The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-07-13


solution.
The administration were concerned
but are now happy to state the sover.
eighty Of the Union is everywhere prac.
ticaly respected. sympathy for the gov.
eminent is manifested through the world.
Secretaries will give detailed iuiorma-
tion to the executive, and departments
ready 10 supply omissions necessary TO
guide our deliberations. The adoption
of measures is recommended 10 make
The contest snort and decisive, that YOU
place at the governments Disposal at
least 400, 600 men aud si0o, 900 900 OF
tha, Number Of men 100 900 are now
avilable. Within the willing region that
sum is but twcuiv-,hird of the wealth
Of men who seem willing 10 devote their
all Six hundred millions Is less per
head than The revolutionary proportion.
+ Surely the motive now is as strong a.
1 then right resn, WIZ be worth 90 the
world ten times the men, and ten times
/ the money The legislative sanction only
is necessary material for work Is abun.
dant. The greatest government pefplex.
ity is the avoidance u receiving men
faster than prepared.
The people will save the government
if the government will but do its duty.
While there IL perceptlblty, but little
difference between secession and fcYplu-
tion, the traitors know they could never
raise their treason 30 the responsibility
Of a revolution. by name implying -o-
latiou Of law they could advance indi-
rccily in the teeth Of the noble senti-
neuts of the people, they commenced IN.
sidiuusly to debauch public sentiments.
! invented ingenious sorhism-oi which #
considered logically, followed incidents
To "a destruction Of the mon
Their sophism is legal, peaceful WITH
drawal without the Unions consent, thus
sugar coating rebellion, the public mind
has been druggcd during thirty years
and good men are in arms against the
government Their sophism derives Gus.
rcncy from the assumption of some ON
nipotent supremacy belonging 10 a state
States are no more nor less than reaerv'
cd powers. no one 0i them being power
cut If thoJ Union the original ones pass
cd into the uion before casting on Bit
, ISL colonial dependence, new ones came
in from a conditional dependence even
Texas during temporary independent
was never Aes gnod as State, the word
sovereign. State is not ia the constitU.
ton. NOE is it believed Ia any state GOA
/ slitulion
1t is questioned whether the people of
every state except South Carolina, DO
MT favor the lni0n-t the contrary Has
not been demonstrated. Our adFeI-afi,s
have adopted some declarations 1T ndc;
peuAcrcc. wherein "all mon are created
equal" have been omitted ih"lr coust-
I tuition. instead Of I'VE the people has
/ tive the deputcs' ot the severe IN and
independent States Why ignore the
rights of men--ihc authority OF the peo-
+ pie Z
This is essentially peoples contest
| | am happy to believe that the PLAN,
/ common people understand and Gppreci-
ate this. 1t is noteworthy, that While N
: the nations trial. officers have reslgned.
no common soldier has deserted the Gag
! 1t remains to be demonstrated that
/ those who can carry AN election, can also
.upprcss the rebellion that ballots are
/ righlful aud peaceful SUCCESSORS oi bul.
lets, aud that when ballots bne fairly
aud cunstitutiona.ly decided, there can
he 40 surcesriu, appeal back 10 bullets
no appeals except tu ballots themselves
at succeeding elections. such will be
the lesson Of peace, teaching men that
what they have hy an election, they can
not take by war.
Least tLcrc tie uneasincss regarding
the course Of the government towards
the Suuii ru States. alter The suppression
uf the rebellion, il Ia assured it VIII he
! guIled 10y the constitution and laws. Tue
executive desires to administer the gov
erument rs administered by the govern
mcnt makers. Loyal citizens every " here
have the right to claim this, aud 1t II
not perceived that there is any coercion
IN conqueriug on these terms.
The constitution guarantees each state
a representative form Of government
II a State withdraw, Il may chang, HAT
form "a p,cycut it from going out iudis
pensablc 20 maintain "a guarantee W Nh
tue deepest regret the executive employ
ed the war power in defence of the gov
truncut but it was forced upon him
he could but perform bis duty, ~ saTrcu
the government,
81 compromise in this ease could mrc
not that compromise arc ult oiieu
proper, but 10 popular government could
long survive a marked precedent. that
lhuse who carry un election, can only
Gave tine csmlly by giving up The main
mint ipun which the people gave tlril