Year: 1861

Gov. Sam. Houston, of Texas, in letter ,.,,
of the New Orleans papers, has given his r,.
disunion. lie is decidedly for the Union. and uPt
the calm, eiearheaded of a true hearted '''
He meets the question squarely without crioo. F@'
tional prejudice. Would 10 God that every g. "'T
and South had at the head Of affairs who ''d
same opinions in these trying times, as the ola
San Jacinto We have not room for more than ~ ~"
tracts from his letter
HAs all will be alike involved in the borrors t,,
come after dissolution, all have the right 10 neH
whether dissolution shall come. The CELEBRITIES and
of all are at stake. II is not question for uoit u
tamper wth--the masses must settle it for tbal
They to consider whether, with Congress and tE
preme Court largely in avo rof the Constitution t
be justified because the President who is constt
elected is inimcal to them. 1t must come to tb
all these checks and guarantees in favor If l.
that we should longer wait but at let 20 tl
stituton Passion is rash-wisdom considers went
When the bone and sinew of the country after nI
considering the issue in all its earrings shall feel =,
yoke of oppression is upon them, they will rise to ,
Off Then when their now peaceful homes are The @
of desolator they viii feel the pang Of regret Noe


common feeling of resistance, they will not ask s
forms of law to Justify their action Nor will tbey Gn
the noisy demagogue who will fee at the first sl H
danger Men Of the peop pie will come forth to lead H.
who will be ready to risk the consequenc Of reyo


If the Union be dissolved now, will have our r.i
better securely After enduring civil for wears 4
there be any promise Of better state Of things ta,
now enjoy Texas especially has these things oconi
Our Treasury is nearly empty we have half million
dollars in the treasury Of the United States miin
our school fund is invested in United States bon.
have an extensive frontier to defend Peeunary or N
sona considerations ought to weigh nothing when tyr
is in the scale but are we justified in sacrificing ,,
when have yet the Constitution to protect aud
rights are equall Let us not embrace the higher \,
princple of our enemies, and overthrow the Constot
but when have to resist, let 1t be in the Of M
Constitution and to uphold it.


Why this military display and call to arms in Tey,.
Have enemies at home, or is an army marching uyi
usy


When was there the time when the citizens of the Gov,
try were ready to flock to its standard in its de1a
Are the people to deliberate on this question with u
tarv potis1n in their midst ready to tAem
want sober thought and calm reason not furious haa


or the arguments of bayOnetS.


If this Government must fall wisdom must furnish Al
other and better and if patriots yield now To a
and reckless. who only aspire to military glory,
anarchy and Iupine they may end that in the wreck
one free Government they have lost the power To ID
| another.


trust tle QEoon which now hangs the land 5
be dspelled Now is the time for the patriot
forth and consider what is to be gained by change
are called upon to desert the gallant thousands who
years have been fighting our battles against fanatica
the North. Heretofore they have aided us to conu
and We have been willing to abide with them Now, al
struggle glorious than any they have yet ma
they been driven back They still offer the
ef the Constitution and are ready to battle With
in its defense Let true men all over Texas and the
see It, then that leave them not without cauS


cannot believe that can find at present more Ni
of the Union than in it. Yet believe IL due The
, ple that they should know WneIt IutJ lll
has been elected upon a sectional issue II ne expects
maintain that sectional issue during his Adminhtao
it is well we should know it. Ii he intends to admins
, the Government with equality and fairness, shW
know that Let us wait and


So long as the Constitution is maintained By Fed
authority and Texas is not made the victim of Fed
Wrong am for the Union as it is


The closing paragraph is peculiarly feeling and patia
What Texan, who remembers the services Of sam lIo
toms stalwart arm and brave heart in making Texas
she s-in her hour of dire nccessy-will not be moved
he reads the old mans mournful yet eloquent close?


81 AM aged man. My locks have become vii
in telling, believe for the liberties of mankind W.
young, that might look forward to the future fe
that whatever danger might come my strong arm wo.
be at hand to defend my family should feel less an
than do at present The years that will have
the misfortunes of civil but few If couli e
that with the chose of my career would end the mier
of my race cOub share its misfortunes with pasny
bnt to feel that the perils of revolution must
that with its attendant horrors of bloodshed mp
and devastation must sin be visited upon IT, would Fl
bitter my last moments and after living to witne,
demolition of the best Government that existed
would sink to the grave without hope that freedom
be regenerated pOSterty enjoy again the bu
ingS which we had parted. let pause and ponder u
before take any action outside of the Constitution