Washington telegraph., 1864-12-21
TeE2a E.eaiggature.

Conf d-rahy Il bcirg sgitsted, snl il or
der 70 promote such .c-uniln il is urged
iba, driegatcs lie chosen from each Of tho
States in ;he CJrf1itracy sud il thc
InlDI, io meet in Convention t0 rr form
tle Co1stitu,i,u u The U-itcd States,
witich il coupled With the qu II pledge
tnst SUCH amendment shall be made 60
the Constitution as viii tirey u gugrdnfeo
the instituiinn NJ African slavery In thc
5isies ID ibis C.Df.l-ruy; aud, Were
~, 40 j. pgs-;bic that the political party
in the Unifed States advocating thai pro-
fo~i'irn may prevail u tie approaching
election IN choosing thc ,xecufive NJ that
government, and that consequently The
foregoing proposition may be attempted To
be made totle States uf the Ccnlodtracy !:
Now. We Of tie : ate of Texas, believing
that II l. proper IN I4eet such proprsit ons
IN advance, iaFc I solved A. follows:
l. Bc j, resolved W lie Leg slst .Fc If
the State of Texas, That neither the
ab5y9 proposition ror any other Can b.
made 10 the people uf Till State, IVY rhe
United Sfatla 0r any other foreign peo
pc, The gu9eFnmeu. Of lie CJuIcprrz'e
: aics being the OILY organ VI the state
la the Louiedafacy, .Dr the. iran. ction oi
WIT mess Tish reign nations. arc such
If made zt all. must be mad
70 iht govern ncnt Of lie Conf, .ratr
States aHd. ]. m VI w Tie government
ri tlc CautCc-r-ta Sta.r,, and, if malv
tg tie z gveruale I vf th;s S;.te viii uct
Ia entertained
= That we reraarizr I'm that prlrcsi-
iion WIZ gusd fi,h. yut merely AZ in>i.i
un- policy, tJ divide -nl c1nqu NJ !"
policy through which Il j. hoped & de-
lach some Cf l..r Stats FROM ;hs Cgufcl.
Crary, thereby ;o weaken znl d-moralize
TIE rest. 70 acc dup.ish this an appeal
II ma1e t1 'ur lrre nl pranrr'y, which, ",
A n a'l chs prevailing mItivc tn the 20
tiOa- ui 'he people w th- Uorih, they sup
posed would rnriToi orr RdGut.
3. That il vi be we'll fJr a.. people q
the uu-th tu understand, e-er w th.- lnfe
iay, that ihe sonthrrn States did nut ill.,
cede iro d tie Unior upon say Question
such I'm the mere rrcarrra .iOn vi s!Hrp
property of their ci'izeu. But, ihat, be-
lng trte and sovereign Sates they were
reso'rad M preserve their feelrn and
tPeir Sovereignty. They were free % 20
vorn thcmseI.rs a. tley. nyt Others, srV
g., Thy were fr-s iu c'ianga lhair gnr
ernwc1t, TO errc. ucT o1a, az I, ras,
alliances thly should lhars..
Ard after nearly iour years cf ardaau.
war. these S'ates are stIIl unTaycrirE ia
thrir resolution m preserve their freedom
ana their Sovereignty, without which ct
eisc IN vaiueles-
I That could ihe Prcsrmt war and =l
i's ~ W bs biottcd oui V our Il crn uie..
oar past experience while i'll tile Unioa
you'd waTy us of ary reunion with the
people offhe norsr. A written c9Is.itu
tion adrftcd hy -ur aneea.ors aud their.
which contained plsiuiy worded ruafan-
iees of thc rights of WIZ, was hg tAgm
and thcif sw ,Fn repre- ntafivts, deiher
4tcly and poTsistt n;!y violated ~ our ~
jury and hualiy after yeats ~ DISCUSS; ~
when the question was uuderziandiusIy
before the people ~ large. lhey N cteI
chief magistrate with the purpose tmat Ma
should distrOy our liberties Il disregard
Of tie constitution which hc hld -wuru wv
support; thus exhibiting a Instance olI
radical ana wids-spr ~ astiopzl depravi-
ny, 10 the honor of human aturc never
exhibited in the world bef1re.
8. But VIC could MT If y. wunid. ban-
ish from our memory the inhurnanilios M
this war. Our elemies have rspudiatrd
every principle of ciFiliz d warfare. Ther
ha wiihdrawn their ielons from jails
and penitentiarics, have recruited from
ihe scum Of Europe. and armed rul own
slaves. in order 70 procure an army SUD
cieutly atroc:ous Tor their purpo Y; and
this army has been launched upon d.
wiki the declared object of our cxtermina
tion. Poisenend weapons have b-en mauu-
fac;ured and used Exchang, of prison.
ors has been refused until tbe success cf
our armies eEtortef cartel, aud the terms
Of this have been violated by them when
eyer the varying fortunes of tile field made
it apparently advantageous 10 do sl. Our
countrymen VIXEN csp'ured have bsen re.
moved to rigorous clime-, aud sHbjectcd
to every hardship, that l.us Il cf III CHI
be destroyed Npn-com tatauts have
been murdered Tndi,criminarc onslaught
has been made OF totfcri z age aud ten IL
youth Our chasta ard detencaless WI.
men have submitted IN outrage worse
than death. Peaceful villages have been
b bimbsrded, ard happy homes Pin dered
and burnt. Whole populations have beea
removed ard bordiged tu northern mas-
tcrs. Dr-ola,ion has marched with their
armies Re igicu> services nave been pro-
hibited ministers Of tie gospel of peace
hsve been incarceiated end silenced, aud
rliEious hands been laid upon our NJ
iers. Lying to themselves, and pretend
ing TO tie rest Of the world that they are
fighting the battle Of freedom for four
millions of happy and contented negroes
they are attempting the cnsIavement Of
eight millions Of freemen. With devillsh
mockeiy Of philanthropy, they have d.
ludcd aud dragged these negroes from
their comfortable homes 10 use them as
screens from our weapens in the day Of
battle, and they have sent them by thou
.ands to painful death BIZ neg ect. ex Dos
ure and starvation. Words cannot ex-
press tie malignity 10 their hearts o. the
afro ,iiy of their deeds: exceeding as they
"a n III that wrs ever conceived bv uIs1