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THE TELEGRAPH.
W. 0. WEBB, Proprietor.
Honeton, June 20. 1872.
Carpet-baggers and seal! a wags will
soon have to work for their living,
We are indebted to the Galveston
News for the Democratic Platform
adopted at Corsicana.
How terribly the Radicals mast
feel now that our noble representa*
tlve Damocrats acted so wisely and
harmoniously at Corsicana.
Oar pnblic offices will soon be filled
" with honest men and gentlemen wbo
have the confidence of the people,
and who will respect the wishes of
the people. -
With what portentions delibera
tion and unity of resolve have the
wise men assembled at Corsicana,
prepared for the death ami burial of
Radicalism, wben the leaves of our
forest-next begin to fall. .
Yesterday, we received from our
Special Carrespondent at the Corsi-
cana Convention, a letter da'e'? !aat
Sunday, and we are very certain that
he sent up by yester day's mail a
communication and also the platform
adopted by the Convention, bat
neither came to hand.
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The following ia Horace Greeley's
answer to"the sammons of the Union
League Club to defend himself for
becoming the bondsman of. Jefferson
Davis. Hesaid; •
" Gentlemen, I shall not attend
your meeting this evening. I have
an engagement out of town, and shall
keep it. I do not recognize yon at
eapable of judging, or even folly ap-
prehending me. You evidently re*,
gaid me as a weak sentimentalist
mie'ed by a mhudlin philosophy, I
arrrfgn vou fiB narrow- minded block*
hea a, who would like to be utefal to
a gr eat and good cause, but don't
kne ^ how. Yoor attempt to base a
grej t, enduring party on the bate and
wrs ii necessarily engendered by a
bloody civil war, ?* z* though you
should plant a ??*— *** an iceberg
which hag somehow drifted into a
tropical ocean. I cell you here that,
oat of a life earner tly devoted to the
good of human kind, yoar children
'will select my going to Richmond
and tigning that bail bond as the
wisest act,.and will feel that it did
more for Freedom and Humanity than
all of you were competent to do,
though you had lived to. the age or
Methusaleb." " - ; r
Governor Davis has authorized ver-
bally, in conversation with'the editor
of a cotemporsry, the statement that,,
during the next nibety days there
will be a general suspension through*
oat the State, of School Supervisors,
District Superintendents and county
Principals; and that hereafter no ap
• pointments to these offices will be*
approved by him, except such persons
as may be well recommended by the
better class of the people wbo are in-
terested in the welfare of the public
schools.—San Antonio Express.
We bad clipped tha above and laid
"* it by for further confirmation and aa,
we find it copied in the State Journal,
the organ of the Governor, we pre*
some it to be true. It is most de-
voutly to be prayed for; becaase thus
will a most heavy and unnecessary
drain upon the school-fund be dis-
pensed witb.
We are certain that the plan long
advocated by the Telegraph ot Sav-
ing only one Superintendent, the Po-
lice Courts aad the teachers to con-
duct the public schools, will be
adopted ere long.
We have been informed that a
prominent business citizen ot Galves-
ton was some months ago offered the
use of a hundred thousand dollars
worth of pnblic money, by Mr Honey,
for one year on conditions of dividing
the profits. We are loth to credit
such an astounding statement, but it
comes to us from the highest author*
ity, and if true itexplains the reason
why the debt of the State has not
been daly paid. The money has been
pot to.other uses.
Acsna, June 17,1872.
Editors State Journal: '
Tbe above Tclip from your issue of
Saturday evening, June 15. I do not
often reply to such newspaper at-
tacks, and it I was alone interested
lid pass this by in silence. Please
that there is not one word of
truth in tbe above paragraph, and I
hereby call upon you for your "high-
f' „ est authority." x
Respectfully,
Geo W. Honey,
«- State Treasurer.
As Mr. Honey denies the truth of
our paragraph, and calls for the au
thority on which it is made, we have
to say that the information was given
by-the Executive and the Attorney
General —State Journal.
