Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-08-01


. they have deprived you of the right Of ,ut
frage, destroyed the liberty Of the prs,'
= despoiled you Of arms and reduced you =
$ a state of absolute dependence upon n.
power Of a military dictator. Yoir armS
and rulers exiort from the people by prsy
) GUS taxation, by forced loans and milim,,
seizures, the very money which sustain.
The usurpers in power Being disarmad
you were left defenceless, an easy prsv
TO the savage Camanches, who not onlvy
destroy your lives and property, but driys
into captivity more horrible than death
itself your wives and children. II is Won,
military rulers who have reduced Won -
this dePlorable condition. II is these ~
rants, and their corrupt and cruel sa,eliis,
gorged with the peoples treasure, bv
whom you are thus oppressed and imuo.
verlshed; some Of whom have boldly al
vocated a monarchial Government. and
would place a European Prince upon ths
throne of Mexico. We come to obtain n.
demnlty for the past, and security for The
luture; we come to overthrow the ,yrants
who have destroyed your liberties;--but
we come to Ike no war upon the peopIe
o. Mexico, nor upon an ysforu Of free Gov.
ernment they may choose 10 select 70,
themselves. Ii is our wish to see you Lin.
Grated from despots, to drive back the saw.
age Camanches, to prevent the renewal Of
their assaults, and to compel them to re.
store to you from captivity your lost wives
and children. Your religion, your altars
and churches, the property Of your church
es and citizens, the emblems of your faith
and lis ministers, shall be- protected and
remain inviolate. Hundreds ofour army.
and hundreds of Thousands OF our peoole.
are members of the Catholic church In
every State, and in nearly every city and
village Of our Union, Catholic churches
exist, and the priests perform their holy
functions in peace and security, under the
sacred guarantee Of our Constitution.
We come among the people Of Mexico as
friends and republican brethren and all
who receive us as such shall be- protected,
whilst all who are seduced into the army
d our dictator, shall be treated as enemies
We shall want from you nothing bar food
Tor our army, and for this you shall al
ways be paid in cash the full value. hts
the settled policy of your tyrants to de-
celve you in regard to the policy and
character Of our Government and people.
These tyrants fear the example oil our
Tree institutions, and constantly endeavor
to mlsrepresent our purposes, and inspire
you with hatred for our republican breth-
rem OF the American Union. Give us but
the opportunity to undeceive you, and you
VIII soon learn that all the representations
oil Paredes were false, and were only mads
to induce you to conseu. to the establish.
ment OF despotic Government. IA.
In your struggle for liberty with the
Spanish monarchy, thousands of our coun-
try men risked their lives and shed their
blood in your defence. Our own Com.
modore, the gallant Porter, maintained in
triumph your flag upon the ocean, and our
Government was the first to acknowledge
your independence. With pride and
pleasure we enrolled your name on the list
81 independent republics, and sincerely
desired that you might in peace and pros
'er;y enjoy all the blessings of free
government.-Success on the part of your
grants against the army Of the Union is
impossible, but if they could succeed it
would only be to enable them 10 fill YOUR
owns with their soldiers, eating out your
substance, and harrassing you with still
more grievous taxation. Already have
hey abolished the liberty of the press, as
he first step towards the Monarchy which
IS their real purpose to proclaim aud
sta5Ilsh.
Mexlcans, we must treat as enemies
nd overthrow the tyrants, who, whilst
hey have wronged and nsulted US, have
eprlved you o. your liberty, but the Mex.
IAN people who remain neutral during
ne contest shall be projected against their
hillary despots, by the Republican Army
the Union.
H. TAYLOR, Maj. Gen.
u. S. A, Condo.