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



me if am rather more tedious in its an.
swer ihan would be-. were it upon a sub.
iccr of every day bu.ncse Z"
You make the inquiry of me "what i.
vour determination =. to attending the
southern Convention To NEE, at Nashville
in June noyt q \is. do YOU think there
is n necessity for the assembling of that
Convention,
Having nothing. politically. To conceal
from Won or the public. and having as sun
pose received majority of the very limited
number Of votes polled. il will not | pre-.
snme be nresumptiou. upou nv par, Tins
pnblicly Ia make kno,yutn Won and all OH.
ers my opini.n ~ ;o the importapce of that
Convention and my determination ii. ia
what will lac the course rureued hy u,sel.
as an elected Deliberate
( shnu ma, attend the (onyent;on ia .h.
canacit, of n drlepat. from thf. state
have not the mean. Of o.cer,aining ,bnnum.
her of votes polled nt the election IN March
last hut q. tin. nm, satisfied that not an.
tenth of the people in the ynrious coupties
| Fms, of fine TRINITY river ,vcr, ipCornod of
the acti,n taken bv our Ie,,,sla,ur, imam
the slavery ouestion and further ,bu, one
fourth Of even those who hnd received the
information that nm election wa. to he heidi
an the first Unndav in March last ,,er. H.,
desirpip, mon deceived a. Ia the oh,erts nf
the Convention. TO which they wore called
upop to elect delroatns
II NOT Ia u want of interest and an.,iet,.
ON the mart Of the neoplr nj Texas in the
settlement Of tbe nj ,.orlipo and all ip,,or.
tgnt unrstiou now dividiup fhe north and
the south but 10 this want of .nrrert IN for.
nation. | ascribe tba yer, limited vote rBst
nj thar election No matter what may be-
I said. nor by hon said IS to the feeling OF
our people upon this subject. the unanimous
action OF our Legislature in adoptinp the
principle. embodied ia the Calhoun rc.olu
/ tons and the solemn pledges made at the
.ame time to our sister states south. should
+ convince them. as also oar northern oppo.
ucuts. that ae feel and know. that we have
+ left us uo choice of sides, thai come good
/ or VI oar lot must be-. with those identified
/ with Us in interest As en- humble citizen
| Of the state. do seriously regret that this
matter has not been full, sud freely discus.
/ scd among the people | fear not their De-.
/ cison wherever 1t j.. hy them fully under.
! stood. As It Is, however, the great irregu-
/ larity OF our mail conveyance. the action
T taken lust on the heI OF the session. the
early day after the adjournment too early
I far some OF the members TO reach their
/ homes fixed upon for the election. have al
combined 10 reuder ahorii,c tie great de-.
I sire the members bad, Go have the State rep.
I resented IN the convention. los individuals
the immediate choice of the people Thorn.
solves ! cannot look upon the election of
March last a. any demonstration of the wish
of the people that ! should represent them
at Nashville. aud though ma, have rccciy.
ed the unanimous nomination of the mem.
beers OF the Legislature from the East. rs al.
So ever, vote poilcd az ihe election. | could
not conceive nysclf justified. from the mea.
gre vote in comparison Ia the number of
legal voters. ia claiming a seat in that con.
vcutiun as the Representative of tho State Of
Texas.
Whatever others may feel upon this sub.
lert must confess feel deeply the inpor.
lance al tins time ol united action upon the
part Of the SOUTH and ! can see no better
plan ot obtaining thu, result than by the -.
Stumbling together of delegates from the va.
rious States to discuss the whole matter
over and hN upon somc plan. il possible, 10
settle all the little differences among our
selves. Let us compromise il we choose
al our political tcnets which do no, involve
ia them dissolution of tins Mon by vo.