The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-20

Fioh m6 Ausun Statc na1cuet June o.
The issUG.-Msot Robert s Neghbors. the conms-
sioner appointed BY the govarno under ACT OF the last
legislature Tor the purpose OF organizing the county OF
Santa Re, returned from his mission TO this city Mon
day evening His report handed by the governor ior
publication, will be found in another counn The sum
and the substance OF is thai he failed To carry out the
Intentions OF the State government consequence solely
OF the direct adverse Interference OF the President OF the
United States through his military authorities at Santa
Fe.
Previous to the ARRIVAL Of the commissioner at Santa
Fe readers have been already informed, the mill
tary commandan al that place, Colonel Monroe, issued
his order OF Doninerventon. Subsequently, however.
aud some days after ne commissioner had reached Santa
re, dispatches from w ashingon were received which
directed Colonel Monroe 10 encourage the formation OF
State government Accordingly, proclamation was
printed and circulated, ordering election for del
egates to a convention to be held and the supreme Judge
OF the district, holding his office under and paid by the
United States, also Immediately put forth IN printed form.
and IN the Spanish language, address designed and
well calculated to nce the people to open resistance to
the authority OF Texas and counselng them TO proceed
IN the steps necessary to separate State organization
Thus has the general government through their agents,
cast in the face Of the commissioner and people OF this
State an insult OF the grosses character. and committed
upon their rights and dignity an outrage beyond which II
was not possible to 20.
Those all acquainted with their history will not de-
ny that the people OF Texas have uniformly through
every ycissnde OF fortune been long suffering and nom
resisting wherever and whenever The wants and wishes
OF the United States concerned. During their
stence as separate republic, they were ever ready to
commit their fortunes to the " magnanlmous and gen
erous" keeping OF their brethem OF the States This
conhding spirit mpeed them headlong and precipatey,
as we thought al the me into connexlon full OF dan
gerous contingencies Current events begin TO show
that trusted too implicitly the good faith and just
ice OF those distant and uncongenal soveregnlles.
whose alliance we 80 earnestly and perseveriDgy sought
The truth is, know Of instance in which this
dence part has not been met with cold indifference,
OF the most fragrant outrage upon our rights and honor
The late proceeding of the general government in re-
spec to Santa Fe the latest but perhaps not yet the
last. in the long catalogue OF wrongs which we may be
destined to suffer from that powerful hand to which we,
as people, so joyfully submitted ourselves
But 1t is now unavalling TO look back upon any error
may have committed through misplaced confidence in
the sympahes honor of the general government. II
is quite enough to know and feel that we have found IN
enemy seeking to degrade and crush by repeated acts
OF violence and oppression We at last fully unde-
ceived The issue has been joined and the question
plainly presented We must either submit to the insult
ing and tyrannica preensions OF the United States, and
loss OF about one-hrd Of the territorial OF the
State, protect rights by that last resort Of
injured peoplethe force OF arms Honor and neces
sty unite in the solemn obligation TO such course. We
how it is TO be avoided II Is impossible thai
the State should tamey acqa,esce in this usurpalon o.
| the general government We have hope that any
proposition which we ought 10 accept will be made BY
Congress for the purchase of the territory in question
| We must therefore act promptly and decsively Time
presses 1t but too apparent that if we would preserve
rights and vndcae the sovereignty OF the State we
must take stand from which there will be nc
step backwards"
What the action of the governor will be in the pres
ent crisis we know not but we do not doubt he will be
equal to the emergency There is room Tor delay OF
indecsion. 1t is clear that portion OF the State will BE-
wrested from by the national Executive, unless VIZ
resist the attempt by all the means which God has giveI
as The people OF the State and the Legislature will
stand by the governor in the most energetic and ehcen
measures he may adopt. If he call military torcs
| to march at once Santa Fe there will be no lack OF
men, eager for the servce who will and equip them
selves and who will that the laws OF the State arr
speedily and fully acknowledged by those IN open rebel
on that their habations are leveed with the earth
II appears us, also that simultaneous with this
lion of the strength OF the State it would not be amis
OF the United States from our limits and the discontinue
ance OF the military government established during thu
war Blu, at all hazards, say, let the laws of tbs
State be enforced even by the sword Greatly would
prefer such an alternative submission to the presen
of rebellion, outrage, and usnration existing unde
the auspices OF the general government in portion o.
our territory.