The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-04-07
THE CONSTITUTIONAL UNION PARTY

National Committee af the Constitution
al Onion PARTY has issued an address
r. the people Of the United States,
urging them to send delegates 10 The
Baltimore Convention. which couysues
"a the aih Of May. This address is GU
I'd with the usual claplrap Of devotion
10 tie Consultation ard The tuiou.
+ without defining what Is meant by dcea-
,ian to the Consultation Upon the ttr
ri'orial qncsiian NJ tatieHdea is stuii.
ously silent, AMI wiih thc cseeptiau II
supporting the fugitive slave law, DOES
not propose that this new party SHALL
take solitary position which cau be- ae.
coptablc to Southern men On tse eaa-
trary. the Democratic party n denounced
as an ultra ptoahYefy party, which ~
resisting the aggfessious Of Blark Re-
publicauism has been governed SOLELY
by selfish cousiderai 'aas. and intending ~
agitaie. without reason, question which
onght to be banished lium tue consider
alton 81 the American people Are the
people Of the South prepared for such q
party. aud such "a platform : D. they
believe that the cnelo'eH % ihe o9hsillo-
ton, the advocates % settiih 'n1ufiee'lon
aud civil war can lee met and overthrow %
by stlenee ana inactivity u is . WEI
settled fact. fosasa zed by every ihie'.'-
gent man 10 i"e eoa"tfy' 'H't 'i.f o''.h
conservative fnfh "e "aFe 'h 'ht N'' ~
belong H. THO Hem1cfatie party. a''i
that TIE only nen in That section 81 the
Union upon whom We can place i"fte't
reliance. are tif1se vino support TIE pres.
ent national administration Are I've
/ people 4 the south however much they
may diI.Ir with VI buchanan upon ether
ISSUES, prepared T. say Ia Inn, , en
have gone tpa Far npan tlis slavery 4aes-
t'Hu You ought never 60 h9fe resisted
Blaet RenHairauism fa. attempt upon
yauf pegi. auj al thase who have sus-
tanned yqui administration " cuieFcetir
principle that ite Sonlh has equal rights
Ia tine Territories and that slave proper
ty r. ea'lledto ijkep protection w.tbeveHt
otl,c. species Of property ia those terri
tories. was a useless and Proiltlgss aEi
tation of question which is ondaagef
ING tie peace Of the Iuun. for wbi7h
Won and th1sc who support yau are an
swerable. anil ought 10 he condemned.
Are they prepared "a strike down the
only men in the North who have sustain
ed our Constitutional righia, and for ut
other reason than that they haNe dome sp
The attempt ta form third party, and
upon such basis, to distract aud divide
the country, ought to he, aud we believe
win be-, condemned everywhere hui
particularly 10 the South u liis move
ment rs successful, IT VII result e'hief
in the election Of Black ti'pnhli
can President OF Ia Transferring the
arena If agitation t1th" llonse 81 i'erie
sculalivcs To- conVnlae tl'e country cnH
lpg ultimately ~ ~" asc'ndnnry "' Nh
4 oliuonism There Gun he lui one i'eae
~ II" ensuing Presidential 'i''i''n, ana
that INVOLVES the eln'i''y "' '' ''.''
n the hi't ih' ifoi''''"" "' 7''''
property 'Neff"i'e'''. i"'' '''l j" -"
states nut I'D Tue ''i''''''''' "'''' Wv ''o'
ilo lantnage F." q distinguished N''i"
cen statesman thf protection q ''''' ,
IN The w''''efn's7'7 !" "''''" '''''' ~
/ governments nave h"t p'e' "' s'"i@'"
The party that does net 7tand upon ''is
1 platform cA~not successfully e'h'eha
against 'Aaek hep'''t'e"'''su' anu Il y
did occupy a a'fe'eN' p"@'''''h 'ht sue
coeded ~ Ignoring 'h'" 'ssne' II Wonl''
be to ~ s"nih u victory haf.ch "' re-
suits. The South must STAND Up Tor '''
lnll measure "i hef 'iSh'7' u H'le apA'
dohs them no" 'ho ~ lost - '"'
Charleston convention sue must ~ OK '''
Their recognition Tue "'p'a 81 'h'
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