The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-09-07

These extracts exhibit the rpiri, OF
the Democracy Of Ohio, and If upon
these they triumph, there will BE-
hopes Of such change Of govern.
ment ~ will once more unite the PEG.
~'e Of this country from the ST
Lawrence 10 the Rio Graudc.
The Rev. George Lansing Taylor
delivered a sermon lately in the Meth
odi.i Episcopal Church. Brooklyn,
New York, on the subjec, Of the sir
gun murder. We extract the fc'.
lowing picture Of the pious North,
painted by ono Of is own artists -
Heas'on Telegraph
Another fearful tragedy has but
just now occurred among us, and one
still more startling at the capita! Of
our State. And We, these are but n
few Of what are pta ,s.ring around
US Almos, every gale watts the
horrid sound Of murder to our ears.
Every daily newspaper ,ha, comes to
our hands brings it, tale Of blood.
Blood, blood is upon us. Assassin :
alton, bloodshcd. murderand suicide
words at which our blood once ran
cold, have become 80 frequent that
OUT ears are in danger Of being "a.
miliarized with them. We hear and
read tales Of darkness and horror to-
day, and forget them tomorrow
They pass from the public mind in a
week, driven away by some more
CHASTITY decd Whittier are we drift.
ing in this sea Of blood2 To what
Tariarean shore are it, crimson bill
lows bearing us on? Is ii not time
10 ring the loud alarm, TO let the
warn lng thunder of Gods law Ne
heard, mems copsciences may bt
aroused as from death like trance,
before blood shall cry on, from tho
ground To heaven against us?
There ought to be no petty jeal-
ousics between the different sections
Of the country, as TO which ia the
most moral, and the least answerabls
foe crime. For our own part, We art
satisfied there Is no portion Of the
habitablc globe, where the great body
Of the people are more pure and in,
corruptiblc than our beloved South
There are bad and d.praved men
here, as there arc everywhere else
but certainly the communities ough
NOT to suffer for the misdeeds Of ,
few misguided and vicious persons
II will also be found, the = large
majority Of the crimes and misdccd,
Of which complaint is made, have
been perpctra,ed BY persons who dc
not belong to the resident population
or with whom our people have any
sya.Fathy whatever. Take, for in.
stance, the outlaw Baker. From
the bcs. information he was sin ths
bushes - during the war, and pro.
.csssd to be hostile to what is demon,
mated the rebellion" 1t il noted
fact thas the men who arc nov
creating the most of the trouble wer,
street fighters and bullics, and tool
no par; on either side in the lats
struggle.
l, cannot be disguised, that Grim.
prevails everywhere to an alarming
extent, North, South, East, and West
We could Gil our entire paper, from
week TO week, with accounts derived
exclusively from Northern journals
embracing every species of villainy
and outrage
1t is useless for one portion Of tho
country 10 hold itself up ms model
OF virtue, and to deal out dcnuncia.
tons to others A afe guilty war,
with its foil spirit, has dcmoralised
every section, rendered worse in the
South than il otherwise would be
from the fact that the civil authori.
ties are mcasurably powerless. 1t
should be the business oil good men
everywhere to enjeavor to inaugu
rate a new era, BY elevating the
standard OF morals, aud bringing Of
Tenders to justice.