The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-08-03

Democratic Party, Past Present,
and Futurc--The Necessities and
Duties Of the Times, &c, 8c.
l thank you for this friendly greet
ing ! have for leg tins desired
10 visit these new North Western States.
| had hcard--who Aes aot2 Of the
fertility Of their soil, Of the beauty Of
aAsir scenery, Of the healtAful>sss Of
their climate, Of ~ wonderful asvel-
opmsnt, which has, a. II by the magic
Of q fairy's vsnd, converted their
forests inte farms and cities. had
read from one who wrote with . nas-
ter's Yswer Of these grca, central
plais., where the II. Lawrence and
the Ahsissippi kiss esrl othef before
they separate for their long Journeys
to The oceans, above which the suh
At its xesith seems to linger ia ad.
misation for . moment in iss cease.
lcss course to the Pacific, wherc the
icy blasts Of the north arc melted "a
cool breescs in the warm embrace q
~ sa''ry ~'as' o. tho south, and
wnere under inc influence OF all that
Is beautiful in nature and all that is
impressive in the character Of . pso-
pa, made up Of all the families Of our
cseessa'on race, the soul OF On Amer
'csa s'''sen rssss TO she ia'i measure
OF MS counsrys oPforsun't'es and
ms own duties but ! ~sd to see
.nem win my own eyes 10 know
,hem hy my own experience, 'hat !
might, oy ae in"ssey o. personal
asso',auon, warm up sun more, II
me. Is possible, - ierVor oifmy pa
tr'o''sm' ana add one more 20 the
unnumoercd US OF anec.on ana an-
mir''ion ana interest wn'ch oina my
heart 70 my county ! desired es-
pec'ai'y to VISIT Minnesota 'or, IKE
MN 70 whom ! nave a,'adcd, was
one o. nose VINO "'"ed IN num''''ns
nc, 20 .pe on,on.SsPP'an'e)-snd
ws'cVIlne ner 10 Tue iu,' possession
o. =" me powers ana i,sn's ana arg
n'ues OF 'ne or'g'aai states "hen
your committee i"v''ed me to meet
nero to-day, vast numbers not only
OF my eoun'rymen' pnt OF .na' Por-
ton OF them VINO are one with me IN
common political faith, one with
me in opinion as to the true admin
istration of the government, with the
assurance they would give me
hearty welcome, determined at once
to crafty my wish. And so l came,
threading the valley Of the Miami,
traycrsing the fertile Arms OF In
diana, the vast prsirics of Illinois.
the teeming grais6slds aud pictu-
RESCUE lakes Of Wisconsin, seross the
upland plains Of your river Counties,
csrpcted with tho most brilliant Wild
flowers, and laden with the weight of
the comning harvest, to find 10 your
attractive city, in this uneaualled
scene, at the very threshold Of your
peerless State, every promise Of
grandeur sad beauty fulfilled, and
evsey sn,icjpstion more than realized
fChes,s.) In Ohio they are fond Of
telling w that the Dom ocratic party
il dead. The newspapers assert II.
The stump speaker, an nounea IL ~
State Convention annuslly breaches
lis faneral sermon and writes its cpl
tsph. If their wishes were consult.
ed it would NOS only b. dead bns
damned also. Loud cheer. Let
them look upon this scene, Let them
hear the shouts with which ] have
boon welcomed, merely because am
an Ohio Democrat, Cheers and al
though they may assert again that
the old party is dead. they will do it
with the cheerful air with which the
boy whistles a. he goes through the
graveyard, looking with tearfu! glance
behind, arour Lover either shoulder,
lost the dad may come to life again,
or his ghost may be sitting above his
grave Cheers The Democratic
party dead u Within month,
have been to the far east. ! have
seen the brave and constant and un-
hinching Democras Of MasAsehu-
sets ] have seen the Dcnecrats OF
Connecticut, jubilant over the result
Of their late conflict. CHEERS. i
have seen ~ Democrats Of New
York and Fennsylvania, and Ohio,
msrs..alling their powers for the con-
test in October. l have seen the
Democrats Of Kentucky vigorous,
unfalterinS in III" very midst or their
hght, sind cverywhcre, whcthes In
the East or the Sousd, or <hc great
Statcs--in every condition,
whether enjoying the fruits Of vic.
tory or gathering up their forces It.
ter the pressure Of defeat, or putting
on the armor for another struggle, !
and il living, vigorous, active, en-
efKstic party as4 here, q thousand
Mills sway, in the great Northwest
] hnd the same perty, sufsined BY
the same courage, animseed by tho
.ame hope, aad vitalised BY the same
devotion 70 The principles and form
d government which have for seven.
y Year, permitted development Of
individual liberty and collective pros
penty vit3oat parallel in the history
Of tho world Msrs faithfully now,
perhaps, thaaSsvef before, may We
~ that our party II seitee1 esetion-
q nor local but that u alfths tInios,
lfo@ tho Atlantic 70 ths Pacific, ffon
the Latssto the 6sh, there Il not
bate or county, .sr township, nor
sown, nor ns,ehborhcos nor family,
nor household in ws'ch u na' not an
Adhessnt and member: The Demo
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