This if tangible and if a slander
the authors should suffer, but if true,
Mr. Hooey should be impeached
and deprived of bis office. We do
not believe it to be true, but give ns
the proof of it, and we shall promptly
condemn the Treasurer. It is very
immaterial, if true, tbat we have no
express statute upon the aubject—
there is enough of the oca aou law to
a; punish such speculation with fundB
Imm be&is®?#"
mi
WHAT CAN sBE THEIR HOPE T
Men judge of matters most properly
from causes and effects. This is cer-
tainly the best criterion—the most
equal scales, Just such as jastice can
only use. • *
Recognising this principle as be-
yond successful controversy,we are at
a loss to determine, upon what the
Radical Tricksters of Texas base their
hope«. We Can very1 well see that
the honest Radicals, wbo have aimed
only for the good of their country
in all their actions, can have their
eyes opened to the deception that has
been practiced upon them. These
honest men have simply been misled
by the cry of Rebels, raised by the
Tricksters to deceive them. They
loved their country—tbey Bympa*
thisedwith the National Government
in the late war—the'y were Union
men, some, throughout the war avoid-
ing a participation as far as possible
on either side, or they embarked
on the Southern side from sectional
feeling, or they showed their devotion
to the Union by leaving the State or
fighting for the Union. All those
classes, the late Confederates respect,
but they abhor utterly, those who
have shown by their acts that selfish*
ness and personal profit have alone
been their ruling motives in all thei r
words and acts against the great
mass of tbe people of Tefas;
These bocest Radicals already are
beginning to see the light furnished
by the ignoble^and corrapt acts of the
Tricksters, and will soon tarn upon
and rend their deceivers.
It is wrong to denounce tbe whole'
Radical party of Texas. There are
many honest men among them, and,
therefore, we have evsr been careful
to denounce the arch-deceivers, the
Tricksters of the party as the authors
4t all the evils and outrages which
we have endured. These have still
power enough to deceive and hold in
political slavery by Loyal (so called)
Leagues and appeals to their fears, a
majority of the colored people, but
even they will help to make,up the
mighty army pledged to redeem oar
country.
Tbe universe stands on the tiptoe
of breathless expectation to-day, to
see tbe Greeleyitos extinguish the
last remains of old fashioned ante
bellom Democracy in Texas, at tbe
Corsicana Convention. Hie jacet I—
State Journal.
The Radicals of Texas are tremb-
ling at the fear that the Democracy of
Texas will support Greeley.
Here lies Grant and his Radicals in
ther dust. Texas will add the lat£
feather that will break their backs,
The people say. down with them and
down tbey go, and in their death. Da-
mocracy will arise With might and
power and with healing in its tri-
umph.
TEXAS
PLATFORM OF THE
DEMOCRACY.
ADOPTED AT CORSICANA, JUNE 18, 1"872
We, the Democrats of the State
of Teias, in Convention assembled,
deem it proper to announce onr
opinions and put poses, in the pres-
ent critical condition of public af-
faire. It is, therefore, resolved.
. 1. That we have undiminished
confidence in the time honored prin-
ciples of the Democracy, as embod-
ied in the platform of the Dem0i~
cratic Convention at Austin,. Janu-
ary 25, '1811, hereunto annexed and
made a part of tbis platform, and
believe that the welfare and pros
perity of the country will never be
tully restored till those principles^
are in the ascendant; bnt we rec*
ognize, as an alarming-fact, tbat tbe
issues to be determined in the next
Presidential election not only con
cern matters of constitutional conn
stroction and political expediency,
but they also involve the far .greater
and vital question, whether we are
hereafter to live under a governs
ment of law, or a government of
force. *
That the present Administran
tion has been subversive of consti->
tntional government and free inett—
tntions throughout the country, and
in the Southern States has been a
system of 'lawless spoliation and
central tyranny ; that in chief, by
accepting gilts, and bestowing of-
fices in return by appointiag incom-
petent and unfit relations and per-
sonal adherents to positions of p.ofit
and trust, and by devoting to un-
becoming pleasures and pursuits,
time tbat should be given to his of-
ficial duties, had been onlpably re-
miss of the responsibilities and
dignity of his bigb standing, has
set a bad example to tbe people, and
violated alike the obligations of
good faith and tbe usages of com-
mon decency ; and that, encourag-
ed and aided by the party in power,
be baa attempted to usurp or con*
trol legislative and judicial fnnc*
lions, aod ih^s establish a consoli-
dated personal government destruc-
tive of th« rights of the States and
th^iberties of the people.
