, 1874-10-26

bnt1flco, uroaeoH OH tho CONSERVATIVE Rftle, Ia
anticipate possible change Of rule. Aged 65.
~ = sfS@, non, cons09mnnioo' 9stiso .,,,o n =. mi,
,,;o,n,n "'"'' ""''o ''"a' VI Hstlo eB-
~ r,ii /. ,,s..u,,, t,., t., ali
elnvnn :IuJrcs toro IN hmt nnc 49, rna.o nso "."y .!
with mi16t hnvc atr,cis + n}ta 49, - 1aos
wrote "Tho rrostrato Hsto," N' "Herr nAru 10
rrxas
AIaa'
,. At. r, =, :' nus'tn, ~. tes.' oot H. 1874.
1s 1a.t.. ~. 4,., 1"s ss's''s" .'.'"aG
s1H: My attention has boon called to tho tono
Of n,mbor Of load|n; Journals in tho North In
regard to tho condition OF things In tho Houtb
whcroin nta.oments nre ma,lo No ntlcrlv ~
Variance viii, whot SHIN ,o Ia fin t.rs -, -, ',
s"r'"',co WIN """' c'u', y" po ING 1*cta OF tue
cnsc, TINT fool compelled to
Esrt:1s MS rl'oTgsr,
at loaat no far ~ tho State OF Toxas Ia couccrnel
Nv way oy exn,auatfou. I viii at,t, ,hot o,n
~, 1,,,', s4,'t", ,'' WI" "t~to taa3 a1R
'1e" 4'''"e''' ""s" ',t"'' :. ea"'o leha Ihail
year ago 10, 1o1aa. Will also add-not
through any doBiro to clair MI extra degree of
credibillty for my statements, but simnly tn in
tlicato TINT wish to ho understood as doing m
NV ,s"" "''sl 1.' po,'o'o W" I'll sln1pso Jus
1'co 70 hle1'Bneu anu alo1t'oted pcople-thnt
acrved IN tho ranks of All 1liinoIB rogn1ont dur
ing tho War, and corHcieutjouely. as thouoht
.nI ,o,,,,t., ~ "'' " "'5 ""''Yo osate
@',,, 'o'i''''s
1oaas' u AeolfS from pertlaal Of many
Northern Journals, Ia claimed 10 bo perfect hot
bed Of rebellion and "rolitical outrooe on,l !,
uuoto from tho ntldroas of lin 1,onnh,i,,,, go
| ,.ro.u;,,,, oa-..-r. W. ..uf"oi'ett'i ouii-
ssas.n''a4 oolalnlueo' terrible romintor Of
"n's De'''oot"t1o ralo would 10 II it tt'io Demo-
self" Tho idea 10 tngoniously implied in Tin
abovo ouotation ia y, ~, ,ifosti,, ~. ,
ran ac,rco,,, ,rna,;s,. ass,"o tuas
r.. ys m, !"n6.,o 1,t, an! ono " 10 n''6'ed by't.
dat x,.~44ns
Tlo appears to surpass any Of lila compositions in
tho length and breadth of hsa ,tatom cnta h, w.
earl to Tim contlion Of t,inoa horo iii. -. .,a
ssNo.,,,,,. ,.,t -. s.se 'el.' te''a us 1has
"''s uaS 'o"A VI tne l'o"os OF tue General
toVetnmeht preserves tho lives md property Of
Republicans that rebellion only HI,lmbera In
ti,ia powerful atato p. TINT traftnra rnlo In IT,,
! Loeislatura mud 1onrte . nn5 tlot t,o 11n,as
mon arc terf'hed INTO ab)ect submission to tue
Hooois. stlch statements AA tho nbnyo may be
mado only for tito purpose Of influencing pub,io
opinion at tho North. but thor
rrcv1ray ,,,.n., ~ =, ,u.,.,
,,n.u, .,,ai. a,..,.s, ~ ,'n W 1pofh
pe1iA1 'noi, A'taor IN 'nl'"encea Dy as improper
motives as nc cfhfges upon tho pooplo of Texas.
tn anlmus bodies no good to tho clfolt of those
who ecck d reconciliation of lin n1rcadr..oo.
,nu,1,, ,oatr.nocd ucotiona wv"
,rI,,t = a,,9tor,, ~. ~ 4,,n .,..,,
taa. so'!ta1s caso ol tho Alntl ooscslned may
exist. admit rs pusylblo, but Htlll doubt; hit
that nny auch state Of tacts In general, OF oan
oyon bo discovered by natient ,nyestiuat,on an1
c1oso scr,,t;nv ma oxist;nr IN croa,or ,1.,....
.,,.s -. 80. -.,,. A., he"'eA "os'so
'm,,,t - IL a"f VI '"o on'ots' lnHst
.rho ~ nyst,a. satiorn."a ,,o.,
,,ts do 49, a,oa; helo, as fnatter Of
cott eo' A''sn ucE4uen "ho oApTosBeA fows upon
,,,r H.. ~ general thsig arc
;t;,'atn uoS ;,,rs,,;t se pIoke lorthcs III le'
s;c;nns ;ho nrosnnt ata3a snu pass 81 poll
tlra. NV raassns nthao uoforhlnent ~ tho
eAte-"tS*ANt'nA c4lAGO iEEUu~