The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-12-25

to her executive. power 10 give orders 20 ln'
generals Of the French armies, to a.i ai
citizens who might have been or should be
oppressed in tie canse of liberty. mere
was the false step which led to her subs
onent m,fortunes. Soon she found herself
involved in war with al the rest OF Europe.
In lc. than ten years her government wa,
changed from a republic to an empire; ana
finally, after shedding rivers of blood, Tor
eivn powers restored her exiled dynasty,
and exhausted Europe sought peace and
repose in the uucues,ioued ascendaney oil
monarchcal principles lie, US learn WIS
dom from her example. Let US remember
that revolutions do not always estabi'sh
freedom. Oar own free institutions were
no, the offspring Of our Revolution They
existed before. They were p'an'eH IN the
free charters Of self-governmen' under
which the English colonies grew mp, ana
our Revolution only freed US from the do
mimic, of foreign power whose govern
ment was at variance With those lnstl'u'
ton. Bu, EuropeAH nations have had no
such training Tor scli government. and owe
~ effort to establish !, by bloody rcvolu
ton. has hem. and must, without that prep
sra,iou, con,taae to be n failure Liberty
unregulated by law. generates IN anarchy,
which soon becomes the most hoftid OF all
de.po,i.ms Oar policy is wisely to gov
ern ourselves. and thereby to set such an
example of national justice, prosperity,
and true glory MS shall teach al nations the
blessings OF self government, and the IN
paraleed enterprise and success OF Tree
people.
We live in an age Of progress, and ours
/, emphatically u country - progress
Within the last half century the number
Of States in this uion has nearly doubled,
the population has almost quadrup'ed, aud
our boundaries haze been extended from
the Mississippi to the Pacific. Our terrific
~ il choquered over with railroads, and
furrowed over with canals The inventive
talent of our country is excited to the high
rs, pitch, and the numerous applications Tor
patents for valuable Improvements, dlstin
pui.h this people and this age from all 9th
ers The genius OF one American has en-
ahled our commerce TO move against wind
and tide. aud that of another has annihlla.
ted distance IN the Transmission oil lntelIl-
gence The whole country Is 'uli o. eh>
terpuse oir common sc'oo'' are u'''"''"B
intelligence among 'ne Pe"p''' n"u '''
industry fast accumulailug the comic!ts aud
luxuries of life. This Is in part owing to
our peculiar position 10 GU, 'r'''V so"' '''p
comparatively sparse population, bu, ,huch
NJ II ia also owing to the popular nstitu>
tons under winch we i've ~ ''' "'''o"'
which every man iee'' 70 eus'se III any
useful pursuit according !" Tvs ''''' y, y"
elm ''n' ana 10 inc e"'''' '" ~, 10
ms 'fs"h ana ms P'"PoiF WIZ "V
ed by the laws bu' """'''e' '''' Nv
cause oI ms unPA'"',''' wv" >"
ulaiion, intelligence az" "'"'''' o'' ''''S
IS clear the 'o'e'"u'p"' 'n">, NV p
with the progress OF me P'oP''' ~ "'''
participate w t"e,' pun w
while u ekacl' opvu''"'' y" we ''
fesu"lns All un""'''' ,s'" '"'''
rights 81 n''s'|''''7 Ii...i
ter anu V''te'' ",''''' : '''' 80.
powerful strength u ''' '''p' .'e''''"' W
such means o' '"'e' ''''''''''' '''''''
necessary !" P'"'''' "'' '"'''I ~,
m'f'e a"" SU'"S''''' '''' WIS "''''' '''''
US t's''n'' "S P''t'''
II u not strange however huc" II may
be- regretted, That such an eNup'tanee o'
enterprise should cause some individuals TO
mistake change Tor progress ana 'n' ''''
son OF inc 'g"'S VI - ~. '''',''''
p'o"'s' anu s'o' "' ''','e a..
s''"'> AZ '''"- - ,,,.i..i
organic Jaw w "-"e ,rL I.,,..
tneoi'eS o' human ''s' 49, -,
ever fe'uy 10 V"S'sp III "'N va" 19' -,
against "' -''''''S '.;,L,n,
,"' J''"'' " ''' ~ 49,.
''VN'"e q, '"e '''h' '''',' ''s"tt'
serves "''' W ''o 80. f -
'ne"~ sue" eNi'''''''"'' ,,.'t,.,,.
u" s'''''o'"''' ny "''' 'I''" '"'''.o -
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',''o '''e'S"o,' ""' 49, "sJ',a;no ,ha Conn.,,
Wv. ;a'.. J., ~. .heo,o -, nor,
sons amh,ro, ar reyenp.. nnder the false
and dsl,.iye ,retencc of extending the area
Of f...don Tbe.a reorehensbIe apures-
.ion, hn, ro,,rd ,bs ,rue propre.. OF our
n,,ioo md t,rnisb it, fair fame. They
shonld ,botefo,e receiv. the indignant
If evs,v good citizen who sincerely
lovo. hi. country and takes a pride in It's
nros,sc, and honor.
.,;,n,;o, ,bo,,h mn, n.,e.c, /.
w .o"..'''. 49,, So. ,,a. Corr.d
w. "ooD',e' ", o.s., n,oao.;,ion 70 cb,n,s