The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-11-27

/ lar right to rejoice IT the result 'i lne u.
/ cent Presidential election, it is the state
Rights party of the South. y a party. It
was contended that il had Suffered not only
defeat, bat annihilaiiou. Called bl every
| oppfob,ious epithei tha, party mailgniy
I could invent denounced rs traitors and
di.nplonists lit. members q few months
ago saw but l.itlo to hope lor ia the future.
4 small but dauntless number Of that party
lead the a" forlorn hope ~ defence Of their
principles IN the late Baltimore Connection.
The contest IN that body was between
State Right. and Federalism the question
wa. to he solved whether the democratic
party was to obi.tefate ia old landmarks,
and fight for spo,ls and power, or TO re-
assert their time hos 1red principles. The
struggle was short and decisive Federal
l.m was oyerthrovn set Of principles
were adopted such IA every state Rights
man could endorse, and a candidate n"mi
mated who accepted the democratic platform
not because IT hnd been adopted by the
party. bu, from the fact that q was To- ae.
cordnnce with his own convictions. and, as
he himself stated. because there "as no act
. Ia contradiction 10 It.
Ia .U. ,sition 10 this candidate, we had
Gr Wuheli Scott man who IS nc
81 to be the greatest military
s Of the age. a general who was
f. .au r.. eforr the American people, fresh
a I'D. .auf,ls Of his Mexican campaign;
t.s most glorious that adorus nnr history,
astu. tana,cly for the wings, General
~ca.i- principles were on record ile"as
haaa. . be rs deeply committed 10 all
fr. a. deral issues "a Henry Clay him
sef .ia the -ubjeets Of tIie tariff, bank,
infeua. Improvements, veto power, bank.
urf ..y. naturalization laws, &c, bis orln.
Ton. Ie recorded. IN addition 10 these,
be- .,s. ano.yu to be consnlidaiiouisi,
It,s for the fist time IN the history Of
tn eoautry. since tho DAYS of jefferson.
ware .e doctrines Of the Republican party
aud $50 Of federalism, clearly presented
t. sAa ansidetslion Of the American poop
bic p h candidates were faif representa-.
jiee u zach. Ouo the ondofsor Of the
fesoIUu lsof l1gS and 1902 the other full,
ae j to the doctrine. Of the Hamilton
s.l. The contest is known. The demo.
esl. ty have l,imnphcd In sisnal man
u.f Joy have carried the day not alone in
but in the North by unparalleled
rt The people at the mon have
"A favor OF state Rights. Gen.
T. re exponent Of the ptincIp ies Of
va man unknown to the efent
he American people-=is elected
fa ar 'sid,ocy by Il majority larger than
Ratr a to any of his predecessors.
No ogardcd the late contest not as
a,er. t.il OF the strength ol parties, to soc
,rh..h luld have the distribution OF the
offices f the country But we looked
npu. - question of UNION and disn.
u.aa the federal party triumphcd at
t.I. .I with Seward in the lead the
t.aa. those who love the uion and de-
g.. rpetuatiou, would be at an end.
Ihs. eere our convictions, and the r..
suit OF the contest was calculated to give
US. aud those who thought with us the most
heartfelt qualification.
Thus has the State Rights party tri
unlphed- a PARTS calumuia,ed,gnd ,rnduccd,
aud It's members held up AS traitors and
disunionlsts Its principles were adopted
as the platform, whirh was destined To save
and to perpeiuate .he 'ni'" Thus was
il denounced when 1t resisted the alien and
sedition laws; but it 'riumphod It was
denounced when il resisted the Missouri
compromise yet time has proven that the
State Rights party were correct IN their
opposition to tho measure. II was de
nounced when it resisted an injurious tar.
If. and here again it eventually triumphcd
Thus has II resisted every UNJUST and an.
constitutional measure tina, federalism has
devised
Let the dem ocratic party be iinc to its
principles, and there will hc no North, no
South, 10 East, aud West that will be en-
listed in enmity against each other but al!
sections viii lac contcn:od in the mon.
How GnN. PiIR,r RECEIVED rHr News
on ms ELECTION. letter from Concord,
{ \. II to the Union, says the democrats OF
tina, place became wild with delight on
tuesday night. ON receiving the news Of
the election of General Pierce, aud that
the President cleo, was apparently the only
self possessed, calm. and quiet man in the
place on that night. He received the vie.
,orious bulletins announcing his success.
with scarcely change of counteuancc, aud
soon after quietly retired 10 bed. I he let
ten adds
His habits are PLAIN and transformations.
His practice yields him large income ; and
he is generous to n fault. II is said in Con.
cord. hy those who know him we'll that he
/ wll spend his Presidential S2J,uOO every
year. The health Of Mrs., Pierce Is too lee
bic Tor housekeeping, aud SO, with their only
child, smart boy of dozen summers,
they board IN the private family OF W