Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-09-28
Says the Crockett Argus, in reference to Rcagan's


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Says the Crockett Argus, in reference to Reagan S
late letter:
That this letter will poove bombshell IN the
ranks of the Opposition, we cannot Tor moment
doubt. 1t is a gentemanly rebuke 10 th0se WHO
are irving to purloin our garments to make de-
cent appearance but they will find it as hard a
job as tie mistaken and misguided philanthropists
of the North have found it to oe to make an en-
lightened gentleman out Of a Hottentot. Ii re-
ouires no mathema teal demonstration to make
good the Insertion that the late triumph was q
triumph of the old enemies of democracy and II
would indeed be an anomaly to see party organ
lied IN the name of democracy, composed In Il
large degree, of the hereditary enemies OF the
party Mr. Reagan is too consistent and firm a
democrat, to attach himself to a bOdy'of men with
no well defined or settled principles to be thrown
loosely about by every puff of the public breath
We confess to astouishment that there are men
and presses in and out of this State whe profess
to see Democratic victory. And it is with
some chagrin that we see the persistency with
which the Washington Constitution enforces this
idea upon the country.
The State Gazette is pleased with the Reagan letter
and says
The motley Opposition which is preparing love
feas's to Sam Houston don't get along well. The
cry of Reagan is for Houston has worn out
Reagan's letter refusing to be present or having
anything to do with them is sore and trying
tribulation. The Crockett Argus says that Judge
Reagan .Gdeclines all sympathy and completely
with the motley assembnge which seeks his
countenance and support" Why don't they
call on Lem. d Evans. Cant they say a WORD
about John Hancock, one who has been the most
consistent supporter of Sam of all of them
REAGAN REGULATES THE HousToN PARTY.-We
have read a letter of the Hon. j. H.. Reagan. in
the Trinity Advocate, repudiating the Houston
party, and asserting his determination to sustain
the organization of the Democracy.
This throws cold water upon their late invita-
tiohs to Reagan to attend their festivals.
Jerry and Pease haze been banking on Reagan,
and now that he turns his back upon them, they
will have to seek quarters with cousin Joshua
We shall publish the letter in our next
. The Bonham Era sustains Judge Reagan in his de-
termination to stand by the present organization OF
the democratic party in this State, and in his decided
stand against the formation of any new party. hea
gan evidently thinks the democratic party good
enough for all who wish to cling to the old landmarks
usages and principles under which and through
which, he and hundreds of other democrats have
marched on to victory. If there are good and true
democrats who desire to the party Recognised,
We think they will abandon the chimera if they
nect,seriously upon the results Of such O course.
disruption of old ties, and the subversion of its usa
ges are amongst the dangers to be apprehened, to-
gether with the Vaccinations of its hereditary enc
mics, that fruitful sourceof evils when ever they
get an opportunity of infcting a stab, or widening
its dssensions The dread that prevails in some
minds that those conservative democrats who sustain
ed Gen. Houston, in his late election, will be driven
from the party if its present organization remains
intact is unfounded 1t was not hostility the par
ty, its ps.form or its usages that drove off good and
true democrats; it was multiplicity Of causes. OBJ.
Flaming in different sections, and operating yariously
on difereat minds. 1t was no cause in particular
The disafeetion the frontier was produced by en-
frey different causes from that which existed in thu
East ard go on, in other localities It is useless
worse than idle and unjust to lay the blame at any
one mans door. The causes were numerous and
whateverhey were, opposition to the settled policy
the party its usages its organization, was not tn,
leading feature. If there were men calling them
selves dslnocrats who fersook the organization o.
this grouod, they were democrats in name only. an,
not in sosi--for better or worse. Such men woul,
60 into any party that presented itself under h
prestigesf present success. aud the bcpe q hrstn
iora ard raiaipg the party thst has tsiuaplsd >
ieng slet -nsn are naturally led By their party IN