The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-11-13

,Ncch our people ana their liberties
We ask for Information.
There Is tone Of discorr,esy in |
tho foregoing that we do no, admire.
Commentaries to be worth anything.
should be ma kcd BY reason aud |
sound logic. Blu, waving this oh |
lection, NC have no recollection Of |
having observed any such paragraph
10 the Jefferson Times. Il is COZ
tSsry to the settled juigmep, Of the
Senior editor. Tho Constitution
adopted al Austin has to he finally
passed upon by a radical Congress.
and every sensible, renecting man
knows that Congress will sanction
no Constiiulion that could be evan
toicrahie to any conservative man. /
But 10 addition to this fact, NC have
only TO look to the material Of which
the Convention is composed, in which
there is scarcely = coporal's guard
Of conservatives. Gov. Pcaso id.
vised the Convention in the begin
ming, to make provision for the dis
franchiscmcnt Of a sufficient number
Of the whites TO ensure the cootin.
ned sscepdeucy Of the radicals
Every &C: Of that body since then,
shows conclusively that they hsve no
other purpose in view. If they con
templnted framing fair constitution,
why did they not do it At once, sd-
journ, and 60 homer But no.
They knew perfectly we'll that such
a Con stitution ms they desired, with
negro ascendency and contemplating
continued carpet bag and scalaway
reign, would be voted down. Hsnce,
the Convention remaincd in session
forthree months, prolonging the timc
in frivolous debate, and then ad.
| journed aud went home, to await the
result of the Presidential election.
The radicals expect, of course,
that a radical Congress will cure all
defects, and enable them to foist
upon the State any Constitution,
that may be deemed necessary to per.
peiua,c their power. Tina, was tho
prime object fer whisb the Couven.
ton was called wi,hou, it a Con
vcnticn was unnecessary. This is
why Judge Caldwell says he is in
favor Of posipouing the submission
of the Constitution to the people un.
I'll after the inauguration of Gen
Grant. If Seymour aud Blair, bad
been elected. that would have been
the last Of the Austin Convention
II would never have reassemblcd
Or if it did, would have been only
with view Of securing the pev diem
and mileage allowed the members.
These facts arc so plain, TINT Il
seems to us tho most obtuse mind
ought to recognize them at a glance
And when an intelligent man argues
otherwise, and publishes n column Of
twaddle about n union with the con
sentative wing of the radical party
and talks about extreme mea on
both sides, We think he is either in
sincere or candidate for a straight
jacket, If there is any one who be
lieyes that the mildest radical in
Texas will sanction any policy thai
even jeopardizcs his own political
safety and the continued asccndsncy
of his party, be has much more faith
in radical honesty than We have.
Ru: suppose tho assumption just
and we'll founded. We can expect
no Constitution TO be offered that
does not give the negro full political
equality with the white man the
right to vote, to sit upon jurics, and
to hold office, No Constitution that
fails to do this is likely to receive
the sanction of the present radical
Congress. This would, Of course,
ultimately lead to the death Of radi
calism I, but, in the meantime, what
would be the condition of tho coun-
ties like Harrison and Marion, where
the negro element is largely in the
ajority2 The negroes would fiji
all the Offices, from constable up TO
a judge, either with one Of their own
number, or contemplate, corrupt
white man.
The truth Of the matter is Jus,
this The radicals will continue to
rule just as longas they possibly can,
and ns long as they enabled to do so,
in their own way. They will sur.
rendcr their power or even hazard i,
by any concessions to the wise and
virtuous portion of our population.
1t is worse than ida, i. is ridiculous,
to talk about any division among the
radicals, that can possibly result in
good.
We use no 3" ifs' in speaking or,he
proposed Constitution, Its complex
ion is as plain to us as il it vert now
before US for revision. We have
neither deserted our principles, nor
! a.