Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-09-14
NUMBER y.
The Texas QuestiOn---PropOsed
new plan of Compromise.


If there was ever brayado heartily and seorn.
fully laughed at, it must have been some such
biavado as that now attempted by the state
of Texas-or rather, let US do Texas the JUS
tice to say, BY the governor and a portion Of
her people. Threats OF rebellion, and delib-
crate preparations for treason may be very he
roic; but they can hardly be regarded as such
made under circumstances so eyinciye Of
utter impotence and distress as Texas is now
placed in, ravaged and outraged as her borders
are by sayages whom she is incapable Of eth
er Furnishing or driving away There is some-
thing inexpressibly ludicrous, as well as pain
full in hearing Texas crying to the United
States for succor, while at the same moment,
Iimpudently declaring her intention-and Of
course, ability-to whip the United States
out of New Mexico. 1t is evident, sobs the
Western Texan, as quoted BY rs yesterday,
that the whole of our western frontier IS in
tested with the savages The whole country
is being laid waste, and repine and murder
seem 20 be the order of the day. The farm
ers are forced to leave theircrops and they 90
to waste and ruin. Their stock is neglected
andis either killed or diven of How long are
these things 10 be permitted When win
congress afford US relief
I
which deies congress! Texas expect congress
to help her! This is curious indeed ;--it is
like Sylla when at extremity, and more than
half defeated under the walls of Rome, scold-
ing and praying to his god Apollo at one and
the same instant It is worse-it IS Sylla
asking his idol to save his life, and promising
to break it to pieces Immediately afterwards.
! People will ask of Texas as Hercules did Of
the wagoner-why does she not help herself?
What has become Of those 5000 OF 5000
rampant volunteers who are in readiness, on
the first of September, to march 10 Santa Fe,
headed by governor Bell--that piece Of tinl-
ling brass?
If they be in readiness for the enterprise,
why not make themselves useful and get their
hands in beforehand. by tFouneing the saya-
ges2 Perhaps. however, it happens, as we
have long ago suggested. that Texas, however
numerous or fercely disposed her volunteers
may be, finds itimposible to move them, with
out some of Uncle Sans money to pay for the
supplies and transportations; and therefore,
without such assistance, she is equally unable
to employ them against New Mexico or the
savages.
Under these circumstances. we do not know
but that congress would be doing wise and
humane act by substituting for the Texas boun-
Diary bill resolution to pay Texas $l0.O0O,-
600 for whipping the Indians out Of the Nue.
ces district--to which the United States hasa
much better claim than Texas-with another
resolution. providing that gov. Bell and ihe
volunteers shall have their pockets full Of SUI
gar plums, on condition Of not driving the u.
States out of New Mexico We think it high
| ly desirable that the Indians should be dispo-
/ sed in some proper way no one can doubt the
propriety of rev arding. the loyalty Of gov. Bell
and the patriotism Of his volunteers.