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You will bear in mind the march of Lieutenant Manual Manchaca agreeable lo former notices lo receive the 300 Cavalry I have lo send you, all of which l cornmunicalc for your information and in answer lo your note of the lsl of this present month. God and Liberty Sd. Marlin Perfecto de Cos To the practical Commander of Coahuila and Texas. Translated by me John W. Smith; Bexar, August 15th, 1835.
[492] [SAN JACINTO RESOLUTIONS]
Whereas we have heard with profound regret, that the federal republican government of i\lexico has been ,folently dissolved; that the constitutions of the several free and independent Slates composing that confcration have been declared abrogate and void; that the late President of the Republic, General Santa Anna, has been invested with extraordinary, dictatorial powers, and a central consolidated government has been established at the City of Mexico; that the civic militia of the nation has been disarmed and disbanded; that some of our Sister Stales have been invaded by military force and the blood of their citizens profusely shed [lo] coerce them into submission lo the new administration; and that a similar invasion is contemplated, and is now in preparation to be made upon Texas; therefore the citizens of the precinct of San Jacinto assembled to deliberate upon the solemn crisis in our public · affairs have adopted the following resolutions as indicative of our views and feelings, and we do earnestly recommend the mature consideration of the same subject to our fellow-citizens of Texas generally: Resolved, That the original, proper and legitimate objects of government are the convenience, the happiness and the prosperity of the people. That where a form of government shall be manifestly proven inadequate to the attainment of these objects, it is competent for the people lo modify, amend or rarlically chanl!c that form of government. These we hold lo be ob\'ious anrl irrcfragihlc truths, and we also hold it lo be equally true, wlll'ncv<'r a portion of a people think proper to suLverl an c:-lauli~lll'd Government and to suuslilutc a mere dynnsty, it belongs or right to
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