The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-08-27

ton or the northern people VINO tilll
feel q considerable degree Of prejudice
towards .ihe late rebels, Republican
politicians utilize this prejudice by
stirring II up NJ every pinch, But for
this nndor-tOw Of prejudice, the con-
duet Of Judge Durcll would have been
rebuked and ccnNllcd with u prodl-
gallty Of wordy Indignation, aud The
rascallilcs Of the carpetbaRgem would
hnye been honestly exposed by North
ern presses. But lhis prejudice callscs
the North 20 applaud every c0crclve
measure that II tried on the South, and
10 shut liz eyes 10 the consequences Of
vesllng such unlimited power In the
Federal Government,
In less than another decade, the
American Republic VIII be trans
formed into nm imperial government !;
and IN another decade, Us nnwlcldy
territory, heterogeneous population,
and diversity Of Interests, viii have
torn II into 1T least four nations, burn
ing with implacable enmltics against
cnch other DO not despnir Of our
beloved France, since she Is In better
plight than this bonstcd Republic, The
rule of Napoleon III. was light in COM
parison with the hydra-hcaded tyr
amy of n triumphant poltical fiction,
My partially for Democratic forms
of government and universal suffrage
has vanished since ! have landed In
America and Is not ut all likely 10 re-
attack me.
or all bumbugs and iarces, that Of
universal suffrage IL the grandcst. Its
practical workings here would disgust
even Henri R0chefort or Garibaldi.
IN my next letter viii devote some
spacc to u description of the beauties
aud charms Of universal suffrage. The
Legislature elected by the fiat of Judge
Dulull " composed In large part Of
ignorant negroes, who can neither read
nor write, aud nrc Just MS competent to
sit IN the English Parliament and leg
islntc for England rs they are 10 cnact
laws for Louisiana, What folly and
madness would II be in England or
France TO exclude NIL her Intelligent
and wise citizens from office, and to
select her rulers and legislators from
the most ignorant and brutal classes!
Yet this folly and madness are now
eliminating in tho Southern States Of
the American Union, aud what Is n
greater marvel, Northern statesmen
behold no danger In II. suggested to
a Northern man with whom ! was
convcrsing the other day, that my sur
prise had been excited by the heavy
taxes paid by the North for educa-
tjonnl purposes, os education was
worthless.
"What, sir! education worthless! IL
Is the most prlt e.ess boon man can en-
Joy, and without II no man can make
II good citizen was hisreply. "Well,
my dear sir, my remark was suggested
by my having looked in on Judge Du-
relrs Legislature, which Is composed
principally Of negroes, devoid of even
The rudiments Of education, and utterly
untitled for the grave duties of legisla-
tois. This single fact either dcmon-
states the usllossness Of education or
the worthlessress Of your political ma
chinery. If education, study, lnfor'
nation, and experience be essential IN
LEGISLATORS, how comes II your laws do
not make them Indispensable qualifi-
cNtionsN
"under your present system, no
qualification of Intelligence being cts
sentlal, the intelligent and well-ln-
formed citizens, the men Of property
aud character are excluded from office,
and u set Of ignorant negroes are
thrust into important positions. The
consequences must he disastrous in the
extreme TO your country, and ! ann
astonlshed you are bliud To them.
You cannot escape from this dilemma
you must admit either that II Is .
waste Of time and money TO educate
people, or that men who can neither
read nor write, who are grossly ignor-
ant of the Constitution and laws OF
your country, of commerce and of
finance, orc wholly out of place in II
legislative body
az never looked at the matter in this
light before, and ! admit the force Of
your argument. 1t Is indeed unan-
swerable. But what remedy would you
apply?;'
Of intelligence MS will exclude the ig-
norant," replied.
"Ah! there is the rub. We should
alienato the negroes from our party
he answered.
$50 you would lnfilct a death blow
on your country rather than endanger
the future success of your party. What
will your party be worth when your
country's prosperity has been ruined
and her liberties have been destroyed;
when agrarianism and communism
run riot; when tho poor plumber the
rich; when the vicious execute the
laws which the ignorant have made,
and life and property depend on the
pleasure of u mob led on by designing
men?'
swell, you see my personal inhu-
ence is rs nothing in these matters.
j must follow where my party leads,
and the heads of my party must shape
It's course. ! assume no responsibility
Mt all. II would be rank presumption
in me to set up my Judgment against
theuopinion of my party and its lead
ers, and never do so. u
This Is the notion and feelings Of
the mass of Northern Republicans.
They allow their party to think for
them, and that is the end of it. Be
lieve me, there is harvest of trouble
and commotion in store for this coun-
try, yet tho people are too infatuated
to see II, | see but one single loop
hole OF escape for the South from the
q sea of troubles roaring around her
so fearfully, prominent among which Is
the tendency to Authorization. Were
I Southerner my cry, ain season and
out of season. should be, "Invite and
attract European immigration; send
agents, on good salaries, to Continental
Europe, aud supply them with funds
with which to publish accounts of our
climate, soil and products, in the Ger
man, French and Swedish languages;
donate the first instalment of immi-
grants tracts of land, and help them
along for few years. F"
! would urge farmers and merchants
to orraniZe State md county immjpra-