Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-07-25
Address
TO THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS.

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on the 7th Of July, tls6sl by the EIeeu-
tive Central Committee Of the Conservative
party has met and finished Its labors, pro.
senting to you q platform Of principles on
which il Is believed every conservative man
in the State can stand. There are but two
recognized parties in the eountry-the
Radical Republican and Democratic. Tho
democratic party is composed Of the con-
seryative element Of all parties, who favor
an administration Of the government, ac-
cording to the constitution, ani in harmony
with the genius Of our institutions. The
captious feeling Of prejudice arising from
ali political contests, has given way before
the love of country, and to day we find
mighty coming together Of patriots, who
meet under one banner, to do battle with
the common enemy for the common good.
The results of the war have been very
marked on the condition Of the South.
We appealed to the God Of battles--strug-
gled, like the brave men we were, TO main
tain the doctrince we had been taught by
men who were wiser than we, were right
of themselves, and dciensible under our
system Of government. We lost. The
battle went against us, and now 1t is but
honest and candid for us TO admit our ac-
ouicsccnce in the results of the war, and
among those results are the abolition Of
negro slavery, the yielding up of the doc
trinc of secession rs q peaceable remedy
for State grievances, and the reputation
of our debt. These concessions were de.
mandcd of us by very stern monitor
defeat on the field Of bat,le--and we make
them.
Having yielded to the abolition of negro
slavery, and given up tho doctrine of Sc
cession, we renewed our obligations as
citizens OF the Government under the
terms and conditions of amnesty rendered
to us by the President of the United States.
From that day the United States became
our country--its honor, our honor. We
laid down our arms according to the terms
of surrender. with the determination to
submit in good faith to the constitution
and laws; with fidelity we have observed,
and will continue to observe, and discharge
our duty TO the Government.
Tho Constitution of the limited States is
tho oreot hniwork which defends from ac.
aross;on ,Lo I;bert;es of the people. Obe.
SS;a,o. a. ,ho Latter o,J sn;r;t Of tbc con
o';,n,ion Surr;sbos a remeJv for every
sas0 :, aonornmon, but defcJ and its
m.vns uron;s;ons ~ ssisrsrorded M has been done
.o.ua;.n IS ,,oors hy ,ho Marty in
~, 'uos ...,,";od nnon oiI Tho noonlo
but NJ nor,;cr,orlv unon those Of tbc South
,ho p ro., noI,;nn desno,ism of modern
.;,uo. mu 'IS no,,h se 10 o rdiv more profound
., a., .," t;.h Loia ,ho noop,e ;noc.
,;,o ond s;,r,, Will. his L.snotism was
-, .II;.i,d h,, ,ho orcn, bcor, or
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Wv "" .,,..s 81 ,ho d.roor ia opnro-
n:..I. ,,. 80 ,o,,,,rv Ia o eror..d and
III, Wv -. s., y, ,ho nor, of Tho
WIN o"1 unIu ~ III. rrann w;,, ,,o
peop., pipho, VI" ~ ,ho odn;n;s,r,i;on of The
SC,ue, "." .J a.. ,ha orh;, of ,hs
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roe,e eNo,"e'y "" r y. .,,, oo,.,;
an: a'.; We 4 III. -. ,Uts,oror A. ono., low,
ON that snbiect So indisrutable is this
constitutional trutb. that even the Radical
nortv Win its long experience in breaking
lawn and tr,mnIinc upcn constitutions,
bos bcen constrained 10 admit, in il. ma
,ionaI MIA ntrorm. that the power TO regulate
sufrrage in tho States docs rest in the
states themselves. lReceiying the princi-
nle We announce ms true. the unconsiiiu-
iionality Of the act of Congress which
force, TEMPORARY negro suffrage upon ten
States of the South, cannot be doubted;
md nltbouph We have TO submit to the
effect of that unconstitutional enactment.
for the present, yet We have every reason
10 hone that the success of the national
Democratic party will insure to us the i'm
mediate repeal, not only of that particular
enactment, but also of all kindred legis-
Iation.
To develop the resources of our great
and magnificent State, increased popula-
tion is indispensable. For that reason we
have deemed it we'll to signify thar the
Caucasian emigrant from all countries