The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-08-01
Vhc Speaking on Tuesday


ed many pereoss from the country. and r
good deal Of interest was manifested.
When the hour arrived, however, It was
foand there we're only two or three bench
e, In the Coufthonse. the remainder being
in Van Hooks hall. at present used as a
theatre Application was made 10 Mr..
Charles, the mansger Of ths theatre. vho
consented very promptly Tor the meeting
to be held IN le theatre, or to move the
benches back to the Courthouse, "a naght
seec, nost desirable Mr. Van Hook ob
jss.ed to the speaking ia the hsii, aud some
con.asion arose, bat Il was finally settled
by an announcement that Mr.. Nan Hook
had given hia eoasen, 10 the halls being
occupied.
M. Wigiall opened tho discussion. In,
stead Of eudsayofing to cover The whole
fell, his speech was devoted 10 tho two
questions which the X. y. are constantly
hstp.ng upon, namely, sqnsiter Sovereignty
and alien suffrage II ga. mos, concla-
sve and Triumphant effort. In fact, we
think every candid man who heard
lhi, speech, viii acknowledge that It was
overwhelming. lie established among oibe
things
|. That squatter sovereignty and a'i"n
sng,aee were not ia the Kansas. Nebrnssa
bill. Hs defined villa, constituted ag alien,
and showed that no such person could
vote ia k,nsts.
-. Ihn, Zen Houston was the father
Of squat,er sovereignty. aud bad voted all
his HE Tor bills containing the doctrines
which be pr,teua- now to ahhor.
3 lie showed, that 4 the clause winch
the X 81. assert contains alien sufage
we're stricken ou,. iha, he bill would allo.
no one 90 vote who was hot an lnaabiian'
Of the territory, at the time Of the passage
Of the act aud. NJ the shareholders wer,
fofb,dden under tho Missouri compounds
from moving nlio the territory with then
property. 1t would have prohibited them
rrom exercising any control over 1t. lhi'
would have rendered the repeal OF tbs
Missouri comptoiase entirely worthless.
4. He quoted from ZoleolIer'. speech
delivered H. 1881. to show that the Kan
sas bill did not endorse squalter sovereign
IS and he quoted 'fom subsequent
speech tin 1856 OF Mr. 4 +. to show that
be snlrmeA the same continents And yet
1t had been said that Z1llieoiTer had repu
dated his frs. speech
,. Mr.. Wigisl read the 5ih artice OF
the American platform to show that Il COM
tanned the Identical language OF the Nam
sas, Nebraska act, which is said to embrace
.aualter sovereignty and he read from Nr.
Zolicofers speech to prove iha, he con-
sliered them the same
NJ. Wghll mex, referred to the fact,
that the l3,h article Of the American plat
form. declared ils opposition to the rock
less and unwise policy os the Adm'ns,ra-
ton Of President Pierce Ia the general
management Of our national affairs, more
especially, among other enumerated acts,
for re>op'ning sectional agitation by The
repe.l Of the Ni.suur compromise. uehad
desired to know OF the h. \. candidates
la ihi. canvass whether they stood upon
their niailotn, and subscribed to the senti =
ment OF Instrumentation of the democratic
party Tor repeating an odious and uncon
srtntional restriction, without which slave
~ conld no, 20 into Kansas. Strange to
say, he had faiiei to ehci, detini'e an
swer. aud he had no doubt they would en-
deayor TO dodge tho issue 10 day
Aasr referring to the fact that be had
charged upon lAeo their own platform
throughout the county, be proceeded to
read it,ron .hc Flag, when, 10, aud behold,
Le discovered Il was not there lie want
10 know how this was Way was It
omi.ioli BY what authority had it bee"
done, Having ca'led for another copy OF
the Flag. he procured one Of the ia OF
hly. which contained the old platform
lie read from that A. lollnws Platform
Of She American party, adopted at the
session oil the National Council, Feb, q
ls5G." The ether, Ia the flag OF the lsh
was simply hcaded National American
Platform" II did no, state when nor
where j, WAS adopted, nor by whom Va"
it lnck, an arudcc to be- rsed ON the eve
of the election. in order to deceive persons
who might hear hi. Nj WipfaHs) .peeehN
Is. aud 10 mako thcm believe tia, ihe
American platform did not denoanee the
repeal OF the Missouri compromise lie
called upon Mr. Barrett. the editor of the
flag, to gay by what authority this change
was made
Nj. Barrett Arose and sal, that "a was
the platform adopted by National Amer
lean Convention which assembled at ! Gus
vile IN June aud that he had copied 1t
.,-.. a.. L. "a