Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-12-26

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The well authenticated facts connected with
the revolution by which Texas became in
dependent OF Mexico. That this may be
the more manifest, it may lie proper TO ad.
vert TO the causes and 10 the history of the
principal events OF that revolution. ."'
Texas constituted portion Of ,ba, an.
Gent province OF Louisiana, ceded 10 the
U. States by France in the year 1908. In
the year 1919, the U. States, BY the Flo.
rlda treaty, ceded to Spain oil tina, par, Of
Louisiana within the present limits Of Tex
as; and Mexico, by the revolution which
separated her from Spain, and rendered her
an independent nation, succeeded 10 the
rights OF the mother country over this ter.
ritory. In the year 1924, Mexico es,ab.
Iished federal constitution, under which
the Mexican republic was composed OF
number of sovereign States, confederated
together in federal Union similar 10 our
own. Each Of these States had its own
Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary, and
Tor all, except iedeI al purposes, Yves as in
dependent Of the general government, and
that OF the other States. as is Pennsyivania
or Virginia under cur constitution. Texas
and CoahuIia united and formed one OF these
Mexican States. The state constitution
which they adopted, and approved by the
Mexican confederacy, asserted tina, they
were "free and independent OF The other
Mexican United States, and OF every other
power and dominion whatsoever" and pro-
claimed the great principle OF human liber.
iy, that "the sovereignty Of the state re.
sides originally and essentially in the gen.
eral mass Of the individuals who compose
it, To the government under this consti.
tuition, as well as to that under the federal
constitution, the people OF Texas owed al
Iegidnce.
Emigrants from foreign countries, inclu.
ding the U. States, were invited by he
colonization laws OF the state and the fed
eral government to settle in Texas. Ad-
vantageous terms offered to induce them 10
cave their own country and become Mex.
can citizens. This invitation was accept
ed BY many OF our citizens, in the full faith
that in their new home they would be gov.
erned BY laws enacted by representatives.
elected by themselves, and their lives. liber-
ty, and property would be protected by con-
stutonaI guarantees similar 10 those which
existed in the republic they had left. Tn
der government thus organized they con-
tinued until the year 1 1856, when a military
revolution broke out in the city of Mexico,
which entirely subver,ed the federal and
state constitutions, and placed military
dictator at the head of the government.
By a sweeping decree OF Congress sub
servent to the will Of the dictator, the sew
elal state constitutions were abolished, and
The states themselves converted into mere
departments OF the Central Government
Tie people Of Texas were un willing to sub
nit to this usUrE alton. Resistance to such
tyranny became high duty. Texas was
fully absolved from all allegiance to the
Central Government Of Mexico from the
moment that Government had abolished her
state constitution, and in its place subs,l,u-
ted as arbitrary and despotic Central Gov
ernmeRt.
Such were the principal causes OF the
Texas revolution. The people OF Texas at
once determined upon resistance, and flew
, 10 arms. In the midst OF these important
and exciting events, however, they did not
omit TO place their liberties upon secure
and permanent foundation. They elected
members to convention, who, in the month
Of March. 836 issued formal declaration
that their "poli,ical connection with the
Mexican nation has forever ended, and the
people Of Texas do now constitute a FREE,
are fully invested with all the rights and al.
tributes which properly belong 10 indepe nd
, ent nations" They also adopted for their
government, liberal republican consti,u-
+ ton. About the same time Santa Anna,
: 'hen the dictator of Mexico, invaded Tex.
| as with numerous army, for the purpose
, Of subduing her people, and enforcing ODE.
jience to his arbitrary and despotic gov.
eminent. On the 2lst OF April, 1886, he
was met by the Texan citizen soldiers, and
on that day was achieved by them The mem.
r orable victory OF San Jacin,o, by which
, they conquered their independence. Con
!, sidering the numbers engaged in the respec
s tive sides, history does not record a more
4 brilliant achievement. Santa Anna himself
Y was among the cap,ves.
/. In the month Of May, $50. Santa Anna
E acknowledged, by a treaty with Texan nu
}, ,horities, in the most solemn form, "tht
g full, entire, and perfect independence OF th'
}, republic OF Texas. II is true he was thPr
d prisoner of war, but it is equally true tina
a he tailed to conquer Texas, and had me
!. with signal defeat; that his authority hac
J. not been revoked, and that by virtue Of thi
,, treaty he obtained his personal release
d By it, hos lililies were suspended, and this
e army which had invaded Texas under hi
n command returned, in pursuance OF this ar
h rangement, unmolested, TO Mexico
q From the day that the battle OF San ia
d cin,o was fought, until the present hour
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