^Tbat in view of the threaten-
ing pretentions and great power of
'.hurt* now in an thority, we consider
>hsir expulsion from all offices ot
honor or trust,-to be essential to the
peace and welfare of the country,
and to the preservation of Consti-
tutional Government.
4 Tbat we have seen with pro-
found satisfaction the patriotic
movement of the Liberal Republi-
cans lately assembled in convention
at Cincinnati, and we fully concur
with them in believing that local
self governmet, with impartial suf
frage, will gnard tbe rights of ali
citizens more securely than any
central power. The publio welfare
demands the supremacy of tbe e vil
over the military authority, aad
freedom of person nnder the pro-
tection of the habeas corpus We
demand for the individual, the larg*
est liberty consistent with public
order and for the State self-govern-
ment, and for the Nation return to
the methods of peace and the conn
stitutional limitation of power. Tbe
civil service of the government has
become a mere instrument of parti-
san tyranny and personal ambition,
and an object of selfish greed, and
is a scandal and a reproach upon
free institutions and broods a de
moral'zatfon dangerous to tbe per"
petnity of Republican government.
We therefore regard a thorough re-
form of civil service as one of tbe
pressing necessities of the hour ;
tbat honesty, capacity and fidelity
constitute the only v lid claims of
publio employment ; that tbe officcs
of tbe government cease to be a
matter of arbitration, favoriteism
and patronage, and again a post of
honor. We demand Federal taxa-
tion, which shall not unneceisarily
interfere with the industry of the
people ; which shall provide the
means necessary to pay the expens-
es of government economically^ ad-
ministered, pensions, interest on the
publio debt, and a moderate reduce
tion annually of the principal
thereof.
5. That we recognize tbe move-
ment of Liberal Republicans in op-
position to the pieseut administr&«
tion of the general government as a
commendable effort in behalf of Re-
form and constitutional liberty, and
we, the Democratic party of Texas,
confiding in the wisdom, patriotism
and integrity of the great National
Democratic party, to assemble in
Baltimore, do hereby pledge our-
selves to a vigorous support of tlte
policy to be enacted by the Balti-
more Convention, and to battle for
the restoration of civil government
under whatever leadership it may
direct.
6.- That whoever may be the nom-
inee of the Baltimore Convention,
this - Convention Jnds no reason
therefrom for destroying, impairiug
or ever .modifying the present or-
ganization of the Democratic party ;
maintain its organization for the
purpose of putting down and re-
moving the abuses -under which our
people labor from the tyrrany, dis «
honest and unscrupulous State
Government of Texas. c
7. That we are opposed to all
monied subsidies to private* corpo-
rations by the State Government,
and regard the same as unsound in
principle and dangerous in practice.
8. Tbat it is the duty of tbe Gen-
eral Government to protect our cit-
izens from tbe murderous bands of
Mexicans and sav ages who are dally
pillaging our country, m ordering
our citizens and driving back the
tide of civilization from our west-'
em frontier."
9. Whereas, The school fund, sa«
eredly set apart for the education
of the children of this State, has,
under the political misrule of the
last two years, been plundered by
speculation,, squandered and - per*
verted to political purposes: The
Democratic party deem it fitting on
this occasion to reaffirm the opinion
hat agreeably to the policy the
party has hitherto pursued, it is tbe
duty of tbe State to establish com
mon schools and furnisli the means
of a good common school education
to every child in the 3tate. All of
which is respectfully submitted.
Ashbel Smith, Chairman.
NEWS BY MAIL.
