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

WHAT PARTY Is ACTING HONESTLY IN
THIS CANVASS.

Know Nothing party, Ia this canvass, 10
oi.r,nf.s.nt ito issues. ". are told 10
one breath that hsnsss can ness IN the
natural course of even,s, come IN ~
slave State. and, in the next place, u Is
sharsea tAat Rob.. J. Walker is engaged
10 crashing on, the pro'slsse'y party /"
that territory. More than this, i, is assert
ed, tina, in pursuing this course, he is backed
BY the administration, wLo.e policy. Il is
intima,ed he is carrying out.
The candidates OF the opposition IN th.
county. have iudu,iriou.ly endesvored to
disseminate this idea, ahd their presses
acting upon it, are eSer;ins themselves to
place the Administration in An odiol, light.
That rery respectable paper, the texas
State Gazette, Jeherson.( OF July %,
seems to take 1t as foregone conclusion,
that Buchanan aud Walker are playing
fnss TO the South. II goes 50 ies As to
.ntimai. tina, We are conscious OF the Tact,
and are endeasoticg to stage of the issue
until after the election
Now, we have tbs 10 say~-thsl II mf
Walker is pursuing the course aserlbed TO
him. he deserves The condemnation ct every
man in tho South and # the adminlsifa-
ton sustsins bin. it is equally worthy OF
denuncistlon No honest Southern man
can or ought 10 sustain such President,
or altca'p, to apologize for him. We hold
that the motives ascr.bei 20 ~ by TIE Ga
zette, would be in the highest ! gree dis
reputable What then. ought TO be the
position Of the editor Of that and other h
y papers. il we show tia, they have total
" mistcpre.entcd the administration Let
facts be submitted, aud Judge ye, lello~-
citizens between VS.
II is asserted by these n \ payers, That
The administration is in favor OF submitting
the Constitution shortly to be modelled b,
the Kansas State Convention. TO the an
habHanis of ihe territories, and IN length
OF residence or other publication OF voters
/. to be permitted. In other words, that
the freesu.lers are 20 have at opportunity
of controlling the whole matter, aud OF
voting down the pro slavery constitution,
aud OF adopting one OF ;As,r own, We
are told that such is The course Of the
Washington Union, which, "a lie official
organ Of the administration, has endorsed
the policy of Mr. Walker. Le,u permit
the Union to speak for itself Hear what
it mas to say Alter giving It's reasons Tor
believing that the State Constitution Of
Kansas ougb, to be submitted &c the peo-
pie, It continues.
We think, for these reasons, that hos.
" skier in advocating Submission Of the
Constitution to vote OF the people acted
with wisdom aud Justice, and followed the
only line Of policy which promises to set
tie th. vexed question, either ughtly or
satisfactorily. Ia this respect, At least, he
has done nolhug worthy OF death Or
bonds
g But who are the people 7 Nha, shall
be the qualifications OF voter On the Con
.utuilon when II comes to be submitted
We answer that this is Tor the convention
to settle. Those who think that the cons
yen,ion miph, declare the CONSTRUCTION IN
toll force by virtue OF their own will, can
hardly deny that they might append to It
condition requiring 1t to be first approved
by the people. II they can do this. they
can also say what classes Of persons shall
be counted rs being par. OF the people.
/ Now. when it is M admitted fsct, that
the Constitution viii be formed by pro
slavery men, and that they are to determine
the qualification. of those who shall vote
upon it, it does no, look much like ceiling
the Sou,h
Tho Union, however, continues more
strongly and significantly,
But there are certain considerations
which viii insure Gov Walker n last II
not \ kind judgment from every iair, reminded
man especial, IN the South Southern
man himself he has been a uniform and
consistcn. champion OF Southern Rights,
The extremes. meu o! that section pressed
HIM upon Mr.. Buchanan for the highest
place IN his Cabinet lie IL, besides. an
able, (ar.seeng and sagaeIous statesman.
Ms little likely IA any other 10 the country
to lmpae himself on point Of mere pru'
dence, This alone might raise a presnmp
ton that he neither did harm nor intended
any to Soglhern interests. But when we
see in addition to this, that he Is actively