Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-07-27
From the state Gazette
nous,oa,a Programme and Principles sOt forth :

rIouSton,s prorramme and Principles set iofe"
by the Irtelhgencer ,,,
We givo below m editorial from 'he 81
Ger of 1857, in order to show whnI uEo .n' iun, i
Programme and Principles oi ss'@ ''T"STo"' %,
ms the article is from the pen oil w. W. i"SynH''
of ~ am thine" notoriety, (see Houston & inuo'
ncndepce letter No. 2) the facts and positions
bcre sta,ed will not no denied by that organ OF
sam Houston, without eating his own worus'
which by the way, ia very easily undertaken ny
him, if not successfully performed
From tho Southern In;clliscnccr Moy2o l''''
Con sarn Houston Candidate for Govornor
We announced in Saturdays tri-wcekiy upon
tho authority of the iluntsvillc Recorder tha'
Gen. Houston is n candidate Tor Governor he''
ters from huntsville have been received connrlh-
ing that intelligence; and perhaps to-day : lS"n'
day's) mail may bring along programme p :" .,,o
Generals platform and principles Inc kecoro-
or has it. that he makes the "iionston ana anti
Uorstonr test and declares himself democrat
TnE DAY HAS PAssrp BY wHES MERE PERSONA
PREFERENCE CAN CONTROL PARTY Politics 'no
reoplo value National Democracy too hSnly 10
be led away hy any one man however popuinr.
Grn HorsroN has followed very wen W ','e
roors1fPs OF Col BENTON; but. lire Benton nc
ia doomed to dice ppointment lie sought Il ,'na-
tional reputation" or moro properly HE coURItD
the yoR1u-and rs far his votes coui9 "o ~
ur prrnAyEp THE SOUTH. Nor did his sln stop
with his votes; he became the head ana iroh''
the impersonation Of the eecret party when WIS
really based upon opposition to the ueni,cl"?y
because OF the leading measureo OF the nnhtmS' w,
tra.ion, the passa ,o Of the Kansas NeoraSN" p,'l
lie SUPPORTED FILLMORE, and he songnt u ptctt,t
the public mind t1 make Il rcab n w" w Nov
arch traitor of traitors, JONI Z. FREMONT MOI
bsg bo con(ossed hin sins but impudehtly US
aumcs that he was right and the democracy lea
Inv Pierce WRONG. He will find few sympathlzers'
even among those, who in misguided ulotichS
,ndar the Ta,sc Of intense Americanism, ra'hed
around q standard upheld BY man whose rRAN-
,PARENr PURPOSE OF TRANSFERRING lEXaS 10 ,I 1NhH-
so1r1sM, for the patry reward OF maN'nS -
4on the candidate for the Presidency tbey ueS-
.,i.ed Thev used him for the douce But they
Tcll nnderstood that had Houston got the noml-
not;on of The Black Republicans he would nave
bson as ready to betray tho South as Fremont -
His claim to democracy can no more NC -,
ed than that of John G. Fremont butli IL couiu'
there ia no serious danger to be apprehendea, :
All well advised democrats have less reSpcc' ''f
the pratical craft than the enemy 8 nag
The independent democrat (that Is, the lnou
who puts self above party or country Is more o.
,TonsSrons than the open opponent. Under the
name of independence. lie SEEKS TO D'siNA
ryr,T HE CAN STEAL TIE sPoILs or OFFICE AND pow
rp Denupciations of conventions and OF party
orr.,;ystion will come with a very bad grace
from the intiator of midnight conclayes and So
lret aaaJs The argument then was the neeessl
ty of harmony And in taking the position y, o.
iHdeTendcnt dsmoorat, Cen Houston betrays th thS
,marican party For say what you will, the
great controlling principle Of that party was op
nosit;on to democratic men and democratic meas.
ures For the great leader now 10 say, hE nnS
Always, BEEN A DEMOCRAT. PROVES THAT HE PAhrEH'
I'm m !. nouB1E SENSE He would have used the
elements of opposition and then have betrayed
them. ;.ho,
Az to the volunteer orators, who seek neither
place nor profermont, but fight political nab1,es 1,
for the cause of patriotism we say nothing IN M
TINE HAS PASSED WHEN FREEMEN WILL EITHER THao"
Up THEIR HATS Or TUCK THEIR TAILS BECAUSE Hous
TON APPROACHES. We say to all democrats DE
true to your Standard