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TO THE REV. W. HOOPER, D. D.,
OF COLUMBIA, S. C.
My Dear Brother:
In my last, I attempted to point out
from the scriptures, the manner in which
inspired men brought the moral excitement
of the gospel to bear upon the moral cxcF
tability of our nature, and the success,
which attended it. Now it nust be ad
mitted, that there is a material diflerence,
in some important points, between the
manner so pointed out and the manner in.
which our protracted meeings aie con
ducted. We ordinarily go through the ex
ercises of singing and pra5er before, and
after preaching and exhortation. So far
as the record goes, these inspired men did
not so conduct their services. When any
are pricked in their hearts, or distressed
on account of their sins, we invite Ihem up
to be prayed- for, and place them on an
anxious, or enquiry seat. Those inspired
men directed such, when they asked what
they should do to be saved, to repent, be
lieve, and be baptized, without prayer
or the anxious or enquiry seat. Thus
did Peter, Paul and Silas. and others.
Blessed results followed the labors of these
men, and should not their example comt
mend itself to our imitation.
Let us now consider one advantage that
.- .heir course possesses. It keeps the word
of God must prominehtly before the minds:
of sinners. And as' "God has magnified
his woRn above all his tiame," that word
is thus heH tip in its naked majesty and
power, as "able to make men wise unto
salvation." It would seem that sinners,
converted to God in this manner, would
have the authority and power of this word
more deeply impressed upon their minds.
and they would be more readily gov'erned
by it in their future lives. "How readett
thou ?" would be with them a more im
portant question in matters of duty; than
"How feelest thou." They would be
more disposed to learn what is right from
"the law and the testimony." than from
the state of their feelitigs. And surely for
a profitable course of action in their Mas
ter's service, and for a beneficial influence
upon the general interests of religion in
the churches, such an habitual reference
to his word, is the best and safest plan.
But the.order of things, adopted in our
protracted meetings, whilst it is, by no
means intended to diminish the authority
of the divine word, seems nevertheless to
have a tendency.to bring out other instru
mentalities into greater prominence. For
example, when preaching and exhortation
are closed, we do not leave the wvord of God
to produce its effec t under the influences of
the Divine Spirit; but, us if these were not
sufficient, we add singing and prayer pub
licly made and ofteni repeated, with' all the
exciting array of the anxious, or enquiry
seat, and other exercises attendant up-on
such meetings. protracted from day to day,
and night to night. Now.irI am not mista
ken, however wte tnay believe, that the
preaching of the gospel, is the means of
converting the sinner, yet it is not so much
to the preaching of the word, that " e look
for his conversion, as to the prayers and
other exercises of the occasion. For when
preaching and exhpriation are over, we
are not expected to hear the cry of the
convicted soul, "what shall I do to be sa
ved.1" or the announcement of theglad
reception of the truth of a converted soul,
but we are looking to see who are coming
up to be.prayed for, and thetn are hoping
to hear, that some one is delivered fromt
the kingdom of darkness and brought intu
tho kingdom of .God's dear..Son. vAnd
may it not be, that a soul, converted under
such circumstances, is not prepared so
clearly to acknowledge the naked. majest3
and power of the Divine word, as under
the circumstances of the order adopted by
the. men inspired of God. Feeling, the
overpowering feeling, gotten up by the
anxiety or friends, the appeals of preach
ers, the sense of distress for sin, and all the
affecting. circumtances oh the meeting,
are connected with the word of God in the
mind of the young convert, and may di
minish his sense of its- more direct:instru
mentality, and so weaken its immediate
ppwer upon his consctence. .D oming to
the Lordi in this w ay,.he. may.:in futue
life, think, that his feelingse must be.effel.
ted to head him to implicit obelienceto-the
word of God, and that where the-excite
ment of feeling is. w anting, there is au-ex
dnoeof disobedience to that gard..
