The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-31
DALLAS. TEXAS.
TUESDAY MORNING ::; /: AUGUST 81
Scorer REFLECTIONS.

and sailed by our revolutionary
fathers has been ut sea without
commander or pilot. A p'ratlca'
crew, having politically murdered
the old pilot, has been for ten years
in possession of the noble old craft,
governed only by u desire to enrich
themselves, regardless of tho ruin
brought upon others. To carry out
tho figure; there were lh'rty-odd
ships in the confederation, each, IN
certain sense, distinct from tho
other; yet all having an interest IN
common in some respects; they Gre
atod an oxtra craft, common to hem
all, named it tho Omitted
Statos;" by joint vote, selected It's
captain and crow; and from 1883 TO
about 1860, the whole fleet roamod
tho seas Of commerce, liberty and
progress, in common, each vessel
attending TO its own business, or
management, and all paying the
stipulated respect to the craft owned
in common. This little allegory
represents tho governments Of the
States, and their common agent, the
government of the United States.
The late war upset and turned
topsy tur,ey all the old land marks.
Tho old tried navigators were
thrown overheard, and not only the
common ship, but some Of the sep
arate ones were seized upon and
sailed by ignorant mutineers--land
lubbers, so to spcak--who had no
knowledge of sen faring life, but
were aetuated by tho most uublush-
ing feelings of self and gain.
For time they rcigned SUI
prone, and We're hailed by all
the low and selfish and mean of tho
land as superior beings. Tho foul
est scum camo to tho surface and
was hailed by many debauched men
rs genuine. Some sons ofapprovod
parents, dagzlcd by tho Peter Funk
splendors of brass jewelry, foil by
the wayside and worshipped at tho
shrine ofthis Legitimate crew of
bandits.
Out Of all this pandcmonium,
while the great multitude remained
uncontaminated, there sprang up a
now political philosophy which,
while engulphing many in its Gu
pacious reservoirs, moro or loss dc.
mented others yet restrained by the
teachings Of better days. From all
which has grown many poisonous
ideas about the affairs of men and
governments. nm,
But the time has come for do
cisivo battle between tho straight
forward honesty of tho old crew
and tho piratical cunning and
treachery of the new. The crew
Of the old ship Texas have select.
cd, of their own free will and nc
cord, body Of men clothed with
authority to overhaul, remodel, put
aflout and man the old craft, with
instructions to throw overheard all
the pirates, scrape off all the barna.
clos, cork all the leaks, and put a
crew on board of tried and approx
cd men, honest toward ono another
and honest toward all tho world
n crew who believe that every man,
Of whatever faith Or occupation, so
hc be decent and well. behaved,
should have equal rights IN the
common ship and the just reward
OF his own labor--a crew who
will turn their backs on all
wildcat, owl-creel, bogus and shod-
dy schcmers, whereby few Gun.
ming knaves plumber the multitude
O. honest mon under legal forms and
devices. For this grand and benef-
cent purpose, tho people of Texas,
through delegates of their own
choice, will assemble in convention
at tho city Of Austin, on Monday.
the 9th OF September next, only
seven DAYS hence. The eyes of a
million anda half Of enlightened
and jealous freemen will be upon
them. May the spirit of truth and
honorand patriotism guide their
actions from day to day, till their
labor shall crown the glory of Tex.
as. Y
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