The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-04-04
Know Nothing Meeting Ia Marshall
on saturday Last.

Smith presided. Resolutions were passed
recommending that State Convention Of
the party be held at Fairfield, Freesione
county. on the l31h Of Way, just aifer the
Democratic Convcniionl Dree stes were
selected TO attend it. and instructed to vote
Tor Gen. SAN Ilou.roN for Governor
Tn. portion Of the resolutions wa. opposed
with eres, vehemence hy CT NckAy Esq,
4, gentleman 10 whom the X nov \othings
they possess in this county, bat we're car
red ,riumphsntly, with bat two votes IN
the negative.
Il was next determined. that mass
meeting should be called in this county on
The third Monday in June, I've believe that
was the ume) lor tho purpose OF nominal
ting candidates Tor state Senator, Rerre>
-en,aiises, 81. II was the first h. y
meeting We we're ever At, hat I'D crcry'
h.ag in open ddyligh. I, vasa curiosity
Member. oper y boosted OF "tfcksfS,'
" sehemiug." wire,workng. aGd low
down management. Such unblu.hiug sd
mi.sioa. we never heard before, aud trust
we may never hear Rgsin. We prepared a
detailed account Of The proceedings, but
have been unable to fad room for IT, The
county nominations would have been
lodged. in ofjer to make the Democrats
take the ii At step e, mas openly canvassed
as piece OF ltiekety, to make political
capitol out ol) bat Judge REESE drore
hrn into n declaration Tor nominations
lie sad that i, WAS nj old saving. God
Almighty hated a poor man aud coward
II they went out from there, aud did not
make nominations, the democrats. would
tell them, aud tell the people, It was, be-
cause they were afraid to do IT,
Atovether It was one Of the richest aud
rases, meetings ever held IN Harrison
county, and we are sorry to say that we
lthtntO more Oh NuHlhH natHl' w t'h' Hh'
than We ever knew before Such an cx>
hlLition of political drprayty IS seldom
witnessed We may have room for Toll
account Of the affair next week
or DR. CRANE, who has been engaged
for the ast fifteen or twenty years Ia lee
turing upon the subject Of Phreuolosy, and
who /. regarded, We believe, as the most
popular aud perhaps the most eminent
phrenoIoesl OF The day. delivered two
lectures in this place. at the courthouse, on
Wednesday aud Thursday nights There
u. in our opinion, great deal of hnmhns
about the lheoiiss Of the ran, tho greater
part. 90 donbt the result OF monomauia a
fur be has been neatly life time engaged
ia the same character OF Investigations
bot. that be possesses high order Of ge-
uiu.. aud extraordinary talents in dehuea
ting character. we presume none viii deny
On Thursday night, DR.. Crane offered
defence spains, certain charges brought
against him by the Dslla. Herald, to.wii
that he had runaway with another mans
wife, and, secondly. that IN his lecture at
Dallas, he had denounced the old Texans
as class a. set OF bla.phemefs and
druuhafds. women aud mes The first he
denounced IA false iis challenged any
one 10 assert 1t. lie would give a thousand
dollars Tor tho proof OF his guilt. He had
been lccluring for twenty years, and had
maintained An unbIemished reputation. As
to the second charge. no would say that
hls language had been wholly perverted.
lie Ind not said ha, was charged or
any ,hiug like it. As an evidence OF IT, the
meeting y, Dallas had favored him with
vote Of lha Ks Tor his lecture. which they
" Guild not have done, had hc been guilty OF
using the lnnguage attributed 10 him. And
this certainly look. reasonable. No sensi-
bic man would have made such remarks.
aud certainly no Texas audience wonld
have submitted 60 them, much less have
rendered the author Of them vote OF
thanks We presume. therefore, that it ia
simpl, n,-apprehcnsion We have never
before heard any charges affecting bis
moral character II the allegation against
him is entitled To any credit, no doubt We
shall hear more about the mstte' A. pres
ent we are disposed TO question It's credN
ability.
Dr.. &. lecture9 both evenings to crowded
houses 4 great many ladies were IN at,
Tendance the second night, aud tho audi
pnces seemed very much entertained.
o. \ bill has been introduced into the
Louisiana Legislature to incorporate the
New Otlcans, Shreveport, and Kansas
RAilroad It Is to be constructed from the
city Of New Orleans. OF from some point on
The Opelousa. and Great Western, or
Nick,bufg aud Shreveport Railroad, to
X su.as CITY. on the Kansas river. or some
point there sbou,s. rs may be deemed most
practi able The capital stock of the
company is fixed at SO 900 600, to be
increased as circumstances may demand,