The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-06-07
H. l.. BERRY.

huMblest ani unprctsnding members.
Very respectfully,
II l.. BERRY.
NAcoeroonss Go,Sr May "a, 1851.
NfssrS. Patilo u Louehcry:
There was Il small collection az The chi.
zens Of this county in Nacogdechcs 70. dav.
accordiue 10 previous notice, 10 elect dels. 3
gates to the Democratic Conw( Mon to 10
held in Henderson on tho second Mona.v
in rest month; but, from the small puml,er
present. ana satisfied that but few AT
the citizens Of the county were aware Of
the appointment. ard some of the citizens
Of .hc iowa even did not know that the
meeting was convcncd for that object, %
Judge Evans had an appointment to ad.
dress the citizens at the same time.
DO not know who i, was that first made
the appointment to hold 4 meeting for tAs
election Of delegates to the Convcmtioa,
and circulated the intelligence Of the II.
tended meeting to the small extent that 4
WAS circ lated but the way the meeting
ended was very strange. MS there was not Z
word saiG IN the meeting by candidates os
citizens abont a Convention or appointing
delegates thereto Judge Evans and Col
Wallace addressed the citizens assembled
at some leugih, and will endcavor to riv,
YOU some OF the most important topics dis.
cussed by them.
Judge Evans spoke first. lie commenced
at the tine of Washington or rather At Inc
formation of the government, and stated
Ia L.. a.
States in their State capacities, and our
const.siion ratified hv the States M States,
ard not hy the people rs citizens Of var,
republic. Ana he also spoke u, cousidsra.
bic icngth about the Virginia aud Kentucky
resolutions, and said they accorded with
his views. lie then traced the polit1A
parties from their first organization to =
present time, and stated that there had never
been an issue between the two parties bst
what had been settled. ard settled, too, in
favor Of the democratic side He said that
the protective tariff aud bank questions
had been settled and so had that of inter.
nal improvements by the General Govern.
tnen, N the States, and The latter had nov
been stated again for the purpose Of hmm.
bugsiug the people lIc said that thess
were settled and that questions OF greater
imporiance--qnestions in comparison II
which these sink into insigniiicsnce-ques.
ions how TO preserve this Union. that
Maine had nullicd the fugitive slave Law,
and mobs in other northern States had yir.
tual'y nullfied IL and that South Carolina
bad proposed to sccede from the CIuioc,
lie said that no WAS no seccssiouist, and
that these States must be KEEP, In the Union;
but that The Federalist view Of the qucstioa
that ihs General Government was the role
Judge OF its own powers would not do, and
the secessionists or South Carolina or Cal.
houn view OF the question that the States
were the sole Judge would not do; that
BON eqraii9 iended to tho destruction Of
The Union; and that questions Of sovereign.
~ between tire States aud the General
Government could never be referred TO ths
supreme court OF the United States.
ne mus commended that none Of these
views would do to preserve the Union; and
all eyes and ears, and mouths, wcrc open
I" feeei.e ms plan, when he closed and
le't us All IN she dark think there are
great many OF those who heard him wouh
be glad he would promulgate his plan;
ether ny another speech or through III
columns OF your paper
'ol. Wallace arose and said he differed
rom the Judge IN regard to the questions
Which have divided The country and parties
for so long time; that It was true they
had been settled some half dozen times ard
stu ufnbt he settled rg many mara Hn