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the CUlorados TO The Red NFver OF the
Mississip pPi. Where the settlements are
situated, thererwould be a dense lp ,puD
IatiOn without any mixture of Spanish
or Mexican. 10 fact, with the excep
tioI Of the little town Of San AntO Mo,
/ and the hamlet Of NacOgdOches, the
whole population of Texas, now esti.
mated at 10 or $4,000, has been form
led by citizenS of the United States. IL
Santa Anna succeeds. his power will
come 10 immediate contact with Us;
we must turn our attention to that
quarter, and keep up military force
five times as great as that which we
have now on foot.
Santa Anna has been liberal in apply
ing his epithets to OR countrymen Of
Texas. He denounces them as set
Of per6dious wretches, whom the com
passion of the genefous Mexicans has
permitted to take refuge in their
-country, aud who, like the serpent in
the fable, no sooner warmed them
selves, than they stung their benefac.
tors. Let US examine a little, the jus
lice Of this denunciation. 10 the FIRST
place, by what title does Mexico lay
claim to all The territory which be-
longed to Spain in North American
Each province, or state, Of New Spain,
cOhtended separately, or jointly. just
asithappened, for their independence,
as We did aud were not u0iled under
a geReral government representing the
whole Of the Spanish possessions,
which was OGly dOne afterwards by
mutual agreement, or federation. In
Texas, the Spanish authorities were
expelled by the American settlers, the
first time without being able to retain
il, from the treachery Of their ,Msri
can associates, and the second time
with success; they had as good right
to the soil thus cong by them,
as the inhabitants OF other provinces,
who succeeded against Spain. But
this is not the only view Of the sub.
ject The right Of Spain herself was
questioned; the United States claimed
the country to the Rio del Norle, un.
der the treaty Of Louisiana. When
we negotiated with Spain on the sub
ject, part Of Texas, according 10 the
} Spanish claim, was ceded TO as, and
we ceded Our right to heremainder TO
her. This was Ia the midst OF the
Mexican struggle for Independence.
The Mexican title was never thought
| of, we have heard Of 40 compiGint by
Mexico, about the treaty, which ced ID
a portion Of the Spanish claim 10 Us
west oflhe Rio Hondo and Red Riv.
er. What nay Wew be in reserve we
know not This is another important
consideration. The line of l0Oth de
gree Of Longitude has never been actu
ally marked, and at the time Of The
treaty considerable settlement which
has rapidly increased sIRce, was ceded
TO Spsin. | aliute 10 the settlement
Of Pecan Point, which was for time
under The Jurisdiction Of Arkansas, and
is now one Of The districts represented
10 the Convention of Texas. Capt.
Shreve, now engaged in removing the
Red River raft, says, that the emigrs.
lion to that country during the last
winter and fall, has been immense.
Now, suppose that Santa Ana, or his
friends the Camanche Indians, should
undertake 10 destroy this settlement,
is it likely they will stop ec4ctLy at
the tooth degree, or pass into Louisi.
anal The Camanches have begun,
and Santa Ana is endeavOring 10 come
on. He must either be rePelIed by
The Texans, or the next summer will
show a state of things for which the
Americans have been as little prepared
as they were for The Seminole war.
think it must be admitted that the |
pretence Of iOgratitude on The part of
the Americans. to the faithIess, blood
thirsty, mercilesS Mexicans, is entire
Iy without foundation. Nothing but
the strongest necessity Of self preserva
tIOn, could have induced peaceful men
to engage 10 such an eqIsl contest.
They are in fact defending their lives
and their property. They had every |
motive 10 be Eaithful-lhe reasons
must have been urgent indeed. to have
induced them to take up arms. lneed
but mention one of those reasons, 10
bring the case home 10 any American
freeman-they tOere requiredt 10 deLiU
er up their arms! and this 10 the or.
ders Of one to whom they had just
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