The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-02-02
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The Mckinney Messenger, Mt p,...
ant Union, and other papers of like ~.
slivi,ies are invited to read the fo)lox;.-
and then to tell us how they expec. :.
save the Union, and afterwards &c, .,o,-
tremendously with Black Republics
who now control everything North.
REPUBLICAN CONFERENCES.
WASHINGTON, Jaa. q, lisa,
The Republicans Of the House h...
held conferences for two days past NJ
Hale Of Pennsylvania, proposed the a.
lowing basis for settling the Terr,o,;',
question
The line of So 80 to be run ,hron..
all the existing Territory Of the Un,,sd
States. and in all north Of tina, line Sl,v.
~ shall be prohibited ; south Of that In.
neither Congress nor Territorial I,evi,l.
lures shall hereafter pass any law T.,
or against African Slavery and VII.
any Territory, containing sufficient ~.
ulation for one member Of Congress
an area Of 10000 square miles, shall ~
ply for admission as q State, il shall (.
I admitted with or without Slavery, n h.
| Constitution may determine"
Mr. Hale was Of opinion that il mi,l
be better for the North to take this tn,
to preciptatc the country into war.
Sir. Howard Of Michigan said he d.
iocled to any compromise, because he h.
lcvcd it TO be an acknowledgment Of IA
error, which he would not conccde. a,
defended the motives Of the Republican,
in the Committee Of Thirty-Threc r.,
expressed the opinion that they had don
nothing that could be interpreted As /,
surrender of their principles. Those wbe
understand Mr.. Adams's position do u0
believe this.
Mr.. Lovejoy Of Illinois, speaking 4
the malcontcn,s Of the Slave States, All
the proposed compromise of divlding Ii,
territory between Freedom and SLAYER,
TO the Pacific, said, There never wa
mora causelcss revolt since Lncifer I'D
his cohorts Of apostate angels agans
the throne o. God but | never hear;
that the Almighty proposed to comp,s
mise the matter by allowing the rebe,
to kindlc the fires Of hell south Of IL
celestial meridian q thirty-six thirty
The blasphemy Of this wretch !
shocking
Mr. Sherman stated that AZ a memts
Of the Border Subcommittee from Il,
Border States, he could neither vote "A,
the proposition proposed by Mr. Ia,
nor that proposed by Mr. Cr,tenden, +
restore the Missouri line and extend (,
20 the Pacific He was also opposed !,
The compromise to prevent he abol,io,
of Slavery in the District of Coumt,
While he did not wish to abolish il nos
he was opposed to yielding up the rigt
Of Congress to do so at any future period
Significant Of their determination d
abolish it as soop ~ it can be done safeI,
Mr. Grow Of Pennsylvania. cxpresse,
himself decidedly opposed to all comp,e
misses He asked what better platoon
the North or the South have to stan
upon than the Union, the Constitutes
and the laws That's what the McKit
ney Messenger believes in
The Republican party has chosen
President IN accordance with the form
of the Constitution and is entitled TO "A,
play !, his administration If the Cos
eminent is resisted by those opposed !
Nj iinculn. the crime viii hs thaiu
1 When the Republicans took thtir pos
tion before the election. they knew lhg
would have To meet this state o' thing.
and now they should no, put the bu,as
upon pn,.toriiy
Mcssfs Hickman and Stevens Of Per'
sylvania, and Case I Indiana. oppose
all compromises in speeches couched d
unmistakable la gusge
Mr. stanton OF OHIO, and NJ. Nisot q
New Jersey. expressed themselves il
favor of some compromise
The caucus unanimously agreed t
press the business Il the country in ID
House.
Mr. Dawes of Massachusetts. moves
that no vote be taken on any Of the prop
ositions, and that the caucus adour
SIN, de, which was carried
The caucns was fully atten so
was harmonious at the close against d
compromise