The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-12-25

and maQnanimOuS moderation, we ala Dol
adopt those measures Of redress which, un>
der such circumstances, are the Justlhea re-
sort Of injured nations.
The annexation Of Texas 10 the United
States constituted no just cause Of ouence
70 Mexico. The preleXt that y o'a 90
wholly Inconsistent and IreconclaDle WIN
the we'll authenticated facts connected VIII"
the revolution by which Texas became ,h'
dependenl Of Mexico. That this may be
the more manifest, it may be proper to ads
vert 10 the causes and TO the history OF the
principal events that led TO the revolution
Texas constituted portion Of the ancient
n,ovince of Louisiana, ceeded TO the United
states nv France in the year 1908. In the
wear 1919. the United States, by tue Florida
treaty. ceded TO Spain all that part OF Loui-
sana within the present limits Of IeXasi
and Mexico, by the revolution which sePaN
rated her from Spain, aud rendered her an
independent nation, succeeded TO the rights
of the mother county over this territory.
I'm the year 1924, Mexico established fed
cral constitution, under which the Mexican
republic was composed Of number Of Sow
rrcign States, cOnfedeTated. together in Q
federal Union similar 10 our own. Each OF
these States had It's own Executive, Legis.
lalure and Judiciary, and for all, except fed.
cral purposes, wa as independent Of the
general government, and that Of other States,
as is Pennsylvania or Virginia under our
constitution. Texas and COahuila united
aud formed one Of those Mexican States.
The State constitution which they adopted,
4 ..,l,s-h nnurrvra.l hu he M-ytroH
confederacy, asserted that they were ''free
and independent Of the other Mexican Uni.
ted States, and Of every other power and
dominion whatsoever" and proclaimed the
great principle Of human liberty, that "the
sovereignty Of the State resides Originally
and essentially IN the general mass Of lndi.
vlduals who compose it," To the govern.
mont under this constitution, as we'll as tC
that under the federal constitution the PEG
pie Of Texas owed allegiance.
Emigrants from foreign countries, includ
ing the United States, were invited by the
colonization laws Of the State and Of the
Federal Government to settle in Texas
Advantageous terms were offered to induct
them to leave their own country and becomt
Mexican citizens. This invitation was &C,
cepted by many Of our citizens, in the fui
faith that in their new home they would b.
governed by laws enacted By representative
elected by Themselves, and their lives, ibert
and property would be protected by consti
tutional guarantees similar to those which ex
listed IN the republic they had left. Unde
aGovernment thus organized they continued
until the year 1886, when a military revOlu
ton broke out in the city of Mexico, whic
entirely subVeIted the Federal and Stat
constitutions and placed military dictate
at the head Of the Government
BY sweeping decree Of Congress sub
servlent to the will Of the dictator, the sew
eral State constitutions were abolished, anC
the States themselves converted into mere
departments Of the Central Government
The people Of Texas were unwilling to sub
init 10 this usurpatiOr. Resistance to sucl
tyranny became a high duty. Texas wa
fully absolyed from all allegiance to the Cen
ual Government Of Mexico from the INC
ment that Government had abolished he
State constitution, and in its place subslitu
ted an arbitrary and deSPOtic Central Gov
eminent.
Such were the principal causes Of tn
Texas revolution. The people Of Texas
once determined upon resistance and flew
70 arms. IL the midst Of these impOTlar
and exciting events, however, they did M
omit to place their liberties upon secuT
and permanent foundation. They electe
members to acOnventiOn, who, in the mont
Of March, 1886, issued formal delaratio
that their "pOlitical cannexion with lh
Mexican natoion has forever ended, and TIL
the people Of Texas do now constitute
"Free Sovereign, and Independent republi
and are fully invested with all tho righ
and attributes which properly belong to il
dependent nations" They also adopted fc
their government a liberal republican consl
tuition. About the same time, Santa Ann
then the dictator of Mexico, invaded Texs
with a numerous army for the purpose
subduing her people and enforcing Obed
ence TO his arbitrary and despotic covers
mont. On the 2lsl Of April, 1895, he WI
met by the Texan citizen soldiers; and o
that day was achived by them the memmur
able victory Of San Jacinto, by which the
conquered their independence. Consider
ing the numbers engaged in the respectiy
sides, history does not record a more brilliar
achievement. Santa Anna himself was anon
tho captlVes.
Ia the month Of Nav, 1896, Santa Ann
acknowledged by a treaty with the Texa
authorities, in the most solemn form, 9Th
full, entire, and perfect Independence ofth
Repubhe Of Texas" lis true, he was the
a prisoner Of war, but il is equally true h
failed TO conquer Texas, and had met with
signal defeaG that bis authority bad not bee
revoked, and that by virtue Of this treaty h
obtained bis personal release. BY il hostiI
tiles we're suspended, and the army whic
had Invaded Texas under his command r.
turned in pursuance Of this arrangement az
molested 10 Mexico.
From the day that the battle Of San Jacir
10 was fought until the present hour, Mexic
has never possessed the power 10 reconqu,