The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-07-30

HOUSTON AMP DOUGLAS on THE SANE
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HOUSTON AMP DOUGLAS on THE SAM
Gen. Houston authorized him, "a. j
/ Hamilton. To- say for him, that he (SAN
HOUSTON WAS DECIDEDLY or
POSED TO CONGRESSIONAL PRO
LECTION IN ANY MANNER WITT
RESPECT TO SLAVERY N THE "a.
RlTORIES" Euraa fran a iet,, ~"
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The above lis from SOW, '' ,h., Is c W.
doubted II records tbsd Win Douglas
Sam Houston rs prer,.r,v IN the Terri.
to deny southern -opc',s 49,. :" !, nv
, ~ ,he nro,e-ion guaranteed " 10y
wv" - ~. Of the Union. we arc
Wv ''''''''" at this concession ot our
w.. SUP ,,' ssIral rights The whole course
No', y, 'utn. from the time that he voted
o. o.. ~ Oregon territorial bill, to his ifee-
'oi Vote against the \ebraska-h ansas
eli 81 has been u betrayal of southern
irh,s, aud an invitation to the North TO
commit further aggrcss'ohs- !,
Now. we have said that Reagan ana
Hamilton. do not stand on the same piat
form Is this not confirmation o' 'n'
eac,g Would not Reagan to-day, lucci
sam Houston on this issue Would ho'
REAGAN vindicatc the claim ct thc South
eru citizen to be protected IN nights guar
,n,icd. not only by the Constituted ont
declared hy the supreme Court ol the
T,i,cJ states to be entitled to lcgisla-
tive protection MI
N know that the War of the Black
Rcpuhlicans is for the determination ol
slavery The Squnttcr NoNcfeighS sohl
amt nv the Immigrant Aid society, ol
Massachusetts,, plant the flag oi uu-
friendly legislation IN every new terri
tory. To- cut ol the power ot the South
and extend the area OF irccsoil, untll onr
mower vauishc- forever, and the instltu
tou Of Slavery becomes IA hurthen upon
the people of the state.
sam Houston says, IN substance
shall not. as a l. : senator, interfere, t.
protect the owner Of slave property, the
protection denied 10y the territory, while
guaranteed hy the Constitution, and sns
tanned hy the Courts ct the country
The south o,d uot longer contemplate
the extension Of her territory, or the pro
lection Of hcrrights with sam Houston u
the lead Well what more does the free
sailcr dcsircy What better AID woul,
he ask in the battle OF 1850, than 60 haV'
sam Houston to leadg If he can con
scicniiously Sustain the allies of irccsoi
/ I'M the North and receive the sanction o
/ Texas. whcr are W., to hook .ur the longer
security Of our slave property w IL
the North give MS that security
1t has been Justly remarked that We
may acquire portion of Mexico Bu
/ the North with its ship loads OF cmi
grants will seize IT, hundred sail I'LL
/ cd with Northern cmigrauts will covcl
/ the sea the moment that amy part n
Mexico becomes incorporated M tm'
Union. They will rush to the soil They
will raise the Tag of Cnlrlondly l"giN
lntiou" With Sam Houston IN the ica'
and the South driven 10 q miserable ul
nority. and that minority denounced "a
" extremists. Congress will stand by an'
refuse to protect what the Constitution
and the supreme Court declared cntlilc'
Ia protection The southern citizen vii
be compcllcd to abandon all attempts {,
take his property to the new territory
though acquired 10y money taken iron
the South and North on the rate OF tw
dollars from the Former to every dolla
FROM tho lattnr and the last hnnos Of th
South will boz blasted forever by TIN
pcridious action of her own representa-
/ tives
Can such calamity hc inaugurate'
hv Texas Can she forget her sister
in the South Can she listen to ma
whom all tho Democratic senators il
/ Congress from the south dcnounce a
uudcsorving OF political confidence
That is llnu,tnn'S position among Soujt
crr senators There is not one ncmI
cratic senator from the South who afli
luics with him. not one Can he then
with Mr. Douglas control the hallotho,
ofTcxas against the South Never
The verdict is already rendered. Tn
! Democracy are ready tn vindicatc Tia
integrity of Texas to the cause of he
sister ~tates-to the cause of Stat
Rights-tp the malutaiuacc OF our socia
institutions, and 10 the memories uf on
/ fathers who have gone before ms.
Texas, the empire state of the ~outI
will do her duty nobly in defeating san
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