The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-09-06

lhprm1ullon Unprecedented aud With
ol any palliuiion whatever IT, chlu
dcv0ccs should hlush for H.. crimes
aud lcrmllilc themselves from the
lncca of men,
The wise will not hesitate an instant
~ a. whit course 10 pursue, when Il
madmnn throws the torch ~ lil'dwCIl-
ing, ora lion spring4 IN his pathway
should patriots hesitate, then, when
the goddess Of liberty IL being dcs-
poilcd by .uthles+ trcachcry and dcSpo-
tism"
The Davis Administration cannot
plead in bar to the numhcrlcss indct-
mcnts against il for its enormous villai-
mics. from petit larceny to high trca-
SOM, that its chief iSan imbccNc, ira
Hon0i, or surrunded by cW 0cirjSOrS.
We admit all these charges to be true,
and that the half has not been told,
and therefore urge, with more unyicld-
ing perninacity, the necessity of II
speedy radiance of this inflated and
mythical monster.
Reverting to the nour of its inaug,l-
ration, If its heart is not calious with
intidclity, or its conscience stiflcd with
atrocities, how its check must Jingle
with shame, when ii realizes that OF
all the glowing promises which ii
made to the people the most trivial OF
them have not been fulfilled. Gre
morse. Rcmosc ~ groans the dying
criminal rs the damning vision of Il
mis-spent life fits through the crazcd
brain. 'Periidy! Perfidyw with Il
mournflll dependency, sounds from
the death-rattla in the throat of the
Davis administration to-day, automatic
of the eternal fitness OF things, the
ultimate triumph Of justice over
wrong and oppression,
Coming into power wearing the cor
onet of II prestige that surpassed even
Solomon in all his glory, it needed but
to administer the law with wisdom
Justice and mercy to have plucked the
sting of death from the hottest heart
and established itself in the affections
of the people for all time to come.
1t was supported by many of the
clearest minds in the State. II was
honored, for time, by the confidence
of the purest characters that could be
found in the land. Counsellors VIII,
drew their inspiration from the pcllucid
fountains of ancient and modern .iuriS.
prudence, were votaries in the great
army of progress. y grateful people
reposed their hopes and cradicd theii
dreams of Il new millennium of peace
and happiness in the solemnity of tho
covenants made by the vampires OF
! this virulent conciavc. Under these
favorable auspices, the lloodgates OF
Immigration We're opened, and from
every land the energies and muscle o
the toiler filled our hilltops and val
leys with homes ofplenty, and covered
the waste places with the gold ana
bloom of tecming and harvests, capita
stepped forward with open eGtlhrs, IL
foster and accelerate our development
Education, with her angelic graces
had woocd and won thousands of til,
benighted of our State, so recent thai
the honeymoon had not reached the
waning horizon, What al hour fol
the man who would have crowned hi.
name with splcndor surprising thai
of Charlemagne, and given TO his State
Il renown greater than that which Au
gustus gave to Rome in the height :"
her magniiiccncc
What az hour for the Ruler, who
alone sought the peoples veal, wh'
looked beyond the petty domain Of his
own jaundiced hate to the broad eiys
ian fields whereOn moved the majority
of the people; who priced honor ans
immortal name far above gold ant
temporary authority; who valued the
respect, the love, and the veneration o
his idolizing countrymen, more pre-
cious than the purple of authority, Ct
all the glitter of sceptercd state! Ant
what grand epoch for that Ruler who
would do right for rights sake! But
how was the mighty tide taken at it.
graDdest flood? Why Davis, with hi,
vampires waiting into authority, fqs:
tened with lightning swiftness upon tho
vitals Of the State, with hooks Of steel,
bid defiance TO the circumstances OF
all honorable men
Many of notorious illiteracy were
commissioned to positions which
should have been graced only by the
most polished scholars in the land,
not pro bOnO pubficQ, but the better to
serve the nefarious purposes of those
holding high carnival at the expense
of the peoples most sacred interests.
This lecherous cabal intrenched it.
self behind the patronage of the Fed
eral government, and proceeded to sell
under sealed proposals, every office,
both State and Federal, to the highest
bidder. 1t pronounced bulls of excom-
munication against every one who pos
scssed the courage 70 denonnce its
litany and its decalogue. Il, prociaims
its virtues zone of which is to preserve
order in the counties of Hill, Walker
and Llnestcnp) IN scQrrilous bragga-
d0cio, when, In truth, every species Of
crime was committed by those selected
to execute these deeds of atrocity, UNI
der the speci0us guise of law. And
this monster of an abomination, call
ing itself just, without even the
dignity Of Il street Arab or the con
science of a hesthen Image; Shame
upon such pretentions, it is an eXecra-
bic disgrace to IN American State.
This accused despotism filtered all
public functionaries, judicial, legisla-
tive and ministerial in the State, the
better to enslave the people. The day
Is near at hand when the ycomanry of