The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-05-17
The Ru>k Enquirer.

uVfN are some NltN WIZ iNfNf fAN' p" va
rec, aud open view olaBy subject. in4'@a-
OF interpreting Ae language q an author
N It's ssaal and most approved significance
we ind them constantly cndeagoring, ey
plar upon words or u fareii.l MODE OF fea5.
on.n. peco,lr 10 themselves, 10 d's1oh Zee
tfue meaning. Whether arising from cav
price, desire to be though, original or
design to ssbserge q purpose, such persons
are ever hunting OUT for come hif~rn IDEA
undiscoyerahie by any me bu, themselves
They msy be lkcned to one Of those nif>
rors Of uneven surface. which exhibits dls'
tjnciy all Of the features Of YOUR face, but
so distorted that YOU scarcely recognize
them a. your own.
our respected contemporary OF the l'usk
Enquirer i, gentleman OF t4s singular
eecentticils OF mind He seems to look at
everything through q distorted medium.
rof instance. in Ia, late is.ue, be de, otes
near three qnarlc,s OF Il column in rcIoH,
Ger 10 orr replg To him. 30 which we recos
p.4s scarcsi, siagle rational View o. any
thing we said lle starts IF ehafaciefis1
call,. lu gtea, doubt as men generally do
10 plain matter. vb,t, lshorng under nen>
tai hal'ucinalionl as to lie temper in which
our reply 10 him was written. lie does not
know whether we intended TO he "Wiuy or
severe, or serious" and withou, being able.
as he SAYS. to fnd any portion oil our srtt.
clc tina, Lo can make a point Of, be OF
last seems to come 10 the conclusion tiat
we had made personal attack on him.
uasug proceeded lhas lar, he tells ", 80
substance, that i be is feed advocate
and an imported editor. he must have been
considered at lsa., worth importing
that editors will be At high premium when
it comes to our turn to have sueh CAL ,
tina, we nigh, be os, bargain ct any price,
and tina, 90 one would be lilly enough. in
our case, to make the importation
There i, something in vanity Ca. much
q. It is condemned By The majority of men
which challenges our admiration for the
reason that it promotes industry, perse>
yersnce, aud emulation, while It seem, TO
afford secre, pleasure to those who possess
large share OF it 4, though we must cons
fess that instances occasiouly arise ia which
this passion is too strongly marked 10 be
entirely pleasing 10 good taste,
II may be possible that our worthy friend
and contemporary is a gentleman OF that
high order Of talent TO which be laws claim
We certainly had no dlspo4.i,o" to Gspar
age hi. intellectual abilities OF to introduce
a comparison between him and ourseIl
which he could have construed into an as
sumption d uperorty he h y, Of
Eusk evident thought lin worth import
ing and ftf superior 10 any lhing they had
at home or could procure in the State Of
Texas. and ve would be tho last man to
eudeavor to make them believe they had not
realized the worth Of lh,,r G.vuey
We woalu assaro our friend of tho Ln,
qnirer that we never dra, Ia personalities.
The pouch relations which an editor oc'
cuple, toward, the pubic, h, opinions, con.
sis'eucy. and hs editorials ave I'll legitimate
niects Of criticism. Beyond thlJ Ne
haYe never gone Aud were it not that our
pf5nsu o.. the editor has had such an IN
fortunate effect We would cheetiully re-
rent the handsome things we have said Of
HIM, aud ali to them lhal he IS geulle>
man of fine talents. O, varied Information.
and deserves the encouragement aud sup>
poa Of his party toueede this, and fur,
thetmofo dat he is advocating measures
claiming hts hearty APPRECIATION and
what Inconsistency IS their m questioning
his position a. an editor He is none the
less the feed adrorG'e Of party, and bound
hy the very terms OF his contract, express or
implied to g. with IL mail thing, Would
It no, be solecism ia language to ,alk
about nan placed IN this position being
independent, Nud docs tt not come with
a bad grace, Is we sand before cor such an
editor to lecture Us upon the subject OF ia.
dependence and party drBi