Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-29

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The war was Immediately prosecuted by Sluta an
m on the people ofIexas. On his part. il Was war
If conquest. cirr.od on by a military u~urper. again {
the people f Texas WINS. on their part. Il was n
war in defence Of The constitution, and Of tier r rhts
anl liberties - s,lcanly guaranteed. The conflict
progressed. The pc3alt # Texas were successful
and ihc entire army of The inguoer. together with
their leader, Cc.cialCo., YVES farturcd. Another of-
FIR; was then made by TIE pco,lo f Texas 10 pre-
serve the constitution # 1921; ard in the article Of
car ~talatgn on tie ilth Of December, 1870, is was
~stinl,ted among ctlcr thing
THAT General Cos and his officers retire with their
arms and private property INTO the Interior of the rcnub-
lie, under parole Of honor that they viii not. IN amy way.
oppose the re-esiablishment of The federal constitution o.
lcgi.'
Such Wa the second and final effort of,hc rcoale, f
Texas to preserve te cuu-t tuition If l13l. Ert lie
rlrolc If honor of Gcneral Cos was lhn>l siamofliy
vioal,d. nd c returned IN clmlany with tie military
Dictator h4n.clf. Stnta fBua, al ilc Lead Ct AN srmy
of eelf taou.gni, agoU r. openly his purpose Of tie
ind ecrImn atr si1ugtfarei al VIC resisted Tie reign
If dc u>urIer. lrea. AMI no TIL then. vixen al
h ,ics e. rc-esialh-ir ~ lie cou>t ltuttentf let SCR.
utterly czsirons'ed. did ~ people If Tcxas, on IL
~ March. l-@j. ~ IN ar d~e'etltc' e-scnll 4 IN gcn-
ersl corNcafun at Washington, i.~rc n o. laration of
ndrpead aee, IN which, a1 r r~er.ting L long train Of
grievances. fir c~xceclng in onormiy tho detailed
M Ger onn doeiera' p ef Independence, thcy proceed
!" r's
then took zap arms III defence o. cur national CON
siiluuon. We appealed 10 or MrAican bfclhr,n for as
si-tancr. our appeal has been made IN ,an; though
months have elapsed, lao simpaihrilc response has yet
been hearl from The interior. We are. therefore, forced
I, tm, m,l,ucbnl, cnn,l,s,no. ia, I'M, s.xn,au reoul,
have aoonie.ccd IN The 4, ,,rnrli,n Of their liberty. and
the substitution th,tofor OF "a mihlary government that
they are unit To bc free, aud incapable Of sclfsa,ern-
mcut
.Thc necessity of elf preservation. therefore. now de-
=, ~, ~ :" 49, ; p' ,""t arn.
- 80 v" :" ~" P"J's 90
f,gra ~ c,.tJ ,ro,LI ~ Ue ar,,ss;t,x of ~ co,s ~,
do b,rtbs re,dre md d,eage. lint n,r poli,d RIM, eaio,
rim he..u ran s~uou has f.,erer 'epd,d. and n4f M
psorfc 81 Teyas fo aSNeonsffaic a FREE, SobLItnIEN
AND ~lNUllENDhNr REPUBLIC; and arc tHy
,nsest NH an m .is4,s aad %i.ib4f's 'ebfoh lrorV,y
"'S"s =" '"a'P'."f"f "eft@h !" 'o"S''""S !" '' ','".
..o, y "n' ., 'w,so"s' "s Jfo' "n ,eNp0'h'y SN''i.
~ -" - % srP'e"' "S'"'S """
iAc = 7aaf tnhs made was)swered by n lut 'Ai
ovca1lmn Ir,vidcncc; and sangninsry q cipter,
with h' mercenrfyetF1y were overlhrD"n and cap
llrrd on &c "lst % A~pf1'"feSB, 'and there tie con-
iist ternnai"d and La never bon renewed; snt
here II lHe cnh .F at."d'Hn to tA' iaPafith i'll
u.i IKE Pc eat gove.riAtni, iAc c.n.lai de- etl m "a
.le>lr". ncstr was tie tofor1rent e, ifetD 'r a'
jrt,d lti'f, ata never airONeh d, o"' me- or
rs Ico.le + an a. tnt sftme. ltrot'r carried n-
- cse u.aa ! vs.. : eiiore'd IN 'dcf' "t'n i"r
lhAts 81 ieN>i II Is not n0H, mr. mover Wa. ue
Government = ir<ar; and The people ~ ifAa~ nfv-
CT owed or r. s3cltd q any all eiaagc. TIE case Of
TcNa issir MGR tian any hat h., ever occurred u
"" tis'"fs - iai.n~-ff STRONGER '''n 'h"i 81 ''
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established Gatrru.tNt. ltffit WAS - successful iei
lance 10 a me + UHfll ecu. c.Nft TO ctH l
over II tie dominic IL n u H~rv rsnrr.r. and ff .
ccnt-al ,io...,i-ta TGo +ra.,.t ... 9,,rnt of .<a.
is ne anlv th.i.tua oo..rnmeni tiat la. c-.ri.cl
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,n,.,i',tn d +, ,,r, ,,,i.4. no,or or.r.,soJ lar .l.
over :. aud 4, vli., Il na,ar ,vcd ony' ap,ria..o.
II IS conceded f.f Tie r@e,illi. ,f Teeas j. = o,..ra.
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n
!" F'i,"'' "l''' "i"" = Val" 81 ''
~ NE on. l"-f isoai ai.',"y ana q '>h
government.
Itmrv lie questioned ~ tic loly aliancc-it my
lie dcn.cd by Linr. and de~pof.-f my he denied DIV
thas, ob, ,..e,t tIo cfe.d.,e d,j,o and lie 1naj.
CA, doetr.nc OF tie Ieitcn-anoiulcl authority a
Lino>: but no american can DENY II without o,runu.
mo lilo , n-ttle. .f.uro own declaration Of irle .ead.
cncc. and striking down or oan ~reillie fir m i'
c,l.,l,r 81 ao r.ta,n. f. tho vorl1. and -..on,ortins
tie S.tes MO th, .uiie,t colonies # tie Br.a,i
against an established government. it would aav,
been con~ccla.od by tie p~rn.plc. If our cvn rcvolu
tien. and tho blood of lie rafrots hy whom II wa
n, n.enel. Toe pri..:,f. mo, vh.. r-e.t~ucwhol
fibre of,ur political institution, Is taus ct f.lta =
cur declaration Of mleso9deDcc
.,... d.r,in
,ber ,n.r movers from The cons,nt Of The governed tia
ends. At l. Tie righi Of The people To alter or abolish 1t, an
p''"''r'',, ""' "'| '''I,- : . p" =" = ,'" =
th'm si"' s''" N''s' '"''. 10 '"''' men s''''. anu -" 4