The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-02-13

wa. intended TO prevent fraud Ia elections
The, ais, refused to vote Ia She election OF
delegates for u State Convention, or TO reeng-
Mise ,s legal existence. i. i also SAID That
they refused and In oil probability Jailed 10
take part In the question oi slavery, or no
slavery. which was submitted 70 the determn-
alton OF the voters OF the territory on the ,. 1t
of December The Territorial Legislature,
which called the State Convention, was To-
paly organized body and represented the peo.
ple Of the territory a fact which no one VIII
pretend to deny Ina, the peace Of the terri
iory. and the peace aud safety OF the uipn,
required such convention IN order that thr
agitation Of the slavery question might be To-
calized. /. also a iaci equally undcniabie. An
set Of Congress & Nd not have made 10 more
equitable OF have given the people better
opportunity 70 vote for delegates TINS, 1t
SEEM. TO a., covers he ground 81 propneiy.
That convention mel and submitted the gie-.
ton. and the only question, vhi.l divided The
territory to the decision Of ths people.
Your committee are therefore Of the opin-
ion that the iecomp'on convention ought TO
be- sustained. and our Senators and liepre-en.
iatiycs IN Congress should be requested 70
vote for the admission Of II tusas NJ State
andcr the Consultation adopted BY 10. whatever
ha, been the decision Of The people as TO the
question Of slavery. In the language Of Mr.
u 1ehanan, tbe question ear never Ice moro
ehrly OF distinctly prescn,cd 10 the people
than lt is at the present moment. should ihs
opportunity b. rejected. Kan sas may be lH.
yel.ed Tor years "a domes,is i-cori, and pos.
-ialy la cNd war before she rau again inaNg
np ite ISSUE uaN 50 fortunately rendered. and
aslio relr tho p1iu, she has already attained
The leading otrc, of i1e hlu-as Nebraska
aaf, w5s 60 ftm1tc lhc dangerous question oil
slavery from The balls of Congress, 300 which
Sc wHs % hr-f un iutln Der, and 10 lee The poo
pie determine ii Tor themselves. IL the pain
aud fufcble language 81 the resident -" The
friends and supporters Of the N,tmsSa and
Kansas act, wien siW ggtnF on recent oe-
css,i9u To sustain u. wise provisions before the
gfeai tribunals % uc American people never
differed ab0u; ts true meaning on This subject
Every where thrpurOIt the mon they publicly
pledged their faith and ,heir honor that thcy
IS would cheeriutiy submit the question ut slave
~, to the decision oI the bYHa mt people OF
Kansas without auy restriction or qn1uHca-
ton whatever Al Nerr cordially united upon
the great lpelrinc Of popular sovereignty.
.hieh IS the vital principle ot our ire inatilh.
tons" The just expectations, therefore, OF
the American people, have been met by the
Constitutional Convention Of Kansas. They
presented the question Of slavery clearly aud
distinctly tthuut embarrassing the action OF
the people hy mixing i mp with others Of au
eyirau,uu. charn"'rr IT, therefore, Kansas IS
rejected 10 her application t"r admission INTO
the Union under the icc9mpion Constitution.
or an get Is passed. by Congress calling for au-
other State convention, it vfl be upon the
ground, aud the sole ground, It d. believed,
whatever reason may hc gwen, thit her Com
stitutiar talcrtos slavery Thus Will be pre-.
seulci the ISSUE 500 feafluily anticipated that It
is the settled determination of tina North not
to Admit anothrr slave State into the mon.
VIVA, Is ibe duty Of the South In the event II
such "a manifestation of mllufuleu feeling, 1t
Is for the people 10 determine In the iutg-
nient OF gunr committee crisis Will have
arisen demanding the counsel aud co.0prra-
ton al the southern States They therefore
recommend that Texas should be- placed IN a
position b, the present Legislature 10 consult
and cooperate with Co., other Southern states,
# such au emergency should force Itself upon
Us. iuuf committee IA making these recon-
mendaton- have no disposition TO plnder o. =
morbid sectional feeling, or 10 cultivate q sem
timeut which looks VITA ftt or upon di3solu.
AINil ~ lHt Union VI tf' american t'AAN'fH ~
the language of The declaration and protest Of
the Commonwealth Ut Virginia, drawn by VIZ.
Jcfcrson--' They know and value too highly
the blessings Of their Union as to foreign ma
tons and questions arising among themselves
to consider etrry miraction as to BE- met by ac-
'usl resistance. They respect too affection
ituly the opinions Of those possessing the
same rights under the same Instrument 90
g cd f.I .ffrrt4
They would indeed consider such' rupture as
aa1a- .he greatest calanuiies which could be-
fall them bai mot ibe greatest. There Is yet
0iie grcucr suhmi.slon to government Of uu-
limited powers II cannot, however be dis
guiscd, that We are ON the Verge OF a irutu
crisis. that powerful combination ia forming
IN the Northern States, and in Congress, under
,ue leadership of men to whom the South has
heretofore looked fos AID and assistance in the
hour OF her need, which threatens the donation.
ah2ation Of lhc Democratic party tlic purpose
at which Is 60 prevent The admission Of Kan.
sis into the Union asa slave State. /; !, or
lhp people o' the south h. say whether they
yDH submit 10 turh Migrant violation Of thcr
right. aud ioi aic mtiu own thcmscigr. unc-
qusls no lhc Union. IN the opinion " your
committee, period ta, arrived, when the peo-
pic Of the S.nllI should plant themselves upon
il commpn platform, and Insist upon full rec
oenuon OF their equality in the tnien, "a the
practical test Of SAFE equality presehtei IN
the application 81 Kansas for admission into
the Unlon the Northcrn and Southern States
anrecd &C. the doctrine Of non.intervcniion ~
expressed IN the Kansas Nebraska act, IN
order lha, The agitation OF tho slavery question
minut he removed from the halls Of Congress,
uIYj ii order that il ma aflt be- determined by