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

ln pr .culug III, nan before you rs n
candidate for Congress Il the ensuing
August election. It become. necessary that
N, views upon ali matters Of public inter
est should bee hid before YOU ~ speedily
n. possible, and IN consequence of the short
space of time now allowed to- canvass 'he
District. am induced 10 write u circular
and especially AS am just emerging from
= pfo,rnctcd spell OF sickness, aud may
not he able to yis, the different portions
Of the District before the election.
To my personal nc1nalutHnces It would
See unnecessary tor me to SAY who am or
whit am. but ns there are mauy now IN
,he D,strict with whom have mol per
-oual acquaintance, perhaps 1t might not
,e nmiss Tor ne, especially ia this day o'
changes and isr.f, to say lew words m
relation to my sell and political creed,
would remark that ! have resided in
r-sss nineteen wears aud at various times
both under the Republic and State Govern
men,,, | have served in the councils OF the
country. aud my public nets viii show Tor
'hom.elyes
mn what have ever been, a Democrat,
am in favor Of a strict adherence ~ the
Constitution claiming for every state IN
the Union, all the tiphk. privileges, and
benefits guaranteed by that instrument
WAS member Of the National Demo
cratic Convention held at baltimore IN
1852. ani votrd for the platform then
adopt.d ~ tae constitution of the party
was much pleased with its provisions and
would not wish to change or remove sin
gle plank from 1t.
am opposed to System Of Internal
improvement, by the General Government
where equal benefits cauno. be extended
to the whole people.
sm opposed to protective tafiiI, and
In favor OF raising no more revenue from
the people b, taxation or otherwise, than Is
actually necessary Tor the support OF an
economical Government, for the fac. is too
well established to be misunderstood, that
An excess OF money in a Treasury will
create Az anxiety in the mind of many for
its disbursement, and oitener than other
wise it is appropriated to subserve party or
sectional purposes.
am in favor Of the Nebraska Kansas
Dill aa nasscu ny NoHEfese, WIN" e''"' w
the South additional strength and protection
Ia relation to the party styled Know
Nothings," which appears to be composed
of both Wings and Democrats. and OF
whose creed very little is known save that
Of secrecy, but whose objects and a'msap
pesr to be to repudIate and set at defiance
some Of the laws of the land. aud to effect
that secretly which they could not accom-
rlish openly. | have no hesits"cy in saying
il tl.u,ant violation OF the principles o
. Republican Government, and whilst
thus condemn il, | am aware that many
gentlemen, faithful aud true patriots. both
Wings and Democ,a alta. have been induce ed
to Join this association under false impress.
sions, who | am persuaded will soon sec
their error and return to the old land marks
OF their respective parties; much might be
said in argument against such party asso
citation. hut | will say in n word. that ! an
opposed to any score. political or religion.
organization II is wrong in principle and
dangerous and destructive in ito tendency
sm opposed to what is known ~ the
Texas Debt Bill, as passed by Cong'ess
| consider tha. the General Government
under the articles Of annexation, has ne
right to interfere or dictate to Texas, a
what rates or in what manner She shal
se,tle her revolutionary debt, and ! fee
ss,i.fcd that the Scaling system adopted