The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-06-11

when the good men Of both races under
stand that they haze a common interest in
the peace Of the community, the honesty Of
the administration and the rescue OF the com
monwealths Of the South from the fearful
state into which they have fallen. The
contest Is not between races, but between
honesty and dishOnesty-between patriot
tism and crime.-Neso York Herald.
We are more and more convinced that
the editor-in-ehief of the Herald is from
Ner England, or received his political teach
ings in that school of politicians. The
Herald is not the bold unprejudiced paper
that it was; and we now expect upon open
ing it to find even less magnaninity and
fairness in its columns than in dOun East
Republican paper There are so many ex-
hibitions Of sectional bitterness that we
cannot pass it by unnoticed. The above re-
markable comments on the extract from the
Raleigh Crescent is a specimen of the
Herald's fairness and impartiality. But
what does the Herald mean when it says
''we can understand the provocation under
which sentiments of this kind are ex-
pressed, !" and then adds the declaration
that ''these are not the sentiments which
can lead to the results desired" How in
the name of common sense and reason is
the desired result to be reached unless the
press speak out and declare the sentiments
and wishes of the people of the South2 If
knowing that the passage of the civil rights
bill will destroy public free schools, is it
not better to let the fools in Congress know
it beforehand, so that they may, if friends
of the negro, refrain from doing what will
be of such incalculable injury to the poor
white children of the South and to the
negroes, the interior race, and the particu-
lar pets and hobby of the Radical party2
Will the astute Herald answer9 But the Her
AID denies that there is ''such an issue
as 'negroism' and the protection of the
white race" If there is not now, the pas
sage of the civil rights bill will make such
an issue. But it is true that whoever in
spires it does harm to negro and white
alike" Therefore, all who advocate and
vote for the passage of that bill are the enc
mics of both races. If the Herald intends
to convey this fact, then we can agree; but
if. as we suppose, it opposes any agitation
of the question, and would have the press
remain silent while the destructionists in
troduce and pass through both houses of
Congress such bill of denominations, then
we hold that paper as more guilty than they
are, and more to be loathed by the South
orn people, The bill is not only a fre-ball
thrown at the South and designed in more
than one way to accomplish political pur-
poses, but is direct thrust at the status of
society, and is intended to degrade people
who have risen superior to the misfortuncs
and trials which have befallen them by the
results Of the war. Possessing in very
remarkable degree spirit of frmness and
devotion to the rights and liberties which
were guaranteed to them by the sires Of
'70, they have refused to bend the knee to
Baai, degrade their manhood, their race,
and unite with that party which has brought
SO many woes upon the country. This has
been too great an insult to the dominant
party; and hencethey propose to set aside
again the Constitution of the United States
and enter at once upon the task of remov.
ing the last vestige Of State rights, so as tc
be able to force the Southern people into
afiiation with negroes, mlscegenatlon and
the consequent destruction of the virtue
and integritysof the white race. This, tho
Herald must know, viii be the result oi
forcing the white children to attend tn,
same schools with negroes. That pape;
must know, also, that it is matter ovel
which Congress has no jurisdiction
There is no clause in the constitution Civ
ing any such power. It belongs wholly t.
the respective States. Education and suf
frage must be regulated by local self govern
ment. 1t never was intended that Congress!
should say who should vote and who should
60 to school. The regulation Of the one il
in great degree dependent upon the results
Of the other. Some States require certain
qualifications Of voteis, such as ability tC
read and write-another that they own Ger
tain kinds Of property and Of fixed value
Now if Congress has the right TO interfer
and say who shah go to schools and who shal
be the associates Of the childrenha, sit tn
same right to. say who shall vote in eacl
State and who shall hold Office. That be
ing admitted, the strOng minded women o
the North would put in their claims for th