The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-09-07

are Ill IH'Or oil tne Te-eieth'" W ''""'
Rush To the United States Senate. When
we consider the cours" Of this gentleman
for the last two years, no one can iail 10
view this dec.Aion IA very extraordinary
and unfortunate. Now what has Gen. X.
done 10 deserve the confidence OF his tel
low cifixcns! Does he deserve praise for
having ,mpiored the Senate to suspend tine
Eth rule, this. the Oregon bill might so 10
the rre.ilen, who was waiting IN an ad'
Joining room to sign ii il his vote in
the United States Senate, in 1916, in favor
Of Mr.. 1hompson's amendment TO the Or
eron bill restricting slavery from that Ter.
ri,ory, worthy Of special rewardi l. his
vote in May, lsis, in the National Demo.
| cratic Convention. in favor Of the ifceso'
delegation from New York taking seats IN
! ,ha, body, regarded IN so favorable light
that we must needs express our commend
alton. of the mani Has he charged his
positions, or acknowledged in any respects
his errors So far from It we see nothing
but logged determination To pursue the
course previously marked out. His speech
I last Writer is of this character. In that
effort he gives us dissertation upon the
Wilmo, pro,iso, which was acknowledged
10 be deac; Classics Southern ulira'sm
with abol,ionism, and goes on, of his
way to compliment. Gen. Cass. whose pol
ley as fully excludes the South from the
territories M an act Of Congress could do
He was strictly silent upon the question OF
the admission of California with her free
soil cons,itlon. and the sale OF the public
lands Of Texas, the two most prominent
questions before the country and upon
which his constituents were anxious 10
learn hi, opinions. 1t is true he has de-
Tended our title with ability, but while he
has done 80 he has countenaneed by his
silence, If not directly, the efforts of de
signing demagogues to dismemher our
State, and give up nearly onc'hali of 1t to
frce.soil. The Washington Union thus
speaks of the course of both our Senators
on the compromise;
"On Tuesday evening almost every sign
was favorable to its success. The Texan
senators were satisfied; and the opponents
OF the Compromise confess, and Tor the
first tine. that they were impressed with I
the prospect of is passage. On "ednes-
day the 3lst the Senate assembled under
the most cheering auspices but reverse
soon appeared, and the first fatal blow tina,
was aimed n, 1t was directed against the I
arrangement, for adjusting the boundary of .
Texas. Severn censurcs have been thrown .
upon Mr.. Senator Pcarcc for the course
which he has pursued; and we content
ourselves with frankly aud respectfully &c. /
clarlng that he has assumed yesponsbllt |
ty Tor the past for which hc owes a deep I
atonement IN the future
Now L., il be borne in mind that this bill |
excluded the South from all the territories
that j, proposed to take nearly onc-half of
Texas, and that. too, without Acknowledge /
ing our claim to it and to cap the climax,
TO abolish the slave trade in the District Of |
Columbia Now let us suppose this bill |
had passed. Wlthou, detailing the consc.
aucnces which would necessari, result |
from its operation, is il not evident that II
would have furnished a warrant from the
South 10 the General Government, to pur.
sue n system OF measures that would utl |
ma,cly have resulted in pros,ration OF the
Southern States.
Beside. he foregoing, i, is stated TIM, il
was mainly owing to the warm and eff
cient support Of both our Senators that
Mr. Pearce's bill, proposing to purchase
onc.half of our territory and defeating il
to tree.sollism, passed the senate. There
is not n sentence in this bill that recognizes
our title to the territory in question. 1t
consequently offers us only so much for
our clam. 1t will be seen also that both
our Senators voted for the establishment o,
Territorial Government in New Mexico,
embracing the territory in dispute thus Civ.
ing their sanction to this measure
In view Of these facts we think the Leg.
stature OF Texas hardly dare reflect Gen,
Rusk to his present position.
But a more grave. and important, and
responsible duty devolves upon the Legisla.
ture OF Texas in the consideration of Gen.
Houston's political course. lie voted for
the Oregon bill with the Wilmot Benton
and ilouston) proviso annexed TO it. At
the same session, and in reference 10 the
same b'll he voted against the principle Of
the Missouri compromise. Here is what
Horace Greedy. free soiler. and the edit.
or Of the New York Tribune, said nbou.
Gen. Houston'a vote:
"Tnw VIcroRy ov FREEDOM IN ruv
ORGANIZATION or ORgooN y! General
fioaston's aid was entirely unexpected, and
we are so much the more grateful for it,
Houston was never suspected OF being
ninny, and il he has any notion Of being in
the way Of the presidency in 50. he must
know better than TO choose to defy the
aroused convictions Of the free states. We
have not heard of his making any efforts
for the extension Of slavery, and rc shall
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