The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-08-03
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thciS arc twV shine<. IN sopnrc
ton with the prsssat saisse Of ovI
political ails.Fs, which tsts, -
profoundly and Which, nP be y
SEEM to Us, a matter y ~ -.
eern to every mag vhsSve1sts, ~
whose moral instinct. and sessibili-
ties cause him 10 look teyoka tb'
treaeas ~ ihs iaiass- Iisssr 49, Do
preston and gloom TIA, hsrv- a, an
incubus, OYER the people Of the South
crn States and. second, but mos, to
!. AsAsyisssA. - siaess.lisssiss -
bss f4llewed, and hsss eostAassd n
increase, under present nisrnle.
VIVA, can bc more lamenta able tina
decay Ct public ana private NOR
ala, 20 zee q people, remarkable fcr
their virtue. Intelligence, norsl and
physical hefo.sm, sad their de.otiOn
to public liberty, bceoNe usnin,lfsl
Of their private Obligations. tkeif du
ties 70 society, and ready, irscuent-
{ y % sacrifice rripefplc for temrers-
ry e1fel'leney to tie demands If
rorerY We knos there is cause ior
despondesey, cor almcst hopeless
ssx,ety hus such a conditiss u
Stair cush; 70 make men more hor
oratle, quicken .heir instineh TO .
higher appreciation Of the social da-
ties devolvisr upos then, and ssli.
ven BY contest, their devotion -
the principle. Of repuAilr.n freedom.
We have, as Jet, ircsdon Of though,
and Of speech. The press, the bss
spd the palri', shc lssdine inssr~-
ren'sli,icsof intelligence aud con
.erss,ors Of pubic morals, are un-
tHelIsd il the vind.ea,,ea Of
,rrth the forum Of f'sbhe opisiss
il vet open to vs. and through the
press Of the North, which reaches
IL that section every aycaul Of go
ciesy. ne eau present oas real eondi,
tiou, md expose the errors s~d
blindness Of those in power.
Does any rejecting nan believe
iLa, il the Northern msssss under.
stood properly our situation our
feelings, our patience undcr the hn-
Mutations 10 which NC have been
subjected, Ina; they would continue
tho radical party IN power for day.
Humsn nature is very much the
same the world ever, Errors Of gov
.rnmeu, and particularly under pop
mar governments, proceed from .
SAINT Of proper information The
close of a pro,rscied civil war left =
political party ia poser, the leaders
Of which are snsious 10 maintain
their asccndarey, and who have Jeff
20 means unemployed to keep alive
a spvit Of hatred tina: would aid them
in their purpose Misrepresentation.
fslse hood and defamation have been
exhausted BY them, in which they
have been ai1ci Ny many Of osr PEG.
pie, But this cannot las, slSsys
Truth will eventually assert itself
The true principles Of government
will be understood, and the natural
instincts Of justice, moderation. ,ir-
tue, aud patriotism, vii! cause tho poo
pie Of the North to change thsis
course We should not he unmind-
fu' Of the fact, tina, the radicals, al
though in power, are not so f4t in
the nseendsncy that we may not re-
gard their overthrow as probable
There il a conservative party amowg
them, Formidable in numbers asd de-
termiued in purpose With upwards
Of two millions Of such devoted men,
ought we to despair, TO do so Il 20
doubt the capacity Of man FOR SELF
government Let Us then continue
to hope on and struggle on in de-
fence of constitutional principles
The intelligence 81 the American
mind will eventually restore the gov
ernment to il original purity and
sirength, and unite the people il in.
,errst mud affection II our psblie
men who have been, in tipes past,
honored with high positions, would
costcnd for the principles Of che Con.
stitution with as much AdeIisy sNa
real as they exhibited in cndeavor.
ing to secure Office, the day of deiy,
erance would bo ncaf at haasl. s
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