The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-06-08

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The Louisville Josrsal cleo commences
- 9sirls y ssying:
-scceaisa b ssaoshasSy IL s.sssasss''"
Of every dave 10 cor state
Thus ssc tho peopsc II ~ border
States dcludsd I'D IN IN check BY silly
appeals to their fears. Strange thst
thsy cAa be thus acted upon, or that edi-
tsss who aspire 70 direct IN poPs!ss
nisd, hazard their repstssion fcr insc'ts
gencc by indis'ns such sts6 Let Ms
look II il practically Az II has becs
hssstofsrc, and ~ il nsst ever oostinue
TO be, % long ~ Kcntusky and Missouri
remain in the Union, sbolitionisss CO"
range throughout those States, exciting
dscontent amo~g tAc negroes. and ma
king secret arrangements for their e.
cape. Many slaves, II IN trnc, have bee"
restored under tho operations u tho fu-
eitivc slave law. but the majority Of
them aso never returned and taking the
aggregate Of thosc brought bsck, II may
be safely affirmed, that the cost exceeds
the vsiae Of the negroes. Suppose the
Union Dissolved, would hat measure. ~
the I.ouisvillc Journal ahirms, cmanc''
pate ali the slaves in Kcotuckyi We
think not. So far from il. it must be OBJ
vious to any rejecting man. that with
the present temper Of the North, slavery
can be never regarded a. secure until
tho political connection existing between
the slave and free States is dissolved.
The people Of the North do not give
themselves any distrcss abou. slavery
in Cubs or Brazil, Of the miserable pcon-
age system in Mexico. And why ! For
the simple reason that they have NO po-
litical connection with those countries.
aud cannot claim that they arc In any
manner morally responsible fm lin man
ncr in which they arc governed. What
would BIZ thought in the North, II men
we're 10 run for Office, and base their
claims 10 prcfcrmsat upon desire to IN
tsrfcrc aud regulate the dna'estic affairs
Of foreign nations! How Ling wosld
they permit tho timo Of Congress TO BE-
occupied in such unwiss. aaproiissble,
and dangerous discussions Would the
| Govcrnu,cnts Of the free States or thu
Unitcd States. justify their citizens !"
impestinent interference such ~ the
border Statcs have carried ~ for five
years, with immunity. under the sanction
Of the Union, but which under distinct
government would bs regarded ~ cslcn
lated to disturb tie cosnsscrcisl relations
with the slave Stsscs, and ultimately to
lead 70 var No; thcro will be no safe
.y in the border Ssates. until they cnt
themselves loose from their psstilcnt
ncighbors, and establish . vigilant po-
lice system. which will insure full pro
lection. Then Kentucky will need no
fugitive slave law. Bat II size should
IL the al,olitionista still continue 10 an
noy nothing will be necessary bo,
TO appeal to the Confederate government.
and the threat of . tariff excluding
Northern goods will speedily produce
laws In all the non-slavcholding States.
pauisliag negro thioves by comfortable
locations in Northern penitentiasies,
Northern judges and jar'es would csc
cute these laws with certainty and with
out cost to slave owners in the border
States. Gond feeling and good neigh.
bcrl,ood would take tho place Of hatred
to and outrage upon tho rights Of citi-
xcns Of the South.
Why is it the people Of Kentucky can.
not acc oil this! They have been 10 long
ruled by dcmagogucs, halfway aboli-
tionists. and Facilitating. timid politicians
that they seem to have lost sense. spirit,
aud patriotism.
~ The Texas regiment Of Brig. Gen.
Ben McCulloclis brigade, was made up