The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-10-29
RESOLUTIONS OF THR oHATrANOO-
GA CONVENTION.


the land were not needed by the Northern
people. Even while the plOtteEs were busi-
" engaged working up into horrid proper
tions every little assault and battery and
other results Of hasty tempers, and cOncoct-
ing fearful bloody tales in which men fell
by the knife and pistol of political rowdies
who never existed-never had local habi-
tation and a name, the telegraphlc wires,
as il in derision Of their ignoble occupation,
began to fash the news Of Democratic gains
which made the members Of the conven-
ton feel nck and faint. But when
subsequent dispatches confirmed the
glorious news and added thou
sands to the Democratic majorities
in Ohio and Indiana, and proved beyond
doubt that the work of redemption had be-
gun in earnest, and that the people, utterly
disguised with Radical rule, had turned
against the dominant party and refused
longer to cast their votes for the nominees,
actual pFostration of the men who went
to Chattanooga buoyant with the hope
that AZ last thsy, bs.3 fAllSa upon q IslauA- 80
give power and effect to their vile SANDERS
Of the South, took place, and they were as
anxious to get away as they had been to
reach their destination. There was, no
doubt, shivering, smothering sense of op-
preston, and gloom which darkly spread
over the faces of the malcontents, and
made them look more like condemned
criminals than carpet-bsg and scala
wag statesmen. But as they were
there, it was deemed necessary to
do something; SO they set to work
and passed resolutions, leaving the great
work Of making up and reporting outrages
to a committee, who were instructed to re-
port the result Of their labors to Congress
through the aid of such men as Butler,
Morton and Carpenter, should they deem
the report suitable document to be placed
before the country
Now, let US see what their resolutions
amount to, and whether they will be likely
to fire the Northern heart and produce
bountiful crop of wrathful denunciation, of
bitter feelings and hatred for the South.
No one can object to the preamble, for it is
carefully worded, and contains nothing
new. The first resolution is tame and rati-
fies the platform of the National Republi-
can Convention of 1872. They might have
spent all their time in reading the proceed
ings and commenting on the work of that
body with more propriety and profit than in
arraigning the Democrats of the South.
But, in the second, they fully expose their
hatred Of the South, and of Southern men,
by an endorsement of "the national ad-
ministration in taking active measures to
suppress outrages, violence and intimida-
ton which (they allege) exist in many of
the Southern States. We are not sur
prised at this, as it only accords with their
efforts in having troops sent down to way
lay, arrest and handcuff men whose only
crime was firm adherence to the rights of
the States and the liberty of the people.
Such scenes as took place in Sumter county,
Alabama, where a gentleman's house was
surrounded by men under the notorious
United States Marshal, Randolph, and
who, when he opened his door in the morn
ing, was seized and ordered to close his
hands, so that he might be handcuffed, and,
when asked for his authority, signif-
cantly tapped his musket.
The third resolution is only denuncia-
tiOn of Democrats, charging them with the
murder and assassination of men simply be-
cause they were attached to and supported
the Radical party. But they are stale and
fiat, and will no longer serve them in Great
ing false ideas in regard to the South.
Their occupation is gone. The fourth is an
implied admission that the government of
Louisiana is not republican, although no
name is mentioned. As this is rather singu-
lar, when we consider its source, we give it
here in full:
ResolVed, That it is the deliberate opinion
Of the convention that whenever State
government is overthrown by revolutionary
measures, and efforts made to inaugurate
another, that prompt and efficient action
should be had by Congress to give every
State republican form of government
guaranteed by the Constitution Of the
United States.
1t can Ouly apply to one State. If it was
intended for Texas, the trainers missed
their mark.
The fifth denounces parties organized on
race issues and classes. The sixth is like
an Oasisin vast sandy desert and can only
be accounted for on the supposition that
they knew by the result Of the recent cleo
tions that they were doomed. It is in the
following words:
Rsolucd, That We earnestly urge upon the
Republican party in the South and the ad-
ministation at Washington the imperative
necessity of selecting none but honest, faith
ful, capable men for Federal officers, and
We recommend the national administration
to remove eli such as do not possess these
qualifications.
II It was only intended IS an application
10 the President to turn the ins out and put
the outs in, none Of the members Of the
convention viii ever receive an Office They
have passed sentence against themselves.
Tho rest Of the resolutions are merely in
tended ss gsneral panaceas and saving gen
sralities which pray for ether and further
rsli,l, Is may appsareudent to the Radical
party and its leaders
Tho effect Of the election news is appa-
rent in the action Of the convention. Il
vas Ike ths interpretationto Belteshazzer Of
the handwriting on the wall. and conveyed
equally astounding and Disastrous infnrma-
ton. The Radicals may now pass from the
stage With mountainous lead Of infamy.