Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-09-07
CATHER TO THE RESCUE


plighted faith Of Mexico, they brave,
/ III the dangers Of asavage warfare, an,
I BY the iron arm, and bold adventurin,
Of these fearless men, the wilderness
8 was reclaimed from the Indian warrior
and ! young Eden, with its variety o
1eodpcta and balmy atmosphere, inyi
elfar off stranger to seek home
q the light breeze, oppressed viii
me ffhgrance Of a thousand flowers
kissed in its gentle wanderings tn
green bosom Of once of the fairestclime
that pours its countless riches in tn,
lap ofindustry. Asthe hardy pioneers
looked upon their growing wealth ane
saw the glorious prospects that lay be-
fore them, their honest hearts expand.
ed in the fulness Of their joyous con.
temptations, and they fondly hoped
that their many tolls had ended forev.
or amid those quiet scenes which see
! med to invite repose. Surrounded by
the arm and panoply Of a Republican
Constitution, that great pall0diuna Of
American liberty, they looked to it as
q great charter Of their rights, and ho-
ped that amid all the changesof time
md circumstance, this birthright OF
freemen would be held inviolate, and
that Mexico with its united and confe-
derated provinces, would rival our own
happy land with its mild laws and free
Institutions.
But the joyous anticipations which
gilded those dreams ofhappiness, were
dispelled by the edicts ofthe faithless
Mexican, and for the preservation Of
their unalienablc rights and privileges,
they have been forced and driven to
g revolution, which upon the part Of
Mexico has been prosecuted with an
satrocity repugnant to humanity, and
with ascruelty appalling to every heart
0f noble and generous emotion. Trea-
ties have been trampled on, sacred pro-
misses have been broken, honor has
been violated, and since the American
Revolution, no nation has beenso wrong
ed and outragedas ourbrothers Of Tex
sas. As yet they have nobly; contend
ed against the myrmidons Of Santa An
ma, and have shaken the pillars Of a
numbering and blood stained monar-
chy; but il Is tosthe people Of this u
MON that ley look for succor, and 1T
10 BY their generous assistance that they
must finally prevail against that horde
Of assassins, who have sworn that there
be death and determination to the Sa-
sbinc.
lngratitude has been charged against
the Texans; but surely the accusation
could not have been made by those who
ihaYe kept pace with the history ofthe
times. Their circumstances have been
slighted, their petitions have been spur
ned, and because from out the gloom Of
their oppression, they dared to look to
tls for CLEAN Of hope, the uncurbed
tyrsnt, in the pride Of his licentious
powers, declared that none Of these free
people should emigratc to Texas. But
this enactment, soinsulting to ourselves,
and te that flag which IS IS SO honored in
every sea, was but one Of the many
ofap rbitrary despotisnl, which, break
ing through all established laws and re-
lationa. - 20 crust, her Id
critics, and 70 encase her sons ins the
Of slaves.
he appeals Of Greece and Poland
cached No across the far a tlantic, and n
{ we could not asSjet still our hearts
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