The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31

nominally n part Of the state Of Goa
hula, had more Americans than Mex
leans among its 10000 or 10000 inhab
itnnts.
The Texas Revolution.
Between the Americans and the
Mcxicans there was constant friction
Mexico had freed it's slaves and in
1890 tried to extend emancipation TO
Texas. Mexico having poems. had no
need Of black slaves. Texas had 1000
in slavery. In the struggle between
Bustamente and Santa Anna, Texas
supported Santa Anna, and when San
tn Anna obtained the presidency Texas
was no nearer its declared desire
separation from COahuila and reliR.
ious freedom-than II was before. No
doubt Santa Anna knew that what
Texas really wanted vas American
rule, not Mexican rule; independence
not dependence. Into Texas there was
coming a constantly increasing mum
Der Of colonists agriculture develop
ers-from the United States. And
into Texas there was coming all sorts
OF adventurers, many Of them fugi
tives from justice, who were safe in
Texas, hut not within the borders OF
the United states.
Santa Anna was vain, ~tyranicnl.
brutal and unjust. The Texans were
rebellious, insistent and determined.
Armed clashes between Mexicans and
Texans were frequent. Mexico need.
ed a strong hand and a wise head to
guide IL in those days. II had neither.
Santa Anna, after suppressing some
outbreaks In Zacateeas, turned his at.
tention TO Coahuila and Texas, for
Coahuila, too, was dissatisfied.
D Meanwhile Texas required nothing
so much as q lender. To Houston,
sinking his sorrows In the Cherokee
country, there came an invitation To
go to Texas. lie went in December.
1882, travelled from N~acogdoches 10
san Antonio, aud when ne returned to
sNhAh hf NltNf " lNnI ltNlfT
To Andrew jackson. At Nacogdoches
he was told he was wanted 10 lead the
revolutionary movement, and he was
elected u delegate 10 n convention to
be held in April. 1888. That conve
ton formally demanded separation
from Coahuila. Santa Anna's re-.
sponse was to east the delegate who
bore the dispatch, Col. Austin, into
prison. And then, when Lorenzo de
Zarala, a fiery Republican, Mexican
post as a protese againse Santa An.
IA 5 violation of the constitution Of
1924 aud fled to Texas and Texas re.
fused to surrender him, Santa Anna
issued a decree that all Texrns must
disarm. To carry out his order San.
Ia Anna sent his brother. in law Gen.
Cos, to San Antonio with "A force Of
1900 men, many Of them convicts.
On November 3, 1885, Texas, in II
convention at San Felipe de Austin,
appointed Houston commander in
chief Of It's military forces and Henry
Smith was appointed president protein.
On December 5, independent of auth.
GRITTY from the provisional government,
Ben Milan, with a small force Of
Texans. began IN attack on Cos at
san Antonio, and ON December IL Cos
surrendered, pledging himself never to
bear arms against Texas again.
That much accomplished, nearly ev.
cry one in Texas, except Houston,
thought the "war'' was over. lie
was the man who saw the future
clearly. Most of the men under srms
in Texas were members Of independent
bands. Many Of them disbanded, go.
ing to their homes for Christmas re.
ioieing. One body of adventures,
under a DIR. Grant, started on u wild
expedition to capture Matamoras, only
to be captured and slaughtered. San.
tn Anna with an army Of 5000 men,
was enroute for Texas, and on Feb.
ruary 90, 1896, he arrived at San An.
tonic. There was a little garrison
there commanded by Col. Travis, n
gallant South Carolinian. Houston
had ordered him to retire and also
had ordered Col. f%annin, in command
at Goliad, fifty miles from San Anton.
lotto join him at Gonzales, but Travis
and Fannin disobeycd orders. With
Travis were James Bowie and Davy
Crockett. The garrison at San An.
tonic took refuge in the Alamo, and
there it gave battle to the Napoleon
of the West" In all the world Is
hisiory ihere Is nothing 70 snrnnaa the