The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-04-02

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ablsd, Ia soas ikssssrs. 70 eensrsd'es the
,eassmsuts that haze bsss 70 isdsss''oss'y
disseminated. Bot their efforts hsvs be-"
feeble. Il was impossible for them 10 a.
ret The ssssam Of eslsmny. which. COM
nsneiug o. W sshingson. has bssu circulated
aud ssssainsd BY The assistance Of nearly
every iadsen.ial psblic josr"sl !" sh" Union.
And, to add TO The embark ssmsnt Of our
position, he late administration took s'dss
with osr s,editora Il went - far - !"
eould possibly 20 to to impress the public
mind Of the cosn..y. ;sss Texas was acting
In bad faith with her creditors. II seemed
dssiross Of going even beyond THE. and
ssyine 10 The world that W were not only
dishonest bat sngrassfsl. This was vi'su'
allv. At least. the effect Of President FIJI.
morss decision in retaining the Ave mil.
lions Of dollars belonging to Tssas. Ism
astonishing that this opposition to our
coarse bad ito effect At homel Even at
our own doors We had 70 contend with op.
positioa. Many Of oar citizens, and psr.
ton Of the press here, have been contend.
Ing TIA. Texas should pay her public debt
1t ~ face value; some thought We were
in honor bound to discharge II In this man.
ner. while Others commended that our posi-.
ton was not understood abroad, and was
not likely to he explained. and hence our
State would be branded with the odium Of
Reputation. These difficulties are now
solved, and tho qu.ssios IL presented through
q channel that will roach every portion Of
the Union. Gen. Sam Houston's speech 10
full and complete rsfusa,ion Of the SLAM
dsrs that have been propagated against Us.
But the question arises, will the leading
presses Of tho United States do Us he JUS
tics to publish this dsfsncei Can ws not
compel them to do 80. BY stopping their
circulation in Texas, IL they rsfnssi
W. notice in this connection. that the
Nashvills Union. q leading democratic pa.
psr In Tennessee publishes portion Of this
speech Of Gen. Houston. and while it 10
forced to admit that our creditors are not
justified ia lAsir sxhorbitan demands, ii
throws out insinuations against Texss,
which are evidently the result Of prejudice.
Il can b. sssn that the editor has not even
read tho speech which he pretends to no.
lice. That the wing press Of the country
should unite in calumniating Texas. and in
sustaining the late executive in bis sxt'aor.
binary course, 10 to u 4 matter OF no eur.
priss- But we have q right to expect dif-
fersnt treatment from democratic papers.
The unwavericg devotion Of Texas to the
democratic party-the fact that il occupies
The enviabls position Of the democratic
banner State Of the Union-at least, Dc.
,nands that il should not bs condemned un.
heard that tho democratic press shosld
not BE- enlisted In . war upon her honor, ia
which misrepresentation, maIisuity. and
talsshosd are the principle characteristic,.
II was unfortunate for Texas that she
ever sanctioned by her vote the Boundary
Bill, by which The five millions were re-
served. We commended then that /: was =
= reflection upon her honor, and time has
proved the correctness Of our position.
She has been from that day to this, the
theme Of denunciation. Isgavs weight to
The opinion that she had no well grounded
fs-bs to TIE Santa r. o..'rv aa' + At she
vas wiling 10 aocpp, tho moasy even when
scecr panied with The degrading in,,inatiou
that she was not 10 be trusted viii iIo whole
Of i. for fear she would not honestly dis.
charge her obligations. Better. far better,
that every dollar Of this moasy had been
sunk In the ocean.
Con. Houston. IN this speech, asserts that
the greater portion Of our public debt was
incurred daring Gen. Lamar's Adn'inisera.
ton, after the war Of Independence had
been concluded. This is fact not gsner.
ally known. II was At such . time. when
the publie credit was Frustrated both At
home and abroad. and ~ country was
sunk In dependency, that Gen. Houston
wss again summoned to the Presidential
chair. In two years he made complete
change; public credit revived; confidence
was restored II home and tie close Of bic
administration len the country ia pros
psross condition. Such, a issst. 10 the
testimony Of old Texans. Would that all
bic aets since annexation were equally msr-
ltosioss and worthy Of praise.
q W. hope this speech u Gen. Houston
will b. extensively publishsd and read.
Every paper in the Uniou. - . matter Of