The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-01-04

The rsdissl thsssy, that nee VIC
,ers esxagsd 10 wAss y dsssoisstst
the lat. " rshsllios," shssld b ais'
f,uchised, asd dssisa Ill parsiei'
nancy in the government, II fally ~
oo..d BY ,he New Ycsk wesld. 10 q
review Of Sssassr Wilsss's speech
That paper aJs
We will sspposs that Mr.. WI.
.oa. oua sse.ios aAosiA II sons IL.
mrs tine RIB. aesissa ~ attempt b.
me o,Ase States 70 aaks II asisk out
az il, ~ lsvosits mp, SD that the
rebellion should b. pat down By the
oy.fpoverisg force Of he hderal
,rmirs What would hx acne with
The people afser hey bad boa sub.
saed Accssdisg to NJ. wilsoa's
doctrine, which also 10 that Of the
R.pablican party, thsv should BE-
kspt IN permanent nilissry subjuga.
ian Txis. and writAe ~ he may
bs cannot escape that conclusion,
SThere would be no population Of
emaucipatcd slaves on whom the gov.
|srnmen, could be dsvoived and We
.urpose !, would Be = little extrava.
can't to borrow . hist from 0ulliver
md confer universal suffrage on all
he male horses Il adslt aee, and in.
L,ate them in authority over the va.
100, There you'd BE- a population
ho had all, or nearly al, partici.
.red in the rebellion, and there
you'd remain the obligation imposed
b. the Constitution to guarantee a
Republican form Of government.
Eow if Mr. Wilson's doctrine be
ound how could this obligation be
UTILIZED The doctrine is incon.ist.
Mt with any prctence Of re, establish
ng republican government in q SEE.
len of country which hss rsbclled
II the whites OF TIE South had
zen It's only population, on wha,
ais would the Republicans have
roposed to reconstruct the States Il?
hi. question goes to the heart Of the
ubiect for rebellion where slavery
ocs no, exist is as possiblc as where
docs, and the Constitution holds
Ut one language. Had there been
negroes ia the South. reconstruc-
on. according to Mr.. Wilson's doc
iuc. would be impracticable, and by
sriy Of reasoning, every iutu.e re
flion ia other parts Of the country
HI dcmelisL republican government
eycin, beyond all possibility of re.
hiding it, Il hencc follows that
c Guarantee OF republican govern.
ent, which our fathers inserted in
c Constitutio is Fat absurdity.
dpstrinc which leads to this con.
quenee is ustenablc.
Everybody knows that when the
u ended, the temper Of the South
) Unexpectedly reasonable and sub.
Issiyc. II any testimony were
|edcd on this point we could cite
b, of Gen, Grant which has been
Pca'edly givcn-oncc in an Official
port and one under oath. II this
hmlssiveness on their side had been
with magnanimity on ours, the
sores woald not have been re-
ened, and We should have advanced
once into an era Of good feeling
d rcsuscitated confidence. But +!
did party objects were made para
Jun, to great national interests, and
|tste Of ,hssga has been produced |
ich Ellis every we'll wisher Of his
un'ry with anxiety. II is quite
psible that the asw negro govern !
|n's may BE- accepted BY Congress,
Mr.. Wilson predicts, before the
nr'h Of July; bat that will be
y the beginning Of SORROWS.
negro governments will not
I'D a day aiter they cease to be
pped BY fsasral b yossss, aud the
pie viii dsoide IN Noveaber that
bayonets shall b. withdrawn %