Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-19
.gP Ri 10, 1896.

selves State OF the Mexican confederation" uIu
attacked for dung, i'll separating from aicac" ihey
would have been unsuitable in doing this, because such
were unjust, run1us and oppressive ana because
self preservation required local government IN leAa
suited 10 the situation and necessities OF Ihe cou"y u
the character of Inhabitants Our foelalhcf6 III 80
flew To arms for much less They resisted prhnctWe
" the Mcory of 0pprrSS0n, but in our case II was lhe
rea!Iy-it denial Of justice and our guaranteed
rlglts-ll was oppression itsr!!
Texas however, even under these aggravated cTcunl
stances orborc and remained quiet. The const!u'lnn
although outraged by the sport OF faction ana reVou.
lon still existed in nane and The people OF texas Sill
looked to it with the hope that II would be sustained
md executed and the vested rights o! texas respect
3; d. will proceed to show how this hope was de-
racd by the total posa,lon OF the constitution. the
destruction Of the federal stem, and tbs dissolution OF
lie federal compact '' ~-- ~-r-7 -. 's~~~-.Ss-.
1t is wei! known that Mexico has been in constant
revolutions aud confusion, with only few short inter-
vas since its separation from SPAR IN lc2 ms
lnio OF things has been produced by the
iprs Of the rccirsIastca and arstucra!cal party tn
oppose Rcpubcanlsn, o9crurn the federal system and
Constitution and establish monarchy or Consolidated
government Oi su!nr Kind.
In 1881 the Prcsdrn, Of the Republic, Gen Santa
Anna who here lo:ore the leader and champion OF The
republican party aud system, brce the head and leader
his former llpumsts-tir AIiStucIalc ant Church
,ary. With this accession and strength, this party III
Imphrd. The constitutional general Congress ol 1884,
winch decidedly Republican and Federal, was dis
lrr III May Of that year by lnEtary order OF the frc-
.drut before lis constitutional term had expired. The
Council OF Government, composed OF hall the Senate,
Which, agieeaiy the Constitution, ought to have been
Installed the day after closing the session Vi Congress, was
su dissuIsed and new revolutionary and unconstitu-
lull Congress convened by another military order Of
1t! President. This Congress el on The ls OF January,
;;j0 1t decidedly a!atocrac, eccesIastical and
central in lis politics. A number vi petitions were pre-
rnlrd Ii ir3n several townS and villages, praying
hat II would change the federal form of gorrrnmcn, and
establish Contra! iurn. These petitions were all OF
evolutionary character, and were called pT0nuactaml-
nius announcements Tor centrasin. They were
lormed by partial aud revolutionary meetings gotten up
~ the military aud priests Petitions III iavor OF The
rdera system and constitution, and protests against
uc revolutionary measures, Glsu sent by the
Jcope and by Of the State Legislatures, who still
retained r.nness To express their oplmmns The latter
dsrgadcd and their authors prosecuted and Inpr
so:rd. The turnrr were Considered sufficient To invest
Congress with pcnary powers. II acc"rd!ngiy, by
Decree dcpusrd The constitutional Vice PRESIDENT, Co.
FarIas WHO leading tedrrdi!St, without any
impeachment trial, the form OF trial, and
elected another Vi their own party, Cen Barragan, III
his place BY another decree united the Senate With
he JuSe vi Representatives, III one CHAMBER aud, thus
Constituted declared llsc invested with iuil powers
is national Convention. In accordance with these
usurpcd powers It proceeded to annu the Federal Con-
and *yslrI and 10 establish Central or cou-
sol!datrd Government How lar has progressed in the
lca,!s pl tits system unknown 10 US. The de-
::rc Of the sd vi October iaSt which "es The outlines
the Government is however sufficient to show
mat HE Federal system anI compact dissolved aud
departments. This decree as follows translated
DGcaG. 81 0srosEs, iee5
, 0+e s o. ne , %t,,s sj D%,srtnsr,
m Exeeeney the r!es4e", pr te OF The NsAfa. LATED
j neral cuaylrss has drcrccd tic following:
The pfcsen, Governors Of the States shall ccanuY,
outstanding liked by Constitution may havc PRED
shall be dependent Tor their continuance 'e u cir
,auics uron The surFs;ne government OF The na'on'
heir legislative functions bu: !elor; Ssovns lad those which
nay meeting tine they shall nppo" de-
council Tor the frscnt OF tive Iul' chosen
timer ~'a without then on" Hoa! 10 act u. eonar' 10 'o
Ut vacancy tn lEa oicc, they Sh propose
supreme general s'Trrn'"e"t three psr'on the
uat"ms hitherto r"9i'r. and until al uPrestae" ie made
raoa powers shall be exercised BY The si On the ~
Tho ) .UIa az
Anr s. In lo: where tic Legislature
within lays the Gyn.tmi,"t' OF the capital STALL
place. on. purpose Of clscns the five niSuas Of the
AmT L. All judge, aid tribunals oftc States, and The adn
,ruyn OF u,.e ,ail hitherto, organic
,nnvc to tbs bla be formed The he iuac.
iionarc! could uy be r"cs ac before Congress. ul oe
referred concurd before tie supreme court OF The nuton
sub-!lern officers vi tho shall also continue
iof the present" e places which u:e yns"n Or which may he va
card to b" h h" they as well as the Offices c'e"re ana
their remain subject 10 a" at the dPosu ut
The y! the nation" BY means OF te respective
MIGUEL BARRAGAH, President p,o tam
M.arEl D;A; De DosIL.,, Secretary II STATE.
CRY or siExtcu, Oct. 81 Ias5.
For the information OF those who not acquainted
xi,h The organization of the Mexican Republic under
he Federal System and Constitution Of ISL it may he
necessary that this Constitution Is COPIED, as To
Is general principles, from that OF the United States
rhe General Congress had the organization and
elected the manner. n senate w
h S,,. cpis,;ur, far tuur wears and House of Re.
"@ N'''e '1> 81 L. a.. g
rtsehttt''es .''Su ~ ''- T. 'l'I " ~
resident aud Vice President; elected for four years, and
; ENJOYABLE only by impeachment ard t'Ia ne Iode
f amending the Constitution clearly fixed The
uwrrs of The States were the same in substance as the
States the United States and in instances great
r. During the o! Congress, hall the Senate
: orincd the cuuncil Of government.
By Keeping lHtse idCts III view "'o 1'en 1uPPoS"s
he case that The President and Congress Of these mi
ed States to do what the President and Congress
Il Mexico nave uOhe, anu lHi one vi ie Suits was u
.esst and insist sustaining the Federal Constitution
~, STATIC Riyhls and., varaIit case would be present
u -. 49,, .s,, .o,t,., hn,rcop 're,as and tLe r. w.