South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-11-05

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son taking up the cndgels makes sAida.
Wit that he is not SPECTATOR in Texns
lands, 10 support Of Che facts and O.
pinions hereafter set forth.
Iam myself an American, and unless
Providence has deprived me Of those
sympathies that promp. others, am az
much disposed to love my coun,fymen,
to fee; for them, admire them, end to
cherish our noble Constitution & laws
as any other man /, yet have never
been able to approve the Texan cause,
and still less can | approve of the Sc
ccnd fiddle game now playing here by
one Of the general officers OF the U. s.
Army.
Icame to Texas some seven years
since, possessed, as | thought, OF good
titles to league of land, purchased in
New York of an individual who, TO
my certain knowledge, had sold many
othsr leagues, and on my arrival
Immediately applied to the proper
officer TO be put 10 possessios OF my
land, when, much to my surprise, /
was told that my titles we're good for
uothings but was informed, at the same
time, that was welcome TO land, and
that I might select any vacant land fer
| which / should receive titles on csndi-
tiona then enumerated, and which |
thought but fair and equitable. l ac-
cerdingly possessed myself Of a league
Of fine land, took the oath Of allegiance
TO Mexico, and have lived in prosperity
| and happiness I'LL the Texan revolu-
.ioa; since which tisae, must confess,
| have tasted mere bitterness, grief, b
trouble, than had done in all nay pest
life before. The like dselara,ions will
be made BY every Americas who set
lied In Texas, whenever saey cen DO so
| without the fears thsl aew make then,
mute. now alluds TO these Ameri-
| cans who had been settlers for any
time, and whc had fulfilled the eonsi-
tions enii.lipg them TO their lands, and
not to those who came for the express
purpose Of sowing rebellion, organic
ed and matured by those who had FOR
ged or had purchased forged sitles TO
lands, and we're, In advance, deiermln-
ed to create rebellion, that they might
perfect those titles If possible.
! There came into Naeog doches, about
three years ago, Mexican, named
| AImonts, who publicly Informed the
people that he had bsen sent by the
| Government to see and inquire as to the
then condition Of Texas-tkat the Mex.
lean government was displeased and
Inundated to find that i@menss forge
| ries had been effected in land titles,
| which spurious titles were selling in
| every large city in the United States,t
the great deception and ruin OF inno-
cen. individuals who purchased them
tina. complaints from American citizens
had reached the Government Of Mexi-
| co, alleging fraud, no, only Ia the spec
| ulators who sold these titles, but eves
in the Mexican authorities themselves {:
and that this practice must cease,or the
Government would feel constrained to
act in such manner as would convince
the world Of their disapprobation Of
such practices. Mr.. Almonte farther ex.
planned what titles were good, & wha,
were bad: and il Is worthy of remark
that those whose titles were worthless,
| have hated the man ever sincss and
| were very anxious TO have him shot,
when he vas lately taken with Santa
Ana, On the score Of his having been a
spy among them three years before.
Do aos laugh, Msssrs. Editors, a. the
idea of mans being spy within bis
own country, and BY the orders OF his
| own Government.
| Soon after came Gen. Heuston, late
Governor, late Cherokee, &c. &C.; and,
later stil, from Washington, with,as he
| said, (both in the U. States and here
the private views Of General Jackson
in relation to Texas. Gen. II. told his
friends In general, that his purpose was
| to fevolutionine the country. Next
came General Mason, agent for the N.
York company. Upon the meeting Of
| these two big bugs, a discussion took
place as TO The proposed revolution,
Houston for it, Mason at that time a
gainss it; the gentlemen waxed warm
in tAe argument, and separated mutn-
ally displeased with each othsr, Mason
going through to Mexico, and, az it is
asserted by Mszicans, being the first
man who conveyed The news Of the pro.
posed rebellion in Texas to Mexico.
Next 10 turn was the change in the
Government effected by Santa Ana,
and next the Texan Revolution. Was
it not Iaughable to seq these Texans, all
fst, IL. J.