Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-12-14

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In the last Weekly lntelligencer, we iind pun
lished the letter which appears below omitt,hg
the addrnda containing the references ol Mr'Joh"'
stDn The names Uf the men 10 whom he refers
are carefully ignored, but the lnteligeneer endor'
ses them in the following style
''rhe references of Mr., Johnston are men OF the
hghed siGadiHg IN the Democratic party oil the
United States" :,
And who are these inen of the highest standing
in the Democratic party Of the United siates
The editor hnd their names before him when ne
endorsed them "Gov. CnAsg, Of Ohio, and Judge
PARKER. of Albany" Salmon p. Chase, tho
Black Republican, tree. soil, abolition Goyernor
of Ohio, thus receives the endorsement OF the IN
teigencer, ''as a man OF the highest standing IN
the Democratic party" salmon j, Chase, wh"
was ono Of the Freesoil Senator'S from ONO IN
1854, and the colleague Of Wade, lle was one OF
the immortal nine who voted against the hhhsas'
Nebraska bill, who was ono Ol tho Leading spea X
ers in opposition % it His name It nds at the
head of those of Sumner. Joshua X. nidiings,
Wade, Gerrit Smith aad Dewitt to the Ap'
peal to the people oi the United States. IN which
under the name Of - Independent Democrats
they sought to arouse aud excite the North agains,
the South, during the tendency OF that hiil' anu
which was the commencement of that ieariul eS-
citement which has threatened the country from
that day until this. Neither Seward, sumner,
ilson, nor any other aholitionlst OF the Nortn
has ever given stronger evidences ol hitter hostli-
ty to tha South than Chase--or done more to ar
ray the North against the Southland yet the In
teiipencer, here IN the Capital of Texas, endor-
scs the democracy of this man! Where would he
carry US
Two wears ago, the editor of that paper as rio-
lently denied the claim of Sam Houston to the IT,
tle of Democrat as did any man in Texas WITH
out repudiating u single prime pie which he then
or previously advocated, or acknowledging sim
gle error Gen. Houston is now held up by him
as the most proper man to be the Democratic can
didate for the Presidency Truly did one OF his
former friends say to him, 'you are the boldest
man in the United States" His friend may now
n holder step, in endorsing CHASE rs man ot the
hghest Standing in The DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF the
UNITED sTATEs "
We will see by reference 10 Mr.. .iohnston's let
ter. that it is not proposed by him to run ten.
Houston as the Democratic candidate. No. but
MS the candidate OF 60 party that are honest at
heart, and who view merit. and not party rs the
polar star to guide them ut the next PRESIDENTIAL
| election"
! What is the proposition, and from whom doe:
! it comet Ii is no more nor less than & PROPOSE
tion to unite the Black Republicans Of the Nor Il
and the opposition of the South upon Sam lious
ton as their candidate for the Presidency ard il
comes from H0ne of o number Of Black hepubli'
cans "arpointed' for that purpose.
| Look ut the addenda, which waS Hot pR9l'shca
in the lntelEgencer, and you will see the terms
upon which the editor Of that paper was request
ed to publish the letter. He accepts rhe propo
sition, and gives as an evidence of his sincerity
an endorsement Of Salmon T. Chase, one OF TIE
most bitter revilers Of the South as "a man o
the highest standing in the Democratic party o.
the Uuittd States"
People OF Texas, will not this undeceive you il
regard to the objects and purposes of the lntelli
gencer! Are you ready to strike hands with the
Free polers of the North who ran Fremont-a
Southern renpgade-as their candidate in 1886
and are you willing to follow the lead Of this en-
dorser Of Chase
Another question presents itself Gen. Hous-
ton is here in this city and was here when that
letter was published. Does he accept the terms
Of the proposition