Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-08-01
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Radical IAriy aTs psrniiisi BY The sPalhy
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10 carr! cat their msnslTous programme VI
destroying the constitution aHi over
'LTaaisg rsPubl'saA Institutions, the sPa,
lAsiis aud inactive 10 this great crisis sill
be held responsible in history for the dire
ealamiiy, Those who ars not Tor the con-
siiiuiiOA HOw ere against il, sHd wl,l be
aiding 'hs sHsmirs u liberty ia iis oblilsr-
.iion, let every man not really attached
10 the Radical party, aud pledged to aid
'hs headers Of that party in carrying out
their mad aud cruel schemes, At once de-
clare bis position openly, aud show the
world thai he Is unwilling TO surrender his
right 10 sslf.goyernmeni without a sirug-
sle' aud stand ready 10 defend his liberties
To the last extremity. There Is nothing 10
the entire history Of the ninOFiiy party
now In power jns,lning the fainiss, hope
that IL retained in Office they would restore
! the Constitution aud conduct the Govern.
meni on the republican plan. There are,
according to a slAniari commentator, but
lhree forms Of goyernmeht-a dsmoe raey,
an arisioeraeyi monarchy, or military
despotlsmi all others are merely modihea,
tons Of, or oishoOis from, these. II might
seem Prescriptions Ia us TO more than
merely assert that our Government, as de.
signed by its founders, Is the first OF these
three forms, and clearly recognizes the faci
tina. the people are capable ofgovarning
themselves through the ballot. When W.
yield the point Of the capabiliiy Of the
people for sslf'sovsrnmeni, we yield one OF
ins principles which lie at the base Of free
government, and give up one Of the lead
ing tenets Of the Democratic creed. II we
give up democracy. We must either have an
aristocracy, or a despotism upheld by the
strong arm Of military power. Should the
Radical party succeed in the canvass now
going on, who can doubt that the days OF
democracy and the republic will be nun.
Lered, and that the blaekness OF darkness
Of the worst forms of anarchy and dcspot.
ism would settle over us, and that the dear
angel Peace would wave her white wings
in sorrow and leave our devoted land for.
ever? Every step the Radical party has
taken since the great catastrophe that fold
cd confederacy's aag forever, and chained
a former leader Of the American Senate,
in Fortress Monroe, has been red with gore
from the bleeding heart of Liberty. 1t
is intoxicated with unexpected and unS4
served success; and shall it succeed, in this
campaign, in driving the last nail in,o the
cofin-lid of hope, their wild saturnalia
will equal the orgies Of Nero, who fiddled
whilst Rome was burning. In vain will
then be the voice Of statesmens protests or
the agonized cry of a people disfranchized,
taxed to the uttermost farthing to sustain
the extravaganza of titled few, and
ground under the iron heel of military
power. Then, it would be madness to think
of the people deposing their heartless tor
mentors by the peaceful means provided in
the Constitution-the rifle, bayonet and
brand would DO the last resort, and may hap
these would only serve to load them with
additional chains, and invite their oppres-
sors 10 deprive them of the last faint ves-
tige of the liberty SO highly priced by all
who have ever tasted the sweets of freedom.
Hence we implore every one who loves lib
erty and hates tyranny, to be up and doing
before it is too late. Consider what you
are capable of doing, and leave nothing in
your power undone to overthrow the vile
oligarchy at Washington now plotting TO
rob you of everything that makes you q
freeman. The success of the Radical party
is to make the North Mexico and the
South San Domingo To defeat the Radi-
cal party is to save the country from disin-
tegration, decay and death. And the power
to defeat this INSCRIPTIONS and infamous
cabal, let us trust, has not yet been wrested
from the people Of the country. In the
words Of Justice Story: ,'.
constitutional liberty must perish if
there be not that vital spirit in the PEOPLE
which alone can nourish, sustain, and di-
rect all its movements. 1t is in vain that
statesmen shall form plans of government
in which the beauty and harmony of re.
public shall be built upon solid super
structure and adorned by every useful
ornament if the inhabitants suffer the
silent power of time to dilapidate its walls
or crumble its many supporters into dust
Ii the assaults from without are never re.
sisted, and the rottenness and mining with
in, are never guarded against, who can
preserve the rights and liberties of the
people when they shall lie abandoned by
themselves? Who shall keep watch in the
temple, when the watchmcn are asleep at
their posts? Who should call upon the
people to redeem their possessions and r..
vive the republic, when their own hands