The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-05-13

The Wing paper at Henderson contain


an editorial article entitled 4" Douglas vs.
iIousion," which we design noticing briefly
for the reason tina, We think such reflections
% it contains are calculated to mislesd
when passed over in silence.
The question involved is the an'sgonist'c
position Of Houston aud Douglas on the
Nebraska Bill, which the lntelligencer con.
I sders merely so far a. 1t effects the pros
poets Of these gentlemen in connection
with future nomination for the Presidency.
This looks to US unfair That both Hons,
/ ton and Douglas are striving for this high
position. we do not doubt Bot is this In
itself rcprchens,ble Is it An unworthy
ambition for II statesman In a republicA1
governmental press forward to distinguished
posi,on' W. think not, 30 long ~ the
means by which /, is Ia be achieved are
prslseworlhy Whom pubic man takes
position designed to give peace to the
country, at the hazard OF his popularity.
and in the face Of open denuncin'lon from
every portion Of the section to which he
belongs, i. il not exceedingly unjust to
charge to him with motives Of persona. ag
grandizcmen, This !, the position OF the In.
t.lligencer II endorses senator Douglass
course on the Nebraska bill; yet !, meets
him a. tho advocate of tina, measure, not
A. n friend but as m enemy with denun>
chiffon instead Of praise. 1t holds the ex>
traordiuary language that :" his trucking
90 tho South is fully rs objectionable ms
Hors,on's to the North" O. The North is
numerically the strongest portion Of the
confedcracy; no public man can sustain
himself who csnno. carry with him a ma.
lorily Of the party VI that section. And
when one is found, bold enough to face the
fanaiicsm Of freesoil, and to propose a mat
ter Of justice to the South on national
grounds, shall we stop to question the purity
Of his motives, 10 look through The pas.
aud array his an,ecedents, and to deuounce
him as trucking " TO u.s. II looks to IA
no, only IA unjust but as exceedingly i'm
polite. II we thus welcome our constitu
tonal friends, wha, right have We tn expect
that any will be found willing to hazard
their popularity by stepping forward to AS
sist US
Bu, the lniesligepccr is unfortunate in
arrayng the an,ecedeuts Of Senator Doug.
lac. Il condemns him for ono Of the mos,
meritorious acts Of his public life. Ia 1913
when the question was before Congress tor
Incorporating the Wimo, proviso in the
Oregon territorial bill, Mr. Douglas pros
posed to amend It, by inserting in the bill
deg 80 min, known rs the Missouri com.
promise line, to the Pacific ocean The
Southern delegation having cndeavoted in
vain TO settle the slavery question by oh
tanning a recognition by Congress OF tho
doctrine OF non intervention, proposed, m
dernier resort, the Missouri compromise.
Mr.. Douglass motion wasa Southern mea.
sure, and a. such, was voted for by the
southern delegation in the Senate. II WAS
defeated in the House Of Representatives
Had it passed it would have given peace to
the country. The dangerous controversy
OF 1850, which shook the piilars of the
coniederacy, would have been ayoided'
The territory Of Nebraska. WAS dedicated
to lreso in 1870, Judge Douga. propo
ses TO remove the slavery restriction, and
to give the south chance IN its settlement.
II there is any Inconsistency IN this we are
unable TO perceive 1t.
1t is not our purpose to consider Judge
Douglass prospects for ths Presidency.
When the period approaches for a nomins.
ton, to be made. II will be time enough to
discuss the merits Of a.pirauts Nor 10 il
our intention to trace the parallel between
Houston and Douglas We have sufficient,
~ discussed the political acts Of General
Houston to render the task unnecessary.
But while we differ 90 widely in the main,
with our contemporary Of the ln,elligencer
there ia one point upon which we agree.
vs. think with him that while ii is the duty
Of the pres. TO d,scoa the political course
Of Gen. Houston, his private character
should he considered sacred. This we have
always done. Ii is \ matter oi gratitica-
ton to us, that while during the last five
years. We have had occasion 10 comment
freely upon his course politically, we have
s,udiously avoided saying anything reflect
ing u, IN his reputation as private citizen.
We have lei, that task for his personal en-.
emies Gen. Houstona moral delinquen.
ces. in our opinion. were the result of mis-
fortunes. These drove him from the highs
es, official posi,ion--trom home, iriendA,
prosperity. lie became a voluntary exile
among the Indians-he fled from the face