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

compliment, and endorses MS SMlc hlShts NlcNs'
at will he universally regarded, we think, as
an ably written Stata paper IL is lnarkedh hy an
easy, flowing style, calculated 10 invite perusul
Manly in its tone il will command respect aud
attention, while tho cearness with which the
suggcslions. recommendations, and opinions are
announced leave no room for ding
OF instrumentation Its holdness. and the ele-
waited tone which pcrvades it, will challenge ad-
miraton We may safely assert, that there IL
not Democrat from principle, true 10 the faith
Of the party, eSultng in it's successful admins
trati0n OF the Government, and devoted to
constitutional Union, who will not read with
pleasure that portion of devoted 10 federal rela-
tons, in which the Governor has given concise
history Of political parties and yindicated the
Democracy from the unmerted assaults OF the
loppostiUn. That review Of parties and exposl-
I tfon of political faith. adhered to by the Democ-
IIacy since the organization OF the Government
contains 4 complete, triumphant, and o'erwhei-
ming rehuke TO those selt-styled Democrats VINO
have cndeavOred TO malgamate the party with
the opposition, and to dempralize itbya renun-
cinti0n of its most cherished doctrine of States
Rights"
The Republican, however, disscnts from that
portion Of the Message, relating to Internal I'M
provcments, and more especially that OF the
Southern Pacific Railroad. Ii would certainly
embarrass the various works for internal i'm
pr0yements, now in progress, if the State pos
sessed the controlling influence in their manage
ment, aud we agree with Mr.. Loughery, that
such an influence would act unjusty on their
companies. We consider Mr.. Runnels recon-
mendation amounted to nothing more than that
the State should be represented, and not to ac-
auire control in them. Mr.. Runnels is an I'M
partial guardian Of the interest Of the people at
large, and would, we trust, rejoice at the pros
perity of the Pacific Road. Whatever may have
been the past errors IN the management oil Its
affairs, they do not lessen the wants OF this sec
tion of the country. We ,cant The road, no mat
ter who builds it, or how we want the road to
be built and at an curly day. Loughery gives a
short history of the litigation in which the COM
pany found it all involved, and which We copy
below, objectng, however, to some terms, used
by him. Speaking of the suit instituted by the
State. he says:
.sUnauthorzed by law, and usurping a power
winch the Supreme Court of the State decided
did not pertain to the executive dep ,rtment OF
the Government, he ordered proceedings to De in
stituted against this Company for forfeiture OF
Charter. Three able lawyers, assisted by able
counsel as eminent as can ho found IN the state
of Texas devoted their best energies Tor months
in preparation of the case. The case went OH
on demurrer, in favor OF the Company IN the
Court below 1t WAS carried to the supreme
Conrt, and there the State triumphed. The case
was remanded for final trial. The Supreme Court
decided, however, that there was but one point,
among all the allegations, upon which there was
a prospect for q forfeiture and that was, that IL
had not been made to appear that the Company,
had organized and removed its principal Office to
Texas prior to the 18th of June, looS, IN IN.
pliance with the law Of 1857; point which had
| been neglected, but which amounted to nothing.
ina smuch as it matter or publlc notorlety
and subject of proof, that this provision had been
| fully comrlied with. The counsel for the State
had done all in their power. Th y saw there was
not the shadow Of a chance of obtaining YER
diet against the Company tIat all they chuln
hope to do would be to bereak it down by litlga-.
ton. They were satisfied that such reforms had
been inauGuratsd would entlt!e 1t to puonc
confidence That the difficulties between the RI
val parties claiming the franchise and property
of the company had been amicaby settled. That
$50 900 of Indebtedness had been paid, and the
remainder of the debt discharged in q manner
satisfactory to the creditors of The company
That those most interested and identified with
the work were impressed with the conviction that
there was no further grounds Tor hostility ana
that all that was necessary 10 push ior""Ie 1ho
enterprise, was the co operation OF all parties
favorable to its successful prosecution They
therefore went to trial upon the merits OF the
case, and the result was, that jury OF the coun-
try, with the facts before hem, gave verdict
in favor of the company. The counsel for the
State could, it is true, have taken the case again
to the Supreme Court, and have harrassed the
company, perhaps, for several years; but In view
Of the circumstances they deemed 1t unjust ana
against the true interests oil the State to 90 80.
cg- Deyout Churchmen will receive the follow
ing statement from Scotch paper, with many
grains of allowance. The Free Church OF Scot
land would encourage secession from the estab-
lishment, after its own example, believing it par
adoxical that woman should be the head in that
church in which it's chief apostle has said that
nhnnld LIFT her Ynice. sutfar