The Northern Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 5, 1848 Page: 2 of 4
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The following resolutions were ihon sub-
mitted by John B. Haskins esq:
1. Resolved That th"i3 meeting cordially
and heartily respond to nnd'npprovo of the
democratic republican nomination of Lewis
Cass for President and William O. But-
ler for vice President believing that both
of these distinguished democrats are honest
and faithful and eminently qualified to per-
form the responsible duties of the offices to
which they have been nominated. That
with such statesmen as the standard-bearers
of the democratic republican party of this
Union and with the principles embodied in
the resolutions adopted by the late Baltimore
Convention the democracy of the nation
feci confident of securing the triumph that
distinguished the memorable campaign of
1314.
2. Resolved That the democracy cordial-
lywclcomc to the empire city the Hon.
Messrs. Benton Houston Allen Hannegan
Foote Bright Bagby Stevenson Cobb and
Bowlin who have accompanied Lewis Cass
and by their eminent talents and well-deserved
influence devoted themselves to se-
cure the success of the democratic candidate
and th6 perpetuation of democratic princi-
ples. 3. Resolved That when we adjourn we
adjoarn to meet in the Park on Monday af-
ternoon next the 12th instant to respond to
and ratifyihe nomination of Cass and But-
ler. There were loud calls when the last speak-
ersat dowa for Senator Allen; but the Pres
Fraternity" we will reunite the scattered
hosts of democracy and inarch to a victory
in November next greater than any of thase
proud triumphs which nave conferred glory
nun renown upon the Empire State.
They were adopted with the greatest en-
thusiasm amid loud cheering. In conclu-
sion the honorable gentleman proposed that
those present some 4000 or 6000 persons
move in procession to greet the worthy
nominee of the Baltimore convention. This
was promptly responded to and a procession
wes formed for that purpose.
The meeting then proceeded in a body to
the Astor House with loud cheers. General
Cass was not in the hotel when the people ar-
rived there and some pushed their way in
but the snacinus hall and saloons of this re-'
i.i: .i unn-.. .-n....?nl now lms
pUlJUUUU UUIUUU auilll uluiiic 3SJ uunuvu i-
Injrutitudr.
Ingratitude is at once the meanest and basest of
human feelings and the most notable instance of
the times is that one perpetrated by he Philadel-
phia Whig Convention which will go down to pos-
terity as marked an occurrence as the annals of the
World furnish. Our readers will understand at once
that we mean the shameful disregard by the no-
principles division of the Whigs of the claims of
Henry Clay.
If they had not professed to honor him if they
had not always blindly followed every intimation of
his as an indication of an overruling power if to
the last his popularity with the Whigs had not been
really greater far greater than that of any other man
then the case would not have the features which it
But whon it is considered by the rca-
that it was almost impossible to remain.
Luckily at this time a cheer was raised out-
side and shouts of "There's the General!"
and cries of "out! out!" were raised. Then
there was a greater rush made for the out-
side than a little time before had been made
to get in and after much difficulty the Gen-
eral (notwithstanding the great efforts made
by the people to give him way) ascended the
steps. As he turned round and bowed to the
people there arose from that immense mul
titude a thunder shout which was again and
again repeated and such as has seldom been
heard exceeded even in this democratic
country. As soon as the cheering had in
some measure subsided the general returned
his heartfelt thanks to his fellow-citizens foi
der that all over the Union scarcely an individual
Whig can be found who will not say thai he loves
Harry Clay better than any other living man when
it is known that he was the most popular man they
ever had in their ranks and that notwithstanding all
the hurrah about the Harrison campaign (which by
the by is not now understood in its true light by
many of the people of the country) Mr. Clay got a
"Men arc sometimes justified in doing an
act from which they know some evils will re-
sult in order to prevent the Happening df an
event fraught with far greater evils; but
there are ca3e3 where men will prevent more
evil by remaining inactive or by so acfirtg as
to let a present evil come for tile pttrnose
J of preventing a far greater future evil. Our
opinion isi that there is no prospect erf any
wood from the selection of Taylor that can at
remarks as "locqfoco lies" (this is the ordinary term . all compensate for the loss of moral power and
f Whig courtesy) pass it over with as much con-jof good influence which every northern whig
irnnpt as a good Mahometan would a suggestion of must suffer who will stoop Jo elect Gen. Tay
lor to tiie rrcsiaency. no wnig can support
him without abandoning every principle the
whig party have heretofore at some time ad
vocated.
'Independent 1Vhii;Iam hnrinj regnrd
to arstrrd principle.
When tec say that the nomination of Gen. Taylor
by the Whigs was a total abandonment of all for-
mer professed principles and disgraceful in the last
degree we do not expect any Whig reader to heed
it. We see in our mind's eye.each nneof them who
reads our paper curling his lip with an expression
of contemptuous disbelief and setting down all such
"a dog -fan unbeliever."
