The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-09-14

n o1Ste q American YSooooo.
Ths Americas Dsclaf,tioa n 10.
a1pssAspcs sssudlsd Mat gessss.
psss were isstsstsd seoss nss,
dbsiviag tAssf jsss povsss fton he
sssssss Of ~ sssssssA ~ ~ Tie
49, Of tAsif susssioa vas - givs
security to life I'D property, aud to
enable the citisss to seek, without
nslsssAiiaa " Asbissasy restraint, ths
happiness desigssd for hin BY the
Creator. Tia Cosssitutise II ~
United States ssts forth il IL prsan-
~, thsI IL objsst = - fesa . esvs
perfect snios, establish jsssics, ia-
sure ao.ssde tranquility, provide
70. the coamon defence, proeote the
general welfare, snd secure The ble.-
siags Of liberty 70 W. people Of The
Usitsa States asd tAsir psstsrity.
fhsss we're psissipIss upos wick
tAs eovsrnnsnt va iaasguratsd,
forming = rsnArkabls contrast 70 The
policy Il The old world, il vhioh gov
eraser ts we've orgsaissd for ths bss-
~ .. tho few u ths expense Of ~
sssssy aud happiness Of he majority
For ncr sAaa thrss-qsArtsrs Of .
csasssy ths psbis nss ssd psep,s
u ~ Uaised Baasss we're hitAfsl y
tAk Plaza Of rsfornatiou, and psAes,
good feeling asd happissss psrvadsd
~ ssaiss eoanssy. 8sasding arAi@
wss unnecessary; The liberty u Tie
press was considered sacred AID in
violsbls. Bat sse%ionalisn intsrvensd,
asd . sss.ioaal party ob.aiasd ses-
tsel Of ~ sovsrsnsnt. Then the
scsss changed; terrible, disastrous
war followed, which swallowed Up
the right, privileges, sad insssi-
tics Of the eitisss, ssd s.hvsrtsd I'll
the scored privileges, which the con
.titation vas designed to protect ssd
preserve.
Compare the radical rule Of to-1sy,
with ito runp Cosress, il military
sstraps, ito ffssdnsn's bureaus, il
disregard Of he writ Of habsas cor
pus, it denial, 10 many cases, Of ths
right Of trial BY jury, it, disrsssrd
Of Justice, and with its standing ar
mics to enforce obedience to the sx.
actions Of arbitrary power, with the
objscts designed by tie fsthsn Of The
republic, and we'll may W ask whittier
arc We driftingf One portion Of the
country, embracing ten powerful
States 10 reduced 10 conquered prov
inccs with only such privileges a.
dcspotic power is willing to accord.
There have bean no convictions--no
ons hos ewes bses legally accused Of
crime o. treasoa--aad yet al have
been treated a. criminals by one
branch Of the government while
another branch issues 10 the people
. proclamation Of amnesty and par
doni The Law presumss every man
innocent until proved guilty our
govsrnncnt has acted on the princi-
pie that al are guilty, aad no msa
is TO be regarded a. innocent unless
he can subscribe to oaths unknown
TO the Consultation.
The isndeacy of sseh Legislation
10 70 create alienation Of fesling, dis.
cord asd to destrcy the purposes io'
which the government vas formed.
Let Us hope that the Norehern pso-
pie will revsvss ths state Of thiaga,
aaa ~ establish the govsvsnsat spos
iss former basis. They have nothing
to hope from radicalisu. lts ten
dessy is to destroy al that is just
and worthy # beisg preserved in
our Saderative system. The error Of
to -day may form prccedsnts involving
their own freedom. They cannot de-
stroy W without destruction to them
sslvss. N'l
~ Registering closed in Texas with
he noath OF August On the 23rd Of
Hspssubsr, the Board, in this county,
will asscnble again, Al this place, and
continue in sessioa one week, Tho fol-
lowing y The present rssslt Blacks,
2,4SO; whites sqb. II Az the whites
hsd been allowed to register, the nun.
Der woold scarcely have exceeded 1900 /,
10 thsA in any event. the negroes, with
The franchise extended 10 thsn, wosld
sxerciss the controlling power A. u
10, they arr numerically aAsad II The