The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-06-07


1851, Ar A MEETING or THE Sorrm
srS Riowrs ASSOCIATION.
r.lIo~ Ct,i.ens | an, indebted. I pre-
--e 10 the fact, that ! am but lately from
~ seat Of Government. for the invitation
L IL,ye received TO address YOU his night
I'd for the warm reception with which you
-. greeted me. You know my opinions
t..k!, expressed. on the past state Of our
lin. hit you wish to know whether
=. any thing in their present condition
,heh has changed or modified these opin
ioaa
Gentlemen. ! can teach you nothing. and
rr,ume YOU desire to hear nothing Of those
ronps. WITCH have aroused within you the
A,sr,n;ns nm TO redress yourselves South
c.r,linn. il hsr Legislature. long since de.
.lsed that, with respect to them. the a'gu.
..ct wns exhausted She will no more
wason with her sister States concerning
diam; and we, think. need no mere rca.
. ,on concerning them amongst ourselves.
OR understandings are sufficient, in.
fsrued. All We want is the will,
Il the face Of acknowledged wrongs, To
ieht ourselves. It is on this point and thi.
>slv, the mode Of redress, that propose,
10 very simple way, TO submit to YOU a
~ brief considerations,
Your las, Legislature looked to two OK.
sriIsn.s for redress secession fran the
Union IN cooperation will, other Southern
states; and secession by South Carolina
,lcue. With the exception of less than a
h,f dozen members, all the members of
,he LEGISLATURE were dsunlonists. Those
who were in favor OF dlsunon in concert
with other Southern States, limited their
policy 10 the call of Southern Congress.
Those who. despniriug Of the cooperation
of .nv other State, were u favor of seces.
so. hy south Carolina alone supported
the call Of a State Convention. The latter
prevailed by n large majority in the Senate,
and their bill was sent down to the House
calling a State Convention. |, there failed
for want Of few votes necessary to give
he two.thrds majority. required by tho
Constitution TO cali Convention. TN the
Sser hand. the Southern Congress Bill
failed also in tho House. where il originated.
A all aimed n, the same s,sl, II was soon
agreed 20 pass hn'l, measures. All desired
= Southern Congress for redress. II II could
b. oh,a,ncd. Tune would in very months
settle its prac,icai.lity whilst the call Of a
s.ale Convention would put it IN the power
Of South Carolina. in case her invitation
Tor n Southern Congress should be declined
bv the other Southern States. to go out OF
Tie Union alone 4 bill cmbod,ing these
measures passed both branches Of tho Leg
stature BIZ M overw helm.ing majority fur
more than the two.thirdr required BY the
Constitution u summon the people IN con.
,entiom.
Nv friends. time, rcsisil~ss time the
orsat discloscr Of our future destini~s
iron instrument Of Providence in working
his dccrecx--hs. settled n least one branch
Of this policy. Southern cooperation ID
a, an end. The Governor Of your State.
in obedience to ycnr command, has sent to
every s,outhcrn State your invitation to
NEE, you nt Montgomery in Alabama, to
confer on the wrongs We have endured, and
the dangers which environ the South All
are silent, save one; but that has spoken
Tor all. Virginia, who first counselled us by
one Legislature, TO resist the Wilmot FRO
yiso or any kindred measure, at all hazards.
aud To the last extremity irs'"'n, wh"'
"a, a succeeding Legislature. repeated ihl'
counsel, and drew after her the whole south
in upport--now, when the wrongs anu
eutrncrs anticipated have been actually
perpetrntcd aud the South. with her 'ns,'
luton of slavery. ia excluded from every
foot Of our Territories acquired from Mex
Virginia snccnmbs. Nay, m"r',-s"e
not onl, submits. but brings herself Tor
ward to obtain the submission oi others
South Carolina, ready to follow her hrs,
noble lend adopted her brave resolves worn
Tor word. There they stand ON the rec"''s
Of the state. No s"rhisiry can eNpn"ae
them. tisi,onor, even, cannot "h''''fa''
hem. The, live, and must 1--we forever. a
hight memorial Of our consistency ana
dfmaess in the vndicatIon OF our rights, or
4 foul stain on our vet uullcnished fame,
and a contemplate hurlc~lnc on the SOY
weirnty Of the States. Virginia now leads
The way 10 submission. Excepting south
Carolina. Mississippi alone seems capable
.of maintaining the first high co"nse's OF
Virginia. Her people certainly appear !"
be sctua,.d by deep sense OF the wrongs
OF the South. aud rcsoIute will to redress
them. hut Mississippi is practically a 'ano
bound State. She has no seaport suitable
for transatlantic commerce. The Depth OF
water on her bar does not exceed SIX 'ee'
For this rcssop. il no other. she cannot Sc
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