The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-12-08
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NJ Editor

for the texas fVPuohN""'
NJ Editor.
The present times replete with interest to
all aouthcrn people, and are such US are oalcuis-
ted 20 put every man TO thinking.
Abrehnm Lincoln, man entertaining pr'nci-
niles AS deadly to the interests Of the Southern
States. a. the fatal dews Of the tabled pas are
,u those who approach it, hns been Ell. oted to
the Chief Maaisirncy Of these United state by
one section OF the country. aud for the avowed
purpose OF carrying those views into effect
Thirteen OF the Northern States have nulli6ed
the Fugitive Shave law the child Of the Consti'
tuition aud tic federal arm is powerless to en-
force it They thus net only invite our negroes
TO ahsccnd from Us and enter their limits but
erect barrier which completely prevents our re-
coyery OF them John Brown invaded Virginia
for the purpo.e OF aropsing TO- and assisting 0e
seryile population IN nm Instruction which If
h, had succeeded in doing would have been the
hoodics, pngc in the annals Of the world lie
not only received cncouragtmcn,. but material
aid from the Republican party and Is now can
unnizcd by them a. a martyf,d saint. nnd bus ac-
cursed name is preached from their every pulpit
and spoken from their every rostrum coupled
with that Of the immaculate Washington. Our
own beloved Lone star has been Tor TIME the
theatre Of their actions, then cmis-arles, thirst
lag Tor the blood Of every Stakeholder, have been
among w. AT the lone still hour oi midnight,
when sleep had woocd us with iis bany Influence
and peaceful slumber held Va cnchaned, they
uh,snpr,d into the ears of our slaves their Willy
tales Of freedom and houeyed words OF happiness
to be- cnioycd in the Tree States and incited
them 10 instruction by thrireXcitcd tales of out
rage done them. placed ia their hands the means
10 murder u.s. aud the lighted torch TO burn, desc
late and lay waste our country smiling III the
beauty of It's own prosperity the snouidtripg
ashes OF Dallas. OF Henderson. aud ! might al
most say hundred Other places, attest the truth
Of my words And yet there are iooplc ~ The
-ou'h-yes, ia our very midst. who counsel
submission 10 the administration OF Abraham
Iineolnl submission Tor whatf Why thu,
the timchouorcd prlydltgr. the constitutional
right TO own slave property may be- torn from
US for Is II not the policy OF, nud have mol the
Republican party said that they would ben
slavery in' and kop narrowing the circle until
like thr scorpion giId,d by fire 10 would sting IT.
,cli to death, |, would be- suicidal io tie south
for her 10 submit Nt would be- siuutuug The
knife that would drink cur own lutts h',od
Bat some say wait tor an overt net on ihc part
Of Lincoln Wait for uu overt act, II Is an
in.ul, to the Southern people, and trampling I'M
der foot lhc dignity OF their intelligence II we
wait until Abraham Lincoln prasls the rens ot
this government as President We are %. power
less as a sheep led 10 the shamhlts Wait Tor
AN overt act Have not overt acis enough been
committcig The lew | have mentioned land
they are not q tenth part OF the wholC gives
cause hundred lod greater Tor a secession Of
the southern States than the COLONIES had for
declaration Of their udereud,ucc OF the moiitr
country and Is there @ man who dars question
the m,tutss o' tlRl move?
Il w.. aoi that America was too poor to
pas n igW pougd on stamped paper no thanks
To God and herself America Was tichi but the
right 90 take I've pounds implied hc right 10
take thousand and d. right TO take thou
sand Implied the right to take a million. And
SO 1t i with us. The right OF tie North to- de-
puyc th South Of one prs,l'rc- Of onr con
stitutioHal guarantee implies The right iodrnrnc
her Of two-yl OF all Lprimmunil,s. We hive
submitted, time and again TO the cuoroaclncnis
Of the North, hucging the dclusiye phantom Of
hope 90 oIf bosom, hope HAT u Was bat the
p Labor uIt irw ciAs d haaiIc- We have Welded
up rights that were rursrCgat,d by tlc blood Il
uur father. aud llsd Wott d,ar Co. as oui house
/ hold treasures Factoring our.tlyts tiatthD storm
would al rueth blow Oyer. aud all W.tld ala.h
be- pear, ANA be-tpouy W bay, borne TIE ~
suits and conluutly hultu upon us hy such
black eunrd sp'ak.rs %, ha4o, ciGinls. and
that mpAu,st .Imwr col tul' lDviUy 10
have d,s,o,alcd 80, Otl 70. Representatives AVID
Senate chamber With der lDlpicd ,Nlp-.luls.
/ gathered from Oh, ictid hus OF culful tlou who're
ihes hay, aucn,d upon We garbage routing 100
the political swil' r'u- u, thc country We have
borne all these u,ug. ! s.y with mockuc.s and
hroth,rly iofhawuc, We have looked upon
. them rs the Wild chimcfas- the phautAsms hs-
cring IN the minds oi some lew draining phiMn.
. thropsis but the scaos have at length mlien
from unr eyes, and We sce that there is method
in their madness Sell preservation Is para
mount 10 all oth,r conscientious aud thcrt is
a time when forbsapncc ceases 10 be virtue.
That time has come. aud it beh0oycs the people
OF the south 10 be ny and doing The tonst-
tuition aud all the lahois OF our lorcalAcrs N
erecting a free government, where the people
were to have equal rights, j, udo buta ming
phantom comet with parnbolic, orbit, which
has winged It's light from earth never TO return
agas
Some people say demand Of the North. that
/ they wipe out all acts committed hy them 10 the
/ deirimcnt OF the South' m States, and that they
I give us guarantees that our rights shall be re-
/ spccicd in future
Can son, who has insued and with his un-
/ halowed hand. f'lled to the earth an aged aud
gray haired father. even by word or deed lcal
the ranking wound that burns in that fathers
hearth Never! And so /, is with Us, We
can never forgive the hand that turned our chat.
iced cup of Joy to bitter poison, because that
hand was a brothers aud il the rugged links oi
the steelclad Warrior is inadequate 10 turn the
shafts of his enemy, lis useless TO oppose his
leath,rn shield and il that bread aoeis the Con-
sliiution Is powelcss to protect us in cur rights
/ all the guarantees that could be written by the
w. ~ I lnalG h
be as nothing Rather th9n see my own loved
/ Texas submit to Lincolns rule I'd see i, again
/ submerged beneath AN ocean, that its wailings