The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-08-24

the rest are leo bao0uMu nv Mv ana " cd
sisr. This 10 General Cass's allotted func
ton in the tsiamvirste II old party line,
can be n. established among us, IL instead
Of banding together in defence Of the south
we can be set to wrangling with each Other
nbout party names--if the Southern De.
mocracy, thus rs-csganixcd, will take UP
General Cass for its candidate, the Nor.
thcrn Democracy will supper. him too, and
them! = es, then he may at last be Pres.
ident and somebody else may bc Vice
President. and seven more so'nc bodies maj
be Cabinc, ministers. and dozen more for.
egn ministers. 10 Asy nothing OF rich col.
lectorships, fat consulslIs. and "A hundred
other good things all o! which are bespoke
in advance. Pu, look only ut those offices
which are set apart for those who set up for
being party leaders aud whom We, poor
fools. follow and call great. Remember
sir. there ARE three sets Of them. all duly
rcgis,e, 3D. csch in his order on the several
registers of lay, Webster, aud Cass, and
then wonder ii YOU can. that among all
these great men Ia, r. Is not one to SAY n
VOID for the wronged, insultcd down irod.
den South
Eut Gen. Cass cannot be elected sir
The south cannot elect him, and the north
will not No sir Let the present agita.
ton be allayed let the south bow the neck
to the noithern yoke. aud General Gas,
will be- laid upon the shelf forever. Like lie.
yidus, his name wil vai,isl, from the page oi
history and the leaders amoag rs. who
4. 4 4. I a Al.
paign, viii again, when it is too late, IN
Humorous as ever for the rights of the south
and try to negotiate terms for rs. but most
especially for themselves. in bargaining
away the support Of the sor'h for Clay or
Webster. Tie highest bidder of the two
viii have them.
But nh not afraid tn speak thu, tightly
of the great ones of the cath Am ! not
ashamed to speak evil Of diguilics. rigui.
Is. SIR show me true dignity. Tell me
where to find the enlightened mind. the cleva.
ted sentiment, the great purpose. the pure
brave, unsclh,h heat, and will make a
pilgrimage to worship before it, lc., SIR
when bow before that shrine. | shall feel
that my eve is directed toward God himself
reaching beyond the mere mental NANTES.
,atlon Of the Godhead with which be some.
times llc.ecs the cath. Such one was
vouchsa(cd To us in Washington, and to him.
to that safe aud hcalt Is condition Of the
human mind IN which it Yields Itself up IN
the influence o. tue greatness. We owe all
ouf institutions, III that has made ~ goat
and happy, Tie took no part indeed IN tbt
B.. Al. / I :
presided But he was 'hnre. standing be-.
tween every man aud the highest object al
ambition. himself inaccessible, to selfish mo.
,lves, and napproachablc hv all who were
not. The highes, post Of honor aud 81
power was conicssedls iof him. The rest
were to be in his gin, and in his presence
ambition had Ia restrain It's aspirations, and
self love to iorhear It's schemes, and III had
to work together as il one common aim, and
tina, the public good, had been the aim %
all
Blu, every good has rs ccncomitant evil
and the blessings ofGod himsel: arr curse.
TO those who abuse them. Man ceased to
look from the creature mp to the Creator,
whose viccgcrcn, he was, Man worship
became the established religion of the coun.
tfv not the sentiment which always bows
the knee Of mau IN the presence Of one WIN
hears the impress OF the rivini,y. but a sn
persiitions esgerness To find on some no
better than themselves something To lee mis-
taken for ,ha, dvine seal From that da,
To this. 81. we have mover been ems, with.
cut some divinity of flesh aud blood some
Bull Aeis. no, dis',nynishahlc by common
usage from amy other craft. about whom,
the Priests and nieropists pretended Ia dis.
cover the true marks Of divinity The ge-
Mus of Jefferson the virtue Of Madison. the
strong viii Of jackson. served the times
pretty we'll Some fcw indeed have been
found Ia ST., up y claim or behalf Of every
successive President hu, they mrdc few
converts. TIE Priests Of the Temple had
some hopes T ON the advent Of u second
military ch,ef'qin. Bnt they soon discover.
ed their mistake and the poor old man j,
lc', to the epiirph which Taciius prophet,
call, wrote for him ucar wv thousand
years ago. "Consrn-u omnum Mignus in.
pcilo nIs' 'mlsrassii,'
Rui superstition must have it, idols. sir
Egyptians must havc their calr tmori.
cans mus, have their human God aud. A.
the spirit of pnrty rnns '"o high 10 po-'ni'
H. to agree in anything we have quite =
Pantheon Of Gods: so that what wc cnll
politics has com. la sort al religious con.
,roversy between their respective ,otarlc>.
For nv pert, sir, | confess myself rs |
have said. little prone tn Thu. sort Of wnr
ship. bni Il has been NV misfortune through
life to have lGci with no god IN human
shape. NJ Claw does Indeed look some.
thing more like il than the rosf tle has
genus. elnlnence. u hish aud gallant bear.
lng, and a prevailing Influence over all TINT
approach him hut | lack in vain 'or wis.
dom st unnship, AID d-i,icrcs'cdness
IN place Of this. ! find management. a-ii.
hcc. and lcgcrdcmain sometimes over.
reaching others. sometimes overrcachlog
hnnseIf Never falling hut In ,isc. he never
i eS but "a fall /, alwnvs masking the sac
rice Of the Sonth the stepping -,oac
at his observation-disclosures IN his reve -ses
catching Al the south in his fal and rnlliug
her down. The author Of the Missouri
compromise. and of the nr~sent scheme
for robhng the south of Ill il p-o'es.cd to
secure, the av"wed enemy and open de.
nonncer of J. a \dams rs traitor md -
liar. and the worker III the wires which
,lsced him on the throne the suthor ~
the Thrift compromise Of 3:f. :" the faithful