The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-29

mander chief" who states that report that his ex-
celleacy in the treaties he agreed upon, acted with EN-
TIRE LIBERTY These documents are quoted in full
In NIX communication in the Union Of the 18th inst
That the chief of the Mexican nation had the power to
Grande. is shown by the fact that he assumed despo
ana distalorial poresr, nth THE ASSENT oftls Msr,
Sd %Ss THIS ASSENT REAGER THE
The aforementioned History of Mexico. at page pos
sa1es' ,py p,oclslon IN the Mexican CONSTlTU.
lON, me senate. or certain number of its members
designated Tor that purpose called the general council
must remain IN perpetual session This body with the
concurrence Of the President may pass what has some
words their DEGREES have the force of law until certain
time after the commencement of the stated session.
until rejected in full Congress" THE PRESIDENT
Gil BY A DECREE, AND THREATENED TO DIS
PERSE THEM BY FORCE, IF THEY DID NOT
VOLUNTARILY RETIRE" All the States Of Mexico
assuming the Office OF DICTATOR and to the entire abolition
of the general and State constitutions. as shown by the
foregoing quotation that they all submitted Vithout
sstance except Zaca,ecas, which afterwards submitted
and of Zacatecas it is said by the history
page 2O7 ''When the tyrant had sufficiently gued his
vengeance the inhabitants who had escaped the sword
ample was sufficient All the towns and villages in the
INTERIOR dreadng the fate of the devoted city OF Zacate
liz Wns S ie M ScH 4E
REPUBLIC, AND MILITARY DESPOTISM FULLY
ESTABLISHED"
Thus, as ''despotsm" was "fAlly established" and
the dictatorship existing IN Santa Anna, he had the full
poDer in himself, and the absolute right to make "AND
RATlFY"as the words OF the treaty are-the treaty
knowedgng the Rio Gande; and therefore, it is valid
treaty.
But, in addition to his having the right, he made the
treaty for an exceedingly valuable consideration which
% scsods To h faY Of
TREATY.
! IL
ment OF the right OF Texas to the Rio Grande fol-
lows By the act of the chief of the Mexican nations"
OFFER to treat with Texas, that nation recognised
her Individuality and thus recognised the duty of
national honesty this previously,
the 18th May 1924 decreed its right to become lree,
sovereign, and independent" and also by the heaty
signed by the "Chef of the Mexican nation" Texas is
styled the ''repubic" AS Mexico had actually received,
and stored in her national depots, CONDITIONS, the
valuable consideration of the large quantity OF baggage
and munitions of war from this individuality "repub-
lie" her not returning the ya,e Of the same or rsthin
reasonable time uttermg the least intention so to do
BOUND ThE CONTRACT: She was u5 not t. acting acting
to any arrangement made for valuable consideration
with him. but Tor her own interest endeavorng 10
strengthen herself by centralism and with extraordi
nary breach of pghted faith to force entirely kind
of government on Texas she bound either to respect
the agreement made for available consideration received
by the nation, return the consderatonor the onis
sion to do so established the contract.
The valuable consideration given for the acknowledge
men OF the right OF Texas to the Rio Grande was also
Mexican nation" his officers and army, with all their
baggage, and large quantity OF munitions OF war. BY
the orders OF Santa Anna the demonac act OF the saugh
ter Of Colonel Fannn, and his five hundred officers and
men, had been enacted after the most solemn written
treaty CONTAINED page 1913 Of the above history that
they should not only be treated as prisoners OF war
but "receve every comfort This helish butchery fo
by no other name will the most devout Christian feel
himself at liberty to term it extraordinarily high
handed barbarous, and reacherous an act as by the
established laws of nations to perfectly justify and mpe
rousy demand the putting to death of Santa Anna, his
officers, and the whole army made prisoners and the APP
preparation to the public service Of all their baggage and
particularly valuable to the Mexican nation at the
time as from his superior experience and greater popu
ariy than any in it, he could keep the parts OF the
nation together His great value is anthortatiyely
stated by the letter of the Secretary Of War of Mex
leo Of 18th May, 1896, to General Fiso!a. in which
leney should be made prisoner. scih other chiefs and off,
psSs foR WH 81 TIE
tube, AND BECAUSE HE is THE CHIEF OF II, !,
and . the fate Of ALL THE PRISONERS is VERY
INTERESTING To THE NATION" In granting to
which lives they had forfeited and which grant in
opposition 10 the wish of large portion of the people of
thereby deprived the people Of Texas of the righteous
retaliation which heyburning with vengeance for the
butchery Of Colonel Fannin, his officers, and the five
hundred (ther friends and relatves)most earnestly de-
sired. lngranng Santa Anna, his officers and men, their
liberty such the evaporation of the people, that
they not only risked revolution in Texas, which might
have been utterly disastrous to their Independence but
parted with that which, in General Santa Annals extern
sive experience as warrior, his popularity, (and thus
superior power of carrying the against them and
the experience of his officers, General Cos and the five
colonies taken prisoners and veteran troops adding
very largely and efficiently to the force Of their enemy
and to his power thereafter to conquer Texasand
thus parting with extraordinarily large and valuable
consideration.
II is thus above proved by Santa Annas acts and those
of the Merican nation, that he had absolute power in
himself, as DICTATOR to make the treaty and the vdabte
consideration hauing been PARTED WITH BY TEXAS,
and ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY MEXICO, the con-
tract qcas EXECUTED, and. being EXECUTED, was,
according settled principles both Of iaw and the lac Of
nations, urerersbiy established which nothing could
overurntha the territory of Texas did and should
tend to the Rio Grande. T.
From the Calais (Maine) Frontier Journal
The National Democratic Convention 1t
aH assemble the Fourth of Julys
The democracy of the Union are looking forward with
high interest and strong hope to the great national con-
venton of the democratic party which is 10 select their
candidates for the two highest Offices OF the national
government lha ftt
1t is now nearly four years since that glorious meeting
OF the peoples delegates at Baltimore which resulted in
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