Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-09-09

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IN. Tie enormous amounts pail for
priniihs asserted By lni,ei sla.es ssna-
Tor Morgan {, llamilion, % b mere lhAn
four iimss ~ naeh as ever paid before
anl the Ian Aulhogllng the sslsblishnsnl
af an ciiieial newspaper In eVsTy Que ~
I TIE s. judicial districts OF the State, % be
selected BY the Gov Fnor AEl Teq.lTlng
that all sales uEleT execution, citations
and legal notices ofsll kinds, Ia each eoun'
~ 81 the district, shall be published IN
such psItF Law unhsarl u Ia the uhl'
TED States uuiil noW, aud a gFltVous oPprss-
sion % unfortunate debtors, llAganls aud
heirs 20 estates being settled
/ 9th. The recent order ~ the Governor
calling iu,o active service from the CON-
meneemenl ofregislrailon, September 18th,
I 10 the close 81 the election, October oh, a
perlol Of ~ days, twenty Of the Reserve
| Police for each Og the $50 counties o. the
state, At - per day each, or 81 10 In each
county, TO be paid out Of tho eoaniy treas
ury, aud thus imposing, by tho mere order
Of the Governor, an unnecessary tax or
SlSI 200 on the whole State. la the name
Of ourselves aud the psop!e Of Dallas eoun.
~, We protest that this extraordinary orr
der and tax upon our county Is wholly
unnecessary TO secure full aui hig
election. There Il no reason 10 suspect ut
fairness or intimidation in the registration
or election, unless on the part OF those az.
pointed ~ the Governor TO suparintcnd
the same; and We nisclaim any intention
to impugn their motives in advance.
These are but n portion Of the public
grievances. The Constitution Of the State,
while containing tho germ Of these and
other wrongs, nevertheless, embodies In
the main, wholesome provisions, II pro-
yides lha: tho members of the House Of
Representatives shall serve two years
"Jrca the day Of general election" The
present legislature was elected at the gem
eral election, Oh the last day OF November
and the first three days Of December, 1869,
and therefore their term expires on the
3rd day of December, 1871. Their sessions
we're to be annual. They held provis-
ioual session in February, lSiO--a regular
annual session commencing in May, 1870
another annual session commencing
January. l87l-and now they arc to meet
in adjourned session on tho 18th Septem-
ber-thus holding four sessions instead of
two. Yet, by on act, approved July 22nd
1870, they prolonged their term for an Gu
tire year till December lS72-an act in
direct cOnlravenlion of the plain letter oil
the Constituti6n-wh ly without prece'
dent in the United States or any other
modern constitutional government OF Eu-
rOpe-but strikingly parnllelel by Santa
Anna in overturning the Republican Con
: eti,utiou of &exico, first prOlonging his
own term of Office and next declaring him
self Supreme Dictator for life. We join
there fore, with our fellow citizens in other
parts OF the State, ~ the only legal mode
. and manner of bringing about redress OF
, these and other grievances lin demanding,
in accordance with the Constitution, an
election for members of the Legislature AT
the time named to-wit: two years from the
80th day of November, 1869.
Resolced therefore, That our delegates
to the Austin Convention be and nre here.
D by instructed to unite in council with the
l Convention in the adoption Of whatever
measures may seem best to accomplish the
objects and carry out the views herein be-
| fore set FORTH together with such kindred
action as may be deemed best calculated to
restore the civil governmental full suprem-
acy in the State-!o insure honesty ant
economy Ill all branches OF the State gov
ern,Hcnt-the right Of the people to elect
their own State District County and MI,
ncpal ofIicers--the repeal of the Police
State Guard, Militia hui Printing laws
the amendment Of the Registration and
Election laws-the reduction of the mum
Der of District Judges and District Attor-
neys-the repeal of every railroad subsidy
believed to have been pabsed by corrupt
means or deemed oppressive on the people
OF the State-the amendment of the free
school law so as to in no wise interfere
with private or incorporated schools or p-
sttu,ioTs of learning, NOR the right of pa
rehts and guardians to send their children
toEwhatever school or institution they see
proper--and providing for the fair and
equitable division of the school funds OF
the State between tho white and black
scholastic population, in separate schools.
Resoiped,t. That so foras our voice goes
in this District, the foregoing are also our
instructions to,our Senator and Represent
tives in the State Legislature. g.
Resolved That we now proceed to elect
seven Delegates and seven Alternates to
represent us in the Convention to meet
in Austin on the 22nd inst.
| ,-o H., n n E;JdipcS tho democrat.