The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-01-30

| There WAS now no NhUu rcaSou WHY tbs k.n
shouA mol receive the support u the S,,,,.
I \ one had been offered IN vain he'd he c,I~,
upon it, opponents TO state objection, VIII
were entitled to the slightest consn,.,a,,a.
And while he was not disposed TO i,upuvn ~.
motive. IL any gentleman upon that Noo, 4.
could no, but regard the opposition as g,r,,,,
Who were the opponents Of this bin, w..
who psoics-cd TO be the especial friend. ~
r,,arJlans of the rights Of the settler 1, ~,
ranks Of the opposition, were those who ~
urged the propriety of securing person. VII
had set tied H. ~ Pacific reserve in dY6....,
law, their locations; and one of the gentlrr,"
mr.. Walker, If Dallas) h-d gone so "a, -,
insist that the lands upon which they had -,
tied, should be given them for no,bjn, ~.
did not understand this. Here was I'm ~
The relief of settlers, whose claims we,, A.
titled to the first consideration, and ye, !, ,.,.
opposed b. men from whom, above ali o,hn,s
opposition was not 10 be expected
Mr.. Grnham replied by settiny forth AZ.
einctly and clearly his round. OF oppo.;,,o.
to the bill H. contended that the claim, !,
Castro were indirectly admitted in one of A.
provisions. tina, Castro was alone to mil,
The -,soi and tins would enable HIM 10 ,,,...
FROM each of the cclonists a portion Of n.
Ian,l- and thu, it was matter Of signi6eas,.
that il wa. not The cclrnisis VINO wer. a.li,,
for Thu, rslief, but Castro himself lie eon'
lsined If the reflections Of Mr.. W,falj -
A-rrbiag unworthy motives 10 houon,fir Dan.
llrman Vho opposed this bin and while h.
was not disposed t. consider that ccnsnrc A,
pccular, hts own, he coeli no but rer,r5
himself ascoming In for portion of H.
Mr. Wigftu. Ia reply, stated, that in demon.
mating the opposition ~ ftciiof- he had moi
intended 70 be offensive, or "a impngn The
motives Of o,hcf-. ihcre Va, sucn thing q,
the pride If opinion and when men had taken
position they were not disposed to rceei,
from IT, II vas au inirmliy Of nature I,
wlich all men were liable. and TO which h,
did not pretend himself to BE- exempt, Ba
the complain, ougll, not to have come frpu
the eeutrrlan from Russ, who had cast .hs
first stone. Mr. W, then proceeded to remind
Mr. Graham Of several amiable' expression.
contained IA his own speech made upon the
10th, and to slate that he had not taken vFsns
ut these IMPRESSIONS because he was satisfied
none wa- intended tie had denon.nalei hi.
opposition a, faetirus If it were not. vhy
wa {, that the objections which were urged
had not been made IN the shape of amend
,nents to the bill Tie truth wa, they couA
not be sustained and their first objection,
having fifteen to the ground, the gentleman
from Kusk came forward at the heel IT the
debate with ncw bin Of specifications. 'ihe
bali before the Senate nigbt be amended TO
suit his views but he had IMPOSED no ,ach
amendments and il he had q would be in
hi. opinion, useless t. adpp, them for Il wa.
evident that nothing would satisfy the op.o.
.ltion They had cried out snake, and snake
it mast be- they had said the elephant vas
seventeen feet high an they were not disposed