The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-10-11

''"''' ''' '''
political history
From the lrtas rion.I
a.. T,,os1., "a. arrived "A, Shclbyyille in
-. t.... H.. ,,t,lif sp.akips vbi.h we had
-, ;,.c..,,,..I ,,s. Il, ..,in, pn that day
l. l,,,.,l., la, ,,cal, .,f tho Conrt and some
-, infect L,.,n., ,,a hand. tber,.
- , L., r,r,o,,r.s Of p,ople present A,
1917 =, ,l,.. r,,,..i,, .,f fla, he'll the n.aplr
...o,,,li,.J snI e,pgfly awaited the arrival Of
tbe sneakers.
Gen. Ru,k. with that republican simplicity
90 prcul.lrly his own. commenced by telling
his f.llow-ciri4ous Of that county that be- bad
laus de.ired an opportunity to address them
II, believed il a duty Of public men What
ever others might think, be- considered II an im-
perlon, duty To commune freely with the people
whom he endca,or,d To represent Wherever
hi had benin the war, of h., country, ON
whatever hattle.helds-hc had found Shelby
we'll rcpro.euteI there Once he well rcmem-
brrtd al the Grass Fight near san Antonio,
when himself and only about two hundred
TeNans. without LOADED weapon. we're assaulted
and aboui ia be overwhelmed by me thou.
.tnd. of NrSicaus. Col - and forts men
from Shelby. ai that critical momrn, rushed to
their rp.rue. and doubtless saved them from
hoinr every one mastered After other re-.
mark, 100 Tins strsiu. hc BRIEFLY enumerated the
thrilling event. Of the first session Of Congress,
after annexation. tine invasion Of our territory
hv the Mex.ran army the Declaration of War
how it was oppoacd hy some, aud after %
was made, how the three million bill was tram
melted retarded ~c. We regret that wc
were not prepared to report the speech, or even
To take NOTES col H. ana we "rie ttiS from Tie
memory oil several aay'l
Buj be- had been somewhat blamed for not
signing certain Address written 10y Jno {.
Calhoun. IL was not aware that It was for
this bee Was sent to Washington. lie did not
20 there to give dinners or sign addrc~.e. Bat
there were reasons why De did not follow Mr.
Calhoun. and be dictated 20 by him. One was,
Nr Calhoun did not support the war n defence
Of Texas lie opposed the Declaration OF War
yea, he heard han say on the floor of
Congress that q" the war was irrong, and he
would sooner stab dagger 10 hts heart than
support a measure that he believed 10 hc wrong
Mr. &. dld not support the Three Million
Bill but made spccchc, against II even after
war Was declared Moreover he did not adj
mirc Mr & as leader lie would not vote
for him for President, scarcely If We had 600
other Democratic candidate ont. lie d, rash.
often gets aWia'cd and scared. \ man that
get. scared won't Il" Tor leader lie might
be- ~hrcWd 10 kreplng out OF diilculiy when
out, bu, II once ~, he should then fight out,
and not run or get scared naye nm instance
m which Mr. C. had evidently allowed himself
to get scared
Moreover, Mr. Calhoun had not supported
the friends Of Texas in the last Presidential
canvass had told his men to remain neutral,
and. II any difference, favored the party whose
nominee was pledged for the Wiimot provso,
and thus caused Tayior's election and If the
Nllmot proviso Is ever passed, o." aqg than.
nr Calhoun tor H. Mr. X detailed the man
nrr OF the formation OF That southern Conrcn-
ton' ar oo''' 9lfons 'a'o'u,l man Wen'
a'"u''u ",'' P''so'au! 'oqu's,'" u'' n,'''puf'
10 "'''''Y' ~ '''i 'iu,' G ~ E''''' ueh Mr.
"a 'an',' Nv ''u''' '',' "'''",' no'' SCI n'llNe"
OUT 70 ~ l''' ,,,"u VI ''''l o'"' anu u''"'' u.s.
phoN'u'on's :" "'1'oN ''', '''' S'o'' h'''"F
pr r'''r''" ~ auo-Iu''''''''.'' ~ NV WHICH
" ''I, ''' '''''' ~ vs." " U,'' o"''''','-
", pl wv Pa,,''',,l , ", u, no.,''3"',' nc
~ ~, 1f 49,
"'J""'""l,'' ''' - N""' .',nS'u ny "l HN
num- ',' u. ~" nv ny " I.''i ',' ''' "iY :,
81 Wv NV ,ll. I'm ;" We ON"
uPon W s'-' Wv .' ,t', w No'''''S' TT
,.,i ,,',..,. vs." wv ''"'
I " T .l,..r, ,,,'''',' w.
~, ~, ~ IT. ~ H. I,.,, L. y -,
Ia h'l 49, -, u w. '''',u " ''',
- 1' s.',,l1 T.. ,. t Wv '','.''' o
-, a,",L.. .,J 'p' ~, !, ','''n q, Wv
W., h., al b. ,,.,.,.lJ - IN
fr..,. ,.,,,lo ~ To-. Wv