We wish it understood that we never descant up
on this subject with any expectation that it will do
more than sound upon the tympanum of a good
Whig ear. and rebound like India-rubber. It is
only to those who arc not decided in their political
adhesion and to those good Democrats whom we
wish to keep advised of Whig vagaries that wc'
address these thingsibut we have the pleasure to lay
before all of our readers to day for the considera
tion and digesthn of all of them good whig testi
mony upon the character of this nomination and
hereafter when we may have occasion to refer to
this buccanicring enterprise under a mongrel flag
ident apologized for his absence on account th.2 great honor they had done him and the
of his disposition in but promised thnt he &. Mndncss they had done him since he arrived
senator Hannegan with other distinguished m the city tie knew. However it was for a
speakers would address the mass meeting in principles they were for the great democrat-
the Park on Monday next. The audience ic principles ; and this made him appreciate
then called for an address by the President; it the more; a principle which it would be the
but after a few amusing remarks he said 'ende"avor of his life to carry out to its fullest
that between this time and next November extent. The General then bade good night
he would speak so much that they would be to the meeting and retired. Many of the
tired of him. He concluded by moving an ;most influential of our citziens followed him
larger vote in the last camnaien than General Har
rison did and a larger vole in neatly every imlivid- j bv ich h is souSlt t0 SUCC9ed '" the atack uPon
ual State than any other WIiir ever did then to the Piilencyby robbing recruit from all parties
-n cast him offunder a false pretence of a want of avail- in&caJ of a "Kance upon be strength of the Whig
c ability as a Whig him who created the Whigs PartJ' ProPcr: wc trust !t wil1 not be bought that
and gave them the breath w hich has been their lifc; w e sI)C:lK3 ruucv or disrespcctlully ot the nomma-
was monstrous it was the darkest act of rank in- J tion or its objects unless we say something harder
gratitude even perpetrated by a body of intelligent than lC!0 eood rmodox Whig prints say; and we
men and the stink of it will be rank in the nostrils tllink wc aro not likclv t0 do so-
c relcr our lug readers especially to the
The remainder of the extracts which we had put
together comprising the expression of a large num
bers of Whig journals and public meetings we are
obliged to defer until next week for want of room.
Genrral Cn at Home
Gen. Cass reached home on the 11th of June
and was most enthusiastically received. We would
publish the account of the proceedings but really
a Siwi'iiniii m ! iim
light yo can palcyoor ineffectual fires now!
ye smaller animals of the politicnl menagerie
stand back whilst I stir up the Lordly Lion'
and make him roar. After the note of pn-
paration wc thought that certain gcntle-
men who had been written to and who vcrst
in attendance would render our county
quite luminous but alas! they have left us
as benighted as before. ?
First came Judge Ochiltree. He spluvid
and lunged and "cavorted" with good lungs
and some powers of declamation. With
much boldness and recklessness of asertinn
he denounced Gen Cass and praised Gen.
Taylor and that was about all he did do.
We Democrats in the honest simplicity of
oar hearts thought that he would give us some
good and sufficient reasons for the election
of Gen. Taylor besides the circumstance of
his haTrnjr fooght well in the field. We
thought he would expose what the whigs arc
apt to term the weakness of the administra-
tion and fls want of policy and gite us in
the election of Gen. T&ylor political princi-
ples better calculated to advance the interest
of our country. He forget fo fell the people
! of mankind so lonr as men have memory.
Men like Henry Clay of high and generous per-! wrcc or that interjection l.y Mr. Hamlin when refer
conal qualities and great gifts have a feeling of re- ring to the possible success of principles by the elcc-
gard existing for them in the breasts of all gener- tion of Gen.Taylor"how do you knouP'andihen to
ous opponents. It does not follow that that bev.ausc the concluding sentence "No Whig can support him
a man duTcr from another politically that other a without abandoning e cry principle the Whig party
high minded gencious man it docs not follow that have heretofore at some time advocated."
hi dinutil nnt fpl n (rnnnrmie crmmijir 'fni- lito mi.. Our oninion of the redeeming cliaraptpristTc nflm-
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ihpmK-p.uu"-I-IU-el" "1C uecision oi me .uawyer as
j uui reaiiv I.i.-. .. : tr.ihr. nrrspnt ftpmni-mi f)T-i
our paper has been filled with accounts of the enthu-'jon tnat Texas enjoys a distinguished stand
siastic reception of the nominations and the nomi-'among the sisterhood' of the confederacy.
