The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 12, July 1908 - April, 1909 Page: 128
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Texas Historical Association Quarterly.
at last her civil government sought to be subverted, and we re-
manded back to territorial inferiority-that, too, chiefly by her
own sons, whom she had once delighted to honor. To refute such
misrepresentations, and avoid, if possible, the destruction of our
State government, to maintain the great principle, that the people
should choose their own ruler, and regulate their own municipal
affairs, free from the dictation or interference of Federal power,
or Federal patronage, this truthful history of the sentiments enter-
tained by our citizens, this able argument in vindication of our
rights, has been given to the public; and from its calm and dis-
passionate tone, from its marked ability, justifies Texas and her
people against all the falsehoods which have been told against
them; and, although madness and fanaticism now rule the hour
at Washington, they must soon give way before the truth and
justice which this appeal contains.
The thanks of the whole State are due to our representatives
now at the national capital, for their exertions in this behalf,-
although excluded from seats in Congress, yet by their talent as
statesmen and bearing as gentlemen, they are exerting a moral
influence, with the thinking portions of Northern men, more po-
tent than speeches delivered under the sanction of official position.
[From the Daily Picayune, New Orleans, January 15, 1867.]
Address of the Texas Delegation.-We this morning make room
for the masterly address of the Texas delegation, awaiting admis-
sion to Congress, to the members of the Senate and H-louse of Rep-
resentatives at Washington, and to the people of the United States
generally. It is long, and we thought of cutting it down, but on
reading it over we had not the heart to erase a line. We should
almost as soon think of condensing the 13th chapter of the First
Epistle to the Corinthians, where St. Paul is speaking of charity,
or the Declaration of Independence. The document is calm,
stragihtforward, well worded, dignified in tone, tolerant in spirit,
charitable in intention, and tells the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth, in as plain and as forcible English as we have lately
read. We heartily commend a perusal of it to our readers in city
and country. During the madness of the present hour it may
have little or no effect at Washington, yet the most ultra among
the enemies of the South can not get up and answer its calm,
courteous, forcible and truthful arguments.
[From the Weekly State Gazette, Austin, Texas, January 26,
1867.]
Address of the Texas Delegation.-This address, which we lay
before our readers today is a masterly production, whoever wrote128
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