Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-01-06

b.ttef~t Gttis
IN 'i'1s times Of olasblbs opinions and
Judgments, when Tho honest peopls Of The
ctpulry are looking about them fJr sons
MEATS of escape from the egils that oppfes
thf,n, We lhl1s II light ihs' thc voice Of
any uue democrat should be heard In The
columns OF the liknALD iu icferencs to tie
cOrtTe TO 10 ptusuc.. For Aiis reason We
admit the letter OF Civis, to be found In
our present issue. Iiut In doing this we
.cem II our duty 10 point out the inpor
feet ycw hc has taken, an l tho iDjns tice
doubtless unintcntio,,l, h. has done Ia
our fr!cn Of Missouri, whose cogent letter
We gave to the public Hst week, w well ms
to other noble Northern democrats, who oc
cnpy the same position.
There are Two very grave errors upon
which the whole argument ofCivis is based
First, that there Is no diffe re,rs bet~een
Union Democrats AMI moderate Rcpubli.
cans--and, second, that, Welding tn. right
end. @9 itH .rt 3'".
Neither Of hescproposilions can be AL
milf ed MS true, and II not, all the .drduc-
tons, drawn from them, must be unsound
and untcnable. Union democrats and
moderate republicans are essentially differ
ent, and have always occupied distinct
grounds as they do now. The present
moderate republicans, so called, as distin-
guishei from the extreme ralicals, wero
once the leading men Of their party-thcy
! were, indeed, its originators they bren tn
ed into it the breath OF Ifs and gave Il,
atreng'h and, easieney. Seward, ChEse,
Trum5ull nnd Greeley were all the. advo-
crtes Of HE higher law, above the Consli.
tetien'of their country, which they set
aside to obtain power, and ths destruction
Of the institutions Of tho South and the
liberties ofall was the consequence. These
men did more TO bring on the war Of Sc.
cessio than all Others ogeiher--they are
responsible for II and all our woes. Ii is
true that they are now alarmed at the nat
ural results Of their own dofigs, which
have gone beyond what they intended and
from out of their control. But they have
given no evidence ofany real chapge in
their vieN's, nor have they expressed the
least regret for their conduct. They are
now simply opposed to Grant, as unit for
his high position, and declare themselves
better republicans than he, which they are
that lie all. Now does Civis call this
holding out the hand of friendship to the
Southern people, and can he say that Nor
thern onion democrats are no better than
they-that, in fact, there is no difference
between them? Either his memory or lhe
sense Of Justice ls,sune. The Northern de-
mocracy were true to the Constitution
they upheld the rights of the South under
Ito the last--thoy did nothing to bring on
the war--they tried to preveat it-they
were opposed 10 disrnion, rs many true
Southern men were, and when that sad
event occurred, for which they were not re.
sponsible, they but sided with their sect
ion rs many honest union men of the South
sided with theirs, AMI, for ourself, we have
not one word 10 shy sgaans. them for this
conduct. The most grievous fault of the
Southern people, at this day, and the one
for which they deserve the most censure,
is in confounding the whole people of the
Merit as their prosecutors ane oppressors
instead of making the proper distinction
bet ween their friends and their enemies.
We know democrats of radica ridden Ver-
mont, who are as sound in politics and as
good friends of the South rs can be found
in Texas OF any other State, AID the South
ern man, who is willing 10 abandon such
and take up with n higher law, broad con
sr're,ior, negro low rgsrepublicanta pref,
erence is doing himself and his cause a.
mighty wrols The conclusion of Cyfs
seems to be that, because the Northern &c.
mocracy did not fight for disaniSh, they
are ns bad as the republicans who caused
it. This will never do. 1t is rank injus-
ticc, against which we enter. our solemn
protest. Take the conduc. of the North.
ern democracy since the onclusion of the
war. They have opposed all the persecu.
tons of the South they have resisted all
the amendments. And innovations Of the
Constitution, negro suffrage and negro
equality, and they are now holding to eve
ry well known principle of the democratic
party, save the right Of secession, which
we, ourselves havo given up. Because
that is gone, it does not follow that all
State Rights are gone with it. Much re-
mains TO be presel we'd, IL possible--a strict
construction Of the Constitution as il is-n
resistence TO all Unauthorized incroach.
ments upon the local governmsnts-econe-
envy in the public expenditures-honesty
in the administration of affa IRIS, State and
National, a revenue tariff and specie
currency. II Civis never had any more
democracy than the right Of secession, he
will pardon us for saying be never had
enough to do him any good. We believed
in that as strongly as he did, or could, but,
having given up that, We are still dem