East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-06-21
THE TEXAS DELEGATION.

Never was dirtier and more contemp-
tible trick played off upon any body of
men than was the Texas fraud which
Michigan black republicans palmed off
upon the Chicago convention. Men &C.
casionally stoop to pretty scurvy means in
order to accomplish political purposes,
but we doubt if the history of politics
will furnish many tricks so low. vile, and
dshonorabe as this. 1t is to be remem-
bered that the scheme was concocted in
the western part of this State, by certain
adventures, for the express purpose of
helping SEWARD; that one Of the parties
applied to to take part as delegate re
pudiated the whole thing as dishonorable
and dishonest; that five Michigan black
republicans and Canadian aboitionist
were found ready to act the parts that
some of the black republican sheets lent
themselves as ready vouchers and cndors-
ers for that which they knew to be n
fraud; that these delegates took assumed
names; and that the whole scheme was
carried out in all its parts in the conven-
ton, and the six votes from Texas count
ed as much as the six votes from any
other State. 1t is to be remembered
that the fraud was deliberately planned
and Systematically executed.
1t is true that the black republican par
ty of Michigan might have cleared it's
skirts OF the whole thing if it had been
disposed. 1t could have made those d.
rectly interested alone responsible, if it
had chosen to place the responsibility
upon them. But nothing of the kind has
been done. When these swinders ap-
peared upon the platform at Chicago,
they were known and recognized by the
Michigan delegation, at the head of which
was AUSTIN BLAIR,-if, indeed, the dele
CATION had not been privy to the whole
affair,-and yet they were allowed to
palm themselves off as delegates from
Texas, when the Michigan men knew, as
they knew their own existence, that 1t
was most downright and outrageous lie.
Nor was that oil, but BLAIR and the rest
of his delegation gave their votes to keep
these fellows in their seats, thus endorsing
to the fullest extent their spurious char
acter. If the Michigan delegation had
busted themselves in passing counterfeit
bills or bogus coin upon the members of
the convention, they would have been
employed in no more dishonorable or dis
reputable business than they really were.
But not only did the Michigan black
republicans at Chicago endorse the whole
fraud, but the party has done it since
It was o month ago that the thing was
made public, and yet no word OF rebuke,
no line Of censure, not even whisper oi
condemnation, have been raised agsinst
it. The party by its silence has endorsed
and is every day endorsing it. No shee,
on that side has raised its voice against
and the one or two that have noticed il
at all have rather sustained it than other
wise. The State convention has assem-
bled and offered no word of febuke, bat
on the CONTRARY, countonanced it, and
even tolerated the presence of one Of the
chief swindIers, who afterwards Dragged
that he had not lost his influence in his
party, as he was able to secure by his
own exertious the nomination of Score
tary of State for one of his friends. i
tho party had been quick to repudiat'
the whole affair, either in convention or BY
its speakers, it might have relieved itsel
to q certain extent Of the stigma attach
ed 70 the fraud. But this has not beer
done, nor will il DO done. The dirty
, swindle is too near the character Of blacl
republicanism to be repudiated or cas-
of. 1t has been assumed, and now be
longs to the party and the whole party
as much as the registry law or the Hazel
ton fraud --Fbes Prise