The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-02-11

him there but sir, he Will Inc more fortu-
nate than have been, If he can find in
all the present signs Of the times one
solitary pledge Of peace, or ono well de-
fined hope Of better day for the Rcpub-
lie And nngratetnl as the task may be,
propose briefly 20 show 20 the House,
that Texas has nothing to gain, but much
to lose, by remaining AN idle spectator
of that fearful political drama, which ia
at this hour being enacted, before the
eyes Of an impcrilcd country. Sir,
there are in the history Of all govern
mcnts alternate days Of Sunshine and Of
gloom, know. II would not have &C.
corded with the tradition Of the :" rise
aud fall of nations were II assumed
that our own country were an exception
al disease becomes chronic, and refuses
10 yield its virulence or relax its hold
upon the vitals, under the tcmpcring
hand Of compromise and fortcarancc,
then sir, we take it, the body polite is
fas, hurrying TO decay and death. What,
sir, has been the prime, aye the only
cause ~ those great political convul-
sons, which have marked the history Of
this countryg 1, has been this self same
slavery oncstiou. which gentlemen are
now SO eager to ignore. In 1920 and
1921. pending the admission OF Nilsson
ri into the Union, arose the first danger
ous cxcitcmcnt threatening the exis
,cnce Of the Kcpublic Al that early
d,v Southern Statesmen had not assum.
ed the high underground in relation
Ia slavery which has been maintained
triuuphan,ly in later times. They re.
parded il then a. only political ncccs.
si,v Bnt Notwithstanding this. dark.
ness gathered around the Capitol and q
,c,rful excitement, arose in the coupc;ls
and cmonr the nennlc of the nation on
ia, s;m,lr ,,os,;,u wh.,har the terrific.
rv ar V;.so,r; .bon;d hc admitted into
no rnion with pr,.slavcrv clausc in
hrr Constitution We'll sir I sball no,
,ro,hlc the Uonsc Nv rccapi,ulating the
stirring events Of that dav. familiar as
they must be 20 every member. VIVA,
was the consequence The consequence
was that to smother the fires of discord
and Ia s,ill the storm III. great and GOOD
statesmen Of that better day Of the Re.
nnbllc. iuauyuratcd a compromise be.
tween the cnnteudinr sections the south
vi,lding las has since been decided hy
The Snprcme Cour, of the United States
n clc,rly constitutional rirht ly said
conccssion-a Compromise which 70.
s,ric,cJ slavery forever. from all terrific.
re- north az 3G deg 40 min and leaving
M ,nlv thc questionable privilege of az.
,crmin,ny for oursclycs sou,h of that
line. whether slavery should OF should
ma, exis,2 Tpcoual and uniust as this
measure was. shutting on, from the com.
ron territories. purchased hv common
blood and treasure. one half OF this I'm.
ion vet. nevertheless. we arc prepared
to honor the motive and revere the IA.
,rioiism of these good men, WIN thereby
brought back for time at least. peace
ia n torn and distracted country Sir
wo 600 ,,o,v ,h,, This was the first l,I.e
s,c,--,bc canse n all our woes which
has h.cp too trul, illustrated in the sub
scouent history ii the nation |, wuuld j.
his prr,,. ct},riu,- hay, tecn canon z,I
G,royer IN eloauencc and sung il i, had
oul, accomplished the great object in.
tended l., ,ts atnptiont secure in MI
Coming time pcacc and harmony he.
tween the Northern and Southern States
of this Union. But. Mr.. Speaker. men
who in that day hailed the calming ID
the troubled waters. as the very act Of
God. have vet lived to see all those
hrirh, hopes perish and to witness the
Gradual decay and weakening If these
bonds Of Union. which ia older and bet
ter times. were 50 strongly knit tugrth.
er. 1t has been said on this noor boast.
inriy. that the South. and Texas espcc.
tally, have nothing to fear that we
always received Justice at the hands Of
the Federal Government. whenever we
demanded it, Such, believe. is the re-,
markanlc discovery of the honorable zen.
tlcman from Faniln. MIR Tayllr) lct
us see. Did the nuti-slaycry crusade
cease with 1927 Did that calumet Of
peace" avail us ? and has there been
even nn interval Of rest from that day
10 this No sir This dev'lish aSiia
ton has grown Iron" the SIZE ct man :
hand nn'il II has ovcrshadowcd the
whole heavens. Kennedy alter remedy
has been applied, but 10 no purpose.
En'rcaty after cn'rcaty. and the plead
ing ciolncnce OF patriotism, M the tpnn'
cl Chamber, hy holy affairs and IN
the homes Of the land. have all gone