The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-05-11

against foreign aggression, has been
gradually perverted into = machine for
their control in their domestic affairs.
The creature has been exalted above
its Creator--thc principals have been
made subordinate to the agent appointed
by themselves.
The people Of tho Southern States,
whose almost exclusive occupation was
agriculture, early perceived : tendency
in the Northern States to render com
mon Government subservieht TO their
own purposes by imposing burthcns on
commerce AZ a protection 10 their manu-
featuring and shipping interests.
Long and angry controversies grew
out OF these attempts, often successful. to
benefit one section Of the country at the
expense Of the other. and the danger Of
disruption arising from this cause was
enhanced by the fact that the Northern
population was increasing faster by
emigration and other causes than the pop
ulation Of the South
BY degrees, al The Northern States
gained prepondorancc in the National
Congress, self-iptcrest taught their poo
pie to yield ready assent to any plansi-
bic advocacy Of their right as a majority
to govern the minority. Without con.
troll they l9arncd to listen with impotence
to the suggestion Of any constitutional
impcdimcnt to the exercise of their will,
and SO utterly have the principles Of the
constitution been corrupted in the North
crn mind that, in the inaugural address
l.,t al ts.n I Ia. 4.
last he asserts as "a maxim which he
plainly deems 10 be undcniahle, that the
theory Of the constitution requires, in all
cases, that the majority shall govern.
And in another memorable instance the
same Chief Magistrate did not hesitate
to liken the relations between States and
the United States to thNsc which exist
between the country and the State in
which il is situated, and by which II was
created
This is the lamcn,able and fundamcn-
tai error IN which rests the policy that
has eliminated in his declaration Of war
against these Confederate States. In adj
diiioh TO the long continued and deep
seated resentment felt 10y Southern
'ta'cs ~ the persistent ao"se VI "'e
powers 'hcy had delegated 10 'nc oo'''
gross for the purpose Of cnriching the
manufacturing and shipping classes Of
the North at the expense Of the South,
there has existed for nearly half a
century another subject Of discord, in
vo'v'ng interests OF such 'ranscnacnt
magnitude as AZ an '''ncs 70 create 'hc
apprehension :" Tue minus ~ many oc'
vo'ed lovers oi 'ne ,n'oh 'ha' 'f per
'anchce was ''hPoss'p'c !,
"heh N'e sc'e,a' o.a'ss uo'cs a''''
certain powers 10 '1!e o"'.eu states coh'
gress' u large portion o. me ,ap'f'hs
MES by the mother country. Ii Twelve
out Of the Fifteen States negro slavery
existed, and the right Of property exist.
ing in slaves was protected by law !;
this property was recognized in the con.
stitution, and provision was made against
its less by the escape Of the slaves.
The increase in tho number of slaven
Nv ioreipp importat;on from Af,;e. ~.
also secured by clausc forbiddinr Con.
rrcss 70 prohibit the slave trade anterior
10 a certain date, and in no eiansc can
there be found any delegation Of powc.
10 the Congress 10 authorize it in any
manner 10 1,rislatc 70 the prejudice, Diet.
rim,ni or encouragement Of the owners
of thai spccics OF property or excluding
II from The protection Of the Govern
ment
The climate and soil Of the Northern
States soon proved unpropi,ious to the
of slave labor, while the
reverse being the case a. the South made
unrestricted free intercourse between the
Two sections unfricndly
The Northern States consulted their
avn iutcscsts by selling their slavcs 10
the South and prohibiting slavery
within their limits. Tie South were
willing purchasers of property suitable
to ileir wants. and paid the price OF the
acanisition without harboring suspicion
thai their quiet possession was to be dis
turbed bv tho sc who were not only in want
of Constitutional authority, bat by
good faith az vendors, frem disaaieting
title eroauating from themselves.
Az soon. however. as the Northern
States ,ha, prohibited African slavery
within their limits had reached a num-
Der sufficient 10 give their representa-
,ion a controlling vote in the Congress,
persis,ent and organized system Of
hostile measur. against the rights OF the
owners Of slave. IN the Southern States
was ;paurura,cd aud gradually extend.
ed. series Of rncasu O was devised
and prosecuted fer the purpose of rem