The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-04-21

IMMENSE AssEMBLAGE!!!

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The Constitutional Union' meeting,
or Convention IA it has been grandly
termed, held in this place on Saturday
last, was a rich affair. Quite a number
were in attendance, impelled by curiosity
to witness the birth Of this political by
brid Capt Barrett. of the Flag, pulled
he wires. Upon his motion Col. VIM.
Woodson was called to the Chair, who
delivered quite lengthy harangue, show
ing what had originated this Const'in'
,ional Union Party, The points made
were briefly as follows
Tha, there were two sectional parties
in the country. The Democratic party,
which was pro-slavery sectional, and by
lis unnecessary agitation Of the slavery
question, was responsible for the pres
ent alarming agitation and the Free
soil party which was an ant'-slayery
sectional party These two parties ha-
ted each other intensely. He believed
that the Democratic party in Congress
would have been willing TO have voted
TO this day resisting the election of a
Black Republican Speaker and on the
other hand, thc Republicans would rath-
or have seen the Government sink
than for Democrat to ill the Speak
crs chair. Hence, he inferred a third
party was necessary TO step in and save
the country from destruction The Dem
ocra,ic party he contcnded was thorough
" corrupt, and disunion party. 1t
was formerly controlled by the eonnsois
Of jackson, and such men as resored the
Union bnt tina, now the dlsnuion elc-
ment prevailed and controlled the desti'
MES Of modern democracy The speak
er apologi1cd fot ;hc recent course pur-
sued by the model President Willard
Fillmore That Fillmore had to choose
between the corruptions OF " modern de.
mocracy" and Black Ropublicanism, and
it was quite natural that with his north
crn prejudicos he should have gone with
the latter Yes, said the speaker and,
if we were living in the North, wc would
all do the same thing He admitted that
Henry Winter Davis had elected Pen
nington speaker. and thought he had
been uniustly censured for it. He ap-
proved Mr. Dayis's course, and under
stood that that gentleman had triumph
antly indicated himself from blame
No donb, this speech Of Mr.. Woodson'
will be highly spoken of by the Flag,
but that paper will be very careful not
to mention it's true merits.
A young gentlemen by the name Of
T. z IIawley, Of no political proclivitios,
was invited to act rs Secretary.
On motion a committee was appointed
10 draft resolutions, after which the meet
ing adjourned until 3 o'clock. When
that hour arrived, the meeting again con-
vencd. resolutions were introduced by
the committee and passed. On the slave
ry question these resolutions seemed I'M
exceptionahle, hu. were IN direct con
Aict with the speech of the chairman,
and The address of Mr. Crittenden to the
e. People Of the United States
On motion, six delegates were APP
pointed to the Tyler Convention, to-wlt ::
Messrs. y. II. Baxter, JAS T. Taylor G.
w .Whismorc, \. v Board, J. w Bar.
rett and B. Smalley One or two others,
who were appealed to, and who have
hitherto co.operated with tie opposition,
respectfully declined to have anything
To do with this new movement
The doctrines Of the new party hav-
ing been announced by Col. Woodsop,
Mcssrs. Whitmorc and Baxter were cali
ed upon TO do the "rabble rousing,"
which they performed in q manner, we
trust, acceptable to their friends The
presen. national administration came in
for a pretty large share of misrepfcscn.
tation and abuse from these men, who
figured recently in what was termed n
national democratic Sam Houston
Convention at hustin. in which resolu-
tions were introduced, tone Of them be-
ing on the committee enloginng Mr..
Buchanan and his administration
Mr. Morphis was next called on for his
views. He mounted the rostrum, in
Weighed against all parties didn't see
that this Constitutional Union movement
would ever result iii any advantage.
Had started ont opposed to Calhoun, but
now thought better of him, and his doc
trlncs Admired Stephen A. Douglas
thought his views of popular or squat
ter sovereignty right, and in accordance
with the true theory of our government
relative to the territories Mr. Douglas
was, therefore, his first choice for the
Presidency This last declaration so
the meeting that the master
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