The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-04-22


/ cessinlly defend slavery unlcs, we can
justify its origin the slave trad.. This
proposition is as unsouni IA loglc. IN
law, and la morals as would be- my dec
laratIln ttit you cannot successfully
defend your tlile 10 the horse you have
bought and paid for unless YOU can ahuw
that yuu have right to steal ny horse
or knock me uf' and rob me u, HIM.
Aud ii ,hpsc who advocate this policy
can succeed y proving to the warl! that
slavery, as it exists with Us AT this tine,
rests "a M higher authority than our
right t. kiduap aud murder, they may
then O. Cratulltc themselves that they
have succeeded in ding what The wiseSt
and mos, wicked abolition ST. have been
mahlc to d. They viii have strnck
the ,ceercst blow at slavery 1t has ever
received There is such thing az tho
moral law, there are sneh thing. ~ rca-
SOB and right. there is such a thing as
conscience. and though men m1y force
/ themselves To- ,tltie and disregard them.
/ thev are nevertheless the basis Of all
good and wise. and just government ;
aud they must De recognized s. any
people who would be either free OF happy.
i ur prosperous
c,,n.., embrace. ,,bar r,,,,.s.ar vi.,v
/ ,f MI. nu..4,iof excr,, tn ~ ,ls,,
l.,vr r.t ~, examined tho question as
,,,,b,tL,'r fla. l,,st;ttfti,t, l,ne ,.,et,.,,d
the power on Congress 10 'lcEislate ou
Tins question, or whether that power
,tlI resides IN ne STATES tud upon
quo
~ ''''' ''' y '"''''
must observe WIN reference 10 CON
/ iil'husbrih& ana the sc-"p'hfhE "' U!t
f slave trad that they rest upon appeals
T tp the worst of the human passions; ihe
lust al gam the love 81 money, anu
their adFueat,s, many 81 lhrin 90 h"'
lle' tate to appeal - thor followers hy
pointing. to the plantations. ard Idi7
and other spo'ls, they are Ia acquire ~
/ ,ietr ldwirss enterprises, hy the murder
and robbery al an un"ii'miing people
/ Let the advocates q! these thugs get
iIcir doc,rncs once engraiicd On thc
+ public m'ni aHt tie strong arm, ana
i lutte mud lfnpd Wui set'ir uur rights n
f lie aud p:1mrtY; Jtd uat the good AID
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fs,,nlrs NAV snnn cali for Il division. .i
,r,,,,.,,y a, b.,u, ,rhrr. rhe h,oty is
I .'.,b richer and n,,fa .,,,y,t.i,t Imam
.,.r.I believe ia iin old but ~
uua4sni1palln i,,lriuc. that mru ought
o. make ihfir lvings Us the parsull 40
some honest calhn.,-nud that mnrln.
aud robbery are great ,smcs AID tbs
country would certainly bc better q 4
al our citizens would crgagc themselves
iu thclr workshop and farm labor
instead of keeping up u perpetual dIu.
a. suuic ui our Disseminated politicians
d., about Their wicked and tDv"1uti'faty
doctrines, and then continual war "i
lhHsc ami drifacuun ol the best, tA'
ircest, and the h3pp'"~t government "h
ctrth-a government in winch our lINcS'
our persons "ur luofty ana PROPERTY are
perfectly secure; a government M "hirh
every 0Frudc !" iortnn" ana '' '''n' lr
up1u 20 every cuI1eu; government III
which every man can Scicct hlS own V,'-
cation and where he ~ sure "i IN ample
reward ior Ina honest tiit, government
where We ENJOY every blessing 'N'h