The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-03-30
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NJ. Ea9st:
In your last tssue you made s.n'e com
nsenta On the chsr6e 0! Judge fFe:sT 70
tho 0rand Jury, wn'cn' ~" Uc''cvc
have teen m'3"tesPsco.
marks were no d0uos wsitses J" sP"n
Of pscasantry AND good n1mot. ."nv"'
10 remoscst Intention VI oo'"B "y"ss.ee
to ne Judec, - 70 y" spp'oP''"'o; 'm
preserve, and c'o1"en. c"s:se fo"s
pcrsonat rcaatsons 70 MIN 'c'"s Vi ~"
kindcst character. your 'esPtc' lot Nun
and his JUDICIAL ap''it'es must oc .'"cc'e'
and you h.vc certainly wEonSc" your
sell, ~ We" - n'", /" ."' eo1'u'0"' =.
fcrred to are !" tne 'cas' "cS'cc c""'''"
cd An wanting ~ k'noness 0! reSPec.'
II IL 10 common, how'aoV", 70 co"P'r
mcns, IN terms OF the h'g"es' e"'ogy' III
that comes from "ic" o's.'"s "'S"eu :"
character aud position, ana 'uuse FRA
ger has 30 often ana SO Justly reserved
large share OF wen met''ea praise '"a,
you probably thought 10 vary she "suA'
'iratH, ~ humorous ana p'ayin' NOTICE
OF bis charge. nn', mat J"su,c may
DC done tho"g" the heavens '."' WIZ
furnish your readers 'n''er s'"'c'''eh' VI
what the Judge did say.
Tae urse oil events LOT the last 'e"
months aud. the mover co"a'''oh ~ pun
lie affairs, called him from INC pe"'eh
track usually pursued on snch occasions
and made It cmincn''y proper Tor hii" 10
discuss some OF the new anu "'"hcf',""s
issues OF inc gay nc 'e'c''." " '"eso
issues not 70 DISCUSS tnem OF W give an
opinion on them, out 10 explain inc "u'
ties and obligations which tncy imposed
upon him. and upon the nr"nd Jury
lie denied that 'eee'''on aoso'ved 'hc ~.
dietary from the performance OIL ''s
functions, or IN the least degree sus-
pended their exercise on the contrary,
while u operated 10 rcpeai 'liat part OF
the oath which required nm 10 supper!
the constitution and laws o' the tn'teu
States, IT leh III 'ns' 'orce 81, tue re,
naming obligations oi DIS oath, ana u
possible made 1t more ,inPerat'Vc'y tue
duty Of the courts TO administer anu Gu
force the laws WIZ. the utmost v'gor
and promptness. When the politlca'
sky was overcast, ana society threaten
ed with arrangement ana anarchy, u
was prccmincnt'y the ONCE OF the
courts to shield ana protect society ; ana
to be the safeguard vi the people 10 all
their rights. II was IN times IKE these
that each person entrusted with the ad,
.ninistration OF the laws should stand
firmly to hts post, ana INA. every c'ti'
zen should realize that, amid the widest
storm Of political trouble, he could ma a
safe sanctuary IN the temple OF Tue Jaw
These views have great virtue anu pow
cr, not only from thc'r 'n,r'ns" merits
bu, because some Oh the Judges are I'M
derstood to have decl'ncn 10 ho'u 'hcir
courts this spring, on the ground mat
the ordinance OF accession created, at
least. doubt OF their right nodef the
constitution and laws to do SO.
The Judge charged also, on the offence
OF treason against 'he Statc, ih'S was
introduced BY an al'usion to the present
relations OF Texas % the southern 'oh'
fedcracy lie ana not question TIE exist
ence OF sneh Cohis1eracy, pu' sag;
that NJ ne was now 'h'ormen, hc coV,n
not oHf'aHp recognize us EXISTENCE III
such manner as 10 charge 'le gran" lu'
~ upon our relations 70 ", on IN any
manner cons'fnc lis constitution ana
laws. Secession returned Iex"s 10 ner
separate, independent n"t'on"hty' ana u,
mat "a'"s alone oo"," nc we" nor, ",,"
properly informed o' "o' "''o" WIZ" '"p
Confederate states
lie then defined treason against '''