Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-10
THE JEGISI 3TEPE


the 22d inst They have yet much business on their
tables.
The Bank question has not received any dccson-but
from indications, we should suppose that it will increase
certain expansfun-say from to miilions.-Yestcr-
day, the House Of Delegates engaged in petty
strong Police BILL to suppress the circulation Of lnccn-
diary Publications. the visitation Of Abolition Mssiona.
ries, &c.
The bill for empowering the James and Kanawha
Company to establish Rail Road from Richmond to
Lynchburg, &c: is yet before the Senac-but will pro-
badly pass to-day, with some comparatively imnateral
amendments.
On Tuesday, the bills for establishing two new coun-
ties out of parts of Frederick and Shenandoah passed
the Senate almost unanimously. One portion of FIRE.
derrick is TO be united TO adjoining portion of She
nandoah, and forms the county Of Warren-anothcr
portion Of Frederick forms the county of Ciaykc
caed after the celebrated George Rogers Clarke y
These two counties constitute Election Dis
trct, and elect together Dcegutc.-Od Frederick
proper sends t,ro Delegates
"TExAs.-The arrival in this city Of seno1 GoRosrr-
IA, Enjoy Extraordinary and Minister PenpOteniiary
from the Republic Of Mexico, as it is still called has
produced no inconsiderabe excitement among those
who have taken interest in the affairs of Irras; and
it is admitted by the Envoy and his suc that this is
special mission which will not in any way interfere
with The resident miniter. it is very generally supposed
that it relates directly to IcraS and the struggle which
that province is molly sustaining against The Despot-
ic sway Of Santa Anna. This suppostion is increased
by the annunciaton in n Government paper at Iicra
racter and involving grave public considerations.
"Thc among the best Informed
elmo 10 the opinion hu tho impoverished sin Of the Mexi
Treasury, added the unsettled Santa Annas
the evident determination flhc 2cQas
length induced the authorities MEXICO
discussion The subject boundary that
United Suites. We know that the Representatives from this country
Mexico, have repeatedly been instructed the
Mexican authorities instead of adopting c
where the vicinity oir Hu'ecs the hear. Tra which
have had cum il is the ia,ccst OF both Governments that our
ri,dcon should he extended cIcat desert wlc,
reaches within miles South Of the (GaG which il
About thirty years ago, we wrote an article in this pa.
per- stating MIR. Jcffersons description of this ZaIara
Desert proposing to make the Boundary between the
two countries, and referring 10 similar arrangement
among the German tribes from The work Of Tacitus.
The acquisition ofTexas would be important stroke
of policy, it would give for ncghbors in that
territory friends instead OF foreigners II such should
prove be the object ofSenor Gorostizas mission there
to believe that most Of the Texans them
selves would be willing to enter confsderacy We
have before us, letter from Nacogdoches Of the Sd
Of February, from all experienced Vrginian, which
states that he had arrived just in time to witness
the election of Delegates 10 the Convention Of March
4th-lhat the only question was between an immediate
Declaration of absolute Independence and the Federal
Constitution of "a; that Nucog doches and San Felipe
were the only municipalities in which there much
divson-tha independence would certainly be declared
by the Convenon-that ".i(ercaa domination that
country gone, and lorever,"-bu that "the
People generally DESTROYS of coming under the Go.
vernnent Of the U. States"