The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-12-21

time OF peace, ana tns. "N -
,aiudsr shall b. passed, HeAasa
. single individual. YevAyT
Of measures established by dls~ r
Of Congress doss totally SUI Bert ID
destroy the fora ~ veil sstsse =
stance Of republisss EoveFnueas in
the ten States TO which they apply
I, binds them hasd ssd foot in abso'
. t,>,-sas.ssy ESD s.hj ssAa Ahs0-As .
strange and hostile power more un.
limited and more likely to b abused
than any other nov known among
civilized men. II sranples down oil
IvASss vsyAmtx wassa ~ sss~ u
liberty coosisls, 40 which . free
covers ment is always most careful to
protect II dsniss he Aabsss corpus
aid the trial BY jury. Personal free.
dsu, propsvsy, asi Iife, IL asssiled
By Tie passions, he prsjsaies, or r.
psci,y Of the ruler. have 10 security
whatever. Il has the effect OF bill
OF stsaindcr or bill Of psins and
pssaltiss; aot spos few iadividuals,
b.. spoa whole ussscs, including
uillioss who inhAhit The suii.si
States. and even their unborn chill
dren. These wroser being express
" forbidden, cannot be constitution :
ally inflicted upon any portion OF
our people, no matter how they may
have conc within our jurisdiction,
and no matter whether they live 10
States, Territories or Districts.
| have no desire to save from the
proper and just consequences Of their
great crimes those who engaged in
rebellion against the Government /;
bu, As a mode OF punishment, the
measures under consideration src the
most unreasonable that could BE- in :
vented. Many Of those people are
perfectly innocent. Many kept their
idciity 10 the Union untainted To the
last; many we're incapable Of any
legal offence. A large portion even
Of persons able to boar arms werc
forced into rebellion against their
will, and Of those who are guilty with
their own consent, the degrees Of
guilt arc a. various IN the shades Of
thsir character aud temper Ba,
these acts Of Congress conionnd thes.
All together in one common doom
Underestimate vengeance apon
classes, sects, aud parties, or upon
whole comm antics, fm ofunses com
mittsd by . portion Of them against
the government 10 which they owed
obedience, was common in the bar
barcus sgcs Of the world, but Chris
tisuiiy aad civilization have made
such prog ross that recourse TO pun
ishmsnt 80 cruel and unjust would
NEE. with tho condem nation Of all
unprcjudiccd ana right minded men
The punitive justice Of this age, and
e~pscislly Of this coxntry, does mol
consist in stripping whole States Of
their liberties and reducing all thei,
people, without distinction, to tl,s
condition Of slavery. II ideals separ
asely with each individual, -,n6ns,
itself to tho fosss Of law, and visdi
Gates its own purity by 40 Impartial
examination Of every case before ,
competent judicial tribunal. II thi,
does rot satisfy al our desires viii
regard to Southern rebels, lot Us con
sole ourselves by rejecting that
free Consultation, triump!saat ia war
asd usbroksn 10 pesss, h worth II,
more 70 us aud our children tAas u,
gratiRcation Of any prsssst fsslins
l am aware Il il aasumsd that thil
system Of Govsrnmsnt fbr the South
esn Ssasss ~ not 70 he psspstsal. I
u ssus this military govsrnnsss is Il
, be only provisional, but il is shrougl
! this temporary evil shat y greater
! evil is to be made perpetual. 18th,
guarantees Of the Constitution car
. b broken Professionally to serve
I Temporary purpose. sad 10 = parl
, only Of the county, 10 can dsstro,
, them eyerywhsfs, aud for ali time
> Arbitrary measures often change
hut they generally change for IN,
, worse. II is the curse Of despo,i.u
/. il.As it has no hating place. Tn,
} intermit.ed exercise OF its powcl
{ brings no sense Of security to its sub
! jects, for they will he called to en-
I dure, when its red right hand Is arm
I'd 10 plague them again, nor Is i
. possible to conjecture how or whcr,
r power anrestrained by law may see
its next victims. The States that ar,
| still free may b enslaved At any mo
msnt, for Il tho Consultation doe
: not protect all, 1t protests none.
THE NEGRO QUESTION.
II is maniisstiy aud ayowediy Ii.
object Of those laws to confer upo.
negroes the privilege Of voting, am
70 aisffsuchise such number M whit,
,, citises~ as will give the former ,
clear majority At al elections ia III,
Southern States. This, to the mind,
OF some psrnons, ia 10 Important tha
violation Of the Consultation i
: J..:;asd ~ a means o. bringing i
about. IL moral 10 always falss
which excuses q .--oas because il
prcpns~ 70 accoup1isA . .1!.sinbI.
sA1- We sro net psrnitssd y .,
evil that good nsy cssas !; butia hi.
case ~ ssd itsslf i syii ~ we'll ..
.hs sssna The saAjuEssioa Of NJ
States 10 nsgfo Don iaaion would y
; wesss thsa he military dsspet.u
xadsr which sAsy ~ nov sufssisg
II WA believed bsfssshsnd thaa 10
people woHld snduvs aAy amount d
military oppsapisa, Cor ssy lssxth
II tine rasher thsa sdeNads den.
nniyea nv anh;>~A;o. - A.