Washington, June 11—The Presi-
dent's unexpected dep'arture for Long
Branch this morning took the entire
town by surprise, and created a feel-
ing of bitter disappointment among
Senators and members, delegates to
the Philadelphia Convention, add
others having, business with the ex-
ecutive. Tne ante-room of the White
Hou^e was full most of the day witb
callers, who very generally were
under impression that the President
would not desert the White House
quite as soon as Congress deserted
tbe capital. Some indignant Repre-
sentatives, who bad important busi-
ness to transact and could find neither
the President nor either of his sec-
retaries, declared that there was
more truth than they had supposed
ia Mr. Sumner's charge tbat the ex-
ecutive spent most of his time seat,
Bide loitering. A great many had
purposely been delaying pressing
their matters on the President till
Congress bad gone, in order tbat he
might have more time.
The power to suspend the writ of
habeas corpus expired at nine o'clock
last night with the end of the session
of Congress, to which it was, by the
fourth section of tha Kuklux act, re-
stricted. Some of tbe Sooth Caro-
lina delegates to Philadelphia, who
are already prophesying a reinaugu-
ration of tbe outrages in the district
ot South Carolina, recentljymder tbe
control of marti&l law.
Columbia, S. C., June 11 -^The
Democratic State Convention met
this evening. Nineteen conn ties out
of thirty«two were represented by 87
delegates. Simeon Fair was tempo*
rary chairman^'and W, D. Porter per-
manent chairman, Porter made a
strong speech in favor of the Cincin'
nati nominations. Tbe speech was
received with rapturous applause.
Numerous resolutions were intro-
duced, all urging the support of Gree
ley, whose name was received with an
ovation of applause whenever men~
tioned. ■ u
More than half the delegates in the
present Convention are instructed to
support the Cincinnati movement,
and to urge no separate Democratic
nomination at Baltimore. Tbe feel*
ing of the Convention is evidently
nearly unanimous ip this direction
A committee On resolutions was ap
pointed, and the Convention adjourn*
ed until to morrow forenoon.
Colambus, June 11—The chairman
of tbe State; Liberal Republican Exs
ecutive Committee has issued a call
for the* Liberal State Central Com-
mitee to - meet in Cleveland, June
25, two days previone to the meeting
of tbe State Democratic Convention.
This meeting £s called to endeavor to
induce the Democrats to put fusion
ticket in the field, dividing offices
with the Liberal Republicans.
the Convention, the Convention ad-
bed until to-morrow morning at
x. Yeohans.
journ
8 A.
Special Correspondence of tbe Telegraph.
The Convention-Its PersoneJ.
MEDLEY.
A drunken soldier in Charlotte,
recently tried to arrest a gentlegaan
of the place as a Ku-klux, but was
knocked down, given a good drubbing
and after ward b arrested. Grant
should be informed of the outrage
upon .his minion, and have the force
doubled. ... \ *
Never before, in our political hiB'
tory, has been seen such a conven
tion as that at Philadelphia.—New
York Standard.
True, and let us pray morning and
evening that there may never be
eeen sach another.—Boston Post.
One*of our exchanges errs in call*
ing the Grant and Wilson ticket tbe
' Leather head ticket." The better
name would be the "Half soul ticket."
—N. O. Times.
Jast to think that this is the last
summer of Radical rule in Texas
All Texans now feel as if tbey were
on the eve of a glorious holiday.
Old maids are fond of pairs, but
cannot endure any reference to'dates
A writer from Caliatoga, California,
says positively tbat be fonnd a live
" stickle back " in the boiling springs
there, and that the fish died on being
transferred to cold water.
Tbe Marqois of Camden, who has
just died a poor man, in England
voluntarily surrendered a $60,000
yearly sinecure because he considered
ft a fraud upon tbe nation. Grant's
family came from Scotland, and were
in no way related to the Marqais.
Cobsicaka, Monday, Jane 17.
