The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-08-04

uWarQs iue Rfubfihfu WI" INV wv"
nominated by the Know Nothing or amer
lean party fer the Legislature IN this
county we entertain personally the klndesi
feelings. and consequently regret the pos
liueal duiy which compe,s US to consider
the subject Of their nomination aud the"
claims Tor election.
We had reason to anticipate that the Il
N's Of this county would nominate -
strong ticke,-that they would introduce
INTO the political arena men who were at
leas. able to take the stump and defend
their principles Have they done SO We
think that every candid man viii concede
that they have not.
II docs not become Us to consider the
intellectual claims " mea with whom We
associate every day oa terms OF friendship.
It is not for 30 to comment on the position
they viii occupy IN the Legislature as tn
Representatives Of one Of the most intel,
hseat counties OF Eastern Texas We
leave those things 10 the reflections Of
others
But having selected such ticket
who are unable TO meet the ssne--haye We
not right to conclude that they have
abandoned u az Il i0f.oru hope and ex>
pect to carry their point by stratagem.
They had number Of fair speakers whose
claims they Ignored Is it not surprising
that they threw overheard the most talented
men they had ia tie 6old where wefe
the claims Of Judge JrNNiNGs, man Of
experience, an abie lawyer, iac speaker,
aud. indeed, the only man OF their party
who offered nyihlng ike respectable de
fence OF 1t. pnneipIes' Have We not a
righ, to conelade that they feared discus
sion Where were ] W Barrett, Mr,
Whimo.e, M Curtis aud VIZ Morphs,
all Of them men of lair abilities and supe
rior to the candidates chosen Where
wa. Col Nundeu, who declared that had
the race conyio.s4i, he would have been the
foremost man IN the field
What were the motives that induced this
selection Perhaps one Of them can be
found IN the position these gentlemen oo,
eupiod prior 20 their connection with the
know Nothing party Col. jurress was q
State Rights Democrat; Cot Smith, u
mon Democrat and Mr. larl,on, an
avowed union wing. and the editor of a
whig paper the Star State PAtrio, in lsjl
Certainty strange admlxiure.
/, would seem aoaf they wished to please
both Of tho Old political parties hy eAgos'
log the most mHoc,Hi representatives, OF
either and SO auxiou- were they to dispel
the idea that i, was wing trick that they
discarded the claims Of every talented
member of that party, under the idea, o
course, that such names womb iniure ths
ticket It wss rs much ~ to say, ;hat ii,
I'D line wings would pat Up wish anything
and shat ai they hai to do was TO secp1e
the democratic vote.
So lar as we have been ahl9 10 ,earn.
these nomination, have given anything bat
satisfaction TO the Il Ms OF this county.
4 general apathy peryadrs their ranks.
Let Us take brief glance at the other
ticket First. we have MIR NurFah, accnile
man Of Acknowledged ability second Mr..
Anderson, a man Of sound Practical sense
aud fair speaker, '1ho Il elected will
make au industrious representative; and
thirdly, Mr, T.. B. Blalock. gen tleman
who although not much OF speaker, Is
one OF the most intelligent planters in llar
tison county a man Of varied information
good sense, aud sterling worth
The American party have failed to meet
the issue fairly. They have thrown out the
men who were prepared to contest it.
They have eudearored by nm incongruou.
union of dscordant elements To carry the
day win it succeedl VIII arlitice and
prejudice prevail We shall see.