Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-18
THE SAN ANTONIO PRISONERS.

We edo mot ride on the ,ams horse with the Pete
burg Intelllgenceryet we trust, that IN every qls
lion in which the rights of country, the
of humanity are concerned, we shall feel strong
for both, as the following article from the lneIIst
Ger expresses We too, have some sympathy
"Auld Lang Syne" in the fortunes Of one OF The C,
tiyes We mean Lodowick Colquhoun, formerly
this city, more recently of Petersburg. We liked
for his amable quslities-and we had supposed
would be one Of the last men who would be csp,bs
,ran.pressing the laws OF nations, OF violating
rights of another country. IL the facts referred !.
the following article can be authenticated. (nnd We
positively assured that they can be "estab!lshed BY
dobted testimony, are We going too far 10 apPeai
our Government for its active interpretation on
half of the unhappy Americans now IN conGnem,
IN Mexico? If the Texans were Iued into false ST.
.,y by the act oil our own uVvr.n..,.U that
mcnt, always faithful in it's foreign relations II
claims of justice, bound to look into The case and Or,
such redress as the facts, which may be authenlca,
may seem to demand? We have probably verv f. frt
al Court; but ask 1t most respectfully and fran.
of the new Secretary of State how better he can or,
the CONNIE ncement of his ministry, than by extend
his right hand to the suffering cspive-or how can
old friend General Waddy Thompson so well mprar
the respect and confidence, which the last accom-
us, he has acquired in Mexico, than 10 strs.
the chains of the captise-,hus caught mapping b. i,
act Of the Government of the U Sia.es'
from the Petersbu,g Int,lissncer)
"THE SAs ANTONIO Passover. Although sont;
the Texans taken San Antonio last Sc pten,ber herr
been released by the Mexicans, there are yet MR.
who are enduring the rigors Of captivity in the ca,
of Perote. We have always believed that II wa.s
duty of the Government Of the U S 10 interpo.e IN Il
half OF these unfortunate men, because il was osin.
the conduct of this Government that they nor ..
,ohere they
1--WE have il from the most undoubtcd authoritv
some time during the las, Summer a letter Wa.
ceiyed by the Texan Government from The S, 4
Charge, requesting Suspension OF hostles, a.
Government of the U. s. had rendered its oifr.,
Mediator between the sell,serens. In complain
with this request, the Texan Government revoked j
order levying force Of 400 men which vas drs 81
for frontier service, and thus the frontier Of III
Antonio was left deiencslsss end it's inhabitants.
ing TO the assurances Of our Government were og Il
entirely of their guard by the Mexican force ~
Gen. VOL, which captured the men nov in coal'e l
ment at Prro,e.
"Such being the facts-and they can be esabi'' |
by undoubted testmony-should not our Governn' |
interfere in behalf Of prisoners taken while -ecG'
reposing on our declarations, and demand The re' I
of them aii' Ill the taken a, San Antonio /
claim on the kind offices Of our Government, io'
circumstances under which they were captured
alike as 10 all. BY the influence OF friends some
been set At liberty but there several yet ~ d.
at P.rote who have as good righ, 10 their ib-t,
was claimed by those who have been hb'rnlei
who with truth attribute their present dis;7,5-'7t
alton 10 the conduct Of our Government. We n /.
it then, that the Government is bound 10 81
fere and procure their liberty, and not leave j, & X
said that IT luled men into n false security. and
made no effort to atone for the evils which i: II
brought upon them"