The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-12-17
CHARLOTTE. n {. DECEsIEEEs II, 1916

lous tn preserve good understanding with
Mexico, have been constantly, but vdlnly +,
employed in seeking redress for past
wrongs, new outrages were constantly oc.
curing, which have continued 10 increase
our causes of complaint and to swell the
amount Of our demands. While the citi.
zans Of the T.. States were conducting
lawful commerce with Mexico under the
guaranty OF a treaty OF ami'y, commerce
aud navigation" many of them have sui.
iefed all the injuries which would have
resulted from opan war. This tr aly,
instead Of af,r!lng protection to our cltI.
zens, has been the means Of luytung them
into the ports Of Mexico, that they might
be, as they have been IN numerous lnstdn.
ces, pundercd Of Ilherr property and de.
pElyed of their persona liberty ii they dlr.
ed insist on their rights. Had the unlaw.
tai seizures OF American property, and the
violation of pc s)aal liberty of our citizens
10 say nothing OF the insults to our flag
which have occurred n The post Of Mexico,
taken place on the high seas, they would
themselves long since have constituted
state OF actual war between tie two coun.
tries. In 80 loog suffering Mexico 10 violate
her most solemn treaty obligations, plum
der our citizens Of their property, aud i'm
prison their persons without a.i1rdiag them
any redress, we have fllled to perform one
Of the first and highest duties which every
government owes TO It's Gil gems and the
consequence has been, lhai many Of them
h,V 4 G.
70 bankruptcy. The proud name Of A.
meEcan citizen, which ought to protect all
who bear il from Insult and injury through.
out the world, has afforded 40 such pro.
lection TO our citizens 10 Mexico. We had
ample cause Of war against Mexico long
before the breaking out OF hosiililies. But
even then we fofbore to take rejress iato
our own hands, until Mexico herself be.
came the aggressor by invading our soil in
hostile array and shedding the blood Of our
cllzens.
Such are the grave causes Of complaint,
on the part Of the L. Safes against Mex.
lco-causes which existed long before the
annexation Of Texas TO the American t..
alon; and yet, animated By the love Of
peace, and marnaniu1us moderation, we
dil not adopt those measures Of redress
which. under such circumstances, are the
justified resort Of injured nation,.
The annexation Of Texas TO the United
States constituted no Just cause Of offence
TO Mexico. The pretex, that il did so is
wholly inconsistent, and irrecoucilable with
well authenticated facts connected with
the revolution by which Texas became in.
dependent of Mexico. That this NAV be
the more manifest. il NAV be nroper To adj.
vert to the causes and to the history of the
principal events Of thai revolution
Teyas constituted = nartian If the an.
cient province oC Louisiana. ceded ia the
United States No France IN no year ! s03.
/, ,ba 700, 1eIo ,ho T,;to5 S,otcs he
Tho Frnr,da ,rao,r ceaaJ :, S,,;o ali
,bs, r,r, ~ To";:;,oo r;,tin ho mas,
ont limits If Tey,s, ana Woyico by the
rcy,1r,inn .nL;.b snoara s',, ba, rrao, S,a;n
ar1 ranI,.oi H.. -, ,,,,,,,,
snc,ac5el,o,ha r;ob,s or ,ho .,,,bor c,,n.
trv oycrtbis Territory. In the wear 1924.
Nnxico established !, iaderal constitution
undpr which tho MpyiCaa rp0nbIc was
COMPOSED of \ number of sovereign States
conreJerated topetbar in a federal Uoior
similar IN our own. Each of these States
had its own Executive. legislature. and in.
dietary. and for al, excenf f.dernl purpos.
% wasos ;ndancnlprt Of Tho aeneral ,r,v.
ernnent and Of the other States. as is
pennsvfv,ni, or V,,oi,i, onder opr consti
u,ion. Tsxos and CoaboiIa united and
formed one o(>thesr Nexicon States. The
State constitution which ,bpv a6,n,ed arr
which was aDnroyel by the Meyican con
federacv. asserted that they we're " free
and ,ndeneodent of the other Mexican L
Slates, and Of every other power and do
mioion whats ,eyer;" and proclaimed the
great principle Of human liberty, that che
sovereignty Of the State resides originally
and essentially IN the general mass Of the
individuals who compose IT," 10 the gov.
ernment under this constitution, as well
as to that uHdrr the federal constitution,
the people of Texas owed allegiance
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