The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-02-23


Black Republican wrath, the pcrusal Of
which viii, We hope, afford as mich
amusement to orr readers as i, did to
us:
We may search the history oftreason,
and the biographies Of conspirators, in
all Governments, ancient and modern,
without finding parallel for the eflront.
cry AMI cool andacty Of the traitors at
onr Federal capital For example
Floyd, for year before he left the
Cabinet, was the head Of reasonable
conspiracy against the United States. az
nuch more atrovnWs and imposing than
Arnold's, as all the forts, and the arse.
nails, and navy yards in the South, arc
more numerous and more valuable 81 the
country now, than was West Point to
the patriots of the Revolution. And
when this arch traitor was detected in
his plotting>, instead OF running away
by night like bis prototype, Arnold, he
avows and vindicates his reasonable
acts in the face Of the President and
Cabinet, complains that he is thwartcd
in his designs, resigns upon the express
ground that he is not permitted to com
pierre them, and instead Of being handed
over by his official associates to the
public authorities for trial and execution
IA allowed to draw his salary and retire
from Washington TO Virginia, there to
carry on his schemes for over,hrowing
the Government
South Carolina, after levying war
against the United States, Selling their
forts and arsonals, insulting their flag,
stealing their money, and maltreatng
and numbering their citizens, sends three
traitors to the capital city Of the Govern.
mcnt which they are trying to subyert,
to open negotiations with its President
as to the terms upon which II viii SUI
render to them its public property and
munitions Of war, and acknowledge the
independence of the revolted State. In
stead Of being sent to prison as conspi-
rators, or seized and shot as spies, they
are allowed TO exchange protocols with
the Government, and finally return home.
throwing Parthian arrows at its Chief
Magistrate, and vowing vengeance
against 1t.
Toombs, in his inccndary speech the
other day in tie Senate, delivered in the
presence Of a crowded auditory, again
and again said, Here stands a scces
sionist and traitor He threw the
gauntlet in the teeth Of his loyal cob
leagues, and dared them TO take II uP
Grave Senators looked on with amaze
mcni, whilst 90 conspirators in the gale
ries chccrcd him with the wides, plan
dts Tie audacions scccssiouist and
traitor" having icridcd and defcd the
Govcrumsst To- which he had sworn
allegiance and vomicd his tcmpes,uous
wrath Ia the faces Of his colleagues,
cooiy walked mp 10 ,he Treasury dcnan.
lied and received his mileage and salary,
and then started for Georgia to aid in
prccipitaiins that State into the revoiu.
ton
Wighll, in the Executive Sessions
which resulted in the confirmation of Mr.
Holt as secretary vt War, backed aud
chccrcd ON by >lilcll. Be.damin Mason,
and Polk, tainted the Government with
weakness and imhcciity -declarcd that
the Star Of the West had bcca driven ID
terror out of Charleston harbor, and that
for the first time in the history of the
country the stars and stripes had turn
cd tail and sncaked away without the
Government daring to fire . gun to pro-
tect them tina. the Administration did
not dare 10 send her back dndor the pro
lection Of the Federal arm, but had sue.
cumSei 10 South Carolina And the
name Of this hrawling traitor with those
of his brother conspirators, Is daily
called by the Secretary OF the Senate. to
record their votes on measures affecting
the public veal They use the franking
privilege Of the Government, its mails,
its official seals, to hatch and promote
treason And in due time. they and their
cotraitors Of the llopse OF Representa-
tivcs, after doing all the harm they can
by remaining at Washington, will draw
their pay from the Federal Golfers, pack
Mp their stationery. go home, and take
up arms against the Constitution and
the Union
Is there another Government on earth
that wonld pcrm, such a spectacle to be
exhibited before Christendom OF
course, England, France, Russia, and all
the iirstcass powers Of Europe look on
with mingled amazcmont and pity while
inferior States, and even crsmhIng Tnr
key curl their lips with contempt Az
10 Mexico and the feeble Republics of
the South, whose existence is chronic
revolution, they point scorn'u fingers at
their once naughty hut now hnmblcd
ncighbor OF the North and cry, How
art thou fallen from Heaven. q Lncller
son Of the morning Art thou become
like unto us
And how do onl rulers, yea, some Of
our Republican lawglvcrs, propose to
break up this conspiracy. maintain the
Government, aud win back the respect
and confidence Of foreign nations Why
by making concessions to the Arnolds-
hy compromising with the Burrs In
dead Of standing by the Constitution,
xhd enforcing the laws, and sending the
leaders in the rebellion 10 the courts for
trial and punishment, and putting down
tbs mob Of seccssionis,s by the strong
arm. they nope 10 cnticc the former back
to loyalty by yielding 10 their treason
able demands, while the latter are to be
dispersea by > shower Of mclliiuous
rhetoric, the great public to be amused
in the meaHtiue by an endless process
sion Of propositions for passing pcrnic-
ious laws. and adopting unnecessary and
unprincrlcd amendments of the Consii
,.,ei,.,: - apasa. As.sr"'e .e""
not, rather, oharlatanism when viewed
from ono stand. point, and cowardice