Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-03-02
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II Ia tsown 10 our readers ihsi Gov
basis Of this State has been indicted ny
a brand Jury Of The Federal Court and
that's eaplas was In HE hands o. The o r.
Msfshsl fcr The Western Dlsirioi Of Texas
Tor his srrss,. iron, an Extra issued by
the Statesman Once al Austin on tho 22d
uli, Il now spposrs that when The Marshal
went 10 arrest him, the Governor pledged
bis word Of honor ss a gentleman (rstber
y bad acuriiy,ws should say that he
would b. present whenever called for 10
answer the indictment and said further
that the Marshal would hear from WASH
ingion In q few days In consequences the
arrest was not ma le and the marshal sent
the following telegram TO Washington.
AUSTIN, February, 1872.
To George II. Williams ..t.
Have carias placed In my hands for Gov
ernor ard Secretary cf State OF Texas.
What nelion shall take IN tho matter?
Thomas +. PpRNELL.
U. S. Marshal.
anu Ttcci'cu 'h's Tep'y, VIE
WASHINGTON, February %, 1872.
Thomas r. Purnell, U. s. Marshal;
am not able from the facts In my pos
session 10 give Jon any instructions.
| GRo II. WILLIAMS,
Attorney General, U. S.
In the mean time, the Governor left the
city Of Austin, while the Court was in
session, as We understand II, ani went, IL
is said to Huntsville, where our State Pen.
itenliary is located, and had not returned
up to :he date Of the extra issue. lie \ il
therefore charged by the Statesman with
violating his word Of honer and fyipg
from justice. We are inclined to ihipk
that our cotemporary has, perhaps, rather
over stated the matter Of flight bat i. is
evident to our mind that the Gov eruor
wanted TO keep out Of the way until be
could hear further from Washington and
learn how far he was to be supported by
the Grant dynasty. 1t.F'
The Austin Journal Of tae same date as
tie Statesman says nothing OF the Govern
ors leaving Austin, which is something
singular. Court Journals usually cbron-
icle the going and coming Of great person
ages. The Houston Union Of the oath ult.
co mplains bitterly of the course of The
Statesman but it gives no sufficient expla
nation Of the Governors conduct. II says
he went to Huntsville for q day or two
on official business" We can scarcely i'm.
agine any official business which would
require the Governor TO go to Huntsville
and nothing short Of an absolute necessity
should have taken him from Austin under
the circumstances. lie should have Of
forded no pretence for charge of flight.
What was the business which took him to
Huntsville? And where is he now? We
see no note of his return. The attempt OF
the Union, in connection with this mat
ter, to blacken the character of Judge
Duval and Messrs Hancock, West and
Walton will only rebound upon itself. A
more honest aud upright man than Judge
Duval cannot be found. The reputation of
the other gentlemen mentioned is far above
the reach Of calumny from any quarter
We know them all we'll and we take pleas
ure in repe!ling both the charges and in.
situations of the Union. Gov. Davis con
: not be aided by this course on the part of
his friends. Let them show his innocenc o
IL they cannot attempt to draw off pub
lie attention by assaults upon others. Let
Davis go back and be tried by jury O:
his peers. Let them settle the question
did he give Clark a false certificate in ri
olation of law? Tint is the point. Z 80,