New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-23
TExAs-JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THE
KANSAS QUESTION.


The people Of Texas, through their duly constituted
legislators are speaking out boldly and manfnly with
regard to the Kansas and slavery questions Tbefol-
lowing joint resolutions which we find In the Austin
State Gazette extra Of The 10th inst, take middle
ground-propose no new ruinous compromises with
the North, 70 terminate in renewed insults, renewed
aggressions and further disasters as all compromises
have heretofore terninated-but meet the present
issue and future consequences without fnching or
blenchng just as they ought to be met and prepared
for.
The preamble and resolutions below comprise
the report Of the Joint Select Committee Of the two
Houses Of the Legislature on the Kansas Question,
and were adopted in the Senate by vote of twenty.
two ayes to five nays; and have we suppose, passed
the House of Representatives ere this by vote nearly
unanimous. Here are the resolutions
Whereas, there exists and has existed. violent de-
termination on the part of portion of the nhabi-
tants Of the Territory Of Kansas TO exclude by force
the ctisenso the saveholding States from Just equal
aud peaceful participation in the and enjoyment
Of the common property and territory of the MEM
bers OF the coniederacy. And whereas, this deter
mnaton owing to the state of political feeling in the
Northern States of the confederacy operating upon
the Federal Government, may become etfectual and
the exclusion perpetual therefore.
BE 10 resolred by the Legislature of the STATE of
1eras, That the Governor Of this State is hereby
authorized to order an election for delegates,
to meet delegates appointed by the other Southern
states in convention, whenever the Executives OF a
majority of the sayeholdng States shall express
the opinion that such convention is necessary to pre-
the rights of such States in the Union and ad
wise the Governor of this State that measures have
been taken for the appointment of delegates to meet
those of Texas; and that the of $4,000, or so
much thereof as is necessary, be, and the same is
hereby appropriated to pay the mileage and per diem
Of such delegates, which shall be paid at the rates
paid to members Of the United States Congress, ac
cording to the law in force in the year 1854.
z That should an exigency arise, in the opinion of
the Governor in which is necessary for the State of
Texas to act alone, or by convention representing
the sovereigntyof the State, he hereby requested
70 Call special session Of the Legislature to provide
for such State Convention.
T. That the Governor is requested to transmit copies
OF these resolutions to the Executive Of each of the
saveholdng States and to our members of Congress.
Respectable old fogies and " Unionatany-price y
gentlemen will assert that Texas is too fast in this
matter. OF course they will. But the future will
demonstrate whether Texas has been too fast or not
Such conventions the spoken of teiH be held
throughout the South in less than three years unless
our people have made up their minds to submit
to abolition domination instead Of strk
ing bravey for their rights, manhood and liberties.