Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-24


York journals in the Texan interest IL 10
stated in the Bee-an administrator paper,
hut one which we consider fair and impair
tial in its statements-t that there 10 not only
n yumor from Tampico that the ports o!
Tuspan. Tampico, and Meiamoras, would
he closed to American Commerce but an
aonrehension OF New Orleans that gene
mi nan intercourse with Mexico will be
tho result of our interference in the Texan
revolt.
| "And this" says the Bee, sis not mat
Ter Of surprise: for il it would have been
proper for the United States to resolve on
non intercourse with France for the nom
fuliment ola treaty; equally proper would
it be for Mexico to declare non intercourse
with the United States for non-fulfiment
of a treaty Of alliance and neutrality."--
The result will be, Of course. TO compel
merchants to resort to Havana as an en-
trepot for their Mexican trade from Europe
and this country. This will materially in
lure the trade with New Orleans"
In 1880, there were about $1,000 Amer
leans resident in Mexico, for purposes of
trade, independent Of the inhabitants of
Texas. The number is now estimated OF
more than 10000. These are at the mer.
cy OF the Mexican authorities, ifthey choose
to seek redress and vengeance for OUT, vo-
lation OF sacred treaties. If any such ven
geance should fall upon them, where will
rest the blame? Who are responsible for
this permitted, countenanced, authorized
levying Of troops to wage war against
neutral power9 Why has not the Execu
tive taken counsel Of that "oath Of Office"
to which he 80 readily appeals whenever it
suits his convenience, and read there his
duty to enforce The laws of the country?
Why has not Congress taken some notice
of the unjusti6able arming and marching of
our citizens against nation with which
we are at peace, and with which, whether
civilized or savage, we are bound to main
tain our national faith and honor! Has
this august body been so much occupied
with their schemes for Ceiling rid Of the
surplus--the Expunging resolutions
their Cog Laws--that they have had no
time for the passage of such laws as were
requisite to preserve the public safety as
we'll as the public credit'
Isa great branch Of our National Com
merce to be Topped off, because our own
! officers will not execute our laws and be-
cause they permit adventures, and men Of
desperate fortunes, to enlist soldiers in our
borders to march against neutral power?
And yet there is every reason TO apprehend
that such may be the case. Are our own
citizens in foreign ports TO be exposed to
Imprisonment and insult, because Of the
connivance of our government in the gross
est violation of our treaties? And yet even
this we have good reason to apprehend.
And after all for wha: have we thus ex
posed the commerce Of our merchants, and
the safety of our citizens? For neither
more nor less than the RE-EsTABLIsHMENT
OF SLAVERY 10 province from which it
had been blotted out by the barbarous and
bloody minded Mexicans! The sanguina-
ry code of Mexico-the cruel, oppressive,
lyrannicaI system of Santa Anna had pro
hibited slavery throughout the Mexican
dominions! The chivalrous, high spirited,
liberty-loving adventures and vagrasts,
whom the philanthropy of land-speculators,
and the chivalry Of Wall street, had con-
gregated on the soil of Texas, spurned with
n dlsdain becoming FREEMEN and this as.
sault on their LIBERTIES Down with the
Tyrants, who will not permit US to hold
slaves !" A feryor was actually excited in
some parts Of the country in the cause Of
Freedom when the whole revolution was
an affair of dollars and cents-a struggle
for the perpetuation Of African slavery
conspiracy of Texas scrip-holders and
their agents-in short a WALL STREET
| REVOLUTION.
We copy the following provisions of the
Texan Constitution from pamphlet, con
tanning their Declaration Of Independence
and the Constitution, printed at Washing
ton, and certified to the American public
under date of May e2d. by Robert Hamilton
and George c. Childress, "plenipotenliaries
from the Republic OF Texas to the United
states of America" They contain an
epitome of the objects of the Revolution:
Sec. 9 and the part of Sec. 10, are to be
found under the head of General Pro,
visions :"
Sec. 9. All persons Of color who were
slaves for life previous to their emigration
to Texas. and who are now held in bond
age, shall remain in the like state Of servi
tude, provided the said slave shall be the
bona fde property of the persons so hold
ing said slave as aforesaid. Congress shall
pass no laws to prohibit emigrants from the
United States of America from bringing
their slaves into the Republic with them,
and holding them by the same tenure by
which such slaves were held in the United
States; nor shall Congress have power to
emaDclpate slaves: nor shall any slave hol-
der be allow ed to emancipate his or her
slave or slaves, without the consent Of
Congress, unless he or she shall send his
or her slave or slaves without the limits OF
the Republic No free person Of African
descent, either in whole or in part. shall be
permitted TO reside permanently in the Re-
public, without the consent of Congress,
and the importation or admission o fAfrican
or negroes into this Republic, excepting
from the United States of America, is for
ever prohibited, and declared to be piracy.
Sec. 10, All persons. Africans. the de-
scendants Of Africans, and Indians except
ed,) who were residing in Texas on the
day of Declaration Of independence, shall
be considered citizens Of The Republic, and
entitled to all the privileges of such.
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