The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-06-22

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49, ven sstArossd 10 that Cseitd
WAsa yea vess usited with them uedce
~ eA ossstitusioaai bond Of the Coz 49,
ssosy. hevs bssn ssniAilased. icy -
undeetaeea 10 anaul laws v yoor
ewn limits that would render y0hr own
peoessty unsafe within those limits.
~ Nm abeI1ifianinn1 .to0Es hosdet, -
- 1lsg.aosd Northwest will show
They hove tasAlbd your moral strong,
No. ~ Hk6ts Of your religion, and
.weruo9Vokeu - teach you what
eAosA y ~ assssi duties Of men They
hsyo Iupu6od ~ saseity Of y"ur homes
- oeeeides, and endcavored to play
nae&ey. hsher, sad husband for you ~
80 hcsophulds---in y word. they have
~ thenso(vea ~ . pretty Providence
~ which you were in all things - he
9Sided and controlled. But You have
ssoady declared that you would not be
enhtoce - this Invasion Of your rights
Thoseh war wss demanded. It was not
tx you 70 declare war. But now that
~ ssuics Of the invader are lowering
.apooaA the tomb Of Washington, where
= ~ virEisian heart tina, does not beat
~ squichsr rulsation ut this last and
hsldest tesecsation OF hs beloved State I!
Theis tofdsvs are already approaching
oar metropolis. and extending their folds
ssesnd Our State, a. does the anaconda
ssovnd bis victim. Tho call is for action.
lycjoice Ia this war. Who is there that
nv dsves to put on sanctity to depfeca'e
vas, or the" horrid elories' Of war
NOISE. Why! Because II is war OF
pusiocstion. You want war, fire, blood,
y purify you and the Lord OF Hosts
Ass demanded that you should Walk
tlsough IRE and blood. You are called
70 tho frcry baptism. and call up
a. you 10 come up to the altar
Thosgh yourpstbwey be through IRE or
through . rcd river Of blood turn not
asido. b. in no haste--no hurry and
furry. Collect yourselves; summon your
selves, elevate yourselves 10 the high
end sacrcd duty Of patriotism. Tho man
who dAscs 70 pray, the man who dafos
n wait until some magic arm IL putinto
bic hand the man who will not 20 nm
Iess he have Minnie, or percussion INNS
bet who will no. be content with hint
end steel, OF even gun without ! lock
y worse than . coward-he is rene
gadc. Tfyou can do no better, go to a
blacksmith, take a gun along IA sam
pie, and get him 10 make one like 1t.
Oct spcAr---a lance. Take a lesson
from John Brown Manufacture your
BLADES from old iron, even though it be
tho tires Of your cart wheels. Get bit
Of carriage spring, and grind and FURNISH
u into the shape ola bowic-knl!e, and put
70 Il airy sort Of handle, so that 1t ~
strong ash, hickory. oak Bat, il pos
siblc, get n double-barrellcd gun aud a
doscn rounds of bnckshot, and 90 upon
TIC battle field with these II tho enc
myb gun reach further than yours, re
duce tho distance meet them, foot 81
foot, eye TO eye. body to body. and woen
you strike blow. strike home. Your
true. bloodcd Yankee will never stand
still in the presence Of cold steel Let
your aim, therefore, be 10 get into Gloss
quarters, and with few decided yigor
ous movements, always pushing forward,
never back. my word for il, the seotl OF
Virginia will be swept Of the Nandals,
Who arc now polluting it, atmosphere.
Tho band then struck up the air Of
Dixie. which was followed by We May
bs Happy Yet :" during which Mrs ba'
~is, tho wifc Of shc President, in com.
pany with Mayor Mayo Of Richmond,
appeared At ono Of the windows aud was
received with demonstrations Of delight.
The music over, with its usual perth
acity, the crowd insisted on having
speeches from Hons. Robert Toombs aud
J. r. Benjamin, but both these gentlemen
being absent, Hon. ex-senator Wigfall
also being called for, appeared at one OF
tho windows in another part OF the
house, aud said he must be excused
from discussing tho questions Of the day
Tho time had come for action, not talk
Ing. Virginia having taken her place
among u,e Confederate States, her sister
sovcreign,ics were sending troops to her
border ~ rapidly AS possible. Nothing
remained TO be done by her citizens, cx
cept 10 organize companies with what
ever arms could be had. and hang upon
the TANKS Of tho enemy at every step
The latter would thus be annoyed. aud
Ear more execution Of an elective char
aeter done, than by the simple skirmish-l
among \ few soldiers on tie ouiposts
which wcrc already beginning to be re-
ported 70 tho country.
IN conclusion, he stated that Hon Col.
l.. G. Lamar, of Mississippi, was in
the room and would address the Assem-.
blage, after which he hoped ne further