The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-05-03


The Patriot Of tire i2ih contained au ex.
tract. purporiing TO be from speech OF
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Of Mississippi, lbut
was from tha, Lame Devil correspond
ent Of the Picayunc) IN which the Patriot
said GUY opinions were fully represented.
Al,hough we did not fully approve the sea-
timents or The extract, we desired to know
the Patriots affections to it. and asked
them. Instead Of giving any objections to
The extract. the editor uses little bragga.
doeio. aud then puts forth SET of interog
atorics to us, n third time, which they take
from the Boston Post, frcc soa paper
Here are the nlcrrogatorics, and the editor
desires our answer To them.
/ whai would h NJ namh.s. annually q
way nrgr~, run c slave States iu case Of feens.on
uf disaaitgan'
J. How many fugitive slaves voull be- returned To
iisir niAster
3 Would merchants md other b. able 10 oollsc,
tieif ,lehls du- tn oiisr ~laiee
4. Womb mdrierrrs, robbers, 30. les iftm one
sisc anniher ap1 Il 40 how would they b. brought
toJutler
J. Noud there h. any .tnnsgirg'
g. What would h~rom. OF t,e ahifs aud " material
~ ihe navy Md army
2 woui,l fufof~an usliuns holding .sael. and de
mans- IN lids congify take slis and other proper.
~ ahrf-ses they cuOId hud a.
IL ease war sisn,id b. declared by other nations
sssn.t would The several States. for mntnsl pro-
leclain ffH Confectionery
9 u 20 N,hi would bs The amount 0f los sustained
hg our i1liyi
10 Would Americans BE- ashamed while travelling
in furog~
II Dda Hr Jackseu. British -,nis.ary. rome to
the oa,uiJ abuu r time VI the formation q our gov
~ If.o. whni strip. dii Gen. Washington lake IN
regard 10 him
It Is not 10 our taste to engage Ia q
childish warfsss. ~ - aaswss gsselus'
which. though l sssfe eondac-
tor u q eesdvd have been answer.
r. and therefore. it was dat
u n6botice of them when the Parrot
put them forth However, lest the
sage oi our ueighboriug journal should
grow unbearaiIe "wise in his own concet
we must even answer his folly." though
we viii endeavor to he as little I" like unto
him ms possible.
Question What would b. rs. nurnl.>r anpn,l.
~ 81 runaway ncgfve. from - slave States IN ca-- 81
sc+ssionor dissolution
q How many fugitive slave. Nouh be return.
81 10 ihcF masters
4ns,rer. 10 ease untoward and ism-n.
table events should cause a dissolution Of
the Union between the slav.holding and
non sayeholdiug States, VIC believe that
fewer slaves. by far, would escape iron, the
former TO the latter, than now do, and
consequently, there would be fewer to 70.
turn. II il moi notorious fact, which the
ignorance or iha public laiihlcssncss Of the
editor of the PATRIOT shrouds from the eve
OF the people. that the insecurity Of our
slave property is chiefly, aud almost Who'll. I
IT, through The means Of the abolition so.
eieies OF the North How many slaves
would 'binb Of escaping il they were not
melted 10 do II by the uombers Of those so.
cicties' Aud how many coold effect an
escape, II i serc not tor the aid and com.
fort which these societies furnish Md rs
the case stands now, those infraefions of
our rights Of property are praciiced with
impurds they are protecled under ,he
aion from correction. But once place
the two portions Of the I'nion ~ the ntti
iude of independent nations, aud those ~ |
gressions would soon cease. The sound
correction Of war aud the advantages OF
commerce to be had with the slave san-s.
would soon teach our ail'eclionatc brothers
OF The North the necessity Of respecting our
rights, We should hear 40 more of their
oar slaves to revolt and to ran
away, aud OF their aiding aud abettine IN
these acts. Mad now. we will here pro
pound these questions to the editor Of the
Patriot |. VIVA, has been the number. an.
nually, of runaway negroes from the slave
States, during the existence of the tnion
3 How many fugitive slaves have been re.
turned TO th.ir mas,ersi . How many
more slaves escape to Mexico than to the
free states Of the Union. The Patriot will
please chew on these bones awhile.
q 3 Would merc hanis and others be- ahle to col,
bet ihrir debts doc In other States
q T. Woull nunirrer., n,hless Sc Hse from on.
state to Hnoller and II so hon would they In brought
10 jtsiice
Ans. How are .hese things arranged ut
present, between the United States and
England or France, In the same manner
they would be arranged between the States
which now form this conlederacy,
q s. Would there be any smuggling
Aas. II there should, it would be our
gain The slave States are largely in
favor OF free trade. rs far MS il can be prnc.
iced under u tariff for Just so much rcvc
me as 10 sufficient TO meet the necessary cx-
penses oi the Government The uon.slave.
holding States after they had lost the pres.
cot advantage secured to their manufactures
IN the southern markets, would, on the con.
srary. be under the necessity of lcvving
tariff tor protection higher than our present
one The consequence would be. that
goods would be imported much cheaper in
the Southern States than in the Northern
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