The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-08-10

the cotton blcen- That y my issvs.
q, Aov sorry . cvsaasss y he
man Who csnsos staad - ~ ne
,rs,h, vhes the coussry = Il dssger.
There never vss such a sppossssity
~ nou exists Tot . ma - sAsv Of
VIA, stuff be is n.sde. Hsv can you
20 about the sweet ss6 ssy. IAN is
wrong, but l cannot help hi" Yos
wan, courage, ny fresd' fos ass
. covssil Yes l,rk ssssses y VII
the .siA sad would eel ysnr birth.
r:sf (: fSs . temporary nsn u pettags,
evss for lissle bi, Of = jsAgsship or
= bureau o9eers place
Bat so0e - nys: nev VII
yea rss;st III" viii rssiss il irys
By sss sypseri.g il. II everybody
would d tAas il would b s1sessaily
rssistea - IA ~ We ars sosessss1
But the so-eaIl~d Cosgpss hes pro
yided . cover fos itself 10 sdvaass,
under which "a Aids froa tAs oAisn
sttaehing 70 this schsas. Il AAs
provided TIA, you caa vsse either fos
- ss.inss . convcntioa ssa aGsin
vote for or against vhsssscs eossitu,
tioa it may ftans. Il = sosgAt 70
make a. responsible fos vAstave:
nay be tAs coussqu. ~css aad relieve
them. Afssr . while vAsa you be-
come alarmed 1t the rssuIaa, they will
say, We did not do this We only
gave you . chance Asd yea did IL y
Be, il ve aefea, this, il y aid,
military rsIs~ will conGavs. Ger
,ain!y-until wicked nee sAall b
driven fron power. Bat let it Be 20.
Geaersl Pops seem. to Be . gsssls-
man, ssd l infinitely prefer hi rue
to the rule Of such nsa = yos viii
&c, under this scheme Bssidsa. tAs
new government, il iaaagvsstsd, VII
no, Be able to live day without nil
itAry protection. Il il safer 10 Be
goversed by power than BY treschsry
Perhaps you will tAisk ] have
overdravn the picture Of The fearful
consequences Of accepting tAh
scheme. I recollect an incidset
which occurred over sir yean ago,
when I Vas urging IL people u
Georgia not 10 .ecsds, bseasse tho
country would thereby fall into tA>
hands Of Rsdieals, and pssdictsd vat
and its astendan, su6ssisgs ~ sAs
! resul,-though then dsssed vision
AIRY. would be alnnss ssAansd
nov to read ny remarks Of that day
my picture would be 70 tame and
! 10 far short Of the drssdful reality
that has followed A very proniseni
gentleman replied TO me, urging that
there would be 20 war, and to prove
il, he rcd 40 article from Horses
Greeley's Tribune and old Ben
Wsdes speech, declaring the South
bad = RICH, TO seceds, and IL she
chose to exercise that right, they
should be allowed to do 70 in peace
He then said that Greeley snd Wade
we're better friends Of the South thar
| !, who vas born here, Cor I Vas ny
ing to frighten the Southern people
from the exercise Of . right which
they conceded, and they we're repre-
sentative men of their party. whsi
could | say in replyf I could only
tell him the tru,h-that these met
only desired to encourage the Souti
to disunion for their wicked purposes
TO destroy the Constitution I, and tina
q great government could not be dis
solved without blood asd what hav,
Greeley and Wade doae since thu
time and now ! advise you 10 rsjec
this scheme Of force, fraud and de
c.it which Congress has devised. I
you, Of your own free viii, submit Il
It, you viii Ne the consequences Of Il
I advise you to regissss. There /
no dishcnor in that II 10 srmin,
yourself with an important power 4
be welded against the nefirioa
scheme, but don't you vote for = con
vention-dos'f go for anything what
ever which 10 40 assent to he scheme
but b against II At every step. Nevs
20 half way with a trsitsr, nor CON
promise With treason or robbery. l
they hold = convention, vots sesias
ratifcation--vote against all thai
measures and men, and indict ever,
one who, uhdey such void authority
irtrng cate iaws. Thats ny policy
Fight this scheme all The tins.
have no more idea Of obeyisg thai
John Hampden had Of paying ship
money, becauss | have taken % oatl
to support the Consultation, ssd
intend TO kssp it.
This whole scheme 10 In violatioi
Of all the issues Of the wAs.--sil d,
promises during it, progTss-ass
all the tsrms Of surrender. Nor,
than hundred thousand men aban
doned Lees army becasss they vsr'
assured tina. II they laid down tAsi
arms they would be in The gnios
again with oil their right - before
! knew the promise was false, and
warned you against the ssAuetioss o
the syrcn. The people-ths seldisr'
Of the United Stases--vsss Ties will
ing to fulAll the obligation bat III,
politicians intended to deceive you
Such men ~ Sumner sad Steven.
never intended to carry out the plsdgs
Of the nation. They would scknowl.
edge the independents Of H. Confsd
srsts States 70 -day before they would
agree to restore the old Unioa, ewes
with slavery abolished. l respect
the Northern man who honestly
fought for the Union, but ! desptsl
the traitors who, under the name Of
Union, have used the Northern yeo.
PIE to destroy the South, shd then 10
destroy the Constitution. The peo-
| pie Of the North have been long dis
covering this deceptioa, but they
will b compelled to zee il befcre ths
traitors can 20 much further in their
work.
How many people in Atlanta b..
long TO the loyal leagus7" Laugh
Ter. l warn all decent men "a
absadon such dens. I know the
times have bssn such that many good
men have naturally gone astsay. Bat
save yourselves before IL l. TOO lsss
Destroy oil the evidences Of yeur
meubership-biud al yoas confsass
to mutual coacsalmsnt Of ~ iAel
that you were membsss And cons
out Yoa are pardoaabls for ths
past but II you oontiass yoa will