Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-15

.,, the bank. OF the Rio Bravo, they keep III con-
sian, alarm the TEXANS. and exhaust their resonr-
srs IA which they grossly mistaken, n' the
Tasans very QUOT ia their sn' " qhstef',
and amssc Themselves IN raislns fort'nestlo" on
various points Of the coast
New OalrAys, No. Is
TEXAS.
Bv tho .cbuoacr. Penny rasid and Coiend
Flaming we have received thu Trsa' Telegraph
TO the 18Th inst.
The Te,as Telegraph VI TIM l2,h He> eou-
iains the following article
The debate the question of the release oil
Santa Ana, referred 10 the u a,se of Representa-
nves bv the President, WAS, Nc are informed, e'-
ecediBciy amin tied anI interesting. IL "as n se-
eret session, bnt HE Injunction OF SECRECY was sno-
seauentl, removed. Ga the report of Mr.. Nose
w. chairman OF the select committee, recommend
lug the continued incarceration, Tor tie present. OF
Santa Ana there wrrr ior the adoption Of tn te-
port 2l votes. againsl ii ). The substance vi the
debate " Ill appear IN rs prope place
II appears thai the report OF Il" committee on
sina,ed in the demand Of Santa \ ia that the sim
ulation. oi the former treaty concluded with the
Cabinet, under the Presidency al Burnct, should
be carried into execution, rs also N a rerotnmrn-
,ation OF General jackson IN thar ellrei. The lat
ter expires .rd his de,ire lta Sonia Ana should be
released, and allowed to - - Washington, m liz
wished, but the General eNPlIetl, sali that hr
would not be answrrabe Ter the prana otihc pr
soner.
2Avals having b.cn consulted on this important
Affair." no opposed to the utmost the repa.e of SHn
ia Ana. stating that M reliance could be placed on
a who hnl often forgotten his oaths and
promises. and tramplcd npon the most sacred rights
Of his own cnuufrvmep.
The arrival Of the Ye1tcan Comminioners 1T
the seat OF government, wa, sabs"qa"nt II tai. dis
eussion. They well received, and had al
ready had Two or three private conferences with
the members of the cabinet and Santa Ana. The
latter, il appears, delighted learning thr
object OF their mission, and shows desire 10 enter
into any arrangement tending to release him from
his CAPTIVITY.
The following has been this das publiehcd u, The
Merchants Exchange here
VrLAsco, (Te,a.) Nov. 10.
=" From ,i- contents of Ia. enclosed Texan
papers, you may see that the discussion ~ Con-
gross on the release OF Santa Ana ended IN the a
donuou of the report OF the Committee. and that
the Incarceration of the prisoner is continu.
ed. Bu, shortly after these proceedings were cio-
,ed, the MoSc1n Commissioners arrived AT Gu
lumbia and delivered som" Important despatch
- to the President. All the members of
the Cabinet mel together, AMI the Commits
sioncrs had long Interview with them. No
hing has transplrcd but idle runoar,. NeAt
morning tnry called TO see Sauts Ana, ac-
eompanird is Colonel Austin, and remained with
HIM Two hour. Il - Supposed lhai fresh neroti-
aous have begun for The release Of the prisoner
which must be the result of the various conmuni-
cations he allowed 10 send to the government
OF Mexico, respecting the termination Of diiI,-
eulties wah that Republic"
The Telegraph OF the l2th NV contains the
following resolutions, passed subsequently, N tho
&pp.i nuItIt III I}.,,,,
Re,0lUsd By the Senate aad House Of Repre-
s-niative., that the President o the Republic he
ind is hereby authorized forthwith open a ne
gouanon with the Government Of TIM United
States for recognition Of our Independence ~ n
scfira" sovereign nation, or Tor tho anncsa-
ton Of Texas TO tina, repeblic d, free and equal
Stato.
Be IL further Re,o'red, That among the indr.
pensibe conditions at such annexation TO the Uni
ted States arc, lsl. The free and unoolr>,cd au.
,horiiy over our slave population. "a. Tn. qua
ranty OIL the part OF the United States Govern
nient not 10 introduce or settle within Tie bound,
OF Texas, any Indian population 81. \ i.il and
equal guarlntv 10 Teas, OF the rshr. Of he othel
States of the Un.on.
BE 1t further Resolrea That TO carry ont thu
provisions and acquisitions ot the Foregoing reso-
buttons, II shall, and may be lawful, lst. Fnhrf
for tho Executive 10 neeoti.te tull surrender oi
oil tic public domain Of Texas, after SATISFYING the
bona fde private claim, of individuals, grained bv
this republic, OF otherwise. 81. For the FAecu-
tive TO negotiate for such amount in money as il,
his opinion may be equivalent to onr public dcbf
with surrender OF jurisdiction to the federal all-
thority OF the United States government.
II appears that with the exception OF few tur-
bnlent and ambitious people, the majority of the
population are decidedly in t,yorol The anncvarion
to the United States, sad some of the leader, n H.
ter themselves thai the ma jority OF Congress will
SUPPORT their petition.
BY decision of President Houston the blorL :
ado ofthe port of Matamords comprising the mouth
of the Rio Grandr, the BRACES OF Santiago n nd a
SO all the iniets, estuarles AMI passes Ea,i of H.
has been raised, thus leaving free to all vessel, the
trade with those ports, provided they do not carry
10 the enemy, arms, anmunitions, and other war
like stores. Bat the reNan Navy will, of course
continue lis operations against all description OF
Mexican vessels.
1t appears that ille decentralization and aversion
to any thing like bedience and discipline in the
Texan Army were so great, and the excuses com.
mitted by some soldiers and volunteers Of such a
magnitude, That Brgadier Felix Houston wn. I'M
der the necessity of making some severe examples.
lew OF the most cons picuous bad characters were
"oeetd, discharged from service, and expelled the
country.
About ~ Mexicans detached from the Presidi-
o., or military stations on the frontier of the conn
try inhabited by the Indians, Bexar. lately entered
ana Pinndered the poor unprotected Nerican in
habifants who had returned to their homes after
hletI naES L.