Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-08-27
P0LiTICsL LETTER,


Nth alH etA- " " l-N - - 8 'AA a. 90
| allow uo 60 aIleaT DO yeaF IHFfE iaF ihr
/ PuTFass 1i lTtsfuiins lre iAslgl's ~ pa
I iAe I0iiiirzl csriiiisI n ale eeuEiTg,
I Pliar % he lass s,eclian, 80 ea,lrL
sought lLis 0Ip0r'4nily 81 y0gy Aauls e
\ arll as ai lar hands VI C'a.gs, tsl meI
I Nilh jisaEgE bgranse ny Nirns Nogll in,-
I IinFs sast Uas saii 10 ls ale Paliey II iae
/ -G GRssTEsiiye i.maeTais- II sas tLa
palicy ol ihlse who hsi inscribed "toasrr-
/ 1atiEa lsmugts'l' "a iAsiT banner 10 vote
. Tor A, J, liamililn Tor Govemer as ihe
I Nest available man ia conlfsi pliA ~
I munl }, bayis, vas ltsirgUs 10 make sn
effort 10 shoa llas this Ugs Hoi good Ialir
! ey, bul Is no favorable opportunity vas
preseniei | remained quiet, ! H9W BE-
iieve, with unirishel Difference 10 al.
iLoss who believed ia the wisdom Of that
. policy, 10 TryeTl bTislly 10 that much ei lie
I past. la tie eyes of a large portion Of The
I people ~ TsXas the Sins of Mr, Hamilton
l are unIarlonable, lie l. politically, maT'
Z ally sad sgeiably obigeIivnal'e, lie has
I Injured and insu.isi them beyond the Ios'
sl6luy of repagaiiOn. Had be been a hero
/ aud ilibsfllsl his life az the head OF an
army Ia their defence had he been
great bensiaetor when they were under
I some dire Misfortune had he ever dislin'
/ gu.shed himself Ia any COED Wolk had he
I been even sober r'oral Discreet eiiiseni
/ aud remained 30 until the enl OF the VAR
I they mighl have overlooked the seal with
which hc espOusel the cause Of radiealism,
| But When We consider that he abandoned
our cause and his country aud become an
I encmy Ia the time Of our bloody contest
Tor liberty, doiHg all IA his power TO In
| lure us aud accomplish our ruin, ani that
| by the most unlus, means when We con-
Z siLer the aulaciiy Of his returning TO the
midst of people Justly ineensed az his
conduct aud under the shield Of Federal
arms, hurllng the biilcrest iaveetiNes
against the white people, while ho sum'
mVnel all his powers OF suRyiiy In caJolins
| the negro; say, that II under these con.
/ sideralions alone, we were to turn and
support Mr.. Hamilton for any POSITION we
| would be reercnnt TO every sense VI honor
and respect; Il would BE- u sacrifice OF
prinsipls that We could never consent TO
/ make. We do not wish 10 be saved by
! that class of ofpoliiicaus or by that cast Of
men; nor do We want government OF his
iashiCning. We care not what Mr.. Davis
, aud his Legislature has done, or may do,
/ they cannot do worse inan Mr. Hamilton
has done. They are only building en- his
/ foundation II he had been faithful, the
superstrUcturc would, most likely, have
been hie own, and We have no reason 10
believe thu, it would have been amy better
than that of Mr.. Davis. We cannot un'
! derstand the necC ssity of resorting to such
tteans SO huialiatiug, to accomplish such
n qreai crL.
We shall cnlcavor to maintain the dig
nity and integrity of sensible men as the
sursst means of commanding respect, of
fastening the restoration of our political
institutions aud of welding profitable
influence when proper opportunity is Of
fcrcJ VEsh Tc are free and have the
liberty of choosing, we will enaeavor 10
select honest, reliable, intelligent men, to
serve us, as our representatives in the
different departments of government. But
so long as VIC arc forced TO vote for men in
whom We have no confidence, men who are
unfit and unworthy, we will leave the gov
ernment lust where ii is. We differ with
our friend, materially about the policy OF
interfeiire 10 any way with this govern
meut. We tried the power Of reasoning for
forty years without any effect whatever.
We then tried the force of arms and we're
defeated. This was the last resort aud
having staked everything upon it we
should abide the consequences. They said
the government should be managed in Il
certain way, we said that that was not the
right way. We did all that reasoning
could nccomplish in irving to convince
them of their error, they would not be con
yinccd and we fought them. They beat us,
and thereby secured the right and power
tn rule and govern according 10 their own
Al.
nur dntv to Withdraw from the contest and
leave them TO the endowment Of what they
had won, unlcss we intcndel to inaugurate
SINE other mode of Tar!arS and continue
Tho ficht This VIC have no idea of doing,
Inf sey wc Lpsirc npoce. There is but one
mn,o 1r eocnrin,, rooce. 1t is not TO sur
render the rirbt of thought, the right to
ra.son tbc r;oht 70 iulre, or the right of
on;nion hpt Il ;s to surrender the right of
rrosoning with our conouerors about con-
dnc,ing Ibe royernment. until thew are
w;IlinS IN l;sten TO reason. They saw we
hnra no rigbt * reoson with tyom now,
and that tbey viii Mt hear us. Their on.
l., arT,,,nsn, the roar of artillery or rat
,y;nr of smoIler rms. Thcy hold tho
swoTd susnendej over us and the bayonet
! ot o;,, hrcast and saw that We will NOT sur.
ro,Ior Thcv saw thnt we will insist unou
reo aonipo with them about The manage.
ment of he Government and upon advising
tbcm os TO The hest mode of conducting il,
whicb wc have no RIGHT TO do; which rjrht
was settled bv the war; and therefore we
comnel them 10 keep increasing their pow
ar ord strenctbpring their positiou. And
vet nevertheless. although we cannot talk
10 them: although they will not hear us;
we keep muttePinc and growing in the
distance as if connecting thunder by which
We intend 10 make them herr. Cur people
allow themselves to be led on by restless
de,ftaaorues nd petty aspirants, renegades
from lie radical party until they keep
themselves in n doubtful attitude toward
,he oovernment and in disravor with the
nary in mower. thereby procrastinating
Tho day of reconciliation. Every .obstacle
we throw in their way is adding fuel to Tie
Gre while trucking aud trying to please
them anlv adds TO ,heir pows sr. 1t makes
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