The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-02-21
Sound Sentlm ents Powerfully EX-
pressed.

We have rarely read any srrefh WHO
more pleasure than 'ha, delivered by Sena
tor :. G. Brown Of Mississippi, ia the I.
:. Senate On the 22d OF Doceaber 1850.
The fret portion Of this excellent speech Is
devoted to a mastery yindication Of pfesi,
dent Plcrce's las, message agains, the vio>
lent assaults Of Hale, Wilson, Seward and
other Black Republican lcaders. President
Pierce Is assailed for having iutims,ed
purpose 10 said leaders and then assces,et
party to attack slavery IN the Si..ies. Sen
ator Brown exposes the sneaking hYpQefi,
50 OF the Black Republican champions,
who, covering before an indignant public
sentiment, soea 10 cover ~ tier ,tcgs
onable assaults upon the right, OF The
States lie quotes with telling effect iheir
officially recognized public addresses proves
the corrocioe. OF the Presidents position
snd drives the .omporiflng Black Rapuhii.
cans To- the wall W. wish that Ne could
fad space fof these ~i.hauag dsuune,ations
aud demonstrations from the lips OF The els
oquenl Senator from Mississippi.
We are compelled to conine ourselves to
Tie Conclusion oi Senator h,p"u's speech.
=
cally presents the attitude oi the South aud
of Mr. Buchanan, the President elect Du
ring the canvass We published. with com.
incubation, letter from Senator brown,
de.cr,bin, "A visit TO " beaiard aud setting
forth tho reasons, formed after lull aud
free conversations with Mr.. Buchanan, why
Mississippi and the whole South should sus
tain Mr.. buchanan for his entire saundns.
on tbs constitutional question 10 which the
South VA. SO deeply interested Tue cleo .
ton came on the whole South, with tae
exception Of hiiic biso,.rulcd Msrs iand,
rallied to buchanan aud Bfecknrige, and,
IN consideration Of the views no Iowefiaii,
urged by Senator Brown, the whole South
should continue to stand by and sustain the
incoming administration, AS the only saie'
guard sgsips, the ,raitorou, de.ign OF Black
Republication. With these brlsl remarks,
we cordially commend to the consideration
Il all good mon, North and South, the fol-
lowing abe and patriotic passages from
Browns admirable speech
Much has been sand, Nr, President, oil sn
irritating character. on both sides OF tnis
slavery question. do not know that the
breach between the North and the South
can over be heaied. Bat /, IS very certain
that those who desire peace should throw
their oil on the water aud not into the iifc.
While therefore, | shah, M always hefeioN
fore, refuse to make uuiHarly CONCESSIONS,
| Will abstain from saving any thing 'hAt Is
irritating or unneee.ssflly severe. ana
not ashamed To say that | want peace,
Senators on the other s,de ol the Guam
Der. aud their ssmpalhizng friends ali over
the county, deplere the condition OF the
black msu 10 the South shall not sanse
nov TO contrast his condition there with
what Il is IN his nstiyr ceuutry. II the
Christian religion be reality and In It's
sublime truths | Am irm belleyer--l an
at a loss to understand how ANY man can
pretend that the barbarian and Gambia
standing on the shores OF Africa. aud bless
ed with freedom, i, better of than the civ
il,zed and ersng,li4ed slave on Southern
plantation, cursed with boudAs-. ALLOWS
ING all YOU SAY of tho horrors OF slavery to
be ,ru~, they are more than compensated by
the moral aud religion. elevation OF thu ,f.
r,csn Ia iii. country lIu, wis, you say is
not lrue, aud vii the world kno~s !, IA not.
One th,pg | may mention thst - 'rno be>
wound all controversy, and tbs, -, that
those most familiar with slavery ssa the
least of It's horrors ! spesk not aleue OF
those VINO 1--we 90 the South, sHa Sho ste u
ovety day IA all us forms, bot OF 1ho.H in
the ltoe States most coutieuou. 10 H. Tho
peaple n Southern Illinois srd tho Eastern
p,rt OF Indiana live slmos.i 10 SIGHT OF slaves
~. and mingie with II almesl every day a.
kentucky aud n ssonn lao people "a
these localities, morr than any athcfs ia tho
Tree States, trade to the south, they visit
the plantations. and mia lie freely with the
: slaves and with their masters lne result
! il that the, discarded the sickly seu,'nienN
Z talHs 50 freely nda.sed IN by those who
suow nothing of slavery except as they
sec Il IN ,brl'ion newspapers and Black
Republican speeches. uuftern counties
IN >eunteru lhuois gave Buchanan i'ut'
teen Thousand voio., sud Fremont lees than
four hundred suppose the mob Odd moi
DIVE the keisbAcsn orators vi cd '"''
country, =. the, did lTnm the southern
/ States or. Il they dad. hope II y mol 70
be chsfgod to The scoouut oi the ..'reoefN'
CO. The simple truth il. Nr President
there i. not one man IN n thpussnd wh0
know. sns,hiag el sisver, practically, that
does ne, believe 1t to bs the Marina. cendi'
ton OF the negro race. Seen through Vac
in,cf.lees OF lncle TOMS Cthin, Carl
sons Libersicr, or one OF the Senator
speeches. It IL. grant yco, ir'ga'iai out
rs.e OF humanity.
The senator WILSON, allndrd, tho nlAe'
as,, to certsin .peeche. made by leading
statesmen in Virsinis, which ne assured ~
were more or le.. favorable 10 his SIDE o
thu. question. Dne. The Senator know VII,
such speeches sfe 40. made now I Doe
he kaow why the smelors''ne ptoe". u
the condition OF the slave, then going Oh
has c.s.ed' Docs he know why there ar'
lhen .snd, II slaves IN bondage to day wis
m,vh, nsherv se have beea lf.e Does he
know VIII, tbs slaves are not educated
Wa, them lihetl, IA resh'eted, sod Ih"'
bondage made to sil more heavily upo'
,hom l. he does not, | will tell him. I
i. beeaase OF the impairment 'ntefmrddtHl
Of himself and li. Trends IA msltefs Va
dill not conosrn ta"n.
The senator WILSON, told ~. the c'he
dgy, GA Whit terms We could get his gym
nsihy. L., me tell him on what ic.m' Ia