Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-04-22

KRN HISTORY.
From the Montgomery Advertiser. I

From the montgomery Advertiser.
We declare that the war made by
the Radical Party Of the United
States against the Confederate
States, is. the darkest scandal OF
modern history. 1t resembles one
of those parenthetical epochs, so to
speak, that have occasionally oc-
cured in the history Of other ma
tions; but under all the cirGhmstan-
ccs of the case in its inception, con.
ductand results, it has been ofall such
episodes the least defcnsibe in NOR
nls, and the most lamcntab.c in its
facts. While directly wagcd against
the Southern States, it was also in
directly proaecuted in the shape of
arrests, lmprisonments and a rule
Of insults aud terror against all
Northern Democrats who detestcd
the principles of tho so-callcd Re
publican patty, and abhorred the
personal character of the Radical
Conspiratoto. There have been one
or two exceptional periods in Bit
ish history which were so scanda
!ous i'll iNLernecino violence and
ciime that British writer's have been
only anxious either to blot 0tt the
record altogether, or to sedulously
mitigate their dctormed and Bloody
lincaincnts.' There was also {, mcm-
orablc er;i in tho history Of France,
from the narrative Of whose terri
bic tollies and crimes every French
mar with proper sense and scnsi-
tiIititics, now shrinks in horror.
Tho Radical war against the
Southcth States and we add the
true Northern Democracy, oo,with
all its rcrfdies and sanguinary de
tails in its assaults on individual
right, in its almost remediless
wrongs against the Constitution
and tho Pablo Liberties in its fra.
trcidal murders. in the bitter ha-
trcds engendercd by it, the debt it
has accumulated, the taxes it has
created, in its mcrcilcss spoilati0ns,
and in truth in its whole black and
rufiiarly record, constitutes CHAP
ter in The annals ofthc country that
the world cannot fail to regard with
insurbcrablc disgust, and from con-
temptation of which every citizen
of ths United States should shrink
with pain. The first step taken by
the conspirators in the progress OF
the tragedy so exceedingly horrible
in all its scenes and features from
its opening to its close, was 6cliber-
ately to prevent and to corrupt the
conscience Of the section in which
they could and did operate with
inpunity. The nature of the peo-
pie was actually transformed under
its evil influences. Indeed the pre-
sent decentralization of the country
is principally due to the false NOR
a,ity and vicious teachings Of the
bad men who, by cunning devices
and artful representations, in their
newspapers, in their pulpits, in
their books, on the hustings, and IN
their Legislative Halls, persuaded
their dupes that it was their duty
10 subordinate law and right and
sacred coveuante in the pursuit u
greed. the qualification Of their pas
sions gratuitoas hatred towards g
people who had never wrongod
them. or II The indulgence Of a base
and spurious hurhahitarianism; at
an7 rate their first step was 70 cor
rhpt the conscience Of the people
and 10 ell their H1irds with a hide
OTIS desire for tyranieal domination
Or the hope Of piahder-
The Radical leaders compare un-
iarorably, IN s0rns respects viii
even tie French Rufhans q the
Reign Of Tcfror Was not Old
.Tfa1-s1s Stevens q ttsnittrar'