The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-04-03

having 80 long gronned under the bitter OPP
p;essiou a; British colonial rul. aud sucl
cesstully stfuRgls ed for the establishment oi
the inherent right Of each and all to lie
liberty, aud the pnssui, Of happiness" with
the positive guaranty tina, every one should
be privileged with aud protected IN the bless
ing. flowing from n republican form 81
government, whose characteristics consists
solely in the well,dctined aud well under
stood fact that the rulers aud laws shal
proceed only from the election and consent
If the governed, they should IN April. ISL
pass Resolutions, aud IN July. 1881. over
two months pfeyiou, to the adoption Of the
Constitution, pass nm Ordinance specially
legislating Tor american citizens residing
on public domain, directly contrary to the
very geniu. of the Articles OF Coniedera'
ton by which they bad mutually pledged
each other they would he guided. And
that very legislation, contrary rs il WAS To
the authorities aud limitations OF the At'
,irles Of Confederation existing at the time
OF the passage of the celebrated Ordinance
of 81 aud to those OF the Constitution
adopted IA the same wear. as well rs to the
great Truth embodied ia the Declaration ol
sho"lehueece' 'nA' governments ue'''o '"e'
ln-' po"e,s ""'', '"e 'ohs""' ~ u' R"'''t'
'"' o'''' NV NV" was INV s'' ~
cans So long Ms the usutped power was tx,
ercsed in Justice aud the portion OF that
illegal Legislation copied into orghnlc
Acts Tor Territories could still be endured
were u "o' 81 s''eNou''y "'u'''' H- - va"
case "nrh oh''''s ARE ""en'P'e' " We
k,o,v,. and ,.s.ed v,.b.. S,dl look
IA. AS on, nat,io, father. measutsbl, did to
,hr noy.,n,,.,,,,l .x,.,,.,ca .,d .x.mnl.
a H.. no,b.r co,,tr, ..J .,,,ou,JsJ as
,La, ,,a,ah l., co. man, c,,f, ti,,, ,,.,y. and
,.o,li,,, o,as,,o,s !, i ma, .nbiac, al
- ,,o.h sn,o,i.. ,ba, ,b.v Inadvertently
,o,L .o ,ll.,.I conf.e "a /, il. ust An ea,lv
,a..,,,... .ro.,st,t,,,o, .o,,,,,u.J
a,,d a,d.a,o, 70 nah. l,,sl
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- suf Ptis"A W. 'hH' -" -t'fH "'ie' V''' ! VS.
with l-ng,heumg experience ia the work,
logs OF thu governmental machinery and &
hoa.ted increase OF enlightmeni. should
It'll continue To ia.,en q portion OF that
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,,,...,. ,,,,..,,.., o,,i,.,s oh.,.va,. t.uds.
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to lawfully oceupN and improve any pof.
nuu OF the public domain. And 1t = most
surprising 81 rU. that \mefieau- occnpN iug
.oh,,,,t,.d 70 sueh loug>con,,nned aud oh
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-, .,n-. ,1.,,,,s adam. f.st,,es in thu
D,3,u,nce Of 81 have been omitted IL the
n,..s,,,e s.t. mar. r.cantly nassau by CON
-. f,, 'r.,,ito,ias which acts ara bot
',i..,l ,,,,,.frs alter that unconstitutional
.l.,.n.. .h..,. s,. n,,oi,,sd IN ,ula
mo-, American eiiiy.na IN I,tfitofir,. aud
T., h,v. a., y,te, IN die enactment. sdleGica.
t,on and execution of Territorial lave; and
.,,,.. .nll those officer. ar. f,.on.rt.y An.
..,t,t.a l,nu el,., w,u kuovn tl,roush
the t.atnlly expre..ed ..hes of lAtne
mais,i,lrs. to be iu.tly objected {a ht those
whom taey als appointed to govern. Gail
van TINT rruui,ltrail Ian p-i,i.h calnui /
y,.s,lspe Unconstitutional, =, rpplua,ed by
tyrauny aud u.nfpa,ion ia ia. paweis ,aat
he lbs difficult to conceive how a people
80 enlightened ss are American. shouli i1t
- .,,,. a unf,od bnve snfr,.d thr,ns.h. .
to h, n,eAsutsbly di.,ranch,.ed by usurpa
lions cutaliiug thew rights vhrn passing