necs every where and we must desist. ( That the south has had the Tariff" question
The w"rhTJTc:enra7?L;!nti. I se"lcd "P" a ba! Constitutional and favor-
. . i i .. ! able lo her great interests. Ihat the con-
Read the capital letter of our correspondent stitutjon hag6been re9Cl)cd rrom oose eofl
" Hob" descriptive of this grand aiTair. Iotc his structionists and the action of the govern--remark
that the Convention was gotten up to have ment brought to bear within its legitimate
influence upon the county elections in Harrison and hounds. That a war in which we were for-
then recollect that the Whigs of Red River and c?d t engage brought to a happy and favor-
some fow Democratic "softs" say that it is wron"- able termination against the combined tal-
to run the political question into county elections cnt and cnerSies r"C Whig party in Con-
T lt . . . ... gresB. t le forgot also to icll us m what par-
In Harrison however where the lues think thev r- i i i i t. .. j t. j
i. .no .. b ...... n. . tcuiarwe ivnnlil he hplprpH bv abandoning
. -- J "o
.!? . .Tl XT..nJ.tt nnvt fiml 1(1 4tirlT..i..4lt. Untnl nnil (KniT tit.! mlft in..lj-ir-i-l
U!r U -??Xu" ' S- Z :-V?Z i. -":' .' "Tr'u rZ fortunes-andevenanonCUn.ocratshesvmahv man nature which lurk about and show
meantime reciiiniuuiiucu iuu uikhu iv 6 mm m s " ijiu .. uu. u. '""." i iwuuu - . ' . . -i-. n .1 1 e n-
it impossible to fight his way; for it was the "emyiay in 1119 nouroi abandonment 13 gen " ""' -"' "'""' '". s
L-in.l .rropiinrnnd the enrnrrntnlntnrv Vrrnsni end a.id vinreie. Whatever his onnonenta tlinimlif and bad principle and lack of principled which
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have a majority it is exactly right being m that ROod old Democratic principles and electing"
instance a gray horse of another color. It fa only Gen. Taylor with the Whigs at his Iirels.
the difference between the Farmer's bull goring the He neglected to tell us what distinct course
Lawyer's ox.and the Lawyer's bull goring the Far- of policy Gen. Taylor would pursue. Ti
mcr'sox which ourrcaders recollect made a wide lrue he rcad and commented upon the AHi-
to the 'cer anu triumphantly exclaimed ttu?l
and hear General Houston in the Park.
The Meeting in the Park.
equities of the case.
The immense multitude outside ofTamma- sword of the enemv or the menacing eesture
ny who found it impossible to effect an cn-0f antagonist. They then lcncwcd the
trance were of course clamorous for an promise of firm support untiring exertion
outsido orator and the demand of such an and confident assurances of success
army of democrats could not be long disre-I Many jokes went round at the expense of
garded. Gen. Honston who had been vrcif- the whigs and a few stray shots were let fly
crously called tor it was announceu wuuiu at the narnnurners; ann aiier listening to a
speak on the steps of the City Hall; and good deal of cheering and laughing and the
thither the multitude rushed as soon as the assurance of mutual exertions exchanged be-
hero of San Jacinto made his appearance. tween individuals and groups of peiaop.s our
One of our reporters nude the utmost haste reporter left. The crowd in the meantime
to get out of the Hall which the circumstances visited our office and honored us with three
would admit of but he found that General hearty cheers for the True Sun and three
Houston had made himself entire master of for Cass and Butler.
the field before his arrival at the City Hall. Thus ended the first demonstration here in
There stood the stalwart form of the General support of Cass am? Butler and a splendid
addressing one of the largest meetings ever one it was and which cannot fail to have a
held in the Park (Gen George P. Morris great influence on the minds of the true do-
presiding) without a solitary light and re- mocracy of this great State.
ceivmg the most cntnusiastic piauaus 11 om
Gen. Taylor has fbr his platform the consti
tution of the United Stales. It would be quit
unfortunate for Gen. Taylor if he had not as
a citizen or a soldier such a platform. So
has every citizen in the couniry. Every Con-
stablejustice of the peace or ministerial offl
cer in the county fbr municipal purposes has
to swear upon his induction into office; that
riDDCeDnMnrkir
ofthefiiend that stayed him and not the j of his politic:! principles they had alwavs been re- characterize mankind is still susiaintd by the course' . ZsZz
ceived as scraps of Holy Writ by the Whigk and OI ue5C ""h-"1 " "'g'- l ncy 111c natural iu.irshall July 27th ISIS
his abandonment by ihein. has been the atrocious act P"Jo of resectable nen: lhey kll0W 1iat f""- yea" To Charles DeMorse Esq.
