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

opposed TO the repeal Of the Missouri Com.
promise.
: Mr. Bsue,, hero in,srposed and said
Ma, be had not heard any of the specs he's
IN this county, aud had not been aware
that tina section vas matter Of commen,
Tho l3lh section WAS stricken gu, he sup
posed for the reason tia, ], declared oppo-
sitieu TO Pierce. administration. and a. be
wa, 10 longer in power. 1t was useless
provision.
Mr. Wisfsll replied. that the present ad
miuis,tation stood upon the same platform;
Il was the issue in the last csusass and II
was the ISSUE in this That Gen Houston.
stood upon it. II they opposed Pierce on
account OF tho repeal oi the MI.soua
compromise, they might. with equal JUS
tiee. oppose Buchanan. ihe.f opinions
were Identical. 1t was an admission that
they could not sustain themselves in the
Sonth upon thu, plank OF their platform,
and it was significant fact If they had
abandoned il, Was il not sxraofd pary
tha, Mr. Barrett should publish new lat
form, aud no, accompany it With one word
Of explanation or comment
We have since seen the proceedings Of
the convention. from which j, appears the
18Th section was repealed. Il tuake' the
succeeding section. tnuubsred the l3ih ~
tue new PLATFORM rather nousenseieal, in
asmuch ~ 1t refers TO matters con.
tanned IN The section repealed. For Instance,
It says
18th Therefore 20 remedy existing
eshs, and proven, the disastrous con.e-
qnencrs arising thsrefrom, referring ia the
old platform to the repeal OF the Missouri
compromise among other things, but IN the
new platform referring to nothing We
would build up the American party upon
the principles hereinbeloro stated -
Il ia certainly extraordinary that tie h
y patty should abandon a leading tene, oil
their political faith. aud that the change
chould BE made by their presses without
tie slightes, aIlusion to 1t
Mr. Wigfal would not disouss Gen.
lloustous political record. j, bad been
published, by the Republican aud the peos
pie could read and Judge for Themselves
One Of the candidates of the opposition,
a. l. L.. l.HE a
c,sfsd between the Expresses tha, II was a
wing sheet it was due to the editor of
the Republican to say, ,hathe had examined
with him the record contained in the file Of
the Congressional Globe, then before him,
aud every word Of the Republicans extra
was true. II any ons doubted It. there
were the volumes, and they could examine
for themselves. aud nee who told the truth
No, only had he examined those volumes
but Others had examined them. HIS freud
Mr. Gil Mchay,l then presently had ex'
amiued the Globe with view to that reoN
ord aud he cold cay whether or not there
WAS an allegation ia the Republicans extra
unsus,ained by truth.
Mr. WigfaI having concluded, Mr.. c. {,
Johnson Nas loudly called for, aud re-
sponded in a long, redIculou. speech
Among other, silly things he said that the
Democratic party was under the control Of
6re.eaters aud disuninnists, aud that they
were eudcayofiag to have a pro- slavery
Constitution adopted IN Kansas. with
view Of destroying the Government. That
ever, body knew the abotionists we're IN
tho majority in the lower house OF Cons
gress. and would not adm, another slave
State and that all these men wanted was
chance 20 kick up = tuss and dissolve the
i'ron. Mr. johnson failed 10 say las Mr.
WgtalI predictedl anything about the 10 h
section of the cid platform, aud hence we
know not whether he is in favor or opposed
to tae repeal VI the Mi<orri Compromise.
IL fact, he did not attempt to reply to the
speech of Mr. Wigfall Nevertheless he
manager 10 sieah 'W HPNH'' % wv
hours. Now, we do no, object to speech
GA account Of it. length. when i, is marked
by ability, but when man talks nonsense
by the hour, aud violates all the established
rules OF language il IS pa,nfrl 10 listen to
him. Mr. Johnson would have finished
long before, but was urged to proceed
A,lengh he concluded. when Mr. MGtrah
TOOK the Noor, and spoke for about half M
hour with iluency ard force In the course
Of his speech. he alluded to two articles IN
the Flag. Ono in which it is al,edged that
he Mr. VI had said IN speech at Elyrian
Fields that Judge Evans had issued two
copies Of speech in Congrsss. one in,
tended for the North and l,e other for .he
South aud ths, Il any one would cone to
Marshall he could prove !, That was no,
what he said because how could he be ex>
poeted 10 prove Judge Eyans's inteoiions'
II was fact, ard significant fact, that
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