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

lrlnIe6 nations.
i The annexation Of T,xss 10 ihe Uni
ed States constituted no just cause Of Of
lence 10 Mexico. The prettxl that 1t
ldld SO is wholiyinconSIslents and rrecon-
IcIIable with well authenticated fscIs con-
"ecied with The resolution by which
TEXAS became independent Of Mexico.
That this may be The more manifest.
II may be proper 10 advert 10 the c-uses
and t. lie history OF The principal events.
Of rhsi revolution.
Texas constituted portion Of The ans
Irlenl province Of Lousiaaa, ce ded 10 the
Unit, STATES byFrance in the yesrlSo3
In 'he year 1919, The tInited S'atesby
se florida treaty, ceded 10 Spain ell
hat OF LoOisians within the present IT,
nl's Of Texas; aud Mrxico by he revo--
uIion which separated her from Spain,
nd rendered her an Indepe dent nation
-u'ceedtd TO The rights Of the mo her
county over this territory.
Ia lhe year 1894, Mrxco esishlish-
I'd federal constitution, under which
he NJ xican republic was composed Of
"a number Of Sovereign States, confeder-
ated together 10 federal Union similar
10 out own. Esch lheseS,stes had itsown
executive, legislature, and judiciary, ADD
OF all, except federal purposes, WIS as
independent OF the general government,
and tha, OF the other Safes. as is Penn
sylvania orViiginis under cur own con-
siItution. Texas and Cnshuls, united
and formed one Of these Mexican Sls,es.
The Stale constitution which they D.
dopied, and which was approved by
he M X'can conltder8cy, asserted that
they wtIe flee and independent Of The
oIher Mexicsn Uni,td Slues, and of
every other power and dominion what
sosve';' end proclaimed tte great prIn-
ciple Of human liberty, that the SOW
ler"gn'y OF the Stale resides oIi gnsl-
and essentially in the general mass
at The individuals who compose i'.' To
he COVER meBl under this constitution
= well as o that under The federal COM
'li'utor, The people o Nex4s owed ai.e-
glance.
EmigrantS from foeign coun'r es. ia,
Iuding lhe United States, were invli d
~ The colonization laws If the Sale AID
ol The federal govetnmentb seule IN
Texas. Advantageous trms were r,
red 10 induce them 10 leave their own
'ounty and become Mexican ciIzers.
This invltslion was accepted by mary
.: our eli gus, in he full filth that n
helr own new home they would be
governed by laws enacted By Ieprestr
stIves elected by hems, Ives, and that
their lives, liberty and property would
be protected BY constitutional guarantees
similar 10 those which they had lell. Un-
der a government thus organizrd hey
unlIl tho year 1885, when
revolution broke ou, in the
rity OF Mex co, which entlfe y subverI-
ID the federal andsste constitutions, and
placed a military dictator al the head of
he government.
By sweeping decree Of Congress
TO lls will Of The dictator, 4 @,
several Suite constitutions wets sboIlshed,.
and The States themselves converted into,
mere departments OF the Central Cover, =.
menl. The people Of Texas were unut-.
ing 10 sutmi! 10 tins usurpalion. Resi-
lance 10 such lyrsny became high duly.
Texas was fully sbsolved from oil sleg
snce IN tie Central Government of MeAito
from the moment ,hs' government bad sbol-
shed her state constitution, and in it's place
.ubs'iuled an arbitrary Bnd d,spolic Cen
ual Government.
Such were the principal causes of lls
Texan revolution. The people Of TeX,s.
It once determined upon resistance. and
dew 10 aims. Ia the midst OF the important.
and exclNng events. however lhey did not,
on,Il ,o place their libertles upon secure
and permanent foundation. They elected
I,nemheIs TO a Convention, VIII, in tho
month of March, 1890, issued formal de-
larshVn that their 'poliucsl connerlnn,
wi'h lhe Mexican nation was lorever ended.
nd Iba, ,he people Of Texas do now COOS.
sutnle Free, Sovereign, and Independent
Rtpuhllc, ard are lullv lnvtsled with al
the Ilghls and attributes vi in properly
belong 10 lnde pend, NJ nali1us.' They ol-
so sdop,ed for their government a liberal
I,ePnhhci II rOnslltullon.
About NE same time Santa Anna then
the dictator of Mckee, invaded Texas with
numerous army for tho purpose of subdn-
ing her people, and enforcing obedience 10
his arbitrary and despOlic government, On
the 2lst Of April, 1885, he was mel by HE
Texan cii'zen soldiers and on that day wsy
achieved by thrm ,hs mtnofahIs yiclMy