The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-18
CITY OF WASHINGTON, SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE IS. lS4S.

Such, sir, was the dilemma from which the treaty,
now so hppanty repudiated here and in Mexico rescued
the Mexican army. and such the uaabe consideration
Mexico received for said treaty.
eminent of Mexico The Mexican government imme-
datey after they heard Of the capture of Santa Anna and
the defeat OF his division of the army, viz the 18th
May 1886, issued to General FiIisola despatch the
following effect:
| ''SEoRErARys OFFICE or WAR AND MARINE,
| Central Section, First Bureau.
"ExoELLSsr Slai With the most profound sorrow, his
exceency the President tenn has learned, by the Off
cal letter of Exceency of 18th of last month"; the
commanded in person by the President General Of
the army tSana Anna,) and the very amentable msfor
other chiefs and officers.
''His exceency the President pro is ia some
o sn s 70
| he erpressty confirms
The first his exceency has is that you
dress the enemys General exaetng from him. by deeorous
means, the liberty of the President general n-chie
sdera,ion due high dignity and to person disn-
gushcd in the annals of American history, and for hose
respaton me entire "atio" " interested by gratitude and
His exeelency the President tenn counts upon your
excelencys directing all his Efforts TO the remainder Of
the army, by concentrating it, render it
spectacle, placing IL in convenient place for receiving
provisions for which the most etcacous measures are
adopted The preservation of Bexar is Of absolute
sity IN order that the government, according to circum-
"Ihe ae Of all the prisoners pery interesting to the
ton" and it is recommended your exceency endeavor
PioPooe
exchanges and for this purpose and because
humanity eYac,s it, the lives OF the prisoners made and thai
the circumstances which may result from inprudence
committed IN ms AFFAIR." but tue goyernmsn! fears ear nothing
zeal Of your ercee"ey for the best of the country
From this communication, it appears
lst That flsoa, instead OF being prisoner of war,
succeeded the chief command of the Mexican army at
ter Santa Annals capture which chief command was
pressly confirmed TO him by the Mexican government
20. That the first desire of the government of Mexico
the liberty OF the President, Santa Anna) and that
it deeply socous to save the remainder of the ar
N.Y." and to alleviate the fate of all the prisoners"
zine prisoners were subsequently all released by the
Texan government)
3D. That the government gave full and unrestricted dis
creton to tlsoa, then the commander chief, to
age me aGar having no fears in regard to it on account
OF its confidence sin the skill and zeal of Gen. Filisola
for the best service OF the country"
Every instruction in the above despatch from the Mex
can government carried out to the letter, and that
under the superintendent of Flisoa he signing the treu
ty and for,cardng ii to the Merica government If this
the time they signed the treaty, (Which not but is
none the less binding on that accounts for subsequent
ratification OF the act of an agent is as binding
previous authority it could not have been literally
complied with 'The liberty of Santa Anna" was Sc
cured, the remainder of his army saved and "the
fate OF all the prisoners was aleviated"
the above despatch, have expected to obtain all these
advantages without giving consideration Therefore He
did not expect he did not intimate such thing. What
them the consideration Texas received by that treaty.
Her independence and her boundary to the Rio Grande
secure which she evidenced her intention las have
shown in the very commencement of her revolution
And what were the "decorOs means" Ito use the lam
guage of the above Mexican despatch resorted to for
both parties to attain their objects! The usual Of
treaty. Vattel IN his Law OF Nations says page 436
The captive may himself negotiate the peace
and promise what personally depends upon nim but the
dd BY herself or by those mEo e COZ h the pa
authority during the princes captvity
have concusvey shown that this treaty ratified
"by those anto connected Nth the public authority
during Santa AnnaS captiuity, VIZ the Commander IN
chief Of the armies of Mexico, (sola,) and the Pres
dent pro tenn OF Mexico and yet there are those who
| thy blush ?"
But, Mr.. Chairman, Santa Anna has given us other
testimony regard the Rio Grande being the western
boundary of Texas After the battle of Buena Vista, in
despatch to his government bearing date 9th Febru
AIRY, ls47, he says:
.'From the impression had made the enemy, he
did appear before us for three days. the bearer OF
flag of truce, however, arrived with proposition from
General Taylor for an exchange Of prisoners and for our
He also expressed to the desire which the Americans
q be s s saS he I to s we
the sacred OF cause.-the defence of terri
tory and the preservation of our nationality and rights
had never offended that of the United States observed
were this side Of The BRAVO, occupied any part Of the
Merican territory bockaded ports; and that we
resolved perish, vndicate rights that for
might always be favorable TO the enemy and the
experience the I'D and 23d should convince them that
could change"
not prisoner of war. No. sir the honor OF making
him prisoner belongs alone to Texas. The United
States conquered him but it the peculiar pride and
glory of Texas, without ordnance ammunition and
with three to one opposed to her, not only to conquer
but capture Santa Anna and that before the charm OF
his nvincibiy had been broken and before the prestige
which uniform had thrown around his had
been destroyed General Houston, with his brave little
army, the first conqueror and the only capturer Of
Santa Anna History records bloody, glorious
or successful field than that of San Jacinto
might here state many facts showing that Texas held
control over the country between the Nueces and the Rio
rande but they would only be the assertions of myself
and others. will hereafter show that Texas passed
laws exercising jurisdiction this country, and will
now prove, by General VOL, Mexican general, that
those laws were carried into effect
In his proclamation bearing date June Goth, 1914, de-
clarng the armstice that had existed between Mexico
and Texas to be at an end, he says: |.
"Every individual who shall be found at the distance of
will be regarded favorer and mrce of the
pers of that of the national territory aud a
his country, and after summary military trial. shall be
punished as such. ADRIAN WOLL,
General Of Brigade"
Here, them is the admission of the highest military
iunconary of northern Mexico, that Texas "was the
usurpsr torebe possesor of the territory of the
Rio Grande. This needs no further comment.
| have now, MIR. Chairman, shown, by the posi- tue
testimony of Mexicans, that Texas held the country be-
tween the Nhcces and the Rio Grande by clear title
she held any other portion of that State and that was
the Mexcans termed it. by usurpdt,on forcbc pos
session Nothing can be shown from Mexicans against
this array OF testimony will now prove, by
hority that wings will not question, Cassius M.
that Mexico cared no about army going to the
r de than crossing the Sabine because aha look ed