The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-10-11

IL wll.MOT PROvIso-TllE SOUTHERN
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m .hstiu anu ""'hh'' !" hccp uit 'f' ="
e,,ieation brightly burning. This agitation
consequent excitement has already had 1
pefca inhucnce--,he country already feels !
Anhy reaction. Public opinion once fully anc
brougiy aroused, will force public men Il
pw their hands it will compel them une
,ocally TO define their position, and rende
account of their stewardship This vii
BILE the people 10 reicard the iai,hiul-th,
krihfui too, are sure of thar reward, sooner
Batter This spirit Of inquiry and iayes'iga.
n i, abroad in all the land. 1t is doing good
IN in the North, calling forth the manly and
kuotic letter from Gen. Cass in defence OF
S,,hern Constitutional rights. II is cchoing
tones of thunder, in Missouri, the people 5
Attenuation of the ireachery of Benton.
souri has told her iavorie chief. that al
kueh she delighted TO honor him for past
rices, yet, however great they may have
IN. they furnish no excuse, justification, or
Injection for present ireachery: US they have
kwered honors and rewards on him, without
..ure. for the virtues of his past life, SO will
N hold him TO strict account and punishment
the sin and treason of the present This
d, has found work to do in kcntueky-and
and nobly has il done its labor Kentucky
rebuked her idolxed chief; not II single
nncipa,ion delegate is returned TO the Con.
ton The influence of this spirit of inqu-
Md agitation is felt throughout the Union
eleven Frec-soil delegates, proper, have
b returned 70 TIE House of Representative,
e, there are many evolves" in sleeps
hing but only eleven have been elected
have openly run On the Free. soil ticket 4,
is proof tia, when the spirit Of inquiry
accountability is aroused and abroad. they
not incur the edium of an open and fla
!, violation Of the Consultation therefore
hose other Free-soilets who have obtained
in the Hoese Of Representatives, North
: attn, hold them by tenure Of fraud and
Ut whether Wings or Democrats, they
been elected upon pure party grounds,
ly denouneing the Wilmot proylso, and
ling in opposition to the free-soil candi-
How many Of these wolves" will
their disguise this coming Congress, re-
to be seen,
b. people are becoming thoroughly aroused,
Their servants must look wei to thrr dn.
for they will be watched with vigilance
knows 40 slumber There are very few.
III OF South, mad and ianaln enough to de-
u dissolution Of the Union, if il can be-
rrycd with the Constitution; if it can be
rsved with all its privileges, blessings, and
Prs, equally to every section and state; II
be preserved withou, sacrifice Of a single
ipIe Of the nights OF man. if il can b. pre-.
j as u Nes formed, and far The purposes
trh It ras tormsi-a shield and buckler
ist oppression, But when it is made
)nsir,ment to destroy tho-c rights it was
to protect II must lee broken When de
h are made TO know that the South uH
Aamey -uhml, TO wrong and injury; that
will cheerfully sacrifice her love of the
pr, rather than yield to an aggression upon
Fights, she viii then pause, if not from
Otto motives, from motives of interest and
b. When they can be made to feel that
South is united that she has taken rcso-
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tannotw dishonor then the question is
even at the North, the simple one of Free
BE- policy and the law of Congress in the
lation for the new territories. The queS-
becomes more direct and fearful" shall
'nion be dissolvcd,' In such crisis, the
Vi would have little to fear II the Southern
le were, and the Southern States were,
~ uniied but it is matter Of deep regret
we expose n weak point TO the Northern
DC, and nrite aggression by our dissen-
True these are not widespread among
peopic, but We, now and them here aud
offer to the world some singular cyi-
of Inconsistency and contradiction, if MOI,
knd facia evidence of rank division. For
nee; There is but one common sentiment
Sou,h--fhcre ran be- bm Qua fixed aud
lble determination, fnaiiy, to resist, even
= extreme of dsunion, the aggressions of
= Worth upon the constitutional rights of the
nm to make the existence of the Union
~ upon the preservation cf the Coustiiu-
-and this sentiment is nowhere more cher.
and widespread than in Texas. Vet, il
Dt be denied that the fanatics of the North
with exultation, To the detection in the
J. of eminent public men, and boldly and
Identity claim their acts as an index To the
,soil sentiment in the slave States. and
lere is this unfortunate truth more unfor.
ely written than IN Texas.
i necessary that the people of the South
IN peopIe oi Ierds--sst themselves right
matter tina, they convince the North