The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-06-06
Letter from the Hen. Charles Jarvis.

| On the frat psge of our paper, We pub
lsh sn article from the Hen. Charles jar
Wis, written and published during the late
canvass. II made its appearance origin.
all, in the Bangor (Msinel Democrat, and
was copied by the Democratic press OF the
/ North. 40 one OF tho rnll,ing cries that
marked tina, campaign. So excellent are
| the se ilinents contained in it, that that
sterling Democratic journal. .he New York
Day Book. has rcpablished II in its lac. -
sue from which we obtained II.
/ Ii is to such letters A. those of Mr.. Jar
y;. and te ,hose Of Mr.. lIalet, and host
of others. which were republl.hed every,
where throdeh out the North, that gave ssn
timent and principle to the canvass which
elected Buchanan; and the isct that from
the character OF ne men who wrote them,
and the style in wtich they were written,
they were certain u publication in every
Northern newspaper, and the iu' Their Tact,
that they were cordially endorsed by the
leading Democrat. in the .slaseholdlns
States, IA u sufficient assurance TO the
South Of the soundness ul Northern DE
mocracv. There is moral grandeur IN a
Northern man standing mp IN the midst OF
lans,icism, and announcing sentiments
such as are contained in this letter.
lie tells them that the Missouri Compto>
mise was unconstitutional, unjust. and OPP
pte.sve; that whenever II vas proposed to
permit a slave State 10 come III under IT'S
provisions. it was tepuda,ed 10y the North.
ihatthey dlsregarded It the very next year
after it was passed. Its repeal therefore
was rish, aud proper. lie cnntended ih"t
the l.rrtterie. we're the common property OF
the States. and belonged as much to the
south as the North. iipsass
Have not the pcollsoi The South mn
equal rlgat with cpeople ol the Norm N
the common property OF tue mon "hHt
ti,bt has The North to the exclusive occu-
nation Of those territories. purchased 10y
,hs blood aud treasure OF the South aud
the Norhl Room for expansion - asnee
essay Tor ave labor a- Tor Tree labor,
Again he nobly says;
eli l., false that there have been any az
nress.ion. on tho part OF tne South against
the North. would could eaonera'e the
North in like mauner
Aud then IN u voice OF Warning tie tells
them
rhe Southern States are now driven to
the wall. they now PLAT themselves on
their constitutional rght, ltls Tor the De,
niocrscy of the Nouh TO sustain them iu
the on, d, met. Of their rgb,', Of The n'""
Nii. be Dissolved.
lhus dtI these pat,iotc and gallant me"
discuss the ,sie, ut the last canvass Ito"
were the, sustained by the politicians ol
the south Wat course dli Ten. lious
ton. Kenneth RaNuef. aud John Minor
Bou. Of Virginia, pursue ten Houston
a. i.well known, then a. new, occupied 'he
position, that tn. repeal OF the Missouri
Compromise, SO lar from being ueht, was
wrong and an outage upon the Norm
That wasa sacred aud solemn compact
which ought never to have been repealed
liz told Them that the iiresestefs ol the
south. we're the cause Of all the mischief,
and they were irving To dissolve the Union
They had been Informed that the election OF
Of Fremont ~ ould dissolve the Union. hnt
such was not the case. Tie WAS H"uih|
era man, aud understood southern sent''
meat aud nothing but hie>estlng Calhoun
democracy would de.troy this conicdrracy.
WAa, va. the cN,ct OF sentiments hke
these coming GoY Southern senator Z
Would tbey not ,a IT, such men as Nr. Jar
Wis. Nou argc US vote tor Nj buchanan,
iu order 10 save Il Union, aud yon say the
South has been Wpprcssed 10y toe North
Afe YOU not ashamed To utter such scnt'
ments Uereis Gen. houston. who comes
from one Of the largest slave holding ietes,
aud he tells "a Just Tue reverse. lie has the
csndor to take the view OF tnis aursi'on that
we Black Republicans and the hlmote
men take, namely, that the repeal OF the
Missouri Compromise was an act OF bad
faith to the North, the Paud0fss BOX which
let lose untold evils upon the county
SIR. he talks Ike an honest man, aud he
tells US tha, when u politician uitefs such
sentiments as those announced by YOU, That
he is tsning the position OF the hfe"ealefs
OF the south lou say, that we muat pei
nit Ella, ~ to go t. the territories; that u
is constitutional right OF the South. aud
tina, the S0nthefn States will not submit
10 its exclusion. You also tell n that the
election OF Fremont vii dissolve ihIs
Union Now, who ought to know best,
YOU or General iioustont tie says that
its exclusion from Kansas aud Nebraska.
WAS all right and proper. lie voted ana
made a speech against the bill which open
ed those tetr,ofie. TO slavery. He voted
also voluntarily for its exclusion IN Oregon,
and he voted and made speech 10 iaNof
of the lfecsoilers taking seats IN the Balt'>
more Convention. And he tals us that
Fremont's election Will not dissolve this
Union. Do YOU profess to be a more re-
liable exponent OF Southern sentiment than
hc isi No, sir. you are donsh>'ace-
psndet to the slave power--yoG cHnge
before the 'ollgarchs OF the son'h
We have 40 use Tor YOU. We want men
of nerve-o lndepeudenee--oi backbone
We will adopt the counsel OF sueh mcn rs
Houston, Rayner. aud Bots. who live in the
south, and VINO proien to express its sen
tlmcnts
Now, does not every one perceive the
eGec, Of llouston's position IL the last
cauvassl His Influence and hia character
~ n Southern Senator. were srrayed III
opposition to tha. noble band of patriots.
who were .tauding up with US. shoulder to
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