The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-01-15

Tho regular Austin correspondent
Of the Galveston News, who sign
hinse6 X" il getting Cd series o
istsrss.isg letters. The following
extra cts are fro m one Of them, dated
Dec. 2ssh
Tho report Of the majority of tn,
Committse on the condition Of IN,
State suggests 40 inquiry as to tn,
motives which perhaps may have in
auenced Gca. Reynolds in writing his
to Say The lesat. very remarkable re-
port. think | can solve the mys
tcry. In the sum mer, the impress.
sion was very generally received that
Seymour's election was q 6xcd fact.
Reynolds 10 only = colonel in the
regslar army, Major General by Bre-
vet. There Is a Brigadiership in the
army to this Reynolds turns his
eyes loagisgly BY sight and by day.
Whss b ihossat tbs, Seymoss
would BE- President he began to do
something's which ilici,cd praise from
the conservative press and people.
lie did this for the purpose Of using
the influence of prominent Democrats
in Tcxss, either with johnson OF
seymour, to secure his nomination
trusting that his past radical record
would get his name through the
Senate, a. tho best that could b got
ten from . democrat President. SO
soon ~ the October eletioas satisfied
him that the democratic party would
DO beaten through the treacbery OF
tho " World and New York bond.
holders he began to rcsraee his steps.
He deemed that it would take all the
6resse he could muster to overcome
the little good he had done. The
seois Of hsvisg scted with suy de-
grss Of justice, which chung around
him. nust b. rubbed OF, or he would
lose his dearly cherished Brigsdier-
ship. The test Of loyalty aud pass.
word to radical favor 10 to abuse tho
sossh. Rsysolds RECOGNISES this sim.
PIE fact, sed puts II to good use In
he dslsctsbls report. BY this re-
port be hes reinstatsd himself 10 the
favor Of our. leading radicals, and
thsy will back hin With whatever 10.
Assnss hey have, ssd will give him
. rspstasioa for loyalty which will
satisfy svsn The eusnsr or Drake
He thisks that bis old army sssocia
tDn with Grant will csrtainly secure
hin ths nouisstios, while his false
and nslieioss report will carry bis
name ia triunph through tho Senate.
AIrssdy, 40 doubt, in Imagination he
walks the fully panoplisd brigadicr.
starr ssd gartsss glitter before his
eyes with such brilliancy ~ to dc
range bis intellect, which, It Is gen
orally Known, was never very remark
able. You may look for him to spi.
his venom with maniscal reckless.
ness. II is what will make him
Brigadicr. Ifh" can enjoy his rank,
won At tho sacrifice Of every manly
virtue, obtained through malignsncy,
and b. slandering n people whose
hsads aud feet are manacled, and at
whose breasts his bayonets arc point
cd, l say for one, that l envy him
not that lump of sel6shness he calls
heart, no more than do that India
rubber thing he styles a conscience.
Con. Reynolds claims to be Christian.
lie has lived in Austin sometime.
lie and his family have received
nothing but kindness from our citi-
zsss. His children have gone to
school with oar children, and We
were lead to believe that he was q
man Of truth and hosor For the
opinion our cisisons have Of him
now, I refer to his malign report
Let uS hope that outraged justice
will not 70 unrsvenged, in this, that
his plans may go for naught, and
that ks may be relieved to his regi'
ment, ~ was Move. in New Orleans,
there to remain during his natural
life, or until no learns some ideas Of
deceucy and truth. conceive it to
be the duty Of the Texas press, al
though il never was =" free, to t. free
ly," ycntilate the report Of his shame,
and brand the author with Whatever
cri.het his report 6xc, upon him.
Pcases balderdash needs no com
mont. II is just what God let's him
live for. He il disgrace to man.
kind, and stands Is an example Of
mans lowest degree Of degradation,
TO teach % humility, and win US
from boastings and vain coneeits.
Lot him alone; he is acting wsll bis
part. II he had more nerve and
force of character hs would make
. rspJtation which Butler might en-
W. Az il u, be 10 simply . tool to
do tks dirty work Of the radical par.
~, aud everybody knows IL. !
Agaia ~, lot ein Alone.
II such documents ~ Gov. Psssss
letter asd Gea. Reynolds report do
not rscsivs the unqualified con.
dsusatiou Of the press, then, iadssd,
IL htss press unknown In Texas, aud
l. ibis Rsynelds IL correct.
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The Convention opened this
uoraiag With . regular "lcvs feast. y
Ths sstisg was iss, il not ludicroua
Jules Caldwell, il seems, has bsss
sorsly pressed BY his radical friends,
because Of his printed reputation Of
ths Jefferson martyr" and the
Jvdre fslt II incumbent upon him to
make an szp,asasion, which explsna-
ton, Ia substance, WAS that Smith
was 70 openly licsntious, so unbri.
dlsd 10 his lschsry, that he could
not, ~ . gsntlsman, 81 hlists with
HIS, neither socially nor speak from
the same stand but the s'rougust
- ~ svol.naticn vaS that