[AGL] Fw: Re: [GH2] secede? WTF! and TX history during Civil War...

[Frances Morey]

I have to send everything that I want to post on AGL from G2 to myself at yahoo first--a minor diversion.
Best,
Frances


--- On Fri, 4/17/09, Frances Morey <frances.morey at gmail.com> wrote:


> From: Frances Morey <frances.morey at gmail.com>

> Subject: Re: [GH2] secede? WTF!

> To: ghetto2 at two.pairlist.net

> Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 12:06 PM

> There was a significant massacre of secessionist protesters

> during the Civil

> War of men who refused to serve in the confederate army up

> in Llano,

> TX--Robert Henderson told me about it--it's not a

> widely known historical

> note. Sam Houston was also one of those who refused to sign

> on as a

> secessionist.Alsatian settlers from Medina County had come

> to the new world

> to escape recurrent wars in Alsace-Lorraine. During the

> Civil War they sat

> it out in Monterrey, Mexico. Evidence of that is that

> babies were born

> there, and Henry Castro died there during that time. One

> confederate

> lieutenant wrote to his commander after they returned to

> the US that he

> couldn't understand it--the citizens of Medina County

> had elected a

> "renegade" to serve as Tax Assessor Collector.

> Best,

> Frances

> 

> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:35 AM,

> <fmaverick at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> 

> > I got a call last night from Karel Boulay who

> interviewed me last fall and

> > has a new talk show - he interviewed me re:

> Perry's remarks. Re: Secession I

> > told him about freethinkers of early texas, aka, early

> german settlers who

> > were anti secessionist and those who refused

> conscription were murdered by

> > the home guard.

> > what I didn't know (cuz I don't know much

> about the subject) -but found out

> > this morning: According to my mother, they sometimes

> had to dress in drag

> > (long dresses, bonnets, aprons) to keep from being

> killed.

> > ---- fmaverick at austin.rr.com wrote:

> > > I been in my little office cranking out tax

> returns. I have stopped for

> > brief periods to listen to Keith and Rachel chat about

> the tea party

> > movement, but haven't caught much local. Last

> night I decided to go downtown

> > and mail the extension/have a drink at the elephant

> and I was shocked at the

> > numbers of people. Didn't watch any austin news

> yesterday becuz I was

> > working with a ball point pen and a hand held

> calculator.

> > > I got the old man's laptop 2nite -

> > >

> > > ---- Harry Edwards

> <laughingwolf2 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> > > > Whereya been, girl?  Goodhair got more press

> yesterday and today than

> > > > all the past year.  The media seems to be

> taking him way too seriously.

> > > >

> > > > twisty

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > On Apr 16, 2009, at 9:29 PM,

> <fmaverick at austin.rr.com>

> > > > <fmaverick at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > > Just heard on Hardball about Perry

> talking up secession from the US

> > > > > - to the teabaggers yesterday. And

> Delay defending him. What

> > > > > century am I living in?

> > > >

> > >

> >

> >

> 

> 

> -- 

> Frances Morey

> 21 Waller St. #1510

> Austin, Texas

> 512/472-1101

> 512/517-3162