The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-05-29

We trust the c'sisess 81 aesSr a
county will bear ia nisd -. rs.
day next the 2nd Of ' - !. n.
time s'sd for the .,rs. n..,ins e
convene 1t Ne .~AaM. La shss B,
va'ssa o. the unhappy fate o
'0sn ana, where, ia many parishes
S.sasisasiss - asAysa sssA u ws,
tsS late, and the citissss Of thai
State have had 6xed on them, il
conseque nee, the most oIious coRsti
4>s9s~ts whisA PsePss, cses ~
wsss s--s compsllsA to ssbait; an
.:..-s- 'ss ~,.,sh establishes De.
Pc 81. .h.s I'll! drive ~ s~mis.stios
and terminate in The unprecedented
AID cxpslsioa Of il best cisissas.
A brief notice Of some Of its mcsl
odiess fsstsre. ought, and We believe
will, arcure our people to ac,iou. II
with such warning, they still re.
aain lcthargic and iudiGsrsnt, they
deserve 10 be made the slave Of slaves
In Louisiana, a large portion ol
the white population are dirfrsn
chissd, while all the negroes arc al
lowed and urged to vote. The politi
cal power of the State is turned owe,
10 tho negroes aud few xhits men
the most Of whom arc destitute oil
priae,p!e. The intelligent aud vir-
,uous portion of the population arc
dcbarrrd from ho.a;nS c@ee. aud The
most Of them Of any voice in public
sGairs
The few whites that ara rccogniset
a. citizens, must aet with negroes
The negroes have the power 70 cleo
a negro Governor aud 1t. Governor
members Of the Legislature, menber,
Of Congress, and county or parish
officers.
How will they exercise this power
Evidently BY forcing political ana
social equality, MS far As Legislation
can accomplish il on the people
Hoteis. steamboats,, and railroad com
pan;es, will be compelled. unde
heavy penalties, to recognize no dit
ference on account Of race or color
The people will be taxed 10 educat'
all the negro children, and they vii
be taxed to support the negro pau
pers Of thei. respective parishes. |
they are unable to bear this taxation
which is destined inevitably to rui,
all property holders, and to educat
thoir children al private school,
they will have TO keep them at homs
And to sum up all, which will rive
this tyranny and render !, pcrpetua
unless Democratic Federal admin
isirssion intsrvencs to put an end
il, the militia Of the State will b
organized by a radical Legislature,
be composed exclusively Of what AZ
termed loyal men, Chat is nsgro'
and jsbsssd whites, and while The
will be armed asd drilled At tho o,
pense Of tho State, the better class ,
the people will be dissrmed,
This is no fsncy picture. Loais
ana Is at our own doors, and what
going on there, Is a matter that ever
one can understand il he desires.
part Of il is accomplished, and u
remainder u set forth BY The radio
leaders an the policy Of the part
-~s:-A-~J-~~ssr-,~.-ns--Arss~-sai
ruis, tho sale Of lands for taxes, whie
is simply system Of condscstiol
tho dcbasemsnt Of the people or the
s1pulsion, The loss Of sverythia
terminating 10 = var Of racss--ths'
dangerous and bad men are indi
fcrcnt.
Hence ~ rspsss, il the people
Texss driil alssg, indifferent Of col
sequences, and make no effort to "a
themselves aud their State from sus
a doom, they will richly merit ell Il
evils, trials, diAcul,iss, dangers, b,
niliatioas, and tyranny to While
hey will be compelled to sncouat
aad submit,
The noagrsl Texas Coavsntis
nssts ON Monday. With the .,
smplss sst them in other Souths,
States, ard their anxiety TO partic
pats in The Presidential election, a
10 sssd = delegation Of radicals
Congress, they may and perhaps vi
make short work Of the task set b
\ =
fore them. Knowing that there
no organization and no concert
action among the conservatives, the
10y aud perhaps will attempt
hurry thrsssh their new constitution
and pat the machinery Of their 70,
eminent In operation. II those il
tescstsd in good government, ~
The psrpotaatioe of the institutions
handed down to them "a an invslt
able legacy from their forefathsI
are caught asleep, Il will bc their ow
fault. As fsithfal sentinel on III
watch tower, we have sent forth u
notes Of warning. IF their rsvsrbsl
ating sound is only answered BY II
echo Of The silsst hills, We will hav
the consolation Of knowing sad fss1
ing that We have discharged our DIT,
But II the men still delay Actios
" appeal 70 The women, aud We b.
Of thsa 70 ergo their Husbands ~
brcthsrs 70 organise Ia every count
asa nslghborhood 10 tks Ststc. W
have sssa, fFon examples in Louis
ass, what cas- bs doas by szs,tios
II al is lost, let Il not bs said, b
ANY man, that Il was he fault; l.