Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-01-04


Of lls contemporaries who counsel mcdr'
alton upon Inc par N our Legislators,
10 recitation, and proceeds In true sunday
school style 10 chs,sobifs these way ward
sisters. The chief end Of the Examiners
elaborate and somewhat plau,ibls leader
fsems 10 consist In 4 ,hirst for knowledge.
II desires 10 know just what those offend
ing journals wish done; The why's and
whcrsforcs, Of tholr position not seeming
to have been made sufficiently oloar 10 the
great leader Of impeachment. II 10 ibcrs-
fore wrnthy, and proceeds TO administer
wholesome lessons In correct style, etc.
We nre lead to mako this preface In order
that we may, In some degree, escape tho
hated hardships Of the Examiners lecture
room, and that, II issue must be Joined
with 10 formidable an opponent, DO for
cause hence II Is, we shall attempt to er'
press our views upon the subject in hand
as clearly and as succinctly ~ possible
so that " our neighbours dispieasure
should forsooth fall upon us It will at
least claim greater degree Of dignity
than attaches to onstigation--however
we'll deserved--from patsr-fam iliss to Of
Tending child.
The present 70 doubtless one Of the most
able Legislatures Texas has ever had, and
the duties dsvolving upon them, born Of
years Of misrule and anarchy, are Of 40
delicate a nature that tits bu. natural the
country should look anxioUsly for their
record. Now while we are anything else
upon earth save an apologist for Gov. d.
Wis or his Standardization, wo are at
the snme time opposed to the Legislature
occupying lime which could be so usefully
occupied in regulating and correcting
abuses that exist, TO the immediate and
vital interest of the country, in futile
attempt to impeach Mr.. Davis. 1t does
seem to us that the eclst attaching 10 suoh
super pa riotic course would hardly pay
the people for the time Il will consume.
Again, the Governor Is powerless 10 do us
any great harm MS the political complex
ion of the Legislature on joint ballot so
abrdges his power that, tho inclined to
strike, the poisoned fang is drawn.
We would not join Issue with our con-
temporary upon the Governors iniquities
nor viii we attempt to say that he has not
'lone and committed acts SO clearly in vio-
lation Of law that conviction could be
had before fair minded tribunal. but we
do say that with thirteen, and probably
more Radical Senators, conviction will
never touch His Excellency's robes, how.
ever soiled of corruption they may be, for
be it remembered that they, the Radical
Senators aforesaid, are Of the same faith
and carry the faint of official malfeasaEce
and corruption in common with him, and
rather than fix the brand upon their own
Torch eads through the medium If the con.
viction Of their chief they will halt at nc
such small Ito them) obligation as that
born of their oaths; hence it is we can SEE
no hope Of vindicating the outroges per.
petrsted by The State Administration save
in so much as can be wrought by the Dem.
ocrntic majority Of the whole Assembly in
! the way of remodeling laws that disgrace
and Cypress MS. And again, the recent
course Of the Federal Administration in
the case Of Louisiana will convince any
sane man that there exists no measure
which it will not adopt in defence Of those
State governments favorable TO its policy
Gov. Davis is the friend and favorite OF
Gen. Grant, even in a greater degree than
is or ever was Mr.. Pinchback, there fore
attempt to Gust the Governor and Texas
will be blessed " by Federal intervsnti ion
and little experience already had in the
way Of reconstruction is sufficient TO teach
the people what Federal Intervention
means. Our "grave and reverend scigh-
iors," such as the Elominer and others OF
that ilk, we presume, will brand us cow
oiu bV 'hoe 40 u w
to govern Texas, and now that we see day
light, would have no darkened horizon ac-
complished by rash or premature action.
The new Legislature is alive to the
wants Of the people, and, We are persuaded,
is prepared 10 subserve those wants, in q
spirit Of digni6ed craftsmanship and due
patriotism, and that its members will not
allow any pressure from journals or men
imbued with Thermopallan heroism to re-
tard the good work entrusted to their 40
csmplishmsnt. So, Mr.. Examiner, these
are few Of the reasons wky we are OPP
posed to impeachment we have others
which can be given should the Great Cen.
trail Texas Pedagogus bid US stand upi