The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-05-22


con,aics reply 10 our article of the 2itb.
Of April. write" by the Publisher. the ed'
Tor being absent The editor. It seems,
did not intend to endorse the remarks ~
the Jefferson Herald. sustaining the NOM.
nation Of Gen. Houston, b, the Austn
Convention, bu, merely meant - approbnie
the spirit oil the article. IN that paper. which
he Understood as desiring 20 see the minor
differences Of the democratic party healed.
a.d reunion of n; It's members. bssed
upon the Fundamental principles Of the
patty. Upon the union of the democracy
Of the South. the ,d'of tiliaks, depends the
surcess Of the denoefac, Ia the Presidrn.
tal race. H. continues:
We desire mos, earnestly 10 see our par
Is, once more throughout the whole land.
uu,ted ~ IN days OF wore; because "e
believe that 10 AN entire return 10 Demo
cratic usnees. and tue Democratic piinci
pies depends. nnqsestionably, the rerma
nency OF our government Ia ITS present
/
whether or not. 1t Is worth preserving. u
We can again have an administration %. the
government, whose rafdiuHl rules oi acton
shall be "A rigid construction OF the Constr
/ tuition aud enforcement OF It's pfoVistnus, "A
sefupuious aud Just regard tor the nights OF
the States, aud an economical expenditure
OF the pubic means. aud preservation OF
the public lands, Ne shall see our country
again nd of the sectional dillicutie. which
are hatassiug portions OF her population
we believe such an administration can alone
be brought about through the Instrumen
t tal,y OF tie Democratic party.
+ lie SAYS tina, be did not mean to endorse
any preference ON the part Of the Herald
+ tor any particular man,' and remarks
This paper is under no obligation to sup
! nor, an, man, and Will We co.., 'idcu'lN
/ expect To support the uopluec al The BAL
ttnor,. I invention, ". intend to- know who
br j., brlute We place his name at the head
I ct our rolumn-, AID have ~ TIE history OF
+ lbs publ &c he sniue assurance that he Is ~
( prar,,ce and principle n National D'moefat.
+ Ia ease al tn. uuii,i.iation al the choice of
our ,.iebh"t ol the Republican. Hen.
/ James Buchantn, he will find 10 rs y zeal
Gus coadlulof, IL the advocacy "i h's eicc
/ iion. belie,,ug him rs uuexeeptlonalle rs
any uinn IN our party, az! a statesman
+ whose life has proved that be l. incapable
of paud,fing /" any sectional I1ilucnce tor
the sake oi political prclennent.
We agree with our neishhor that it IS
| highly essential Tor The success OF the dc
mocraey. that there should be union of
| all It's members But how is this to be
/ dome I There i, but on way that suggest,
+ itself to u. aud tina, IS iya strict adherence
to the time houored principles ol the party.
I It is ccttainl, wrong, II unauimiiy of sen.
/ t,ment is de sired, Tor a body of men acting
/ Tor the patty, to 90 out OF their way /"
dnouuce those who hold opinions differing
/ from others " bat NECESSITY WAS there
what light IN fact, had the Nustiu conveu
ton to 20 ont OF their way To condemn
and to .xrnmmunicaie those who h.hrycd
in the right Of secessionl And by what
Q
rules were they governed. in nominating n
man AS the choice of Texas for the Pre,i.
dencv. when 1t is well known that he has
more than once abandoned his patty on
important political issues, and could ao'
command, Ia day, either the confidence or
III. votes of the Southern democracy
The Jefferson lIerald says that We are
an sous to get up a discussion as to the
political course of Gen Houston. The
editor of that punt seems To forget that be-
was the ii It to commence the discussion,
by attacking our course in condcmuog the
Austin Convention. And figdlng hltn.eli
unable to defend that body or it. nominee,
he mas concluded to decline further discus
sion, until after the adjournment OF the
Baltimore Convention. Now, our opinion
is. that the editor OF the Herald acted has
thy in this matter, and placed the name of
Gen. Houston at the masthead of his paper
without knowing much about his political
meandcrnes. We would advise him to
change his course, aud to hois, some man
whose acts hs approves and is prepared
to defend.