Andlif this should bef the easse, if', in
the mind, that leads it to look for this ex
citement of feeling to prompt it to duty. i
in surprising that it the absence of the ex
citement, there should appear the differ
ence in thedivine life, coluness, illiberality
and covetousness ? Is it surprising, tba
ministers should fall under the temptatiot
of being feeling. rather than faithful, in
structive, edifying Preachers of the gospel1
May they not he led to neglect the pro
found truths of God's word, by which
christians should he fed, that they may
grow in grace and the knowledge of out
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ; and to ad
dress themselves on lighter subjects to the
feelings of their hearers, that a good meet
ing may be gotten up! May not chris
lians, too, cultivate a taste for such preach
ing, and lose their spiritual relish fur the
plain. self-denying. heart-searching prin
ciples of sound doctrine, by which they
should be established, and reach the full
stature of men in Jesus Christ? Now il
from the manner in which our protracted
meetings are conducted, such a state of
things. as I have just mentioned, should
result, would it not be, that an influence
would go forth from them unfavorable to
the general interests of religion in the
churches? And that such an influence has
gone forth, I very much fear, my Brother.
I said in my last, that by the law of our
unture, excitement is male necessary to
our existence and well-being ; and tha
health is the result of a proper adjustment
of excitement in the excitability of our
nature. Too much excitement, therefore.
as well as too little, will be injurious to
the constitution, as either will produce the
satne effiect, viz: detility, lassitude, and
indifderence. That if from any cause de
bility is produced in the system, excitement,
and sometimes. a very high degree tf it,
ma) be necessar,- to restore the system to
its usual health, and when the desired ef
fect is produced, the excitement beyond
the proper amount required for health, is
withdrawn, and the system left to its usual
course of action. I remarked, also, that
the principles, laid down in relation to the
physical system, are applicable to the in
tellectual and moral constitution.
Let us now consider these principles, as
they apply to our moral constitution in
these protracted meetings. The sinner, it
is true, is in a state of apathy, in relation
to the salvation of his soul, and needs ex
citement to wake up the tnoral excitability
of his nature on this deeply interesting sub
ject. But it is not animal excitement, it
is not the mere rousing of his passions;
but the excitement of-truth, of argument,
of persuasion. that shall lead him to en
quire, "what shall I do to ie saved ?''
Inspired men contented thetnselves with
these means, when addressing their htear
ers. We add. in) our protracted meetings.
various other exercises to these means.
The excitement rises higher and higher.
It goes on with accelerated motion. The
sympathies of our nature are all enlisted.
The very atmosphere seems impregnated
with religious influence, and hecoties con
trgious. The initd is wrought up to a
point of enthusiasm, which prepares it for
the power of retlity or delusion. And
Satan, the Old Impostor, is at hand to
wield it for delusion.
In such a state of things the sinful pro
pensities of our nature are still, and the
sicner is alarmed. Distress seizes upon
him, and be goes up to be prayed for.
His distress increases, but ultimately it
leaves him. He is happy. and can join
others in praising the Lord Christians
rejoice and he is numbered with the saved.
tais may all be the genuine operation of
grace upon the heart. But on the other
hand it may not be so. We have had too
many proofs to the contrary to believe that
it is sr in all cases. And that it is proba
ble, that there are many such cases in these
meetings. facts will warrant us in believ
ing. it is a law of our nature, that after
great excitement, it must subside Now
the subsidence of distress in the soul, at
these meetings; may be mistaken for par
doned sin, and the comfort felt will arise
fromn a belief that it is so.
