The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-10-04
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Scuoolwys, BxLxoSr HAIL,
scuooLxs's MOT STAIN SraiSo,
Nr~ yerses, Jelly. Is. tt5l.
Nh Uear Sir Having escaped the
heat. Of The city, | am almost inclined,
amid the beauties OF nature which surround
me here, the high hills. the pure cool ar.
the fragrant forests. and the ripe"irg harv.
e.t.. to postpone until my return TO ard
streets, and studies, the sstcns'o" !" "h''"
YOUR request Is entitled. ! cannot, however,
feel a, rest while imagining that my science
may possibly be misinterprc'ed, aud there !
fore bus,cn II send you the sicws. which
,ou are kind enough In wish repeated,
On the topics Of yotr letter. daled the
An inst. from, Peach Point, Nrazoria county.
Texas, | have long entertained, definite anu
decided opinions As they are some what
different from any avowed by public men
i, ,h;. quarter. | should feel d'ihdent !"
holding or coniessing them. were It not TIM!
ever, DAYS progress in our great 'edefai
,xpcriment confirms to me their sonndness,
indeed their absolute necessity ! c"hno'
work out the safety of the Union IN their
absence. 1ha. jnion was designed, and
fitted TO be the hes, and most permanent
security for rs much Of combined freedom
aud happiness ms societies ARE permitted TO
ENJOY, aud il has always seemed to me not
merely ,asa and irrational, hut eross'y
Illogical. 10 di.clam or doubt my OF its es-
senIial springs OF vitality. Union, IN ia
political sense, is the opposition Of CONSOLE
Jatiou The elements necessary TO bare
ide, of n [ mon are antagonis''c to those
of n consolidation; and vet ! cannot help
thinking tha, al, the mistakes and misch'c's
IN which we have been subjected, found an
origin in the habitual tendency OF MANY
very able statesmen. to import from OLD con
.ol,da,ed empires their products OF legisla'
ton aud government. and to iasten them
upon the new American condition OF mere
federal union How often d" we hear and
see the strictly dccons,iint,onal'sed term.
nation, substituted ior that OF un'omi
Substitution plausible and innocent in the
sphere Of our foreign relations. but i"'I OF
iusinuatng and pern'cious encroachme"t
wherever the domestic ANTE. reservations
aud guarantees are involved. II i"nnd no
place IN the structure framed b, the con-
vcntion of 1857. Were NO. this momrn.
away l"'"' home. more IN senrcn OF "e"''n
than disposed I" lnh"r' ! sho"'" nc 'e''P'e"
to note, from congressman ""o eN''"''''
records, some OF the consequently run
into. both of reasoning ann of policy. I'M
der the seductive Influence OF round lang
uase. No stronger '''"ss'""o" e"""' ~
given of M'rabeans assertion ",'' M'""s
are 'h'"gs, ta,e. ana 'a'a''y s.''"", ,"'"s,'
to"'l than the extent I" ""'c"' WV" s"'"
aids, the meaning OF our co"s'""'""' ""'
III" ""i"fe OF our government has oeen A.
isr'ed. nm not $" "nl"s' "s l" 9oes'o"
the motives ct those WV" nave mus o'''
aied the, must rather he regnfue" "s "'se"
hy n sort of ambitious PATRIOTISM y" 'n'fh,N
aiming To augment the greatness """,,"
aud power, "i their county, n' n'e""'oe"',
10 overlook The peculiar e"'n!N''ao""s M"
nice adjustments "' us p"n'''n' system
As people, we ARE e.h'fa'lN cam nv"
c"nservnti'e--re'hhps more .''''e,' >" WA"
i c"nge"'ai WIN w" sI,'' ~" "'"''P",'""'
nj the constitution. mere - w. '""''r'""
u' that instrument which, ""'' s"""eN
TINA any ether MAINS It's P"v"'s' "'s"'"',
aud yet II Is curious I" see ",'n """' "''""s'
supers''li'ns afean we s,'''A '''" "',"s"s
'''" ae"o"' . 'V'e' '" VIC W.: w." ~"
cess Of "n'e"oh'''' WI, "'e'''' ~" ""e
put III w'''ing, us "'f'S''''ns NV 'ee"'e
Tons OF jurisdiction we'e S,'e" eSP'.ss w."
visible certainly, h"'' as III ""","' '""''es
are c"'''' ssedi' Imperfect """ s'oo'' ever
he adaptable I" '"e ''.'''s' we n""e VI
t..tu sstt A.