The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-12-09

Nor can his decision be viewed in the light
CT what the Picayunc terms snap judg.
ment. II is not the fault Of tho Governor
that the applicants for tho contract failed
to make any tender Of security up to within
very short time OF the period fixed for that
tender. Time enough has elapsed for such
immense mIiionaircs to have secured stocks
OF the most undoubted character, or else TO
have carried TO Austin and deposited the
bullion Surely the li.,le sum Of $500 900
could not be an object with them Of such
magnitude, as to have led to the forfeiture
OF this contract and why therefore is it
that the Last moment is permitted to expire
before the nature of the tender is intima,ed
to the Governor and when, ii must have
been known, that in tho event of his relec.
ton, i, was too late to mend matters :
There is something about it certainly which
requires explanation, and whenever the res
violation is made, we predc, that the Picav-
une viii! admire still less the Pacific Rail
road Company, and he ready to accord
more Justice to the Executive Of Texas"
The Central TeAian has an article siding
with the Governor. which opens thus
We were forcibly reminded on Tues'
day, upon reading the State Gazette, Of the
scene described by Major Downing, where
Gen. Jackson, after having retired for the
night, was induced to leave his bedroom
and return to his friends, when he found
Mr. Van Buren, with his pants. coat aud
hat on, and undergoing criticism by
Messrs Cass aud Woodbury., ~ to how
they f., him. 'Ha'' SAYS the old General
all OF you getting to be Presidents. are
YOU = We say we were reminded OF this
scene upon reading the last Gazette, where
it seems several Of our officials and digns
tarles have been playing Governor mp at
Austin, in regard to the contract for the
construction OF the Pacific Railroad
The Columbia Democrat, which subse
quen,iy leans towards the Company, said
THE Pacific Railroad Company, about
which so much has been said in this State
within the past nine months, is reported To
be n failure
40 say that we are disappointed Is, IN
a small degree true. although to say that
we have not expected this result, contrary
of blindness to which we are unwilling to
plead guilty
The editor OF the Clarksville Standard
thus Justly rebukes the vulgar abuse Of the
Governor by the Austin Times;
THE Times asssils the Governors mo.
tves in the course he has taken, and makes
unnecessary comparisons between the sew
efal gentlemen prominent in the Company
aud the Governor. This, we think, in very
bad taste, and very unjust, We can con
ceiye no motive that can influence the Gov
ernor other than n desire 10 protect the IN
terest OF the State. AZ a citizen he must
desire the construction of this road. but ms
the Executive OF the State, doubtless con.
sders i, his duty to guard the interests of
the State vigilan,lv. However any one
may differ from hun in the construction OF
the law, and we are not prepared to say,
until we read more, whether we do or not
difference Of opinion upon such subject is
no Just ground for invidious comparisons,
or unkind estimate OF the motives OF a pub
lie officer, who, throughout long public
career. has heretofore had his integrity nn>
Questioned"
The Houston Telegraph has an able
article on the subject, which we copy en-
tire:
"P,cIrIc R,rlRoAp.-Thc Texas State
Times supplement, Of the | lih instant, has
the entire correspondence between Govern.
or Pease and Treasurer Raymond, with a
i...,I,, .I,tn,,aI Jnpnunctup Tho roursp of
the Executive and defensive Of the action
OF the Treasurer in receiving the pro''ercd
deposit from The agents OF Walker, hing a
Co. The Times makes most uulust,iia
bic pcrsons attack on the Goveiaor, and
one which must ultimately recoll with the
weight of popular judgment upon itself.
"Wc differ with our contemporary in his
conclusions as to the correctness OF the
Irea.urers position, and equally rs to the
iustne.s of his attack on Governor Pease.
The latter has been too long identified with
Texas, both AS Republic aud a State, to
suffer in reputation, whether by comparison
OF his patriotism with any other pohlIc clt
zen, or from attacks OF this sort from the
the press. tie has been tried in the times
of Revolution, in the times of Darkness aud
Prosperity in no position, nor on any
occasion. has he been found wanting. Aud
although he may have been, n, an early
period of his lile in the vicinity OF Hart
ford, Connecticut, Ms the Times has it, he
has at no time shown himself less u Texan
than those who, like his assailaat, perhaps,
were born IN the sunny South, and We
mistake the people OF Texas much, very
much, il his action in behalf OF the State,
on the subject Of this deposit, does not give
general satisfaction, and bring him now, ns
ON former occasions, the need Of Well
done, thou good and faithful servant
ave Will not emulate the Times IN giving
our opinion of the course of Mr.. Raymond,
else the retort might be appropos when We
ask, in the language Of tho Times tsubsii'
tu,,nr the Treasurer for Govcrnor) One
question will doubtless be asked by the
people of Texas, wha. motive. what cause
had the Treasurer for his course I Nor
will we be so uncharitsble, As to surmise
that his connection ~ contractor with the
Pacific Railroad Company, had any thing to
do with hi. extraordinary assumption OF
WIN, We believe to have been unauthorized
powers. Nor will we. tstill using the Ian
rusps OF the Times. and substituting Mr.
RAYMOND for Governor rexse.) be so un-
charitable ~ to surmise that = residence on
tho part Of MIR Raymond, in the South. has
had any influence whatever with hin in
Al