Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-08-24
VOL. XIV, NO. 4e....wHOLE NUMBER, 1926.

"IcNns Is hn Impairment 10 lhc recon
siruotion Of tho State under tho law
have been made without any Foundation In
foct, and Rre not Supported hy any act OF
word Of milne, either public or private and
tho imputaton, II really believed by Him.
only shows the sinister Influences surroun'
ding him, and his prooliyitlos to crror-a
emitting him 10 the oharilahle allowances
OF patriotic people, who have been great
ly wronged and injured by his want ofils
criminatlng Judgment. o.
1t may not be uninstructivc, and trust
will not be deemed impcrihicnt, tocSnminC
the fnos for u moment, aud gee who Is gull
ty of being "an impeachment 10 tho recon
"siruction Of Texas under the act Of Con
gress.
1t will he remembered that rendered Tho
cordial co operation cf the State authorities
10 aid in tho execution of these laws; that
cnlleG upon the civil authorities for such
information and assistance aS would con
ducc to this end thnt advised the people
through the authorities, TO chccrf,, and
prompt compliance with the terms That |
furnished Major General Griffin with Official
reports from, the county judges Of one hu.-
dred and twelve counties, all of whom, with
perhaps four or five exceptions furnished
the namesiof persons qualified 10 act MS
registrars in their respective counties, who
could take the oath; that at an carly day
presented my construction of certain Earis
of the laws of Congress, and asked for an
authoritative construction Of other clauses
and to know If the views presented by nc
were IN accord with the views of the mill
tary authorities; that my object was to as
,l,as alnI ,Nf, . I,a
State authorities and people in order thai
the laws might be carried out promptly
and fairly.
It will be remembered that in reply tC
my letter of April I'd, no objection was
mentioned rs to my construction of the oatl
necessary to be taken, or the class ofiper'
sons who were entitled to fill vacancies 90
curing in the provisional State Offices. u
will also be remembered, that when rccci
we'd Circular 49," transmitted the samt
for the information and observance Of the
judiciary of the State, and that there was
o failure in no instance on my part to give
Ia formation and assistance whenever it was
applied for. '', ~ .g,. -,
81 tits we'll understood and known, that In
my private correspondence with the people
and those in authority, and in convcrsatio
with all classes, urged n prompt compli-
ancc with the laws, and used all1the means
at my command to have them, accepted and
executed in good faith by tho people OF the
State. .
silAnd while these things sholild and will
be remembered, it cnnnot;be forgotten that
extraordinary o;mpedimcpts 10 tho proper
execution of the acts OF Congress have been
thrown in the way: lst. BY circular or
der lI which filled the whole country WITH
CONSERVATION and forced the impression
upon the minds of the people that il made
no difference what they did, they were not
TO have the benefit of the laws, but were to
be oppressed and Inundated BY the exercise
of unlawful power. I'd. BY refusing to
appoint persons to fill vacancies IN state
offices, except such as could take the "tcst
oath" 3D.. Bydelay in appointing boards
of registration in many Counties, where, II
appointed, the work had not commenced as
late as month since. 4th. By selecting
none as registrars but those Of one political
party, and they, as II general rule, Of the
most violent and prejudiced of their party.
5th.5a By ByappointingNncgro son the board
of registrars, who are Inoturiously incom :
pctcnt, when respectable aud intel liGent
white men could have been obtained, with
out trouble, who had been through the war
and a,c yet loyal TO the government. tIh'
By the exclusion Of sections Of cemeteries,
ofSauctioneers, police jurors, managers an'l
clerks of elections, members Of police, un-
Jer-wardcus of work houses, school dircc-
tors. &C., from registration-not to mcu'loh
fcrrymen, oyerscers Of The roads, Foreigners
by birth who attained their majority in ~
mcricr but had no naturalization papers,
and many other classes not excluded by
the registrars. = 7th. BY the manifest dis
inclination of the military authorities to
believe in the sincerity of the declarations
Of the State officials, the newspaper press
aud the people of their desires TO comply
with thcacfs Of Congress. a So .'.'
Tie property of citizens has been used
without compen ensation--not in few Isolated
cases, but in many; not alone the property
Of those who engaged in the war against,
but of those also who were through the
struggle and are yet laiIAEu! to The ucn-
eral Government rsl.g ~ q
The frecdmans. bureau, has exercised
power not rconferred upon it; its agents
have made arrests, and imposed penalties
not justified by. the, law, nor sustained by
reason! Under prctcncc that the eiyll
rights act had been violated, citizens have
been arrested aud restrained Of their lib
crty, without the process or forms required
by that law, and for Offences, .alledged 70
have been committed long anterior. 10 its
passage H"QNAHH O. 7- ''N
. The town of Brenbam was set on freely
United States soldiers, and large amount
Of property destroyed. If the deed was not
imstigated by the officer in command, II was
almost in his immcdiat pres
cnce, and no effort was made TO prevent il,
nor TO punish the offenders. ''- 1t
The judgments and dcgcrces Of the courts
have been prevented from being executed,
and have been ordered 70 be set aside, and
indictments and papers in criminal and
civil causes have been fOrcibly taken and
destroyed, and the judges required to DIS
miss suits in mum er of cases.
"A decree Of the District Coart of the
United States, for the Western District of
Texas was interferrcd with, and for a time,
its execution was prevented, ..... "a
Freedmen charged Wy Indictment with
high crimes have been protected from at
rest aud trial. One charged with an at
tempt at rape upon a girl ii years OF age,
was taken from Jail by order of an sgent
Of the freedmcn's bureau, anI when the
facts were made known the agent was not
punis he'd, nor the criminal returned 90 the
officers OF the law s- ssr'szf1sai % j. 1. q
Two citizens, arrested by and in custody
of a company OF soldiers, were mur'credi IN
less than.an hour after their arrest, by ihe
per.son, fhimself fugitive from jGsiicc,l
who toi ntesl them out, and at whose insti-
CATION they were arrested. Upon The t,s'
timony 81 soldiers, who welo present, the
officer in command was Indicted as acees-
sorry 10 this murder, YET be was not delivered
up for trial
The following is a specimen Of some Of
The orders that have been issuo1-ihIs by
an Officer Of the glade Of lsi Lieutenant;
SPEcIAL ORDERS No. 5.
II having come 10 my knoEiedge, flat
laaless men, periured traitors. enemies Of
Law. order and Of the United S-aies, sym
paihizcrs, aiders and abettors Of the Burns
and Clarks thieves, outlaws and assassius,
have been engaged in making threats, aud
iu other notorious, disorderly and disl1yal
con Iuct; and Il having come TO my knowi-
efee. that cerfain numerals citizens here
and il tbe vicinity Of this post, profess 70
ne opposed io these lavless sc5undels- and