The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-01-11

Fron the hour thss IL SsxsA NJ
down her ar~s, in - ssrsa1 ~
her separate ss.ies1 ie1spssessss,
We have continually srasl osr ~
pie not to BE- isveiGDsd isto kastnS
the homes 81 their shildhsed asd
the graves Of their sircs, for any re.
ported Ciopian, or inag;n.sJ Fl Do.
RADIO. We insisted ,ha, orr, sas, BY
far, the best country ia the world
notwithstanding the many political
snAArrss~ess b. vkieh i ~aAass--
rounded. Eau that hese. although
stripped Of . greater portion Of our
former wealth, and Invested Of many
Of the comforts, conyeaisnces, and
elcgsncics Of life to which We had
been accustomed, We could still live
easier and more happily than in a
ncw aud un,ricd country. However
deeply and >clcmnly this truth MAY
have bssn Impressed upon our ninls
in the inception 81 the suggestions
and movements which were masking
FIR the depopuls,ion Of the South,
va are nos still nore tAoroaghiy
cosvi.csd Of the jsssasss Of oar op-
position to those mad and impoliiic,
not to say impracsicsbls schemes.
There are a number Of substantial
reasons for this opinion. proninens
amosgs. which may BE- mentioned.
lM The superiority Of our race
over thu. Of any Of the new aelds to
which our sntsrprising people are in.
vited, and ths necessary ASSIMILATION
to which they would be subjected, BY
being made subservisnt to The laws,
customs, and associations Of . couu.
try ia which they will 6sd nothing
hoaogc ssous with their refined and
cultivated natures, or in accordance
with their views OF justice and prop.
eE ,qsaliy.
Fad. The grest Ices Of property,
the sacrifice Of many Of the advanta.
ger arieiog ffon cultivated socisty,
and the rs6aing and bese6cial inAu,
ences to he derived fro. the sppli.n.
ecs Of the sciences and srt., 20 say
nothing of the abandonment Of their
native homes, and the sacrifice Of ma.
tioaal and personal pride
3rd. The rrisaiions and hard
ships to which they and their little
ones would br subjected. wi,haut even
the renossss prc~fecs of bei~g henc.
fitted ,hsrefrom. 81
lth. The South, uciwiiilstan ding
her ,are., impoverished, and politi-
cally oppressed condition, presents
greater inducements 10 immiyrw,'
than any land beneath the bright sky
OF heaven; and to those alresdy
herr, she oiierA incs ntives 90 remaiu
~ rich RS her productive land., a,
pure as her ripping streams cI
sparkling water, A. vast A. her bloom
ing rrairiss, ~ bound!~ss a. her Wild,
domaia, and as ls.tise ~ lie and III,
lore If liberty
5s II has been, aud still is, ,h'
, dsty Of every nso who love. thu
Sossh, and desires her future fiuan
cial and political prosperity, to stay
with her, and stand by her Thos'
! Who, amidst veal and woe, aus
, through Year, If toll and blood, stoo,
. w her in the past, should not no'
forsska hsr. IF Tia Friends who ~
nobly bat,led for her independssce
, fson 1861 10 1864, will still stand b,
her, her wealth and political great
nss', in iess than twenty years, vii
be unparalleled BY the mos, higLl.
favored country 10 the world. ~
In conclusion, We will Only ~,
that every atteupt At colonization
!. has proven = failure. Some Of III
:. wisest and besl men 10 the land hav
givsa THAR time, talents, money, an
some Of them have even laid Cow
, their lives in the ffuitleaa attempt l.
, build upoa fossiga nil goveransn
no. not q gorsrnment---a eos~'s
ATTY, equal to that they abandoned i
: the South, and al have signslly fail
!, 81, In substsstiatios " what "
have hitherto sugsestsd, ws spPss'
the following article, copied from H.
editorial columns Of the New Or
A leans Crsscsat ...
. Cs,saisstisa ysilusss. f
We recall With satisfkctisn ID,
fact that the Crescent has"nsver en-
eour,ged tho iden cf self u patrintio'
J. Oh the part Of Southervcrs ~ ,
i $50. ~ ...-.d... a.. l..1ttss