w hich preludes their ow n dissolution. theJ' have repud:ated and denounced the nomination j)ear Charley: -The Ion" expected a jrony
As the great spirit of.Vapoleon died out amid the of men to high civil office on account of military 3 over The Tavlor Whm fYmvnntmM
howling of the storm so politically dies Henry achievement. They know well that for many which assembled in Marshall on Monday the country. It is a broad platform which Gen
Clay amidst a storm which will toos in shattered ; years they have boasted of the bright intellects of 22nd insl has exhausted its energies and Taylor occupies in common with evert civil o)
fragments upon the billows the old Whig Ihrk their pirty and scorned the vulgar won- dispersed to carryits leaven among themasses. fioerand citizen of our extended country. He
whole helm he has so long guided. Amidst the der at epaulettes and tinsel that they have a owed' To say that it effected as much as its did not tell us whether Gen. Taylor is in fa -
dissolution the utter.hopeless severance of the tiin- distinct principles of Government and warred for "uine fneii'h anticipated would bo er- vor of a strict or a latitudinarian -construe-
bers of tho t.ld ship "walks the plank" the old "letn '" many a new and iney cannot now turn ' ... -- "uiuus uiuiumuiu iiun 01 uic powers oi mat instrument and 1
his immense auditory. He was at this time
paying a glowing tribute to the services of
Gen. Cass to his worth ability patriotism
gallantry and democratic feeling pronoun-
cing him as in every respect the worthy
the good and the brave. As he concluded
he introduced the Hon. Mr. Cobb of Geor-
gia who made a most eloquent address of
some 45 minutes duration wherein he point-
out in the most forcible and eloquent man-
ner the duties of the democrats in the strug-
gle about to ensue and showed the incon-
sistency of the whigs in nominating Gen.
Taylor the conqueror in a war which they
themselves had denounced as infamous and
murderous. They selected him because he
had no principles or if he had he dared
not show them Consequently he was their
man. They having no principles chose him
to represent them. We regret to have to
limit our report of this gentleman's eloquent
ror for
or political eitect was the concern as eficc- much doubt whether the old Hero or "Old
- .i. i . it . i r l nrmmil. nnil ritli ni nffnrfpd fnrrrptfti?nftQ nf ill tliw
.L.i f.. ;n.re and an insincer worship at a shrine u hich they have 1 "l:"l T??L 'TI CU""J mCCUnZ 'r l'"f J. either could answer that question
. oiifut i-t n.w . -. .. jv...i. ...... UUIHH.UI IfUlliliaC 1JJ19 UUtlll
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Amidtl.Kdsrknessoriha'ni'rl.ian.ltl.nnrin.rnr athousand lines derided throw ud their can r a n. ' u FuZ a" 1 " " ' .. . rutn oskto ny air. iveionej.nis opinions
. 7 ' f .... . -ui - ' r. .J. uruiinning un me oanncrs as to tiie necessity ot a national bank and the
the storm every Hash which meals the form of for military heroism and renouncing 11 their con- Songs and Speeches it degenerated into a effects of a hi'h protective tariff" and the
the bold C?;.tain f hows him still erect and unfaher-1 sistent pndj of character and afTectcd superiority mere county caucus wnich is now sitting right of Congress under the constitution to
Ins. greater than the tlemcls around hh... personally politically and socially over the plebeian in grave deliberation; 710 so much to ad- create such asystem of revenue he replied
Sinrc we noticed that seven of the 12votesof Ken- democracy of the N-ition join in a cry and fall into vance the interest of the great "Unpledged" "I am not p"repnred to answer them. I could
tucky were givtn m Convention cgainst Jlr. Clay we ranks so little worthy of their former pride and pro- Chieftain but to secure the election of the only do so after duly in vestiatin" those sub-
have been vailing to hear a response to that act fessed principle. ' constables and other County officers ofHar- jects which I can not now do. I am no politi-
of treachery befittinjr the enormity of iu meaning. ' They cannot do it; and we honor them for it. . " ColI"'-a " rron .amng the minnows.' ciin."
Asrnt hov.-ever. ll.e'rn I.Vs heen no form:! rnn5 I Thev have nrofessed to record intelleet and nrinr!- .. " a.r 0Ubt'e3.s OnxiOUS to hear Some of But he says that he is a Whiff and that is
from him published and .he following from . pies cud whether they did or not (we bdie they1 SeTTcxal whehw!' Th"?0 lT pf ent hehas n"1 'nd. uf ""
' . .. ..... casiern 1 cxas union was to nave had a llu- stitutcs a Vhi" bevond that infallible crite-
ithe Washington Union is every thing positive did!) they intend consistently to !eep up the pro- m Vista effect upon the poor Democrats of rion of voting for Henry Clav or at least
! that we have been sble to find showing the elTcct of fessi on. this region that is to say thev were to be expressing a determination to do so if call-
the course of the Convention upon the feeling and1 .vlonsm will not suit them. It u too great a' annihilated horse foot and 'dragoons" bv ed on. In a word the worthy Elector "ave
j future acts ofMr.CIay and r3 vet wc have nothing 1 f" "ery Clay to Zachary Taylor. The Old the "grape" of Ochiltree Trimble and Co.; . us shadows and gun powder all that Gen.
