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uuisiton of Mexico, into which Farias
had thrown him, resolved to take meas.
ures to save his life, and to effect it, it oc.
cured TO him to restrain them by telling
them that important communications win
General Jackson had been commenced
relative to the affairs of Texas, and, to
prove these statements, presented TO
them n letter from General Jackson, dicla-
and signed by Gen. Santa Anna, which
is the same read among The documents of
he accompanying supplemental supple
mcnt from Metamoras, containing the
correspondence between the two Pre-
| sidents.) The offers. and whatever else il
(the letter SAYS. had no other object than
to calm the fury Of the highway robbers;
(I,andoleros. who wished to effect their
design of putting him to death, and the
sira,agem had a ma vellous effect. since it
obtained the end that was desired. This
was also the cause that induced Gen.
Santa Anna to visit Washington, since
there was no other way Of lberatiDg him
than by pretending that he was going
there 10 agree Hpon method WIN zen
Jackson, which would tend most effectualy
to obtain and sanction the independence OF
Texas. This is the whole mystery. object
and motive of The journey TO the United
States, and is the true import of,he doc
umen's which have served the editors Of
the Commercial Bulletin, and others, to
produce suspicion Of a secret treaty
between General Jackson and Santa Anna
The letter Of Gen Santa Anna is more
over modified, to suit the taste and interest
of the editor of the Bee. The original
does not contain at all that which is read in
the copy"
STATE OIL AFRIcA.-The following from
the Liberia Herald, gives horrid picture
Of the usages of the African tribes, in their
intercourse with each other. The greater
part of the Negro races Of that great con
tineat, are evidently untame and nn,amc.
able barbariuns, whose fierce and fire.
quently exterminating wars upon each
other are horrible aud sanguinary, beyond
a. description.
The Spaniard, to whom we alluded in
another part of this PAPER, as having been
captured when the Gorah town was taken
by the Deys. has been SET at lbery. He
owes his release to the in,erpostion OF
King Fatorah of Cape Mount. who, it ap.
rears had furnished quota of men 10 the
victorious party, and who is also indebted
to the concern 10 winch the Spanard be-
longs. He gives most sickenng ac-
count Of the shocking and inhuman cruel
ties exercised by the conqnerors. He
states that he had thirty slaves at the time
the town was taken These were all
bntchercd. A large feast was made on
their flesh, on which the conquevers stated
their inhuman appei,es. The remainder
was hung up and dried.
We have been at a loss to account for
this circumstance, from tho fact that this
war was commenced, and has been car
ried on, solely with n view to supply the
demand for slaves. But when we recol-
'ect how snngninary it has been, with what
determination and vigor it has been con
Quoted by both parties: the great space
over which it has extended, and the num-
Der Of tribes II has involved in tho quarrel,
we can nationally suppose a mutual deter.
mlna'ion to infllct signal vengeance on the
vnnqnlshed party. This supposirion gains
strength from the fact, tina, many freemen
were also bu'chcred at the same time. as
well as from the manner in which old Bar
iS'cr IL said to have been put to dca h,
when the Gorahs in their turn prevailed
over the Deys. In civilized countries,
when any signal victory has been achieved
over an enemy, people are accustomed to
90 to church, and return thanks to the
Lord, that they have been permitted to
murder their fellow beings. And we
suppose IN proportion TO the Importance of
the victory, will be the depth of the graft
iude. The Africans express the same
feeling, but in different manner"
PARIS, March II. The Courier Fran