Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-09

remarked, the slseiiea closed en 'hs a'i
4, n.,,m.,r. lSig. aud ss . eaastqnshee
t.s prsssnt Legislature of the sale 81 lsA
:. s,ni,ss w eonstitati0nsl llmiiaiion sn
he srl of hsosa,bsr, lsil, ani YET, So''l
yea believe il, 20 sleeiioa Tor nsinhFts OF
ihs Legislature Nas held this iaii' ba'. on
ihs contrary, = special ehAelmsh' pre''irs
,hst na election shall he held until The IaN
al IsTa. Thas Yea see ne are 20 have an
in,srrssautn N one year, when His Hoy 81
IIi,bne.s the Oiotsrnur i 60 rule pilhonl
parliament But Imagine be 'hinks' N''h
his
AMY az STATE r0IieEi
That he will be equal 10 the emergency a
State policeman is an ihdi'linal TO hs
found Ia bat iss sections Of the lnioh-lh
fa,i, 4 believe he /. confined exclusively 20
ihs state Of Tsx,s, hut there hs is 20 DC
found Ia great abundance, lie Is dislln'
suIshel from the unaTmei citizen, whom
he of,sn Insults, By the deeoraiisn Of SIX
,hooter aud such other deadly weapon as
Il NAV silt his fancy 10 carry lie dTars
a salary Of ST5 or 500 per month from INC
State, and makes negroes vote the l'Ad'eal
ticket on election day. lie costs ihe iro,
ple Of Texas this year half million OF
dollars. lie was very efficient at the
LATE ELIcHoS ~ TExAs,
In enforcing the provisions Of the order
Which Eoll in my hand, az we'll as many
o,hers 6T 4 Mildred nature, This order u
a peeuiiaf document, and will sound
strange 10 YOU men Of Indiana. who are un-
familiar with the elans ci the bayone'.
But Il is simply p,5neer, blazing out the
path for Grants sScond term. IL wlIl be-
come frequent visitor with Grants reel
eciion, and unier the Empire II might be-
come a necessity. Mark ny prediction :
If Grant is re elected IL will cross your
Threshold uninyitcd, without even stop
ping TO knock Mt the do.r. But must
rend Won the order. IL begins, "lleadquar'
iers State Of Texas Who, in the name, OF
Heaven, ever heard Of nn election order
emanaiing from "lieadquarlers any
whcreP
Here Mr. Conner read the Election Or
der signed by the Governor and Adjn,ant
General which are familiar to our readers.
CHARACTER OF TuE ELECTION ORDER.
But il is to the contents more than 10
tho form OF this document that | would
bart yottr attention. In the first paragraph
our people were commanded Ilmt-when
coming TO vote they should deposit their
ballots with the least possible delay, aud
after that they were forbidden under any
pretext to remain about the polls or at he
county seat, but were commanded to re
turn TO their homes and usual employment,
that is to say to 60 TO work. Where
Methodist Conference or Baptist Associa.
tion was in session during those four days
of election, il was compelled to disband,
adjourn, or remove from the county seat,
because all persons were forbidden under
DIN pre,ext 10 reihun. And VIXEN they
arrived at home they were commando to
pursue their usual employment. They
could not even enjoy the luxury of sitting
down under their own vine and fig tree
and cursing Radical usurpatons, but were
compelled TO go to work that they might
thereby be enabled to support the State
police, State guard, and militia, whose du
ty il was to see that the orders Of Governor
Davis were obeyed.
The registration continued for ten days
and the election for four, aud during all
that time you will observo from the Sec
oud paragraph OF that order "irom head.
quarters, that our people we're forbidden
to shout rhder pain Of BENG arrested and
held to be dealt with according to the pro.
visions Of An Act TO provide Tor the mod:
and manner of conducting elections. Here
in Indiana it is not held to be very seri-
Gus offence for man TO shout either at an
election or at a Methodist Camp Meeting,
but down in Texas 1t was que different.
On the morning that | first received
copy of this election circular; or; rather
wien fret observed il in the public
prints, | met Governor Davis alta town
called Bonham, an important point in my
district. We both had appointments 10 ad
dress the people there on that day, and af
ter some little parley it was arranged that
we should both speak from the same stand
There was n large crowd in attendauce.--
The Governor spoke first and folio we'd
Finally | came to the discussion Of his last
election order, and before that assembled
multitude read tho document which
have read in your hearing and advised the
peoTle to obey it, And then reading for
the second time this clause from the third
paragraph:
"All gathering, combination or assembling o +
persons III numbers ut or near the county scat dur
ing the time registration is being made, the cleo
tiun is going on, aud for thc purpose OF ntimidai
ling voters, is forbidden, aud should any such gatk
ering, combination or assembly take place IN any
county Il shall be presumed that the same Is for
said purpus, OF intmidaing voters" etc.
turned to Governor Davis and said:-
"This will interfere with my canvass. i
| have appointments to speak in several
county towns during the days of registra-
tion and this orde+ psciiibiis the as.em-
bling of the people to hear me. am the
regularly nominated candidate of the Dem
ocratic party fer Congress in this District.
From time immemorial il has been the GUS
tom for all candidates FOR the high office to
which | aepired to meet the people and dis
cuss with them in spirit of eandor and
fairness the political issues upon which
thew are called TO act in their capacity as
citizens Of this proud and mighty repub
lic;n and folding my arms continued; FL
humbly besecch your gracious majesty
that msy be permitted to continue the o d
time custom" For a moment all was pro-
foundly still. The Governor looked con-
fused: and then the shout that went up
from two thousand of as brave and gener-
GUS men as. ever tired the earth, and whom
pe power on earth can enslaTe, had the de-
sired effect. The next morning friend Of
the Governor handed me this document
which hold in my hand. 1t is a rare
specimen. IL IL alone in this cold world
with no mate 10 Keep it company, and as
such am geiisg Ia preserve ii and hand II
down 70 my posteri.y as a niemento OF
these times. II is permit duly aud Off
cially signed by direction Of the Governor,
by hls private secretary, Mr. Brilton, au-
tborizing me to canvass my district, and
diseiaiming any inteH ion on the part Of
the Governor 20 interfere with ~ canvass.
OF course iher Felt secure, aud proceeded
with the canvass, which rtsulfet ~ ny re-
turn TO Congress by twelve thousand FIVE
hundrei majority, and have the Govern
or Ger ificate OF election in my pocket, for
which iiHank him, and only regret that
he has not treated my Democratic collea-
gues who we're elected az aifly as myself,
with the same degree Of Ofbcinl candor.-
But Sf this may have something 10 say
Eerssffer, al al events | do not regard iis
discussion - Important here fer the facts
will he bfcughf out IN an election coHses,
Al v ashiugion. shot-l1 the board Of can
rAss-rs af Ausiin persisi N Withholding
he certIh Gates from the 4siy elected mem
hers
rHs nILIIaE1 TA1-
Strange 81 ieat election circular nay
appear, ! have yet anofher documeni here