In enquiring of applicants for Baptism,
during these mee-tings, the reason of the
hope that is in them, we oftett find it ex
tremely diffictul :o obtain satisfactory
answers, touching theirfaith in Chkrist. If
they are aot truly regenerated, this is ttot
surprising. And unfortunately thte judg
men'. .f christians being taken captive .by
their. ieeliags at such times, they too redi
ly as~nit many to~ Baptism and member
ship, who' know nothing of the grace of
God in truth. If the order of things, in
these. meetings, has a tendency to bring
about suchi cases,'then tmay it not be justly
feared that there does go out froln out
protracted meetings an influence, tunfavor
a1eito-thegeneral interests of religion in
thechurce. -~
'When'nhe 'itnetings biose, the mind muis
descend from the height' to. hich it had
been' raised, and will fall as loW as icliad
been ele'vated Debilityistbe consequeidde
Lassitude ectale oin eid' indiff'erencqi
not-unfrequerdi felt to those .very exer
cises, which hasiordd so'mnuch delji
Hence follo 'i ti6 eedent . f' tl e titia
from its elevatifo detisjanfaiiis
ty to..the world, and leti 'oihai
evils whbich comein tthtte "ihis
annual excitements, ~bt the yeoag
converts (antd. sometimiesa e oni,)
whose professign ba4 romie beter frbit!
And ifi the pgincples latehdd abov'e he
orrect,-the, sjpetition of te dltiernate
nyloations ait depressonse il-oly imake
thigs worse
If'ts state of things result. from pro
tra~td meetings, as thqy are conducted
nn'a , & nariaonnere,.ad~
that influences unfavorable to the gene!
interests of religion in the churches C
proceed from them ?
When taste is brought to relish high se
soned food, it is not readily satisfied wi
plainer fare. So when the spiritual tag
has been feasted on -the high wrong
scenes of a protracted meeting, it is il
prepared to return to the ordinary exert
ses of religious meetings at home. TI
instructive preaching oJ the Gospel, 6
self-denying duties of every day's concer
the cultivation of brotherly love, and t)
exhibition of a consistent example. are t(
tame, too slow i . their influence for il
activity of tastes thus formed in the rap
movements of a protracted meeting.
The consequence is, that the ordinar
means of grace are undervalued. N
great success is looked for from the state
preaching of the Gospel, the operations
the church, or the private efforts of chri
ians. We seem to adjourn the conversic
of souls to the protracted meetings; and 1
adjourn also our own growth in grace t
the same period, when, by the power the
exhibited, we may regain in a few day
more than we had lost in many month
Hence the indifference to pastoral suppor
that pastoral visitations may be enjoyed
to the improvement of the ministry ; t
mauturJ exhortations; to liberal contribh
tions for the support of the Gospel, is ni
removed. Two of the striking effects
the revivals recorded in the New Testi
ment are liberality and brotherly love
-And the multitude of them that believed
were of one heart and one soul: neithe
said any of them that aught of the thing
which he possessed was his own." Bt
alas, these effects are not now producte
by our prutracted meetings. And hence tlt
general state of things of so unfavorable
character, as detailed in my second lette
Now if the spiritual taste becomes vitit
ted by the manner of conducting our pr
tracted meetings, so that the mind lose
its relish for the ordinary, stated means c
!race, and is looking away from these I
the high wrought scenes of a protracte
meeting, it is not difficult to see, that to
great extent. an inderdict is imposed upo
the true elevation of the christian charactei
and upon the influence of divine trat
upon a sinful world. Is there not rea
son, then, justly to apprehend, that a
unfavorable influence is expected by thes
imeetings upon the general intetsts of rel.
gion in the churches?
If the views given in this letter are cot
r..ct. it is feared, that in the depressin
influence thus-exerted uponTliWinteres
of religion in'ihe churches, they have me
terially suffered. Excitement, great ex
citement becomes the order of the da:
The churches sought for feeling, the luxu
ry of the religious feeling, that brougl
with it no labor of thought, no deep stud
of the scriptures, no self-deiial, no painft
mortification ofesin, no draughts upon tt
purse. The result has been a state c
selfish feeling, that shuts up the bowe
of compassion to the heathen, and leave
the ministry to toil for support in i0
labors of some wordly avocation. Who
then, may I be asked, will you have donc
In reply, I submit the propriety of discot
tinuing these meetings, or if they must b
continued, let them be conducted in cot
formnity with apostolic examples of preact
ing and exhortation. Let the churche
"set in order the things that are wanting.
