Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-07-31
iouTs Truly,
JAS II. BALL.
BIOL ihe Volers oh Texas I

~ AAu kNfN4a o. 4VAAas
The lime when YOU will be called boz
decide by your votes, whether Judge B,eh
Ior myself shall b. elevated TO the office Il
snciale Justice Of the Supreme Court sao
not far distant, and desire TO say lewS /.
more TO YOU, in addition 10 what ha'a
ready said, before yOu make your deciso
Some time since published an adde-
!; the people OF Texas, in which Igaye my "
u, considerable length, On the subject ts:s,si
8ualions inr Judicia offices by political "a
siinns. That address has been rldiculrd IS
loppenonts because of lis length. They J
,hesiiiiingly pronounce me great fool rs.
.posIng that the people Of Texas will 4t,'
single hour, in reading what ! have iift
proper TO say on subject which they 4,
selves admit TO be OF the fist impor iaE
Hand m my address, ley also pretend To-
I most convincing evidence o, ms Ute
ocapncily TO think correctly or TO Discharge
sdulies Of the position which am seeklE.
sThese things may all be so. II is non Ss
Z pose NJ this time TO enter upon any nrg'b
in defence Of my position on the questit
Judicial Nominations. n
Il may BE- that have fallen into grSs
ror in supposlng that my iellow-citizens ".
J. feel interest enough in the issue which "
SSsen,ed TO them, 10 be willing TO read an ody
sof m hours length. 4
4 |, may be that the arguments which ! I,
semployed to show that the Judiciary e
Inot be subjected to the control of party ,sz.
Elites. are OF 10 weight. but If this be sol
sthe consolation that these arguments "
5original with me, but have been emplss.i;
. the same purpose that | have used H.
I the greatest aud wiscst men OF wssffS
/ country can buai.
II may be that the people OF Texn s4s'
/ fed with the argument Of the suppoiS, NJ
apoiry of making nominations for Jrsst
4 'cs by political conventions. Those 49,
Fgmvcly tell you that even | hnvtA@Ss
\ hat conventions ought to nominate cdsis{s
sror political offices. They tell YOU M
Sword p,lltical is Il word of most compresS;|
SS,gnidcation, and of n very iIlusiriousSe5S
E-they tell YOU that il is derived fronfsss
saiioctive, whirh was derived ifomsSttsr8ss
lnoun, and that upon the whole II meaSk,j II n
Sever appertuins to the science of god
s-they tell YOU thai the administration ss:ss &
$prrt Of the science OF goYernmtn', thug *
ediciarv is one Of the agencies by wfsS3s
sernment is carried on---thnt therefore as
Fetal office is a political ofice, and that Az
! condemned out Of my own mocth Mh
Sdouhloss very conclusive mode of reesSlys
snnd If the people Of Texns are convinces esst;;
III shall certainly make no complaint xxx
a NY present purpose fl|ow.citizens, isNs
Ftice a few of the insertions of my opE&.
& to which think it due to myself to repl%s
Y The supporters Of Judge Buckley bag
Ndustrionsly sought 10 make it appear ths'
Emv letter TO the Son:hern inteiliGencer I
2Iished on the 9th of January, | pledged my
Emo, to become n candidate in opposition to,
z ,t1a,s.,sr NJ the .i'Atin C0Rrcation The 5
GGnzattc published NJ Austin, keeps at its N
shead a part Of a sentence of my 'etter, vit
Egwoting HE arlol., for the purpt e Of maj
sihis false impression Oh the public mind
swiIl here quote what | said in my letter TO
sln'pIieenccr, that the people may see
themselves.
81 do nc. believe that a majority OF
Democratic party in Texas are in favour
smaking party nominations for judicial off
/ A very large proportion of the frmest
most Intelligent Democrats with whom b
lconversed during the last siy months, are.
posed to the practice; and think thnt tt
,who are DESTROYS to put this new plank
! the Democratic platform. Ito use cant pm
| of the tines ought to ascertain by some LEI
Innate method, what the sense OF mqjorIi
1.-The party really is upon subject of such
importance, before they seize upon an oppo
anity TO what may be in direct opposition 10
i Wishes Of the great mass Of the people.
a If the sense of the Democratic party is
Ely taken and if majority of the party $
Sdecide that it is right and proper TO adopt
Susage of making nominations TO Judicial
Nces shall have nothing more TO say, hoy
ger much may regret the decision. | $
Hnot quit e party with which have alv
Eacted--I shall not cease, in all political
Htests, from following the proud old banner
Eder which have always marched-'more
h this, / will not oppose myself to any nom
Gof the Democratic party; but will neVe
Ma candidate for any of the Judicial no
(which the party may have it in their pow
&bestow. And until such time as the sen
Hthe party shall have been fairlytaken and
Edecision made beg leave as Democrat
"a citizen to make respectful protest agains
gaction of any convention, in so far as sucl
Elton may tend TO make party nomination
MJudicia Offices, the practice and usage oil
democratic party. JAMES H. BELL
y think overy reader will see that her
ssumed that The Contention was about &c
awilhout authority from the party-that
ssisted "that those who were DESTROYS to
Snew plank into the Democratic patfo'
E(meaning those delegates TO the Conven
Ewho might wish to do so, for none others
lido SOY ought to ascertain the sense OF the
gty by some legitimate means, before
eassumed to act for the party. think
Aery reader will see that | made clear DIS
Stion between the action Of the Convention
gthe action of the party for protest agalns
Faction of the Concention until the sense o
eparty had been taken and their decision n
kNow, if the action Of the ConUention was
Eregarded as the action of the party, W