Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-02-28
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WARRENloN, N c., Feb. 18th, 1861.

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Editors Of the Journal :-Enccsed Isend you slip from
the Jefferson TeXas Herald and Gazette, for insertion in
your valuable columns in order that the people of this State
may in what door the vile abolition traitor, SAM Hous
ton his peculiar recommendations held in the
State which has the hOn"r Of claiming him for her Chief
Magistrate My object in making this request is to rebut
the foul SANDER propagated and repeated by the SUBS
the effect that the Lone Star will adopt his unpatrioc
suggestion of independent Republic instead of const
uting integral member of the Confederacy Rest
that the people of Texas asute bite
this republican bait Of his EIceecy the object of which
obviously create split in the Southern ranks with
view to strengthen our enemies at our expense.
Appropos, Mr.. Editor is it advisable to call the
attention of the people to the Importance of attending the
polls at the coming election for the purpose of voting for
COnUenO we'll for candidates. In your county
mne and Others where good has opposition
the Masses fear will lose sight of the fact that by absent
ing themselves the Convention may perhaps be killed
only throw out the suggestion.
Immediate secession is the almost universal sentiment
old Warren If the would only do half WE'LL
beloved old State might redeem her. elf from the reproach
of being subsidiary to the Old Dominion; waiting for that
State to tell her how to act. In haste. G.
From Jefferson Herald Gazette.
Another Proclamation from Gov. Houston.
When will that foolish, meddling Go of
burn his fingers and compromise the State by alb
staining from interference in matters which he touches
ago he declared he would the Legsa
ture though every man, and child in Texas would
petition him to do Later when he found that the people
could very easily dispense with the meeting of the Legsa
ure and still accomplish the ends they had in view he
his proclamation for apparent
y for the sole purpose of battling the people. Again,
election of Lincoln to the Presidency, the great
the people have wisely determined state Conven-
On with view to separate secession from the Federal
Government previous the 4h of March Gov Hous-
ton the other hand has until recently been
Unonst. Now he tries another tack. He orders cleo
ton OF delegates Southern Convention. Nobody asks
him to do it, The people of Texas have not peoned for it.
The Southern States have invited It, But he must needs
be doing and the people have very generally treated his
pertinent hostility to State Convention with the contempt
1t deserves, he now undertakes to get up antagonsm
among them as to the proprety of State being represent
ed in Southern Convention (for which there
sion whatever until Texas is out of the Union in order
divert them from the interest which they naturally feel
the deliberations and result Of the State Convention.
Our Governor chaes under the conemptuous
he receives the terrible yran being rapidly transform
ed into the clean and sppered pantaloOn The plain
is that the motives by which he governed are purely
personal In the events which occurring, Gov Sam
Houston has discovered that he nobody Great States
every week going out of the Union spite of his
advice and warnings The people of Texas going out
without consulting him his and in spite of his teeth
The great movement Southern independence approach
Its contamination without his assistance and in defiance
OF his hostility This than his little mind hear
he must be somebody and the people resolved to
ing ASKED put to the dscredt of the people whom he
exercises little brief authority. He is accounted
nobody ana TO graty his paltry miserable vanity, he
does not hesitate TO enanger the honor of State or
compromise his people. How long will they endure