THE STANDARD
1 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN JOURNAL
Adrocnlin;
EQUAL RIGHTS
PRINCIPLES BEFORE MEN
toshownthe effect upon the State elections. It I ' "6 i'-".'-' p-" r- ' " -u uui ...ir.i. were 100 small anu tiieir Oat- Taylor himself has given us. With this dif-
would not at all surprise us however if Mr. Critic- thc '" :icludn- a11 1c isn3 rom """"-i "y unskillully directed. ference Gen. Taylor's gun powder was ef-
I den who is said to have been a Taylor man active- !smt0 F'rism is not ready for tbw. They can- ' "''''"'"-r e.moynnR day fective upon the Mexicans while the gun
1. ... ..... ;.. ". . . not fomct the loftv e-loauencc of the Orator ami the "va.3 unprop'tious but about ten o'clock the powder of the Elector created onlv noise and
I IV operaung iinnai oenaii snouiu leei tue eiiect 01 ' rain ceased thp rlnmla nj .i i .r. ti .1 1 . 1
.-. . - . SLitPsnwn. t in knit nnt fnrpnv pflTirH! nf r.nv rJ ral" crasce tnc clouds scattered and the smoke. He then let down.
t nis r.uic. ueiuru iiu lcu iiuuuiiu m iuuu lur erov- - . sun lent niQ rnvc tn mniH ihA nnnnnn rTu
CLARKSVN-LE:
SATURDAY AUGUST 5 1S48.
TOR PHESIDEIIT.
address on this occasion but we may do it Aim opposed to all chartered monopolies.
more justice hereafter. 1
The Hon. D E. Sickles next came for-1
ward and after a brief and spirited address
on the nature and objects oTthe present strug- '
gle proposed the following resolutions:
Resolved That the democratic republican '
electors ofthecityof New York respond
with pride and enthusiasm to the nominees '
of the Baltimore convention for the Presiden-
cy and Vice Presidency of the United States;
.that in Lewis Cass of Michigan and in Gen. '
William O. Butler of Kentucky we have .
presented for our suffrages two of our most j
illu strious citizens men who have earned
the highest distinction for themselves and;
conferred enduring honor upon our country I
as citizens soldiers and statesmen. '
Resolved That the resolutions adopted by WM. C. youxg.
me isaiiimore convention 01 icho corres- cotiSTV CL.ERK.
ponding as they do with those passed by the ye are authorized to announce BALLARD C
conventions of 1840 and 1814 which rcceiv-' BAGBY; as a candidate for County Clerk of Red
ed the cordial assent of the democratic party Kiver county at the ensuing August election.
of this State present an array of principles
LEWIS CASS
OF MICH1GAX.
tor vice PRssTJEirr.
WM. 0. BUTLER
JJR. CLAY'S POSITION
"In reply to a statement by G
lie Combs.that .Mr. Clay would be
ed with the nomination of (jren
correspondent of the Washington
writes as follows:
Washington' June 1" 1818.
! years
console themsehesbv
Then arose so soon as the faint murmurs
. sun lent nta rm-c tn mniH ihn nnnnn
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1 .. 1 u 0'3met atHunt's Hotel and also thc girls' of applause had subsuIeoV Billu Barlow and
out anotiier ot nm
' the occasion the
rh had scarcely
vay wiicn there aro-e a tall form with
stock in trade-t!iis is too sadaciianetobe volunta-' saw" narn"v si"ps ot bleached cotton on a head whitened not with years but I nreumo
rily accepted by thc proud old Whig phalanxes of the .""' ' t'"ta. ""'" " pniueu name 01 me wun a Knowledge ot politic.-) who it seems
somewnai lorceu nimseJt upon thc stand and
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... .1 -loep came the (inner the presentation of commenced one of his verv peculiar speechc
moiuntaniv wiiu wich called for all the pride and circtim- It was no les-; a personage than one Col"
.lolar and they stancc.ofTaylorism Thruston tolerably well known here and at
me uanner nseii was an extraordinnrv Houston t-'ity where ho once resided in tho
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T ;. P.iun r H.. TTninn- T mi Mr . unn. in a conies uutween uen. e. ass ana
Clay is well or at all pleaseJ with thc nomi- j Taylor their sympathies would be inv
nationofGcn. lavlor as GCP. lomos as-l Cass for he is a statesman and a sc
serts he is and as is pretended by Jhe extract J know it an.l admit it. and it would go against their
of a letter published by the Express and j natures to enter into a contest in which they could concern and one of the best specimens ot the' capacity of a lawyer. The gentleman
copied by the Intelligencer of thc 13th inst. . I0t boastof their cl lampion bei n-r a man of at least art of daubing extant. The Canvass was powers of declamation.with much zeal
I have the best reason in the world to know
is not true.
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similar calibre.
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but
IhisefTort of the friends of the scrfier to concei:tri'te upon an old opponent and take Mr Van our country; but if that venerable and glori-1 Tuesday when it met to lea tie b"
satisfy the admirers of the statesman of ( Ken- Bnren The old enmity would be merged in the" ous Lead was ever worse painted the recol-' from Red River county Jude TrimblI
IllfkV that hp. IS mntpnt nnil -ll nlnncnl . . . nnhnn nrmin nWo.lll. . in l. . . . . ' J ' "' """.. i
J ... 1 . .!.. 1 r .i. it'll! imotti ifnfin tint trrttn' nn.nt .ww...... --. w...w.uw.a ii.r. .s .!( l.vllllll. InH.anp
Utl Ullll I1C 13 II ... ....... ul'.. .. o'u" '" .-! 1. ...rf iwiu..
