The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-01

The citizens Of Texas have long indulge the hope that
the adjustment Of the boundaries Of the spanish
sions Ia America and Of the territories Of the United
states they should be included within the limits OF the lat
ter Tbs claims Of the United sses long and strsnaousy
any aneetua effort TO throw OF the yoke OF Span
ISL authority though i could not restrain some unayallng
lion against odous tyranny The recent trsaty be-
tween spain and the United States Of America has diss
pated Illusion too long ondy cherished and has reused
the citizens Of Texas from the toor In which aneisd
curity had luled them. They have themselves
contention 20 ~hh hey parry literally abandoned
only TO mposons already ntoersbie bat 70 all those ex
actions which spanish rsPasity !. fertile in deyians
unworthy Of the age in which they Of their
anosstIy the kindred republics Of the American CONT
course pursue squirting the letters colonial
age dlsda9ins 70 submit 70 The most aTocous dsspotsm
solved under the blessings Of God 10 be FEEE; By this
magnanimou resolution 70 the maintenance Of which their
lives and fortunes pledged they secure to themselves
an elective and rsprsenlaye equal laws and
the faithful standardization Of Justice the right Of conscience
and religious liberty the freedom Of the press ths advsn
tsges Of liberal education and ryssbitsd cO~@sreia W
tsreoGrss pfh all the vOrid
"Animsted just confidence In the goodness OF their
and stimulated by the high object TO be obtained BY
the contest they have prepared themselves unshrinkngy
to @ss and hfmly to sustain, any conflict IN qhsh thi
Dons al gdoches this twenty third day Of June In
the year OF our Lord 1919. ,,,. , ,,,,,,
President OF the supreme Council
"Bn'LE TARN, Sec'ry."
Surrendered and deserted by the American gov
found herself in le2l, part of independent Next
and for Is long years she was "the sport and We
tim Of successive military revolutions" carried on at
far distant capitol, without any consent on her part
except that imposed by force. She was curtalled Of
her ancient proportions and limIts-other States en-
| croachng upon her, she was tied to the OF Goa
hula, forming together the State OF Coahuila and
Texas and denied, but promised separate exist
| ence; and when the promise was asked To be COM
piled with, her commissioner was thrown into prs
| on for his presumption. All this was done at the
city Of Mexico, and ! admit that Texas was re-
duced in her limits TO the Nueces, but with no other
binding force upon her than that which pO1T i'm
poses. This arbitrary reduction and curtallment Of
her limits is the foundation Of all the modern decla
nation as to the Nueces being the western bo unda-
ry Of Texas. But Texas began to grow in strength
and power, and "the might that slumbered in free
mans arm" was eventually to be awakened-her
long lost rights yindica,ed and her ancient limits to
be restored As AN evidence Of her Increase in
wealth and influence, | will here quote extract
from a report made by Gen Almonte, who was
sent to Texas by Santa Ana in 1884, to reconnolre
the country preparatory to its beng oyerrun and
despoed Of the few vestiges OF liberty yet left II.
1.-THE state Of that colony tTexhs is most hourshing "
says Almone, 81" bids fair become the best portion Of
the MexrSn conedsatOn tranquility reigncd in all the
increasing less than 900 bales of cotton Of 40 lbs
each would be exported this year Qs3 from the settle
OF the Bnzos alone small steamboat was shortly
expected San Felipe de Austin from New Orleans for the
transport in the Interior Of passengers and goods indie
psndently Of many other contemplated improvements
which would powerfully contribute to the advancement Of
prosperous colony Register Nov 10th, 1884
page 1872
The editor goes on to remark that "the accounts
pretty plainly show that Santa Ana s gathering up
the elements of despotic power" The prediction
proved correct. He came at the head of the flower
of his army, and the best appointed troops Of Mexi-
co; and at San Jacinto 1886, the tale Of his dlsas
ter was told and Texas-ancient Texas-was
fs.a Ara tho ~ x.,,l he feH
was then President Of Texas and its virtual dicta-
tor, having destroyed the Mexican States, and
| erected miSsss-r s9espotsm on their ruins, was
taken prisoner. All the powers OF the Mexican
government were centered IN his person. He then,
TO save the honor and lives Of that portion of the
army under General Fsoa, their arms, ammuni-
tion, and public property, from falling into the
hands of the Texans, and to restore himself and
eHo,c prisoners to liberty, signed treaty with the
government Of Texas, by which he agreed to
acknowledge her independence, and to The Ri"
Grande.
Article 3 provides: "The Mexican forces will
| evacuate the Texan territory, and rtcrosS the RIO
| Grande." Here is acknowledgment that the
east bank of the Rio Grsnde Is Texan terrific
ry. 1t is commended, however, that, Santa Ana
being prisoner, the Mexican nation is not, bound
by that treaty-a position which | shall ehuefVor
to refute am willing to admit that If this treaty
had been made by Santa Ana for his own individual
benefit and the Mexican nation had received no ad-
vantages from it, that it would not be binding upon
that people, But if that nation received advantages
from the treatyf they received full consideration
for all the concessions made to Texas Of conces-
sons at all they were,) then she is morally bound
by it. 1t is laid down as principle of municipal
law that "if be legally imprisoned, and either
to procure his discharge, any other fair account
seals bond or deed, this is not by duress or i'm
prisonment, and he is not at liberty to avoid it.'
Coke's Inst, ed VOL, 49, Now what was 'the fair
ACCOUNT which Santa Ana had in view, and effected
by this treaty. The honor lives, liberty, and prop
lerty of the Mexican army. And these being Sc
cured can the nation Of which he was the repre-
\ sentative be permitted to "avoid" the treaty. But
this treaty. between the Mexican President and the
government was afterwards revived between Gen.
Rusk, the com nander of the Texan forces, and
Gen. Fiisola, second in command to Santa Ana,
who never was a prisoner What was the view that
he, (Filisoa,) who knew the despotc and unlimited
powers with which Santa Ana was invested, took oil
the matter. This is an extract from his reply,
at becomes now my duty to take every necessary
carry your last instructions into execution This
he treaty. being aaly arawn with al ua @rme
saey as d he army ggs,%,'%" s,s %sS
leave neither right faculty of resisting your orders
my duty to obey and promptly put them in execution
FiIsola in statement made to his government or
his return Mexico, said, that the sicety OF his
army entirely depended on his complyi-g with thai
treaty. And what does Santa Ana sayin his man
toni Hear him
al learned the arrival of General Wol that at the frs
news of my niyortrsnr, the whole (Mexicanl army wa
thrown into confusion and that instead OF attacking th'
enemy retreat to Matamoras had actually begun"
Again ."...
81" was thus that complied with his dIouston's) wishes
by signing the order for suspension of hostlitie thus
saving the the Mexican army and the hcs oil more
than 500 % 900 he might have said Mexcsua who NIGH
otherwise have been placed In great jeopardy"
And further, he says:
CHOW by clearly analysing both conventions, taludne
10 the secret public oEes II Will be found thai both hac
for their object suspension of hostes in favor OF ou
the Mexoan) army, the delivery Of the prisoners daker
at San Jacnto) as well as myzpwn liberty, which be
lieved though perhaps enoneo6y might prove beneficial
TO the former as RkeDfss ne nation and us cause
Such, cir, are the advantages which the Mexican
nation received at the hands Of Texas in considera
ton Of her relinqushing her unjust claims to wha
have previously shown were the ancient limits o
Texas and tout of their own mouths have con
demned them" And to remove the least shadow
of an excuse for the Mexican people to refuse Ia
J acknowledge this treaty, they, no doubt feeling 4
proper sentiment Of gratitude for the advantages
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