The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-09-18

rad our paper u ~ 9ises lt. eascfu'ly. =
wesid have sd-1st That we '"'oss'so
| hin, that . csadidate Tor slsctor was not
m Office. 81. That the Office Of E'scso'
gas o. d profit and trust 81 Thai
When Jsdss Evsas WAS q"sf.Ssd A. mn
eIec,cr his JudgeshiP world he vacated. II
bs would have noticed further, these Isss
I two propositions wee .usss'nsd by "u'""F''
~. A pe,usal Of this paper might have
..yed him a vast deal Of mental exerticn.
! and his verv learned effort TO Prove that
Coke aud. Ken. we're right upon the sub
Jet.
The editor takes the ground that Judge
Evans has an indispuisbIe right to retain
or resign lis position A. Judge that II he
hoIds six of his courts in this district the
people will appreciate the favor an"
,hst II he fails TO hold the courts OF l'ar'
,i,cp and Panels, ait will not disaPpo'"t
the people SO much as il will few ""pf'"'
eipled aspirants." These are very strange
,rouosjtiou.. That n man holding an
official position can rieh'inlly take what
course he pleases, regardless oil the pun
/ lie interest, and that the resignation OF
N, Office in a manner that will defeat two
Of the cour,s in district, is "A matter that
cannot be mentioned without subIectlng
the person doing so TO the impaia''on oil
improper motives. What are the facts OF
of the caset In Pamela the people ARE
already complaining at the prospect OF
another failuie Of the court in that county.
In Harrison. VIC missed the last term Of the
court, owing to the unfortunate accident
that befeI Judge Evans; and, II he holds
on 10 the dictatorship. we mus: lose another
aud this, too, when public morals and priv.
ate rights imperatively require that court
should be holden here.
But. says Miss Nancy, are not Neighbors
and Bryan in the same position as Judge
Evans' Ccrtsiuly hot. They are mem
bers Of tho Legislature, Their positions are
OF a political character. There is nothing
wrong ia their traversing the State making
political speeches. Very different, howcv'
err. is the position Of Judge who goes
over his own district, making speeches IN
the midst Of an exciting political canvass
Besides this, n member of the Legislature
NAV resign his position without doing aoy
damage to any one and unless there should
be called ses.ior his services rs legls'
la,or will no, be required. 1t will be time
enough Tor person. in this situation to re-
sign when that event takes place.
The editor OF the Telegraph has thought
proper to impugn our motives. II IS yer,
strange that the friends of Judge Evans
who reside here, did no, take similar view
of the case. |, is equally strange, that !
we were the enemy of Judge Evans, ",
did not exhibit any signs o! being ac,natet
by such feelings.
The truth Is, that Judge Evans, when b.
left here, was under the impression that he
could he qualified and cast his vote as an
eiector, without vaca,Ing his seat on the
Bench. lie told us himself chat he WAS
anxious to get rid Of the dictatorship. but
WAS afraid that his declining 10 run would
create confusion in the Democratic party.
What course he may now determine to
pursue, is not matter Of the slightes, per.
! sonal concern to us. We have stated what
we conceived to be the facts of the case
and our opinions in relation to IT, in which
wo are sustained BY every respectable
member of the Bar with whom we have
couversed. And we have stated these
things, not in an offensive manner, or IN
language calculated to Offend or iniure
Judge Evans. We have taken the Judge
to be n man OF good sense, and have be-
lievcd tina, when the subject was properly
brough, 10 his consideration, he would re.
sign the candidacy of Elecior immediate.
". Nor is it a matter of the leas, concern
to us who takes the Judges place, 40 that
he is a sound democrat
We stated that the Democratic Conven.
ton ssas n self constituted body, because
the members Of that Convention never re.
ceived any appointment or authorization
from the people to act Their appointment
Of electors has been acquiesced in. Does
that prove that they were regularly elected
BY the people. and sent on 70 Austin :
TIE editor seems 10 take il for granted,
that Judge Evans has to "rcsiem" before
another could be appointed. Resign We
have heard Of a candidate Withdrawing,
but never Of bis res'gn'ag. Any person
can be \ candidate for elector who desires
10 do so: or he can he nominated. The
only question IL, would he be acceptable To
the partyi We take il for granted that
such man might be found IN any county
In Eastern Texas.
So much Tor the positions aud arguments
{if arguments they can be ca!led) Of our
gourd headed ncighbor Of the Telegraph
He tnlks u good deal about advisers. We
certainly know Of no young gcntiemaa who
needs counsel more than hi:nself; and we
would advise him to put himself. straight.
way under guardianship.
CARrMAox, Sept 9th. 1852.
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