The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-09-30
Change Of Editors

dian contains the yslsdicioty OF VII. u.
Helby, late editor OF tina, paper, and the
Introductory Of Mr.. J. MARSHALL The
former embraces the occasion, AT the close
Of his remarks, to bs.'ow few words at
parting upon one OF his contemporaries,
whose course towards him, he SAYS, has
been marked throughout, by ungenerous AID
personal vindici.veness Who can he refer
10! Certainly not to us, unless he Is DIS
posed to complain without reason, aud As
Gen. Scot, would say. ito falsify the truth
Of history" We admire the cspdcr that
distinguishes portion Of his remarks, and
the christian forgiveness ard resignation
which he mauifesi., "Scaresly able As
he SAYS. "ie bear NJ alone under the
morning sun, we src unequal to the burlhcn
of the heat Of mid DAY" how could we do,
otherwise than to hope tia, the future may
convey to him health prosperity aud cons
,entmer,i III. late position. according to
his own showing. was snylhins bat pleas
an, one, for he says
Feeling that the duties must be divided,
we. after full usideraiion. decided on re-
lirirr from the editorial department To
this course We were impelled by many req
sons, not the lens, OF which was the res
.lraini--if unseen, yet not unlsli--lorced
apon ANY rpar who has 20 writ. for paper
o%ned by over twenty individuals Of vary
Ing ideas Influences, and capacities To
please ALL IS impossible, to dsplease any
is painful while 10 continue writing. with
the th"agh,. confined. aud a mind ctamped
ap, is neither pleasant nor profitable. Con
scious Of this difficulty we have ever
been accustomed not only TO think before
We write. but to write ms we think--we
concluded we could be far more pleasantly
engaged in publishing than editing"
This Ia certainly distressing picture
aud shows his position has been anything
bu, an enviable one. How consolatory to
bis successor, Mr., Marshall But this lat
ter gentleman is by no means Disconnected
He seems to be well pleased with these
proprie,ors, Notwithstanding their varying
ideas, influences, sud capacities for he
.ays of them
These gentlemen are composed Of both
parties in politics. all denominations IN res
ligion, aud of almost every profession and
useful calling in the walks OF industry; aud
consequently made up from the very best
ma,erial in this or ANY other community
Towards Mr. Marshall, personally, we
entertain the kindest feelings. He is u
gentleman in the highest sense OF the term /;
possesses good mind. varied information,
and is wilhal ready writer But. at the
same time. bis political views ate well
known. The State Of Texas does not con
tain more ultra. anti State rights wing
Daring the last Presidential campaign he
edited The Star State Patriot. wing paper
published in this place. Aud what was his
course while he occupied that po.iiioni
Did he discuss the political issues between
the two par'ics' BY no means. Bat
week after week he published column upon
column endeavorirg to prove Gen. Pierce
a coward. and that he tainted from fright
and fell from his horse, Mt the head OF his
regiment, in Nexico. Column after column
accompanied these in the vain endeevor to
make him out nm aboli,onis, Nor does
be pretend now that be will publish nan
trai paper. for he says
"Wih the mere 2arti1an politics Of the
day, tie Meridian can have no sympathy.
or indulge fra,ernal feeling but with a
freedom and lib,rality due 10 an independ
ent journal intending to command respect
and exert a healthy influence, VIII cons
mend aud encourage what i, hight and re-
bukc the tendency to wrong, whenever and
wherever it may appear
OF course, everything will be wrong, in
his opinion, that is democratic, and every.
thing right tina, is whicish, if we are to
form any judgment from his previous career
lie exhibits his pfocli,Itie. in the last issue
of the Meridian, in a paragraph abou, the
affair a: Greytown. Such man cannot,
In the nature of things, be neutral Taking
his own declarations. and il is evident, that
the Meridian, in future, is to be whig
paper.
And here we beg leave to say To our
State Rights friends who assisted in getting
up the Meridian, aad who are among the
Joint owners, that we think they are occu>
pyiog very unenyable position. They
are the joint owners and supporters Of a
wing press--a paper edited by gentleman
who abhors everything in the shape Of State
Rights or democracy 1t is. indeed. the
first time in the history of journalism that
we have ever known the members of
party 20 make war ON their own organ.
The Democrat. at Shreveport, is sustained
by the leading members of tho party
throughout that State. and the editor can.
didly confesses that without such aid, hi.
paper would have gone down. The Dem.
ocrat, at Alexandria, was sustained in the
beginning. I've do not know what IL gets
now, though il is still maintained by the
pariyl by a clear bonus of $1,000 n year
We, who had more difficulties to contend
sgain,, than either Of those papers, have