The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-10-10
Judse Reagan tailed states Senator.

Of Judge V~sRnn ~ I" N~u states SenRtot'
Our ,t,ictufss. it seems. have called forth
re Ply not only ron that paper. but from
the Cberokse Sentinel. published IN the
town OF Rnsk. and edited by Mr.. VI. X.
Resgsn, brother Of the Judge
The remsit, Of the Sentinel are eour,sons.
aud. in tbs main. dictated By sproper spirit.
But they seem to US 30 be made with an
improper undertaking of The eneum
stances which elected our nticle, and
misspprs hension OF the We've which are
embodied IN il, Now, no one has higher
appreciation Of the intellectual ails,amenls
T. I Judge Reagan than we have, OF would
be more indisposed to say sayiaIne TO dis
tufb bis sq1anihsiiy ar ~ound bis feelings,
nor would aby Que OF h. admirers be bets
ter pleased at his political advancement
than ourselves. Tue eulaginms which We
have rendered him attest ogr good will,
ADD afford evidence ,ba, We are not aciuated
by mslsvolepl spirit, Nor do we question
according % The suggestion. Of the sentinel,
that the people have n Figh: 10 elect him
to the tui,ed states Senate, II it ia their
pleasure, or that hi. friends land his brother
amoog theml should desire TO see him
placed IA that exalted position. But our
ootempofary mast admit that there is
certain degree Of pfopuely in all things
aud that It NAY be possible. that while
Judge Reagan, under certain citeumsiauces'
would be u proper a.pIfanI for the tniicd
States seuatc. and that hn position would
fully lusuf him IA desiring the place, ahd
his friends IN an honorable effort 70 place
him there, that there might be other cir
cums,anees which would render ,ueh a.pf-
atous aud efforts unWise, ill-direcied, and
ind,lies,e Now, We contend that the latter
exemph6es the position OF Judge Reagan,
and lAai tho article Of our Palestine co..
temporary which called forth our Structures,
is characterized 10y degree Of Turbulence.
disregard Of tho feelings Of other prominent
democrats, aud selGshness, that it demands
Reputation from the Immediate friends OF
Judge Reagan, Il not from tho distiug
gentleman himself The editor OF the
Palestine Advocate processes to speak
aulhofilatiyely when he says:
we speak rhat nc knor, mark the lanN
pnngel whom We say that an no erem wW
nudge Reagan suffer himself 10 be brought
INTO seeming opposition to Gen, lleudeton
/ Tor he, Ike us, believes that Gen. llendeg-
sou "a the 'nobesl Roman o. them all,
more heartily than Judge Reagan desires
f 10 soc him succeed tho lamented Russ ~
/ Then, Judge Reagan would run ase'nsI
Mat. Ward, Smylb, and WisfalI. regard
los. of any chains which they might have
to the position. but the editor Of the Al
yocale speaks wha, be hnows, when be saws
that bulge Reagan would ~ no event "Stt
fer himself TO be brought into seeming op
position to Gen Henderson" loadyism
i. Disgusting under all circumstances. 1t
4. no, "a. Tess so, when tho motives are
msnifeslly selfish. Now. when the edAor
Of the Advocate wrote this srticls, General
Henderson was believed to be Oh the point
Of death III. best friends despaired OF bis
HE. VIVA, WAS 1t, then, bu, an open bid
for his posshumous popularity. That
Reagan's friends could say to Henderson
in case Of bis death, Wiglsll. Ward, and
>myth were candds.ss for the Senate, du
ring Henderson. life time; but Reagan
would no, suffer himself to be placed N
even seeming opposition TO him.
Our cot,mporary oil the Adsooais no
doubt thought 1t was very .sgacious
movement Perhaps he regarded 1t m a
niece Of t,iekery which bu, few could see
and no one would have the temetty to ex-
pose. " ith Nh mir OF arrogant sell CONS
nseency and pertne.s he tells us, Judge
Reagan'. friends have never injured him;
he has neyer vet been forced to s1claim.
ave me from NY friends Tia, may
be possible, bu, II he has many such friends
ma the sdgoca,e, who profess to utter SEN
tmeuts 80 unworthy 81 him, il is not yet
too late Tor him 10 make such an exclsma
ton.
We mentioned the fac, that Jadge Rea'
gan had resigned his Judgesbp, for reNelec
tion, aud thM hs iiually resigned that office
Tor the position which he now holds. The
Sentinel understands us as urging this
against hin as subject Of complaint.
Such WAS no, our ini.ai,on. The succeed
ine remarks which we made, cenrly show
what we meant, and it was this that not
contouted with this rapid advancement, and
evidence OF popular estimation, his friends,
instead Of letting him remain quietly in the
position ia which the people have placed
him, no sooner see another OF higher
character open, than they, before he has
even entered upon the duties Of the one he
holds, are eudesvofing to eSsit him, in ut
ter disregard and contempt Of the esims OF
, other. equally meri,olious, Is 1t tho pat