The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-03-02
ADDn1D 70 me PEOPLE % TEXAS
nYINe our fHg D0cfDtND o. HSlf8S.


rcscntstivcs, and Delegates to the Con
vcntion published circular Address
to the People Of the State" intended as
an appeal 10 them 10 vote against seces'
sion II was published in extra form by
the Austin Intelligenccr. qussi-Black
Republican shec, at Austin and is dated
the 9Th Of February Our Representa-.
sivcs who lief, the capital after it was
issued state that the address was not
known or heard Of up to the time they
lett Austin. except 10 the initiated. 1t
can, therefore. be regarded in no other
light than a secre, publication. Doubtless
thousands have been circulated through
out the State. but particularly in the
Northern and Western counties in which
there are few haves in proportion TO the
white population 1t abound n perycr'
sioDs, false statements, unwarranted and
illogical deductions, aud the basest aud
mos, sordid Of all appeals to the people,
personal safety and pccuniary loss, from
the &C. Of secession
Blu, the worst feature Of this obnoxious
publication is it's frcesoi character 1t
assumes that all the slave States If uni.
ted could only maintain slavery for
time - that the border States would soon
abolish slavery and join the North that
the greater part Of the civilized world
is opposed to slavery, and that war
would lead to its destruction And then
the supposi,ion is advanced that the Dor.
der States have interests too great to be
sacrificed 10 slavery may not join us,
aud will consequently be forced to abol-
ish it, In other words slavery, in the
estimation OF these gentlemen, is doom.
ed institution, and il is better to submit
TO slow decay in the Union, than 70 en-
counter speedy destruction in Southern
Confcderacy. But the frcesoil PECULIAR.
ties Of this address does not stop at this
|, cndcavors 10 array the nsavcholders
,
"s"'"'' ''e S'"'''''''''S' ''"' '"'"s u"
ing 'he Infamous 'ie'pefS pan OF o''i'-
ing the South. IN order that it may be
seen 'hat We do not m'srepresent TINS
address, we copy an extract from II, and
we copy it entire;
But fellow citizens let us look at the prob
" .I ''' .i,..aY ,ba, IN .uch con-
sslcracy slavery will I've recognized =. the prpci.
pa interest," 10 oe 'oS,erea u! 'he "o'err,n'n,'
most s sccs.ar,lv proceed mon an inyidious dis.
tinctioo between th'se who owned slaves and
~. ,c ""o n.y. coatJs,scv Of 'isvebodg.
What would be the military efficiency of such
eon~racyl "on'a IL NOT DC "n absolute NC
nower,ul ,,sn,linq army, And how long, IN
snch conf's'eraey, would liberty and free inall-
,s,v fo,cc, W. know ve,y vell ,Ea, these sny
gcs'ons will be scoatel by those who are inyi
nng you - aeeu,"n ~ ."e e% ,'sa',; .. 'd,
ccivc you; but Ne believe /, to be our duty 10
ourselves 70 you, and TO our common pos'eri'y
.clvc, and 10 aerid. unon them for yonrsejy,s
The foregoing is an insiduous ATTEMPT
10 ,yeiudico the non s,ayobold,r not only
xvni,st .lavcholdcy. byt slavery itself
for II a man who own. no slaves il made
Ia belicvo tina. in a sou,hcrn confedcracv
he vii! occupy subordinate position TO
those who own slave property that it
will be a. the np,bor and sgpcrs Of this
production ,lenomip,tc il. a contcdcracy
Of s,eveho,lnrs. (aud we wan, the reader
to mark the language in which this is
stated L. and that the legislation is to
proceed npon an invidious distinction
between those who own slaves and those
who do no, ~ that he is to he taxed to
support large standing army for the
protection and ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of this
class. ultimately resulting AS is stated,
in the loss Of his liberty and the cs'ab-
lishment of slavchoidng despotisn, Is
he no, ,auoh, AZ once Ia hate tho ins,i
a.. -
UNION ana 'hose WI" own u''s speo'SS u
property, finally ending in his regarding
ala ,orr ,,o .hol;,ion;s,s a.,,,,. !, "a
40 ''' ""o'''','''' ''o
be, the sum Of all vilianies !" The
c,,oy,;p1 ox,,aet /, frccsoil,s,n and ol