Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-06-06

permit me 10 read, from his recent letter on Texas, where
he says:
The Uniied state. acquired a title to Tetss. EXTENDING. - he
g e and y i rsnI Ko de- - N orr ~, ~ 70 . s5 sai OF 81 10 i,, IsfS &c.
western boundary"
After such an admission from the most distinguished. and
one 81 tie most decided opponents Of annexation, it IS use
less 10 multiply proof and authorities on this !. int.
Thus, thcn, II was, that SPAN obtained Texas fr m Us. and
that the inhabitants Of Texas, 10 wnom, in 1903, we had
promised protection fr liberty, property. and religion, and
all the rights and immUnuies Of citizenship among u, be-
came, by our act, subjects Of The Spanish monarchy Of
which Mexico was then one Of the provinces.
Mr BRoDHEAD asked Nj. OwEN # he knew how numer-
Gus the ciiizen> Of Texas were, in 1919, when that county
was coded 10 Spain.
Mr. OwES. DO not know, sir; nor is it essential to this
argument 10 inquire. Human nights ae equally sacred, be
they the tights Of a THOUSAND men. OF Of a million.
IL February, 1921, commenced The Mexioan revolution un-
der Itutbide. which eveutua'ed in the separation Of Mexico
from Spain. know 1t has teen said, and may lie said. 10
truth Is, that IN 1873. 1920. and The beginning Of 1921, Mex
leo wa, IN fact aud for every purpose, a Spani.h province,
governed by, and submissive to, the mother county. The
fact II our having oeded Texas by treaty in 1919, ~(iaiihcd,
by the way, only in 1921 TO Spain, not to Mexico, proves
this
Mexico was recognized as an independent power by the
Uuite1 States IN 1922, but by Spain herself MT until De-
oembet. 1896; more Than fifteen years after The time (Au-
gust, ISL when the teaty Of Cofdova was signed, ty which
the Spanish authority III Mexico agreed TO withd, aw all Span
ish troops 10 places Assigned for their reception, and Mexico
became, IN fact, an independent nation. II ought 10 be added.
howevei. that a small body Of Spanish troops held ont against
the MexlCans the strong castle If San Juan de UiOd, rear
Vera Cruz, until the Goth December. 1928; and that, in the
I'll io~Sr NHdt yam taitN "a W1A u t-S'hiif>A a &c
newed with considerable forces by that power. On The lith
Of February. 1920. the Mexican brig Guerrero was taken by
the Spanish figate Leaifad; aud soon afterwards, Mexico,
unable t maintain a fleet against Spain, laid up all her YES
sels-ofNar, and discharged their crews. The particulars Of
the INVASION of Mexico which eusued are given IN an excel
lent historical article on The south American Siates, pub
lIshed IN the second volume Of the Democratic Review. At
page lOS. we read:
in the mean time tie Captain General Of Cuba. encouraged ~
hs success or tie sea. had despatched five Thousand troops from
may9aai o.. loard Of transports, eseorted ~ Thirteen ships OF
General Ihiore Barradas Admiral Angel de Ia Borie being the
T,iet ot the squadron. TINS expedition arrived OFT the mouth Of
withou' opposition on the succeeding day. Some little resistance
occupied; and Barradas soon afier hesan his march into The int
rior. scattering ploelaniauons J. Z ore him. IN which tie MeNicans
reign"
Santa Anna raised troops to oppose the invader; and after
The re'ult Is announced IN Niles's Register Of October 81,
1929, IS follows:
rca a%y s 4" 1t Genera al Hs% o1"sa e"p, 'G% d. to 'G pe n Mcs le%p'S on t II e
which the spariards sustained gre tloss'
This was the issue Of the last attempt made by the Span
Iafds TO regain their "Ieyoltd province of Mexico = but
they suffered more than seven years to elapse before they
ICccguI>ed her a anything but a evoited province.
In the meantime, Texas, following the example Of Mex
co. and stung BY a long series Of injuries ard agsessionS, re-
solved to assert her right to an equ,I and independent station
among the nations of the earth. en- the 81 of February, 1924,
the federal constitution Of Mexico, based upon that Of The
United safes, had been pro Iaimed; and On the 9TH Ct May
of he same year. a decree had been passed electrg Texas
%tiucludIng Coahuia) into one Of The CONSTITUENT and sove-
reign states of he Mexican confedciacy."
