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

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+. ~ n fasthsrancs 81 these accord
AT visra u he Congress and the Exec
.s,.s M aade choice Of three do
1900 sI,ls and. distinguished citizens.
-, ,.nairrd 10 Washington. Aided by
.s.ir cardIai co-coerstion and that Of the
S.rr.tarv ~ STATE. every effort compati
- ~;sh ..lf.respect and tho dignity Of
~ Confeslcrscy was exhausted before !
sIi,,,.d mv.eIf u weld to the conviction
that ,ho Government Of the United States
was dctermined to attempt the conquest
OF this people and that our cherished
hcr... N nesce we're gnobtainablc.
tln tho arrival Of our Commissioners
in Washington, on the 9TH OF March, they
postponed. II thc suggest'on OF ai!'end'
" intcrmcdiator, doing more that giving
~ a.. .w;.h . v;.v N afford time TO
~. pr..;a.nt Of tho United States, who
- ;.., h~cr ;.anrurs.ed, for the dis
'.ss~a. ~ o,her nrcssinv official duties
:" ~ .,~.n;,at;on Of his administration
!" wv o.s r"..;rr vi. attention in the OBJ
w., If ,,..;r m;s.;on
J'I. =. w." ~, nn,;l ,hc 18th Of the month
u... ,h.v o1sciallv addressed tho Secre-
t.ry Of State. informing him Of the pnr.
pose Of their arrival, ard stating IN ."e
language OF their INSTRUCTION." ,"em WIS,
10 make 10 the government Of t"e oh'""
States ovevturcs for the opening u ncso'
tiatioGs, assuring the '"velh.nc". o. wv
United States that uhc rrcs'"en', CON
grcss and people of the Coniedeta'e states
dcsircd = peaceful solution OF ,''ese grsa'
qucstions--that II ~ neither the', 'h'cr,
cst nor their wish 70 make any demand
which is not founded on the Str'c'cs.
principles OF jnsucc, nor 10 90 any ao'
to injure their late con'enefa'es'
10 this communication no formal reply
was received until the 9Th Of April. Dur.
ing the interval the Commissioners had
consented 10 waive all questions OF form,
with the firm resolve TO avoid war II pos
sible They went so far as even to
hold. during that long period, unofficial
intercourse through an intermediary,
whose high position and character in
spired the hope Of success, and through
whom constant assurances were received
from the Government of the United States
Of peaceful intentions--of it's determine.
tion To eyscuatc Fort Sumter and fur
Their. that no measure changing the OK
istino status prciudicial to the Confoder.
ate States; that in the event Of any
change in regard TO Fort Pickcns notice
would bo given TO the Commissioners
The crooked path OF diplomacy can
scarcely furnish an example so wanting
in courtesy, in candor and drecincss, IA
WAS the course Of the United States Hov-
eminent towards our Commissioners in
Washington. For proof Of this refer
10 the annexed dpeupants narkeda tAkfn
IN coh"ec'o" WV.
now P'ooe'' :" -, .; os Al.
Early IN Apr' inc ".'eno" wv
whole country was ".' ~" 1850. :. ,n;l.
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