Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-08-10
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The s. Ware between Texas and !
New Mexico.
There is considerable excitement being
worked up at the present time in congress and
the Union generally, concerning the question
of boundary between Texas and New Mexico
But more particularly is the fever of excite
ment felt among the chivalric Texans. Pub
lie meetings have been held at San Antonio
and the battlefield of San Jacinto; and wrath,
Indignation, fire and "bloody vengeance" have
been threatened against New Mexico, should
she dare to resist the eneroaehments of her
never satisfied sister.
This state Of bad feeling is just at this time
more particularly to be dreaded; not that the
result may in the end be feared; but because
there is enough already before the public
mind to engross all its attention. The claims
of Texas, unjust as they may be, are sufi-
cient theme for the '.blood and thunder ultra
lists of the South to harp upon, and they will
shrink from no efforts to prevent the admission
of New Mexico as an independent state, under
her present constitution. The balance of
power must be retained by the South at all
hazards.
| AS it is we think there is bu: little to fear.
Texas in her encroachments upon the territory
of Mexico had "Uncle Sam" to back her; and
by that means awfully licked the Mexicans,
wrestling from them all the territory lying be-
tween the Neuces and the Rio Lrande. The
United States took Texas with all her liabi-
ties and existing war, she was therefore, FAC
cording to modern statesmen,) in duty bound
to protect her, right or wrong.
But now the complexion of things is chang
ed; although "Uncle Sam" could assist her to
dismember a neighboring republic, he will
never consents to her destroying without cause,
one of his respected family.
The people of Texas are very brave, and no
doubt after fogging the Mexicans and a few
cowardly Indians, they think themselves invul-
nerable, feeling willing to cope single handed
with not only New Mexico, but even with the
redoubtable Uncle Sam himself Nay, indeed,
dispatches have been sent to ''head quarters"
to find cut whether the United States troops
would be Withdrawn from the frontiers or not
threatening,i if the old gentleman did inter
tfere, to jerk him out of his boots. Terrible
fellows are these representatives of Southern
Chiyalry! We do know they are very brave;
(f we can believe them,) when once they have
whetted up their courage and "bowie knives y
they are perfectly awful. (Achilles wasn't a
circumstance to some of their heroes, but hon
estly, after all, we do not believe they really
mean to hurt their respected head with all
their bravado.
But seriously: suppose she had the pluck
to back her threats where is she going to be-
gin? Where is she going to get money ol
men to carry on war? She might as wei
expect to put utthe Aurora Borealis, or ever
to pay her own debts, which the General Gov
ernment has assumed, as to think of fogging
New Mexico with the United States standing
in her defence. 1t is parfectly ridiculous tc
think of any thing of the kind. I. is equalee
only by the threats of sundry members 0
Congress from the abodes of freedom and ne
gro slavery, who threaten to dissolve tht
Union, because their peculiar institution" il
about to die natural death. Pity that 81
much bravado should all end in smoke
Who of our readers have not heard of th'
"time that tried mems souls" in the far-famed
bloody, "Toledo war;" where the Buckeye.
and the Wolverines met on the quiet bank
of the Maumee? What son of the Buckeye
state, does not remember the day when oul
noble soldiery, without moving muscle, with
stood the calling fire of the enemy's whole
force, with nothing but river mile vide be
tween them and the foe? 1t was gloriou!
war, and one in which the great states of OhiC
and Michigan exerted all their energies, anC
of which they should be proud. Similar Il
i this was the war between Missouri and Iowa
which after great deal of "bloody talk, !" wa
finally settled by the Supreme Court of th'
United States; and like unto these we pre-
dict will be the deadly affray" between Texa
and New Mexico
There are men enough in this Union, hon
est and true. who would never permit an!
thing Of the kind men who fear little and car
, less for the bullying of Texas and the who'll
South; men who would not hesitate mo
ment to shoulder their muskets to crush an,
hostile demonstration that might be made
There is something yet of the spirit of ZIG, ii
the men of the North; and the sons of toll c
the Northern and Middle States, would be a
ready to put down oppression, as their father
i were in the days of Ethan Allen and the Con
i, tinsntal Congress
The danger therefore in this case is nc
$ very imminent and we prophecy that it wi
be at most, war of words; and one in whic
but little blood will be shed. Hard words an
: bad feelings will no doubt, be very prevalen
g for sectional differences like this, will alway