Let thon abolish their monthly meetingi
and es-- blish weekly meetings on ever
Load's .,y. Let each church have h
Elders; ot- of whom shall labor in wor
and doctrine, and let the preachers be lit
erally supported, that they may giv
themselves to the word of the Lord and i
prayer. Let the churches contribute <
their substance, as the Lord has prospere
them, for the support of the Gospel
home and abtoad. Let the membet
engage in the mutual ethortation, pt
away conformity to the world, and be cor
f'ormned to the image of Christ. Trhese wi
be scriptural observances, and God wj
bless his o wn institutions.
I have taken the liberty, my brother, a
you see, to extend rLiy reply. to you.beyon
the point of your enquiry, becuzse I thtougk
the opportunity for enlar-gemrent was favc
rably presented. The observations, whic
I have made, are the resultt frmuch though
antd.carefulh notice of the state of thing
during the existence asnd operation of prc
tracted meetings witti us.- I repeat tht
when fuse held diany valuable additiot
were made ioour churcios, apugenert
attention to' religion .wa~s excited; hut tl
influence of them in boutidifance. has
fear, not beeh fivuble talIhe interestsi
true.religio'n if! baveered in aoy thin
that l have said, I shall deeply regreti
My intention'liassbeen, to- sta'.things as
honesti' apprehend. them to b, and if
have-erre,, shall he. 'leased to he si
right...fhMa I have written is the cot
trihwutin tiat 1.-offer to the ,general fun
ofcomindnicateihtought and observatiot
dr the promotion of pure and undefile
rltiois, and 1 shall be happy to see
enlarged by' farther contributions frot
yout' own pen,' and that of ottiers of ohses
vi~a and experience.
-f..tsAfc~tiotnately yours,
*WM1. B. JOHNSON.
Edefed CH., 8.-C., Nov. 5th. 1844.
is-te lO-aUEnglish physician by at
name of Johnson, says in a late' work'
declare my conscientious-opinion; foundi
on long observtion and. reflection; that
there w as not.a singeo physician, surgeo
apothecary, .man . midwife, chemig
druggis't, otfdrug on th e face of the, thei
would be'less sicknesis, and eass. mortalit
than now nrkitali"
al THE UMITED STATES AND MEXIC
o Mr. Calhoun to Mr. Shannon.
DE~iTMET~O ,TATE,
1- -Washington, Sept.30th, 1844.
th Sir: There can be no longer any doi
te that Mexico intends to renew the v
t against Texas on a large scale, and
I carry it on with more than savage jfero
- ty. The loan she has authorized, and i
e expensive preperationsshe is making,
e land and sea, are iuflicient prooifsofi
, former, and.the orders of the commanc
lI of the army of the north, General Woll,
1O sued the 20th day or. June last, and i
e decree of Santa Anna, general-of divisi
and Provisional President of Mexico,
the 17th day of June, 1844,' of the latt
Y The decree makes the generals-in-chiel
0 divisions of the airby and the commandi
d general ofthe coast and frontier reponsil
for its exact. fullfilment. It was unc
- that rseponsibility, it would seem. tE
" General Woll. to whom the Texaa fro
0 tier was assigned, issued his order on t
* 20t bJuno. After premising, that the w
was renewed against Texas, that
' communications with it tutist cease, ai
- that every individual, of whatever conc
tion, who shall have communications wi
it shall be regarded as a traitor, and,
D such, be punished according to the artici
of war, the order announces, in its thi
t article, that "every individual who mi
f be found at the distance ofone league fro
the left bank of the Rio Bravo will be t
garded as a favorer and accomplice. of t
usurpers of that part of the national territ
r tory, and a traitor to his country," ai
3 after a summary military trial, "shall I
it punished accordingly." And, in its 4
e article is ilso states, "that every indivi
e ual who may be embraced within the pr
a visions ofibe proceeding articleand may.
rash enough to fly at the sight of any for
belonging to the Supreme Governmet
shall be pursued until taken or put
a death."
