Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-24
FROM TEXAS.
The Traitors Reunion The Southern
Confederacy Again in the Saddle"
Republicans Murdered in tie Public
streets-A Word to Temperance Men.

which, no Doubt would interest the
readers Of the Mag. / can vouch for
the reliability Of It's contents Our
temperance brethren who are trying
to defeat the Republican party, are
working not only 10 the interest Of
these bloody handed rebels, but TO the
ruin OF the temperance cause. II you
think proper Of can publish the let
ter, which inciose herein.
o. S LAWS.
FORT WORM, TEN., Aug. n, 1881.
Ny Dear Brother;
Yours received; and / would say that
b give you IA full description Of all ]
saw aud heard at the great reunion OF
the late Confcderacy would take more
time than have TO give the subject.
The reunion, in point Of numbers, was
a success. there being at least 1900
persons present. Some estimate IL as
high as $1,000, but this is above the
mark. 1T was rather n sad sight TO q
loyal heart 70 see 80 many people to-
gether, and all vlelng with each other
in their praise of men who had tried to
destroy the best government the sun
ever shone upon. Rebel flags iioated
at many points In the city, and por-
traits or rebel generals and rebel de-
vices were exhibited ia the show-win-
dows Of many business places. All
the speakers at the reunion were loud
and eloquent in eulogium TO the heroic
deeds Of the boys in grey. But l am
sorry to say that not one Of the long
list Of orators ever uttered a single
word I'm praise OF Grant, Logan, Sher-
man or any Union general Several
Of them said that nOtwi hstauding
they lost on the battle field
they had hopes, with the help
of their Northern allies, (DemOcrats)
yet to suCc ICED with the ballot. How
would You feel my brother, 10 stand
and listen TO an avOwed rebel eXulting
how he, with Others, had made the
Yankees bite the dust, and at the same
time claim 10 be a good loyal subject.
One Of the speakers, ex Gov Lubbock,
said that ne wanted Texas TO pay its
proportion Of the Confederate war
debt, and that he wanted the history
of the late war taught in our schools,
so that the children might know what
a glorious good man jeff Davis was.
Rebel songs were sung and rebel airs
were played. Ind one father, more
enthusiastic than the rest, had his
babe brought upon the stand and had
a Methodist minister then and there
dedicate said infant to the Almighty
God and the late Confederacy. But
enough.
In view Of the above and other
events that are happening every day,
| agree with you, that the future of
our country Is not bright. You know
that the last time we met
/ stated that II was perhaps
best that conservative course be
a 81 L.,
reason ] thought seriously of voting
with the Democracy, but have long
since abandoned that idea. A true,
loyal man can no more remain In the
South aud vote the Democratic ticket
than lac can fly. In fact there is no 10y
atty in the Southern people. They hate
the government to-day as much as they
did twenty-four years ago And IL
will be n sad day for ua ALL mean the
Union men In the South-when Grover
Cleveland, the seducer of the lovely, IL
elected president. Let us pray God
that we may be spared such dire
calamity.
Why, there are murderers of Union
men IN the city OF Dallas who walk
the streets with impunity and are con-
sidered respectable. Not long since
was at the First Baptist church, ana
after the sermon two Joined by letters.
When the pastor asked the church 10
Join him in giving the right hand of
fellowship, the first to give IL was
Obenchain. the murderer of DR.. Calder
. of Pennsylvania. He, with TWO
others, met Calder ON Main street
some time ago and all three
of them "pulled down on him, -
and he was unarmed. Obenehain was
not even tried. although he shot the
doctor three times himself. One of
the men was tried. He was captain
In the rebel army, and the lawyer for
the defense appealed 20 the jury 10
this style; 'Gentlemen, will you con
Wet this gallant soldier of the glorious
lost cause, simply for shooting 8
Yankee hireling.h IL il not necessary
TO say that he was acquitted. TIL,
audience cheered the lawyer, and the
Judge let the remark go unrebuked.
Judge Thurman, one of the pures
and best lawyers Dallas ever had, wa
shot down in "cold blood,
and his slayer was acquitted
for no other reason, thar
that Judge Thurman commanded
regiment of loyal Kentuckians during
the war. Oh sir, / could give many
many HuNhf hhN nave NV AhC AiHl
and inclination, aud will close thi
part of my letter by only one NOR
instance, that of the late Judge Chas
Hahn OF jefferson who was assRssina
ted within a few yards of his home
for no other reason than that IA
was Republican, He was an Obi
man, horn and educated at0berlln, AN,
was an ornament TO the Texaa bar
But hf believed the negro should hav
his rights. How little / thought q
his parting words when we parted a
the depot i'm Jefferson. "Good-byt
dear friend said he, "the next yo
hear of me, perhaps, will be my assas
sinatlon. and II proved TO be true.
/ asked Baptist preacher fey
days ago, who w-s from jefferson,
his murderers had ever been Apr,
hended and he answere
mo. aud never would be-
"Whygp said /. Because II
was negro lover, and some years ag
taught negroes how TO read, good rit
dance OF bad rubbish, was glad of it.
Ny friend. the blood of such men cal