The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-04-18

ON the Southern Convention, tok.. 4.
lou, - just and patriotic view of n. .,s'
"A'"'NcroN, Feb. q. Is.s
To The Editor Of the .Nexs
trust will not be though, i0,u..
owing TO the extraordinary s,a,. .s'tl
mere ! address a few words to yo, wi
s"pjce' winch concerns us all as so,,1
men A1
see no movement in Tex,.
her representative IN the Na.h,;l,s ~
ventlon, to be holden in Junen,,, ,.' -
quite manifest. that TIN. Go,v.,,.' A''
take place, aud no one can douh, ,n
important that every sla,eholJ;.As
should be- represented No So,,hn sa'
can occupy on this subject, an ;,soI..S%
sltlon, we must all ~,nndor f,,, -
common cause. l. it wise ,hon "o
ler' our representation in tina, Con,e,,
General representation i. impo,,,,,
end that harmony ma, prevail in a.
modc at defence against agrrc,.o,,.
Sogth may resolve on. Il is mo,. Il,
important that wise, moderate ln,
connsel> and measures should be secn.,I1
full representation of all the slaye.,x
States Although Texas came l,,.
the { Mon. She i, deeply interested in 4.
siituiinn al slavery. She has n,o,x
sod sufficient Ia produce the cnn,nmu,.
the world IL the article Of cotton and -
sugar than the present consnmp,lop a, 1
continent. With this extended lerr,,o,, :
climate eminenilv adapted to the nm.
ton OF the great staples. II Is altoos,h..
ldcnt, that Texas must. IN progress, of s,s.
receive large proportion of the nc,n~i
the more northern ,laveholdiny ST.
Texas cannot therefore, be an ind;d...
spectator oi those attacks upon the il
She ), also made the subject OF speca
saut by the Ambition party. No, ou,
she threatened with the abolition o, S,,
within her limits. on the north by tho a..
OF this government. but on her Yves, hs,
the \uece,. on the Yer, ground wher
army ct the nilcd States took p,.e~
IN the name of Texas. and where Cons,
declared that war existed b, the nc, Of Val
leo III crossing the Rio Grande. and vi
ding American blood on American III
The movement, in the Legislatures Of III
! ork and Vermont ~ we'll AS other al
slaveholilug States. should be caus,
profound alarm to Texas. Leas, Of
can she lag behind in TIN, great Sou.s-l !
movement. when propositions are uias
destroy slavery IN her very midst, asd ID
round her h, Gordon of abolition. Il Il
cdict oi emancipation goes forth, ,w u
battle fields OF slavery will be in the a
and EXTENSIVE yalli.s Of tn. TRINITY, bru41
Colorado, aud nuadulupc The, Offer
richest reward, on this contlncn, to the a
duets OF slave labor Al TIN. is quite u
understood hv the aholl,lon,sis, hence N
movement. IN several State Legislatur..
n, M the boundaries of Texas. and a..|
ing that the " lmot Provlso ought 10
applied to all that countr, &C. a., OF til,
cces. aud on the east at Rlo tins
which was formerly comprised IN V
Mexico. For support on tn. subject, h
as must depend MAINLY upon the south.
ought not te lose their sympathy b, nd.
Testing indifference to any measure nos
10 Southern defense agains, lawles. opyns
ION. II
pom the suble,, Of our bound,r
have no doubt the State Government d
act with energy,
II !. evident from extracts alread, %
ll-l,ed IN the new spaper>. that the Frs
administration has taken III. ground, ls
viii neither aud nor oppose Texas IN en'<
ing her jurisdiction IN Santa Fe. Lor1
delay on our part will be worse than 70
1t is doubtful whether any measure isz
settlement Of til. subject which TeSa q
accept, Will get through Congress and
the meantime the opposition to US n ~
fe. will he acrcaslng bl the force d 4
igratiun. Now. Is the golden o,parar
which We should not neglect We shes
take possession. organize the ecun;, (
Santa t., and enforce n,.r jurisdiction a. III
hazards We shall then he in ,l'aisl
10 compromise it it is deemed eSpi~
to good advantage Wv own oFn's
that, il we neglect this orgau'sais
months longer, we shall have infinite isae'
II scenes Ia me. tina, policy 'Na'e
ihat our commissioner, 10 organize
County Of Santa Fe. should b. suPpo'