The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-12-21

4 oi the fight al Matamuras, the nohif lnt
ter Of Mrs Grecuhow 10 Seward, letters
from Kentucky and Austin, Texas, the
latest news, besides variety Of other
matter, original and selected, comprise
an interesting bill of fare. Il would az
ford as much pleasure to comment upon
several Of these productions, and to To-
/ dite a number of editorials upon other
subjects demanding attention, but the
want n room precluies us from DO
ing so.
/ The Message OF Lincoln IL marked by
tho confused style, ambiguity, and low
cunning, Of his previous productions
But all his ingenuity cannot conceal his
desire f0r the speedy abolition Of slavery
and to place negroes on an equality
with the white men He invites Con.
gIess &c acknowledge the independence
of iiayti aud Liberia lie submits 70
its consideration the cspedieucy Of an
appropriation Cor maiuiaing charRs ds
affair, near each OF these States These
States, in return, will send negro minis.
ters to Washington, to move in the FIRST
oirclea, and TO be aced upon footing
Of perfect equality With Lord Lyons,
aud other ministers from abroad As a
matter Of course free negroes are to be
hereafter admitted to Mr. Lincoln's
leyces, and 10 be treated as equals.
Cameron has also shown his hand
He goes a sep further even than Lin
coin lie made a speech recently in the
North, IN which he not only advocated
emancipation, but declared openly and
boldly IN favor Of the policy Of arming
the negroes in the Southern States
Strange TO say. the most attrocieus sen.
timcuts uttered on that occusion, met
with an enthusiastic response from the
popnlace Cameron has since ihen ad
vau,cd the same dean bis official re-
/ port as Secretary Of War.
These foreshaaowings Of the policy Of
the administration, backed up by the al
most unanimous sentiment Of the North,
has alai med Mr. Prentice. Not that he has
failed to perceive the driftings Of the
mp Of State Of the abolition govern
mcui. but that he expected the result
would be produced gradually. He was
not prepared for tho sudden, prompt
/ bold, INSCRIPTIONS maleyolencc, that
has not even respect enough for virtue
/ to conceal its diabolical intentions
/ kentacky, az tame and spiritlcss az hcl
/ sons have seemed, may not stand it,-but
/ Join the rebel cause This ia what he
fears and. "a an evidence Of it, b,
never once speaks of resistance TIL,
slime ol tHe serpent - piauy ,t4t.,'.
N this Infamous composition While
the language seems bold aud manly
when aualyzcd it means only TO wait
aud if the President will not aud can
not be made to stay the hand Of the cX
ecutloner held over Kentucky, she IL
lost, and her citizens arc to be slaves
without even a struggle for freedom
In his paper OF the succeeding day, com
meniiug upon Camcrons report, Prem
I tice says
The conviction We expressed in our column.
yesterday, and the course Of action we then pro
/ posed, gather additional strength from the deyo
| opments of every hour, The radicals ia Con
grcs appear to have things iheirown way. The
character Of the propositions they introduce
and the favor the widest Of their proposition.
receive, are positively lrigbtul Congress ha.
opened with a tanatieul howl. and seems ready
without pause to leap into the iar,hest depths
Of radicasm The winds Of sectionaism are
unclaimed The tempest is abroad The bill!
lows Of anti.slayeryism are running mountain
high at Washington Their fierce roar is stun,
ming the car of the nation. The dashed and ra-
gng sea Of fana,oism is laundering agans, the
barriers Of Ne Constitution, and threatens "a
sweep them utterly away. Behind these bar
riers stands the President alone aud he, instead
Of rebukng the slesniug waves throws over
them The witehing moonlight Of his counte-
nance lie bends before the storm,
Then he calls upon the conservative
element to back up the President, as a
last resort, the plain meaning Of which
is simply an appeal for delay
The proclamation Of Gen Price is a
production that viii stir up Missouri to
its depths Report states that it has
produced the most intense excitement
throughout the State, and that citizens
by. thousands are nocking to his standard
The letter Of r. r. II (R. X. Haynes,
Esq from Kentucky, will be found ex-
ceedingly interesting We are under
many obligations TO him for these let.
ters. They are admirable compositions,
and have given great satisfaction to h
friends and our Texas readers generally
We had a long aud ably written letter
also from Col Clough, which was so
long delayed in reaching us that it lost
It's charm and freshness Mr. s NJ. War.
ner sent Ms highly interesting and
sprighily letter one sheet of which was
unfortunately missing when i, reached
US doubtless left on, inadvertently by
the author
~ The financial crisis in the North which
We have long anticipated, ia rapidly approach