The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-02-05

eALpwILK ON A Busf-HIs ADonI.
RABLH CONDUCT NI0ar p8vonB
LAST.
II will readily BE- rseellsctsd that
Judes C. Caldwell, member Of the
Texas Convest;on ssd Associate
Justice 81 the Texas Suprens Court.
refused in jefferson, Texss, TO rscog-
nize one Saith, usually ksovs As
carpet bag Saith, also q msnbsr Of
the Convsstics, - . man Of su9eient
moral status for him, Caldwell, to as
sociatc with. Subsequent 10 that
time Smith lost his nsppsr, vhsa
Csidwsll sst up the mess infsraaI
mockish howl. over Smiths taking
od, ever heard 10 the snimsl king
dom.
oas dsy Smith vas 50 lew and
debAsed that his touch wss pollution
to immaculate Caldwell, snd the
next day he as saint in caldvslr'
estimation.
Nov comes Judge Caldwell him.
self lie, the royal vilissr Of Texss,
is new before the bar of public opia-
ion.
Judge Caldwell arrived 10 ,bis
city evening before last, Aad. to the
best Of our knowledge, wsss on y
drunk. H. west 10 The house Of
one Of the first families OF the place,
where . tea party had bssn gives,
entered the frost door and raped Al
the door to the dining room, where
pleasant party Of lsdiss asd gs.tls-
men vsrs sippisg thsir -, asd chat
ting The tine gsily away. Upoa The
lady Of the hoass snsvssiag the
rapping st The door, Judgs Caldwell
demanded to ksev vAsss The girls
we're. A gsstlsaaa Of The hosss
ovsrhsaring The remark u Juaxs
Caldwell. approached asa ssksd chat
be vested. The Judge replied that
h wanted . girl Asa -. He
va ssesrsnosicasIy ejsstsa fFss
the hosas.
Not content with this experiment,
the Judga managed 70 get iato =
whisky mill, ssd opsaly oGsrsd
issalt spos insult 70 . gsstlsoas
vhon be sever kssv 10 bis lie
going 10 far a. to call he gsstissss .
. sssskisg assassin asa rsbbss.
The asousel result Of al vAieA IN
that Associate Justice Csldvsll-ths
stisguisAsa member Of . nsb con.
vsnsioa, . ma Who vssld aes allos
himself to b. contaminated By the
polluted touch Of the wretch Smith
got pretty roughly handled and
cans out Of the bar.roon row . little
tho worse for his drunkss, lying,
slsnderisR inpudsscc.
Judge Caldwell Is the man. sAs
head man on the committee Of Law.
lsssness and crime, who vilfally ssd
deliberately mAlignsd and vlliesd
the whole people Of our State
Look at the above simple recital OF
his sbominabls conduct on night be-
fore last, and then tell Us If Judge
Caldwell 10 the man to pronounce
upos the guilt or innocence Of the
people Of Texas? We have had some
respect for Caldwell in Nmss past
once aided in rescuisg his life from
Il drunken row into which he had
gotten himtslf. But il is useless t.
disguise the fact, that Judge Csld
we'll is a low bred man, . villi6ei
and Waligpsr Of our people, and ,
dissrace to any company he geti
ia'o, except bawdy houses and the
Texas convention HoHaton Tine,
ot the 20fh.
All Of this, TO doubt, surprised III
people Of Houston, and will create
grca ter as,onishment at th~ North
=herc Caidwslls lying report OF
"lawlsssnsss and crime led ssaid
sober people to belisvs he was Al
sminsntly proper nan. But ,hi'
little episode 10 his life will Great.
no wonder hsrs. That Caldwell is ,
bad mAn--A very bed nan thss b.
has doss = great nssy nssa things
involving more moral turpisude than
il Involved il these transactions, i
very trus but with all this, W eea
tend that he - mssh better, ia every
respsst, than Smith, sha sevsr 70
drunk. 1. 10 fortunate Caldwell ~,
not killed. If be had bsaa, bsfors
two vssks forty worthy siAissss Of
Houston vesId have bss ssrss%sd,
and the city evsrrss viA dsssstivss
sad spies . rsign Il asssssisa ~suld
have bssa isssodussa ivslins tAst
Of Js6ssVoa. La = h tAsskih
tAst tbisgs ass 10 wosss, Esd fas ths
geod Of society, Of "vAisA he is q
burning asd sAiaisg light" that be
stiIl livss.