The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-02-14

coIu mn Of commen, to the concluding sen
,ence Of IN article which appeared in the
Ropu bliean, OF the 3lst Of January. Those
who read both papers may be surprised that
our neighbor should have singled ort a
single paragraph Or suimadsersion' instead
of taking the whole article, or tia, be should
have drawn so largely upon he fancy 90
order to place US In position where We
nigh, bee, meet his dcpunciaiions- bH'
We would inform such persons that w
rrRxis. Who ha. tasen charge OF that sheet
i. a seholar aud a gentleman OF legal At
tainments. It's not customary with winters
possessing so much learning 70 tlAe hold
/ Of subject in the ordinary lyle, bat ihey
adopt the ingenious logic OF tie boy Just
returned from college, who convinced biz
I father. who saw only two ducks on bis
table, by a .ys,em Of logic, that there were
three. He got the third one for bis pains
" hope our contemporary may be more
fortunate
We shall not enieavor to initiate ihc ele.
nant diciion. the ingenious criticism, OF the
logic Of the IIera.I Bot we cannot hnt
think that the slsBsions to reuegades and
turn coats. end To- the vote Judge Dch'lifoe,
the wing candidate Tor Congress ~ tti, d.
trict. obtained IN HARRISON count, are rather
unfortunate on the part of our neishhor.
The Herald has nov been published about
fourteen months. aud durio, that time It has
made at least two changes, IA It's political
course. The editorial. Of the first number
were written hy uhig, and aefe IA npp"
sition to what is termed the Southern Rishts
party. "a regard. foreign affairs It de
pared the downfall of mon,Tchic. II
next became n strong State Right. paper
and. II We mistake not. stated, that j: Judge
Och.l,rce's speech himer had been ro-
ported sooner. he would have obtained u
much larger vote in Cas- county. II state
Rghts views should again obtain the IS.
ceudancy, NJ i. may be prevailed upon to
withdraw, aud some one else seated "a the
editorial chair such, at least, is a reason.
able Inference, judging from At oas'. y
may be. however. dat the editor Of Tia
/ Herald may call these plain facts, some o
the Republicans sopLsms. and contend
that his paper has been as stationary as
the sun in the heavens"
! or We publish on our fret page n well
written article slgned Cora Monignme
~" which we extract from the New Or
leans Delta. Nth the views ct the writer
wc do not entirely coincide for, We ;hiuk
that slavery will ext to greater extent in
Western Texas thun thi. article would
seem to Indicate Much Of the mmi.'ra-
ton which has come into Texas from the
Southern States has found is way west. Il
nasi lee confessed, however, that the ca
tended free sod boundary of the west. Will
do much towards rendering slave property
insecure. Complaints are now making OF
the escape Of slaves The evil We fear viii
Increase annually until slaves will be- looked
upon MS very unsafe property, in that sec
ton Of our state
Whether division OF Texas will ever be
advisable ia aprolIem which must be dc.
cidcd hy the future. In addition 10 the dil
ficultics which present themselves against
division at this time is ono which the writer
has overlooked The public lands, en-.
bracug a territory of over one hundred mil.
lions of acres, lie in the West They will
have to be disposed Of before lcSas can be
divided.
But the question of the reception Of now
States is no, the only one which should on.
ter into the next Presidential canvass,
though it is a very prominent one. The
South ought to be assured that the aggres.
sions on her rights are TO cease. Texas,
more interested than any other state should
insist upcE clear and uucqulyOcal decla.
ration By the Presidential nominee, on tie
question OF slavery. For our own part, we
do not believe that another slave State will
ever be admitted into The Mon Whether
it will no, be abolished in the territories
where it already exists ia question which
the Presidential election may solge.
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