Democratic banner., 1845-02-08

POKER, Or az sbaaJoao.sas Of. .ts OK.
ercise. III Ae uafs'sscG svciut;oo.,
the cqptpie Of 31r.oyns By onsI
troops. 900 aione deenisG so vitai u
seas oi Independence, :h.t France |
forthwith iresiea ns as au indspen-
dent natioa; though her obligations
towards G.. Britasa, @i.h reference |
To as, were doubtless as sreat os our
.sbligations to Mexico with reference!
10 Texas.
sin the feceas s;eaegie betwees
Tie provinces nf Greece and the En-
pire Of Turkey, nothing occuired
that viii compare in d~ecisivenesS
with tie battle oi San Jacinto, or t.,e
acquiescence oil Mexico; still EasiaEd
and the otter principal Governments
OF Europe decided tha: Greece hsd
virtually freed i,sell irota the autiior-
ity OF Turkey. and they assisted in
consolidating her provinces in;o I,
separate Kingdom. The Sarne snvc.
!eisns Z. the Subsequent ravolt OK
Halginh fg0m the authority sc Eoi-
lasd, allowed the kiag Of i[onaod 4
BRET perioa 10 reduce 10 obedience
bis rebeiIiouS province, ba; prohibited
him from continuing in vengeance e.
forts that were seen 70 bs Intellectual
for the PURPOSES ii .uhju5alion; and
Belgium was organized into az Jade.
penden, kingdom. These results
differ 'rom Tie Incidents Of remote
history, but the difference is ctuiimed
BY the Government OF EurUps as J.
triumph OF justice over physical pew
"a, whose Gci2u %ienIunated with tho
overthrow IT Napoicoa. England,
therefore, is moraiiy cs.opfed by Der
own practices. from any exceptions
against the Independent roiiiions 81
Texas; aud III Ike judgment of&li E;t
rope, is eeinced b. the foregoing ca
ses, Mexico has ie jus. cause OF Of
leuce agaiHstus D. ouf disregard :.
her iatcat sJ.eEe!sni..
We are upiio estimate iba .igbl Ct
Mexico IL Texas ,~siicaticuI viii :.
mans owneTsiip ii & i,attci. We
proprietary right il bath cases i.
iCuGied IN res:':;;cc social Le..e4s;
but Ideny that social ten@Gls rsqa. 4
'tlaL ne n,es nf or pe!s!iin vbah af-
igiy so chaltel- Should apply 10 The
Sovereignty OF IRA pa!iri over apo-
ther. Ia tie s.i,i! OF ucr Dec!.ya-
ton Of Independence, and hearty In
lis language, ail Governments ara in
s.iiuted Tor the happiness Of the GOV
erned; hence, the rish! cs Mexico, G.
yer Texas is instituted ior nc benefit
OF Texas; While Gs ow aership oitIex
!co i'll 4 mere ciia;tei is Eor tie benaft
cot o. the caat,sl, but OF Mexico
vi have The authority OF the word OF
God Tor u still rIofa restricted cs.i.
iDats ofthe proprietary right ctaN
naiioos. If,o CiV:siea q the carti.
in!o dis't1c. sovereign owro,sbi,a Is
Ia cuD!rfsance oi n!aux instituted fof!
bis aocial hslrii.s; bu; fevciatioa de-
;~clafos, thai the eac.h is the lords. |
aat TIA Use ti.erepi Is 10Y man in com |
mon. In ;his unlarge4 srnsc, Teas,
81 iarirNn bslts IL. pfopsrtyofMox-'
'co, IS Eot exclusively lie property Of;
the Texans, azcep. is their use Of il
iuaarates with its usefulness IL all j.!
men IN common. On this Christian !
principle, and on this alone. WAS Jus !
tlfsd the eceBt successful astsn3;i
by Great D.ilain ~ coDs.rain The PEG |
pie o. China 10 reiinqUish the exc!u-
slve monopoly which they usu-p-
ed for ases over tia regions whieh |
they ini'ab;t. On this principie q
lone, we can Justify our iorcible OBJ
trrsion on the aborigines of AInerica;
and u compelling them 10 abandon
TO Us such lands as they could not use
themselves beneiiciaI!y to the con:.
MOI rights Of ah:-iU thus acting, III
stead Of being wrong doors, we are
but fulfilling the command ofprcvi-l
''"Ce W tfu!!'l!y aGa rep.aHiSh The
earth, and subGue it.
"iiaviua thus shown that he ueta.
fal 'ishs o. Mexico 20 Texas is no.I
lnconsisLeat with the ris!.t Of 10,
Texans to change their allegiance, !
and that the conventional lavs ubirb |
regulate the intercourse of nations
will rot under exi.iing circuns,auces
De outraged tv the exercise of his
right in f2.sor Of tie United Sta,cs;i
.'4re accomplished all that ! intend
'e1, having preli,ninarily shown, tint
the consequences Of tho act viii FRO
duce results grateful TO philanthropy
every where. and profitable in par
ticular TO us, in ell Our srea. social
interests; and finally all to BE- obtain.
ed without money and without