The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-10-09
The Southern States. Rad Gals Be
construction on It's Last Legs.

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in most Of prominent svaihsrn
speeches. recet IS delivered, the col
o, ! voter has 3ormed a theme OF
more than mere passing interest
To-day We add to the number OK
tracts from a speech delivered by o
distinguished representative Of
4. Young South, Gen. james Is
Gordon, Of Georgia, and from letter
on the subject written upon the more
mature Judgment Of Mr.. James Is
Of South Carolina. These
appeals and warnings cannot be with
out their effect upon the colorei
population Of the South, and that
they arc destined to produce a rcyo.
luton in the minds Of the colorei
voters in favor Of their former mas
tiers seems to be as cicag as the fact
that the influence Of the Northern
over the freedmen Is fast
waning. There il nothing at all c1-
traordinary in this. The ur'u,ored
negroes have discovered that the
promises Of their newly found North
crn friends are deiusions, and their
natural instinct leads them to dis
trust all who have oace deceived
them. In no instance have the
pledges Of their radical allies been
carried out. At the outset they
promised them forty acres Of land
and a pair Of mules if thcy would
vote the radical ticket They obeyod
instructions, but have never seen
either land or mules They were
assured that they should possess the
confscatod houses and lands Of the
rebel leaders This the radicals
failed to carry out from fear Of the
indignation the atrocity Of the act
would create throughout, the North
Thcy were told that they should hold
scat. in Congress in the State log
islature. aud "a the city coucils, and
iD aii respects enjoy every civil right
asl prcroa'i,e possessed by the
White mln. Ia ~ these PROMISE
they hi been d ciyel aud cheated
They have uoith.r lands nor mules
he, pp,-e-s uo conh,catoi planta
tons they hold no seats in Congress
aud only few day. ago batch at
their colprel brethren we're expelled
r.au q S,uihern Legislature by the
vote Of nearly every white radical IN
u The sensible portion Of the
Sla'hrrn eolored ropula'ion begin
20 realize that those Northern I'D
yeniurers whb haze located anon,
them have 40 lands to give while
on the other hand they zee that their
late masters have and that tTfose
master. are disposed to trent them
with Sindhcss and with q proper
consideration vi their ne yly enfrin
chiscd condition. Hence it l. No
wonder that the Southern c1'pred
votA is in a political position wh,rh
with very little adroitno-s. can be-
turned to the advantage Of their old
masters. leaving the trcacherous car
pet haggers to their fate,
Vow then, comes the opportunity
Of the Southern leaders. With the
assistance of the votes Of the colorci
population they can secure ascend
ancy in nearly every one of the
Southorn States, and that accomplish.
ed down goes radical reconstruction
Of It's own volition and up goes the
ora Of Southern restoration. There.
fore is it that leaders like Wade
Hampton, Forrest, foombs, Henry
A. Wise, A. II stephens, General
L'ordnn Judge Campbell and hum.
dreds of others distinguished for
their political influence in the South
arc palayerIng with the negro voter,
joining with him in barbecues, sitting
on the same platform with him aud
showing him as clear as MONDAY on
which side his bread is buttered
The Southern political leaders are
most acute and audacious fellows.
They are greater politicians than ever
existed, Even their generals, headed
by Robert Il. Lee aud Beauregard.
seem to be as skilful and prudent in
the politicians closet as they were
brave and cool on the field Of battle,
This was seen in tosccrans inter.
view with them at White Sulphur
Springs: Tasn them all together,
whether we regard them while con
Quoting the government for more
than half century, or observe them
in the worE of breaking up the
Union or in carrying on rebellion
upon a most gigantic scale, in build.
ing great var ships in foreign ports,
in bringi lr foreign capitalists to their
aid in pbising foreign courts to
give them a quasi recognition, in
hlm1tt .ingold diplomats or whether
We look at them after the war Is over
prprlllming themselves the trnest,
pnro,t most uucontlminato Of Union
men, laudlng the constitution a. if
they had never raised finger To
disturb il and protesting to be better
lovers at republican institutions and
better friends Of human freedom
than those who Tough to defend the one
or procure the other, We see them the
same bold. impulsiye, plueky, yehe
mout, prcsumptuous and audacious
political LEADERS, In sagacity and
cumming thly out. Machiavolii Mach
iavelli They play the game Of the
astute and subtle old Italian states
man better than he could himself aud
in way, indeed, to charm The very
bones of that ancient pollticel philos
ophcr out Of their tomb. IN ri.
ter teuds in Italy excited b. Mach
ia5elli, the arraying of one side
against another the sharp corners he
turn cd in his diplomacy, his in
trigucs, combinations and machina-
tons, afford no parcllcl to the keen
ness, energy and intensity Of the
political philosophers Of
our day They do things on a
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