Year: 1866

mob gathered towards the stand felt my duty my
position this platform bcade the who dared 10 tell
those who pleaded for coercion that they would become
the verisst coercers Of freemsn who ever lived


There others rash myself and we held that stand
until the eloquent had pictured u its true colors the
horrible monster "psae, S.ce,on" he took his appeal
then and there to the people, he has never withdrawn b
and to-day amid the war Of ideas he renews IT, with
| the American people not Indifferent spectators.


What has been the history of the appellants and aPpeors
since Hamilton strong enough in his district to be
elected tho State Senate although he openly declared that
he would not qualify by taking the Confederate oath


Then now his opponents did not dare to oppose him with
Of the Secession band but they selected OF the last
Union who had spoken under tho old flag late as De
oember 1850 but who had trimmed and complained that the
Union uncondonay and fnaly deserted them
because they had no point Of resistance.


That speedyrecevod all the emolunent which Rebel
dom could confer and to-day he Is incomprehersiby OPP
posed 10 Hamton unconditional devotion TO the Constitution
the when enjoying the honor Of the Rebel
Government


Hamilton remained one year. but yielded not ot or


title Of his sentiments he paid taxes be took no oath
and when martial law proclaimed he selected as the
victim for destruction forced to fee before tue SOL
dery sent 10 destroy Those sodiery commanded
by another Union man. who had stood By him in the con-
who hadoned the Rebel army to controls the
movement lie went into the Rebel army fought brayey
wounded and made prisoner Far be 1t from ne to insn





that he what processes TO bea Union man.


He OILY ackaow lodged that Colonel bound to obey
citizen Provost Marshal and he showed his devotion to the
Union ko ThrockmO1On the President Of the last ConVen
ton end the Secession candidate for Governor OF Texas by
serving under the Rebel standard while Hamilton and che
writer served in the Union army Then. as now saw that
Hamilton bore the banner OF patriotism.


could not follow those who believed the Union was TO be


sustained by leading young into the Rebel ranks to
lingering deaths il camp to cold prisons and 70 the certain
humia Of defeat the surest road to reooastraouon


raioxca.as may appear had none ot le mep OF TINS ee
udsd class espOused tho Rebel the mad effort OF dis
union wou.d'havs been sborved Indeed Leaving father
above tho conscrpt ag happy home where no want hsd
ever been dened family whose house had always been open
10 liberal hospitality but who now stunned deserted
and de,psa y, those who sought their couutrys gin saw
the blockade OF Confederate feet and forts and came to
Washington offer my humble services in support Of the
Government had always been taught to revere


have no kindred tie friend acquaintance in the North
Coz Anderson OF Ohio the first victim Of military arrest
In Texas Twas forced to almost without fund Tor
neither money business hsd been M to house In Texas
II may bo said that ought 10 have made common cause with
my Southern kindred many whom prshcd 10 the Re
belon could the path OF duty then Ny paernai
had given eight years OF his life to the nations
struggle for Independence the other side grandfather
Joined standard Of Gen Jackson aud led charge
against because they had made war upon the



as their Great Father That bravo afterward gave up his
life to the policy Of President Jackson.


NV father also knew limo duty but 70 sustain this Gov
rnmen under which, upto tho Revolution be had lived aud
prospered independent advocate and private gentleman
.oekne public pTeTush sad having resigned high ia,
doial when conferred upon him. knew no line
duty but sustain the Union which ancestry had aided to
make and had ever upheld know none now. have only
spoken Of myself TO acknowledge that when Gar from home and
tha
Of nv father, Danger because he loved not his section less
but his whole country more sustained and befrended at
ali times and under al circumstances by Gov Hamilton


When we returned Texas the ruiless campaign OF
1863 VIC had bear all the odium Of traitors invading the
sacred soil" Of the State we had betrayed


And now call attention the address Of GOV Hamilton
then abused bu, not published by the Texas press 1t
able logical patriotic II told the unwholesome truths
that Secession was stupendou folly well sicsedness
An inde6ensbIs resolution pretext of defending Slavery
with the ultimate aim destroy the liberties Of the white
masses and perpeuao the power OF the neWlyceateu
dynasty which already subjected abebodied man
10 p;ion and the fortunes OF man and woman 10
merces mprsonments and far fom having preserved
Slavery 81 had already destroyed it. Gov Hamilton was the
first 20 aim In his Cooper Institute speech 10 1862 that
the time had come when he choose between Freedom and
Slavery that IT, viewed IT, he sustained tho war to
preserve Negro Slavery le surrender his own liberty and
that Of children and section My cOunymen was he not
q
of the Government And who shall undertake 30 estimate
the extent OF tho influence OF the eloquent voice Of A j.
Hamilton behalf o; the Union causei Surely those who
stoned TO his patriotic appeals throughout NewYork and
NewEneand in 1893 us acknowledge the great power OF
the


Il will be rccoec,ed that he ono Of the first bold men to
advocate tie proclamation OF President Lincoln declaring
freedom TO the slaves


There were many the friends Of f Lincoln who had
sruuk from this and few who had susainedt with
the heartlness OF Gen Hamilton. lie had clearly compre-
heaaee as perhaps other Southern had that the
Southern masses could DO relieved from the thradom into
which their leaders had led them In other way lie
felt all that said when he concnded that Slavery had come
to mean CONSUMPTION for tho white man. far more tyrannical
than the yoke negro Ho knew that the negro walked
forth boldly and fearless Of tho conscrpt officer who was vigil
LIANT in forcing the poorwhte into military encsmpmens
allowing escape but tho fortunate saveowner and the
adventurous trader.


The people had then learned as they aferssrd did In
Texas that they could single day pu, their officers at de-
auc and return to their homes aud they might have
learned this had not crowned the Union east OF
the Mississippi.


nwa. after this general dlsbandment that Gen. Hamilton
returned to Texas the Provisional Governor


OF all men he tho choice Of tho Secessons and
te compromising Union Had the President consulted
them and desired to coneate them at the expense OF those
who had sustained him. would have selected other
Governor.


Gov Hamilton found tho State in complete anarchy The
Governor the Ex-Governor the State officials the Confed
crate Judges leading Generals and Of the Congress
men, fed Mexico to enjoy dynasty which they had
not been allowed home All magistrates had
ceased to perform their functions; the State government
which had contracted debt of ton millions of dollars had


en 10 pieces There seemed be general concession that
the stae sovereignty had falcn with the Confedeacy at
Richmond 10 which the Estates Rights had surrendered
tho whole people with every vesge Of liberty Out OF this
chaos and upon very underlined policy, Gov Hamilton
had 10 society aud ORDER He went this In very