The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-05-01

organization, aud struck hands with its foes
The close of this iervld appeal in behalf Of
the L nion, aud the Constitution and the
compromises. is really eloquent What a
glowing tribute he pays To those tine and
intrepid men OF the North. who, like Bigler
and Bright, and Fitch, aud Thompson, IN
the Senate, and Phillips, and Florence, and
Landy. aud others in the House. are now
rsll,ing around our noble President in his
efforts to calm the strife Of sections and
restore tranquility to the country And
what rebuke to the Northern fanatics aud
their new allies Douglas, Walker Stanton,
Fotuey ~ Co. We really think Forney
does not now write with the ir,shness and
power OF former days
THE PRESERVATION OF THE UNION AND
THE NORTHERN DEMOCRACY.
ny Jons " roRNr1
Any one who will take the trouble Of
looking back at the condition OF things
four months ago. and comparing them with
the condition OF things A. the present mo
ment, cannot fail to be surprised. even with
An accurate knowledge Of all the facts, at
the vast change which has taken place.
When the \\Xl.t Congress assembled, the
whole Wing party of the North, leaders
aud all, without single obscure or cons
.picuous exception, we're open and bitter IN
hostility to the South This opposition
was sacred sr,icIe in the creed OF North
etn Whlggery, aud aas maintained with n
unanimty and zeal not often witnessed
IN any party This solid unanimity this
enthusiastic zeal of the Whigs--had also
seriously impaired the position OF She Dos
mocracy, in every Northern State, in regard
20 the South Many Democrats came TO
Washington remembering that Gen. Csss
had not been As cordially sustained in the
South as he deserved to be; and every los
cal aud sectional interests aud prejudice,
became new Ingredient OF Dissection aud
bitterness in the caudroB OF csn.ure and
complaint IN too many quarters. notions
on the subject Of slavery, heretofore regard
I'd BY the Democracy with disgust, were
now either calmly tolerated or tscIlly con,
Cured IN aud when the subject OF provi'
ding governments for the new Territories
WAS broachcd, the disposition To use the
strong arm OF the majority, aud TO enforce
unjust term, uppn the south, was ieatluli,
general In that crisis. with the whole
mass Of the Wing party against the South
backed hy all the wealth OF the great
cities OF the Atlanlic--sll the capital of an
ovefrrown aud hloa,rd banking system
all the power OF manufacturing interest
united together in the bonds of powerful
fraternity how eas, 1t was for weak men
to Weld aud to give way 1t WAS so much
more comfortable to accede 10 a sentiment
which pto'essed to be in favor OF Human
Freedom, than to be denounced b, every
epili,e, that could be invented that many
heretofore straightforward Democrats ira
tofnised with the movement The ultra
gadieal united with ,he ilmid conservative
the noisy Wing with the active Democrat
ali the presses OF the Wings. aud man!
OF the D.mocts,c papers, preached feaiIv
the same doctrines about slavery. and post
pnned all other l-sues until the fusion be-
came complete, II not universal "eSk
men. who wsntad office % both sides, EN-
hnrkrd IN the movement Unpopular men
who had Ioue saiuhi.ough' to emerge from
deserved baut.hmeut from puhic laVor, b+-
came voclicfous against the south. Many
excellent and plnns meu made the esns" a
religious question. and the clergy were al
most unauimousi, banded together to excite
and eshoH the combined party tn action
II was in lust such state OF mind inst the
present Congress opened it, session IN Dies
c.mber. 1919 The South, on the other
hand. met. .ouali, excited, bot more united,
srsiust tins nin-.iSe movement IN the North,
and it viii be subject "a. curious wonders
n.nt to- the future historian. how these two
angry organizations were prevented from
running iuio each other, aud cfnmhline IN"
q hnle fab &c OF the government into mass
ct Irtepafablc ruin.
'Ibrre was but one reason why this fatal
catastrophe did not take place, The fegu'
lar aud radical Democracy OF the Moth
had refused to enter into "A conspiracy To
break up, not the South for that WAS III"
real prrtext Tor the "tone--ihe mere out,
work OF the tortfess--but to tear down aud
10 aun,hila,e the Constitution oi the coun~
try Had these men consulted the present
c,.a--hnd the, been uinida,cd by defeat
had ;hpy been AFRAID OF malo'ltles - Ia u
VOID, hso hey joined hands "i'h all the
Wh,es and all the Free.soilefs. and united
nndrr nh.mmatofy aud INSCRIPTIONS Leads
ers--and So gone to Na.hlngton--lloN
long WOULD THIS 1 MON HAVE
LASIEUi We splemy believe not one
short month. New Nrsr'- Da, might have
seen tho open secession OF the south ; aud
the rejoicing common To the capital on That
morning OF the year. would have been
,rrned into sadness and grief How, IN
,.,.nH. could it haze been otherwise. with
Tho vh lie North nuied IN favor OF the Wild
schemes of the Vino, pfoVIso leaders
united ia the uiteranc- OF bitter insuiis, I"
lbo,e who are our brethren aud our equals,
snd uniied IN urging the s'reogth o' the ma
ior,iv to weaken and TO degrade TIE minors
ity, Secession aud Dsunldn would have
been inevitable consequences
Bn, the radical And regular Democracy
Of the North stood firmly b, the tons'i'o>
ton. They became the marks al every
missile OF insult and ,enominy. But they
were no, moved An inch from their attitude.
They laughed at every ihrea, OF defeat.
Tbey ,,ampled under foo, all spp'ehensions
Of A minority. they had bat one obJec t
IN view. and that was to save tho 'n'on' oy
adh.rinr to the Constitution Ia ihi. cause
the, had slfesdy deisd the combined as
.sults of Wing. aud Abol,loHi.,s, In It's
defiance many brave and gallant spirits had
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