The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-10-29
THE CROCKETT ARGUS AND THE UNITED
STATES SENATOR

STATES SENATOR /
The Crockett Argus objects to Col /
Wigfall. for tbs L :. senate, for the
reason. as IT alleges, that he is too nj
ira. Taking its own definition Of what
it takes to constitute an ultra POLITICIAN
we imagine our co,emporary Will hnd IL
difficult to select man M thc Demo
cratic party whYm it can cun,lsts pily
support for Senator We arf aware 'i
the fact thar'the Argus has exhibited
eommcndable disposition TO back do"H
and slide out Of its support Of senator
Douglas Preston Hay, Esas the late
editor Of that paper seems to lament
that Mr. Douglas is IN fair way 81
fooliug away his prospects for the
Presidency" by yielding 10 hl' itch
for writing and notoriciy generally.
But the Eusk Enqt-rcr iastcus' the en-
do~cweut Of the odions opinions oi Nj
Douglas upon our cot"mpnary. and from
which he cannot escape except by q clear
and uncquiyoeal regulation That pa
per says;
I'VE took occasion in our last TO COM
ment upon the apparent advocacy Vt the
Crockett Argus Of the claims If Judge
Douglas To the Presidency Thu Arns
AS a predicate. lays down the following
as basis for his argument
The south lt.,lf is far il1m being a
amt In opinion upon the leading ques,
tons OF the day, and the Democratic
party have an INSCRIPTIONS faction 10
tight. aud whether she is victorious VIII
.tcnd upon how thing ave managed
/ in the Convention II thrcxitemiSt~ pi
the South spring up"n ms the ro-oFcnlng
If the African slave trade, OF special
protection 10 slayc property luihe terrific
ries, we apprehcud to utmost confusion.
the dividing IT the extreme from the
conservative element the formation Of
perhaps three or more parties out IT The
Democratic party, and the ultimate tn
unph Of Black republicans
That paper fearing 1t might not be
sufficiently well understood ms Ia whom
were to produce this confusion m the
Democratic party and and in the triumph
Of Black Republicans, thus explains 10
a subsequent number
we meant, in plain English, those
who believe that ia the event II the ter
ritotial /. Sislalurc failing iopr1lect that
species pt property, 1t becomes the I'M
peritIve duty Of "ongre" 10 lntcrpuSc its
authority aud furnish such protection
We want those who have been at 50
much pains to assail our premises, 10 tell
Ms if they are in favor Of giving such
I powers to Congress :
:" The Argus here assumes the grounds
taken 10y Mr. Douglas in their broadcast
[ sense II is the very substance ol squat
ter sovereignty NJ Douglas first ad'
vauccd the idea that although the Tern
tories could not y any positive enact
meut prohibit slavery within its borders,
| yet it might by refusing to protect That
species OF property arrive practically at
! the same end This then rs the cuuclG-
/ sion 10 which the editor If the Argus has
arrived \ Territory may abolish siav-
cry by f0lhag m Pcatfb R' This doctrine
is equally as abharrcnt to tho south and
suhvorsiyc OF the compact between she
states and the general government as
| would be- the admission that the Terrific
rics have the right by territorial lcgisla-
/ tive nartincut TO abolish slavery, and
we doubt whether another paper IA the
state can be found which ,ustaius dis
/ position
With the views expressed by the Ar
gus. how can II support Judge Reagan
for Congress. when hc has announced IN
plain aud unmistakalc English tie" very
doctrine which it seems to- regard with
80 much adherence ? In his Marshall
speech Judge Reagan said, cmphatlcally
that in ease "uniricndly legislation -
was attempted by Territory hc should
demand the interpretation of Congress.
Has the Argus any new lights upon the
distinguished gcntlcmau's views The
editor was certainly aware long before
this article was wfittcv, that Judge Raa-
gan had expressed these sentiments,
which il Affects to believe are destined
to destroy the democratic party 1t is a
significant fact that those papers and
politicians which talk SO much about
"ultraism," are opposed to a full rccog.
milton Of our rights in the territories
~ The Texas Bulletin we are graf.
flied TO perceive is out in favor Of the
southern Pacific Railroad enterprise
In the T.. II issnr tl,r pIitnr after riviuu