The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-10-10

our ttAfNY'f ~ VI w
relation 10 the merits oil the kansas Nebra'hs
net, We reasonably anticipated ihai he w"u'"
meet the i..ue manlully. aud ,hs, while he
bold to opioions that we deemed ex'fAof
binary aud naefensble. he would a, least
sustain them with some degre" OF piaus'
bii,v. But ". have been mistaken. Their"
!. no telling how far mana self sppfeem
tion may reconcile him to positions when
may seem in the eyes Of others as uaonv''
able; ba, certainly his frs 7ds must regard
Nh. defeat ns signal and inglofious. lie
has broken down at the frat heat IT can
not bo expected that We should follow HIM
through the mates of his late editorial IN
which be displays lameuiable ignorance
Of the subject hc has attempted to discuss,
and singular forgetiulness of bis previous
positions. |, would be unreasonable, We
thina. to ascribe to Us a cynical sPfh, II
we decline to abandon the discussion OF
grave qacston Of public policy, and to
follow him into tho endless regions Of f'g
narole and baldordash, into which he
would lead Us We think it sufficient
tax upon our time and patience, Tor which
there il. no adequate requtal, that we are
compelled to read such composition
As an excuse ioi garbling our editorial,
he sa,s that he could rui admit the state
mcu, INTO his columns that Southern
men 4 cked into the territory OF hhnsss,
for three year. have controlled is legsla
; ton, and have elected pro,slayety con.
veniioa TO form State Constitution
Such statements he SAYS, deliberately
made. are insulting to the intelligence oil
the Rio Grande peon. much Iess 10 the IN
teliigen, shareholders of Eastern Texas
Our cotomporary must certainly have
paid but llte attention to the history OF
the Kansas question, If he is not aware Of
the fact tina, under The operations ol that
law. shareholders from Missouri whl@ed IN
D to the territory aud organized the Govern
b m.nh Tha, the frat legislature adopted
the mo-, stringent pro slavery legislation.
aud among other acts, affixed the deaih
penalty to s,eains slave aud bringing
him nto the territory That Ia deHnlng
the qualification of yoters, the> required u
man to swear fr.t that he would support
the m.hse slave law, which he was re-
. 4 4 Il s.F ttItteh fh4
X $3.50 loudly condemn and, secondly
u that he wonIi support The p.a-.layefy leg
i-lalion Of the territory. The result has
y been, tha, every legislature has been com
posed OF pro.slavery mon, aud that fully
three fourth. Of the present Constitutional
p Convention, are Of similar character
81 ror a msn to deny this, Is to exhibit de-
gree of ignorance that Is nupafdonsble
p IT.. denlsi OF the fact, connected with
It the history Of the Drrd Scott decision, a
- given by "a, is equally extraordinary. Pops
has aptlS said
b ssh. .h,,nr. a .cubhlcr break one cobNch tsfo.
10 spin, t.e slight sell p.asing thread anew
" u4..ttoy his fb W. suphrtrY. iu vHin,
a The creatures ui h.s tirif Wnrh HEHlus
lhfop.d on I'VE centre OF 49, ,.'n o-.'s''
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e Tie accuses US 81 n''''p''s'"''s "'"' W.
. len, II. aud leaye the auesiinn ." 'h"sa
il who have read both Sides, AS to whether Ne
is b,- no, rolsrepteseu,ed himself
4 Bni We are led to inqnf"' wh'' mas
, Know Nothing 'ditor alter All u 90 WIN
this Kansas question: Does u become
!. men who stood upon p'a''o'" "n'cn oe
nonneed The Democratic party TOT 'epe"''"s
/, the ptoh'bluon 'ofblu1lhs slavery VI ma"
sas' and VINO supported f"''"ofo ~ 'e'
nouncing ITS repeal as an act oil ban '"''h'
aud Houston who sad he would give one
half Of VIVA, he possessed 70 restore ~
does II become such men, we say TO ea'I
about the act, or The manner ~ "h'ch II Is
carried ontf when were 'hey mhoe of''e-
dos son'hren neni II tue" own Po"eN
had prevailed, It would have been consigned
to the abolliionl''s without struggle
The Colorado Citizen tell. an anecdo,e
n,on nuuherv of tina EeDubnesn that