The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-04-20

the eXtfaosuineFy Aetioh Of N0ogrSSe,
was naturally to have bcen expected
The people Of these States, defeated
in srus, and their pseunisry resour.
ces exhausted BY . war Of such long
darstiou - that 70 which they were
aabjsetsd, verc yet hopeful Of the
restoration Of the government to it,
original purity. The conservative.
patriotic, AID 6ra stand taken by
the President, and the marked sbil-
iiy ~ith which he sustained the po-
| sitions he assumed, led TO the belief
that the mssses at the North. a.tu.
assd by higher and purer motives
thas seemed to govern the insane
radical leaders, would, IN the first
general elections that might take
place, give snch . cordial and over
whslming endorsement Of his policy,
~ 70 eresv 4 permanent rea~sion.ry
movement But these hopes proved
3elusivs. The people Of the North
were even more ultra radical than
the politicians, sad determined 1t
the ballot box ,ha, any pI.n Of re-
censtructioa must have ~ It's basis,
the utter prostitution and humiliation
Of The Southern people, This is ev-
idessly he understs nding in Con
grsss. Its legislation shows this con
clusivsly; and, II there were any
doubt on the subject, the domineer-
Jog, eosrse, hsctcring spirit exhibited.
BY The radical asmbers, aud which
hes MARKED every days legislation in
bosA houses Of Consrsss, establishes
this fact beyoad sll qssstios.
The radical nsubers acted from
the heTinsisg, to the close of the
late session q. II Tiers was NO re-
ssraist apos THAR language, spirit,
o. setips. Il is - lansstable fact,
which I'll trus tses North ~ well ~
South, must feel and dsplors. That
the South does recognise il 10 al it,
saornity and dsplorabls conssqosa
ess, u shown BY the manner in which
hsr people are mse.iny the present
erisis. The last hope upon which
they planted themselves, the Execa.
tive brsach Of the govsrnment, has
given way. President johnson with
al hin asssnsd boldness, has yielded,
snd vsccumbed to the storm, which
he faund il impossible to either
avert or control. Our leading men,
ssd the pres Of the South yielding
lbs state Of circsmsta noes from which
there 10 NO escape, are prepar-
ing 10 submit 70 . necessity that
ssens inevitable and inexorable.
| A~ Nc, - = people, individually
or collectively, prepared for the
logic Of svss.sr What public man
or What press, of influence and pow
er, has had The moral coursgs 10 look
the evils that saviros us, fairly sad
sqaase'y 10 the face, u comprehend
then in III sAsir rsls.ioss. - they
are To AFFECT ~ socially and poli.i.
esliys Who h prepared for The hu-
nliatIss ard The degrsdssion, spea
which ~ sov stasd, apoa the sArss-
hslds Oss stsp .ers ssd ~ psA,
psrAaps fsssvsr. The gulf .hat sep-
ssssss - Sssn he esvessnsst n
established BY The fathers Of Ne re-
psblioi Who knows, who css ~
sliss, svss IN Imagination. what lies
bsyesdf
| 9hs intelligence. information, en-
terpsiss, civilization, pssriosism and
rsansmsnt, that exists in the Southern
Hsatss, end mast eoutiuus 70 exist,
10 to h fosnd exclusively In the
white pepuL:ieu. Asd Jet to-day,
| u . h;r Aeasst vots were taken VI
this slass. not . tAousand votes oi
he sisty.svs tAossasd 10 the S,s,s
u Texas esuld b found 10 ssdo-e
~ recent Issislssios Of Congress,
- sabsassa II The Shsrnas bill. II
The people vsrs allowed to speak
their trss sssNnsats, Il would b
rspsdiatsd sad sparnsd.
Aaa yss this measure, ftsusAs
with 10 nssA mischief 70 H. whole
country, scarcely hss 70 the North
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