The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-02

stationed among us to exercise arbtrTry
acts OF oppression and tyranny, thus
trampling upon the most sacred rights of
the citizens anti rendering the military su
perlor 10 the civil power.
II has dissolved by force OF arms the
State of Coahuila aud Texas and obiged
our representatives to ny for their NJeS
from the seat of government thus depriv
Ing MS of the fundamental political right
OF representation.
1t has demanded the surrender of a num-
Der OF our citizens. and ordered military
uttachnen to seize and carry them into
the interior for trial in contempt of Hle
civil authorities and in defiance of the laws
aud the constitution.
1t has made piratlcal attacks upon our
commerce by commissioning foreign des-
peradoes and authorizing them to seize
our vessels and convey the property of our
citizens to far distant parts for confsca-
tiCn.
1t denies us the right to worship the
Almighty according to the dictates OF our
conscience by the support of a National
religion, calculated to promote the temporal
interest Of Its human functlonaries, rather
than the glory of the true and living God,
1t has demanded us to deliver nm orr
tho rightful property of freemen-aGd for.
midab,e only to tycanrical governments
II mas invaded our country, both by sea
and by land, with the intent to lay waste
our territory, and drive US from our homes
ana mas now large mercenary army adj
yancing t.. carry on against us war of
1t has, through its emissaries, melted the
merciess savage with the tomahawk and
sCaIping knife, to massacre the Inhabitants
OF our defenceless frontiers.
4 1t has been, during the whole time OF our
connection with 1t. the contemplate sport
ana victim of successive military revou.
tons, and hath exhibited every characters.
nc OF weak, corrupt and tyrannical gov
eminent
These and other grievances were patiently
borne by the people of Texas until they
reached that nOiut which a
ceases TO be virtue. We then took up arms
IN defense of the National constitution
we appealed 10 our Mexican brethren for
assistance; our appeal has been made In
vain; though months have elapsed. no sym
pathetic response has been heard from the
interior. We are, therefore, forced to the
melancholy conclusion that the Mexican
people have acquiesced in the destruction
OF their liberty, and the substitution there.
for Of military government; that they
are unit to be free, and incapable Of self
government.
The necessity of self-preservation. there.
fore, now DEGREES our eternal political sep.
aration.
We, therefore, the delegates with plenary
powers, of the people of Texas, in solemn
convention assembled, appealing to a can
did world for the necessities Of our condl.
ton, do hereby resolve aud declare that
our political connection with the Mexican
nation has forever ended, and that the PEG
pie of Texas do now constitute a free,
sovereign and Independent republic and are
fully vested with all the rights and at
tributes which properly belong to lnde.
pendent nations; and, conscious Of the rec
titude Of our Intentions we fearesSly and
confidently commit the issue to the supreme
arbter Of the destlnies Of nations
In witness whereof we have hereunto sub
scribed our names. Richard Ellis
President and Delegate from Red River.
test. Fl $. Kimhle Secretary,
q. 3. Stewart. John $ Roberts,
James Collingsworth, Robert Hamilton,
Edwin Waller, Collin Mckinney,
y Brigham, A. II. baltimore,
John S. n. BYRON, James Power,
Francis PITS, Sam Houston,
] Anton ,avarro, Edward Conrad,
William u. Lacy, Martin Palmer,
William Menefee, James Gaines
John Fisher, William Clark Jr.,
Matthew Caldwell Sydney q. Penning.
William Motley, ton,
Samuel T Carson, Lorenzo de Zavala,
Thomas j. Rusk, George W Smyth
William c, Crawford, stephen n. Everett,
John Turner Elijah Stepp,
Benjamin Briggs Claiborne West,
Goodrich, James c. Swlsher
William B. Leates, George W. Barnet
M. b. Menard, Jesse Grimes.
| A. r. Hardin, T.. o. Legrand,
John w. Bunton, David Thomas.
Thomas j. Galley, Rhoads Fisher,
r. NJ. Coleman. John W. Bower,
Sterling c. Robert j. =. Woods,
son. George c. Chldress,
Andrew Brsco, Baily Hardiman,
Thomas Barnet, Robert Porter
! Jesse Il BGdgett, Charles Taylor,
Stephen W. Blount.
| ] do hereby certify that ] have carefully
compared the foregoing declaration and md
it to he a true copy from the original filed
In the archives Of the convention.
Given under my hand this l7.h day N
! March. 1876.
Attest. n s. Kimhle
Secretary Of the Convention
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