The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-12-01

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mach a. any additional. and that II must
be distinguished. Icok ut tho principles
by which he progresses 10 be guided. ana
tho cal leaders who follow him IN
hi. sdve.t to power Those ps''~''r'-"
IL maintained in the administrative" OF
the Government, muet ternin nate inevi-
tally in the ute, pso.,sa'ion, dsmorali-
sation, and dcgrSsssios os me Southern
States. Tie man tha, cannot see fh's
must he blind indeed In the late can
vass hi. supporters proclaimed bur one
sentiment The press. the stump. and
the pulpit, desecraied 10 the support 90
Black RcruhIcanisn. have announced,
from the highest to the lowest IN the
scale Of morals and in, |lec', the deter
miua,iou that ,hs Federal Government
must be- hencef,rth pls.ed rsdcr the con
troll Of an ant.siavery party, pledged to
The ultimate extinction Of the institution.
The leaders: the power behind the
throne. more D, wcrfnl than the throne it.
sslf.r OF what material is II composed :
Men, who one and all. proclaim the doc
tr,ne Of an itrcprcssiblc conhic. between
slavery and freedom !" the endorses Il
the Helper book. the sympathiscrs with
.Tohn Brown: men who regard him ~ >
MARTYR to freedom, and who aided him
with their counsels and their gold. Who
are they? Not insignificant, individuals
but the governors of states, member" OF
C,pyr,.s, members Of State legislatures,
MAYORS Of cities, ministers of the gospel,
leaders, and reGec,urs Of public opinion
everywhere in the Northern States. Mr..
Seward. man recognized AZ the grea,
leader and embodiment. of this movement,
and whose hostility TO the south has
been proclaimed for years, made the tour
Of the Northern States. during the late
canvass. and how wns he received His
reception everywhere was a perfect ova
ton. The people turned out, not by hun
dred. bn, by thousands bodies OF TWEEN
,y. thirty aud fifty thousand, in ehario's.
on horseback, and "a foot, with banners
and cmblazpead cmblems. sgnliying the'r
determination to PROSTATE the south
the reflex Of the secret organization oi
" Vide Awakes said TO embrace FIVE
hundred Thousand men. pledged to oar
suhjugalion marching and counter
marching.
vim I'll the pon,p ard glorious circumstances Of var
That makes ambition virtue.
4 no, ,hc clectinn Of "A man to the Prcs-
idency under such circumstances, an
overt sct justifying the secession OF u.
southern slatcs7 We are told that he
has been elected under tho forms OF the
Constitution. and s1"R,,vau II. aoq1'd be
.s..a-s, .a1n..---..-,.u.S, '-.'...'r S.
an election violation OF the sp,fR OF The
which binds these States ,oge,h.
cr in fratcrnal boudsy Does il not con
s,itu,c complete and radical revolution
IN the Government, and an outrage upon
the rights Of the slavehDlding States, as
overwhelming in its character as If he
had seized the reigns Of power by vio-
|cnc-, aud had invaded tho federal CAPT
tai by armed legions pledged to our sub
jngaiion'
Mr. Yancey and many other Southern
men, who have been unjns,ly denounced
from one end Of the South to the Other,
went to the Northern States to disabusc
the minds Of the people of that section.
and to assure them tina, all they desired
was the equality of the southern States /
and the protection Of their constitutional /
lights in the Union. They told them |
hat a union OF inequality could not en-
lurc--lha, ii contained within itself the I
dement's Of destruction. They appealed /
% them by the ties Of a common ancestry /
,ud common hlstory--by Ill the glories !
# the pas, and the brilliant prospects Of
nture national achievements, If they /
we're true 10 themselves aud their pos
Gritty, and impored them to pause Ia their
mad career They even pointed them 10
he pccunlary advantages which they de.
lived from the Union, and the disasters /
which would overwhcI,n them in it's de |
What was their response
They were deaf alike to the voice Of pa
rio,lsm. of eonsanguinity. and Of inter.
st. Aliappeals were alike idle aud vain.
they lec,ed Abraham Lincoln, the sec.
ional candidate. with full knowledge /
i his principles and purposes He car
led every Northern State, and with the
reception Of New Jersey. by ovcrwheln-
ng majoritics.
The election Of Mr. Lincoln, as . mere
Individual. wonld be nothing but the
and purposes for which he
8 clectcd--thc motive aud its consummA-
an overt act. in our judg
nent, 40 much greater than Tho null flea.
lion Of the fugitive slave law by the
Northern States, that the latter sinks !
nto insigni6cance. BY his election they
ell us. that they will no longer live un
Ter the Union "a /, has exist.d-- after