Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-08-20
The Matter Ventilated.

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The Matter Ventilated.
One or two OF our exchanges are
busy with incorporating facts
aud manufacturing public opinion
and misstating tho action, aid sen,
timents of tho People. We desire
tho public 10 give u candid a,tcr-
ton TO u few facts that wo will ad,
ducc, and then an opinion can hc
formed us tho reliability OF such
Journals in their statements:
In ono of them wo find tho ''.Ad.
dress to the People," which was
published in tho GAZETTE on Mon
day, tho 18th ult., and also tho full
report OF the names Of the gentle.
men who wcrc appointed cn tho
committee 10 frame tho Address,
and also full reports ofthc meetings
in which the plan Of tho Address
originated.
The published proceedings state
that IL was . meeting OF members
of the Legislature aud citizens ut
large, "nnd had for consideration
the condition of affairs in this State,
and tho dcvising ola remedy for
the reform of tho State Govern
mcnt." Several plans were discuss
cd, when, upon motion, Commit
tee of fifteen was appointed to pre-.
pare an "Addrcss TO tic People,
This Committee is named in the
proceedings, the "Committc Of Adj
dress"
At subsequent NEE ing men
toned in the published proceedings
the committee Of Address," pro
scntcd an Address, which, after ar
raging the principal bad acts and
arbitrary Legislation Of tho Davis
faction, counsel the People il brief.
!. Obedience to the law.
2. Aid to officers Of law in dis
charging their duties.
3. That all enroll in tho militia.
1. TO not form secret societies.
5. TO hold public meetings, and
protest against such Aws as seem
oppressive and petition the Cover,
nor and Legislature TO repeal such
obnoxious laws.
q That should such public meet.
ings regard the State Government
no longer Rcpubllcun in its form
that they petition Congress TO Sc
cure to the State u Republican form
of Government. .r..
7. That copies Of such petitions
ind resolutions be sent by the meet
ings to VIM. NJ. Walton and John
l.. Haynes as chairman of the
"Commiltcc on Petitions for Re
dress Of Grievances" to be consoli-
dated by tho said Committee by
authority Of the meetings, and pro
scnted by said Committee to the
State Legislature and Congress nc.
companicd by a memorial, showing
our wrongs in detail.
This in substance is the Address.
Another Committee was appointed
to circulate the Address for sigma
lures, and supcrintcnd the rromulgA-
ton of the SAND, when signed.
Tile whole matter was devised in
order to produce action by the
whole people. 1t was not to form
pa. ty. IT was an Address to tie
People not by tho Committc who
presented the Address to tho meet
ing, but was, rs it was stated, to be
signed by tho People at largo rs
advice to the People of Texns for
action as II People. they were not
advised to form ;tny party nor were
they expected to fprm party. \
part of the recommendations in tho
Address 60 to regulate individual
action, and the other action advised
is to petition for n redress Of griev-
anccs by the masses. Those acting
in this movement could not be call
cd Peoples Party" because when
we attach tho name Party to united
action for II specific purpose, the
movement losses favor and soon
degcncratcs down in the estimation
of many to being tho creature OF
politicians. b,
The Address especially guards
against leaving room by a single
expression for any one to construc
that there is advice or hint for any
other action on the part of the Poo
pie than that specifically stated in
the Address. 1t meant TO be COM
plete on the points in which it adj
vises, and it is complete. There
arc so many Democrats who have
opposed fusion parties with so much
yehemcnee, that in order to leave
them free TO act with the People in
this movement it was necessary
that the Address show plainly on
its face all tho action that was con-
templatcd and that there was not
The slightest intention of regarding
il as a political fusion party. The
duties Of the Committees which
were appointed all cease when they
performed the particular acts desig-
mated in the proceedings.
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