The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-07-09

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Sossh, and lhs ffsssoilsss Of The North.
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variance with bic sssal prsdsees. General
Houston bee been identified Tor the last
avc years with The Federal party IN Con-
sress. Gen. Pierce. o" the contrary. hsA.
from, the commencement Of HE career, CO.
operated with the State Rights wi"g Of the
party. Con. Ilc1ston hiss voted IN Con-
pr~ss for Federal measures. ard General
Pierce has - constantly voted against ,hem.
Gen. Houston received At the last BALI
more Convention, . small vote. composed,
with Tie exception Of the Texas delegation.
Of The ultsa. ksess'lcss Of tho North Gen.
Pierce, on the contrary, vas nominated by
tho State Rights party Of the sos'h.
Hence, thers can bs but little affinity OF
feeling between General Houston and the
standardization.
lIu. what were the appointments Of the
President. to which General Houston WAS
90 strongly opposed. Csrtsi"ly not to the
frsssoilsrs Of the North for hs was never
opposed to them. Gratitude would forbid
such hostility. In 1913. in the National
Democratic Convention. he voted for them
TO txke ssats in that body, saying that he
had no swords for his friends. Then, il
General Houston did MOI object 10 the
nomination Of frccsoIlers to Office. il Ia 10
be presumed, that his remarks referred en-
ur.ly To The selection Of State Rights men
from tho South. That such men ~ Soule.
JEFF Davis. Campbell. snd DE Leon, should
h selected to TIL tho most distinguished
and lucrative positions In the Gcvcrnmsni,
we have not = doubt Is = subject Ut the
deepest modification TO him Nor is the
poignancy Of his feelings less-ned by the
neglect Of such a. Cobb, aud tootc, and
others Of Ike III. who were engaged two
years ago. in . relentless crussds through,
out the South, with tho avowed purpose OF
saving the Onion.
But why select JeG. Davis from the
number Of State Rights men who have
found favor with tho l'res, dent, Simply
l'ssasss General Hous.on though. hv saw
An opportunity Of injmring him. and through
him The party To which he belonged. AZ
well - tlse administration. Now, we ven-
tuse 10 assert. that when the whole matter
is undesstood, il will bs found that Jeff
Darts has done nothing for which any
Texan or any Southern man will attach
the shadow Of blanc. His whole life is ut
variance with any thing like duplieity, and
from first TO last. hs has been An opc,'.
frank. aud consistent friend OF Texas, AZ I
we'll ~ southern rights and southern ins,i.
tutiony.
Cen. Fierce when be came into power, |
determined very wisely not to ostracise !
any democrat who subscribed to tho BaltI. |
more platform. And Why! Because that
platform condemned the future agitation Of
the slavery question. Southern State
Rish's men had already reli"quist.cd its
dice ssiou. and had no desire tr, reviye H. !
Agitation. Il 10 true, prevailed in the South.
Hut by whom by those bent on saving
tho Union. Had Gen. Pierce been idenh- {
fed with the ficesoiles previous 10 his (
election. 10 might bc with some degree of
plassibilisy, charged with operating with
thsm Ia favorihg them With office. But h.
had bssn for years IN direct sntsgonis,n u
them sud their policy. aud they were the
most strenuous aud interruptions oppos.rs
Of bic election. Those who did support
him went out Of the freesoil ranks, and zig.
ni6ed The change, by subscribing to the
Dsuocsatic platform. Aud we have il
from The Washington Union, that the Prca
isSsut wal maintain no man in official 10.
shio~. Who signifies a determination 10 re.
yive The slavery agitation.
Dees not every mao ssc. tha. the stIsc,
of APpoisting men 10 oilies, who were for.
nssly dsstinsd with ths itsesoii party, 10