The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-10

stead That rebellion, which commenced in the city of
Sexco assumed the dignity of successful revolution,
ana oy me and OF the army, extended its power from
a,e 10 state until i had reduced to subsection all that
poh OF 'he republic OF Mexico which lies to the south
anu west OF the Rio Grande That the people on this
SIDE OF the Rio Grande took up arms in defence of the
SSons'luIonai government of the republic of Mexico
olde anu lederalmaintaned their authority and limited
anu conhned the power OF the revolutionary government
70 the right bank of that river To show that am clear
rgnt IN ms position il will be necessary for me 10
~ detail to the most prominent facts
nected with the history of Texas as well as the revou
on which lead to the establishment of that republic
81 me aa'e Oh me louisiana treaty in 1SO3 to that
OF me FLORIDA treaty in 1872 this government uniformly
claimed the Rio Grande as the western boundary OF
the United States In 1905, Messrs Monroe and Pinck-
ney declared to the Spanish minister that the United States
considered their title to the Rio Grande as complete.
under the Louisiana treaty. to the island of New Or
leans. AS late as 1918, Mr. Adams, Secretary of State
under Mr.. Monroe, after carefully reviewing all the evil
dences of title referring detail all the musty records
maps, and biographies of France and Span IA well as
England affirmed the proposition that our title was
good TO the Rio rande the island OF New Orleans
In the meantime, and before the cesson of the country
between the Sabine and the Rio Gande Spain by the
Florida treaty, many American citizens had emgraled
that territory in the full confidence that the government
OF the United States intended to maintain It's claim to the
country, and that they would be protected in the enjoy
ment OF their rights as American citizens. When they
found themselves abandoned by their own government
and by treaty stipulation converted into the degraded
subjects OF foreign prince, they instantly raised the
standard OF rebellion protested against the ratification OF
tHc tUeIr resolve, IN case III
should be ratified, to free themselves by force of
from Spanish dominion The treaty was finally ratified
IN lS2l and the same year these Americans in Texas
joined the Mexicans in revolt the object of which
to throw off the Spanish yoke and establish for them
selves republican government similar to our own.
The revolution was successful, and on the 4h day
OF October, 1924, the federal constitution of the
public of Mexico was adopted. During the revolu-
ton, provisional government had been established
for the purpose OF aforing protection to the nhabit
tants, and giving energy and proper direction their pa
trotic efforts in behalf of freedom By an act Of this
provisional government, Texas, with her consent
had been temporarily united with the province OF Goa
necessary elements to prove separate State OF herself
In 1920, after the Florida treaty had been signed and be-
fore the revolution broke out. Moses Austin had pro-
cured from the Spanish authorities grant OF land upon
which he was authorized to locate colony of emgrans
He having died before the conditions of the grant could
be complied with his Stephen F. Austin procured its
ties the next year, and proceeded to establish his colony
under the protection Of the provisional government
have called the attention of the Senate to these facts for
purpose OF showing that the early American settlers
in Texas not awless band of ntruders who had
forced their way into the country in defiance OF the laws
and constitutional authorities With the same view
will read the first section of the colonization law of the
State OF Coahua and Texas passed March 24th, 1926:
All foreigners who in virtue of the general law Of the
18th August issi which guarantees the security Of their
lion, wish remove the settlements of the State of Goa
hula and Texas are at liberty to do So and the said State
Yes, sir the State OF Coahula and Texas, IN pursu-
of the colonization law of the federal government,
"nvites and calls" foreigners to come and settle with
in it's limits She went further, and offered large tracts
of land inducements to come, and conferred all the
rights and privileges OF citizenship upon every emgrant
who might respond to the call. On the nth day of
March, 1927. the constitution of the State of Coahuila
and Texas adopted II had been formed in conform
ty with the federal constitution. and in pursuance of
act OF the federal Congress on This State at and
articles of compact-the bond of union between the
State and the confederation They contain the terms and
the conditions upon which the State of Coahuila and
Texas constituted member of the confederacy have
these two instruments before me, and will invite the at
enton of the Senate to the first five articles of the const
tuition of the State of Coahuila and Texas:
ART l. The State of Coahula and Texas is the union
ART 3 It Is free and Independent of the other Aerican
States and of every other power and dominion whatso
ART The sovereignty OF the State resides originally
compose it, but they shall not, Of themselves, exercise
other acts Of sGveLegay than those pointed out in this con
ART In all subjects relating TO the Mexican confed
' the but in that belongs the
government and administration of said Sate it retains its
Liberty nasnesss ans s ry u eyab.hnr its unda
mental laws through the medium of its representatives in
and general constitution belongs exclusively to the said
State
These were the conditions upon which the Texans
became citizens OF the Mexican confederacy, and were
the terms alone upon which they could be required
expected to continue such They had been invited and
called there through the colonization laws, with the
guaranty that they should be protected in the enjoyment
OF all their rights citizens, agreeaby to the forms of
the constitution. They "free and independent oil
the other Mexican United States, and Of every other
power and dominion whatsoever" They continued true
and law-abidng citizens faithful to the constitution Of
the State and the confederation until their seat OF gov
eminent was invaded about the 1s of June, 1885, by
revolutionary army from the city of Mexicoa portion
of the members of the legislature, which was then in
session. captured and imprisoned and the rest compelled
to their lives by fight, and seek place of refuge
this side of the Rio Grande The inhabitants between
that river and the Sabine Instantly took up arms in
for the purpose of ing the progress Of the invading
revolutionary army For the purpose of concentrating
their forces and giving energy and proper direction TO
their patriotic efforts, they assembled in convention on
the Sd of November, 1898, and, after making soemn
declaration" of the which had compelled them to
take up arms, proceeded TO organize provisional gov
ernment will read the first and the concluding para
graphs of this declaration
Declaration of the people of Isnas, ia general convention
assembled
"Whereas General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and
other military chettans, have, by force of arms,
thrown federal institutions of Mexico, and dissolved the
compact which existed between Texas and the other
m .mbers OF the Mexican conederacy now the good peo
Bile of Texas avaing themselves of their rights
|, 'SOLEMNLY DECLARE,
lst. That they have taken arms In defence of their
rght and liberties which threatened by the encroach-
Of military depos and IN defence of the republican
principles of the federal constitution Of Merfco.
"IHee declarations soemnly avow to the world, and
call God to witness their truth and sincerity, and invoke
ly of duflicity' wy sY"J.-.ae5r vi ..H-t sd ,lt
Now, propose to invite the attention OF the Senate
the state of things then existing in the city of Mexico
and trace the which had rendered necessary