Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-01-16
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ressiun. Ial. Nat. Terry, and J, T., Cook, at
Iiimyille, Wcm the nOmin,es, aud u, q,
Dade, i.su,. aud Mr Caldwell, citizen nj
ogmlr county ), we've the opposition candidates,
The prupriely nj leAas seeding from the
General GuN ernmeni with her SISTER eoiion
States, was thoroughly discussed, AMI ably
debated by ii candidates, Messrs, Dade
aud Caldwell I0nk the posiIion, Tia, Texas
should remain ia ,liv lniOn, even ihangh a
majority at the Southern States we've Ia Sc
cede Anl that a convention at the slave
holLing States shouh be calhd, and list
al grievances made nnl, aud presented IN
the NurIhern States, for re'hess, In the an
gument Of these issues they We're fairly
driven Ia the wall, by Messrs, Terry aud
Took, who held that the proprioty of seces-
s,un wac heyouil doubt, in the event that
tie senVcn other eolion States accomplished
this end The power Of State 10 seccde,
believe WAS not disputed, An election has
never been boll in this county in which the
people acted with more apparent eoolncss
aud determination and the county pnilcd
as large waite rs usual,
was somewhat surprised NJ the coo,ne.s
displayed by tie people an this eeeasi"h'
considering tie momenious question I" VIC
decided, aud what might follow, ~ Ihe e'eh
of wrong, ar inlndlcions STEP nave
hitherto watched with the deepest interest
and concern, the sectional sirile, Which, Tor
the last few months, has cnnvnlsed thls gov
ernm,ut Inn in silence | have been silent
be,ause / knew there were patriots in the
field or aeiinn. who possessed more cSPeri-
cnee. wls,lnm aud sngnciiy than myself
and mon whose motives I knew TO he purely
J natria,i. I lon, say, f'r "'i'V'rr IT, -"y
I when we should begin Ia avert tie hmpend-
ing danger, and To arrest aud drive back
THE ominous cloud of sectional fanaiicism,
which Is lowering around oar Northern bor-
der, and threatening to cngnlph the slave
holding States In one common ruin. But
this great responsibility has been shonldcrcd
the die IL cust--and il IL too late 10 pause,
aud hesitate, aud trouble for fear OF taking
wrong step. All Europe, no doubt, has
for snmc time past stood gazing win rever-
cntial awe upun what they supposed To be
The noun,,crng of the still youthful Repub-
lie. Aud well may the civilized nations of
the earth watch with interest our movements,
for never before in the history of nations is
there comparison TO be found for it,
Scarcely century has elapsed since its
formation, md yet its equal, in point of
power and wealth, IN not often TO be found,
Its temperature, climate, agricultural nd
rantagcs, system of education, and above
all, the liberties which her sons have en-
joycd, have for nearly century attracted
the admiring gaze of civilized man. She
has stood boldly forth as the only flourish
ing tree Of liberty, ms the only blossom of
freedom which hnd not yet withcrcd, as aii
anchor of hope, TO the once expiring idea
that man was incapable Of scli-governmcnt.
The breaking up Of such n Government is q
wcighty csponsibility,-ono which should
trcmble to bear. But the responsibility of
taking the first steps towards the relief of
the Southern States, has been shouldercd,
not for the dissolution of this COnfcdcracy.
Who are responsible for the breaking up of
this mighty Confcderacy? by what were
the States bonnd together? Was it not by
the constituton-that sacred compact
formed in convention, and ratified by nine
States and afterwards by all the rest? Who
first violated the provisions of that sacred
instrument and failed to comply with the
articles of that solemn agreement? Not
one single instance can be found in which
the people of the South have violated their
plightcl faith to their Northern brethren.
ON. the contrary they have made compro-
mise after compromise to appease the fanat-
ical distempcr which seems for years to
have pervadcd the Northern States. But
all this would not do. Their aggressions
have been repeated Qhcir boldness has in
creased, until at last they have laid down II
+ platform which declares for its object the
= -urtrr Ynnihilntion Of an institution, upon
which The very existence of the cotton
States depend
They have made laws in direct violation
of the constitution of the U. s., and declar-
, ed their intention to spare no pains in car
rying these obnoxious laws into effect Who
then, say, is responsible for the overturn-
ing of this mighty confederacy2 Are those
States responsible which seek to save their
existence and independence, by withdraw
ing from compact which is only used for
their oppression and degradation Or arc
the aggrcssors rcsponsible2 lttakes no far
al seeing sagacity to answer such question
0 it is rs clear as the mondays sun. The
: two sections stand out in bold array against
, each other, with scarcely dissenting voice
The lamented effects of George Washing
toms prophecy is upon u.s. We are divided
] bv geographical lines. A sectional party
t have elected President from their ranks
y entirely by this northern division. Hitherto
we have elected our Presidents by the vote
of the States, scattered over the Union al
$ large. 1T so in this case. Abraham Lin
2 coin did not receive the electoral vote of a
single Southern State. His election result
cd entirely from the vote of the Northern
. States. Hence, | say, the two sections are
: arrayed ngainst each other. 1t is impossi-
| BILE for us to be mistaken i'll the aspect be-
fore us. crisis is most certainly upon us
. and the only question of dispute is, what is
. the best mode of avcrting the coming dan.
l. ger.
Indeed, / think this is now no longer Il
c question. The cotton States have almost
Q unanimously agreed that secession is the
surest and most effective remedy for them
selves One star has already faded from
the galaxy of our national flag. South
I Carolina has repealed the ordinance ratify-
: ing the Federal Constitution, and thus de.
q clarcd all relations heretofore existing be.
; tween her and the Federal Government al
an end She has, in this, in my opinion
: set before her sister cotton States an exam.
o pic worthy of imitation. Although one Of
{ the smallest of the Southern States, she has
: boldly declared she preferred annihilatior
to slavery; that she would rather risk hel
;. chances to maintain her liberty and indie
q pendence among the great family of nations
: than to remain in Union of States, in
i which she was not treated as an equal. II
is uselcss-nay, it is impossible for rational
mon to close their ears to the truth This
: government is already lettering to its found.
g alton. The pillows of strength and beauty
s upon which it was based have been gradu.
g ally undermined until there's now no hope
: for its .afety She is boundW fall; but lei
. us not tllere1usc despair, for although the
: the Union were broken into thirty-three
S fragments, our State constitutions will re-
t main untouched. There are fifteen South,
ern States between which exists a uni62 Of
, feeling and sentiment, a union of interest
u These States formed into one common Union,
I possess all the natural advantages which il
: will take to constitute one of the happiest
- ,ooci nrosnnrous Republics upon the