Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-26
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, discipline and good order, he'runswerVins go
for private rights and property and tnelt hu" an
charitable and magnanimous treatment OF ian-
~ g.. ,,,s, strike the Mexicans with admiration
for The salurary operation oil Tree ihsli'u''o"
The contrast between their own treachelou' 'Na
,yrann,cal officers, and the frank, disn'neu GU,
cor,.eors hearing OF the American olficefs anu
soldiers, must produce in the minds Of inc VIZ
cans a highly favorable opinion oil Inc o'e'S"s'
OF free government ,,;ah,
Rp, The nr;n,ing press will sheG flood oil l'sh'
upon their own oppression and misery dnu WV
happy condition Of their Republican ne'O0' =,
We Yesterday alluded 10 The e'iaol'sh'''e" a
Ma,amoras. by an American, OF new Ioui"d',
called ,he"Repub!ic Of the Rio Grande' OF ',."1
OF The People" printed in both Spanish anu N"s'
l;sb We have read with pleasure 'hrlil"s au'
dress 10 The Mexican people invoking 'heni ~
shake off The yoke OF oppression, anu s''n' ~
fur themselves, like men. we nave ioon' ~
for the concluding passages. VINO Cd" oo'O.
,h., s,cb noble pronune,ameato will blow INTO
a,me The laten, sparks OF liberty, in The lovely
valleys ard wild mountain gorges oil MO
II I'M, neople be not in moral feeling lower tnah
,he brute creation, these glowing mssives from
tho nress will excite an enthusiastic longing alter
freedom. which will strike more terror inio the
hearts of their tyrants than ian army win pan
pers.n No man can limit the moral and physical
results upon the vasl Southern regions Of TINS con,
,inent Of The campaign against Mexico, forced
nnon rs by her rules. Even when our armies
shall be Withdrawn, and peace proclaimed, there
will be left behind many seeds OF liberty anu ci'
vilization. which will in time spring up and CO.
yer the land:
aRise. then. citizens Of Tamauipas, New Leon
| Coahuila and Chihuahua Shake of the lethar-
ev in which you have slumbered since lS39, and
Ieanmale The republic OF Rio Grande. You Id n
appealed TO The government Of Texas to AID you
in your war against central oppression and rapa-
civ. and her gallant volunteers focked 10 your
standard. and won battles in your cause that
! ought 10 be remembered among The brightest in
your annals. Have seven years ot submission
1 nnnerved YOUR hearts? Is Paroles to-day less a
! aesnol Than Buslamene was hen or Santa Anna
| since7 Are YOU not dailY threatened with The
I scenre OF some royal bastard, by The journals al
The capiaI? And are you, irecmen, are you wiling
| 10 b. ar this in meek submission llyou do bear
il. YOU deserve 10 be swept from the earth you pol
lute with your craven presence-aye and We will
be. If We are thus recrean; Tor in The contest that
is approaching, men are needed.
"Rise, then, and shout for the Republic of Rio
| Grande! Abandon The Mexican vnlure that
preys upon your vas-lhe fitting symbol Of a
government that has no deeper commiseration Tor
your sufferings than The voracious bird upon her
crest feels Tor the serpent that wrthes in his beak
! Assemble your delegates within the American
lines, organize your provisional government at
once, and declare your independence 10 The
Sierra Madre Al your leisure, you can de-
debate constitution, and arrange The details Of
your government. Rid your new republic Of that
horrid incubus, The Mexican tariff, which has ru-
ined her treasury and demoralized her people,
Open your ports and trade freely with all The world
Get the most for what you have 10 sell, by having
The world for BUYERS Get what you want 10 buy
a, The cheapest rates, by having the world for sell
lers. Educate your children. Project the liber-
~ Of The citizen, and the rights OF proper
" Ally yourselves TO the great mother OF re-
! puhics, ard imiiale those qualities which have
made her great Do this, and you will be great
and happy yourselves-fail and your late is fixed
forever
Long live the United States of America
Long live the Republic OF Rio Grande!"