Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-05-13
TEXAS.

TEXAS.
49,. !, Of late the utmost sympathy mani
N.Y. w., the Texans throughout the whole
. % c,o,es Since the worse than savage
'au ~ ~ ,be devoted garrison of Bexar, ev-
r"! 20 almost is shouting forth anathe-
Wpy9a Santa Anna and the Mexicans,
er N the skies the brave, noble and
' y, shirt of the Texans. Many of the
rs Oublications of the day are calling on
hnS .n,nent of the u. States to dismiss the
u''', M;nster. and make other demonstra-
oS, - transportation towards the Mexicans,
~ .o,ourogiug the people to assist the Tex
..nt,;butions, and otherwise, as they |
Jsem best to further the cause of people
.,,,ocles for liberty seem closely allied
~. omn during the period of our revolution.
gut O but admire the bravery aud devot-
or the Texans, aud if their cause is
w. ~ ~ reasonable considerations they should
'''D ~ by every friend to liberty and the
,S I Of mankind; but ii would be wlse' be-
gus .h,o;lino ourselves with Mexico, By aid
md abetting the Texans with money or
.r;.c 10 give the subject a fair and candid
-s,;o,tion, and inquire whether there are
nm ,ides 10 the question: The Mexicans
-, ,ssuredly have some lille sho'' oil reason
A., eide for their treatment of the Texans;
.howsver for the inhuman butchery Of the
.,,i,ou Of Bexar; but for chastising the peo-
If Texas for revolving and defying the Co
rument of Mexico.
+ will be recollected that Gen. Austin, not
ma since, went to the Mexican Government
transact some business, probably best known
himself and his employers-that after disclo-
I'M HE business to the Mexican authorities,
|, WAS BY them made a prisoner and thrown
MA confinement, from which he subsequently
scared anil returned to Texas. He then eN-
;t,i the Texans to revolt from the Mexican
Government by spreading discomfort among
MEM. II is also well known that the laws OF
yexi,o forbid the slave trade. The Tex
N, soon learned that slaves could be imported
fm Africa via Mexico, at much less rate
asn they could be purchased in the U. States.
/ So il eems-Gnd il remains uneontrGdicted-
. that Gen. Austin was posted away TO Mexico
| 10 stipuIate with the Government for the priv
F lge Of carrying on the slave trade; and that
/ i turned out dead failure. The General,
| from feeling of revenge or some other cause
which does not appear, was caught in the act
Of exciting the people of Mexico to a revou-
| ton and was thrown into prison, and, had he
not made his escape, his head would have paid
the penalty, and very justly too. Suppose thi:
TO be uue-and il we mistake not ii is uneon
tadicted-who are in the right, the Mexican'
OF the Texansl Because the Mexican Gov.
eminent would restrain the Texans from tn,
traffic in human flesh, they revolt and become
their most deadly enemiesl Although we arr
not the friends of the doings Of the Abolition
lists of the present day, yet we do not wish tina
there should be any more slaves imported int
this country, neither do we wish that SLAYER,
should increase. Provided the Texans ar
successful, another slave country, TO the dis
grace of humanity, will spring into being wit
oil the evils appertaining thereto. No one i
bis sober senses can wish success to the Tex
ans unless he is in favor Of the increase of slf
very; for it seems the first cause Of the wa
was the refusal of Mexico TO grant the Texar
The privilege of carrying on the slave trade
In mercy to humanity let us be contented wit
the amount of slavery now in America, and NJ
night and dirk each other that the curse ma
be extended. We can applaud and admire Il
bravery of the Texans; but never the eau
i0T which they are contending, IF the foregoir
Is 10 be credited, to wit, The privilege Of ira
l'cinS IN human .feshH five mistake not Il
aOOlltIonsts themselves are all agapc for Il
poor Texans; but this belying of principle v
must lmpute to ignorance: However fanaI
'Oey may be in other respects, they ceartain
cannot wish success to cause which wou
carry into effect what they so .zealously CO
oemn' Perhaps the Texans are entitled to t
sympathy of the people Of the United Stat
u 50 then let them have il to OVERLOOKING; b
e' us llTst learn the true cause of the difficu
before we let our sympathy run away with
reason And if the desire of prosecuting
aaVe-trade by the Texans was condemned
me Mexlcans, and this was the first cause
me revolt of the Texans, then let our sym
mles be directed to some more worthy objt
snu leave the rebellious Texans to meet
'a'e Which stern justice has melted out to the
Inc worthy Editors of the Middlebury +
''ess and Montpelier State Journal have b
u'aA'ng mid war upon each other ever 81
"e convention at Montpelier in February !
no' with bonalde powder and ball, but v
missiles manufactured from ink and type.
'noug h there have been some dire erptoSt
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