Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-22
From he GLIB, Aug. >.
Renewal OF Use War by Santa Anna
against Mexico.

att etaAtO
We find in the National In;clllecnccr of this morn
ing the following notification # The Mexican general
(WolD t. President Houston. that h~Ost.lItlcs are 10
be immediately commenced, by tie order of Santa
Anna, against Tcxas:
FiHsr BRrcADE OF THF Norm,
Htadqaarters, .Mcr, Juns ~, 1911.
The time fixed by the supreme government IN the ar
mi-iice concluded the 10Th February 81 the present wear
with the commissioners Of Texas having expired. his cx-
celicncy TIA. President has called To- miud HAT from the
Ilth oi the present month host,lI'Ies are %rcopened against
tie inhabitants Of his department. aud communicate to
you the dscIaratiou of his excci!cncy I also make known
10 YOU that my government has seen with well founded
Indignation The perhdy 81 The inhabitants 81 the SAID ter
'itor, towards Il republic whose generous conduct towards
them they misunderstood in relation Ia a question IN " hich
they were thought to be acting with good faith. They
have abused The confidence Of the republic, by violating
the conditions Of the arm,slicc respecting 10. commission.
crs. who, according Ia the fourth article of said arnisice,
should have repaired To- the city Of Mexico, IN order Ia
regulate our differences 50 FAR as their propositions might
be admissible. Ills cxceNcncy The President, convinced
that the honor and dignity 81 The niiion require the chas.
tisement Of n conduct 80 lulr credtablc, has ordered me
To- apprize YOU Of his resolution, - that 1t may hc well
understood that u u hot through tiinldIty or want IT pow.
or, but because his cScclicnoy has listened to the voice of
humanity. that his hosiilIiIes were not recommended at
the period fixed by the armisiicc.
Notwithstanding ny regret IN thinking that blood i
once more about To flow. Yet, ~ transmitting 10 Won tho
dee lamiun OF The Hrc>d, ~, ! ENJOY the satisfaction 10
find that Justice - on the side Of our cause, which repos-
cs on sacred aud Imprcscripthlc rights. In this we place
our confidence, ~ we'll - IN the ,alor Of our troops
w icp the struggle shall once more begin, the tlNtlf%td
world will Judge between Us, and the iorim. Of war can
not but be favorable To those who fight Ion thoIE country
against usurpcrs.
have the honor To renew 10 you assurances of my
high consideration. ADEILN WOLF.
To General SAurrt IiorsroS.
The crime for which this ''cirsfiycrogt' i. 10 hc
visited On Tie people Of Texas. is. that .'hfy hare
abused The coafi rcc of ne rr,uylic, lof Nicxico.l IN
r~iolaiipg h conditions Of lie annexation respecting
The commissioners. arho, occordbe 10 TIE tourtt orticc
Of said arAliSticc, Sboud haze repaired 10 The ciig NJ
M1ico, IN order 10 r,eaate or differences 50 far rs
Neir propositions might b. aiui-sibc."
The fact IS clearly ,hown, by Mr.. Buchanan's thor
ougl cvi~ccration of tic documents. That NJ arIni~ticc
ever was concluded by tic respective governments Of
Mexico and Texas. That announced by President
Houston a. settled upon under tie mediation cf Eng
land, Santa Anna would not atify, a appears by his
letter To Gen. VOL and that agreed upon by TIE
comm sSioncr> President Houston refused TO rafify.-
hccau>e it assumed Texas To be a department. If Mex
leo. thus compromising her independence. Santa An
M knew this fact soon after tie 1Jh IF February,
when the articles were ID luslcd between lie commits
sioncrs and he knew, also. as the proclamation If
war before Us admits, that II expired ON the first of
May ly It's own limitation. even if such an arrange
mcnt could have Teen supposed tO have validity With
out the sanction of the executive government If Tex
rs. 1t was very we'll, therefore. in Santa Annn TO
rdd, n a Hota bone to his proclamation If h~o>tilit.cS.