The Convection assembled in the
Methodist chorch, the largest balld
ing in Corsieapa. It is seventy feet
by fortyrtwp pat its en tire area. The
room. liOwevSf^ is 'not targe vnough
for the comfortable accommodation of
the members; and many were forced
to stand during the first morning
session. • This is undoubtedly the
largest representative political body
ever assembled in Texas and it has
been the general remark,—and from
my.; personal knowledge of a large
bomber of delegates, lam confident
that the remark ie true, that no more
superior intellectual body of the same
number of men could be selected in
the State.. ;4f a friend, remarkable
for his correctness of observation, ob
served to me, the brains, high charac-
ter and exalted patriotism of Texas,
were now assembled in Corsicasa.
It is very true that there are among
the delegates a few wbo are bo wedded
to old prejudices that tbey may be
called impracticable—men whose
preconceived opinions are never ob-
literated or softened by circumstances
wbo never adopt new idea*, or rather
who never suffer any infringement
upon preconceived opinions. These
men have their representatives here
who can see no good to the country
except in tbe nomination ot a straight
out Democratic ticket at Bal-
timore. ' Fortunately the - men of
this claes are few, and. their leaders
so far as they have expressed their
opinions in the Convention are will
ing to abide by the action of tLii and
tbe Baltimore Convention.
Gen. Maxcv made a speech before
the Convention this afternoon strong-
ly denunciatory of the nominee of
tbe Cincinnati Convention, but wound
up with a recommendation to support
and sustaio the action of this Con-
vention and that to assemble at Bal-
timore. '
I do not think, from the sentimeqtB
enunciated in the Convention this af-
ternoon and to-night, that there will
be any serious objection to the action
of the Convention by toe impractica-
ble. The only speech mad* by tbe
representative of the straight-outs, so
far, has be'en by General Maxey, and
the clo^e of his was conciliatory and
recommending adherence to the Bal-
timore Convention.
The speeches ot Gov. Lubbock,
CoL Hubbard, of Tyler, Judge Maxey,
of Walker, Col. Stewart, of Houston,
and others, were telling and convince
ing, and tbe extempore address of
Judge Reagan upon taking his seat aa
President of tbe Convention, wa?one
of the most feeling, convincing and
powerful1 have ever listened to.
There is no donbt but tbat tbe
Convention, after having concluded
its deliberations will adjoorn with
harmony and unanimity, after hav-
ing established a platform upon
which all men opposed to the preseat
National Administration and the
manipulations of our State govern
ment can stand and work for the
future good of our beloved State.
Tbe committee on platform was
finally adopted,consisting of one from
each necatoriai district, and after
adopting a basis of representation in
I send you tbe speech of tbe Hon.
John H. Reagan, who, upon being in-
troduced to the Convention, said :
Gentlemen of the Convention—
I esteem it a high honor to be called
to preside over your deliberations;
over the deliberations of so numerous
a body and one bo distioguiBhed for.
political ability as tbe members of
this Convention From my limited
experience, as a presiding officer, I
cannot bnt wish tbat somebody better
fitted for tbe position had been cho-
sen; some one possessed of a better
acquaintance with parliamentary
practice, necessary to regularity of
proceedings and dispatch ot business;
witb more ability to give a proper di
rection to your labors. .From this
body I know tbat I shall receive the
aid and support,required in tbe perr
formance of the duties devolving
upon me.
A new question, ope not heretofore
discussed, has arisen and presents
itself to this Convention. Whether
we shall follow our time-honored ban-
ner to victory under tbe leaders of
our own faith, or whether, by a com
bination, required by the exigencies
of the occasion, we shall fight under
leaders of a different creed, but those
desiring the same object, is the ques-
tion I referred to. Each decides for
himself, according to the lights be-
fore him, what is best for
the common weal. I desire
that all have the fullest
latitude in the expression of individ-
ual opinions regarding all questions
not heretofore definitely settled. I
know that this Convention will act in
unison on all questions vital to suc-
cess ; that it is your intense desire to
aid in the accomplishment of a com-
mon object, the overthrow of a tyran
nical administration.
The Constitution has been tram*
pled under foot, i*^ precepts wan-
tonly violated; the State government
is loathed and dee pi ted for its corrup-
tion and infamous acts ; all desire a
good government, a constitutional
government tor the State wherein
popular liberty is conserved ; integ-
rity obtained in the administration ot
affairs; purity in its officers, some
morality in its politics, a military
government, centralized power, with
a strong/tendency to tbe one man or
personal government changed to a
government controled by the people
and administered in their interest;
where the officers are not masters
but servants, doing the will of their
masters—the people. Give ns aocb
a government and we may yet be a
free, happy and prosperous people.
