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

-. The Tyler Isdsx copies pos
hea Of our complimentary notice Of
Gen. Hayden, following !. with the
-ubjoined commentary
All yes Gen. Hayden should fssl
proud at having secured the friend
ship, confidence. and esteem Of SO
noble and generous a Confederate
tu. kiu. bumme ~ the editor Of the
MARSHALL Rcpabtican. W. Gen
iIsyden speedily rsstored peace, quiet
order and respect for law BY allow
ing Coion m-n to lie murdered or
driven out Of his district.
Yes he did i, quite easily, for We
are told, that when Gen. Hayden re
ceivsd Dispatch by courier, sent by
Msj. Curtis from Jefferson, asking
that two companies Of troops be sent
there IN haste tina, he (Curiis) might
be enabled 10 prevent a riot, Gen.
Hayden called upon tho editor OF the
Republican 20 inquire II il would be
necessary to send tho troops forward
and receiving a negative reply, the
troops we're not pcnt and = riot took
place ~hich resulted in the murder
Of Smith and other-, and the heg'ra
Of every Union mau from the ? ace
was the consequence. Yes Gen
Hsyde ought to lake you along with
him as his confidential adviser. II
he wont, then, We adviss you 'hat as
the distance is not great and Militia
~ Government does not exist in
Arkansas, that you go over there and
set up until times change for the
better.
Thi. diatribe of mnigni,y, false>
hood, and blackgunrdism is unworthy
Of respectable no,ice. 1t Is only
necessary to say, that Gen. lila, den
never consulted US as TO the propTie
~ Of sending troops to Jefferson
,h.. he is not responsible, either d.
rcctly or indirectly for the killing
Of Geo. W. SMITH that il is essen
TALLY false that III. policy encouraged
crime of any Kind or character d"
the contrary, he everywhere invoked
the assistance of the good aud true
uen of the country to uphold Tho
civil law, aud to maintain order
| The record he has left behind con.
vsys y lasting euIogy of his ofhc'A
conduct moro powerful tban wort'
can convey.
Who this coarse and vulgar write
| il, that inditcd the article we hay,
noticed, we do not know but ih,
following ventilation Of his posi,ioi
and character, from the Austin Re
publican, "a radical sheep, is no
very Aastering;
The editor of the Tyler Index !
now IN this city Unfortunately 70
him, he left his office in charge .
; an Austin luaier, who recently wen
to Tyler. This scrub editor has
good deal to say about the Austil
Republican and its proprietors, whic|
we nrc authorized to say does no
NEE, tho approval of our friend Nj
Wood, the editor OF the Iadcx. Ha
Mr.. Wood known the character Q
the person left ID chnrge of his pa
per, no such mistake would have oc
CURED. II is, Of course. unnecessa
~ for us 10 give any further motto
to anything from such quarter.
The Austin Republican We pre-
- x most - Singular and revou
ing tragedy occurred in this county
|, on Saturday evening last, the partc
ulnrs Of which We give as they hav
reached us. A young man by tn
name of Tobsutrnin, residcn. G
) this county, met funeral processio
If blacks. on their way to burg
! little child. Turning his mule h
; accompanied the procession to tn
grave, and Joined in the singing
The negroes state, that At the con
clusion Of the hymn, and withou
notice Of any kind. he shot it'll
negro boy through the head killiny
him Instantly, He then shot a ne
gro man in the head and face, nfiict
ing a severe. if not dan gerous wound
This occurred on tho Hendcrso,
road shout five miles from town
The negroes. when The sLooling tool
place, scattered in every direction
Grain then mounted his mule snt
rode to u roadside grocery, abou
two hunnred yards distant. Will.
standing At the door negro slipped
up behind him and shot him 10 III.
back, and then ran. Grain mouu ted
his mule sg.in and started of, seem
ing unconscious Of what he was do
ing, and appearing to exercise no
control over tho animal, which wan
dered Cd into an opea field, when
Grain got OF and laid down. In the
mean time the intelligence of the
affair WAS received by party Of
four negroes who we're building or
repairing y bridge nenr the residence
Of Col, NJ. j. Hall mile and hall
this side Of where Grain was. Tha
negroes became greatly excited. and
gathering guns started to the scene
Of disturbance, and finding Grain in
the held one or more of them shot,
and killed him. Grain was drinking,
and If the negsoes account O! his