The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-02-25
TIE CONSTITUTION AND fnx UNION

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by mere professions Of patriotism aud
devotion 10 the Constitution and the
Union :" for il these are all that are
necessary, the Black Republicans are the
very best patriots We have Solomon
y Chase of Ohio, Ex-Governor. Of that
State for example, recently elected to
the United States Senate, is in favor Of
negro suffrage aud is opposed TO the fu.
gitiyc slave law has announced his plat
form to he the Constitution and the
Union !" the only Jackson Democracy,
by the by. which Gen. Houston ever
knew, as lac said IN his letter to Mr.
great many poul .r threw up their hats
in great joy Recently tho Legislatures
Of Tennessee and Kentucky paid visit
t. Columbus. the capital Of Ohio. while
the Legislature was in session 1t was
very grand and imposing affair. After
supper the senators and Representatives
of Ohio, Tennessee and Kentucky held u
" social lcvce in the hall Of the House
Of Representatives. Tuasts werc drank,
the last one Of which was, Our Federal
unico II must and shall be preserved
to which cx.Gov. Chase responded AS fol-
lows
.ur. Preslfc4i:- Not far from the city
Of Nashville. on the southern shore OF
the Cumberland, amid the pleasant
scenes of the Hermitage. rises the mod
est monument which marks the final
resting place of Andrew jackson thcfc,
after noble service ~ his country, IN war
ANA peace. the Patriot Hero sleeps but
h's lesson. lo his .ount ymcn, Wa thcr
oppressed in deeds or words, st.l live
on the printed page Of their hearts.
Among ,hcse irvsuus none ever met
hcariicr response FIR m The whole Amer
lean people than thc simple declaration
which, has Just been repeated, "onr Fed
etal Union, it must be- preserved Far
distant be- the day when 1t shall meet a
response less decided or less unanimous
The sentiment itself iudccd, was but an
echo g. the uiterauecs oi al t.ir'ntIc
hearts. from the yer, beginning 81 the
struggle for Independence The primal
necessity Of the revolution was union.
Without it. the revolution ITSELF though
iu name a SUCCESS. would IN truth have
been a disastrous failure. 1t was first
and last among the aspirations Of Wash
ugton aud his grea, comratri1ts, ana
the most impressive among the maj al
moniiinns II the father OF his country,
are those which inculcatc it's priceless
worth. and exhirt his countrymcn to ITS
perpetual maintenance. 1t was at mat
The first President from the new states
should cmphalcally rc-at'irn the ludg'
men, and purpose of the first President
from the old 1t j. fit, also. when the
Representatives. of the three states iirsi
organized in TINS great central valley are
gathered together as now. that this sen
.iment should be again affirmed win EN-.
phasis aud decision As the rivers on
ihese States flow into one Ohm, bearing
uran its bosoms their common interests
ii CONNER g. $50 should the affections of
the dwellcr- upon these shores How To-
rcthcr Zee uue vast current "t devotion Us
the mon 'HHeh WIN ~" ="
81 an 'n,,' u,s''n',S au,o,
bu', Nj i's'u'h'' must y, WV
on inns 'a'He uic'"o Wy IN ~, =
pcrm'i nor Is u h'ooluh -" "u"''' ~, w
those WHO o''et AZ ''u ''"'' VI ~ ~.
N"rth, fe'ii} Believe ','' '''' ''''' W.
the dissolution OF 'n,s '"'"" "'s ~"
ally CONE Is too s'""'' ', 'NVl' "''',
aud. IL there pe oi'''fs WHO SUPP '',''
IN certain c"n'''SenV,'s' Wv - -
~ INC INQUEST P'"'''" '''V''N 49, ,'''.,,
ny man, ma! vee,''c "'s''"p' IL
saisiy trust '"c '"S'. u '''",, 90,
demonstration oil 'he,t c',o'' - 81
III 'eas'' ! may '''''',.,"'s 1fS
ms ever oeeh an" VIM ~
70 INC Union ""' '"' o''i'u
WINE !s' VI my '.'''es' "'.pa N r,,, -
On tco',u my son''e''o" '""' - ~ y" .',,,
AS III an past ."V''''s'"". "'''.
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ana ,"c Na''f'a' ',''''' '''' '"''
growing enc, gee WIZ va ~ -. w.,
he more wtilhSy OF PV""'" p''
TORN 'han IN INC support aha "'''''
nance oi bglh IN un''np''''' ~ 49,
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