The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-11-01
Frum the Columbus Times
DrMOt Ratio Union ~ NEW YORK.


statement ON tins subject. The wing editor. of
the south, like the Enquirer la,i week, will say,
Just ~ We cNpcc,i," and declare that the en-
tire democracy Of New York have Welded to
the Free Sol principle; while At the North, the
editors Of the same party. like Greedy Of the
New York Tribune viii. with equal earnest.
ness, aver tina, the Barnburncrs have made
di-gracefnl back out and abandonment, of the
Free Sod platform. The truth lies between
the party -coiorcd extremes, and amounts to
this, that while certain free soil doctrines are
affirmed by the Union Convention, vet. mas.
much ~ those doctrines are QUESTIONED II j.
agreed that they should not be test Of dem
ocraiic i,nth--iu other words, the union Of the
two parties is based on the idea Of giving free
soil, as n political democratic ISSUE the go-bv.
accompanied by a public declaration Of foiero.
fion on the voNed question. The following Is
the resolution on this subject
That Congress has the constitutional power
over slavery in the Dislrie, Of Columbia, and
ha, no power over Ii in the States That i, pos
>esscs, IN our opinion, full power over the Ter.
rliorics of the United States, aud should exert
that power on MI occasions Of attempts to in
iroducc it there, but MS the constitutional power
i, questioned, We are wiling 10 tolerate the
free exercise Of individual opinion upon that
question, among member. Of the democratic
family who are willing TO rally under one stand.
ard, aud support the ticket nominated 10y the
recent State Convention
We understand ihi, resolution TO amount, to
declaration Of non-int,ryeniion and baud,
of the slavery question by the democracy OF
the Empire state. lhls is something, nay, ii i,
much gained and would be all the south Womb
require, If all the parties at the North would
adopt the same rule. |, is Fl, edom from the
NcXa,ious agitation Of the question a, the north
that we desire and if the question were fairly
thrown out Of the political arena, whence it dc
rives it, dangerous importance, We nigh, a,.
ford TO treat the genuine abolition fiction with
the contempt il merits. The immediate result
of this reunion are, first the nomination of
mixed ticket 10 be supported by the reunited
party; and second the delea, of the
free soil wing party Of that state. We say
" free soil wing party because among the
wings Of New York there has never been any
sch-m on this que,iion-they have been al.
ways so unanimous agains, ~, that no one has
ever though, Of divisions and tests IN reference
TO n
J." Is S"m''1'hg gained 'hen' mat We have
W., I'"'r" P"''9 VI "" "fN VIM 'pt'"''s
freedom "i opihlon on uiiN slavery question
ana '''A' "n'h member t" Congress Is elected
ny '"c"'' nc WI ho' siaUd III d"hs'f OF heihg
o''fa''''e' Nhou'd ne No'i WIN NE south II
is 'uh'tn'hg gained rs an 'NahPie 10 p"iiieal
plfu'' w "'het s'a'e,--ah 'Nanhfie, NE effects
"' why" We can u"i"', TI',N'. witness the
'As' W '"'' "io'"hs ~ p,io'.
To- give our reader, some idea bow this re-
union j. treated lay the party press, We quote
the following extracts, The Albany Journal
fwhs) says
ne harnhurners, after nli their "-ound