The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-12-15

addrcss lpa Gen. Sam lloeston, dated
o. tho ~, to the People Of Tess, IN
! in vhich h states that in sccoseance
With resolutions adopted hy the Les's'a-
turc Of Texas, on The 18th Of Feb 1868.
he Las addressed circular letter to the
Governors Of the siavcholding s.r'aa.
Swing to them that whenever they may
determine 10 bold a Convention. as CON
.cmplated in those resolutions, he ~a'
immediately order the election of dele
gates to il.
The resolutions to which he refers, and
which il the basis OF this action also pro
yidcs
Size. 2. That should On exigcney arise, IN the
opinion Of the Governor, in which It Is necrssn'
nv for the State Of Texas 10 act alone, or by
Convention representing the sovereignty 81 the
stste. be Is hereby requested to call special
Session OF the Legislature to provhie "r such
State Convention.
Has not such an sigoncy arisen I! The
Governors e all the extreme Southern
States, scarcely as much Interested IN
the subject Of slavery as Texas, have SO
dc,crmi acd. and have convened their
Legislatures in extra session. Tho peo'
pie of this State, in their primary meet
ipgs from the Rio Crando to the Lonisi.
ana boundary, and from the Gulf TO Red
River have besceched Gen. Houston TO
follow their example What has been
his course, On the Goth Of November he
wrote q letter addressed to Mcssrs Wat
kns. Ki.ircll, and others Of Huntsville
eounscllng submission to Lincolns cleo
,iou. Finding that the people were not
TO be controlled by his dicta,ion, he adj
dressed this circular letter on the 2s'h OF
Nov. 10 the Southern Governors, What
is the object Of it? The evident intent
Of it is to distract and dvid" the people,
and TO proven, their sovereign voice from
being heard We have long believed
Gen Houston in heart and spirit a free.
soil r. He has no desire to see slavery
extended beyond it's present limits, look
ing forward, doubtless, 10 its ultimate
extinction. The course he has pursued
for She last ten years, coupled with h''
present position, renders IT almost an
questionable The people of Texas viii
now see the drilI Of his vote tn admit
the frcesoll delegation to seats in ihe
Baltimore National Democratic Conven
vention in lsts, which justly provoked
The astonisment and Indignation Of con
sentative Northern men his vote Tor
the Wilmot proviso in the Oregon bill !
aud his vote against the Kansas bill on
the assumed ground Of the sacredness
Of the Missouri compromise which for
bid slavery from being carried into ter
ritosies where the Constitution allowed
it 10 go.
The whole object and purpose OF this
address Of Houston is to defeat the ac-
ton Of the people. At time when the
Legislatures Of all the Southern States
have been convened, Texas has to b. ri
lent, and mcasurably powerless, and to
achieve righ,ful action through difficult
ties almost insuperasle. owing the CON
,umacious action Of one man. and that
man her Governor, elevated 10 power by
their votes. Sixty or seventy counties
have spoken unmistakably ; not SIN
gle county or neighborhood has mani
tested u disposition to submit TO Lincolns
election the leading public men and the
people Of the State, with scarcely an cx-
ccpiion, have spoken cut in favor Of a
called session Of the Legislature and a
Convention, and We, Gen. Houston affects
that he does no, understand the popular
will Was there ever such ccnduct cy-
hbi,cd by Chief Executive officer since
the organization Of free governments
We feel that the day OF petitions has
passed Gen Houston ought to be de
nonnced by the press OF the State, and
the people in every county ought to meet
and pass indignation resolutions, sign
them, and send them to him Perhaps
then he would understand bis position,
and what is due to the people who elect.
ed him to power