The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-06-20

African Slavery. - NJ ms nHN, indeed pas
/ sing strange say it was undoubtedly
! conceded. for ! have too great regard for
the reputation OF those who We're actors in
/ that mos, important business for the South,
4 Ia believe them guilty of wliul perjury
/ The very fact Of voting for a proposition of
tbs kind, or 4 signing bill with such pro.
+ vision. involved in my poor judgment a
sworn belief upon the part of the voter or
the President. in the constitutional power of
the Congress to do, that she solemuly en-.
acts To do.
II is this much boosted compromise, upon
which more than onc prominent Southern
man has yainly attempted la ride into office
] am foolish enough to look upon it as our
first and greatest disaster aud TO which all
others may be naturally traced The north
has chosen las she well might TO interpret,
the adoption OF the Missouri compromise
line as an abandonment OF our night. IN
vain have some of our southern statesmen
of late contended trathcr bv way of ex.
cuso for the miss. step taken by those who
have gone before them that II was only Il
temporary surrender, under the expectation
and belief that it would settle the dqrcrg
preston forever. In vain have they pcrs,s.
ted IN DENYING the constitutional riaht of
Congress to Iegislate upon the subject of
slavery All the good which they might
have effected by this repudation of the Mis-.
sonri pcccedeaf has been blasted and rem.
dcrrd of no lasting avail 10 MS. BIS a mani.
fas, DISPOSITION upop the mart Of some of oyr
o,eu MN 70 rc.eeaet This ,reecherops fare,
What have we eained NV III a little
moro sle,o and n little morn slumher"
T.mporary eui.t a short cessation of hos.
nis. a brief very hrief RESPITE from the tor.
utrn,iug .lls at in, slavery agitation. a kind
Of "c,sAi dam" political armistico. and
nothiue more Dur bonos bayoud thes,
have boon dausiva We have neau;esrcd
for II Tim. IN a violation of the ,dcrtd char.
Ter os onr nion The north rs +, were
with onr consent has PLANTED her foot upon
uuhddop pround .nsj We hay, found out
pefhaps too late that we must Weld to her
demands or sever company with her, IN
vain have we, md do We appeal TO her sense
OF Justice; ia vain do We recur 10 the rccol
leeilons aud associations OF the past, our
common origin, the common glory and tn
umph Of our revolutionary Struggle the mu.
tnai interest and iralernai s'mpathes winch
hctuH'ra our l"feiaihets "a The lonnattoh "l
this mon. IL has been ~ yet, an IN VAN
lh" cdict has gone forth D'ferid esf
carthage. They have hung 'hctr banner
from lhc outer wall. and upon II is Inscribed
Hnn'h"a.i'H 20 M sure poTcr
he e'l precedent OF the Missouri com
promise mas proved formidable weapon
against us h"th III HE hands "l Ihise friends
ana open 'hrhlies' u l. mus precedent
"ih'h mas been lnVoked ny "nr of our own
senators l" Shi'lc nan from the MANY oi
hls HfS'ff'" "l US hud the constitution up
on "a" passage oil The oregon hht Tie
sH'u'a nave Ano"n thai the eve" quasi ar
~"'" 81 'ne authority oi "hg''s' To I'sis'
late un'n me subject 81 slavery m the Ter
1ioHcs NJ this time would only tend TO en-
holdrn me North 40 ITS reeklcssiiess oil ton.
suluionAl "b'isalious.
| cnn ascrbe Ia no other feeling than
that ot the great love which the South. as n
body. has Tor the MON. tn fact that thi,
manifest usarpution OF power has not long
since been most solemnly denied and pro-
tested against 10y all her state .men, her
very siltation Hs Il were DEF ending upon her
guarding wen the rescrred rights of the
States. Bot Wnaccouniahle aS il may be-
with a kind of iaconprehcnshle fatality
she has time and again rendered it a. an
oltrc Branch OF compromise m her contest