Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-10-14

time, md commotion Of popular elections
II Would confer the authority for their ap
pointment on responsible, Intelligent men
who would have been elected 10 ohco Oy 'h'
people, and would be Responsible 10 'hem
and IL would secure their appointment on
account of their qualifications and htheSs
for their several duties rather Than ior po'
| litical considerations, or on account OF mere
personal popularity, without reference 10
these qualities. And it would give great
dignity and importance 30 our County
Courts, which they never can have 10
proper extent under our present 5ystem'
II would at the same time retain 10 the
people the election by popular vote, OF the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, state SEN
ators aud Representatives, Judges oil the
Supreme and District Courts, District Al
! torncys. Chief justices, and Comm!ssion-
crs Of the County Courts, Justices of the
Peace, aud the Mayor and Aldermen or
Councimcn Of cities and towns, emOrac-
ing the Chief Executive officer Of the state,
and all those who have the power of max
ing laws, or Of cxpounding them, or Of i'm
posing taxes, or other burdens Oh the people.
And what is of most value, ii would rem
Ger the elections 80 intrequcnt, and SO Tar
apart, as TO suspend all excitement abor!
them for long intervals, and allow the peo-
pie to pursue their ordinary vocations free
from the repeated Interruptions and excite
ments to which they are subject under our
present system; and it would put an end TO
the corrupting and debasipg trade Of poll
tics which was created and is being nour-
ished and strengthened by the number and
cr
| am pcrsu, ded that some such change
as this is essential to the public welfare, as
we'll as to the credit of our system of gov
crnment, to the permancncy of our instit'-
tous. and the repose and security Of socie-
ty. And it will be doubly important now,
since such great numbers of people, here
tofore slaves, and in great ignorance, are
now made freemen, and are to become, IN
some form, either participants or an ele-
ment in all our political contests.
With these two lines Of policy adopted,
| think, notwithstanding all your recent
misfortunes, you might look with hope and
confidence to the future.
Tie negroes will, it is hoped, gradually
difuse themselves among the greatly pre-
ponlerating numbers of whites, in the diff.
ferent States and Territories; many ofthcm
will probably go to Mexico, and other coun-
tries, in search of social equality; and few
or none of their race will be added to their
numbers by acccssions from other countries.
While the steady and rapid influx of great
numbers of white races, from other coun'
tries will gradually increase the dispropor-
ton in numbers between them and the
whites, and 80 render this new element in
society and Government innoxious or at
least powerlcss for evil, if they should be
SO inclined But from the general docility
Of their dispositions we may expect the
most of them to be orderly, and many of
them Industrious and useful citizens But
to secure these desirable ends it must no,
be forgotten that it is an essential prerequi-
site to confer on them their reasonable and
necessary rights; and also to adopt policy
which will prevent them from becoming an
element of political citation, and strife and
danger
And we must bury our past animosities
with those of our fellow-citizens with whom
we have been at war, and cultivate with
them feelings of mutual charity and fra
tcrnal good will. And it will be greatly to
your advantage, in many ways which l
cannot trespass on you to mention now, TO
hold out inducements to them, and to emf
grants from other countries, to come and
settle among you, with their labor and skill
and capital, to assist in the diffusion Of
employments, the increase of your popula-
ton, and the development Of your vast
resources into new creations Of wealth and
power.
Time, and patience, and wisdom, and jus
ticc. mingled with the holy precepts of the