South-Western American (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 33, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 28, 1852 Page: 1 of 4
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it Siai-iSfemj .J4Sr.flra?pf2MS3 fitwpWWjsai.3aar theeoDle -either ofahe Stahi or of
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TviTartiirn r mrt rrviV mi; . . chaIi -iihof-Ksiion.u we nairbertelic anv lavori:e.orfrivi lmnptn? tn (hn raiKp nf . fa'.w.""v;e!'"'j'.
-cu iJULnuibiu iui L.i vftifcuii jui iM.iit ivuiiiiu ru. wijii hi - . - -if - i -- -.-.- . -. -. n - -----'-.--: -.--w---.ww.
nyone in our midst assv candidate lor tlie.ncxt lfxpsiuencyqy-'aShddnins'tbe-
principles contained in the rostjrutions. But
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oe-expressive !oi mc sense tu me. ijemoorauxjpany sqi me
'State of Texas they foand to exist soraebrinTct bf opinion
With regard to some-of ihe principles oCibe.pempcrajrc c'reed.
.ilt.Avas believed byja respectable portionj'perliapbji.majbrir
-ty-oC.thenierobers.of the committee that.lheJ3aliimp'rfi plnt-form'-Hvould
embrace all the principles neccsary'to frfrm a
platform for the Democratic party of this Stajte!iri theap-
Vrnnphinar oontesf. Tl?ev believed that'iteon'aiiiHn' in .nn'nhi
a..WHV . . - -.. f -- - i ;- .
-ptract Jorm every thinghich thq.Demppratic party now or at
portion t j tie prur-
tlie days of Jefferson".
believed . those resolutions
-too abstract afil that they lefti.room forrarniscqiistruction.or
-misa ppliottieffci the administration of the Fedesal Govera-
tnehtfa'ndllbiWlie principles "enunciated by the Virginia
"JlcntiicjpiPfutions explicitly and ciearly define the ia4
.'frtfilwJpBeriRral Government and the fights reserved to "
'fiiateS.nderhe .Federal Compact ivaSiot. denied by anv
iKiStifcJJembcratic patty sinceilfraenuticiatibB ofjthese reso-
IHiioai; uau rucgiiiaco.iMeiH.ws vuuiami
-ojwUustice top mat-iere verg-tnose wiio dtinngreeent
Agnation's; had referredaoIthoseTelutionsias'recQgnisirig'the
L'oWtne. 'other ha'iid v.c will have.lost ground for ourselves and
our favoriie.'v'h'o ever he may be other Srafesand particular
ly Soulhera 'States seeing that we have failed to.adlh"t those
i.sVJv..-- i.:n vt-w. tiif iNn v;i) .r 'n. iu j: ' . r
and iCe'ntuck'y'Resolutioiis'j they cannotsee the reason 'of it
iiify wm ob iiiruiu.uieie ia;miii;iijnii4'wrQn2.'?i nev win see
in connection wunjinis-aciionna)?Avetnave reeommendfa a
.
xigObbOi a oiaie 10 seceueiroraiHe.xveueraiutuonpana me
aairkttojliSolve the UnionfeltMbelieved better perlaDs
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TS5A y.
ibto.lncqrpprate ibis resolution fof'the reason ;tfiat it woiild
.seizeclhold of.by .those who are disposed t&qntertain ultra
feelings upon .tne--subitct. 01 otate. rignlsaaia recognition on
tare
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svavs Si-g anepart 01 iuis pu.ivecuuaui iiie cousuiuuouai i;igni or ao
Recede. T. . ". J." -f'T
Meeve ibatieveijy member -df tfcrnmittee" is a.true jjemo-
fe:iNRfeIbeiieve;liat tlieionldbject'every imernber-o the
.k--'-sJ a itoorthat-aUp party may. notrbe ;asharat-a'.or:afTA.d.tolec!are
it.' ";.
B?t-i
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aoo::i
-theliac&iofthe people of Texasbt1 the "Unionlanii'the-worlil.
Jii;order' tolfaresial the .argument that. w. Jiad adopted by
particular person for the Presidency andsay our desire to
promote' liis'intTreits'may havea&mething to dowith t'he.ac-
pjofemtiun lainiaiuauer.'jueiit noi db saia;.iei.U3:sayfjo.
