Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-08-22
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unlarily accepted the position Of
llrlruai,s With that herypiunot
y"u assumed lho duty 1T forming,
at giving hwiy aud eNprrsslon, 10
authentic shape 10 the will ~ this
people. luu are swarm Ia do y0ur
du,y faithfully, as men, ciliHcns,
representatives Ut a suffering aud
coniiding people, You can act like
men, patriots aud statesmen; ~
you can shirk Your duty like dngs
aud slaves Tho duty aud rcspon-
sihilily are with you personally, as
we'll aS with the political party that
sent you,
For Two months YOU have been in
session, You have accomplished
very little, besides losing tho CONT
denco of every right thinking man
ia lhe State, whether of your party
or not, As a body YOU ARE n dis,
grace aud rcproach To the Republi
can party, you have among you,
men OF ability, learning, industry,
patriotism aud wisdom. The efforts
Of these have been paralyzed by
some small creatures, in the en-,
dcavor to force the belief IN certain
quarters, that they really We're
something, Principles neyerchango,
You can not mako something out of
nothing; nor a wise statesman out
of II small politician.
Some of YOU have been attempt.
ing 10 legislate; pass acts of incor.
poration, grant charters, reward
loyal mon, aud punish rebels. Do
you not know right well that you
were sent to Austin to make n Con.
stiiution that would secure the poo.
pic of Texas n Republican form of
Government, assuago the present
flood of murder, and insure domes.
tic tranquilityand prosperity among
the pcoplcY DO you not know that
while you arc frittcring away your
time and squandoring tho peoples
money, more than thirty thousand
children are passing from childhood
TO maturity without the benefits of
education; and that this ignorance,
and the sayagory it hegcts, lies ut
your door? When God calls You to
II final account the eight dollars
day you have voted yourselves will
not satisfy Him. lfyou arc not
able to perform the duty, get out Of
the way, and let those who are able
do it. Men certainly, at all times,
ought to be as good as dogs. You
set dog 10 watch and do the bid. |
ding OF those who set him, and he
will do it or die trying-mcn ought
to be the equals OF dogs. Rcmcm.
Der that lie, or ANYTHING that is |
false, never did and never can an.
,wer the purpose of the truth. As
l general thing YOU were not invit.
ID to be dclegatcs-you sought the
place. Do your duty like men.
Stop wranpIinp-stop irving to kill
zach other Off politically. it mat.
,ors very little to Texas or the
world whether many of YOU ever
,old another office. At the present
your plain duty is to make a good
Constitution; ono that the peoplc
will accept. And depend upon it.
f YOU do make an acceptable Consti.
ution the pcople will accent it.
But if you do not they will neither
lccept it nor you either. You have
he grandest opportunity now that
Texans ever had to lay broad and
leep the foundations of the welfare
# this people. DO not shrink from
our duty like partisan slaves, but
,erform your work like American
tatesmen.
There are but three primary
'oints to be secured. In the main
he Constitution of Texas was very
veil. Secure Justice to every per-
on, without regard to age, color,
ex or condition. See that every
'erson in the State is educated in
he rudimonts of common learning.
'he State cannot, as q matter of
economy, afford to have ignorant
cople. Ignorance is the mother of
ice and crime. And it actually
osts more to prevent and punish
he crimes of the ignorant than it ,
oes to train the entire community
\ the path of intelligence and
ight- doing
Place YOUR Judges-the men who
"a necessarily entrusted with v,mr
YES and property-clear away
hove the apnroocb of corruption
p Marty nreind;co and nortiolitv
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