The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-08-12
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0een published By the French Off;cees who
Aave css.hli.he6 IN. cA..fv.. an ,r.;,;.- 80
er, In the provinces Of Texss. Il would scem
from the tenor OF the principles announced.
that they have taken possession 40 Sxver.
sigas, with intention Of erecting IN indepcn-
dent power. They have conslitotsd = mn
isary Form or Govrrnmens. and declare n az
their inssnlion 70 ius,ily their occupsncv Of
the sCTritofy, bu 0rns il will Be recolject.
ed, that many of those wcse the persons to
whom Congress granted tract Of land in the
Aiabamn territory, on terms 30 very favoura
BILE. They have sold their titles TO specuIs.
tors, and wih-tho proceeds have been ga.
bIsd 10 possess themselves wi,hout leave or
license, Of The tract they now occupy. The
United States claim the province OF Texas
90 the Rio del Morse, under the treaty for
the purchase of Louisiana. The new colony
10 conssquentIy included IN our territorial ia.
fisdiclion, and their proceedings arc in hos.
'sili'y 10 our laws,
- f Cdat a. Asile, Pvopiners of3
"a. Texas, May llfh, 1919.
Reunited By q sosiss Of the sarne ealemi.
ties, which have torn Us from our homes.
and scattered Us suddenly in different coun.
ties, we have resolved to scek an ssyiom,
whore We may be sbIc 20 recall our misfor.
tunes, tha, ws may draw from them useful
lessons.
"A vast county presents itself TO u,-.a
country aLandon.d by civilizcd men, AID
where are only 10 Ls seen. 80 nc ooiot. oecu.
pied, or traversed Nv Ind,on tribes. who eon.
tented With ths chase, leave wi,hoo, cuI,ivs.
tion, territory az fertile as xxtendcd. In
n the advssity, Of which we Ioasf Gar from ;,s
humbling our spirit. we exercise inc 6..t
rfgbt granted "a man by the author OF onu,s.
In establishing ourselves on mi, land. !. e..
silixe IL by our Iabors, and 70 de msod from I,
the products. IL never fafusos 10 oe,.ever.
ancS
We attack no one--we have no hostile
Intentions. We ask peace and fdend,bio
Win oil who surround us--aud will be s,e.t.
: fui for tfs kindness, winch viii be extended
10 US. We viii respect tho religion, the
laws, the msnuers and the vsagcs Of civ,lix,
cd .nations. .Aye. will respcct the iudehen.
dencc, tho customs, tho un,de of life OF tho
Indisn nations, whom We will no, rc,t,a;n
/, either in sbeir hvn,iox, o, Ia auy other pojp,
: Of their existence.
Wa will maintain With all those TO whom
Il will be sxpedient, social relations. and
good nci ghborhood as we'll as eoShmsrcial
pursuits.
Our deporthen, will bs psaceful, active
and laboIioos--we will be uscfui 10 the ex.
tent Of cur powe .-snd will render xoed for
good. . s..
But II IL bs possible. that our si.us,ion be
not respected, md that persecution may fol-
low ns to the deserts where we have sougb, q
retreat, us ask II oi ell reasonable mon, what
defence would have been ever more iegiti-
mate than oursl Il will be that Of the most
sntirv devotion. Our resolution is taken be-
fore hand. We have arms. Tho care OF
cur ptessrvaton has imposed it on US, TO fur
nish ourselves wish them, as men in our sit-
ns,lon always have done. Tho land, on
which we have paced ourstlves, will behold
~ prosper or bssvsIy die. There we will
live honofabiy and free, os will 6od our tomb
~7-and just men, viii giant tsssimony Of %.
tee d 10 our ncmo'y. But We have righ,
70 loo& tor more happy result~>srd our
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