Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-08-12

North NJ all, khcy WAhlru Aai""b"' -
ernment. They sald the United S.''es
Government il a rope OF sand We nave
suudcrcd IL already. Rhid NJ thc llme !"
will in the end prove "Irong enough tor
common use.r You have not yet dlV"cd
the old dag Bul no concession wolsi sat
isfy YOU. You womb have separation nn1
war. "You would have IL, and you got ~
The North, you said did not love slavery.
They had constitut right not 10 love
it. You seemed to think "God had cm-
ployed tho last twenty-five years of et7rni-
ty in pcrfecting this institution" fon
would not allow free though AMI sfee1h
Slavery was too sensitive. lon did mur-
der men, and ma,trcnt tender women
You would not even allow man to he sl-
lent H he a,templeii', you made hin run
romud and hunt up his neighb"rs to prove
his soundncss. Talk to me about free
man, with the right o. free speech and con-
sciencel The mcanest dog in the com'nun.'
ity could bring you before vigilance COM
mittcc.
Thank God, II the war done no othcrr good
il has secured the liberty Of Conscience
You never dreamed thar if yon were whip
ped You would lose the beloved institution.
You told the United States. when they offer
cd 10 treat with you for peace, go your way,
We will have nothing to do with you. The
Richmond papers said that not only the
Confederate States, but all the slave States,
mrs, be allowed TO separate Internationally.
Then we will treat with the United Sta,cs
"hol,ling our noes in the meantime" You
shall not insult the great Con fcdcracy, nor
jeff Davis its first king. The old fogies
who held the IDEAS you represent, such as
Washington, Jefferson aud Madison, never
heard of such men as jeff Davis, Louis T..
Wigcall, and W. S. Oldham.
The late President in the kndcst feelings
offered peace. You heaped every vile
epithct upon him, and taught your children
to abuse him. Didyour papers RECON, mend
consideration of his teyWs' They did not
dare Mere echoes Of despotisn, they
called Mr.. Lincoln "an old fool" and told
him 10 come on and try his strength if he
wished. They even invited me, the much
abused Jack Hamilton, to come and enforce
the Prcsi ienl's proclamation, aud am here
tonight in response to the invitation, though
delayed by circumstances l could not con-
troll
After using every other means 10 restore
the Union, the emancipation proclamation
was issued, in conformity with the consti-
tutionai authority TO suppress insnrrectiou.
Mr. Lincoln would not suffer the Union to
be destroyed without availing himself of
every means to save it, Slavery challenged
the Government TO mortal combat, and one
or the other hal to go dtwn. How many
have told you of the wrongs inflicted upon
you by this cruel warl How many lies
have been told you by those who minister
in holy things. They shall yet be known;
their names shall hang on high, who pros
tiruted their holy calling to political, pnr-
poses, and insulted Diety himself by pro-
claiming that infamopa fnlsPho0d, "this
cruel war wps waged upon u.s." Yoa sent
your ragmnAins to seize the pnhlir property
at San Antonio. The mint was seized at
Now Orleans. You were in arms, and yet
Il Presinent had called out no troops 1t
was boas'cl that ypur troops would soon
occupy Washington city. jeff Davis would
not allow his pew in q Washington church
to he sold, as he anl lady Davis expeotcd 20
occupy it in few Sabbaths. lie now oc-
cupes pew owned by the Government.--
Az last Mr.. Lincoln accepted the issue, and
said, slavery shall die, by the grace of Col.
The world said amen, and l believe God
approved.
The President advised with me rs to the
good effect OF the proclamation which some
! doubted, unless enforced by armies said
your armies will make il cffcctual Slaves
escaping TO your lines heretofore have beon
sent back TO their masters but now wher-
ever the armies go, they will break the in
stitution down. | told him foreign inter
vention was threatened, but no foreign ma
ton would dare interfere in benalf Of siav-
cry af the PRONUNCIATION of his proolamn-
tien. ogpit,ou, after this, never would
would have come, III ugh the South had
waited ten years.
Some think the proclamation only mil
tary order, and that slavery Gun be revived.
after the resumption of civil rule This is
folly. To say nothing about the constitu-
tional argument, il is The law OF wa that
commanding General has the right to de-
stroy the property upon which his antago-
mist depends. AMI thus break him down.
You claimed that slaves were property, and
only property, and the President had the
right to destroy any Of your property, es-
pccially slavery, which was the cause OF the
war. A voice -'do you proclaim that the
slaves are free2) lido They are tree, by
the majesty of the law and government,
through the voice of the martycd Presi-
dent, and will forever be defended in their
freedom. The man who now opposes i is
more guilty than the man who at hrst fa-
vorcd rebellion.
Gov. II. here addressed the vast negro
throng, chcercd by their unbounded enfhus-
asm. They were required, he said. to re-
main on the plantations with their former
masters, for the good OF the country. and
their own, to gather the present crops. But
at the beginning Of another year, they could
make tilcir own arrangements, without him
drance, supported by the law and govern
, mem, and work for those who pay the high
est. Your enemies say You will not work,
! that You will steal, SC. They have lied in
everything they have predicted; let this
! be the last lie proved upon them. You who
i arc sore upon the subjsct must remember
that the government could do no less than
it has done. You may 60 down TO yoar
graves believing that slavery was fight
1t is dead let US bury it out OF sight.
1t ia bard TO convince man that il is
bett TO work than 10 have another TO work
I for him. What will become Of the negro.
do you ask7 Tell me what will bccQme OF
the white man and will answer. If ~
do our duty TO the negro, he will I've aud
prosper. He is inferior, you say; it is our
duty then TO elevate bin. Some would drag
angels dawn rather than lin others up