The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-22

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ssssliag dsnsssst, and ssems 10 think that
II ~ ssssss wsss practically carried out.
Il. Wig wssM h.s. all the of'sss, that
The dsmsevsts would b. IL tbs minority,
sad ~ wosa b. compelled to 70 over
" essisvly 70 d. ~hiys for support sc.
Tbs baseA Of nonsense s"d ms"dac'ty
h scarcely worthy Of serious reply ""ie
writer wii TAX. the pains TO read the cop,
iss Of shs Republican printed dsri"g the
sasya1p, ~ particularly 10 the article writ
,Sn By ~ pse.ioss to our departure Tor
New Oslaas, no will a. tina. we took oc'
sssloa = poin, oct the peroie'oss eo"'"'
qssssss, which wosld rrsaIt fro" '"troda'
elng pslitiss - question !" such An <l'e'
,ios. Whsa candidates are 10 the field. r''
shss fss 10 Jsdgeship or District Attorney,
~ sAall leok rlons to their qasliic a''"ns.
And ~ bel,sv. No will do right. IT the
democratic party is to get ieto the minority
by zach a cssns--if il cannot be kept TO-
ge,her BY any other means than by Office
II may 60 to the dogs for U.s. But we have
. higher opinion OF the fasty. and OF the
intelligence Of tho people, than 10 believe
that they will abandon principles, for an,
such cause.
Let u. seq how our democracy will con-
pare with that Of our neighh'''s y wr
have not been mis' iae cd4to. o.
the Fisc ST.. ,pr7-e' ,a 'ra Hgoiipa 3
vo,, On lir Oregon Eiii ri. 'sle aes.a..
.oiiieg The vi rur ,om'se line to
,,c N.Me; bi. ,olc for tho admission OF
Cal fs-n,s, and the Bill abolishing the slave
trade 10 the District Of Columbia, Sc, &c.
That no di.spproved General Rusk's In
,ernAl Improvement votes and speeches
his vote for the odious river and ha'bor bill
that Polk vetoed. and his vote against the
veto that he dislikcd bis speech aud his
vote in favor of giving slil lager bonus
to the Collins line OF steamers. DC, &c
But has he had the courage 90 say so. We
,hi.k not, The difference, then. between ou'
course and tina, Of our neighbor. consists
in this lie thinks democracy consists in
keeping in. or eiec,ng men TO office, who
call themselves democrats: while we have
ever been the servant of principle, and have
svpported no man for office who abandoned
the faith Of The party.
W. have ever been bold aud frank in III,
expression Of our views We have be
slowed no unmcrited ilattery on any man
nor compliments unless the occasion callet
for them. The Flag, on tho contrary, ha,
very different reputation. i has beet
the coustan, pandercr to the vanity Of near
ly every public man. within reach. A
friend, some time ago remarked. that
Re~lxebnb were TO pass through liender
son. that the editor would have something
complimentary :" Gay Of him.
Had WE been n, home. it is more than
probable the Republican would not have
taken any par, in ths Judicial canvass; but
least We should be- misunderstood. we viii
ssy that Col Fraxer's being Whie. would
not with " have weighed feather, in the
balance ngsins. him. lie has never been
= violen, partisan Ms the Flag intimates. moi
did he run as . wing. Had he been ju.,l,
chargcable with either, we would have been
tho first 10 denounce him.
but the Flag speaks Of a democrat. M il
there was but one in the field. lie seems
in his zeal for Col. Morris, to have satirely
overlooked NJ. d. Rogers, Esq. a gentle
man Of sterling worth, Of fine capacity,
aud sound democrat. But Mr.. Il unfor.
:unately did NJ live At Henderson, which
accounts for this forgetiulness,
The Flag. like many others. endeavors
10 mjare US by harder sayings. A bad
why to begin. We would advise him TO
peak the truth, and attend to his business;
md then be may perhaps be ~ successful
u journalism N we have been.
In the remarks we have made. we have
'ot alluded to Cot. Morris We regard
lin ~ good lawyer. a man Of capacity,
md clever gentleman. His course du
ing the canvass, was in direct conflict
rith ihesA VIEWS of the Flag. n pafer that