The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-11-17
hoping that the North will awaken ~ a

hoping that the North will awaken ~
sense Of justice.
Guy n. Bryan shows that when Ii,
Union WAS '"auguratcd. the South had
6A1,3O -lnare miles Of Terrl,o.y, .nt
the Moth I6A. 0el that under the opcr
at'o"s Of the Federal Government. III.
South has increased less than fifty pc,
cent, while the North has increased
100 per cent That notwithstand -
this, the south furnished .".osO men d"'
ring the M..;o.n war, and the North
furnished only "a. 0A0 men, although 'hc
population Of the North was '"''e 'h"n
double that Of the So''" lie then says :;
The rights cs .oc States can only be
preserved - vigilance and action on
,lc ~. OF the States, and the people OF
.nc States.
THIS Union was formed apon propo.
s't,un 10 the states from Virginia IN
1856 that "a convention OF Commission.
crs irum the several States riunid te
held "to take into cons Iteration ihc frade
srdcr h,w tar "a uniform system III their
COMMERCIAL 'ats,oonr@ and regulations might
be necessary To their common ini1ssf and
permanent Aarmoay; and report to the sew
c,al States, such an ac, relative to tins
great object, a. when unanimously ratified
toy them, should enable the United states
IN Congress assembled ,ilcctually topro-
vide for the same
The doctrines taught by Lincoln, Sew.
ard and other leaders of the Black lie.
publcaB party would destroy STATE
Rights and establish a central Govern.
mcut
Capitalization If power in the hands
Of the " Agent caused Texas to appca.
IN 1885 to the States oi the Mexican
Union, III behalf Of the violated consti.
TUT n Of 1924 The appeal was disrc.
gardcd 10y the other states and Tex
ian Independence Was proclaimed on
the 2d 81 March 1888. ~ the same spirit
as tina, which influenced the declaration
made on the ga Of July lII9
The triumph of that declaration gave
to each OF the original States wreretgaiy
that has never been surrendered, some
of their powers they gave IA trust 10 AN
agent, 10 be used tor their benefit The
Agent becoming uniaithtul and iy'anni
cal these powers can be- rcsEmcd. and
each of the States will then hold tho
same position that they did before they
parted with those powers All arc'qn'l,
aud all alike the new and the old states,
possess the right to Judge 81 the lni'ac-
a. ! a.
to determine for itself the mode OF re-
dress
Texas has status in the union differ
ing from that ol her sisters, III cutsr-
qucncc Of her position before annexation
the contingencies and manner of annex.
alton.
She has the right TO retire from the
conicdcracy should Lincoln be elected
aud luaugura,ed.
do not hesitate 10 say that, II LIN
culn si,,uld hr inaugurated without nrw
aud efficient guarantees beng gwen ly
the States to the Southern States, IA my
opinion Texas could not with honor ~
main IA the Union she could not remain
Their, m sdfcig For Mr Lincoln say,
Tins Gpvo,umcnt cannot last as u pow
,tatds. 1t must hc all irrc or all -.at'
Mr liimUlm sly~: lhr m,lu prp"-.-
uon upon wh ch thal decision 'bir1
=, ~ tc.ts, ~ tins. that the touslut
tun m the Cntrd >tr's UrssHl1,r
property H. Shave, aud ptntc,'- y as
such acnyH h "eJAc 'oa g''-f' st r.
RI as property. nor dos' u I'oi,d a7rcs'
Nj seward says That urrr
an irlcprrs>ihlr crniiic' going 900 .0.." .N.
the North an ihc ~,u'h, wa,r ia .l
end m IN versa ttrrdtu 1t o. N,I-
shay ny"
In his speech to th' W,d' Aw.N '.'
Gu Wisconsin, lac expressed IA -rh'-
iGcaiion III the st cagfh ui thus W i
Awake Company, and said u was pusS-
bic Their Sc r.os m.gb' MT ceg'e ruth ne cleo
ION They had heard tor two munths ct
the last session of Congress an inccs-
saut boasllng as to what the south would
do in case Of Republican triumph III
the Presidential election, The contingency
,cas aois a CtrfAintB
The idc Awake Organization would Ice
!ednd mighty convenient ne s.h'"G ana
crushing ont amy attempt /" uNrtli'r"w
the Government
Mr. >umncr says "Iu pr 'SuAlc l"'
south. to- drive ~ou,hcrn m,n in dic hnc
poisoned rats aud TO ,Xprl hrm !t"lh
all seats OF national pOw,r Is ia" Iioo
doctrine
Helpers Impending Eu~ls, PAGE % 80
" Er. long. marx uuf wutdS, mere fW as
esad f,om rexAs. a hnzla lur freedom 'ni
caa.l rights, that Will ntte,ly cuiimu"