Year: 1872

a. BLEDSOE,


* Comptroller.


GOVERNOR THR0CKM0RT0N.


Uudor the new apportionmont
Texas is entitled to two additional
members of Congress, who are to be
elected by the State at large. In
view of the fact that the election
will como on in November, the
Dallas Herald, sometime since eX-
pressed its preference for the gen.
tleman whose name heads this ar
ticle, but at the same time, its pur-
pose is to support whomsoever
might be nominated by the Demo
cratic Convention. Whilst this pref
orence has been endorsed by very
large number Of the papers, who
have spoken upon the subject at
all, it has been made the occasion
for q few Democratic papers to at
tempt his disparagement, and an
exhibition Of an unaccountable hos
tility.


So far as these papers have gone
beyond vague insinuation, they
base their hostility to him, on &C.
count of his opposition to tho nomi-
nation of John G. Conner for Con-
gress in this district. 1t is true
that Governor Throckmorton, like
many others of our ablest and best
men, did prefer others to him for
this position. He believed that the
time had como when the people
might properly select some of our
own young mon of talent for this
position. (many of whom we have
---some who are not laboring under
any disabilities,) as was done in
the di trict below us. If in this he
erred, his error was upon the
sideof our own people, peo-
pie, and our own young men
shall he be prosecuted for this? If
so, let it be SO. The good book
tells us, "Blesscd are they who are
prosecuted for righteousness sake"
When the Dallas Convention made
the nomination, he gave it his hear
ty support. He supported the nomi-
nee, because the party had spoken,
what more ought to be required ?
Then away with such intolerance.


But Governor Throckmorton's
disabilities have not been removed,
nor do we know that there is any
prospect of their early removal Is
this not prescription enough to sat
isfy the most envious? And al
though until this is done he cannot
hold office, State, or federal, this is
no reason, why injustice should bo
done him.


He has been in the service of the
State all his life. Heis in the high
est sense Of the word, a statesman
of enlarged and comprehensive
views, and of ripenod experience.
For nearly twenty years, he was a
prominent and influential member
Of the Legislature, serving repeat
edly in both branches-and more
of the permanent laws of the State
were either actually drawn by him,
or received their impress from him,
than from any other living man.
When .onr Legislature was filed
with such men of talent as Pease,
Potter, Hamilton, Hancock, Wig
fall, Reagan, Culberson, .Mabry and
NJ, ID. X. Taylor, he was q leading
member, and if he was to-day
member of either branch Of Con-
gress, he would be q leading and
influential one, and would reflect
honor upon Texas. His fine busi-
ness habits, his pleasant and agree
able manners, his high sense ofhon-
or, his practical common sense and
his ability as ready debator, as
well as his general information,
would give him influence and
prominence in any deliborative
body IN the United States.


When the people in Texas, in
1866, supposed they were free to
vote for whomsocver they preferred
for governor, they elected him to
that office, by forty thousand ma
jority, over gentleman whose
ability and integrity were notques-
toned but the military who then
ruled the State, under the recon.
struction laws of Congress, did not
permit HIM to hold the position, but
one year, whom they removed him
under the pretext that he was an
"impediment" to reconstruction,
and the establishment of law and
order but really to exasperate the
people with whom he was such q
favorite. During this year, he gave
such evidences of the highest exec
cutive capacity, and gave to the
country such admirable State pa
pcrs, as TO acquire a national repu-
tation. And we doubt not, that
when the proper time comes, and
his disabilities are removed, the
people will call upon him TO serve
out his time nor will they count,
or suffer him to count, the year he
did serve. They will be with him
as Rip Van Winkle was with him
self, after he had taken the total
abstinence pledge, yielding to the
invitation TO imbibc, with the dis
tinct understanding, however, with
himself, that that particular time
should not be counted against him.
SO much we have felt it due to this
distinguished citizen to say.-Jef-
fers0n Democrat.


We learn from Mr.. Charles Doss
that the extent of improvement on
Red river, in this county, this
spring, is almost unprecedented
New firms are being ODened on al