The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-06-07
ORGANIZATIONS.


1.ur except IN Harrison county And Why
no, here j. !, that the h \'s are less
powerful. proscTiplife, or enthusiastic than
they are elsewhere L. d NOT Doe deeeiv
ed. Last year they appeared TO be equally
t,anqn.i. until the i.sue was made Then
I, Wa, that we hal an exhibition OF their
feelings. What evidence have ve that the
secret plotting which was going on then is
not At work now " thoul any display OF
evcitemen, -withou, scarcely an effort
$1,000 have been raised for the establish
ment Of press to defend the interests Of
that party We know that Know Nothing
ism Is proscfptiye, that i's members have
been sworn to vote Tor mamhers belonging
10 the order ia preference TO all others,
even when conflicting with thcir personal
preferences And We may well inquire. Tor
wha. purpose s such an Organization .hepi
up IN the South Is tendency, whatever
may bo it, object, is to distract aad divide
the south The contest boo lhe approaching
Presidential campaign, v.i Be between the
Democrats aud Black Republicans. The
issue vii be whether the Mon must stand
m fab whether the Southern states o.
tl.ls coufederacy are % be protected lu ihe'F
constitutional nights. and recognized as co
equals in the conledoracy or that the Vhuie
power Influence, and patronage Of the
Federal Government &, to be directed
agaius, them
Whist position does Toe Is y party DC
cupy on this question: n rs National
Convention, SO called, bot composed Al
most g"irely Of Southern men, the Kansas
\ebrAsk, bill was condemned. And here.
~ Harrison county, the party occupies sim
liar ground Il viii be recollecled that
some time ago, a letter was gotten mp In
y.tug Cen. Houston TO visit Marshall, and
to address the people. THIS letter was
signed by a least one hundred and hhy OF
the most prominent members Of the h y.
party in Harrison county. Il stated to
Gen Houston, in substance, that It regard>
ed HIN "a statesman and patriot
endorsed what the authors Of il termed, his
defence Of the american patty as main,
tanned Ia his then recent letter and speech
es And what was tho ground that Gen
Houston occupied in that letter. It was,
that the "AmerIean' party had is Origin
IN the North, and grew manly out u ar
opposition to the Kansas Nebraska bill,
Nhi,h BE- most stfeuuonsiy condemned. r.
other words, the american party had IL
origin among the abolitionists, who, in this
movement. deserved to be sustained and
encouraged by the people Of the South
When a patty thus orgatted and hold,
~ such principles, exists among Us, is il
not our duty to oppose them SO long a.
they were inactive and apparently disband
ed we were disposed to throw the broad
mantle OF ehHr'S over p"'' '''''s' uH'
when they exhibit 10 us unmi.,akabl' thai
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foc The supremacy Of their pinoipi ia this
county, We Tor one are for opposition Ii
as organize, and prepare for the campaign
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eNt OF Public Education OF Louisiana, ana
Editor Of the Alexandria Democrat, ar
rived ~ this place on SUNDAY last and LEI
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