The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-06-02
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The republican state convention, hciu
IN our city lew days ago % eject oe''
eKates OF that party 10 'ne ,n'cago
convention was r'en "n''f -i"oy !"
the extreme some seven 81 c'eu' oou'',
ties were represented numbering III "''
about tnlr'y delegates on' on''y pa
pers VIII already nave gwen y"" p"r''c'
ulars regarding us pfoceeo,nRs' 71''
eral oil our ,ean'ng "o"s"s, sh'o"u'l
suspected OF having pee.' ,hs.e"'en "na
PAD ny parties cos'"'ned III nher h'''e'
entered the hail. soon after inc cohVen-
ton had been organizeo' ana broke u
mp. The CONSERVATION .,r Yen OF twenty
minutes was 'h'chSe' WIZ" 'u'i'"' ~ y,
tensions one s!a'""r' ienp"' ha'"eu
Erasmus Levy notorious 10, n'7 oe''s
hegu'ato' ha,'pS h''eu "'1 '""'' 'o"s
ago walked to'diy up 10 'he , 'es'ue''' :
stand, and IN tone o. muscular a. uo','
ity, commanded oessa,'o' VI Piooeea'
ings. with this sishai MS assoo,''es- >,
plugs" Rp-kaps, ''oou'uos'
Wadcins, &c.--inausnra'ed gentr~'
melee, upsettng des's, benches, chairs
&c; throwing WRISTBANDS every which
way, knocking down and dragging out
at random. The white feather soon OK
hibitod itself on the Republican side
| They were forcibly reminded that Balti-
more was not congenal latitude OF
soil in which to plant so nncongenial a
seed A few minutes more and not
solitary delegate Of the molly conclave
could be seen. They took themselves
out at the doors, windows, and back
| starways, in double quick time, bccom-
~g lost or buried in tho outside throng.
/ i, was, in fact, a prccipitate or informal
adjournment. Nothing was left to tell
the sad tale but old documents, anxious
spectators. upturned benches. dilapida-
ted papers aud an empty hall. One con
spicuous parsonage, Mr. VIM Gunnison,
OF this city, rendered obnoxious by his
previous course in opposition to our in
I situ,ion Of slavery, streakcd II at the
rate Of two forty" until safely deposl,
ting himself in the Marine Bank, where
a strong guard Of police took him under
their prot, ction Blu, i1r thir fortunate
circumstance, II is more than probable a
Goa. OF tar and feathers would have been
added to his Abolition garments. lie
ran like a white head, doing honor = n
pair Of legs that deserved beng sur
mounted by a better head and shoulders.
One Of the Patriots editors and pro-
prietors, Rev. French ;. Evans, who ~
charged hy the Clipper with a!liliaiihg
in the Republican movement, was pres
en-, in the capacity Of reporter. They
tell funny stories about the old man, as.
ser,ing even that he lacked somewhat o'
courage, though he was boucvolcnty DIS
posed to mcralize "a an exlgency, or
salvn with reference to general personal
security. Certain It is, that Gabriel Ia
vel. ~ his remarkable pantomlmes, never
squeezed himself into the magic table
more mvs'criously or dcS'eroGsly than
did tins reverend editor Of two hundred
and forty pounds get un6ct H.
After being hrokcn up at Rechabitc
Hall. where the convention first met. n
portion Of its members secretly assem-.
hled. in the afternoon. at the private OF
fee Of partisan fficnd, and there in
less than AN hour. under police guard.
concluded their business, adjournng aEr
die