The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-10-04

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ws kass pssssrsd sesFsst Gs". Houston.
III dslbsds him w H. ground 'Ass ks was
rlsesa n siresnslsaess which rendered
iAsus vosss esesssbls. Let ~ zee whether
this wss really tho case.
We anA that General liorsroS and
71smss n Besioa were the only South
IN SENATOR ~hs he'd thu boldnesA to vote
It De pecnss sxes~As"s slavery in the
Oregon Territorial Bit. Gen. Houston. il
muss h acknowledged was caught IN -aih.
sr bad company 10 hi. instance. Beo'os
said b. did il 10 ns.er the unlimited power
VI Congress over the territories; while
uose1cs, epdesvoscd 10 deftssd his vote on
the srosnd that he was carrying out the
Missouri compso,nise; line upon which
he ssld NJ sski he hal pIssed himsclf, and
from which he could not i's driven. Now.
~ And that Senator Houston, on the 18th
II Asgsst. le4s. voted in the Senate OF
the United States. TO receds fra" the
snVerdnese II dat body extending the
Missos,i Consprcn.isc linv to the Pacific.
and with Mr.. B~nton's aid decided the fate
Of that compounds. sSce tho Congress.
ionsi Globe.) In lsiO, 10 voted for Mr..
Thon,f,soa's amendment restricting slavery
(r~m Oregon. and also for the bill ~ thus
amended. Had Gen. Houston and Mr..
Benton have voted agnins. this Till, il would
lave been defeated, or \ compromise Of
36 10, extending to the Pacific, effected
aud thus would have been settled, in the
beginning, = controversy which has since
terminated disastroG+ly to the south, and
mensced The peace of the Union.
1hus ~ Aad. that General Houston not
only voted throsghost in favor Of the pin
~itAs ii the WNmot proviso Incorporated
IN The Oregon Territorial Bill. but that he
actually voted sgninst the Missouri Com
promise itself.
IN May, lsas. hs voted in the National
Democratic Conversion, to admit the free
soil delegation from New York to take seats
in thu, body lie also voted in that body
apnius the resolution Of Mr. flanagan,
lof isdiana.) Gin which tho principle Of
the Wilmot provi.o is entirely repudIa.
ted" and against Mr.. Yancy's resolution
upon the doch nc Of non interference with
slavery.
but Mr.. Polk signed the Oregon Bill
Did that make |, right or does il lessen
the crime Of Gen. lioustonl We think
not.
but AFTER he had voted for that h,ll and
had pledged himself, in the face Of his vote
to the contrary, to c"deayor to carry the
Missouri compromise to the Pacific. we
find that he was one OF the leading Scua.
mtors from the South in deserving his con.
stituency. tie not only voted for nll The
" compromise bills, bu. he. ii, the same
time, denounced, in unn,easurcd and bitter
terms. those who con,ended Tor the full
measure Of justice 10 the South. Was this
coursc Of Gen Houston demanded by the
exigcucies OF the timer. Few Southern
men had the temerity 10 vote for the al.
mission Of California. or the abolition OF
tho slave trade il the District Of Columbia.
On both the memorable occasions when
Gen. llowa,on deserted his own section TO
pandcr to Northern support, he made tours
through the Northern cities to receive the
congratulations Of the people. In the
whole OF thi. political career. we find him
pandering to freesoilism. in order To pave
the way to tho office to which his friends
now wish to raise him. W. know
that tho editor Of tho Telegraph Processes
to be a states rights man. and in sen'imen,
~ directly opposed to Gc". Houston. ~
lie was To Judge Scurry, whom he sup.
ported with such cordially With what
consistency. he could support either Of
them i. = matter Of surprise to U.s. lie
has hardly ,e*n in T-xas long enough to
be influenced by state pride. Perhaps he
WAS sfraid to bring these acts Of Gen.
Houston into Office, A. he might be
considered " unkind and illiberal" And not
content with sxcusing Gen. Houston
for his votes in Congress. he sees nothing
wrong in the Generals proposing to give
AWAY the public lands TO settlers. Every
one eIse must see that II the General Gov.
crnme"t has lands To give AWAY. Texas is
not likely to sell hers. aud that prop.
osi.ion Of this character would draw of
the large floating free.soil population Of
the North into tho territories. II would.
besides this, stop tho fund raised from the
sale OF our public lnnds. and necessarily in.
rr~ass our public debt. aud consequently
the tariff.
The vote Judge Ochilt,es received IL
this county. has nothing to d. with the
mntter. Aud II il had, We are no, rcspon
sihic. sincc we opposed both Ochiltsse aud
Scurry, and denounced them ~ f-drralists.
There wms but little difference ,hetween them; !
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