The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-12-10

f her when she might glory in her
strength and hurl defiance to her cne-
mics.
But il is said that, with fixed and
+ overwhelming frco.Statc Majority against
rs in this Union, with all onr natural adj
vantages, we must dissolve the conilcc-
ton to insure our present safety and ac-
complish our proper destiny. Perhaps
-" But permit me to suggest, not yet
I The dissolution Of the Union is an alter
native tina, we have always 81 command,
and for which we should 10 ever ready I;
but peaceful, prosperous, and powerful
people may not challenge Fate a day too
soon The question still remains, can
the lrec.States be brought TO concur per
mancntly in any line of policy that viii
subvort the constitution, and seriously
damage the South in this conicacracy :?
/ | do not believe that they can Reckless
as is political ambition, and insane as IA
naiicism ever H. have uo idea that the
I frcc.Statcs can be consolidated on the
! Wild project Of ruling the Shareholders
by mere brute numbers, either through
the ballot box or 10y force OF arms I;
whether to cmnncipate our slaves or
strip us Of the fruits Of their labor or
To- govern us with the milaness and pa
tcrnal care due to interiors The ner-
vous in the South. and the abolition dem
agogucs of the North, may believe il.
But when il comes ~ &c actual test II
neither sober sense norpatgiotism should
prevail the sense If danger and the love
&c GOTTEN and tobacco would, with our
northern brethren, in every crisis, over
ride Their love Of negroes On this ]
think you may depend despite the iuso-
lent boasts If the abolitiouists Of what
they will do when they get IT," govern
ment in their own hands. The North
has onl,i 10 be made clearly sensible
how lar she can go, aud what the South
will not submit 10. She will not tres
pass beyond that, hut will content her
self with the glory of carrying the al
tcrnate biennial elections, as She las
just done always leaving II TO the De
mocracy to carry that which makes the
President
Pormi; me 10 say thlt. ia NY opinion.
the tide Of abolition innaticism has be-
Gun to chb everywhere. anl VIII never
rise again. When the English freed
the negroes in THEN colonies, 1t was not
wholly sentimental movement dicia
ted by political radicals and tie saints
Of Exeter Hall Her statesmen IN their
ignorance. thought that what Is called
free labor that j.. wage slavery '-
would succeed in tropical culture AS
wcll OF better than slave labor Tn their
arrogance the, believed also that I'll tie
w"iid must follow their example III lhls
silly ,cb.mr ~ ,lal'ti.'., "i'd thdi from
her great wealth and woill-cucitcling
coloni.- tie monopoly # cotton and 81.
gar culture would fan into the HANDS el
England Nature. and the indomiiablc
spilii and intellect Of the South, have
disal.p,inicd all their calculations The
Sou,h stll iomishcs, and cotton and
sugar. and cuiirc, and rice, and tobacco,
are still the heritage ol tho STAKEHOLDER.
If there is truth IN what have stated
,o vou-if the abolition fever has near
lv or quite exhausted itself in Europe
il time and facts have proved there that
it Is an ahsurditS-it seems TO me we
should mot doubt that its career Is about
10 close here Such Is my opinion, how
ever differently those may think who
Judge only hy appearances. or take their
cues from agitaiing politicians. | ask
amy one to tell me upon what measures
ot upon what man the aholitionsts of
this country can ever again muster their
lcgiuns a. they did in 1890 Kansas Is
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