The question comeB before you—
can the enemies of popular govern-
ment be defeated by the Democracy
separately; can we alone rout tbe
forces arrayed for tbe destruction of
a free government? If such is the
judgment of this convention let us
pursue the inevitable course marked
out by such a decision. It not, the
course seems equally plain.
Some month? ago good men and
trae in Washington and Cincinnati
gave forth the expression that it
would be desirable for the Demccracy
to upitoi with-tha^ better element olaJetLthexa.sink,J _ *
the Republican party to overthrow
5-
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of the Government to pat States
under martial law has been arrested.
Federal Judges and Federal Marshale
have been presented from managing
elections in their way, and «
the various obnoxious measures*
passed by tbe Senate, hare been de-
feated in a House opposed to Grant.
A letter, received from one of our
members in the House, say a: •' The
,House is under the control of the
Democrats and Moderate Republi-
cans. The President cannot eontro
more than one kuv h-ed!"
As President o- be Convention it
is not proper thai" I should say any-,
thing in regard to the -actions of thie -
Convention; he- after, should a
proper opportunity present itself, I
shall be pleaBed to address my fellow
citizens. >5#
I take it that ire came to take som
action as to the coarse we shall, pur-
sue, to rescue our imperilled libertv,.
defeat tyranny, and ensure tbe prow
tection of the people. All minor
questions should not bo allowed to •
divide us, nor should an honest dif-
ference of opinion, regarding the
proper mode of attainment be per-
mitted to break up this convention.
I say gentlemen the wish dearest to
my heart is tbat we may determine
to reconcile the difference of - opinion'
in order to give, effective strength to
the great majority we have in the
State of Texas, Let us in the discus-
sion of questions, involving an honest,
difference of opinion, respect those
opinions. The worst.calamity that
could befal vui'a coarention would be-
that it should expend its force war
ring upon itself and the trust imposed^
Is of a too high' afsacred character to be
thus jeopardized.
One other remark. Inc nsidering
questions we naturally revert to tha
past, remember its wrongs, feel its>.
sufferings. Bat trae statesmanship
never yet vested its principles on
passion. This has Veen the grand
and fatal error of tbe Grant admin-
istration which based its hopes of
success on the stirring up of sectional
strife, hatred, animosity and ill will.
Before the people tbis is a mistaken
cause and cannot bring success. Be
sure'succeee rests apon charity, upon
humanity. Stateemeb of the Repub-
lican party have felt this truth; tbey
feel that tbe engendering of hate and
malignity bas subverted our form
ot government, changed it from one
"for the people and by the people,"'
to one of repression and force Tbejs
have determined to unite with-
tbe Democracy, io order to
prevent the sacrilege. Whatever
their past records may show so that
their conduct now proves them not
bound by malignity and hate we
should welcome them; to quote the
words of their great leader )(Schurz)
we should shake hands oyer tbe
bloody ohasm that .has de vided us so
loDg; let us not assume that we have
never erred, that the fault has been
all on the other side, while we may
believe that we w<ere more ^ sinned
against than sinning let ehari-ty be
reciprocal. Break down ,tbe fatal
barriers that recriminations erect.,
thereby destroying animosity and
hastening the era when we shall all
be regarded as friends and not as
common enemies; bury harsh feelings,
the odious administration of General
Grant; these men saw the tendency
of such remarks as those of Senator
Morton, who publicly declared tbat
the States had no rights not subro-
gated to the general government;
saw the policy leading its advocates
to favor alt legislation in favor of a
central government; authorising
force ahd repression against.the peo«
pie and withdrawing ail local self
government.
Scburz, Trumbull and Tipton star-,
ted back in affiight. The party which
had commanded their affection and
allegiance, wben they saw it) mildly
centralize a government, withdraw-
ing all local self government, trying
by military instead 'of civil laws,
caused tbem to make an issue and to
come and cast their fortunes witb us.
