Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-04-12

ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA,
President efthe Republic Of Meriico;
Most Excellent Sir
Your Communications 10 Mr.. Bee
and Gen. Hamilton dated at the Pal
ace Of tie Government Of Mexico,
have recently been presented to my no.
tice. At the first covenient leisure, |
have not failed TO appropriate NY at
tention to the subjects embraced with.
in the scope Of your remarks.
1t would have met a more ready at
tention had it not been for a marauding
excursion made by a Mexican force
upon the delenceless town of San An
tonic that on the inhabited frontier Of
Texas ApprehendinS that the force
had some other character more impor-
tant than bandits and plunders-com-
handed as it was by regular officers, it
produced momentary excitement and
claimed the attention of the Executive,
but as the bandits have Withdrawn,
characterizing their retreat by pilIlSe
and plumber, as has been usual with
Mexicans, il has left me at leisure to
resume in tranquility the duties, of my
station.
In reference TO your correspondence
with Mr.. Bee and Gen. Hamilton,
have no remarks to offer in relation &c
communications which those gentle
men assumed the individual respon-
sibility of making to you.
The very nature Of the correspon-
dence manilests the fact, that It was
not done under the sanction OF this
Government, but rests solely upon
their actions as individuals. Had your
response regarded them in the light in
which they were presented to you, il
would have Superseded the necessity
ofany notice from me. But as you
have thought proper to laud my con-
duct as an individuel, and refer TO trans
actions connected with this country
with which | had official identy, and
which | also at this time possess; and
as you have taken the liberty to an un-
warrantable extent to animadvert upon
circumstances connected with Texas
as a nation; feel myself impelIed by
Il sense Of duty to refute a portion of
tie calumnies, which you have present.
ed TO the world under the sanction of
your official averment,
You appear to have seized upon the
himsy pretext Of confidential commu-
nications, unknown to the officers Of
this Government, and unknown to the
world until divulged by you, for the
purpose Of manufacturing capital of
popularity at home, and which you
have submitted to the world as man
ilesto in behalfof what you are pleased
to term The rights OLA great nation "by
so many titles respectable.
Whatever opinions you may have
entertained in relation to the difficult
ties existing between Mexico and
Texas cannot materially vary the facts
and principles involved, nor will they
materially influence the decisions Of
mankind upon the justice Of our
cause.
Decency and self respect should
have at least induced on your part the
pursuit ola course different from that
which you have adopted. The abuse
and ribald epilhets which you have APP
piled TO the citizens Of this country as
we'll as those of the Mississippi valley
of the United States, are doubtless
characteristic Of the individual who
gave them utterance. So far as the
people Of this country are concerned
| shall refer mankind to Il history of
facts a1d circumstances connected
with the settlement Of the country. |
shall pass by with slight notice your re-
marks relative to the people Of the
United States. So far as our origin is
connected with them, and a unity OF
sympathy may exist, we are proud to
hail them as our kindred-kindred in
blood-kindred in laws-kindred in
allthe ennobling attributes ofhumanity,
They will hear your idle taunts Of def
ance with the same contempt and derl'
sion that Texans regarded your silly
gasconade. If they have heretofore
sympathised with US in our struggl,
for liberty and independence it7wa
from knowledge Of the facts, that w
had been deceived and oppressed D.
Mexico, and that the cause in whicl
we were engaged was that of humanit
struggling against usurpation and des
poiism.
The People Of Texas were invite
to migrate to this country for the pur
pose of enjoying equal rights and cor
stitutional liberty. Theywere PROF
ised the shield of the Constitute
Of 1924, adopted by Mexico. Cor
fdiug in The pledge they remove
to this country, encounter all the pr
vations Of wilderness, under the a
Turing promises of free institution
Other reasons operated also. Cit
zens Of the United States had enga.
ed in the revolution of Mexico
1912. They fought calamity in Il
achievement of Mexican independence