The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-24
[From the Detroit Free Press, 2lst.]
SIGNIFICANT.

Ncn' llOuSlON 10 ioPOi'NN w w
ed Governor of Texas by some six thou
sand majority. He was an independent
candidate. If any body has felt doubt as
to the real southern feeling with regard
TO the project of re-opeuing the African
slave trade, il seems to us that this result
ought to satisfy such doubt. 1t appears
that the democratic candidate had been
betrayed into some expressions favorable
to the re-opcnipg of that trade, and that
some of his noisiest supporters were avow-
edly in favor of it, and indeed, attempted
TO make the project an issue in the can
yass. This was the signal for the deser-
ton of him by thousands Of democrats.
Thousands of them voted for the regular
democratic candidate simply because he
had been nominated as such, not design
ing thereby to endorse the slave trade
scheme, but majority of the party aban-
doned him and supported Gen. HoUsToN,
who had taken open and bold ground
against tho scheme, and who avowed his
adherence to the national democratic par
ty and its principles as proclaimed at Bal
timoro. The result is commented upon
by State Rights" organ at Charleston,
S. c., rs follows:
"The State rights party of Texas
started an unnecessary and disastrous Is
sue. They mado the re-opening of the
slave trade the great question in the cleo
ton, dividing their own party and driving
off many. The speeches of the canvass
were filled chiefly with this subject
Houston saw his advantage, mounted the
opposition, and has ridden to victory over
those who, on State rights grounds and
resistance to northern aggression, had
beaten him to the earth by overwhelming
odds. TO the advantage given him by this
issue were added the memories of the past,
which completed the work Of his success
"He canvassed the State most active
"; everywhere revived, among his old
comrades in arms, recollections Of San
Jacinto and of the early glories and suf-
ferings of the early founders of the Re
public, melted his audience INTO tears, and
wept with great effect himself, as the re-
, suit shows.
"The State rights party of Texas have
0 brought defeat upon themselves by max,
. ING an impracticablo and mischievous Is
@ sue. Let it be lesson 10 be remember
Y ed. The people of the South should bc
r informed on the subject; but to make i
a matter for voting, and living issue, di
+ viding our people, is foolish and tata
$ move. Let the subject be considered
/ calmly, and thoroughly sifted by discuss
It ion merely. When the South is in a 20
It sition to act on it, it will be time enough
d to make it IN issue. But until then sucl
n use of it is only fraught with evil. Il
q this instance it has paralyzed the Stat
% rights party of Texas, and has raised t.
If the South, and most unmitigated dema
o gogues within our borders-a souther
sr free-soiler"
ID Wherever else in the South the issu
ie of the re-opening of the African slav
i trade shall be directly or covertly made
IN it will be beaten even worse than it Ina
Is been in Texas. No doubt ninety-n min
7, ono-hundredths of tho people of tha
g State are inimical TO tho scheme, and {
It all tho southern people we do not believ
L. one in n thousand is in favor of it; an
r. the more it is discussed the less strengt
/ il will have.