, 1880-07-27
TIE GAG LAW DOWN SOUTH.

How Freedom OF speech II prohibited
In Tcxmn-Thc plain, Eavnrnt.l,rt
Narrative nf Enapcctur tt1s.eil, ts'hu
yvlx Threatened wis1s 13et4tfs atid
E0recI To Lenre for .ftuh.s1y Il fsu-
pIBIicmll Speech.
uisiutt' IL Cincinnati G'isetf.
W41sislSuTuS, u. C., .J,ll; 22...-'lisc Attor-
nty-Geicrli tlus received thu official report nf
tho United States Dtstrlet-Atlnrileyn Of Tcsas,
who wus instructed to Investigate ula c,,se Vi
Customs Inspector Essscll, who WAS driven
from Ills },ust IF duty :I forced to lenye
that vicinity luinltr threat Of tlrath for ,Mak-
Ing Republican slcreil. All thu facts III tho
ci,se nry given IN tie following statement uf
Mr. l'lsscii:
''GALvEsros, Tx, July w.-T.c HoM. !.
II. Httrhs, tlsststant GAftnd StHlcs <tNu'-
qscU--s1K:' Having bee!t referred tn ytht hy
tiny. L. ". reast., t!iu CoIleetnt nf ClstH'na,
Woultf rYa,Ne;fully communicates for yUltr
Official consideration thu following facts,
which think l,cst H. statc 1T NY own way.
In tito suryIse Of TIC t;nyrrnu,tnt M Il
mounted inspector Of cllstt'lss u, tho eaast
Of Texas fronl. v4lHseu'tn the San barnard.
Hn Tug 81 Of Say lass, , ny +, be1Hsst ~, , n
Dsazurin. ] lnndt. nn aas,tn!t u1nn tla Dem.
oernilc party Of. IFS ,lea'l:vs, m!d only slid
Whit, ~ Il lli.,,,, had Ill ln1oMi.tes! RICH. 70
yay %,s %rn md ,n!sn.l in I;r,l's ;1
Isa"ii liz ilspelle hllsy'n"th; III the if's tasp '"h b
!S saa qu Sf ts, fs Ill &ist'sS?s| ssa* 5 s'i''i inisi
lgvnt enoaS;h to u'l'icvstaNl ,;';, Tug 9,, or
gave thu rolorrl Imul'le sple good at!-
Vice ~ to how to t,nnsuyu' their
cnllslil!on g!neral'y., ! uaylar.i then. tiE!t,
though having nnlA}orlty pf Soo II 1,HW III
possibly to tho claims Vi, lnselllsrnt white
i.en WHO Wtvv kn,wtl It, III. Guus ltrpnGlir-
ms, ninl not tn lo nlsletl Into the "lcrllHn nf
Democrats who ,tyn prnftssesl Republicans
pe provisions .wn,p niu'le fur tlig education
Ut tho wl,le children, 0ll1y 1mrtMl provision
was inat!e for thc ca!orel; >lsnt tlsu nssess-
N,ert' for t!Nes WAS two Or ttircu titsles As
tiW sa,,lu Kid q prolerty l'yiHusriy 10 wj'Itu
penplr, u,,t I'LL thor, tst, wlti!e ea,l.esi per-
sons confined In JUL wcsu hired mt Tor tho
benefit Ut !lo County Treasury, wl!is9 'Gn 1T
ylsetl tic colort4t peopleto 70 strive q rloya'e
mud i,hprOyn tlIu!F uUndltio!l, alMl Fit pAttlc-
ulAr urged lle'n to stop t!!o iis'eslce 0f their
wolnel, 6plng prosttHt!:I fy white ,nell, as
III saitl nothing but what wtn'A publicly
repr,,t nilywhrre. especially took pII,ss to
Impress uI}bn tho cnlnrspt voters tn bo ecrtntM
,.ut tu, reccvo their ti:l:.ss irs'm n'ly but
tiluaG known inla Republicans.
Tho uoxt day, III MY, way lnne, | was met
In lIr,ns,rin by DR.. hss.llaln Mla II crawl Df
10 ItHI
G,Gt se tel fn,taYts w t'"'t psTi' W., VIII, y,
nsa' @ ms itt NJ s ny su ~ !'t tl,, ii nV u, n ~
IT, has,laMt, N1S s'1hSa"'s. Hs, Mu "'f! t,tl "
IT, M% n,s,n 1. Ms ronn,v - rri: ,g r. nss'a.
iastel M IL It's "ilIco oii acsnEni ot IFS inii-
itGsta tiin Oest<r s;a5 T. n'M", i:',i,, Ms u"s
nttehittea 10 c1'ae , @ u ','aho'"a "s"'" ""''o
pe Pht n1'i u. at1e WMt. ~ ,,,,,,,,,,,, a.
,. ~ sMu aaW ~ G1'isa VI co''tt'"l'l'' ~
NY E!'en l, ".Susr, W ,,,t ,r,,.,,o t,, ,ovo
l1a fe}.it;H: nv toaG u!tttttoSs r. ~, MMtu
ally ianGees interfering" VIII o'lfcoa''ty
a'tnits:; ....n, that ,,,,,,,, ,tro,, +, .rox,.
tw, y,s It'll IL n''tt IN, G"mtS Gs ut ' raxor tnr
irArly twnt Hs!.i Dalg thsl'aS, ', sfai,t1.t
lAe !tEMt o1 ifse hl'se, s!''' WHEEL Mss " y
| stny nt liN4te.' ,.,.>,...,,,,,,,, ,,,,..o
iiese thtss '.S , MHto t:e!. t.'iI ,t.. III " st ns ~
uetlli9n to tho Collector, HnM ryatas. ~.
!a'a!li Ivy l'a 1 G %', " ,,a n1tsv cn,y.I I.y s,vsf,
fassN Eas s a[s to, @ lu NJ tI1 ~, r't"si q s sM s
to kHt fhctt-.H initKse: ~, , ,,,, u,,,,,,,, Il,