The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-07-04

,rrrgR From BeA T. j. RUSk.


L.~r Sir II have received . isMs~
,,om you ~ wsM ~ . oembss tom other
n.,sons calling spon inc u take 81 active
r.,, in tho psossst sAnvsss Tor Governor
Of the State.
Eleven yeass ago. tho people Of Texas
through their representatives. conferred
uoon the = highly responsible office. the
Ia,.s OF which have eudeavored TO dis
rh.,p. 10 hs best Of my abilities -with
what sscceAs il is Tor thsn to Judge.
Holding Mis- position. | have regarded
"A A. proper for me. to abstain from all att
,.uu,s to inAae"ce their choice in the -.
Le,,,o OF this. have in several instances
declined to NEEDLE ia thu election for
.,.osbcss OF Congress. ~ well ~ for Gov,
emo, when l have been urged to 10 20,
The people Of rsxas are Intelligent. in1s.
v.uden, IN their feelings; know both the
uentlemen who are candidates understand
the issues involved, A well ~ do, aud
10, me now to change tiIs course Of xc>
ton which | have heretofore pursned. and
rive expression to nsy preferences with
y view Of influencing ths. choice, would
be aroga,ing to myself n position the pro.
prie,y OF which NIGH! we'll be questioned.
| have therefore not ming ed in the can.
VASE, aud with great respect to many per.
sonxl aud political friends WHO entsstslnsd
different opinion l, think II would bs i'm.
proper Tor me to do 30, farther than TO cast
my vote according ~ NY convictions OF
duty.
But the i"t,ms.on that l regretted my
vote for TIA. Kansas bill, aud thought now
that 1t WAS wrong" ia another matter: aud
ssl have besn called upon from different
places throughout the State TO make public
addresses upon this subject, have preferred
this method OF making known my opin>
ions, which il delivered In n speech would
be much more likely to he either Misun,
d.rs,ood or m'srsprssen,ed. have never
regretted my course IN that matter, nor
doubted for u moment that ! WAS rlgh,
WIS, determined my vote IN favor Of that
bill WAS the clause repeating the unjust
restriction against the people OF the South.
ern States, contained Ia the act OF Cons
gers passed in 1870 usually called .he
Missouri Compromise. The Sth section
Of that act is IN these words
" Sec =. BE 1t further enacted Tha, in
all that Territory ceded by France
ito the United s,s,es, under the nsm.
of Louisiana which lies North OF 81
" degree. 30 minutes North latitude
mol including within the lnits OF the
State contemplated by this act, slavery
" add involuntary servltud~, otherwise
Oh" than IN the punishment OF crimes,
." whereof the parties shall have been
" duly convicted shall. aud is hereby
d" .prsvsr prohibited Provided. always,
" that any person escaping into the
" same. from whom labor or service is
D." Ia~iully claimed IN soy state or ler'
81" tory OF the United States, sueh iugi>
tive may be- lawfully reclaimed aud
" conveyed to the parsons claiming his
q" or her labor ~ Aforesaid"
This act hxve always regarded ~ pail
psbly unconstitutional, and usurps,lon
hy Congress, OF powers, which they do
not possess, ia, which BY the Constitution
they were expressly Forbidden 10 erercis,
This word. Ms they stand apply with As
much force 10 ANY State which may be
formed gu, Of the Territory, a. they do TO
1t Al. \ Territorial Government
| presume no ens could be found who
would claim power IN Congrsss to abolish
or interfere with the ehis OF property Z"
slaves in \ State. iiss Congress power 10
exclude Ia. citizens of Texas or any other
.lsy.holdng State from going to ANY lef'
,itory which is or may become the pfoper>
~ OF all the States, Of, to iutefiste wNh
their rights Of persons az property IN the
Territories, xny farther than to afford that
protection which the Constitution enJoos
upon ,h-mS The Government 81 the
United States 10 = Government Of limited
powers. The Constitution declares IL 80
mAny words.
" The powers no, delegated to the United
" States BY the Constitution nor pro
q" hib,ed by il to tho S,s,es are reserved
to the States respectively OF to the
"peoplc."
1t further declares that,
"No person shsil he deprived Of lie,
A." liberty, or property without due pro
" csss OF law nor shall ptlvste proper
"ty Ls taken ior public use. without just
" compensation" Thus guarding life
aud liberty aud throwing double guard
around property, sga'".s all encsoschm-n's
Nv Congt~ss or from any other ;BNuer.
These provisions NJ. general and sppl,
.y.,>wh.se, ~ we'll ~ the C.rt,totic. as
~ the States |, has been attempted To
draw . distinction between property IN
slaves aud other property but does the
Constitution warfsnt any such d'stinetioh
Ga the contrary the Constitution expressly
Autaot,zes th.M to be imported ~ ptoper'
~ Tor twenty yesrs after its adoption
There il another express provision that II
they escape and 60 into non slassholdmg
State, they shall he returned TO their own
su BESIDES, all this. they are ioclndsd Ms
IN element OF representation. three'h'lhs
Of them being required to DO taken into
aooouo, In spporsioniog the representative
IN Congress
II the power 10 admitted in Congress to
msks any law .orlsi.ing this species OF
property II It be carried into n territory,
would not the axme construction authorize
that body to disregard all other restrictions
aud prohibitions in the Constitution
Such u construction would make Congress