Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-01-26
CONMUNICA' ION.

cation, an article signed &" Phorion,n on the
subject of the recognition OF Texan lndcprn.
dcncc. This article contains htletextfafts from
the report Of the confidential agent. sent by ON
government 10 enquire into " the political mill
lary and civil condition OF TeNa.n The para
let run by The writer, between the present cou.
dltlon of Texas and the condition OF Mexico
herself, when the United States acknowledged
| her Independence. removes all doubt rs to the
course our government ought Ia pursue. In
connection with the Article now sent, | have
read carefully the report OF Mr. Mnffi and the
Presidents Message, communicating II To Con
giesS--and my mind has been mought To the
conclusion That the Independence OF Texas may
now be acknowledged consistently with oar trca.
lies with Mesieo, the u,agcs OF cur government,
and the laws al nations
! All questions relative 10 the government Of
nations, whether OF the old, m the neR world -
| (the Preident remarks,) " have heen treated hv
the United States rs questions OF fact only 90
| This course Is not only due IL lustiee, but To
that impartial neutrality, which, IN all eases oI
this kind, II Is no less our duty thai our bhlicy
! to observe. While our neutral tights are re
>pccled, we can take no other course, without
assuming the office OF arblter and undertaking
| To redress the wrongs oi the party supposed To
be injured Since the commen, ement of the
present administration, our government has cs
tab shed fea ions with the government ne fucto
of Portugal, without enquirlng whether Don
Miguel was king de jure. so, IN the cases of
France and the South American Siaies--and SO
in the case ol Mexico herself through all the va
rous revolutions, o( which, daring her brief and
lcverish political existence, she has bccn the
hCatre.
Let IA now appl, this rule Of shet, IN .licc to
the present political military and cyl condi-
ton OF Texas At the last session of Con.
gress, resolutions passed both Houses, " that
the independence OF Texas ought 10 be acknow-
lodged hy the United States whenever satislac-
tory information should be received, thai I had
IN successful operation. a civil government, ca
pable OF performing the duties. mud fulfilling the
obligations OF an independent power The
simple que Stlon then, j. has Texas nj this time
such Il government I The report oi Mr.. Molit,
and the argument of Phorlono thereupon, must
convince every candid mind, thai there is and
has been, for months past, IN Texas, not merely
IN noWIial but IN dcfHdi existence, not merely
in partial, but in succeSStap operation, PIE
ciscy such government rs is contemplated
by the resolution Of tonglcss-not merely n
government oil emergency, hastily thrown up,
without symmetry or strength, and therefore
neither calculated Iorthc irving contingencies Of
war, nor The calm period of peace, when mems
minds are less powerfully drawn together by
sense OF common interest and common danger
bat government regularly constituted on the
model OF our own--in which there j. a clear de
tnllon, OF lis several departments. aud no
less lear distribution Of powers among them
In battle, among the most decisive III rharnlcr.
and the most important ITS consequences, the
President al NeXro-a man hrst III influence and
military fame III his countty-was forced To- sur
render hilnselfaud the flower OF his amy, pris.
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ma, Lo d,o;cnit ia ,lr,n,,,,no ;, u, hat r,,in,
such \ gayefnmen, does cY;s, il No, infTevos
/, ,hore mr., IN Texoe n ,oye,nn.e,, ~ moro
s,ah,Ii,v-a gov.rnmcot b,,,er !, rtna,)e nCn.r-
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oroin rel,r la The arguments of pbocion - and
no rx,r,c,s no Grni,be- as sati.tacto,v cyi.
derco Il seems IN me to be morally certain she
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Ir, ,,,,,c aeen,,,. acouo;pian,e WI, f,t,s b,s
rnn,inr,d nae thai wns m;.,slen Tho L,,,lc
of San Jarinro was indeed more imporfant m its
9nnsonnencae Than nnv which nrer.IeJ =, Inn,
!, certainly = NOT moro decisive evidence orthe
mmonsn snnnrioritv Of the An,,lo An.r,c,n
rnrc In every contest in which ,bey have boom
.nooced from the timc when the angln.Amor;
.,n nonn,ta,ed INTO no o,,ron,a San,t,,as, ,ho
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