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ment and code Of laws, ahe has .bolh.
a uniform administration Of Justice and th
. rights of.conscience secured To- al, rattle
than the protection Of the Catholic religioI
alone, as in Mexico, she enjoys both, Sh
has troops and ships of war. She; has hat
her independence acknowledged by th,
United States,.by Great Britain, France
and, indeed, all the grearpoWers of Chris
teodom, not underl the sway Of the Hol!
Alliance and she has. treaties Of com
merce and International agents: with mos
oflhem. Scarcea hostile foot, even from
Mexico, profaned her soil from 1886, wher
Santa Anna publicly stipulated with hel
to end the war, to 1642. And the preda-
tory incursions since, 10 breach ofbis sol
emn compact, and in manner violating
therules Of civilized warfare, have never
secured a lodgment within her boundaries
for single month al time, No towers,
castles, or counties, have there been held
by; her old enemy in doubtful or divided
empire. Her revolution is notin embryo,
but full grown. Not going on by Prepat-
atory steps, but finished-stable. Not dis
tracted by rival constitutions, rival CHEF
tians, and rival armies, such as long desc
lated many Spanish provinces, but domes-
tic harmony and peace reign throughout.
Their prisons are not filled with political
viclims.., Order, aud law, and the rights
of property are respected; !; aud neither
taste, nor. education. nor symPathies of
any Kind are lingering round their former
government, and smoothing the way TO
the rsmotest thought at reconciliation.
Under this condition Of things, how prop
erly have The United States, Tor some
years, urged on Mexico, that the inde-
pendence of Texas oushtto be recognized
by her, and nofurther hoslilties waged 7.
France and England have done the same;
and the latter, since 1910, and bound her
SELF by treaty Of mediation, to try to pro-
cure an abandonment of the claims Of
Mexico. What fears, then. ought to be
entertained, after such advice fiom such.
nations, Of our being involved in any jus.
li6able war, by means Of the annexation z
But Texas has other qualities and charac
tenstics of a nation, showing her; compe-e
tenl to enter into any contract Or arrange
meni with other nations, as: fully as The,
Oldest powers Of Europe. Besides haya.
ing been for several years admitted, ,-IIali:
respects, into the great family of nations,
she is liable for her own. wrongs TO them,
aud is held SO, and uol Mexico, as appears
by hertreaty ofindemnity to join usin'33S.
She is authorized to seek redress for injn-
ries TO, herself and not Mexico for her !,
and she has, 10 this way, and by treaties
binding her commerce, limits, soil, and iu.
risdiction, been muchwider acknowledged
aad louger in the independent goveramen,
of herself, than had Bounaparte in F rance,
when be sold. Louisiana to us. Such, Il
admit, was not The position of her affairs
when annexation was proposed aud ssde;
clined in 1887; but their affairs have made
great strides since, and one unfortunate
mistake with some. in the consideration. of
this topic, appears to be in not feaecting
enough on the changes in herrelalions and
national maturity and stability, made by
the progress of lime and eyenls during the
past seven years. Itis manifest, that ifsa
people have, by sound principles, right
to setfgovernmenis and when oppressed,
can. like The Unied States, properly revolt
from England, or Mexico from Spain, or
Texas from Mexico, and having declared
their independence, do maintain. it. un,il
they give as this case all the usual indi-
cations among na,ions~of manhood dis
crelion, power, justice, and order, the
question Of their, de cure sovereignty thus
becomes as clearly setted5in respect to all
third persons as their de- tacto sovereign
ty. The assent or acknowledg dgmedt :of
their old masters does mol constitute .1he
right, but merely admits.ii;; as the; minors
or apprentices, claiming TO he adults and
free, and acting as such, derive theifsrishis
from the facts of the ease, s:Whei her &C:
knowledged or not by those 40 swGsni hoy
were once in subjectiep hesWslld Gnsl
otherwise become gdiyided inl D mere holy
alliances, with alithsff tnahopS SIiiaiag dog:
mas ON The one hand and spo oltef only
such asihey conside nere;rsbe els3 pirates
and bapdittis; breakiDg up id a bis sssaya al
reform or progress, dnd Yietdd ling 10 The
claim Of the divine IightsDfs skinss sss overall
the human race till elpplarii fIeiifs
T quishsd. The war OF sopih hioll on lhiis
question was settled in 1ayaF the people
after sixty eatssof desoI alton and ear.
mage on lhe. plains off 4 TIIoll and ANA
Lexingtouf Safatog z Yofk toWt againsit
Europe after deIgs rance ia Hood
and again and gain: on both lopsss oGIhi
Andes as .welEasi id MEXICO herself HSoua
basis never again 10 ;be, ,sb sar iIt the Nel!!
World. d.The America side Of this saues
ltion, rather aban the: Bdfish side sofl lli'
side Of any of the desp potismss Of The 9st q
World, must be .ecnside dersd as adopted
here forsger. W hat other conc elusion.
could have influenced both Mesico gans anss
our Goyernme ents iin. S25sS hen Bss ap
.Eplied 10 her to sell Texas TO .lia, @ilhou
j asking. any. assent by Spain, Or getting he
].E9enea gem mept MOTTO make warsapon us
land this, though Mexico had not thel
s:fEfmaintained Neutrality-suspicious. near so lonj
10 } now and sttIough Spaln wa