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Show 0 mourners. , x - g - - - ' " V . " it '. ' ' , " Ii-' ' . - C ; j. ; ti liE HERO; OP SAN JACIKTo' Ot'lfOSEO TO DisujfioS'. " C fJor.. Houston Veccntly delivered a :cch at Austin, Texas.;' The" following ' i- extracts: ' , ' '1 came noljiero to speak in behalf of ?' nlted South, against .Lincoln. X aW l 1 .to.the nation.-, I nsk,not thu .defeat 1 sectionalism! by Sectionalism, but by pl ti!,;.H,7k , Theio.iuen who talk about Wl litedSonth, know .well fliSt it. begets !" nitcdortlu Talfbffrlghtenina tho . rth into measures, by.ithreals of dis- !? ilng tbe.Unlpnl is chiid't pUy and 1? T, ,11.11.811 the. Black HeputHcan leralvant. Aerlmn i WTOO-KcTthor w ith, hat not yet become, to ignoble, at m lie chilled by thf eats! Strifu begets j fe, threats beget threats', and taunt 2 ets.tsont, and these disutiionfstS.'knqw. - Amcrica'njblood'brooki .no "such, re-lints re-lints as these mctivPuld put, iipbViti Si ivould. blush witU shame for America, , , could ttlieve that one vast portiW-bf c ibuutryme.had tunk sp .Iowi that V, Idish threats would uitimidate them; f 1 .to the Xortli.nml Jbcholdjthe elements V. i revolution which Its great cities aTf- H1 1. Ibt thousands bf wild and' reckless l1 ing men, its floating population, ready enter Into any scheme, of adventure, , fit material for deniurogutY tV work n. To ftuqlr at "these,, to the. great f" e or working population, the wily ora- 10 Comes, to speak in overdrawn- Ian- m ige or the threats and the Words of 'de- Sn on and contempt of SoutKsrn. men. sangry passfous.are roused,. intbfury, -nn I regardless of comeqnciicea, they m g to their sectional lctdertT As well T ;lit the Abolitionists expect tlip gbnth j" ibsuaon slavery, through Xear that the ft! rth .would go out of the Union and b'' roil to itself; Xo, these arc "not the umeuti to use. I would -appeal rather 1,1 Lho great soul or the nation than the f " slons. pf a section. I would say ta " rther as well ns nil Southern men, 1 re is a psrty inimical lo the right! of ,c whole country, such a party at Wash- f ton warned ns against; let Us put it rnf and this is the only way Jt can be cri down.' " E L'he enror has been that tlio South has Sectionalism with Sectionalism, We oi it. a Union basis, one abroad enough to iprehend the good and true friends of of Constitution at tlie Kortb. To htar .thi itkern disuniouists talk, you would r; ik the majority of the Northern psopl? t.ei e in this Itlatk HepuWican jirty but luutso, Ttiey are in oviniaoity, and i ut needs a. patriotic movement like Hi t. supported by the coVsc'rvatives of ba :ss, to units the divided opposition to t party there, and overthrow it So m , W came not here to vindlcatftcaudidatcs no denounce them. They stand. upon r rcvords. If they are- national,! PJ ro theso, if they arc sectional, coitr ? in. Judge them by the. principles ut! r aunouhce. Ut paU aifferences be "nl ;otten, in the determination to unite Vt Mist bectipnalism. I have differed i all the candidates; but whenever I ft mau at this crisis coming boldly up be defense of the Constitution of the Jtry, and readv to maintain the Union Tr Intt its foes, I win Mt I)Crmit old 1T cs to prejudi me agalutt him. ico I am ready t0 tote the Union ', c- Men, who ppyer en- on rd the privation, the.tPil, thopcril that the ;ve for my countrr, call me a traitor,- daj iuse I am willing t0 yield obedi- tha i to the constituted authorities. Let mei J suffer what I have fot thu Union, ian they will feel it entwining so closely doi md their hearts that It will be like cis ping the cords or lift to give it op: ove them learn to respect nd support stil government before they talk or start- trol mother. I kavt been taught, to be- per that plotting the destmctioa of, the at i fvernmsnf;.i'lreon5.but the "gentk-ned "gentk-ned call ft man a traitor becauto ha 4$ lircf tPtutttln.thp gevernBeut,. td tp : iphoid the ConstitMlon. . i Who' are the. people that call e a i raltar? ' Are they those who- march nn- j fer the national flag and ar ready tie- end it? That, it my banner) I raised it it Texas last summer, and when tho" peo- i ile taw thining amidst itt start and -tripes,1. fiCostTrrtrooHr . aKd, tdk i JffipH,' tjiey' knewitAat no. traitorous I ag. They rallied tp It: ,bnt , these genf j lemeii stood aloof.' bear it. ititl ; and i long at it, wares proudly oWimeJey'en s it-hat wayti amiu stormy B'censwlere, hesemerf were not, I can-forget th.afl j m called n traitor. .". . .. " .Let those, whp .chooe,, add' tP ray j r atebwprd,"ihe enfo're'enient of tha lawt,'t f they maintain the Constitution, and the i Jfnloo, lh'eHrorccmtnipfthe .iftwif roust' ) allow. f' ' ' 1 Mut, fallow ''tithth'' we hayeft-niw ( laifty in our midst,. They have "deserted be'Pld "pemderacy and under;, thejead of Jrs Yancey' have started what they call a j !bdthern,Consti((itl6hal party. Tiieytiy 1 h'atthey could not get their constitutional . ighti in,.'the,:NatirinalUcmocracy;'aud iecaoie" the platform. was. nddpted which ( hey .all' endorsed and' undcr whicfi hey 1 Ii fongbt tti. 18$G,Uhey , teceded.''"Tfaey j fro the-; keepers of 'the Constitution; they lon;wftnt.'ariythlug butthe CbtwlilUlibn 1 md' they.'wqn't 'hflVo'.anytWng' Kutthe Jphstltution. , They have ttudied it' tb j irbfPundty that, they claim tP.know" bet- j er "what tt mian than, the'meri'whb made, j t They, have-nominated Southern ;Cpti titiitionaj cindidstss ami have men travel- ' ing;.,obqtit'1the coyptry1" expounding" 'tne i ?Ontlttuifon. 'aad?.yeti; thcrt lt jgcar'ceiy I aeof thembut. will ieirybuthaViiotwilh i Eandinghe fact' that' ilr, 'Linctln may 1 elected jo. the mode peinteil put Ty" the t JonstiWlipn anlby. '-C0Mliltiti6har,m )ritythey ,wil( tiot.-tubbit, Citk- friar fl , frora'tbe.rstump; yonreaditlfnytheir s aperaandin.- their retblutldnt'that If j lr. Lincoln iVclee.ted the Uiifon ittb bo c liiolvedi- ,IIe'reJs'Cbnstitotionalparty a lit intends to violato the",CpnstTtntiertf 1 icabserft man. is Cpnttif dtionalyV ((iected r resident; ' HerelsftCoostltutibnalparty o intproclaims'it treasonable for ft ma a I i "uphold the CoustftuUon: If the people p onstitntinnally elect' ft V resident,-it the " labrity a Tosist bin?? Dp. Ihey'ititehd' j i carrT that crinciole into " their hew . (Outliern Confederacy? Ir.tiiey -do;"we , itn readily concelve.hpw HAtg It-will last, -hey Ueem it" patriotism to overturn the lovernmenti "Let them succeedj-and' in r liat class of patriots they will be able oritrfval Mecico. , But wlio' are the' teachefs.of thfs new . ingled Southern Constitutional Dein- , crary? Are they;npt men like Yancey. b nd Wigfali; irhb havb bceuilwya regartj- c i'as beyond the "palb'of Xatioual Ileal- .! caraey? ' Transplants from ..the goti'th afolina nurjtry.of " disunion; Wfc still j, sve thp inttitutioti of tlaye'ry. It It our , prn, and' the Jforthf has nothing t'o do ,j ith. it. The North dpes;not want ft, and ebavinothiugqdowiththat'. Tbeitcut- mt.ara their own- Theyare guaranteed i themijutt at orirt are' tb us, "We have , is righvto. ajolish slaveryrthey have Bj in fightHo establisli It.. It liour Interest' ij liftTo tt.;: :.Clhnate,!oil nssoeiation-t-all JJ nka tho iiistitinion peculiarly tujte'd to i. If it were t6 their interest, the people t. r Ihe'lTor'th vrpnld have ft: Even in I, iassaehuittts, aI told tbem a few yetrs j, ;o iii lloitpn, they would hate H yet, j- ii for' this fact that it woold not pay, or, iheit the "cotton States" ftTe "pre-pitateilutova'rcvelntion,',andthcSouih- T. n Confederacy is formed, is the.idea of Q tate lllgh'ts to be maintained, oris thtro j( t be a centralized government; forbid- 0I ng tbeStafes to chaugetheirinslituttous, Dl id giving peculiar privileges to classes?. tl Warn the pcopU. to. look well to' the i. tore. ' , v '. c Among the unsatisfied and corrupt poli- ,j( cians of the day, tiierq are many who 0, ng rpr title and power. There are ie any wealthy knSTes who are tfred of & if limplp "Republican mannert; and they 4, ito pliant tools tp work upon in the fdr- ta n and with the:- pen. So long at the b lion iastt, the masses need not feartbem 0( -when it falls, ariatecracy will rear its tj, isd. Those who denounced mo at a to aitor for vptlng against thVNebrnska pr II were the first to deny the bargain frj ey bad made, and to break with their wi orthem friends,in reference to its con- u ructron,whep it? conttruction was ai well lownnt the time of itt paiiage as then. proclaiintd my opposition to It on ac- I unt of the power it conferred on the irritories. And yet the men who then 031 nounccd me, now denounce their Korth- v$ a rriends for liolding them to the bar- . In. I invoke the illustrious, name of Jack f0, U,. and bid you not provo recreant to i memory. To those' who plot the ruin he their own country, Nor.tu or Bonth, j,c at nama brings no pleasant rcniem- tt ances; but the nation! men of long e!t rvicc to the youug men wii- have been j,c red to Jove tliat;uaine, 1 appeal. The cr, iuc fsjsuc Is Upon Jdu. that was .upon liibi. v ( e stood iritlj the Constitution at his ck and defied disunion. Let tho peo- , i say to these Abolition agitators of tho & uth, 4You cauuot dissolve this XJafoa. f' eivill put you both down; but wo will i t let the Union gor f,r.' 'ow,.'tuark bic, I jia not call all those I " unocrats who arc in the ranks of this J?' uthcrn Constitutlbnal party, Ditnuion-1 n |