Do we not remember that these men
withdrew their allegiance from a
great party, having tbe patronage of
tbe government and supported by a
majority of the States. Separated to
take their chance with our oppressed
people against poweiful, a ruling
party. The fact cannot leave my
memory- or cease to affect my heart
tbat these men came to our reecue,
came to restore liberty where drum
head court martial had prevailed; to
rescue us from tbe painfal bumiiia
tion marching through files of bayo
net sto tbe ballot box;rescue us from
wanton insult and arbitrary arrestB;
(o help ub stay the bund of despot-
ism. They are willing to help ue.
Whatever may come hereafter, from
the Cincinnati Convention, this much
has already come It has prevented
the return of a horde ef mercenary
vagabonds to prey upon tbo people
and allowed the selection of good
an'd capable citizens to fill positions
for which they were worthy. Tbe
leader on the ticket declared for the
absolute removal of all dieabilites,
arising from participation in tbe war.
Many great men came over, not be-
cause they loved the Southern peo
pie or respected their rights, but, be-
cause tbey thought they could by this
means break the power o. the usur-
per.
The Senate, passed tbe bill to ex-
tend the duration of the Kuklux act;
suspend the babeaB corpus, allowing
arresta by armed police without war-
rant or shadow of authority, thereby
violating ail the great land marks of
civil liberty, until after the election;
passed a civil rights bill, not quite as
outrageous as Sumner desired aod
amended the enforcement act, ex«
tending its provisions bo that every
part of tbe country, instead of merely
cities of 20,000 inhabitants and over,
ahoald be placed under the control
of federal jadgea and federal marshals
in order to manipulate elections as
they pleaded, or as it may be termed,
oo the "Davisplan."
There has been already reaped from
tbis coalition with tbe modefate' Ru
■-ubiicaos, as tbey are calbd, tbe de-
feat of all these measures; the power
We take?'"theknowing order of*
Gen. 0. 0. Howard addressed to
Gen Crook, from'tbe San Arftoaio
Express, of the 14?h inst. If Grant
does not interfere we may expect to
hear of some sharp work among the,
Indiana soon: ?
Headquarters Department Arizona, 1
Prescott, A i T„ May 9, 1872. J
Gen. George Crook, Commanding De-
partment :
General : The object of the tele-
gram of the 21st, to prevent col-
lision, as far as "possible, between
tbe troops and the Indians was to
enable the Secretary of tbe Interior
to make, one more effort to settle all
trouble pe&ceabiy. That effort has
been made through me, as special
commissioner. As robberies and.
murders continue among the incor-
rigibly hostile, to those who are not
on reservations and who will not gc
on reservations, there is no conrse:
left but to deal with them with v;g~
or, according to your discretion,,
until the murderers and robbers and
those who sympathize, with them,
whatever tribe they belong to, be
made to feel the power of the Gov-
ernment to punish crime. I will, in-
the name c f tbe Secretaries of War
and of the Interior, who sent me
here with discretionary power, and
in accordance with the spirit of the
President's order, relieve yop from
anything in tbe eaid telegram tbat
shall hinder this vigorous couise.
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't.
0. 0. Howard,
Brig. Gen. U, S. Army, Special
Commissioner Indian Department*.
The letter ef our Coreieana cor-
respondent pnta a different phase
npon the CcrBicana postoffice affair.
He Blat^a that Billy Smith left hisv
accountH in first class order, that
the money on deposit tallies with
his stamp and emolument account.
Will those papers who have been
so swift to stigmatize Billy Smith
as a thief have tbe manliness to
make the amends. As the Tele-
graph of this city was the first to
start the slander, it, p-boultt be the
first to retract—Houston Union.
The dispatch to the Telegraph
made^ no referenoe whatever to tbe
accounts of Mr. Smith and cot a
vord did it contain, charging him
with any wrong. Will you now
re tract? %
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Chew, J. C. The Houston Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1872, newspaper, June 20, 1872; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth235000/m1/5/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.