Ju:!11..:iary. :\kaldt!.-;, 1110,;1 of thr111 ua!carncd iii a;:) .,y~:L·111 l-f jurisprnc.k11c:c, a:1d 1111com·ersant with h·;al procL·ediilgs of any description, have Leen elected to ad111i11i:;1er a code, SC"attered through hundreds of volumes and written in languages of which they did not unc.lerstm1<l one word. Who a111011g us is alJle to confer with his rulers; 10 rep,eseut his wants and griernnces; to ask advice, 01· rec1;mmcnd salutary changes? Have we ha<l more than one or two organs of com- munication with the government, and must not they have been omniscient to han:i always understoocl 1hc wishes of the people, and incorruptible to have always C">rrec1ly represented them? "\Yho of us feels or ever has felt any reliance or can place any confidence in gorernmental matters, or can predict with any sort of certainty wliat in this respect a day may bring fonh? There are thousands of other evils growing out of our present situation, loo hourly, universally and bitterly felt to require to be mention- ed. Who will say that these things do not exist? Who will say that we have not suffered the harassing uncerr:iiuty auc.l misera- ble bondage here represented? • When the people of the United States commenced their war for independence against Great Britain, the friecds of Britain charged them with ingratitude. They said that Dritain had fount.led the colonies at great expense-had increased a load of debt by wars on their account-had protected their commerce, &c. This cannot be said of Mexico. Not one dollar has she spent for Texas-not onA 1\-Iexican soldier has ever fought by our side in expelling the savages. She has gi\'en us no protec- tion whatever; and as allegiance and protection are reciprocal, we have a l'ight on this principle to cast off her yoke. Howe• ver, in my next 1 pledge myself to demonstate that the Mexi- cans are wholly incapable of self-government, and that on that principle we are bound by the 6rst law of nature-self-preser- vation-to dissolve all connexion, and take care of ourselves.
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No. II. I now pl'Oct-ed to demonstrate that the Mexicans are wholly incapable of self-government, and that our liberties, our fortunes and our lives are insecure so long as we are connected with
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