The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-02


MAY 2s.h, by Mn. Il. w. MoErEs, 10 the
White Republicans OF the State oil Texas
Greeting" 10 one OF the most remarkable
episodes connected with the origin, RISE
progress aud consequences OF tho late civil
war, and Is simply anticipating tho research
and analysis Of tina homes, historian to
como after all OF this generation shall have
p.Sed away. In that day. with passion
buried with those who figured I'M
der its influence, truth, clothed In
white, will stand forth and demand
sudience Of the faithful historian, and
through him OF his competrs and these Of
his own aud after times. Summarized In
brieitst space the following Queries NUT
b solved:
Firsl-Did or did not the American inst
tuition of African slavery, introduced into
this country by Old and New England
against tbs wish Of the southern colonlsS,
civilize and Christianize more det rAdsd
heathens than ell the missionaries Of
Eur ,pe and America since the days OF
LUTHER and MELAsouoS, CALvis aud
ZwIxGLE, WESLEY and WHITFIELD.
Stcond-Was not the institution workif g
out grand results, teaching civilized hat
its, educating and CbristianlzIng a chetI-
ing per cent. for return TO their sncestn
continent, and being peacefully abolished,
,,p by State. until New England intel
III sddling fsnsticism interviewed and threat
ened q repetition OF the San Domingo mas
sacres, burnings and horrors. betray-
ing its first fruits in the insurreo'
ton and murders 10 Northampton, Nir'
ginla. in 1881; and, after
continued and acrimonious warfare
o the domestic institutions Of the south,
bought from and modelled after New
England, for tweniy-nins years longer,
again appearing In the chosen hour and
modes OF the burglar and assassin, VI
Harper's Ferry, Virginia, under tho ban
ner Of Ohm BRows-a man crezed into
fsuaticism and made demon by persistent
New England teaching?
Third-Was not the terrible war between
the ststes-now deplored by all good men-
the result-both the direct and indirect
result of this lopg.continued inter
meddling by aud iInammatory e.ita'
ton with New England with tho de-
nestle affairs OF other statss and peopl.2
Fourih-Did not Mr.. SEWARD, Amer
lean secretary Of state, after the war hogan,
in solemn state paoer, assure the British
and other E1ropean governments. that the
war was for the preservation Of the Union
only, and that at its successful termination
the states in arms would be restored to
their places In the Union as they were be.
fore. slavery included?
Fihh-Yet. WAS not the pressure OF this
old abolition spirit 30 great that
the government WAS forced TO belle this
solemn pledge, and the president, against
his former pledges, to issue proclamation
OF eman cipa,ioD, forcing freedom Oh peo-
pic who bad not stked or dep nuded IL?
Sixth-Afier the war closed, the south
had laid down its arms, peacefully gone to
the pillow handles, and the ststss were
peacefully restored to aud re.orsanzed in
the Union, did not this same old abolition.
fanatical spirit, acting through tho tri'
UNI plant republican party in congress,
sweep oil these hopeful achievements into
the ashes of despair, place the south
under the heels OF military despots, try
psaceable citizens by military tribunals,
organized to convict-disfranchise the vir'
tue and intelligence OF the land, and place
the ballot and the reorganization and con-
troll Of the southern states In the hands OF
these four millions Of liberated slaves-the
same people In regard to whom Mr.. Morton
now usss this remarkable language Read
IL: III the colored men had In the east
proven themselves reliable a. republican
voters; II they, In counties and districts
whore they outnumbsr the whites two or
three to one, would elect republicans to
office; ifthsy had ever refused 10 bs bought
and sold In the political market, and been
firm and consistent, then the white repus'
licans would chseriully accord 10 them the
right to manage the party and elect men
Of their own color to offioe, and the neces-
sity for q division Of the republican party
would not have occurred"
Tha colored voter has ever been used 10
the south by Federal offioeholders TO boil
ster themselves In the offices In the gift oil
the government, and TO create factions in
the party to the end that the party might
no. increase In numbers and power, but
continue just large enough that these un-
princip!ed white men might fill the Offices
in the power OF republican government ad'
mnistration to confer" This comedies oil
on that score, that the south has ever
charged, but does GROSS injustice TO con.
siderable portion of the colored people in
the south-notsbly, In South Carolina
Mississi ppi and Louisiana, who long since
became disgus,ed with the duplcity ard
venality OF their pretended republican
irie uds and rallied to the white people ~
their only hope and reliance for fair and
honest treatment.
seventh That future historian, will
record, with pleasure woE-
thy Of enlarged humanity, the
unclouded and suulit fact, that the
southern states, while but struggling from
the ashes Of desolation. made the same gen.
erous provision for educating, free Of cost.
the black children % for the white, and the
same laws for both races In oil civil rishts,
to God and the instincts OF nature
lhe adjustment Of social relations. And
whom be records the action Of Texas on this
question his soul will rejoice iu . higher