SerwWKPlSStfwe HaVe'afavdrkeoPvvhom we1 wilIjfeT'nrdud.'
Let us not be afraid to place himffh5"" the-'old- weilestablfshcd
t-Ji i- - J." i4r iJL - -a'i!3i?i..i 1- -.7
ua.iong'TecogniatJu.'piuuoriu ucwriuuuracyv jvou'.i i;i(i-enos-
KJMn.of the istateipt'crexas'shoilti' be.so'fortudate as'to be.se.
iecterabv the national democratPSpnventionrirhs cannot t
qi will -not triumph at all.'
mit tie;th0U!h not'in connecr-
jmsvsome of mv"friends.
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Jiavertauen. into wain regarqo a iew remarKS.' 'W.n;cn I made
-night berore.Jasratihe;other5t;rid of thecapitol.- Lam inforni-
ed'.I.wasiuilderstoodiasishyingt.thayl'intended to lay down a
democratic platform and nnlessJFman selected should come
"within-the principles :off the platfqifei 1 intended to lay dowii
I-iWpuld-riot.support him. If I was so unfortunate on thafoc-
casiori as tobe so greatly misuudefstood I trustrthis House
will believe tmeowihen 1 make "meifiecessary (explanation that I
intended .nosnclr thing as to.annjpinee that d would pvesent'a.
.dcmvcraticmlatform. I am not iopefef those who believe-that
Lw'idom.will bs lost to tbe!worldwnen I1 am-jiio more. Ire-
gara myscii Dm as;a:nigu prn aie lujnc: ranKsrorauejaemocra-
oy. " '1 haveUearneByraoug othei-ihinarsipertaining.td.tha't creed
. jCjU 'JZ . . . j I. . T. . ji""l
thattone membefisinot to dictatetpvtbe majontybidt1hat the..
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uu uii 1 liuenueu
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"f nlM ntifn nntnf ! .Jfri
lUEii uii on-itjiv. eri . -
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r5 T hnll flint ' ll .ic iiinf-rtrAoni AOof.Wr.ir. fTm-rt- aQrM4lX -?rf
dT'take separate'! or in ;fconnfctioh!vlnanymignifieMt ' '
nftber of citateto dissolve'its connection with the UnioiFift
to say
btrcbT
f iaw
ualificatiqii in the las.t cl'insaa4iNowii
ciicved'iuat wram itiese" rEsoranoiTsTSteeiaJ
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Smocratic pxJgsJpleACwjthr.rardrMgfKftTt
ftht&Genera t4 Vcl-pme.nC;t ueyW t he'saml
il.-i ".'3 I .C ' t- w " ' i AV ' ' 3 v.i.
rsfiime ayiie.aane .jriguijoi s-ucwmiu Buiusuisuuum-ra!iu wny.aid
Lweiaferee theydid.denv the right"?! ;Sir.Jt is notn abstract
Sltftiruti!pf3nc!iple wiiiclKmubVpracficjifl'applied.ili
FQ&eJfdniiiiistration of the f edewJUovenunent Under .the coa-ep.-Jtgtwaqfthe'IInipn.
-. -sC.'S"
Vho. will say when sjje'.ourselves hasB-ad the rigHtJtq.cpn-..
olina'ctiou'df the General Goverrfrndhtunderthe cojaltUu
BSfihnAi?J"iriIl-hnvMhi'riffhltto sn?.pde or "di'iflol'tf k ihp.'TTiithii?
-'".T5Phe.position is preposterous. ju itselt-the.ioanstitutiod of- the
tj5scodntry -'doesjipl provide for" its own dissoluhonor for tlieter-
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MlMiiilAnrt tlin irnvnmrvifint tmrln -T?Violiv iitav I? i.n T.A
j tuiiiauuir ui u gu.iiuiuu. uiiuv iiuiuwc'iio.. jli' io
". Tondly anficipa:cd by' the' framers pfytTijaPinstrument that it
V- wduld'bfi pcrpetual--that it.wpUlijasf.wnlle; iime isu'oa'UUast
jind nn Mrnvision w.os madfiuor.itavterinination.-. -r ...
