The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-01-18

'~B Vvo&svv NovBSo0,
srE4cH o. HON n n. r. HUSfRl.
After the adjournment Of the Viz.
ginis Conservative Convention 10
Richmond, on Thursday week. loud
calls were made for the Hon. Il. N.
7. Hunter lie came forward and
said
He could desire the merit Of in
Partially for the counscls which he
wsA about to give his coun,rymen, a.
he had no interest in the proceedings
Of this or any other political body,
except those which every rii;ssn has
in the good government Of the coun.
try to which b bslougs He had .
sentiment, however, which vas
stronger than any interest could he,
and that Was for the promotion Of the
welfare and preservation Of the honor
Of his native State, which vas dssrer
to him now in her mirfor.unss than
10 the palmy days Of her prosperity,
lie had no political aspirations, aud
IL be had, there Vas no possible pub
lie career before him. lie said this
not BY way Of 9egret OF complaint,
for whilst he held that no man had a
right to throw away any opportuai-
ties Of usefulness which had been be-
slowed upon him, yet if they we're
taken from him he might righ,fally
turn aside to domestic pursuits, which
we're far more congenial to his tastes
than the stormy career Of public life.
lie bad, however, a diihcul,y In offer
ing eounsels now which he had never
experienced before. lilo had been a
member heretofore of former meet
ings which had the welfare and honor
of Virginia under consideration.
But, then, there were always some
general principles Of justice or con.
siderations Of exredisney upon which
he could reason and form some the
DRY, which, whether right or wrong,
were satisfactory to himself At least.
Now, he was not To consider tho
questions before US in that point Of
view, but he was TO ascertain, If pos
sible, what would DO allowed to US
BY those who controlled US and TO
choose amongst those things what
would be best for Virginia.
Even in this limited view OF the
question he was At loss ~ TO what
was before US. IF he were TO take
the recent elections A. q test Of the
feeling of the North he could hope
that the cup Of universal negro suf.
ffage would psss from Ms but II be
must take the reconstruction acts AZ
the ultimate and final decree Of the
Congress which must rule Us, At least
for The neat two yesr-, then he h'd ,
only 10 choose between military gov. ,
ernment or the control of the coloroj
race Between these alternatives he
had no fcaiiatioVin saying that he !
preferred the military control I'M 3
der military government be was con ,
ttolicd by men Of lis own race edu- ,
Gated men, who acted under the re
sponsiti,i,ics Of their commission,
md in some degree under the con ,
troll Of President who We know TO I
be disposed to do us Justice, and ac. I
cord 10 US, as far as he could, our i
rights If We we're 10 i
DO ptSceo uudvi the vomuV' Of tue .
black race, in the country between
the Potomac and the Rio Grsndc, II 4
was not dificul, to divine the results.
We had the experience Of Hayti aud
Jamaica before US. There was no
doubt but that it would result in tho I
formation &c black mans party,
which would prosecute tho white man ,
in all possible modes, In Hsyti +,
they we're suddenly emanc'pated A. ,
in this country, and without advert
ing to the scene Of atroci,y which oe, I
CURED when they had the control of ,
public affairs, it is enough to say that /,
the result was to destroy al the Gle.
mepts Of material prosperity and ,
moral progress A black mans par ,
~ was formed, and the whites were .
persecuted until most Of them were {
driven from the country, and he bad l
the authority of an intelligent OBJ
server, who has recently been amongs. ,
them that they not only exclude all
whi,e men from once, bu. deny them ,
the privilege Of holding real estate
The b.ack men themselves only work
by compulsiop, and the culture OF !
sugar, Of which they made l20 ,OOo,'
900 of pounds in 1889, has dissP-
pcsrcd so Of cotton, and SO would 1t Z
have been Of coffee, II il were not {
thnt the trees planted long sgo still :
continue to bear. In Jamaica We
have the same history ~ far as vas F.,
com pstible with the control Of the
English Government The same /
hostility TO the white man, the same ,
decadcnce 10 agricultural production.
Could any ono doubt but that We !
should see similar results 10 the
Southern Statcs II the whole country
between the Potomac and the Rio 1
Grsnde should Re submitted to the ,
rule OF the colored race1 The rsdi-
cal marty seemed to think thst they
would ,hus secure the support Of the
whole Southern country 10 long ~
the black man should rule The,s /
would ind themselves mistaken IN
this sf,sr tho 6rt eieciioa. The ,
blacks would form not Radical but Z