The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-03-17

NJ A RICH II, 1901.
70 1ss SmeaaAeY ~ I'M s.Ars ~ fsxAs
The Democracy in State Convention at
Houston in May last resolved TO hold
their next State Convention ON the I'd
April 1880, in the city Of Galveston.
This body will assemble for TIC pur.
poss Of adopting . State Platform and
nominating candidates for ths oeces Of
State Comptroller. Treasurer. and Attor.
ney General. 1t will also appoint dele.
CATION To the National Convention At
Charleston. which meets 10 that city ON
the Esd Of April next.
through the liberality Of the Rail
Road Companies, the delegates to the
State Conversion will be able TO 90 from
Navssots city or any ,n.e,s.cai.te point
on the Houston, Central, and Galveston
and Henderson Road, anl from Eagle
Lake, or any intermediate point on the
Harrisburg Road, TO the city OF Calves
ton, and to return to said points after
the adjournment Of the Convention, free
Of charge.
am also able to say that Mcssrs.
Harris l. Morgan will pass from New
Orleans to Galveston and back, fro, the
Red River delegates, when assured that
the proper parties make the application.
In again calling you together. l must
say that have met the Democracy OF
Tcxas on several occasions in State Con-
vention, but ut no past time, have ! look.
I'd forward with deeper solcitude than !
now do to the approach Of this assembly.
The work Of transccndent interest ii the
adoption Of Platform embodying the
sentiments Of the Democracy Of Texas,
and thus really declaring the position
Of the mass Of our people on the grave
issues now before the country Texas
, eaurot hc neutral in u controversy with
the North. She has the same rights nn.
der the Constitution to defend as her sis
ter Southern States, and her whole his'o-
~ lciutes the calumny that she ia will
ling to compromise away those rights ut
the demand Of the Black Republican
party. A firm and determined stand in
favor Of our right TO the protection Of
! our property in the territories is demand
I'd ~ well by our interests ~ by the re
spec, We owe the Northern Democrats,
whose noble and sclfsacrifcing devotion
To the Constitution has led them to do
battle for us against the Black Rcpubli'
can cohorts until they, themselves, are
well nigh bloited out Of political power
in all the Northern States. To fail now
10 take - high stand in defense Of our
own rights in this controversy, il to
ovcrwhcim in defeat and a. annihilatc
| friends They call upon us in voice Of
solemn warning to tell the Black Re
pnblicans the cost Of their iDcendiary
snccees---o i their first overt act Of Urea
sun--.in snccecdlng 10 the rcins OF the
federal government 4; and II we become
weak and irresolute and false to our
selves and pcriidious to our friends at
ths moment. for the abandoned purpose
Of obtaining on,y the spells ri office. we
mus, be prepared TO see the last stone Of
the last great brcakwa,cr against the
swelling tide of Northern fanaticism
overthrown, and the polluted food wiped
out Of existence forever the Democracy
Of the North and with it the last hops
Of the Union
The Opposition at the South is totally
unreliable. The recent election for
Speaker in the Federal Congress con.
v,nccs Ms Of thus fact The first southern
man to betray the South and vote for
Black Republican, was HExRy WINTER
DAVIS, Of Maryland, a member OF the OPP
position party. We have also the fur.
thcr fact that while INC Democracy had
over four times the number II members