The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-05-19
NJ. EPPERsONs LETTER

ter TO Mr. j. W Thomas declining
the radical nomination for 1t GOV.
ernor, Of Texas. and also withdraw
ing his name for Governor. The
letter Is a long one 1t commence.
with homily on political caucu.cs
aud conventions. against which he
alleges the best energies of hi. life
have been exhausted. He rccor.
nizcs no necessity for party organi.
cations has no share. and desires 10
have none, in these unhappy diyis.
ions. lie cannot give credcnce 10
the charge Of radicali.m AGAINST Gov.
Pca~c and speak. Of him a. con,ery
alive to the true interests Of Texas.
Nor does J., believe Col Throcl NOR
ton Is leading party that wi.he. to
renew the war He says Faf,u
nately for the Interest," Of The State.
the names of a. good men have
been presented. as were eyer pre-.
senied by any Of the caucu.r. or
conventions which have assembled in
thl- State He lauls COL G.
W Jones, aud then. not unminlful
t Of his own Interests has q few kind
words to say of himself lie con.
scented 10 the use Of hi. name for
hoNernor. not a. partisan or the
representative of partisans, but what
he believed to be q general wish Of
Northern aud Eastern Texas. ire
spcctive Of old party divisions
While he lauds those who opposed
and hattled against secession. and
rejoice. in being one Of the number,
he Is opposed to reyiying dead issue.
Let the dead bury it, dead He
favor, harmony aud union among the
people opposes the radicals, sud sus
tain. the President He .ays.
cannot believe that any con
siderable portion of the people Of
Texas can. a. a choice, prefer the
policy of Stevens and sumner Nor
can ! believe that any considerable
portion Ut the people Of rrSl. desire
the adoption Of such q proscrip,iyc
policy a- ha, characterized the Iesis-
latlon Of the Radicals ia the State.
Of Tennessee and Missouri by which
such large portions Of the citizens
of these States have been dj,fran-
rhi-rl Nor can believe that there
is any considerable party IN Tex, in
favor Of EMBARRASSING the negro in
hl~ present ignorant condition
Tha, there il no considerable por
ton of the people of Texas. who
either entertain or desire To give en-.
eouraeement 10 rsdicali,m IN any
form, is true but It Is equally true,
that a radical party has been formed
IN the State whocrpcrt 90 secure the
the vote Of the people not by a candid
''N"o" Judgement OF 'H''f r''"s'P'''.
''' ny s'"'''''n- 'n'.' ''" lI'''.
Sc. :" lar as vi Lplef''n : letter
tends To ana them ia iHls d''ish. IL
., objectionable. lie knows that
many OF the conservatives VII" united
IN recommending tlckcit TO hc voted
7 upon Ia defeat the Nrh'mc- ~ these
dangerous mcn, are =. much oUpo-r'
To cauruS'> a- be Is or ever has been
aut that the policy was adopted from
sheer necessity W h''h'r BE be-
hcyc+ the Texas radicals contemplate
going to the extreme lengths tmt the
radicals have gone IN every other
southern state. there Is one thing he
must admit they are not 10 "' trust
ed, and amy expressions tending &"
give ih'm ana or encouragement are
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