The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-04-03

Thssv ~ shsss psoaslnsnt mss bs%ess ~
Dsacsssais party Of The Union ia sonnec.
eioa viii ~ nomination Of Tie Dalti,. ,ore
coavsation, for Tie Presidency. I,aese are
Cas-, Dosslsss. and Buchanan. There
are several minor candidates in the field,
namely: Houston, I.ar.e. Butler, Allen, and
Marcy; but, 10 fr., thsre has been no in.
dication that either Of these gentlemen will
get s'.sgls vote beyond the limits Of his
owi State.
Among the most prominent Of these last
named, il Gen. Houston. III. Screenings
for this office begun with his advent in the
I. =. Senate, and since his Orcgoa vote he
has been regarded every where As seeker
after Presidential honors. Some time ago
he took hold Of land reform ms hobby.
ard in order to strengthen himself still fur.
thcr. he has recently allied himsel! with the
in the North like n prairie on fire. Our
readers will no doubt wonder what connec
ton there can be between temperance and
politics, But such connection does exist,
and Gen. Houston has embraced il. The
facts are about these. The people of the
North have grown fanatical on the sub
ject OF temperance, aud not content with
"a l.
time for temperance reformation 10 speak
at the ballot box. Ia other words strin.
gent laws must be passed interdicting the
sale or use Of intoxicating liquors For
n while these reformers had the sway. and
it WAS coutdcn'ially predicted that New
York would pass what is teamed tho Maine
Liquor Law, which is said to be model
law Of the kind But more recently these
movements have met with strong opposition.
and now two parties are arrsyed against
each other in formidable hostility. The
temperance reformers look upon Gen IIous.
ton ~ the great exponent Of their cause,
and !. is said viii exert their utmost in.
fuencc to secure his nomination. But
while Gen. Houston has engaged large
and enthusiastic number il his favor by his
course, he has got the i'll will and the com.
bined opposition Of perhaps larger num-
Baltimore Convention, we think, depended
very much on his keeping quiet 1t is
very possible that the first three or four
ballo,ings before tina, body, will resuI, in no
choice being made. II a compromise can.
no. be effected, the Convention will then
look around for choice among the less
prominent candidates, OF for an entirely new
man. AS Houston WAS most prominent
among the former, it is probable he might
have been chosen, but we cannot but think
his connection with the temperance move.
mcnt will ruin his prospects lie was GER
tainly safe in the North 50 long ms he took
moderate course in his opposition to the
extension OF slavery, and in favor Of giving
away the public lands. for these things were
popular in that quarter Blu, temperance
agitation is diheren. matter and, intern
perate zeal in this matter will meet with
very serious opposition SO much for Gen
Houston aud his prospects
The two most prominent candidates are
Casa and Douglas. The presses in the
country have generally conceded that Doug
las stood the best chance. But this is per.
hans mistake. Cass will go into the
Convention with very strong Northern
vote. The delegates from the GLOWING
States are instructed TO vote for him Ohio
Michigan, New Hampshire, Connecticut,
New Jersey, and New York while several
others from different Northern States. viii
support him. In the South he has got
Louisiana, where Douglas was supposed to
be the strongest candidate. and he has like.
wise n strong party in Tennessee, Georgia,
and Kentucky. This friendly disposition
of the Sonth towards Gen. Cass, will be
of great importance to him; particularly
the vote of Louisiana. Here hc obtained
a majority over Douglas by the corcentra.
ton Of the vote of Mr., I,uchanan's friends.
Is it not reasonable to suppose that this
vote of Louisiana will have an influence
upon Mr.. Buchauan's friends every where,
and particularly Ia the North, where the an.
tislavcry views Of Gen. Cnss are most rel
ishcd And. AS Mr.. Buchxnnn's friends
will hold the balance of power in the Con.
vention, they can perhaps elect Gen Cas-,
il such is their wish. We notice one thing,
that since the nomination of ten. Cnss by
Louisiana, the wings have regarded him as
the probable nominee Of the Democratic
party, and are attacking with open hostility
bis favori,e doctrine Of Intervention.
cannot but ask, why tits, that Gen Cass
should have grown so popular in the South
and particularly in Louisiana. nm extreme
Southern State! What has been his polit
ical course lie voted for the wing bill
Of denominations" known AZ the River and
Hnrbor Bill, which WAS vetoed by Mr. Polk.
Ia 1913. he declared in the Senate of the
United States that he intended voting for
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