The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-07


tho general good AZ they have got the
judiciary, tho president and tho house, lot
them have the senate 10 which they are
virtually, If not indeed. entitled, and lot the
respectable minority that 10 In zach house OF
congress watch them close and keep
them down TO legitimate business.
We can understand and appreciate the sen
timent that inspires the democrats in the
senate in their magnificent fight to prevent
the senate Offices from being taken from
them. 1t IL sentiment that is commenda-
BILE, sentiment that must endear every one
of them to the southern people. This tight
is but conflict in behalf Of the south against
the aggressons, the expressions, the hate OF
the republican leaders. But let 1t 30. The
south made her gallant and devoted struggle
for her rights on hundreds of fields, from
1861 IN 1865-from Bull Run and Manassas
to the last final, sad ending at Appomattox,
and thousands of her illustrious dead, not
one of whom died otherwise than with his
lace 10 tuo ioe, oiooP S""J
in the green fields of Vlr-
ginis, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia
Maryland and in Pennsylvania too. Noh'"
martyrs, immortal heroes in cause that :" =
all to them, that was dearer than life, III I"
was honor itself, they will live while the stis
continue on their course aud sing p@ans IN
the heavens, and planets speak unto planet in
the language of the spheres, remembering
them and their deeds of prowess; and the
sun, keystone of the world-built arch of the
universe, illumines heaven and earth with the
splendor and the glory of its radiance. Lev
them have their way. The southern people
have proven themselves to be men, without
fear and without reproach; and women, de-
voted, brave, true and noble, with all the
tenderness that tears are symbolic
of, with all the fortitude that
the oak is emblematic, OF that
fidelity and love inspires, whether 10 pros
perity or adversely; and while we, with stout
hearts and strong arms and selfsacrlfice'
have gone to work to rebuild our temples
torn down, to re-erect our affairs, to wrest
competence and comfort from relentless late
itself, and have bowed with grace, and with
manly and with womanly dignity tc the
benests of the powers that be, and have
striyen as becomes an honorable and faith-
full and truthful people to do our duty
though we wore the cypress, and though our
hearts were in countless graves with the loved
and lost, and in our bosoms still lived fond
and tender remembrance of the stars and the
bars, baptized, anointed with the holy
chrism of patriots, still with fidelity,
with a genuine patriotism, with an
earnest and honest devotion to the promises
we made to the obligations incumbent upon
us, we have striven to be good citizens OF the
union, loving and revering the flag that waves
above us--the flag of Washington, OF
Jefferson and of jackson: and honorng all
the institutions of the land and making lis
honor, its prosperity, our honor and our
prosperity. In the cause of determination
between the sections, in the cause of
universal love among all the people of the
union, and with the hope of breaking down
the hate and the contumely of The republican
leaders in the senate, who, for political pur-
poses, so mislead the people of the north, we
know that the democrats have striven:
and are still striving to keep democratic
foothold in the congress of the United
States. This is the motive that inspires them,
and for the motive gallant Dan VOORHEES,,
and peerless Bayard, and the splendid PEN
dleton, with all the northern democrats, are
to be accorded the fullest credit due. But
let the opposition have thei' will. Time
balances all things, makes all things even,
heals all ills. Let the republicans have both
houses and then they are responsible for
those troubles, which are sure to result and
perhaps the people can be made, in due time,
to open their eyes TO them.