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

hem remained loyal to the Constilu-
ion ofMexico. In 1882, when an at
tempt wasmadeto destroy that Consti-
tutIon-and when you, Sir, threw yourself
forward as its avowed champion, you
were sustained with all the fidelity and
ardor that lreemen could contribute.
AT the avowal Of your principles and
in accordance with them, the citizens
put down the services Of despolism al
Anahuac, Velasco, and Nacogdoches.
They treated the captives of that strug-
gle with humanity and sent them to
Mexico subject to your orders. They
you as the friend of liberty
and free Institutions! They hailed
you as a beneiactor Of mankind. Your
mama and your actions were lauded
and the manifestations you had given
in behalf Of the nation were themes of
satisfaction and delight to Texan Pat
riots.
Yon can we'll imagine the transi-
ton Of feeling which ensued on your
access to power, Your subversion
Of the Constitution Of l624-your es-
adjustment of centralism-your con-
quest Of Zacatecas, characterized by
every act Of violence Of cruelty and Of
rapine inflicted upon US the deepest
astonishment. We realized all the I'M
certainty of men awaking to reality
from the Inconsistencies of delirium.
In succession came your order for the
Texans to surrender their private arms.
The mask was thrown aside and the
monster of depotism displayed in all
the habiiment5 of loathsome detesta-
ton. Then was presented to Texans
the alternative of tamely crouching to
the tyrants lash or eXalting themselves
TO the attribute Of lreemen. They
chose the latter. To chastise them for
their presumption induced your advan-
&c mon Texas with your boosted vet
eran army, laundering force nearly
equal to the whole population ofthe
country at that time. You besieged
and took the Alamo, but under what
not those surely which
characterized a genera Of the nine
teenth cetury. You assaileo one hun
dred and fifty men destitute OF every
supply requisite for the defence oftIe
place, its brave defenders, worn down
by vigilance and duty, beyond the pow
err of human nature to sustain, were
at length overwhelmed by a force of
nine. thousand men and the place taken.
[ ask you sir, what scenes followed,
were they such as should Characterize
an able General-a magnamnous war
the President of a great nation
numbering eight millions of.souls?-No!
Manliness and generosity would sicken
at the recital of the scenes incident to
your success, land humanity itself would
blush to class you amongst the chiVal-
rous spirits Of the age of Vandalism
This you have been pleased to class in
the success ofyour victories and pre-
sumo you will next include the massa-
ere at Goliad. Your triumph there, if
such you are pleased to term twas not
the triumph of arms--it was the success
Of perfdy. Fannin and his brave COM
pauions had beaten back and defcd
your veteran soldiers. Although out
more than seven TO one, their
valiant hearts, and indomitabIe cour-
age, with holy devotion to the cause Of
freedom, foiled every effort directed by
your General to ensure his success
By arms. He had recourse to a
flag of truce, and when the surrender
of the little patriot band was secured
by the most solemn treaty stipulations;
what were the tragic scenes that ensued
to Mexican perfdy? The conditions OF
their surrender weressubmitted TO you,
and though you have denied the facts,
instead ofrestOring them to liberty &C
cording to the conditions of the capitu-
lation, you ordered, them TO be execu,
ted, contrary to every pledge giver
them to the rules Of war, and con
trary to every principle of humanity
Yet at this day you have. the effrontery
to animadvert upon the conduct o
Texans relative TO your captivity alte
the battle of San Jacinto.
You have presumed to arrraign tn
conduct ofthe then existing Cabinet
and to charge it with per6dy;and.th
you are pleased to commend the con
duct of the illustrious Stephen F. Aus
tin, the Father of Texas, and mysel
for acts Of generosity exercised toward
you, you take much care to insinuatt
that we only were capable of appreci;
ting your proper merits. That 20
may no longer misconstrue acts OF ger
crosby and appropriate them to tt
qualification of your self complacel
disposition, l will inform you that the
were acts of magnamimity characteri
tic Of the nation to which we beIonge,
They had nothingito dc. with your me
It's or dement's. The perfdy and CT
city which had been exercised towart
: our companions in arms, did not ent
: into our calculation. Your sacTif,
would not restore to our gallant cor
Danioos their lives IN o,,r country tbs