The Free Man's Press (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 1, 1868 Page: 3 of 4
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WEEKLY FREE. MAN'S PRESS.
.SATURDAY MORNING AUGUST f 18G8.
Set By Black Hands.
These types were set by black
hands and we ask if the words do not
read just the same as if set by any othen
kind of hands. You would not know the
difference if wo did not tell you. This
h proves .that color has nothing to .do with
lie work of life. Houses built by black '
uds shelter us from the sun and rain
ur-ie samc as built by white ones;
victuals cooked by black hands taste just
as good to a hungry man as' if cooked
by whito hands; atld so throughout the
whole chapter of life.
The prejudice that would exclude col-
ored persons from printing offices if car-
ried out to its full extent would stop the
entire industry of the. South1.
The Twelfth of August. Cpnyentibn.
A nominating convention 'ot' the Re-
publican party has been called to meet
.in this city on the twelfth of this month.
The object of this convention is to
nominate candidates for State offices.
That is we suppose that to be the object.
Nominating conventions. composed of
properly appointed delegates represent-
ing the people in different portions of the1
State are ribt only good and wise but
necessary to the success of a party.
Such we hope the twelfth t6f August con-
vention may be.
But a convention which is gotten up
' o suit which is fixed up or . patched up.
with proxies and otherwise:' or a conven-
tion which is gotten up by a few design-
ing men-is a fraud ana anputhige upon
the people. Such we hope will not be
the case with the twelfth of August con-
vention. ' '
We believe the call too soon. There
?Js no prospect of an election until next
December and by that time such chang
es may take place as to 'make the action
of a convention held on the twelfth of
this month out of date. .- r.There seems
little interest in this convention and we
hope its action will be put off to a more
proper time.
SKETCHES OF
THE
CONVENTION.
to
General Reynolds in Command.
Texas is now the Fifth Military Dis-
trict Louisiana being reconstructed and
admitted ns a Stale the military have
t 0
been withdrawn.
It willrejoice the hearts of all Union
men to know that General Reynolds is
our Commander. General Reynolds we
believe to be a true man aiidif not inter-
Tered with by President Johnson he will
bring about a better stale of affairs in
this State;
General Reynolds has appointed a
Military Commission to investigate the
murdersand outrages committed over the
State and we learn that Col. Shepard is
jiow on the march from Alabama with a
regiment of soldiers to reinforce General
Reynolds. If necessary General Rey-
nolds will declare martial law and our
prospect for peace looks brighter than al
any time since the death of General!
Griffin.
HON. J. H. LIPPARD.
OK VltKESTONK COUNTY.
Delcga'toifroin Frpostono Couuty;; "was born in
Salisbury N. C. in .1828. Ilia fathor moved to
Tcnncsco in 1832. ' ' u -'
At an oavly agd'.CololiorLlppafd "was loft an
orphan among Btrangors; at tlio ago otllirtoon bo
worked as a boat band on tbo Mississippi which
ho followed until ho was sovoiltcdn at wliich
time ho.loft the river and went on to a farin in
Tennessee '
During tho timo ho was a farm baud ho loarncd
to'rond and write. Ho married in Tennessee and
lived tboro until 1856 whon bo moved to Lime-
stone County Texas.
Up to 1859 CblonolJLippard had novor talcon
any interest in politics at which time ho took
strong ground againsttho reopening of tbo Slave
Trade wbicb.croated a prejudico against him
among his slave-holding neighbors; and when
tho robollion broke out ho was spotted; asran ab-
olitionist and all manner of threats niado against
him. " '
As tho robollion increased in fury Colonel
Lippard was compelled to Boll his farm and
move to Hill county; but ho was followed and
persecuted until ho had to take refngo in tho
woods whore he remained dodging about in
thickets liko a wild auinial for ono year finally
impelled by a strong desiro to bco his wife and
children ho ventured to enter his iiouso.
No sooner howovor had ho done so than tho
house was surrounded by twenty-nine armed
men and ho was taken to Springhill in Lime-
stone county and placed in irons by tho robols.
From Springhill ho was taken to Fairfield in
Frecstono county and placed in a dungeon
whore bo remained until ho was takon out of tho
jail an d carried to Marshall Texas and was tbcro
released by General Grcon.
From Marshall Colonel Lippard made his way
'to Natchez Miss after enduring incredible hard
ship ana siulcring.
! His imprisonment and 'privations togothor
'with wearing of shackles during his confinement
in tho reb el dungeon havoleft him a cripple for
'life. '
Colonel Lippard's crime was loyalty .to tho
Government of tbo United States.
Beiug so crippled that ho could not enter tho
Union Array ho devoted his time to rendering
assistance to destitute refugees from Toxas; ho
travelled through tho West and collected means
and did a noble work for which ho desorves tho
everlasting gratitudo of all loyal mcu.
In Angus 1 1865. Colonel Lippard roturned to
his homo in Texas to find his wife and children
stripped of everything and reduced to abject
poverty. But'treason had been put down and
tho Union restored and this truopatriottooro all
bis sufferings and poverty like a man.
