Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-04
T,!XAS.


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The Texas Address 10 the people OF lHS c,'"''f az
ro,r. in ,nr colniuus th: evening IL WAS aa"P"" u'
nimousiy ON the 4h Oc:u5rr as the act oil ''e ce"'
Cnuncil-wtch in the pfrSs tT'' e'"'' guy
functions Of government III leAaS = , ,-, n,
III. fruer1i foysmi:aiiIn appointed lOr inc 9'h uit'
convened accordingly lhiTty'nhc i'r!ieseiit''Ss r
sent Eul or TIE evening Ut that day, ih!rs' 'v w
laid he fare them Of the hostile ilarc Of Inc I.A
:r and ,n,;,-;:v al tic delegates lr"cccdcu 70 JON
The n-'r aud il WAS considered advisable to aujour" TIE
Inyyn!.g,:ov ~ such until The lst OF Nov ne remain
mo u.,brs were attached by common colS'i't !" 81, -
,sS,riatrs and Of tbs, army To the existing C""hci :"
Trx, .h,, Ind been formed ut the ino;:ent g" invasion"
con s;stiur of one delegate for each municPas
! ~. j,l, YEAS termed the General Council .! icAaT
with fall powers TO act, uul lhc m'runS V, -, NV 4,
ta,ion H. L. Ecyd! is President oil te H""iC" -
r;r first ,,,inr ;i.. address below reported ny r.
Perry was accepted aud ordered 10 De printed '' i
BUTTON \ circular letter was aso issued III Which W
Of Texas are SAID iooe ;.,u IN
10 pay aud provide fer troops, and information IS ~
volunteers that provision will DC made 10 receive 'o'
,Iu come by sea at the mouth OF Tie bfaSS"S' ana Roy
,b,.r D,ssapr tiul New OIlrans-aid lla lhoSr WIZ "
H. - .r .crstcd u 0Tl!I themselves INTO c"ila"'s
=! t, t.,.raudrrs are authorised 10 d:aw Upon the
| Copu:ii for "a pcrscs.-.I0Gi{c heg.$tfF.
r., ,as Citizens Of tie Cacd Stai'S IF hc. A"rh
Thr General Council Of al! Texas, by resolutions
hb,ITi sarrinr Texas and to invoke your assistance
f;.w nuiu facts viii snnct ~ explain "a you lie pD
,.i,j condition in w!,c!. we are placed and to satisfy
You that we are gcd IN contest just and honorable.
and which should command HFcrSl! au!uTasiC"
and sympathy
Our citizens were invited TO settle 1eXas by govern
reri OF Federal Republican character haviry in. lis
model thu; OF the government OF the United STAKES OF
the Morrill, Uidcr that invitation, and the promise Of
protection to lives persons and property thousands
,,u;r rated here and have Suhducd vast extended will
trr,less the purposes ut agriculture; and ~ place OF
the solitary region uhlntcd hitherto Unr BY tic savage
and the beast present country prosperous III The
highest degree. with population varying between sixty
ant one hundred thousand inhabitants, and having on
It's Whole inscribed universal assurance VI It's
future greatness aud prosperity.
Under this form vi government and this invitation,
thousands have brouGht their properly this country
and invested thousands upon thousands cf dollars IN
lands They have expatlated themselves from their
tive country, themselves from connexions dear,
riven up the convennccS and Injuries OF life, and Gil
countered lar years BACK, tolls ana hangers ana Prfa
tons OF every sort.
They have given security to the Mexican frontiers
from Indian depredations, and made the mountains the
boundary OF the savage. And now when we had ac-
co:np!s!e,i ali this. when had Just fairly established
ourselves III peace and plenty, just brought arrund US
our families ami friends, tiie form Of government under
which we had been born and educated, and the only
to which we ever would have allegiance, is de-
srayed BIZ ilr per, Santa Anna, and Military Cen
trai Government about To be established in It's stead.
To this n,w form of 9uvrrnuIcil! the people Of Texas
have refused 10 s;:hit. They ground their opposition
upon the facts that they have sworn 10 support the Re
publican Frtralivc Government Of Alrxico, and that
hrIr duty requires them 10 stand out III opposition
Texas was III the unS that composed the govern
nen by The national constituent Congress of 1881
She was acknowledged sovereign and independent
member of the Conicdrracy. As sovereign member,
she voluntarily united in The Cnncderacy that forms The
government and upon the breaking up o! that govern
nrn she has ungncsiionaby the right 10 accrdc, or 10
r,i.ct the new one that may bc proposed.
The one now proposed Is Ill opposition 10 her WISHES,
al people. 1t protects only The III
eress OF the military and clergy, securing privileges o
The ono and intolerance ut religion to the other Su"
h.io lis character, and right undoubted the people
of Texas with united VOICE. have rejected the new
forn of ovrrnment and nave revavrd ~ abide by their
oal TO sustain the constitution Public sentiment has
already declared that Texas should be organized rs
State Government under the Constitution Ut lSl, or
such other iorn Of government as circumstances may
require.
and were 10 have !:let Tic 18th ot The present month
The invasion of the country by General Co.'S ha-, how
ever thus far prevented their meeting nearly every
member is the field If At this ttnlc, our
army is bssesIng Gen Cos in San Antonio, but h. is
hourly expecting II nrmc reinforcement, and the p'"rlc
of Texas want aid CT their fellow clliZ"nS, friends
and relations OF the un!;ec States OF the North
What number III n,Tccnary soldiers Will nvad" our
country know nG bat this much we do know, that
the whole u;ct VI the alIon that possibly he spared
will be sent Texas, amd believe have t. tight
superior numbers But believe victory i'll the end
will ours. Bat scnllmcn, aninlatrs every hiSoi
and all. every is determined on 'fcs9y or Death
Citizens Ut tilc Unrd States Of the 'rth We are
but one people, Ou fathers, side b? side tnngnt The
la tiles vi the levoutiOn We side by side, iough the
battles d. the war ut ISL! and 1915. We we're born
der the sane ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The same political
creed and have wandered where danger and tyranny
threaten us. YOU united to us BY a the sacred ties
that bad people TO another You are: many o you
our ialivrs aud understanding you dwell: cur SISTERS
and muirrs-wc aliens 10 you only III country; our
princp!s both mora. aud political, are the saic--"ur iii.
tcrrSt o.ic and require and ASK your aid, and We
earnestly appeal 10 your patriotism and generosity. We
invite YOU . D. cnunry-we have land in abundance
aud snail ibrraIiy Gr bestowed you. We have the
fines! country lha lace OF the globe. We invite ynu
TO enjoy il with Us and pledge 10 you, au
thur.scd do the lands vi irXaS and the ano and faith
Of the people, that every volunteer shall not
only Justly but generously bc rewarded
The cause "t Texas is plainly marked out. She will
drive every Mexican sodi, beyond her Limits, The poo
pic OF Texas will leave before San Antonio The bones Of
their bodies ", will secure 4 lirm AMI solid basis
oar constitutional rights aud privileges, or will leave
Texas q huwl:ng wilderness.
We know that right is side and
marching sid Of LntLl,, Ting fathers
lnrttp ITO live free die And 10 the people of The
Uni.ed States OF the North sn; This assurance that
though numbers may o"crwhrl:n US, other feeling
t,a. that Of the genuine American glowed in no.
SONS, and though danger and destruction await Us,
irien of theirs proved recrcanl TO his country.
Done in the Council Hall, thr 2GtII day of October
1855 (Signcd) r. r. ROYAL, Pscsk
Il. Housroy. Secry
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