New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-15
REMEMBER THE AiAMOs"

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their glorious victory over more than
three times their own number Of Mex.
lean Spaniards at che battle OF San
Jacinto, What did that memory recall
Texas. s. province OF Mexico had asked
the acknowledgment Of her rights in the
Mexican Union. Fog this alone were her
commissioners imprisoned. and 20 punish
this consumacy we've her people proc
claimed without the pale OF human right.
The Dictator marched a: The head Of ten
thousand anen. armed with an order Of
Congress 60 give no quarter 70 the rebels
Of Texas. The American Travis held the
Alamo. and refused 10 surrender 40 discye.
tion. His little band os one hundred and
fo,.y-:ive Americans killed and wounded
fifteen hundred Mexicans. Their ainmU-
milton and endurance exhausted. the for.
was taken by storm. every man was butch.
eyed and their bodies burned. The Amer.
icau Crockett. prostra.ed by illness. ~as
by order .. Santa Anna Sayooe:eI il his
bed. ! number OF soiunteers nndes the
American kannin surrendered 60 o superior
Mexican force upon wsi.ten stipulation
that they were 90 be treated az prisoners
Of wa:. BY order Of snis same Santa Anna
these men were halted Oh their march
and .hos in cold blood. The object o:
this cruel trescLery was 80 stop the amer.
lean advance upon this continent. The
superior civilization o: the American was
shown When .he perpe.ra.ov Of these in.
human. crimes was liberated and the rights
Of prisoners OF war accorded 70 those Of
hi, soldiers who survived the vengeance
fov she Alamo. The horror oS the .s'amo
ran throughout the United States. and
Sew Orleans was uever 80 moved as when
she gaze men and money 20 sustain Amer
sc.Hs fighting for their lives upon soil
which they had been invited 30 occupy.
And Congress, shocked by tie bloody
atsoc:ty % tie Spanish natuse- for il ia!
no: then been terrified into its present ob.
seGu;o-s and diplomatic iupiicity acted
instantly. The cry @! the Alamo still
Su!lg in the national ear when the law.
:Ul vengeance Of the Americans was made
know. 20 Congress. within two months
FROM the Invasion Of Texas within less
thar thirty days after the battle Of san
sacintc-Sithout even authentic and Off.
ciai intelligence Of tina: battle. aa !Amer-
lean Senate. by unanimous vote. secog.
nized the independence Of Texas. so soon
as she shos'd comply with the iorpsali,ies
Of filing IL the Department Of state the
evidences Of her statehood. This ace Of
Acknowledge ~. thus nnan;naou-, bo:i,
Webster and Calhoun yinjicas.L by vote
and Argument; We: Texas was t!.ea 81
s!aveko!ling State. The american heart
was fred by .hi. outrage % humanity.
Il Is Useless 8" Suppose that she !smes;-
eaa people Only manifested this :n:isna.
ton AZ az excuse tor seizins the coveted;
property Q: an ;ni.scsee: neisibo,. There
aas been no day Cox hal. century VIXEN
the Knitted States could 10: have seized
and Ee!! any territory cH s.l:s side of
Panama. They have acquired IL! a!li-
lions iy purchase and payment. even :
:ron! the s.:age' themselves. They have
lived in a,ni'y with the H.itss. in Canada
because chose people acknowledge Che
Of o co:nmoa civilization.
Even when 1r:ven BY accumulated! aggras.
sionS 30 demand ,e.lress for citizens
robbed. imprisoned and murdered ~ ;
Mexico, shey restored the sword OF which F;
she had been s!sayfHe1. :naSnsaiae,. aer
IN her defense against soseign and i'm.
pegial invader. and Hass SO FAX eoisSince,:
Mexico % ahe integrity OF hes purposes
rs &c haze converted aes fSons tseadly .
enemy 70 trusting friend.
When the cry, "Remembee the Alamo
lwoke the Indignation OF the whole |
American people, they did not pause, nor
We're they arrested by their authorities to |
consider the loss in money which might |
accrue from obeying the impulses Of Lu.
manity. Perish the damages, They ac-
inowledged the nationality of Texas to
save her people from butchery, and they
-bus inherited war. which long after
ward cost them thousands Of lives and
Millions Of money. And, in the war Of
did the people Of the