Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-08-09
NO. II.

PHLADELPHlA.-Th public have long known
Judge Mclean as a man Of l.amng aud abll'
ity and finnness of eliaaeieF When consuli'
ed by the "Repnblieans' on the subject OF be-
ing a candidate for the Presidency, he made
this distinct aVOwal;
,"But ms mind has been made uP, II elect
ed, would reform the government and rest
The. executive power On the great principles oi
lhe'eonsliInllon, or fall in The attempt, On
nc other condition could accept the office OF
President This involves no secli"nalism. eS-
eepl that which arises from the independence
Of State government aud the fundamental 'aw
Of the Union, .l.....
Is tie Ph,hdrlphia convention was based
on sectionalism, its hopes Of carrying the elee'
lion resting almost wholly upon that ground,
this repudiaiion By the Judge darkened his
prospects. When he added that he would
seek reform, instead OF opening the treasury
and means OF the government 10 be plundered,
his chance for q nomination became hopeless,
and his name was Withdrawn, AMI one believ.
ed to be more yielding aud plant on both
points was promptly nominated. Sectional.
Ism for basis, and plunder for an object, were
tever more markedly displayed. Both are
strikingly manifested in the selection OF FIRE.
mont and DAYTON Hash. NRi0r
GAMEtNG AWAY 4 WWE.--A miliiaty Off.
Ger, residing nt the time OF the occurrence, IN
one OF the small towns on the southern coast
of Ireland, was passionntcly irni. OF gambling,
and, one night, aIcr losing all his money and
other valuablcs NJ the gaming table, olleredto
stake his wife, n lovely woman, against all his
opponent had won from him. The offer was
accepted, the game played and the officer beat
en-. The wife, indignant nj her lords SEEM
ing want OF affection, and little knowing the
inIatuation ol gambling, determined on be-
coming the property OF the winner, seeing that
the husband had shown so little respect, not to
say regard, for her. The husbands honor be-
ing at Stake--hc could offer no objectionable
wife, who had no children, accompanied her
new master, and the poor victim to the hellsh
passion Of gambling became maniac.
IioUsToN AM RED RIVER RAlLRoAD.-Col.
D. j. Baldwin, the accredited agent of the
above road, is now amohg us. On last Satur-
day, pursuant TO short call, he addressed
gcodly Humber or our citizens at the Baptist
church IN tins place. Mr.. B. Is at once
complete gentlcm and interesting drclamcr
We could not in this place give anything like
an outline of what he said upon the OCCASION
He demonstrated in a few words the. vast me-
cessity under which this country lubors for the
want of a channel Of commerce upon which TO
get of our surplus prnducc. lie showed the
prospects of the road to be indeed ilattering,
and now offering Unparalleled inducements for
investment Mr.. Baldwin will remain few
o"s "s ~ " ."d
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"hool,r abd But ,;dawn " H,a-ds Siojosr,a,,
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An iMUsiHG M,sTaEE.-A centIcrbap of
doubt was going out in his curriooe II make
some calls with his wife. when. Discovering
that he had left his yisitinr rords He ard, ts1
His Iootmou. rcrcn,lv como into service 10 oo
to the monteI.niecc in his s;,,;na roor and
brinr the cards he shoulJ find thrrc iIs Jid
rs he was directed md off started tbs aantlo.
hon,. sendinr in his Coo,mon Win tnrds wpon
the "not ot home" occurrcl. As thosc norn
very numerous bc n,rrc,t ,o tho ~ with
III. ulIom H",r',un, r,nnr r1. h,ro ,on,n
uWoll sir j so;I ,Lo f. Altman ,,rv ;nro
co,,I,, m,botp,, tbo Linr or ,nnJns ,Lo r.
hnn RE, did the orc w of 'i rInbs J Wv '
',,rl "Iu u.,,n Wv, W .I,. .I"u>
"Ihats gone" SAID John
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ine u'Ver VINO Weht Gown to the wreck OF
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