The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-10-12
4 Representative u Jask - 49,
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A correspondent in the last Sia, H..
Patriot, over tl.s imposing signature ~
NAPOLEON" serves up To the rcaderxof L.,
print a greater collection Of fAlschooi, L..
We have ever known crowded into 40 A..
row compass since the days Of Gsll;,.
and Baron Muuchauscn. Il 10 necdle,. L.
US to contradict them in detail; for H..
were from Rvc To eight hunds~d witse,,..
who were present during the whole Of 4.
proceedings on the 3Oth ult. We may =,
two or three things. however There n,
no declaration, ut lcnst in our hearing la
We were within ten feet Of the rOstsum.l H..
ii was meeting Of the enemies Of Pcarc.'.
Bill On tho contrary It was eondvr,.l
with great fairness, and all the discs,.i.
upon the resolutions was given by the friend.
of pcarcc's Bill. 1t will sound very ann,
sing 10 those who were present to BE- tou
that "our Senator was called on, who n.
dressed the meeting in vindication Of n.
course in the extra session Of tho I.egs..
,ure, and in favor Of the Pcnrcc bound,,,
Bill. and from the shouts Of applause il v.
evident, that ut least one half II not a m.
Iority of the meeting were in his favor
when il is well known there was not .,
cccding fifty (pcrhaps twenty .fvc) who NJ.
tanned him, and the bill Of al,on.inoiion
lie was chccred once long and loud; In, Il
was when he paid an unintcntional compl.
mcutto Gov. Bell lie said by way Of NJ.
proach to Gov. u. that he would sink him.
self and the state before he would yield On.
inch of our territory. Tie had scarcely 90,
the words out Of his mouth before the peo
pie broke forth in n strain that scarcely
knew bounds.
This was the first intima,ion he had !,
the meeting Of the state OF popular feeling
unless it was in the serious and ansjos.
countenanccs of his audience, and the NO.
found and ominous silence with which lin
apologize speech was received.
\apolcon's remarks in relation 10 Jud.s
Mills. are scarcely worthy of notice. It
shows very plainly, however, that Judge H.,
s'eech had its effect rron the Opposition.
from the bitterness with which he is asaa.
ed. Napoleon says that Judge NJ spcl.
till near sun down. Yet il is well know,
that long string of resolutions were a,r,
wards read to the meeting that Mr.. Simn
son made n speech Of an hour or an hon,
and half in favour of his sabs,itut. AMI
that after the resolutions were adopted N.
Wigtall addressed the people for an hos,
Equally contradictory is the libcllous chat
actcr attributed to Judge Mlls's speech
Napoleon says that he spoke until b. hsl
driven away nearly every decent man b,
his coarse blackguardism." OF course near
| ~ all that remained land we must reck@
Napoleon among them) were sol Of blaei
guards. But what shall we 81, Of the Il
dies who sat throughout the entire disconrs
and listened complacen,y to his "foamins
aud ranting like an Andclusian Bull "ts
10 his vulgar anecdotes and I.illnesys,e
slang" and that. too. when nearly ever
decent man had lct the house, We cosd
not do otherwise than to defend the IA.
dies, aud To condemn Napoleon whoscn,cu.
daciiy is too apparent to need further no.
! iicc.
We must say one thing in conclu,icr.
We have ncvcrhcar n more scathing speech
than that of Judge Mills or one that wu
greeted with warmer enthusiasm.