The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-14

his enemies by stealth, and then he seeks protscti
under the shield which his goyenmeRt--his repul,J
government-attempts TO throw over lawless baD Ill
Of robbers and murderers. That is the charactsT n
the Mexican government and Of her citizens II III
not the Time TO inquire whether the war IL legims
or not, when we learn that Cross has been murdsrI
that the soil on the bank Of the Rio Grande h,
drank up his blood-that he stripped of his h.
bllaments and hls body left exposed, to be preysd
upon by vutures and wild beasts. ! say To the D.,
temen 10 tell it not in the streets Of the city H.
bears the name of the Father of his counryr~IaI
publish it not in the Capitol of this nation a.
there is no war, or that is an unhOly war TIL
man must be heartless, sstranged from every thin
that is noble elevated in character or generous N
sympathy that can pass by the residence OF Colon,
Cross and listen TO the signs and groans of b,I
stricken family, and then say that there is no, III
war, and that Mexico has not committed an act M
war upon us--"a war against Omnipoteneern Tb,U
God of battles and of justice tells US to defend Gu,
families, country, and the rights of civilized mar
Do we owe Texas nothing ask the Question en-. l
phaucally. We owe her every thing. When sh. /
was standing, shlyerng, isolated repubhc-wb.s
Great Britain was counting her on the one hand and
France was whispering to her on the other, she firm
y resisted all their entcements and their protein
and decided to come into the arms of the mob,
country. As Shakespeare says OF Lady Msebeth l
something like this may be said TO be the feelings n
this government towards Texas:
81 have given slck and know
How tender lis to love the babe that milks me =
And this government will not (tO carry the ouo,,
ton further, slightly modifed) "pluck its nipp.
from the boneless gums" of Texas, or dash he /
brains out, J." by refusing now To sustain her riyh,
and her interests. Let us, Mr.. Chairman walk M
TO pghred faith, and fight for the rights Of Ii.
country and OF Texas. Is that all we owe herr M
we owe to the habiIiments Of mourning PLACED
on the wives, and sisters and mothers of those thai
fell at the murder Of Tanning; we owe to the bloc
of Crockett, that should defend the sod Of Te1.,
| and Its citizens from Mexican invasion. Yea air
and this government may be beggared; its co6Ien
may not have dollar in them; but the patriotisp
Of its citizens is enough to collect money from
divers sources TO carry the war. The si.t.r
and wives Of those who fell in the defeat OF Fannny
will give their jewellery for bullets and their loci
for bowstrings If necessary, TO prosecute that war
| And would TO God-and IL is with proper resper
10 the men who oppose this war that ! say it-thaI
they had stood with Mrs. Dickinson on the heisbtI
Of the Alamo, when she saw Crockett struggling rI
the conflict when she witnessed the sixteen Spab /
iards fall by his bright steel, and heard-whatc caused
the patriotic thrill in her bosom-whon Crooked
breathed his last sigh, that il was responded 10 bv
the dying grOan of sixteen Spaniards. Yes, we oxI
her much; and we feel this when we consider thai
we have worshlpped together with the Texan peopkI
IN the same temples that we have been with them
many of them, in the same battlefield in the sam.
courtyard ard in all the associations Of life Yes |
and we owe something TO the distinguished ead,
Of their forces at the battle of ST. Jacinto for h,
too, was wounded in the defence Of this country
the battle Of "the Horseshoe" in the Creek naiou
An "unholy" war | should like to know what
would require to constitute holy war. ACCORDING
to the laws Of misunderstanding to the righu \
of natons-we are compelled TO have wa
occasionally from unavoidable circumstance
and we are fully justified in every pom 4
of view IN prosecuting such war for the mainlsr #
ance Of our rights. An "unholy" war to defend tn.
rights Of Texas An "unholyh war to ayenee III,
blood of Cross' An 'unholy" war to inAict chas
tsement on foe that has invaded our borders, and
threatened to inAict humiliation upon our army
That an "unhoy" war; The Remuneration Of
those gentlemen who thus characterize it, will black,n
the pages Of American history, only TO consign
them to disgrace and ignominy!
| Sir, when Texas revolted from the Mexican gov
eminent, she did 1t in terms strong yet prudent
and in the issuing of her manifesto she declared the
reasons why she had revolted from the Mexican
government. She had become province of Mex
co during the existence Of the constituted authori
ties, and the constitutional government of Mexico
But when Santa Ana by msrule changed that re-
publican government from its constitutional form
and elements into military despotism, Texas d,
clared she could no longer and would no longer
associate herself with that portion of the govern.
ment which sustained him; but she exhorted tn.
other provinces Of the government the other States
OF Mexico, who still adhered 10 the constitutional
government, to unite with her in bringing back The
government to the constitutional organization which
1t occupied before. | may deem it necessary If II
should attemptto write out these remarks to referS
to the manifesto issued by the government of Texas
and may publish, for the satisfaction Of those who
may read it at home the declaration of independence
OF Texas; also the treaty of peace entered into be-
tween Governor Burnett of Texas and the consti-
tuted authority of the Mexican government in the
| head and person of Santa Ana; and may publish
furthermore an extract from the letter of Mr.. Clay
IN 1874, where he asserts that the claim of the gen
eral government was right up 10 the Rio Grande
| and also extracts from honorable senator from
Missouri, Mr.. BENTON, and from Mr.. Madison [
Mr. Jefferson, and others, to show that our rights
are good, and are confessed TO be so up to the Rio
Grande.
The following are some of the extracts referred
to-
In 1886, Texas defined her boundary as fol-
lows
Beginning the mouth of the Sabine river and running
Wes, along the Gulf OF Mexico three leagues from land
10 the mouth of the Rio Crande then I'D the principe
stream OF said river to its thence due the
zu degree oil north latitude thence along the boundary
line as defined in the treaty between the United State, ana
spain to the beginning and that the President be- and
heiepy, authorized and required to open negotiation
with the government of the United States of America
soon as IN his opinion the public interest requires
| said treaty.
Mr. Clay says in his letter of the 18th of April, /
1874, as published in the National Inteiligencer:
hcar United states acquired title Texas extending
to the Rio del Nore by the treaty OF LousIan.
ihey coded and renqushed that Spain by the
oil 1879 by which the Sabine substituted for the Rio
Norte as our wcse'n boundary"
Again, the Committee on Foreign Relations Of the
Senate in unanimous report of the 18th of June,
1886, through Mr.. Clay as chairman, unanimously
adopted by the Senate, declared that
The signal and splendid victory in which that
portion OF the Mexican army which was commanded by
General santa Ana the President Of the Mexican govern
ment in person. was entirely overthrow with
slaughter compared with the loss
other side put to flight and captured including amot
prisoners the President himself and his staff NAV be con
sidered as d'ci'"e OF the Independence Of Texas"
Resolution recognizing the independence of Texas,
by the Congress of the United States, for which
Mr. CLAY voted
"Rsoired That the State OF Texas having
and maintained an Independent capable of per
forming those duties foreign and domestic which
to independent governments and appearing that there
longer any reasonable prospect Of the ofs
war by Mexico against said State 1t is expedient and
proper and in conformity with the law of nations and the
practice this government in like cases that the ndeprn
dent political existence OF said State he
the government Oft United Stateso