The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-02-14

"''' "' WV "sst'''"H previously made fha
ne had. in 1919, been the advocnie of II,
Union bnuh bonds. Tie SAID that when h.
was asked whether or not he would .up
port the nonne-s Of the Baltimore Con
sr"l'"n Ne replied nfiirnaiiv.l,; and wa
proceeding To- state how and under VIVA
conditions he would support the nominees
when the question was modified so rs /,
make 1t the nominees Of the Union patty
"c then answered tina, he had nuderstoo,
III" question to apply To the Democrat,,
Convention. hut rs INV pni. the nominee,
Ut the Union Convention. he answered, no
IA. would no, touch them with ten foo
pole,
The other misrepresentation To which
u. referred, was, that ~ a speech made he
tore the Democratic Convention of Jun.
last, he h I'd proposed To purge the prriy III
tho = who had taken ground agnins, il IN
the pending controversy lie hoped al
who knew him personally, felt that j. wa,
impossible Tor him to have been So pre-
.umpinous. so ridiculous. Ms To have MS
sum To hlms.li the right to csconmuni
cat" others from the Democratic Church
lngs, or hy convention. j, would be ah,o.
lut.ly absurd Every man. heart must de.
eide To whx, patty he Ia longs lie who
c,taued the ptnciI les and supported
the measures Of the democracy, as every
citizen might who chose, was democrat,
though all others denied it aud be who re.
jectcd the doctrines and opposed the met.
] knu Lar L, Il
proclaim, it, or however high nigh, ne the
sponsors and numerous the ass.nhlages
vouch,ng for his faith tie had long since
tor himself decided against amy al,emp, to
declare who should, or should not be emit
tied To .utcf the Democratic Church aud
the charge that he had expressed wish To
close the door against ANY one, he there
tore knew WAS untrue. Ills purpose had
been and still was, to Sustain the cause in
which he WAS l,borer. and with all who
espoused it, he was most happy to ca ope
rate. Alta late period in the recent canvass
when gloom had settled upon The prospects
OF democracy ;he party standard was plared
in his hands, unsuccessfully but ,calousle
weakly. but devo,rdlv. he had borne H.:
nnfureJ aud n,,ng over him. Let those
who wsrred against tt, 20 now when the
rontr-, is over. aud find If they can an'o"g
lis nsculL lions, the sentiments which their
Leaders told them was written upon II.
Mh-ir would the, fpd the purpose Of Sc.
cess,or, where the danger of the Union.
where the ci,il war they wcr" invoked 10
a. a. 81
Government 10 us" h'rcr against a State, Is
nor tpil war. 10 con,erd Tor the consii.
mi,onsI tights of Ne South. i. not to assail
the. | mon or To weaken the bond which
constitutes It's strength. To assert ne last
alternative the night of n tate 10 sered". NJ
the saur time declaring that II was rP'i
wtci under cNIsilug circumstances. Wis
SIS lpm should not EXERCISE. WIS not to man.
rest ,h, pntrose II secession. fhe reason
M of those who conirn''"d 'nr the opposite
CONCLUSION. when applied To th,ir owu posi-
ton. reduced them n the most awkward
picdichment
They ns.rted that To declare the right
of secession. indic it"d the Iuteut To sec"de,
but they ASSERTED the night OF evolution
lhrp, according To- ihci logic, they had III"
llt.nt to rrvululinu1e. which, accotdInH L"
heir definition, WAS To- w"ge civil war t.
cover the Land with all the horrors the, $"
,i,huh,.d Ia depict rs til" consequences al
the success Of the Democratic State Rights
Ticket.
The platform of the 'ou' 'n'i"n of bat
June WIS state Rights b"rins' 1t was
democratic 1t WIS dr'n"cr"il-, hrean,c At