The Arkansas banner., 1846-12-23

yesss in equal iusalments evssy fhres monks~ Not. wthstanding this convection was eutesed into at the request of Mexico and for the prposs of Iessne hss From embarrassment, tho claimants have oasy ceived the interest dne the 30h of April iet3 aud three ot the twenty iusiameuis.
 AssAssEa is aasmsnt Of the sum thus liqudated and cnnisssedly due py Mexico oer citizens, as ndemai Y tof acknowledged sets of0arsge and wrons was secured by treaty, the obligations of which are ever hed sacred by all just naons yet Mexico has violated sh's susmn engagement by failinG and refusing tO make the payment. The two iRstalrnents due ih April and July. i6l4 under the peculiar circumstances connected with them. have been assumed by ihe U. Ststes, and discharged the claimants, but they are still due by Mexico. But this is not all, of which we have just cause of complaint. To provide remedy for the claimants whose eases wcrs net decided by the iciet commission under the Convention vf ApFii llh lS39 was expressly stipulated by the sixth ticle of the Convenon Of the 30,h of January, e43 that, a new Convention shall be entered inn for ihe settlement of al claims of the government and citizens of the U States agsinst the Republic ef Meyeo which were nct finally decided by the late conlmssica which met n she City of Wsshingtos, and ofa clams ofihe govsvamvnt and citizens of Mexico aRaasl the United 1 By sweeping decree of Congress sabssrvieat 10
 the will ok the dictator the several State constitutions were abolished, aud the States themselves converted into mere departments of the Central goyernmen,-- The people of Texas unwilling this usurparion. Resistance to such tyranny became high duty. Tex fuily absolved from all silegisncs the Cen. trai Government of Mexico from the thai gov. ernment had abolished her State constitution and in place substituted arbitrary and despoc Central | government.
 Such were the principal causes of the Texas revolu 1 ,ion. The people of Texas at once determined upon resistance and flew arms h the midst of these im portant and exciting events however, they did omit i0 place heir liberties upon secure and permanent foundation. They elected members to . convention, who io the monh Of March. 1886. issued formal de- 5lantion that their "poaa connection with the Mex ican nation has forever ended and that the people of Texas do now constitute free, sovereign, and inde. pendent republie." and fully invested with all the rights and attributes which properly belong to 'inde pendent nations" They also adopted for their govern. ment liberal republican constitution. Aboa, the same time Santa Anna then the Dictator of Mexico. invaded Texas with . numerous army for the purpose of sabduing her people, and enforcing obedience 10 hs arbitrary and despotic government. On the 2lst ot April, 1886, he met by the Texan citizen soldiers, aud on that day was achieved by them ihe memorable victory of San Jacnc, by which they conquered their independence. Considering the numbers engaged in the respective sides. history does Rot record more brilliant achievement. Santa Anna himself was among the captives.
 In the month of May 1886, Santa Anna acknowl. edged. by treaty with the Texan authorities, in the most solemn form. ''he full. entire and perfect nde. pendence ofthe Republic of Texas" fistrus he was then prisoner of war; but s eqssily true he failed to conquer Texas and had met with signal defeat that his authority had not been revoked and that by virtue of this treaty hs obtained h:s personal release By hosiities suspended, and the army which had invaded Texas under hs command returned in putsu. ance of this arrangement. unmolested to Mexico.
 From the day that the battle of San Jscno was fought until the present hour Mexico has pos. sessed the power to rs-conquer Texas In the Ian. gusge of the Secretary of Stas of the United States in despatch our Minister in Mexieos ander date of the eighth of July, le42. Mexico may have chosen consider and may stH choose to consdar Texas as having been, times since 1895. and still eoniinu ing, rebellious province, but ibe world has been obliged 10 take very different view of the matter" From the time of the battle of San Jacnto, in April, le36 10 the present moment, Texas has exhibited the external signs of national independence Mex ico herself, and with quite as much stability of Gov. ernment.
 Practically free and ependsni, acknowledged as political sovereignty by all the principal powers of the world hisle foot finding rest within her terri tory for six years, and Mexico herself refrain
 ing for ali that period from any further attempt establish her own authority over the territory h can but be surprising to 6nd MT. de Boncanergs, tihe secretary oi Foreign Affairs of Moxico complaining that for the whole perod citizens of the United States its government have been favorng th rebels of Texas and supplying them with vessels, ammunition and money, fthe for the reduction of the pro- vince of had been constantly prosecu,edby Mex
 leo and success prevented by these influences from abroad In the despatch the Secretary of State affirms mat "since 1887 the United States have garded Texas independent sovereignty, as much Mexico and that trade and commerce with cltizens of governments ai war with Mexico, cannot, oa ihai account, be regarded as intercourse by which as sistance and succor are given Mexican rebels. The whole current of Mir. de Bocanerga's remarks run B the direction as if the independence of Texas had not been acknowledged. IL hes been acknowledged --it was acknowledged in 1887 Against tine remon. strances and protest of Mexico and of the of any importance, of which Mir. Bocanerga complains, flow necessarily from that recognition.
 of Tax.. st;i ha;rg s.ac in,eavaf n, of the territory of the Mexican Republic" but he not but understand that the United States do SO regard it. The real complaint of Mexico, therefore, is, in substance, neither nor less than complaat against the recognition of Texas, independence. It may be thought rather late 10 repent that complaint and not quite just conde il 10 the United States, 10 the exemption of England, Fmnce, and Belgium. un less the United States having been the hrsio acknow edge the independence of Mexico henelf, are 10 be blamed for setting an example for the recognition of that of Texas. And he added. iha, 'the constitution public reate ihe laws oblge the President to regard Texas as an independent sis,e and its territory no part of the territory of Mexico" Texas has been an independent state, with organized government de- flying the power of Mexico 10 overthrow UT reconquer her for more than yeats before Mexico commenced the present against the United States. Teaas had given such evidence to the world of her ability to maintain her separate existence as sn independent na tion that sue had been sSss!!y recognized as such. no, only by the uni,ed States, but by several o he principal powers of Europe.
 In conformity with this stipulation, third eonven lion was concluded and signed al the City ot Mexico on the 20lh day of November. l843. by the plenpo ,enaries of the TWO governments by which provision was made for sscersining and paying these caims.- In January, lS44, this convention ratified by the Senate of the Uaed States, with tao amendments which were manfesdy reasonable In their character. Upon reference of the amendments proposed ia the government of Mexico, the evasions, difficulties. and delays were atsrposed which have so long marked the policy of that government towards the U. States IL has not ye. decided whether Il would or would not accede to them although the subject has been re- l pea,edly pressed upon i.s consideration
 Mexico has thus violated a second tim. the faith of