Col. Lippard served as Supervisor of Regis-
tration in tho Summer of 1867 and at tho oloc-
tibri for delegates to the Convention bo was
elected a delegate from Freestone couuty. Col.
tL. has always stood by the progressive radical
party. Ho is ono of the Committco on Lawless-
ness and "Violence whoso roport has created a
sensation throughout tho land. Col. Lippard is
a true patriot-arid aman who deserves tho grati
tude of all loyal Texans.
(From tho GalvcstohRbpubllcau.)
HON. A." T. MONROE.
OP HOUSTON COUNTY.
Napoleon tho great said that a good'
set of teeth is a passport to good society..
It is so with a good historic name.
Mr. Monroo appeals to our consideration
by bearing the euphonious nervous name!
of Monroe. He comes by itsquarelyfrom
ono of our presidents. We "remember i
Colonel Monroe of tho 7th Nejv York
who died at Harper's Ferry in 1863.
If he was a specimen of tho family
Texas conld not do better than1 import
more of the stock. Colonel Monroe's resi-
dence is at Ciockett..Heand his .colleague
Captain James R. Burnett r epresen Hou-
ston and Trinity counties. He was born
in Albermarle county' Virginia on the
15th day of March 1818; resided four
years in New Ycrk and csme to Texas
in 1838 and has been a citizen of this
State since that time. His father Mr.
Augustine B. Monroe recently died at
New Richmoud Ohio. He has one brother
Kev. A. F. Monroe of Montreal Canada
living; two of his brothers died during
war viz: Colonel James Monroe who
died Harper's Ferry in 18.63 and John
A. Mdhro'o' Esq. a prominent lawyer of
San Francisco California who died in
that city in 1863 Colonel Monroe's
grandfather Andrew Monroe who was
the brother of ex-President James Monroe
was a prisoner on board the prison-ship
Jersey at New York harbor during "the
Revolutionary war. Colonel. Monroe has
always been a consistent Union man;
opposed the late war though for a short
lime he was in the service as quarter-
'master of Colonel John H. Burnett's
regiment Before the war Colonel M.
was one of the leading merchants in Croc-
kett' and never held any political office
until elected as a representative to the
Constitutional Convention!
He is chairman of the Committee on
Division of the State ancLalso of that on
lEngrossed Provisions aud is a member
of the Executive Committee.
large majority in both countiestrwiigh
he had strong opposition. v T ."
He serves on the Judiciary Committee
and the Committeo on. Public Lands.
HON. JAMES Mc WASHINGTON. '
Delegate from ' Montgomery- County
was born in Macon county Alabama.
;Mr. Mc Washington is a pure black. He
was born and reared a slave. He served
his master well' and his good behavior
won him the kindness of his master. In.
1852 ho moved with his master to Texas
and settled in Montgomery county
In 1860 Mr. Mc Washington became
aware of a revolution taking place. As the
wild reports of negro instvrrectipns spread
over the State and many of .his innocent
companions in slavery were lolled under
the lash and by the hangman's rope and
from that hour until the boys in- blue
marched into Texas ho looked for his
deliverance from slavery.
Mr. Washington is a good representa-
tive of the hard-fisted loyal people who '
have sent hinrto "the convention. He has
learned to read and w'rite since he hay
become a free man and furnishes a good
example1 of-the capacity of the colored
mari'notbnly to acquire knowledge arid
exercise jahtherightsof a free'mari; buf
to sitin the councils of the State.
' The Founding Hospital.fprillegitimat
babes at Rome has at
present ' 4 UUU
children and 200 nurses ft is said that
every fourth child born in Rome is a child
of shame.
Thi doe's very well for Rome but the
Southern Confederacy produced a nation
of such people and now wo find men
calling themselves Republicans who
refuse" to give them the protection of law.
Tho mother of tho Emporor of China has
been selecting for him a wife somewhat after.
tho manner of Ahasuorus. Ono hundred and
twouty young ladies wcro presented and from
theso seven wore selected. Tbo fortunate Esther
was at last agcounts to bo chosen as a wifo Jor
tbo Emporor Sho certainly ought to bo a pood
one.
DR. R. K. SMITH.
OF GAT.VESTOX AND HARMS COUNTIES.
Dr. Robert K. Smith of Galveston was born
in Philadelphia on tbo 14th of August 1S17.
He graduated at Jefferson Medical.Collegcj
in 1837. Was married on tho 29thi of September
1838;to Miss Sally B. Smith of Wilmington Dela-
ware. Commenced tlio private practico of medi
cine in 1839and continuing it until J.856 when'
ho was elected tho Chief Resident Physician" of
of tho Philadelphia Hospital and President of
tho Clinical board of Professors of that institu-
tion. At tho commencement of tho robollionDr;
Smith made application to tho Secretary of War
for examination as a surgeon in tho U. S. Arniy.(
Tho examination: was grauted and'ho was
commissioned a Brigade surgeon by President
Lincoln; After a poriocbof Hospital duty at Alex-
andria Virginia ho was "ordered to join General
13. F. Butler at Ship IslandMiss. With General
Butlor Dr. Smith procecoded to New Orleans
When that city was takon possession of' and es-
tablished tho St. James' Hospital acting as Post
Medical Director. After General Butler took Port
Hudson tho Dr. was sont'to that Post as Medical
Direitu- and remained thorfe until July t 1864
Avnon ho was ordered to roport 'for duty to Gen-
oral Butter at Fortress MonroTpya. - 1 '
The General qrdercd'Tnnrto report tb Maj: Qori.