In what spirit the decree of the 17th
0 June, which the order is intended exact
to fulfil, is to be executed. the fate of.t
a party under general Sentmanat, at Taba
co.. affords an illustration. They we
arrested under, it, and executed svitho
hearing or trial, against the indignant r
monstrances of the French and Spani
' ministers near the Government of Mexic
e who in vain invoked the voice ofhumanit
the sacred obligations of the Constitutic
and'ihe sancity of treaties, in behalf
their countrymen who were executed und
this illegal and bloody deEre..
If the decree itself-was thus enforced
tihe or-peace-6n' the subjects ' friend
Powers, and against the remonstrances
their ministers, some faint conception m
be formed of the ferocious and devastati
spirit in which the order of Gen. Woll
Y intended to be executed against the inba
i itants of Texas, and all who may, in ai
e way, aid their cause, or even have comm
nication with them. It wai under a d
cree similar to that of the 17th of JuE
S 1843, and issued by the same authority i
0 the 30th. of October, 1835, but which w
not so comprehensive in its provisions
so bloody and ferocious in its charactl
that the cold-blboded butchery of Fann
D and his party iand other Texan prisonei
was ordered by Santa Anna in his invasii
of 1835.
That decree was limited to foreigne
who should land at any part of Mexico,
arrive by land, being armed, bud havii
V hostile intentions, or who should iutrodu
r arms and munitions of war, to be used
any place in rebellion, or placed in ti
hands of itsenomies. As savage and outr
B geous as its provision were, the order
a General Woll intended to cairy out th
of June, 1843, goes for beyond. It et
braces every individual who may be foui
teast of a line dra wn three miles east
s the Rio del Norte, withont di..tinction
age or sex. foreigner or citizen,condlition
-vocation. Al of every description wheth
.they resist or surrenderede are to be treati
Ifas traitors, and. all. who flee to be sh
down. The, war is intended,.in short,
5 be one of utter extirpation. All that breatl
Sare to be destroyed or driven out, at
i Texas left a desolate Waste, and so pr
-claimed to the world by Mexico, in 'advan
I of hier projectediinvasion.
tThe first question, which presents itsi
'. for consideration on this statement of fat
is, shall we stand by and eitness its silen
t the renewal of the war by itexiei ai
eits prosecution in tbis bhcodthirsty aii' de
olating spirit! In order to a'lswer it ful
and satisfactorily, it will be necessary.
to iquire first into her object for renewi
the, war at this time..
S There can be but one; and that is,
jdefeat the annexatiod or' Texas to o
SUnion. She knows full well -that .ther
Sjection of the treaty hqs but posponed t
-question of annexation.;:.She Atnows til
SCongress adjourned 'without 'fnally disp
sing of it; that it is. now depending befa
both Houses. apd actively canvass
tbefore the people Itbroughout the. whc
Sextentof our Union; and that it will in
probability, be decided in its' favor, unIc
it should be defeated. by som~e moveme
exterior: to the .coutry. ...We. should
blind not to see that sheaproposes to affe
it by the projected invasion,either:by cc
queering and subjecting :Texas to her po
er, or by forcing' her -tso .withdraw
el proposition-for annexation,: and. to.. foi
I' commercial ahd political: connexions wi
d soume other. power,: less . congenial so
if feelings and'favorable to her independent
1,i and more threatening.to ber anduour p
t,a manent welfareand: safety.:: Of. the's'
'aI the laster is much the more probab
|,She once attempted.conmquesti~but signa
fraildad~lihone-h the rattamnt was ma
. under the lead of her most skilful a
renowned general, at the head of a W
appointed army, consisting of her be
disciplined and bravest troops, and.,*h
tTexas was yet infancy, ivithout a Gover
1bt meat, almost without means.,and 'with.
