Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-02-16
Call ior Q State Convention to be hsll Hou,,
ton, Nav %, 1870.


Ia compliance with a resolution adopted Al
the State Democratic Convention. held 81 4 us
tin, on the Slh of January, lS5s, Il is made my
duty 10 cal State Democratic Convention al
the city ol Houston, on the SECOND pAY or
MAY, 1870, for the purpose of nominating a
Governor ~ Governor, and Land Commis.
sioneT.
Appended is a table prepared under reso.
luton Of tie Austin Convention, proposing q
basis Of representation.
am informed that there will be ample uc.
commodat0ns in Houston ior the reception Of
the delegates 10 tins Convention, and lhar ev.
cry effort will be mnde on the part Of il. liber.
al and cnierndsng citizens to make the TEN.
pomry soiOuTn Of the guests agreeable aud sat.
isfnrfoW.
The prcseni is period of more exciting in.
tere't IN or National nnd State affairs ihan
any past Viewed as this Lody must be, as an
exponent Of the sentiments Of the Democracy
Of Texas, TO be asserted in the next Charleston
National Conveniioa, the eyes of the whole
South will be turned 10 its action and tho char.
acier Of It's Platform of principles, There
cannot be n single slnnnch States right demo.
crOt in Tcx1s, ~ko 0R not feel il his 4",y 10 6s
present; and !. isbelieved that no public spir.
tied democrat in Tny county Of the State will
neglect to urcc il upon the party TO hold n
County Contention, and send delegates with
powers to appoint proxies.
Il is with tie Democracy OF the South nouc
that lis nronle can expect 10 secure their rights
in the Coufedcmcy. II is useless 10 attempt
il outside Of lis urgnnzAton. A. the cunrdi.
an Of the rights Of the States, and the Citizen,
whether NATIVE or roREIGN-BoRN, il has been
tried in every crisis, and found not only relia.
be bW fully equal o the hour of danger and
finally emerging from it in national triumph,
and with the cheers aud gratuntions of every
lover Of freedom throughout the world. II is
forever riyeted in the affections of the people
Of Texas
Proud OF this great party, invulncnbIe in
the majesty Of It's power, lei us meet togniher
on the SECOND DAY OF MAY, NEXT. ,
AT HOUSTON, and with m eve single to
the interests and welfare of our common coun-
try, let rs lay down PLATFORM of
PRINCIPLES, which, hv its unf,lrarng vim.
dcaton of the rights of Texas in the Confcd-
eracv, and its clear cuunciaton of the doctrines
of the Constitution, shall commend itself 10
the regard and confidence Of every Southern
sister State, and the applause of the good and
true men in the Union, ard which shall as
emphntcallv and with stern indignation, rcpel |
the vandal approaches of Squatter Sovereign.
ty on the one hand, and Black Repubiicnnism,
on the other hard, which now threaten the |
safety Of the vcry ciinAel of Constitutional
liberty, itself. JOHN MARSHALL,
ChairWaR STATE tonmivee
Ps.nTrpy What 4, slnil In ibn l,lu Of tbo Tb,;r-
Of the State Democratic Committee, least four
months before the assembling of each Convention, to
Iul lsh in democratic paper at Austin, a table, (
showing the nnmbcr Of democratic votes cast by each
comfy at the then last preceding olcctionthc num-
tcr Of votes and Of the delegates 10 which each coin
ty may be entitled in the Conventon--ind giving
notice Of the time and place at which such Com
Yention is to assemble The average vote for the
Democratic candidates for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, nni Commissioner Of the General Land !
Office, or for Attorney General, Comptroller and
Treasurer, as the case may be. shall he the bags for
nj in uri M -.t. .sf