New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-15
Texas Election.
Texas Election.
The Austin, Texas, journal of the n:ntt
instant saws:

| Ihe Austin, Texas, Journal of the ninth
instant says:
| The prospects are that General Clark,
| Republican candidate from the third dis
trict, is elected by small majority: that
| HerndOn, secession Democrat, is chosen
| from the first: and Hancock and Conner,
new departurists, are elected in the other
districts. The genuine Democracy are any
| thing but elate over the success of Han
cock, whose record they knew and execra-
ted, and whom they profoundly distrust.
The success of the new departure is the
ruin of old-fashioned, sincere Democracy.
The new departure accepts the Republican
settlement Of the war, and, if sincere, is
Republican in all but name.
The Houston Union of tie same date
says Of the result:
Sufficient returns have not been received
from any Of the districts except the third
which will warrant US in coming to con-
clusion as tn the result. Degener, Repub-
lican, seems to be ahead so far as heard
from in the fourth. Much depends upon
the vote Of the frontier counties. 1t is be-
Ieved Degener will carry the Rio Grande
by handsome majority.
What news we have from the irst{ Whit
more'sl district is favorable, and indicates
the success of the Republicans.
Clark is undoubtedly elected in this dis
trict by majority ranging from 1000 to
aOO1.
The fight has been hot one, and every
inch of ground has been closely contested
in every portion Of the State. The Repub-
Icans have made gallant fight against
tremendous odds, and let the result be what
it may, we have reason to be proud of the
gallant men who are struggling to hold aloft
in Texas the banner Of freedom and equal
rights.
We copy these paragraphs from the same
paper:
The returns from the first district are now
coming in; everything looks favorable for
the triumphant election Of Whitmore. 1t
would have been great piece of folly for
the people of Northeastern Texas to have
cent Democrat to represent them. Their
great railroad interests demand that they
be represented by man who will see that
such interests are cared for, and that such
legslatiOn as is needed to protect their dis
trict in every way be carried out.
We hope our Democratic neighbors are
now relieved. They have expended their
strength and wasted their time, and cast
their pearls before swine. and exhausted
quite number of cubic feet of wind, and
tried their soIes, and rode down lots of horse
flesh to scare up voters, and after all didn't
gain the victory; and oh Lord, for four
days got not one solitary drop Of whisky.
The last was the most distressing fact con-
nected with the whole affair.
Harris county pOlied 426 white Repub
lican votes. How do the rebel Democrats
like that. Does it not look as though the
old prO-slavery tyranny had lost its grip on
the minds and consciences of men. The ice
is broken at last in Houston. and we look, at
the next election. to see 1000 white men.
the bone and sinew Of Harris county, walk
ln au1 = %I,a -.,c
equal rights.
Put il in your pipe and smoke it, gen.
tlemen. General Clark is elected to 90 to
Congress, and Mr.. Giddings is elected to
60 home.
The Onion of last Thursday contained
these additional para graphs:
The Republican party is stronger in
Texas to-day than it ever was before. This
election has strengthened it nightly. Its
influence in the way of showing that the
national power, and not that OF the local
ku-klux associations. is paramount. will
be exceedingly beneficial to the character
and prosperity OF the State.
The folly Of few Texas Democrats in
trying to convince themselves that there is
no such thing as national authority in this
and one of its pcerogatives is the protection
of every man recognized as citizen by the
national constitution in the full exercise of
his rights and privileges.
Every Democrat known to be implicated,
directly or indirectly, in the arrest OF any
registrar during the election: every one in
strumental in the closing OF the polls: every
quietude Of the polls or the freedom of
voter, will be brought to condign punish
ment. The Republican party have control
of this State and nation, ana they will have
order. security and freedom for the citizen.
Piling up figures concerning the result of
an election is very easy business. We
could have asserted that Clark had two
thousand majority in Harris county. if We
had chosen to do it. But we did not choose
to put down any votes which we knew
would have to be taken back. We did,
however, declare that Clark was elected,
and of that we are still as certain as we are
that an election was held.