The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-10-26

This question has been suggested by the cN-
ul,ation- recently INDUCED in certain quarters IN
consequence OF the passage through Congress
of the yarlou, bills proposing to give peace and
quiet to the country, by a settlement Of the
questions they were intended To heal We
would that we too couli participate in such re-
loclngs We would ,aat We could see, rs 9TH
cre in the passage of these bills the extinction
of all cause Il sectional agitation and sectional
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, We would that We, ms other,
could see in their adoption that security agains,
aggression and that Iigament of perpetual UNI
ion which their friends claimed they supplied
But We are unable TO discover In them any
merit, of the kind On the contrary, we think
We ~ their passage indications NOR, omln-
Gus Of evil and danger than any that have ever
heretofore threatened the stability of the Union
In the first place, they have DESTROYED that
equilibrium between the two great section, Of
the country which has heretofore operated ~
the chief preventative Of its unity. In doing
tins, while obey hay. rendered ia. south less
able to resist, they have rendered the North
more potent for mischief The admission of
California has forever shut ont the south from
the Pacific sea board aud placed the entire cN-
tent of this vast coast IN the hands and under
the control of the northern section of the Mon
thus Strengthening 1t not oull IA political but
commercial pon, of view. To countcr,all the
influence which this vast accrciion to the free
soil interest j. destined to WELD, no means have
been provided The weaker section i, lcil de.-
litule n to guarantees oftrnodle- except those
If secession and revolution. ~ to the fugitive
slave bill, The fact TINT u large majority ui the
vote, OF the north were cast against ii, affords
sufficient c,idcncc that II Will never be permit
ted to operate la the advantage Of the slave
l. IL l....I. IA L..
given herself and dependent who'll, upon her
enemies for IT, execution and Observance. II
viii prove dead letter on the statue book,
even suppo-,ug q Wdl Zee permitted to remain
there Should TcNa. acccdc To- the terms pro-
posed hy the General Government, the power
oi the south viii hc sui further weakened
while that of the north will bc CORES poudiney
strengthened, by the acquisition ot slave terri
tory which VIII be appropriated and secured 10
Tree soil, for no one IN ils proper senses can
believe for moment that \ew Ncyico viii
ever be- permitted to enter the Union with slave.
~. II ans doubt a, TO tbs fact had existed be
fore, II would have been removed BY the pro-
cecdng- in the House on the 18th inst, from
the telcgraphc report Of Which Vs. make the
following extract
The hll to abolish slavery in Utah. and the
hill To repeal 50 much of the acts esabl shing
Territorial Governments in New Mexico and
Utah rs recognised slavery IN said Terr'orie>
and ~ provides TO admit new slave states INTO
the mon, aud the bill To amend the fugitive
slave law lately passed, wa, taken up,
Thus II appears that almost before the ink
with which the Presidential signature Was plac-
ed to the bills had dried, the cry of repeal i,
raised Nor will il be- lmshcd until fana'cisn,
Il not resisted, >ha have accomplished It, pur-
poses. No, the roar OF cannon even, saluilng
the return OF peace, viii aud cannot silence H.
Nothing short Of the determined opposition OF
the united South can ever hold IA check the r.
lenilce, spirit OF northern aboln,ouism. Nem-
yhis ipyeH