The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1865-10-20

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We have oi,en thought that a great
reopls eo.teupla,In, the lives aud
charr,.r II her ilustrlou' med, mish'
,..,p, 2, ,hom. a. 40 the mother q tho
Graehi sn1 say, these are my jewel.
Vpe.-une,slv or o.. The men who. for
half a century, directed rablie affairs
In thi. country, and who gave share
o. IT, legislation, have passed from the
stage e action They arr dead aud
with their death came the reign q chaos
The impri.oaed Wind, Of faction were
L., loose and to-day the country mourn.
ia the midst ~ calamitie- such as few
people have suffered
Ietus cast our ewes back 10 the better
davs Of the republic aad contrast the
condition of Affairs then With what they
are now Then. no standing armies
were required there was No. Jealousy or
ill.will bond of aHf ton united the
sections The mcn Of that LAY pointed
20 those q tho present who have recent
~ oreupi,l the seats ~ authority. %
yarn % Of their Vaccinations, and e
.at that if ever "a, Union was dissa''
e1 ~ civil war ensured. j, would b.
,rtsush thcif ins,rumcnality 1. any
kell informed man At loss ~ nndcr
stand the opinion entertained not by one
buthy all tho rrcat men n the country
from Washington down. Of th,' ehaur
ter ~ politicians. who for upwards o
four years base controlled Che de-tinie'
Of the country Does any man doubt
the estimate placed by Daniel Webster
IIeury CLAY and John { Calhoun upon
such men ~ Seward sumner Chase
Greedy. Philip. and stanton While
she iilu-trious men of the country lived
the Politician. We have designated wero
unable 90 control the government sue.
ce-- attended them when there WIS no
power of resistance. and most uni1rtu
nately whore there was u greater orp0r
tuniiy for mischief
From these fact. we derive this .alu
nry reflection, that 1t il the duty 0i all
men aho are lrtuntcd by real love ~
country, and who desire to see the sec
tons reunited hy affection and interest
NJ they were IN the past with the fall
restoration Of civil right and the pros
pect Of transmitting the blessings Of
good government +, ppstcrIty. t" use
their utmost exertiuns 10 revive the bet
ter DAYS Of the republic The fret stop
in this direction IN our judgment is the
removal Of many Of our public mon and
filing the places they occupy with tho
compatripts Of thos illustrious states.
men a. whom the country is indebted
for all the world has Witnessed Of It's
real greatness and fame 80 Ear as the
South Is 10 exercise ans agency in this
work uf reformation We feel assured
that there is disposition among the
great body II the people to hay aside
mere ualo-meu in politics and time.
servers and olrat Ia positions Of place
and power her most able and cunscry
ntita men liut the south can exercise
but little agency in this great work. an.
l"s. the feeling innusuratcd in this SEQ
iion !. rceiprocatcd by the North
llenccrorth the North Is t. control the
dc.tiuics Of the country, and fortunate
viii it br for the present generation and
f1f l-steri'v. If chs power il exercised
with wisdom aAd moderation Would
that some clarion voice could reach the
understanding. and hearts of her people
to imrr". dpor them the Importance of
thu % a1arEr ur public men The
cuuutr want. patriots instead of mere
politicians statesman instead If lcma-
cosucs honest men in the place Of
knaycs mon If broad comprehensive
views and kindly frclinss to M the pla-
ce- now occupied by narrow contracted
one ideaod fanatics Place the proper