The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-02
He DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
de by the Delegates of the People OF Texas in General Con-
yentiOn at Washington on March 2, 1885,
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len n government has ceased TO protect
ives. liberty and The property OF the
Z from whom its legitimate powers are
ed. And for the advancement Of whose
,piness 1t was instituted. aud so far
heinz Il guarantee for their inestima-
nd inallenable rights. becomes an In
rent In the hands OF evil rulers for
oppresslon: when the Federal repub-
cons tltution of their country. whiA
have sworn to support, no longer has
bsfantial existence, and the whole ma
OF heir government has been forcihly
ged, without their consent, from a re-
tive Federated republic. composed N
.eikn states. 10 consolidated milit %
oflsm. which every interest Is dis
rded. but that Of the army aud the
thood. both the eternal eas uI!es Of civi,
ty, The ever minlons OF power and
usual Instruments Of tyrants; when,
after the spirit Of the constitution
departed. moderation is ut length so
lost by those IN power that even the
Iaace of freedom is removed, and tho
s themselyes Of the constitution DIS.
nued, aud so far from their petitions
"Reminiscences being regarded, tbs
Is Who bear them are thrown into
eons and mcrcenary armies sent forth
nr3rce new government upon them
lie point of the bayOnet.
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easance and abduction on the part
he government, anarchy prevails anl
society is dissolved into its original
ents. in such a crisis the first law or
re. the right of selfprcserVatlnn the
rent and lnalenable right of the poo
to appeal TO first principles and take
I political affairs into their own hands
xtreme cases, enioins 1t as a right to
iselyes and sacred obligation to t1eir
Gritty to abolish such government and
tie another In its stead, calculated to
ne them from impending dangers and to
re their welfare and happiness.
tons. as well as individuals, are amen
for. their acts TO the public opinion
1ankind. statement Of a part of our
lsances Is therefore submitted TO an I'M
ial world, in justification of the hazard
Z but unavoidable, step now taken "
ring our political connection with the
lean people and assuming an independ
attitude among the nations OF the
ie Mexican government. by it's COLOMBIA
lawB. invite and induce the Anglo
.rican population of Texas to coloi1zd
wilderness under the pledged faith OF
Trltten constitution. that they should
inue to enjoy that constitutional liberty
republican government to which they
been hahituated in the land of their
b. the United States of America.
this expectation they have been cruel
fisappolnted, inasmuch as the Mexican
ION has acquiesced 20 the late changes
he In the government by General An
10 lopez de Santa Anna, VINO, having
turned the constitution Of his country
! offers. as the cruel alternative, either
abandon our homes, acquired by sc
w privaticns. or submit to the mos
,lcrable of all tyranny, the combiS'd
.potism of the sword and the priest
hath sacrificed our welfare to the State
.Coahuila. by which our interests have
ID con tinually depressed through q jeal
and partial course of legislation car
1 on at far distant seat of government
IL hostile majority. In an unknown
q petitloned in the humblest terms fol
/ establishment of separate State gov
-nent and have in accordance with tn
visions OF the National constitution pre-
led TO the general congress a republican
,stituflon, which was without a JUS
Tse, conttuptuously rejected.
I incarcerated I'm dungeon for Ions
10 one OF our cltizeps for no other cnus
< q jealous endeayor to procure tie &C
lance Of our constitution and the estab
ni<nt Of State government.
; has failed and refused to secure OF
rm ba sis the right Of trial by jury. tina
tndinm civil libcrtv. and only safe guar
ee for the life, liberty and property q
citizen.
has failed TO establish any public SIS
L Of education, although possessed Of n
st boundless resources (the public 20
In) and although 1t is an axiom in poli
sciencs that unless a peope are educat
and Enlightened It is Idle to expect tn
tinuance of civil liberty, or the capacit,
seif-gove-nment.
4 has suffered the military commandantt