This Govt. or i\foxico places the Texas war on the footing of a national war againsl foreigners and adventures whose objecl is to dismember the Mexican Lcrrilory, and rob etc. An army of 10,000 men is ordered to be organized immediately, to be commanded by Genl. Santana in person- Appropriations of 111011cy necessary to raise, arm and equip this army arc made, the regiments and other corps to compose it are designated, amongsL Lhem is one regiment from Campeche which is 1000 men strong- Arms arc ordered to be made and repaired and ammunilion provided in every town and place in the nation where there arc any means of doing it- bodies of militia arc ordered to be raised, volunlcers are called for. The posts at Tampico and Malamoros arc ordered to be fortified, $200,000 arc placed at the sole disposition of Genl. Santana to be used as he thinks proper, which will probably be appropriated to purchase and fit out armed vcssells. In short preparalions arc ordered which if carried into effect will put an army of 10,000 men in the field and a number of armed vcssells on our coasts by the month of February next- This approaching storm is of a serious nature- Should the Govt. succeed in giving to this war a national character as they arc attempting, Texas will have to contend against the whole nation united against her- That such a character will be given to it is probable- in fact it is almost certain, for the reason that the declaration made by the Gen Consultation tends fully as much to independence as to adhesion to the constitution of 1824-Some of the subsequent measures have the same tendency. The manner in which Govr. Viesca and Col Gonzales have been recd. will also have its effect. The organization of a local Govt. withou l a clear and positive declaration that it was done as a member of the Mexican confederation under the constilution of 1824 and law of 7 July of that year will be represented by our enemies to mean a different thing from what was intended. In short the impression has gone abroad that independence is the object and the only object of Texas- This being the case there is at least some probability that the Texas war will assume the character which the govt. of Mexico are endeavoring to give it, and that all parties will unite againsl us- Under this view or the subject, it is evident that the most prompl and efficient measures must Le adopted to prqiarc for the
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