The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14
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dency in the ensuing election. for the
reason Sat here IL question para
mount 10 th. which addresses itself TO
all men who are attached to the Cons,i-
tuition OF the country and desire the pcrlse-
,uity Of the Government. We all know,
or ought TO know, that there can be no
permanent Union Of the American States.
based upon any other idea than the main
icnancc Of the broad catholic principle
which guarantees to every section equal
ity and justice. Aud as Southern meh
we should knt W, that, II VIC vote against
this principle, we signify our willing
ness 10 abandon II. and that III abaud.
onins it, j, will bc surrendered new
er 10 lie regained Men should not
listen to the dclusion that this is IA mere
idle contest for place and power. IL is
a struggle for the Constitution and the
existence Of the Government 1t il,
whether this Union shall be maintained
upon the principles Of equality and jus
licc, or upon those Of sectionalism as
promulgated by Black Repnblcanlsm.
II is whether we shall NEE, the question
boldly. and with the frmness of men who
knowing our rights Care maintain them
or permit ourselves to be shern Of Our
.....,.,l La, J,v,.,.nu ,vbtsh ,pust end
in subjugation or disunion.
The Black Republican party are work
ing for sectional supremacy, and for the
extinction OF slavery The damning
proof stands out before the country, of
the completely Of the leaders of that in
famous organization, in the recent inva'
sion Of Virginia II was thel: connseis
that prepared the scheme 1t was their
money that furnished the murdcrous
pixies to be placed in the ,ands OF ne
sroes, to Stay the unoil'cnding citizens OF
that State They sent thousands OF
armed men into Kansas, who for three
years made that unhappy territory the
theatre Of civil war. robbery, and muir
der, and Cor no other reason than that
citizeus Of the Southern States desired
to e. into il, and settle down in the
peaceahle possession Of their property
For thirty years the auti-slavesy party
Of the North have been making wal
upon the South aud its institutions, and
now they propose to take charge Of the
Government. Upon what principles do
they expect to conduct ity The fact
that sixty-eigbt members of the House
Of Representatives endorsed the Helper
book. q work intended 10 promote sec
civil war, and that they gave their money
freely aud the use Of their official frank
to disseminate it, leave NJ room to doubt
that they w!l not hesitate to adopt any
means to destroy the institution OF slave
nizan, Of their platform. If Black Re
publican is elected, tho Government is
no longer to be administered for the beno.
fit of the whole country, but for a section
and in violation Of the rights Of the other
The fugitive slave law will be repealed
or bc rendered virtually a dead letter
/ upon the statute book Slavery Ia to be
| abolished in the District Of Columbia to
be prohibited in the territories, and the
slasc trade prohibited between the States.
An the machinery of the Federal Govern
mcni, with It's forty thousand Offices and
it's seventy or eighty millions o. espcn'
dlurcs will hc employed to effect these
designs
Il it not our duty, then, 10 stand up
boldly III defence Of our rights, aud 10
uphold those, and those only, who insist
upon the full measure Of what we are
entitled to under tho Constitution
As southern men we hold that the ter
ritories are the common property Of the
States of the Union, and that the South
crn man who enters them with his slaves,
is as much entitled to protection AZ the
owner of any other species Of property
Breckinridgc and Lane are the only
Presidential candidates who stand upon
a platform recognizing this doctrine
they are the only asprants who have
taken ground in favor Of the South and
against the Northern idea that slavery can
and mus, be kept ont Of the territories.
The Convention that nominated Bell
and Everett, lodged the issue, aud their
platform il An insult 10 tho intelligence
Of the country Mr. Bell, throughout
his public life, has trimmed his sails to
render himself acceptable to the free
solcrs and among the first acts after his
nomination, was to compliment the pa
triotism Of the Black Republicans. Ills
associate for the Vice Presidency, Ed !
ward Everett, is an out-and-out Black |
Republican, a. his letter, which we pub |
lis4 in this Issue Of our paper clearly
shows.s