Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-12-17

the 9th article Of the convention Of January, 1913
Such is the history Of the wrongs which we have
suffered and patiently endured from Mexico through
long series OF years. So far from aifording res-
sonale satisfaction for the injuries aud insults we
have borne, great aggravatlon OF them consists
in the fact that while the United States anxious TO
preserve a good understanding with Mexico, have
been constantly, but yainly, employed in seeking
reIrcss for past wrongs. new outrages con.
sianlly occurring, which have continued TO increase
our cause Of complaint aud to swell the amount OF
Our demands. While the citizens oil the United
States were conducting lawful commerce with
Mexico under the guaranty Of treaty OF amity.
commerce, and navigation" many Of them have
suffered all the injuries which would have resulted
from open war. This treaty, instead of affording
projection TO our citizens, has been the means OF
inviting Them into the ports Of Mexico that they
might he, as they have been in numerous instances,
pIundered Of their property and deprived of their
personal liberty if they dared Insist their rights.
Had the unlawful seizures of American property.
aud the violation ofpersona liberty of citizens,
10 say nothing Of the insults TO our flag which have
occurred in the ports Of Mexico. taken place on the
high seas, they would ihemselv long since have
constituted a stale of actual war between the two
countries. In so long suffering Mexico 10 SiOlaie
her most solemn treaty obligations. plumber our
citizens Of their property. and iuprison their per-
s"ns ""hout ohe'i"g ihe'h my 'eu!urs' we "a'e
failed TO perform Of the frs, aud highest duties
which every government owes TO its citizens; and
the consequence has been, that many Of them have
been reduced from a state Of affiuence 10 bankrupt
cy. The proud name Of American citizens, which
ought 10 protect all VINO pear RON ins'' ana ~,
Jury throughout the world mas aho'ded no such
proiecuoh 10 our chizehs 10 mexico we VA"
ample cause oI war against Mexico long before ihe
breaking out OF hostiI'ties But even 'nen we ior-
pore 10 take reofess INTO our own hahhs' unih meS
'co herself became the aggressor ny invading our
soil IN hostile array aud shedding the blood oil our
ehizens
such are the grave causes Of complaint On tue
part oil tue Unned states against meSico-eauses
which existed long before the annexation OF Texas
to the American Union; and YET animated oy tue
love OF peace, and a magnani'nous ,noderauon' we
d'd not ADOPT those measures OF lenfess wh'eh' IN
der such circumstances, are Tue lns'ihed resort OF
injured nations.
The annexation OF Texas to the United STATES
CONSTITUTED no Jus, cause OF onence 70 MEXICO ne
preieM that II did SO Is who'iy Inconsistent, ana IT.
reconeIaole WIN wen au'henhcaied iac,s connect
ed with the revolution oy wh'ch iexas became IN
dependent OF Mexico That this may be the more
manifest, IL may be proper 10 adser' 10 'he cause
ana 10 'he history oil 'he prheiPal events oil 'ha'
revolution
ieAhs constitute" po'"on o' tne ane'en' prov
/ ince oil LOUISIANA cedea 10 INC uh'eu ota.es ny
France IN the year ieu5 In The year ioiv, the
United STATES oy Inc FLORIDA treaty ceded 10 SPAN
az ana' fan oil LOUISIANA whn'n 'he present ''ini'S
OF Texas anu MEXICO oy ine tefoiu,ioh winch
separated her from spain' ana rendered hef an ~
dependent na''on' succeeded 10 me r,gh's OF tue
mother country over 'h's teiriofy' ~ Tue year
io%4' mexico e.'an''shed ieoefa' CONSTITUTION, uh
DER wh'eh the mexican rep"olic was composed o.
number oil sovereign S'aies. coniedera'ed together
10 iedefai Union similar 10 our own. Each o.
ihese states nau lis own Executive, LEGISLATURE. and
Juu'c,ats' anu 'ol a" excerpt ieue'" p"'Poses, wa
as independent oi the general government and that
OF Tue DINER States as Is rennsysania or virgins
under our constitution. lesas and california UNI
tea ana 'or'neh one OF inese meS'can states Inc
STATE constitution winch 'be5 adopted, ana "h'ct
was approved py inc mex,ean eonieueracy' asserted
mat they were Tree and independent Of the o'hel
mexican uhited sla'cs' ana 81 every DINER powe'
ana DOMINION whatsoever; ana proclaimed th'
great ptmciple OF human 'ioer'y, 'ha'' the so'ef
eisnty oi Inc STATE RESIDES o''gnaiy ana essentially
~ Inc general mass OF the 'hu"inuais VINO com
pose IT, 10 the government under 'h's cons,nu
iion' as wen as 10 'nM unue' 'ne iedefai cohs'"u
; uon' Inc people OIL ieAas o"eu s"eg'a"ee;
Emigran's rom io'eisn countries including TN
United S,a'eswefe ins"ea oy '"e coion'za''on law
OF inc STATE ana o. tue eue'al goVe'nme" 70 SET
: I've IN Texas ADVANTAGEOUS terms were ohered u
induce Them 10 leave 'he'r own country aud he
come Mexican cliizens. FMS Invitation was &C
copied ny many o. our cl'zens,'n 'he 'u' ,al'n Una
III 'he'' ne" nome 'ncy "ou'u oe go,e'heu oy law
enacted ny representatives erected py themselves
and 'ha' 'helr hves, hne'y' anu properly would %
projected oy cons,nuuona' suzanne s'm,lst
nose which eA's'eu w Tue 'epuohc ,ney hau lett
Under government. mus organized 'hey continued
nh'ii the yea, icoo, ~nen a 'n.'a'y IeVoiu'o'