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


When saw Aholi,ionlsn, mean 10 IN
base Republicans, and Free Sellers. ano
al the snti-slavery clements o.. the North
They are destined soon, Gear. % have
! control o.. the Government. aad they art
now animated By. no, only feeling Of
! opposition to slavery, but by an intense
hatred Of the South. which with their
I hllnd and passionate fana'icism, enables
them 10 violate the rlaneat principles Of
the Federal Constitution, and disregard
the sovereignty and equality Of the
States, and the rights o! persons, with as
much facility As they would pass an act
10 protect class interests among them
selves s., the expense Of the great indus-
trial interests with rs. or 20 appropriate
two millions Of dollars to the improve.
meut ct Northern Lakes and Rivers and
refuse to appropriate one'iourth Of that
amount 10 the improvement OF the coast
u the Guh Of Mexico and its tributa.
rice. because they accommodate Southern
commerce
The Southern States ought to build W
a commerce, and acquire shipping OF
their own. as soon as possible they
ought to engage in all kinds 81 manu-
factories as far as possible. and above all
they ought at once to organize and thor
oughly discipline their militia, and pre-
pare ior the manufacture Of their own or
dinance and arms and ammunition. This
can do Us no harm as citizens oi the Re
public. and may be essential TO our rights
as States, and to the liberties OF out
people
Ii mav be said this looks like o war
like recommendation looking TO n dis.
solution of the Union and intestine war
To which reply, it IS our duty to do
this rs States Of the Union looking TO
its perpetuity, If We would consult our
own best interests But have no dis-
guiscs on this subject; we have too long
remained wilfully blind. to vast desti-
ny which ia moving steadily and rapidly
3D. and which iHust now be needed The
people Of the North and the Northern
States, through their Legislatures and
Courts, deliberately violate the constitu.
ton of the United States, and disregard
and override the laws OF Congress, made
pursuant to the Constitution, in order to
deprive us Of our rights and property
If they were foreign nations this would
be cause Of war, unless they offered in
| demnitv for the wrong, and apology fui
/ the Insult And by thus violating The
constitution they disregard the most cs
/ sontial conditions Of the compact oil
union, as contained in the constitution
! mean the sovereignty ana equailiy o
the states lhey now have more states
than we, and nearly two'thirds OF th'
white population oil the nation, ana they
/ nave Vastly more wealth thah we, VIII
/ nearly an ihe shipping ana commerce o
the nation ANA yet win an these al
/ Yantoges' there Is no sign oil returning
/ spirt 81 nationality justice, or magnan
unity, but an increasing ana alarming
'Stn,sy % 'eo'',iB 10 u'o saw o' pa
IN 'na'l'ol' 70 'h'S' We nave uri''ors
enough 10 'o''" ''n of ni'oeh 'uh'''vl'
iNE 'S.es, ana 'ney must iheF''ao''
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~ "" ''o'I' We ~ hot "ant - ne
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+ great nn'idnai vfdei'o.hoai Of American
ireomen, on terms Of perfect equality
we desire this because IT WIN neneht ua
as a people Nor'h and south, ana by
/ great national example advance the
cause Of liberty progress aud humanity.
all over the world All we AJAX Of the
: free states is that they let Ms alone IN
the enloymcni Of constitutional righla
# they rciGse 70 do this we arc unwor'
thy Of the blood OF on sires and Of the
liberty we enjoy, il we do not prepare
to maintain and defend our rights, either
in peace OF war And we shah benefit
both ourselves ard them by plainly tell.
ing them SO
l. | have already detained vou longer
than expected on this subject, but there
ia atlll an important question which
ought not. and cannot be overlooked in
considering the condition of the South,
and the probable future Of the slavery
question. And yet there ia much diver
aitv Of opinion among ourselves upon 1t.
and upon II we ought if possible to set
tie what our line Of policy. IN view 81
the facts, should be
allude 10 the slsverv erten.;on.
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