Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-05-19

| uipn6Ilon WHICH must rise III every american DO
som Who is Santa Anal lie is the CO.
vcrnmcnt of Mexico. lie has planted despo-
ism in tina, country, has erected a central govern
ment, and destroyed every ycstigc OF freedom.
We have heard of rebels Who are the rebels
| They are Santa Ana and his priests, and mercc-
narcs and myrmidons. They are the rebels.
The people of Texas chung to the Government
ofNlcsico as long as they possibly could do so as
/ long as a wreck of the Constitution discerni-
Bile, or "A floating plank, they did their utmost to
save il from destruction. 1t was not until the
ilag of the Constitution was struck, and there was
no Ionecr hope, that they raised tho flag Of In
dependence.
MIR. PORTER said he deprecated every thing
which had tendency 10 enlist still further our
feelings and sympaihe> III the contest raging
III the Mexican provinces. Oar position, OUT
neutral character, and trao interests ,cqlircf
a strlct neutrality At our hands. This policy wis
~ obviously the proper one hat he could not inn
apinc, and did not mean To assert, that any Sena-
tor here wished to depart from II. But he was sor-
~ 10 say that nothing better calculated to produce
adepartnre from the position should occupy could
be imagined, than what had illcn to-day from tho
Scnaorsrom South Carolina and Mississp j. Our
Government was popular one. Its action nccessa<
r'y sympathi>cd with public opinion and fthat
opinion WIS formed under excitement and passion,
there great danger would be incorrect.
! lie did not understand why Santa Ana should be
selected o all the other dospols that existed ut
present IN The world, md made the theme OF re-
proacl, His conduct is perhaps very bad 1t
might BIZ true, Mr. =. believed it was true, that
he had oyerlhrown the Constitution of Mexico.
and placed himself at the head OF its Government,
and exercised arbitrary power. But what thcni
Were there not great many other dcspolic and
arbitrary Governments IN tie world witl, whom
we ieli no difficulty IN maintaining relations ~
peace and amty Our relations, he believed,
we're OF the most friendly kind with the Grand
Scgnor al Consantinopc-lhc Bnrbary Powers
on the coast of the Medcrancan--and even tho
black empire of llay,i. We had only this session
ratified IA treaty with SOME hitherto unknown, hall
| civilized Power the coasi of Africa. There
were no free institutions among these different
nallons DrSpotism, absolute, cruel, and constant,
prevailed amidst them all aud yet not Wealth of
II proach was heard against them. Or indiena-
ton was all reserved for Mexican oppression. We
lc 10 all other portions ol the world the al,fw III
living under what kind oi government they pleas
ed, and considered tlll is we permitted no
Iureen interference with our political institutions
We had no RIGHT question the institutions af
other countries. Mexico alone was made an en-
ccpiion.
The honorable Senator from Mississippi had
said that he had heard this door apologies for
/ '''h'" s'hh' ii' (hI. J llah hchFu none. l1c
himself had never made any. lie had always
thought, and always said, tia, so long as he OBJ,
served GOOD faith with u, aud maintained the treas
tics he had entered into with the United States,
we had nothing To do with his bad conduct in tho
Mexican provinces. That opinion hc should or
all suitable occasions express, and if IN his power
cnaree. He should not be deferred from doinp
so by any fear of misconslrnclion OF his mo,iyes
i'N object was to preserve The peace OF the coun-
Try lie thought II her interest 10 preserve it
he meant not morely her pccmiary interest. but
tina, OF higher Kind, which looked at her ,ruc
"iHry--and the maintenance of the moy,l a,.yer
which she now 50 advanlaecously possessed a.
mone mankind And if these considerations did
not influence him in the course prescribed to him.
self IN this matter, the vital interests of the State
he had the honor in pari Ia represent on this fIoof
left him no discretion. The valuable and lucra-
tive branches Of trade which were now in activity
between Louisiana and Mexico, would be broker
mp by ii war, and the principal channel through
which specie entered into New Orleans closed
completely. Every interest in that State, apri-
cultural AS well as commercial, would be seriously
Affected by change in relations. BE was
informed, and believed, that, during the last twcn-
~ months, the trade between the city Just men,
toned and the ports of Mexico amounted to near
~ fifteen millions Of dollars and that in the same
space Of time about eight millions Of specie had
entered the Mississippi from tho sumo quarter
All tins was To be thrown away because they had
no free institutions in the country adjoining u,
He must be excused if he did not feel himself al
Ill erty 10 parakc in such sentiments. We we're
placed here 10 watch over the growing interests
/ 81 our country, AMI 10 promote its happiness
! 10y all the means by which IFS wealth, popnlation
and security can be secured, and not to- in,lul,s
at IFS expense onr own feelings, nor to carry on,
among other nations our abstract opinions of po-
Ncrnmcni.
! There was another consideration Nlr. p. sadly
lor HIM and Tor the other gentlemen from Louisi-
ana, in both Houses, witt, whom he had the honor
to be associated. II war broke out between Mex
leo and the United States, the western portion Of
our State, and its borders, were to become the
seat OF II. That war, once commenced, he was
afraid would not be speedily terminated 1t mist
become from the extent of the country and it's To-
cdhes, partisan in its character. And n larv,.a
portion OF the most wealthy and ropuols horizons,
OF the State were to be exposed for wears TO the
lnroads OF Mexican cavalry and Indian allies lie
lorcsaw that, III the event alluded 10. the inbabi
tants OF that section of the State of Louisiana were
to have their security disturbed and the safety of
their property, particularly that of slaves serious
" endangered. He would give his aid to no meas
ures which wond precipitate such a state OF things
II was very well for gentlemen who came from
States where peace and security could not be az
tected by hostites, indulge in aspirations after
the happiness OF the human race. BIT he protest.