Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-02-08

We NVcn nut lnrh 70 the spec u oi
Gen. 4 j llumill ~, made nj Aus
,lii. an tho 9Th at December last,
Ia find the grounds for this appre-
houston, When great party leaders
make declarations nf such moment
when tho minority comprising
that party are dccmctlof snch char
Rcter rs t1 warrant advice like that
given below those who are not per-
mittcd to enter the secret councils
where the prv,cusioiS condemned
are advanced, may well believe
there IL danger ulcnd. Read what
Gen. Ham ton says:
"Thc great Republican party of
tho country is coutcnding Tor the
equality Of all men before tho law,
without any distinction of color.
II y0W ShOuId act upon tbs dtStiRc.
tiol, dad form q LLIck mans party, Il
rouh result in your OTa rHiH, Il
w0uid bring about struggle deireea
the races, and ia StHh contest yOu
Wogid lose all hdi gVa hare h=S far
gdiHe,L; JrcaYSG yoa are only four
millions, dAd the Whi'ss are hTty.t,co
millions, anil tOUr millions cannot con.
teal successfully against Miry-tro
millions. lam tOid there are some
persons here wh0 are ddcisiAg yOW 10
sue your oidmdSier for ,cdgcS from tie
fae .W. LiacOlhS Emancipation
Proclamation WdS iSslcd until yow
,rrre actually set free. Now ] claim
to BE- Your friend, and | have given
some proof of il aAl | expect to
contend for v"ur rights until they
are ultimately secured to you; but
| tell you that if ION act upon this
advice, to sue your old masters for
wages from 1868 to 1865, will not
sustain you in it. The best friend"
you have here VIII not sustain you
in it, The Republican party Of tho
North will not sustain you, nor will
six men be found in Congress to
sustain you. And say more. The
maa rho giccs you such ddcise IS no
true frjead to the cOHatry and i yon
ShogM attempt to do tbs Hing, and
fad any respectable support IN 1t, all
the military commanders IN the South
gaiiam and energetic as know them
to DC, ,routd not be ale, to keep the
DeHce, i i; x 4; 4;
The Democrats try to prcdjudico
the Northern people against you by
telling them that you arc proud and
arrogant, and that you will soon
want to take all the Offices away
from white men. You have the
right to run for office against any
body. You have n right to run
against me and to beat me-. If you
can. But there are questions of
pr, pricty and policy connected with
this thing Of running for Office, and
I do not think it would be uise or po-
htic in you to push yo.rSeloes .for'oard
at this time for Office. You must trust
yoT rhte triends."
II 4; a X
Why this advice? Why these
notes of alarm? Why these decla-
ra,ions of results SO terrible, follow
ing an effort for negro supremacy?
1t is because there is already ~ dis
position developed to "act upon this
instruction and form a black mans
party." 1t is because there are men
,cho are not true friends to them' (the
black man) or the, country' who
"GIvE SUCH ADVICE rs will ensure
The result.
Why is it necessary to declare to
these jorty seven thousond frccdpeo-
pie that it is ''neHher rise or polite
in you to push yourselves forrard at
this time for office? Because it isal-
ready apparent that relying upon
the immense asccndcncy ofnumbers,.
the thousand have determined on
demanding the rights Of maj jorities!
Why this stirring appeal in heealf
Of the white mans prerogative?
Because their scanty numbers show
how hopeless is to be their effort to
maintain the ascondcncy over their
black followers! Why the earnest
declaration "Yol must trust your
uhite triends?" Because the Black
man, true to the instincts Of race.
caste and color, has shown adisposi-
tion to trust himself!
What race occupying this posi-
tion of numbers towards tho hand
ful of viii mon associated with
them, would long rest under yoke
so Calling as that which these white
men propose? 1t is but natural that
rs the power at theircommand looms
mp before their sight, they should at
first be startled, and estate to
grasp it, but urged onward by men
'',cho are no true friends OF them or the
c0gRtry' the dire national CO amity.,
so i'ttle apprehcnded by Judge Bell
will arise in the realization cf the
gloomy predictions of Gen. Hamil-
+ ton
There are, in Texas, Il, 43O black
men registered rs voters No state
can pretend to say there are ever
l3n00 white men who are affiliated
with them. We do not believe
their are 10000 Can IL be Supposed
that With the three fold .rrepondcr-
cncy Mr.. Bell and his friends will
long be able to. make these "black
men hcwcrs Of wood and drawers
OF water for thcms
No, even though trusting TO the
human and honorable instincts of
white manhood, we might be willing
to yield the government into tho
hands ofthoSe mcn, there il 30 hope.
They are destined to be over
welmed; and, in milking this contest
against negro supremacy, we alike
have in our hands their futere and
fhcir fnriuncs. Though many Of
them have been bitter in this hour
when there should bc peace. we will
dot sieethein over q the fate which
is impending. They nlasi be fescu-