The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-12-22

PORTFOLIO SCRAPS.


very existence. They advised a conven-
tion of the South IN States, mat tue
united cuuuscls Of their wise statesmen
might ward N the calamity by securing
/ her con..ity IN the Union, or indcpcnd
encc gu, II il, Their position is fairly
set forth ~ the Republican oi Nov 3oth,
1850. in an article Oh -" The Position OF
the South" as follows:
w. have always believed that i the south
wer, united IN her demands TOT justice, the North
~,nld weld II to her and that the Union would
b.. saved Bat Il couienline Tor oar rights, Is to
,ii.snls, III. | mon. the qulcAet the better Tor
sooner o. later the south viii have to take u
stand 10 rise or ~ fall, In the language OF Toy
ernor Towns OF neorgia, we want TIE 'ons'-
tuition ~ It ..-thc Union ~ II Wa
4 Convention was held at Nashville,
but such was the opposition oi put'c
sentiment a. fat >oBh That 1t was power.
hess tor good The suhmi~sionists had
spared no effort 10 hring II INTO diSreputc
from it- first inception The. Saia II
WAS bn: another name Tor f's'soH -"
odion- was " made To appear that some
Of It's first friends could no longer bear
thc rcproach Of favuting the Nashville
Convention They turned upon It WITH
greater vitup' ration than ~ MOST hit 81
enemies had yet shown The star state
Patriot. Nour home eot'mPurhiN At thti
time, will be remembered IA TINS ennhoc-
ti1n After the convention, 1t used tins
language;
+ During the war between this country and
Great Britain one OF the principal oiJecis 81 'he
Hartford Convention WIS dissolution ol me
mon. aud u thing los was aiultd al 90 ogf own
da, hy ia, Nashville Cun,,uilol.
But while we retrospect the past, let
us take view Of the present " HE
times and circumstance have changed,
5, have thu relative positions 81 parties
in tie Sonth. a. to the hadiug ideas OF
submission aud T. Sisiance. Those who
+ favored resistance. OF rat or rein"h.
-trauc,. IN thu Hipn ten ye'fs ago 10y a
: .uthcrn Convention a- thu best means
of securing ON rights aud saving th"
Union, asic have utterly despaircd Of our
r.At. ia the Union. and al, IA favor OF
scccssipn pr ~ .lr dsHHion or f'rniHf''"
F If suhni~sIoulSts prefer these terms. As
the only hope Of safety 10 the >ouihrrn
slater Those whodcuuunccd the South
III. H.. t-n,,, .r. may,
,'..,,h d, C,,,.,,,,,, a. ,Lr
- .. ,,.. ,le y,,u MIN .uh
mi-sionrst- that which was treason ten
years ug1. Is the highest patriotism uow
that which was disuniau, Is now Union.
mon Is ibctf only test Ot patriotism
-ubwtssiunist- pronounced the ,lldit for
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.'ns changes h"'o taken 1'''' -"
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H'r" Va th >'u'H nave 'N ''''N e" "l ''
lat ones, except VI! "" -" ''
too tong TT u@r SIM u7l 7''lrUc!, i'N
begin to luok with Jealousy np"u thDu
-..J.irl rhhur- ct the NlrtH
Navajo, r,u,,Ik. ,..t. fi. rr-uIi ~
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,.l.,r,,. If tin, t'.,..titutton. mora c<.
.pli,tl. .rttiu., forth the RIGHT. ii thc
,n,i,. l,.,,.,,.J. ,f all law. nulltf,iuy
tine tlr.tly, SLAVE. hw tn. rejection al
.ul,,.,,.ry rcitfiar- from Cln.t.--. aud
, cessation II ali discussion ,u the sub
i.ct If slavery IA that body consent Ia
y, change Of the tnrifl laws So ls IT, make
the North bear an equitable share of tie
hurthon of the Government
Can the south hopc to obtain single
F concession from the Noriht Everything
connected with the subject, past and
present. indicates an 'mrh1iIraIly mega
tive answer We may reasonably take
ia" View YORK Tribune aS an exponent 81
Northern sentiment. Speaking ct the
present excitement III The south It says
" DO they ready mean To break up the Union
a Few of lbam, who have been d'sunioui-is 'er
years llr"u just mat o"' in' t''e' mg"t'3 W"
..,.D,..i.,',. y,i,,cl, n.y rsn rxn.i ,y.r Ms
nrutr,l. an, the election 81 IJpralp. Jbsg do
net fa,c ieaR f,ess caasaaoas oi,. SIG that Meg
aip Load t,ai the Naah uy tsmd By thai
mleai' V 'ftco'aH. That point made' all would
b. sunshine AGAIN ~ three days
The italics in the above are mime |
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''f''9'nfH Wv N'"''''''''S'', ""'J''"N -,
those WHO now - earnestly recommend
a General Convention but they are tar
of the mark m reference h. a very great