The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-03-19


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esasIs ssase Ceavsasior. ~h'eh ~ss pr"Po'
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sDsd u Fss~sasy. Amer Announcing that
\ pssvsd u ssslss failure. III editor pro
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estassssess, essesivsd in sse'io"sl preja
dssss. s.d psssosal agsfs"diss"srs. de"s
ss<veism, end . disposition 10 create .
treseh In the Democratic va.hs. ell con
,,;bssed 10 The sssslt Howard men. With |
= (,w .see.psions, we're afraid to 20 into
Coov,otion, lest another candidate might
b, b,ssshs forward for Congress. Bell
mon declined through fear Of Howard.
Tb. eoa men were afraid That their racd''
date. f.. ~ P-ss. would h left out Nor
,h.,n men feared The came result for John
.oc. Eastern men feared lest the eonsersa
live eos.,s Of &. ". Smith. In relation TO
internal improvements, nigh. secure his de-
feat. Henderson, asd Le~is mon. knew
that there was no hopes for them before
Convention. and ~. men from almost every
norton Of The State ezsrtsd Themselves to
dsfs At the meeting Of the Convention,
~A'-. they ssees-tsd In doing" Ag"'"
tao e tor says: III 10 our firm conviction
,hsl d =. Convention esused the L-gsin>
,o-s n, adjourn q hsss two weeks earlier
TIA. ,~ssid hsvs doas otherwise. M"s'
Of m d.l-gssss wee composed Of mc"'-
ts,a - the Legislature. aud they preferred
loo the business Of tho ses'i"" half
& - d, rather than risk tho defeat. before
r.s invention, Of . favor,s AL rant
- are grave charges, and our co,sm'
nor.-, ssems determined they shall be felt;
u- ls proceeds to say: "Now the question
before the psopl, 's. will they suffer few
de sgogues Ia d~fss, their purpose Or =
fsw 4 gen men, clothed in = little br-l
ssfhoci;y.' by their action. or rather by
ihoif -efussl to act. to ,hwAr the great oh.
I-e' the party, and thereby create die.
,eo'ion and Reorganization. and risk the
defeat Of . democratic candidate and the
rlsctln Of \ wing"
Bsi if these charges Of the Gazette are
srag they do not in the lesst diminish the
Lode rus character Of the state Of affairs
pc ne Texas Capital. 10 most political
msu ,vrss. there are usually .ome parties
v4- 70 sufficiently confident of success to
IN. he issue. But in this CASE how diff.
fer Here were the representatives, Of six
rent men, who. after having had two
for preparation. to survey the field,
,niss and drill their forces. came to
ne conclusion ono and all. that there was
nance for their respective candidates,
ur alternative to save them from chagrin
cod lsfsst-but to run away. !. was not
moro frsgmen. Of the party TIM. 10 here
rbHard with unworthy motives in flying
iom Justin. but the entire representation
81 tie untsrri6rd " democracy Of the
state. 1t was general stampede. an in
elofious and disgfacsful fight. Legisls
tom 70 content to Leave everything un.
an and to face an outraged con,titu.
enc. preference TO remaining IN Austin
aao' fortnight! The {" few dozen man "
d with 4 iuiie brief anlho,ity"-
many Of whom had faced the emmy in
food and field "--n,~n who had fought
Indians snd Me1icAns. and who had signal
lied thsmssIvss IN political management,
heretofore, rather than :" face the mnsic !"
any longer. were willing to sacrifice the in
tsrssts Of the State. ard risk the safety. II
not the salvation OF the democratic party
In despair for the success OF their fsvorite
candidates they sough. safety in fight.
There is. to us. something supremsly IL
dicrous and lsughsbIe in all this.
We are aware that our neishbor Of the
Gazette has 1t heart the success Of the
democratic party, But 10 has (uni"tcn-
tionslly no doubt msds grave charge
against the democracy Of the State. Ito
arsigns the majority Of democratic Leg
islnture, with having proved recreant to
their duty to the State. aud to the party.
if tbs democratic party have been go
unlurky A. to elect neatly An entire Legis-
lA.urs composed Of such scamps as our co
temporary makes them out. we se- bu, lit
tie necessity in deplor'"g in such pathetic
language ~ he uses. the .dsss.t Of the Do.
moeracy. aud tho probable triumph of the
whig party. The whigs certainly could
not do worse, aud probably nigh. do
better
Tho editor Of tho Gazette proceeds 10 /
say th.s the democracy Of the couutry |
should not permit the suspicious period to
psss BY without Convention. snd strongly
urges that such an a.s~mbIags bs held a,
" sshingt"n. on the first Of June. "Let
them work while it is yet day. for the night
romsth when M man can work." Fear. |
lnx, however. that he has said too much, Or i
expressed himself rather strongly on The
subject. he thinks. perhaps. they might hold
on . while, until il u seea whether dsmoc.
raey IL likely to triumph or 10 be defeated.
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