Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-12-16

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# Texas constituted potion Of the mn
cisnt province of Louisiana, ceded % The
i United Staies,' by France in the year 1903.
4 In the year 1919, the United Staies, by
the Florida treaty. ceded 10 spain, usits that
, part Of Louisiana within The present limits
Of Texas; and Mexico, by The revolution
which separated her from Spain, and rem
dered her an Independent: nation, succeed.
cd to the rights Of the mother country over
this territory. In the year 1924, Mexico
established federal constitution, under
which the Mexican republic was composed
of number Of sovereign States, confed-
Grated together in federal Union similar
to our own.
Each of these States had its own Exec
utve, legislature and judiciary, and for oil
except federal purposes, was as independent
OF the general government, and that Of the
other States as is Pennsylvania or Virginia
under our constitution. Texas end Coahu-
ila united and formed one Of these Mexican
States. The State constitution which they
adopted and which was approved by the
Mexican confederacy, asserted that they
were "free und independent Of the other
Mexican U. States,an Of every other pow
err and dominion whatsoever and proclaim
ed the great principle Of human liberty.
that ",he sovereignty Of the State resides
originally and essentially in the general
mass of the individuals who compose h.'
To the government under this constitute
us well as ia that under the federal consti-
tuition, the people Of Texas owed allegi-
once.
Emigrants from foreign countries. inclu-
ding the United States, we're invited by the
colonization laws Of the State and Of the
federal government to settle in Texas
Advantageous terms were offered. TO induce
them TO leave their own country and be-
come Mexican citizens This invitation
was accepted by many Of our citizens, in
the full faith that in their new home they
wouldbe governed by laws enacted by .cp-
resentatives elected by themselves. and
that their lives, lberty.and property would
be projected by constitutional guarantees
similar TO those which existed in the repub-
lie they had Left. Under a government,
thus organized they continued until the
year 1895, when military revolution broke
out in the city of Mexico, which entirely
subverted the federal and State constitution
and placed military dictator al the head
of the government. T..
By a sweeping decree of a Congress
subservient to the will Of the dictator, the
several State constitutions we're abolished
and the States themselves converted into
mere departments Of the Central Govern
ment. The people of Texas were unwil-
ling TO submit to this usurpation. Resis-
tance 10 such tyranny became a high duty.
Texas was fully absolved from all olleg;-
ance to the Central Government Of Mexi-
co from the moment that government had
abolished her State Constitution. and in its
lace substituted an arbitrary and despotic
Central Government.
Such were the principal causes Of the
Texan revolution. The people Of Texas
at once determined upon resistance, and
flew 10 arms. In the midst of these irnpor-
tant and exciting events. however. they
did not omit 10 place their liberties upon n
secure and permanent foundation. They
elected members to q convention, who, in
the mouth Of March, 1886, issued form
al declaration that their sspolitical connex-
ion with the Mexican nation has forever
ended, and that the people Of Texas do
now constitute free, sovereign, and inde-
pendent republic, and are fully invested
with all the rights and attributes which
properly belong TO independent nations !"
They also adopted for their government a
liberal republican constitution. About the
. same time Santa Anna, then the dictator
Of Mexico, invaded Texas Mith q numer-
, Gus army for the purpose of subduing her
people, and enforcing obedience TO his ar
bitrary and despotic government. On the
', twenty first Of April, 1896, he was met by
the Texan citizen soldiers.and on that day
was ocheved by them the memorable VIC
tory Of San Jacinto, by which they con-
quered their independence.
Considering the numbers engaged on
the respective sides, history does not re-
cord more brilliant achievement Santa
Anna himself was among the captives.
, In the month Of May, 1885, Santa
, Anna acknowledged, by treaty with the
+ Texan authorities, in the most solemn
form, s'the full, entire, and perfect inde-
, pendence Of The republic Of Texas" N
is true he was then prisonero Of wal, but
il is equally true that he had failed to re-
ce nquer Texas, and had met with signal dc-
feat |; that his authoaity had not been re-
J voked, and that by virtue Of this treaty
, he obtained his personal release. By il
J hostilities were suspended, and the army
=. which had invaded Texas under his COM
3 mand. returned III pursuance of this ar.
I rangemeni. unmolesied 10 Mexico.
Q From the day that the battle Of San Ja-
cinto was fought until The present hour,