The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-07-04

not Spon principles and measures. IN
then alluded TO the history and final n...
age Of The knnsss>Nebraska Bill ~
showed that the Missouri line. abou, Whoa.
repeal the abol'''oni'ss and some other, A..
making 30 much noise, WAS vir,u.llv ~
psalsd before the Kansas bill was p....a
that tho North had not attached sny ,,,.,
~ to it, and had never regarded il with ,,v
favor. lIs slated the vote upon this bill /,
the two houses OF Congress, and shov.d
this. Sos.hern Wings bad united win
Southern aud Northern Democrats, !. M.
memorable contest. to secure 10 the p,ool.
Of the South. Der equal rights und., Il.
constitution in all the territories Of III.
/ uuiun-and that in this warmly eon,s.,..
struggle, there were two solitary Southern
Senators, who stood out in open dva.ne,
Of Southern sentiment aud southern (,.l,
I ing, and voted against this measure, which
secured to .hs Southern people equal right
with the people OF the North in ali Dart,
Of our contrdsrscy aud that these me,
who had refused TO aid the South in N.
attainment OF her constitutional r.ht. i,
the mos. trying hour OF history, wsald
soon be permitted 10 retire quietly 10 IN,
walks Of private life. aud that II his Com.
ps,iior. Judge Evans, who stated ,h., h.
would not vote for a territorial bill frsm.d
in the language OF the Kansas bill. womb
only stick to that declaration until tbs d,y
OF the election. his chance Tor the prr,,,
lego Of returning to private life. WAS .,
good as two'bI,s are for boys breshfs.,
Judge Reagan then commenced ,hs ,.>
view of LENS political history his con,
nectlon with conventions. nus position In
the last canvass, the last Congress aud HI.
present position. lie prcisced his remark,
IN this connection, by saying that Lem
WAS exceedingly FESTIVE whenever these
things were alluded 10, and would max,
out like he WAS mad, and wanted to fight.
bat that he knew he WAS only joking
that he WAS only trying to deter hun tRp.
GAM from discharging his duty in this can.
vsss. but in this he would be mistaken;
that he had already begun the work A.
signed him, aud that he intended to srrsipn
his political course, IN every county
throughout this Congressional District
Ito showed Lens connection IN Atksn.a,
with Congressional Convention, Ia which
he was defeated for the nomination, bolsd.
ran AS an independent Democrat, aud was
defeated
lie then stated that he wss before one or
two Democratic Convention, IN Iexas. and
lastly that he WAS, IL river convention at
Washington on the Brasos and WAS the
ia l..
Congress Two years ago. All these things
made Lem wonderfully FESTIVE and ,mps,
tent though Reagan never iallercd IN hi.
onward progress, but poured the grape thick
aud las, upon Lem Tor his political blundsfs
and incon.lstencl.s. Judge Kesgsn said
tina, be did not intend To brlng ressouslliIes
luro hi. canvass; thu, 10 srraigued Judge
Evans ON his political not his personal rec,
ord that he would not descend into person,
ri abuse aud handy epi,h.u with Judge
E.an.. and he called upon the audience to
bear witness tina, he Judge Il had no,
used sing . word OF p-'sonal abuse AZ ans,
Judge Evans Tie SAID that he did not IN,
tend to notice ANY p",sonsl n.ulilng lsn'
gusge that Judg. +. NIGH, u.e towards
to do the Democratic party service IN that
way that he wa. not disposed to fight, and
even If he were hsht'ng nsn. he should
feel some apprehension upon The SUBJECT OF
coming into personal recontrr with hs
compo,of. Judge Evans. a. the judge WAS
too large a man for h,m-hc would prefer
fighting a smaller man. one that he could
whip with ease. Judge Reagan. speech
wss listened to With profound attention by
large crowd OF ladies' and gentlemen,
ilc WAS frequently interrupted dunn, -
delivery by the greatest applause. Tvs
speech told with powerful and terrible II
feet upon Lens prospect. in ,his part Of
the district aud 1t showed that John II.
Reagan is 40 common man. but an inteI>
lectual giant and abundanuy shle 10 NEE.
successfully any champion OF Know No,h>
inglsm In the State,
Judge Evans took the stand and made
one OF his characteristic speeches - abused
Gen Pierce and his administration, made y
few filings ut conventions particularly the
Waco Convention tina, wssn lick for SAM
denied having ever had any connection with
conventions except with that which formed
the State Convention, and the Baltimore
convention IN 1892 these things nobody
believed Of course. lilo condemned the
passage OF the X ansss BILL and wound up
by telling what he would do. II reelected
help build the Pacific railroad. acquire
Cuba, aud favor the movements IN Central
America, and various other mstt-rs too ee'
dioas to mention Lem mad. t.''a's;
he complained of the difficulty under "hIeh
he l.botsd in speaking upon the orcss'on'
said he could not control hls voice, though
| thought that h. had much better con,fo!
ovet b.. voice than over his des., fof the',
it seemed, had hidden hun y final sd'sa
upon the occasion. lls concluded b, r'o'
nouncing with his peculiar usual t"shs
so'ns OF Judge RsAgAn's statements tall"
He said that his course DUNG tho IA"
Congress was Tree for inspection that 10
invited scratiny &c. Gen. Brooks rose 10
ask him some,hng shout his con""e''o"
with the Know Nothing patty. and h' ''"'
ing ~ the nominee two years 40, s"o ~
would not answer. but sAid II a"y o"s
would come to him p'iratrly he ~ou'a e"
snything connected with dis political CO.
ts., That In whst am calls sctuisny,