New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-23

SPEECH.
lBV TELEGRAPH TO THE rRTBUSs.l
WASHINGTON July 22.-The Attorney General
has received an official report of the United States
District-Attorney in Texas who was instructed to
investigate the case of Customs Inspector Blssell
who driven from his post of duty and forced to
leave the vicinity under threat of death for
making a Republican speech All the facts in the
case are given in the following sworn statement Of
Mr. Bissell:
GALVESTON TEXAS. July 10. 1880.
The Hon J. r. BURNS. Assistant United suites District
SIR: Having been referred to yon by Ex-Governor E.
L. Pease, Collector OF Customs would respectfully
communicate for your official consideration tne follow
ing facts. which state in my own way an' ana ana
have been for the past two years ~ t ne
spector OF Customs on the coast OF ~ Lex tl
from VelascO 10 the San Bernard River. ON me
sih OF May last by request addressed Republican
MEETING IN the town of Brnzoria made no assault ,
upon Democratic party s leaders and said only
porn and raised Berks County Pennsyvnnia served
during the Rebellion the flagship Benton, OF the Mis-
sissupl Squadron. and am. think old enough and In
tegent enough 70 understand the ordinary rights OF
American citizen gave the coored Peo.
condition generally. advised them that though hay-
ing "a majority OF 5000 10000 In the county. they
should defer as much possible to the claims Of nie-
lceut white who were known 10 be good RepuDll-
and NOT 10 he misled INTO the election OF Demo-
Gratis who were pr0fesscd Republicans only for office
complained that while ample provisions were ihaue Or
nrovlsou was made for the coored. and that the
ssos.ent for 1xrs was two or three time much
the property OF colored people a. on the same Kind
o. propfrty belonging 20 white people ana further that
while cOlOred persons confined ID JAZZ aWaltlue Ila
were hired out for the benefit OF the county treasury
white men the same fix were not ~
terfered with I advised the colored people to
strive to elevate and improve tHclF CONDITION
said nothing Int what would publicly repeat anE-
where took pans To impress upon the colored yo'ers
to be CERTAIN not 10 receive ;4er tGeis ifon any one
but those known to them TO be r. publcans ,.,.
The next day my way home was met IN Braz'ria
nv Dr. Aschom and crowd o. eight on ten other Demo
Gratis who had waiting for me, ms was informed,
call To account for my speech OF inc Gay before
Dr. Aschom was spokesman, and told me II did not
wish 10 follow Santee tmeanng the kepubhcAn county
his politics. | had better stay at home. and thGt II
attempted TO come to Bgaz0rid again woud " 10 put
Thad given no offence lie replied We don't propose
to have anv Yankees interfering with our county ahaS
in the County Of BrizOrd nearly two ana Delng lax
payer, claimed the right Of free speech-upon which
Dr. clom remarked " II you wish 10 save your !iio
STAY 40 home" These threats were participated IN
by the crowd; some Of whom said they hati
sent a petition to the Collector Governor Pease,
demanding my removal. This statement subsequent
learned was false. OIe OF the crowd said ne would
wade through blood up 10 his meek To Kill the YANKEE
SOM |eeHs i'' nv " bon had said that would
self; that he would be forty miles of when Il was
Tealthg pan,er with his son and nephew called on
me. was absent when ne called On my return IN tue
sfore A number Of people were gathered there. Mr..
BRYAN give vent 10 his feelings IN regard To my speech
ara wanted to know what business had making Re
He told me that if ever attempted to make any
more speeches tuat county (3razOral, or axe any
more par in politics. would slide of Ike Santee
or forget wake up some morning. informed MIN
that did not hold myself responsible to him or any
other Democrat ior making Republican speech Know
| o number II The persons VINO Witnessed me
affair Later learned mat crowd had Determined 10
KIN me- aad urged 10 leave the county lmmed.-
a:rl- 10 save my lie did and came on 10 calves
tom 10 Law the matter before the Collector Though "A
/ poor man. VIII be compelled 10 give up my pace 10
| avoid assassination. The character Of this man.
/ DE- AscAOm. well calculated 10 satisfy
! ANY one that he and his pariisans are
! fully equal TO any amount o! assassnations. lie hds
lately murdered three the last one poor lnoHt-
five Young man. who had only few days before
him through an attack OF Gerium trenens. Dr. Aschon
/ shot him down IKE dog. and was acquitted by a
AMOS T. BIssELL.
erbscribe9 and sworn TO before this litn gay OF
! INV A ID IsSO GEORGE G. RLyEs,
| Clerk L. > District Court.
By JAMES +. SPAUN, Deputy
Mr. Burns. IN his report. says: " If the courts OF
the National Government cannot protect the rght Is
of freedom of spec en- there VIII soon be no such
ri rht tolerated IN the South" Several other con-
frmatorv statements accompany the report one
being news plper cutting saying that the properly
of colored people Is taxed Two or three times as
much n that Of white people.