Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-08-21

enld us they are now, " may oo oo
but what are We to think Of Parker
ism, of Fanny Rightism, Millsrlsm
Pree.loveism, Abolitianlsm, Nor
monism, ism upon ism, too numerous
and too disgusting 10 be mentnned
Who my countrymen, opposed th'
war Of 1872? Who threatened Il
leave the Union If Texas was an
nexedg The Yankees, Why did
; they not go9 Why did they not
; leave the Union for Il Q unmn'sgood'
No tears would have bc,n shed up
on tn tho occasion-no swords un'
shcaihed to force them back again
The political history Of our eoun'
try for the last half ccitlry pre-
sents many dark picture, tl'V-re'
cord of many Il merciless onslaught
upon our excellent constitution We
cannot during one bii fhouraltempi
I'm enumeration Sufii II to say
that every act Of our national Leg
islature, havin for its object TO en-
rich Northern hip-owners and man.
ufhcturers, ut tho expense Of South
srn Agriculture, has been a shame
full departure from the obligations
of our national covenant, Every
single vote that has received the
smallest tinge from hatred to what
| is called our peculiar institution, "
has partaken largely Of perjury. All
Interference with our social system
at tho South, has been IN violation,
not only of the provisions Of the
constitution, but of the solemn
pledges of our Northern neighbors'
Southern statesmen never did con-
sent that the constitutional guaran-
tees upon this subject should be ig-
norcd never did ask their Northern
associates to think for them, or to
keep their consciences for them
Alas! no: The poor fellows never
could afford to keep their own, New
er did Southern man consent that
his Northern brother should dictate
to him wha the conjecture OF his
social fabric should be. Who ever
had right to do this? No man, no
set of men outside of the State o.
which he is citizen ever possessed
such right. Our institutions are
our own, and we are responsible to
God and to our fellow citizens for
their integrity.
The poor Africans, at an cary
period Of cur history. were thrown
upon cur III res by British and Yam
koc avarice. What was to be done
with them? Were they to be sent
back {. gain to the land whence they
came? Who would undertake the
service Or were they TO be thrown
into the sea and drowned? Human
ity said no. Poor aliens, heathens,
harmless, neutrality-suspicious. men
and women took them to their hon, es
for their wants-taught
them the arts Of civilized life, and
the pure doe.r nes Of christiani y
made them the nurses and associates
of their children-happy creatures !
Never since the days Of Noah did
t..e race find such friends as h y
found in their owners and beneiac-
tors. Well may they be grateful
They were placed in their true, ncr.
NAL condition, and the hand OF God
was visible in the transaction.
Not to detain you by long detail
of the difficulties growing out Of the
"vexed question Of slavery, as CON
nected with the politics of the old
Union, | shall advert briefly only to
a few particulars Our country has
for many years been celebrated for
it's great and glorious revivals of
religion. Until within a period of
~ years past, the churches North
and South, participated in this bles-
sing, and labored hand in hand to-
gether, in their advancement. But
this was too much for Satan's malice.
The apple Of discord was soon
thrown among the saints of the Most
High God, part maintaining. that
slavery was right and ought to be
and part dissenting from
that view of the case. Matters were
brought to an issue by the following
facts Bishop Andrew Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church had fallen
heir to few negroes by marriag ;
and very soon there were found bod
les of brethren North, whose con-
sciences began to trouble them SO
much on that account. that the good
man was informed, he must either
give up the negro s, or forfeit his
in the church. What was
he to do? He was bound by every
consideration which may be suppos-
ed to influence the mind ola gentle
man and christian, to sustain his
wife in the full possession of her
rights and property. The Bishop
did sustain her, as every true heart
ed Southern man would do, and his
S. d h sustained him; hut a
division, wide and long, was affected
in this large and highly respectable
body of christians; the consequence
was, the Methodist church South was
Nor were Baptists, another large
denomination, long behind. They
had their triennial Convention, the
seat of whose operations was located
in Boston, for the purposes of sus-
tanning missions and educational in
stitutions they had gone on for
years, stakeholder and non-slave-
holder together, in the cause Of their
common Lord and common country,
until missionary was appointed by
Il - Doo,d xrbo honpnpad In own one