The Complaint of Mexico: And Conspiracy Against LibertyJ.W. Alden, 1843 - 44 Seiten |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
allegiance ambition amity armed articles contraband authorities avowed battle of San belligerent Bocanegra British lion called character Charge d'Affaires citizens complaint of Mexico Congress CONSPIRACY AGAINST LIBERTY contraband of war DANIEL Webster desire disturbance doubt duty emigrants enemy enterprise ernment expedition facts feel Florida foreign freedom friendship going government of Mexico hand hold honest honor hope hostile independence of Texas interests invitation justice land law of nations less letter look mankind manner ment Mexican Republic Mexico and Texas military mind Mississippi nature neutral North Northern official peace plaint political present principles purpose quarter question rebels relations responsible San Jacinto Secretary senatorial sentiments settle settlement slave slave power slavery South Southern policy Southern President Spain statesman territory Texan things tion trade treaty true truth Union United Velasques de Leon vessels vidual violation Webster whole wrong
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 24 - Yet simple Nature to his hope has given, Behind the cloud-topt hill, an humbler heaven; Some safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Seite 24 - Lo, the poor Indian! whose untutored mind Sees God in clouds, or hears Him in the wind; His soul, proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way; Yet simple Nature to his hope has given, Behind the...
Seite 35 - From the time of the battle of San Jacinto, in April, 1836, to the present moment, Texas has exhibited the same external signs of national independence as Mexico herself, and with quite as much stability of government. " Practically free and independent, acknowledged as a political sovereignty by the principal powers of the world, no hostile foot finding rest within her territory for six or seven years, and Mexico herself refraining for all that period from any further attempt to re-establish her...
Seite 40 - As to advances, loans, or donations of money or goods, made by individuals to the Government of Texas or its citizens, Mr. de Bocanegra hardly needs to be informed that there is nothing unlawful in this, so long as Texas is at peace with the United States, and that these are things which no Government undertakes to restrain.
Seite 41 - States have not passed any law restraining their own citizens, native or naturalized, from leaving the country and forming political relations elsewhere. Nor do other governments, in modern times, attempt any such thing. It is true that there are governments which assert the principle of perpetual allegiance ; yet, even in cases where this is not rather a matter of theory than practice, the duties of this supposed continuing allegiance are left to be demanded of the subject himself, when within the...
Seite 35 - Bocanegra the secretary of foreign affairs of Mexico] complaining that for that whole period citizens of the United States or its Government have been favoring the rebels of Texas and supplying them with vessels, ammunition, and money, as if the war for the reduction of the Province of Texas had been constantly prosecuted by Mexico, and her success prevented by these influences from abroad.
Seite 40 - If forces have been raised in the United States, or vessels fitted out in their ports for Texan service, contrary to law, no instance of which has yet come to the knowledge of the government, prompt attention will be paid to the first case, and to all cases which may be made known to it. As to advances, loans, or donations of money or goods, made by individuals to the government of Texas or its citizens, M.
Seite 38 - Bocanegra is quite well aware, that it is not the practice of nations to undertake to prohibit their own subjects, by previous laws, from trafficking in articles contraband of war. Such trade is carried on at the risk of those engaged in it, under the liabilities and penalties prescribed by the law of nations, or by particular treaties.
Seite 37 - Bocanegra's remarks runs in the same direction, as if the independence of Texas had not been acknowledged. It has been acknowledged ; it was acknowledged in 1837, against the remonstrance and protest of Mexico; and most of the acts of any importance of which Mr. De Bocanegra complains flow necessarily from that recognition. He speaks of Texas as still being " an integral part of the territory of the Mexican Republic ;" but he can not but understand that the United States do not so regard it.
Seite 37 - Not having succeeded in this object, in the process of time, and in the progress of events, they saw fit to attempt an entire separation from Mexico, to set up a government of their own, and to establish a political sovereignty. War ensued ; and the battle of San Jacinto, fought on the 21st of April, 1836, achieved their independence. The war was from that time at an end, and in March following the independence of Texas was formally acknowledged by the government of the United States.