a public meeting in that State, called in aid of the Texans, and proposed the following resolution, which was adopted :—" Resolved, that no law, human or divine, except such as are framed by tyrants, and for their bene- fit, forbids our assisting the Texans ; and such law, if any exists, we do not as Americans choose to obey." At the same meeting, a Committee was openly appointed " to assist Captain Lawrence in raising recruits and funds for the cause of Texas." We have no evidence that the ex- traordinary conduct of the Ohio prosecuting officer im- paired the confidence the Government had placed in him.
Nevertheless, Mr. Forsyth assured the Mexican Minister that " all measures enjoined and warranted by law have been and ivill continue to be tajcen to enforce respect by the citizens of the United States within their jurisdiction to the neutrality of this Government."
The declaration of Mr. Van Buren, the personal fiiend of General Jacks.on, and his successor in office, is a singular commentary on this official and solemn pledge.