Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-08-26

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thsTe o. tisssLsl IL an act VI usaTpallon
as sheskihg 10 the somnsn srnss As Il y
I Insulting 10 the ilsnily 0f iTss lsePis
aai that f0T iis issPsiis sAsIeiss 'hs pss
Die sill hold the ,iessTho' oi ieAas lrsfsa
sitIe ia The fsIuu aAi Al The bar " si'ili
iIatioa, for al the evil e0ssslushess 'hs's
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A That nc sincerely svnhls 10 The Abii
[ ity and disposition et iLs people 10 isPoEl
I themselves as good siIiisnsI 10 the sieTel''
. u the right ef suffrage ssHierTsi hy 'h'
ronsiiIulioH ani laws uf the lani, ami u
secure full, fair sud Psaeahls elsehsh,
{ q. That aRy use " force, oTilsplsy el ~
sheiheT under color 0f aulheTiiy or elheT'
1 Riss, not justified by anything i'ne' No
I l.,i,e ofIhs law, upon the DAYS si election.
is le be regarded as Anu'hspubl'esn' ani
ss isslaTatiSe Of the PuTPese 10 eeeTes 'hs
ballet, I. control It's exercise for psT,i'ah
purposes ahd TO prevent that 'lgllanes
which, As fIeemen, the citizens shoali be-
sto. upon the eenigei0Ts thereof, snd as
calculated 10 ovegs.gll, rather than secure
a t" full fair, aud psaessble election,
Wherefore the eommltits recommend the
olnpliou Of the following res 'luiiens,
Esso!rsL, I. Ry fAS oitgsEs - baIrs'ie"
raualy ~ rlss -sshEy ds'fHblfd, ihNN the
GoVernor of the State Of Texas be resi- ee''
nilly requested TO withdraw his said "eir'
eular,' order or proclamation -,
Heso!rsA .. That committee OF eili'
tens Of the county % Galveston 10 ap'
pointed to present TO tho governor 'hs
foregoing report ~ a Temonslrance ana
petition for the redress Of the grievances
set forth ther in, and that the said com
miliee are instructed to report the result
Of their action to an adjourned meeting TO
be hereafter called by the chairman o' THIS
meeting. =,
Re,oir,a =. That tho citizens Of all
other counties in the State cooperate
herein, by the expression OF their will aud
sentiment in such way as TO them shall
seem best.
Rssolred, 4. That all newspapers tarough.
out the State friendly to the cause OF civil
liberty, are respectfully requested to pub
lish at length, the proceedings OF this
mocling.
Aftcr reading the resolutions, by request
Of the meeting, MIR. Cleveland pro'eeded
to discuss them. lie said this was no or
dinary occasion IL was ole that the citi.
Lens Of Texas had never before been called
upon to discuss. There was no parallel in
the history OF Texas, excepting the proc
lamation Of Santa Anna, in 1850, which
history showed was followed by his cap
ture. SIC sempcr tyrdnnis was the best
Latin he knew, and he recommended II TO
the notice of Governor Davis, whose cir
cular violated the right Of speech and the
right Of conscience. Tho first was right
hard on tho Mcthodis's, TO be forbidden TO
shout or proan. lie himself intended to
try one shout III he was hung for il.
The speaker then reverted to the nntag-
opism existing between the Governor =
circular and the Constitution Of the
United States.
In these days there was nothing like
turning to tho Constitution Of the United
States. lie had been always taught that
the government was the servant OF the
pcoplc. Was it not, therefore, strange
that its members were 80 ignorant Of the
Constitution they had sworn to uphold Z
Where was the power to employ troops by
the Governor of the State, such as the
State Guard Z The speaker then read sew
eral extracts from the United States Con
rtitution, and showed how diametrically
orroaite to iis provisions was the course
taken by the Governor and the Radical
party.
lie further charged the Governor with
rebellion, by disobeying the acts OF Con-
gres., and quoted from the acts of Con-
gress to enforce the nth amendment, to
support the position, especially those
parts relative to free speech and support
ing, advocating and voting for any law
fully qualified candidate and proved 1t in
the mcst satisfactory manner.
Col. Forshey moved that the chair be
empowered to fiji the blank in the resOlu
ton with the names Of ten gentlemen.
The report and resolutions were then
unanimously adopted.
Major MacLemcre moved that Judge
Franklin be requested to address the
meeting, which was carried by acclama-
tiun.
Judge Franklin then came forward, md
discussed at some length the subject of
taxation, showing the oherous burdens
and Irregularities of the present laws,
which in many respects, were unconstitu-
tlonal, and then turned his attention to
the school Law, which he denounced, and
truthfully, Gs a mere machine for retain
ing political ascendency.
At the conclusion Of the Judges remarks
the meeting adjourned, to meet again at
the call of the Chairman.