Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-04-04
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sell the compliment vi surprising thai designed thaf
this money should be insinuaed as bride 10 yoursef1
assure You Excelency tina, well aware Of tho
spolcss integrity Of Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
President of the Republic of Mexico. have hazarded
such experiment the virgin purity Of your Excel
leney = honor.
II your Excellcncy perceive ''mpu1ence and au-
dacity' in friendly offer Of peace, aud pledge ofmy
exertons 10 induce gallant people To pay five millions
Of dollars ior realm which they had already wen by
every e which Just revolution and victorious sword
could conior. quite content to suffer under the
repraach OF hay wing less modesiy than yourself
After thus dscuuroousy dsros NJ Of myself, your Ex
ceency is pleased 10 lavish upon the people, TO whose
mercy and magnonimy you owe your lle, The gn's"tN
abuse; the Of which you say that there never
was u more scandaous robbery Than tie forcibe psscs
son Of the territory oil Texas by its present settlers
Have you orgoilon Sir the charter and guarantees, u
der the faith of which Stephen Austin brought his colo
ny into Texas which, III life liberty and property, was
81 sraudoousl, violated by your own Governments and
this too towards who osenbledn The purity of his
lie. and in the wisdom aud moderation d his character,
the oncratcd founder the State oi Pennsylvania F.
These colonies Of the Anglo American race were inin
dneed protect your Mexican settlements from the
hord,s Of Commancho Indians. from whom, in spite Of
elr Wanted bravery your troops had 50 vigorously
He'd
IRE You aware that of the Revolution ct
TeNus was yourown usnrpaon-your tyrannical over
throw othe Constitutional S23 and whit the ederavc
system. OF which, integral portion oi the State Ct
Coahulla, Texas was member Have YOU forgotten
TIL 10y the establishment Of central despoilsm the
runs OF the 81 stem YOU furnished the citizens Of
Texas stronger justification or revolution than Is 10 be-
found in the which lead n the resistance Of the
recu North American colonies 10 the Injustice 81 their
parent STATED After inviting The infant Hercules into Z
your country, Your attempted perldiousy strife him
IN his cradle. and yeu have reaped the full harvest Of
the consequences.
You say, dat when you commenced Your memorable
campaign. IN 1876. IL illustrated by OF vic s
tarcs, until the occurrence ol what you pleased 10
Term the unfortunate "accdeRl3 of san Jaento Your
victories, SIT, II History ~ mol greater novelist than
the most authentic Il bulletins >l,d IN your leca
gneflng, with well apppnledarny Of tiroe thousand
men, posl defended ~ hundred, who kept
yonf cnre force for several day lay, aud the capture
Of which fund every mau gonuusly slaughtered at his
post. and IN the still merc gallant achovmont VI murder
lnJ III cold blood five hundred brave under tic
fortunate flaming, Who had ald down heir arms Ia
nree Of six then number under the faith Of a capt.
ulaon, which even horde e ta',.ue 'Iarars would
have respected. Al san laciutp you defeated hv
the accident" Of your having than men To ono
ui tie band who were led by the bouo factor whom yi
owe Your life. and by the stil more marvellous acci-
deut' OF his having killed, in your arls Than his
whole force aud captured amount Il prisoners tct
Let numbered the vetors 1Eese your lAtelcncy must
4 admit, noh remarkable accidents thai neither
sial SAKE IN his rcveri,s nor the greai Condo in his
strategy has made the slightest provision ier their
renee.
four EXcellcncy. not content with Offering ne the
Instructive history Il your campaipla has been pleased
/
nnst scns'lhrly Throughout tie civilized world when
you pleased to announce that II the Objects 81
your med tated crusade against Texas s 10 eNtrmie de,
! neslic saytBl Before you commence your n.arch r
this purpose had You not better omancpae the mist
hle victims oi compulsory aher in your own country,
who are slaves in every thing hui in the terms Of
nal bondage. and who would he in condition Of Dual fled
freedom, ithoy had half the temporal comforts Of the
blacks OF iexas DO your suppose that when debaucl
edby power you riding r1ughslud he miserable
victims Of your own ambition aud cGpi1iiy, you can
loodNink and deceive any Others than the victims Of
anatlcism who frequent Exeter Hall, 10 be plucked y
tax e1rrri. ,p..2 cormoraut than your excsemen
al home! This fnsy expcdienl to gain popular iavoris
really unworthy OF the good Of one o your scip
lined knowledge Of this world, and comes with truly
seasonal lie grace from Of your known regard to the
value of human life and liberty.
Ii your letter, Sir, commemorate the purple light Of
the Aurora Borcas, il concludes in thunder darkness
and defiance Texas, with her 0C0 inhabitants, il
she has many. is threatened with the very
lremity OF Tie Vengeance OF eight millions of the
gallant people under the | take exception To
your arrUgang for your subjects, the title OF the
yanquishes Of the conquerors II the world, your dis
putting with the inhabitants OF tlecelostlal empire the lar
gos possible manufactured boubas All that have tosay
Is tia, you had better make another experimental cam
palgn and perhaps the 'aceident" may this time
the Other way. lean you, that although Texas
begins in her successful industry 10 blossom like the sc
you will find that you have sumpy road TO travel
Than during your last VISIT however much that
visit may have been illustrated by series of brilliant
victories
But laying badinage aside, Let me in conclusion say
one word to your ENceency. in sober earnest. You are
pleased say that Texas will find great advantage in
covering herself with the Mexican fag'-a and that J..
'who possess the talents of Statesman, must think
seriously oths." thank you, SIR, tor the compliment
to myself III could lay any claim TO the forecast Of
prophets who likely nevertheless to be at fant
would in reply, venture 10 give you oounseland that
is to make peace with Texas with the least possible de-
lay, The policy which have recommended hitherto
towards your country has been pacific, every public
man in Texas well knows For three years | have
sirenuously opposed AN Invasion OF your territory.
My treaties in Europe have looked 10 guarantee
Of the integrity Of your soil under the faith of a
public compact, by which tho respective bound
aries between the two counties might be clearly
aseerained deemed this most with the inter-
ess OF the country thai represented and the cause OF
humanity desired that your people might be LETT free
to cultivate the arts OF peace aud y to make every ma
nnable experiment in the ameotOn OF their moral con-
don ! am sure the people Of Texas would have
been content that you should have taken a Con-
slution ont of ''eyory pigeon-hole Of the Cabinet
of the Able Seyes," from the dry acducous meaphy
ny pot cal ethics OF Robert Owen For know that,
toesabsh her institutions and deyelope her re-
2 sources, all that Texas wanted little breathiry
time. Elbow room she has enough
g But yen to have wlled It differently, and tn
have decided that your young neighbof shall fulfil her
destiny fifty years sooner than she otherwise
would have done. In response to this determination on
your part. believe there is hut sentiment in the