The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-25

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Texas.is atthe present time invaded By an |
army Of Mexieans, under the command Of
Arista, supposed 10 consist Of fourteen or
fifteen thousand men. At our latest dates,
San Antonio and Goliad were in their poses
sion.
The Texans do not seem to be alarmed at
this formidable array Of the enemy within
their frontier, buton the contrary each mans
"soul Is in arms. and eager for the fray"!-
The citizens are voluntarily placing them
selves under brAve and experienced COM
manders, and have no other thought for the
future but thst3'6f victory. President Hous-
ton in letter to the Texan Consul at New
Orleans, says:--s'We can bring into the feld
a. least ten thousand men and in case Of e.
merkency, we could rase fifteen thousand
Let but ten, nay, fiYe thousand Texans
be brought into genera action with these
fifteen thousand selfish blood-thirsty inva-
den, and what would be the fate of the
Mexican army! San Jlcinto answers, half
of hat army would have paid the forfeit Of
thtir dastardly lives, and he other halfwould
be the Texans prisoners, with Arista in
The cell once occupied BY the tyrant Santa
Anna. Gen. Houston aso says in the let
ter from which we have previously quoted:
''The war will not be of long duration. No
Mexican force can. long sustain itself in
Texas and "Let, Mexico look out for the
fecompense of her iniquitiss." tits char
acterisic of Sam Houston to generally do
that which he threatens, and in this instance
Mercy cannot interpose. Here we have
almost promise given that the blood of
the twenty brave fellows who left this place,
to assist The Texans in gaining their Indepen-
dence, and who all save one, fell with the
indisCrininate massacre Of Fanning's troops,
will at no distant period be amply avenged.
Whenthe news arrived at Galveston from
the, southwestern frontier, that Texas was
invaded BY an army Of Mexicans, the Presi-
dent, who was there at the time, immediate
~ issued Proclamation commanding all cit
liens liable to military duty, to be in readi-
ness, fully armed and equipped for cam
paign of three months. This Proclamation
we have inserted below.) President HOus-
ton has left Galveston to join his countrymsn
in arms at the scene of strife. Companies
of volunteers, we are informed, are now be-
ing raised in Arkansas, to press forward to
the immediate suecour Of the Texans, which
will, we have no doubt, give impetus to
similar assistance from other States,-Ten-
nessee especially, for it is impossible that the
citizens Of that State should suffer the blood
of Crockett to silk into the earth unavenged,
when so justi6tble an opportunity offers it.
self for full retaliation on the cold-hearted
butchers Of the brave at the Alamo! A meet
ing has alread y been held by the citizens of
New Orleans, hlving for its object the adop-
ton of suitable measures to enable the citizens
of Texas to carr on this war vigorously
Texas is not tOR trampled under foot as pos
lsessing but mushroom existence. The
star Of that Republic is destined 70 shine in
the horizon Of pations, century on century,
bright and yet brighter as Time elapses.-
1t may be, possible the present invasion of
Texas Is but tht prelude to Sam Houston's
'revel in the hills Of the Montezumas.' At
any rate, we hobe so,