The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-08-14

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obcdieut to its behes,s. II has had
possession Of every STATE government
in the Union, with very few excep-
tons SO few tina, they scarcely serve
to illustrate the rule. |, has had
every department, of governmental
power, both State and Federal, en-
tirely in i,s hands. II yeioes have
been interposed, they have been
oycrriden by two thirds vote, II
adverse Judicial decisions have been
expected, the court has been ret d.
ganized by diminu,ion Of the
judges, or tho case has been taken
from its coguizance by change OF
the law of appeal, If States have in
terposed an obstacle, their assump.
tlous have been derided, and their
efforts have been met by the strong
arm Of Federal power.
Having thus had absolute posses
sion Of the Government during four
years Of the war, it has also had pos
session of il during more than three
years OF profound peace /, mas haa
the enjoyment Of power and II is re
sponsibie Tor i'' usc. d,
But IN what condition DO we hea
the country to-day? Where is the
Constitution which they sworc to
maintain Where are the rights OF
the states when are essential 70 III,
maintenance OF that Constitution ana
Union
now THEY HAVE RESTORED rnk
UNION. 40.
We boyc had three wears of pro.
co,,nd naaoo no, , Lo.,;,o arm ha.
hoan ra;scJ I, onnos;,;or 10 ,bc Gov.
orn'aan, and ndt ,o's,v ,,r States
o." hoid tr ,hc s,r,ur ann AZ nil;
;,ary nouc, in act nowlea~od subiu.
a,,;on ~, oIsc arc comnollcJ 10 sub.
nit by that same power to frames OF
State constitutions aud governments
which they abhor, whose foundation
and sole purpose is the cniranchlse'
mont of the negro and the disfran'
chiscmen, of the white man. | know
they tell US that the work Of recon
s,ruc,ion goes bravcly on, 1t does,
forsooth, 5ut it is not the restoration
of die south not the restoration CT
the Union not the re establishment,
of civil government Read your
tclegraphic dispatches to-day, and
YOU will sec that in Georgia men are
being tried BY military commission
upon charges Of murder. Read the
tclcprophic DISPATCHES of Yesterday,
and Won will sec that the military
commander of Tint State declines to
recognize the vasidity of the Lcgisla
ture until the House of Representa-
tlvcs shall turn out the Democratic
members.
pEnlrATYTIc coSagEssMES.
Rad tho d;s,,,ches of the dav be.
eoro md ~or Vii, ace tha, one Of the
novly elected senators from Louisi.
ana was six months ago. n citizen Of
Illinois and The other n citizen OF
Indiana that the Governor Of Flor.
ida was. year ngo, the President of
an agricultural society in Iswa. II
I am not mistaken the State OF Vir.
o;,i, roi ;ccs in the nossession of "A
Goycrno fresh from the soil of Ohio,
TLaueh,cr.1 And If the ncwspap ers
do not belle him, a citizen OF our
State has declined to be candidate
for Congress in the dis,ric, in which
he lives, for tho reason that he ex
pects to be a Senator from Alabama
before the fall elections in Ohio shall
take place. Laughter and applause !
cosauvss,osAl vsrRpArioNs.
-, a., ,,.,,,noa "a ITSELF all
,o,.or o,.r tho Staff Governments of
the South. II has destroyed them.
II has made use OF 'he federa' "oV,
crnmvnt to destroy INC states ana
now, with the lnsat'ato spirit OF rev,
olution, it turns upon the Federal
Government liseii's u .s"s destroyed
~ 'i"''ec''saeaes OF the judiciary
i, has struck nj the es's'0"e. .
Executive. Our fathers thought
they had solved the problem oil free
government in the creation oil inc
three departments, This Republican
Congress has DESTROYED all the divis,
ions which were thus created ana
seeks to collect in ITS own names, all
the powers which belong to the sys'
TEN, and, by an inexorable law OF us
existence, II now stands ready IN
case OF party necessity, 10 transfer
80 f., 3 ,a,rod,c;n, in our
country the lessons of all history.
LEGISLATIVE DgsrorIsA AND THE
n,or., ,,..ro,,e, vxpru,rscv
80 ~, ,,,-,,.'.
Inc desPo''H'h " /" 'ee's'"'''o ~
semoiy rs 'he worst acspo''s ,n ;" W.
word u y Tue nos' se'"en' wy WI
most cruel thc inos' auua''ous, anu ~
Tho most sho''-''eu , !. enuJ !"
anarchy ana Is 'Peeo''y io''o"ou ~
inc cain IcPose Oh '1'A" vi ~
the order 0, ne s"''s 'oAu ~. ~
history OF t"e iW"'a" ',sua'o Nv. ~,
hmpefors recall inc h's'oIy u W" ~
long rarl'smen' , ana 'no .S, .sn H.; ~
the 'ompo"Tea''n 'e'"'' -. ,,. -
Tory OIL 'ns heg's'" m n''e"o' 40 ~,
france anu o' VIC No" .. ~" 40. ."'
Empire ahd reaa !" "1r AZ, ~ w.
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