The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-04-01

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pie we're mistaken In the results of its
workings, but they ought not TO cen.
sure faithful public servants, who, per
har', were mistaken M well ma tl,ey.
Whattvol may have been the views of
MY 'olleW u about the measure, they
lmNy 40 voice ~ the wishes OF the
Peep ~ 'reHas when they voted for II,
anu the people OF Texas are too Just
ana too generous TO condemn their
representatives. for obeying the voice
OF their constituents, though the acts
should prove to be a great mistake.
Texas newer had In her counsels five
men more devoted TO her interests or
more vigilant In the discharge OF their
duties. Five men equal To them in
every respect cannot be found among
the thirty.three from New York, the
twenty'seven from Pennsylvania, or
from the whole of any other State dele
CATION, In making this statement
simply rtiterato what has been re-
peatedly said In and out OF Congress.
They are all worthy of the high
places they have hitherto held In tho
confidence aud esteem OF the people
OF Texas. / felt most sensibly that
my vote and opposition was against
tho wishes Of my constituents. ex-
peoted the lash 10 come, and II did
come, but felt that was doing my
duty, and that my constituents were
not informed on that question as !
was, ] felt that the bin was de.
voied OF Fundamental Democratic
principles that II was u most dan.
gerous precedent, and that ! could
40 satisfy them when ! came home,
and II | could not, ! could, and would
surrender to them the trust they had
conhded 70 me. The result has proved
that | was right, and they have ao-
corded me their fullest indorement OF
my seeming disobedlenoe, Hut some
one says, did you not say in pri-
vate letter, III Hayes was elected
then reconstruction, and after that
the judgement ?n Yes that is pretty
strongly put, and wish here TO dis
claim the spirit Of prophecy. ! am
speaking rs Patrick said he did, "by
the lamp Of experience" Solomon
says, "there is nothing new under the
sun, that which IL to-day has been,
ana that which has been, will he
again. We are told by the fathers,
that history repeats itself, and that 4
is philosophy itself teaching by exam
pie, 1t WAS by these lights that |
spoke Of Mr., Hayes policy. Now let
us see what M, Hayes will do, ~
the representative OF his party, tested
by what the representatives of that
party has done heretofore, aud what
arbitrary power has done heretofore.
That party to obtain power, made war
on the rights Of the people Of one-half
Of thia union, and when gotten, they
drenched the whole land in blood to
retain It, They said they were fight
ing to preserve the national authority
and not making war upon the States
or their institutions, but rs soon IA the
war was over, they held the States
that were destroyed, anu must be re-
created. Why was this? 1t was to
prevent the political power Of the
South from being allied with the
Northorn Democracy and out number
ing them, ana thus driving them from
power. The one solitary object with
them, is to retain power. They oppos-
ed Johnsonsl policy, because it brought
the Democracy of The South in its full
force, back into the union, They pre-
scrihed the Acknowledgement OF South.
ern white men, pnd the enfranchise-
ment Of the black men TO change
the political power OF the
South into their hands, instead
of tho hands of their opponents. II
was not that they hated us, or loved
the negroes, They thought then they
could not concentrate us aud make us
allies, 80 the next beat thing was TO
cripple cur power sufficiently to give
the negroes the asceudency. They
tried TO break the spirit of our people
and keep them from voting; they tried
ali the appliances of force and fraud
and one by one all the states have
come through the tolls of reconstruo.
ton, but South Carolina and Louisi-
ana. When ali the States are fully
emancipated, the death-knell Of that
party Ia sounded, 80 far rs popular
voting IL concerned. Having done all
these terrible things TO got aud retain
power, do you think they are going to
yield 1t up quietly? Do you think
they are goingto permit the solid pos
litioal power OF the South, with her
one hundred aud thirty-eight electoral
votes, to imperil their supremacy
againg But you say that Mr., Hayes
is starting oil in very conciliatory
course toward the South. Mr.. Hayes
and his party intend to retain the adj
minstraticn of the government. They
will never yield 1t until force is used,
or they are satisfied that 1t will be
used unless they Yield obedience to
tho will OF the people. TO retain the
administration they have two courses
omen to them-both extremes. One IL
to destroy the political power OF the
South; reduce her States to territories
and retain them in that condition,
where they will never send members
to congress nor cast votes for piesi-
dents. The other il to woo and win
the political power Of the South and
engraft 1t ON their party. They have
resolved, against the llerce and deter
mined opposition to some OF their
leaders, to try the grating policy first.
The effort 30 far is IA very feeble Que.
1t does Lot promise success. ] am not
prepared to say what the result would
be II the administration were to pursue
for four years just aud inaguapimous
course toward the South. England
1. 81 H.
kind treatment, while she rolled sea
OF perpetual enlargement between
herself and Ireland Ivy the opposite
course. IL 10 sufficient to ray that Mr..
Hayes sponge is too small, aud the
Democracy OF the South Is in danger
OF neither absorption nor disintegra.
ton. Before Mr. Hayes retires to pri-
vate life, his party will find this DEM
ocratio party of the South still solid
and still threatening them with over