The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-01-12
NO. II.

2 t+ftssfitf'stfs WI tfttiif tNltitats III Tue
productions OF their mines and manu-.
iactures
There is another evil, in the condition
oi The Southern toward, the Northern
states, which our ancestors relased 10
bear towards Great Britain. Our snces
tors not only taxed themselves, but all
the taxes collected from them ~ers "a
? nd,d amongst them. Had they sub
miiled To the pIeicnsious OF the British
Government, the taxes collected from
them would have been expended in Other
parts Of the British Empire. They were
folly a"are Of the effect Of such u policy
~ mpoyerish'ng the people from whom
taxes are collected. and ia enriching
those who receive the benefit Of their CT
peniliulc. 10 prevent the evils of such
a policy was one Of the motives which
drove hem on I. Revolution. let this
British policy has bcos fully realized to.
watta the >suthtru States Dy the North
era States The people Of tie Southern
-ia'os are not only taxed .or the bene6;
e Tire ..5r Lern States. but after the
taxes are collected, threc-fourtbs Of thea
are expended at the North. This cause,
with others, connected with the opera.
ton Of the General Government, has
made the cities Of the South provincial
Their growth 10 paralyzed whilst they
Gre mets suburbs u Northern cities.
The agricultural. productions Of tbs South
are the basie OF tie foreign cs..asrcc O.
the United states set Soull.rn ciiie5
DO not carry i 90. Our foreign trade ia
aln,os. annihilaied In TAO there were
al l. s.,
build ships to carry ca our direct trade
with Europe Between l74o nnd l1Te
there were tnilt IA ihese ysris twenty
Gve sqGare-riggcd vessels, besides a gres,
number Of sloops aud schooEers, 10 car.
~ on our coast and Yves, India trade
IN the half century Immediately proceed.
ing the Revolution, from 1926 to 1875,
tie population o: South Carolina ncress.
cd sevcu-.4A
70 msu csn fora moment believe ;ha.
Cur e.csstcrs intended 10 establish over
their pos,eti,y exactly the same sort Of
government they had eyeyibrown The
great oljec. o. the Constitution OF the
United States, Ia its Aierusl operation,
waa. doubtless. 70 set IRE the great epd
e. the Revolu,iou---a limited free govern.
tAHtAs - KY sA4lFIf ksiN3ASG " tut0S
matters ou'y which were general ard
common % ell portions qf the United
states Al. sectional OF ,oca. interests
were 10 ~ LEFT 10 the States By no
other arrangement won.1 they obtain
free government, Is Constitution com.
mon L. So vast 81 Conleioracy Yet, by
Gradual and steady encroaohments or
tic pat OF the people q tln North, and
acquiescence On the part OF the south,
b Limitations In the Constitution have
uceu swept away; ard the Government
Of he Ua..cd states has become consosi-
dated ,.~ith . cl-im q liiniileas powers
10 iia ogers'ieGg
it's ue, srrpfi .iug. willis. each is the
character of The Government uf the
uritcd States. that Il should ASSUME to
possess power over all the institutions
az the country The agiia,ions on the
subject u slavery are The natural results
of tie consolidation el the Government
Re possibility follows power and II
the pe lplc Of The Moth have tie powel
Of Congress ITO promote the general
welfare Of the United States by any
means they deem espeiicnl-why should
lheS nol ass8il and overthrow ,he insti-
tutirs ~ .l4vcrv IN lie con,l Thev
~. roeno,,s1l,l. s,r ~ co,,i,ua,rs ~
.v;s,ent. Il nronor,;nn !, their rover
/. ,nsi,,;,v Il raorrsss according !,
,iair y, .,,,ss,ea and rerver,,5 vicws i
e,a,',,a.on, Tia t,dncsmaats N ,r,
nm ,bs snt;@r, &c slavery u,,asr s,rh
,.s',s..ee. ,es'e ~ ,,n,ers'.,s a. q
..,,,,,,.. -, ~ a ,,,,raI ,er,as;,v 4,
80 h,..-ey,r theie up,oer,cal ,ov.r
s-etf,tlo :, rulc r,e Union Inc No,,b
80, ,,.,,s.f ;.t,tc ,lsif nn,,ar I, ,re,,ls
v-., h, .,,,..s4 .n anv m',,,,y ea.sror e.
: -, ,,.,.fa l-ai.,,' /, .thr, ,vo,as n, ANY,
I r.ws,5ts.isnal snbiaet--r,, On sueh snl,
t.... A,,tsssns a,c ~ lAsly h avis, /,
he N.'.,b Il i..,he : nh Slavery ,x,s
,.,i..,l,. ..'....,,o,,al int.,c.t n .his,o,la
tn ,o,f, ,hn er;,efien ~ tbe na,,;es al
~. So, ~ Mn ,onli Ia rni.e5 4.
800 o.a ,bps e.,ry ~, ~ mc,s.
80. .5,,.,i a,oi.i,,,,' .,,.r.,sehm.,,
"a a....rsra,,c,,en, M baili nm ,ls,,
- ,,,Sl a-e.t.,,nioa,,.e IA he i'nian ~,
r1ns,;ln,lsn .,n., IL tirat abolished hv
Constructions: ana tia, bcius done the
T ,,,,,s.,f a.,irt,, ~ ,L, NTH Ia ruin Snuff,
~, .ha ,srty ,,a sisvorv 10 mes w.a h.
~, 'h.i,,,s r.,,,rsc n ding.
Tharena,i,r,,,n IL ,hn ruited State.