The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-02-10

n sNtk on the company, AhH WINS hothfiousi'
issuing full paid stock to his friends to enor
r mous smerpls, for no other consideration
, than natural love and affection, and -
, one dollar to him 10 hand paid" The Of
T fee OF the compan, WAS then In New
York but you seemed not then to h
shocked at ii. Last Spring he was turned
out on account OF his aboliiinnism. maliex
sance in office. and other enormiies too
Numerous 10 mention. The Hon Hobt j
Mississippi, late Secretary Of the Treas
ury rndsr Mr.. Polk, for twenty wears the
FAST friend OF Texas. the man who de
f. at.d the nomination of Van Buren,, IN
lsii, becnase OF his opposition to annex
ton; aud who in doing so. di-obe,ed the
Instructions OF his State, was elected IN his
place. Should this have excited your ire
against the Company
As soon ms Nr. Cbatheld was 'urred Out,
he turned States evidence. aud the people
in Texas have been made TO believe that
the company is responsible Tor the dlsreprN
table acts committed during his administers
ton and proved by himself No sooner
was he dismissed from office and driven
from the company than the whole abolition
press opened upon the company aud pro
nouncej il "moon. shine" The New ! ork
Tribune has taken the lead, aud you are
following in the wake Does it surprise
yon thu, W. Walker should be denounced
Ut the North I RecoIleet his free trade re
port As Secretary OF the Treasury his an =
uesation letter-hs defeat OF Van Buren,
his devotiou 10 this great Southern enter
p'lse-hls sn,>iuternnl improvement prin>
ciples-his determination not TO ask or
receive aid from the Federal Government,
aud you will not be surprised Ahol,ion'3u,
steam shipsu, clipper shipiein, federalism
aud every other Northern Ism that baiteus
upon the resources Of the South, and re
CARDS the tini5h % q curse when it ceases
to he an instrument for taxing southern
labor Tor the protection of Northern cail
tai, and disbursing southern money for ear
ryiag on northern Improvements, hates,
mahgns, and traduces him. That - all
natural enough. aud doubtless he does rot
complain ol IT,
/ In Texas be is called sharper-a Wall
stree, swindler, a bankrupt, visionary spec
u.ator, or at best "a man of douhiIul rep
uatiou,' Mr. Waller did break in Mis-
s,sippi ia 1896 or 7, believe. hen ever,
ore elsa there broke, bat he did not move
to Texas, IS many who are denouncing
him, did lie STAYED at home, and surreu,
dcred every dollars worth OF his property
to his CREDITOR, Did he lese Vic repuia,
ton with his fortune In 1910. the State
of Mississippi went by nm Overwhelming
majority Tor Gen Harrison, and yet this
bankrupt in fortune AID fame and demo
crat in principle. was re,eleeted to the
nited States Senate. oycr wfig cpro
nent, hy vhig Legislature -Four years
/ after this Mr.. Polk places bIm At he head
of the Treasury Department. his Report
is repnblished in England aud his bust
placed IA the hall OF the au'i eoru law
league Blu, he has no financial talent.
is reckless Spectator, and visionary
schemer. During the last year, he obtained
a certificate of deposit for 5000 900, bank
stock for S2ns 600. stock Of mAuuiac,
turing company for $500 600, and State
took for $1,000 ALL amounting to
nearly one million Of dollars Eu, he has
neither credit nor money. He PAID tor the
.torl or h. did not. that's certain. IT he
paid l,r it, he must ~ money Il We 'id
not. he must have credit. Which horn ~
III" d,lemmn will YOU take
have been inseusibl, led from the snh~
iect of this communications sohIrct, to
most persons, more interesting than all 9th
ers--seli The oul, apology ior this eshib>
ton Of An amiabe weakness, Is the feeling
of strong indignation, which | have cxPe>
fienced. sine. my return home. 10 bearing
gentlemen AS highly respectable ms Mr,
King and Mr. Walker. H. devoted to the
interests OF the South and of Texas, tie
nounced by those whom they would assist,
aud no single voice raised to defend 'hrm.
As,c Mr King, Of whom have rs yet
sal. nothing, he has been the subject Of
the same denunciations US Nr Walker.
and the defence Of one ~ necessarily The
defence OF the other. They have acted
together throughout | say oenuncianons
not charge, for, II any ehs'ges have
been made ! have not seen them trust
YOU will no, consider 1t unreasonable that
| should ask for tho charges and speciiica'
lions AGAINST each of the Directors, the
whole Of whom ara denounced by YOU As
unworthy of trust Six OF them are your
u.luhbofs, ard most of the others gentle
men who have heretofore held hieh p6'tI
cal. and now hold h,gh social position, In
the country. When III. charge. rre pre-
f.rreh, I NAV deem It necessary 10 notice
them A. to Nr King. he is a southern
plan,et, who, for long time, represented
The Stat. OF Georgia IN Congress with dis
,,nctior As chairman of the \avs, Com
mit,e.. TO gerti,man has ever acquitted
himself with more credit or benef, 70
IL. country After tn. election OF zen.
TAYLOR. he is known to have refused m
,rportsu, foreign appointment IN order Ia
v,sl, Calilurnia Tor the purpose of carrying
out this great enterprise oi building = south
srn Road to the Pacific. IN which be and
Nr Walker, With uthsts had previously en-
cared. D, ,skpown that Mr. Walker aban
doned most lucrative practice IA the
Supreme Cour, Of the United States, Tor
tbs same purpose. For yesrs past they
bny. both devoted all their time and ts'eh,s
TO ths gtea. undertaking NJ "a scat to lhem
selves oil thousands OF dollars.
But "to return 10 our mutton. on
know that last SpflnI. after had trans
l,rred my stock IN the Western 0s,pany
to tn. Atlantic company, ! voluntarily Of
i.red to give up my share OF the full paid
s,oek ot the latter, without money and
w,,bou, pics" In order to remove d.tlical'
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