The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-08-26

this place on Monday last, and through.
uut an elaborate speech. gave this favor
lie son oi Anderson an attentive hearing.
We would be pleased 10 present his
speech ia full but as this is impossible.
We will have 10 content ourselves with
- mere ailus,on Ia some portions OF u.
After referring ,o matters Of direct in
t.rcsl to Texas, which were urged during
the late session Of Congress, such Is our
frontier defense Improvement four coast
our Indian affairs. orr mai! service, the
Pacific Railroad overland mail route d.
and to the extent oi the laburs and CORES
pniidcncc - the members from Texas
aud the loss ouf interests had sustained
ia the death If ten. Eusk. and III the
sickness and death ui Gen. Henderson
defended his vote against the deficiency
bill, and discussed and sustained the
course 81 the Government IN relation Ia
the Mormon war and made some crit
cisins upon the oxtravagent and wastclul
appropriations d the pubic money d
late years.
lie then entered into the discussion If
the slavery question, and we give that
part OF his speech which relates to tins
sidcrcd well what lc said on this uu.s-
ton, and as he presents some important
features, and discusses them III manner
which canl,o, fail 10 be interesting TO our
readers, and Ia the people Of this District
lie said
But that question which. like Aron's
rod. swallows up all eihers at Washing
ton, is the slavery question And We
have now reached a poin, in its Discus.
siuu when neither section Of the Union
can permit itself deceived about the ex-
tent and eject Of the anii-slavery agiia-
ton do hot propose 10 discuss this
question at length now,
lhcre are about four million negroes
IA the southern States held as property
and they are valued at over u thousand
millions Of dollars They are Of Il race
when ia ali the world history has never
been known III any other coalition than
one 81 barbarsu OF OF scrvitude. 1h.
African race Is the only one which has
4 long existed as a numerous people, On
the earth without ever having an organ.
iAcd and stable government Of some kind.
and without having written language
moro ur lees perfect. But they have ney-
~ had either They have never had.
with all their vast numbers. an organized.
/ efficient army. or a navy 81 sny kshd
{ and wp have no account Of any valuable
+ invention by It's. African race. Even III
the art of war in which almost all Other
/ savage nations have shown some invcn-
tive genius they have never been known
I to invent valuabi. instrument, either
T. 1. IT. l..
( dcpcndcutly Of these facts, the fact that
sef i,itGds hctla 1, 4 ss52nga " s saccss
! that il is their normal condition.
In Africa they would be barbarous say.
ages. cannbaIs --coniinually waging
/ war on each other. and capturing and sci.
I ling each other into servitude 10 some
more wise and artiil people Here they
M. in u state ot setyitudc in which, IN
peace and happiness, they are learning
as much 81 the arts u peace and II So
I cial enjoyment rs they can comprehend
There they worship the sun. or moon. or
stocks or stones. st other things Of ihrIr
own invention Here they are instructed
+ H. a greater ~ less extent. in the religion
+ # the Bible and AL of them understand
tina, there is an immortal spirit 10 whom
they arr accountable FOR all they say n'3d
do Aud | suppose there Is not a sane
man on c.rlh who pre'ends 80 a knowl-
edge ei tho condition IT the African race.
who docs not know that the negroes IN
servi,udc IN this country are infinitely
h,ppicr than those enjoying the freedom
oi hafharism IA Africa Thor" can tc NJ
doubt hnt that their condition is morally
socialiy. politically and rcligionsly i'm
proved b, bcine brought from their own
country. ani placed ~ sefvilude here
While they are being benefited by being
thus elevated ia the scale Of humanity
Ia lhu lighce, condition their capacity
qualities them fsr. We are benefited by
securing their labor ,o cultivate our cot.
ton. sugar. and rice and other tropical
products which they when well cared for
cultivate IA the greatest a abundance with
uu danger 10 their health. where the
white man would ~ickcn and die Of ma
laria and hca,
! Abolish slavery iod day and ours which
IL the greatest Cotton producing country
ia the world, would cease To export Tot
4 tom OF to make Sugar for our own con.
sumption, and instead Of our Cotton be-
ing X ing and controlling The com.
pcr,c and the policy and diplomacy u
+ uaiiuus. we should see rc.cnacicd On n
( granicr scale the lesola,lon aud wretch
cdncss, aud ;ovcriv, md degradation. L"
both the white aud black races, which
was the bitter irui, IT the emancipation
I hv Great Britain 81, the negroes IN her
/ Yves, India Islands. such emancipation
among rs would either have TO result, in
( the determination OF the negro race, or
( ia the lmp0vctishment and degradation
T Of the white race, and the return 10 bar
( hafism 1T the negroes. ultimately sink.
/ ing both races away into race u mon
grcls as worthless and incapable Of self
government a. the people Of Mexico or
/ Central America
/ In view Of consequences like these.
/ and in view at that other great fact that
we now have the ftecst and happiest guv-
eminent on earth. large mass of the
citizens II this country. mean VI thu
free States. are continually thsustinx
;.,er snti.slavcry doctrines npcn ~. in
cooperating them into tl.eir religion. into
/ their literature and into their laws. and
rowling aud denohnciny slavery And
J slave owners, in order to force ~ 10 abol
| ish slavery abolish the growth At Got
Am u,,d suvue anA Rirss and TohnN.p