Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-07-31

These men also npuleetsA N5A'Ne'
the Consultation now presented iei
your acceptance, and caused lheii
protest TO he spread upon the jour
nals of the Convention Ia tho FOL
lowing form
I'VE DO most earnestly end sol
emn.y protest agaiRsl that preVl-
sion ia the proposed Constitution
which extends tho right 0f suffrage
10 all those who voluntarily became
the public enemy Of tho United
States feeling assured tia, !. was
tic aim 0f Congress 10 enable The
loyal people u Texas, without 70
gard 10 any distinction Of race on
color, TO re0rganizo and maintain
government ia the plare Of that
oveilhrown BIZ the rebellion. And
ws cannot farhear 10 express the
conviction that the adoption by tho
majority Of the Convention Of the
provisions Ia regard 10 suffrage,
was obtained by virtue Of u pre-,
medilated aud deliberate deception,
and by methods OF Intimidation
which deserve tho grayest eensnre,
The majority oi the Contention
have deliberately removed from tho
Constitution every safeguard for the
protection Of the loyal voters, white
or black. They have stricken from
that instrument the whole system
of registry. They have rerpd'n,ed
the oath OF loyalty contained in the
Reconstruction laws. They have
spurned the test of equal, civil and
political rights. And we do most
solcmnly call upon the registered
voters Of Texas TO vindicatc tho
national honor and the cause Of
right and justice by their yOtc';
To which protest my honorable
competitor, General Il. j. Davis,
subscribed in tho following form:
~ Join in tho above protest, cx'
eepL that part which charges dccep.
ton and intimidation on the part of
members. EDWARD J. DAVIS,
Delegate from Nucccs County"
And finally, when beaten in the
Constitutional Convention at all
points, General Davis, who was the
President, attempted tho violent
disruption Of the body, and vacated
his scat without an adjournment,
and The labor or thrco months was
saved only by the prompt action of
n majority Of tho Convention and
by the firmness and clear judgment
of General Candy, who then com.
mandcd the District of Texas. The
dlsgfatcful scenes which were then
and there enacted can be testified to
by every truthful delegratc who
was present.
But before these scenes were en-
acted, these extreme gentlemen had
elected five ofthcir number, togcth-
or with another (Mr. BurnctO, who
proved not to be subscrvient to their
schemes, as Commissioners to visit
Washington to represent to the Ma
tional Government the condition OF
Texas; one thousand dollars being
to dcfray the expenses
Of each of said delegates. When
they arrived in Washington they
deliberately prepared and pGblished
a Memorial, over the signatures Of
Il. j. Davis, my honorable competi-
tor, j. w. Flanagan, Nj. G. Hamil-
ton, w. M. Varnell and j. II. Bur
nett. ~ is but simple Justice to the
last named gentleman to say that he,
by n publication in Washington,
the Memorial and eX-
plicitly denied tho authority of the
others to put his namc to the paper.
This Memorial, among other
Things, declares as follows: tli q.
"Lawless mon in large bands at
end the political meetings held un-
der the auspices of the Democratic
clubs. The speakers indicate, by
name, those elected for murder. The
non thus pointed out have no course
eft them but to- leave their homes,
,r to be murdered on the first con-
renient opportunity. The murder
IF negroes is so common as to rem
ler itimpossible it to keep an accu.
ate account ofthem :. Free speech
md n free press have never existed
n Texas. Tho official report of
awlessncss and crime, so far from
,eing exaggerated, do not tell the
whole truth. bal- a ti}o2 2si- "a
X .kaos* q 4: :e 80 X
"Civil courts cannot punish out
avs. Military missions must
how that mon can be punishedgin
Pexas for murder and kindred |
rimes. This will be the work of
ears. ielQ ui. iHit5"a EtHfn
X x '*noD* 81 ~ 81
"These anticipations were, how
#, not realized Aconsiderabla.
timber of tho mcmbersy calling |
Republicans, did not in.
heir actions come up to that firm
ess for Republican principles which
heir constituents had Alright to eX-
'ect. A Constitution was framed,
which gives no satisfaction or secu-
ity to the loyal people of either
olor, but which is heartily endorsed
" the Democratic or rebel party,
nd a very few $50 cailod) Repnbli-
ans. auh eag 4
+ 4 X * Il.
"The new Constitution abolishes
he wise safeguard offered by the
construction acts, with regard to
he right of Suffrage, allowing in
his respect the utmost latitude to
be disloyal. As provision to Sc
ure the voting privilege and other
ivil and political rights to colored
itizens against hostile measures, it
7as proposed to insert the follow
ne section in this Constitution as a
.uarantee that future legislation
bould not abridge their rights:
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