The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-10-16
Ex-Governor HamAtons Speech

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Speaking to the colorel men. the
Governor said
| am told some of You are dissatis.
fed, You have al that you can ex.
pec', and if you are dissatisfied 20
further and fare worse. | am told
that some of you object that we re-
quire three years residence as a
qualification for Office, and that We
require some officers TO be- thirty
years of age. Now there are some
Young men who are not thirty years
old, and can run for Office. II is
not my fault, 1t is said that we
spent a great deal of money at the
Convention So we did, and We
stayed three months-just three
months longer than we ough, to have
stayed.
| nun told tina, some eolorcd people
are dissatisfied because there was not
something said about the right of
colored people to sue their masters
for compensation. The man who
would induce colorcd man to ex.
pcct such pay is n fool or tuave,
and probably both You we're not
free till Gea, Granger came. What
you want is to be secure of your free
dom. II YOU go to sueing for pay
after the date of Mr.. Lincolns proela
nation why not sue for the wages of
your whole lives, and for all tina,
your father and mother aud your
grandfather aud grandmother earned?
Listen to no man who talks to you
in that way | know that some men
are going around the country using
the negro as stepping stone to Office.
II is said that ! voted TO strike out
provision which would have com +.
PEELED every common carrier or hotel
keeper to receive every colored man
that came along. Now, | have no
idea of giving you better place in
the constitution than have. want
colored men and white ones to know
that | will treat each as he deserves,
bu, ] will moi civo him tho Start Of
me There oro blaek ,en who arc
scallawags, and if | was a saloon
keeper or hotel proprietor, would
sboll bc gro.,s p, me bo,so
sneok inc 10 The white man he
said.
Some If vou s,v TIM, unIc.s yorr
votes arc conn,,d ,bcrc will bo war
Follow c;t;ycns Won had hot,cr besin
to obov the law Truo il il In,
yor nsca 10 vote I'm, ,hon ,an had
nsror reLoIloJ ho,o No non m;lI
no ,n 70 ,ho ha,,o, hax AL yo,o an
Tho i, ~ Noyowher I, w;lI ho an
90, 81 eoij, ia Vii cubic, h;nsoir
o. ;al;a a,oo, haro ~ man ,r;l,
,hns show h;s d;.,ea.,a ~ ,hs Gov,
eFnmchs Point Mo 10 an instance
in history in which a government has
been tried, as this has, which did not
shed one drop Of blood or coniiscaic
any man $ property, after 'he strife
ended Not one Of you on the day
on which you heard that Gen, Lee
had laid his arms at the feet of Gen.
Grant, but expected to be called on
to account for his deeds. Ev ry one
Of you would have been glad to know
that you would have been let alone
and not punished.
Did You expect better terms than
are now offered your You viii not
get 'hem, iou say you VIII no, SUP
mi'-,ha, you WIN not permit 'he
STATE 10 pc Nificao'Reo' You say
yo" are u'S'fanoh'seu' "n''e we
,neanest Niger III ''c 'aou F1'es'
, nat was tue consequence OF fe,e'
non Every man VINO mas 10 ooey
'hc IA" s"ou'o n'ne sV"o'"'ns W
say N the making OF ,he IA" 'ne,o'
'ofe' you aSs' why NOT ,o' a.. "n,'e
men .o'o 20 yu" u'' ueiodu 'no
feoe'lion, 40. nlo'c sna" WV ,'a'e
been disiranchisea' ihey nave oeen
acc"s,oine' 70 'e,' '"' p'yP'' ny
say 'hey can pear 10 nu u's'fa">
chiscd, and they wont wen sup
pose they w'l' nave TO- nose 0, you
VINO are lsoof'ng unaef u''Sp,'.'y
complain oil II, 10" 40 you expect
TO De reheVea >" nat II VIC S"o''
est way PACK 70 'aVo' : ~ you
think II is by oohouncing inc "os'
eminent ana every ma" VINO s'a"''
by III
Among the bad things that we DID
at Austin (for everything we did
was bad) was this Wegot together
a list of names of those whom we de-
aired to have relieved from their po,
litical disabilities. ! recommended
a good many-all who asked me. !
could not recommend any who did
not ask for it, or might have been
insulted, as Others were who did. a
Ling .'s,vu gentleman of Houston
whose disabilities It was proposed to
relieve, wrote letter declining to
receive it, respect this gentleman,
but there is a strut and swagger