Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-26
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GEN. HAMll.TON-POllCN OF TEXAS
From The South u c,if,1i Georgian. .lpril %.

From The South u c'if,1 Georgian .lpril %
Pursuant to adjournment tic citizens Of Rakcr aud
lec mot 10 take into further consideration the cause #
'aeaas
Dr. II II Meals being called uron. he rose and M de
ew rc'naLs explanatory 81 the object OF tic meeting;
and sad, as 6on. lianntrn Of South Carolina, WIS IRE
~cnt he would decline, ludugng the hope that tho Gen
sIal might Re intuttd 10 address the meeting
'en. Hamilton, IN responding h tho call remarked
'nas &c hsd las' airfed 1ll1r Gteulnp journey fun
Inc 'haiahoochce, IN shofl visit 10 his plantation in
ms coHy nevertheless be could not hut respond 10 Il 4
KIND invitation they had rendered him
The country whose cause they had assembled to aid
was worthy OF thor sympathy As he had recently viz
ed H. aIIa had been publicly connected with its history
ier 'he last four years, he would ccefully afford all I'M
inflammation IN his power, aud cufnc himself briefly To
o'nsu,faien Of It's present situation intrinsic relations
With The niied States and lis future prospects,
on all those points Gen II furnished the meeting
WIN NE strongest testimony Of the progress the country
had made sinep IT'S first settlement la social order e,
cson religion, aud IN the Development Off great ply
seal resources It, thea demonstrated tho intimate
connection 1t was destined in maintain with the nrted
STATES and uniodcd the grandeur Of It's future Dr. .pccis
VI wse and proydenl government cc from The Ilcon=
Nous influence OF popular umo and the restraints of ar
oiira, power. knew how ioroconce that spirit which b.
longs To tfco institutions, with tic preservation o public
usiice' The nan,au-Hcc 81 internal order and the ylo
liable security Of the national faith.
lie slid the IDEA Of he c5n4uo> Of re1,s by Nc>co
so'ed such an ahsuIdy tia, hc would not ,ske up the
VINE OF The meeting 10 discuss H. He could not bcct,
t'ai Sdnia Ana medtalod. at this advanced Season a
serious INVASION OF the country The vertical ays of an
intense sun over PTanos where ireo afforded lis
Sucndly shade would 81 itself forbid H. ia say naibrr al
the Constitutional dread of Kentucky rifles tba, ,srer
ming hre. The movement at san Antonio vas prob,bly
'of ase or was iclnt 10 draw the planters from their
crops. He believed tia, Gen Santa Ana. who modest
asPIed To the appeaion d the Napoleon OF the cont
h'n' o, America, was not 50 goat l be caupht
a"fe IN the same snare; that he would not aelni n
march Of snme 800 miles the mere iatrue and nry,
on Of Which, over and desert of at least 100 miles in
eArht, would defeat tho best disciplined army in tho
wofif lie would readily see that tho only way of con-
1nonne Texas was by commanding the Gulf taking pos.
SESSION "l Hfvcs on, cutting of the communication with
New Orleans, making i, depot aud place of arms and
establishing II as the base ola line Of operations which
should oA'td nio the interior by easy steam beat com
'no"ca'oh over an extensive inland nayipaton By
sno iahd marches. where Mexican cattle driver was
: Ds""' s'alan Than Nantucket whale-man When
'his could be accomplished Texas can be successfully in
vailed, but not tin then In the mean time ,be h,p,o
win lis single stlrwoud nat on the Gulf in undspr,cd
r"efeicn'y, and IN proud defiance within sight Of Vera
Cruz W wa
Inc defence ofTeNas and the invasion Of Mexico ver,
Two distinct questions. lie did not dspu,, that undc
'e ''uenee ci The spirit Of adventure and the mpul
scs OF daring valor which belonged to the 3orlo a
"eT'ean race, The Rio Grande might be passed and IN,
Northern provinces Of Mexico ra,actd But for III.
conquest ID country the cicryesccnt spirit Incl
Sent 70 volunteers must not be relied upon for those VII
xre willing to go, may be afterwards more willnu II
rune BACK, and just al the time that they would Ia
"oa wanted Much less in great movement was III
WIG Incense Oh Tree boong TO be relied on for free-boot
yrs are not apt TO stay longer than they can pare De
sides thc civilization Of the present spe will revolt
any Government or people lending Their flag for purpose
inconsistent with just regard 10 national honor Mex
leo to be conquered by very dlcren, means and yer,
<jtterent Resources
No General. whotas the smallest REGARD fr his ow
reputation would attempt it, without an enlisted arm
S1 the war Of AT least % eco en composed of 20 ree
'ncnts Of infantry three regiments otcayalry. two resi
,aen's % field and light artillery all II whom should hay
eeen at least nine months in canip of instruction am
who should likewise have the rules and articles Of wa
Icsd y them every morning. immediately after PRAYERS
IN which The danger of lacking tut should be most in
sirucsivcly inculcated. With such an army. with
Neuera, who, finng his scalbard in the Cult. sh,u,
aasd and take pera Cruz. and then establish from tia
point his lines OF operations. whilst an army from tb
Interior Of Texas should threaten the Northern provinces
aiexico the city of the Monzurna- NIGH. be made t
sasAe' III TINS would likewise require military ches