Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-07-24


We bal - flly dsaael or pcsll'a sn The sub
.si q "a lluld nominailon. hy p,uy eoassn,ots,
ha, We hal nci supposed ,hn IL uoull he Necessary
I,r a. agda 70 Or, D. The si'lsii, At lest daring
ne prs.sn, o.asass Sor should We hws dos so,
~src Il no, from the fact that selfsonsiaiol oracle,
q Democracy aasaIas the right TO sst In Judgment
upSn the opinions of all who presume e think i9F
t,.mselev On THE subject. 10 rebeous contempt Of
the eiets Of central eliqnea ard their provincial
creatures I, 10 .nnaan,si ia solemn ean'lavs by
sorae hslf do,en men At Austin, that no man who
dee ,tu scribe 70 ihe doctrine q Judicial neH'na'
,icns Il Democrat, 80. sni ,hersuPln the cubs 10
every county s~a' in ,hr sN,e proeec', in execution
u orlers. srayeiy % real every ref e,orf ind'm-
usl ih,, Ices net bow TO the clio, ont OF the pswb,
mocrailc chnr'h. avn y fiilen In the ualucky est-
egoly, TIA, ie;nel to resolve Inspiration on this
question, from IL, great ,satr,l Gantta OF paluoal
VISION, or torsaiH tn ia, che dl@y firth by
Ito lesser rroyir.,-i lumnarle'. We have SHARED tie
usual :a,s; are politically stsommunlo,,oi' aud Sre
to he behe .lcl wsou, b'neat OF clergy, and denied
Democratic burial
We call our &c lers 10 witness that we have made
Issue with no ns on this question. We have quss-
,onei no mas len,sr,,y be,tise h, b,lievei thN
Judges ought TO be nominate by party conventions
We only ASKED the privilege Of belle ing tho contra
ny, without being os.r,eirsi ana te,ied fellowship
with Democrats. We wore sincere nni honest in
cur opinions On the subject an freely accorded
Spcerty .nl honesty to Others We c,nnot surren-
der our opinions. msturely formed and early an-
nouncci to pro uots the interests of any man or or
g ration. We would feel degraded In doing 90
we took position promptly whom the suggestion
dominating c,niil,'e, Tor II, Supreme pen,h visa
arst made, and long before the Anst'n conVen-
ton assembled. At public meeting held At th.
place on the 10th Of December last, for the pur-
pose Of appointing delegates to the Democratic Con-
vsn,ion Of tho 9Th JAM last, the NoSi ns preamble
Esd resolutions were adopted;
Whereas, The Inst Convention Of the Dem.
orratic parry of Texts which assembled al
Waco on the 4rh Of May last, appointed the
next meeting of Convention 10 be held at the
city of Austin on the 9Th day Of Ja,riary next
for tho pur of nomna ing cannidies for
the Offices of Arornrv Geaeml, Comptroller
nf Puhic Accounts. mud State Treasurer To be
elected on the first NJ ,nday in August next.
! AID whereas desiring TO participate in coun.
eli with our brethren of the D, mocrntic party
aud to rp"'uate the ascendencv OF its time
! hor",.d prnciplr. in this STATE, Therefore.
Resell ed b, the d .mocracv nf d alias county,
! in mass n,rrling nssrmh, d Ihs tea drlegates
be appointed By la's meeting 10 represent Dali
rs G un'v in said Convention.
Rcsolred, Tent said d ehnt"s b. instructed
to VOC for me Hot Jma< Willie, for Auor-
! ney General. J,mes b. Shaw. fr CouproI.
Ter Of Publm Accounts, James II. Raymond,
for Smte Treasurer.
RsSolre9 That while thu 1or r r Wheel
or our clio GO to II the vacancy for Chief
Jistc. ui thu Supreme Cnnrr, we deem i, in,-
pohtr, unwise and Of dangerous tendency 10
make parry ru.n,nnirns tor that and all oher
judicial offices, by Satr parry Convention.
Resoired That we abide by the time hon.
oa.i prnctplcs ri the d M" raric plry "a
emuucn,t d u, ri,- various d mocratic National
COVE ton, and carried out bv the various
Deus rStm Administrations frnm .hat Of JET.
frsnn 20 t,at OF the present patro'r q dis
tin. gspe,i Ch,ei Magistrate of the Union
Jims BlcnSung-Ani adopted aud re-afiirm.
ed b. ne tate Stl,c Co ive,ition which met NJ
Waco IN May last and thar we object to-
nrd mos earnestly protest against any new
tests o! democratic faith being eneratIcd iiir's'
on, OF amy new plank being iuScrted therein
nv he COnverlnn which is 10 meet the
s h Jnunry Prox, as nucalled for, unwisr, in !
Obey, unnecessary IN principle. and ca|cula. !
ted 10 disiracI and divide now united nnd
rinnplnt party.
The resolutions we're written ny US AMI only re-af-
Armed " hat We had maintained through the col'snna
of this paper before The resolutions contained our
aeatrnents then, they contain our sentiments
now. We protested then against this convention
nominating canli lates for JUICES, anil VIC protest
now mot soemnly ag inst its ,otion il making the
nomn tito .. We h,tc not thu e,sy virtue Of soa:
gentlemen who were then warmly AMI boisterously
orrosci to Judicial nominations, but who, simply be-
oau,, 4 usjor;ty of the members composing that
slim affair OF convention on the isth Of January,
saw proper snction tho doctrine, at ence with the
Inoet won erf, facility chlngsa all their opinions on
the subject, anil cry ont ,rm'y and hoistcrousy
in f,ypr of IT, In other words, believing we were
right, and that opinions CONFIRMED to the old
fashioned principles Of Democracy, we ara not to be
s.wli,ppei into a wrong by the convention or sny
of It's asents We leave the public to jnage who is
consistent and who isinconsistent this subject
who is actuacd from principles. and who govern
ed by miserable motives of cxpediency.
weregrettei TO rlace ourself in opposition to the
action of any body Of men assembled in the name Of
Deusocrscy. We set great va on the harmony and
organ ration Of the party. but hti either to sur
rem Ter the honest convictions OF mind. indie
prnlence If thought prot st agsrst the action of
ACCOMMODATION. We chose the latter, and II
the pcmosrstic party of Texts t4to.i as for that the
party IL no longer worth remaining in. But we have
no fears on that SCORE Thank Hetvon the grest liv
ing principles Of Democracy resite, not in 0liques
sni committees AMI nresnm,'nous LEVERS, but in