The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-07-26

We copy the foil owing article from the
editorial columns OF the Northern Standard,
published at GAINESVILLE, in this State.
Our reply to IL will be found on the next
page.
We notice IN the las, issue Of the "Tex.
rs KcpulAcxn" u cali for meeting OF the
friends OF Southern rights without distinc.
lion oi the party numes Of Wig aud Dem.
ocrat. From the comments ui the Editor
We are led to suspoxe that this meeting is
looked to Ms most Important affair, and
although convened at the eleventh hour,
yet. III vigorous action is taken much
is to DO accomplished; il not all that en-.
ligh,encd enquiry and free discussion could
ask" Being ourseli friend OF Southern
rights aud yet aud old fashioned Jsnersoni.
nj Democrat we are II little proplsxed and
bothered by this call, on the part oil our
Marshall friend, upon US aud those who
iraternize with US politically 10 xbn"d1n
our old party position, 10 surrender our
time houored principles. to iorsxke our old
aud tried leaders, under whose councils
aud with whose aid VIC have won 20 many
hard fought battles. and rally under new
banner. acknowledge the lead OF new aud
untrIsd men, and pitch our tents In field
rs yet unespIor"'' aud certainly presenting.
to our unsophistricated mind dangers of an
alarming magnitude. We are led, by the
Republicans call, to ask ourselves 4. ho are
the friends OF the South and her rights
Who are the enemies OF the South, ii IN.
deed she contains any such within her
borders! How may we show ourselves
enemies OF the South I How shall
We prove ourselves friends OF the South,
her interest, aud her peculiar us.itu.
tons Al the first blush Of this question
we can scarcely permit ourselves to doubt
TINT every man South OF Mason Il Dixons
line is i.iend OF the South. We arc fully
persuaded taat the great mass Of the peo-
pie are the friesds OF tho South, determined
not oniy 70 contend for her rights by all
peaceful and honorable means. but resolved
10 fight and TO die for them il needs be,
That the South has her enemies is apparent
enough, aud that many OF her own sons
are giving MD aud comfort To her enemies
by an utilization with political party whose
the North aud whose sympa,hcs are all for
the North aud against the South, is equally
clear to our mind Bat how are the bane.
lul effects Of this political alliance 10 be
couuteractcdi Shall we let 20 al. hold.
give up our cherished principles. desert the
old aud honored flag OF Democracy. east
ourselves adrIt with the underlined purpose
of forming new party organization more
auspiciou, to the South All know thai i.
Tree country like ours, party crgn";.a
lions most aud will exist. Ii il the necessa.
~ nnd unavoidable consequence OF free.
dom of opinion. II is salatary in its in.
lluenee--highIy conservative and not to he
dreaded by any but tyrants, and cannot be
depressed hut BY d.spotisnl. Must We
then form new patty organization sup.
pose that the whole South, iorsakng their
old party alliance should form one great
Southern party, would not the \ofti, and
West. including every free state. consti.
tate another great laIiyf Then upon all
those question. affecting directly the rights
OF the South would she be any better pre-.
,arcd To defend herself. against the en-.
croachmenis OF the Notthf From what
source could she reasonably expect he pt
Could she appeal to the wings OF the North
They are anti slavery men. They are
Bank men, they are Tarln men. they are
Internal improvement men. In u word,
they are the pceuias advocate. OF all those
measures. following from laltudinous con.
structon OF the federal constitution, which
initiate most against the rights OF the
South and her best interests ton. Gould she
seek the aid OF the Northern Democrats.
=" the natural allies of the Sontht' She
could not; she will have driven them from
her political embraces. She will have
spu,ned their council snd their aid aud II
would be worse than folly to hope for any
comfort from them. What then shall we
gain BY forming this new Southern party
Il requires no mathematician to demonstrate
that The South would b. always in the min.
GRITTY Upon those measures which must
affect her interest, a hopeless minority
Shall this be done merely for the purpose
of endorsing the tight claimed BY some Tor
State to seccde from the Union Sup
pose we conccdc that right land We are not
disposed 10 debate i1; the power Inns been
contended for in Virginia since the memo.
rablc resolutions Of 'Ds; Mr.. Jefferson
maintained the same right in the famous
resolutions drafted hy him and adopted
by the Legislature Of Kentucky in l7M
| Nathaniel Macon one Of the purest and
wises, men who ever took part IN the eouu.
sells Of the nation. said, " have never be-
lieyed that a State could nullify snd stay
/ in the Onion, but have always believed that
"A State might sccedc when shc pleased--
and thus light have considered the hest
guard to public liberty and TO public Justice
TINT could be desircd." Alexr. Hamilton
himself. in one OF his papers ia the I" Fed.
erniist," admit. HAT if the Federal Gov.
ernmcnt should Cypress the States. the
State Government would he ready TO check
II by virtue OF their own inherent sovereign
powers" We repeat then We will not de.
bate the question, Of the righs Of secession.
nor will we deny that events might take
such course MS to make rssort TO this rca'.
.dy not only ju>sihabls bat honorable aud
proper. That time would b.. h our op'n'
ION. whcn tho burdens Of the Union were
greater tl,nn is blessings v hen the Con.
st;tn,ion ceased 10 lc che political chart 81
the q Government When power IL exercised
not viii. reference to the grants in the com
pact. not with proper regard fos The Inter
est, prosperity. asd honor q every Msahss
Of The ccnfeslcracy. but to the ssIa. oFpess.
sion and disAonor Of any STATE. ~ ssaasT
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