Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-10-05


most certain degrees We afs approaching
I This sad fate With HE exception Of lhos,
whose hear. are IN favor of such sonsum.
nation, aud VITO have been laboriug with.
out csRsing, for n, llcrearc few persons In
I the State Who seem 10 comprehend or know
the fearful ralidiry with which We are APP
preaching the dread pr,clpicc over which
must be dashed anil wrecked forever, tho
/ happiness and prosperity Of the people Of
7 the State, II Is sal to know that somc good
men, douhtless pure In their hopes and as
, pirations for the pence Nnl prosperity Of
the country, are lending q helping hand,
and speeding the vessel, freighted with such
. high hopes, rapid'y on towards the yawning
abyss, from which there will be but little
chance Of escape,
II has been but few brief months since
the struggle first began in this State for
black supremacy, Since then, II has made
fearful progress, A, first II appeared as II
there were none who would worshi lip at this
/ bllIlnt Ms " HtHHN w HN"N's
Among a certain class, and by n few Of the
leaders. there were unmistakable evidences
Of n wish TO confer the right Of suffrage
upon the negro; yet, even then, the boldest
Of them, only claimed that the right should
be conferred ia n qualified fornl,-with an
intellectual qualiication,-and the same to
apply alike to white and black. This mod
Grafton had iis origin in desire to deceive
the people Of the State. In this there was
a failure. When il was ascertained that
the dominant party in Congress were de-
term ned that the Southern States should
be kept under the bar Of prescription uu-
til they yielded to their unconsti tutional
behests, the advocates of unqualified negro
suffrage sprung up abundantly, in various
parts of the State. The party leaders who
denied, in the most Indignant tormG, the
impu.ation, twelve months ago, now glory
in the avowal of the doctrine. Not only so,
but these same men, and their followers,
while they openly advocate unrestricted
negro suffrng, are in favor Of disfranchis-
ing all of that class Of the white popula-
ton of the State, who aided or sympathis.
cd with the rebellion and some even go
so far as to advocate confscation and BAN
ishment.
With the purpose of inducing rejecting
men to take a reckoning of the present sit
uation, VIC venture TO point out the means
which have been used, and the instruments
who applied them, in bringing about this
gradual approach to African domination.
In March last, Congress passed certain
measures for the purpose Of forcing the
southern States TO rc-organise their several
Constitutions 50 as 10 admit Of negro suf-
frage. To effect this, that body usurped
the power and declared that large numbers
of the whites should be disqualified from
any voice in selecting delegates to the Con-
ventions that were 10 frame organic laws
for the State governments, and also preclu
iei ,,,vni from be ing members of the COM
ventions. Not content with this Tyranny
and gross violation of the Constitution, the
Congress went further, and declared that
negroes should vote for members to the
Conventions. Notwithstanding these laws
were unjust and extremely severe, discrim-
mating against virtue, intelligence and true
patriotism, in favor of vice, ignorance, I'M
bridlcd RIGHTEOUSNESS and fanaticism, yet
the military dictators, who ruled over this
) Dependency, guided by deadly hatred to-
wards the great mass of the. people,-who
are sadly wanting in the commonest cnpac-
ity. and destitute even of the attributes
of nob!eness, Influenced BY thelow instincts
of a selfish, par,izan spirit, and stimulated
by politicians who desire office, both for its
emoluments and the meas it would afford
for wrcaking their vengeance and malice
upon people who disp!sed them,-issued
orders and decrees, which made the appli-
cation Of these laws far more unjust and
oppressive than they were in their letter
and spirit. Yet it was feared that all this
combined tyranny of the Congress and the
military, would not be sufficient to effect
the object intended. The President made
efforts to have the laws fairly executed
This was suffcient,-a howl of vengeance
was raised against the people of the South
that resounded from Maine to Texas
Straight-way were the southern people
charged with .disloyalty, RIGHTEOUSNESS and
every species of crime. And this, too, when
it was notorious that every one Of these
States we're making as rapid progress as
their military masters would allow in thelr
efforts and determination to organize under
the laws, and comply with their require
ments. But if permitted to 40 SO, some Of
them would still be controlled by the con
sentative and patriotic sentiment OF the
country. Therefore, to preseve and per
petuate radicalism, in all these States, II
became necessary to make another stride
towards despotism. The power and duty
of the President, to see the laws properly
execu'cd was ignored. The five military
satraps we're set above him; not only SO
\ but petty boards Of registration lin many
Acountics composed of honest negroes, and
ignorant white men, Of the meanest kind
and in some, Of intelligent gentlemen,
were placed above the courts the Of United
States, as we'll as above the President BY
this act, these boards may inhict, as theI
have done in thousands Of instances, TN
grOssest injustice, and there is no re
dress. They are not only the Instrument
in carrying out the law, and in cOmplyini
with secret instructions from their and ou
masters, but they are protected by this law
from a prosecution in the courts Of tn
Federal or State governments, for any in
Justice or wrong they may do; and by TIM
same act, it is sought to deprive the peopl'
of the South from appealing to the courts
for the enforcement of their rights, or pro
lection in them.
Such are the shameless means, in part
which have been resorted to for the purpos
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