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


else Of their rights. Thee were his plain
instructions. What bad he to do with the
question Of submitting tho Constitution to
u vote of the people' He had to rsh, to
say that the Constitution which the people
were abou, to form through their delegates
IN Convention, should be submitted to II
popular vote. Il was his duty, and he had
the RICH, only to say that whatever the &C,
ton Of that legal Convention might be. it
must be respected, There WAS no a,leRa,
! ton OF fraud when the delegates 90 laa
Convention were elected. I here was no
allegation then tina, the whole proceeding
WAS Illegal or even informal The dele.
gates were elected by the people, and at
that election there was no lettering OF the
night Of franchise; there were no disiur-
Dances, there WAS no CONFUSION there was
q plain, open election. True 1t was said
that some men did not vote. Thu, grant,
and that makes the ease the more infa,
nous. Why did they not vote : Who did
not v0iel Those royolu,onisis who sought
to Get up an independent State government
under the Topeka Constitution were the
men who would no, vote inl what does
the President say on this pointl IT. says,
at ,hase gentlemen, who had the privilege
Of voting promised them protection
IN The exercise ct it--d,i not see proper 10
vote, Vh4' can lha, have - do with the
legality Of tho Ionventionl W whose
fault was it tina, they di 10. Vote What
wns the object in not ,oiinsf Why, gen
tiemoo, Il thew had voted aud tie question
had been selled. Yea " perceive there
would 40 longef have bcen any disturbing
cause; there could no longer have been
any element OF agitation or Reorganization
--iu other words, there would have been
20 stock in trade for the nieger'worship
per-" (Laugh,er and applausel
This Is exactly the position which the
Pre.idsur takes in bis Message nothing
more, nothing less VIVA, could he have
said or done lrss' Would he have dis
charged bis duty il he had said or d0ue
lessl No, oven those who nov. whilst
they claim to be- Of rs and with Us, are
against Us, contend that the Convention
WAS not perfectly legal body. II, in the
face OF is admitted visibility. the President
had in bis Message declared that It's acts
Constitution framed b, It Ought not 70 be
received hy Congress simpi, because II
was no, voted upon directly by the people,
what would YOU have ssii spp'eheud
tins, you would hpya said that that was no
pat OF tie Presidents authority that hay
ng recognized Ihc Legality of the touveu.
ton he hed go tieht TO insist on auy rsr.
lic1'-r MOTE of proceeding wijh rcgerd ia
the process hy which a State Government
was 20 be tortured. Aud yet. It is charged
that thn pres icng has dome wrong, tons
the Pfc.iien, has been unfulll 81 exccu
ting the doettines of lnr hausas bill Ihs
olJec, Of he opposition you know perfectly
we'd. see before mo gentlemen with
whom | have had private concentrations on
tai. point. aud To nay certain Knowledge
Judging from personal iutcfcoursel ihe Oh
I~cl 90 ,ho opposition in TIL. cliy AID state,
WIS Is my-tty the subject. lhcy sough,
to tcpfescu, the case IN their own WAY, To-
make 1t ont Just what it was not, rather
then what 1t was Ihatis shat they were
scchng to 10.
This question is plain. Although the
idea OF a Territorial government neces.
stty dependency, il comp,;nu,r', ncw
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