Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1837-01-12
From the Natchrz Courier
TI.N A.


Causes IF Mc release of Santa .4n0.-Tbc
following communication comes to hand at
IA very favorable juncturc, when the presses
from every quarter are rife with spccula-
ti"ns respecting tho reasons that actuairtl
the TcXiam Chief Magistrate in releasing
the captive President Of Mexico.
For the information and satisfaction of
those ut Il distance who feel Interested in
The welfare of tlIi, interesting country. per
maps IT would he no more than proper for
us to state that The gentleman who favored
us with this communicative is Il highly re-
spcctcd gentleman of the NatclIrZ bar. and
who being intimately acquainted with the
head OF The government, and the Icadin.
men of Texas. lia, all the adrIuarc o,ror-
iu,iitics OF speaking automatically on the
subject.
IhiScxposr Of the course of policy adopt
ca hy The texans is highly satisfactory,
ana although VIC have hccn inclined Ia
""uht INC expectancy oi the measure. we
are now convinced that The interests and
welfare of the infant republic may lr really
promoted Ivy Santa tna's restoration to
liberty. while al The very worst it can a.,
them no harm, if the results ;nliriua,rd
ill"rc!r"ia should not he realized.
To III, Er/itor "fMr .Nuihrhr. (ourjrr.
~ Nv ''tNh vi >itilcTil santa Ana
aud h:> friend and aid-dc-cain,:. i'ol. Al
monte have been released from, their cam
tI>iiy in TcNas, AMI passed up The river IA
few days ago ON their wa, 10 the city of
Washington. They arr. c>cnurri on he
hall of the TcXian Gnvcrmncm, ly Cnlnuc!
ll"cklcy. Inspector General OF III" .lrrn,.
Col. Bee, late Secretary of the Treasury
and Capt. Patton. accompanied rlr.i
from this place To Nicks!,urs. and The views
which have induced the visit ut Santa Ana
I" our capitol, have been placed IN IN,
possession with the r"uu',, thai | should
make public 50 much ri thrn is miSir, lc
interesting Ia the people al this country.
In view OF thr speedy anal p%ncilir al isl
lhrnt ui III" e;in"ulnlrN War which has cX-
listed between NcNico and Texas. The cap
i've general solicited permission from the
IrXinn ti"vcrnun"n! Ia throw himself upnn
tn projection al the United Sia,cs. aud
claim iir im!crru>iii.n II iii" mri;a,rr- Of
i;c"s ni rlI"Ir tiiri Maci>trHr". lie prapn,yL
10 arkn"w !r.Ig" thu Rrpuiiir of I'cAa, an
independent and sovereign na,Iuu-ur To
agree to The Incorporation Of ilcr territory
MO The North Ancrican Union. iiilc other
parties interested should 10 i.icrninc.-
Benz: Il prisoner al war-and ,ilr ~iir\icnn
Government having expressly declared it,;.i
~ "fuft Ibl'' nv htS,')fit'Ibil iIIl it\.iS
through General Santa ANA Will, lr 80 re-
manned III durr>sc, it became necessary. If
his authority aud inllucuc. were To he made
available at all. thar he should AT one, hr
placed in IL different attitude. in which he
might, sci free and unlrammrl!rd. um.,il.>c,l
10y amy dc>palriny circumstances. but ac-
cordin" to his unIur,tionrL legal right
that he slInnli, in fact, be restored Ia the
full and complete possession of all his law
full authority and power Is President Of
McX!co. To effect this. his imnrdiitv and
unconstitutional release 10y the government of
Texas was in,IiSpcn>ihlv rcqni>itc--and
under the peculiar circumstance which
:Ni.t in conncNion with his captivity. it wa,
deemed advisable that the paciticalory Of
fees should be invoked of some neutral
power, friendly to both brll,scrcnt par.
ties, and impartial between them.
General Santa Ana therefore. proposed TO
visit Washington, and solicit the mediation
of the President of the United States. and
his proposal vas acccdrd To by the Exrru-
tive of Texas, who believed that %noti,inr
could possibly be- gained by OBTAINING him
longer. On the first of March next the
term of his prcsid"niShip will expire. after
which time he would he utterly valucic,s as
Il prisoner.
The people of Texas arc anxious to ter
inmate their war. They wish To live AT peace
with Mexico. They desire most heartily To
establish their government, and 10 possible
to annex themselves to our own tniOn.-
They could hardly hope TO attain their OBJ
icct while they held the chief of their enemy
in the bonds of imprisonment. They have
therefore, in Il spirit of maGnanimiiy de-
scrvingo Of all praise, voluntarily surrendered
him to his libcrty,o The pledge ofiils wore! Of
honour that peace shall be restored, that
the relations of amity and friendship shall
| be cultivated and cherished. To dctain
him could avail them notliimS-to relieve
him. afforded AT least. the prospect of adj
vantage. If their hope shall he realized,
the blessings of a prosperous peace will fall
upon thcm-if disappointed, the cxccra-
tons of the civilized world will hr visited
upon their enemy, and linn whom hey
have conquered, they can conquer again.
Respectfully, yonr ohctlicnt servant.
J\O. NJ. ROSS.
Natchcz, Dec 81, 1896.