Public Ledger

Who A. J. Hamilton, of Texas, is.
Every one knows that "piler up of
blasphemous adjectives," Parson Brownlow,
but the other shining light of the
bogus loyal Southerners, A. J. Hamilton,
is not so well known. We give a memorable act of his public career, for the
especial benefit of his present party
friends:

At a meeting of the citizens of Travis
county, assembled on the 16th of June,
in the city of Austin, to express their approbation of the late spirited conduct of
Hon. Preston S. Brooks, of South Carolina, the Hon. A. J. Hamilton was called
to the chair, and A. L. Lott appointed
Secretary.

On motion of Wm. Byrd, the following
preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted, viz:

Whereas, We have learned with sincere
pleasure of the prompt and merited
castigation inflicted by the Hon. Preston
S. Brooks, of South Carolina, upon the
person of Senator Sumner; therefore,

Resolved. That the Hon. Preston S.
Brooks is entitled to the earnest thanks
of the whole South for the energy and
hearty will with which he struck down
her infamous enemy, on the spot where
the honorable ruffian poured forth for
four consecutive hours unmerited abuse
of her institutions and favorite sons.

Resolved. That in testimony of
our appreciation of the patriotic conduct of Colonel Brooks, we will present
to him a cane made of the toughest wood
which grows on the soil of Texas, and
which, therefore, with manifest propriety, should be applied with the full
force of a stout Southern arm upon the
backs of our hypocritical and slanderous
enemies.

Resolved, That a committee of ten be
appointed by the Chair to carry out the
object of the preceding resolutions.

Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Austin city
papers.

A. J. Hamilton, Chairman.
A. L. Lott, Secretary.