The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-09-16


political opinions and our own, and our
confidence In him ~ = man, are sufficient
10 induce us TO regard with respect sny>
hing eminating from his pen. u certainly
.ppesss to u, however, tina. il, rs he as
ssr.., Judge Campbell has been guilty oil
an arbitrary exercise Of power, iae courts
Of tho country we're open for redress. Up
on a proper showing. General John ~
Qui,mnn would have been set at llbersy,
and in addition to this, Judge Campbell
/. liable to impeachment Had Gen, Quit
man availcd himself successfully Of the
legal remedies before him, land Of which
he canno: be ignorant,) his letter would
have had the effec, which he and bis friends
desire.
OCT The editor OF the Shreveport Dem
ocra. and the New Orleans Courier may
sympa,hise very deeply with Col. Benton
Ia politician with whom we are happy to
say they have scarcely a sentiment in com
rnoul in bis recent defeat, aud they may
think it 10 exceeding bad taste to regard
him ss mere political bully, whose pat
riotism was merged in sel6shness. and
who Sc aims were all personal Such is
the strong language Of the Democrat; but
strong as 1t II, is it not truei With a
brilliant mind. gifted attachments. and with
the confidence of the democratic party
he wa. honored with the highes. positions,
save one, within their gift aud, because
he was no, bonored with the Presidency,
he abandoned his friends. repudiated his
principles, and set his face against the
south and her Institutions. Is such a man
worthy Of regard or kindly sympathy
When his conduct Is spoken Of II as 1t de
serves, and as the truth fully warrants, Is 1t
not in exceeding bad taste to turn up the
white. OF our eyes, as If some enormi,y
had been committed We are astonished
that such sterling democratic papers as the
Democrat and Courier should desire to
shield him from the denuncla,ion which
properly belongs to bis conduct
0T- II we are to believe Ford, Of the
Austin Times. our last reloiader killed him
lie SAYS that he is "dead. dead, dead
and we fcgfe, to add that he expired il
grea, agony, abusing us to the last 1t is
said that the explosion Of cap on az
empty gun, will break rabbits leg n, .
distance Of ten PAGES. Little did we think
that the vanity Of our contemporary wa,
such tender point. But AS we are no, il
the habit Of shooting at dead game, We
shall let him pass. with the simple remark
Is May he rest in peace
Ile says he dead and tho may doubt the saying
Vel gno IT up, 1t he viii ceasc hs hraylns.
or The following piece of irony Is iro"
a student Of Richmond College, who fur.
oished il to the Seottsville (Na) Temper
,nce Gazette.
The Mansfield, Advertiser and the Hunts
vile Item (the latter particularly are always
urging the fac, that the Temperance pro.
nibitory law originated in the North. as a
cause for us TO reject the example.
Tho Maine Law
While other States are continually agi-
lated by the spirit of (anallcsm, or ever
seeking for reform, Virginia stands proudly
aloo'. quie. aud seemingly disn,erested
observer OF the changes going on around
her Too proud to initiate or follow the
example Of another, with unparalleled lb-
crafty and wisdom. she condemns every
thing as absurd and impracticable except
that which she herself has originated She
has now an excellent opportunity Of eH>
hibiing this spirit by firm and unwaver,
ing oppos,iog to the Maine Liquor Law.
This law originated at the North, and, al
though this fact Of itself should he suti
cient to cause Virginia to reject it, there
are other and still more weighty reasons
why it should not BIO adopted IN the "Old
Dominion.
In the first place, it would deprive many
Of our citizens of the means Of supporting
their families. 10 almos, every county. yea,
in almost every neighborhood, there are
stores in which various liquors are kept for
sale. These liquors, properly diluted with
water, tsome'mes to suit the taste Of the
OF the seller,) are sold to slaves. free ne>
groes, and decem white people and the
proceeds arising from such sales furnish
the families of the keepers Of said stores
with tho necessaries Of life. The Maine
Liquor Law is incompatible with the in,e.
rests OF the store>keepers and therefore
should not be adopted.
In the second place, the welfare of so,
ciety requires that this law should no, be
passed, Society, Ike the ocean, must be
continually ngitatsd in order to be kept
pure. II the waters Of the sea were no,
perpetuslly In motion, they would becom
U(Mgnant, and I'll the world with disease
aud pestilence And if there were moi
continual disturbances iii society. it would
soon become corrupt aud immoral. Ma
ture has happily provided for the motion oil
the sea in the ebbing and flowing of the
tides. And rumsellers provide the necess
AIRY disturbances in society, in the moha
theits, house breakers. murders. and othe,
iuuor,u. diversions in which their traffic