The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-07
DELAYED COIrespOndeuce

The following letters dated Sd inst, post
marked "TexNksns end Fort Worth agent
September 6th," with written request on en-
envelope; "Please deliver tonight, Septem-
Der 81, Ii, came to hand only last night at
II o'clock. They speak for themselves, and
should have been here on Friday evening, the
Sd, or on the 4th, and they would thus have
then accounted for Governor Hubbard's
failure to arrive and speak here as expected,
on Saturday evening last;
FERGUSON STATION, September 8, 1850,
Colonel John II. Elliott, Dallas.
DEAR FRIEND--I enclose letter to Judge
W.st. 1t will explain itself. l wish you
W uld publish it in your daily, with his PEI
mission. | was compelled to 90 back to
Tyler on important business matters. i start
on the 10th for Indiana. . Hope to
Sand you good news every now and then.
Tell Judge West send this to your care, as
| have this opportunity and have not time to
write two letters. Yours truly,
r. b. HUBBARD.
FERGUSON STATION, Sept. 3, 1850
Hon. II. IL. West, President Execu' i've Com
mittee Bots D'AIc Democratic Club, Dallas,
Texas.
My DEAR SIR Il left Tyler this morn
ing and reached this station en- route for your
city to comply with my promise to speak to
your club on tomorrow, the 4th inst. On
my arrival | received dispatches from my
home of such character as to compel my
return. This circumstance is cause of much
deeper regret to myself than to your club or
to my fellow citizens of Dallas. Besides
meeting personally with many whom l cher
ish on account of the associations and friend
ship of the past, desired to express my
views, for what they are worth, on the issues
now demanding the attention of Texas and
Of the union. l desired to urge, with what
ever of earnestness and ability | could, our
Democratic fellow citizens TO unite
in an un'elfish and patriotic support of the
action of the state convention at Dallas, and
of the national Democratic convention at
Cincinnati.
The prosperity of Texas, in all that tends
to secure economical administration of its
government, End the preservation of personal
liberty, as contrasted with the past state ad-
ministra;ions of tho Republican party, in
anticipation OF. the proposed future administra.
WIN VI 'ho Sehciai opposItloh W lne Oeuho-
cratic party, demands that we should forget
past.diferences on domestic and local questions
of state policy, and rally as one man to the
support of the nominees OF the Dallas con-
vention. We should not either underrste
the strength or danger Of this proposed union
of the Republican Greenback aud disatfected
members ofthe Democratic party. Unless we
unite and work as becomes the great
issues involved, we shall certainly
suffer the modification of greatly reduced
majority, which, if not at tho coming election,
may in the future lead to dlsintegration and
defeat. For the same and many other
reasons, it becomes the Democrats Of Texas
to sustain Hancock and English as the
standard bearers Of the national Democracy.
We cannot afford defeat in this great Ii.
test. If we lose this battle, it will be, fear,
the last we shall wage with any
hopes of success for many years to come.
But this is not the time nor place to discuss
these tissues. Ia October | shall visit your
city and your club, and deeply regret that l
cannot unite with 8, u tomorrow in ratiflca-
ton of the action of our state and national
conventions. have the honor to be
Your Obedient Servant,
r. b. HUBBARD