The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-08-03
Ths Sshta ~ HesstiaG - Saturday.
We publish In 10 days papsr the proceed.

was a busy day with us. and we wer con.
sequcntly unable to attend e; bst, from
wbn, little We saw. and from ii! account.
rivcn Of it by those who were present. and
who participated in its action. Harrison
county has seldom responded in a n,ore
enthusiastic and united mar~r upon any
occasion than she did upn this There
was no hating by the way side; no divis.
ion OF sentiment. Il thcv were any who
were unprcparcd to endorse the character
of the meeting. and the ground taken by Il.
they were awcd into silence by tho enthu.
siasm which per,ad,-l the assembled multi.
tudc. The addresses that were delivered
were temperate in tone hut arm and decided
in character. The, defended our gNts. ard
maintained that our true position was to
de end those lights from whatever quarter
opposition might emanatc. This, we think.
VI the true doctine, Tho preservation Of
the equ ili,y of the States, and Of the Con.
s',,,ion is only to be maintained by
tedious resistance of all wrongful usurpa.
tion. What to-day is claimed by pfetcst.
tomorrow is promulgated as doctrine, and
assumes all the force of law II the Gen.
= Al Gov ,rnmcn, is allowed to invade the
cr.tory OF State and take 10 chile pos.
,ssion of il. aud set up military authority
yer that Of the civil. a gigantic suide will
ave been made ia consolidating the gov.
eminent, and in abrogating the rghss of
the States The General Government OBJ
tanned poss ssicn OF our territory under as
samed necessity growing out OF the war
with Mexico, and with the most solemn As.
surancc. that i, should given up to us upon
\ the conclusion Of peace. II now !, is
4 determined to hold it by force, is It not clear
! thai possession has been Obtained by fraud
i anil Is sought 10 be maintained BY Wurpa.
! ton. l, is in view OF this fraud upon her
rights, this outrageous and un,ustiiiable sci.
7ure of her public domain, that Texas VIII
be justified, under the Constitution, As n
soveregn State of the Union. in driving
from her borders those who have usurped
her powers and cndeavored to excite rebel.
lion among potion Of her people And
q i, is the duty OF every State in TIN Union
that values its own sovereignty par.
ticuIaly Of the Southern States. against
= whom this movement is mai ~ di cc,ed -
4 to assume formidable font IN opposition
It, those who w~ulI ,ramplc sfon the rights
1of Tcxas--a rpvcmert conceived by fan.
/ a,icism and pregnant with disanion AID civil
war, We wouN not wrong the dead. nor
Adiy from the grave the errprs that he en-.
fsombed within IT, Bit W. deem it not IN.
charitable to allade to the evacounseNors
with which the Lite President VIA surround.
ed |, is to them that we owe the present
+ unhappy state Of sfin. And when we
take into consideration tl,e omi7ous silence
which la made him asssme il the begin
ming $50 foviyn 10 the character Of mill
| tary hcrc.) and At a time. too. when the
prospect OF the executive veto upon any
unconstitutional act Of Congress was the
only thing lct to Nh " tho storm then gath
ing volume and tower-whrn we observe
the character Of his p.Aicy in relation IN the
teri tories, and his ,nesAsges. which. while
they seem IN favor non Intervention. arc
really intended to favor frcesonism and to
pander to fann,ical hopes and toerther
with MI this, the recent movements In San.
ia Fe, and thu sending OF additional foree
there, in anticipation OF collision with tl's
autho,itics Of Texas-se~ms q. II il were
tended 10 excite by degrees the two sec.
lions Of she Union to The highest degrc OF
phren,y, and then to consum'nate the whole
by b inging on civii war II 10 thsss me"
taa. We openly charge with 6sun'on-it 10
from this rrefragsblc testimony that We A.
faign them for contemplating ~rssenabls
purposes. Suppose that the ~""ps se"% to
Santa 70 by the Administration como !"
contact with thosr Of Texas: What will
b the consequence win he Soash view
~ith indifference and with folded anna. .
konilict II. which she hAs ~ mseh = sake
Viii he suffer the military force Of The
United St,tes, Intended 70 e's common
defsnes Of tho Union, 10 dive oil he sa'
tho tiles d . sovsrrisn Ssate. and erect
within Tie tsnitssy aepoissd Institutions
lnl"ical ~ Insulting 70 Tssss sud s6'
Bouthssn oss>sst Il b folly b suppess -.
n . esllsion takes place on thk territory.
~ sossin Of war wili b snsndsd through.
Pct she length and brssdsA Of he Unso".
Add when once tho paos.ons sAsll havs
been thss 1T lsose who viii I'll " ~ snd
bf ~ oonaieA
81 Il was IA viov Of thess hlasslaiss tAai
ssas hss Prvsed apans policy. sseAdily
bdhshas 70 sae pledged faith II sAs 0svsm'
8ns"I II 10 eoly aissr ~ last plAak q
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