The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-07-07

MS new eIc'nchI OF discofn has by II,
advocates. been thrust into the canvas. 10,
Congress In the shape Of an organised 20,
luicsi party, and Southern men are rcuuir.
ed to take position rs 10 It's merits. The
democratic party, with which have ALWAYS
acted, has from the beginning OF It's esis,
tence, opposed the principles now contend
cd Tor by thi. new party. Its faithful fol.
lowers At the North, have from the frs,
appearance OF this new partv, there ba.tled
though unsuccess'ully) agains, the poli,l
cal monster; and looking upon i, as do,
AS the most pcstient heresy which South.
efn men have ever vet IN their entire history
subscribed to. | WAS not long in dctermin
ing my course in the matter.
found a, Jefferson ,ha, Cob Matt Ward
and George W. Chiffon, Esqs, both of
whom recognised as sound democrats and
true and reliable Southern men. had entered
the canvass for Congress. Upon our ar
rival At this place, the Know Nothing
nomination having been fully announced,
all of us believing the defeat OF Know
Nothingism to be the first and primary
object to which the democratic party should
in the present election devote itself, it was
at the rcQues, Of democratic meeting of
the citizens of this county. agreed b. us to
submit our claims TO the united support OF
the party to friends TO be chosen hv on
selves. and the resul, OF tina, submssian
has been the withdrawal Of Mr. Chiffon
and myself, leaving Col. Ward alone in the
field as the democratic candidate.
To my friends who have been disposed
to vote Tor me in this contest have a few
words to say. Some OF them perhaps.
are members OF this order II SO, | regret
that my ideas Of the true policy to be
pursued by the South, should cause me to
so widely differ with them. Jus, a, this
time when perhaps, by Cancellation and
the impending necessity, which IL daily
becoming more and more evident to every
rejecting Southorner. the South might have
united on the most vitality important to her
of all other subjects, this modern party
born in Massachusetts, OF abolItiousm and
iana,icitm has been sprung upon us. Its
God Fathers, were those who for Years
have denounced us and our Institutions as
moral tlot upon the tar name and fame
Of this grca. republic. Calling itself an
American party, its prescriptions against
birth and conscience, are IN my humble
opinion, ants American, auti>repuhltcan,
against the spirit OF our institutions, aud
AT leas, in one particular ylola,ive of the
provisions OF the Constitution Of the nited
States is the evil OF foreign emigration
SO great or the danger to be unprecedented SO
immediate and impending, as to require on
the par, of Southern men an utilization
with fanatics Of every hue and color Is
there danger tina, the fraction less than two
hundred thousand Roman Catholic voters
out Of population Of 26000o 900 now
here in our country, viii CONVEX; the bal
ance from the Professionalism IA which they
have been learned and educated, aud which
they have imhibed from their mothers
breasts The L.sot and fanatic may think
aud say So. but when the sober aud discreet
man utters such an opinion i, IS with some
SINISTER and uu,red object II upon serious
reflection and due conslderavon 81 the pc
culiar and delicate position occupied hy the
South 81 this time, YOU can 80 far forget
,our own and yorr section interest. ~ 10
lend your sid To- the agitation among our
s,kes If issue. Of highly o1ciling rcli
.inus character. YOU aud must b. !oind
politically opposed.
To the members Of the Democratic par
I, throughout TIVE district have to- say
tina, have abandoned this canvass mo0
than willingly, IN order that there mAy be
no confusion OF want OF uuion among IT,