The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-11-07

oar talented contemporary OF tho pails
Herald. in his issue Of the l7th ul,, publishes
letter written by Col VI T. JonNsoN, on
the 23fd Of June last, ia which It 's shown
tina, be gave the entire Dsmoefat'e ticket q
decided and cordial support and declared
bis willingness t. meet Gen. Houston on
the stump. Il Col WishiI, OF some other
Dsaocrst more accustomed 10 public speaA'
ns was not present to encounter him ]"
that norton of the State. The letter is
clearly aud forcibly written, and modest
AID diguidsd. ia It's tone. Il is Published
as the editor asserts. to answer those who
psYsis, in misunderstanding og mlste, resent
ing Col Johnson's position tn the late cans
ya.s. We have always Understood that The
distinguished gentleman named supported
the ticket with zeal and feryency,' and
that no exerdons were spared by him or his
immediate lfieuds to secure the triumph OF
Democratic principles Il any d'aPpo'ni-
meut was islt at the result; of the y aeo
Convention, none was manifested by Col
Johnson or bis friends. Petty resouimeuts
and motives OF personal ambition. It any
existed. were forgeton in the importance
Of the struggle. He deported himself as a
patuot-he showed shat power and place
were to him bat secondary motives aud
we have no hesltancy ia saying that he dos
serves wei Of the party aud Of the country
+ or Our correspondent Paul far,
ni.hesus with . column aud a bali Ia reply
to our remarks of last week, 10 review Of
his criticism on our article in relation to
theatres and dancing. We have read Il
carefully. and feel warranted in giving u as
our candid opinion. that its publication,
accompanied with the reply which it
would call forth, are not worth the room
which they would take up in our paper
70 attempt to correct h4 misapprehensons
and to expose bis soplisws, seems to us
tedious aud Improbable task. We there
fore decline controversy IN which u
seems to Us nothing profitable is to be clio
ted. We have endeayoted to be plain
. but Il our efforts have been wanhag II
perspieuity, We despair Of being under
= stood va have high opinion Of tbs
abilities OF our correspondent, and ptiz'
has friendship too highly to run the hazafs
OF losing it by prolonging the discussion
aud particularly when that discussion woul.
be, as We conceive, undressing to the
mass 81 our readers.
o. REVELATIONS ~ RELATION TO run NEx
Il pAN WAR--Gen Hitchcock Is ont in ao
other letter in answer to Gen. Pillow. L
is made up Of reclamation ard abuse, ant
containing nothing new IA relation to tb'
main issue. is unworthy OF republication
In the course Of 1t, he pleads ignorance O
. what trauspred at the Court Of lgqaig
which tried Pillow after the Mexican war
and before which he appeared as an in'rnr
u tanl Witness, aud the result Of whose delihe
y ,e,i...- ---- It such moment TO himself an'
Others. Tint he should not have huowr
what Gen. Pillow said of him on that occa
: Sion, or that he should not have been inform
@ cd. can SCARCELY be credited.
Z rs President I'yler Is also out IN letter
; in which he denies the charge that $500 ,00t
were expended in the settlement OF the
North Eastern boundary question, during
bis administration, in bubiug tho Nalbe
press, and which was alleged 10 have been
charged TO the secret service fuud Thirty
thousand dollars was the highcs, amount
he says, expended in any one year for secret
service aud nearly if not every dollar oil
, this smouut could he published to the world
with proprioiy Not a dollar Of il WAS OK,
, pended in bribery OF any kind.
TrxAs forAroEs Col. A. d. LISTER
yesterday brought into our office two
sweet potatoes. OF the yam species, one
weighing 10! lbs aud tho other ~ lbs
He intended them for the editor Of the
Flag aud outsef
FINE NArcHRs, JrwELRY, rrC --- See
the advertisement of Mr. KosEN. lie has.
perhaps, the finest aud cheapest assortment
over brought to this market. The Ladies
will DO delighted with the variety aud beau
ty OF his selection.
or ST the latest dates the Ohio river, at
pittsburg, was rising fast
o. The New Orleans papers report
frost in that city on the morning of the
3gth ult
TEE RNrE,-rhc shreyofor, Soulhs
Western Of Wednesday last. says;
We have no improvement to report in
the river, There IS sufficient water Tor
large sized boats, and the navigation is un,
interrupted FROM Rowland to the mouth OF
Red River. since cur las, the Linda, JOS
Holden, Sunbeam, aud National. have ar
rived from New Orleans the Bloomer from
Jefferson, aud Era from Rowland. The
Effort and Era have departed Tor upper
Red River.