The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-02-14
Congressional convention.

press Of eastern Texas. The only matter
for sgseemcnt now. - as to the time. We
,ug ,estsd the 10Th of MAY, 40 as to enable
the delegates who might attend at Waco
to return by Tyler. and to take part in the
Congressional Convention. The Demo
cratic Meeting which WAS held here on the
"a ult, took the matter under considefa.
ton, aud after consultation, united ia rec
ommeuding the 9th OF April. They rec
commended ,li, time for the reason that
Waco was 80 lar di.ian. from almost every
portion Of The District, that delegates in at
tendance upon the convention there, would
be IA zach a hurry to get home, that they
could 40, be. Induced to go to yler; where,
-, Il they attended ,hs tougtes-ioua, con
yeuton nf.t, they would readily 60 10
Waco BE this IT.. It may, the change can
make bat hiIc difference. and rs the rec,
ommeudaton came from public meeting,
it merits attention. What say our GOTTEN,
poraties. then. To the 2iib Of April,
lnr 10 JrrrsRsoN. have been
absent nearly the entire week on g yIsit 60
Jefferson. and arrived at home scarcely IN
TIN. to prepare any feadlu. matter lof this
ISSUE Of our paper
The business Of Jefferson appear. to be
looking up The merchants are receiving
aud selling goods, and every ding wears
an air Of business aud prosperity. When
We lel there were two steamboats, at the
landing and the city was alled with wagons
and trader. from the upper eoup,ry.
"ehuow OF no place. wbefe,oue eau spend
lew days more pleasantly than at Jelivf>
son. There isa life, sociability, and
tht,fi about the town which we encounter
ia bu, few.
The bayou was falling. Ramors were in
town, however OF II rise IN upper Red River
We hope It may prove tue. and that nayt>
CATION may continue until July
Nor CAN rAKEMY llAr-We were for
chilly reminded Of tbs expression day or
two ago While 10 Jefferson We came
across our enterprizing friend Mr. E. \.
+ Buckley. who invited us uto his store aud
treated US to one Of the finest and most
decidedly handsome nArs we have seen ia
many day. 4 handsome bat is hand,
some thing We have felt decidedly ami-
able ever since we put il on, aud cannot
tell which we admire most Nr Buckley or
ouf.elf by the way. We were not awase
that Mr.. T. WAS IN Jefferson. aud were
somewhat surprised to see him there.
Although he has small lot OF clothing
and hats on hand he Is not in that line
Vie has Il large grocery store having taken
the house formerly occupied by Nessrs
>prhBr a SMoKrR lie has very fine
stock on hand. aud uis prices are exceeding
], low Gail on him, aud you will be Ger.
tain TO purchase
los II " lllLrAnp This gentleman
alter all has not abandoned law aud politics
fot the Gospel. A letter ftom him Ia the
Montgomery (Aa.) advertiser states. that
3, is quite tue he gave uterance "to
deep aud abiding purpose at some future
time to Withdraw irom pursuits which
might coufct with his usefulness IN per
forming the greatest tack ever condded to
any ono the Muistty bnt he would not
bc understood rs having fixed apou any
precise time when tbs can bc accomplished.
" Certainly" the continues, &" cannot
now say when Il is likely TO take place, for
lcApeci to pursue my profession diligently
uuul feel that can reti.e from II, after
having accomplished all the object. which
Induced me 60 euter it "
IT, the mean time, then. We presume.
be- will continue, "a heretofore, to serve
Cod aud Mammon.
or Tie Southern Waterman published
at Lockhai. Texas, comes To Us with au en-,
the change OF pfopiietors. II Is nov edited
aud printed By Messrs ] d BAKER ~ Go,
The members Of the firm, are our friends
Jas d Baker Ben VI Baker, and T. II
Baker, sons Of Dr. J. VI Baker, formerly of
tass county. We ara much pleased with
the typographical appeal ance Of The Watch
msn. lis 'ections are good aud the
editorials we'll written. We welcome il to
our exchange ll,t. aud Ia so doing, ccngfal.
ull;e our Lockhari friends upon the very
great improvement made in the character al
their newspaper. It's well worthy OF their
patronage.
luruprNcE Tbs editor Of the Know
No;aiug paper at Henderson, is making
great parade over tameton's election to the
nilcd States Senate from Pcunsl lNauia,
and has the impudence to charge the result,
upou the Democratic patty. Does he not
know. that but three Democ rats voted .or
Cameron, aud that the entire h ~ dole>
CATION, without AN exception, united with
the Republicans II the Banner Keeps on
a.. lii ,,.a, (. cham. A., f.