Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-08

mholy. They allege ibe cause TO the annexation of
Texas to the Union, without giving the first audabe
reason why in what manner that could have been
the cause Every individual who is acquainted with
the history of Texas and her noble struggles for lib
ery know that for years past she has been look
ed upon as separate, DISTINCT free and republican
government. Ruled by her own elect, and governed
by her code Of laws,-holding 4 separate place
among the nations of the earh-her freedom acknowl-
edged by every government, by Mexico herself
With the same propriety Great Britain might have
waged war against any other nation with whom we
might have wished to connect ourselves after the
revolutionary conflicts, and freedom was acknowl-
edged upon the plea that we had formerly belonged
to them; and every honest man will be ready TO adj
NIT that such course in Great Britain would have
been unjust and niquItous. Why then Is 1t not
equally unjust aud iniqssssus in Mexico's nerfer
ing IN the disposition that Texas might wish to make
of herself, when Texas really never did belong TO
that government 1t was part of the territory Of the
United States, and coded by her to Spain and
ding TO the constitution this government has not the
right to cede away any part of her territory, and
therefore the disposition and transfer of Texas was
Illegal and unconstitutional, and strictly speaking,
yet remained part of this government. Or was it
ight that should Texas TO this Union
Certainly ii YVES. We were bound BY every tie OF
honor TO do after this government had in direct
violation of the constitution, offered her the ndignlty
and insult by cedng her away. She fought bled and
gained her Liberties, and with her freedom acknow-
edged, again presented herself and asked to be con-
sldcred as part of this Union; her citizens COM
posed of people from the United States in whose veins
run as pure and patriotic blood lowed-whose
hearts glowed with the love of freedom, and in whom
the cry of liberty would arouse every energetic feel
ing of the soul Whose forefahers fought bled and
died for the liberty and happiness that we are now
enjoying. ask, would it have been just to spurn
such a people from US to refuse to recognize them
cifi nd ourhr hat
who would say that it was, is certainly destitute
Of every feeling of humanity and patriotism; he has
not one spark Of that fire left him that glowed in the
bosoms and animated the hearts of the slres of the
revolution, that caused them when the yoak of iy-
ranny was thrown upon them and their lights were
trampled upon. to rush forward and cry liberty or
death. No, all is extinguisbed, and he has become
desperately degenerate. Yet The remuneration of
Texas opposed by the wings, and was one of the
many political whms prevalent in country the
influences of which baneful and damning to its
prosperity.
On the democracy rests the responsibility of the
war; therefore it behooves them TO awake TO sense
of their duty and be aroused from state of ethargy-
become united and they are invincible--diyided
and they fall; for it has been truly said, that the
house that is divided against itself cannot stand.
They have been charged by their opponents, with the
existence of the and the difficulties under which
the government is laboring. To look at the different
of affairs, democrat will deny the charge, but
should feel proud that in his party found sufficient
honor 10 avenge, with becoming dignity, the wrongs
repeated by that Government ours, and of attach
ing again to this Government that which really be-
longed TO US; and some of the opponents of the
have recommended that armies should be di>-
banded thus furnishing the honor of our Government
and securing 10 Mexico the right of repeating those
outrages the lives and property of our citizens
and of dshonorng and trampng upon that star span
gled banner that has long waved in ma estc triumph
and splendor nations liberties, whenever she
may find it in her ports. Yet, those the princi
pies promulgated by the leading wings and by some
Of the representatives from this Stae thinking thai
if they could accomplish that foul dsgraceful, dam
nable purpose. that they would then have political
gultrap, by which they might lead thousands tc
abandon the democratic party, believing that they
were the of the difficulties under which this
Government might labor, from such course of events
But their is not proptious; it has sunk to the
horizon Of their political damnaton and its last fee
bic rays are sufficient to lead the patriotic and
enthusiastic people of this government to embrace
sentiments foreign to their natures and such SEN
timents show the rottenness of the heart of the party
by whom they espoused, and will cause thousands
of the honest wings to forsake their colors, seeing
their leaders corrupt as to wish to stain and tram
pie upon their national honor, merely for political
gain. And were the champions of their party tC
preach such sentiments to those brave of liberty
who have left their homes and countrywide have
broke through the nearest and dearest ties that bound
them life-who exposed themselves to the fatgues
and privatons of campaign and worse than all, tc
climate that is to be dreaded more than tine enemy
TO fight for the honor of their country, and the happ
ness OF succeeding generations, what would be the
response They would say, in the language of holy
writ, to that party to that Individual get behinC
me Satan, thou art unworthy of being called an Anne
rican citizen. Yet it is not strange that the present
war has its opponents,-the revolution opposed
by the tories-he last by the federaliss, and the
present war by the wings.
i JOHN w. BAXTER.