South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-10-31
War in Texas!

War in Texas!
The subjoined information from
Texas reached US yesterday in an extra
from the Office ofthe New Orleans A.
merican, where it was received in an
extra from the Office ofthe Red River
Herald, Natchitoches:
From tile Red River Herald-Eztra.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM
TEXAS.
Wdr IN Iezos.- Gen. Cos landed near
the Mouth Of the Brassos NTH four
hundred men.
Isaac Parker has just arrived from
Texas, bringing the intelligence that
Gen. Cos has landed near the mouth
Of the Brassos with 400 men, with the
intention Of joining the 700 federal
troops stationed at San Antonio de
Bexar, and marching upon the People
of Texas. He has issued his Procla.
nation, "declaring that he will collec,
/ the revenue, disarm the citizens, estab-
lish military government and con-
fscate the property Of the rebellious."
Messrs. johnson and Blake bore the
express from San Felipe to Nacog-
doches. Stephen S. Austin has writ.
ten to several citizens Of Nacogdoches
I that resort TO arms is inevitable.
They have hoisied Flag with
nThe Constitution of 1924" inscribed
on it, and Two Hundred Freemen
! gathered around it, determined to
1 stand or fall with it. We subjoin the
! following letter from Gen. Houston,
\ formerly Of Tennessee, to the gentle
man who brought the intelligence.
SAN AUGUSTINE, TEXAS, :
5th Oct. 1885.
DEAR SiR:-At your request / hand
you a memorandum, that you may be
informed of our situation. Var an
defence of oar Rights, oar Oaths. and
u our Consultations is inevitable aa1cT.
as!
If Volunteers from the u. States
viii Join their brethren in this section
I. they will receive liberal boanties Of
land. We have millions of acres Of
\ our best lands unchosen and unappro-
priated.
Let each man come with good RI
3 fle and one hundred rounds Of ammu-
I nition--and come soon.
L Our war cry is Liberty or Dea.h.'
4 Our principles are to support the Con-
Iislitution, & doaon NTH the usurper :!
Your friend,
SAM. HOUSTON.
To Isaac Parker, Esq. present.
I. A meeting Of "the friends Of Texas"
/ was called in the papers Of New Or.
leans ON The day that the above news
hIeached that city, and the American
& states that "measures would be no
a doub, adopted to render timely assis-
E,tance to cur brothers in Texas" A
Y meeting was also called al Natchiioch-
PES, on The arrival of Mr.. Parker, "to
Etake into consideration the situation OF
E,iheir fellow countrymen in Texas"
[,,The New Orleans American express
les the opinion that thousands from
N the United States will march to the
of the Texonians." Let
Eahem in the name OF Heaven, if such
be their pleasure +; but when we see it,
Il we shall believe that the age Of Quixot-
|sism has returned. We shall be con-
Eaent, how ever, if orr "fellow country
Il men" OF Texas can be succored and
Eppheld against the government Of their
Hchoiee without embroiling our own
country. One thing,at any rate, seems
.erlain-thai, from one cause or a.
ao.ber, there will be excitement e.
Dough in every part ofihe Union for
|some time 10 come.-Int. Oct. 20.
STEAMBOATS, FROM IRELAND TO THE
j, STATEs.-We have read with much
slterest in the Galway lrishman, Of Sept.