Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-08-21
Prceramm. for 1859.

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Programme for 1859.
n we are not prophet nor the son ola proph.
ct, but from all the signs now visible in The
political heavens, we believe we can with GER
tainty, point out the elements which will com.
pose the contest twelve months hence. There
will he, it is believed BY those who know most.
no called or extra session of the present Leg.
isatnre and in thatevent one ofhe frs net o be
Legislature that assemblies III Novembr I 1869,
will be the election afa U. S. Senator . axe
the place made vacant BY the deaih oil The To-
mentel Henderson, For this posinon, Gen
Sam Houston is and will be II candidate before
the people Of Texas. F Govenpr, Jesse
Grimes oil Grimes county, will he The l,Gepcnd.
ent democratic candidnte' For Lieutenant
Governor OF the Safe, Taop,qs r. Mckinney,
of Travis, or Senator TnnRcrsIy ofe4lnrris,
will he the independent democratic candidate.
For Congress. in the Western District, A. J.
Hamilton G. w. Pdschal of Travis, will be
the independent democratic candidate. For
Congress in the Eastern District, Jack D.vs,
OF Smith county, will 6e the Independent,
democratic candidate, and s. Crosby for Com.
missioner. With this ticket, or one similar,
probably Of more strength. Gen. Sam Hous,
ton froG1 the 4lh of March 1859 up to The day
| OF election will canvass the State closely aud
completely
The rale in encl Representatives M Senate.
rtl District will be between the men who de.
clare themselves pro Of con as TO Houston for
Senator.
Who The convention candidates are must
renal unknown until the assembling of Ilous.
ton Contention and the District Conventions,
Whn! the strength of these men will be, Wa
we do not pretend to say, but of this we are
certain, Gen San Houston is not yet dssa
is0u in Texas.
In his canvass he will place this issue aroro
the people Of Texas; VIII Texas sustain him.
together with the present democratic Admin.
siraiOn By whose destines with unwavering
fidelity he now stands; or will they with tho
ate Senator Henderson, withdra@ their sup.
port from the present Admins ration Of JanIes
Buchanan, aud leave him in HOPELESS minor
lIy, completely at the mercy Of the borde Of
abolitonists headed by Seward and Sumter,
and amkcd by Douglas and Walker7 The
Convention democracy Of Texas caunoti II
they desire, avoid The issue.
Will Texas snstain Buchanan and Houston
on the heconpton issue, or will she reputiiats
them and sustain Henderson, THIS is and
will be the issue, and The result wifi be told a,
the baot.box on the fist Monday in August
1850, Gen. Sam Houston is mach stronger
now than in 1857, and il his coarse in the
next session OF Congress is as satisfactory as in
the last his streng b will be much augmented.
Much strength has been add 10 ihes rengh
of Houston, by The recen course of a
part of tho democratic RI ss of Tcxgs.-
I he conrS. NJ tho Eu l,nc hcau quo If
vice to the plrty. It's bitter denuuciati rs o
all men who refused to support Buc ley IN the
late race has dsgusted thousands and will
permanently divorce Them from the present
democratic organization.
We have not the inclination or irne at pre-!
'ent 10 pursue our subject further, and we do
not wish to be understood as idica log any
.ourse for ourselves in the event our conlectp.
res are true. AT a proper time, aad wsen all
he issues are fairly presented and tn cnayass
is opened, our friends sha! fad rs righ, side
up with care" S
The RIeHrs of WITNESSES The Englisb
Lords of the Banch decided al Westminster.
a month ago, that it was principle Of
common law, that counselor, in questioning
4 witness, should address hun in ordinary
torres, and in language Of respect such as 10
employed by one gentleman in Conversation
with another; that such LAWYER has no right
TO question the private business or moral char.
lctar Of the witness, any further than il is ap.
parent they absolutely affect his reliability. or
touch the case in hand; AID that witness is-
not b9und to answer questions pat 10 him IN
an n-insulting or annoying manner. II forced
TO answer BY the Court, he will have bis rem.
edy in an action for damages.
A generul 6ght occurred at Gou's precinct,
Falls county, on Monnay last, in which one
Henry Smith was killed., and Mir. Ellis
wounded in the arm severely enough TO make
amputalion necessary. We learnthat Smiths
party made the aitaci the parties surrender
ed 10 the officers wilhou; resistance. Pioneer.
A Yankee has taken out a. patent for new
beehive, which is so admirably constructed
that after making honey-cclnbs all summer,
the bees fl it with tucking-combs and curry
combs in winter.
''whnt ugly child is that RAIDER the wirdcw
Susan7' why, that IS rniFe,n replied Mrs.
J---"Oh, call de dear. beautiful, pretty r.
lie creature IN, sud lei me HISS iscs"