D.BiBtnnoy asMcdicaTDlrcctbr of tliolOtlikfmy
CprpaheroQicirenmined until after tho; .death
of General Binnoy; when ho was senftp -Ports-mouthT
Ta.s'Meulcal -Direptor' wboro.hb contiri-
ued until (Mhorjfiioio hqfor Johnson's surren
der to Gonoral snoriuan luv.&imm was oruorou
atthat'mo'torepofrt'!to)Shbrnmnfor duty but
wasunablo to do so until tho arin'y arrived at
Washington. In August after the graud review
Dr. Smith was appointed U. S. Dlrocti Tax Com-
missioner for. tho State of Texas whence ho re-
moved iul8G5. Dr. Smith ftas pleqtod to tho
Convention- from Galveston and Harris counties. X wftg fc' 1 0 tho Convention by a
HON. JAMES- R. BURNETT
OF HOUSTON COUNTY. t
Mr.Bumett although yet a young man
exhibits capacity as a legislator and
indicates what we have often asserted
that the young men of Texas even
those who have been Confederates will
ultimately become tho radical strength
of th1? State. When the direct issues of
the Bte civil war have been made remote
by time.; when the glow of victory and
the sourness of defeat have melted into
mutual consideration and forbearance
ithe plastic -life of the youwg will be
molded) Jnto a vigprous and generous
manhood bv new and batter conditions.
HonrJa's.K J3urnett resides at Crockett
and with his colleague Hon. A.T. Monroe
represents Houstorc and. Trinity counties.
He is a lawyer by profession. Was bdrn
in Sbmmerville Chattooga county Geor-
gia on the 20tli day of June; 1843 and
is consequently bnt twenty-five yearsold.
He is a son of Silas E Burnett who was
H prominent merchant in Rome. Georgia
In which city he died in 1858; he is a
brother of Hon. George R. Burnett of
Rome who was a member of the late
Georgia Constitutional Convention and
brother of Colonel John H. Burnett of
Crockett Texas. Mr. Burnett at the age
of eishtecn was a captain inthe
Confederate army and for-two years
edited and published the Crockett Quid
Nunc a rebel paper now1 called . the
Sentinel but at the close of the" waft he
accepted the1 situation and 'ha'slnce
acted with the loyal party. ' l ' '
In 1866 he veTdfdr.Gove7nor Pease
and supported the ynioii ticket" and his
county gave Govenor Pease a larger vote
than any other county in Eastern Toxas.
A "War of Races.
Mr. Mullins a talkative Conservative of
the convention in a speech on Thursday
last spoke of a'"war of rades" and de-
clared himself a straight out Caucasian
and said he would change his opinion
when the leopard changed hisspots and
the Ethiopean his skin. . .
The leopard .part of Mr. Mullins' de
claration 'is all that saves liim. The ca
pacity rof die Ethiopean to change his
skin has been thoroughly demonstrated:.
in this country. Aud it is our opinion"
'that a "war of races" has always raged
on in- the United States particularljiwtyt
Ithe South until now we have.a pie-baja
irace as. tne result: Mr. Mullins' C.- u-
ians have come out victorious; and sftbn-i
ithis "vyar of races" continue another .gen" v
eration with the same fervor tha&& did
during tho palmy days of slavery there"
;would not be a black man left' toteU the .
tale.
This talk of a "war of races''- has been "
worn thread-bare if has taken the place '
'of the cry of 'taegro insurrection" which
was the harmless bugaboo of the South
for half of century'and was the capital
stock of just such orators as Mr. Mul-
lins. What we ask is tb become of the
mixed bloods; to which side will they
gravitate ? There is no reason or sense
in this talk about a " war of races."
1 A short time ago a white man in the
vicinity of Warrensburg Mo. married a
black woman. The citizens heard of the
act and brought the man into town to
suffer indignities. While he was being
persecuted a large crowd around him
hooting yelling" etc. a gentleman pres-
ent stepped out and asked him : "What
are your politics my friend ?" "I am a -Democrat
have always been a Democrat
and always expect to be a Democrat."
The hooting soon subsided.
A poor Yermont widow decorated a
whole graveyaTd herself! The little
cemetery is near Washington and
contains the remains of forty Union
soldiers including those of her own
son. Assisted ou'l y by her ownchildren
she wove forty wreaths of flowers and
laid one on each mound.
' A young woman in a Western town '
has been fined ten' dollars for kissing' a1'
yonng man against his will.
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A young-woman in New Orleans shot a '
fellow1 lor asking her if she would marry
liirhi ' He popped ttie LuestioH; and !she '
popped him.
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