'ar inconsiderable population.-With-thisA
to ample.before her, she can scarcely lio
.1 to-succeed now) tnder q. leaderof lessil
he and renown, and when Texa i.til
by down under a.well estah loie,
he , .I ..
he meat, and has greatly inc r i inea
and population. - .
Is' .Itoas.posible she.may!~e oYerrunj..:h
be to expect to hold ber inisubjecton-with'11
Do present population and'nearsat the A
on lance of more -than ti*elvebundred mui
,r. from the city of- ie,. withda
of intermediate epuresiiute il;a gre
degree of resuo e would be exr
.o folly. The vYap e nt
er her means and!Icave her prostrated. . N
at the alternativels todrive out the inhat
n- tants and diolate the country; or 'for
be bor into some foreign and uuatti-il 'all
ar auce; and this, the' ferocious and .8ava
order of Gin. Wollliows, is will. unde
id stood by. Mexico,'. and. is, in . reality, 0
object etlher policy.
asOShall weetand by and permit it to -
a consummated,: and: thereby defeata me
essure long cherished, and indispensab
rd alike'to the safety and welfareoftbe Unit
ty States and Texas ?. No measure of poli,
m has been more steadily or longer pursue
- and that by both of the great parties in.
le which the union is divided.. Many believe
i that 'fezas was embraced in the cossic
id of Louisiana, and :wes improperly if it
unconstitutionality, surrendered by ti
treaty of Florida -1819. 'Under that in
pression, and the general conviction of i
importance to the safety of.the Union, i
>e annexation has beenan object of eqnstai
,e pursuant ever since., It was twice attema
i' ted to acquire itduring -the administratic
to of Mr.-Adaus--once in 1825, shorty afd
ofhe came -int power, and . again in , 182
ly It was thrice attempted under the admit
istration of his successor, Gen.' Jackson
,e first in 182, immediately after he catr
-into power, again in.1833, and finally
re 1835, just before Texas herself made
t proposition for annexation in 1837, at ii
e-commencmn of[r. Van Buren's at
ministration, which he declined, not how
ever on the ground of opposition to tI
7' policy of the measure. The United Stati
'b ad previously acknowledged her indi
of pendence, and the. examp.lgJuutjinc. et
e'rollowed 'by.France :end Great Brital
'Thdlatter, soon after recognition, began l
adopt a line of policy in reference to Te:
as which has given greatly increased in
portance to the measure of annexation, b
tY making it still more essential to the safel
. and welfare, both of her and . the Unite
ts States.
In pursuance of this long cherised at
ly established policy, and under the convit
tion of the necessity of acting prompt:
in order to prevent the defeat of the me:
e, sure, the present administration invite
1 Texas to renew the proposition for annei
r ation, which had been declined by itrprt
Dr decessor. It was accepted, and, as b;
r been stated, is now pending. The que
tion recurs, shall we stand by quietly, at
3 permit Mexico to defeat it, without umakir
)n an effort to oppose her ? Shall wye, afti
this long and continued effort to anne
rs Texas, now, when the measure is abou;1
or be consummated, allow Mexico to put
'g aside, perhaps forever ? Shall the "gold(
:e opportunity" be lost, never again I
li return ?-Shall we permit Texas, fi
to having accepted an invitation, ;tend re
&- her at a critical moment, to join us, at
"f consummate a measure essential to the
at and our permanent peace, welfare, at
,- safty, to be desolated; her inhabitants i
dbe butchered or driven out, or, in order
favert so great a calamity, to be force
or ansiher will, into a straange alline
orwhich would terminate in prodtucing Iaa
er ting hostilities between ber and us, to th
d permanent injury and perhaps the ruin
* The President has fully and deliberatel
eexamined the subject, and has come to th
dconclupion'that honor and. liuianity,
well as the wrelfaie and sarety of ,boi
e- countrfres,. Itorbid t; and. that it ,is hi
*duty during the precess 9f Congress to u:
I all his constitutional means in opposition:1
'I it; leaving that body, when it -assemble
~e to decide on the course which, in its opinio
td it would be proper r the Goveumett
5- adopt..
