The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-15

he yev believed were n favor OF liberty on the side OF
the Mexican constitutional course ne alluded 20 inc
constitution OF 1924. Now without gong INTO paJueu-
lar details revolution followed revolution quick sue
cession until the constitution which bound the members
of that conedeIacy annhilated and each sovereignty
made free and independent OF all connexlon WIN he
Mexican government Let them test that principle Of APP
pication 10 the government OF the United States under
which they lived Suppose an usurper were 70 arise
there and seize upon OF the United The
the constitution which the work OF their nlustious
ancestry consecated By time and which guaranteed 10
each citizen OF The republic freedom and independence
in that case would Virginia, would Massachusetts, would
South Carolina, would any eof that Union De any
farther bound 10 the federal government Why The very
act Of abolishmg the constihon OF The United s!ales
would place each OF these soyeIeignuer recisely
where Il originally STOOD, without any connection what
with the federal government That was equally irue
with regard to the government oil MeSe1 wei, sh ASA
Texas dol Did she seek the revouuon9 Did she go
INTO the conflict TO set zap an usurper IN the Preslden
sa s ess pS n u 0Vh he Constitution
lsA She called upon other States OF the cQnfede-
racy TO unite with her And when they, refused
aen Of their choice they assembled in convention and
adopted series OF resolutions, Just such as would be
adopted in the government Of the United States were
shed He he would quote from the resolutions d that
convention
eve then took up in defence OF OUT national eons
tuition. We appealed 10 our Mexican brethren Ior assist
Our appeal has been made In vain. Though months
have elapsed no snpaete response has yet been heard
We therefore, forced the meian-
chsly conclusion that the Mexican people have ncqesced
IN the destruction Of their liberty, and the substitution
irse' and incapable Il n .so%s%msnt ~
"The necessity Of seEPreserynton, therefore, now de-
crees eternal political SEPARATION. 800. r
eve, therefore, the Delegates, with Penay powers ofhs
people Of Teas IN solemn convention ssseoed appeal az
hereby resolve and declare that political with
the Mexean nation has forever ended and that The people
INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC and are fully invested with
all the rights and attributes which properly belong 10 indie
tentons we fearessy and Confidently submit the issue TO
the Supreme ATbiier OF the destines Of natons,"
That was the declaration OF the people OF Texas after
they had in appealed TO the balance OF the Mexican
people TO unite with them in defence OF the constitution
Of ls24 BY the abolition OF that constitution Texas
made Tree. Mexico waged war upon her. What
tory province TO obedience TO legitimate government
Far from it. Texas had been entirely released from all
allegiance to that government The war was one OF con-
quest, OF subjugaton, 10 force her TO sub
mission TO government to which she had never as
sented Well, the conflict went on, and finally at San
Jacinto the Mexican general, Santa Anna, fell into the
hands OF the Texans Thus upon the plains OF San ia
cnto the yalor OF the Texan people confirmed their in
dependence They repealed the invaders OF their soil They
organized government highly creditabe to them
free nation Thus he had shown that the independence
OF Texas the result OF the humiliation OF the cons
tuition OF 1894 and that that independence pepetuaed
BY the battle OF San Jacnto. And he assumed
other position. He assumed not only that Texas was
made free and sustained her freedom, but he assumed
that Mexico herself had acknowledged that independence
pleasure in doing that for two reasons because Of the
misconcepuon which seemed to prevail on that floor
and because he saw an elaborate editorial article IN the
National ntellgencer OF Friday last making direct is
of fact with the President in regard to the question
of boundary and the recognition of the independence Of
Texas In order to show that he Alr P) proposed to
read letter from Santa Anna, who he admitted in
the possession OF the Texan peoples and II was not on
his recognition OF Texan independence, that he (Mr. P)
based his argument but on the recognition of Fsoa in
his treaty, although Santa Anna signed it. Yet, in the
circumstances OF the case, i the treaty OF Fisoa
and Santa Anna signed il only OF the Mexican
commanders them to be sure in possession of the enc
my. Santa Anna wrote to Filisoa as follows, being
himself then in the hands OF the Texan army:
Letter from Gen. Santa Anna 10 Gen. Eisold.
The small division operating under my immediate
evening, the result has been that prisoner of
with the enemy who has preserved towards me every
slbe respect In consequence excelency will direct
General Gaona countermarch Bear await orders in
der your orders You viii direct General Urea 10 et
with his division to Guadalupe Victoria provisional
forever, = . ''
"Your excelency may dispose, for the of the army
which from this time remains under your command, orihc
supplies and funds which at Maamoros and Victoria,
= m army s" I9PE ez1 Be S SANTA Sf1 ANNA
'San Jacnto April ~, 1885, g.
Here Santa Anna, then the head of the Mexican ma
ton, appointed General Filisoa commander-in of
the Mexican forces Now what did the government Tad
interim OF Mexico do 1t confirmed that appointment
"Sscetarys Office of JVar and Marine, Central Section
WI &t aEf#F First Bureau.
EXCELLENT SIR With the most profound sorrow, his
exceency the president tenn has learned by the official
letter OF your exceency OF 18th last month"; the defeat su
fcred the 2ls the month by the division com
maded in person by the President generainchef the
army, and the very lanenabe misfortune that his excel
ency should be made prisoner, with other chiefs and Off
GERS .lFs
'is excelency the president pro TEN, in
ure consoled, that general experienced excel
cncy should be the one who obtains the command the
which he expressly confirms
dress the enemys general exactng from him. by decorous
means, tho liberty OF the president gencraln-chie
LEAST during the time this point be regulated, the
sdeaons due 70 his high dignity and person dis
preservation the entire nation is interested by gratitude
and because he Is chief of III 5 tiH# .f'fs
sflis excellency the president pro tenn counts upon
your excellency's directing all his efforts re-
more respectable placing IL in convinent place for
ceving provisions, for which the efcacous measures
are adopted The preservation of Bexar of absolute
ccssity in order that the government according 10 crcr-
stances, may act as they see fit.
The late OF all the prisoners is very interesting
nation and IL Is recommended your exceency 10
propose exchanges, and to preserve for this purpose and
because humanity cxacts it, the life Of the prisoners made
and that may be made, from the enemy. Your exceency
knows the circumstances which may result from an i'm
fears nothing regards this, Because IL knows great
isthe skin and zeal OF your exceency for the best service
OF the country" M aH @a
Thus he (Mr P) had established that Fsola was COM
mandernchef of the Mexican forces and he would add
that he at the head of four thousand men not in pos
was appointed to treat for the release of the prisoners and
he did treat What the conditions OF that treaty
He would read the fourth section: @a f
'4t That the President, Santa Anna in his official On.