The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-02-09

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the people Of Texas. The statements
contained IN it posses singular signif-
canoe, particularly, at this time, and de-
mand not alone ihc attention Of Gen.
Houston himself. but prompt investiga-
zion by the constituted authorities Of the
State Is this charge trueg Has Geu.
Houston, clothed as he IL with executive
power sworn to support the Constitution,
and protesting TO DO southern man at
heart, unmindful Of his position. in vic.
lation Of his oath Of office, and OF the in.
terests of the people Of Texas aud Of the
South, been engaged in secrs, consp:ra.
~ to make war upon a ncighhoring
State and for the purpose, it would
seem. Of preventing the extension Of
slavery
WHAT DID IT MEAN
There was something more. perhaps.
than q superficial observation mi ght have
indicated IN senator Wade's recent lie
claratinn that, in the event Of dissolu.
ton Of the Union. tic North would seize
pu Mexico. ia the interest Of Northern In
atitutious, and thus erect an lnsupelablc
barrier against the extension and lcvel.
opmeni Of the South There teaG. b. BE
sure, something ludicrous in the gravity
with which the ONO senator proposed
| this extensive scheme Of conquest aud
aggran1lzomcut on tiic part OF bank
rUpt and lettering Government At n
moment when the bonds Of the Federal
Goverumcis went begging At ten per
cent. discount when ii lacked the means
to pay its tide-wai'crs and its post Office
clerks, when Mr. Wade himself was
minus bis stated pay and mileage. !, was
scarcely modest 20 propose a foreign war
as the se4uc! OF a scheme Of domestic
coercion
Nevertheless there is something in
Mr. Wade's defiant and threatening pro-
clamation. which should excite, II not
+ the apprehension, at lcsst the thoughtful
! consideration of the people OF the South
+ II 1t bad uo deeper meaning, II 1t bad
no reference 10 rccordte schemes and
hidden programmes, il was at least tho
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subluing the South. and Of struggling
slavery out Of existence, by Selling all
the contiguous Territories, peopling them
with Aboli,ionisis, and thus { wing
around the South Gordon Of free States
( by which she would be cut off from
every avenue of expansion, preciuded
from developing her Institutions. OF ex.
tending her power aud finally, DC over.
come and sghdued hy her enemies, Bat
is the avowal Of this determination hv Mr.
I Wade, ON the part Of the Northern peo
pie, anything more than the mere utter
probation Of ambitious designs and IN.
4hapai hopca7 Il may 10 i.stiiing moro
than this~it may Ne much more. We
should gri-ve TO think that there are at the
south amy persons, more especially per
scna occupying high position, who may
have been secretly engaged ia giving a
definite form 10 those general designs
which We have heretofore regarded as
only tic expire ision of Northern hostility
Ga unr section Vet wc have been IN.
formed hy those in whom we rep1so al
confidence, that, in Texas. thege prevails
au idea that Governor Ilpuston's strange
and iucxplicablc conduct. his attempts to
drag his state into submission o. Black
Republican ruo his expedicu,s t. annoy
aud cmbarrass the state Rights party ia
it's Efforts 90 place Texas 10y the side Of
+ thc other Southern States, his declara
+ tioa 10 Mr. Calhoun, the Alabama Com
miss oncr. IN favor %: distinct Texas
nationality, are 10 toe accounted fur only
uu the suupositinu vt some Interior aud