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majority must gosrern and contr
was.thayrrny-Aleriiocra.tic frjPjpgsircd 1 wasviinng?totHe5ecisibhi6f evetyv
rnakqlhionjwhatliconsidebdtnrmciples Avhen the 'c1)nc'atmlVandibprKtely'
yentio1i-'hould!havinet.andTdrganizedaindi-thatat;tasourr
:ia'rVfiir"ihnlV-n'1-'l!rr I iBJiJrflili "If! 1 f'
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HTaidttBilnSsia;
inner been.ati
iSt fdl'measures: a1
ma noi ior-inew
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ttks
kwutryinf 4p do so. ' J
i'.then for.men fo;carry out.
ntnrst- and. then tne rriea:
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li a -Tjg?ViSi' .
tedaby 'the. committee.
b'lriocratUVfaithL
oi7UiiULisuiUkrinJ
r afw. "
I ani for addpt intlislplatfo nati
I.b.elieve.itsubstariliallycoutains'll
'fl'bclrcve we have within ougfhpidersjMf notmenatleas'ta
j?zo?who can stand upon that plawn-m. '. of
wfl'Avould is'ay with reference 'toflimwhose name has. been
rnentiotied as. the probable choieffof this Convention for .the
Presidency that I have never had tq'. pleasure of meeting' him
hejris Hpmg alike unknowing aittEnnknpwn. But frqm'Jfoy-1
uood 1 naycjknpwi dim nyLrepu!aaBgiana whatever my per-'
sonalleelingsmigutb.eandtheyaam-eytTiiaye'been'ot;heikin
de'st character. I believe hetis;me.chpTccpf the democracy of
Texag. l.believe his capacity t his Iseryi gis to the" cpuntfv his
-' Botheifrarriers of that instrnmentJeft the " peopleoft!he diingjnapie.andEpaijrg beforethe3American p.eqppr
tJnifetUgtate when suttering under"a'-misappIica4ron of thg iieiiiiu& nimHu.iu iArtl9iepqsiufcaupn qRneuaiiimorc
i;ATXl4S"WlAV thn nr.h-nnt' vni'lrnmorf iinnn iKi tk .- CDIIl
thptJhionVydu'rnightiaeJy-'
ffr?2ff Off
Bat Tam-riot disposed to shrink from an expression 6f-tbb'
opinions which I have entertained upon that subject Ire.-
g'ard. the rights of secession precisely as ikdo the rights'of-re vo-
lution; thesame right which were asserted By our forefathers
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in tne memprable declaration 01 7b where they-'declared that
the oppressions under which they suffered justified them in
dissolving their connection with the British Government.
Biit
Suchlis. the doctrine ofsecession to which t subfcribe';;- when
peop!eare oppressed by the 'govern'meVtj--arid'.'as i a matter of
course meyarn uie juagesoi.tnisiiortnemseive.s.ypryon can
not make the oppres'sor theiudse and. thus Diace'it'in the
power of the tyiant to g'rind the subject inthe 'duAroo calti
not leave it .10 n:m 10 sav wnen
i- .---.-; .r
oppression 11 iijnx become so
ftfaensome thafthe subjpct has tHe right to TWSlforJilakt
timepuld never come ; when I say oppression hasbecbtne
untohn-pble it u -the right 'arid duty of a oeorrle to ordvidefor
peacVrsIt cannot' be done. 'arid whereis llie necessitvdfUn"
sisting-updhneTriglir? In:ilieSfafe;bMoutii Carolina wner
uvui-ticAii luyiiiig-ua -ui T.n j a- uuwigiiti .iuu.ii 111 UIIV Ulllcr
where the politics of the SiatefhliVn'ever taken the com'pleV- -ion
common to politics in other States ; where .electionsfare
'settled upon quedtioa..pur'elvof State po'lic'v; whilst' inofliex
-..-.'? ."- f '.t-:-Z.-- . criA'-'i 1 -7rr: . 1 i"' - i ti 'i .1 r.:
oiuies' questions 01 leuerui pontics imye anvaysaosprocu mose -
relating1 solely to the1 peculiar "policy dfth'e Djdivfdual State': l'
'in'SbulBGardliha thus ispiated an eyelpresentirig.a'bold
front jn. defence of southern riglifs'the peoplein a recent elec-
f Ion Jiayeydecided thatjsecessioriis impracticable: . They 'have
n6t-V?ted ''directly updri iheiabs'tiaPt'Xrighf rbn't' wmbre' wisely
made' the issue upon"the practicability 'bT.assertlhg suctfafrigfit:
"and though 'they' maintain that'? their' oppressions are ideffa'
'would iustifv Ihem 'nf dissolving their' coririectiotr w5fi flik
federal TJnioh" yePthcy have deelared hat it is .fmp&ctljii- -f
Ible Tor South' Carofink't6 take'.7thrs step alone. .Such vfiiitbe
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. tc to take this actio
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State wlien it comes
lynsL'dflibpr'ately the idea of secession
JlliJniaraOTij5anthc--ai
'STiStrrTneqpfisUOn h)v "any '.S
:ttstonUrniaira direct conflict' between -sucLStale aVn!
