Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-23
For NE htnALD.
Imperialism Ali cad.

alt will not be long before the pc ople OF
the Norls will wnken up TO the grinding s
dospstism which is depressing the South,
aud when they do the South will have
made its peace with Grant and will occupy
au inside place in the Imperial establish
ment. II CoSrier Journal.
The above furnishes an expslieat cru.
brio Ter the carefsl student of tae times.
There is in il Iosa for thought aud spccu
lalion 1t is portentious Tor the great rev,
dlttion, which like b!ighting, whitening
curse, has swept over The land One by one
the old land narks which have served
to guide the old Ship of State, have
disappeared, and we are surely and
steadily drifting iuto imperialism, fur
nishing another example of the truth
of the old adnge that revolutions new
er 60 buck ward. The "invslble Empire
of Miliiafy pcspol!sm in the South is rap
idly developing into the plainly visible
executive absoulism which is destined to
oyershalow all the .lnnd, North as well as
South. The bitter chalice, which the Nor h
with feudish delight has forced upon the
souh, may in turn We Implied to the North.
Relributiye Justice will do lis work and
the radical leaders of the North might per
haps evcu yet profit by the memolat'e
words of Jefferson when he said ii tremble
ror my country when know that God is
lust but that his mercy will not endure
forever" The South will soon be thor
oughly RECONSTRUCTED" and then il may
please His lmpeiil Maj 'sty, Uyss |. 10
"reconstruct the North. and who knows
but that we may yet turn our scared eyes
@ Il r. NJ ~,
wi la ford irs no pleasure, as such a spec
tacle will be seen ouly amidst the dy ing
agonies of cOmmbn country, and a com
mon liberty. The only immediate o. posi-
ton 10 the establishment OF a perma nent
imperial government in this country, :
the democratic conservative elemsnt. Tie
rad cal element is e!ectuslly blinded 10
the dangers which surround us. Ia it's
ianatical frenzy TO conquer, pillage q I'd
punish arcbels, Il has aba..doued the es-
sential principles aud immunities of free
and republican government. This is evil
dent 10 any due who rehds the current po-
lirical events OF the day. Dui | assert,
and the late elections prove the truth OF my
assertion, that the conservative element is
no longer an effe-tive iinpedmeni TO the
establishment of ah imperial Government.
Illuminating us such an Acknowledgement
may be, yet, there is nothing gained by
closing our eyes TO the inevitable truth,
and like men we should look the inevita-
Bile in the face. The South may ns we'll
unconditionally surrender and unfurl the
imperial Standard Of Grant and thus per-
haps purchase for itself stable Govern
ment, not at the price Of liberty, for that
liberty is already ire eirievably lost and
with the cid government has psssed away
Who would not prefer substantial mcn-
archy presided ever by q competent head,
whose glory would be identified With the
prosperity, wealth aud greatness Of his
people, han 10 be forever at The mercy Of
an insoleni, irresponsible mol, whose grea.-
est z ory is TO oppress an1 plHBjer for
ner prond and ehtairous people. An ir-
RESPONSIBLE mob is the worst Of despotisms
Would net the terror stricken people Of
South Carolina to-day prefer any moBnr-
ch cal government under ehrisien ION as
an incomparnb.e blessing 70 the Hu K.ux
meb which IL now lording IL over thrm -
And no pari Of our country has any guar
srty that il viii not be placed 10 a similar
condition whenever il shall be in the way
Of the ambition, schemes Of Grant. Might
not the people Of the South then say -
trn -Proclaim fhysslf our King and re
vii swear thee allegiaBce, give us a good
gostrumenf srd we are fhy dslighfful sub
jesis, We viii sheath our weapons 10 uphold