OF KEXTlCKr. ' with the cold rcnulse mven him at Phil.idnl-I
DEMOCRATIC ELECTORS. phta in reward lor his lite-long services in bc-
Sfov tjic State half of his party is a piece of the coolest im-
JAS. B. MILLER T. G.BROOCKS. pudence of the day.
Mr. Clay m Sue presence of the writer of
For the Eastern Dirtr:et. For Ct Weitem District j u; expressed himselfmost fully in relation
Just below was a large head and shoulders
M. A. UOOLKV.
so just and comprehensive that while they
rigorously exciuae trom tneir emorace oniy
FOR CHIEF JI'STICE.
try Wc are authoneJ to announce that HUGH
T.' vniivn . .1 :i : . 1 . r
n qn.tonf onfnife nlnnr (3iicp tnov nfiorn ..."--..' ...' - . I
mv- u...v.v.... X...W.... -. . ...- ---1 jus mends has withdrawn trom the convass for
to the American democracy whether of the Sheriff and is a candidate for Chief Justice of the
north or soutti east or west a universal County Court of Red River County.
FOR ASSESSOR.
HP We are authorized to announce JOIIX M.
IJIVINS as a candidate for Assessor and Collector
of Red River county.
platform upon which the republican party
of the whole Union can unite in the approach-
ing contest.
Resolvtd That the administration of James
K. Polk has been signalized by thc fulfil- j
ment to the country of all the advantages
guaranteed to it in a faithful and consistent
adherence to the policy and measures of the BARRY as a candidate for Sheriff of Red River
democratic pnrfy; that our ascendency in county at me next election.
IJP vc are authorized to announce Col. ROB
ERT S. HAMILTON as a candidate for Sheriff
of Ked Kivar county at the next election
FOR SHERIFF.
rU" We are authorized to announce LEWIS D.
to thc proposed election ofGen. Taylor; and
in that conversation he condemned thc elec-
tion of the General on grounds of public poli-
cy as giving thc executive power of thc go-
ernment already too large in his opinion
and in practice increasing in weight scope
and influence not a party bias merely but
a military direclio.i and impulse dangerous lo
the liberties oj Hie country tie was opposed
to thc election of Taylor not merely because
he was by his own confession o.ily a general
but because he was not consistent as a politi-
cian. He said the General was then willing
to accept a nomination from democrats whigs
or natives but would not he held hound by
the principles of cither. "The Sage of Ash-
land" as the whigs once delighted to call him
only knew a trktg by Ins avowed public sup-
givins you a sketch ot his sneech. as
of their principles ad policy. - "-" . " - - " - - -'-. it wil be done p in style here on next Sat-
No' this huckstering movement in which princi-l" . w .. 1 j J """ "uofc uraay in tiie .Democratic Club. It was a
iiu. mis uuuiswrini tuu f epaulettes Whom that head represented was a rn;iiirr r- j. .. r r. c
nlesare shamelessly bartered fur miktary glory doe' '.' ht th 'n I.-A .. ''.e: faf as ?el:h or rrefanditj of
t .1 . . 1 . - . "
not suit the remembrances the pifdc or thc con-
scientiousness of thc old straight-out bigs of the
North and they will not ratify the bargain.
We doubt not that their allies the political iiifci'
ly large with an excess of chin which looked
like the-dew-lap on an ox. It was said by those
in the secret that it was thc head of Genl.
1 aylor. shade of an Dyke what a portrait
I.
BIT Wrr. F. Henderson Esq. is the Agent for
tne stanaaru at uorsicana xvavarro count'.
Any advertisements for or subscriptions to thc
paper left with him will be attended to promptly
1844 has" secured to the American people the
establishment of the independent treasury
now become an American institution as much
so" as if it were a part of our fundamental law;
the-passage and the triumphant results of.the
tariff of 1816 and the consequent adoption of
"free trade" as the permanent motto of the
r.nnntrv! the settlement after a ftiir.r.es.sfiil
?j i. 11 u !... r ui Rniieifaeiull mln for CuidbiI Rmlrr!
ana glorious iiiougu ineviiauic war 01 an 1 - .. - TT .
our difficulties with Mexico; the acquisition! Our fellow citizen J. C. Hart raised on yestcr-
ol vast and precious territories extending the jday o10""" bS lls grocery at the comer of the
fublic square a tan spire ot tne lorest upon which
at about seventy feet fiom the ground dances a
white bauner.npon which are displayed the word3
"LIBERTY & DEMOCRACY
CASS & BUTLER."
