Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-11-25
what an old Whis says


nambsrs o; people, once belonging 10 aHi
,sins With the Oii Nhis party, whs eau
Hrysr he breughI 10 the snrPer' Of The
Democratic party, no,uiihsiandihg they
HoS agree with il, ia the main, on all vital
Issues, aud are heartily snKious TO restore
The soun,ry TO an ssIual, honest, soHs'i'u'
,ional government They eAnHo, over
eome their old feelings Of hostility TO the
democracy With whom they once had 50
many gallant contests aud just because Of
the name aud the prejudice against Il, they
continue TO vote With tie republicans
though uuwillingiy, To all such, We COM
mspd the following sIeslltnt letter, which
ne have received from q gsHllensn ofhigh
standing, au old whis, aud once leader
too, in that high lsusd aud patriotic or
ganiI.Iion,
~ approve most heartily your
| late article against the formation Of a new
party. Ny judgement Is that Il would
/ bring certain defeat ia the next frssiden'
iial contest aud that IL Is doubtful wheIh'
! CT a third party could In many years be-
come very respectable in numbers, There
| Il no Necessity for even change OF name
I with us, though am aware Of the fact that
there are many good men In the South,
I who have acted With the republican party
since the war, beeause Of this anoie nl pref
uiice 10 democracy, aud because they re-
| gard the democratic party s the authors
| oI secession-some OF this class acted win
/ us in the late election, while others OF them
we're neutral. Nearly the whole OF this
/ class would have voted with us " our
! candidate had been acceptable. In the
p,her districts this class pretty generally
| supported our men-~.in many localities, as
at Austin, prominent republicans, and
! those who were the founders OF the party
! in Texas, supported our candidates--my
! impression always has been that the prop.
er course on our part woull secure, In the
/ end, every man that has acted With the re-
: bublicans who was at all conscientious
/ The ncn VI Texas that shave acted with
this party, who were not Office seekers,
never believed that the republican party,
or its leaders, would insist upon mixed
schools, or such enormous taxas for educa-
ting the negroes; nor did they dream that
hundreds OF thousands of dollars would be
w;ung from the people to purchase arms
to be plncpd IN the hands Of vngabond
negro soldiery, or that, without any cause
under heaven, counties and large commu.
mites would be placed under martial law,
and the lives of unotcnding citizens be de-
termined by drum head courts martial
or that mob OF negro police Eculd be
turned loose upon whole comlhuhities to
collect M bi,rarily assessed and illegal tax
es=-nur did they believe that Mr.. DAVIS
would dare declare martial law unless
there was n real neccssity--nnd the idea
that he would DO such u thing when the
Legislature was in session was TOO prepos-
iercGs to be entertained for n momcnt.--
Suppos Davis had told the people in the
canvass that he would do these things If
elected, why, even the negroes would not
have voted tor him--his own papers would
have denounced him such conduct and
Violations of the constitution and rights OF
the people, are not confined alone TO Texas
rndica is. These acts Of tyranny are the le-
gillmutc fruits of the radical policy of e.
cCnLtructiun. Grant and his followers en- |
courage IN, Sc things, anu are nov seeking |
means by which the Southern States can
be kept from voting in the coming Prcsl- |
dental contest. Rchecting meh~-meh who !
love their country, it matters not about |
their past political hhteccdcnts, cannot |
fail to observe lLese things, and plainly |
see that our form OF government is rapidly |
drifting to n centralized despo' ism--nnd |
only few more strides, another appica-
ton or two of the screws of oppression,
and the point will he reached, and If ncc-
cssary to retain the republican party in
power, the sword will be used, and the
yoke be fastened upon the recks of the
American people forever, or until in olood
the usurpcrs are driven ou,. Indeed that
point is already attained so far MS very
large part of the Union is concerned. The
people OF Texas, of South Carolina, can
not invoke the guarantees of the cOnstitu-
lion either to protect their lives, liberty or
property. These are ter, ible and frigbtful
ngressions upon liberty and republican in
would the fathers have
thought had the Goddess of Liberty told
them that in less than century from the
completion of tn, ir good work these terri.
bic things would occur in the lnhd conse-
Grated TO freedpm by their labors and by
their blood The party that has done
these things Is in the control of every de-
partment Of the government They are
mediiating still further entruacli ments.--
There is buto other party organizedwilh
in the government that has heretofore, op
posed or that proposes in the future to battle
against those wrongs this party has the
prestige Of age, of n long and brilliant ca
reer of successful administration of the
government. 1t has always been the firm
and fast vindicator of the rights of the
s'ates, and of the people of the states--and
these two last are among the very greatest
issues now before the country--this party
has the ablest and purest men in the na.
iion as its leaders--it is thoroughly organ
lied, drilled and equipped, and will be
amply provisioncd lin the way Of n just
and liberal platform Of principles and good
men for candidates) for the coming catn-
paigD. The old issues that bred the an
cient prejudices of thousands Of good
old Wings and native Americans, are no
longer before the country. A now set of
issues, living and vital ones affecting the
future Of the general government of the
States, and the people directly, are now be-
fore the country, and their solution by the
success Of the radical party or by its de-
feat determines whether Congress shall
usurp all the powers of government, and
whether States shall become no more than
counties or parishes, and the people sub.
jected to arbitrary arrest, punishment and
Of property by federal Of 9th
rr Office holders in violation Of the bill Of
rights. These are .he issuesr Patriotism
hut sec them--ald sound judge
ment will show such men as Carl Schurz
aud others that the Democratic poriy
alone is able to grapple with the monster
that every effort should now be turned
TO building Il hp and strengthening its
sirUn ghOlds. To he successful we must be
harmonious atnung onrsel,es. and must be
just TO honest men who differ with us
The following item is from a late
number of the New York Journal of
Commerce
The General Land Office hhs or
1cred the withdrawal from settle
nSnt or sale of the odd numbered
section Of lands for twenty miles on
.ach side of the designated line of
he Texas Paeisc Railroad, in Cali
-ornia. The rap Of the road has
Deen fled by the company. This
-Oad runs from Fort Yuma on the