The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-02

stand by us through all dangers and support us in
every peril Indeed this issue IL not alone the con-
Germ Of Texas, but Of every other southern State
which has the least regard for its peculiar rights
and future security from high handed and dias-
trous tyranny. Emphaticaiy, the cause of Texas.
in this case, is the of the whole South.
failure on the part Of any southern State TO sustain
the position of Texas cannot and will not be con-
strued by the world in any other light than as di-
rect recreancy TO their own immediate and palpa-
BILE interests. But there need be no fears of such
recreancy on the part Of the southern people. They
are alive to the importance of the principles in
volved in the pending contes; and we fearlessly
vouch that gallant men and abundant treasure will
be forthcoming whenever needed"
The New Orleans Picay,ne has the follow
ing in relation to the grounds for the confidence
expressed by the Gazette in the assistance to
Texas, in support of her claims, from the South
and West:
General John p. Henderson, who was dele
gate from Texas to the Nashville convention, has
made some remarkable statements in relation to
the unwritten action of that body this question
At public meeting in the county Of San Angus
tine, among other significant things, he said that
he had obtained from the convention when at
Nashville the assurance that if the Government
of the United States should attempt 10 despo Texas
of her territory, the people of the South would as
sist Texas in making opposition thereto
"The assurance for the people ofthe whole South,
which the Nashville convention thus gave to Gene
raj Henderson, was not without an equivalent
General Henderson says that in return therefor he
pledged himself for the people of Texas, that she
would never consent to the alienation of any por
ton of her territory for the purpose of curtaling
and limiting the area of slavery and that in Civ
ing that pledge he had abiding confidence tina
| the people Of Texas would redeem it to the very
| letter
"Thc potency of the feeling under which thes,
mutual pledges were made and taken is not to bt
denied, but there will be some question, think
about the right of General Henderson to bind al
Texas and that of the Nashville convention t.
give binding pledges for the South"
We have stated that intelligence of Mr.
PEARcE's bill had not reached Texas at tn,
time when the remarks we have quoted from
the Austin papers were written. We have
however, Galveston papers, published after thu
receipt Of the news of the passage Of that bill
by the Senate.
The Galveston Cirilian holds this language
"Should it appear that the telegraph has reported
correctly the proposition to Texas adopted by tn,
Senate, we free to say that the Legislature viii
consult the views of a large majority of the people
OF the State by its acceptance. The line described
| latitude $50 } commences on the Rio Grandc abou
sixty miles above Ell Paso, and runs to the l00tl
| deg. west longitude, being more than five degree
wcst of this city, and many north, at its neares
| approach. The distance from Fredericksburg, GU
most remote settlement under the late republic, OF
at present, with the exception of Ell Paso, by tn,
travelled route, is about five hundred miles TIL,
whole of the territory to be coded lies far above the
Cross Timbers, and is inhabited exclusively by In
dams Mexicans, and adventurers from other States
and U. States troops-all alien to Texas in feeling
and strangers to her jurisdiction. No Texan ha
fixed his habtation there; no adventurou
land hunter has located within it; it is blank upor
the map in our General Land Office. Whatever il
of value in the land has long since been absorbed
by old Spanish grants. Whatever Of Anglo Saxor
energy or enterprise lie to be found among the peo
pie is arrayed gainst Pecunarily, the country
is of no value to Texas. Politically, of as little
The vacant and unapproprated lands would not
pay the expense of surveying if thrown into the
market at present. Appropriated to our creditors
/ they would probably lie dormant and unproduc
/ tive Tor hall century. The present population II
! poor, and the State tax upon them would not pay
the expense of governing and keeping them il
| order"
The Galveston Journal, speaking Of the pas
sage Of Senator PEARcE's bill, says:
This affords hope of the peaceful adjustment o
the difficulty, which all good men in this State
and throughout the Union, will hail with satisfac
ton. But Texas should not depend too much or
Congress, and if conciatory measures fail to NEE
the approval of that body, she should be prepared
for the event, and ready to act for hcrself."