The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-08-31

Mr. 8nbbards xsotter.
The following letter from Mr.. Hubbard.
of Ala, gives view OF some Of the beau.
ties Of the late Compromise" as il was
called:
WAsnrSoroSl May ~, 1850.
W. {. GALLAwAY:
Dear SIR: Since one Of the Editors in
the district which have the honor 10 rep.
resent, has charged me with sentiments not
friendly 10 the Union, for no other reason,
tia. ! eau discover. unless it be my efforts
to hinder and delay abolition movements,
now ASK YOU 10 publish my opinions upon
the new scheme of President. making, cali.
ed union, compromise. concession, adjust.
ment, fraternity, aud equality between North
and South, black and white.
We will examine /, in all its parts aud soc
VIVA, the scheme will now effect, and what
1t may be expected to accomplish in the iu.
turc
Par, Is, gives all the Vnss territory obtain.
ed from Mexico. BY conquest, treaty. and
purchase, TO abolition.
Part ID gives up also large portion Of
Texas. nearly as far South as Vicksburg,
Miss. to abolition
Did my constituents, any Of them. when
they voted for me, expect the 10 give votes
for either OF these parts of the scheme
Part 3d---ln order to reconcile Texas for
making two abolition States out Of her ter.
riiory, pays or assumes to pay Texas bonds
to the amount 'o' ten or fifteen millions Of
dollars. This makes her bonds, formerly
worth 10 cents in the dollar, worth 81 10,
upon the passage Of the act.
Did any bod, vote FOR me expecting mo
to agree 10 this Would | have been cleo.
ted ii had agreed TO do so
Part Jth-froposes to abolish the slave
trade in the district OF Columbia, aud free
the negroes sold in violation OF the law.
thus giving Congress jurisdiction. and pass.
ing m act OF positive abolition OF slavery
under particular contingencies, In other
words what a citizen of any slave.holdinu
States may nor lawfully do, is prohibited in
the future under the pcnal,y Of losing HE
property, by a iawpassed TO please abolition
lists
Did any man vote for me. expectin. that
| would begin abolition in this or any other
manner,
Til, is the extent 10 which, psiit,r~i
Abolition will 60. for il cannot digest more
at any one session Of Congress. Fanaticnl
Abolition would vote To break up slavery to.
morrow, and put black aud white upon
equality u, once.
Political Abolition, however. knows thai Il
will require the minds of the Southern PEG.
pie to bear more hut give political aI,o!i.
ton three years with a powerful party press
upon each side, combined with strong in.
dusiilai interests, the lnih,eneiss Of srauds
and receptions praciiced in eleciions, tho
Fears OF the timid. and the love of union
with patriotic men of all parties. and At
the end OF three wears the South will bc
ready 10 bear the total Abolition of slavery
ia the District of Columbia, in the fcrts.
Arscnals. Dockyaris, and Naval Stations
the slave trade between The States, a PRO.
l'b'Eion against separating families. with
penalties ot emancipation for NIL violations
OF IT'S provisions. Such progressive step
toward abolition IN this age of progression
viii no! he greater. II indeed il equals what
is now proposed, and is called compromise
and concession.
by the second Presidential election, vou
VIII find another Sc. "f eomp,rm,..,rs. WIN,
to save the Union, will be willing to enact
the " English Common law" for the Uni;
ted states, which provides that M slave hat
touches " free soil - his claims fall of and
he becomes "a free man." This will hard.
~ he considered n new doctrine seven