The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-12-19

the nunbeCs eng'gcd on The respective
sides, history does not record NOR
brilliant achievement Santa Ano |
himself was among the captiveN
Ia The mooph olMay, 1886 Santa Ann |
scknowledgcd,by = ,reay win IheTeS
an sulhoGuss, 10 the mos solemn form
Hhe ful, ,enDire,snd perfect independents,
Oft republic OF Tvxs.' llisW he
was thea prisonsr Of war, bu It is e.
quany rue that he failed to recooquor
Ttx,s, and had met with sgUal deteali
that his authority had not been revoked
and that by vrlne Of his tresty he oh
nined his peDOool release, By il hos
tiIiIiss were suspended, sOd the army
which had invaded Texas under his
command returned 10 pursuance Of this
arrangement uomolesltd, to Mexico,
F,om the dsy that the baDlle Of Ssn
Jacinlo was fought until the present
hour, Mexico has never possessed lht
power 10 rtcODq Ior Texas, - Ia the Ian
gu5ge of the Secretary Of State Of The
Unied States, in de'pslch TO our min'
isler 10 Mexico, under date Of The h
of July, ls42, Mexico may have Cho-
sen TO consider, and may still choose TO
consider Texas as having been at all
times since 1885, snd as sull con inuIng
s,rebellious province; hot The world has
been obliged to takes very daeIen
view OF The matter. Flom lhe time Of
the battle Of San Jscnlo, in April, 1886,
10 the present moment, Texas has ex
hjbiled the external signs OF national in.
dependence as Mexico heTsel(1nd with
quite as much stability Of government.
Practically free and independent, nc.
knowledged as a politicsl sovereignty
by lhe principal Powers Of the world no
hostile foot f0ding rest within her te'.
rilory for six or seven years, and Mex
CO herself retaining for all that period
from any further attempt 10 re.establish
her own authority, over that territory,
il cannot but be surprising 10 find NJ. de.
Bocanegrs' (ths Secretary o. Foreign
OEairs Of Mexco,) complaining that foi
that whole period cillzeps OF 'he U. 3
or lie government, have been Iavorlng
the rebels, of Texas, and supplying
them with vessels, ammunition, and
money, ss iClhe war for lhe reduction
OF the province of Texas had been con-.
slsnlIy prosecuted by Mexico, and her
success prevented by these Influences
from abroad Ia The same despatch
the Secretary Of State sfirms Ihsl since
1897 The United States have regard
ed Texas Ss an independent sovereignty
as much ss Mexico; and that Irade and
commerce with citizens Of government
sl war with Mexico cannot on rhal ac.
count, be regarded Ss an intercourse by
which assistance and succOr are gwen 10
Mexican rebels The while current Of
Mr.. de BocanPgra'J remarks runs in
(he same direction es ii The ndepen-
dsoce Of Texas had not been gcknowl.
edged. ] hss been acknowledged iii
was acknowledged in 1887 against lhe
concordance and protest oiMexco; and
most OF the acts Of any importance, Of
which Mr.. de B1caregrl complains,
Aow DecefssriIy from that recognition.
No speaks Of Texas as sill! being IAN in
tegral part Of the territory Of Mex
can republic,' bu, he cannot bnr under
slonh that the United Srslts DO not 50
regard it, The real complain, OF Nix
.co, therefore, is, in substance, neither
more nor less than complain, againsr
the recognition Of TeXon Independence.
i may be thought rather late 10 rppes,
that complaint, and not quite Just 10
confne 1t TO the United States, 10 the
exemption Of England, France and Bel
uiun. nnlrss fhs T7nited CIaIes E,yin,