The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-01

poygamy and re-egtahlish the institution
Of slavery. She can take property Win
our due process of law. aDohsh the rlsht
OF trial by jury, inHiot harsh and degrad-
ing punishments, demand excessive ball.
destroy the writ Of habeas corpus, deny
90 the citizens the equal protection OF the
law pass bills of nttainder and eN post
f0cto laws, destroy the freedom OF tha
press and deny to tho inhabitants OF these
possessions the right 10 petition for re-
dress, or she can turn the goyernmont ot
such territory over 10 a military satrap
with power over the lives and property of
the people as great as ever welded by an
imperiaf Caesar This should not be, and
the demand should so W from oil over
this country That the nrst legislation OF tue
R3Xt congress should extend each and every
provision OF the constitution Of tho United
States to every acre oi land ihrougnuut
the world above which floats the unsnllled
flag Of this free country. me traditions
of the past, the aspirations Of the present
mud the hopes Of the future stand as
union Of strength demanding that thls De
done The blood Of the cavalier und the
Puritan were alike freely split and mingled
upon every battlefield of the revolution N
behalf Of constitutional liberty ana ne
fear that such liberty was endnngered
caused the South to rush 10 arms and
TO contlic such as hnd never
been witnessed within the history q
martial contests. The patriotic spirit OF
those days Is not dead, hnt Is deeply en-
treuched in every heart that loves lib-
erty and detests tyranny, aud the rallylng
cry has but TO be sounded TO behold d
mighty host gathering upon every battle.
field In behalf OF tho extension OF the con.
sttutional limitation upon Legislative
and who viii lead the serried rlnksf The
Issues between the political parties for the
mast quarter of n century involved largely
matters of policy and disputes over qnes
lions OF political economy. But upon this
Issue Is staked the great question which
was evolved from centuries OF warfare.
II Is the old Issue between uncontrolled
dcspotlsm and aafeguarded freedom. The
very meniion of the contest calls unon
memory OF mighty men who led the sons
of freedom Ia their titanic struggles up
ward from. the dungeons OF tyranny 70
the crystalline sunlight of constitutional
liberty Lenders there We're then aud lad
crs there Will be now, who VIII raise the
same standard and ight the same hght
repeats Itself, and the same contest that
nshered In the Nineteenth presides at the
birth OF the Twentieth century"
At the afternoon session l.. r.. Bryan Of
Nelasco Introduced resolution for discus
sion as follows:
Resolved That this association favors
such an amendment Of the laws as VIII
authorize married women 70 convey their
separate real estate without the ioinder
or assent Of their husbands.
The discussion OF this resolution CON
suiaed the entire afternoon ard at tho
conclusion the resolution and an amend
the next annual session OF the association
THOSE taking part in the discussion were
ms follows: Affirmative. Bryan, Lindsay,
webb. streetman. simpkins. negative,
Todd. Spoonts Burgess and Hume. AT the
ortset Of the discussion most OF the speak
prs INDUCED In considerable ievity, hut
before the close the debate grew quite
serious aud called forth some very deep
QJestions of law.
ing n telegram was read rom c. r.
Mhafon, who was 20 deliver an address on
"The Country Lawyer, stating that owing
b. present at the meeting.
Tonight the visitors Will be the guests
OF the Garten Yerein.