Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-01-26


Sam. Houston on National Affairs.
Gov. HoUsTos Of Texas, in his inaugural
address, used the following sensible aud
"nationa" language in regard to public
affairs at large. We would much prefer to
see our Northern G ovsrnors all speaking in
like manner:
IN concloda sth.Sfnpugural, am irresist-
IDLY ed to reiscuJns, Which hope will be
hepfd with no disadvantage by any Of my
audience. When Texas united her destiny
with that Of the Government of the United
States, she took upon herself duties and
responsibilities, for the faithful performance
of which we arc pledged as State. She
entered not into the North, nor into the
South, but into the Union Her connection
was not sectional, bat national; and how
ever distinct or diversified her interests may
be 0s compared W tn those Of other States,
sho relies upon tho same Constitution a-
they TO secure her in the enjoyment Of her
righ's. Making tina, Constitution the guiding
star of our career as a State, let our rivalry
be to approximate more closely to IL than
any of our sister Stats. 1t incnlcates faith.
u!ness to the Union; let us be faithful to
it. Let us, in our relationships with the
General Government and with the States OF
the Confederacy, allow none 10 keel us in
our desire to promote peace and harmony.
When our righ,s. .sge aggresscd upon, let US
be behind mono il rcpclling the attack but
let us be careful TO distinguish between the
acts Of individuals and those Of people
between the wild rawlings Of fanatics and
that public sentiment which truly represents
the masses OF State. II is in the diversity
Of opinion that Democracy may rest secure :
ly The right to think adversely to Us is a
guarantee of American rcpublicanism, anl
though this privilege may often be carried
to extremes and TO our detrimcnt, vet the
very safety of our institutions depends upon
our miintiining il ns republican principle
When though, becomes treason, the traitor
is az much the enemy of one section rs the
other. It's overt acts we must repel. 1t,
expression by those inimical to our institu
tons, where they do not exist, need affect
us nothing. The alarm at their endeayor.
is edless, and but strengthens than
| The eternalldin which has been cchoe,
to their cong Of hostility to the South Is
music to ,hsttcess Their ain is to array
sectionalism npon their eide, and thus pro
mote strife and confusion. We should NEE
their clamor with the contempt Of people
who fear no invasion Of their rights, and
instead Of feeding the fame Of discord whicl
a few in both sections have kisdlcd, lend
our endeavors towards qucnching it alto
gether. How happy would have been :ht
4 result If the attention OF statesmen. Mort
and South, had been as mach directed to
ward promoting harmony between thu
States, and cementing those fraiernal bond
which Gun alone holl US tog i'her as a PEG
/ pie, as toward promoting the strife o! sec
, tions and the uniagonsms wtith are fas
dividing US. Halt the care, half tie though
which has been. spont in thu endeavor t
meet seciionalism, bitterness by bitterness
and abolition by Gisunion, would have mad
: this people to-day a happy, united aad hop.
= ful nation"