Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-01

O'S' "ltnout government or political exist
once, as Mexico would have the world 10
believe. The true relation between them
IS that OF Independent members of Fed
erol Government, but now subverted bv
force; the weaker of which has successful |
~ resisted, under fearful odds, the at
tempts OF the stronger to conquer and sub
Ject her TO us power. 1t is in that LIGHT
we regard her, and in that we had the
right 10 invite her to renew the proposition
Tor annexation, aud to treat with her for
admission into the Union, without giving
any just offence to Mexico, or violating
any obligations, by treaty or otherwise, |
between us and her. Nor will our honor.
any more than our welfare and safety.
permit her to attack Texas while the ques- !
ton of annexation is pending If Mexico
has thought proper to take offence, it is we
who invite a renewal of her proposition,
and not she who accepted it, who ought 10
be held responsible; and we, as the re-
sponSIble party, cannot, without implica-
ting our honor, permit another to suffer in
our place. Entertaining these views, Mex
leo would make a great mistake if she
should suppose that the President would
regard with Indifference the renewal of
the war which she has proclaimed against
Texas. Our honor and interests are both
involved.
But another and a Still more elevated
consideration would forbid him TO look on
with Indifference. As strong as are the
objections to the renewal of the war. those
to the manner in which it is TO be con-
Quoted are still more so. If honor and
interest forbid a tame acquiescence in the /
renewal Of the war, the voice of humanity
cries aloud against the manner of con-
Quoting it. All the world has an interest
that the rules and usageS of war, as estab-
lished between civilized nations in modern
times, should be respected, and are in du-
ty bound to resist their violation and to
see them preserved. In this case, that du-
ty IS pre- eminently ours. We are neigh
, bors the nearest to the scenes Of the pro-
) posed atrocities, most competent 10 Judge,
from our proximity, and for the same rea-
son, enabled more readily TO interfere.
From this reason, also, our sympathy
: would be more deeply wounded, by re-
, viewing the mingled scenes of misery
: which would present themselves on all
: sides, and hearing the groans OF the suf-
fering: not to mention the dangers to which
we would be exposed in consequence, on
distant and weak frontier, with numerous
/ and powerful bands OF Indians in its
: vicinity.
, If any thing can add TO tie atrocily
. with which it is proclaimed war will be
waged, it is the bold fiction, regardless Of
: the semblance of truth, 10 which the Go.
vernment Of Mexico has resorted, in or
S der to give color TO the decree Of June,
= 1913, and the orders Of General Woll.--
Finding nothing in the conduct Of tho Co
vcrumout or people of Texas to Justify
, their bloody and ferocious character, It has
: assumed in wording them that there IS no
8 such Government or community rs Texas;
} that the individuals to be found there are
/ Iawless intruders and usurpers, without po-
r lticai existence, who may Tlghtfully be
, treated as a gang Of pirates-outcasts from
d society-and, as such, not entitled TO the
d protection of the laws of nations or huma-
r nifty. In this assumption 1t obstinately
d persists, in spite OF the well known, and
0 excepting the government Of Mexico, the
0 universally admitted fact, that the colouists,
d Of Texas, instead of being intrudcrs and
;, usurpers, were invited to settle there-frst,
: under a grant by the Spanish authority, 10
e Moses Austin, which was afterwards con-
II iirmed by the Mexican authority; and sub
sequentIy by similar grants from the State
: of Texas and Coahuila, which il was au-
o thorized TO issue by the Constitution OF
s 1924. They came there as invited guests
b not invited for their own interests, but
=, those of Spain and Mexico-to protect a
il weak and helpless province from the Ia
10 wages of wandering tribes of Indians; tC
5, improve, cultivate, and render productive
A. wild and almost uninhabitable wastes, and
n to make that valuable which was before
worthless. All this they effected, at grea
re cost, and with much danger and difficulty
I'd which nothing but American energy ant
lie perseverance could overcome-not only
as unaided by Mexico, but in despite of tn
Ie impediments caused by her interference.
hit Instead of a lawless gang of adventu
or rers, as they are assumed to be by tn
nj government of Mexico, the invited colo
ut nists became in a few years portion 0
,e. the members of the Mexican Union, an
n proved themselves to be the descendant
to of free and hardy race, by the Drawer
as and energy with which they met the sub
20. verters of the Constitution of 1924, an
IL successfully preserved their independence
re This done, they gave a still higher proc
he Of their descent, by establishing wise an
20 free institutions, and yielding ready obed
,ht ence to the laws of their own enacting.-
to Under the influence of these causes, the