The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-11-09

Huisocu schOIar, Anu patrioQc states
man, Hon. Horaaio Seymour, made
an eloquent speech in tho New York
democratic convention at Albany last
week.
We extract from Il few ssn fences
which are pregnant With Suggestions.
Lot the reader ponder those thoughts
and digest them At leisure. Gen,
Scym aaid
We arc stssi!sd by the cry Of the
leaders Of tbs party holding politiea.
power that our country is in great
peril After wading through the
bIoodshed OF civil war that pssss
which VIZ hailed With joy, aud which
they told Us was to give strength and
prosperity to our land, brings new
danger to the republic We cannot,
il We would, escape FROM confronting
the problems OF the day. Neither
safety, honor, nor patriotism will sui
fer US to stand dumb or inactive in
the dark hour Of danger. We have
put down rebellion, we are now strug.
Cling with revolution. The first ar
sectional the Last is universal The
tiyst sought 10 divide our country I;
tho last Threatens to destroy it,
At the national capital NC see that
the party which placed in power the
present chief magistrate, now charges
him with treason. and many OF its
leaders have instilled into the public
mind the horrible suspicion that he
WAS in league with the murdcrcrs who
struck down the life which stood be-
tween him and the executive chair.
The world 10 sghsst while ii hears so
foul Sp accusation uttered in the
halls Of the legislature without re-
buke. In the house Of representa-
tives nembsrs make sgsinst each
other charges of Judicial murder, rob-
berry, thsf,, and corruption. A mil
itary member alleges his legal asso-
ciats plotted the death aud carried
to the gallows ~ innocent woman for
parsisas purposes. Tbs accsser is
charged IN return with the fact Of
going to the war a poor man, and
coming back a poor general and
a rich man laden, not with the
spoils of victory, but plumber, stolen
from those placed under his protec-
ton. The congressman who stands
up a. the accuser Of the president is
confronted by his own letter, show.
ing his utter rottenncss. We are
saycd from the hateful task Of laying
bare the frauds and crimes Of those
who are administering our govern
ment. Gods law for Furnishing the
guilty makes them become mutual
accusen. In the hate and rage which
ever springs up among criminals all
are anxious to slrn upon and convict
their fellow.
p While tho Senate has done less TO
shock the world asd bring our gov
eminent in.o contempt, il has been
the forum where principles have been
asserted and = policy parsusd rsvolu-
tionary in tendency and far reaching
in their influences to keep alive dis
order and political CONVERSIONS. In
its blindness il is striking suicidal
blows sgsias. IL oun existence. Ito
members have become the ruling
power in our governmcnt--ycsted
with equal rights Of law making with
the popular branch. They can also
dccias upou all treaties. which, with.
in their ssope. risc upon tho statutes.
They control thc appointing power /;
n, tho vas, patronage of povenmen,
can o.Iv b. exercised with their con.
,ent Th,,.can. asa iudieial body.
depo,e the pre,iden, or vice presi.
dent, elected BY the people, and put
one Of tho;r own member into The
executive eb.;r. They hold their
places bv terms longer than those of
sny other elective branch Of govern.
meot vet the, do no. in the nature
Of their orxso;ss,iou represent the
people in form or fact. They arc
cbosep bv Legislatures not by the
p.ople States having by the census
Of 1850 lee. ,han one quarter Of the
population Of our country, appoint a
m,ioritv Of liz members. Nine States
rho,s citizen. ere more than ono.
half Of this people arr represented
by only oec. fourth Of Il. me mbcra.
Thus made up, asd welding = power
overtoppinr tkst 81 all other brs nchcs,
,hcv .bould p.u,e and ponder we'll
hcf1,e orenirr the Aood. gates Of rev.
oImt;ou YET II thess members
.ouvh. 10 h,vs the Sess.s rubbed out
or ths Constitutional scheme, they
s..,,id M, do ac,s moro hateful to tho
c.onle or give reasons more power.
Iii for Il, overthrow than their cvn
.s.sh;,c v;th rssard TO the right Of
;nr.rtis, sn6r.vr and by their action
!, IN 1.rc a t6eir teaching. Color
sdo, which NAV h. overrun BY hostile
Ind;sas bsfors the wear passcs, which
.s.rot nv force az i,s numbers, up
MA ~. rrd;usnt or 4 State. u. dsy
hsi.,re. IN the scsle The four mil
i;ors o. peoplc Of New York. II
-. .Am;tted merely 70 gais two
vot.. il , struggle with the execu.
49, NJ, . holJer act |, In view IN
i... ri. d.nrcrous s,me to &C, pow
~ oysr III minority Nv ! rotten
le,oueh svs,sm i stopped Twenty
Sen.tsr, n "a bs sduitted from tan
Ss.sr. i,,riv n rebellion. not ~ rep
,s..r,,tives 81 the white people, for
~" -. d;.st.rrhi,ed not Of the
hI.Sls M r. i, ipdjsercst to clsim
H.. ! r.cs Who arc declared BY Con.