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

ed their independence. Considering
the numbers engaged on the respective
sides, history does not record NOR
brilliant achievement. Santa ANN
himself was among the csp,ives.
Ia the month ofMsy, 1885 Ssn,,Anor
sckuowledged,by a ltesy with lhrTex'
an authorities, in the mosI solemn form,
rhs full, entire, and petlec, independence
of the republic Of Tex,s.' 1t is true he
was then prisoner Of war, but it is e.
qualIy true ,hs, he failed 10 reconquor
Tex,s, snd had met with signal defeat
that his sulhoriIy had not been revoksd
and that by virlne OF his tresty he OBJ
tsined his person'l release. BY il hos
tillies were suspended, end the army
which had invaded Texas under bis
command returned 10 pursuance Of this
arrangement. unmolested, 10 Mexico.
Flom the dsy that the battle of San
Jscinto was fought until The present
hour, Mexico has never possessed the
power to reconqI Tor Texas. s.-ln The lsn'
gusge of the Secretary Of State ofthe
Uniied States, in despatch to our min-
lister 10 Mexico, under date Of The 8 b
OF Jolly, ls42, Mexico may hsve cho-
sen TO consider, end mey still choose TO
consider Texas as having been at all
times since 1885, and ss still continuing
srebellious province; bot The world has
been obliged TO take very different
view Of The matter. From The time ol
the battle Of San Jscinlo, in April 1886,
10 the present moment, Texas has ex
hibited the external signs Of national in.
dependence as Mexico herself;and with
quite ss much stability Of government.
Practically free and independent, &C.
knowledged as a politicsl sovereignty
by lhe principal Powers of the world no
hostile foot finding rest within her le'-
Tiory for six or seven years, and Mexi
co herself retaining for oil that period
from any further attempt 10 re. establish
her own authority, over that territory,
it cannot but be surprising 10 find NJ. de.
Bocanegra' (the Secretary o: Foreign
sfaifs Of Mexico,) complaining that for
that whole period cilIzeps OF ,he U. S.
or it's government, have been favoring
the rebels, of Texas, and supplying
them with vessels, ammunition, and
money, % if,hs wer for the reduction
Of the province Of Texas had been con,
slsn,ly prosecuted by Mexico, and her
success prevented BY these influences
from sbroad.' In the same despatch
the Secretary OF State sffirms the, since
1887 The United Slstes have regard
ed Texas as an independent sovereignty
ss much as Mexico; and that trade and
commerce with ciiizeus Of government
q, war with Mexico canno, on that &C.
Z count, be regarded 80 an intercourse by
which assistance and succor are given 10
Mexican rebels. The while current OF
Mr.. de Bocsnegra's remarks runs in
the same direction as II the indepen-
dence of Texas had not been acknowl-
edged. II has been acknowledged 1t
was acknowledged in 1897 against the
d Temons,rsnce and protest olMexico: and
most Of the acts Of any importance, Of
which Mr.. de Bocsnegra complains,
flow necessarily from that recognition.
He speaks Of Texas ss still being ian in
'egral part of the territory Of the Mex.
can republic but he cannot bnt under
stand that the Uoited States do no, so
regard it. The real complaint OF Mex.
4 leo, therefore, is, in substance, neither
more nor less than compliant sgsnsl
the recognition Of Texan independence
1t may be thought rather late 10 repes,
that complaint, and not quite Just 10
coufine j, TO the United Slaies, 10 the
exemption ol England, France and Bel
GUM, unless the United States, having
been The flr'l 10 acknowledge the inde-
pendence Of Mexico herself, ere 10 be