The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-09-16

sopeared in il, which we highly dsspproved.
II was a regular TRADE Of abuse. from be-
ginning to end. Of President Pierce aud the
democratic party. We passed this over IN
silence, because We believed il was not
likely to produce much mischief to any
one, ave the pecuuary injury il was likely
to do the proprietor of the Magazine.
The September number, however. throws
Off the max, and, for the first time, hosts
the pira,icsl flag Of abolition. The leading
article in It, 10 entitled "Our Parties and
Politics" |, il nothing more nor less than
an address to the fans,Ics anti slavery feel
ing Of the No'th--an abuse Of the South
and her ius,ilp,ions-a denunclaton Of the
Administration -nd of those who were in
.trumen,al in elevating President Pierce to
power. The following is the closing Por'
ton Of II,
1--WE have dwelt upon the proceedings
OF the pfo>slaverv party ST. oog, that we
have left ourselves little space for urging
mon other parties their duties in the crises.
But we viii not speak TO them NJ parties.
We will sar 70 them as Americans, a. free.
men. a. Christians, tha, the time has mr.
rived when all divisions and anmosities
should be laid aside, in order TO rescue
,hl. great, this beautiful. this glorious land
from a hateful domination. As il no" is,
no man who expresses. however moder,
siely, free opinion OF the slave system
Of the south, Is allowed TO hold any Office
Of profit or trust, under the General Cow
erpmen,. No man can be President, no
man a foreign minister. no man tide
waiter. even. or the meanest sculiion IN
the federal kitchen, who has not first bowed
down and eaten the dirt OF adherence to
slavery. oh shameless debsssMent-thn
under a Union formed for the establish
men, Of liberty and jus'ice--under a Union
born of the agon'es and cemen'ed by the
blood Of our parents-a Jnlon whose mis-
sion it WAS to set ~ example OF republican
freedom, and commend i, to the painting pa>
tons of the wohd--we freemen OF the
United States, should be suiTocated by poll
,iciaps into n silent acqniescence with DIES
po,ism, That we should not dare to utter
the words or breathe the aspirations Of our
fathers, or propagate. their principles on
psip Of os,rarism and political death just
Heaven into what depths Of lnlany aud
iussusbility have we fallen
ave repeat, that until the sentiment of
slavery is driven back 10 its original bounds,
to the states to which 1t legiIImately be
longs. the people OF the North are sassals
Yet their emancipation Is practicable II not
easy. They have only to egince n deter
mina,on to be free, and they are free.
They are to discard all past alliances, to
pu. aside all present fears, to dread no iu>
ture coalitions, in the single hope Of car
rying to speedy victory banner inscribed
with these devices .--'rmE REPEAL OF
rns Tucirivs SLAVE LAw,-Inn Rvs
ros,rioN OF THE Missouri CoMrRomisr,
No MORE SLAVE TERRIroRsEs,--Tnr
HoarsraAp ron FRsg MrS on Tnt
PrpLIc LANp,'
We give one more extract from It 10
show what this aboli,ionist thinks Of the
Nebraska bill, and what. in his opinion.
the South has gained by the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise;
We are aware, it is often said. tina,
slavery cannot be carried into the terrific
ries recently organized, that their soil
aud climate are not adapted to its sup
port, and tina, the sole aim. in removing
the restriction Of the Missouri compro-
mise, is 10 erase distinction which the
South regards as dlshonoring, and unjust,
II has, however. been sufficiently answered
to this. that slavery thrives in Missouri
which is between nearly the same paral'
lels of latitude, tina, Illinois, similarly sisu
a,ed, was only saved from 1t by II pro,ract
ed aud earnest struggle, aud Indiana only
By the immortal ordinance OF l1s7.
I" But it is useless to adduce precedents
aud anslogies in tho face Of current facta,
The momen, in which we write witnesses
the proceedings of assemblages convened
to keep free emigration out OF these ferris
tories by force Of arms, II need be- AL
ready slave holders are on their way to
establish themselves and their Constitution "
there; nay, they are already in possession
Of some Of the choicest parts of the soil,
and are resolved to maintain it, against
all corners. Away, then, with the ilimsy
pre,eNt that slavery is banned by what
Mr.. Webster called "the laws of Cod"
by natural position and circumstances
These, we admit. have much to do
with the prevalence and strength Of the
system, - bnt they are not omnipo;snt
nor final, - they are only accessory,
either for 1t or against 1t, - aud the Will
OF man, his determination to abide by the
perennial principles OF right, or to surren>
render them to a temporary and short
sighted spirit of gain is what gives char
ac,er in this respect. to society. Nehras.
ka and Kansas will be slave States If slave
holders 90 there, and they will be free
StnteA il Ircemen 20 there. and this is the
long and the shor, Of the matter; lot the
soil WOO and the climate smile encourage.
ment upon whom it plcases. IL the Amer.
lean people do not now IN the instant
rescue those lands to freedom It 10 in vain
that they will hereafter look TO Nature or
any other influences for their salvation"
We regret tina, our limits will not 1ermi,
Us to cemmen, on this production and the
Magazine. Putnam, no doubt has thon.
sands of Southern subscribers, who have
been deceived into subscribing for the ma.
gazine. But we presume the course he has
taken will, as !, ought, lose him the entire
trade of the South