The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-08-10


s,ric,icn and opposing the Missouri eompro-
mise. and other compromises.
! Is, both our Representatives voted, IN
1916, Tor Mr.. 1hcmpscn's amendment 10
the Oregon bill, restricting slavery from that
that TERRITORY aud tor The bill ms thus amen
dcd
2ud Cnc of our Representatives, tMr.
plsbury1 voted for the same bill in 1877.
with the slavery prohibition rs above.
The other one--bir. kautman, lodged the
auc .,ion, and did not 'ot" at all.
Bird In Nav l>is. our dclcgatlon-Ru-k.
pl.hurv Houston. aud kaufman, voted
uuan:naonSl, in the National Convention
Ia adm, the ,'rccsoil delegation from Ne"
York 10 seats in that convention, thereby
endorsing the Legitimacy OF their democracy >
and the vote of our delegation on tins que.'
ton was CASTING vote our ch''re
delegation also voted in SAID convention
against the resolution OF Mr. .ianneear " IN
which the principle of the Wilnoi Prov'so
Is entirely repudiatrd, and against VIZ.
NancN's resolution upon the doctrine o'
II, interference with slavery.
Ath Senator Houston voted in the senate
ON the l2th of August ISIS, to REX EIDE
from the amendment of the senate, eNten.
ding the Missouri compromise to the Pacihc,
and with VIZ. Benton's aid decided the fate
of that compromise
9th. senator Rusk on the 18th August,
ISIS, in the senate obtained a suspension
OF the I1th Joint rule, and thus with the and
of Nes,Ts. Benton aud Houston and their
friends. decided the fate Of the celebrated
Oregon Territorial BilI" These may be
properly denominated the Fl\ l. POINTS
OF FELLOW SHIP" between our Com
grcssional delegation, and "fREESolL-
ISM"
Now let it be borne in mind, that onr
Senators came home. after the stormy scs-
sion Of Congress had just closed. and told
their constituents that the excitement grow
inr out of the slavery question was con.
fined to a few fanatics North aud South
They asserted that the great North was
with the South in the maintenance of her
political rights. Yet we have since found
every Northern State arrayed against us.
II was not three months after their return
no me before the whole North WAS in u
blaze of ianaticai cXci,emcn, which enter
ed into the popular elections, and was sub
scqucnily manifested in the proceedings oi
their Legislatures Then. Gen. Houston
Justified his Oregon vote on the ground OF
the Missouri compromise, after he had
voted for striking tina, provision out ot the
bill. aud had thus given his sanr,icn to the
principle of the ilmot proyiso, naked aud
unadorucd Then It was that Gen. Ru>K
came forward as the apologlSt of General
Houston. after he had aided him in giving
that vote. by lNpLORi\G the Senate to
suspend the 1th rule, thus making himself
accessory to the crime 1t was from
these reasons that we asserted that bad rs
that vote MIS-, we did not consider It halt
SD rcprehensble as General ilonston's de.
fence ul IT.
VIII the editor, Of the inioa give a sat.
isfactory reason for Gen. Houston, uu.
toward visit To Texas during the present
session Of Congress, to the neglect of his
official dauesi Can they justify his pro-
posed plan ri dividing The public domain
into small parcels OF $50 acres and giving
II for lre,.suil votes, besides the INJURY such
n disposition of them would iaiiict upon
the interests of hs own state AN they
Justify hi, anti democratic policy of inter.
nal improvements in the States hy the Fed
cral Government, which he ,ayors in re-.
cent letter. Can they tell why it is that,
although number of schemes have been
devised for the sale OF our territory, the
most modest OF which propose to surreude
up cighiu sil millions Of acres to free soil
we hear not one word from these r"douh'.
able senators, who are said TO manifest so
much patriotism on every occasion Why
Is it that Gen Rusk in his speech Of Feb
ruary 81 says nothing ON this subject, rs
well as many others of equally vital i'm.
po-tance but gives Us dissertation on
the Wmot pro,iso, which was then &C.
knowledgcd to be dead, aud goes on, of
his way to compliment Gen. tass, whose
policy is tar more dangerous than the
Proviso.
The Union speaks Of Gen Rusk's "na.
tonal reputation We fear it is this fan
tom that has drawn him from his duty.
Gen Rusk promised his friends tina, he
would set himself right at m early day be.
fore his constituents. Yet he has done
nothing to remove past suspicious, or to
place himself where he would be entitled
to the praise and confidence of his true
friends.
|, is for the reasons set forth above that
We have opposed our Senators Suifccn,
may be found in it for the determined hos.
tility we manifested to the reelection of
Gen Rusk last winter and which proved
successful We regret to say that we have
seen no reason 20 change our position with
regard 10 him In view of all the facts
", think the Legislature will hardly dare
to reflect him at the called session abou,
10 be convened As to Gen Houston, we