Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-04

! Mexico adopted 4 Hspnbllesn con
sistHtieH ii 1874, but IL forbade other
than ths Catholic religion, established
no egaFis ~ dehge lbs new eeHstltl,
lieB djd not provide f0F trial BY Jury,
end gave the personal egmmsBd 0f the
armies " tbs President NJ the fspgb.
| lie All these sfe vial defects, and
resulted h tEs loss 0f Texas 10 eleven
years The 9figibsl Mexican State oi
Texas MSS Joined With another etate
wbsfe there we're fen er 10 Amer
cans, The distance Of Texas from The
espitsi VI Mexico, however. suggested
that II be given certain independent
rights, though ths G0gsfBef must be
sent out fran Mexico, s. our Terrific,
rial D9YeFnoFs are from Washington,
Consequently, ginstAea tTsltietbs n
tbs new settlers Ia Texss paid 10 a.
teHti9a " the law that they mast be
Catholics, Ia lisz5 the movement %
Tess Vas one Of the greatest i hes
ever bad, Other eQloBizefs besides
Austin vent h, sad The Old Spanish
elem eHt shout hse0gdoehes, under
taking " bother The Americans, led "
miniature revolution, Tie psDsl
ball agsiBst Spanish Masonic logRss
mas issued ~ cDBHeetloB Win the
American settlement n Texas, Our
Migister W Mckee under John Qgisey
Adams Bss joel IS Poinsett, Of sggth
Caroline. who iBFOaHeed tbe Y0fk
hight II EFeemssoBTy into Mexico iH-
stead " the Scotch me which had been
previously used The mgDsrehieal
party N Mexico bsl9Bgsd ~ fhe
es9tsh lodge, sbd hey, sseiBE that
PeiEsetts Masonry might be VI sdYsH
tsgs " the Republican parry, procured
pspsl bali sgsigst ths Mse9Bie
lodges, ana the Mexican Congress Sss
asked 10 suppress them There we're
10000 AmeFiesBs ~ Texas h lss;i
and they continued ~ eems, though
prohibited ~ . NeEigsB law, IN YEA
Mf PeiHsett Nss INSTRUCTED W buy
Texas, II he could, 81 faF % lhs ilo
gTaadA, feF u 10000, ef % eieF
$50 900 fof that part esst Of tbs Colo
RADIO river, Two years later Nj, Van
Buren, offered ~ ,0Gb 900 fsf Texas 10
the Rio GTsBds. a good many fas
Gals got into Texas early, and hence
We dad by The side ~ Henry Travis
The tsfgef Monroe EdwaFds and seg-
eFal negro Traders Austin took adl
vantage VI any revolution 10 tho par,
eBL government that would give more
freedom 70 his colony, Two demeA
tie tllbastefs, bustamente aud Aanta
Anna, getting into civil war, Austin
was thf9WH into prison BY the latter
About that tine ham Houston, who
had been Governor Of Tennessee,
though Z native Of Virginia, aud who
Was one af. General Jaeks0n'a Indian
lighters, went 20 Texas, some say ior
The purpose et e0hauefihg the indie
peadsh9e " that young country Ills
friends had asked him a. early IA 1870
W Gems 20 Texas Ito went IN 1879,
and arrived Al ban Antonio with Col
eHel bowie, the celebrated dueliHt,
Econ altar q Constitutional uOnVen
zion met, N ghieh we're Houston and
| Austin The Rew Constitution for,
babe hanks at iienstbhs suggestaH
~ ieH tho Mexican Republic was
aiads . purely national one on the
French style i9f the parpose Of ehok
lng ~ pplilieal power Ia the other
htstfs The Federal Constitution was
destroyed 10 1850, and the national
policy vas declared 10 ba aFFestIng
May prescribed Texans, defending
the Mexican enslamhouaeu, driving
out American inIradera aud freeing
tho slayes