The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-11-10
Texas Politics.

Our friends over the line are having lively time of
it in the way of political canvass. Our Texas ex-
changes contain hardly any thing else but alusion to
the impending election and the merits and dement's of
the different candidates. and the probabilities of this
one that being elected 1t is not our province
the present time mingle in the battle array to any
great extent. We have former occasions urged the
importance Of eectng good and true to the legis
ature as of more Importance than the gubernatoria
election with the present candidates Wesee reason
to change former advice. What propose to
notice now is the election of members of Congress
We pleased to that the leading papers Of the
First Congressional District, have brought out General
Horace Boughton of Harrison county, standard
bearer owing not only to his availability but his sound
Democratic principles. The Harrison Flag in
He supporter of the administration of
President johnson of the delegates for the State
at large to the Democratic convention which nominated
Seymour and Blair and rendered every aid in his power
to correct the false impressions published concerning
the rebel elementin Texas. He has, until removed by
the Radical President Grant, held Federal office here
from the time of the surrender and has shown none
OF that malice or vindctiveness, which often char
acterses United States officers By reason of this he
has won the esteem of large number of the loading
men OF t0S district would receive the COrQla sup
port of the Democratic party. His relations with
prominent men at the federal capital would render his
services there of great benefit towards the reconstuc
ton of State and politically he is true to our
interests as could be required"
1t seems that the district is strongly Radical and that
unless the Democratic candidate receives three
thousand negro votes there is danger of one Whitmore
a deep-dyed, rampant Radical, being elected. 1t is
thought that Gen. Boughon is the man, and from the
light before us we are inclined to think he is the right
man in the right place to upset Whitmore's apple cart
The Henderson Times thus speaks of his availability
The principle reasons assigned by those who urge
Gen. Boughons claims that he is more available
man with whom to defeat Whitmore and that in con-
sequence OF bis record he could do for the bene
fit of those he would represent in Congress than Mr.
Armstrong. We incline to this opinion, and conse
quenty support Gen, Boughton for the position. Gen.
Boughton is northern man, native of New York,
in the federal army fought whilst the lasted,
but when the southern army surrendered he ceased his
warfare, and has met true southrons brothers
About four years ago he assigned to Marshall on
duty in the United States department. He has
since made that place his home
OF course we would like to see friends elect
man to the manner born, but as this cannot be, we
know of no man whom we would like to see represent
them, better than Gen. Boughton. We know him well,
and we feel satisfied that he is all that our cotempo
raries Of the Flag and Times represent him to be.