Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-12-23
VOL. VIl-NO. 26.

10 the government under This consttu
ton, as we'll as that under tie Fede raj Coz
stltution, the people of Texas owned alleai
ance. Emigrants from fore ;gn counties
including the u. S. were invited by the CO
| on zltion laws OF The states aud The feder-
al government, 10 settle in Texas. Advan
lageous terms were Offered 10 induce then
to leave their own country and become
Mexican citizens. This in:itation was ac-
copied by many Of our citizens, in the full
faith that they would be governed by laws
enacted by representatives elected by them
seIVes,an that Their lives, Liberty and prop
erty would be protected by constitutional
guarantees, milar TO those existing in the
republic they bad left.
Under government thus organized, then
continued unit! the year 1885, when mil
iiary revolution broke out in the city OF
Mexico; which enlirelg subveried the state
aud federal constitutions, and placed mil~
itary DICTATOR at the head of The govern
ment. by sweeping decree of a Congress
subservient to the will Of the Dictator, the
several state constitutions were abolished.
and the states themselves into nero depart
ments OF the central government.
The people Of Texas were unwilling 10
submit 10 this asurpaion. Resistance to
such Tyranny became high duty. Texas
was fully absoiyed from all allegiance 10
the central government of Mexico, rgom
lhe moment that government had abolished
her state constitution, and in its place es-
tablished an arbitrary and despo,:c control
over the government.
Such were the principal causes Of the
Texan revolution. The people OF Texas at
once determined upon resistance. and flew
10 arms. In the midst OF these important
and exciting events, however, they did not
omit TO place their Liberties upon secure
and permanent foundation. They elected
members to convention, who in the month
Of March, 1886, issued formal declaration
that their political connection with the
Mexican nation had forever ended, and that
the people of Texas do now constitute a
fee, sovereign, and Independent, republic,
and are fully invested with all the rights and
attributes which properly belongs to indie
pendent nations" They also adopted fol
their government, liberal republican con-
stItution. About the same time, San.
ia Anna, then the Dictator of Mexico, inva
ded Texas with numerous army, for the
purpose of subduirg her people, and cnior'
cling obedience TO his arbitrary and despoi-
ic government. On the Dist OF April, 1884.
he was met by the Texan Citizen soldiers,
and on that day was ach eyed by them the
memorable victory Of 81. Jacinto, by which
they conquered their independence. Con
sidering the number engaged on the respec-
tive sides, history does not record more
brilliant achievement. Snta Anna him.
self was among the captves In the moatl
OF May, 1896, Santa Anna acknowledged BY
a treaty with he Texan authorities. in the
must suicrnr1 form, the fall, entire and per-
feet independence Of the republic of Tex.
rs. 1t is true, he was then prisoner OF
war, but it IS equally tue, that he had fail
ed TO reconquer Texas, and had met with
signal deieat-that his authority had not
been revoked, and that By virtue of this
treaty he obtained his personal release. b.
il h0slilj,es were suspended, and the Amy
which had invaded Texas under his com
mand. returned in pursuance of this al
rangement unmoles!ed to Mexico.
From the day that the batlo Of San
Jacito was fought until the present time,
Mexico has never possessed the power 10
re conquer Texls In the language Of
the Secretary of State OF the United SAFES,
IN dispatch to our Minister in Mex CO,
under date Of the 9Th July, 3i2. MEX.
CO may have chosen and still may choose
TO consider Texas as having been, at all
times, since 1885, and are still continuing
a rebeI ious Province, but The world has
been obliged to take very different view
of the matter" From The time OF the bat
tie Of San Jaciuto, in 1884, to the PRESENT
moment, Texas has exhib ted the same OK
iorna vigor Of national independence as
Mex'c co herself, and with quite as much
stability of government. Practically free
and independently acknow lodged US po-
itcal sovereignty by the principal powers
g! the worll,--uo hostile foot finding rest
wi hin herterriiory for six or seven yeas.
and Mexico herself rcfraning for al that
period. from any further attempts TO re-
establish her authority over that territory,
canno, but be surprising 10 find Mr.. De
Bocanegra the Secretary OF Foreign AT
fairs OF Mex co, compiling that for that
whole period. zens of the u. States or
It's government have been layoring the
rebels OF Texas, and supplying them with
vessels and money, as If the war for the
reduction Of Texas had been constantly
prosecuted by Mexico.
La lie same despatch, the Mexican Sec
retary Of State afiirms that since, 1887,
the u Sta cs have regarded Texas as an
independent sovereignty n much as Next
CO. and that trade and commerce with CT /.
zens of a government at war with Mex Co
cannot on that account be regarded as an
by which assistance and succor
are gwen 10 Mexican rebels. The whole
current OF Dir. De Bocanegta's rema Ks
were in the same direction rs tie indie
pendencc Of Texas had not been ucknOwi
edged Ii mas been acNnnw ledged-it was
ack nowledged in 1897 against the remon-
$ rance and protest OF Mexco-anI mos
of The acts Of any Importance Of which DE
Bocaaegra complains, flow necessarily
from that recognition. lie speaks Of
Texas as being an integral part of The
Mexican Republic. But he cannot but
understand that The u. 5 'aies do not 50 re
gard il. The real cause OF the complaint
OF Mexico, therefore, is neither more nor
less than complaint against the recognition
OF Texan Independence. II may be thought