The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-02-13
THE DAILY HERALD.
ID. McCALEB, Editor.
Our Agents.
Coming Events Cast their Shadows
Before"


Before"
The kilograms from New Orleans |
yesterday, announced that the gov
ernments of Louisiana would hold |
a joint meeting to-day " for the
purpose of having a better under
standing" We cannot say that we
approve ola democratic legislature
thus compromising itsolf by recog-
nizing the existence of any power
within the borders of its State with
which it should treat in the eXecu-
ton of laws essential to the welfare
and prosperity Of the people it rep
resents. 1t looks like virtue going
out of its well beaten and defined
course to hold q high converse with
vice. 1t certainly is giving q re-
cognition to usurpation which will
cover its retreat gracefully, and OBJ
scure the glaring shame which
should encircle every recollection
of the free-booters and Of their do
ings. But tho concession has been
made, and the only thing now left
for the democrats to do, is to deport
themselves like victors at the meet
ing oday. They should let their
demand be for complete surrender,
and letthe Pinchbackers understand
from the beginning that the people
of Louisiana have rights which
their representatives "dare main
tain" The Kellogg frauds haveprov-
ed too strong even for the noses Of
radical congressman who have mani
tested a hearty disgust for the deeds
of their rty,under the leadership
of their Louisiana heatheren, and
are leaving the ruinists to fight their
own battle before the Committee,
to which the Louisiana election
case has been reported. We are
half inclined to believe, from the
revelations and developments which
are being unearthed almost daily
throughout the country, that "there
is life in the old land yet" The
great work of investigation" and
disclosure has really begun, and
almost at the right Iplace. Had it
marched up to the king-bee in the
great hive of corruptionists, U. s.
Grant, and compelled him to dis
close all the circumstances of the
iobbing trade he drove with JIM
Fisk and Coburn, in which his in
nate stinginess in the general di-
vision of the spoils secured for
him from the lamented(O Fisk, the
characteristic synonym of 'the ma
tional hog"-had it gone further
ond ascertained all the facts and
circumstances of the little cottage
at Long Branch, the source of his
title to fine horses, educated dogs,
ETC., taken a Peep into some
of his stocks in various enterprises
throughout the country, then indeed
might the American people raise up
their hands and call the fearless
movers in investigation" blessed.
AS it is, however, We have much to
be thankful for, much to encourage
us in the hope that liberty still
lives and that the rights Of the peo-
pie are sacred and can be protect
ed. We have seen Colfax and
Patterson and their compeers 60
down in the great pool Of ignom'
my from having played the double
role of hypocrits and traitors in
the Mobilier affair, and Pome'
roy and Dix branded as stock JOB
bers in tho modern enterprise OF
public frauds, and now last, though
by no means least of all the good
works being completed by the
great civil revolution going on
we SEQ Louisiana coming from her
troubles with her banners flying
and her people happy in the relief
they will ere long experience from
their political tormentors' We want
to see the good work 60 on, to see
criminals branded and denou nced
and a "whip placed in every hohes'
hand to lash the rascals naked