The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-03-21

/ By come means unknown TO Us or any body
else IN r.na.. with tho aid Of a new Pres,
dent sad new Directory. NE company
acquired sspiial. and cor the ixsi :.me gave
e, idsscaof going 10 work with 'hep'c.pee'
Of dong something. And now. bscsSse
We are disposed not only to lie, thasa alone
and TO throw no impedimenis in heir ssy,
30, ,c speak fsvorsbly Of their operations,
a lew designing msn ,hiaA il az exceeding, y
propi,.ous lime to excite pejudce against
US, BY misrepresentation. or TO provoke n-
into discussions, which Will stir up past
auimos.;ies.
NE DraoCRATiC PhRil THE REASON
Why ir i so EASILY tNiTED-TllE ~.
CEs~TY or NEVER LOSING sIoHr ~
rrs GREAT PRINCIPLES
Why is it that The triumph Of the Demo
cratic party IN Texas is 30 much to be DE
sired Why u II this, whenever An APP
preheuson arises that its predominsnce Is
likely "a 10 destroyed. The public mind be-
come. suddenly aroused from lethergy to
action, that personal lavofIu.m is forgot
ten 'hs, angry discussions in relation TO
different yies. Of State policy are silenced ,
that. IN a word, all sclfshness AID all mere
motives Of personal agetaudisemeni are
forgotten and the party Tor the time being
becomes a solid phalans When Judge
Ochi',ree. as the lenisr Of tho Wig party
Of Texas, seemed likely from the number
OF Democratic s.prants IN tho field. to be
elected Governor, II will be rscollec'ed that
the entire Democratic party Of the State
was in commotion, from the RIO Gra.nde
to the Louisiana boundary. and tho anxious
inquiry wns on every mans lips, " Who is
the strong iaan !" Why was this So
far AZ We can recolIecs Judge Ochillree's
State policy contained nothing TIM. was
regarded AS .siiously objectionable, or
which formed. at least, the subject OF SO.
we're animadversion. Why was il again.
that GOV T.. VI pease was reelected, ad,
vocaling a State policy Objectionable to
more than three lour,hs OF tho voters Of
Texas, over a man whose views were
more in harmony with the enlightened sen
timent Of the State Why WINS it that the
numerous questions Of State policy which
had been engro'siug The popular mind,
the disposition OF the public lands, the sub
lect OF Internal improvements, and others
OF a similar character, involving the pros
perIlv of the state, were Abandoned for
another issue, apparently less important !
" la, did the opposition propose to do cal
culsied to interfere with the honor or in
terests Of the State For one we can state
with truth and caudor, and wi,hou, any SAC
rihcc Of principle or consistency. that the
State policy advocated by Mr. Dixon, the
"a \. candidate for Governor, was thou
sand limes more acceptable to US than that
Of Gov rease. And yet we gave The lat
ter our cordial aud heartfelt support, while
we did sill in our power 10 defea. tho Tor
mer More than this. We ara free to de
clare, tha, we should have rege led Mr..
DSons election to the Subefuatotial
chnr, %, tho time and under the cifcum'
stances, as great calamity. Indeed we
should regard !, as great misfortune Tor
any party, opposed to the Democracy, to
achieve political triumph in this State.
There is a philosophy in this which our
opponents do not seem to understand, aud
tina, all Of our party do not perhaps nppre'
ciate n, they should The Democratic par
,y is national party. with great national
principles Upon the maintenance Of these
procip Plies depends. in their opinion, not only
the prosperity Of the country, but the exls
teuce Of tho Union itself. II is very ns,
turnl, therefore. tha. democrat should
view with alarm the prospec, OF defeat to
his party. and that for tho time being, he
should surrender every thing else, to avert
such calamity.
Ia relation to State policy, Democrats
do not profe.s to agree. Some are in favor
of the State System " others oppose ii
some favor the present corporate system,
and others object to it, some are in favor
of altering the State Constitution so as to
allow banking, while others arc opposed to
such movement; and we behold like
upon every question in which
the State il Interested. 1t is impossible.
therefore. to shape a State policy which
would not produce distraction aud division
in the party. and i, would be well for our
State Conventions 10 bear this in mind.
When il comes to National politics
Democrats Disagree MS to the remedy for
ensc,ments, Some be>
lieye in qualification others in temon-
STRANGE and revolution. But all sgree ~
to the manner in which the Federal Gov.
cfnment should 10 administered. The
Democratic party believe in a stfies con,