There should be raised in every village in Texas
these lofty evidences of the grateful recollection
which Texans entertain for their friends.
Jjma
ttAot winira Vf nnr nnfTln fVnm ttio Allnnt.n
. r"" ""B" - --6'- " " ' "iuiiiik
to tne fexinc.eeas; ana mat we present to
resident Polk; and to our Vice President
Gearee M. DaMsf;and to the able and faith-
Mjecretariea of the departments the tribute
.on.-ear. Bearttelt gratitude ana our cordial ap-
.provaljwf their devotion to these and other
jneasarea essential to the prosperity and wel-
feie eClbe Anettcan confederation.
rThat the democracy of New
into' the Presidential campaign of
fa an earnest determination to vmdi-
3&fmjLr rr0tti.a Kv .nnffi.i. trttimnh fhfnrinf.
nw ou.nB.r ....v.m. ..u...'.. w.....w.-
S asertoanQ pursueu oy tuose reverea
eautetoar political creea jenerson
wosand Jackson; that in our efforts to
ecure the election of Cass and Butler we
yt-m'dl reiuMert our unalterable adhesion to the
comDrowts and guaraatees of the constitu-
. .. ..r.-t?T r. ' m c -j
lion; tnat m tnia aungsjw.we wm oury anu
toret tbr&ctious dissenstOMof the past.and
v-v'a deptMf tiie mbletn of our new-born sister
Ike rewWicof France "Liberty Equality
" '
-YwjjtjaO
"The War Cry aflfce Denecrrnu."
We calf the attention of our readers to the noble
democratic song on our first page commencing with
tne cueenng words "ouco more unfurl that Stan
dard."
Our friends will shout its chorus over many a
held trom the JSLUroix to the Rio Grande between
uus anu inoremDer.
"With Cass and Bctlcr at our head
And every omen lueky
With Michijan we'll form onrvan .
And charge with old Kentucky"
ever be
The Buccanicrs of party cannot rule the political
seas while the conqueror of the Quintuple Treaty
carries his flag at the main.
Huzz 1 for the world I'Tis a "lorious old world yet!
The Cleveland (Ohio) True Democrat a
rabid whig paper edited by a whig ex-Con-
n.nnnmnn tnlls-vupd lit l(o Wntopmillt linn tn
port of the principles of the whig party; and fi' Tavlor to the extent ofits nw-
Hu IOUnU 1 .! nminiiolinn ia nniurar) !r nf
Jill illlkl Uil Ui"IUHULIUII 1-7 viitbieu IlltU dl
once. A meeting is called in Cuyahoga
political knowledge is cimcenied. and utter
ed in a voice which seemtd to imitate the
harsh murmurs of the spirits ofPandemonim.
We all thought here that he made a political
eunuch of himself if in fact he had not done
it before in the State of Arkansas where it
seems he was schooled in.whigery.
JudgE-Qchiltree (tho Elector) again fill-
bear it. The world is better than it has credit fon r i t--..i- mtnn lt.M kA . nnnaied on thc SignaTTTriJi'. aiid va.Terrr-.-
there is still honor gratitude pride and princi-! tificd at uc a caricature what would Mrs. e Sv .n'gnanl at the thought of Gen.
pie in its midst and men of loose principles and (Taylor say to it ; I fear if thc excellent oldi a .einR ca cd an abolitionist. Now
ofno-principlesare still in the minority as they Willi ladv were to sec it and be told it was the ( r cr5e.s ln 'a nero with being in fa-
... HI Iwt ' 11 ..ft I... ....! ..hi.. C fr ...U I. A I
UKcuess ui uer nusiiau" un.-i auc nuuiu uc
t. ....ui 1 -- j -.1 . - 1 ..
guers who have patched up the Taylor movement : couu -"ive UCL" w"rsnPe "iin out v.oiaung
. .1-1 . 1 - 1 r .t. .! the second commandment for it was certainly
will curse their honesty which of course they will' . - ... .... "
J J I liA ltfrfzi ei ruilhinir in flirt hnnvAn ihnia
. term their obstinacy; but they will have to grin and! ..pnrhhln(ath0 IfI n .w f
in analyzing the ''animal ichig"
that according to thisnts le st and only crite
rion laen. 1 aylor was wanting
Mr. Clay had looked upon the course of
public events for a long time with great re-
grtt. Some twenty years since the democratic
party had elected a military hero to the Pres-
idency.on what he regarded personal grounds
and in that eicction he had unavailing!)' ex-
erted his power and influence to prevent
what he coidd regard cnlya great public error
and misfortune.
And notwithstanding thc position then ta-
ken by the whig party they were now about lo
do the same thing. He feared the consequences
of such a result.
He said the movement in favor of Gen.
Taylor was one of the politicians and not of!
the people.
Now I submit that this effort to make the
public believe that Mr. Clay is pleased or at
all satisfied with what has been done is most
j audacious and impudent.
