The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-10-14

king part in the mere psriisau politics OF
tho day Z" Suppose The question should
arise, IN connection with the Pacific Rail-
road, as to the powers Of the Federal Gov.
eminent TO create internal improvements
ia the States, where will the Meridian. mn.
der Il. present editorial management, be
found Or suppose another San Juan
affair should take place Is Il dislicat to
imagine which side that paper would take
in the controversy tina, would arise
Whe, we spoke of the Meridian Is a
Wing "a ,er, we did not mean that it would
be such yioleu. partisan paper ne the
New Orleans Crescent, which processes 10
DO "open to all parties and controlled by
none +" mr. Of such a cas-, as ,ho Richmond
Wing. New Orleans Bee, or Louisville
Journal but tina, i, would be one the pro.
cli,iiie. Of which would be well ascertain.
cd and unquestioned. And it is jus, such
a paper We charged our democratic friends
WIN susthihlhe, anu WIN" IL nv" "|P'hlS
they contemplated establishing from the
first.
No one denies or questions their right
to sustain such paper, or, indeed their
right to embrace the politics of the editor
Of The Meridian, # ,uch is their pleasure.
Blu, in doing SO. eandor certainly enjoins
tina, they should show fair front. No
one is better satisfied than we are that the
= Republican could not and would no, am
,wer their prpotes
En, why YES it that we would not an
swer their purposesi Ay, there's the rub !
We were certainly not wanting in devotion
to the principles Of our party. aud ohjec d,
lions were made By many OF our snbscri>
bors that too large portion Of our paper
was devoted to the subject Of .ralIr.osd.l'.
ian answered their purposes " Has it
been Of any advantage to railroads. or tho
persons whose interests IL was intended TO
sabserve We think that, in every respect,
il has been most signal failure.
The editor OF the Meridian endeavors 10
evade the charge of publishing n whe
paper, by strain Of sophistry, which is not
likely to answer his purpose, he preicnds
that we have been discourteous TO him. IN
wha, respect! we did not say that, ~
the editor Of sbg paper, he was unabfe
10 discuss the leading questions Of differs
cree between the two parties We stated
merely, tina, he had no, done so, aud that
his course as the editor of that paper dem
ons,ra,ed tina, be was governed by tie mos, 1
siolen, party prejudice. II this were false,
wo were certainly discourteous If true,
where is the insult. where the wrong .
Bot says our contemporary. Walker de. /
fines neutral to be indifferent. neither good |
nor bad, neither seid nor alkaline that (
IS mere chdik aud watcr.' This is very
different definition from what our copy Of
gives ol this word for it says
Il neuirdl-not Of either partyi person
or nation that takes no part in contest
Webster deenes ,adepeacence thus "e.
amplion from control not subject to con.
'rol," The editor says that tho Meridian,
under bis administration. will not be nen,
'rai, but viii be independents What are
We TO understand by this, but that he wll
make Il lasl such paper as he pleases /
And taking hi. past course as guido Tor
lur Judgment, is it irrational OF unfair to
suppose tia: be will make the Meridian a
vhig paper
We spoke OF our contemporary as gen.
'leman in the highest sense of the term.
Could he have expected us to 20 further, /
and TO have endorsed his political views. or
% have remained silent, when the very
humber of the paper before us gave eyi.
lence OF its political bearing
We are well aware tina. our co.empo.
Fsry has the pecunlary ability to establish
an ont srd.out Wing paper, il he chose to
do SO. Nor have we nuy disposition to
offend his raniy, BY insinuating that be
has not the intellectual ability 10 take /
charge Of il. Indeed, with his raeg pen,
and +" elegant ieirure." We have no doub, I
he could edit two uhie pal-s;s, il he chose
to do so. Blu, if he should conclude to /
establish even one, we hops that he vii! |
sddsess himself TO the common sen.e of
his readers. and not Oil them up with trash,
jus, for the simple qualification Of eight. |
ing down hill" and under the apprehension J
that we could NO. understand him il he I
wrote anything else. lnyidious persons
may conclude, II be continues Ia this s,,le /
Of writing, that he cannot do any better;
aud his being = gentleman Of wealth, a
member Of the last Legislature. and one
whose talents are highly appreciated by the
owners Of the Meridian tsll Of which il
givss "a pleasure to aid him In mAns
Known will moi relieve 1jfa