The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-02-09

the initials OF the Rev A. b Longs,ree,
appears in the Charleston Is. c. Chris.
tian Advocate. We commend it 10 the
Opposition in Texas
THOUGHTS EoR THE TINES
An eventiul year has opened upon us
II finds our couatry in throcs and convul.
sions may It leave it in peace and hap
plncss The Southern States seem fast
tending to a Southern Confedcracy but
without the greatest prudence on the
part Of the people, i, may never be form.
ed, and prudence is not the usual accom-.
paniment of revolutions We have all
! therefore cause Of alarm in these
troubous times That thirteen States OF
even five, should all quietly withdraw
from one government and establish an
other without terrific internal commo-
| tons, in one or more Of them, is hardly
to hc cxpcct's'. And yet to us there
seems an easy way to avoid them. 1t ia
! for the people in each State to submit
quietly to the will of the majority No.
thing more simple, nothing so safe as
this In some States the union spirit
| prevails let the minority yield in those
states, IN others 'hc secession splrlt
p'eVahS Ict Tue same RUE he observed
/ Surely any man may be excused for
warm attachment To- the government I'M
der which we have So long and SO pros.
pcrously lived. Surely any man should
ue oNVns'n Tor oos''inS ~ nee '"c uah
gers 81 ano'''loh rue l"'' cehsi'eta'
''oa shoula tecphcl,' the h'hor'''es II nc
Sc'cral states 10 'he government OF the
h'Joti''os' we 90 ''' say Una, III eillef
case ,i'c 'm'nor.tleS Shou'd not De at no
cry ny al neg '''h"te means 10 utins Tue
people over 10 'her way OF 'hlhk'hg I;
/ nut 'ie Hanger Is IN snch tunes M these,
tna' 'he means r'Soied 10 VIII not De ie'
S'''h','' ""' are tue es',,tha'e
means "raNe argument air'cnh'y ~
''rchahge "i "plh''i' anu Tolerant
SP', un pp'h s'u. - "i,'hale'y 'cs''u ny
+ the naiot-u "A' Inc l'esitliha'e means,
/ are ",a'"' SATIRE sarcasm "ousc ana M
/ SUI. i"'"A,'o"' h'se arc tne 'h'hgs
"hlci' plnuh'c c'N'l wars. " ueh 0tate
mas uceld'u'S shape" ntr COURSE, tHcH II
~ Tue uuty u ''' hcI o'''~rns 10 sustain
her' 10 tue utmost OF 'lelt apI'Iiy SCUM
carolina Tor example has WITHDRAWN
from tne uh''n. 1t may be mat some oi
hoF "ls's' ana pes, sous aisa IMPROVE on
her course. hAt should tH'y q"
( STAND alool from her smile al her
emf arrassments, and snecr at her MS
carriages ny 40 means Such con
duct rs neither pAtriouc nor prudent
II certainly can q" no g'"l' ana may DO
much harm lhcy should remember
That TIE state has not acted without we'll
grounded apprehehsi"ns oi the most
dir"iul evilS that e"uld neiau S1uihr
State-lhat the immediate ills which
may beset her may not be IA great as
those which threatened her IN the onloh
-tha' hcI judgment mas hern comm NJ
ed 10y large majority OF the states
ldehiihed with hef IN interest -tha' WIN
out her determined action, instead OF the
compromises which some oi the abolition
lists seem disposed now To oiiet 10 the
southern States. they would now be re-
/ cclNlig even from th'S', insults, con
tempt anl dehlncr-thA' Trouble pti'a-
/ ttpn and hhIdships are the usual II not
! thc 10 eesSaIy con 'lu,uc's "t reNo'u-
''''''' ." ? 81 -
means certain that all these ia '1r'r most
aggravated "rn-. "'l'' hn' ur H-"'.
comp 'i'' 'h ihr p'"'i acton fortunes H
addition ru'r. - vs. " tnrr'f' that
every 'itiEen oI 9tuih 1al.lhl VINO Ie'
'i't'a no" these mugs. V'' give n'r %
warm s9rp'ti So lh' l.'A extent 81 ''-
'hjliy ihai ne may Ne "7', III h,,.
To the extent "l hiS p'W.rt nc Sl.,'i'
openly declare hl7 '"''' sup o' "'''
AMI avs readiness u s'i'' ur, W az!
place t' winch sP' may car u'in. :"
DOING he WI MAKE ,ri"n't' 81 'h"Se VINO
won'd 'iher WIS r' ms enc mes an" PER
chance save hiT S'aie from r'r'tS "h'rh
she night commit without MS as''s'
tautc.
/" the unequ'Noca' 'na''"''"h 81 U''
peoples wii Whatever u may p'' ,he III
noriiies should y'cla prompt 'Oeo'snoc
ny res 81 II h"' ca, NY goo" ga"
result from Snch course 10 you say
the people nave n'ch hutl''o on ny
sudden impulse 10 course Wn'o" ~
inelt ca,mef moments ,n'y WIZ 'es''. .
Nt'' w" ''S '''' " p"
,b.y ,y,ll come t,o l,tc f,r th,, purpose
If IN time tbov will arrest the evils
- - e - ~, , M.