Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-05
From TENS.
h1"aef ~ tetter 10 citizen IF Richmond.


~ The Convention recently elected by the people of
Texas, with penary powers, yesterday this place
lac attendance was remarkably iul The country had
ior the last two months been thrown into Of an.
archy by the discrcdaOle scbsm between the Governor
and Council OF the provincial Government Their per-
sonal abuse of each other, and wretcbed
ment neglect of public affairs had lost them the con
hdence oil the people; and oil were looking with tho
most intense anxiety to tho meeting of this Conveno
10 put stop 10 their brief and abused authority aud
remedy as lar practicable the mischief they had done
lie meeting made too, interesting by the re-
ports received express from Bexar of the approach of
santa Anna WIN large army, and the known dninu-
i've force which defended that place. The enclosed
despatch from Colonel Travis, who commands the
ieAiah iofce at bexar, was received here the day
before the meeting All perceived the necessity OF
uespatc, and 1t was feared the members would break
up, and OIL for the seat of war before disehn
ing the most pressing of the duties for when
they were appoined. But not so. They met under
Svsp IMPRESSION oil the nomentous crisis, and the
Tenn duties they had To perform. Nearly so member
were IN atendancc-three of them were RiexicaDs One
he celebrated Loronzo dc Zarada, dvoruby known to
,ne Pohcai and literary world, by the hig Offices he
has filled, his Republican integrity and the beautiful
productions oil his pen. The other two are Col Ruis
% .'"'cso ''1e"ro, deputies from the city of Bexar
where ueir property and families are. The meet
uns was organized by the appointment OF Richard Ellis
from ed liver President, and H. S. Kimble Secretary
Inc hrst step was TO appoint committee TO report
Declaration OF independence. The minds of all were so
wei made up TO the popriety OF the measure aud the ne.
cessty for despatch, that Il deemed waste of nre
cious lime 10 90 through the usual formates of en-
curry, Nc This morning the Committee reported by
iheir Chairman, MIR. Geo. G. Childers who read the
referred to Committee oithc Whole reported without
amendment, and adopted unanimously i'm less than one
hour IL was read but once; but from the SINGLE hearing
SHOULD pronounce II succnct and fair oi
grounds upon which Texas has taken her stand among
the nations OF the earth BY those familiar with the deca
ration OF 10, IT may be thought imitation of that us
ous document which the writer had probably in his eye
ana may not bear acrca comparison with il as literary
production. But effort was made TO amend II oI,h
there were those present who were capable of don o..
had II been deemed fit They thought the substance OF
more Importance than the phraseology II met hearty
concurrence from all present; and from cor
diaiy IMAM the three Mexican deputies who said thev
were no longer Mexcans, but Texans.
" The next step will be to adopt Constitution which
they WIN do with more haste, fear, than the work de-
Dands Tor they impatient 10 adonrn and ~, a.,
meet the enemy All their energies will he mi c,r,b ,
drive MN back; And think there is no doubt they
will succeed though perhaps cost of some hard
hghtng' Unfortunately they have printing press
here aud copies of the Declaration are now 1nhinr
with the pen tc despatch to the IT, s. and TO different
parts OF the country. shall endeavor to anvil mvseIf
oil the TO send you this The Declaration Itself
you WIZ receive IN short time through papers,
Should further opportunities offer, will advise you of
their proceedings.
" Z. 5. Some predatory Indians of the North. west
are committing dePredations the frontier
several murders have been committed by them within
the last week-one OF two men, who on a sur
veying party about 80 miles from this place The pco
PIE here dread them than they do the Mexicans
The Indians residing North of Nacogdoches between
dna ana lied RIVER on the head of the Sabine
TRINITY, &c. have been conciliated, and Treaty was
concluded with 10 Tribes OF them within the Last 10
Gays. IL was negotiated by Gen. Houston and Judge
Forbes of Nacogdochcs'
from ne French Payt Of ne ~ Orleans Bee Of 23d March
NEWS FROM TEXAS
person arrived this morning from Ma,agorda vim
Opeousas, informs that Express had arrived lit
tie before his departure, with report that General Cos
has advanced himself with force 1000 troops towards
the Colony of Austin.