The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-07-18

5. B. lIrSpaicx.. Esq. Of Ely.sn
Fields, sends US communication over his
own .isnaiare. ia reply 10 correspondent
Of the Harrison Flag. siguiog himself "A
LOCKER On" This n y. Correspondent
proiesei to give ID. repor. Of aspeeeh de-
Iiverai b, Nj Hendricks on the goth n',.'
at El,sisn fields. aud an sccoun, Of IL.
reception. It IS perhaps Just to Mr. Hen
dick. that his communication should be
published, bat we regre, Ihs, our limits will
not allow Us 10 furnish il to our readers.
NJ Hendricks saws that he docs not
object to criticism ID il IS just and iair,
bu, enter, bis ptotes. against minePresen'
iati1u. which seem to him Intentional and
originating from personal malevolence'
lie is viliiag to meet Locker On' In
debate. Mr. II aver. that be did not
charge Southern Is W with stliualiug with
Black Republicans. Il Uss the Northern
wing OF that party who were absorbed by
the nboH..lnj,,s. The Southern wing he
considered sbsirsetiy sound on the slavery
question. but that. ia the late Presidential
election. the only end the southern wing
OF thck y party hai sabsefyod, wa, TO
divide and distract lh- South.
Nc II denies the numation that any
Democrat objected to bis remarks n fes'
ton TO Houston, or that be used any lan>
gusse Of personal character about him
There is 30, democra; IN that beat, nor
was there one present at the speaking "ho
viii vote Tor Houston NJ liAgDY
STRICKLAND. Who Is shid by the X. Us to
have made the remsfk, teufes IT,
Mr. II denies mpbstlcsl.f thath he alsoca.
ted or gave eoantenance 10 the doctrine
OF .qnsltef severe gniy. H. did .ly. that
nothing could be- la rsr or more proper ,haa
'lhs, the people Of "a territory should de'
lerm'ne tbs question OF slavery Tor them
selves but he went on Immediately after.
wards. and 800 the same connection. 20 de-
clare the time they should exercise lAt,
ngh', to>Nl, " When by authority OF
Congress they met Va Convention 10 ltsnr
a STATE Constitution, having the requisite
population under the United States to ju4,
iify ,hsir admission iut5 the I ai1u 80 a
Stale"
In connection with this article Of Mr
IIeudrieks. /. certificate or letter signed
by Ne,rs Drury Field, James, Fucker
Thomas / fucker. q. Il Harms, laomsS
Taylor, q " Taylor, I!oseil Lewis, VA.
Watt, \. $. Foy, Hardy strickland. J t.
Lancaster, Jas l. Smith Thomas strehorn
aud Samuel L. Dung subslauuaiing tn
foregoing statements They further state
that MIR, J prue,i, lbo only member OF the
American party who heard the entire
speech, aud therefore best able to Judge ol
It's chsraeter, did not, in his reply, which
he made oa the following Saturday, u,ls
mate that MIR. Hendricks had advocated
the doeulue Of squaltor sosetelgniy, which
he would hage done. asa matter of course,
If such hal been the case.
Ws tLInk our Es-an Field. friends
have treated the nslter with more attention
than 1t deserves II they were ns accus,
toned to see themselves misrepfesentsd as
we are, they would regard such efforts as
unworthy tho slightest attention. We have
conyersed freely with Mr Hendricks. Do
more thta ono occasion, and Ne t1'w that
the state OF Texas does not contain u
sounder Democrat or more reliabl. south
efn maR.