The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-08-03
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to be admitted into the Union at this session.
But this is not the worst parI Of tie Gass ThlS
effort TO set on foot State orQanizatiOhiS OBJ
viously about TO result in the efTusion Of blood
in civil strife; blood is about to stain the sois
the sacred soil Of Texas say sacred, because
that soil has been heretofore m6istened viii
the blood Of her heroic sons in her great stfua-
gle Tor independence and liberty. Yes; eli, vi
how get intelligence from Santa Fe to thia et-
feet: Major Neighborsj the Texan Commis.
sioner, lately sent 10 The neighborhood Of Santd
re, Tor the Pnrpose Of establishing civil organ-
zatlOn over that portion Of Texas lying III that
neighborhOod, has been compelled 10 deast
from his undertaking, aud has fetu med q Ter.
as for The purpose of obtaining the aid Of
military force competent 70 maintain The civil
rights Of Texas against the tIaarping violence
Of Lieut.. Col. Of The IT, S. Army; acting with
or without Otders, as the case may be! Yeu
stj desPotc military rule has been cot tp HI
opposition to the just territorial claims Of 4
sovereign State OF this republics aud we ars
about to be plunged into oil the horrors Of 4
civil war unless Congress shall interfere II
season. and arrest the fatal course Of events.
The facts to which am now referring afe Of
unquestonable verify, as II would bo altogeth-
er easy to show, were permitted 10 haHie the
respectable gentleman, ieltef from whom,
written at Santa Fej memBer Jf lRis Bodt,
| was permitted to read on y6stetddy. Yes.
sir, this gentleman sdys that collision Of arms
is confidently expected to Occur between ths
regular troops OF the United States aud ibs
citizen soldiers Of Texas some titiio Id the en-.
suing month; it we should do nothing 10 pre:
) vent It. Sir, this is d case bf most ap1slIint
ln'efesfi not heretofote wholly unantiSlpsted
by me' as hohofable senator's will Bear Ik;thess.
For, several weeks ago; senator how II ~
, eye Nh SeWard,] used language here Of A
nature TO show that he, at least: d, thai lime,
was IN favor Of the exercise Of fOrce bv the II
/ States In opposition to the territorial claim Of
Z lexas' Yesi sir hc dared to employ laDguarS
? on that occasion which Allied HE With IndlOnn:
y ton, and which did not fail 10 deno[nce 4
e the time in terms which no one could fan "A
. !. understand On that OCCASION declared, and
y y again declare, that if drop OF TEXAN blood
snail De shed upon her own soil. il will BIZ tha
duty OF every Southern man, able 10 hear arms
10 rush to the scene Of strife; in order 10 put
down ushrpa'ion and maintain iKe cspse of
justice and Of right. And, cir; then Snid, md
repeat II, that do Not doubt that in Aacb
. . struggle hundreds Of thousands of valiant man
. from The North also would he found IsndbS
( thelr aid against military tyranny and ms mrt:
!. mlions Of desPolism. Now, sir, lei hs Ssk.
= who is willing to lend his aid in aygttinp ,hid
!, - tragic catastrophe? Who 10 willing 70 satlHce
a little OF the pride of opinion--a lule Of that
:, Pertnacity in the maintenance ofpecuiiot visws
a which is one Of the great evils Of the preson.
- days Who ID willing to Cooperate With ,hS
irlehds OF this measure, IN preventing the she'd.
ding OF frhterhal blood in New Mexico. and IA
'' thus rescuing the Union from the mos, seriopa
danger with which ii has been ever YET men:
aeed! All must now know mo man indeed
s. possessed Of sound reason can deny, that ,hil
" bill supplies the only means BY Mhch III.
dread scene which l have bat family depicted
may bo prevented; and those who refuse nov
ct to Cooperate with us in this noble effort n
prevent the dread strife Of hrms, will have
#, responsibility hereafter to encounter, which
am sure that no man or set Of men that thii
n, country ever produced, would BE- able to en-.
Sit counter without the entire destruction Of pub
lie character