The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-09-07

r'as'iea i iaiIrs r'aee csiruiased "a
asrsF; 'hs ssvs n,ionary spiris every
shess % prevslent The dominant
rar'y, siandisc spoe the record Of
ceusrcssicnal lesislatioa, have Pre-.
scented plain, dissinc, issue. They
hsvc hlo.,ci out from the AmerIean
constellation, ten States, virtually de
siFoyed their forms Of government,
aud established over then a military
despo;isn They have NOS simply
inauguraied negro equality but ne
gro ascepjaaey In all these States
the ncgroo hold the balance of pow.
er, aud in large majority Of them
the controlling influence. The in.
telliecp, and siri9ous whites have
been disfranchi.el, aud the ignor.n,
blacks clothed with political privi-
'eges and power. r. therefore, the
people Of the North by their votes
sasc,ion this legislation, they con-
sign these States TO African rule, and
eadorsc the crosses. violations Of the
letter and spirit Of the Constitution.
VIII they, can they do IN Can j,
be possible, that = people as intelli
gent Is they are, ess be guilty Of .
policy 70 blind, and governed b. =
faulty so fatal to the true interests
Of the country? We cannot believe
il; We eauaos realise such - unvcl-
come state ef snsirs.
We notice in the Cincinnati En-
quirer, an outrouring Of the Dem
ocrscy Of Ohio at PlaisvilIe in that
State, at which speeches we're made
BY vallanJighsm, Rccmlin, and
White, taking ground ,gsins, the
course pursued by Congress, in i,s
measures affecting the South. They
were one and all opposed to Negro
suffrage and negro political equality.
They planted themselves upon the
broad ground that ours was intended
and mus, be WHITE MANS
GOVERNMENT" This was the
issue, and was to DC henceforth the
rallying cry Of the Democracy.
In behalf Of the people Of Texas,
and Of every friend of Constitutional
liberty, 10 this section, we thank
ihcsc noble men and women Of Ohio.
Tor the stand they have taken, in thus
inaugurating their canvass. The,
can imagine but they cannot realize
or properly appreciate the condition
Of the South under radical rule. 1t
inyolyes the question Of Republican
government; Of the existence Of
stssding armies, sna .he indefinite
continuance Of military despotisms,
We shall give few extracts ex.
hibiting the spirit that animated the
speakers aud the assemblaec. Hon
Chiffon White coutended for State
rights, and against consolidation and
ccntralixinv the government
The speaker said We had seven year.
Of Republican rule 1t was fair to ,r,
parties by rcsult. i, was scripture
rule. ny their fruits ye shall know
them.
The country had bad seven years O
Abolition rule after scvcniy-e1e years o
Democratic rule During those seventy
one yeaf~ We experienced rapid growth
development and prosperity, Our ter
ri.ory had extended from the Atlantic
to the Petite, and oar poe1lation in
creased to thirty millions The unios
Of the States had gone on harneniossly
When there waa COLLATION. II opinion
IL -aa ,sDs uvssss.i.ssd dee ae..s.y !. u.
dignity Of the Federal Government h
the States, 70 mako concessions to III,
States. 70 remove apprehension a. /,
he ss<ssy Of their Stats rights. Som,
co~pro.iss wosh adjust all, and n
store harusay end mutual ccssdsucs
What wcrs the fruitA Of The ssvsa year
Of Abolition rule! They were bsloes N,
people.
Ii cFuel and bloody war avs hun
drsd thousand brave men had four,
premature graves
A debt OF moe than three thousan,
millions Of dollars he'd been i.euvred
Ten sovereign Stokes had bses degrade,
to the condition Of negro colonies An.
the rigats Of the whits citizens over
| s.rnes and subverted. Six nillions q
whites were now governed by three mil
lions Of negroes This was accomplish.
I'd under the domination Of Federal bsy
oncts-hy IN army Of sixty thousan.
mcn, for which We have 70 pay slit,
millions Of dollass = year. The fruit
Of this seven years rule, we're a qsas
Federal Government under King Con
rress and ten Negro colonies
In speaking Of negro suffrage, III,
speaker said il was merely means o
carrying GU, their power, and more thor
onghly securing Il In the Congress o
the country These negroes could h,
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