GeneraT Goverrirrierit. Yon may say Hha?"a!
the right to. iecedc
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action Avitfiodt
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-DrincirilSuwhiehthe''!c6hinact' was- framed 'upon ifl the same
Iposiipfas jtliat Pijthev fathejourgqvcrnment when they
reilffithelahacjaes of an'unfaljp.lgQynjfient and asser-lirthat'tTifeyJ-'were
of right And shduld.beVa free autl indepen-
aentpeopie- ji me onsinunonsnouia-oe violated to tnatexi
ger tolerable and.is likely to endanger th
lie to-be governed they have the right that
as conferred upon-every o.her people upon
er an abuse of government he right to
ir government. "But we have voluntarily
ood faith and subscribed to the corn-
employed to
tieril that:
Jt. ypuldsbe.a prnjpdjlistinctjpui for.tj)
dinithe.Jiixecutiyi
this uniqpthe noble jbnnjthat tpifeif d in the lrpntt of battle;
nnnttAntirtn
wu.iyiliyii. - ...ynvvv-i. uiuwui
Texatqdhave electeUj and pjaee
the Slate of
e chair of
o.v
ireedont.
rthe Godoflria
arfh laboririgi
alter and'ehatigi
gone into the. Union jif
pact and
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so longasnt is. observed bytue agents
administer it we are bouiid'by-it iiiconteslably bound as a
State to abide "by the action of the General Government.
" Then both parties arednd oughuto be satisfied iwi'lh the
Adoptioa.ofthe'rpsolption. .j'.j.
.The-Kentucky andYirginia Resolutions ought td be re-
cognized 'because there the'great democratic paity had-its Or-
igin under circumstances which made it necessaiyto "declare
-the iust powers ofthe general government.- -.::'' -4
"''1THerVirginia-arid Kentucky resolutions were elicited by'ac-
4ion on the part of jhe FederaGovernm'entvKta
JP?i"'tefifexfid' uivYaranted by the Constitution bul'iithas..Been a
i
l principle with that party incalhat. period constantly
ciafe 'the'same-princip'erestingJupori the-beliefthat-in
cardinal
rto enunciate 'the same -prmciplerestingJupon
thisas in every-.other matter pertaining' to piir rights eternal
.vigilance is thevpncej)f liberty. -.;- j.w '' '
. ;Then it is right'to a"clppvt the Virginia andlCenfuckyi re'solu-
rtions it is right also to'.atjQp.t. a construction pfthose. resolur
-lions which would relieve tjirm from the odium of giving to
Hhosevho-are disaffecteditpfthe gbvernment-.of the Union the
fight- to refer to'themipririciples upon which-they can' pre-
dicate their action -fewksjwise to do if for non'e here will
idn in 1iisTlnf nnfIaviiwHiirfisilf under a'nrdner and 'fair' ad-
ininistration.ofaheSKneral Government aft-being-in favor of
secession frOjureVDlaltm. Ask correctly ;stated by the gentleman
oni" Matagdt&mfc Wilspn) itife thederriier-resort' arid
those names i duMpii and revolution are or ehould be convert-
ion would be revolution. So much'for the
rolutioniw.tiipajjbelieve I myself hadjithe honor to offer in
JbmmUteeiiwJt-.iwas'la compromise -j! ielieedbit contained
what' eveW-tt&e;ddthocrat would JJe1iliirig to subscribe to.
If.-S- wWto'say; lIr.anth'atrtnose principles ere
ptrOpp6sed to .secession andqjsunion.Wtn. what sort-oiprq-
rietya4lConsistency;could i'any:democratget tup .and'dv.pf
.ate1thenVtVouldanyofuswiuntarilv'-rise -and? advocate
nv set of-principles which we believed "Wouldimuiisfcr'td' the.
