The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-28
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smothered capital, the scene of secession
when the rebelvolunteers against the Union
wished to set the blessing of their old hero
Houston. They forgave his devotion to the
aag of his youth, and wanted speech from
him.
The old hero stood upon the state-house
steps, six feet some inches tall, and with
smothered indignation in his eyes, shouted
eyes, right!''
They cast their eyes as directed.
"po YOU see one oldham"
mo no,n from the soldiers, grmning.
Eyes, left, Do you see Louis L, Wag,
sletail tWigfalDP'
S"No, mol" soldiers still grinning.
Ewes, 'front.'"
'Do you see either ofthem?"
mo no."
snow, take my word for il, " said Sam
Houston, "if this war lasts thousand
years you never will see them on any field
Of danger
Wigiall has left one of the most cowardly
names and the most worthless reputation
in Texas. He left the state after he had
carried it into the volcano, and got down in
Baltimore, whipped spaniel, to earn a
living at the practice OF law out of the only
people mis- coterie had failed to ruin. The
monuments of the war in Texas will ever
be Albert Sidney Johnson, victim of sui.
eide, and Sam Houston, died of a broken
heart. But Roberts thinks he is the monu-
ment.
JOHN HANCOCK,
the only Union man i'll the war who be-
came a member of the congressional dele
cation after Texas was admitted to repre.
sentation, and who was left Off the delega.
ton in spite of universally recognized abiIi-
ties and devotion-an act characteristic of
the chivalry and federation of these moss
backs who beg with one hand and smite
with the other-was introduced to me on
the streets of Austin. | had
never met him before. He is dark.
skinned, black-haired, brown-eyed man, of
sincere, plain address and olearness of
statement; large, handsome building next
to the United States editice bears his name.
He practices law i'll crude stone office cot
tage in back street of Austin, and lives on
bis farm, four miles from the city. had
heard that the democratic managers, in
spite of their hoggishness and prejudice
against Union man, might feel it neces-
ary to run man of Mr.. Hancock's popu-
larity for governor next time, to appease
the growing indignation of the voters at
their entire incapacity to the wants of the
nineteenth century. Mr.. Hancock said
firmly:
NO sir; my political career.in Texas is
ended. | had the misfortune to be Union
democrat. The managers of politics in this
state mean to retire any man whose atti-
tude in the war reflected upon their
failure"
Mr.. Hancock added:
81 mean what | say, sir. am not in the
field | know the consequence of my Union
ISM
Are you a southern born MANI"
YES; | am native of Alabama, and was
ademocrat in Texas years before the war.
l0ppoSed the secession of the state, how
ever, and would not 90 into the Conledera-
cy. | rode to Mexico, and by that route
went into the Union lines, They allow no
man who was for the Union to retain pro.
motion. All opposition to the Union Or ia
northern immigration into Texas ha. ceased
but our potentates are afraid that the pro-
motion OF any Union Texan will be a con.
CesSOn against themselves
After little turn up and down the street,
Waiting to take his buggy to go home, Mr..
Hancock remarked:
The majority of the people of Texas are
not with this present controlling faction OF
the democracy. | believe that the various
clements of opposition, namely, the liberal
democrats, the independents, the Germans
and the republicans, are q majority of the
people of Texas. Dissatisfaction with the
lncapacity and stupidity of the powers that
De Is general. The young men have got it
IN all the growing parts of the state These
leaders are not democrats; they are beur.
btons. But there is no organization among
The opposition and portion of the republi.
can leaders are opposed to there being any
union, partly because the national patron.
age comes in their way as things stand
at present. The Germans in Texas would
not, usually, be republicans, if it it did
not class them with the negroes. You
femember that, after the war, when
me republican adventures here got
INTO power, they did many inexcusable
things. That misbehavior set the tsx.pav.
ers against them, and the Germans did not
ee like going into u minority with only
The negroes for their allies. The large
greenback vote in this state is nothing bnt
an expression of the prevailing discomfort
with the bourbon domination-a discon.
tent unwilling to the open colors of the
republican party, and using the tenn.
porary, colors of the greenback move.
ment.r
Were You for Stephen A. Douglas in the
campaign of 1860, Mr.. Hancock"
y NO, | was personally acquainted with
Douglas and liked him, but Thought him
auemagogue and unsafe to be president. |
was for John Bell, as the alternative be-
tween secession and the sectional republi.
can party; but | was Jeflersonian and
Jacksonian democrat, not Calhoun dem.
ocratn "'''''
Why did Texas, so soon after being nd
united IN the Mon as q state possessing its
nov vast domain, rush out of the Union
with secession?n
!, ~ was the influence of Mr.. Calhoun. He
uld more harm than any public man this
vouhtry ever produced. After the Nashville
invention of 1852 there was very little JEFF.
lersonian or Jacksonian democracy in the
southern states. The ideas of Calhoun
seized upon the leaders of our democracy
ahu We're sedueously instilled into the peo-
suay emissaries from South Carolina
T Su .le states east of the Mississippi, where
J%uouns disciples were most aggressive
S Svus L. Wigfall, who came to Texas from
S Ou,n carolina, was the apostle of Cal
Se V"" IDEAS among our people. To this
IVY me controlling fraction in the pol.
ny ny OF mis- state are Calhoun democrats.
b"ey see that their principles were wrong,
si NV therefore, wi it'll the greater tenacity re.
II ss,u the confession of IL. A promotion of
,bs einsohlan democrats they think would be
"s,r own condemnation.
Texas ~ ~ ''"''o" Is sun 'he nero oil
hn.i Yes, they fear to assail him, being dead :.
su,sn NC were alive they would bitterly