The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-02-08
D. S. MURRAY, PRINTER.

: 1--WE government - who, in the midst oF
the embarassments Of The world. and The
: exhaustion, arising from revoIu,ionnrv
and civil wars. which have esnecialv
harrassed Ills own Country has preserved
the Mexican faith involale: whose manv
gallant deeds IN war and peace, have by
almost unanimous reclamation of The len.
pie aglan and again elevated him 10 rhe
Presidency of the Republic: Santa Ana,
who has often liberated American citizpns
under circumstances which induced Eno'
land to send them into hopeless exile
Santa Ana lsan odious tvrant; and Texas
renegades from the land and religion IF
their tLthers-TexaS, the ingrales 10 their
adopted and fostering country - Texas
the propagators of slavery -. Texas, the
:epudlators of their debts, The vioalors Of
public faith -. Texas is so lovely in The
eyes OF gentlemen that we must lake her
TO our embrace, although we fail with
her into one common grave But in
truth we have nothing 10 do with the
Republics of Texas and Mexico: whether
'ney be the same or Two independent ma.
llons is TO US matter of no concern
We have no evidence that she seeks ALI.
ance even If we were disposed 10 grant Il
am no opagandst - am sallsfed 10
MAINTAIN The principles, the Independence
and the honor of my own country. The
same impulse which moves me TO renal
forelgn Interference and to defend nv own
rights, CONSTANTS me also, 10 keep aIoof
from, and respect the peculiar oreaniza-
uon which other nations have deemed
most suitable TO secure their riohts
l contend, then, in the language Of
the first resolution, that the annexation
OF Texas to the United States is CON-
trary to the laws of Nations, and lust
cause of war on the part of Mexico
The recognition of,he independence Of
Texas by the United States, NAV or NAV
not have been a sufficient cause If wa
it remained with Mexico to vindics,e
her injured honor, or to pocket the in
jury or insult, as to her seemed best.
relying upon her own capabilty of main.
tanning The integrity of her empire
But when the United States, not CON-
timing herself TO just, or it NAV be nm.
just sympathy, not restrained to an on;n-
ion that Texas is, or ought of riph, r.
be, an independent people, makes her.
self an active and principal party, by
taking hold of the province in contro-
versy, thus forever making it impossible
for Mexico to recover the country which
up to that time was but partially or tenn.
porarily in her view alienated from her.
then | say that Mexico has not onlv
just cause of war, but that she would
be disgraced in the eyes of all gallant
Nations If she did not use her every
power for the vindication of her injured
honor and violated territory. Learned
authority has been quoted here with the
vain expectation of Rersuading us that
Mexico has no cause of grievance in
the event supposed. dare not insult
common sense by acquiescence in such
mysterious jurisprudential jargon as this.
| appeal to the reason, to the instincts.
the consciences Of men, for the estab.
lishment of the law of nature, upon
which the laws of nations are, or ought
to be forever based. What, Sir, have
we solemn treaty of amity with Mex
leo, to say nothing at present of natural
right, and is II the part of friendship to
seize with rapacious hand a portion of
the territory which she still claims, and
appropriate it to ourselves? Do not
these learned jurists know that breach
Of treaty, is contrary to the laws Of ma
lions, as lad down by all the writer's
upon that most obscure science, and
without reParation, just cause of war.
! And what reparatlon could we make
whilst we continue to hold the price of
blood and violated faith? What war
was more unjust than that carried on
by the United States against the Flori-
da Indians? Suppose at some time after
its commencement Mexico had agreed
with the Indians, that they were, as
they declared themselves to be, free and
independents; and suppose Mexico had
subsequently thereto, thus addressed US,
" You have expended forty millions of
dollars, you have lost white man for
every Indian slain in battle, you have
called to your aid blood-hounds in vain,
to the horror of all christendom; for
eight years you have with the whole
force of the empire carried on a hone
less war of recovery, it is time hosi,l-
ties should cease: we will take the
Floridas ourselves, peaceably if we can,
forcibly if we must" | shall not stop
10 ask whether we should have deemed
this il just cause of war, or to say what
would have been our laconic reply
Cases have arisen, and will doubtless
again arise, which, when a people are
struggling to throw off an unjust and
tyranical rule, have and will again JUS
tify a virtuous nation even when in ALI
ance with the tyrant in sympathizing
with, and recognizing the independence
of, tho oppressed. Here the rectitude
of the motive and just cause of the in
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