The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-05-17


states have no Jur esion OF the subject
NOR I" inc law, 49, u 10 obnoxious II
Hseil, commented to ~ 4sOr by its con
hec"on WIFE what arct other meas
urea ~ compromise ''np''s1 ngilng
rum ana error right, and WIN One o
'noso ai'li'a'eh measures den.ed nis
SION OF New Mexico, because e'n1
'erm"ed to co're IN as a free State, -
,'"ahueu bef. win PERMISSION TO cou1l
PACK ~ 'he habliiInenfs OF slavery.
Aho'her distinctly intlmated to the Nor
mons the consent OF Congress ihst they
should II they could, plant Slave State IL
the very recesses oil the continent \ thirt
abolished public slave mart IN the city o
ashinston' without abat'ng either the ex
tent or the duration OF slavery in the Dis
u'ct OF columbia. a fourth obtained peace
on Illuminating terms from one Of the
youngest and 'eeblest members OF the Con.
iederacy, IN the attitude OF sedition. While
MIN only reluctantly admitted California
as "a free State. when she had refused to
containinate herself with slavery. Which
one OF these measures has superiluous merit,
to be received In extennntion OF the Fugi'
tive Slave Law hut We are told. that
bad as these measure were, they were the
best that could be- obtained On the con.
trary, there were always votesenough Tor the
admission Of California. The Thirty first
Congress might have admitted her, and LEFT
the other questions to another Congress.
which, instructed by the people, might have
done better, aud certainly could not have
done worse.
Nor do find the Fugitive Slave Law
growing IN my favor on the ground OF the
already ialsiied promise OF an end OF the
agitation OF slavery IN the Republic, an ag'
ilaiion which, whether beneficial or other.
wise, is ms lnseparahle from our political
organization, AS tho winds and clouds are
from the atmosphere that encircles the
earth.
have weighed, moreover, the argument,
that some portion OF the people in some OF
the States have made the perpe'uity OF the
Fugitive Slave Law condition oil new
declarations of loyalty to the Union. That
loyalty is a duty resulting from the ConsI'
tuition and is equally due, whether the
measures OF administration are satisfactory
or unsatisfactory. | regret that anything
should have happened to encourage belief
that loyalty could be accepted on condi.
iions. aud especially on the condition of for
bearing TO repeal Il rcpealable statute. But
since it is so, ! can only say that we, on
whom the recent action of the Government
bears, as il seems to us, so unlustly, arc in
the Union FOR richer. for better, for worse,
whether in majority or in minority,
whether in power or powcrless, without
condition, reservation. qualification. or lin.
iia,on, for ever and aye that we are in the
Union, not because we are satisfied with
administration, but whether satisfied or
not, not all by means Of compromises or
understandings, but by virtue OF The Con
siituiion, and that all other parties are IN The
Union oh the same terms. for the same
tenure, and by virtue of the same obligation,
aud so they will find their ease to be, when
they oher TO plsao Violations OF extra c .
stlinuon"' eo"u'"''s 10 Ius'''' seres'""
"hateVef Is if'eP"'a"ie III any " ,'' "'',
OF The late congress no one WI W '"nu
enough TO attempt 10 repeal ""a'o'e' ',
repealabie IN these acts ana "'l''e'e' MINI
be repcaanie III '"'",e ac's OF '"ne'ess'
whether II s"a', '''u' ''ec''"' VI "'"''f'
40 matter unuer "ha' circumstances nor
WIN what auspices nor WIN wn"' so'e,',n'
ties II may nave oeeh aoop'eu' mus a,'oa a,
inc u'"i OF eNPe,''"os' VI '.aso" az" ~
tru'h. IL Is 'h'l " '"'s way '','' ~ '"I ~"
s'fu'lon can oe ,''"'"''''V'' anu .'o M"
ca" pe s"'e'' 40 $500 o''s'' ' ~ Wv
"''l'''"o" " ", VIZ 80 rl anI ",a. "v,a'a;nc
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IN the lacIlity WIN "h''h' W''nont ''o'ehc''
,.,, H.. .ar,a,.,sJ and ney ,xir,ncies can
10" ~ l,a, III, state foe ar slaveholJ.
' "u ', ',h,.1 mav NJ any Tina be least favor.
~ .;l, h" a, IN limos safer under his poy.
orn,e,, when worst administered than i,
would he uinpT Any "th'i, "'"''N "''''y