"int ot disunion or secession :
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plains lpi' SanJqpi.nldhelJjiny chpice.) I'bjelieye him
he chpjce;ofj(eidemocrac.y ifTexas aridj hope.of-'the
Empcracy pXtheUnron. 4 tisiUfe"io ..'.."kw.
Minkthis Convent.iori.fly.on numetical strengtlCkziirf
uuiousiiiuui iaiiuo.aiuc;iUHiui iiiai iv aueiujy
moving forward toi perfect rorgaihzation rindj we .know not
what "the oonsequencesftnay be. Eet us.harmdnizo and in the
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ft - T Jf "?i5?PjVi!l take this position.. Itis' for tfievery'Teasori that
$ -BOpYtibnoftthe people of' this goyerraeptmayyerhiye
l". jfiiumBf td -.insistfipon'a.'dissolution oftne.igoverninentvthat'we
P:r-aLfMt td'insisKupon'pnnciples inits5 adxnmistratioq - in strict
interchange oijopinionsgivlenoakeasihepther. relations of
life. Every man cannot exptcfto have allmslpecu'liar riot o.jS
embodied in any platform. -The very government which yve
profess to be sustaining' and supporting" by the advocacy of the
great principles' of dur party; was itself the result of compro-
mise and 'concession; T ' '''
And shall;we in the advocacy of the principles we think it
necessary- to perpetuate say that we will discard all Oorices-
sidli and compromise? No sir ; let us go on with the.dete'r-
rninatibn fd'agree in regard tP'cardirial (principles'' and ih'fe-
gard.ldiminol'r.ncip.'esbury tbemirf oblivion.'andLact aSapSrty
4UHted-vyh5strerigrli;ia'rhiDriy an4prorhptnsshiordfeVtha't
victory may crown our ettorts; '('.' '; -' ' ' " "
-I hopeeVery resolution there presented will be adopted as"
presented td' the Convention. 1 know Tery-well''lhere are
gentlemen in this Convenlion who cannot perhsrjis so'-'far as
their personal feelings are concerned subscribe to some of the
resolutions there contained. But I beg them to reflect one
moment; thatnogreaprincipleis violated -that union is our
bbject.and :hat. this wijl jappompiished by jliir. adoption
I know that X myself. haveafpt escaped c'nsqrev v But 1 will
state that what 1 have.dpnevwi;ong. ha3)been'donefrom the
best and purest mou.vesj?iVIyrjqbjgct hbeen to.secure.ihis
harmony and umpi jjigis yiteyithatoujCprsucc.eed-'
ed in3.ustaining'theiaeaVDrinlBiY 'Tie at
""; UJWiMW1 ir"'U-rfT"rrnmrnlfrfnri lip-tiri-h if prr-rrrrrl will
6ridmuseH&""miHipris affrc.enejifSgumbec yetanjunqre
ed: dust to exclaim. "Thfi'SLariamrifflpTTjv'innp.i.in.ratill
L; : te. t SSxlT ttmicrZD
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Mr. WLIE said : Not havirigfthd honor 'of avaeat-in the
Conyemion it may perhapV-be necessary ftor meto-express'a
little more fully -than my friena'Mf. Brvan. the-views I enter
tain -With reffaYd to the questlonShTPBhavbe'eri discussedi
before this assembly. .r . . " -
I;Was nresent to-dav 'when the rehlnii(HiHwrrr. adonted bv
this Coriveritioh : and I. have to say in&rilation to those reso-
1 -' - . V"ir ' " "f i . i i "v.1
but on the other hand von m'feV
iusfas trulv that every" government Vtnn
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oy.ns own organization tue. rigiu 10 protect itselt agaiiistdis
jCL'iubiyti. j. ii'.. ui.tiit
General Goyernment.
