Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-05-13
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uIsa iAs sacred riglis, EaaT.nisrs sni
liberties VI lLs IFeIis, year honsT, dishl-
a., hohrsiy ani ialT famr, eeTe sect slcA-
I siiy, malieioasly sni falsely assaulted snd
ne Texas hand sas RAISED o. sand On lhs
blo~, sEi ue Teas E0iee beard u rsiair
abe slaAisr o. huTl tack The iisl Nhy
sss this sss Ils Constitutes guarantee.
90 ihs people II every bissrtUi q sfpTssenr
taiigs Ia Congress May ave yea auTeP-
resented Mith shaRs @si iadisnailon
&c ihl the eAnse ia = so-ealled ael II that
. Iioious sssesably shieA has 90 loag play
Cd the Fs.s eI = legislature, bat Which has
loEs since ceased 10 represent the people
40 sysH coawshl lhsiT respect, soas
seuld blssss GOV, DAVIS Tor ihls, ! DO
not. That Lshas "saerihlsi his conscience
aHd bis dHiy 60 The menaoss ofa moh
cannot be iehiei, bat the s.st Is resPahsi-
ble-iI such thing A. responsibility eau
lie aseTibel 90 ii-ior this blow AZ your
liberties, Possibly there Nas no lobby
asking Congressional election and a. q
consequence nO money, wine OF Whisky
for The rioters. Notwithstanding THE,
iArfs riM b. go flfrlsE iAis sHmnfr,
LEES than lNo years ago, lev gentle,
men who hneg me best, solicited ms 70 be
come candidate Tor Congress Win
some hesitation aud li,lle doubt, be-
came a candidate, using Ia my hrsl pub
hshsd letter these words; "belleNlns that
the Democratic party Is the ouly orsanl-
ration iaYering the adhinisIraliGn Of the
Government Ia the spiTlI OF the fathers,
have ,hu hoEUr 10 sug srsi, that " deemed
woriLy Of your suffrage, IL be as the Demo
cratic candidate, unlpmelel by petty AL
hspeys with, independent OIL and without
rrsur,l TO either faction OF the Radical par
lty, Then many good men aud Demo
crs,s doubted my sincerity aud motives
but time, trust, has Vlndioaied me.
My CruniIymen; The day Is rapidly ap
;, preaching wten you will be called upon Il
choose my sucsessrr 10 represent your IN
ierrs,s Ia the CWneil Chambers OF III
Nation. can net ,rulhmlly say that d.
I, no, desire reelection for in II Is inNoIv
ed the question OF your endorsement oil
+ disappruyal OF my cusrse. The oirenm
stances attending ny former canvass, tot
5 lowed by an expensive cen'est for my sea-
r nj Washington; the malicious libels tina
have been perpetraied upon n. by venal
: parlilan and subsidized press; WOULD u
say nothing of the honor incident TO tn
\ hirhslnlion, cause one less sensitive IL pop
}. ular opinion than /, to desire reelection
A Hat above all personal considerations
wish the supremacy of the Constitution
and the laws, and the consequent re'eslab
J. lishmenl OF Democratic Institutions on I'M
;. continent as contemplated by the father
i of the Republic. This can only he at.
y, tanned, in my solemn judgment, by UNI
ted, harmonious Democracy throughout IN
length on breadth of this whole country
Men live, die, pass away, and are forgotten
> principles being co-existent with creation
l. survive with eternity. became a candi
, date TWO years ago to prevent the entir
State from passing into the hands of th
common enemy aud, to preserve, If posi-
BILE, a Democratic organization in Mort
d Texas around which the honest, industriou
i yeomany of the State could once NOR
i rally.
was but an instrument in the hands
. honest, patriotic men IL the day OF m.
= usefulness has passed, they should SO de
: clare. | know little of politics, and nj,
i. crude idc.s Of popular government wer
not gathered in tho midnight caucus I'm
der the tutorship of political tricksters-
brokers in the rights and liberties OF thei
unsuspccting neighbors. With my nam
tioating from the mast head of nearly al
l. the Democratic papers in the District, an'
n fiattering endorsements, with one singl
execution, from the others, [ was constrain
ed to believe that no considerable numbe
of Democrats desired a Convention. sc
|, this morning an expression in the Wealth
l. erford Times IN favor of Il Convention
l. That is enough. SO far as ain concern
ed, let the Convention be held; but let /
!, be u Convention representing the peopl
= or else il will hardly command thei
d support. hardly claim the privilege @
: recommending, but will suggest that 1t b
= held at the earliest practicable date, Civ
y ing to the people of all the counties ampl
n notice that full delegations of representa-
V tive men may be in Attendance. The can
lidatc should devote his whole time to tn
: canvass and the duties incident to the sta
ton after election, and pending the Con
venion he can not form business relation
that would be effected by its action.
have thought that the Democracy owe me
: reelection should they feel otherwise,
i will show them that think more of the1
: than they do of me, by supporting thei
candidate with what little energy an
: ability possess.
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