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ney and Monroe in 1905. and By MIR. AID.
ams while Secretary6f State inisls. ON
people commenced migrating to, and set,
thing on, the territory now known as Tekas;
and by virtne forlthe treaty Of Florids, in
1919, we ceded away Texas, and that trea.
ty was ratified in 1921. In 1920, Moses
Austin, Of Potosi, Missouri, a mar of tai.
emf and enterprise, becoming wrecked in
This fortASes, sbtaiaed a grsns frcm the
Spanish authorities on which 10 locate a
Icolony Of settlers in Texas from the Uni
ted States. While engaged in, and before
he had completed his.colonization project,
Moses Anstin died, and his son, Col. Ste
phen F. Austin, . man Of letters and ofde-
cided talent, progressed with the business.
The late Col. Stephen F. Austin has filed
so large a space In the history Of That coun-
try as to require no notice from me to make
him known. Butt may be permitted to
say that lie took with him there many farni-
lies possessing both merit and talents. II
is nov nearlytiirtyyear since Moses Aus
tin went TO Texas, by permission from the
Spanish authorities and oae at least Of bis
children. end many Of his grandchildren,
are still living there. This viii serve to
show that Austin's colony was not a law
less band Of intruders anpon Spanish soil,
and usnrpers of Spanish rights.
In 1924 a republican form of Govern
ment was~established, which, with Busta-
monte at its head, was overthrow by-San-
ia Anna IN 1894. /. d e.,
By q military order, Santa Anna, in May,
1884, dissolved the constitutional Congress
and established and convened q military
Congtess. He also, by military order, a.
polished the Council of Government, whose
duty it was TO guard the Constitution from
violation. l.1 4i. a
This military Congress proceeded at once
to dispose of Gomez Farias, the, Vice Presi.
dent who was elected with Santa Anna un-
derthe' Constitution Of 1894, and elected
General Barragah in his place, who wasI
enc of the conspiratorss They also united
Senate sas Y Se9qssRs RsEressgsskives
EAiiis fda rs-yIs IS 1rationsi Gonven.
bin, and thus msde Il, ike the Brittsh Par
hanent: omnipotsnt. They then proceed
ed tosabolish.the Constitution Of 1924 and
with ifthat Of the several States, whose
authority was derived from DE Constitution
fof 1924, aad, by a decrekAearug date De-
tober 3, 1886, establish Nv Govern
n~ient-(See Niles Register, volume 40,
page 49, 1l
By the provisions Of the Constitution of
1924, If the P~residenttook command OF THE
army, with the consent Of the General Com
Igress, or bya vote of itwo-thirds of the
Council Of Government then ii desolfedi
on the Vice President to administer the
IGoverRment. But one of these things must
have occurred before the Vice President
could exercise the Office Of President; nm
der the Constitution Of 1924. :
The Constitution Of 1924 was NOT only
|fepealedb b Santa Anna, blythe potency Of
military rule, but his lnyrmidons were sent
iDtU the States to- dispense at the point of
the bayonet those in authority and 10 place
in their stead his suppliant Pars.sas
History tells as that Scipio, ewho destroy.
FED Carthage,9 when he saw that city wrap
ped IN flames, wept-not over Carthage,
but because he foresaw that q similar fate
awaited Rome, growing out of her iniqui-
tiles. This example in history was lest On
Santa Anna, If il did not convince him that
HIS Govesnmentaounded a. twas, on Laws
ess5asarpat;op, must TO- turn be os sfthfoWn.
Fs0m 1894 toths present time, f~ssolutfoa
hsS 3olloSeaSupcD thesheels Sof r~syelation
lin rapid succession.
Byasne 6s54As aecfees In this military
lGoveTnmeEt therSsatsa md the peppls
lHeEs c6msellea to sprEspdssNpqhe7fAfsns
H9fhs Central Government when demsnas