Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-11-14
For the Dallas Hersld,l
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The greatest Presidential contest Of
modern times YRS closed A. sank the sun
Of the 80 OF NVve..Ser. Win sorrow We see
the banner Of Democracy iramPled In Ihe
dust OF defeat, and the Tag Of oppression
floating Ia triumph over u uHes-irre nation
whom IL Is the design " the successful
faction to enslsye. The e'e3llon has taught
us, however, that, though Radiealism was
not slain, il was maimedi aud though We
must see II, time longer, lie wounded
snake, 'J-.tsi"s rs SLOW length along,
II may yet be dispatched and hidden from
our sight forever. Hence we say never
despair The severn punishment visited
upon the Radicals during the campaign
gives the Southern people ample ground
FOR hope Of the ultimate triumph OF right
over might, and their diseHlhrallmeHi
from the most ruthless lcspoiism that ever
cast DER cart. its balefIIl shadow. Though
the enemies OF liberty, by the use OF fraud
uent aud corrupt means, have succeeded
in eleyaling to the Presidency person
whose only public pledges Justify us in
the belief tina he will be "a nose OF wax
in the hands of Congress that wishes to
destroy us, VIC feel that, let him do do his
worst, he Will only hasten the inevitable
hour when the Northern masses must AVA
ken from their dclusiye az. dangerous
dream, arouse themselves grid on their
armor, and teach tyrants that our com
mon country is no place for their abiding;
or, like galley slaves, without murmur
submit 10 being chained to the oar. Then,
people Of Texas and the South, let nil des.
pcrdndum be your motto. Never give up
your organization as conservatives in politics
or your opposition to the Reconstruction
Acts as shaped by Congress and attempted
to be carried out by its miserable tools. 1t is
duty you owe your country and your
God TO despise and combat the Congress
whose monstrous and cruel usurpatiOns are
disgraceful to our nation and our govern
ment. By all your love of the glorious
memories Of the past, by all your pain
under the expressions of the present hour,
by all your desires of future prosperity
and peace, we bcseech you to stand firm
even though our republican fabric is rock
ing to its base. Let no whip fas Toned by
party bastards drive any man retaining in
his heart even n single ray from The once
blazing star of national pride and national
honor, into support of that Congress who
invite us to fellowship with them at the
expense of honor, pride, sclf.rcspect, and
everything for which We care TO live or
dare TO die. Contemn it, hate it, spit up
on it. Bear ynur ills century rather
than bow in servility to menals or kiss
the rude iconoclastic hand that has torn
your countrys dearest idols down. We
have q grand army of friends in the North
who will encourage us in every extremity.
There is one press-a Republican press
even in massachusetts, CIe Newburyport
Herald) which darcs TO print thefollowing
of the Reconstruction Acts of .Cofgress,
every word Of which is the mos, solemn
truth:
Words cannot depict the atrocity
of these usurpations. No Roman
Caesar, no bastard Norman tyrant,
no British Stuart, no Prince of the
House of Bourbon. no despot of
either ancient or modern times, ever
put forth more grasping hand, or
exercised more tyranic sway, than
has this Congress, which calls itself
republican in it's treatment of peo-
pie who surrendered to our arms in
good faith, and who had a right to
expect that they would no longer
be treated as enemies after the con
test was ended, and who were de-
clared by General Grant himself
after going among them soon after
the rebellion, to be well disposed to-
ward tho Government.
Under a government of laws GER
tain penalties are prescribed for GER
tain offences, and whenever the of
fender has suffered the penalty of
the law nothing further is required
of him. Anything beyond this is
oppression-is wanton injustice.
But thes, iniquitous schemes must
sooner or later inevitably fail. In
what school of craftsmanship has
that man been taught who thinks
that the wealth and intelligence of
q State can be controlled by the poor
and ignorant? No such govern
ment ever did or can exist, for it is
contrary TO the course of nature.
You might as well attempt to erect
a pyramid with its AZ ex on the earth
and its base in the air.
As this paper has spoken so will speak
the honest yeomanry Of Massachusetts
and the Northern States, when truth and
time shall have diveste them Of their false
natal prejudices, and awakened them 10 the
eror1niiy Of the crimes against liberty now
being committed by the red-handed assas-
sins in power. We feel that for the next
four years the mirky shadows Of political
night and storm; and oppression, insult,
insoleuce, espionage and wrong will eavel-
one the South in q dark funeral pall but
NIL DESPERIN DUMl We repeat the
Northern Democracy have scoiched the rad
ical-Disuniou snake, And another such in
jury will destroy IL; and the sting Of in
Justice will be sOoihed by the balm Of hope.
Let ne hide our tins in patience, meantime
rendering unto Caesar the things that are
Csesars--rsndering quiet IL not cheerful
obedience 10 sctual laws, developing the
material resources aud wonderful wealth
Of The lard. and eultivriing all the noble
arts Of peace. b.