The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-14

by consistent and regular succession. IL l.
woven like dirty stripe into the whole warp
and wool Of their history As soon AS they
got possession of the federal government un-
der John Adams they began to use il as an
engine for the suppression of free thought
Their alien law gave the president power TO
Danish or imprison, without trial. any for
eigner whose opinions might be obnoxious to
his supporters. Their sedition put every
Democratic speaker and writer under the
heel of the administration. Their standing
army was used, MS it now is, to crush out
their political opponents. If you come into
Eastern Pennsylvania, and particularly into
the good country Of Berks, you will learn
that the people there still think with indig-
nation of that old reign of terror when fed
eral dragons kidnapped, insuted and beat
their fathers, chopped down their "liberty
poles" broke to pieces the press of the Read
ing Eagle, and whipped its Venerated editor
in the market house. The same spirit broke
out again in the burning Of nunneries and
churches under Maria Mock, aud under John
Brown tho whole country swarmed with
spies and kidnapers. When you abandoned
the harlot asd rallied to the standard If the
thief, you changed your leader without
Nuoi'SulS 1pNi p''NiplOs
THE YANKEE SLAVE CODE.
The slave code planted in Massachusetts
was the earliest in America and the most
cruel in all its provisions. 1t was pertinaci-
ously adhered to for generations, and never
repented of, or formally repealed. 1t vas
gradually abandoned, not because it WIS
wrong, but solely because it was found, after
long experiment, to be improbable. Their
plan Of keeping twenty negroes as cheaply rs
one white servant did not work well; for in
that climate negro thus used would in.
fallibly die before his labor paid for what he
cost. They sold their stock whenever they
could, but emancipation was forbidden by
law, unless the owner gave security tn main
tain the slave and prevent him from bccom-
ing public chrge To evade this law,
those who had old or infrm negroes en-
couraged them TO bring suits for their free
dom, and then by sham demurrers or other
colusve arrangements, got judgment against
themselves that the negroes were free and
always had b en-. Females likely 10 increase
the stock were advertised to be sold "for that
fault alone" Young ones, because they
were not worth raising, were given away
like puppies Of superintendent litter. In
this way domestic slavery by degrees got
loose in practice, simply because it would
not pay-but the principle on which one
man may own another whom he subdues by
superior strength or cunning was never
abandoned, repudated or denied That
principle WAS cherished preserved and trans
milted to you, their initiative and loving
disciples, and you have applied it whenever
you could Ms tyrannically MS they did.
THE PURIrAN's idea OF WAR.
You say that 'war without an idea is
simply brutality" | submit to your
Judgment, as christian man, whether war
is redeemed of its brutality by such ideas rs
! YOU and your poli;ical associates entertain of
its purposes, objects and consequences. In
all your acts and measures, and by ali your
speeches aud discussions, you express the
idea that the logic of blows proves every
| thing you choose to assert; that n successful
invasion of one people by another has he
effect of destroying all natural right to and
all legal guarantees for, the life, berry and
property of the people so invaded and con,
quered; that after trial by battle the victor
may enter up and execute what Judgment he
pleases against his adversary; that the crime
which weak community are guilty of when
they attempt to defend their lives. their
property and their families against invaders
who come upon them to kill, destroy and
suoJusa'e ehe'li' Is So aupSruonaole 'h"' INT
, wh1le oouy ~ .lo 9ueiuers, Mhsh con =
INeiy' al. a.. lnoi'iuuals "no puriahe eyer
passNely III .lo slll' may Jus''y DC aeVo'eu It
uea'h OF suSh o'uer punishment, Oy wnole
salo OF Ietail, US INC strons party may sec
proper 70 miner tneI !le cohqueror, aite
lhe war Is over may inslsI tnat inc heIpieS
ana unainGd people wnom ne mas ptossra t
s . a;s'a; Iin ny nU. merely aclePinE, pu
ures intended to degrade and ROB Them ap'
mus maze n'Lnsell master on thelf sous "a
wen as ,lelr o?u,eS. Az rlsnts Vi men VT
receiVeu ny 'h's 'heofy iu'o Inc niiSn's
men
aver ihaI th'S doctrine, IN all us length
ana oreaGln' Is iase ana perheious. IL u
inc iouhualiuh on wn'ch All slavery rests
and the excuse OF all forms OF tyranny Il
mas no support III any souhd RUE OF p4oh'
law, ana mas never Oeeh acknowledged o'
wise or Vir'uous governments III any sS
since the advent OF onr'st' lou can ma Nc
authority Tor IT, except IN the examples
men whose names are gwen over 10 uhiVcr
sal eXecration. Mahomet asserted II wnen u
} forced ms rehgloh upon inc SUBJECTED east
when churches were violently converted init
mosques, ana the emblem OF christianity wa
trampled under foot to be replaced by tn
badge OF Inc lmpositor. Ohthe same prlnclpI
} Poland was partilloneu, ana Ireland plundere'
} dozen times. The king OF Dahomey aeteC
upon ~ Wneu he sou niS ea5'ses, anu VI