The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-05-11

welfare, or ensure domestic tsanq1iIlity
but 10 awaken tho bittssest hatred
against the citiacns Of sister States by
| violent demonstrations Of tbcir institn.
tions.
The transaction Of public Affairs was
impedcd by repeated efforts TO usurp
powers not delegated by the constitu.
ton, for the purpose OF impairing the 90
curity Of property In slaves, xnd rcduc-
ing those States which held slaves, TO Z
condition Of infeTiori.y.
Finally. a great party was organized
Tor the purpose pf obtaining tho admins
tration Of tho Government. with tic
avowcd object Of using it, power for TIE
total exclusion Il the slave States from
all participation in the benefits Of tho
public domain. acquired by all the States
in common, whether by conquest OF rur-
CHASE, surrounding them entirely by
States in which slavery should be pro-
hibitcd, thus rendering tho property in
slaves SO insccarc as to be comparatively
worthless, and thereby anhihilating in
effect properly worth thousands Of mil
lion. Of dollars
This party, thus organized, succeeded
" W. '' " ~,
election OF ": cahu'aam 'or INC FRESH
dency ~ the 'h'tca STATUS -,
~ ,ac n'eah'",c, """e' 'nc h'',u ~"
sen'a' climate OF Tue Sou'nc'" T,"'cs'
ana tne increasing ca'V ''' INC WA pc'
ing anu comfort OF lnc 'aoof'"s c''sscs'
dictated alike by intcrcst and humanity,
the African slaves had augmented in
number from apoht SIX hnhafc" !oo"sahu'
at tue date oil inc Adoption OF Tue consu
'uiioha' coinPac', 10 uP"auS '" io"'
millions
In a moral and social condition they
had bcen elevated from brutal sayagcs
into docile. Intelligent, and civilized az.
rirul,ural laborers' and supplicd not only
with bodily comforts. but with careful
Religions instruction under the supev.
vision of n superior race. Their labor
had been so directed As not only to allow
a gradual and marked amclioration az
their own condition. but 10 convert hun.
dreds Of thousands of square miles Of
wilderness into cultivated lands coveesd
with = PROSPEROUS people. Towns aud
cities had sprunr into existence. and they
rapidly increased IN wealth a and ID, popn .,'
''o T, "',stt "a. ~. ~ ,,,a San,har,
III, IL III rr"h la .,rr,,n,ad frn,.
-, 'J y 80 oaa ~, ,n. 49, ~ ~. aaon.
49, s'So'opv ,;.,,;.n :, $50. ~.
. 20 goo ooo ~. ,oro "a ~, ,,san.,;.a. -
.,oVv'o.v ~ 'a.., "". w .s IA ~.
we .,ou'n !. ev. 'u , ~, s"s. %" ~
,;nrar., IF wb;r,, ,he l.hor ,F African
sia.-,s 80. .,,a !. ;,d;s,.en..hi, h.d
ssra 10y, cnr,rna ,o.,.
=. ~ ~ ,iaar,,a,,. ~ On. -hol.
United Sta,cs and had become abaelutc.
.''.ee ',."'. 49, 49," r. ..:..:,:--,
man
With interests OF snch overwhelming
magnitude impcrileai, the people of the
Southern States were driven ny the con.
duct OF the North to the adoption a
some course Of sction to avoid ttc dau-
gers with winch they were oopesh, men.
aced. with this view the Legislatures
OF .ne ec1e!a' Sts1es iss'tsa ue people
to select delegate" to cossent'ona to be
hesd TOR the purpose Of determining for
themselves what measures were best to
70 adopted to meet 80 alarming crisis
rneI history.
ness -. l~s HSerer 10 observe that
'.u.n I'" -, =. ~ -. s..,,. ~ Inc 1qhtl,;n
eA's'cu IN =" =. WY 80 !. ~.
parry s"no1' "".", ~, .ps =. ...s"h
maJo'"y, p1.c" nfo ~. -, .a.o,, thc .ol.
s'sIe was, ~ '.'u h.. -. 49, 80: :. ~ ~.
ln"ge ~ ~c'' u Nv 'o. -, tn.,,.I
moae snu Mess.'u -. y -" T. 81 NJ.
!. u obvious '""' u:'.' W. 80 =. ~.
uoas .''s f'N.'p. " =" .l",,,..a.r, .,r.
p''ea 70 'nc Relations ,' " .h ." -h;.l, h.a
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"n''ea u'c.S'''e' ""0s' W. WIS
VI re"'P"''. oe a., tr,.;tv~,
Inc pc'noc'"... T".v s.so,, ,..nxs..
s'a YES 'cpeAa.a ..;', ,rs.,c in numerous
III 1917 '"c .'''ue''o. ~. :, ,,n. s, ~orN
lfev"us fu'.t'ea' .'n.' wv, ,.,,",I ~, nr;r'
's',h'ui'y a.''s W Aua 't ra",, ~. nd
s,P'es ;a1 uown ~ !, 100 and that
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cay sfeeu, -, 49,, .,,..uv an.
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noun ,e' cnp'aes ' ~ IN; ~ asc..h s,ats
aieaas a'res'' s ~ s ~. ~rou-. ~
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w'he' |" .oH'l's" -. a..r.h..,m;n~ m.
we're l"al' .a - ~ ~ i, ,hs state. n
,1f't.s o. Wv p i',;rrn, elections especial.
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y =" w e,v' .. ,soo .na W
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