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""iwyii iuc 115111 iu (nuieci useii agaiiiat.aig-
br.ings the issue 4Je.tw.eeo.Vhe State arid Vhe
iment. andwjILiinevitablyrfesnlt in a fnpVnre
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tiiiJiaofTf-ipr? ns lt! hnrAin'a fiSWia'Te'nf.'fliD''nith T".!. .l.it''i?jfrt.
party asji have ahyays undefstpod it and as such "I now- de- i-- S?&
'cjotctherh to "be my qpnfe.ssiori-dffaith as aJmocraT. s" '--'"-ScV
Th'e lnsVrr-sblutiori adopted-Uy acclamation tp-'da'ytecom ' - ??&S- "; 'J
mends Gen. Itoust.on fqr President ofthe United' States anSP" v. '" '
sots forth' Tits' claims to the: Baltimore Convention. 'v A. 1 ' ' j
:It 'U .unnecessary for me. 'to" teHydq.that it willT)e rav dutv
.if I. have the -honor to.be choseir.as; elector for .the Stale to.
uppoEfasjLcorisis
ConventufwTrether Sam. llbustdh or some'oneelse anlessi'
lhifjriAmitm !r C;n 'fthlinrimia netn ho tanii rlif ! K V. Cr-.-r .-Sk.
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that'tfoiriiiieebe soobnoxiousns.to be.repudiateoTby the Sfate." '".
Jniake thi.s.rema.k.shovyibaUpuJdJ 2
man to pledge himteliyo gofdrG.epfJHousfon at alLeyenlJ
fbhe niay hot be the nommee;of-'itfie'Baitimore Convention
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p fa regards my own personal predilections in this re17
pect Ifwyl state them Iraukly and tre.ely.. I wis h'erKifai'-
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imions. tuai nicy .meet- wiiii my enureMsoncurrence i nave
rnade the.mark buti.df- this'Hbuse 'ere alone I'Kad the'
right-td'mak'e utSibt b.eihgauiKorizedJIv6te ot- to sbealiti
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thisbo'dy andrrepe'at'it'hefeVthat'I kjow-riot of a seri'tehe'
dr'a'Hirie 'ior.'kv:6vi. iii ihbse1resdlttlions?hicblhiiaTha:d'them
'juVvcyt tftynsrv -i
jlays.0 Republic- and in early life before I 'had' tha
oHPrdte I was opposed to. the policy of Gen. Hous'tod
oarlv nreiudices. however hav'e'.been disnelfedT sabsednenPriv
flection has taught me that i hey. were .ill bunded. .arioliL'bayc
been forced to admit that the policy p'ursucd-JbylGeli'ilbuWon.
especially as. regar.fed the finariceso'f the cquhtrywas'theeT
deVming trait of his adiTnistratfori and the salvation ofthe
country. t As to the other questions which arose .during. the
existence ofthe Rqpublic they have now become absolete.
When this Staf 0 prganizedjaficr its annexation to the .Uqiou
I'was elpcted a member.of the first Legislature arid. my dwtir
constituents hadtiieu'soine doubts whether I would support
Houston loathe. Senate;. .. .. - fom
. That'' counfyv.waaridi has always been BlToagiBouHbiir
-asd-haBSaRppptcd:hrtri a'fider.all .circumstances it was made:
a question against me in the election. I took the grbmuhat'
that time that believing he was-the favorite of thu county if
elected. Iwould.yotefpr.bim.as in so doing I should be rep-
resenting the interests; and the wishes of the "people of tHat
county. . Aid I slated further that J believed he -was the moat
proper man to represent us because he had. held then highest-
positions in the country he was known abroad; iaridhis. elec-
tion 'to the Senate from thistStale.would do much tdiadvance.
the interests of Texas. I put ;it upon lhese.tw.oironBdJ5a
sufficient to influence jny-vote. .1 voted as ! had said X would
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iur umiurai ijuusiuu; a.i nicjaeironu.eiecjtion.i'was re;
as sufficiently orthodox; and the question was not ina
the second Legislature I cast the same vote.
5-Mrstonisnowm)': choice as an individual for- theJPresi-
dSncWandlfcr several reasons. I confess that there is one
mamwnerica for whom' I-entertaih as much admiratioffiP A
an7yTph" ought for'ariotherIt is IiewisjCass. The feeling '
isinpt-oi that sort which dfte manoughtJtoHeritertainLfor'anoth-i
e'rkam6unts rather' tdr'revefeflce than-tdrespec'ft But!'
Believe-jhat'Gen. Cassis a'deTedted.andida(e-i8'iidt availa-
ble to thpartyisc.andidate a seddria' tiriie f3r the Presfi
den'cy: Althori'gh'every'tliiiig'I bavs'en fronfchis beh.evR-
;ry:a'btinhi political history ha's'stdrnp'edrtiiralri my opinio'fl'
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