The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-06

interests of the country TO compass ends for
the general good" As they have got the
Judiciary, the president and the house. let
them have the senate to which they are
virtually, if not indeed, entitled, and let the
respectable minority that is in each 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. N is sentiment that is commends-
Bile, a sentiment that must endear every one
Of them to the southern people. This fight
is but conflict in behalf Of the south against
the sggressions, the expressions, the hate Of
the republican leaders. But let it 10. The
south made her gallant and devoted struggle
for her rights on hundreds of fields, from
1861 to 1s65-from Bull Run and Manassas
to tho last final, sad ending at Appomsttox,
and thousands of her ilustrious dead, not
one of whom died otherwise than with his
face to the foe, sleep sweetly
In the green fields of Wiz.
glnia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia
Maryland and in Pennsylvania too. Noble
martyrs, immortal heroes in cause that was
all to them, that was dearer than life, that
was honor itself, they will live while the stars
continue on their course and sing pasns in
the heavens, and planets speak unto planet in
tho language of the spheres, remembering
them and their deeds Of provost and the
sun, keystone of the world built arch of the
universe, illumines heaven and earth with the
splendor and tho glory of its radiance. Let
them have their way. The southern peop 10
have proven themselves to be men, without
fear and without reproach; and women, de.
voted, brave, true and noble, with all the
t nderness that tears are symbolic
OF, with all the forttude 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 selfsacriilce'
have gone to work to rebuild our temples
torn down. to re'erect our affairs, to wrest
competence and comfort from relentless fate
itself, and have bowed with grace, and with
manly and with womsnly dignity to the
behesls of the powers that be, and have
striven as becomes an honorable and a faith
full and a 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 genuine patriotism, with IN
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 honoring all
the Institutions of tho land and making It's
honor, its prosperity, our honor and our
prosperity. In tho cause of determination
between the sections, in the cause of
universal love among all the people of the
union, and with the hopo Of breaking down
tho hate and tho 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 arc still striving to keep democratic
footbold in the congress of the United
States. This is the motive that inspires them,
and for the motive gallant Dan Voorhees,,
and peerless Bsyard. and the splendid Pen.
dleton, with all the northern democrats. are
to be accorded the fullest credit due. But
lot the opposition have thei. will. Time
balances all things, makes all things even,
heals all ills. Lot tho republicans have both
houses and then they are responsible for
those troubles, which are sure to result, and
perhaps tho people can DO made, in due ,ime
TO open their eyes 10 them.