Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-12-02

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Address TO the EracaMci or TeXCS.
, FreedR,en ot TtrGs:
With the desire and purpose to benefit
you, | HOW address yCu III pam language
| earnestly request you 10 listen 10 what
have 10 say; for it is h'uth, which ii con-
Germs you To know. Your conduct during
| the late war was such rs to win the good
opinion Of all the world. During that ter
! llble struggle. you remained quict and
/ pcaclbie spectators; although you knew
! that your freedom or continued slavery de-
pended OH the result. You disappointed
! io,h friends and enemies. by exercising Il
prudence and iorbearancc and Christian
reliance ON The wisdom and Justice Of Gods
nroyilencc which has elevated you in the
opinion Of GOOD men IN every rart Of the
civilized wnrld. This il to-day YOUR best
,rn,er,r orL wish Won To rrescrye it.
| The CHARACTER which YOU have thus made.
tooelber with vour freedom. IS YOUR wealth.
am mcst onxio,,s that ycu will once
more disnnnoint those who predict evil OF
ynu ond fanrinr that Won mipht be misled
bv the counscls of bud or wicked men.
feel il nv dutv TO Won, to all OF the people
of Texas and to the Government of the
United States, to tell YOU what position Won
occunv in tho Goyernmcnt-wlnt nrc your
rights, and what are your duties. In To-
inc his shall sneak plainly. for il is
proncr for me to speak the truth and in
such language us you will understands
You are iree~-madc so by generous good
Government: but you must not think that
freedom means more for you than it does
for others. /, means for you that YOU have
the right to labor for an honest living
the right to obey the great command OF
God to all men, to earn, in the sweat of
their face their daily bread: the right TO
worl, for Yourselves and receive the fun re-
ward Of your 'nbor. This is all that free.
dom means for any nconlc
Tho Gnycrnmen, Of the United States
has rivrn Won This rccdom. and will pro-
,oct yo, in ito cniovment You are now
"nIor Tho nro,cction of tho Government, os
n,hnr ,,aorlc ore. Won will bc nro,ec,ej in
MI that IL rirht. Int in nothing that is
wronr Tbis is what Won have n r;rht to
exnoci from ,Le Government and what il
iii ,,a,cnr,n Won ava lutv to tho Gov
m,., or,nnnt 40 cvorv nno docs who receives its
nna,".tinn Thni Gntv is n obev the laws
pJ'I pnI o,n,n, rnmrsaIyes in nsefri labor fo,.
"n' ,n'r 1mp'e1 ,nnort and not bs dis,urbcrs of
,,N ,V"' ,,hiio oI nnpoo hv iJloncss onJ v;c;ors
,aI;t, ,n NJ n"on,o con ho lila witbout he.
49,, ,,;o;.,ro NJ man i. good citiznn
eJ'i'u 'n -, 'u ,n, o,rn livirr i, Soma honesi
",nU "an N'''
wy ;,co,,,,l r,o,,, MANY. s,rr,cs
"a'e Ioen Inv. n ''' ~, ,h", ahn.. Ct,:c-
sna. So,n;,. Sou mt,v ,,o,lI h. dn,n f"r rn,, Lv
mus ma sone.n.ns W. T,o, w ,Hoa ,rorIl H.. n;
VIC Wv o. 'ue ca ',,', honaf, ,ln,
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ho'nes, "ou.' o1 i"' 'n'aIiu ,I';' ~ "n =, o,,
uoTefi''eh. III" p'"t, ,, 'n'nGa e,e" ~ W. , y.
w''houl Prlc'' ,t 't,' u, 10" ~ a"u ",,Iu ~looo
snrvan, snr ~ o,n ,hnt oIl Ills IL f,lsc-wboev.
or bostolJ yon his baslied 10 YOU. The Gov
ernmcnt has eiven. Won all that il can give
vou-tLat il vour freedom. II you are not
y,;Ilirr N work for your living; YOU do
not dosoryc n be free Tho great mass of
men. white as we'll MS black. have to work