The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-01-15
CHpAnALLBL8p NILtfAhY TYRANNY
AND OUTAGE.

rxpARALLBL.p MILITARY TYRANNY
AND OUTAGE.
A few plsis fssss 10 rslstios to the
prsssss eosdisiss Of The city Of JEFF
fsrsos, will exhibit The terrible and
rsvoltisg ordeal through which a re.
sncd, hospisabls, aud Intelligent pso.
pie are passing, asdss radical ruls
. rule that RECOGNISES 10 Law, 10 based
upes malice, asd ssasspssA 70 b
jsstiSsd BY falsehood. Il has no
parallel In basessa ssd tyraasy ~.
sept the notorious Ashbsrtos case,
In Georgia, which covered oil who
we're oosasctsd with Il, with igaosy
aad infauy.
Oar rsadsrs are aware that Jsfsr.
son has lees recently, and still l. The
scene Of military oeespaaey. That
there are statioasd there, At this tias,
nine companies Of iafaatry A.. four
Of cavalry, thirteen in lii. That
im.sdiatsly spos he arrival Of these
troops, several Of The most prouinens
aud respectable sitissr, Of the place,
were taksa up and placed In cosAne-
msnt, where they hsvs remained for
over . meath their bed rUons, 10
several instances, catered At night,
By arvsd soldisn, who dragged thess
sisissns 81 toessps, wishoa. warrant
o. eAasgs Of asy kisd bsiag preferred
asaisss thss, whsrs tAsy have sisss re-
naised, treated - aslsfhstors, in sosal
igsesases, sxesps fton raaor, Of the
easss Of their arrest, aad with No
opportunity ossrsd thsn for visai.
cation.
II u . we'll ksowa fast that the
citissss Of Js4srsos ssvss have, u
ssy time, manifested . disposition 70
svsds - honest Aad fair iavsssiga.
sios Of aay oeesrrsass that has ever
tsasspirsd 10 he plses. o. The
coassasy, tAsy have eosrssd II, and
several Of thoss now usdsr arrest
volus sarily surrssdsrsd thsasslvss.
II IL safe 70 ny, that every oss wAoss
presence wss required, would have
doss the aans thisg, with any ~.
surases Of 40 impartial ssd speedy
trial.
The prste ndsd cause Of these ar.
rests, 10 the killing OF one George
". Saith, . carpet Dagger, and .
man Of infamous character, who
courtsd and ~sntoaly brought upon
himself the psnishues. tina. be suf.
fsrsd. While We do not justify the
deed, asd regret its oecurrsses, not
on his account, bat On secouss Of On
insocsnt community who are suf1sr
Jog from il, we venture to say
there ia not . city or town 10 tbs
United States that would have borne
with him with the name patience aud
for bsaraaes - the citissns Of Jsfsr-
sftsr The close Of he war, Aa1 fssn
the tine hs sstersd the place uasil
the day Of his death, bis career wss
ose Of violsaos and uuksidlsd liesa.
iousssse. We speak oaly Of fasss
susceptible Of the eIearsss proof. He
lived with negroes, cohabitsd with
then, and moro than once walked
the principal streets Of the place,
almost ia state Of nudity, il order
to exhibit his utter contsupt Of
everything in the shape of dscsncy.
His conduct vss no VIGOROUSLY gross
aud ianeral, that there WA not .
white radical family 10 the place that
would have permitted him to have
entered their dwelling. He headed
the Loyal League, and week afer
vcsk assembled, At night bodies Of
armed nssross from tow asd The
AsieAboriss plansaeioss, whom he
seduesa BY aatssry, mailed BY fake.
hood, and 10 vhon h aadrsassd The
nost is1a..story sppsah. rhsss
orgies were kept up ftsqssstly until
morning, he roads guarded BY arm
ID sssro ssstiasls, rendering il da..
gsrous TO traverse then. Not only
tAis, bat houses were broken iuso,
hniliss insultsa, and property car.
RED oG. The vhels tswa was kept
10 ssch state Of constant alasn,
hat sitisssa had to ssssd gsava sigh.
arr sisht over their property and
their families. II ca b proved that
b. told the negroes that tAsy would
sever b able 70 govern The town
ssdl they burned IL; and, i. is .
slssiAsast fact, 10 this eonnectiou,
that shortly Afterwards the town vas
bsrssd, destroying property to the
anosst Of upwards Of . million Of
dollars. I. |. ia further proof, that
whsa vsrasd BY member Of bis
own party set u rsturs 10 Js6srsou.
aud who told hin that II No did, aud
repeated bis outrsgss, be would b
killed, b. replied that he Ladies Of
Jsssrsoa we're his protsetors, OF.
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