interests. The republiean party in Mexico arc now subdued aml crushed: they, by their own acts and misplaced confidence in Santa Anna, haw put the sword into his hands lo cut their own throats. I-le has acquired all his power by deceiving the federal republican party of Mexico, and by making blind inst.rumenls of them. He is now continuing the same policy, for he has united all the influence and resources of that party against Texas. He and the monarchial party now in power, who have overturned the federal constitution of 1824, know very well that to expect any thing like tranquility, or even comparative security in the enjoyment of their usurpations, they must keep out Anglo-American republicanism, and stop the moral invasion that was spreading over the eastern and internal states (now military provinces) of Mexico. How is this to be done? By exterminating the American population in Texas, and filling that country with Indians and negroes, who (as he thinks) will form an impenetrable barrier from the Sabine river lo the Rio dcl Norte, and thus restore the old Spanish policy, which was "to prevent even a bird from crossing the Sabine river if possible." And the United States Government are to stand by with its hands folded, over scruples about interposing in the holy cause of humanity, philanthropy, of liberty, and of protection to its own exposed frontier! Oh! I cannot-do not-will not believe it. Of one thing I am certain, the people, the freemen of this nation, will not permit, nor will they tolerate the barbarities and usurpations of a Mexican tyrant. No-they will obey the dictates of their hearts, and fly to the rescue of their countrymen and of free principles. They will, of their own accord, save the bulwark of the whole Southwestern frontier, and Arkansas from the greatest peril that has ever threatened any portion of the United States territory since it became a nation. I do not mean the peril of Mexican invasion-it would be an insult to the people of the United States to call that a peril- I mean the peril of an Indian and servile war-the murder of womcii and children, and the loss lo civilization (at least for some time) of Texas. I have seen the communication you speak of in the****. That newspaper seems lo 11:an towards scruples, or party i11t,~rcsts, or perhaps lo Mexican influence. l do not read or look al any papers of that character. I am, however, willing lo believe that they do not properly understand the Ori~in, Principles and Objects
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