ly" In accordance with this concluston, ti
to Presideidwotld be compelled to regni
ig the invasio. of TIexas by Mexico, whi
the question saf annexation is pendit
to as highly olfesive 'to -the United Stat'e
ur He entertains 'no doubt .ztias-wae'had th
e- right-tojinvitereto msndniisirdii
ie for annexitionfatid shie, asain indepeiide
at State, .hia~a right t accept it, wthoi
a- consuliig Mexico gr asking her .leam.,
re regarsTexas, an every respec..ssytad
ad pendlent as Mexico,- and as leompbetna
le. transfer the whole or part of-Texasgiaasi
diE would the. whole or pai'ddf: Mfxieo. 'I
as go no further bhack, under the . Consitytic
at of 1824, Texas and':Coahuila wverme
de bers of the federation formed by the.n ta
et Stauos of Mexico-Texas wish. Ooh
n.. forming one State,:with sha right guara:
v- tied sto Texas by. the Constitution-to fori
hie a separate State, as soon as her pimpill
ma. tion would permit. The' e'versF:Statl
th .rcmaied ji their rights and equally'id
ier Ipendent: or deh 'othei' until 1835,6hE
e,: the Cnstitu~ion was subvei'sed:hy..the~nil
tr-~ itary, antd all, th'e Ststes wbh qleSd
vo. rcsist subjuigAted by force, exceptTexas..
to. lie stopdup man tully andsbrasivly'isyd
Ily fence ofbdrrightaanddependedebrii1
do she rioriouuiv and succcssfully serred
ad they batdgtoitid o n5ainteansrt,
all andea. 'etrM sic intatasith~e
it- Consthtionofl 4Cdnade:hindspbedali
ile and-heretaloiatidalier swotdiaveduin
Pr .aahiid herV. 8hhbkheee iiwhm 101_
an ged:-to~b ot'ythrerofiheal
* ersof. Ghritdpgnd,9eard '1l
ill ever stdodinrelationtieleziiWndde -
id liosi depattmese'ror litvinetrigEub
a- obtain hidependence:aher thioiringal har
us yoke; much':es'-s that of aaid ftiaw
less4ntruders'andsuers,&witliout~i
ut ernient: or. politicallexistendoii Ai M iMie
er would have'the 'iverld tao behde.Thb
s- trne;reationsbetieen', theif is thserdde
as' pendent niembeisrof' tFederalteivei
it' -ment, but :now stibveirted . forenthe
at 'weaker:of--which has succesfully resistew,
ie undbrfarfuti.:odds the-asttemiats'ofahe
at. atronger to conquer subjectvher-toits pow1
a; er. It' is in that light evregardtber,'aad
i- in that:we had thie A ,ght oinviteher4f
,e renew lhe-propositidn for anneratioir.ai(d
. to treav with her foi admission-ints'rdie
e Jnion, -without giving siyjust ioffenetie
r- Mexico, or violating any'eobligtionsbby
te treaty or otherwise, between us laterS
Nor .ill, our honor, any-nore than our
id welfare aind' safety,' permit her to ai ek
t- Texas while the question'of annexadl is
le pending. if Mexico has thought proper to
d take offence itis we, who invited 4E.epqWri
y al of theproposition.and.not she wh9. '
J, cepted it'whp ought to be hieldreponsib eg
0 andwe, . as the responsible partyjeanoiI
d without implicating.ourhonor, permitgas
'0 other to suffer.inour places Entrtsaatn
>t these views. Mexico.would makea grea!
ae mistake if she should suppose. that thea
- President would regard with indiferenee
ts the renewal ofthe war which she haspro-.
La claimed qgaiust Texas. Our hogoprguj
it our interests are both involvd..: 2,;
-, But another and a still more elevatpaiT
n consideration would forbid him to looo
r with indifferences As stroog as are ,'
. objections tothe renewal of the wqri thp.
