is our
deliberate opinion that the history
Of the world affords no parallel to
the outragcs which have been com
mittcd in the South by the carpet
baggers in the last four years.
III r. ~.
y N'oh Nh'flh w ''s" TIC
late military satrnp OF this departs
ment, considered himself invested
,i;h rnlimi,ed power
Mtxor,,v-nW;u thu Ao.,;,
p.nnhi;csn ;rs,,m ,hs nahl;c vhv
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m. M;,,,. ~, ry's'".'iy non. US by
c"...n.:y o1""Ander' with the
1870 snu wa sc. up and re-
a. So ~ win 'ne oth.
,;,h mi. d."l.p .;v' va returned
This i alive knov .hon,;, ' WIZ, OUT.
his subject We feel il due to tho nuh.
'sher' OF tho Republican to say that
20 Ne.e ;, not permitted ~ to read and
rhis VA. dana s =. y h. '"s non.a''u',on;
eyi.od comics returnsJ If 49,. e s"u
mil il vas pronounced $50. 'o.I 1
70 were orderca 10 o. e.. r..'. As
Or the work was completed, il was I
recovered at headquarters that the
opy furnished was not correct and ,
90 not been compared with the :,
r's'na! On doing so, the Com. !,
landing General ascertained that l
iere we're forty errors--hsnce . G.
mole page Of erraia. We would be y
'''ged to our brethren OF the prca, o.
make note Of this, rs the public, Z
i'noas a knowledge of tho fact, CT
'ghf 'n'er that we are responsible =,
NEE, sne errors o., when We had no right y,
correct 'hem-- Aust" Republican. -