The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-06-20

that pretend 10 consequence to have cores
nondent. In The various important sections Of
the Union Some have their New FORK cor
re-g-cndcp'. others receive ,oluinlnou- cpisiirs
from Washington City, Ncw Orleans etc We
have known village paper "a cuphonious
title tina, a friend delights 10 make use o. TO
designate those li,lle sheets ihsi ,nfesi coun-
iry places, I'VE always quote incomprrhcnsihie
or dsagrceabie phrases and which seem spe-
eial!y designed 10 be pasted up IN house. as
record Of the ,ime.-se say We have known
such papers TO attach much Importance to a
long, dull, prosy letter from one Of the more-
mentioned cities the chief claim q which to
the regard Of the reader va, - originality
rnmindfal, however, Of the example that has
been get ~, and Of the lessons of experience,
We have been content hitherto 10 20 on in the
usual Flooding way Ba, change has come
DER the .pirlt of or dream, and we are about
TO awaken to the charms Of ep.iolafy literature
4 truce, however, TO cirrnmlocu'lon--s thing
which sc are a. much opposed 10 n a bunk
nm orator or the most iegrn,d II our co,em.
pofaries Here come. better, number one
SAY AUGUSTINE May % 1880
VI. Editor. Your friend ALFALFA Of San
Augustine. Of whom YOU haze no knowledge
at present Will take IL great favor, II 700
wlll ca,iigate the auihor Of a lengthy editorial
correspondence that appeared IN The lac, ked-
frnd UeraH Ny friend pEicE, on" OF
81. oil. la feel
low. and si.h him success In all has effort.
bu, BrsIos hnb NJ fAe oid chiP lon WI
discover that he saw negro while out West
the body .eryan, OF Muuroc Edwards, and sc'-
cral African slaves quite a curiosity IN -layr
S'ni.) am satisfied that he j. res! free
soiler, and deserve. the cenurc Of every true
.outhcrnrr II YOU can -cputgc hun little ~
your papcr you will secure several additional
subscriber. to II IN San Augustine Pnee Is
my personal friend. aud do not think hi. ed-
toi.al- sre at all Objectionable be !, southern
in principle and feeling and tells ne that hc
cannot remain in partnership with Benton after
the present year Your. sincerely
ALFALFA
This portion Of the editorial correspondence
we have never seen. We are very glad to hear
that our correspondent ha. such line opinion
Of Mr. pnce and we would suggest to that
gentleman the propnety Of marking Ai. cdito-
rials, 80 that they may be- known from those II
h.. coadlulor We see tina, VIZ Benton, since
his return, compliments the editorial. Of Mr.. =
This We regard a. n bad omen, and rather de-
signed We fear 10 commit the latter to iroc--oil-
ram To say the least Of It, there j. want Of
dclica.y exhibited in ,h. little matter p
name appear. first under The editorial head .
yet Benton praises him a. II his editorials were
graiuious and unlocked for favor. Herr
come, the second letter from " The Athens Of
Texas
Dedr SIR ioBr friend ALrALnA would
again call your attention to the continuation of
the editorial communication which appeared IN
the last Red L9d Hra2 Nh Bcnton says
tim, he saw small pole house IN wulch the
Indian chcf Bowls formerly resided, and that
the SELLS" fsills) Of the house were sixteen
feet square, ., crackrc what lls for a small
house, I, has. | suppose. foundation equal
to Bcn,on'---hs feet are about thirteen inches
long, and six inches broad This looks a little
more Ike Benton. Foot than 5ent-on-price. II
You not .coUrge Benton, you are not an Ed
tor. but know YOU are one Of the bhoys.
Respectfully, ALrALnA.
We arc glad to learn tina, our neighbor has
such soiM understanding I were boolless to
say more We have read this portion Of the
editorial correspondence, and find nothing of
Importance The editor appears 10 have fallen
in love with everything he saw, and particu-
arly with the ladies' We regret TO learn, how.
ever, tina, at the Ncche-, Mr. y, "mc, with
little accidem" and 20, all his clothing wet
o. II will be remembered by our readers
that we published an article some time since,
recommending the use Of Latin quotations to
a contemporary. IN which We took occasion to
remark that !, was practice not only followed
extensively by orators and writers Of the pres
sent time, but that Addison himself recon-
mcndcd IT, Our ncighbor of the Patriot. it
seems ha, taken offence at this article, and in
the last number Of that paper We are abused in
set style aud ranked with the editors of the Red-
Iand Hvad and Bonhnm Ad,erfiser' The
'hti'i ~ h'S' LHlNf W w 7'f'fNh- VI 'ANNE
us ignorant in most elegant poetry a fool,
learned Theban,' puppy, and a soldier who
would delight TO make war upon printing and
grammar Our neighbor has been hitherto
pleasant 10 our sight from the uniform
courtesy with which he has treated ~, and we
were certainly surprised at this evidence Of H.
humor on hi- part Have wc ever spoken dis
paragingy Of his talents, has lengthy editorials,
OF his Latin On the contrary We have adj
mred his genius, praised his research, and stood
IN awe Of his profound crudlton The editor
says he has fancy for the length Of his tail.
Amen say we MAY his shadow never be less
Congress-
Nothing as yet ha, been done by Congress,
II was thought tina, the compromise bill would
pass the Senate by majority Of three but no
hopes were entertained that Il could be got
through the lower house. The strong oppos-
ton which the propositions of the Committee
have me, with from the North show the extent
Of the prejudice existing in that quarter agains,
Us. On the other hand the number of di.,n-
guished southern men who have come out IN
favor Of the report Of the committee, demon.
ia. kts,J IL. ~. Cd