The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-06-23
DOES NOT SUSTAIN HIS POSITION.


fairly. We did not abjeet to his publish
ing what : called the Scarlet Letter
Of Hon W. L Ssncey but we protest
I'd arainS, the deductions which lie drew
ff. IA that letter. and as we thilk, dem
onsiratcl couclusivcly that they were
unauthorized and unjust The Express
cudeayorcd to prove by this letter that
Nj Yancev was 4 disuniouist J,' 50 and
that he had been lahoriug for two years
TO prccipitatc the cotton states into rev
olutIon W. proved from this letter
that NJ Yuc,y did not wish To- ineite
the Southern states iHto revolution Tor
pas, assaults upon our constitutional
rights. bn, only to organize prompt re-
si.iaucc to tie Mkt aggression We
next directed attention to the character
Of these assaults; that they embraced
three proposi,iuus--thu passage ct the
Wilmot provisa. the repeal Of the fusi-
tive slave law. and the election If a
Black Republican President The Ex.
press asks whp appointed the editor Of
the Republican interpreter 81 Nj lan.
ccy's next aggressive movement and
huw dDes hc know bni that the recent
explosion a. Charleston was but the
forcrunucr df the IAuccv revolution >
into which not only the cotton" bnl al
the States are t. be prteipitatedf' Oar
cotcmpurary will readily agree that we
have as much right 10 st mp for an in.
ierprrter Of what NJ Ymcey intended
AZ himself, and that It We give more
substantial reasons TIA sustaln cur indg
mcnt than he docs. our opinion is euti-
tied TO more weight This being admit
ted, let rs hook at the facts The free
movements emnatc. have not left Ms
10 conjecture what they intend They
have clearly and Enthusiastically Indicated
the character OF the assaults they con
template making, aud we auuld be-
blind indeed were we to disregard them
Then NJ Yauccy has written other let
tiers aud communications which have
been published. IN winch he defined what
hc meant hy the next aggression and
If the editor If the Express had read
Them. aud bad been as splcltlus 10 do
this gentleman Justice As he : eager t.
condemn him be would have seeu that
bis sn-pieiuns are Idle and without lonu.
ddtiun. That the recent explosion
at Charleston, was not the fnrerun-
NOR of the Nlucey revolution into
which not only the cotton bu, al the
States are to bs0ecpitatcd, is esidenc-
ed from the facts The editor Of the Tx.
press admits in his reply t. as that Tire
principles lor ,hich M YAucey coutcu-
d,d iu the Charleston Convention were
correct, bar yet strange to say, hc c1n-
dcms that gentleman and his associates
for refining from the Convention, and
attributes the very worst pe,sible no
tives for MS and their conduct Has
our cotemporary properly considered the
position in which be thus places himself
mf Nj iauocy commended Ter toe plain
and unmislakabe cnuucintiou by the
convention Of proper principles for the
adoption Of a platform that would bear
a like construction in every state in thc
Union. H. insisted upon this mild y and
tcmperately, and by every system Of ap.
peal tha, could he made To honorable
men. bnt dctermiucdly The majority
OF the Convention, spurncl his couuscl-,
and proposed t. enter the Presidential
canyoss upon platform profess eddy
bearing two constructions, but implicitly
giving their sanction ia the doctrine ai
squattcr sovereignty. Nj Yaucey re-
fused TO be q party or to give bis sane
tion o. any sa,h movement. aud with
drew from toe Convention The Express
assumes tha, be was wrong ia 80 doing.
thai he Should have remained in the
Convention. aud that N Withdrawing
from II II Is clearly t. be seen that lie
was endeevoring to precipilate the
Southern States into revelation. Atsu.