Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-06-09


Enlistment OF slavery where il was abolished. 1t
is not Il seryilc war, but IA war between slavery
and emanc patton, and every possible effort has
been made To drive us into the war, on the side of
slavery.
It's, indeed, circumstance cminently fortunate
for us that this monster, Santa Ana, has been de-
icated and taken, though l cannot participate in
that exquisite Joy with which We have been told
that every one having Anglo Saxon blood in his
VEINS must have been delighted on hearing that this
ruilan has been shot, in cold blood when prison.
cr OF war; by the. Anglo.SaSon leader of the vcio-
rlous Texan army. Sir, hope there is no mem
her ol tins House, OF other than Anglo Saxon OH
gin, who will deem II unoourlcous that !, being my,
sell III part Anglo-SaNon, must, of course, hold that
hr The best blood that ever circulated in human
VEINS. Oh YES, sIr far be it from me To dcprc-
caie the soric> of the Auglo-Saxon race, al
though there have been times when they bowed
the,r necks and submitted To the law Of conquest,
beneath the aSrcndcncN Of the Norman race. But,
Nn, II has stuck me rs no nconsderablo cy,denc,
otthe spirit whichiS Spurrngus into this war OF ag-
gresslon OF conquest and OF slave making, that all
the tires OF ancient, hcred,tnr, national hatred are
To be hmdlcd, IL iamlliarlAc MS with the icroeiouS
>lirit OF rcIolcme al the massacre oi prisoners in
cold blood. Sin, is there moi Yet hatred enough be-
tween Tia, races which compose your Southern
population and the population oi Mexico, their
next ncghbor, but YOU must 20 back eight hundred
or thousand Yeas, and 10 another hcmlS phcrc,
lor the fountains OF bitterness between you and
them " hat Is the temper Of feeling bstween
the component parts ot Your own Southern popu-
lalion, between Your Aneo-SaNon, Norman
French, and Moorish Spanish inhabitants Of LOU
sana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri be-
tween them all aud the Indian savage, the original
az nI h,,.l
him already Lack to the foo, of the Rocky Noun
tallls What between them all and the native A.
merlean negro, OF African origin, whom they are
holding in cruel bondage Are these elements of
harmony, coneold aud patriotism between the
component parts of nation starting upon cru
Sade ol conquest And what the feelings of
all THIS motley compound oi Your Southern popu
htfon towards the compound equally lctcrogcnc-
Gus oi The Mexican population Do net You, AN
Ango-SaNon, slavcholdine cy,crminator of In
dians, from the bottom ol Your soul, hate tho NleN
Spanard- Indian, emanclpator of slaves aud
abollsher of slavery And do YOU think HAT
your hatred Is not viii rqUal eoldaIiy ie-
turned Go 10 the city oi MEXICO, ask any al
Noul fellow citizens who have been there Tor tin
last three or four years, whether they scarcely dane
Showlhcr faces, as Anglo Americans, nthc streets
BE assured, sir that, however heartily You dcles
dCcp-seacd detcsatou Of you.
And this is the nation with Which, AT the insti-
cation of your Executive Government, you are
commenced by aggression on Your part, and for
the rees,ablishment of slavery, where il has been
abolished, throughout the Mexican Republic
For your war will be with McSico-wi,h II Re
public of twents-our States and population OF
eight or nlnc millions OF souls 1t seems 10 be
considered that this victory over twelve hundred
men, with the capture OF their commander, the
President of the Mexican Republic, has already
achieved the conquest of the whole Republic
That it may have achieved the Independence of
Texas, is not impossible. But Texas is 10 the
Mexican Republic not more much as the
State.of Michigan toy yours. That State of Mchl
gan, the People of which are in vain claiming of
yon the performance Of that sacred promise YOU
made them, of admitting her rs State into the L.
Mon; tha State OF Michigan, which has greater
grievances and heavier wrongs to aeec against You
for declaration finer independence, if she were
disposed to declare it, than the People of Texas
have or breaking of their uhiun with the Repub-
lie ot Mexico. Texas is an extreme boundary
portion of the Republic OF Mexico wilderness
inhabited only by Indians I'LL after the Revolution
which separated Mexico from SPAN; NOT suil-
clcnty popuouS at hc organization OF the Mcxi-
can tonicdciacy to form Il State by ITSELF aud
therefore united with Coahua, where the great
est part OF the indigenous pat OF the population
reside. Sir, the history OF all the emauc patcd
Spanish American colonies has been, ever since
their separation from SPAN, history Of convnl-
sonary wars ol revolutions, accomplished with
single, and often very insignificant battles; Of
chictalns, whose title TO power has been the mur-
der OF their immediate predecessors. They have
all parlakcn OF tho character OF the Grst conquest
of Mexico by Cortcz, and of Peru by Pzarro; and
tins, sir makes me shudder a, the thought OF con-
meeting our desiinics ind>>olubl, with theirs. 1t
may be that new revolution ia Mexico will fol-
low upon this captivity death of their President
and commanding General we have rumors, indie, d,
HAT such a revolution had happened even before
his defeat but cannot yet my way clear to
the conclusion that either the independence OF
Texas, or the capture and military execution OF
Santa Ana, will save you from war with Mexico
Santa Ana was but one of tho breed of which
Spanish America for the lest twenty-five wears has
been a tccmng mollicr--sodicrs OF fortune, who
by the sword the musket ball, have risen TO su-
picme power, and by the sword or the muskct bal
have fallen from il. That breed is not extinct
the very last Intelligence from Peru tells Of on,
who has fallen there, as Yturbdc, and Nina, ant
Guerrero, and Santa Ana have fallen in Mexico
The same soil which produced them is yet fertile
to produce others. They reproduce themselves
with nothing but change Of name and OF the man
\ our war, sir, is tn be of races the Ang
Saxon American plltod against the Aloorlsh-Span
iSh-McXican American; war between the Nor
thern and Southern halves oil North America from
| paSsamauuoddy TO Pduanl. Arc Won prcparc,