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

Hon. L. MurrAH was eA'eu OBJ ny The
.ublc meeting held at the Courthouse
in Marshall On. the night Of the 10th ult.
The following contains the substance Of
Ais remarks:
Mr.. Murrah -sid that he had come to listen To-
tho - who had been advertised 10 make Aldres.s.
On tina, occasion that he hsd not expected to
say anything but " he ~as called Tor. h. BE-
leve, he had no right to refuse ~ 81 PRESTON Of
opinion. Tie said that he sest the deepest inter.
ct. though W. was not II al excited. ios ,Ae
cr,s,s had ovcssAkcu " whtrh no had anticipa-
ted for ycers. lie said Inst the views which he
should express would no. owe their origin TO the
exci,emcn, Of that orrxson, tsMt they should be
the d,hocrs,ions ii his cooler. moineuts. lie
said that b. supposed that the Lone Star Flag
which foated over lis was intended to msAn that
sneh were the dangers tina, thrcstcpes, the wei.
Tar, of Texas for the future. tyom approaching
Black Republican rule, that II bccene Der pco.
ple, through PRIMARY meetings, and in general
convention to determine how 10 avert the dan
ger lie believed, himself. that the time had
core Tor such conferences that the danger Was
imm,nent; and thu, tte ante! wisdom and states
manship OF the State. ought ~ pass upon the ea
ipency and drtermiW what shonld be done
,Lai in a convention, the Stale could utter hei-
will and make known her determination. lie.
hshcvsy' tina, th' >ia1. ""s"i. a'lef declaring
her intentions through convention 10 SCI x con
f,rcpces with u" Son'hetn S'a"S aus cNh"uss
al. e.alst to secure united action aih"nH ahein
that her danger was common to them all and
their interests similar that 'heir ropie' hke
ours. were patriotic aud many Of their SONS
Statesmen and wis, counselors that the states
In forming the government and IN eu,erlng tb,
Union, consulted the wisiom and st"tes,nanshih
of each other through n convention and u, con.
sid.rcd II equally wise To do so now ~ These
times of trouble. 1t might be- that all These Ct
forts wruh iat % accomplish ny'h'ne
nigh, be- that the Southern states Would not
/ un,e on any plan i, might be, that their united
coarsel- could suggest no rcwejs short oil dis
ruprng the Union, II might De- that UNITED
action amoug the southern states "onid -eenT
from the Northern States, no sati>'nc'or! guaian
tees for the lature. All iheseeuort- might 'ai 20
turn the election Of Lincoln into barren victory,
and cause it to recpii upon toe heads 81 ils sup
por,ers All this he did not know but tins he
did know that the end, aimed OF were So lolty,
So noble SO connected with the welfare ut The
7 peupic that these efforts ought TO la exhausted
Ii sai. he they all iah II Will be admitted, that
/ the last battle on til, last inch oi n1it'tN. Ia,
been fought ior the rights aud the oquali! 81 Tue
southern STATES ~ the Cuhou, and THAT ti'r
gloomy alternative was distinctly pNsenied ticm
of submitting to Black kcpUhhcan rule. sl"w
bnt certain death or NJ rejecting that rue, as she
would rrirc, deadly -oo IT, sad ne There
i. no Union secured ~ the -uuth M de,crnina'
ton to resist the Inauguration OF Black kepnb-
hcanism INTO the different departments OF the
government and it is lett for Texas 10 d'srrmine
the auc,ii ol separate secession, or oil sHomls-
sion. IN connection with the other southern
states be sliould consider II then time to oiier
hi. nd,..a. ai... lis ylews. A. c'iLeu' when that
grave consideration should b. distinctly made
for the decision u the people OF Texas lie
should dem It has,y, m anticipation oil that
stern alternative being presented and when the
mind was 50 disturbed h' the burning excite
mcut ncca,ioucd by the news ol the evening TO
utter his opinions upon subject OF so much
moment ~ the people of Texas an opinion.
perhaps, not fully matured. tie had lTlod Ia un
drrsiaud the rclai on OF the state and ttderal
Government and the extent OF the allegiance OF
the ctiu'n to each. and the manner OF its ctea
ton and therefore. the mode and manner by
which that allegiance IS 10 be withdrawn from
the Federal Government, aud made tu centre eN-
c,u,l,cly IN the fmg of his state ms must
he done by The sovereign VIII ul lhD STATE IA"