The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-16
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osnAy wfcte these words THE re-
paGGe persisted on the day that Nc
powe,t moved On TO Richmond Hpw
much prsfaaad truth there Is IN them
ouly Southern leen can tell II hy the
republic" Charles G'conor msabt r.
paliiean institutions q "A government
tl constitutional lae, the Soatb hss
h.nown no sncb rcpubiie STAGE tic
cross ami bars went down u dust and /
blood under Lse For eleven long and /
weary years she has been As iuily Cox
ch,ded from all share in the adminis
,tsiiou .. ,ho national government IS !
taousii GORDON Of steel and fire i,
stretched itself between che tuo rec
tons
During THAT period shc has suffered
al the rai=esies that war. extreme pow
erty, ana the death Of her brayest and
best could iufiict. Ia addition to tl9s.
the south has had fostering Ia her
midst ard feeding and iattening upon
her woes = class Of reckless. desperate,
malignant ,assbrodswho bave omitted
no opportunity TO Willy and slander
the people and to aggrsYste and inteu-
siry IN the retirement Of their cruelty
the feeling existing between the two
peoples Under the guise q taxation,
these inen haye perpetraied tise rost
appalling r3bb>ries. and have foseed
themselves into position and power TO
accomplish these robeeri.s ny the most
-taFeudous and outrageous fraaA-. un,i
hy an uueonccaled prostiiutionof the
ballot box IN all oil this unparalleled
I 'iehan'hery, prescription, insult and
/ tyranny, the Republicans of the North
have booked on with approving smiles,
ana, witll bat gey honorable exceptions,
they have cursed the rsi'sls and desired
tne same 70 pFoeeed The disruption
or seizure Of States, the foulest usufra.
lion. the most uuhlushiug thieyeyy in
their Judgment does not compare IN
aegitionsness with the gallant defence
made by Southern men for their liberty.
their homes. sud their honor.
Having once provoked civil Nar. aud
10y deviiish ingenuity thrown the
onus Of the first overt act upon the
South. they now, when THEN reyoltins
crimes against Liberty and an honest
government are challenging the atten-
ton Of the world, again seek 10 provoke
an overt set Of hostility from the South.
in order that their schemes to seize
upon the government, iaay have some
4 Disguise To cloak them. They are q ter
MACK to retain control Of the govern
men. 1T al hazards Is said By Charles
+. oCouor. The dfankeu Democrat
Whom the Republicans dragged our ct
the Galeba gutter hesmearei with the
blood ofhis couutrymea slain in dones-
tic broil and lifted 20 a high pedestal as
thc Moloch Of theif worship, rules-and
until great change in sentiment shah
take place must continue 10 rule--oyer
the PROSTATE ruins Of WasiIingtons re-
; public The BEEALo in The Eight Of
| present events Is 10: disposed to con.
uoveft Mr. oCouors position as to
Grants ulterior motives, but IL IS dis
posed to ask chat Narfssta Dcas9erats ar
goiag o d 'a5ost L. If they supinely
aud cowardiy submit 30 an usurnation,
and practical deslsacsion Of the fabric
Of government, the South must for the
present bide her time II they DO NOT
propose 10 submit aud mean ,ear
, ana only ench wal
a. shall be Witnessed when Republican
and Democrats Ieeions meet in the
shock OF battle, then the South IS With
. them aud ii viii, with rash Of bitter
memories. STRIFE hard and strike home
As Nc prenised by saying ruE HEn&Ir
+ means 70 utter 30 foolish or intsfnper
ate words, but il has the eander to say
that in the event Northern Democrats
oqsn the bali. there sill be found nan,
guests in attendance from the Souti
whose war cry Refnembtr Louisiana
Remember South Carolina viii soand
no sweeter TO Republicans than thu
battle yell of Texans, at san ,iaeiut,
shen, Remember the Alamo Reruern
Der Ia Bahia pierced the aifrightet
! ears of Santa Annals cohorts.
The South does not say that thi.
game has gone far enough and that sh,
viii stop IL. But she does aver tia
when Northern Democrats cay 20. tht
FIRST breeze from the South shall tea
to. them no uncertain echo Of tina
u tterAnee.