- to the manner in which it-is to be conduc-.
, ted -are still more so. It honor.and inte.r
e eat forbib a tame acquiescencein ith re
n newal of the war, the voiceof humaniy
a cries aloud against the manner of -onduct
o ing it All the world hasipitrsa
- the rules and usages of war, asestaiuhed,
r-. between.civilized nationa'in-moderntimes,,
ie sbould.be respected, and ire in ditybound'
is to resist their violattan' and.toseet"a
- preserved. I* dus ease, that duty:s,.'
a .emiently, oures. We -
i. nearest to the scenes of thepps atrp
D 'cities. ,most coimpetent tju . mie .our.
- proximity, and, for the same reason, en
i. abled more readily to interfere. Frqm
y this reason, also, our sympathy woild be
y more deeply wounded, by reviewingl'*
d mingled scenes of misery which' wo'ifd
present themselves on all sides, and bedat
d ing the groans of the suffering; not to men
tion the dangers to which we -would'be~
, exposed in consequence, on a distant and'
- weak frontier. with numerous and power
d ful bands of Indians in its vincinity.
If any thing can add to the atrocity with*
which it is proclaimed war will be waged.
s it is the bold fiction, regardless of the sem
. blance of truth, to which the Government
d has resorted, in order to give color to the de
g creeof June, '43, and the orders of General
r Woll. Finding nothing in the Govern-e
x ment or people of Texas to justify their
10 bloody and ferocious character, it has as
it sumed, in wording them, that there is no
a such Government' or community as Texas
o that the individuals to be round there are
r lawless intruders and usurpers, without
d political existence, who may rightfully-be.
d treated as a gang of pirates -out-casts
1r from society-and, as such, not entitled
d to the protection of the laws of nations or
o humanity. In -this assumption it, obsil
o nately persists, in spite ofthe well knoirn'
d and excepting the Governmnentof Mexico
,the' universally admitted f'act~ that' the
. colonists of Texs, instead of beibngir
a ders and usurpers, were invited- toisetflo"'
if there-first under -a grant by ihe'Spanish
authority4 'by Moses Austin, whichimas
y afterwards confirmed by tbe Mexican an-"
e thority, and subsequently by similar grabls.
i fromae the State of--Texas:.and ,Gonbuila.4
h. which it was authorized to~isueby~he
is. Constitution of. 824,. They came there i
ao: invitediguesta-hot for their own intsar- a
o eats,.but chose of Spainand Mexico-.to.3
,, protect a weak and helpless 'proince'froin.
~the rayages of wanderingtribes of Indians
o to. :ipr'oe, cultivate, and .render' pro-."
ductive, ;wild and-inhabitable wastes,-and ,
a to make .that, valuable- which was befire'
dc worthless. All this they effectedLat gauit
a cost, -and with -much~dartger:andii~icup/1
.ty,uwhich'. tiothing .but. Anlerican'eaergyl
,and .perseverance- could .overcomets-ota~
eonly unaided' by Mexico, b'us ii'desptte of'
a the impediments .caused. bybher. interfer.:'
ience. -
IS Instead ofa Idwless gang of adlv6iirets,
eJ' they ayre asmed to be bythe G~sf$
n iet of Mexico, the invi "edcoloniats be't
a iii in- a few years a conportionoi-f tii
eIrem:bers of the Mexican Unio apdri,
i ved themselvisto be the descendabr-oft
n free and inirdy race, by. tb'ai d
ediergy with which they iine d h4 '
ters nof the. Constitution of I8 16sc
~ esfuldy prese'rved is tbeir 'dc~
' Tidone; they gave sti
o~theu~e ,by establish~ing ti
i ree'ititt"lons,- and ylefdln reiishbo
SUniderT deieo
lia adsiieace e en
haewde Iedm
ha ~ p16 alv udir e dwW
'D sasen Go2enment aned on wboseinf1