The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-01-11
CIR O o / n

or MATAGoRpA COUNTY.
n, he Friends Of .voufhera Rights in Teras
me objects for which we have resolved
=, associate ourselves, will hardly be mi,uu
ler.tood BY those who have been obscrvan'
af,.ssinr events: and if all were watchiul
At The signs of the times. perhaps IN cxpla.
nation Of the motives which actuatc aud
the principles which govern Southern
p;gbts Association would be but little
needed.
But lest any should be misied rs TO the
ohect OF our present organization, or our
plierior aim, we deem it but justice to our
elves, and to the cause we advocate. to
olace in the hands Of those whom we re.
r,n AS the intelligent friends of The South,
and her interests, "a brief synoptical state.
nen, Of the opinions which, AS an Associa.
lion. we entertain, aud the principles upon
which we are united.
Our first object is to unite the friends of
the South in our community, aud it posi-.
Die. to aid in uniting the friends of the
South throughout Texas, in an organization
for the preservation OF our rights, and the
more successful! resistance Of Northern az.
erosion aud Federal usurpation.
Oar enemies are organized, aud dsciplin'
ed under able leaders. bearing. j, IS true, a
variety Of names. and protesting to hold
their existence rs organized bodies, under
different prctenccs but not the less our
enemies that they do not openly avow their
enmiy; aud not the less to be guarded
against. that they do not all profess TO have
formed themselves into abolition. societies.
II is no longer alone in the Insignificant
abolition, convcniiclcs, dedicated to caut,
eonsccrated to mork philanthropy. that we
are to look Tor the enemies aad ASSISTANTS
Of southern institutions. They are found
alike in the high places o! the nation, and
in the hun.blest walks of life. aud that too,
IN numbers no longer dispicahe
In the halls of Congress, aud IN the squat
It'd cellars and garrets OF the northern cit.
les in the various departments OF the Gen.
eral Government, and IN the work shop OF
the wooden button maker. In the pulpit
ard a, the plough, they are actively uu'
ceasingly, and but too successfully engaged
in agiiatiog and planning the ruin of the
South
It's no LONGER the Wfons'he'o''' eNo''''
bic ana ignorant taoo'' "'""e' ""' are W.
gagged IN the iieree erusa"e against o'''es'
tic slavey.
Two great poi'heai e"hN''''"N ~ '"'
hor'h nave recently III 40 ih''S'''" ,''"','
denounced as an nnh"iN 'h'l,3 u'e "''' N"'
idrg Ac; of Congress passed during long
series OF years, i"r The ''nu'"'''" OF 'n'
previously 'NiN'NhS anu ~ ''''''
guaranteed nshts OF inc '"u.'' '"'"'''S w
to public opprobtinm the I ns"No '.'''
Law, as thing "h'eh II Is "ef',o''o"s
10 resist iheN NOT o'''N '''''''''',''' w.
ures calculated to ensure It's sP'e", ''P''''
but also to prevent us being carrie" ''''" ~
ieet, even while II may he snn''," =" "o'
ear,s place upon tAe statute hooN' "' '"c
law OF the land
From the political forums o' we no',"'
issue continually 'he most ""l""''o Wv
nunciaiions OF slavery and 'le w's' a'u'n'
protcstations aud pledges |" hsn, AGAINST IT,
until 1t shall he forever eN,l"s"'sh'o'
From the northern pn'i''--'"" ~ IT,
dedicated to God set apart as NV ca"
sen ana favored means % SP''"''''s Wv
sway OF a religion oil peace ana l"'c' %,"
mutual lors'vencss--yes' eve" ',o" '"e
pulpit, ana'hemas are pf"""nhr'' "s'.'os'
US as 'fa'''rNers III nu"''' ''''" -
who grow rich upon the groans an" 'ea'S
OF our fellow men, ana ,''',n "P'" Wv
blood OF our brethren All 'h'' tnr' say
OF u.s. ana al .'''s 'ai's ''' ,''''' VI Wv ~
things which they continually speA" 'i"''s'
us,
The old lines OF parry are "'Sf'Ei''' ''D
aud forgotten The ties OF common re-
rcligiou--ties once deemed strong ana "a
cred are but MS ropes Oh S'i" o'.",' ' =,
Jury OF The Storm 'na' RACES "s''"S' ", ~
s''lullo" OF slavery or Ms s'''ns % wv ,S
qa'chiy sn"dere" ana r''sn'''r" V, Wv
he'r' ,a"e OF .nee"a'ar, ]e"' N,'''.' . 'I'
!" tho breast OF 'he assa',au'S OF our ''S" ~,
~ "'''"''''e'' wv
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NV ". '.,,., ,.o .a,,, , MN, ,,ho ,n,c.
Io'"'" WIN Wv ,'"'. a', - ,,,,';,h Ia
ue'e"" WV ''''''''''
yves Ys ,,.,,a,,,, If ,od,v woold
Il, me y; . "o'."e '. "s" ~ law whirh would
sS.',, ~. r aan,,,,rn h,o,her from territory
Won H. .a., hu t;s ,rn,.orc and his blood
n, al j.; a..,na law 10 protect him
,o,;n., 49,
The no,,hern Methodist will not bow, to.
dav a, N. liar ~ their common Saviour
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