The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-06-08

Fort Pickcns. ......
The Seventh New York regimen, de-
parted for home to-day.
xAAHcYPATfoH On DlgeNIoH"
The following passage from a recent
speech o! Wendell PhilipS, undoubtedly
expresses the real sentiments Of ~ Abo.
litionists touching the present war. With
them tho object is the overthrow Of the
old Constitution. so far as it protects the
institution Of slavery, and in its place
establishes the Higher Law Of Seward
That this is the end they still aim l.. SC.
complish regardless of the preservation
or disruption Of the Union, Mr.. Phillips
has the boldncss aud honesty 10 avow !:
This war means one of two things
emancipation or d.sHnion. Cheers Out
Of the smoke II the conflict comes that
nothing else. 1t is impossible there
should come anything else.
"Thc poisc aud dsst of the conflict may
hide the real question at issue Europe
may think-somc Of US may--,hat we
are fighting for forms and parchments,
for sovereignty and a flag. But really
ton against barbarism--it is freedom
against slavery Tie cannon shot against
Fort Sumter was the yell of pirates
against the Declaration Of Independence;
the war cry Of thc North Is its echo
Tie South, dcfying Christianity, clutches
its victim. The North offers it's wealth
and blood in glad atonemcn, for the scl
lialt ~ TIn l..
as sure ms the Throne Of God believe
in the possibility OF justice, in the Ger.
tainiy Of Union. Years hence, when lhc
smoke Of the conflict clears away, the
world will sec under our banner all
tongues, all crecds, all yaos-onc broth.
crhood and on the banks Of the Poto.
mac, the Genius Of Liberty, robcd in
light. four and thirty stars for her dia.
dem, broken chains under her feet, and nn
olive branch in her right hand Great
applause.
The following extract shows that
man mny l,e a Inonomoniac on one sub.
jec', (Abolitionism and yet be Tar be-
You'd his contemporaries III sound aud
practical views on all other questions
The Administration at Washington
does not know its time Here are &C.
rics Of States girding the Gulf who
think that their peculiar institutions re
quirc that they should have "a separate
government They have right to decide
that question without appealing 10 yon
or me. A large body Of people. sufh.
ccnt 10 make u nation, have come to the
conclusion that they will have govern.
meat OF certain form Who denies
them the right? Standing with the prin-
cipies Of 70 behind us, who can DENY
them tho righi' What is matter Of
few millions Of dollars or few forts
1t is mere drop in the bucket of the
great national question. II ia theirs Just
as much rs Ours maintain, on the
principle q 'T6, that Abraham Lincoln
has no right 10 a soldier in TT. sumter
But the question comes secondly, sup
pose We had 'igh, 10 interfere, what is
the good of it, iou may punish south
Carolina for going out of the Union
That does not bring her in. You may
subdue her by hundreds Of thousands Of
arms but that does not make her a State,
There is no longer a tnion
lnnugnraic war, we know no, where
II viii end We arc IN no condition to
fight The South is poor and we are rich,
The pour man can de- twice the injury to
The rich man that the rich can do a. the
poor. luur wealth resides SAFELY oi, the
hosum oi the ocean All New England
has $ aiIpat The North whi,.ns every
sea with wealth The Sun.h has no com.
mcrcc, but she can buy the privatccrs Of
every race ipprcy on yours. II is dan.
gerous strife when wealth qnarrcls with
poverty.
"privcn to despair, the Southern States
may he poor and bankrupt but the
poorest man can be pirate, and AS long
as New Euglands tonnage is a third Of
that Of the civilized world, the south
can punish her. We provok. strife in
which we are defenceicss'
THg ksNru,xy Lr6isi.AyuR. --On the
10th inst. the Kentucky House Of Rep
rcscniatives passed, by vote III 81 to
33. the Senate bill to lcganizc tho sus.
pension ct specie payment by the Banks
Of that State.
The following preamble and rcsolu-
lions were presented by the committee
on Federal Relations /:
Considering the dcplorable condition