The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-07-25

The following eAirae, il from letter
wriuea BY gentleman at Dails'. who 10
I well known rs n man of character. u Was
mailed the day Gen Houston spoke there
81, the Dallas Herald Of this day, the 2Iib
instant, iss statement OF Gen. Housion'
speech ~ which the editor makes Houston
cal, Gen J pinckuey Henderson, IN spec
i.ic language. man OF Infamous characters
who was guilty of forgery, pleading th9
gambling act. five believe he said murderer,)
aud the whole catalogue OF minor crimes
and mi.lemeanors | heard the whole of
Cen. llou-;on's speech, aud pronounce the
statement unmitiga'edly false, aud think /
can proyc 1t false by five hundred witnesses,
many OF whom are political enemies OF
Gen Houston. You may know then what
credit to give to said editors statements ~
regard to the position OF things IN this por
ton OF the state. "--Nacogdoche, thron
The foregoing extract, we presume, WI
be copied by every Know Nothing paper
m Eastern Texas So long as the effect
Of Gen. ilousions malignant abuse OF
Gen Henderson was unknown, the 'htoh'
lcic was willing to pass II unnollced, but
81 soon q, it learned tina, 1t wa, operating
against Houston. and that many men, oih-
erwiae disposed to support him, were tn'"
inr their backs on him u utter disgust,
than It evrces desire to treat the matter
amisreprescntalion. Gen Houston and
hi. friend. will not get rid Of il 50 readily
1t cauno, be expected that he should travel
over forty or fifty counties OF the state
,r,Jucing the character OF tbs best men Of
the country aud .hen be privileged to shield
himself from responsibility behind the deN
ninls Of unknown, irresponsible, OF disrep'
u,able individuals,
Now, to commence at the beginning we
may inquire who is the author oi this
ANONYMOUS letter. No name is given.
The editor of the Chronicle, the notorious
lick .pttle of Sam Houston, SAYS he Is a
gentleman Indeed We fear the endorses
meut will not provo Of much advantage to
him. particularly as the "gentlyman's
statements appear to be false, and every
circumstance goes to show that Nf, Cave
was aware that they were not entitled 10
credit
We learn from General Henderson, that
reliable gentlemen heard Gen. Houston
make these charges at a half dozen
places in bis public speeches, IN adiitlon to
those mentioned by the newspapers Mr..
+. WARD, Of Anderson county, IA gentle>
mra.) informed Gen. Henderson that Gen.
Houston made the same coarse sspersion us
in his speech at Palestine,
IN fact. so FAR AZ We can learn Gen. 'ious
ton made these charges. either IN public or
private everywhere. No doub, he made
them in Nscog ioches aud that Mr.. Cave ID
aware Of it ur d J. Benton "a X. y,
with whom Cave has been particularly IN
innate acknowledged to Cen. Henderson
that Houston had repeated these charges
in con9ersnton at Buena Vista, in Shelby
County lat u course he did not believe
them.
Houston made these allegations here IN
private circles, aud alluded to them in his
public speech without mentioning Hem
def.on's name. We learn also that he
made them at Capt Dali near this place.
before be came To town, in the presence OF
four or five respectable clixeus, all Of whom
except one, are meubefG OF the so'called
American party
Ii, no, strange tina, such men a. Cave
when they lind that the malrvoleut spirit man
Tested by Houston, is njunng him. and that
Henderson has tiaH prom Of the idsiiy of
Houston. charges. that they are trying 10 de.
ny a matter which they kHoW Is true, The ma
.ituant diltrbe. of abuse ssh ch made up th"
staple Of lou, Jn'- speeches have injured HIM,
aud every sensible lrcht-tceling man viii say
that nueh, 10 have done it, His uncaed for
abuse Of Henderson Will count on him ~ the
coming election.
But Wc would a,,uark what public man has
figured 10 Texas, whom Houston has not de
noprc~1 an aho have crossed the shadow
Of .;s ambition, or have refused to qand"r To
h, vanity hhye ielt thc sting Ut his en'euomed
abuse
or The Il Ms are trying to dodge the
issue ia thu. canvass, Sam Houston and
his abolition votes is getting ht,le too
much for them to pack so, to break the
force OF it they are asking the Democratic
candidates If, in case they are elected, they
viii vote Tor Mr.. Wgfail Tor I = Senator
This question was propounded to the can
ddates with great gravity IN Mr. Cfass
neighborhood, and was answered vary
promptly by stating tina, they would vote
Tor any man who was the choice OF the
party. II Mr. Wiglall was that man. they
would vote for him cordially but in no
even, would they vote for the reelection
OF Gen. liouston.
I 1t is something to oonoede that he pos.
sesses sufficient ability to oil position 80
exalted, aud tina, many leading minds in
the State. recognizing als talents and his
Underwriting devotion to principle, desire
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