Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-02-01
ladre.. Do lhs re,I n 81 Tf,as.
lInusIoE ptAAs. Jnn 2l. IL


10 ne peapIs N ne ShHr ef Tents
IN accordance N.li lhc require
nOnls u a rcsolutiun alupirl Nv
the Conservative State i'oh,Cnllnh,
whih asssmbl,d in this city on the
snlh II ihis month, Wr submit a.
\ ~ samc "a tie rcps'us which in
hnrnrrl tho a. Jim ~ the Ionvcn-
ton. IN a'l"PNirs SO resolutions
" Lirh wyrc plsv,d la,i'rc yen
Urdrr the acts 1T I"ngTcss which
relate Ia r,eUnsirucll,n lhe general
commanding the Military District
composed 0i' the States 1T Louisiana
and Texas, las ordered an election
ia T,xas. at which the people are to
.,,ste, mine by their votes whether u
s,ste Convention shall or shall not
10 held; and they aro authorised at
the san.r lilao D'Ns,s' lnT" delcg'res
io'a. State Convention,
While the people are anxious to
have this State restored 10 her full
stations as State with the Federal
Government, and TO be allowed Ia
'.san,an, md ~ sn,oy Tie nrnt,ction
- Me civil law, administered by the
accustomed courts OF justice, and,
6,e heir nrcconeeiyed oonyiulions
an nil ou,stiuns not yitnl 10 their ia.
,ur, welfare mud safety IL was the
,pinion of tho Conycntion. and We
Nell 20 The opinion of nearly all of
the white pcoplc of III. State, that
The nccess'l lies of their situation dc.
mand,od. tlt :, 10 do,all they can To-
prevent the incorporation into the
organic Inv of the State of the prin.
ciplc of negro suffrage.
Though they feel comprlled hv II
sacrcd sense of duty thus TO net, nj
,ile,samo time they would not viii.
Iingly do anything which should be
offensive either TO the people repro.
scented in the Congress of the United
States, or to Congress, and they
would rejoice 10 know that terms of
cconst ruetiou were submitted for
,iicir approval which they could
;rcept' with'ont' afiicamizing. tire
state and sulicc,ing the people TO
the domination aud control of ne.
srocs; whose past condition units
them Ia li7.iaa, I'M organic law, 10
carry on civil government. and give
r.posc and security to society.
Although il is believed there is
large majority of white people over
The negroes in this State, entitled to
lie registered rs voters, it is at the
same time believed that under the
system OF. registration which pre-
,uils, il is, unccrtailn whether the
white vote is. sufficient to savs- the
Stute, from Afdcanizstion and
war of rnees, anil rho anarchy and
rain, Wkn,H il is greatly feared,
would G,lIow That result
Tic Convont;on IN ito oct;on wos
;,anoncnd bv these cons;Iorotions
to recon- mond r. thc Conscrvntivc
votcrs of thc State n TAXA n course
,vL;n,, will sncnrc IN thom all Tho
,,honass NJ sav;.n ,hcmsoIvcs thar
i,m;l;as and the S,mc from tbc dirc
w,;icb. wo brl;cvc would
,nsult from nc.,y, su,rcmocv
Tn ,dronno e., G,r,Lcr rei.rcncc
>, ,I,a uooo,s N ,o,Jn t;ans of his Con
..',a.;.,' !. !. 800. 10 sov tl,,t !,
;....n,;",,ai,,. d Udd onw roc;,,i ~
'.,c.r"mo"s ~ nast d;frero1ces or NO.
,;,;..I nn;n;on hot our nconIe
,,d ill.," nFtho othor S,,tes and
NV ,ooI.ad alono 70 our nrosoni cnn.
' ',:,: 'oonsu W. ~ " o 70 onnrt;nr
w. "mG -, w. ~" ohnra rof.rrod ~
'av I , . a. ,ns,ornt;on NJ tho
.,. 80 "S oo.,..;,nt;onoI roI,i;ons
- ~. Ea5onat cowornmont and
,,lociuo tho noonle under the protcc.
tion Of n government of law. The re.
of fra,crnol GOOD will
between the people of all parts off
! bo co,,niry, and "A return once more
oC puoeperitvand Happiness, TO i'm
nov erishcd and NstressedJpeopls;
with these views we have recon
tn thoso who agree with us
these dosiros and WHO w;sb IN ot.
IN vote in tho an
nEeetisn. AGAINST tho call
81 n Convention and for tbe hest
men, whose services can be made
AVAILABLE. for mcmbors Of tie. Con. |
,cntion. This course w II give three |
.hances to save ourselves from the
.alamitics VIII oh are impending.
LIT. In the vote AGAINST n Con.
.cntion
2dsaIn thc chance IN obtoin dole.
rates in case a Convention shall be
.orricd who will fr,me n constitn-
ion republican in firm under which
ho pcople of the State can live in
,core and security and
3d IF we should fail in this the
bancc of rejecting such constitution
G NAV bo snbm;tiod to tho neonIo