The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-07-04
NO. As.

Colorado twAere rs Dafseson Iwore L-for.
committee nj Congress 10 had 700
mrr) to the Field OF San jaeiHio daily
losing uen who bad TO a,tead 10 their lam.
lies. 90 be passed east. leaving them a.,
protected. Md at last fighting twice b..
number, When he might have .au.h, ahou,
equal numbers at the talofsdn, il sns. of
trneralship that requires no comment.
aud hat he mus, be stupid indeed, who
csun9t see the impolicy Of That il waa
sacee.sinl. doe. no, Justify the abandon,
ment OF Il good position. protecting the
seit.emepls, with a good force, fetrcaiins,
breaking NJ tie whole couutry ives, Of the
ifinity. aud putting al th- women and
children in hurr.e4 fight. suffice, to in>
elcmency % weather. suffering. and sick,
ne.s, sud a, Lest dshdag under gres, de-.
adyallagss. vita nothing on earth gained
by the retrest: successful heesus. 700
such men "a, he had thee. wrought up to
desperation. could not have been defeated
hy twice their number 81 dem ms II there
bal been the slightest possibility Of s1cc-.s
on the part q the Texans. :, was their
Last chance They knew Of YaHnin.
Slaughter. and the lall Of the Alamo.
'laes knea tbs; defeat was ignonnous
d.aih--they we're proclaimed pirates. and
promised the tfeAtmeut OF pirates. Their
Government bad fnu SWAY. their womer.
and children were running away their
honest. .d. vore hing dos Spoiled sarcesss
rely and each dal march put soiae line
OF settlement Ai the mercy OF the enemy,
and hsmnn beings never had higher w..
cer'ige to hsh'; aAd they rere determined
10 trg. Whsievrr their Gcgofsl aay say
now We know macy Of ,ae,a. quite s..
bra,s 81 their General, aud repgtei to hs
llt;ie more csfefpi about tae,f statements
than he Is; aud we know, Il one can eyer
ct TO know ANYTHING hy iuqnifiag of
participates Ia Transaction, that he
Niad Hgi have gone farther without a light
We do MOI say that be wished TO 60 fsfs
Their but we say that bic men we're de-
tsrinIued 10 20 80 farther. II he Wa. the
General he would claim To- be. why did hs
not attack the euemy tie day before. when
oaly "a number about equ,. l., his own
force Why did he wall fpr Cos to r@.ii>
lufce them We SAY agsn, we .hall uot
question his bravery bat We have never
seen the hour since the day siier that bat
tie, that We wefs able to b.llsve him any
part of General The PLANES, hgh,
upon he case, Is ,hrowu by the fact ,ha,
slmos, al his officers, high and low, 70.
ll.e to give tim credit.
Leaving this. however. which was ssrse,
elfd aio oar article, a. sort Of Hece.u,.
after bearing hi. eulogies Of bis own man
agsmeui, we must fecuf 70 his speech.
Iie was especialvsev.re upon .he Was
co Convention, upHn which Ia came l., n
ciimAx with seen whonp. Which startled
ths audience into an admiration, o. ais ca,
paci,y fof .hrili uiierauee u ss.aj, It
shaw cd plainly that be haU uoi yet for>
gotten all the accomplishments Of Lis for,
e.i lie. |, was draElat,c ...av:-not
eNatty dgniGed. be, Impressive. Tho
convention, aud I'll t@agontions hs de,
uonnc,d with his usea. disregard Of con,
.isiency HIS assertion ;hai & hsi made
an issue with him. sEi trrd to pot him
down, ~ ulen tuaw - Dc au ahsafdi,,.
The proceeding. II the Convention no.
where mention hi, uae.e |, was not be-
lisycd by most parsons. after that Consen,
seai'pn Was held. or pftaf TO IFS session.
That .ie woali b. y candidate lot Governor.
Most of the people OF She >'s.e did TO, be-
we've us woulg ami his friend Judge
l.sns said pe.aisel. bat 70 wsgl} ~; I,
sud b. says himself ,ast he had ma thought
l' beng sos ne'.l sinee its adjournment,
aaG thti be only runs nuw. because some
person. Zoo nj. rn0staat To he named,
iret him to re-, and said II he dii. hv
would be heaieu, ai,a So ~
iAe hna ,i..,ea rsss gravsroil'
,ni he bad cou.Di ', ,, s.ir, who sbcushs
.e shoE,d uu, after being ihu. challenged,
she hens Houston man, and being
7 Yp.tph oitu.' hr Stated out THIS 50
mVv.'14s proper reason, indeed ii, Il
.ni' Knock ia.s clip 81 my hat, If yoa
trs'
H. al i.'s abnss ~ Conventions. he omit.
80 to m+altan lhai Ire hin.olt vent as \
delegate. to Che Drmstnue Convention
hi.a pomusssi t'rrefal .i-fce agd suN
rfei hmsef to lr eoas.isrs = candidate
mot uueb ni candidate Asn psov.d
&c. uauit-d O. nfaiinr ihai his ueme was
resented Subs, laandg O. Dee great ,meri,
rn Convention. apg ilat i WAS only
lsf D. had received tho aaa.s patry
ut. oi bakers dozen or ,hsrea,
out. which hsd crested .s laqfrls appro,
agy ~ Baltimore. hA, sis ,tastr to
ouycnilsu. was manifested shortly AZ
10 taa'. ~ BE- came down tho Mississippi
e." Was 81 ths anptesso9 that
io People aaa.A force hiu 20 ran for ,h.
resdsucy ur preferred reiI-enei,l, bu,
'afrd he would b. compelled 10 run fhs
Jew lo,A liefld had ls,l stated that il
.unsteu would run As an Independent can.
date, the l'rseso,lefs would uc: dominate
candidate ia Conseni.on and tifeely
ad Just comr.'rcnle1 hun in the !ribuns.
y deserving the South, ss,lns that Gen.
customs assistance WAS quite uneSp-c'>
T." Greedy had 30 idea that sny South.
"a man would have so deserted his con.
deraie. He was good enough for them.
e had voted in conjunction with Seward
,d Hale. Thi, sugar coated pill worked
q his stomach awhile ua,il they held their
onveutnu, mud nominated Fremont. aud
en- he became lil.modte. wvat far The
%, the woss. form of sati>
.cksonism anil sn,i>nemocracy~-
~ who Arrays. euvaringly voted with
dams, Giddings. Sis1s aud Seward tho