Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-04-06

clale uuu reueTaI, conforming very nearly 10 lhOso
OF The United States passed liberal laws, and held
ont strong inducements TO the people of every
cline, 10 encourage the settlement of Texas
This was done, not so much lo the benefit Of
those who might take up their abode within that
district Of country, for the purpose of redeem
ing that valuable portion Of her territory from the
dominion of the savage, which Mexico had strug-
gIed to accomplish, bat without success, for cen
turtles past"
lie then proceeds to refer, in very
clear and succinct manner, TO the causes
Of the reyoIution-lhe overthrow of the
Constitution Of 1924 by Santa Anna-the
establishment Of despotic power-the i'm
prisoment Of Austin--and the attempt to
disarm the people. The Convention of
Delegates of the people Of Texas was held
at San Felipe IN October 1885, to cousld-
er the state of anairs--Gen. Cos crosses
the Rio Grande-marches to Gonzales,
and demands the surrender OF small
piece Of ordnance belonging TO the Tex
ans-they resist, aud give him the con-
tents Of the piece, instead Of the piece it.
self
Thus tie revolution commenced. Cos
was hesieged and capituIated to the Tex
ans. Many oflhe persons who were en-
gagged in the operations against Cosresid-
ed in the territory between the Nueces
and Rio Grande.
CHOW, sir, would ask" says the
General, "was it not right that we should
include them in the benefits of our victory,
and provide for their safety? say, sir,
would it have been ust or honorable in
those of us who resided east of the Nueces,
to have provided for our own security,
and 20 have left those west ollhat river,
from whom we had received valuable aid
to the tender mercies of the Mexican Die
tator? We did provide for their safety
many oc them have since Gallen-we
have always asserted and stood by the
rights of their widows and orphans, and,
anxious as we we're for peace and ter
minallon of the war with Mexico, there
never has been time when Texas would
not have hazarded her very existence as a
nation in any contest, however unequal,
rather than have abandoned them to the
enomy, Life and liberty were the stakes
for which we fought-mere territory was
a secondary, very secondary consideration.
These people had dared to resist the cen
trial power-lhey had periled everything
and had joined us-had rendered impor-
tant services, and we had cheerluly &C
cepled their aid in the hour ofadversity,
and fore one, sir, think it was not dis
credifaJle TO us that We regarded their
rights and stipulated for their security in
our prosperity. General Cos was forced
TO enter into a capitulauon which protect
ed the rights Of those citizens, and which
forms the first link in the chain of our title
to the territory extending to the Rio
Grande."
lie then gives the treaty made between
Gen Cos and Gen. BurIeson, in which
The former binds himself to retire with his
force beyond the Rio Grande, accordingly
he did so retire. Santa Anna raises a
strong force to recapture Texas, and
marches into the country. The Texans
convoke a convention of delegates, to
which the people between the Nueces and
Rio Grande sent delegates. They ode
cOarod heir independence, appealed 10
the civilized world for the Justice of our
cause, and trusting to the G uol balIe.
put themselves in position defend or.
rights" The glorious events the war
followed, terminating in the capture of
Santa Anna at San Jacinto. Santa Anna,
wishing to preserve the army of FlIisoIa,
as well as his life, which had been forfeit
ed, entered into a compact to acknowledge
he independence Of Texas. This com
pact, Gen, Rusk shows very clearly, was
4 treaty, having been made between the
civil power, the President and Cabinet of
Texas, with the President of Mexico. in
hat treaty, a copy Of which is given by
GENERAL Rusk entire, the right of the
Texans to the east bank ofthe Rio Grande
S fully acknowledged, as also the full, en-
ire and perfect independence of the Re-
public, of Texas. BY this treaty, the Rio
irande is made the western boundary be-
wecn the two Republics This treaty
vas forwarded by Gen. Risk to FIIsola,
Who confined it. Gen. r. denies that
his treaty was exlorted from Santa Anna
IN the plea Of duress the argument is
cry strong.
"The treaty was, al his Santa Annals
most earnest solicitation, repeated and
'ressed for several days, until the Govern
nent of Texas consented to enter into it, |
is obligations were mutual upon Texas
md upon Mexico; It's benefits were muu-
i. Texas was To acquire the indepence
# all the territory east Of the Rio Grande,
'leXico, on her part, was 10 save the life
f The President, and save her army, which |
vas plnic-stricken aud completely in our
ower, might adduce many facts 10
how this was strictly true. will not,
owever, waste the time of The Senate |
urlhcr than to state one circumstance,
hich was, that Gen. Ampudia, who has
cured in the present war, surrendered
he rear guard of the Mexican army, con
isling of four hundred men, with eight
ieces Of artillery, to Captain Karnes, al
he head Of twenty five Texan troops, the
lain body Of our army being forty miles
fl, with the river Brazos between U.s.
lexico saved, by the truce, her army,
nd by that means her Government
The saved the life and procured the lider.
y of Santa Anna. lfSanta Anna was a
risoner and under duress, FiIisola the