The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-01-08
TIE CONSPIRACY AND TIE CON-
sPTRATORS.

Radical party, after the termination OF the
civil war, to keep the large majority Of the
people of the South in political subsection.
It was seen that they could not affiliate
With the Radicals, and the first step, after
the elections under the johnson reconstruc-
ton had plainly shown this, was to turn loose
the whole body OF ignorant negro voters,
who could be used, and to prescribe, as they
thought, sufficient number Of the whites
.as,..s-.. s,safi
ern State. This was carried out By the bay
onets Of the Federal government, and by
force and fraud was for time completely
successful. By these means they are still
in possession Of South Carolina, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Arkansas, and arc now strug-
Cling with the basest means TO hold on to
Texas, where, in spite Of martial law, the
application of force, and the free indulgence
Of fraud, they have been fairly routed and
overwhelmed at the ballot box. Their last
desperate resort is deep laid conspiracy
to deprive the people of Texas of the fruits
Of their well earned victory, and to con-
tinue in Office after their terms have moo
riously expired, by the expected aid of the
military arm, supplied by President Grant,
who viii thus strike the first blow towards
a compulsory reelection for third term
and a perpetual succession to the Presi-
dency. We have no doubt the whole thing
was planned at Washington, and that there
has been a perfect understanding with the
Radical authorities there and here as to the
means and manner of carrying Ii out.
There were two important things ne
ceasary for working out their nefari-
GUS project: First, Governor, who would
not hesitate, under the sanction of an oath
to support the Constitution Of his State, to
induce Democratic Legislature to frame a
bill in accordance with his Suggestions, and
which received l,is signature and approval
only for the base purpose of pronouncing it
illegal if he was beaten for reelection,
and court, so regardless of law, common
decency and self-respect as to pledge its
aid in advance to furnish pretext for the
action of the conspirators. Both were at
hand, and all were willing and ready to per
form the foul task allotted to each. The
election was ordered by the Governor in
pursuance Of the law he had suggested and
sanctioned; a regular Radical Convention
was held and its candidates put in the
field: not word Of objection was made
by the Governor or his subscrvient
tools, the court; the Governor, who
was the president of the convention
alleged to be violated, became candi-
date for reelection and stumped the State
withouta breath of suspicious utterance.
A. J. Hamilton, one of the leading members
of the Constitutional Convention canvassed
for seat in the State Senate, making not
the slightest objection to the law under
which he was trying to secure Office, and
not until they found themselves overwhelm-
ingly repudiated by the people, did they
develop. any signs of their wicked plot.
But as soon as the result Of the election
was known, the work commenced in earn
est Jack Hamilton, the pretended foe of
Governor DAVIS, after having been counted
out Of the Office Of Governor for the benefit
of Davis, but who had secretly made friends
with him when the conspiracy was con-
cocted, wasthe first to move off publicly in
the dirty work OF carrying it out No man
could be filter, by nature and loSg expe-
rience, for tho position assigned him.
Bold and INSCRIPTIONS, without a
particle Of abiding principle in his bosom,
and with brains enough to make him eiTec-
tive in the concoction aud participation of
political crime, he went Immediately to
work with hearty good viii, regardless of
consequences, for lie had reached that
point Of moral and political descent, where
he could not be worsted by anything that
might happen. While his co-conspirator,
the ''honest Governor, was silent and APP
parently passive, Jack got up the fictitious
case, which he was well assured the corrupt
Radical judges would decide according to
programme. lie went to Houston to ini-
tate and prepare it. 1t was prepared by
fraud and perjury and placed before the
court, which held on to it, with mockery
of law and justice, until everything could
be completed by telegraphs from Attorney
General Williams at Washington, and
then, secure Of sanction and protection
from abroad, promulgated with assumed
bravado their imperial odict to deprive
the people Of Texas Of Legislature and
selg-government, leaving them to the mercy
Of their relentless enemies. Now, it is IN
dcrstood, tho great Jack viii start immo.
diately to Washington to lay before the
authorities there the work already accom-
plished, and to plot further for the fun com
pletion Of their revolutionary designs. We
cannot now prcdict the consequences to our
State and country from the execution thus
far oi this bold conspiracy to destroy the
government Of free and equal State in
this Onion Of States aud 10 throw It into
anarchy in order 10 govern it by military
authority, but We are glad that these thines
arc taking place during the session 81 the
Congress. 50 that The Radicals win bc com
PEELED to show their hands, and the people
q the whole United States win So how far
President Grant and his party dare 20 to
destroy flee government and msirtsin tlsir
inianitous rule. The end IS Sot ret.