The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-01-05
TN RIAL 0RtyvANcR.

aging the idea Of = settlement Of the present
d'fsiculflcs between the North and South upon
a basis OF new guarantees and the regal u lay /,
which are OF no practical consequence one way
CT the other, The Black Republican journals are
giving aid and comfort to the cause OF South-
ern Independence by their vauuiings their boast.
ful claims and bold declarations Of their iuiure
plans Of aggression Thus the injury done to
our Gauge by our own journals is more than com
p-rsated by the good conferred by the jo.lrnais
Of 90 adversary. We could fiji our columns
with extracts from these latter papers, every one
OF which involves an unanswerable argumen,
for secession in comparison with which the mere
election OF Lincoln the existence oi Avs nulli-
tying the Fugitive slave lav, are mere pre,eAts.
This argum'n mt - tia, which rests upon the pro-
claimed determination Of lhe Back k.psblisan
party and the recent evidences Of practical
and quite Formidable success in such purposes
to Abotionize the South
Here Is purpose AMI design upon which
there j. no dispute or controversy which is
ayosed by Lincoln and all his chiefs and sup
porters, and Is emboeed in all their platforms
II IS proclaimed by Lincoln in bis speech 1T
Coopers Institute, shortly before his nomination
10 words which ought TO be inn tinted on the
minds Of all hating or doubting Sou,herne,s.
Here are bis words let them be carefully
weighed by every Southern man who desires To
perform he duty 10 biz section, to maintain the
soeia integrity, The independence and existence
Of our section
And how much would i, avail you if you
could 10y the use OF John Brown Helper took
aud the Ike, break up the Republican orpaniza.
tiont Human Ideas can be mgdifed 10 some
extent, but human nature can no, be changed.
There Is a judgment and feeling agsins, slavery
IN tins nation which cast al least 2 Hon ard a
hall OF vote. You cannot destroy tina, ju4s
mcnt and ieeliDs--that seat.meni--by breaking
~ ne political o.-la.... sa 8 h.gh faiies arvuu,.
II. f0d can scarcely scatter and dsperse an
army which has b en- formed with ofdr IL the
lace o. your heaviest FIRE but # you couli.
bow much would you gain by lorcyng the scnii-
meni Which created II out ol the peaceful chan
VI OF the ballot box into some other chanrc. 2
W bal ~on.d that other channel probably be 2
W ogid the number Of John Browns be- lss-en.,l
or enlarged by that operation
Notable adtEissions--conEleit and un answer
able yindcatioa OF the nectssity ot seces,ieii ~
the only safety. the only leliable d fuse II the
south. Here is the distinct the calmly evpr,s.
sed dctcfmina,iod Of the party, Of which Mr.
Lincoln IS now the feeble representative amod.
crate embodiment, 10 give effect 20 The ldeni, ut
and feeling against slavery Quite logically BE-
argues, II Is this feeling and judi ,nem you
tiust defeat, no, me | may D. beaten. bat the
Judgment and .ee.iug asalns, slavery still exist.
and will Ind some agency to eiFec, It's purpos,s
Here II Is andaeiously piopounied whether
the South woald not prefer the peaceful conser.
yaiivc embodiment OF " this indgmcn, aud feeling
agans, slavery, ;o.wit; Abraham Lncoln-to
the harsh and violent embodiment Of John Brown
10 other words, We INNS, submit 10 this indg.
mcn' and feeling agains, slavery" in some form
or other, " Won't you take j, in the mid form
Of Lineolaism rather than in the seYere Que Of
John Brownlsfng II will DO It by moral and
pc i'leal agencies, and john Brown by pixies and
reVol'ersl These are the alternatives presented
10 the south. And yet there are men in thc
south who expect 10 escape from them by paper
guarantees, by compromises and constitutional
ameodlnfnts'
In mrtheF Illustration d the Lincoln process
o. giving play to The Judgment and feeling
against slavery, OF the mode by which the SO
called conservative Republicans hope to
achieve the result which bloody old John Brown
sought 70 reach by more violent. direct AID wig.
of"ns measures We beg 'heaiieution OF our rad
cts TO NE following 'aunt Of ihnflow Weed one
OF ne ehlois OF 'he ldneo'nlies
lnE hNfV ntIcAS Worn y rglE 50, II is
a Significant aud cheering tct that tie vote for