The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-10-12
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selves TO be eaJo'cd, humbuggcd and betra, ID
by the sPccious sophis,ry OF few designing
politicians, whose hobby is always the belored
Union, and the slo,00o,o0o. Who would sac.
rihcc principle for men, and liberty for filthy
lucre Even q, Eve was scduerd from the
path Of rcc,iiudc lay the oily tongue OF Satan
IN disguise, thus do these worthless cndcayor to
enlist you IN the mc,hcs Of that dabOcal web
Of abolition, which they are drawing closer aud
closer around our State
The last drum had scarcely ceased its echo,
after the sword was Threatened to be enshcath.
ed on your devoted heads, ere the basesi prop
osition that ever dsgraced the councils of an,
nation, sanctioned by the votes of our two
HONEST SENATORS, (par nobHle protrsm,) who
planted themselves two short years ago. ON
tie Missouri compromise of 3630-ycs, they
voted for the bribery ill Anticipating TIN,
chg doHrr,, our too passive Legislature lay
supincly upon their backs, qUlbbling about the
length Of straws, till all at once they caugh,
the cue from Washington city, whether by in.
s,inct or interest the chronicles of the two
houses -ayeih not; though time will show.
Fired ith holy zeal Of perpetual Union
and glorious institutions, they flew oil in n tam
gent from their former course, ard did those
things which they were net called ON 10 do.
The action of the Legislature at lis an, .cs-
sion, brings questions before the people, at this
time, which would have been obNlatcd hv dif-
lcren, action on their part. As it IS, IT present.
an absorbing interest 10 the people Of this
state, aud OF vital consequence TO postcTity-
the manner time and means employed to bring
about this nclarious project of partition 4 a
free and sovereign state of the mon, VIII Stand
as blot upon the escutcheon of the United
States fame, aud a stigma on It's rulers aud
future historians will point with indignation
and scorn to the projectors and abcttors a,so-
GATED IN this unholy allianec-with soon aud
contempt, such rs has been awarded to Russia.
Prussia, and Austria, when they d,-mcmbercd
the brave but unfortunate Kingdom OF Poland
But with this marked difference: there il was
done hy different nations, governed 10y despots,
with different languages, laws, and customs
here hy the Father of States all free and indie
pendent, one language, custom, and law con-
trolling the wholc--hcre We have the Isolated
instance Of Jacob robbng Benjamin Ia enrich
Ruben; not that Ruben Is needy but that hr
and his brethren are mighty, and drmaud the
sacrifice with geld or the sword This, too, IN
q civilized and enlightened age, in defiance of
sacred constitution, ccmcntcd hy the blood of
hundred thousand patriots pfoiusey shed upon
a hundred hard-iougl,t hattlc-hcld,, aud douby
sacred by subsequent victories dearly Won, by
constitutions ig,ly guaranteed, anu lastly by the
articles of annexation to the United States and
the treaty with Mcsieo--completcly securing ~
in our territory, SO far ~ the faith and sworn
honor of nation can go, IN the possession and
endowment of oui whole country, with iao
boundary rs defined IL our constitution and of
the late Republic OF Texas. Reason, argument,
Justice, honor, and facts, have been hrapcd and
piled Pclon upon Parnassus, I'LL a towering bull
work al .tr,.uuih and uriNlef. has been reared