The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-07-14
Gen. Rusk's hotter.


From he llrndet.1H l'rin1r mi oi tlr fin ilsl
Gen Rusk's hotter.
\,coopocurs June 30th 1888.
w Dcer >ir. Your favor OF the 2oth
inst has been received. At the time It
reached here WAS AVA, FROM home or It
would have been answered esrli-r
The attempt, which you mention AS
having been made to produce the impress
sion that favored the kuo" Nothing
movement are entirely erroneous sid with
out foundation. | have regarded their ct
forts, from the beginning, As Intended to Sc
cure office and political power. without any
L..th,r means to be- used than 40 Tar - they
,,s,c nkriy to secure the Object
The osteusibe hostility To Catholics and
foreigners a. well "a the loud profession ~
favor Of the luiou, doubtless proceed
upon the same principle that actualed Gen.
scott when be was go charmed with the
=" rich lash hrogu.' aud the musical Ger
man accent lhis IA sufficiently proven
hy the tort, odd votes to admit the tatho>
lies INTO thu Know Nothing Convention re
Gently held in Philadelphia
That a few patriotic Democrats have
i1iued them have 40 doubt, bnt large
'malouty were disappointed sspifanIs tor
office, Wh'g-. and aboitlonsi-
iaei, secnc, D., highl, Objectionable
40 r,rty can be safely trusted with power
which doe. not opru,, ad distinctly ssow
10. principles lhe uath- ruich /; IS IN
derstood thry tako &rc Illegal tvfanicnl
ard at ct-vr Mar with the fundamental prln>
ciulcs at ucj Government. Ihey are d.
rec! cuctoachmra; spou that personal Ito
rftv aud individual responsibility which is
tho VERY ground woro a' our free ins,l'u
tons Il is Che highest rliyr.ese ~ we,i ..
the sacred dni, OF every american cItfrn
10 vote for tscs,surrs aGi men, under the
guidance Of his own best Judgment How
can he surrender TINT right TO a midnight
council and bind himself hy oath to carry
out what they might d,ctste aud fulfill his
Obligations to hinscif his country, and Ia.
tod 40 u treeNAni The thing /. absurd
to must. "a the very nature Of things ire
quouUy 20 against either his judgment OF
hi. oaih and that too, IN cases where the
mos, vital interests OF his country may b.
involved l. however, regard tbs Know
Nothing psrtv rs air, ady b ZEN down.
They have been signally ovetthrown in
Virginia where they boosted OF great
strength. Many OF Tue Irau'hb pHf'""e
hls'' espec.a''F III ''e '"u."e'' 't''es
have not only fe'u'eu 10 lp'o' oa' nave
msd" war opo" .e"' It" '''''''o' ~'s are
ever, where rspldly leaving thsm. A. the
Norm as y" 'h' e'eo.o'' 'n'"' ''.' NV
aoo1'u"n's"' ~ 'he ''"'" '"eN ~ ''''' W
be pro>s'a'ety men, no" eau sue" par
~ succeed The Wings are dsorganized
II not d''b""nen no one ca" "'s'aA' WE
rock on "n'c" 'ne' 'p'"'
thr us'u " ''e'e'''e "t'" W ''' D''''0
'A'H' an" ""' o""'s' '"" P'",' :" w
judgment Is e'''' ava '"''''"""p'e
we desire 10 succeeu ~ l'"''f "''' :" 'e
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must "'N' ""' 81 "u' '"'@' ''"' W. se'
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would prefer de.ent to NV share Of the
victory, with such m.n II we were free
from this incubus many tuleu,ed Influential
aud patriotic Wings would loin US, and true
men everywhere would rally to our stan.
dsrd