New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-11-09
Rebel and Conservative LtbeIs
Exposed.

Rebel and Conservative LibeIs
Exposed.
Some weeks ago thrty-two unrepentant reb
els of Texas addressed what they were pleased
to designate can Open Letter" to CARR
ScHURz-a very malignant and utterly false
and unjust arraigument of the Republican ad
ministration Of Texas. This letter was pub
lished by the Chicago Tribune and others o.
that class of conservative Republican papers
its falsehood accepted az truth, its entiment t.
approved, and its libels Endorsed. The Austin
State Journal of October 26th contains reply
t. this rebel.SoHURI Conservative attack upon
the Republican rule in that State, and it has
made most effective work of it. Every charge
made by the thrtytw rebels and their econ.
sentative Republican indorsers is squsrely
and frankly met, and its mendacity 80 thor
oughly exposed that no man with the slightest
sense of honesty will repeat it.
The authors Of this open Letter" start out
with q comparison between New York and
Texas financial management, greatly to the
prejudice of the latter. This line of argument
is adopted by the Chicago Tribune, which ex-
! poses its desire to aid the Democracy at TIE
expense of the Republican party, by asserting
that while New York city. with valuation of
sixteen hundred million dollars, has increased
its debt only one hundred millions in two years.
Texas has increased her debt fifty millions Of
dollars in the same time, upon a total valua
ton of only two hundred and fifty million Of
Ill II fnrt har hx-k
| statement that New York elects her own rulers
and may get rid Of them at her will, while those
of Texas are thrust upon her by Federal bay.
onets.
In replying to and disposing OF these mon
srous assertions, which it very justly charsc-
terzes as statements so reckless and malig.
nant that they could originate nowhere else than
in the hearts of Texas rebels-a class of des
peradoes who stop at no measure, however
mendacious and wicked, that may accomplish
their purpose--tbe Journal asserts, upon Off
cal authority, that the debt has not been
increased fifty millions, nor has the present civil
government been "foisted upon the people at the
point Of the bayonet." The only debts, it as
serts that have been created by the present
lection, amounting to about S460, 900, to meet
which she has issued her seven per cent. bonds,
now In New York for sale, and an issue of
S400, 900 in ten per cent. bonds running for
FIVE years, predicated upon and to be paid,
principal and interest, from the tax income of
the State. These 100000 ten per cent. bonds
were issued to meet deficiency caused by short
collection of taxes owing to the change of gov
eminent and defective system Of assessing and
collecting taxes. These are all the debts made
so far by the present government. The debt
for frontier defence is q valid claim upon the
United State Government.
Here, then, Is a rebel" Conservative"
aggeration of only little over forty nine mil
lions of dollsrs-representing. the increase to
be only about fifty times as much as it really
is. The libellers fail to show that the Gov.
ernor or a single State officer has been guilty
Of the slightest fraud since the Republicans
have been in power. Nord they even make the
attempt to prove any such thing. The charge
that the State government was foisted upon
the people by Federal bayonets, is q self
evident falsehood, and needs no contradiction.
The world knows, what the Journal alleges,
that it was the free choice of the people of tho
State.
There 10 an attempt to give plsusibility to
the falsehood, that the State debt has been in
creased fifty millions Of dollars in two years,
by asserting that The Legislature had granted
$40 600, 900 to railroads and levied tax on
the people of $1,000, 900 besides. The Jour
nal shows that the only foundation there
is for the charge that forty million of dollars
had been given to railroads is the fact that
bonds to the amount of S. OOO, 900 are author.
ICED to be issued in favor of railroad acros.
the State when IL should be completed, not
dollar Of which has been issued. And, also,
Sc, 0G0, 900 TO the Southern or Texas Pacific |
Railroad. But none of these bonds have been
issued either. 10 regard to the charge that
$1,000, 600 have been assessed in the shape OF
taxes the Journal proves that the amount does |
not exceed SO, 5UOO,0O at the very outside.
Such 10 the character Of this attack on the |
Republican party of Texas, originated by the
Texas rebels and adopted by pretended Re.
publican paper. Each one Of the long list of |
charges is met and disposed Of az effectuslly
by the Journal They are ell proved to be
falsehoods made out Of whole cloth, or the
grossest kind of exaggeration. The admins.
tration OF Gov. DAVIS is shown to be a. honest
and economical a. that of any other State gov
North. And the course of ScHvRs
md the Chicago Tribune is evidently part of
! conspiracy among Northern " Conserve
i've" Republicans 70 bring genuine Radical
southern Republicans into dsrsputa
The keynote - the rebel Conservative"