The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-03-06
TIE TEXAS REPUBLICAN


,-.,.. contains /. lonv L,.d;,, Article ,,;,,.
.,;,. ~ .,;e.,
the '"''' ' '''''' "'' wv
closing P"'"e'"P"'
"Bu, while General Scott is personally
candidate w"""ot craftsmanship, poI'tl.
cal knowledge, political tact, with nothing
hut military re""wn very great, vanity IN.
haIieIy greater, ana leather lar and away
the greatest OF The three. yet there - at his
back, managing INN, aud talking through
him, an individual notorious tor unscrupa-
loas dextefity IN political contest, who con.
rolled the per'lous administration oi Gen.
sral Taylor A desperate cont Tor the
presidency is therefore inesi'a.le The
wings and abol'tlon'sts will he combined.
We too must be combined and not alone
for the presidency. but Tor the nion for
suppose It possible that Seward and his fac.
uon should succeed in placing IN the pres
dental chair "a vain, pompous old man, who
.devotcdIy attached to military nanuuvres
aad uactalle ~ child to hattery, il is not
difficult to ioresee that the d.' would no,
be distant when the democrats OF the Union
would have to storm the federal capital and
bring the traitors to the constitution to JUS.
tee. or else throw ,hcmseIve, into the camp,
sword in hand, aud fight the battle OF the
outraged South.
To crush this Mot before its birth, the
co,v.u,;,n must nominate, the proper man,
AMI .yal Scott with "A tried civilian, not
with n second or third rate general subject
IN IN, sam. weaknesses AS his antagonist.
TO recan,tulate the democratic nomi.
uee far - must therefore, not be tram.
m.l~d viii. ideas belonging 20 an anterior
era or "A man of i,ereiy local fame and
local affections. but a statesman who can
bring younv blood. Young IDEAS and voung
b..r,a to the councils OF the Republic.
our mere general, whether he can write
on his card the battle fields of Mexico, or
NOR. herocally boast oi his proves in
military review; your mere lawyer, trained
IN the Ju'slistIes OF the court, but without
political idea c,ond u local election
YOUR mere wire pullet and "Jndlcious bottle
holder" who claims pre- en''ncnce now on
| the sole ground that he once played second
hddi. To better men. aud VINO eo1ehs lam
.dt in his corner with the IDEA that he can
split votes with the abolition and sectional
factions he has intrigued WIN hh"' hp'''e
al, your beaten horse, whether ne ran '"f
previous presidential cup MS irsi or see
oad, or nowhere ut all on the uckes-n"ne
Of these will DO he "e"ocf"'' parry
expects from the haIt'no'. 'ohVe"''"''
new man, statesman OF s""ho "e'h"c'""c
pluck, and Worldwide IDEAS To use II on
state rights man, VINO can sh"" na"us
clean OF the STAN "l 'ae''oh "'' ,r"''
man, who VIII break down 'he "l'hs %
every rotten monarch; under heaven, ana
. open tn the industry and commerce OF inc
United states the trade ana exchanges OF
the world, n man OF large soni ana "pe"
heart. VIII" will maintain ~ the 'e',h OF 'h'
despvs of Europe the Democratic doctrines
upon which h, popularity aud success are
based here; n bold man, who can stand 'he
brunt II foreign war, and MAINTAIN, ny Tue
sgor and reach Of his councils, the honor
of our flag. whether on the land "r the sea
and yet, n man as'u'e and wise us 'a'"'
who can, BY the use of foreign material
save our shores from a,tuck, and crush the
despots Of the world in their very dens
man. tried in the contests oI laws, aud yet
mo,c than lawyer; man who has theo'
rc,ic learning sufficient to get rid OF the en-
| ,anglcmcnts which now surround our diP'o'
matte code, and the monarchc law OF ma,
tons which has been pushed upon US and
vi,hal, n practical statesman, not to be dis
comtited in argument. or led wild by ,hco-
", but one who has already, in the councils
and tribunals Of the nation, reared his front
to the dismay Of the shallow " conserva'
tive" 10 the exposure of the humanitarian
iscendary. and the discontinue OF the anti
qua,cd rheto,iciau Let the Baltimore
Convention give to this, the young genera
ton Of America. candidate, aud We are
content; bat il it fail to do SO, its members
can return To their respective homes, per
.onslly proud and cla.ed, and congratulate
their commitments that each of them has
played well and successfully his part in r".
ming the hope. Of the democratic party oil
America aud mankind during Tour sss.I
" "o's' '"r ,"e .a'"'""' ,, "s""' " " others
and H.. .,, ..s.r. ,h.n..ly.s nj the same