The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-12-03

Douglas
We thank the as,a,e editor II the rexa. Re
publican for his grataioas advice ~ shall
give our readers an opportunity o. fAring oo''
sides Of this yeyui question. Endorsing ,hH
doctrine Of non intcry tom nurseli and being
perfectly Willing t. ave thc trrritorics 70
uuNAyr their ,ions~'r Institutions IN th"lr own
way, 80 loaA as they respect and psoicct The
property IN slaves, ~ arr not sFs'i I" 10
crease discussion. in cur own ranks cr make
war upon any member Of thu party. We cannot
.ce the fss-s-siiy or vision Of anticipating
evils, or drawing upon our fertile imhginaiipn,
to nven, them
II the Teva. Republican can c1nrucc is
reader. of IL politics, consistency or orih'''''s
w. .hm,l not point ont what W ma, 70 D.
rar,urs from tb, trsis NTH. 2 t.I canf-r
which il ha. taken through tie p"iiuca horizon
Of Texas may have l.en governed by avs D..
cnli,r to the STATE ard in perfect harmony "ih
the genius Of il. gfed s,iior Hos uuklnd.
then. h. bring the rhargr in the classic laurmlr
Of the paragraph. th.s the ,...tte seemingly
leans 10 lours VIII ,h- Repsihi~sn lead
u> to draw the iuk RENEE that II l-ats 20 any
political ss.,l-r i uple- ihe influence # "a
power b.,hial the throne which Is g'ea'er Than
he throne it.ci?" ltt g- .bidc the decision
Of the Charleston couvs,ea. and DOT waste
orr strength IN war u words upon ihym'
which has been fully discussed by ADLER men,
Ca,Li0 cg-df..
If we understand the meaning af the
paragraph from the Republican which
our contemporary has quoted aud com
mcn,cd upon, it contains neither era.
tuitous advice nor advice Of any kind
whatever. We saw in the Gaxettc, week
after week. articles in defence # Senator
Douglas and his position on the terrlt1ri-
al question, and nothing 10 reply show
ing The Inconsistency and political tugpi-
tidc Of his course. We coHli use 40
other language with pfapric'y than Chat
the Gazette was eaattaeiy leaning Co.
Douglas; for while IS columns were
given to bis defence, it bad failed t. cn.
dorsc him If wc chose 10 initiate The
eilcusiyoucss # the Gazette We might.
and not will.oa; reason. have charged,
that we believed. THAT il really approved
the views af NJ Douglas. but bad nrijh-
cg ,ha caHl,r noF lla independence 90
say so.
our coleHrorary endorses the doc.
tr,uc p! uouiateryauliun anil is per
Gcctly willing T. have ,he tcfriiorie, To-
manage ihcT domostie institutions in
their own way; 20 long a they respect
the property in slaves" he is not d.
posed to create dssenii9ns in cur own
ranks, or make war upon any member Of
our party :" and advises that wee abide
the decision Of the Charleston Couyou-
ton, AMI MT waste our strength iu a
war of words upon . theme which has
been fully discussed by ADLER m"n '
Now is this not the sheerest non sensi.
cal Earrago, 10 be addressed To- intclli-
gent men? l. the Gazette deceived or
does il wish 10 hnmbu- others Docs
our cotcmp)rary not knlw that thc
views Of Senator Douglas, as sol forth
by himself atriprel Of all their yer
biagc. are as follows:
list. The iuhab.Aats e territory may
through The action Of territorial lcgI aiurc
ysliOAlg and LEGALITY prohibit slave from being
hr lgli into the territory,
gnd The said Legislature may ueignHP
ami ic.aiiy abolish the right Of ciill.ns Of tha
territory 10 bold slaves already IN lhe territory
3rd Neither Congro-s, ibc Executive. or
the Judiciary Of the United States can rigilldly
Interfere to Protect slave property lrom such
hostile action.
Ia other wosIa, that few thousand
advcnturcrs may be thrown into ter
ritory hss enough, perhaps, to form
two ordinary size States, and by IN
friendly legislation which no power
can intercept not only f5ab.d the slave
holder FROM moving into FIRE agrl1ry
bat set the slaves ltsr tal may have
been brought into it Aal Senator
Douglas. not content with making war
upon Democratic administration which
cnlo;N,rcl to bring Kansas in as a slave
State. now seeks TO cngraft these uhnoX-
ious principles upoa the Democratic par
tv, and 10 place himself before the
country as It's nominee and the cNponnd'
of of it, faith. Is this a time to be 81
lcuty Ought the conductor of a public
Journal, M matter how feeble his abili-