that 1t i ..to apprizc General Houston of his rcsolu-
ton. 80 that ii may be well understood that il is not
through tmdIty or want e power, hrt because hs
exccllcncy has always listened to the roicc of hgmup-
fiy, that h~oSiiffisS wcrc not comD,eaced al Ire period
fired by TIE Grmisfirc -
The world must now believe. on this bare aSscr
ton of the butcher If Golad. that nothing but .'thc
voice Of humanity" has restrained his bloody hand
during the time fixed Cor susvcnding h~ostllitics in tic
nnratifhcd arrn>iicc; and during the period which has
clap cd since lis eXPIra,ion-tllat il was n; "timid'-
~ or a ,cant Of Jower - We'll. what held his hand
during the eight years which elapsed after tic battle
Of San Jaclnto
The truth j.. the late unfortunate treaty his brought
about 4 new crisis in the affair e Mexico and Tex
as. IN the intervention of new powers. France. a
well "a England. alike Jealous Of the growth 81 our
confcderacy and the spread of republican principles.
and the dangerous influence which their progress on
the new continent may again produce upon tic old.
have entered heartily into what i now the first wish
Of the Mexican gpvcrnmcnt-the defeat If the cher
isled purpose OF the people Of Texas t. become n
portion of our Union. The government of Mexico
especially its ambitious dlctator->cc> with alarm and
CONSERVATION TIE nearer approach of the great rcpuh-
lie To the confines Of h> dcSpoti>m. which assumes
the disguise If n republic. IL Is the interest Of w.
rants. If they cannot cxtlngui>h. To keep a. far out #
sight as possible. the light of a great and pow erful
Confederacy Of cOmm 1nwealthS. with a glorious pros
pcrity, the growth of popular institutions. Santa An
ma, therefore. cordially responds to the vicw>o of Eng
land and France In relation to the annexation If Tex
ms To our Union.
We have information from 4 high source. on which
our readers may place implicit confidence, that both
France and England have proposed 10 guaranty indc-
pcrdeRce 10 T,sdS. on condition 81 u remuneration ~
the proposed annexation ID tie Tniiei States. This i
the direct appeal made BY these powerful European
nations to those intru>tcd with authority in Texas.
Their guaranty extends 10 tie coercion of Mexico to
recognize the independence Of Texas. But these FIR
eign monarch.cs understand too well (through their
dIp)lmltists on this side Of the Atllntic) the STATE If
feeling among the people Of Texas. to suppose that
they Will allow their proposals 10 be accepted, without
coercion Is used upon them in the first instance and
Mexico Is willingly made the instrument of tbs en-
forcement. Ii IL certain that the Mexican uSurpor
would much Prefer that Texas should be interpOscd
between the United States and Mexico. with its lnde-
pendence guaranteed a n small and separate Safe.
under the influence If foreign potentate>. dan that IL
should become a portion of eur confcdcracy, and bring
the united weight II popular institutions on tie very
borders If the country over which he holds the mas
terry by the sword If mercenaries. Santa Anna. there
fore, aided BY the interested f,rcign governments. VIII
press the people Of Texas into their tol>. by actual
INVASION. or form dable rreraratoa and threats. while
the English and French nero,.atorS Will temo- the
distre>ses Of The fexian government By offrs of vast
commercial advantages. ard n guaranty of irdepend-
encc.
This Is the aspect which our correspondent (whose
name. If given. would he tie sound cf n trnnpct N
the ears Of this country gives e the state If thin-S
growing out of the premature and abarji1e treaty.
which was with selfish hrs.c thrown into tic senate
nv our adminis,rstion. under Circumstances 20 >c-ure
its defeat. instead Il permitting tie great measure to
become the act Il the PEOPLE Ct the tn.on. making
their weight tell en- Tie Congress II fr>; making II a
question AZ The polls.
In the present posture e Texas. Scducsri hg or i'd