Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-02-09

NNN' L N'iiNI HN"Hif'l 'NNfhNNffNt 10 W. NJ
inltmod w aigt i.lt Harmonious dlscussion
N ,nocnolhiows Of ftsas, or m,nst ilelf lead
rr', have adopted = rlsiiorm ar principles, and
fu' united " mr enc government nj The miuihl
ids l'ittm issiHillUd by throwing overheard
'Omc Of the cherished prlmlplcs which spoke
,hAi party Into hoiag, aud for a%0luming Others
with which lt hGs boon ut war frun the begin
uiug, liOn,o, the catholic tcsi, that mighty
lover by which acknowledged has wrought
upon tho pr.iudicos aud Icats ofthe people. aud
commended i,sclr 10 the aJtctionatc regard Of the
morbid biSotry Of the country, IN slurrcd over, or
a' We cunstrue 1t ignored, Ia the Austin platform,
Hence, also, We have nothing Ia this platform OF
the 4" maintenance Of the union Of tfcso United
States " ns being the paramount political
good - hut ins.ead, it says that " the pyoscrya.
tion and lerletuation of the Constitution and tho
Federal Union, is tie lulwark of rur lihorIiga
in war, and a prime source OF national great.
ness, - De-, and couuciates ~ the true doctrine,
"a stric. construction of tho Constitution OF the
United states, and the preservation Of all the
rights of tie states, secured or reserved, in the
Constitution This is indeed hopeful for . par.
~ which, under the PhilAdeiphia platform, ox-
pre.sly rcpudiat,d the doctrine of stares' rights
and strict construction, and referred all disputc-
involving thOsc rights to the Supreme Court.
The Convention e5ohshes " all secrecy, ohlisa.
tions, passwords uud signs" Toa, il, those
. ,npa,ps ,VIn bt,, ,,t.,, al l.pmr ~, -, , Z a., ,...
the Holy Evanscly Of Almighty Grd. that e they
would not vote nor give their influence i0r ANY
man, for any Office in the Siit o. the people, un.
less hc be m American born citizen, in favor IF
Americans ruling America, nor il he b. Roman
Catholic" &c, il licensed nv this convention to
violate that obligation, &ud 10 olso'ccd from the
guilt of the Elm, q power so Indignantly denoan.
ced by the know ~notainss when exercised by tho
Pope Of Rome.
The platform has no riety plank,
The salient oint q! the !latiorm is the extension
=. tine period for the naturlli.stion u tjreignars
10 u years. This is The single Issue ga ~hich
tn, party stakes its MI in Texas, 70 give force
TO ,his measure, the Convention, prompted ma
doubt Nv the overwhelming condemnation which
the people have ra,.el upon them, isnaga chose
principles which hare been CONSTANT held up
Ne the i%nlalliblo policy by which America was ta
he glvernei--the csthoiir tsst-the Union para
moan: to tho rights OF the states--.hs arhitra.
mcnt Of the Supreme Couri, &c. They do not
e'eo &" rreteilnit as expression IF o%yiNiop' Ms
to The power Of Con grcys On ;tc SUBJECT Of slave
ry. and have mustered courage to declare that
Congress has not power to !rsislNs IN the sab
jet Of slavery in tho states or territories,
The population OF these o4ious principles of
the Texas know-noth 'rcs their feeble Effort to
follow the lead ofthe democracy, in 4 gu7si en-
darUement Of portion gifts creed: it's silnac2 M
others its abolition of the odious, hateful, sac
ligious and dangerous sworn Secresv, and pcrui-
ci"us hidden machinery er oashs, grirs anA signs,
Are hopeful aud at the san tim0 instructive
omeRs. II shows thai this American party have
soma self.resp"ct LEFT. and thar they are ~, ye.
prepared to set up. in defiance of the deliberately
expressed judgement Of the nation, and that
they are. not impcrvious to the indignant vdica of
their coun.rymen which has visited with cotdem-
nation their theory of Federal politics, and has
met with scorn their attempt to set IN in this
country a secret political inquisitinu, and To or.
sanize American parties on the hated basis of
French Jacohinism. It shows that this young
sam, however r~rOf,gate i'll his habits and loose
in his principles. has s;ill n sense Of deceucy left,
Shot Nn,-t him 10 b:la II, ,,l.ul,ag, r,,y, +ia
public gaze-that he even shows u disposition to
reform. But this ~renitonce comes in an inaus-
picious time. We doubt its sincerity IL comes
when his northern allies have arrayed them
selves against the principles now proclaimed ny
the Texas know-nuthings, confessed with black
reruhlicanism, and put to shame their claim Of
bein /. q national party, and whom tho democracy
hav es ahlished, by their course in Cougrcss,
TINT it is tho only national party in the country.
1t comes when this party which rrofesscd TO
" rise upon the ruins of the democracy :; 10 in
terpose between the = elements of sectional nos
tiiity "--'' to give peace to the tnion,-tnd
that that democratic party upon chose runs 1t
protested TO risy, is now in Congress. m~ani0lly
sectional a~gitators, whilst It's boosted allies Of the
north are the leaders Of those agita;ors, and its
repEesentati es Irorn the south barely rise to the
dignity of faction
5~ The Legislature Il adjourned on Monday last
to meet in July next, We are not pre- pared to
say precisely wha: this body has done. Ne'can
say with perfect safety, however. thav it has ae-
compiisaed far less of general Importance than
any legislative body that has ever met ia Texas,
We think we can confidently assert thai for all
The COED IL has done, i; might Us woll n"a have
nssoMhlri Nc do mot remrnhNr 8 thhfln mNAs.