Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-01-23
Reesa.lIat,lon in Is.as.

frla as s-lt4sisE Gas a.
Tie following iaels aHl r,mV.u-
si0ns have boeu arrived AZ hY
large portion II lhv people II this
flale, if0m an observation OI vNlsi,
lag rirtumstanecs
First The Il ounsiueii0R CanVen-
Iion spent lhreo monlhs ani pre-
scented netting 10 tho pvoplp ior
thsiF acceptance, They have bcen
again in session several weeks, aud
appear A. nearer towards c0mple-
ton e their work lhan Uhcn they
first met, Indeed, il appears az
present that no Constitution will bo
agreyd upon this session, Ii il now
proposed 10 elect by the Convention
fear delegates 70 Washington Nho
shall lay before Congress the Tali,
cal version II the condition of tho
state, with the request that enlarg,
cd puwcrs be giyou tho Convex lion
-lu tie eNlont, as il understood,
of legislatins generally, eleeting
State officers by the Convention. sc.
Tho policy ot those now IN authors
~ IN tho State (radical State oillcors)
and the non action of the Cunvon.
ton, has been gradually bringing
about aRarchy and confusion,
Should Congress confer upon tho
Convention the power 10 ivgisla'o
generally, to adopt n Constitution
without rc'orcnCe TO the people, aud
10 choose tbs first officers that aro
~ inauglratc the reconstructed
State, no more dcplorablc event can
happen % our people. ltis too mon.
strgu' u contemplate, yet thcro is
real danger that II may hal IN. Al.
ready have the people lost all respect
for the present State authorities aud
the Convention. This feeling is not
confined 10 conservatives, but il per-
vndcs the minds of all minds of hon,
est and well meaning radicals
While the conservative masses Of
tho State have not anticipated II lib
crIl or wise Constitution, yot they
have desired that the work should
be completed aud restoration bo full
~ effected With this e cling many
OF them have determined to oppose
nothing that may be offered, while
Others would perhaps votc for an
Objectionable Constitution, in order
that the present terrible suspense
and unccrta .nty may have an end.
The mclGbcrs of the radical party,
rs general rule, have lost ali con-
Gdcncc in the Convention. and their
patience is exhausted The truth
is, the people Of all parties are wca-
ry with delays, aud are diSgustcl
with the condition Of things.
1t is time that the prudent and
moderate men of the State, irrespec-
tive of party associations, past or
present, should begin to act in con.
cert for the future safety and pros
pcrity Of the State. Such action
should begin with the people (not
among the politicians) in the res-
pectivc counties, and they should
unite in protest against the division
OF the State; against tho adoption
ofa constitution withfut Il reference
to them, and against any legislative
powers being conferred upon tho
convention; and especially should
they protest against power being
granted the convention to elect
State officers. ..... .... ......a sl.T5
If it were not for the fact thattho
great majority Of people of Texas
are unreprcsentcd il The convention
and that any expression by them
would be regarded as an evidence
Of rebclliousn SIS, y voice ofioensure
and Indignation, at the conduct of
the convention, would have swept
across the State from the Rio Grande
to Red river, and in such an unmis-
taxable amer that the authori
ties at Washington would know
that the convention does not repre-
sent the wishes oflhc people. it is
time that this forbearance should
case, and that the people, in tho
most respectful manner, should
make known their real sentiments
in regard to the extraordinary de-
lays and extravagant conduct of tho
convention. tr,..r.r ID r
Such action should be invited and
promoted by those who approve
the congressional policy because
the nation has sustained this policy,
and it devolves upon its honest
friends in Texas to see that it
Is not tefeated by advcnt,r err,
n i'll oaice- hunters, and greedy
spectators in railroad charters, and
other corporations. We have said
that it is the duty of the real friends
OF the reconstruction policy of Con-
gress TO make this movement We
say so, not because OF any change
ol opinion on our part in regard 10
this policy, but because the iatc
election indicates that the nurthern
masses endorse it, aud that there
is little probability Of any material
change by the incoming ailninistra-
ZION III TINS regard, aud because II
is duty that those who favor tho
policy in Texas should give the peo-
pie fair opportunity to act. '' '
Speaking of tho Convention, wo
would not be understood as express
ing ccnsure for each member of
that body. There are honorable
exceptions among he radical lead.
ers, as well among the few conscrv
ativoS who sit there. Hfv. .-sH l
1t Is worthy Of note, the gallant
stand made by those who opposed
the Alb lnitio doctrine al the last
session, alSo ppe manly struggle
made at the lasi session, ns we'll an
1T the present session, against n 30.
vision of the State. and The ol.posi-
tion toaI y further diSirahcbiscncnt
of cur psore. 81.
We sincerely desire that better
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