The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-07

Speech.sElOQuen Answers by
j. X. p. Record, John j. Good
and Nat NJ. BurfOrd, Esqs.--
The Effect.
To The Editor of the Democratic Statesman.
DALLAS, August "a, 1871.
In as few words as possible, I will
give you the occurrences in this town
yesterday.
For a week, posters had been up
announcing that Governor Davis
would address the people (not the
Radicals) on yesterday, ION the po-
litical issues of the day." "All are
invited to attend" was the last sem
tence of the card. The Democrats,
in the mean time, through the old
Roman, John G. Mccoy, had invited
Capt. ]. K. P, Record, to reply, and
he had agreed to do so, if the Gov
ernor would divide time. On the
evening before, in Lancaster, several
Democrats asked Governor Davis if
Capt. Record would be allowed to
reply to him {? He answered, that if
Record or any one else attempted to
do so, he would have him arrested
and put in jail This was duly
vouched for by responsible gentlemen
yesterday morning. About IL a. m,
the Governor came, with a companion
and one or two coIored police. A
great crowd was in town. All was
quiet, serious and orderly. At 2:30
p. m, Governor Davis came into the
square, in buggy, with one white
companion, escorted by 123 black
men on foot, and one white man,
named Jack Scott, captain of negro
militia company. This is not Capt.
Ammon Scott, a respectable negro
Radical, but Jack Scott, shingle
maker, who was beaten by negro
for captain, but was afterward ap.
pointed by the Governor. He is
commonly known as "Shingle."
The white people were already
assembled around the stand, in court
house grove-a stand erected that
day for the Governor, by Democrats,
because the Radicals utterly failed to
do so. Well, the Governor spoke one
hour and twenty minutes, defending
all his pet measures, the school infa.
my, the police outrage, the militia
bill and all, only that he did not
allude to the sWeet-scented printing
bill. He was listened to with silence,
and with every respect. And, before
high Heaven, l assert that, from his
first appearance on the square till he
left it with the same escort, there was
not the first clap, shout or scintilla
of applause, from white or black
nor was there the slightest shadow Of
disrespect shown him. He remarked
to several Democrats, as he retired
that the Democrats of Dallas had
even provided him stand, seats and
lemonade, when his own party haG
failed to do 80.
But when the Governor descended
the stand, there was something like
young earthquake-1500 throat'
shouted Record! Record jim
Record J. K. P. Record !" AnC
when, with flushed face and manly
form, he mounted the platform, i
was several minutes before he coult
proceed, so long and loud was thu
greeting. In the meanwhile, "Shin
gle" was charging to and fro on ;
large enciente female horse, forcing
the negroes to leave in the guberna
tOrial counter PROFESSIONALS Excel
lency saying to the colored troops
81 want all of my colored friends t,
meet me at Mr.. Rays District At
tOrney by appointment that 1 ma,
give each one of them my hand.
As stated, 123 finally fell into line
but 81 remained and attentivel,
heard the Democratic speakers.
Capt. Record went for and through
the Governor, with such an array o
facts, and burst after burst of burn
ing exposition, as to call forth al
almost undated shout. The grea
: crowd were enraptured. His eloquen
perrOratiOn, pOrtraying the true spiri
of liberty, justice and honest admin
, istration in a Republic, brought dow
! tumultuOus applause and tears fOwe,
, from the eyes of many old, gra,
haired pioneers and veterans in tn
crowd. The black men presen
heartily joined in the approving dem
t onstrations.
II But the feast was not over. TIL
people clamored for more, and tn
multitude called vociferously for tn
t Hon. John ]. Good, who had no ide
of such a summons. But Good
always ready when duty calls, an,
, he sprang up under the exhilaratiol
of the occasion-took up wher
Ricord left off, and for half an hOu
, then, shot, shell, canister and gren
t AIDES, in such rapidity and with sue
Vehemence, as almost to compensat
! for our great WRONGS and oDnression