The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-09-20

.laxr,y vii, stand - Fang ~ n'ss'cfM r"''
,,.,;,, v;ii stnnd, unlrss These who are
connected with ii. ard Will s's the nf.' )"
fall ly its ovrrthr"w. nre weak ~nvW" !"
he, themselves aud their srr't'", ~"d :"
uv,L. their ',amliss the fist sicti'sss :" the
fanatic, and moi"c'n,ic slafit "' inc .ee'
wh;rl, m~nxrcs the foundation ~ society
and government MI ever the civilized wos'"
n,. WsSssss ga sAs People sf vtssssss'
The Richn.oud tVa.) Enquirer c''''e'ses
very severely the retract'"g letter OF Mr.
W..b,t.r. IN relation 10 the sentiments sS'
,r,..ed by him in his speech nj Cnp"'
S,,;oys in that State. II aniaadserts
mon the righ, of revolution. ~ "ek"o"''
.dped hy Mr.. Webster, tand .upp"rsed ny
.on,. of our democratic q friends IN Texas,
and particularly in this coun'y,) !" "'"'
mar well ralrula,.d to arrest the a'te'h'o"
Of III, rejecting and patriotic. Those VII"
have been so ready TO de''oonce the Ike
oublic,n for its defence OF principle VIII
.ec ,ba, il i. ably sustained by the de'"oc'
racy OF the Ola Dominion, ns Il has bee"
by tho democracy OF Tennessee A'ao'"'a'
Arkansas, nud Georgia;
Z ..rhc right of revolution and the right
,f seces.ion are things totally distinct an"
different. Revolutions, in the eye OF the
I law. il wrongful 10 inc'picncy--so wrong
I in, that il must hc resisted with nr'ns ana
u.to blood. Il only becomes r'ghtinl u"
III, eve of law after il has succeeded, after
4 !, Inns tr,u,nphcd over the iorcihlc and san
culinary measures used I" .nPp'rsAM !"
! saw that secession is revolution, " I" say
not merely that Secession Is ,"eAI"d'e"''
uuwisr. aud dangerous, rs TIE "aJ"i"y ~
the south now consider it, hut that II -
unlawful IN its mcipicney aud ITS purpose
i. TO .ay. MS Mr.. " ehster has over n"d
aver nnain declared IN bis recent speeches,
,h., il must be resisted bv f,rce--rrs'sted
vim all the ,,uwets III the Gov rni"ent---
tim, blood must liz shed. TINT life must liz
sacrificed, aud that civil war must drs"'a!e
the land, until the seeding state 10 ,uliy
oy.rpowrrrd. or until the resources ct the
national government are exhausted MI"
revolution or secession is thereby co'sum'
mated. The idea that secession is rev
om,;,uury tight. is blood, in all its scope
md n,u,c.~i il tai.iti.s NJ. " clusters own
doctrjne OF 4" bargain broken IN "''e side.
h,;,y broken ou both sides, and the com
n,ct helm. thereby dissolved, aud renders
,h,. r,y,y,s of civil war aud horrors III
ira,,icide urrrssnfy to eject n release rom
that broken bargai, and dissolved compact
II surposes q ri:ht N The ns"ir''is Ia''y !"
the compact 10 caiorce obedic"ec I" It's
u,u,p,tion. and d.noi"ces MS treason
what nav be the ouly eif,ctunl resistance
of those u.urpations by the injured patty
1t arms with the sword .. justice and Ia"
the vinlaiors OF compact. aud casss the
ol,lnuoy %! rebellion aud treason upon the
MIN Il obec'- ol tbelr on'rases
Such /. not the doctrine nj the States
/ Il ..hi. ,,,,n, =" the great republ'ca'i par
al the Union. .>lch WIS not the dor'fi"s
oi tn. rrcat jefferson. continued ~ h's pa
/ t,i,tehm cuuns, Ia the South /" @pdra"
from our c,mpai.,nas ss'e did not say rsr%'
from our vuiersl only when the sole a!ic'n-
mjvrs left, are the Ji,sola,ou Of our Union
~. ~
ysen, u~,ihoni limitation II pomsrs.' What
does this dor,,iue OF Mr.. Wrbsier---ila'
secession /, Il revolutionary ri.ht--nakc Z"
III. nn,inunl pnyefnuuu. but n gorfr"n" n
aiihpai hm,id non ~ roTrrs The ser''
al Russi, and the oppressed mlllnns OF ~"
rope are wiIhou, all uther redress than rer
0ia'ioo, bcraus. ti,eis governments are nan
om ilmsaiion III pogfrS. Are the people
and the STATES ri this Republic IN the sn'i'
nhi,c, condition. Il there he no redress
for the States far II violated constitution, /
broken bargain. u dissolved compact. hn
r.yolu,,,n--hu, unlawful revolt which til.
u.nfuiny power may law fully aud aust ii
,luty. supprr.s hv force aud bl""lshed. %
what value. what bu, m"ckery, ARE any
hast ,iion, 81. Il, sotlority--what does th'
u~,i ping government become hut u gotsfn
meni n, h,n Intuition ~ poasrs lh'
,i,rtIine OF Mr.. Webster IS the doctrine "
Federalism. the daet,ine 1t cons"l'dnii""
the doctrine Of nnrc trimmed usufpaii"", an,
!, ,!nctrin. which every friend "f C"nstiiu
+ ,innnl Union must. with Mr. Jefferson, re-
gard Ms the d"ctrine ot D's."luiiun.
The opposite dnrtri,e. that secession i
n constitutional right, is the basis Of, inie
rem, in, and nscpsrale 'r"'" the iden o
compact, comforting II right, when the com
pact i, broken. Of i'eaceahle Withdrawn
from the confederation, does not difcciI.
and necessarily insove the calamtous can
sequence. which ar. ins-,erahle iro" W.
Wrhs,er's doctrine. Whatever disaster
may flow consrquen,ially from the exerc's'
OF the righ, ; ~h~tever s'riies aud sorrow
il n,xv draw upon the hends al bhh tn
seeding. and the seeded form. the d"c
t,ine do.s not brand the Injured with trsx
son aud cover the usurpes with the Ggis o
right aud law.
On, WmAr FALL The followin.
ansrdnt- OF the late Gov. james Barbour
OF \irginis, 10 too good I" lH' lost. Gov
Bnrtour WIS \ candidate 10 represent hi,