The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-02-06


how can we defend the military expeditions
gotten up IN this county to rob, pnlag''
aud murder. unotfvnding citizens OF eoun'
tries Nth which We are At peace, ana
who do not make war upon US in return,
,moly because they are deisncslsssf
We tegrel to see the course pursued by
many Of the leading Democratic Journals
of the country. in finding fault with DAVIS
Tor arr..,;ng Walker aud his men. when IN
, state of starvation and surrounded win
four OF five Thousand Of the enemy; orwllh
,enouncing the late arrcs, OF Cob Andef-
son aud his followers, by Capt Sands, when
it's notorious that It was necessary act 10
save them from destruction.
We expec, snch papers as the New W
leans Delta. and other journals whose con
,tant business has been TO make war on tue
rre.en, Administration, TO take the SIDE o'
Walker. The New Orleans press, with
scarcely an exception. merit the sevefest
censurcs OF the people Of the country Tor the
course they have pursued. ilwssunder 'he'f
Recommendations that the Inflated Cubnex
petition was gotten M. They well hne"
that lhe ,ssud WAS impreenahly lorliilsd'
that the Spanish government had over 'hit'y
thousand vel drilled soldiers, with album
dance OF munitions oil war. and that -
flhbusiering expedition mHsi terminate dis'
astfously. The blood OF Crttendrn aud
bi. iiends should be visited on the heads o.
the proprie,ors OF these reckless journals
We expect them to charge that Mr. bneh
anAn has proceeded IN violation OF the GIN
cinns, platform and the Osteud manifesto
when there is no, one word IN either sarc-
tionng lawless expeditions gotten up IN tbs
country. We expec, them to- refer 10 the
roxa. revolution as analogous to the flli
clustering Of the present day, when Their
is not the slightest, comparison. leAs
wa. settled by Immigrants from the th'is'
States under assurances of protection "n'
freedom. Alter they cot here. aud had re
deemed /, from the wilderness in which the
found It, Santa Anna attempted to aiho
gate the Constitution OF 1924. to take aws'
the freedom OF the press, to destroy the con
federation, and to erect n central despo
tlsm. Under these circumstances they 70
,oltad. The citizens oil the tnit,d State
assisted them IN their struggle. aud N doing
SO transferred their Allegiance from thei
own government TO that OF Texas lha
Isl very different thing from invading
territory with which we are at peace, aud
without, any recognized authority, attempt
ug to subvert It's government, conquer 1t
aud appropriate It to themselves
The unpretending. bat lorclble message
Of Mf Buchanan. viii, We trust, btng th'
great bod, OF the American people to 'e'
Election. il We would maintain the en-
vlabIe character which We have acquired
Mud place ourselves IN position to fes's
argt, s.,on, It should be our srGulous puf'
pose never to loose -'.ht Of the immuiahl'
principles If Ju.tice, ~lthou, which Ne eau
not expect to maintain our own sell respect
or the confidence OF other nations, and paf'
uculary those weaker powers which have
rjght to presume that our governme"'
aud people will be the last 10 visit them
with acts Of aggression. We must aim
At a higher slaudHrJ of morals than that
which sanctions individual earcfpfizes gol-
ten up from motives OF cupidity or lawless
ambition. designed to overthrow inferior
governments. with which we are al peace
Such expeditions fad no comparison in the
Struggle OF the American colonies or that
OF the people OF Texas, for freedom. Il
approaches nearer the lreebooting expedi'
tons which dsgraced the l>,b century,