The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-04-02

conservatives ~ the 2ts,e, the Nor
gar Hamil,os faction Of the radical
party, will prevail At the ensuing
slsssios. How arc se to obtain this
ssioss Bat one vsy presents itself
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Cssvsssiss. II - 6tass ssavsntioo
y ~ ~ ~ klsiy = Asvs qsis@
suosss Y ~a55 1Atss u H. Geld, sad
~ sssult vill -, ssssssarily, thu
IL u,egss VII cary ~ day. Thoss
psslssssa Dsaesss>s vAe sre 70 per-
sissssdy ussiss jack Hamilton for
0svsrsor, ssd opposing the call Of .
Bate Conven,iSa, must have surely
ssss, ere this, the extreme folly Of
their course. No. exceeding a half
dosss Democratic newspapers in the
Ssats endorse their views, while near
y The entire number either question
The policy or openly dcnounce IT, A
Suspicion prevails that there is some
thing connected with this movement
which does no, appear on the surface.
and having an Intimate connection
with the extraordinary legislation of
the late Austin Convention. 1t is
evident that The great mass Of the
conservative clcmen. Of the State can
not b drseooned in;o nc support Of
Hamilton, BY any such course AS has
been adopted by these msnsgcrs.
For one, W. are not prepared, at pre-.
sent, for my such alliance. II il is
tho price the intelligent and virluous
people OF the State have to pay to
relieve themselves from the relentless
aud cruel military dcspotism that
prevails, ard restoration Of the civ
law, and il can be shown that it pre-
Aessa tho only avenue 10 escape. Il {
terras must lie distinctly understood
L. j, simply intended to provide iol
Hamilton, or are tie other cons,uva
tive radical leaders to be equal,
favored with position And II 80
how many Of them are to be iater
care OF? We are for no deceptive
cn,saglcmcnts, whose promises an
all on one side, aud none OF the
other.
We cannot forget, The period ia io'
brief to oblitera,e the painful truth
that Hamilton has done as muSh a
any member of the radical party i
Malign the people of the State, AM
to iusugurstc the very tyranny unde
which we are now grooming TIL
second hand promises of others us t
his future course, il not SUFFICIENT 70
usto consent TO even atemporarJ aban
donmsut Of the democratic party
mach less to it's complete demorali
sation. The principles ofthA. party
J ~ to The origin aud powers Of tn
ssvssansnt, are = true to day q
hey were Who's 10 periods Of tran
qsiiity they presented = stern an
unyisldins opposition TO the essrcis
Of ell doubtful or implied powers b
Tie Federal Government, with tn
intention Of averting the very evil
that are now upon US. Nor do "
doubt their ultimate triumph BY tn
American people.
Tess kei,~ r'.s, -. sh.ii ssrnastl
insist .Pon thorough organisation
We are not only in iavo., of holdiu
. State Convention, but Nc also hop
that District Conventions will b
held, and suitable men placed in til
Geld for Congress. Ono thing
certain ws are not going to be sol
out or tral6cksd of as 20 much vast
lumber, without our consent, an
certainly without understanding tn
terms Of the bond.
Nothing could exceed tho impu
dence Of this whole movement. Tel
egrams are sent abroad that the ives
has declared for Hamilton and Ba
ker, and another telegram is sent fron
Jefferson tina. the East has declared
unanimously for Hamilton and Ora,
when in reality there ha. been noe2
preston of public opinion. aud n
opinion entertained, unless adverse I,
oil these men, beyond the petty eau
cases in which these movement
were made. Hamilton, inflated viii
such telegrams, nominates himsei
by telegraph in return, and subse
quently he dominates his associate
who is also radical. Our poopl,
arc in critical condition. Saot
movements arc discreditablc to al
who are engaged in them. Thoi
only result will be, if successful {,
consign the State to the most odiou,
radical rule. II isa curious kind o.
Democracy, which, while ii assert,
ito belief in the principles of The par
y, proposes to carry it over, wi,hou,
consulting iss members, horse, foot,
and dragons, into tho radical camp
II esr judgment, they have volun.
sasily read themselves out Of the
party-they are, according to their
svu confessions, radicals from policy
And they and their counssIs ought
10 b spurnsd
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