The daily union., 1846-06-29

fedssrl sp,on Of! sevsrsl sovereign States, one OF
which (Texas) was no more bound by the cOnsttu-
tion, or by any right 70 submit 10 military central
zation OF The whole, than any of these United States
is bound TO submit TO military consolidation usur-
patton The Spanish province of Texas was
part Of Mexico, otherwise than by consent, as
sovereign State TO a limited union of several
States. The Mexican union comprised nineteen
sovereign States, called The United Mexican States
united in 1924 under federal constitution Tesem-
bling that Of The United States, which was taken
for a model.
From that union Texas never departed but
manned always constant TO all It's laws. An usurp-
er, sword in hand, attempted 10 drive her from II
and In attempting the conquest Of Texas, was HIM
sell oHerthrown. BY revolt from Spain the Mex
can states heed themselves, the original thirteen OF
these United States did rom England. But by that
emancipation Texas no more became subordinate TO
Mexico Than Virginia to Rhode Island, OF Massa-
chusets 10 Georgia. Every Safe recovered soyer
eighty, and parted with oDiy much Of Il as per
feet union required. The State OF Texas had an
unquesuonabe right, at first TO become one Of these
northern United States instead of one Of the United
Mexican States-as Texas preferred doing,
In l524, the fourth year Of Mexican IndeptI-
denee, and seeond of Mexican union, federal c'n-
stltution deliberately formed and promulgated,
declaring the government TO be republican, TsP'ss'"
tatse, popular, and federal Not ull 1871 did lex
AZ Join that union
After some years Of national existence under that
constitution, in 1884 military usurper overthrow
it, drove the federal Congress from their seats, and
upon the ruins Of the Mexican confederation set up
a military despotlsm. Texas, a sovereign and DIS
tant State, resisted this uAurPaton, not at first by
srns, but by such appeals To the reason and Tor
bearance Of unjust assumption as the North Amerl-
can colonies, from l765 TO l776, addressed to their
mother country; but with better right, tor Mexico
was no mother country TO Texas, nor Texas any
colony or subordinate State TO Mexico. The Texan
people were most Of them North Americans, men
who habitually appeal to reason before they hy 10
arms. In November, 1885, they published a mani
festo Of their principles and tee ings, WHICH ls
monument Of their unquestonabe right and OF The
equally indubitable wrong OF Mexico,
The usurper dsregarded all right bVsSSat OF tho
strongest He invaded Texas with an arn,AN which
he surrendered in April, 1886, at San laelisS, and
was, with magnanimous cemency, both there aud
here, allowed TO return TO his capital, acknowledging
Texan Independence by treaty.
Just before, IN March, 1886, Texas issued her
declaration Of independence declaring that the fede-
raj republican constitution OF their country, which
they had sworn 10 support, had no longer subsar-
Iia existence that the whole nature Of their govern
ment had been foreIbly changed, without their con-
sent from restrictive federatye republic, composed
of sovereign States, 10 consolidated, central, and
military despousm, to which they owed no allegl-
From that time forth Texas was a free and sove-
reign State by all aekno wledsed principles ofpubc
law, and every standard Of modern national oove-
reignty. As Naples, Spain, Portugal, changed their
governments and rulers, we recognised them all.
No representative government attempts to DIS
unguish between de jurs and de taetO govern
ment. From the time when President Washington
exchanged diplomatic ministers with the worst of
the rulers Of French revolutionary ascendancy,
I'LL now, these United States have known but one
rule OF sovereignty. Our government, by act OF
Congress, the governments Of England and France,
aud lately, under English influence 1t is supposed,
the government Of Mexico, acknowledged the per-
feet sovereignty OF the republic Of Texas; and 1t IL
impossible, either in fact or IN law to question the
right of that republic to oondeseend u become
State in this.
Thus it has been briefly explained that the peace
able ann. xation Of Texas to the United States af-
fords no pretext for Mexican hostilities. The Mex
lean government would scarcely have alleged It, but
for the nsgation of others, and at length, by direct
and uDequivocal Remuneration to the government OF
Texas, acknowledged its Independence. That this
may have been done at the instance OF others, ana
on condition that Texas should not become one OF
these United States, makes no difference IN
the nauestionable fact that Mexico herself Ike the
United States, England, and France, acknowledged
Texas as an Independent and sovereign State.
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