The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-04-29
rxx CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.


the rc-opening OF the African slave
trade.
Fad That the persons who advocate
these measures are disunionsts, aud are
10 be elasscd with the abolitionis's
3rl Tha; these men are laboring to
defeat his denomination.
lih. THAT all the agitation in the
south, in regard Ia the subject OF
slavery is groundless, and produced 10y
restless spirits who desire the dissolu.
ton Of the Union, Sc, Sc.
Now. we do not believe that h0y dem
ocrats ia the whole Congressional DIS
iric, can bc found who would favor the
interpolation upon ont platform of which
he speaks It n rather strong language,
it appears to ~ TO class men ~ dISun-
iunists who disagree with him upon these
measures Of public policy, and drnouncc
them a. equally culpable with the ahoIi-
tionists Judge Reagan speaks Of be
ing made a victim" asks who will -
with him 10 The sacriicial altar" and
who will prove with him DmoJ that
democrats in the South are ready To
make the sa,1hcc, which we expect dem.
ocrats in the North 10 make; and say.
will rcsis, -ectlunalsm, and rcvo-
luton. and fraud. aud force, aud wrong
alike faithfully whether they come from
the North or from the South"
This assumes that he viii have to-
resist scctionalisrn, and revolution aud
fraud and force, and wrong. in this Con
grcssional District, at the imminent haz-
ard of being sacrificed. Not very com
plimcn,ary Ia his constituents, wltp are
thus nsuIcd and denounced MI are
not disuninuisis and traitors according
to Judge Reagan OF cour'e moi, in.
asmuch as it might take n too many
voters The leaders aud a few others
I'LL the unen,iahlc category The bal
ancc are mislod and are therefore only
wanting ID sense. '"u''''7' 'H' ram"
and file oc disunionism .as classified by
the IA norablc eeptlcman viii take this
very kindly
Judge Reagan cano home t. fud not
shgl" opponent III me heo against
hun The coast wus entirely clear
The press was dealing lis Ia"a"t'i's 70
hIih llpcf'ilYt h"' sing" paper '""
mating suggestion against ms r'h''"'
lna'i"n. Inc p"i'llcal atmosphere "hi'h
to ann ought t" i"''e e'eh as "a'h'y ana
sweet rs u II came nom the l'A' "i
spring aul il""erS. he mus i'hf'eehA''H
w'th siiphut7os QUITS. i"'7' "H"''i"h'
ISIS, who seem l" be very numerous III
TINS bist'ct were l'"tNhg hls doa
traction
nei"fc we saw inns address, 'u'S'
heagdn was our 'uple' i"F ''h- '''7.
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unca'icd lor UNJUST ana wanting III d"
the elements oil common S'"N'' wv WV
satisfied 'hnt he was not ''e man '"' ''''
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a great calamity. there is one greater,
10 government of unliml.