The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-06-13

""" w J"''''"''ou "''I uhis particular SUD
ject. In this we have been theoretically
| right, but practically we have made grea,
mistake. All means, political, diplomatic,
| and literary have been used 10 concentrate
the public opinion, not only of the world at
| large, but of our own country, against us
and resting upon the undoub,cd truth that
our domestic institutions were the subjects
of no government lnt our own local GOV.
ernmeuts, and concerned no one but our.
selves, we have been passive under these
assaults, until danger mcnaccs us from cv.
cry quarter 4 great party has grown up,
and is increasing in the United States,
| which seems to think il duty they owe to
earth and heaven, TO make war on domos.
! tie institution, upon which are siaked our
| property, our social organization, and our
peace and safety.
Sectional feelings have been invoked, and
those who wed the power of this Govern.
mcnt have been tempted almost. if not
quite, beyond their power Of resistance, to
wage war against our property, our
social system, which. if successfully pros.
ecu'ed, must end in our destruction. Eve.
~ induccment, the love of power. the de-
sire to accomplish what are, with less truth
than plarsibilty, called "rciorms," MI are
offered to tempt them to press upon those
who are represented, and in fact, seem to
be an easy prey to the spoicr.
Our equality under the Constitution il in
effect denied, our social institutions are de.
rided and cortcmncd, and ourselves treated
with contumcly and scon through all the
avenues which have rs vet been opened TO
the public opinion of the world That
these assaults should have had their effect
is not surprising, when we remember that
rs vet we have offered no organized re.
sistance to them, aud opposed but little, OK
ccpt the isolated efforts of members Of
Congress who have occasionally raised their
voices against what they believed TO be
wrongs and injustice.
1t is time that we should meet and main.
tain nm issue in which Wa find ourselves in
yolved by those who make war upon MS in
regard Ia every interest that is peculiar TO
Us, and which is MT odjovcd in common
with them, however guaranteed hy solemn
compact, and NO maticr how vitality involy-
inc our prosperity happiness aud safety.
Il Is time that We should take measures 10
defend ourselves against assaults. which
can end in nothing short Of our dcstruc.
ton if we oppose 10 resistance 10 them.
Owing 10 accidental circumstances, and a
want OF knowledge Of the true condition
of things in the Southern States. the larger
portion of the press and of the political lii.
craturc of the world has been directed
against us. The moral power of public
opinion carries political strength along with
IT, and il against Us, We must wrestlc with
it or fall Il. ms we firmly believe, Truth
is with us, there is nothing to discourage
Us in such an effort.
The eventual strength Of an opinion j.
TO be measured not 10y the number who may
chance tu ontortnin II. PUT 10y the truth
which sustains il, we believe. nav. we
know, that truth is with Ms. and therefore
we should not shrink from the contest
We have too mn a stakcd upon il to
shrink or 10 trcmhle-a property interest,
in all It's forms oi incalculahlc amount and
value; the social organization, the equality,
the, liberty, nay, the existence OF fourteen
or fifteen States of the toutnderacN all
rest upon the result of the Struggle in which
we ARE engaged. We mus; maintain the
equality ot our political position in tn"
Mon. We must maintain the dignity and
responsibility of our social position before
the world, and we must maufain and Sc.
cure our liberty and rights, so far rs our
united efforts can protect them; and, II
possible we must effect all this within the
pale of the Mon, and by means known To
the Constitution. The Mon Of the South
upon these vital interests j. necessary, not
onl, for the sake of The South, bat perhaps
for the sake of the mon. We lave great
interests cxposcd io the assaults not only
of the world ut large but of those who,
constituting the majority, WELD TIE power
of our own conledcptcd States. We must
defend those interests bv all Legitimate
means. or else perish either in or without
the effort. To make n successful o,ioucp
we must unite with each other upon The
one vital question, aud make tie most OF
our political strength. We must Ito more
we must 20 beyond our cnircnchmouts,
and meet even the more distant and indi.
rect. bu, hy no means hm1loss, assaults
which are directed against rs, We. too,
can appeal to public opinion. Our as'all-
ants act upon theory To their theory We
can oppose experience. They reason upon
an imaginary state Of things; 10 tins ~e
may oppose tuth and actual knowledge.
To do this, however. We too mus, open up
avenues 10 the public mind we, too, must
have an organ through which we can ny.
peal TO the world, and commune with oacl
other The want Of such an organ here
toiorc has been, perhaps, oae of the lead
ing causes of our present condition.
There is no paper at the scat OF Govern
ment through which We can hear or be
heard fairly and truly by the country
There is a paper here which makes The
abolition of slavery its main and para
mount end, There are other papers here
which make the maintenance of political
parties their supreme and controlling oh
lcct, bat none which consider the preserya
ton OF sixteen hundred millions OF proper
ty, the equality and liberty Of fourteen 81
fifteen States, the protection of the wht'
man against African equality, as para
mount over or oven equal 10 the malnton
anec of some political organization which
is to secure President; and who is mn OBJ
ject Of interest, not because he will certain
" rule, or perhaps rain the south, hul
chiefly for the reason that he viii possess
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