For several year. he Texans took but little concern in
The rapid changes that convul>ed the interior Of Mexico; but
ia 1890 they awake 10 a sense Of the oppTe>si rs which
threatened hem. On the 9th Of April OF that year, the Mex
lean government passed = law by which The fufher nitro
duc'ion ~ immigration Of American settlers INTO TeraS uqS
expressly and totally prohibited; and military posts were es-
In the sprng of 1888 Texas despatched Stephen +. Aus
tin. as commi>>iOuef, entrusted with a petition to the Mexi-
can government for the fulhlncnt Of the decree of May Z,
1874, which guaranteed TO Texas a separate constitution as a
sovereign Stale. The result i given in the despatch of Mr..
Hunt, Texan minister, 10 Mr. Secretary Forsy III, dated Au-
gut 4, 1881 lie says:
dsiai'. an SAe% e@%%9.sss@~ e. l1e 70 an u asa@see%.." VII"
In 1888, Santa Anna, IN violation of every guaranty
that secured sovereignty to the States, declared for central
ISM or, IN other words, for the consolidation of all pow
er, evil and military IN has own hands. The States re-
sisted but, one by one, they tell before the victorious
arms of the usurper. The legislature OF Coahula and
Texas says HUMP was dissolved al The point of the bay
onet"
And thus the Anglo American blood was stirred to re-
sIstancc at last. Like the United States IN l776, Texas
had To- complain that her legislature had been suspended,
her charter violated, her form of government essentially
altered, and her repeated petitions answered only by re-
peated injury Like the United States in l776. Texas
cast off the yoke of a tyrant, and declared herself free
and independent State. And al San Jacinto, on the DIST
April, 1896, she succeeded IN making good her clam.
There, to employ the words of Hunt, III the despatch al
ready quoted
The MEXICAN General and President santa Anna was met by
General Houston, the division he commanded in person totally ami
poor boon OF his forfeited life, at the hands OF a masnanim"us victor.
On the - April. the shattered remnant of the Mexican army, aunount-
nc IN all To only fur thousand worn cut and dispirtrd wret,hes,
commenced thur retreat IN the mot miserable condition, aud were
permitted To leave the county with all P"sslhle CELEBRITY, IN accordance
rt,h ne terms OF the arms!iee agreed upon with then captive leader
and hs neat in command
The condition that purchased the lives of these four
thousand MexIcans was a solemn agreement that -ueIieO
should forth ruth recognise the independence IF TcLas. OF
a piece with the rest of MexlcO's conduct. Is her violation
of that agreement. But passing from Tins topic, permit
me To read To YOU from a letter which ] received the 9th
er day, rom the present Texan Charge, Mr.. Van Zandi.
written IN reply To an inquiry of mine. the following brief
account of " hat some people call the tcor, that, for the
last eight wears, Mexico has wagcd against Texas. Mr..
Van Zandi saws:
"Since the battle Of ~. facinto, Mexico has never made 4 fruida-
bile ehufI Ia rrsutguelte Texas. Her principal war had consisted in
taunts and threats. at hnesadocia bulletins aud gasoonading proclaim
atio"~, the only result a { - hich a TIE sendI"e into the county, in
aud harasslnr ur weak and Isolated settlements ii our western boz
der; neither Of rAoh " a. able to maintain its position, within he set
TILE v, infantry, mnoferos and Indian warr"s, IN al about 200.
Theit attack was made on The defenoslrss tow II OF IAN Aniona. The
pr" a",t y Ne,res"s ~ere REFUSED " NH nh IS m Teareanei .,
Of the country. The last under General VOL, ola out l,3l0mt at
tackled aud took San AnIonia a second time, bs surprise, during the
session at the district court. His oIoe was composed of regulars.
ranc herc-. and indians During lin ia~ti invasion. the Mexican t~s
was not less Than 500 7hesehre ,ner'soRs constitute ne oMV grts
made By Memo agaiHst Teas SINCE leSt."
IL remains. IN completion Of this brefcompendium of
historical facts, TO notice the efforts that were made hy
our government. pending the war between Spain and
Mexico, To purchase Texas from Mexico.
In the despatch Of Mr.. Clay. then Secretary OF State,
dated March ~, l-25. 10 Nj. Poinseii, our Mexican MIN
ister, he informs Mr.. +. that the President (Nr. Adams)
wishes hum 10 sound The Mexican government on the
subject of boundary. aud to endeavur 10 procure that OF
the Rio del Norre. instead of the Slhinc, as 1.-The inc Of
the Sabine approaches our great western mart nearer than
coaid be wished. - IN other words. he wishes Mr.. Pom
set 10 cndeavor To obtain from Mexico the cessIon of
Texas TO the United States.
In a second despatch to Mr.. Poinseit Of March 10,
ls26, Mr. Clay SAYS he considers the present IAN au-pi-
c'ou> period for settling the boundary question; and he
ADDS
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