The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-10-09


owners. Since the government has
determined to make The negroes
voters j, has been fully demonstrated
that they will 20 with their best
friends, they having already learned,
that the Northern Adventures aud
Southern radicals, have played upon
their hopes and fears, for selfish ends
and have only cheated aud deceived
these poor deludcd creatures. This
is a correc, conclusion and such an
one as every sensible man must como
to sooner or later. The honest in
iclligont white men Of ,he'Souih will
certainly be able to shoN ,he black
man his true interest Most Of the
leading Radicals of the North would
not to-day favor negro suffrage hn,
for transient political purposes, and
if it is forced upon the South
we will be cgregiously mistaken If
before another Presidential election
they do not change their policy they
will declare the ballot is not safe to be
entrusted to negroes, that they should
no, without certain qualifications be
to vote, or be counted in the
Of our rcgrcseRfafire
basis ~ Congress. Bennett hes pro-
nounecd the reconstruction acts
failure, and even now tells the ne
groes that he promises Of their new
ly found friends are q sham and
delusion aud still these men together
with the sealawags are the men whose
testimony is published Throughout
the North to prove that the Southern
people are really plotting another re
bellion. Thcss men who trade 10
the respectabiliiy of their race are
beginning to realize that it is no easy
matter to establish any government
permanently in the South against
the consent Of the white poople--a
government too whore paupori-m
fixes the burdens for property, aud
ignorance and vice prescFibes law.
for intelligence and virtue The
Herald is frank enough to admit thai
the South has always furnished wise
and shrewd politicians In this il
lustra;ion Of the interview between
Gen. Rosecraus and Gen. Lee We are
told that even our Generals, headed
by Robert Il. Lee and Beauregard
seem to be as skillful and prudent in
the politicians closet as they were
brave and cool on the battle field.
TIE North and West must be very
astute if they can honestly discover
any of the cunning of the politician
in this correspondence. What Gen.
Lee has written 10 u manly and dig
nitied manner but expressed what
tho people in their representative
bodies have already said from Vir-
ginia to Texas, and yet in the face Of
such assurances the Northern papers
and politicians are ready to give col
oring to this new radical plot Of
" another Southern rebellion. Tney
are ready to believe men such as Cald-
well, Bell, and Hamilton who are
willing to beiray their country and
their color for temporary place and
power. We are not astonished that
Bennett who is but camp follower
Of any party should doubt the hon
esty Of purpose and the patriotism
of tho men who signed this letter
Gen. Grant is unworthy the position
to which his friends would elect him,
if for a moment he would ascriNc the
cunning and duplieity to Con. Lee
which this article in the Herald
charges him with. Every we'll in
formed man a, the North who can
rise above party prejudice will receive
Gen. Lees letter rs u full aud aniheu
tic answer to the false allegations o
fhose Southern renegadcs who arr
lending themselves to the tyrannieal
and degrading designs of the radical
party. The Southern Statesmen It's
true have bright record in the his
tory of this country. They were
honored and elevated for their hon
esty and ability They studied
deeply the science Of government
and with the loit,est intellect united
the mos, ineorruptible honestly. Il
is not remarkable that such men OK
erted a powerful influence upon the
politics and legislation Of the coun-
try. 1t is not remarkable that such
men as Bennett fear their influence
when the Southern States occupy
their true position in the Union. In
conclusion we deny that prominent
statesmen or journals of the South
have arrnigned "as criminal the
leader of the armies who conquered
them. " We do not desire to sue
coed by deiraeting anything from
the reputation of Gen. Grant. We
desire that be should wear in peace
every star that adorns his uniform.
II we had no other objection to him