Mr. Clay canno. without the) most complete
and entire abandonment of both consistency
and principle either approve the nomination
or aid the election of Gen. Taylor. That he
will do either is not at all likely to those who
have had the means of learning his views on
the subject from his own lips."
Payment far Uotmtm Last la Service.
The rules by which payment is to be obtained for
hones or other property lost in the military service
pf the United States willba found on oorlastpajre
county to send delegates to the anti-Taylor
whig convention to oc neiu in that city on
the 2Ljt and 2id "the object of which is to
greatly mortified
It was suggested by somo gentleman on
the ground that the artist should have la-
belled his pictures with the name of the per-
sons they intended to represent as the Dutch-
man did in his painting of the man and the
horse. The procession was formed and with
the assistance of violins made its way to an
arbour near our village where the flag was
duly presented by one of Mrs. Judd's talen-
ted students in a neat address and respon-
ded to appropriately by a gallant young gen
tleman by thc name of 1 arleton
..! o.-. tnnminnU rnl 1n.. r. P-..' - '- came me songs Dy me minstrel provi
dent and vice President." ded fr the occasion ; a Mr. Stearns w ho has
Mr. Hamlin thus appeals to the whigs of! gained some notoriety here as the "Billy Bar-
qu: . . low of a company of comedians; Billy who
it seem was the poet laureate of the afore
said company of comedians composed thc
songs which Jic sung or rather attempted to
sing I am no judge of pcetry but I have
heard of such a thing as prose run mad and
the poetry of Mr. Barlow was a good deal
011 that order. It was not Hudibrastic but
.mnh? Wlmt wh;r nrmnnl; W.il n inrifT Doggerel without much wit or dignity. He
How do you know? Will distribution of the 5finS "C?ourse rhe Hero "f Monterey and
"Cass is a gentleman St a se'iolar.and has
had much experience in the affairs of Gov
ernment. Taylor is a rough uncouth sol
dier abominably profane and without any
experience in civil government. Can you
choose between these evils? But it is said if
Taylor be elected whig principles will tri-
1 you
public lanasr now do you knowr liut it is
nonsense to talk about these questions. To
pay our debts and support the government
we nnve got to have a tarifF sufficiently high-
to protect abundantly all the interests of the
country. And as to the government lands
the income is pledged for years to come Jo
pay the interest and principle of the twenty
million loan. To talk therefore about a
tariff and distribution is to strive to get the
peoples to turn their attention from the great
issue raised between freedom and slavery.
"But it is said ifTaylor is elected he will
put whigs into nil the offices. And that is
what is meant then is it by a choice of evils
a gt'Ung "ftht spoil? We know of no such
doctrine.
Buena Vista of battles and sieges "of most
disastrous chances of moving accidents by
flood and field" of the old Brown Surtout
and an old grey horse. Upon the whole the
songs were a rich medley of gunpowder
glorification and stuff and very badly sung
at that. We could have excused our politi-
cal ballad monger our minstrel of the Tay
lor isonvenuon ana tne iuy uanow ot pos-
terity had he sung the songs with any thing
iiKe a cnristian or civiuzea tune as it was
it was worse than whetting a kitchen knife up-
on a pot. But Billy like the Taylor orators
did bis best and we must take'the "will for
the deed."
Then came the Thunders of the Taylor or
ators. Ye little r tars bide your diminished I
vor of abolishing slavery in the United States.
11 woum be lolly to say so. Yet wc must bo
permitted to draw the logical deductions
from his letter to the editor of the Signal
which truth ana candor obliges us to draw.
He says in that letter that he has a "high
opinion and approval of the sentiments and
news embraced in thc editorial. ml what nr..
those sentiments and views? they are these:
that the "extension over the continent beyond
the Rio Granite of the ordinance of 1787 is
an object loo high anil permanent to be bajped
by Presidential vetoes." Now this ordinance
of 17S7 of the extension of which -he ap-
proves says "Tlicre shall neither be slavery
nor involuntary servitude in the said territory
othenrise than in punishment of crimes whereof
the parly shall hate been duly convicted."
Gen. Taylor with his views of the exercise
of the veto power would not should a whig
Congress again pass thc principles of the
"Wilmot Proviso" in some shape veto that
measure and save thc South. How could
he when he approves the measure. Th
Judge in his effort No. 2 commenced by re
citing a dream ana when he finished his
speech his hearers very naturally came to
the conclusion that his effort was just "such
"stuff as dreams are made of."
George Lane Esq. was then called on.
Ah! George George little does your moth-
er know you are out.
Mr. Lane is known here1 as a Taylor
Democrat what that is is not fairly known
it is thought to b a soft shallow amphibious
kind of animal. George made a short
speech but he was evidently not at home.
the audience were wearied he resumed his
seat and the worthy President of the Con-
vention adjourned it. It has therefore
'Gone glimmering through the dreams of things
that were
A school boy's talk the wonder of in hour."
Tour friend "BOB.'
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