Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-07-30
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declared that said State lis free and in1i.
peHdent Of the other Usiled Maxiesn
States, sBd Of every other lorsign PoapS
and dominion, and that 'Ihs cor TSEOlapfy
OF lhe Slate resides originally and sSss6.
iially - the general mass sf The indiVidn.
fdeaNhO compose IT, Whaievse doubt
may then exist in the minds Ofsoma, e
70 whether our government is or Is net q
'iederatiOn,' league Of sOVersigng States,
ell such doubt in their case is removed bY
lhe express words Of The constitution, 81
Mexico. Texas, together With COahnila,
was one Of The aOVeTsign- States Of ihO
Mexican federation, aud in the people %
the StsIe was admitted 10 reside The only
Ultimate sOVeTsigniiy. Her eODnoxioa
With the Mexican league vas moi o. Z
province or territory, but As free aRd
SoEeTeign stale, and the FeVoIutiOa was
not made BY, but against heT. In 1884
aud 1885 Santa Anna, u The head, not 81
the people, but Of q msTeenaTy aTmI,
OVe'lhTsW the MPxicaA eonsIiiution aBd
federation Of 1924, drove the Congress
Of Mexico and the legislature Of Fexss
and COahuilS, al the point Of the bayonet,
out Of the halls Of Legislation. The PeOI
pie ZAceiecas, Of COahuila, and ether
States, resisted, but we're oVeTihTO~n.aDd
this daring usuTPer, having aDnihilated
the Stale by military edicI, end dscTesd
a general disarmiDg Of the people, pro-
ceedsd 10 execute the decree in T0xas,
and reduce her from free and soveTeiRH
siale Of republican fedeTaIion,io mere
subject department Of central despOl.
ism. War was made, upon The peOplOs
established a provisional gOveFnmeni.
which on the 7Ih November, 1856, ISSUED
the following manifesto:
"WheTeas General Antonio Lopez de-
Santa Anna, and other military cbiefiains,
have, by force of arms, overthrow the
,deral constitution Of Mexico, and dis.
lved The social compact which existed
bclwsen texas and the other members 81
tie cpnfederacy, now the good people sf
Texss, availing themselves Of their natus
raj right, sOlemnly declare
'Fnst, that they have taken up arms ID
defence of their rights a0d liberties, which.
we're 'hreatned by encroachmentsOfmi mill
IsrJ despols, and in defence Of the Tepub.
lican principles Of the federal cOnsiilutioa
Of Mexico Of 1924.
"SecoDd. That Texas is no 1Onge moFs
ally OF ciVilly bound By the compact og
uniOO; yet, stimulated by the gsserOsity
aRd sympathy common TO free people,
they offer their support and sssistancs %
such Of TIE members Ofthe Mexican cna-f
federacy as will take up arms against
military desPOIism.
'ThTd. That they do not Acknowledge
that The present authorities Of the present.
nominal Mexican republic have the right
TO govern within The limits Of Texas.
.sFOur!h. ThaI they will not cease 70
carry on war against the said authorities
whilst their troops are 10 the limits Of
Texls. t2xt -. @
"Fihh. That IIley hold il TO be their
g6t, during the disOrganizttiOn OfIhS
federal system, and the reign Of deSpOt-
ism, 10 withdraw ftOm the union, 10 Sas
bIish an Independent government, OF
20 adopt such measures as they miy deem
hest caculaled to protect their rights and
bertics, but that they will continue failh-
fuI 10 the Mexicsn government SO long a.
tlst nation Is governed BY the CORstltu.
lion aud laws that we're framed for the
government Of the political association"
The war was Immediately prosecuted
by Santa Anna on tie people OfTexas.
/ On bis part, Il was 4 war Of conquest,
carried on by military usHTPeF, against
| lhe constitution be bad sworn to support. p
aud against the people Of Texss, whilst 5
| on their part, II was war in defence Of :
the constitution, and Oftheir rights aHd
Liberties so solemnIy guaranteed. The
i conflict progressed. The people Of rex.
- were successful, and the entire army
the invader. I0gether with their leadeF,
GenefaI Cos, were captured. Another
] effort was then made by the people or
Texas to preserve the constitution q
1924, and in the articles Of caPitulatiOas
of the IlthD Decembet, 1885, It was siiPugd &
lated among other lhi1fs4@ aqsJ t'agl
r:That General Cos and his officers I.
retire with their arms and private pc I
" into the interior OF the republic under
parole of honor that they will not. in aay u
way oppose the Te-sstGblishment ofths
federal constitution Of 1924" q ' 81
Such was the second and iHsl Sfiart ofa
the people OfTexss to preserve ,be con-
s.itdiiOn Of 1924 But the parole Of hon,
OF Of Gen. Cos was most sbamefnlly !
violated, and he returned in company
with The military dictstOr himself, Santa !,
Anna, al the head OF an armypf eiaht
thousand, avowing openly bic pIFpeae of :
,hs irdiscriminate slaughteE D g :
resisted the reign OF the usutPsE Tiers
| and NOT ill then, when ell hSpes ol
establishing the constitution Of lS2
utterly extinguishsd, did the people 6g
rexss, on the ID March, 1888, 81 ihsles
delegates assembled in gohsrsl eOnsea