Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-11-16


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tive in making Up rhu number necessary
iu coll convention, Aucra car,nl read
ing ~ the military acts We ARE satisfied
this r. rhr correct yi,w hcucc the nccc' b
~ ol oar irieuds remaining away opm tie
POLL. and leaving tic entire work to lie
done hy those ior whose especial hcucGl
these LAWS were enacted,
Tie lgug.h Of ,!mc llaI has c'ags. d since
registration was Gu.sh,l, ani uo puI'ca-
ton NJ tho official figures ~ those who
have Jhc facts within lhcir control, fully
luslia,s Tie prediction, heretofore made by
N, that the lists were To b, cut down until
thy ca desired by the Radicals was sure Of
accomplishment, Ia making this state.
mcul We mean no reflection upon our new
military authorities, because the work Is
not In ,heir hands, but, as provided In the
last act Of Congress, is ia the hands of the
registrars. As We understand the law the
who are to vote. Under the seventh sec.
ton Of lha last act Of Congress, the boards
Of registration may revise their lists, and
may add the names of others who are en-
titled, by commencing fourteen days prior
TO the election for the convention. We pre-.
sumo this has already been done, but it
may sOntinuc, and doubtless will, If ncccs-
sary to make radical success more certain.
We notice that our esteemed contemporary OF
the News, in the article referred to makes
mistake by saying that Gov. Throckmor-
ton had hastily advised, with others, to vote
against The convention. So far as Co..
I. is concerned, this Is "erta.aiy mistake
His letter 10 Col Smith, cannot be regarded
as advisory, because he had no expectation
OF its being published. This We know from
the Governor himself And more than this,
we can say, that when earnestly solicited
by us, and others, to give the public his
views, he declined TO do so.
The question Of voting at all is one oil
.uucn moment, and we earnestly trust the
press will thoroughly discuss the question,
so that tho conservative voters of the coun-
try may determine in time to act unitedly
At any other time, with question of SO
much Importance to be decided, we would
advo ate the holding of a convention, for the
Purpose of producing harmony of action
For some time past the expectation has been
constant that the order for the election
would be promulgcd, and the time for can
the meeting of delegates from all parts Of
the State, would be so short, that full ex'
preston of the wishes of the people could
not be made known. This, however, may
be remedied by the leading men Of eacl
county giving attention to the subject, and
addressing the people on the questions i'll
| volved.
The policy of not voting leaves the whole
question in the hands of the negroes and
radicals If the views heretofore expressed
by us be correct, that the negro and radio
al vote will greatly exceed that of the con
servaiyes VIXEN the registration lists are
revised, we have nothing to loose by stand
ing aloof Many portions Of the State
| might send conservative members, but moi
enough to give tone or complexion to the
work of a convention The radical lead
| ers intend TO have it all their own way
| The acts of Congress are not calculated tc
promote restoration, but are expressly in
tended to enfranchise the negro, to give
the radicals all the power, and leave them
free and untrammeled to disfranchsc as
many of their kindred and brethren as
they may choose.
1t has been but little while since this
party in Texas, denied being in favor {!
negro suffrage. Now the leaders openly
avow it. Not only so: but the accidental
Governor, turns white men out Of otlce
aud puts negroes in their places, when
there is no law of this State which author
ICES it, They have been charged with the
the desire to disfranchise whites, and SC
far as we have seen, none Of their organs
have denied it. 1t will perhaps, be as use
full lesson as our people will ever learn
for them to know fully to what extent these
par excellence patriots will 60 when they
have full power and control. Let them
have rope.
RE- We are informed by Capt. Chas. ii.