The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 32, July 1928 - April, 1929 Page: 324
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
I shall not stop, Sir, to clear away the shadowy, intangible ob-
jections that certain injudicious men, circumscribed in a narrow
circle of prejudices or dominated by a spirit of provincialism and
private interests will urge by exaggerating the rights that the
authorities at Saltillo will claim. When discussing the separation
of Texas, or, more properly speaking, the act of doing her the
justice of restoring her ancient rights which were turned over to
Coahuila to no purpose, they will invoke the constitution. This
step harmed Texas and was of serious and overwhelming detri-
ment to the whole nation. . . . Upon the emancipation of
Texas depends, besides, the increased growth of the Federation,
the preservation of the integrity of its territory and the mainte-
nance of its independence. .
The only argument of justice and convenience which the State
of Coahuila might bring up in its favor would be to prove by facts
the utility and benefit which have resulted or might result both
to Texas and to the entire nation from placing this country under
its jurisdiction and rule. . . . Far from having studied and
recognized the real principles of administration, the end and object
of social life, the true interests of Texas, and far from having
fulfilled the duties assumed by virtue of its union, they have actu-
ally done nothing save increase its ills, prepare the way for its
separation from the Republic, and render its situation more intol-
erable! The absolute lack of the administration of justice in
spite of levying a contribution for this purpose, and the scanda.-
lous and hazardous complexity of colonization laws confirm these
facts. Additional proofs of misgovernment are: open opposition
to all means of development and security on the part of its legis-
lators and government, to the extreme of forbidding the establish-
ment of a factory or loom for cotton weaving; the imposition of
increased duties unknown among the peoples of the earlier regime
who, even during the time of the former dominion, enjoyed im-
munities; the unwise action of prohibiting those who were not
born in the Republic from selling by retail in an agricultural
region where there is not a single Mexican who is engaged in the
business; and, above all, the open war incited against the com-
missioners and against the establishments of the government of the
Federal Union, disputing with them over a few handbreadths of
land at the time that, without guarantees, thousands of leagues324
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