The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-01-11


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In our possessing III The attributes
Of . man" This is true, but how
rarely ~c kud one Who possss>ss all
the snriku'ss Of mas. Ssus arr
dsfss live IN one particular, ssd some,
- ssssAss IL . .ss pssih ~ Me
in The fossaoss rask on ths baatlc-
field, snd doss 90 to visdicass the
honor, or p<rpetuate the liberty Of
his country thea he ha. = strong
claim 10 manhood, yet, he nay have
wssy ssfsrss 10 other psrsisular,
which vesten hn claim o. may,
afsrr the conflict is over, he actnsted
BY svasice or greed Of power which
will cause hin 10 bscose "a ssssy
Of The very PsuPss for who's he onse
fought. In our own sunpy cline
havs ~ witssss this latter fact
Seo whom ~ hAvs regarded a. hoa-
OF add manheoa idealissd--msn q
he men tioa Of whose name the hssrt
throbbed with patriotic prids--mes
that for a lifetime Ne have regarded
a. those to whom tho South nigh,
look with con 6dsnce for MD Ia the
hour Of trouble, have deserted her II
the time Of her grsa'est tribulation--
have no. deserted ~, u dwell with
another people, ba. have cast aside
fame and honor and the glovicus re-
cord OF their past, asd etpoused the
principles Of corrupt party in order
70 Weld svsr thsir fsllou .ciiissas and
cesstrymsn, . power sanctioned BY
no rsgAs, uavs the right Of might
IL il not enough TO rouse the
usntliag blush Of indigaasios upon
the cheek Of every true man. to think
that in OR nidst ere those who
fought and bled for VI in the pest,
only TO bstrsy Us in The bit.ss pres
snt7 Oh! hs fsllacy Of hu~s"
judEusst. Who could have dared
think that Longstrsst The hero Of a
scofs Of hard contested fields the
recipient Of young nations graft
tuje--the man who hsd bled for us
and after the copdict was Ger, bssk ed
in the sunlight Of womAns prsssncs
yes. received the A1ss sad earssl
Of the most glorious women in tbs
wide wide world-those Of the South
who, ask me. could have dared
thisk that he would have Aung away
4 record ~ brilliant ~ On the mos
imaginative could have hoped, snd
become an enemy to his own people
LoaTs,rce,, the ally Of a party SO bns'
as 10 plscs the white n,sn and iht
negro upon the same level1 Yet
It's so. Where is his manhood
When VIC reAec, upon the fact tina
our WORT enemies, and the most das
tsr,lly asaassins Of our liberties reside
in the persoas Of those whom We once
regarded with confidence and esteem
We are fearful Of the future. II 4
bat few days iscs one Of the Asso
cisie Jsssices If the Supreme Bencs
u the State Of Texas, 10 far fcrgo
HE manhood, - to iuci,e the negroe
Of Marshall to dis.urb the publ,
peace He, one OF the opponents o
; Ls-.e, to set IL ~ do6~s.s---so no
heed the admonitions Of those WHIT
were elected by the psopls 10 Pre-
serve ordsr-hut 70, in open defiance
OF al Law, proceed to hsranrue
british mob of negroes, that he nigh
thereby gain their lasthsowc sppro
bstion, aud secure position aud powe
} in the future. Lot shame hide her
salt in confusion amer this unpsral
elled attack upon deceney, and reKaTt
for the rights Of whis, men. We
the came xsun---so called-oncs hi,
claims to manhood, and his claim
were allowed BY those who adeirst
his talents, and respected him-vh'
eonadsd In him, only to fnd 1t III
last thu. they have been betrayed B,
one VINO cared not 'of ehsrse'et---'o
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