Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-15
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The f1owipgs lie resolutions re,a.'
tive to i c a m1rean. citizeas now impris.
onel in Mexte,,, aud 10 the whole repre-
,Gonsibic coui'seseF'i die Mexicaus, III their
con luctl ii, apd' ties tfhent OF, the Santa Fe
.exl ehiuiL lpd hose who, though not Ct
il, accompanied lI-Nhlc6 have .UNANl-'
NoBsl,y PISSED both bsaneAes .ofoarLegis.
t,iuto.' - 49, So
RESOLUTIONS expressing the sense of the.
6 n,rtl A ssnhbly olrhei State of Lou.
risiaH jn.bsg lrdio the treatment inhc.'
Ted by the Mex:cGin su horitles on The
'c,iize,s ofEle.Uune1, States, adopted
unanimously by the House of Repre-.
sentatiEJs, @''''
Where s, as authentic information has
b Ell received, as web by private adyices
G through taeTcommun cation address
10. the Sccf1 ny Of State By Manuel Aiva
ez, Z Consul If lie United States at
santl Fc, hat citizens of the United
States; in travelling from Texas to Santa
Fe upOa pcaceable an1 Lawful Journey,
have been capiuredbv the Mexican au.
thori,je<, ADD arc now held.il bondage
I'd subject TO mos: seville and degrading
employmcnt:. .af er being manacled and
marched to distance of nearly two thou
sand ffi2esS under an escorot armed men,
and suffering during their journey the
most CALLING insults and brutal treatment;
and
Whereas the Mexican, authorizes. not
content with these nets Of savage barbara
ty' towards Americab citizens SO captured,
but with an armed posse actually assaiIed
the house Of the. Consul of the United
States until such time as he would, in all
likelihood, perish on his journey ..hy the
tomahawk OF the Indian, or the inclemcn
cy Of the season: and
Whereas it is reported, upon credible
authority, that several American. citizens
have been butchered by the mob in Santa
Fe, wilhpst lhe Mexican government ia.
king steps TO bring the murdei ers to jus.
tice: aud
Whereas il is known that large BODY
of the citizens ofthe neighboring, indepen
dent STATE surrendered themselves TO the
Mexican authcrties under an express
stipulation that. Il they DID lay down theiI
arms without a battle they woull- b. SEM
h6me under slfe. escort to their owl
country and THEFT lives and property re-
spected which stipuTations have been bro
4 ken by lie, Aiexicans, after the most sol
{: enln pledges that they would be fulfilled.
Therefare, beit IN ninaously resolved b,
4 the General Assembly orihe State Of Lou
isinna, ihat each and every Lne0fthe fore
going 1aclssreqQineS the prompt and eff
Icient interference of the Genefal Govern
fnent Of the United States. 49,.
:. Resolved, thar theT citizens ofihe' Uni
ted States travelling on lawful etrands- il
any quarter uf,s.he globe are under The
protection Of the General Government
aud tina the circu1stanLes-o the captur'
: and detention ofGeorge- w. Kendall, -
! Coombs and - Howard, citizens..o
The United States, BY 4he Mexican authori
lies, call for the immediate, and, ifneces
.sary, Northumberland ofthe Genera
Government 10 ensure their hberatIonans
tberestofatiOn Of their property within lh'
! shortest possible time. -
: Ben .iarther resolved, that tie. assault
/ Of an arme6posse, under The. commando
!. la Mexican. effieetsu upon the Uhned States
) Co6suLal Santa Fe; putting him in bodily
z durapre and wounding his person. Is al
act wlish justlfes imnedIae :hostIlities, i
: The insult is not at oncs.and amply aione'
{ for. ~.
{ Re il therefore. resolved, that the inhu
3 I;manIreatment received by the citizens o
, 'fexas. afier having surrendered them
ss Ives 70 the Mexican asthorilies upon ex
/ lpress stipulation that their property shouli
: be iesuri e1 TO slem, and themselves. con
q ducled' under a saie,escoIt, Is such an &C
i Of perfidy, barbarity and cruelty as is nc
tolerated by the laws Of civilized nation,