The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-04-06
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Fe9e men AW0Ae DesROstsuo
II she AscenAaut-th~ fw.
tuv~ 81 the Nspsbstc.
The country il on the eve Of the
mo., extraordinary and exciting cri-
sis II has yet witnessed. While the
dsrknss. Of the future ia, Of csurSs,
inpssstrable, aud the eye Of appre.
hsnsion or Of hope may be panied in
tho effort to penetrate tho gloon, tho
light the, the prsscat sheds upon our
entrance iato il mAkss i. look most
torbidding And us.aviting Clouds
asd darkness res. upon the future OF
tho republic. The blacklist record
ever made BY tho representatives Of
= free people has been made BY the
American Congress 10 d,sagurs the
sscutcheon of popular liberty Tho
cheek Of every American eitissn
should burn with shame, asd his
nerves thrill with indignation At the
insult put upon his country, upcs
tho memory Of the patriots of '7s,
and upon himself, by the passage
through Congress OF tho bill TO gov
era the Sssthcrn States BY a militia.
y despotism.
The Senators aud Representatives
Who voted for the bill should move,
bs forgotten in the detsssatisn OF
| Ams, leans, while liberty has 4 voice
to proclaim their ignorsiay. Ths
principles Of the bill are the very IS.
sssce Of dssposism. l,subjects one.
third Of the people Of this coussry
to the will u military power wishou,
aay restraint on that power, sxcspa
that life under sentence OF death
cannot b. taken without the appro-
vsl Of the President being hrst had
and obtained. A military commits.
sisn, a drumhesd ceustuastial, a.
srdsr Of the commanding omcsr
spssks, and personal liberty, politi-
cal rights, and material property dis.
appear. BAyonets take the place Of
warrsnta, summons, and other jadi
cial prossss. The order Of the sa-
prems Court Of the United States, u
DATED States District Courts, Of
Stats Courts, are made second in i'm ..
portarcs TO tho mere Aat Of = mill.
'ary c@esr.
Such a bill il 5 horrible mockery
of free institutions, aud tho compile.
test vindicstion Of the despotism Of
the old world ever presented to
abAsh and pat down those who had
aspirations for popular liberty. 1t
brcsks down all tho bsrrien that
protected tho citizens in person and
property Freedom Of the press il
irAmplcd under tho fset of infantry
aud cavalry Free speech ia -ilssosd
by the prsssucs Of bayonc,s, No
citizen can keep a hrcsrm for pro.
,sssion or defence. No citizen can
shat his door against arbitrary search
| Or arrest No citissw eau demand .
| trial by . jsry u bis pssrs for ~ a.
legged oGsaos Hor 10 he allowed to
resort 10 the freemaa's writ Of light,
Aabsas corpus An unbroken aoli
| .sds Of military dsrpotism covers
fully one fourth Of the Usi.sd
States. Sssh 10 a very faint outline
aud eharsctsr Of the bill passed by
Cssgreaa to make . Poland, aud
worse than an Ireland, Of the South
ssp States. And I'll this II sssessd
10 . tiss Of profouaa psscs, With ~
fas, foreign or domestic, 10 the Ssld,
no opposition anywhere to the pro
esssaa Of the court, or the reg slarly
constituted Authorities Of the gov
srnnsat. il..,o. I.s ai..'
If The President sigma this bill
ard carries out its provisioss, the
South will be utterly ruined and ths
Nesth will b. subjscssdto ~ swou~t
Of taxstoa il hes ses ~ fslt hut
beyond ell that, the whole country
! may BE- convulssd with the throsa Of
. new revelation, involving tho
North aud the Sossh alike In com
non ruin OFT m'
Tho people casnos, IL ssch : ssi.
sis, ~ Indifferent TO the sign Of tbs
tiuss. Greater events are before
thSn thsa they have yst Witnessed
" the Congressional schsnss are sot
srrsstsA hy the President, the Bv-
prsns Cent, asd people themselves,
| Any citises Who shut bis syss, sad
IL ready to fold his arms in lndi6sr.
ssss % The future, n atto b = slave
aad The trsth il 10 u sssser 70 tAst
dep IDssbls sosaition thsn be hes any
notion Of.
1nPaAcRnnNf-Ths suhjoinsd
paraessph sppsass 10 ~ article IN
The l.oaaOE T'i~ss. A..t.,...
The impeachment Of johnson II
~ ssssrtios Of The prinsipls that III
viii Of the majorltyof ossSrsas ns.>
h hsncefovsh unchecked, and thai
ths limitations imposed spoa !. BY
The Consultation are . dead istter
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