Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-08-02

Dlu1DlDgly made as n the information
wefs calculated to rebound 10 the Ameri-
ean character:
'TRyee thousand men for. TSzas.-
Gen. Dunlap, Of Tennessee, is about to
proceed TO Mexico with the above number
Of men, The whole corps are now at
Memphis. Every man Is completely
aimed, the corps harisg been originally
raised for As Florida rar. This force,
we have no doubt, will be able TO carry
everything before il = Vieksbsrg, Missis-
siPPi Register -
A field battery Of six guns--four six
pouniers and two twenty-four pound how
itzers-with all the implements for SER
vice, and one thousand balls, shells and
csnisters, presented to the republic of
Texas by Maj. Gen. TT Chambers, ar.
rived in this city under the charge of
Major Mcleod, on the 9th inst. They
are splendid pieces Of artillery. They
will be in Texas in three or four weeks,
and the way their wide mouths will talk to
the Mexicans, will be a caution to all the
foes Of hbery.'-LopisriIle, Ky. Jour.
Upwards OF two hundred American
soldiers deserted, at one time, from the
army engaged in conflict with the Flori.
da Indians, and enlisted in the Texian SER
vice, 1ceGrtng the American uniform !;
pnd Gen. Gaines himself, with his troops,
took possession Of the military post of
Nacogdocbes. seventy miles beyond the
boundary line established between the
United States and Mexico.
:. How were all these movements regard
cd by our government With approba-
ton, If Il be true that silence gives con-
sent The treaty existing between the
two countries reads thus" There shall
Dc firm, iaviOlabIe and universal peace,
and true and sincere friendship between
me United States OF America, and the
United Mexican States, in all the extent OF
their possessions and territories, between
their people and citizens respectively,
without distinction of persons or places. :"
Behold how faithfully we have observed,
or rather how treacherously we have vio-
lated, our neutrality as nation! IfMex-
no had acted in similar manner towards
ns-we should be engaged, 81 this very
fmoment, IN q war for redress, with as
much zeal and determination as were call
ed iorth in 1912 for the protection of Free
Trade and Sailors Rights" And to what
shall we attribute the present forbearan nee
Of Mexicoi To 4 want Of national pride.
or national perception Of injury, or nation.
al desire Of retaliationi No. Mexico is
weak, and we are strong-Mexico is de
ylded by factions, and we are united
Mexico is bankrupt in her finances, and
we are indenendent in ours. She submits,
fot time Il least because she cannot
safely do otherwise. We were conscious
Of her inability TO cope with Us, and we
basely took advantage Of il. This makes
our conduct doubly odious. Had we
acted thus toward Great Britain or France,
We might Justly be accused Of per6dy,
but not Of eowardice. We love to trample
upon the weak, and to rob the poor and
deienceless. There can be no true brave
~, where there Is not true honor-nor
true honor, where there is not moral rec
titude.. Il must be a nation of dastards,
who can enslave and degrade to the level
OF four-footed beasts. sixth portion Of
their own countrymen-whoc can conspire
to extirpate the halEcivilized remnants o.
the Indian tribes, in order to take posses
sion OF their lands-who can wantonly
violate the faith Of treaties, and seize upor
Aioreign territory, in order to extend slave
~ and the slave trade.
He mr.. G. yhad said, that our govern.
msnt had winked at the invasion Of Texa.
by American troops. II was not until the
22d 1t December last, that the Presiden
of the United States ven,ured to speak I'D
on the subject. On that day he transmitteC
a-message to Congress, in relation to tht
recognition Of Texian independence, il
which ne held that we should still stanC
alooL ana maintain our present attitude
1t not until MEXICO ITSELF or one OF thu
great foreign powers, shall recognize tn.
Independence Of the new government, a
least until the lapse Of time or the cours,
OF events shall have proved, beyond cavi
or dispute. the ability Of the people O
that country TO maintain their separatt
sovereignty, and to uphold the govern
ment constituted by them His advic.
evidently came from hollow hearth.
design was 70 lull the suspicious and &c
quiet the apprehensions Of the people o
the northern States, and 10 put the sudder
recognltion Of Texan Independence seem
lngiy out OF the pale or probability. Tn.
THse was successful. Northern jealousy
was Gained, and even the anxiety of abo
htionIsts gave way to security. Yet, in ,
lew weeks after the transmission Of ,bt
above mess,ge.-with no alteration Of tn.
aspect OF affairs between Mexico and n,
rsbellious province,-upon the ground q
a single successful battle of the Texan,
with the troops Of Santa Anna, and Ii.
forlniious capture Of that unfortun,t,
chieftian,-and during the absence from
the Senate Chamber Of several Nortberr
Sonators,--the independence Of the repub
JIG q Texas was iOrlnally recognized B,