The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-02-18

tween the three highest Now il is quite
probable that in ths House neither OF the
candidates would have a majority over
both the others, aud II the supporters of
each were determined, no choice would be
made between the fourteenth of February.
when the balloiiug would commence. and
the fourth Of March. which would lefmin
ate its official existence. We Eave seen
the House spend six weeks IN electinp
Speaker, which is no, near AS important an
office as the President, aud which would
not begin TO elicit ms much contention.
Should the next Presidential! eonte,, 30 To
the House. the people would witness any
amount OF intrigue and corrup,on ,ha,
would be dsrepuiabie to the country. aud
the result would quite reconcile them to
the present method OF nominating Consen
tons We cannot believe. however. that
there is the least danger of such an event
taking place.
v N,hr,.p,
We publi,heJ ye,t.,J, n potico of San.
otor Douylas's I'm est,tli.bing + T.,,i,o.
,ial Coys,,,,ou, in \.l,.sl,a H.. obi.,
lentu,e, are tho extension of the m,i,ive
.l,v. lov over IN. 'ror,ito,, and ina ara.
,i.,o, TINT !, ,,,y H.. ,d,,,,,.d i,.,o m.
Union with or v,,bon, slavery ia the nao.
III, formiup n State Gnyefn,uent NAV AZ,
tefmipe IL i, the same nroyi,ion ,s
IN In. case Of New Nesico mud utab
a., L.J c,ned.n,l, ,,,,,,,,,od H.. ra,i
val Of the slavery aoit.ulon tlis winter =.
and th,nyb we hal sn,nosed il would t,ke
another t,tn We were rot mistaken in
supposinp that abolitiouism woold SEIZE
the liz, n,nottupity 10 nroy4 that i,s ,enom
WAS as Intense as ever Arco,dip,lv The
New York Eyeninp Posi- pounces ON VI,
paupla.', r.noft mud bfll.
The object of the attack il. of course.
one with nll such movements. to yipdi
cate the right OF the North to appropriate
all the null,c domain. and TO make every
organization OF portion OF that domain
The occasion of adding nsul. A. well AS in,
Jury to the South. hi. i. the general
principle But the form its assertion hs.
taken IN tins caseis curious. The Missouri
Compromise is appealed 10, and the Bin is
denounced az violation Of good faith in
reference to that agreement Nc bad sup
posed that even abolition. shameless as it Is.
could hardly have the impudcnce to make
such an apnoaL II rests unou resistance TO
law aud county, and laughs at the binding
force of constitutions. VI hat fespect Was
shown IA the Missouri Compromise. when.
iu lie orpaniza,iou OF Oresou, the Free
n''iets insisted on Inserting me " 'lin"i
i'oNh'' hNo rejected, WIN uefislpn, even,
Tue niue Amendment pfts7td ny WI buFt,
o' '"'' ''a'e' s"ilehinS 'oe ihs'it ny ptem'
.ins '""' inc 'o''lpfN my Nuf'" OF ms
missouri COMPROMISE me ihey I''d u
COW" t"t"' a." P'"c'F'. ,'A' '"e ai's'o"n
compounds Was never 10 ~ considered as
AN oNs''el' j" Tue ip''' o' ",'V'tiaVrrf "E'
b''''''n' '"@' u was n", ""'' u" Jaw ""'
was no. eve" '''p'c'"ni' eq"''A''e p'1e'
"'"'' '"'N "VP'", W " """ ~ u " na,
nee" 4 sH'''n'l p'""'lS engagement ""''h
"" hn' always uV'' III reverence, "n"
""Vn vac ''uU', ,"e "SR' 'sSNe 'o"'"'
nave u''" i" Tue """' VI ''''"','s
ms co"' 'o'''s' "',' N"'i' ~ INV
WY VI my SV' " "' 'u"s"' !" N'e 'as' ~
''e~'" II ~ ''''''"'''e, pun 'i'' 81
''l''''''' S.'''0,"' u,S'''"''o"' WI, Wv
'"'f ''s,H' rs "i,l''''''''"' ~ we ~
"'i"1eo "''' "'f''' zee ''1" s'P
t'N'' " " .F 81, '''
""''' Az" ur'"'""sN '"' ''"'"' '''e on
N'h"'' "u'." ""' 'e'" "'."'e' even ny
'"e ""'', P''t 20 F'''"'S