The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-09-22
THE caY is STILL yxss ON.

Having Acted with tho American Par
ty from its earliest prg an'zalion IN Tex
as-having parNelp Jed to some extent
in every contest IN which their prlncI-
plcs were involved, aud entertaining
still the same opinions that actua,cd me
in the support and advocacy of that par
~, ask nowAin view OF the present
contest for the Presidency, permission
through the columns Of your paper, to
make a few suggestions TO my Amcri-
can friends
We cannot stand as idle spectators of
the political struggle now going on in
the country What then are we to do 7
The principles Of our party have been
submitted to the consideration Of The
people, and deliberately acted upon, after
full discussion, and, III almost every I'M
portan, contest, we have been defeated
Dat Of the four candidates for President,
Won can't find one that plants himself
upon our platform. We have no leader.
Our party is not in the race. But, at
least one Of our principles is involved
IL fact there is but one issue rendered,
aud that involves II principle that lies
at the very foundation Of our govern
ment-a principle sacred 10 every Amer
lean citizen 1t is the principle or doc
trine Of equality aiming The ,ererai States
The leader of the Black Republican
party walks boldly and delianily up TO
the issue and tells rs that ours must ~
either all free or all slave states, or this
uni, II can no longer cXist lie boldly
avows his determination 10 control die
institution of slavery, and eventually
cxtirpato it, oven ia the Statcs. lie
and all of his followers ongh, to be tried
and hung for treason against the gov
ornmon, Then there is next the Doug
las faction You surely cannot take
Douglas lie still hodsto his doctrine
of "squattcr sovereignty "A doctrine
against which we So earnestly protested
in ls5G He still uses the Constitution
and the Union as a bulwark-a screen
from behind which he is attempting to
stab Us To- the heart.
We'll, here is Bell He lives in the
South and is opposed to what Why a
dissolution Of the Union What is hi,
platform THE Constitution and tlr
Union and h., record" Why that plat.
form is long enough and broad cnoug a
for every Black Republican to stand On.
How does be coustrae the constitution
IN reference to the slavery questloh.f
How does he propose to meet TIE issue
rendered by the Black Republican party Z
low docs ne propose To preserve lt''s
great ana glorious union ABOUT "hieh
we near ana re'a SO hioeh lou REFER
to ms record = wen ne SAID III refer
ehce Ia slavery III the p's'f'ei OF 'o'uh'-
pls' 'ha' thefe WE'RE many cons ,ne''''ohs'
OF such h'gh account W MS Judgment as
TO make II desirhpie 't once 10 anoiisi
" III the DISTRICT, uh'css Tue prospect ul
abolition should he entirely abandoned
And IN regard to suppfesslhg Tue S'-No
trade IN the district, he sald ne hai
made up his mind 'hAt II ehs# ~ " lone !
because tn's Is the seal oi our h'',p h''
Government, because gentlemen 81 the
north are compelled 10 meet mere
The trahic IN slaves, "c says Is oA or D,
iensfVc feature III we !"'"'u t''h'
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