The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-05-31

A. 10 the meeting: What kind Of
inc Vac III Public ncsiee had Been
for about Aree weeks through both
,.ner, pri ,sed in Marshall, that, on
dsy. ID. 9Th Of May. Democratic
inc would bs held IN Masshall, Tor a
pose of appointing Delegates 70 en'
dsrson Convention. When the day 1ved,
the meeting me, and accomplish / oh
ice. for which il had been esa "a, II
VA. no. large meeting; nsitA vi" It
small one. There were bsswesN fifty and
seventy five persons prsssaA Ihave known
many smaller meetings II mis- county to go
forth through the nswspspers. rs Large
and respectable" u,, in this instance,
both papers in tklQlfacs were opposed TO
the mecting, and nc- the newspaper &C.
count OF IL YSu " the Republican were
opposed u Z because you are opposed to
calling . Convention to make n nomination
Tor Ceagrcss; aud the Patriot was opposed
70 h fbr The same reason.
But Mr. Berry says he was opposed to
To it because there were 80 few persons
present, and that ! ought not to ne, ms n
Delegate because ! had co.opcrated with
the Patriot whig paper. in advocating
the claims Of one Of the candidates. In.
deed, Have not tho RICH. to advocate
the claim oil whichever candidate ! please !
And Il can use whig paper IN Sdyoca-
ting the claims of a democrat il that po-
liiical sin Mr. Berry seems to claim the
RICH, Of going for whom he plesses, and
has not even confined himself to the dem
ccra,ic ranks, for he is known to have sf-
pressed his preference for mhig for Con
gress, and that through democratic paper
Now which is the greater political sin--the
sdvocacy Of the claims Of democra.
through a wing press, rs have done, &C
cording TO Mr.. H. or the advocacy OF the
claims Of phig through democratic press
~ Mr.. Vs. has done He called on a demo
era. OF this town to write a call on a s.ig to
become candidate for Congress, which the
democrat declined doing the call subse.
qpsa,ly appeared in democratic press and
il he did not wrife it, himself he advised it..
IL he, then, ut heart democrat, and in ia
vor OF e.ec,ing democrat TO Congress- or
would he have voted for the uhig he had
invited to become candida,es u he be
An honest man no would have been bound
most sacredly to have voted for this whg.
Then. who is the traitor" TO democracy,
this Gone OF the Democrats" or myself
Had there been five hundred persons
present at the meeting Mr.. b. would have
been just AS much opposed to it as he was.
Iie wen, to the mestng for no other pur-
pose thar to embarrass its proceedings, and
of this his avowcd preference for n whic
for congress is sufficient The whole se.
cret is JUS, this the Wings oil the County
are opposed TO the Convention, because i,
will tend to defeat their candidate the Sc.
cession and disunon democrats. who are
in favor Of sustaining South Carolina, in
her present cratic and extraordinary posi-.
ton are also opposed to it, because the pro.
posed organization Of the democratic part,
on the democratic platform MS laid down Mt
Baltimore in MAY 1913. promise to lose
sight of, and leave in the back ground their
peculiar do. zine. Under this state OF
things large meeting was no, to he ex'
pectod, particularly at this busy season oil
the year, when planters were more intent
on destroying grass, than electing Congress.
inundated or broken up by the Wings and
secessionisls who attend for that purpose,
They came into the meeting and rcted, but
being in the minority were oyerruled. They
had forces and orators present Why did
they not propose and advocate their plans.
and show that convention would % I'M
wise and I'M polite, and il there were only
ten or twelve democrats prcscn. rs Mr.. B.
.nys, the large number Of Wings and So.
ce.sion;s,s present, covld easily have out.
numbered the democrats and have broken
up their meeting. A. they .ttended for
that pnrposc, it il strange 10 say they did
not succeed. But Mr.. Berry objects, that
the Delegates were appointed by Col. Jas
" Ills, the chairman Now, will, venture
to say that this community, world m leave
trust Col. Wells, leading. Influential cti.
zen OF the county, who has been here fol
many years, and knows the wants and
wishes Of the county, with the appointment
of Delegates, ~ Mr.. Berry. Besides Col
Wells, did not exereise his authority. unit
lie had been clothed with II BY the meeting
II was proposed and resolved that til,
chairman should appoint tho Delegates
which il the usual course of appointing
Delegates in primary meetings. II MIR
Berry, wished the Delegates chosen in any
other way, why did he not propose another
mode, Ind proposed tina, mode, and a.
am very unpopular mnn. accord X to
Mr.. b., and of course could not have had
much influence in the meeting, it would