The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-08-24

Tor US. And II any amongst Us should SAY
so, what would II he but an expression Of
his fearsi What motive. what means
what end could Southern confeder.
acy have for making war upon the North
Sir, no msn among US dreams of such a
thing-no Northern man npprehends it,
What then means these words Of Mr.. Web.
slcr Are they any thing bu. words OF
menace! When we Of the South do bu,
cry out "don' tread on us; we bcseech YOU
Nv III. memories Of the past and the hopes
Of the future, don't tread on u.s. they call
that menace. Certainly 1t is menace,
sa, they for do YOU not mean to Intimate,
that il we do tread on YOU. YOU will strike
Yes and as such we despisc it. For have
we not ,rod on you, and vou did not stikc
And are we not ,reading on you, and II You
attempt to ,lodc us by secession, we will
tramIle YOU into the earth SIR ! did rot
d, Justice Ia the strength Of Mr. Wcbsicr's
language when called j, the lauguagc of
menace, II is much more. 1t is outrage /;
i, is the contcmptuous spnrn Of one who
scorns to stikc a coward foe
But i, is not W.. Webster slonc who has
said this Mr.. Clay echoes it, aud he i. a
~,'.,,ta Eaaa~.IC.a,,,..i H.. :,
and !. mn, h. n northern NAM n;,h Sou,hor,
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marvellous in the triple league Of amiiy, be.
tween these men heretofore SO hostile" M
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,lnd anh;'ian No." non,and;na c,r snnr.na.
c,. ubo, ,h., have nm, dov, ali o,h.r
com,.t;tors no,binp remain, hn, d,i, ion
of entire. nr one great final Struggle Cor 81.
u,.,nu,y. II sometimes happeus tina, all
ihinps are p,eparcd for this di,i,ion. or this
G,nl si,urnle Whnt then So con,cnien, AS
to cal in some kind person. some light un.
mciirahlc man, fit to be sent on erfnnds, f"
ia serve as a stake holder until the others
should he ready To lay ont their desperate
gnm,. So too in + rance. wher, it was vet
doubtful whether the ultimate t.inmph
would b, 10 the constitutional ,hco,ie. OF
Si,,cs. or 10 the militnr, despo,,sn, Of Ro.
n,pa,tc, they set up n temporar, consu,bp.
The idea of con.nls was taken from Rome,
where ihcr. were cnnsuls. Now we have
two men Of iynl nnt ties. and something like
equal consideration. What did they wan,
with thi,d, They wanted hin a. = stake
holler--or, rs Tnllryrnnd then sid. AZ a
.ort of wrapping paper. between the two to
prevent collisions. Hence the, took u
man. never heard of before or since, who
came ia be- knew not how. and wen, out.
no one else knows when.
II i, an old say ING tha, "whcn rogucs tlll
ont, honest men conc Nv their Own. hut
wha' ne we I" say, slr. when men long
hostile to each other, men who tar wears
have spoken all manner "i evil agHinsi ench
other are seen I" r"a'e,c "h"i nave
these men IN comment They haNt indeed
one common ohlect--thc Presidency and
'hcr ma, combine to put down every thing
"heh cannot '" made 7" 'ailN To the -np-
poft ~ some one "i TIE three wren IN, Is
done two vii combine I" run OH The IN q.
Lcpldus viii disappear, aud then comes the
battle at AcfInm Hence It Is, 81, mat 'his
Southern party ia To he nipPed III The bud
The nucleus OF sneh patty i !" he hr"'
ken up, and It> members d'lyen back I" their
old positions of whl.grry and democracy.
Why Is tbs. y III" reason Is PLAN
enough +" those VII" viii annltze the qnes-
lion Will "A Suuihcrn paiiN follow VIZ.