The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-06


hin.
The old hero stood upon the stated house
stops, sx feet some Inches tall a1d VIII
smOthcred Indignation In his eyes, shouted
Eyes, rightln
They cast their eyes as directed.
"DO you see one Oldham
mo, nOln from the soldiers, grinning,
Eyes, left DO you see Louis Il. Wag-
gletnil (WigialDY'
'"No, nol7 soldiers still grinnins.
Eyes, 'front.'"
800 you see either Of them"
"No, mol"
Now take my word for il, - said Sam
Houston, elf this war lasts thousand
years you never will see them ON any Held
of danger
Wigiall has left one of the most cowardly
names and the most worthless reputation
in Texas. He left the state after he had
carried it into the Volcano and got down in
Baltimore, whipped spaniel to cam II
living at the practice OF Jaw out of the only
people MS cotere had failed TO ruin. The
monuments of the war in Texas will ever
be Albert Sidney Johnson, a victim of sui
eide, and Sam Houston, died of Il bioken
heart. But Roberts thinks he is the monu-
ment.
JOHN HANCOCK,
the only Union man in the war who be-
came member OF the congressional dele
gat' on after Texas was admitted to repre-
seatltion, and. who was left off the delega-
ton in spite of universally recognized abili-
ties and devotion-ar act characteristic OF
the chivalry and liberation of these moss
backs, who beg with one hand and smite
with the other-was introduced to me on
the streets of Austin. had
never met him before. He is II dark:
skinned, black haired, brown-eyed man, of
a sircere, plain address and clearness OF
sta ."ment; large, handsome building next
to the United States editce bears his name.
He practices law in crude stone office cot
tagc in back street of Austin, and lives on
his farm, four miles from the city. l had
heard that the democratic managers, in
spite of their hoggishness and prejudice
against Union man, might feel it neces-
sary to run man of Mr.. Hancock's popu-
larity for governor next time, to appease
the growing Indignation of the voters at
their entire incapacity to the wants of the
nineteenth century. Mr.. Hancock said
firmly:
mo, sir; my political career in Texas is
ended. | had the misfortune to be Union
democrat. The managers of politics in tins
state mean to retire any man whose attl-
tude in the war reflected upon their
failure"
MIR. Hancock added:
81 mean what say, sir. l am not in the
field. | know the consequence Of my Union
ism"
"Are you a southern born man?'
"Yes; | am native Of Alabama, and was
democrat in Texas years before the war.
| opposed the secession Of the state, how
ever, and would not go into the Confedera-
CIV. / rode to Mexico, and by that route
went into the Union lines. They allow no
man who was for the Union to retain pro-
motion. All opposition to the Union or to
northern immigration into Texas has ceased,
but our potcntates are afraid that the pro-
motion OF any Union Texan will be a con-
cession against themselves"
After little turn up and down the street,
waiting to take his buggy to 60 home, Mr..
Hancock remarked:
The majority of the people of Texas are
not with this present controlling faction OF
the democracy. believe that the various
elements of opposition, namely, the liberal
democrats the independents, the Germans
and the republicans, are majority OF the
people of Texas. Dissatisfaction with the
incapacity and stupidity of the powers that
be is general. The young men have got 1t
in all the growing parts of the state These
leaders are not democrats; they are bour-
bons. But there is no organization among
the opposition and portion OF the repuoll'
can leaders are opposed to there being any
union partly because the national patron
age comes in their way as things stand
at present. The Germans in Texas would
not, usually, be republicans, if it 1t did
not class them with the negroes. You
remember that, after the war, when
the republican adventurers here got
into power, they did many inexcusable
| things That misbehavior set the tax.pay-
ers against them, and the Germans did not
feel like going into minority with only
the negroes for their allies. The large
grecnback vote in this state is nothing but
an expression of the prevailing discomfort
with the bourbon domination-a discon
tent unwilling to the open colors of the
republican party, and using the tenn
porary colors of the greenback move
ment."
"Were you for Stephen A. Douglas in the
campaign of 1860, Mr.. Hancock
No. was personally acquainted with
Douglas and liked him, but | thought him
demagogue and unsafe to be president.
was for John Bell, as the alternative be-
tween secession and the sectional republi,
can party; but | was Jetlersonian and
Jacksonian democrat, not Calhoun dem
| ocrat."
"Why did Texas, so soon after being adj
mitted in the Union as state possessing It's
now vast domain, rush out of the Union
| with secession?"
at was the influence of Mr.. Calhoun. He
did more harm than any public man this
country ever produced. After the Nashville
convention OF 1852 there was very little JEFF
fersonian or Jacksonian democracy in the
| southern states. The ideas of Calhoun
seized upon the leaders of our democracy
and were sedueously instilled into the PEG
pie by emissaries from South Carolina
and the states east of the Mississippi. where
| Calhoun's disciples were most aggressive
Louis A. Nigiall, who came 10 Texas IRON
South Carolina, was the apostle OF Cal
houn ideas among our people. To thi:
cay the controlling fraction in the pol
| itics of this state are Calhoun democrats
They see that their principles were wrong
but, therefore, with the greater tenacity re
| sisted the confession of IL. a promotion o
Jacksonian democrats they think would b'
their own condemnation
yet Sam Houston is still the hero o
| Texas?'
Yes. they fear TO assail him, being dead
| but if he were alive they would bitterly
pursue him, for he would put himself a
| the head Of the people and overpower them
Houston is sadly needed In this state now
| He would rejoice at such an opportunity
"Was be a man Of real greatness"
"He was the only extraordinary mar
Texas has produced. Every thing abou
him was on a large scale. He looked lik,
| Washington more than any man you eve
saw. There was much OF Wellington abou
his mental as well as physical person. HI
would not let them hurry this state int
disunion and disaster till they had deposed
| him. His ridicule would be a potent factoi
| against the present succession"
lis Governor Roberts probable TO beat
COls for the United States senator"
mo, think not. The governor is ar
honest old man, tiresoTne and
cOnceited, who got 10 be an in
fli.tion 20 his colleagues on ths
bench by his way Of celebrating every de
cisiOn. under the delusion tina he was build
/ ing up a reputation as iurist equal 10 JOIN
I Marshall. They made him governor TO ge
him out Of the way"
Mr.. Hancock said he would zee me in thu
morning. probably, but he had gone up q
the United States court when | climbed the
stairs Of bis retired little Office and | an
compelled 10 give only this fragment o