The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-04-28
The Know Nothing idea Of State Rights
Analysis Of a Know Nothing corrcspen.
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! \ Few days since we published u cor
/ resrohjence between the editor OF the
/ Am,r,can Organ and the new Senator
from Massac buset,es, General Wilson. 1t
was a remarkable correspondence, Ru,
/ for the gravity and vital importance o' the
subject, i, would have been mn amusing
/ correspondence II referred to the rights
OF the States" aud the right OF Shareholders
/ The correspondence WAS commenced by the
editor Of the Organ, who is evidently sole
,ous to hold up Senator Wilson and the
/ Aboli,ionlzed Know Noshngs Of Nassa>
chuseIts to the people OF the South as
sound State rights men We shal, en-.
deayor to present an analyst Of this cor
respondence
The first question propouuded by die
editor Of the Organ Is as follows:
Referring YOU to my editorials for the
last two weeks. have TO ash you how FAR
have correctly represented your views ~
my comments upon Your letter OF the pom
Of January, and the articles in the Boston
Bee, which have copied In other words,
do you or not recognize the dortfiue OF
State rights, so far as To permit the several
states TO regula;s the question oil slavery
in their own mode within their State lim-
ilsi"
Tho Senator answer .s--
lst. | fully recognize the docilar Oh
Stat rights in it, application TO slavery, as
well as 10 ans other matter Of public con-
oern.
The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions
Of l79~ 70 the main, as ;hiuk. correctly
set forth that dortrue.
The whole subject OF slavery raAH
State limits should be ict absolutely 10
STATE Legislation.
II is observable that senator Wilson does
not say one word about the editorial cons
mer,ls' of the Organ on his " letter Of the
20th Of January o. che articles IA The
+ Boston Bee" Morris 70 toe wondered at,
since the Organ and the Bee tcpr a0ntcd
General Wilson as "a SHici construction.
ISL" which ia Massachusetts is iaut, mount
to political damuaton.
But SAYS the editor Of ihe Organ, do
you or not recognize the doctrine OF state
rights $50 far as as TO peanut (nnrk the deli
cate phraseuloglJ tire ,syeral states ;orcg-
ulate the question oi slavery 10 their own
mode rHhla brv SAFE lmHs
The ready answer Of ih" Senator IS
The Who'll subject ~ slavery within state
limits shoald DO absolutely 10 state leg'sla
don It.s n'.' sati-l.rto'N strict con
stucilou snnru it'ls o. sve' 1t 'ae
Na'hhrhn''lt's senator Is Instantly pu"
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Answer OF the Massachusetts senator
NJ response to '"nf ser"ho qHes'ohl y
Included 20 nlraisWei To Your h's''s-' uo
not entertain h-s"phioh uh' ""k'rAs "A'
any power To l"'rtiefa WIN s'aF'f1 10 u
exists under state laws
We will here Indulge tn a few ccmmor' e.
The object ol this correspondence .
plain. II is 70 make General wilson ap
pear q State rightsmsu. sn that the hn7"
\oulngs of the south may not d'sapproVe
of his election. Now what is the FH'
doctrine Of STATE rights, ms respects 'h'
/ institution Of slavery It's not that Con
gress has no manner OF night To Interfere
with slavery IN the States mat h bnt q
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