The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-05-10

rrstood A entertaining the least unkind feel
NJ towards Judge seury. 80 AF from II, We
can ssy that he is gentleman Tor whom We
enter tnia the highest personal respect
Tho speech Of Judge Seurry was made on
,hc 2ist alt. On the 2ath. W. wcre iasosed
with contest between Judge oeh'irec ana
Judpc Roberts. The speeches we're ma"s !"
the open a,, Judge Ochiltrec making the open
;ng speech. Ills views, Of course, were nothing
more than a repetition Of those expressed J"
his printed circular; occupying, however moFc
GROUND, and interpreted with humorous h''s
and anecdotes. lie said he was the targst Tor
all his political opponents. They were content,
h. .aid. to propci their missiles at him. but II
he were out Of the way, they would very soon
ne M war with one another; and he almost re-
rrcl,ed he WAS not on, Of the way to give them
a chance. They differed as widely from each
o,bcr---or nearly so--as they did from him
For instance his friend ,adge Seurry was IN
fo,or Of internal improvements by tue 'ru''a'
f:ovcrnm.nt. while his friend Judge Roberts
cried out against 1t. "What' appropriate
money to improve our rivers' why says
Jud,c Roberts, that won't do; that's the most
odous kind Of federalism" For himself nc
would say one thing, he was surprised TO hear
Indigo Scurry advocate such doctrine. II look
ed 10 him very much ike modest way OF ap-
propriaiing another mans thunder As"f,
IN, saidD Judgc Evans was IN favor of seees-
sion; Judge Roberts opposed such doctrine as
a heresy. Thus they were split up; yet each
proclaimed himself " simon pure" democrat
and no mistake. Judge Roberts was under
stood to have been opposed to the late eompro-
misses, and to the pearcc Bill; yet, when he
charged him with it, and asked him whether he
did not vote against the pearce Bill, he shelter
ed himself behind the miserable snhteringc
that he didn't vote. ale didn't vote! fellow
citizens And why did he not votcf Oh,
WAS acting A. Judge, says friend Roberts, and
was at the time out of my county holding my
courts What an evasion. Why does the
gentleman not come out, and tell us frankly
| his views, Why does he not say that the bill
] met MS ui-appItbativiis Us N'' 10 "' wv
promise bills that passed Congress. Why seek
10 cyadc the issue at this time! Was II not the
worst species Of demagcgism for man thus
20 shiit and turn, to avoid an open declaration
of principles entertained and expressed iie
said he would PROFOUND in'e-rogatorics to the
gentleman, for which he wished plain ana
categorical answer. 1t was very evident that
South Carolina intended seeding from the
Union did Judge Roberts recognize her right
thus to secede, and was he IN favor ol sustain
inp her in her course, or would he he in favor
of the General Government whipping her into
subsection.
/ For himself he would answer the question
before requiring an answer from his opponent,
lie did not believe in the right Of secession,
and he would sustain the Government. IN cocr-
cling her into subsection. This was An impor-
tant question: 1t was one, which, IN all prooa-
bilitv would come before the next Congress,
and they should be answered by every Can
didate aspiring to that station, and now he
I demanded, of Judge Roberts, plain and cate
| corical answer Judge Roberts, arose upon
this call, and paused for some time. lie then
remarked that he had not remained silent be-
cause he was not prepared or unwilling to
answer the question; but If 1t would suit the
q, ntlemau as well he would prefer waiting
until he had finished, when he could give his
views a, length and in his own way. II would
occupy too much space to 90 deliberately into
the speeches OF Candidates, and We have TO
dismiss the speech Of Judge Ochilrce with a
remark or Two. |, was certainly u talented and
ingenious effort. lie is a powerful dccaimer
n man of ready wit. Open, bold and energetic
in his manner; his style combining strength
and perspiracity he will always command the
attention and somewhat the admiration oil an
audience We mean the admiration bestowed
upon him as man Of genius. lie has but few
equals on the stump.
! Judge Ochll.ree sticks with tenacious per-
;inacly to men. iIe can trace the gcncalogy
of his principles back to the time % Jefferson
Of whom it would appear he was n devoted
follower This is about the order The elder
Adams commences the lnc--then TO John
( Quincy Adams; then to Gen Jackson then to
Hugh l.. White, in opposition 10 Mr.. Van Bu-
rem then To VIM. Henry Harrison, who was
the friend of Mr. Jefferson; then to Henry
Clay and lastly TO Gen. Taylor, who :" fills up
| the chapter of accidents and brings him down
I TO the present dav. Wonderful man is Judge
Ochiliree! His principles throughout the me-
anderng course, undergo no change. Tie was
the same Judge Ochillree when he supported
the first administration of Gen. Jackson. as lie
was when he advocated the cause and hopes Of
the wing party under Mr.. Clay, without the
shadow Of change.
We can hardly, in the limited space left us'
do justice to Judge Ocliillree or Judge Roberts.
But should We fail TO do SO We will be more
extensive in our next notice Of them. Judge
Roberts evidently arose under embarrassment.
lie had not been accustomed TO speaking in the
open air, and complained in the beginning that
il operated against him. His speech was long
and unconnected lie said he was opposed to
the Pearce Dill in spirit That in stating he
did not vote for it, he did not intend to dodge
the issue. II WAS simply to correct Judge
Ochllirec who said he had voted for it, But
suppose he Ind voted against it, was that sus6-
cicnt TO class him with the disunionisis! lie
knew that strong effort had been made 10