The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-06-23
TEXAS REPUBLICAN.


grossiOns Of their Ncythcrn brethcrn--
VIXEN the people Of the slsveho'ding
States, reflect upon the fsnsticsl attacks,
nsde By the people Of the nop-slave-
Ao)dleg States upon their dearest conrti-
tStional rights. they cannot longer re-
0oin NJ " inactive.
Whsa ne South beholds the North a.
meat sstirely abolition,xed, politically,
rslig,ously, and fsnsticslly, producing
ssch results ~ Uncle TOMS Cabin. I'm"
pseding Crises, and John Brown Raids
Will chs quietly gaze on until chained
ord Dasscled
Our forcfathcrs gave US not only 'ibcr-
y. Independence. and country. but also
the inestimable inheritance of their ex-
ample. What did they do when similar.
y sitsetcd
On the 9Th April 1859, Gen. Washing.
ton writes u his friend Geo Mason: "A,
. timc when our lordiy masters in Grea.
Britain will be satisfied with nothing
lsss than the deprivation OF American
foc4om. il seems highly necessary that
0onsth'ng should be done 10 avert the
stroke, and maintain the liberty which
We have derived from our ancestors But
the manner Of doing it % answer the pur'
p0or e0ectually, 10 the point in question
That 20 msn should acruplc or hesitate
. aoweat in defence Of So valuable .
kesping 10 clearly my opinion yet arms
1aosld BE- the last rcrource--the deyrHr
ressrs. We have sircady. il is said,
proved The incficacy Of addresses to the
throne, and cmonstranccs to Parliament
How fer their attention 10 our rights aud
interests IN 10 be awakened or alarmed
ey starving their trade and manufac.
tarcs, remains 10 be tried
What! could tho poor colonies in
America storvc the trade Of Great Brit
tain
lrving's live Of Washington, page 337,
vol. !, says, In the mean time, the non
importation associations, being generally
obeesvcd throughout Tire colonies, pro
duced the effect on British commerce
which Washington had anticipated, aud
Parliament was necessarily importuned
by petitions froupBritirh merchants, i'm.
ploring its intention 10 sars them fran
rNsr.' Ibid. page 35s. Early in ITO.
an important change took place in the
month of March, an act was passed, re-
voking all the duties laid in 1857, except
ing that on tea Thus we see the first
vietory of our glorious old revolutionary
sirts over oar opprcssors
Can the South not profit by such an
example! Cannot tho South form non
importation associations Cannot the
South form diyUt lmro,ta associations
Cannot the South form nm eonsnmpfion as
sotialton,2 Cannot TIE South Stare The
,sde and nnjaetuy,," Of nc NoytA' SHr
CAN And this can be done too withou,
material Inconvenience TO the Southern
people, for every article At present pur-
chased IN the markets Of the uonslavc-
holding States, can be obtained from
Europe by means Of d,yef trade.
Once turn the channel q importation
from New York, Philadelphia, Boston,
Ac., to Charleston, Mobile, New Orleans,
and other Southern cities. and our South
err Merchants could buy their goods AS
cheap in Southern cities 40 in those OF
The North, and by their patronage in
aiding and building up Southern cities.
odd strength to the South and greatly
detract from tho North.
Anything ike = determined effort on
TIE part Of the South. csn withdraw in a
Rsuat MT asurc, from Northern vessels.
snd transfer to European or Southern
vessels, the carrying trade Of the South.
Irancc and England would rejoice at
socA : step on the part Of tho South,
wssld doubtless aid her in money and
vessels, since they would be greatly
benefited thereby.
II Was with great pleasure that ] saw
in I late number Of the Galveston News
the following The Richmond merchants
have subscribed 500, 900 towards con
structing four frstclass ships for direct
trade regularly between Richmond and
Liverpool" Cannot other Southern citics
initiate tho example
When the Souther States were appeal
ID to IN the Kansas affair. their State
Legislatures donated money with which
citisens Of the South might rebuff the
Vaccinations the Abolition emigrant aid
societies Of our Northern hrethercn--
Why cannot they now aid their citizens
In tie same way. by granting State aid
Ia tho esta blishmcnt of direct trade be-
tween Southern cities and European com
mercial marts?
By Withholding our cotton from North
err markets, and sending it to Europe.
BY disHi trade with Europe instead Of
with thu Northern States, the South ean
10 Tie language Of Washington, aarrs
tAs;~ trade AID manufacturer and At the
oame time, give M impetus 10 Southern
Development aud rcrpetui,y TO Southern
Isst,tstsons
J. N. II.