The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-08


dsys In circulation 10 this city, asd
ve uadssstaud il bsing circulated
generally through the State, W sup
no. viii . view 70 rsashing The
Ncrshsru mind through business and
social cLsAssls:
FrLLow- CirixENs-We will mol
deny that ia times past We have cul.
,;ysted rreiudicss against you. These
ripened into war, and you were the
yictors. But remember there we're
vide and honest differences Of opin.
ion - TO the nature aud character oil
our Government, from the earliest
period down 10 their anal settlement
by the sword, between not only you
and u, bst bstwesa our ancestors
also. Notwithstanding you were the
,trosrsr, Va sppsalsd 70 arms. W.
vers dsfsa.sd; snd what 10 to bs ouI
f.tsY The soldiers We have left have
pledged their honor to fight no more
The bones Of our warriors are bleach
ipp everywhere We arc poor and
helpless ; our fate 10 in your hands
Shall our former slaves rule Us now
You asked u u amend .he Con-
.,itu,ion Of tho United States so AZ to
exclude from o6ce almost every man
in the country any way competent
for il, Our country is sparcely set.
lied. and not like the North, where
thsrs ~ thssssss Of men Who never
held an oAce, fully as competent =,
,ho.c Who have. We never believed
you understood this. In the las,
thirty year nearly every citizen Of
character here has held some Office,
in which he has taken the usual oath,
and since been engaged in the rebel.
lion. Arc our Offices to be left to be
filed with political adventurers, OF
BY persons 50 obscure, with but some
trihing exceptions, A. to render the
administration Of government con
tsmpt--a burlssque, or what is worse,
by Alling them with negroes, render
INK posts Of honor positions Of dis.
grace9 We shall obsy your decision,
but We ontreat you to deal with us a.
your fellow countrymen, vanquished
IL arms by yourselves.
You now say that We shall never
,uore b represented in Congress un.
less wc consent to change the Consti-
tuition Of the United States so as to
secure the ostracism and disgrace Of
all our respectable mon. We do not
believe that you feel how severe this
is upon Us. We ask you if you in
sist upon thisY Our former slaves,
or those who manipulate them, are
selected to frame Constitutions for US
aud those who shall come after us.
Some Of W can vote, aud some can
OF. The men who have composed
the Boards Of Registration have been
principally negroes. Our hearts tell
US that you do not sanction this.
Are We right? Our children are not
at school. We stand in our doors
and SEQ our vacant folds. We arc
taxed, and our former slaves are TO
represent US in tho Government. Is
there no basis Of settlement which
may be had without degrading
brave people?
We will not believe that you will
repel us. II is true VIC rcbcllcd against
the Government, and bitterly have
VIC suffered. Where are our dead ?
Where arc our slaves--our dcsolstcd
homes--our orphanage--our vacant
fields Where are our young men,
who were the hope Of our old age !
We brush away our silent tears, but
VIC do not murmur. Shall we never
more be friends? The ashes Of our
ancestors arc mingled with those Of
yours on al the old battle fields Of
the revolution. In life they sat to-
gcthcr in council, and fought togeth-
in battle. In the last war with Great
Britain the gallantry of our fathers
was ad,nired in the North as we'll as
in the South. In the war with Mex
leo wc did not falter, No lack Of valor
has furnished our charso'er IN inc
great American connect Sha'' ~e 90
treated like brave men now, or shall
our children grow up 70 learn 'nA' we
have been Inundated anu aAerAcea
by being placed under our 'o'me,
s'avesf something 'e'is US you wi"
not consen' to this ana We listen 20
hear you speak. Let 'nS africans ,
have their r'gn1' put 10 not aeSraae
US, Tor wo are IN your power, ana you
should not hand " over 10 ,"em y.
we VIII make ,ne 'a"' l"'v' :" ou'
states Tor inc" '"a' 70" ~ t. ''O'
states .,,.,. :,
Inc WISE me" Oh carrier ua' 49,. !"
your s'a'ss, Iala gov" ;. .a's, v% ,'
subject, when no exc''e"en' cA's'eu,
We asked II snytnine ce.'e, gan 10
suggested nowf "o sp'aS ~ your
decision You nave neatu . .n a p,ea
.ga'nSt u.s. you nave never 1 ,s,:,' o"'s.
We are your k'nsmen' WI your
children settle here win our e"''a'e",
IT our former slaves are :" rus Va
oothi NO ws 'nsn1 nov va" y'a :.
anord to iet THIS 's'r anu e''~ "
curse to the nation poor ana ih'ser,
able the whites without nope, ana
the blacks in vag.bondage, sna',
We b. harras:ed WIN 'e:' .o os'n - ~" ~
political disabilities, un.'' the 'osA o.
self. governnent shall s'cken ,no olc
within us7 Behold US, w"e ~ ,o o1'
fault or not,.S'nce the 's'i o. ieoo'
without any regular aa'n'n' s. I",a
law, for our courts were ncVe! ns'a
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